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Home My WebLink About1942-03-09 (Regular) Meeting MinutesREGUL'1.R r.IEETU:G OF T ~-m CITY COU t.Cil CF T ~ E CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, HELD UARCH 9, 1942. Ua yor U1 J lsen called the meeting to order and e..sked for ROl .L CALL. ROLL CAll: Cavender, Present Koger, Present 6 Presen~ Coorabs, Present Vo g el, Present 0 Absent Clerk read the minutes of the p revi ou s meetings. Alderman Coor.ibs, Moved ) Jenkins, Present ~eigand, Present Weigand Seconded) that the minutes be a pp roYed as read. ROLL CALL: Ca vend er, Aye Koger, Aye 6 Ayes Coombs, Aye Vo g el, Aye 0 Na ys Jenkins, Aye .Weigand, Aye Clerk read the Officers re orts for t he month of Februar,, 1942. Alderman Koger, Moved ) fk!J,_~ Vogel, S~~hat the re~~acce p ted Clerk ;.~th,.bffl:-~p ved 'l; the Finance om rTttee. 1n raant Register. and filed. Salary Fund General Ex p ence Fund Street Fund Fire Fund l ibrary Fund li gh t Fund F elice Fund Total Alderman '."/e i g and Moved ) $601.00 373.57 4206.15 389.99 100.00 ~oo.oo 1130.59 $7661.36 Coombs, Seconded) t h at the bills read by the Clerk and a pp roved by t he Finance co mm ittee be alloweu. ROLL CALL: C vender, Aye Ko g er, Aye 6 Ayes Coo mbs, J\ye Vo g el, Aye 0 !Ja ys. ~lder man Vo e l, Moved ) Jenkins, Aye Weigand, Aye Cav ender, Seconded) that t h e saL.ry of Patrolman Jarrett be increased to $125.00 )e r I:.I onth effective Lo rch 1st, 1942. ROLL CALL: Ca v ender, Ay e Koger, Ay e 6 Ayes Coombs, Aye Vo g el, Ay e 0 nays .t.lderman Co omb s Lioved ) Jenkins, Aye \17eigand, Aye Jenk ins, Seconded) t h at t e Stre et Co mm ittee be em owered to purchase a Fordson Tractor if t h e y fo un d it to be necessary. ROLL CALL: Ca vender, Ay e Koger, Aye 6 A.yes Coombs, . ye Vo g el, Aye O Na ys. Jenkins, Aye rl eigand, Aye Clerk re a d the followin g sche dules and r outes submitted by I.taurice E. Hill, in co mpl iance with Ordina.nce NO.l, Series ot 1942. Route No. 1. Starting at the i n tersection of South Aco ma street a nd 1est Har.ipden avenue, thence e a st on . mp den to South Clarkson street, thence south on South Clarkson to East Cuincy street, thence west on East tincy to South Logan Street, t h ence north on south Lo c an to Ham )den Avenue, thence west on Hamp den to South Ba nnock street, thence north on South Bannock to Girard street, thence east on Gira rd to South Acoma stre et, t h ence South on -South Acoma to place or starting . Route No. 2. S tarting at t h e i n tersection of Sou t h A.co .a street and West Hampden a venue, t h ence east to South Logan street, t Ance north on South Logan to Yale street, t h ence east on Yale S t r e et to South Lafayette street, thence south on South La f ayette to East Amherest street, t ence west on East Amherst to South Downin g street, thence south on S uth Downing to East Hampden Avenue thence west on East Hampd en to South Bannock street, t h ence north on South Bannock to ·1est Gi r a rd street, t h ence e a st on ~•est Girard to South A.coma, t h ence sou th on -South Acoma to t h e p l a ce of starti ng . Schedule. Dp erations will be g in at 6 A.~I. on Route ro.l. O erations will alternate over t h e two routes, the last o p eration of t h e day being over Route No. 2. endi g at 10:30 .U. O erati ons over e a ch route will be du rine a fifteen minute v eriod, which eans tha t o p erations over Route IJ o. 1 will start on the hour a.nd half hour, and o p erat ions ov e r Route No. 2 ~ill st a rt on t h e quarter hours, tor instance, 6:15 and 6:45. Ald er an Coomb s Ll oved ) ) Jenkins, Seconded) t ha t t h e Routes and Shedule be filed. 160 RC1 1 CA LL: Ca vender, J...y e Ko g er, .