BOOK 20_1945-05-21 to 1946-09-03

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fiscal year are obtain'bd. In .answer to Councilman GraUr's question a -s to when the salary ordinancewas passed, he replied that it is usu- ally passed at the second meeting in June and must be passed before the f � first of July. i. City Attorney McCarthy explained that the city has a lease on the Perry j Parking lot which is extended from year to year and which is paid for by the merchants. The fees have been collected for the period of March 1, 1945 to Febrmry 28, 1946, and he prepared a lease for the extended period. He also prepared a resolution accepting the lease for the one year period. Councilman Fletcher offered resolution and moved its adoption accepting the lease, seconded by Councilman McNulty. On n roll call resolution was unanimously adopted. City Attorney McCarthy reported that the Railroad Commission had contacted 14 City Manager Mead in regard to a formal application which had been pending since March, 1942, in regard to the Rogers Street crosbi:nng for which a request had been made by the City Council for an automatic gate and also requesting a human flagman to operate the wig -wag at the Jefferson Avenue and Maple Street crossings. He advirfe'd that Mr. Mead had, delegated Mr. Randlett and him to attend a hearing in regard to this matter and he submitted a report on the meeting. The Southern Pacific [IJ Company had filed an answer Alleging that the Rogers Street crossing is protected by two wig -wags of the type designated as Standard No. 4 and t that both are equipped with two -train indicators advising that such in- stallation had been made in compliance with a resolution of the Council and approved by the Railroad Commission and believed that such protection is adequate. He said the railroad company made a similar response to the '1] complaint with respect to the Jefferson Avenue and Maple Street crossings. 0 At a meeting attended by Mr. McCarthy and the late City Manager Dimmitt the Southern Pacific Company agreed to install a flagman in an elevated �i house midway between Jefferson Avenue and Maple Street and that electrical equipment would be installed to -enable him to control the operation of the train signals at Jefferson Avenue and Maple Street as soon as priorities for materials could be obtained from the War Production Board. At the recent meeting the Southern Pacific Company advised that it would resist the complaint of the city due to the fact that the present equipment is in accordance with standard regulations.of the Railroad Commission unless the city would agree to pay a portion of the cost. Mr. McCarthy advised that a member of the Railroad Commission advised him that in requestsof the nature of those in regard to the Rogers Street crossing the Commission had. required some cities to pay a portion of the cost of such installations. He believed that due to the fact that there had been no accidents or fatalities at this crossing since 1942 that this request could be dropped without prejudice to R]