Walter H. Ratcliff Landmark
Corporation Yard Timeline

 
City Report Dec 17, 2002
Yard Timeline

Corporation Yard Timeline

  • Special City Council Meeting. Called for the purpose of considering the matter of leasing and also securing the options for the purchase of the same. January 4, 1913
  • Resolution No. 2191-N.S. January 4, 1913
    Terms up to five years from the first day of April $100 per month commencing with the first day of Mach 1913, $2,200 first day of January 1914, $2200... and through January 1918.
  • Resolution No. 2240-N.S. Second resolution to lease purchase of the Corporation Yard
  • Resolution 272-N.S. September 19, 1913 Creates office of City Architect
  • Resolution 342-N.S. May 19, 1914
    "appropriating and providing for expenditure of $3500 for equipment, construction and installation of a spur track facilities for the Corporation Yard of the City of Berkeley, and a concrete storage reservoir and oil pit, including furnace Boiler, and boiler house and necessary piping therewith"

 

  • Resolution 3388-N.S. June 9, 1914 Oil storage and heating plant bid Ordinance Item(s) #7, #8, #9
    Bids for construction
    American Machine works $3246.35
    J A Pinkerton $3415
    Blake Brothers $4090
  • Resolution 3485-N.S. June 19, 1914
    Awarding contract to construct spur to Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe Railroad Co for $993.88
    Property deeded to City December 22. 1914
  • Resolution No. 5091-N.S. November 26, 1915
    "Directing the Department of Public Works to provide a manure dumping place at the new Corporation Yard"
  • Council Minutes April 14, 1916 Item # 33
    "Bill entitled appropriating and providing for expenditure of 5000 for construction of a building for the Corporation Yard at Allston Way and West Streets"
  • Resolution 5477-N.S. April 21, 1916
    Authorizing and directing the City Architect to prepare Plans and Specifications for construction
    Council Communication #3 City Eng. Jessup Matter of preparing plans and specifications for the construction of building at the Corporation Yard
  • Resolution 557 1-N.S. May 19, 1916
    Corporation Yard # 15 "Adopting the preliminary plans prepared by the City Architect for improvements on a portion of the Corporation Yard at Allston Way and West Street"
  • Council Minutes July 18, 1916
    List of contractors and bids
    Walter Sorensen
    Lester H Stork
    L S Lewis
    Jones and McGovern
    California construction Co
    J Wendering *
  • Resolution 5890-N.S August 18, 1916
    "Awarding bid to J. Wendeing for improvements at the Corporation Yard for the sum of $9975; the construction of the improvements as per the plan; with 6 bays for the sum of $8475; the construction of additional bays as per his bid, for the sum of $1300; and the placing of a partition wall between the store room and shed, and lowering of the brick wall to conform more nearly to present grade, at a cost of $200."
  • Building Permit No.5785 August 31, 1916
  • Council Communication #3 October 6, 1916 From City Architect Ratcliff for various additions and changes at the Corporation Yard
  • Council Communication #7 From City Architect Ratcliff to replace the two slot sinks at the shop to one slot sink.. . no additional costs
  • Council Communication #4 From City Architect Ratcliff for "acceptance of the bid of the Art Fixture Co. in the sum of 90 dollars for furnishing electric fixtures for the Corporation Yard
  • Resolution 6283-N.S December 29, 1916
    (Upon the recommendation of the City Architect) "accepting the work done under the contract of J Wendering for construction of improvements at the Corporation Yard., as fully completed according to the plans and specifications therefore.
  • Resolution 6292-N.S January 2, 1917
    Bid for two steel road oil storage tanks to be installed at the Corporation Yard
  • Ordinance 496-N.S. January 12, 1917
    Creating the Bureau of Streets
  • Resolution (?) 1916 Appointing W. B. Knapp Sup. Of Building City of Berkeley
  • Resolution 6072-N.S Late 1916
    Authorizing WB Knapp delegate to third annual State Housing Institute in San Diego and expenses of $50
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