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

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U 0 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 19, 1939 8:00 P. M. Upon roll call the following councilmen were present: E. A. Fletcher, Ift. Hohn, R. N. Jones, G. W. McNulty, Mayor L. C. Christensen, and City Clerk B. E. Myers; absent, Councilmen H. F. Anderson and P. A. McCarthy. On motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman Jones, the following affidavits were ordered filed: (1) Publication by the San Carlos Enquirer of notice of special election; (2) B. J. Smith, posting ordinance calling special election and notice of special election; (3) City Clerk, notifica- tion of election officers. Following this, the Council duly and regular- ly canvassed the returns of the special election and found that 47 voters voted for the proposal, the annexation of district known as Friendly Acres, and that 33 voted against the proposal. Upon this finding, on motion of Councilman McNulty, seconded by Councilman Fletcher, the pro- posal was declared carried. Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman McNulty, proposed introduction of ordinance approving the annexation of the Friendly Acres district to the City of Redwood City. Carried. The City Manager submitted letter from the Chamber of Commerce in which its Board of Directors recommended an expenditure from the Publicity Fund of $100 in support of the work of the California Mission Trails Association. On motion of Councilman Jones, seconded by Councilman McNulty, the Council concurred in the recommendation of the Chamber of Commerce and authorized the $100 expenditure. In a letter to the Council, the Chamber of Commerce by its president, recom- mended that the city operate a municipal bus line. No action,was taken and consideration postponed until a committee representing the Council could make its report. In a letter to the Council, L. F. Bosshardt, who had been training Junior Mariners at the Yacht Harbor, indicated that the work had been discon- tinued and that he would no longer need the financial contributions from the city. He expressed his appreciation of the help given him. In a letter to the Council, Duncan Reynard, secretary of the Redwood City Exposition Model Home Committee, recommended that Mrs. Eichelberger be compensated for whatever was due her as hostess in the Model Home. No action was taken.