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160 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 4 , 1935 5 : 00 P . M. Upon roll call , the following Councilmen were present : Mayor , C . G. Lambert , L . C . Christensen , J . M. Eva , E . A. Fletcher , R. N. Jones , P . A. McCarthy , Geo . W. McNulty. City Clerk , B . E . Myers . Absent : None . The minutes of the meeting; of October 21 , 1935 , were approved on motion of Councilman McCarthy , seconded by Councilman McNulty. Clif Walk , active in the committee for Redwood City Airport , made a report to the Council concerning the present status of the development . In order to bring it before the Council for definite consideration , the City Engineer , on motion of Councilman Eva , seconded by Councilman Fletcher , was instructed to prepare a report on the feasibility of Airport W.P .A. Project , with the idea that the cost to the City should not exceed $2 , 000 . D . L. Walter , of the Walter Realty Company , asked permission to retain his wooden sign in position. The sign had been in existence contrary to City Ordinance and when it was taken down for repainting , the Buildint; Inspector indicated that it should not be replaced as no wooden painted signs were permitted to extend over the sidewalk. However , on motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Fletcher , Mr . Walter was given permission to retain the sign in its present position. Walter Lynch appeared before the Council to present a check for $123 . 02 , balance re- maining from the collections at the soft-ball field , and to thank the Council for the courtesies extended to the Soft-Ball League Players during; the season. W. Hendricks , assistant County Engineer , discussed with the Council the completion of "Unit C" of the Woodside Road Project , recommending that amended application on the basis of the Metropolitan Security Wage be made , asking the government to increase the allocation of its funds to take care of the increase wage scale . He was told that this was satisfactory to the Council . Y I They City Manager made report of the result of his interviews in Washington concerning the City ' s different projects and reported favorably. Therefore , on motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman McNulty , he was instructed to pro- ceed with the Pulga.s Line Storm Sewer Project just as soon as he received official notification from the government . At the same time he was authorized to arrange for a 10-foot right-of-way for a storm and sanitary serer along the Pu.lgas Ranch line and across the property of the General Petroleum Company from Jefferson Avenue to Middlefield Road , with the idea that in consideration of the granting of this right-of-way by the company the City would agree to stand the expense ( estimated at about $125) of moving the P . G . & E . Company ' s power line poles to the center of this right-of-way.