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

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74 MINUTES OF REGULAR. MEETING REDffOOD CITY COUNCIL MAY 211 193+ 8:00 P.M. Upon roll call, the following Councilmen were present: Mayor, C. G. Lambert, L. C. Chris— tensen, J. M. Eva, E. A. Fletcher, R. N. Jones, Paul A. McCarthy, Geo. W. h3cNulty. City Clerk, B. E. Myers. Absent: None. The minutes of the meeting of May 7 were approved on motion of Councilman McNulty, seconded by Councilman Christensen. The City Attorney submitted a letter concerning the franchise situation as applying to the Pacific Gas & Electric Company, outlining the various steps in legislation up to 1905 and indicating that perhaps the city might have some revenue due from the Pacific Gas & Electric Company. Upon motion of Councilman Eva, seconded by Councilman Fletcher, the City Attorney was authorized to open negotiations with this company in an effort to ascertain the status of the franchise arrangement and if anything be due, to collect from the company. In another letter, the City Attorney reported concerning the -conference of City Attorneys held at San Francisco with reference to the Gas Rate Adjustment of the Pacific Gas & Electric Company. In this conference it was determined that an inventory and appraisal of all the gas property of the said company be made under the direction of the Railroad Commission. It was suggested that San Francisco engineers, Mr. Randall Ellis and Mr. Paul Bach, be used for this purpose, and their services were accepted by the engineers of the Railroad Commission. On motion of Councilman Jones, seconded by Councilman McCarthy, the City Attorney was instructed to inform the Railroad Commission that the services of Mr. Alis and Mr. Bach would be acceptable and that Redwood City would join with the other communities. The City Attorney, in another letter to the Council, took up the request of the City of South San Francisco that a clause be inserted in specifications for construction work within the county as follows: "Preference is to be given to all products produced within the county, quality and price being equal". The Attorney gave his opinion that there was no legal, nor other objection, under the Charter, to provide for future construction as requested by the City of South San Francisco and the City Manager and Engineer were in— structed to insert in future contracts a clause specifying the use of local products; this on motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman McCartby. In a letter, the City Attorney asked the Council, when considering the reduction of his salary, that he be given an opportunity to present in his behalf the duties and work attached to his department. The letter was ordered filed. The City Manager, in a written communication, explained that the work covered by claim in favor of S. F. McClenahan of Palo Alto, covered the cost of spraying 1.28 Oak trees on Myrtle Street and was a charge against Tree Planting Project M-15. The letter was ordered f iled. The City Manager presented for the consideration of the Council a Lease Agreement between the City of Redwood City" and the City of Berkeley, under the terms of which the City of s