HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 1941-06-02Council Chambers,
Redding, California.
June 2, 1941. 8 F�d
Ups: n roll call bylthe City Clerk, the following Councilmen were
present: Brodie Haskell, C.V. Hill, A.H. (Ironwoldt, C.A. Williams.
Absent: Wm. B. henzel.
The following city oVficials were present: City Attorney Newton,
Engineer Adams, Chief Kalukens) Chief Riley, Treasurer Souza,
Judge Stimmel, Superintendent Dick.
Monthly Bills.
After approval of monthly bills by the finance Committee, Council-
man dill made a motion that these bills be paid, seconded by Council-
man Williams, and approved by unanimous vote of all councilmen present.
Ressitgnation of mayor m-nzel.
A letter from Wm. B. Menzel was read, in which he tendered his resig-
nation as a member_ of the City Council of the City of Redding to
become effective dune 2,1941. Upon a motion by Co__ncilman Hill,
seconded by Councilman Haskell, this regiggnation was accepted by
unanimous vote.
.H.Gronwoldt Appointed_ Mayor.
Upon a motion by Councilman hill, seconded by Councilman Haskell
and, passed by unanimous vote, Councilman Gronwoldt was appointed
Mayor of the City of Redding.
Clearing of Shasta Resevoir.
A letter dayed Lay 21,1941 from Ralph Lowry, Construction Engineer,
Bureau of Reclamation, was introduced, which letter was in answer
to Resolution No. 1121 requesting that the area to be subnherged in
the Shasta respvoir be cleared. In this letter ijr. Lowry submitted
the reasons why it was not considered fesible for this area to be
cleared by the Bureau. Detail reading of this letter was not made,
as same had been publicised previously.
Ordinance N 279 .
An ordinance amending Section 130? of the Lunicipal Code of the
City of Redding relating to Parallel ParkinE received its second
reading. Upon a motion by Councilman Haskell, seconded by Council-
man Williams, this ordinance was adopted by unanimous vote. A copy
of this ordinance given to a representative of the Shasta Dial for
publication in accordance with legal re.._;uLrements.
Mo nthil jRe port s
Reports from city department heads were filed with the City Clerk.
Transfer of funds.
Upon a motion by councilman Hill, seconded by Councilman Williams,
and pasted by unanimous vote, 415,000.00 was orde2ed transferred
from the Electric Department Fund to the General Fund.
Site 20h,UHF Ban Marker.iSF-S Airway.
A notice of intention to renew lease for Fan harker by the
Civil {leroueutics Administration from Duly 1,1941 to June 30,1942
at an annual rental of 41.00 per annum, Area 0.09 acres, was read
by the City Clerk. Upon a motion by Councilman Hill, seconded by
Councilman Haskell, .and approved by unanimous vote, this tntention
to renew said lease was sanctioned by the Council.
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Installation. of Stop & Go
sianal at i<-D'r-ket -.Lureka .1 . . . . . .
An encroachment Permit granting permission to erect, operate and
maintain automatic Stop & Go Lignals at the intersection of Market
Street, Sha -3 Redding and Eureka Way in the City of Redding was
received from the State of California, Division of highways/
She!! Oil joi}puny ,_ Buildink-, jermit.
A request for permission to repove curbs and instali driveways pdr
plan submitted for the purpose of erecting a service station on
iotti a -ad 46 of the Honns Additl2n of the City of Redding
was submitted by the Shell Oil joQvany. The City Clerk was directed
to bring this matter up at a later meeting.
Naval Reserve Enlistment.
.tiletter dated Lay i,;4 -,.L941_-1 from 36 Reynolds, Commander, U.S. Navy
was read in which he requested the cooperation of the City in
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enlistinE 35,000 additional men in the Naval Reserve. This matter
Thad previously been handled by the local newspapers, and no other
action taken at this meeting.
Acific was & Electric
A communication dated May 26,19 41 from the P G & E acceptins the
gas franchise under ordinance No. 278 of May 14,1941 was read.
Carnival Show, Permit.
A request for permission to shov in Redding from June 17 to 22,1041
was received from the West Coast Circus Shows. Upon a motion by
Councilman 01liams, seconded by Councilman Hill, and approved by
unanimous vote, this permit to show in Redding was declined, and
the City Clerk was instructed to so notify the West Coast Circus.
III Affidavit of Publication.
An affidavit of publication of notice of intention to circaiate an
initiative petition to the City Councilof the City of 42ding, entitled
"An ordinwn-oe ariienidir-,E sucuion 1300 of the municipal code of the
City of Redding relating to parallel parking, was read by the City
Clerk. No action was taken.
Annual inventories.
By unanimous approval of the Council, the Cioy Clerk was directed to
advise each and every City Official of the City of Redding, that it
would be necessary that these officials furnish to the Clerk, not
later than July lst of each year, a physical inventories of all
properties of the City of Redding, for which they are accountable.
Bu, deet .
The City Clerk was directed to notify all department heads budgets
for their department must be submitted by June 15,1941.
United Service Organizations.
I; accordance with a recent"re,uest of the regional representative
of the United Service Organization, Mr. J.V. Stanton was unanimously
appointed by the City Council as local chairman of this organization,
and the City Clerk was directed to so notify him, also to so notify
USO Headquarters in the Empire State Building, New York City.
Traffic Noblem by _Trains.
The City Qlerk was directed to write to the Southern lacific Railroad
gelative to traffic tie ups caused by trains blocking crossings in
ddiag.
There being no futther business, the meeting was adjourned by unanim-
ous vote until June 4,1911, WPM.
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N IL Approved:,
Attest Mayoi,City of RedAL
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