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31 MINUTES OF SPECIAL ADJOURNED MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL JULY 10, 1933 g: 00 P .M . Upon roll call , the following Councilmen were present : Mayor , W. J. Dusel , H. A. Beeger , R. N. Jones , C. J. Hildebrant , Paul A. McCarthy , Geo. W. McNulty, City Clerk, B . E. Myers , Absent : C . G. Lambert . As requested, Charles Foley appeared before the Council in connection with his establishment at the corner of Broadway and Hamilton Streets . He explained that at the time of his opening he had not been able to put in all the furniture and equipment he had intended and that at present there were tables and chairs and he planned to put in stools at the bar and also to serve sandwiches of different kinds . This explanation satisfied the Council . Wm. Jamieson asked the Board , in the name of several merchants on Main Street , if the property across from his building could be cleaned up . He referred to the old unoccupied building and the condition of the empty lots. Joe M. Faso , owner of the 0 . K . Garage , took up the question , in a written communication, of having the telephone pole near , or in front of his garage , removed as it is a menace to traffic and interfered with the operation of his garage. The City Manager explained that the facts set forth by Mr. Faso were substantially correct yet it would cost considerable to remove the pole . It was finally decided , on motion of Councilman McCarthy , seconded by Councilman McNulty , that the City would be willing to remove the pole if Mr. Faso would stand one-half of the expense. The Clerk was accordingly instructed to write Mr . Faso to this effect , asking him to deposit $25 . 00 as a guarantee of his willingness to carry out the project . Following the reading of a communication from the California Municipal Utilities Association, Councilman Jones , seconded by Councilman McNulty , offered for adoption the following re- solution which was unanimously carried . "WHEREAS , the City of Redwood City owns and operates a Municipal Water System, a Garbage Collection and Disposal System, and certain Harbor Facilities , and WAS , the principle of exemption from taxation of States and State Agencies has been universally recognized by the Federal Government and by all individual States , NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Redwood City that it go on record as opposed to State taxation of any municipal receipts . " Councilman Jones called attention to the excessive speed of automobile drivers . The City Manager explained that he and the Chief of Police bad this in mind and would try to regulate traffic at lower rates of speed. On motion of Councilman McCarthy , seconded by Councilman Hildebrant , the First National Bank, the Bank of America and the San Mateo County Bank were designated as approved depositories of City funds for the ensuing year.