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52 <br />MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING <br />REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL <br />DECEMBER 180 1933 <br />8:00 P.M. <br />y <br />2 <br />Upon roll call, the following Councilmen were present: Mayor, W. J. Dusel, R. N. Jones, C..G." <br />Lambert, Paul A. McCarthy, Geo. W. McNulty. City Clerk, B. E. Myers. Absent: Councilmen, <br />i. A. Beeger and C. J. Hildebrant. <br />The minutes of the meeting of December 4 were approved on motion of Councilman Lambert, seconded <br />by Councilman Jones. <br />I. N. Gaines of 133 Birch Street, East Palo Alto, asked for special rates for dances to be held <br />each Saturday at the Foresters' Hall up to one a. m. It was finally agreed to make a charge <br />of $12.50 a month for dances each Saturday night and $20.00 a month if dances were�dlso held <br />i <br />on each Wednesday.night. <br />L. E. Warder appeared before the Council to ask its endorsement of a Government Housing Project <br />on which he was working; consisting of 391 homes to be erected -on the Horgan Ranch on the <br />s <br />Woodside Road adjacent to Redwood City, pursuant to'the provis;.=ons'of the National Industrial <br />Recovery Act, said houses to be built by the San Francisco Peninsula Housing Company. On <br />motion of Councilman'McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Jones, the Council endorsed the pro— <br />ject as being one socially desirable and of such a nature as to be encouraged and approved. <br />r <br />/ In a written communication, the Oity Manager called attention to the complications incidental <br />to enforcing the ordinance affecting the,sale of Christmas trees. The discussion which <br />7i{ <br />nom+ { <br />followed emphasized that the local merchants should be protected and helped where possible. Sd <br />It was finally decided that no one should sell Christmas trees but dealers or those with <br />whom they may arrange, with the understanding that the trees may be displayed for sale on <br />nearby premises but the actual sale should be made on the business premises of the dealer.+, <br />In a written communication, the City Manager described the difficulty experienced by the City <br />t <br />Collector in collecting business licenses and personal property taxes. On motion of Council— <br />a <br />• a <br />man McCarthy, seconded by Councilman McNulty, his recommendation was received and the Mayor <br />instructed to appoint a committee to assist the City Collector in adjusting the difficult i <br />z. <br />situations. Mayor Dusel named on his committee, Councilmen Lambert and Beeger and City <br />Manager E. A.Rolison, with the understanding that the Mayor would also serve. <br />C. G. Uhlenberg, special City Auditor, filed a letter covering partial audit indidating that the <br />City records were all in due form and had been properly checked, r <br />Applications for State Liquor Licenses, on motion of Councilman McNulty, seconded by Councilman <br />Jones, were referred to the committee. <br />?j <br />The Council went on record as approving the Central Valley Water Project, recommending that the <br />citizens of Redwood City vote "Yes". <br />The resolution on State Highways and correspondence from Col. Skeggs were referred to the <br />Attorney and City Manager. <br />On motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman McNulty, the Council appropriated $250.00' <br />r I <br />to be devoted toward the payment of Christmas baskets for the needy of Redwood City, as re— <br />quested by Z. T. Thorning. <br />Fp <br />k <br />e <br />