BOOK 19_1942-09-08 to 1945-05-07

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1 1 Councilman Britschgi brought out the fact that the VTpltner Motor Company ,is parking old cars on the lot next to their place o.f.business,and asked what the "Council,,, could •do to stop this situation. City Attorney Mc9grthy stated, there was no regulation in any ordinance prohibiting this but stated that.if it became a public nuisance_it could be abated as .such. He knew, of no law which could prevent A person Prom storing cars on land he owns or leases. Mayor Granger asked if Weltner owned the land to which City Manager Mead replied that they did. „not.. Mayor Granger asked the City Attorney to look into.the matter and see if there was any way the problem could.be overcome. Councilman Armstrong asked if i.t:could be proven that the lot was being used as a used car lot. Councilman R 'Armstrong stated that if these .cars are for sale and are stock in trade he.be-. ,lieved that would constitute a used car lot. City /Attorney McCarthy said he would look into the matter and report at the next meeting. 7ity Manager Mead ,reported on the number.of city emOoyees ho drove 'city -cars home at night. There are ten employees in all to whom this privilege is granted, the reason being that the employee is either on twenty-four hour call .or his duties require,.that.he.has transportation after normal. business hours.. Councilman Brits seconded by. Councilman. Flatcher.,. -moved that the 'report be filed: ,.Councilman -.Brite: chgi,., under the question, stated.that at the last meeting of the: Council', one, of Councilmen had stated that employees of the P. G. & E., were not allowed to drive company cars home At night. He had contacted a representative of the P. G. & E. and was informed that the employees were allowed to drive the company cars home. In 1938 or 1939, the company had decided they were ,•.;going to deny the privilege but it was found -,to be impractical and they.reinstated the privilege. City Manager Mead brought out the fact that during the past week two emergencies had arisen which necessi- tated the servicemen being called out in the middle of the night to reinstall service. Mayor Granger stated that he had not entered into the discussion at R ,the last meeting in regard to this matter but he believed it was the intention of the councilman who did bring up the matter to satisfy the public that no un- necessary driving was being done. He believed that what brought up the question was that city cars were bding seen in front of theatres, etc., at night and that ,the public did not understand the practice. Councilmen Armstrong believed the privilege should be continued but not abused. Motion passed unanimously. lity Manager Mead reported on woman welfare worker. He had contacted the cities of Palo Alto, and San Francisco and also the state Personnel Service and the salary „range ran from $180 to $225 per month. He recommended that the City pay the same rate as is paid the pat rolmen -,$167.50 plus th a $25.00 war bonus. Council- man Fletcher, seconded by Councilman McNulty, moved that, recommendation of City Manager be accepted and that the City Attorney be instructed to draw ordinance to cover the rate of pay. Under the question, ffiity Manager Mead asked that this ordinance include the emergency provision. Motion passed unanimously. Council- man Armstrong moved, seconded by Councilman Fletcher, that this ordinance include the emergency provision. Motion passed unanimously. It•was moved by Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman Britschgi, that Mr. Willis Frost be appointed to succedd himself as a member of the Board of Review, r r