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386 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL MAY 2 , 193g g : 00 P . M. Upon roll call the following Councilmen were present : Councilmen Harold P. Anderson , E . A. Fletcher , Win . Hohn , Robert N . Jones , Paul A. McCarthy , Geo . W. McYulty , M=ayor L . C . Christensen , and City Clerk B . E . Myers . The minutes of the meeting of April 18 , after slight change , were approved on motion of Councilman :McCarthy , seconded by Councilman Hohn . A discussion was had concerning the insurance carried by Mr . Vandervort covering the operation of his bus . The certificate of insurance submitted showed a covering for public liability of only $5 , 000/10 , 000 with Lloyd ' s . This was not considered satis- factory from two standpoints ; ( 1 ) Lloyd ' s coverage , and ( 2 ) the amount . It was decided , on motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman ?vcNulty , that the present insurance be accented provided the amount be changed to $50/100 , 000 and that the present coverage would continue only until satisfactory adjustment could be made with acceptable insurance carriers . C . G . Uhlenberg , special city auditor , submitted 3 conies of an accounting system report covering revised classification of accounts for the Port of Redwood City . As the content was more or less technical , the Council , on motion of Councilman McCarthy , seconded by Councilman Anderson , left the matter in the hands of City Manager Dimmitt , H . A . Beeger of the Port Commission , and the City Treasurer . The Clean Up Committee , by its chairman and secretary , in a letter dated May 2 , requested the Council to institute condemnation proceedings against the following; structures : Barn - 1300 block Middlefield Road Shack- 936 Fulton House & Shed- 331 Heller Building;- 2061 Broadway It was decided , on motion of Councilman McCarthy , seconded by Councilman Anderson , to receive and file the letter , and the clerk was instructed to notify the owners to show cause why the Particular buildings should not be removed . The Building Inspector was also asked to make a retort as to the condition of the buildings . Letters were received from the First National Bank and the American Trust Company asking that a portion of the funds of the city be deposited in the respective banks . On motion of Councilman McCarthy , seconded by Councilman Anderson , the treasurer was authorized as follows , the changes to be made as soon as convenient : ( 1 ) Deposit with the First National Bank $20 , 000 for the inactive account and transfer the accounts of the Port and the Library to this bank . ( 2 ) Deposit wits" the American Trust Company $20 , 000 in the inactive account and maintain sufficient funds in an active account to take care of all city expenditures other than the Pay roll which would be left with the Bank of America as at present . �-