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174 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 20 , 1936 8 : 00 P . M. Upon roll call , the following Councilmen were present : L . C . Christensen , J . M. Eva, E . A. Fletcher , R. N . Jones , P. A. McCarthy , Geo . W. McNulty and City Clerk , B . E. Myers . Absent : Mayor , C . G. Lambert . In the absence of Mayor Lambert , Councilman McCarthy was chosen to serve as Chairman pro tem. The minutes of the meetings of January 6 and January 13 , 1936 , were approved on motion of Councilman McNulty , seconded by Councilman Fletcher . J . C . Youngberg , of Stone & Youngberg , addressed the Council concerning the status of the 1915 Bond delinquencies and the refinancing bond issue . He was told by the City Attorney that proper papers would be filed for the test case this week . He requested of the Council , and the Council so ordered and instructed the City Clerk and Treasurer , that all communications and all requests for information whether by letter or in person concerning the 1915 Bonds of Redwood City were to be referred to Stone & Youngberg. This , on motion of Councilman Christensen , seconded by Councilman Fletcher . Stone & Youngberg made an offer to the City by letter to sell certain 1915 Bonds at a given price , having purchased the bonds from their own money. The bonds were as follows : Series N - $1 , 500; Series S - $1 ,000 ; Series 0 - $1 , 000 ; Series J - $1 , 649 . 88. The price at which they were offered for sale was $4 , 734. 89 , and on motion of Councilman Christensen , seconded by Councilman Fletcher , the City Treasurer was ordered to buy them. George Boring , of the Walter Insurance Agency , and also a representative of the Pacific Indemnity Company , asked the Council for permission to submit a bid for the con- templated general liability insurance . This brought on considerable discussion , bringing out the fact that the City Attorney had been approached by another in- surance firm and that the City Manager already had figures from the City ' s insuring agent . It was decided finally that the insurance people should submit sealed bids to the Clerk prior to the next meeting , February 3 , quoting coverage for 1 and 3 year periods for $10/20 , 000 initial coverage , un to $50/100 , 000 , with excess in their own companies and also in Lloyd ' s . C . E . Bunyard , of Woodside Road and Gordon Avenue , called the Council ' s attention to the fact that the Planning Commission had approved his application to alter , repair and add to his present store , for the purpose of creating a soft drink stand and restaurant , and. asked final permission of the Council to do this . It was granted , on motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Christensen, with the understanding that plans and specifications should be approved by the Building Inspector. Floyd E . Kelley asked permission of the Council to hold a dance each Saturday night