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

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272 AT COIeSMUNITY PARK, COUNCILMAN SPILLERS, 'Chairman of REPORT ON REQUEST FOR I,IIIIATURE TRAIN Recreation Committee. This was placed on the agenda. Resolution 1040 CALLING SPECIAL BOND ELECTION, MAY 8th, was offered and moved for adoption by Councilman Spillers, seconded by ,'Councilman Morgan and carried on roll call. Councilman Spillers moved acceptance of City Clerk's recommendation of $12 for Clerks r'1 for Inspector and whatever number of precints in his opinion that were and Judge, N 3 necessary to be included. n MR. S. P. YOUNGBLUTT, 1062 - 75th --Street, APPEARED IN REGARD 10 [DATER BONDS. At present Friendly Acres was in Class 8 and the City proper in Class 4 and 11r. Youngblutt wished to know if the City build a Fire Station in this district if this would lower their fire "insurance rates. Statement by Fire Chief Lodi was that of an over-all picutre and the whole City was over the line and in Class 5 at this time and would be .until such time as some improvements could be made. Councilman Royer moved that the City I,Ianager check with the Board of Fire Underwriters and bring back a report to the Council, seconded by Councilman Herkner. Mr. Youngblutt, Mr. L. Thompson and 11r. V. Rambo thought Friendly Acres should be part of this coming bond election as they were trying to bring their section up to City Standards with street improvements and they did not have enough water pressure especially in the summer months. Mayor Britschgi had talked with Planning Commissioner MacDonald and the Council is willing to meet with the people in this area at Taft School and help work out their problem, but after con. tact with the Public Utilities Committee it was found that it would take months to work out because of legal entanglements and it was a disappointment that this area i< could not be included in the resolution passed tonight. Motion carried. TRAFFIC CONGESTION BROADWAY & ARGUELLO. Mr. Tom McLain appeared and called attention to the bottle necking of traffic crossing railroad tracts on Broadway travelling east and making left turn onto Arguello Street. He suggested no left turn during business hours. Councilman Spillers moved this be referred to the Traffic Fact Finding Committee, seconded by Councilman Jones with the addition the Traffic Fact 'Finding Committee also study left turning onto Broadway for the depot, which was accepted by Councilman Spillers t1otion carried. BROADWAY -MARSHALL -PUBLIC HEARING. This was a hearing on proposed resolution regarding various changes and modifications on the original proposed assessment of this district. Affidavit of publication was ordered filed by the Mayor. The proposed chanes were made after a series of public and caucus meetings and carrying out most of the desires of the people, stated Attorney Wilson, and proceedings would follo,v on from here. Mr. V1,ilson stated those addressing the Council should not reopen the entire project but restrict their remarks to the charges proposed. WRITTEN PROTESTS: Idrs. Anna C. Ryan protested as owner of the parcel of property designated as Assessment #37 on the Bound that this assessment included a parcel designated as#38) which was not her property. She was charged for 100' and ovrned Bat. City Engineer stated this was subject to correction. ATTORNEY WINSTOII C. BLACK, REPRESENTATIVE FOR NATIONAL MOTOR BEARING CO:, appeared and asked for approximate figures on assessment and incidental costs, and thought the chanes went a long way toward lining themselves up with the Committee's report. In the interest of the City's progress he thought Broadway should be opened up, and they were willinSto -