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<br />MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
<br />REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL
<br />MARCH 19, 1935
<br />8:00 P.M.
<br />It Uvon roll call, the following Councilmen were present: Mayor, C. G. Lambert, L. C. Christensen,
<br />�@ J. M. Eva, E. A. Fletcher, R. N. Jones, P. A. McCarthy, Geo. W. McNulty, City Clerk,
<br />B. E. Myers. Absent: None.
<br />The minutes of the meeting � ng of March 4, 1935, were approved as mailed on motion of Councilman
<br />Jones, seconded by Councilman McNulty.
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<br />The City Attorney submitted a tentative ordinance, as requested at the previous meeting, to
<br />regulate the use of radios in the business district and amplifiers on automobiles. There
<br />I was considerable discussion about the drastic nature of the prohibitions in the proposed
<br />ordinance and it was finally decided to refer It back to the Attorney to redraft.
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<br />3 The City Attorney also submitted a tentative ordinance to regulatetheclosing of liquor estab-
<br />lishments, but this was also laid over until another meeting.
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<br />t y Manager submitted for consideration an agreement between the City and Ole Ellison
<br />concerning the construction and use of a ways at the Redwood City Harbor. On motion of
<br />Councilman Christensen, seconded by Councilman Eva, the City Manager was instructed to
<br />enter into the agreement with Mr. Ellison as proposed.
<br />Councilman Christensen, representing the committee on re -appraisal of acreage, made written
<br />report showing a total proposed reduction in the value of acreage of $189,703 and in the
<br />value of lots $179,263, a total of $36g,966, which would approximately mean a loss in
<br />revenue bf a little over $4,000 and a probable increase in tax rate of 40. On motion of
<br />Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman McNulty, the report was accepted and approved.
<br />At the previous meeting an ordinance had been introduced to regulate the closing hours of
<br />retail food and grocery establishments, but in the interim had not been published because,
<br />as the City Attorney explained, considerable opposition had arisen. As a consequence the
<br />matter was thrown open for discussion, and the discussion was participated in by Norman
<br />Menifee, representing certain business interests, and others who had signed quite a number
<br />of petitions, which he also submitted, requesting that the Council not adopt the ordinance.
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<br />On the other hand, Mr. W. Hohn, representing the Chamber of Commerce, and other citizens
<br />spoke in favor of the closing. There were also letters from the American Legion, Methodist
<br />Church, Secretary of the Ministerial Association, Secretary of the Plymouth Guild and Retail
<br />Clerks' Union of San Mateo County, encouraging the Council to pass some sort of closing
<br />ordinance. Finally, in consideration of the diversity of opinion and with the desire to
<br />make some slight changes, on motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Jones,
<br />the ordinance was referred back to the Attorney to ,•cedraft, and have it ready for the next
<br />meeting.
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<br />A letter was received from John Gill, Secretary of the Planning Commission, referring to the
<br />violation of Mr. Buben on Avondale Avenue of a City Ordinance. On motion of Councilman
<br />McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Jones, the entire matter was referred to the City Attorney
<br />who was directed to prosecute any violation of the City Ordinance.
<br />Lillian Wyatt, Secretary of the Redwood City Woman's Club, asked the Council to remove the Acacia
<br />trees in front of the club building on Clinton Street because the roots of the trees were
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