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

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304 be instructed to allow the lots to go to sale. Motion passed uanimously. f Mr. H. H. Weiner appeared before the Council requesting permission to pave B Street in the Lenolt Tract between Arguello to the end of Lot 16,w Blook 80 and C Street between Lenolt Street and the Rancho de las Pulgas line. He,. wished to build homes on these streets which were unimproved and it was;°" his opinion that the property owners in this tract would not be in favor (� of improvement proceedings. City Manager Blom was in favor of the request being granted provided the street was full width, i.e., 27 feet wide. I� Councilman Armstrong moved, seconded by Councilman Anderson, that the_per- mit be granted for both streets, B Street between Arguello to the end of Lot 162, Block 8, Lenolt Tract, and 0 Street between Lenolt Street and the Rancho de las Pulgas line, with the'understanding that the street be put IC�� in full width and that the work be fone under the plans'and specifications .as set forth by the City Manager. Motion passed unanimously. City Attorney'MoCarthy advised that Mr. Weiner wished to purchase a lot in the Lenolt Tract and asked that the city advertise it for sale. Councilman _ Granger moved, seconded by Councilman Anderson, that the lot be offered for sale. Motion passed unanimously. City Manager Blom advised that it was becoming increasingly difficult to get laborers in the street department for the present rate of $7.00 per day. He said the general rate was considerably above that figure and asked that some adjustment be made. It was decided that $8.00 a day would be in line with prevailing rates. Councilman Anderson offered introduction of ordi-- F_ nance amending salary ordinance to provide setting rate of pay for laborers at $8.00 per day retroactive to April 1, 1946, seconded by Councilman Granger. Motion passed unanimously. City Manager Blom advised that he had received bids on necessary supplies of water pipe, valves and fittings to carry out the amount of work that will have to be done in the coming year to the.-water system. He advised that it was very difficult to get delivery and that the best delivery date he had been able to secure was from October 1 to 16, 1946, with 2010 of the,. order delivered by July 1. The total cost of required material amounts to i. approximately $541000, and he asked authority to issue purohase,orders for the necessary material, some of the charge to be made against next year's budget. There was a discussion as to whether it was necessary to adver- tise for bids for purchases of this amount and, after referring to the Charter, it was discovered that it was necessary for an ordinance to be adopted for purchases over $600. There was some discussion about reeeiv- Ing bids after advertising, however, it was the general opinion that bids had been received from all available sources and that there would be no i. advantage in advertising. It was also painted out that advertising would further delay the purchase of the material. Councilman Britsehgi offered (f�i introduction of ordinance authorizing purchase of water pipe, valves and fittings immediately due to scarcity of material and predicated on lowest l� bid now on hand, seconded by Councilman Armstrong. Motion passed unani- mously. a