BOOK 17_1933-01-03 to 1938-12-29

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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL NovEmBER 4, 1935 9:00 P. M. Upon'roll call, the following Councilmen were present: Mayor, C. G. Lambert, L. C. E. A. Fletcher R. N. Jones P. A. Christensen, J. M. Eva, McCarthy, Geo. W. r McNulty. City Clerk, B. E. Myers. Absent: None. The minutes of the meeting of October 21, 1935, were approved on motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman McNulty. Clif Walk, active in the committee for Redwood City Airport, made a report to the Council concerning the present status of the development. In order to bring j it before the Council for definite consideration, the City Engineer, on motion i . i of Councilman Eva, seconded by Councilman Pletcher, was instructed to prepare a report on the feasibility of Airport W.P.A. Project, with the idea that the cost k to the City should not exceed $2,000. D. L. Walter, of the Walter Realty Company, asked permission to retain his wooden 4 sign in position. The sign had been in existence contrary to City Ordinance and when it was taken down for repainting, the Building Inspector indicated s that it should not be replaced as no wooden painted signs were permitted to extend over the sidewalk. However, on motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Fletcher, Mr. Walter was given permission to retain the sign in its present position. Walter Lynch appeared before the Council to present a check for $123.02, balance re- maining from the collections at the soft -ball field, and to thank the Council jfor the courtesies extended to the Soft -Ball League Players during the season. W. Hendricks, assistant County Engineer, discussed with the Council the completion of "Unit V of the Woodside Road Project, recommending that amended application i� i on the basis of the Metropolitan Security Wage be made, asking the government !� to increase the allocation of its funds to take care of the increase wage scale. He was told that this was satisfactory to the Council. E, The 'City Manager made report of the result of his interviews in Washington concerning ` the City's different projects and reported favorably. Therefore, on motion of T Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman McNulty, he was instructed to pro- ceed with the Pulgas Line Storm Sewer Project just as soon as he received official notification from the government. At the same time he was authorized to arrange for a 10 -foot right-of-way for a storm and sanitary sewer along the Pulgas Ranch line and across the property of the General Petroleum Company from Jefferson Avenue to Middlefield Road, with the idea that in consideration of the granting of this right-of-way by the company the City would agree to stand the expense (estimated at about $125) of moving the P.G.& E. Company's power line poles to the center of this right-of-way. V