\ye 6 Ayes Co omb s, ,\ye Vo ~el, Ay e 0 Na ys. Jenkins, Aye 'il ei g a.nd , A.ye Clerk read t h e follov1ing in full, h.. BILL FOR AN ORDI~!ANCE ALIENDI!~G ORDINAHCE no. 3, SERIES OF 1923 Al!D REPEALING ALL ORDU ANCES OR PA RTS OF ORDH1ANCES I N CO PFLICT HEREWITH. Be it ordained by t' e City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado. S e ction 1. Section 14 of Ordinance t.o. 3, Series ot 1923 is hereby amended by adding t ~e following sentence. "The Building Ins ~ector may inspect and g enerally su ervise t h e oethod of inst a llation of p lumbing systems and fixtures and r ep ort any defective inst a lla tions or defective re }airs or insan- itary co ndit ions to t e Chief St a te ?lu zn bing Ins pector. Section 2. All Ordi a nces or p arts of Ordina nces in conflict herewith are hereby re p e a led. Introduced, rea and ordered published 1."a rch 9, 1942. Alde r ma n Koger, Moved ) :7eigand , Seconded) th a t f. BI1 1 F OR 1~tr ORDINANCE AI.!EtJDn,;G ORDIUANCE . O. 3, SER IES OF 1 923 . AND RE:!"'EALD ;G ALl RDII'A !.CES OR . A~TS OF ORDII~AJ!CES IN C ~:FlICT P.EnE 1.·1 IT .1 , be ass ed its first re ad inc; and ordered publ 1. shed. ROLL CALI: Cr.:.vender, Aye Ko g er, Aye 6 Clerk read the follo win g Coo mb s, Vo.:;el, Ayes 0 Eays. in .full, A.BILI '-..y e A.y e FOR Jenkins, Aye ,:/ei gand, Aye AN ORD! JAH CE AL1E l\Di hG ORD il .\IJ CE NO . 9_,, SERIES OF 1925 AND REPEA1II1G ALL ORDilJAUCES n b~RTS OF u &,,lluJ ~.C.-.i l lJ co FLl(;-,1, H~.a~.il'l'n • Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Englewood, Coloradoa Section 1. Section 8 , f ara g r aph 9, Se ries of 1 9 25 is hereby re p ealed and the followin g 1arag r u h substituted in lieu t h ereof: And i rovide d furth er, t ha t licenses issued for dogs shall not be subject to the provisions of t h is ordinance which make the license certificate commence wi th January 1st, but s a id license certifica te !or do g s shall be issued to commen ce June lat, and ex p ire I.Ia y 31st following. Section 2. ~11 Ordinances or p arts of Ordinances in conflict herewith a re h ereby rep e a le d . Alderman Jenkins r .. 1 oved ) Co vender, Seconded) that A BILI FOR Al! ORDH ANCE AT.IEI'J DI! G ORDI NA!1CE NO . 9, SERIES OF 1925 AtID flEI'EAl.I NG ALL ORDir :h.IrCES OR fARTS CF ORDIHANCES II J CONFLICT HERE;T!TH, be assed its f~rst reading a nd ordered ·ublished. ROLL CALL: Cc.vender~ Aye Koge r, Ay e Coombs, hye Vo g el, Aye 6 Aye s 0 Hay s. Clerk read t h e following in full, A Bill FOR Jenkins, Aye \Veigand, Aye AN ORDINANCE CO NCERN I!JG TAXIC ABS AND THEIR OPERATION AND rROVIDIUG FOR TP.E lICENSil'G THEREOF IN ACCORDANCE V'IITH THE FROVISIONS HEREOF AND RErEALING ALL ORD- IN NCES OR SECTIO NS OF ORDINANCES IU CO?IFLICT HERE \7 ITH • . Be it orda ined by the City Council of the City o f Englewood, Colorado• ARTICLE 1. DIFINITIOI1S. Section 1. The term "Taxicab•, when used in this Ordinance, means any motor vehicle used for the ur ose of trans portating ersons witbin the City of Englewood for hire, proYided t h at "taxicab" as hereinabove defined shall not include vehicles used in what is com oonly known as motor bus o p erations with seating capacity of seYen persona or over. ARTICLE 2. Section 1. (a) No cor poration, .)erson or individua l sh a ll eng ag e in the business ot o erating a taxicab or taxicabs u ,on t h e streets of t he City of Englewood without first com plying with al+ of the rovisions of this Or dinance. (b) A lica tions tor a license shall be addressed to the City Council, shall be in writing and shall state ~he followin g f n cts: The full name and address of the ap p li- cant; _if a artnershi p , the nar.1e and address of each artner; it a corp oration, the names and addresses of the officers and directors thereof; and what, if