BOOK 23_1950-05-15 to 1952-04-21

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1960h JEFFERSON AVENUE. Building Inspector to make report on this. SOUTHERN PACIFIC FREIGPT WAREHOUSE, per. AT BROADWAY, was also discussed. LETTER FROM J- J. JORDAN, SUPT. S.P. CO., 3rd & Townsend Streets, S.F. 7, REFERENCE PEDESTRIAN GATES ATBROgRR CROSSING. This letter of September 28th indicated they would prepare tentative cost estimate as quickly as all pertinent information could be assesmbled and would place it in hands of Council in the nearfut,,,, Councilman Granger thought some of the gravest traffic pro')lems at this crossing were due to freight traffic and as a safety measure the S.P. FREIGHT WAREHOUSE SHOULD 13E CONDEMNED- A letter was to be written to this effect, and they should show cause why it should not be removed. Councilman Granger moved that the Council take the initiative and write such a letter to be prepared by the City Attorney, directed to the highest authority of S -P- Co., seconded by Councilman Spillers. Mr. Granger was of the opinion that the records would show that at one time S.P. intended to move this building to Butcher Field. Motion carried. A VETERAN HAD CONTACTED COUNCIT2rAN GRANGER ABOUT SEWAGE PROBLEM ON HARDING AVE, NUE. City Engineer Jain stated he had not been able to contact the owner. A petition agreeing to be taxed covered only 5 or 6 lots and there was no particular reason why the remaining lots could not be annexed. In a few months this owner would probably be in wanting server connection. HEARING ON ANNEXATION LOTS 1 to 7 INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 11 KENSINGTON SQ., pending signing of consent to taxation by property owners. Councilman Granger stated Sifers Realty was selling property here and City Attorney stated he had received a call asking who that this be put over for another two weeks. It was thought that some people/wanted to get into their homes would be inconvenienced by this delay, but Mr. Currie stated this would be better than starting the proceedings over again and furthermore, there was another resolution which had to be adopted. REGULATING ESTA8LIS11MENT OF LIQUOR STORES CERTAIN AREAS. Councilman Jones moved that the City Attorney pre. pare an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to the effect that use permit must be issued by the Planning Commission to operate a liquor store in a C-1 or C-2 District, seconded by Councilman Morgan. Dis- cussion took place of attempt to control operation of bars by insisting on a restaurant license. City Attorney stated that enforcement of this matter was not a city affair, and would shift the responsibility back to the Board of Equalization. In re to the transfer of liquor license to 814 ]]fain Street, City Collector Perrin stated the owner decided it was too much expense to install a kitchen. Councilman. Granger objected to granting liquor license to those who remodeled stores first and then applied for permit. Application should be made before stores were remodeled. Motion carried. TURFING AREA AROUND S'siD21ING POOL. Councilman Spillers suggested this be done now if possible, to prevent dirt from getting into pool. City Manager thought this was a good suggestion and offered to look into it. City Engineer stated cost of pool did not include turfing or vralk in front of building. Specific area would have to be decided upon, whether to turf gout or all the way to the creek and a transfer of money would be necessary before undertaking the work. Councilman 'Spillers moved that the City Manager be authorized to report back to the Council on his findings re turfing area adjacent to the pool, seconded by Councilman Morgan and carried. TRAFFIC SIGNALS WERE SUGGESTED BY THE MAYOR FOR F A'S AREA AT 5th AVENUE AND BAYSHORE HIGHWAY. City Engineer informed the Council this would take at least 2 years to accomplish as priority had to be established and as the freeway was involved it would make it more complicated. More traffic was handled at Whipple and Bayshore and no signals were installed there as yet. Councilman Spillers queried why cities both sides of R C seemed to have accomplished more in this respect than R. C. City Manager informed him the cities paid for the installation. Councilman Jones moved that this be referred to the Traffic Fact Finding Committee for a survey of arteries onto Bayshore, seconded by Councilman Morgan and carried. �, piAIiC1 clerl r+her� tforgf was and - 1P�M{`�T F1 a Hood s door, i by t1 mover count out 1 a fef had 4 !K ER lette, imate Simi] local maxis' writt any c wo* MM( tenai not i