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<br /> 120
<br /> MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
<br /> REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL
<br /> APRIL 1 , 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 , B . E.
<br /> Myers . Absent : None .
<br /> The minutes of the meeting of March lS , 1935 , were approved on motion of Councilman Eva ,
<br /> seconded by Councilman McNulty.
<br /> Miss Ruby Minor of Berkeley asked the Council , in a written com:uunication , what could be done
<br /> toward the payment of certain 1915 Act bonds as well as interest . Reply to this letter
<br /> was referred to the City Attorney , on motion of Councilman McCarthy , seconded by Councilman
<br /> McNulty.
<br /> R. Schenk , 35 Jeter Street , filed a petition and also orally addressed the Council concerning
<br /> the disturbance caused by roosters crowing in the early morning hours , and indicated it
<br /> was not the desire to restrain people from having the chickens , but simply to eliminate the
<br /> annoyance in the first residential section. On motion of Councilman McCarthy , seconded by
<br /> Councilman Jones , the matter was referred to the Attorney to draw up a suitable ordinance .
<br /> At the previous meeting , the City Attorney had been asked to redraft an ordinance concerning the
<br /> use of radios , loud amplifiers on the streets , etc . , and revised ordinance was Presented.
<br /> After discussion , on motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Christensen , it
<br /> was decided to table the matter for the present .
<br /> As requested , the City Attorney again submitted ordinance regulating closing hours of liquor
<br /> establishments . This ordinance , on motion of Councilman McCarthy , seconded by Councilman
<br /> Eva , was laid over until the next meeting.
<br /> At this time there came up again for consideration the ordinance establishing closing hours
<br /> for certain grocery and food establishments . The matter was discussed at some length and
<br /> the discussion was participated in by Mr . Harrison of the Chamber of Commerce committee as
<br /> well as Attorney Kirkbride from San Mateo . Finally , on motion of Councilman Fletcher ,
<br /> seconded by Councilman Christensen , the ordinance was tabled.
<br /> The City Attorney presented for first reading and introduction an ordinance amending the present
<br /> tax collection ordinance to Provide for change of penalties . On motion of Councilman Jones ,
<br /> seconded by Councilman McNulty , the ordinance was introduced.
<br /> Councilman Fletcher suggested that in consideration of the recent bond election covering altera-
<br /> tions at the High School plant that it would be desirable for the City Council to ask the
<br /> School Trustees to incorporate in any contracts for services that labor residing in this
<br /> school district be preferred. Mr . Fletcher so moved , seconded by Councilman McCarthy.
<br /> Motion carried.
<br /> The question of automobile speed on the Woodside Road was again taken up and the Council generally
<br /> seemed to favor some regulation , so it was finally decided , on motion of Councilman McCarthy ,
<br /> seconded by Councilman Fletcher , that Chief Collins put on a regular officer , mornings ,
<br /> evenings , at noon and on Sundays , as he thought best , and check violators of traffic regula-
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