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` i . $1 is/ 31 ft) 1 sec . X33 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL JULY 15 , 1935 8 : 00 P. M . Upon roll call , the following Councilmen were present : Mayor , C . G. Lambert , L . C . Christensen , J. M. Eva , E. A. Fletcher , P . A. McCarthy , Geo . W. McNulty , City Clerk , B. E . Myers. Absent : R . N. Jones . The minutes of the meeting of July 1 , 1935 , were approved on motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman McNulty. Dr . D . F. Brown again appeared before the Council concerning the request for special permit to build a medico-dental building at the corner of Clinton Street and Broadway . A letter was read from the Planning Commission recommending that the Council change the ordinance covering buildings permissible in a second class residential zone to include medico-dental buildings . On motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Eva, there was intro- duced an amendment to Ordinance No . 251 which would change the reading of that ordinance to allow the construction of buildings such as the one desired by these three doctors . Gordon Seeley , place of business on Broadway , spoke before the Council on the question of signs on the sidewalk and requested that the ordinance concerning such signs be changed to provide the owners of property less restriction. Mr . Seeley was assured that there would be no discrimination against him and that if he were requested to remove signs not permissible under the ordinance , other property owners would likewise be requested to do the same . James Flynn , of 139 Redwood Avenue , asked. the Council if something could be done to eliminate some insanitary conditions along that street , and to cause the removal of certain orientals living at 204 Redwood Avenue . The matter was finally referred to the City Manager and Health Officer. Al Davies called the attention of the Council to a special meeting in Sacramento , Friday morning , at which time there is going to be some adjustment in the budget affecting highways , and suggested that someone from Redwood City should be present to protect the City ' s interest insofar as the widening of El Camino Real would be concerned. The City Manager was asked to get in touch with Col . Skaggs and if necessary go to Sacramento to be present at the meeting. H. J. Black spoke about the parking of cars near the corner of Main and Maple Streets , and the matter was referred to the Chief of Police . Dr . J. N. Blood asked whether or not automobile parking should be parallel or oblique in the residential section. He was told that it should be parallel , and the matter was referred to the Chief of Police to investigate the situation, particularly in front of the apartments , Duane near Broadway. A letter was read from Frank V. Kington , Redwood City Attorney , in which he informed the Council that he had taken the place of Norman Menifee as Counsel for Mr . and Mrs . Ruellan , and demanded that the Council provide for the cancellation of the agreement originally entered into and the payment of the complete judgment . The letter was referred to the City Attorney. R. H. Moulton & Company, San Francisco , offered the City $3 , 500 in $250 bonds , Redwood City