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22;3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 17 , 1936 8 : 00 P. M. Upon roll call , the following Councilmen were present : Mayor , Paul A. McCarthy , L. C. Christensen , E. A. Fletcher, Wm. Hohn , R. N. Jones , Geo . W. McNulty and City Clerk , B. E. Myers. Absent : J. M. Eva. The minutes of the meeting of August 3 and the adjourned meeting of August 10 , 1936, were approved as mailed, on motion of Councilman Christensen , seconded by Councilman Hohn. The City Manager filed an explanatory statement with the Council concerning the amount of expenditures in previous years and those contemplated for 1936-1937 , which figures showed an excess contrary to law, and the City Manager was instructed to write to the Board of Equalization to ask permission to include these figures as the excess was created for W.P.A. projects. The City Manager filed a report concerning the changing of the settling tank into a public swimming pool , but as the cost suggested by the City Manager seemed excessive , it was thought best to do nothing about it at this time , but to put the discussion on the agenda for a meeting in May of next year. The preliminary report was accepted and ordered filed. William C. McCarthy , Publicity Director for the County Floral Fiesta , asked permission to suspend a sign over El Camino Real , probably near the Broadway entrance to Redwood City. On motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Hohn, permission was granted provided he obtain the consent of the Highway Commission and arrange suitable public liability insurance. The adoption of the amendment to the Pound Ordinance came up for discussion but in view of opposition manifested the matter was put over until the meeting of September 21 . On motion of Councilman McNulty , seconded by Councilman Christensen , Ordinance amending Salary Ordinance was unanimously adopted. On motion of Councilman Christensen, seconded by Councilman Jones , Ordinance fixing the amount of money to be raised by taxation for the ensuing fiscal year was unanimously adopted. In connection with the water pipe line serving residents in the vicinity of Whipple and Cordilleras Roads , the City Manager was instructed , on motion of Councilman Hohn , seconded by Councilman Fletcher , to negotiate with the persons interested to take over this property provided the City could do it free of all obligations. Harry Jenkins , representing the Floral Fiesta, appeared before the Council toask that Redwood City take exhibit space. On motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Coun- cilman Christensen , it was agreed to take the minimum space costing $50.00 and the allocation of the charge be Unbudgeted Reserve . Discussion was had concerning the marking of the Bayshore Highway as "U. S . 101 " and as such marking was considered undesirable , on motion of Councilman Christensen , seconded by Councilman Jones , it was decided to write the California State Highway Commission, San Francisco , asking if anything could be done to retain the "101 " marking on El Camino Real .