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337 MINUTES OF REGULAR ARBOOMMW MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 1 , 1937 8 : 00 P . M. Upon roll call the following Councilmen were present : Councilmen L . C . Christensen , J . M . Eva , E . A. Fletcher , Wm. Hohn , R. N. Jones , G . W. McNulty , yAayor Paul A. McCarthy , and City Clerk B . E . Myers . The minutes of the meeting of October 1S were approved on motion of Councilman Eva, seconded by Councilman Fletcher . Councilman Eva, seconded by Councilman Jones , proposed the adoption of the following resolution , which was unanimously carried : "RESOLVED , that the City of Redwood City insure such of its employees as desire to be insured and who are acceptable to the Aetna Life Insurance Company of Hartford , Connecticut , in a plan of Group Health and Accident Insurance . The City of Redwood City to pay the entire first month ' s premium and thereafter to pay approximately 400 of the monthly premium . " It is further resolved that the City Clerk hereby be authorized to sign such papers as are necessary in completing the above transaction . " Councilman Fletcher , for the Committee on Termite Control , asked to have the report continued. The City Manager submitted to the Council a letter reading as follows : " In re : Docket No . Calif. 1W45-D , Contract No . 1 , Redwood City Harbor . I have this day given the final inspection to the construction of the wharf and transit shed at Redwood City Harbor undertaken by Healy- Tibbitts Construction Company as contractor and have found the work completed in accordance with the plans and specifications to my entire satisfaction. " On motion of Councilman McNulty , seconded by Councilman Christensen , the Council ratified the action of the City Manager . The City Manager also submitted a letter concerning the completion of contract of W . O . Tyson , but consideration was laid over until the next meeting. Pursuant to instructions from the Council , the City Manager filed a report concerning the experience of the City of Palo Alto in obtaining underpasses and discussed the subject generally for Redwood City , but no action was taken , other than to put ahead further discussion to the first meeting in December. In the meanwhile , the entire subject will be studied by a committee composed of Councilman Christensen , as chairman , and Councilmen McNulty and Eva. Councilman Jones , supported in his statement by other commuters , called attention to the inconvenient and dangerous situation existing at the Southern Pacific Station. It was shown that passengers going to San Francisco have to cross the tracks from the station and wait for the train on the north-easterly side of the tracks; that the intervening space was not properly paved , and that to stand on the opposite side and wait for the trains in the rain would not be desirable . Finally , after considerable discussion , Councilman Jones , seconded by Council- man McNulty , proposed that the City Manager be instructed to take up this matter with the Southern Pacific Company , and demand the pavement be completed between