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

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Y 17 r� I 0 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING REDTOOD CITY COUNCIL MAY 1, 1939 8:00 P.M. Upon roll call the following were present: Councilmen 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 meeting of April 17 were approved on motion of Councilman McNulty, seconded by Councilman Anderson. On motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman McNulty, resolutions were adopted accepting leases in favor of the City of Redwood City by Beeger Tanning Company, Redwood City Realty Company, and James M. Eva. On motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Anderson, the City Treasurer was authorized to transfer $2,500 from the Investment Fund to the Real Estate Fund. On motion of Councilman Anderson, seconded by Councilman Fletcher, there was adopted a resolution requesting authorization from the P. W. A., in connection with the new City Hall, to deduct $1,000 from the construction item for the purpose of setting up a Force Account. On motion of Councilman Anderson, seconded by Councilman McNulty, there was adopted resolution requesting P. W. A., in connection with the new library construction, to permit the addition of $100 to the construction item, $208.87 to the preliminary expenses item, and $341.13 to the item, engineers -architects. The Clerk read copy of a notice concerning personal injuries sustained by Chetwynd Pigott and a demand on the City for damages in the own of $10,000. On motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Anderson, the claim was formally re - jetted. Uke Popik, on motion of Councilman Fl6tcher, seconded by Councilman McCarthy, was granted permit to receive a junk dealer's license with business at 715 Main Street provided that permit be revocable at the pleasure of the Council and that investigation war- ranted granting the permit. The City Manager submitted the following letter: "The following bids were received for grading and paving of Rogers Street between Bayshore Highway and Arguello Street: Harvey E. Conner $5,798.60 Lee J. Immel 4,569 .00 W. C. Railing 4,99'+•30 Piazza and Huntley 5,339.15 Earl W. Heple,723.40 L. C. Smith ,497.45 Chas. L. Harney 5,691.93 W. 0. Tyson 1},727.80 A. J. Raisch 6,304.00 The low bidder is L. C. Smith in the amount of $4,497.45, and I recommend that he be awarded the contract. The Engineer's Estimate was in the amount of $5,623.0011 tXV