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1048 Under unfinished *business 'Attorney Nilson advised with regards comperBition insurance mentioning that no requirement was made of municipalities as re ar ds carrying a, reserve* .fund to meet compensation insurance claims. He state that the municipality must be in a position to meet them as they arise and he stated snoe it was carrying insurance then the company withviom the town was insured would pay arty claims presented. According the matter was allowed to rest. Under new business` Councilman Apperson discussed the natter of bringing to the attention of the Southern Pacific Company the necessity of irstallirg a wig -wag at the crossing on Ray Street and he urged immediate action. The matter was referred to Cdr. Garatti who in turn advised that they had been previously approached'some years ago toward having a wig -wag installed and at that time ,the Southern Pacific Company refused to install the warning signal contending that it was a private crossing and acco-rdingly,permission to pass over same was revokable at any time. The Council went on record as favoring the renewing of action,as. regards a signal there. Councilman Apperson then took up conditions at the race track. He advised that the fire equipment there together with the sanitary conditions. should be investigated. He mentioned that there were a large number of horses 60� and equally'. arge number of men at the race track and that he thought it would be well for the Fire Chief and Dr. Heinz to look into conditions there. Councilman Lladsen then asked that the Council refer back to "unfinished business" and he brought up the matter of the salary of the Fire'Chief upon which an opinion was to be received from the City Attorney. Attorney Nilson then spoke,in which he told the Council that his attitude on the matter was the same as that at the time I-Ir. Pickard was appointed Fire Chief and that the opinion which he gave at that time stood and that the appointment as made by the Council was upheld under the statutes. He further advised that if I�ir. Tvladsen was not entirely satisfied with this opinion that he could take ~action as he might desire. A The following resolutions were then presented: Resolution No. 1478 -- Authorizing the payment of the salary of the municipal officers for the month of September and amounting X745.00. it it " " 1479 -- Authorizing the payment of �+ 292.13 to the Mad.ewell Ida.nufact- uring Company as the first payment.on an order of surface pipe- amounting to X492.13. " " " if 1480 -- Authorizing the payment of X12.30 to the Madewell I,jianufact- uring Company as Sales tax on the order of surface pipe. " " it it 1481 -- Authorizing the payment of '910.00 to Alva Freeland for the preparing of the list of property owners within the Town of Pleasanton and also the listing of said property owners on tax bills. Action on the resolutions were then taken as follows: Resolution No. 1478-- Adopted,,on motion of Councilman Apperson seconded by, Councilman Orloff and with all presentbq voting in favor of same excepting Councilman Madsen who voted favorably on all except the salary of the Fire Chief, on vnich he voted "No." _ if " " No. 1479 -1480= -Were held up - to the next meeting. No. 1481 - -Was adopted on motion of Councilman Madsen seconded by Councilman Apperson and vdi th all pr esent voting in favor of same. Mayor Pickard as Fire Chief spoke with regards to fires recently held and and an appointment of a man to remain on duty during the night after the fire had been taken placed. He queried the council as to whether the town should pay this ex_-a_ ense or whether . it should be i■s chargedirt the property owner and whether the chief should appoint the man or the property owner. It was decided that the fire chief should appoint the man to remain on duty and for such time as was required -as a safety measure -and that the town should assume the expense• as it had previously. Also it was pointed out that fire hose and,uata{,.,, equipment were generally left on the remises for a i■t time after the fire as a safety measure and according � accordingly the municipality should protect its investment. Councilman Apperson drew attention v iik,,requests from the Fire Chief that two flash lights should be secured and that suitable rain coats were heeded. Te council a ;nprove� of tteses recommendations and it was ordered that the Tire Chief should secure;,two flash lights necessary for his department and also one white rain coat for hin)self and such black rain caatS as were necessary. Ivlr. Apperson further brought to the attention of the council the lack 'of watching fire lines during a fire and the congregating of the townspeople at a fire which often hampered the work of the firemen. He drew attention to the firemen only being in the immediate vicinity of a fire. It was ordered by the council that at fires the necessary help should be procured to keep the townspeople at a 'distance. Mr. Pickard brought up the 4, I