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166 COMMUNICATION PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION REGARDING SUGGESTED PLAN FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF GRADE CROSSING CONDITIONS IN REDWOOD CITY. The Clerk read the letter. The Mayor asked the City Manager if he wanted the City to go along with the plan and what would the City's share be in regard to this matter. City Manager Rolison stated that most of the Cities have complied with the request. There are about seven crossings in Redwood City which would be effected. Redwood City, under the proposed plan, would pay 25%, the State would pay 25% and the Southern Pacific Company would pay 50%• The City could take care so" of -two crossing a year, with estimated expenditure of $14.,000. This was followed by discussion after WNW which Councilman Stout moved that the City enter into the program of at least two gates a year as proposed and the City Manager to set up the proper priority, seconded by Councilman Herkner. This was followed by discussion. Councilman Granger wanted to know why the Clerk's office hadn't checked into the records Gam] as he had previously asked. He was told that they did check for two days and had not been able to locate the information he had asked for. There are 25 volumes with approximately 500 pages in each volume and unless they knew approximately the year in question they didn't know where to look. Coimcil-4 man Granger stated that it had happened since 1940 and he offered a substitute motion to place this on the agenda for one week to give the Clerk's office a chance to check further into the records. This was seconded by Councilman Britschgi and carried. The City Manager asked the Clerk to read his report regarding the Clinton Street Bridge. In his letter, the City Manager stated that he had been advised by the City Engineer that he had discussed the preparation of new plans and specifications for the construction of the Clinton Street bridge with an outside engineer, and it appears that the cost of this project cannot be reduced below the City Engineer's original estimate, which was based on the adoption of the Fay Street bridge design to this project. The City Engineer further advised that he had received an estimate of $1,800 for all engineering - services, including the spreading of assessments, in the event the Council desires to proceed at this time with an assessment district. If authorized to proceed, payment for engineering services should be wow made from 1944 Bond Funds, which provide for an expenditure of $3,000 for this particular project• Councilman Granger asked that he be released from the Clinton Street Bridge Committee. The Mayor stated that he was of the opinion that the City should make an overall study in regard to the bridges. He asked Councilmen Spillers and Herkner to work on a committee in regard to the bridges in the City and attempt to see what they could do in regard to a report on getting all the bridges covered. There are approximately 12 to 14 bridges which need fixing and complete repair. Councilman Granger moved that the Clerk be authorized to furnish the property owners in the vicinity of the Clinton Street Bridge with a copy of this letter and notify them that this had been turned over to another committee, seconded by Councilman Spillers and carried. AUTHORIZE CLERK TO ACCEPT DEED TO LOTS B, C, D, AND E, FARM HILL NO. 2. Councilman Herkner moved that the Clerk be authorized to accept the deed, -seconded by Councilman Spillers and carried. The Clerk Tread an application for alcholic-beverage license for on sale beer license to Alice Martinez w.r Moreno and Ynez Moreno, 310 Arguello Street, Redwood City. This was ordered filed. Councilman Stout brought up the matter of the extra beams in the roof of -the bleachers. The Building Inspector stated that this was needed because of the children which will be climbing on the roof. =4 Councilman Weiss spoke in regard to the New Letter which the City Manager sent out and in particular to the item in regard to -the sales tax. He asked that the City Attorney be requested to prepare arbrief on moo question and he included that they earmark a portion of the money for tax reduction. Councilman 7(eiss moved that the City Attorney make a brief on the sales tax and what the City could use the money for, seconded by Councilman Stout and carried. Councilman Weiss, on the same report, the City Manager has stated the number of building permits issued 2nd