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<br /> MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
<br /> REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL
<br /> MARCH 18 , 1935
<br /> 8 : 00 P . M .
<br /> Upon roll call , the following Councilmen were present : Mayor , C . G. Lambert , L . C . Christensen ,
<br /> J. M. Eva , E. A. Fletcher , R. N. Jones , P . A. McCarthy , Geo . W. McNulty , City Clerk ,
<br /> B. E . Myers . Absent : None .
<br /> The minutes of the meeting of March 4 , 1935 , were approved as mailed on motion of Councilman
<br /> Jones , seconded by Councilman McNulty.
<br /> The City Attorney submitted a tentative ordinance , as requested at the previous meeting, to
<br /> regulate the use of radios in the business district and amplifiers on automobiles . There
<br /> was considerable discussion about the drastic nature of the prohibitions in the proposed
<br /> ordinance and it was finally decided to refer it back to the Attorney to redraft .
<br /> The City Attorney also submitted a tentative ordinance to regulate the closing of liquor estab-
<br /> lishments , but this was also laid over until another meeting.
<br /> The City Manager submitted for consideration an agreement between the City and Ole Ellison
<br /> concerning; the construction and use of a ways at the Redwood City Harbor. On motion of
<br /> Councilman Christensen , seconded by Councilman Eva, the City Manager was instructed to
<br /> enter into the agreement with Mr. Ellison as proposed.
<br /> Councilman Christensen , representing the committee on re-appraisal of acreage , made written
<br /> report showing a total proposed reduction in the value of acreage of $189 , 703 and in the
<br /> value of lots $179 , 263 , a total of $368 ,966 , which would anproximately mean a loss in
<br /> revenue of a little over $4 , 000 and a probable increase in tax rate of 40. On motion of
<br /> Councilman McCarthy , seconded by Councilman McNulty , the report was accented and approved.
<br /> At the previous meeting an ordinance had been introduced to regulate the closing hours of
<br /> retail food and grocery establishments , but in the interim had not been published because ,
<br /> as the City Attorney explained , considerable opposition had arisen. As a consequence the
<br /> matter was thrown open for discussion , and the discussion was participated in by Norman
<br /> Menifee , representing certain business interests , and others who had signed quite a number
<br /> of petitions , which he also submitted , requesting that the Council not adopt the ordinance .
<br /> On the other hand , Mr . W. Hohn , representing the Chamber of Commerce , and other citizens
<br /> stoke in favor of the closing. There were also letters from the American Legion, Methodist
<br /> Church , Secretary of the Ministerial Association , Secretary of the Plymouth Guild and Retail
<br /> Clerks ' Union of San Mateo County , encouraging the Council to pass some sort of closing
<br /> ordinance . Finally , in consideration of the diversity of opinion and with the desire to
<br /> make some slight changes , on motion of Councilman McCarthy , seconded by Councilman Jones ,
<br /> the ordinance was referred back to the Attorney to redraft , and have it ready for the next
<br /> meeting.
<br /> A letter was received from John Gill , Secretary of the Planning Commission, referring to the
<br /> violation of Mr . Buben on Avondale Avenue of a City Ordinance . On motion of Councilman
<br /> McCarthy , seconded by Councilman Jones , the entire matter was referred to the City Attorney
<br /> who was directed to prosecute any violation of the City Ordinance .
<br /> Lillian Wyatt , Secretary of the Redwood City Woman ' s Club , asked the Council to remove the Acacia
<br /> trees in front of the club building on Clinton Street because the roots of the trees were
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