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1154 Pleasanton, California, November 29, 1935- The Town Council of the Town of Pleasanton was called to order in special session at 7:30 P -M- on the above written date by Mayor Thos. Orloff. Present at roll call were: Councilmen Madsen, Amaral, Olese and Orloff and absent, Councilman Rivolta. The Mayor stated that the meeting had been called with regards to the slope wall project on Division Street and which had been approved by the Works Progress Administration. He called upon the Clerk to give a report as to what had been done since word had been received from the Oakland office that the project had been approved. The Clerk %(en�discu�e�l the matter, outlining what the Administration would be willing to do,91aborers, materialsto be supplied, the date the work was to commence and other details incidental to the project. Discussion then followed among the Councilmen, during which some questions were asked of the Clerk on the project. ' It was decided among the members to have Mr. C. A. Bruce called into the nneeting and to go over the plans.of the slope wall•with him since he was generally favored to look after the supervisory work on the project. Mr. Bruce, sometime later in the meeting, appeared,. went over the preliminary plans as prepared by the Council and he made a few practical suggestions. It was ordered that Mr. Bruce should go to the Oakland office on the following day and check -the plans and specifications at the Works Progress Administration office with Mr. Chace and.Mr. Pipkin, the later having prepared same following a visit to this city on an inspection trip with Mr. Chace. Mr. Bruce was instructed to bring in a report at the meeting on Monday evening, December 2 and the Clerk was instructed to prepare a letter which Mr. Bruce was to take to Mr. Chace, advising that "the Council intended to avail itself of Mr. Bruce's services and also arrangements were pending to start the project without delay. Some discussion followed ,with regards to placing on the project Robin Bruce and Kenneth Cake and the Clerk was - instructed to write letters to the Administration office to the effect that the Council recommended their being considered for work. The Clerk advised in connection with the above, that he had advice early in the month to the affect that persons not on relief prior to November 1st would not be given work in the future unless some special ruling was made but that he had queried the Oakland office that day, Friday, November 219 with regards to the matter since both Mr. Cake and Mr. Bruce had come in with word that they would be allowed to work on the project. The Clerk advised that requests had been received for the use of the City Hall assembly room on Thursday, December 5th for a meeting of the Townsend Club and on Wednesday evening, December 18th for the Sportsmen Club. The permission was granted and the Clerk was instructed to notify the respective parties. The Clerk also advised that he had contacted Attorney Nilson with regards to a resolution for the setting up of funds to take care of the one - quarter cent gas tax allocation, said fund to be used on secondary streets. The Clerk also advised that Mr. Nelson of the Division of Highways had called upon him with regards to money which might be secured from the gas tax allocation for Pleasanton and which might be used for expenses on the street in advance of putting in the work, viz. engineer's feed -e c. The Clerk stated that Mr. Nelson advised that upon, receipt of the pro j e c t"Al at funds would be set up out of what was due the municipality. It was ordered that the matter be laid over until next spring. Councilman Olesen brought up the matter of putting in sidewalks within the city limits where the property owners were anxious to have them installed and as a 7Y.P.A. project. The Clerk was instructed to inquire into the matter to get facts and figures for presentation to the Council at some future meeting. There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.m. to meet in regular session, Illonday evening, Decembe 2, at :3 p.m. Clerk Approve / ��. d/ Pleasanton, California, December 2, 1935- The Town Council of the Town of Pleasanton was called to order at 7:30 P.M. on the above written date with Mayor Thos. Orloff presiding. Present at roll call were Councilmen Madsen, Aivolta, Amaral, Olesen and Orloff. The minutes of the two meetings held in November were approved as read. The Clerk then read Claims No. 225 to 274 inclusive and amounting to $955-09 as follows: ' Claim No. 225 -- Pacific Gas & Electric Co., electricity $173.14 226 -- " �� W n n n n rr n- 4.75 227 -- u n it to to it 11 m n 2g. 228 -- n to It 11 -11 of It power 11 93?9.: 1 16 229 -- 230 -- �� m 4111 I► fill, It it. 13.43 231 -- �r u if nn a gas 2.01 232 -- " to " it 1111 to electricity 1.04 233 -- It if it II IC 11.11 d to to to if .04 234 -- " to 11 ". electricity •59