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350 <br /> MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING <br /> REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL <br /> NOVEMBER 29 , 1937 <br /> 5 : 00 P . M. <br /> Upon roll call the following Councilman were present : Councilmen L . C . Christensen , <br /> J. M . Eva, E . A. Fletcher , Vim. Hahn , R. N . Jones , Mayor Paul A. McCarthy; <br /> absent , Councilman G . W. McNulty and City Clerk B . E . Myers . <br /> On account of the absence of City Clerk B . E . Myers , Councilman J . M . Eva was elected <br /> Clerk Pro tem. <br /> On motion of Councilman E . A. Fletcher , seconded by Councilman L . C . Christensen , <br /> and carried, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: <br /> "RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Redwood City that the herein- <br /> after described property , which was accepted by a Dee& dated the 31st day <br /> of July , 1935 , and made by and between the TACOMA MILL COMPANY , a corpor- <br /> ation , the first party and the CITY OF REDWOOD CITY , a municipal corporation , <br /> the second party , and recorded on the 21st day of October , 1936 , in volume <br /> 716 of Official Records at page 42 , San Mateo County Records , which property <br /> is described as follows : <br /> BEGINNING at the point where the northwesterly line of Rogers <br /> Street intersects the northerly line of Rancho de las Pulgas , <br /> as shown on that certain map entitled Lenolt and filed May 7 , <br /> 1925 , in the office of the County Recorder of San Mateo County , <br /> State of California, in Volume 12 of Mans at pages 30 and 31 ; <br /> thence from said point of beginning along said northwesterly <br /> line of Rogers Street extended north 470 32 . 5 ' East 606 . 27 <br /> feet to the southwesterly line of Bayshore Highway; thence <br /> along said southwesterly line of Bayshore Highway south 420 <br /> 00 ' East 80 feet to a point where the southeasterly line of <br /> Rogers Street if extended northeasterly in a straight line <br /> would intersect said southwesterly line of Bayshore Highway; <br /> thence south 470 32. 5 ' West along said southeasterly line of <br /> Rogers Street extended 555 . 17 feet to the northerly line of <br /> Rancho de las Pulgas; thence along said northerly line of said <br /> Rancho north 580 13 . 5 ' West to the point of beginning , contain- <br /> ing 1 . 097 acres and being a part of the land now or formerly <br /> belonging to Tacoma Mill Company , <br /> be and the same is hereby named ROGERS STREET . " <br /> On motion of Councilman E. A. Fletcher , seconded by Councilman R . N . Jones , and <br /> carried , a resolution was unanimously adopted as follows : <br /> "RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Redwood City that ROGERS <br /> STREET in said City of Redwood City , from Arguello Street to Bayshore <br /> highway be declared to be a street of major importance in said City . " <br /> On motion of Councilman E . A. Fletcher , seconded by Councilman J . M . Eva, the <br /> following resolution was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the Council : <br /> "WHEREAS the life of Elmore Brown Hinman closed on the 27th day of <br /> November , nineteen hundred thirty seven , and it is fitting to commemorate <br /> the great loss sustained thereby to Redwood City and to San Mateo County , <br /> as well as to his family, his veteran comrades , and his host of friends , <br /> "RESOLVED , by the City Council of the City of Redwood City , that we <br /> record hereby the distinguished services of our late member in his contri- <br /> bution to our local government during his year of councilmanship ; his <br /> intelligent and persistent leadership in the advocacy and accomplishment <br /> of the organization, construction and operation of a port and harbor at <br /> Redwood City , culminating in his zealous chairmanship of the Port Com- <br /> mission; his indefatagible efforts in the advancement of our Chamber of <br /> Commerce and the prosecution of its public service through his director- - <br /> ship , presidency and managership; his practical promotion of public social <br /> service through his participation in the organization of the Kiwanis <br /> Club , of which he was unanimously chosen first president and thereby <br /> established standards which have ever since been followed; his devotion <br /> to the welfare and interests of his comrades in arms in the Spanish- <br />