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9? MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 15 , 1934 5 ; 00 P . I . Upon roll call , the following Councilmen were present : Mayor , C . G. La3bert , L . C . Christensen , J . M. Eva , E . A. Fletcher , R. N. Jones , P . A. McCarthy , Geo . W . McNulty , City Clerk, B . E . Myers . Absent : None . The minutes of the meeting of October 1 , 1934 were approved on motion of Councilman Eva , seconded by Councilman Christensen. Another circular was read from the 1915 Improvement Bond Act Committee outlining the present status of the Lakeport litigation and asking for the proposed contribution from this city . The com- munication was ordered filed and the Treasurer instructed to issue the warrant . Floyd Granger asked permission to display a banner on the property along El Camino Real where Hopkins Avenue terminates . Permission was granted on motion of Councilman Jones , seconded by Councilman Fletcher . S . R. Damns presented a petition signed by about thirty interested persons protesting any change in California Square whereby there would be introduced tennis courts , wading pool or a bowling green . Ir . Daines was present and was assured that the Council had no intention of breaking up the present park for those purposes . Protest ordered filed . E. A. Thorsen of San Carlos again appeared before the Council concerning a permit to erect a steel public dining car cafe on Lot iS of the Perry Subdivision at 729 El Camino Real . Permission was granted on motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman McCarthy , revocable at any time , provided that the plunbing and wiring were done according to city regulations . The City Attorney reported concerning the proposed purchase of 4. 8 acres more or less on Roosevelt Avenue known as the Gillespie Tract and more fully described as follows : "All of Lot g of Wooster , Whitton and Montgomery Subdivision excepting those portions heretofore conveyed by deed of Carrie E. Gillespie to City and County of San Francisco . " He stated the property could be had for a down payment of $500 to take care of taxes and other delinquent payments and the asstu ption of a $2 , 000 Deed of Trust held by the First National Bann. Councilman Fletcher proposed that the city btiyy this property according to the plan out- lined , borrowing the initial payment of $500 from the Water Fund. Motion was seconded by Councilman Christensen and carried . Councilman McCarthy , seconded by Councilman Eva , moved that the city show its appreciation to the students of the High School who took the recent traffic count by having the Clerk write them a letter to that affect . Carried. On motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Eva, the Council went on record as en- dorsing Proposition No . 1 — Election November 6 , 1934: "Veterans ' Welfare Bond Act of 1933 providing for a bond issue of thirty million dollars to be used by the Veterans ' Welfare Board in assisting California War Veterans to acquire farms or homes . " On motion of Councilman McCarty , seconded by Councilman Fletcher , the Council went on record as endorsing Proposition No . 23 — Election November 6 , 1934: