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

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364 r r, i of the creek bank. Mr. Formentini, owner of adjacent property w of?:i:::7 a&jaeeat prepe `;;, was present and spoke on the matter. The question of the City's liability was discussed and referred to the City Attorney for report at the next meeting. City Manager Dimmitt made an oral report on traffic matters and stated f he hesitated to recommend the placing of arterial stop signs on Grand Street at the intersection of'James street. After - e discussion, it was decided to leave this matter open until a future date. Ordinance No. 466, "An ordinance adopting rules and regulations governing the operation of the Redwood City Yacht Harbor', was unanimously adopted on motion of Councilman Granger, seconded by Councilman McNulty. Request of the Board of Trustees of the Redwood City Public Library to spend from the $20,000 gift -of the late Mrs. H. W. Schaberg, the sum of $1,200 to $1,500 for a new charging desk was read. The City Clerk was directed to inform the Board of Trustees that a majority of the members of the Council did not feel that the gift Tshould be used for the purchase of equipment, but should be used to establish a substantial and enduring memorial. Another letter from the Board of Trustees, Redwood City Public Library, recommending that a nominal charge of .25¢ per year, be imposed r upon each out-of-town grammer school student and $1.00 per year ` upon each but-of=town high school student to whom library cards are issued, was read. The Council approved this recommendation on motion of Councilman Werder, seconded by Councilman McNulty. The following resoles ution was unanimously adopted on motion of Council- man McNulty, seconded by Councilman Christensen: "WHEREAS, the water supplied to the City of Redwood City and to a number o'f other communities in San Mateo County for drinking and other domestic purposes is, or may be, derived in large part from reservoirs of the San Francisco Water Department, generally referred to as the Spring Valley Lakes, and the tribu- tary watershed lands; and WHEREAS, the City of San Orancisco and its predecessor,the Spring Valley Company, expended over $5,000,000 in acquiring these watershed lands for the purpose of maintaining the purity of the - water supply and protecting it against human pollution; and WHEREAS, upon insistence of the State Board of Health and other Public Health authorities access to these lands for recrea- tional purposes be prohibited, these lands have been fenced and patrolled against trespass for nearly 20 years; and WHEREAS, upon the request of representatives of the State Division of Fish & Game, supported by petitions from numerous public bodies, civic organizations and residents of San Mateo County, the City of San Francisco consented to have these water- shed lands established as a estate Fish and Game Refuge." to be known as the "Bari Francisco Game Refuge." upon the understanding that full control of these lands would be retained by the city and that hunting and fishing in the area would be prohibited and .I 11 0 0 U