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362 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 6 , 1937 5 : 00 P, M. Upon roll call the following Councilmen were present : Councilmen L . C . Christensen , J . M. Eva , E . A. Fletcher , Win . Kohn , R . N. Jones , Mayor Paul A. McCarthy , and City Clerk B . E . Myers ; absent , Councilman G . W. Mciulty . The minutes of the meeting of November 15 and special meeting of November 29 were approved on motion of Councilman Christensen , seconded by Councilman Fletcher . On motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Eva , it was decided to con- tribute $15 to the San Mateo County Tuberculosis and Health Association. The City Tax Collector asked authority to accept $262 . 26 in payment of taxes and assessments on the southeast portion of Lot 12 , Block 1 , New High School Acres , belonging to Richard Hartir_ , the total of which , according to her letter , was $29 + . 7 7 . On motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Jones , she was authorized to accent a check for the amount mentioned . The United Veterans were given permission to hold a New Year ' s Eve dance in the Veterans Hall , without fee , up to 2 A. M . , on motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Jones . In a letter to the Council , Henry Witte , insurance agent , nroposed that the City engage the services of an appraiser for the purpose of ascertaining the -Proper valuation to be put on city owned property . Mr. Witte also suggested that the new insurance necessitated by the port building be divided equally among the following companies : a) National. Fire Insurance Company b ) The Hartford Fire Insurance Company c ) The Firemans Find Insurance Company On motion of Councilman Eva, seconded by Councilman Jones , the City Manager was authorized to have this appraisal made at the suggested maximum figure of $100 , and also that the new insurance be divided as recommended by Mr . Witte and Mr . Fletcher of the Insurance Committee . A request for the installation of certain bill boards was discussed but laid over until the next meeting . There was filed a letter from the City Tax Collector concerning assessed valuations on Quartz Street and other nearby streets . No action was taken. There was read a letter from the Division of Highways by John H. Skeggs , District Engineer , indicating engineering studies and a traffic count had been made at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and El Camino Real and that the result of this study did not indicate that automatic signals should be placed at that intersection. Submission of new request by the City Manager was authorized.