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410 MINUJTES OF REGULAR MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 1 1938 g : 00 P . M. Upon roll call the following Councilmen were present : Councilmen H. F. Anderson, E. A. Fletcher , Wm. Hohn , Robert N. Jones , Paul A. McCarthy , Geo . W. McNulty , and City Clerk B . E. Myers; absent , Mayor L. C . Christensen. In the absence of Mayor Christensen, on motion of Councilman McNulty , seconded by Councilman Anderson , Councilman McCarthy was chosen to serve as chairman . The minutes of the meeting of July lg were approved on motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Anderson. In a letter signed by E. M. McGlade , the West Coast Advertising Company asked per- mission to erect two panels in locations where present panels will have to be removed due to building activity . This matter was discussed at some length , and the final decision was that , hereafter whenever any advertising panels were removed from any location, permit would not be given to erect them at some other location. In other words , there was no inclination to increase the number of panels , and wherever possible , it was the desire to decrease the number . This on motion of Councilman Hohn , seconded by Councilman McNulty . The request of the West Coast Advertising Company was denied. The City Manager submitted a letter covering the additional cost of lighting Broadway east of Main as requested by organizations desiring to drill at that point . For one plan he estimated the cost to be $200 a year with an alternative amounting to $250 a year. It was decided, on motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Anderson , that the lighting was desirable and that if more lighting could be had for an additional payment of about $50 , it would be better to follow the second plan . At the request of the City Manager , the Clerk read to the Council a copy of a letter written by , the Manager to the Superintendent of the Southern Pacific Company regarding the hazard at the Jefferson Avenue crossing of the railroad tracks . The City Manager thought it necessary that the signal at that crossing be operated manually and that a flagman be stationed there at least during the hours of switching operation. The Council concurred in the statement of the City Manager , and the City Clerk was instructed to write to the Southern Pacific Company supporting the statement made by the City Manager and urging the cooperation of the company . The City Attorney reported that he had written to Mr . Roy Cloud , the co-owner of the property at 2061 Broadway , but had received no reply. He was asked to reach