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291 MINUTES OP REGULAR MATTING aoWCOD CITY COUNCIL MAY 3 , 1937 g : OO P . M . Upon roll call , the following Councilmen were present : Mayor Paul A. McCarthy , L . C . Chris- tensen , J . M . Eva, E. A. Fletcher , R, N. Jones , G . W. McNulty , and City Clerk , B. E. Myers . Absent : None . The minutes of the meeting of April 19 and adjourned meeting of April 26 , 1937 , were approved on motion of Councilman Christensen , seconded by Councilman Hohn. The City Attorney presented a letter from Ernest A. Wilson , Attorney of San Mateo , concerning proposed ordinance to be drawn by Mr. Wilson in which there would be set up franchise taxes applying to public utilities . Objection was made to paying outside attorneys when the City Attorney was qualified to do the same work satisfactorily. Finally , on motion of Councilman Eva, seconded by Councilman McNulty , the City Attorney was instructed to frame a franchise ordinance . The City Manager presented communication including a letter from C. G. Uhlenberg , Clerk of the Redwood City Grammar School District , in which the Grammar School Trustees suggested that the City buy the Central School Building at a price of $g5 , 000 , and make the building over into a City Hall . The Manager indicated that the total cost including alterations , etc . , would be approximately $105 ,000 . He showed that there would be a possibility of getting a P . W. A . Grant for a new City Hall which might in that event cost the City about $44 ,000 . 00 . No action was taken other than asking Councilmen Eva and Christensen to investigate end make further report . At a previous meeting there was presented a letter by the City Manager to the Planning Commission in which he outlined the probable cost of extending Stambaugh Street to Jefferson Avenue , The Planning Commission considered the project worthy of consideration and so informed the Council . The matter was taken up at this meeting. On motion of Councilman Eva, seconded by Councilman Jones , the Mayor was asked to appoint a committee to work with the Eastside Improvement Association to ascertain what , if anything , could be done. The Mayor appointed Councilmen Hohn and McNulty, Roscoe Wyatt , of the Chamber of Commerce appeared and presented the following letter concerning the proposed Harbor celebration. Gentlemen: Reference is made to the request of the City that the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce make a recommenda- tion as to the use of City advertising funds in furthering the proposed Harbor Opening Celebration , including a Pageant . It is the consensus of opinion of the Directors that , since the movement has already been launched with considerable publicity , and if the City Council is convinced that it is the desire of the community to celebrate the opening of the Port in the manner proposed, but not yet fully planned, the City would be justified in acting favorably on a contribution toward its promotion , not to exceed $1 , 000 . 00 , and contingent upon a like contribution being made by the County of San Mateo , and suffi- cient further contributions being made to assure the financial success of the event .