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

Browse Search

L6131 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING R 700D CITY COUNCIL JUNE 19, 193+ 9:00 P.M. 1 Upon roll call, the following Councilmen were present: Mayor, C. G. Lambert, Councilmen: L. C. Christensen, J. M. Eva, E. A. Fletcher, R. N. Jones, P. A. McCarthy, G. W. McNulty. Absent: City Clerk, B. E. Myers. The minutes of the meeting of June 4th were approved on motion of Councilman Christensen, seconded by Councilman Fletcher. The City Attorney presented agreement and bonds of the San Jose Well & Pump Works, Ltd., a cor— poration, for the drilling of two wells for the City of Redwood City, and said bonds were approved on motion of Councilman McNulty, seconded by Councilman Eva. The City Attorney read a letter from the Pacific Gas & Electric Company relative to the question of franchises and franchise tdxes due the City of Redwood City, if any, and said letter was filed and the matter left in the hands of the City Attorney to report further at a later I meeting. The City Attorney presented an ordinance limiting the hours of parking on a portion of Perry Street, which ordinance was introduced upon motion of Councilman Christensen, seconded by Councilman Fletcher. The City Attorney read his opinion to the Council upon the question of the legality of consoli— dating the offices of City Manager, City Engineer and Building Inspector under the Charter of said city and said opinion, upon motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Fletcher was ordered filed. The City Manager submitted a letter and report relative to the reduction of water rates in the territory served by the Emerald Lake Water System and also in Redwood City proper, and upon motion of Councilman Jones, seconded by Councilman McNulty, the recommendations made in the letter of the City Manager were adopted, and the suggested reductions in the rates as therein proposed were ordered effective as of July 1, 1934. The letter from the Pulgas Mosquito Abatement District requesting the appointment of a member thereof in place of Carl K. Mabie, deceased, was held over until the nest regular meeting. Mr. E. W. Nelson, 330 Grove Street, San Francisco, of the Bear Sign Company, appeared before the Council and requested permission to move a Bear Photo Advertising Sig: from property in the vicinity of Selby Lane to Southern Pacific Railroad Property northwest of Rogers Street, and upon motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman McCarthy, said permission was s granted, revocable on reasonable notice by the Council. 3 Mr. T. J. Seitz and Mr. Robert Savage addressed the Council relative to the construction of tennis courts at some proper place in the city for the use of persons desiring to play,tennis, and the Council agreed to take up said matter while discussing the budget for the coming fiscal, year. Mr. A. P. Whitehead asked whether or not the Council had taken any action on his request on the license for barber supply wagons and the City Attorney reported that he was not going over the license ordinances of San Jose, Santa Clara, South San Francisco, Burlingame, San Mateo