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~434 e . i' IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THA T BRUC'E KEEN BE AWARDED THE ABOVE I CONTRACT AT A PRICE OF $1,935.00. ROLLCALL VOTE . MOTION CARRIED. DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR AMAZON PARK 'I HENSHAW BROS~ $ 3,417.50 11 II JE'SKE BROS. CONST. Co. el. COAST CONST. el. Exc. 3,562.50 ROBERT WILLIAN 4,113.50 II l BRUCE KEEN 4,168.50 I IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE CONTRACT BE AWARDED TO HENSHAW I ,I BROS. AT THE BID OF $3,417.50. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTl ON CARR I ED. " 11 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 11 4 A REPORT OF 'THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - Ru SEWER IN COLLEGE CREST AREA; APPLI CA.TI ON Ii OF SOUTHERN PAC'IFIC COMPANY FOR SPUR TRACK; CURB SIDEWALKS ON WEST SIDE OF CHAMBERS FROM I' 'i AMAZON CREEK TO 17TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: II e " " . I: :1 I "A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON JULY 17, 1953 WITH THE q FOLLOWI NG PRESENT: COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, KOPPE AND SIEGENTHALER; CI TY 11 MANAGER; AND CITY ENGINEER. II I . THE CITY MANAGER. ADVISED THAT HE AND THE CITY ENGINEER MET WITH THE RESIDENTS I OF THE COLLE>GE CREST AREA RELATIVE TO THE RECENT BID OF JESKE BROS. el. COAST CONST. el. I I Exc. CO. IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,731.00 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SANITARY SEWERS IN THIS ,I , AREA. ABOUT THIRTY RESIDENTS OF THE AREA ATTENDED THE MEETING HEeD OUT ON PRALL LANE, Ii ;1 AND THERE IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF OPINION THAT THE COUNCIL REJECT THE ABOVE BID AND CALL I: FOR BIDS TO BE OPENED AT THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING I N AUGUST IN AN ENDEAVOR TO SEE IF " I A BETTER BID CAN BE RECEIVED. THE FACT THAT PART OF THIS WORK IS ROCK EXCAVATION AND ,I 'I THA.T THE LOTS ARE UNUSUALLY LARGE HA.S RESULTED I N LARGE ESTIMATED COSTS FOR THE I N- il STALLATI ON OF THESE SEWERS. II I' IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THIS BID BE REJECTED AND ANOTHER BID II " CALL BE SET UP FOR THIS PROJECT FOR AUGUST 10, 1953. il I: THE COMMI TTEE SOUTHERN PACIFIC i; 2. REVIEWED THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE I! COMPANY TRACK ACROSS MADISON STREET 'I FOR AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT AN INDUSTRIAL SPUR TO I' 1 SERVE THE PACIFIC FRUIT AND PRODUCE COMPANY. I TWAS NOTED THAT THE RECORDS SHOW THAT I' '. II THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC OVER THE PROPOSED CROSSING IS ESTI MATED TO BE " THE Ii APPROXIMATELY 500 VEHICLES PER DAY. TRAIN MOVEMENT OVER SAID SPUR TRACK WILL j1 COf.JSTITUTE NOT MORE THAN TWO MOVEMENTS DAILY, BOTH OF WHICH WILL BE AT SLOW SPEEDS ,I 'I AND WILL NOT IMPAIR PRESENT VISION IN ANY MANNER. THE PRESENT AUTOMATIC WIG-WAG I' CROSSING SIGNAL WILL BE SHIFTED TO PROTECT THE ADDITIONAL TRAFF I. C. II IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ENDORSE THIS REQUEST Ii THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY A REVOCABLE I, AND APPLICATION AND GRANT PERMIT WITH THE II UNDERSTANDING THAT AT NO TIME WOULD ANY RAILROAD CARS BE SPOTTED I N ANY PLACE ON THE II SPUR TRACK EXCEPT IN FRONT OF'THE PACIFIC FRUIT AND PRODUCE COMPANY TO BE SERVED. I' I II I' 3. THE COMMI TTEE REVIEWED THE PROBLEM OF INSTALLING CURB SIDEWALKS ON THE WEST II " SIDE OF CHAMBERS STREET FROM AMAZON CREEK 17TH AVENUE. INASMUCH AS Ii TO THIS HAS Ii BECOME AN ISSUE OVER THE GRANTING OF RIGHT OF WAY BY THE LOCAL PROPERTY OWNERS, AND 'I II FEELING THAT IT WOULD BE THE BEST SOLUTION TO THE EXISTING PROBLEM, THE COMMITTEE II I' I CONCURRED I N THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER THAT CURB SIDEWALKS BE INSTALLED 'I :1 ! FOR THIS ONE BLOCK. " I; I( II 'i e IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS !I COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. I' :1 " A REPORT OF THE JUblCIARYAND FINANCE COMMITTEES - RE: TELEPHONE COMPANY FRANCHISE 'I 5 " " WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: :, I' ! Ii "A MEETING OF THE JUDICIARY AND FINANCE COMMITTEES WAS HELD ON JULY 20, 1953 WI TH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, KOPPE, ,( Ii SIEGENTHALER, CONE AND OWEN; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; MR. BACON AND MR. REED. Ii FURTHER STUDY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TELEPHONE COMPANY FRANCHISE WAS ;1 I, MADE AND I TWAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE ORDINANCE COVERING THIS PROPOSED FRANCHISE BE il READ THE FIRST TIME AT THE COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, JULY 27, 1953 AND BE ADVERTISED I ,I FOR FINAL HEARING ON MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1953. " ,i I' !I I !, il I iI 'j I , I II e ~ II " 'I