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<br /> MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
<br /> REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL
<br /> FEBRUARY 15 , 1937
<br /> 8 : 00 o ' clock p . m.
<br /> Upon roll call , the following Councilmen were present : Mayor Paul A. McCarthy , L. C . Chris-
<br /> tensen , J. M. Eva , E. A. Fletcher , Wm. Hohn , R. N. Jones , G. W. McNulty and City Clerk ,
<br /> B. E. Myers . Absent : None .
<br /> The minutes of the meeting of February 1 , 1937 , were approved , on motion of Councilman Hohn ,
<br /> seconded by Councilman Christensen.
<br /> In a letter to the Council , Frank V. Kington , Attorney , asked whether or not the Council in-
<br /> tended to pay a claim of $2 , 850 in the case of Ezell an vs . Redwood City , Court No. 2204+ .
<br /> Reply to the letter was referred to the City Attorney, on motion of Councilman Jones ,
<br /> seconded by Councilman Christensen.
<br /> H. J. Fitzgerald , whose liquor business is a 949 Main Street , asked permission of the Council
<br /> to hire a four piece orchestra for the purpose of running a dance in a room adjacent to
<br /> his present premises with a connecting door between. On motion of Councilman Hohn , secon-
<br /> ded by Councilman Jones , the request was denied.
<br /> At a previous meeting the City Attorney had 'been asked to draw up and present to the Council
<br /> at this meeting an ordinance licensing , at $24. 00 a machine a year , certain pin ball
<br /> games , etc . Considerable opposition was manifested and several protest ants were present
<br /> and spoke against licensing the machines at all . Amont these were Mrs . Robert Garcia ,
<br /> President of the Sequoia P. T .A. , Mrs. John Garland , former President of the
<br /> W. J . Owen, Secretary of the Redwood City Ministerial Association , Donald L . Bogie ,
<br /> Dean of Boys at Sequoia Union High School . Gordon Seeley also spoke on the subject , but
<br /> not in opposition. Following the discussion , on motion of Councilman Eva , seconded by
<br /> Councilman Hohn , it was decided that the instructions to the Attorney to draw up the or-
<br /> dinance be rescinded , with Councilman Fletcher voting "Won . Following this , on motion
<br /> of Councilman Eva , seconded by Councilman Fletcher , the Mayor was instructed to appoint
<br /> a committee to investigate these gaming devices and to draw up an ordinance to regulate
<br /> them. Mayor McCarthy appointed Councilman Eva as Chairman of the Committee to serve
<br /> with Councilmen Christensen and Fletcher, with the City Attorney and Chief of Police as
<br /> members of the committee .
<br /> On motion of Councilman Eva, seconded by Councilman Fletcher , Gas Fitters ' Ordinance , fixing
<br /> the license at $10 . 00 , was introduced.
<br /> On motion of Councilman Eva, seconded by Councilman Christensen , the City agreed to sponsor
<br /> a W. P .A. concert about March 3 or March 10 , with instructions to the City Manager to pay
<br /> the expense of the hall up to about $10 . 00 .
<br /> Councilman Jones asked if some arrangements could be made with property owners for the tem-
<br /> porary surfacing of certain streets throughout the City with an arrangement to pay in
<br /> installments the cost assessed against them. On motion of Councilman Eva , seconded by
<br /> Councilman Fletcher , the City Manager was authorized to make suitable arrangements with
<br /> property owners involved.
<br /> Councilman Fletcher reported on the bus hearing before the Railroad Commission. Mayor McCarthy,
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