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• held for consideration later in the meeting. All other communi- cations were ordered filed. JOHN AMAHAL requested that some action be taken to stop dumping of refuse on'his property adjacent to Kottinger Village. Health Inspector Davis was requested to have it stopped. COMMITTEE REPORTS: tha t STREETS AND BLDGS.: Councilman Hansen reported /the installation of street name signs on Main Street had been completed and that a preliminary survey of street lighting showed the need for in- creasing the power of 12 lights and the installation of 17 addi- tional lights. Acting City Attorney Gale reported that the owner of the Rose Hotel property was now agreeable to paying for his sidewalk repairs but advised that he would not have the necessary money available until April 15. Councilman Hansen was requested to get bids on the removal of the trees and to plan the work for April. The Clerk was directed to request the P. G. & E. to make a survey and recommendation for street lighting.improvements. On motion of Councilman Oxsen, seconded py Councilman Hansen and ap- proved by all Councilmen present, it was ordered that street name signs be procured and installed on all remaining streets in the Town. CITY HALL AND FIRE City Hall roof had the Fire Dept. was hose had failed to samples and prices DEPT.: Councilman Oxsen reported that the been repaired. Fire Chief Amaral advised that badly ih need of hose as the promised County materialize. lie was requested to secure on new hose. PUBLIC UTILITIES: Councilman Toney reported that aside from .some - difficulty with frozen water pipes there were no unusual occurencee in the Utilities Department. THE COUNCIL authorized the Street Dept. to paint out the red curb at the hydrant in front of the Justice Court on Beal St. CHIEF OF POLICE Delucchi reported all police officers were now rotating shifts, that Officer Amaro was to take 6 days due on his vacation, and that Officer Donovan would attend the current Peace Officers' Training School classes at Santa Rita. MAYOR. TRIMINGHAM advised that the Western Pacific R.R. would start running new trains through Pleasanton on March 1, and that representatives of the R.R. Company would be here to meet with the Council on February 14. HEALTH INSPECTOR DAVIS reported that he had investigated the possibility of establishing a dump on the Pickard property. He advised against granting permission because of the small amount of top soil.available for cover and probable difficulty of keeping out rats. He advised that the County Heatth Dept. should be set up to give complete health data reports by next month, that this area now had a full time County health nurse, that all food establishments in the Town were operating in com- pliance with County health regulations, that the local schools now have excellent health conditions, and that the rodent control program was being quite successful in keeping down the rodent population. COUNCILMAN OXSEN was authorized to modernize and clean up the City Hall rest rooms. The Clerk was directed to follow up the Thiessen property abatement efforts with a view to getting the State Health Dept. to take some definite action. ACTING CITY ATTORNEY GALE was requested to hold the proposed sales tax ordinance for an adjourned meeting to be held on February 14. THE CLERK reported a telephone call from Mr. Maslow of the Maslow Cooperage Co. requesting information as to zoning and possible restrictions against establishing a chemical fertili- zer bottling plant in their barrel factory between Spring and Ray Streets. The Clerk was directed to advise Mr. Maslow to submit a letter outlining the proposed operation and giving information as to odors, fire hazard and possibility of chemi- cals entering the sewers.