HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 1940-06-03iEGUTAR MEETING
Council Chambers, Redding, California
June third, 1940 S o'clock p. m.
Upon roll call by the City Clerk the following Councilmen were present: -
Councilmen A. E. Frazier, A. H. Gronwoldt, C. V. Hill, A. C. Thatcher and
William B. Menzel.
Absent:- Councilmen None.
City Attorney Glenna. Newton was present.
Agreement Made For Telephone Line.
of the State Forestry Division
District Manger J. A. Graves/presented the Council with form agreements,
maps of the road to be followed over the city streets in the service of
the telephone line from the west into his headquarters at the City Farm.
Councilman Gronwoldt motioned that this agreement be accepted which
motion was seconded by A. C. Thatcher, said :,lotion being carried by
unaminous vote.
Sale of City Property.
0. Scrimshire appeared before the Council to ask if the city would con-
sider selling lots 3 and 4, block 12, Shasta,subdivision. After the
discussion by MT. Scrimshire and Dr. Dozier, this matter was referred to
the Aviation Committee for their consideration and Er. Scrimshire and
Dr. Dozier were advised that they would be notified when a decision had been
reached.
Water Petition, Highland Addition.
Pers. ',lar:;aret Rowberry appeared before the Council and referred to a
petition she had filet'_ a year ago requesting that the Municipal Water
System be extended into the Highland Addition in west ReddinE. She stated
that twenty-two residences inside the city limits and twenty outside
the city limits could be served. City 'Engineer A. K. Adams estimated
the cost of this extension would be $4000 within the city, and $6000 out-
side the municipal limits. The ultimate decision of the Council was that
the return from this extension would not justify the expenditure.
Petition For. Sewers.
Carl E. IGieske presented a petition signed by the property owners in the
Olivia addition to the city of Redding requesting that the council mane
the necessary investigation to deterui_ne the advisibility of construction
of a system of sanitary sewers under the 1911 Assessment District Act
in the area of the Olivia addition. Upon a Motion by Councilman Hill,
seconded by Councilman Thatcher, the city en;ineer and city clerk were di-
rected to prepare necessary papers under the Street Improvement Act of
1911 and 1931.
Bequest for Use Of Courtroom.
Judge Albert F. Ross, judge .of Superior Court, requested and received permission
from the City Council for the use of the Council Chambers on June 5, 1940.
Agreement For Assignment Of Relief ':Workers.
An agreement was read between the City of Redding, Redding, California and
the State relief Administration for assi,-,irlment of relief workers. i:'ris
project was to be cleaning of city parks of hed6ing , doing general park
and storm sewer ;work and other jobs of municipal improvement. Said work
to come under the supervision of William Adams, City Engineer. Motion was
made by Councilman Hilt and seconded by Councilnnn Gronwoldt that this aEree-
,lent be executed, said motion being passed unaT';':i nously.
IVlonthl.y Claims.
The regular monthly claims were audited and approved by the Finance Committee
and warrants ordered drawn to cover same.
Bids For Legal Printinc.
Sealed bids were submitted and c-oened or printf n-; legal notices. upon a
Motion by Councili,.an Frazier, seconded by 'Councilman Thatcher, i
Traffic Ordinance.
An ordinance adding; to the 1Municipal Code of "the City of J�edding two new
sections Numbers 1321 and 1322 thereof relatint; to the regulation of
traffic was introduced by Glen B. ideciton, city attor.-fey, and was read for
the second time. `this ordinance was referred to the Police vom' fission at
a prior h;heeti n; of the (Covllc .l and was unanminously approved by tilem.
This. Ordinance will receive its second reeding Rt the next regular
:mieeting of the Council.
Protest Of 'rhe Elect,ic Mate.
A letter was read from E. Dozier, P,i. D. protesting th-e bill 'i'or his
electric service, and ordered filed.
�'eement >etween The Oakland Sewer Construction Oo. And City Of Redding.
The agreement betPJeen the Oai-:laad Sevier C,onstr'action Company dated the
26th of i,day, 1940 and the City oJ_* z�eddin; with reference to the municipal
water systel:_ extension in Redding, California was ordered placed on file.
Lease To The Civil Aeronautics Authority.
A lease was-ralited by the City Council to the Civil AeronaUtics
Authority, 6th Region, 1508 Fourth Street, Santa '_ilonica, California at
the annual rate of one dollar for lots 2 and 3 of block 2 Shasta View
addition to the City of Reddin:- whereby filed at Shasta County Eiecorder` s
Office.
Contract Of The Oakland Sevier Construction Company With The City Of
ReddinF_ For The 'Gest Street Sewer District.
The contrac'tor's statement o:,`.' payments received signed by the Oakland
Sevier Const -°fiction Company, T:. H. ia-_�'kins, co-partner and upon .notion
by `ouncilmaii i^''razier, seconded by vOuncilman 'Gronwoldt , was adopted
by unanimous vote.
kgreem nt -F-Por Site Of Quarters For Aeror.al...tical Station In Aid Of Aviation.
