BOOK 19_1942-09-08 to 1945-05-07

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MINUTES.OF REGULAR MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 19, 1942 ,8:00 P.M. Upon roll call the following were present: Councilmen H. F. Anderson, C. A. Britschgi, E. A. Fletcher, W. W. Hilton, Louis Jenkins, G. W. McNulty, Mayor F. D. Granger and City Clerk C. W. Eltringham. Also present were City Attor- ney P. A. McCarthy, City Collector N. L. Miramontes, Chief of Police C. L. �'. Collins, Chief of Fire Department M. E. Ryan, Building Inspector L. M. Duncan and Acting City Engineer R. J. Clarke. Communication from Carl E. Ward, Chairman, Advance Gifts Committee of the Community Chest, was read and on motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman] Britschgi, the sum of $350.00 was ordered paid to the Community Chest as the City4-s contribution for the current year. Communication from Roscoe Wyatt, Secretary of the Traffic Study Committee, advising of the appointment of new members to the Committee was read and ordered filed. Communication from Elizabeth Badger relative to bus service and the possible reduc- tion of water rates was read. On motion of Councilman Britschgi, seconded by Councilman Jenkins, City Clerk was directed to write the Redwood City Bus Line asking for co-operation in meeting a'll incoming trains. Communication was then ordered filed. Resolution adopted by the City Managers Department, League of California Cities, September 24, 1942, in respect to the memory of our late City Manager, C. L. Dimmitt, was read and ordered filed. Permission was granted Peninsula Lodge of Elks to conduct a public dance at Foresters Hall on October 29, 1942, on motion of Councilman Britschgi, seconded by CounciL- man Anderson. City Attorney McCarthy made a progress report on the feasibility of adopting an or- dinance regulating the posting and removal of circus posters. The City Clerk was directed to communicate with the Chamber of Commerce and the Redwood City Real Estate Board soliciting their co-operation in this matter. Agreement with Clelia Bertini relative to the reconstruction of a bulkhead along the easterly bank of the creek passing through her property on Oak Avenue and waiver. by Mrs. Bertini of claim of any liability for future maintenance of the bulkhead by the City was approved on motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman Jenkins. W. J. McKeegan, Chester C. Armstrong and Lawrence G. Brian, appointed at the last meeting to fill vacancies on the Board of Library Trustees, Board of Review, and Planning Commission, respectively, were present and Oaths of Office admin- -istered to them. The above oaths of office were ordered filed on motion of Councilman Anderson, sec- onded by Councilman McNulty. A local 'Dim-out Ordinancell was introduced on motion of Councilman Fletcher, secondee. by Councilman Anderson. Application for dance permit by Court Madrone No. 158, Foresters of America, was approved on motion of Councilman McNulty, seconded by Councilman Anderson.