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1140 ,. of Councilman Olesen seconded by Councilman Amaral and with all the Council- men in favor of same it was ordered that further information should be presented the Council at which time consideration would be given as to the definite needs of the department. Councilman'Amaral then took up the suggestion of Mr. Letham with regards to additional members and the Clerk was instructed to read the list as prepared. There seemed to be some objection on the part of Councilman Amaral to the complete list and,- also he advised that something should be done when the Fire Chief was out of town as regards having someone in town in case of fire to direct the work. Councilman Madsen also spoke with regards to the list of firemen and he recommended that Mr. W. H. Graham be withdrawn on account of him being employed by the County and out -of -town. He also recommended that Mr. Letham not be required to leave town for fire fighting direction only when it was absolutely urgent. The City Assessor then presented the assessment roll for 1935 and it was .accepted by the Council. Arrangements were made for the council to set as a Board of Equalization on Monday evening, August 12th a t . 8 o'clock and to remain in session until 8:30 o'clock on that same evening and to meet at 8 o'clock on th'e succeeding evering and such evenings as might be required to equalize the assessment list etc. The Clerk was instructed to advertise the meeting and to give general notice of same. The annual audit of the municipal books by Edward Silve,r� was then read by the Clerk, after which individual re orts were dis�i the Council. On motion of Councilman Amaral, seconded by Eouncilman Olesen and with all the Councilmen in favor of same the report was accepted as read. Fire Chief Letham advised that the Department would hold a meeting in the fire house the following evening, August 6th and that the Councilmen were invited to attend. I J. Manci.ni�,who had been contacted by Mr. Olesen and Clerk E. W. Schween,. in connection with meeting Mr. J. F. Nelson of the Division of Highways, Depart- ment of Public �lorks was present and introduced.. Mr. Mancini discussed a meeting held on July 31st with Mr. Nelson and Mr. Montell of the Commission and Mewor Orloff, Councilman Olesen and Clerk Schween. Also his meeting with Mr. Nelson since then with reference to improving Division and St. Marys Street. He advised that $3200.00 was available for the work, engineering and inspectors fees. He also advised that it would not be necessary to rethr,ead the streets and that'a road min& job would be all that would be required: He also advised to fi± the street properly it would be necessary'to scarify it three to three and one -half inches, grade and make a sub - grade, apply three applications asphalt road oil; He also advised that funds were not available for the entire job but that Mr. Nelson suggested going as far as funds were available for.Mayor Orloff then suggested that in view of the condition of Division Street that he felt it would be best to start the work from the bridge on the Arroyo, del Valle creek on Division Street and to extend same as far as St. Marys Street,which in all probability would bring the work to the Western Pacific tracks. He advised further that the work would be the most economical way of spending the money. Discussion then followed with IVIr. Mancini with reference to fees to be paid him. Mr. Iula.ncini advised that his charges were 015.00 per day for office work and '25.00 per day for field work. He suggested charging a fee on the contract price which,usulally was from six to seven per cent as recommended by the American Society of Engineering -as per their schedule. In connection with the local job he advised he would ask eight per cent of the contract price to prepare plans and specifications and for submitting them to the Division of Highways, Department of'Public Works. On motion of Councilman Amaral seconded.by Councilman Madsen and with all the Councilmen in favor of same Mr. Mancini's proposition was accepted. Mr. Mancini then advised that he would like to make certain street tests and he wished help and Mr. Rodrigues was instructed to assist him. The Clerk then brought up the Memorandum of Agreement received from:the `Division of Highways, Department of Public Works with reference to the one - quarter cent gas tax allocation accuring to the Town of Pleasanton for the 1935 -37 biennium. Following advice from Attorney Nilson xith regards to same and to the affect that it would be alright for the municipality to sign same, Resolution 1554was then introduced authorizing the Mayor to execute in duplicate the memorandum of agree- ment and the Clerk to sign same and to forward it with the memorandums to the Division of Highways. This was done on motion of Councilman Madsen, seconded by Councilman Amaral and with all the Councilmen in favor of same. On account of the lateness of the hour there were no committee reports presented. However, Councilman Olesen made a few remarks with reference to the SERA project now in effect and to be concluded August 15th. City Clerk E. W. Schween was called upon by Councilman Olesen to report further with regards to the work and his visits to Oakland headquarters. IVir. Schween then told what the new set up after August 15th would be and also that he had submitted a project for additional feet as regards curb and gutter. He also advised that on his onn initiative he had taken up with headquarters the slope wall on Division Street and he read a communication from the WPA to the affect that a preliminary estimate of the work according to the sketch of same prepared by the County Surveyor's office in February, 1934 would entail an e xRenditure of approximately $8500, same being itemized as follows: Labor by WPA p55OO.00; Materials by WPA, ��1300.00; Materials and supervision by sponsors (Town of Pleasanton) $1700.00. He also advised that the $1700 contributed would apply to money spent to pay superintendent plus proportion of materials and also that WPA labor would be available for washing the gravel if that was necessary. The Council was in hearty accord with Mr. Schween's proposition to have something done and the matter was ordered laid over for a future meeting and discussion.