An a;�reerient betv,,een the laity' of ed<l.i lir , County of Shasta, ,`hate O:
California and tKe United States of America, by chief of the ','leather
Bureau, Depart lent of Agriculture , was read where certain space in the
municipal airport of Redding was to be leased to the ieatiher Bureau.
Upon a .;lotion that this lease be approve4 instituted by '`ounc:tlman
Gronwoldt seconded by Councilman Thatcher, a reement was approved by
unanimous vote.
Petition From _ esici.ences Of South P.iarket Street.
A petition was read dated .'+ay 20, 1940 Si Tied by tate various residents of
South 1 .a1 r;:et L tr'6et addressed 'to the ch:airTi!ail of tiie RedUinl i'lanning
OIllliiissl on an l rCf mUer's , wher'e�n it PJas rc SL -,-d "t. ha a periii, not be
;ranted fo ' the coltduct of a dance hail in the nark Subdivision of tike
nei, Iiborhood. This petition was re 'erred by/ "the Plalhling Coli !fission to
the City of Reddin." in viers o1' the fact that the Planning ;oi i ission did
not feel t:hat its scope of authori �y was such brat would enable "t 'rheri: to
act. Upon discussion by tie Coulhcil it was decided brat tihis petition be
handed bacii to the i'la-nhnihng Com -mission with instructions that they consult
with the city attorney for the purpose of adopting certain zoning
ordinances "to handle similar situations.
Request For Information Relative To Annual Audit Of The City Redord.
Letters were read from two account_i.ng firms requesting permission to submit
bids for the city audit. The city clerk was instructed to answer t:These
letters anis toaadVise t hese inquirers as to approximate date that bids Mould
be submitted.
__'acific Coast Uniform Buildin% Code.
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A letter was read frot the Pacific Coast luild"ing Officials Conference at
Los Angeles calling; the attention of the Council to the fact that the
1940 edition of the linifosm Building Code is now available for adoption
by this city. The ci.t%/ cierl was instructed to order six copies of this
buildi.n� code -and the city 'attorneU was instructed to prepare -the necessary
ordinance for its adoption i,l-en ti.is code is received.
Applications
Application o,,!-' 111hill heiiiSted, R. Soden ai:'d Lebrun were read and ,;Iver. to City
:ung ineer Adams for Pili ,,.
Census Report.
A preliminary anno uric eme nt of the sixteenth census return of the Cit; of
Redding, Coun-ty of Shasta, State of Califor-nia was read showin the
population of the City of Redding, County of Shasta, State of California
as shown by preliminarl count of the sixteenth census tar::en as in April 1,
1940 is 8,077 as compared with 4,188 on April 1, 1930. This announcement
was acknowledged by the mayor, and clerk ordered to return same to the
Supervisor of Census in this district.
i;Iap Or' The Adams Tract.
A map was submitted by the Rzeddin: Pla__nin Corririission. for the approval
of t1le Citi- Council of the Ada. -as Tract and was ordered placed on file.
I.,Ionthly Reports.
The following officers' monthly reports were read br the city clerk and
the wire ordered placed on file.
City
Attorney, 'Glen B. Newton --Delinquent taxes for Iviay 1940
381.70
Less
corlunission o:t'
57.25
Net amount
to City Treasurer
324,45
R. A.
Saeltzer, Ci-t-,i,3uildin inspector--i'ees '.Eor I, ay
916.00
H. F.3i.le
- 'SSewer Assessments for Play
:'4o..j4
H. F.
Riley,,CGity/ 'i'ax Collector
H. F.
Riley, City License Collector
978.37
B. g.
Gilmore , Collector Water Department
w
2,146.00
B. E.
Gilmore, Collector Electric Department
4
24,012.50
H. L. Griffin_, Tr. , City Clerk --Financial Report as of
June 1, 1940,or hand Tune 1,140.X123,® J96.33
Clerk's 'balance--Itiay 1, 1940 :128,503.47
Plus receipts for lvlay 1940 $_A4. 9 95. 62
$163,499.09
Disbursements for 1,4ay 1940 $ 40 ,402.76
Clerk's balance on hand June 1,1940 $123,096.33
Plus outstanding warrants of $ 217.61
Making a total of $123,313.94
Per report of A. F. Souza, Jr., Treasurer
Crime Reoort.
The crime report or the month of DIay was submitted by H. F. Riley,
Chief of Police, and was read 7and ordered placed on file.
'There heli_;; no ! urt;i'ur b.'siness the notion was duly male and, seconded
that the Council ad iourn to conday, June 10 at 8 p. m. IIotion was
carried by unanimous vote.
ATTEST
City Clerk of Redding
APPROVED:
1 ' 6
Mayor of Redding
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