any, p revious ex p erience he or it has had in such business; the mumber of taxicabs desired; the seating c apa city or each t c xicab, according to the manufactQrer•s rating; the type of moto r car to be used; horse p ower, name of manufacturer; rating; State license number; and the len g th of tlae the said t a xicab has been in use. I I I ,I • (c) The City Council shall mnke or h a ve m ~de by inspectors such examination and ins ection of the vehicle betore issuing a license, as it considers nec- essary. The City Council shall refuse a license to, or it already issued, revoke or s u s )end t 1e license of any wehicle round to be unfit or unsuitable tor public patrona g e. The Licenseing Com11ittee of the City Council is hereby authorized and e m!)Owered to establish reasonable rules and regulations for the inspection and o p eration of public vehicles and their appurtenances, construction, and condition or fitness. (d) The City Council shall evidence ~ts c r a nting or a license only after payment or the license fees herein set forth. ( ARTICLE :3. (a) A license fee of twenty-five ($25.00) doll a rs a year sh a ll be paid to the City of En g lewood for each a nd every t a xicab licensed hereunder. Said license shall be issue d as or J a nuary 1 1 1. ea ch and every year, and shall be valid to and including t~e 31st d a y of December next succeeding, unless sooner eevoked by t h e City Council. 1\RTIClE 4. Drivers License. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a licensed taxicab upon the streets ot the City of Englewood without first complying with the following requirements: Section 1/ (a) Be of the a g e of twenty-one ( 21) ~rears or OW'er. (b) Be or sound physique, with good eyesight, and not subject to epilepsy, Tertigo, heart trouble or any other infirmity of body or mind which might render him untit tor the safe operation of a taxicab. (c) De able to read and write in the English language. (d) Be clean in dress and p erson and not be addicted to use of intoxicating liquors or drugs. (e) P roduce on forms to be provided by the City Council, affidavits or his goo• character from two ~e p utable citizens of the Cit~r who have known him person- ally during tive years next preceeding t h e date of his application, and a fur- ther testimo n ial, o~ a fona )rovide d for that urpose from his last e~ployer unless, in t h e esti mation of t h e City Council, sufficient reason is given for its o is s ion. . (t) Fill out U 'on a blank f o r m to be )rovided by the City Council ot a sta te ment g iving his full name, residence, )lace of residence for tlwe years p reTious to movi.g to his address, ag e, color, height, color ot eyes and hair, ~lace ot birth, leng t h of time he has resided int. e City, whether a citizen of the United States, places of previous em p loyment, whether married or single, whether he has ever been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor, whether he has p reviously been licensed as a driver or chauffeur, and, it so, whether his license has ever been revoked and fer what cause, which statement shall be signed and sworn t o by the a p ,licant and filed by the City Council as a permanant record. / (g) A license fee of five ($f.OO) dollars shall be paid tor each drivers license. Drivers licenses shall be issued as o! January l, in each and every year, and shall be valid to and including the 3ls) day of December, next succeeding, unless sooner revoked by the City Council. Section ~. Drivers licenses shall be revoked for conviction ot violation of any criminal statutes: for violation of any City ordinance relative to the sale, possession or delivery of intosicating liquor or drugs; drunk and reckless driving ; and shall be sus p ended