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346 Port Manager Walter F. Murphy submitted a letter from the Port Commissioners suggesting that in appreciation of the efforts put forth by Elmore Hinman in obtaining a com- mercial port for Redwood City that the street or roadway extending from Harbor Boulevard to the harbor property be named "Hinman Road" . In compliance with the suggestion of the Port Commissioners and the Port Manager , Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Eva , proposed the adoption of resolution naming this road- way "Hinman Road" . Carried unanimously . The Clerk was then requested to notify Mr . Hinman and also send him a special letter of thanks and appreciation . Mr . Theron Seitz , representing the tennis tournament members , requested permission to have a social dance in the Woman' s Club house on the night of November 13 and asked that the customary charge be waived. Permission granted on motion of Councilman Eva , seconded by Councilman McNulty . Following the reading of a petition signed by a number of property owners along that particular roadway , Councilman Eva , seconded by Councilman Christensen , proposed the adoption of the following resolution : "RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Redwood City that the name of RAMONA AVENUE , from Redwood Avenue to Vera Avenue , be , and the same is hereby , changed to VALOTA ROAD , and that the name of PEARL STREET , from Vera Avenue to Jefferson Avenue , be , and the same is hereby , changed to VALOTA ROAD , "And be it further resolved that the following described strip of land , to-wit : "A strip of land 60 feet in width lying 30 feet on either side of a center line described as follows , "BEGINNING at the point where the center line of Ramona Avenue extended in a straight line southeasterly intersects the southeasterly line of Redwood Avenue , ( said point being also described as a, point on the northwesterly line of Lot 45 of Reese Subdivision distant S . 420 17 ' W . 312 . 97 feet from the most northerly corner of said Lot 4+5 - thence from said point of beginning across said Lot 45 and on a line parallel to the southwesterly line thereof S . 450 30 ' E. 357 . 91 feet , thence continuing along the arc of a curve to the right tangent to last mentioned course and with a radius of 300 feet for a distance of 157 feet more or less to the southeasterly line of said Lot 45 , containing 0 . 75 acres and being a part of Lot 45 as shown on that certain entitled "Map of the Reese Subdivision of a part of the Redwood Farm , " filed March 22 , 1905 , in Book "B" of Maps at page 5 , in the Recorder ' s office of San Mateo County , State of California, be , and the same is hereby named VALOTA ROAD . " Carried. Following the naming of the thoroughfare "Valota Road" , Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Christensen , moved the adoption of the following resolution : "RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Redwood City that VALOTA ROAD in said City of Redwood City , from the Woodside Road to Jefferson Avenue be declared to be a road of major importance in said City . " Carried. At this time on motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman McNulty , the Council ratified and approved letter of the City Manager dated November 1st , reading as follows :