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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - City Council - 1952-06-05 e• r;v� 4�`c^� : City .Council, Adjourned M�e�eting � � C.ouncil Chambers, City Hall Redding, California June 5, .195.2 8:D0 P'. M. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Williams and upon roll call the following councilmen were present: Anthony, Smith and Williams. Absent: Councilmen: Holyfield and 5imons. . . WORKING OF PRIS_ON.ERS Representatives of the �Central�Labor Council appeared before the council protesting the pr,opo;sed plan of the City to use prison labor on city projects. Mr. Andrew Miller, busine:ss representative of the Painters Union and the Plasters and C�ement F;inishers •Union, Mr. R. C. Chester, representative of the Construction Workers and General�Labor:ers. Union protested the plan. � Mr. J. Huebsch of. the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union informed the council p-ris.on labor on city projects might .jeopardize the earnings of inen with farnilies who have been out of work all winter due to the weather conditions and who: depend on this type of labor for their�livelihood. � Chairman Anthony of the Police Comrnittee explaine:d the c.ity's attitude: . The plan was to keep repeaters out of the jail. The prisoners would be doing work that would other- � wise not be done, and would not be used for work now being done by regular employees. r - , Mayor Williams informed the representatives of labor that it was the city's plan to use the prisoners for the cleaning of Calaboose Creek = work .that had never been done, and.never would� be done unless prison labor were utilized. Mr. Linceeum; Chief of Poliee; informed the repr_esentatives he felt it was a-rnis- . understanding, -:the plan was mainly intended to rid the town of repeaters the city has been .supp.orting for years. , Sheriff Johri:Salma informed the council.and the labor represe:iitatives the county . had_ adopted�.the plan of using p�r.ison labor on county projects two years ago, the ' � county farm, the eounty hospital, gardening at the Court House and various community buildings ; that the. plan had� b:een good for the prisoners� and good for �the comxnunity. . He informed the council the cost last year to fe•ed the county prisoners was $20;000.. 00'. BID OPENING - BENTON TRACT &_ATHEN5 AVE.. WATER-i;INES The following bids received by the City Clerk prior to 8:0'0 P. M, of June 5, 1952 were .o.pened b.y Mayor Williams: Benton Tract and Athens Ave. Water Pipe. Lines: Glenn W. Shook, P.O. Box 716 Reddirig $10, 949. 00 C & D Welding Service P. O. Box .1787 . 15, 664,.00. J. P. Brennan, 1343 Butte St. 17, 687. 70 Mayor Williams referred the bids to the City Manager and the Engineering Depart- ment for their recomrnendation. � BIDS - GRANDV,IEW AND WO:OpLAWN WATER LINES MOTIQN: Made by Councilrnan Smith, seconded by Councilman Anthony that the bid proposal of the C. &.D Welding Service for the constructiori of the Woodlawn and. Grandview area water pipe lines in the amount of�$11, 2�1. 00 be accepted. Votiri�g was as follows: Ayes; Councilmen - Anthony, Smith and Williams � ' Noes: Councilmen - None � Absent: Councilmen - Holyfield and Simons • ,:. �� P-�'c D� RECREATION COMMISSIQN RE;CQMMENDATIQNS 1VIr. 1VIerritt Nelsori, secr'etary to the Reereation Commission gave a resume of the commission's recomrnendatiox�s as� incorporated in the minutes of June 2; 1952, He informe:d the council ari additional�bizd'get allotment of $555. 00 would carry the Recreation Department through the months of July and August. c � (�.- � ; Il Il�^ _ �� . -IL � , . - - '-� _ II � _._� _ The follawing comrnunication �ias presen'ted: 1 � � ' ` � ` �` ` -`" ` - LOYAL ORDER. OF M005E:=- R:ed�'in�g I.odgejlVo. 1�0`06. `"� � - June i,-=1-9�-�-— � -- - � City �Cou�°cil _ l.i.� ' � � - _ � _ ,� c _ 1__ . � : �i�ty .of R.edding �- �-� � �� _ - � _ �_ � _L . .. _ � .. � - � �__. � � � ,_; c.� � - _ . L . _. � �__ _. _ _ _ . lI . Gentlemen: • ` As per y_our-r�equest, the rnatter of th�e �ger�a.tion of'the concession ' ` v � stand at Tiger Field was presented to the Board of Officers of 1- " �c. Redding Lodge #1Q06 Loyal Order of Moose. It was�thfeir�unanin4ous �� decision that we concur with your request and that Redding Lodge #1006, Loyal Order of Moose would run said con.��ss�on Gta,n.d..fox -- , _ the balance �of_the 1952 s�ason. -�� '� ��- � � � - � ' ' ' - _It was also:.voted that..such operation would be done in such manner as �' " ` to give satisfactory._service to a1l-organizations requesting such se 'rvice. ` We d:esir:e a letter from you-authorizing us ta operate said concession ' � stand in order that :we may secure the proper lic�ns�s and permits. ' ` ` Hoping that�this rnatter �will.meet with your appr'oval �and will be-of � ` ,mutual be,nefit_to,all c.oncerned,-I re�rnain� - " 5inc er ely, _ . ' _ _ ,. , - i -- -�- /s/ Robert D�� Lidde-11; Secretary `- i ..: _,__ _ ,. � - __ - - �.edding�Lod"ge�#3006 . _ _ _ ,_ ' __ ; � �: �. _ � � :. _ LoyaliOrder`of Moose' � ' - " � ' MOTION: Made .by Councilman Anthony, se�conded by Councilman Smith thatvt�ie � operation of the concession stand for the season 1952 at Tiger Field be turned over to the Loyal O,rden:_of Mo.ose'-13.edding Lo�dge 1Vo. 1-(�06,;Ithat all revenues c.... including_signs,_ gate re.ceipts,_.sale of inercliandise for tlie season-re�er't to the" ` Moose.;Lgdg�, le�ss 5%. of xhe gross,�-whC�ch will-be �gi�ren to�the City-of Redding.l " Voting was as follows: Ayes: Councilmen - Anthony, Smzth and Williams - - ' Noe s: „ Council,�nen - 1�Tone � � _ �.- - 1 �- � 'v -' Absent; Councilmen - Holyfield:and 5i�nons� - 1�- - � - -, Ii. _. .. _ � : . , . PROPO5ED PURCHASE'OF R/V��:GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS AREA Mayor Williams;authorized._City_Manager�D�ck�.to 'make tlie nec-ess�ary arrangements to buy back the right of way on pr.operty located�ori West 5treet between Henry and . Grandview Ayenue�s for' street openingcarid wa�er lines. -j - � � There .being no fu�;ther bu:siness, �it was moved b� Coun-cilman�A�ithony, �econded by C.ouncilman Smkth that the_ rnee�ting,be: adjourned. = -- � � �j1� '�� - � , _ _ Voting was as follows: , �.1: . _ � _� , - � � Aye s: Councilmen - Anthony, Smith and Williams Noe s: Cou�cilr�en - None__. _ _ c, - � �. �- � � � 1 - Absent� Councilmen - Holyfi-eld a-nd�Simons � : :_� - �- ��- - - -- - - � _,. �. .. ` �( 1.,._ � _ _ _ _� _ ._ , .. _ I � _ < � c , __ _ ._ 1 ,. ...� ._ .. ,._ _ _ _. I1. �- _ I � 1;_, _� 1 l f - . . i� . . �., , _ _ ... _ - - _ „ , _ � , ._ � � �_ .. , ,_: _� � _1.: ;.. 1 � � I__ __ < � _ i._ . _ ,11 .