u.on t h e first offense ot speeding and revoked u p on t h e second offense. Section 3. Drivers licenses may be sus p ended or revoked at any time by the City Council for g ood cause shown and, upon the conviction of any p erson holding a driver's license before a Justice of the Peaee for a Tiolation ot any law ot the State of Colorado, or before the Judge ot the .Iunic1pal Court ot the City of En g lewood, tor the violation of an Ordinance, said Justice or the eace and or said ll u~ici al Jud g e shall immediately re port said convictions to the City Council and said City Cour.cil may revoke or aus1 end said drivers license. Any such sus p ension or revocation shall be noted on the license, together with a statement of the reason thereof and the driver shall be de p rived or his bad g e by the City Council, said bad g e, in case ot sus p ension to be returned to t h e driver at t h e ex p iration of the p eriod tor which the license was sus p ended. A second sus p ension tor the same reason, or in any case, a third sus.ension of driver's license, shall revoke t h e license. No driYer whose license has been revoked s ha ll a g ain be licensed as a taxicab driver in t h e City, except upon presentation of reasons satisfactory to t he City Council. ARTICLE 5. Section 1. The City Council shall, upon issuing a license, designate taxicab stands, call boxes, etc., at which sta nds cabs so licensed shall be required to stand while waiting tor a tronaB e• Section 2. Th at t wo or r.1ore t ax ic a bs s ha ll not be p ermitted to stand side by side (double pa rked) on any street and such taxicabs and the driver's or such taxicabs or t h e persons in c ha r c e t h ereof shall remain quietly at the taxicab stands when not em ~loyed and shall not move ab out the streets tor the purpose ot soliciting or waiting )n tronag e, nor shall the same be left standing at any point or p l a ce une111 loyed other th a n a t t h e stand designated by the City Council. All t a xic a bs licensed u nder t h e ?rovisiona ot this Ordinance are expressly p rohibite d from cruising t h e streets of t h e City or Englewood tor the pu r p ose of obtaining atronage for t h eir cabs. -161 162 • J..RTIClE 6. Every o pera tor or 0V1ner of a ny t a xicab shall kee p or cause to be ke p t, an accurate record of t h e ti me and destination or each and every tri p mad e. 3a1d record sha ll be o en to ins )ection of any ot!icer or auth- orized 1 .. a ector or the City of Englewood. These records shall be kept on tile for a period of three (3i years. ~qT IClE 7. Any Ordina nce or section t h ereof in conflict herewith is hereby expressly re p ealed • ARTlClE 8. In t h e opinion or t he City Council, this Ordinance is necessary tor the immediate p rotection and p reservation of t h e public health, safety, convenience, and g eneral welfare, and it is enacted .for that purpose, and shall be in full force and effect i w:i ediately after its passage and final p ublic atio~. Alderman Jankins, ?lt oved ) Vogel Seconded) that A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING TAXICABS A?JD TT EIR OFE:tA TION AIJD f ROVIDi hG FOR THE lICENSII-!G Ti-1 E,..EOF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE F ROVISIOHS HEREOF JJTD RE P EALI NG ALL ORDirl'A!TCE3 OR SECTIO?IS OF ORD II ANCES I1 COI FLICT HEREWITH, be assed 1 ts t irst reading and ordered ublished. ROLL CALL: Cavender, Aye Coo rnb s, Aye Jenkins, Aye Koger , Aye Vogel, Aye 7eigand, Aye 6 Ayes 0 Nay s J..lderr:i an Coom b s IJ oved ) Vogel, Seconded) that t h e Council adjourn. ROll CALL: CE:.vender, Aye CoombD, Aye Jenkins, Aye Ko ger, Aye Vogel, Aye ~leigand, Aye 6 Ayes 0 Uays. ~f.~· IJ inutes read and .. np roved this /cz~ day of Ap ril, 1942. I I I I