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175 from 9 p. m, to 1 a. m. in the Foresters ' Hall , and also what the charge would be . Per- mission was granted , on motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Eva, with the understanding that he would pay the same rate which had been quoted a previous applicant , namely $10. 00 a month payable in advance . The Clerk was asked to acknowledge receipt of a resolution from the American Legion respecting the installation of safety appliances at railroad crossings . City Manager Dimmitt reported to the Council that he had received from the San Francisco L P .A. office approval of the T . P .A. project' for Airport , and that all that now remained was to have the final approval at Washington. This was followed by a general discussion in which John Lyon , Cliff Walk , Charles Cooley , and others , participated. In a letter to the Council , the City Tax Collector asked the Council to give her authority to cancel delinquent taxes amounting to $29 . 22 and penalties amounting to $21 . gg against Lot 14 , Block 12 , Central Park , a 25-foot lot on Iris Street between Harrison and Jefferson Avenues . The lot had been " sold to the State " in 1924 and now it was desired to clear the property in the hope of making a sale , with the understanding that $19g . g0 would be paid. On motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman McNulty , the Tax Collector was instructed to make the adjustment , The City Attorney submitted an ordinance establishing the voting precincts in Redwood City, which ordinance was properly introduced , on motion of Councilman McCarthy , seconded by Councilman Christensen. The Clerk was asked to write Mr. O ' Dea at Los Angeles concerning the favorable action on the W.P .A. project for Airport . Councilman Jones , seconded by Councilman McNulty , proposed the adoption of resolution by which the City of Redwood City would employ Orrick , Palmer & Dahlquist as special counsel in the application of the City to the Supreme Court for a Writ of Mandate in connection with the $ 25 ,000 refinancing bond issue . Unanimously carried. The City Attorney presented and explained a resolution under the terms of which the City would enter into an agreement with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to buy from the Company , in case the City took over the electrical distribution system , all the electricity which the City would buy in the next seven years . It was explained this was necessary to off- set a possible figure set up by the Railroad Commission to take care of any loss on the part of the Company , should the City not buy this electricity. Councilman Jones proposed the resolution , but in the absence of a second , no action was taken. The City Attorney asked. the Council to go on record or to give him some idea as to its attitude as property owners toward the placing of a laundry building opposite the post office . As the judgment of the Councilmen did not seem to be in accord , no decision was made . The City Clerk reported that according to instructions he had written a letter to the Bear Photo people asking them to do something about the unsightly appearance of the beat