BOOK 18_1939-01-03 to 1942-08-10

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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 151 194o 5:00 P.,M. Upon roll call the following Councilmen were present: H. -F. Anderson, E. A. Fletcher, Wm. Hohn, R. N. Jones, P. A. McCarthy, G. W. McNulty, Mayor L. C. Christensen, and City Clerk B. E. Myers. The minutes of the regular meeting of January 2 were approved on motion of Councilman Anderson, seconded by Councilman Fletcher. Alfred Morton, Recreation Director, asked the Council to give its sanction to a celebration sponsored by the Recreation Commission and the Redwood City Tribune in connection with the 19$0 Fair for the purpose of pro- viding additional receipts for the Special Recreational Fund with the understanding that the affair would not entail any expense to the City. Moral support for the undertaking was extended on motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman Anderson. Following recommendation of the City Planning Commission; -Harry Hoefler was given permission to subdivide Lot 32 in the Lee Tract between Orchard and Nueva Avenues'on Carlos Avenue according to the sketch submitted on motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman McNulty. S. T. Ratliff, representing Fraternal Order of Eagles of Redwood City, brought word to the Council that the Redwood City Eerie passed resolution recom- mending to the City Council the extension of Broadway to Bayshore High- way if and when the Friendly Acres annexation was sustained. He was assured the Council would give the subject due consideration. Albert H. Morgan, Jr., representing the Central Park Improvement Association, requested the Council to do something about sidewalks along James from Fulton to Myrtle Street. He was assured that this work had been under consideration by the Council for some time, and that the City Manager was negotiating for help from the W. P. A. and that the work would be done just as soon as possible. R. H. MacNab, representing Technocracy, Inc., asked that the Council reconsider his application for permission to erect signs on E1 Camino Real indicating the place of meeting of his organization. It was decided, on motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Anderson, to grant him per- mission and that he should consult with the City Manager as to further arrangements. William Silva, of 2236 El Camino Real, addressed the Council concerning the need for sidewalks and lights below Five Points on El Camino Real and I 9