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

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■! City Manager.Mead•reported on letter sent to Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He stated that the letter had been sent as instructed and a reply had been re— ceived. We are eligible for the loan and the corporation sent the necessary papers'to be filled out. The papers are prepared and.are ready to be forwarded. He stated, however, that he had attended the City Managers' Convention in Berkeley over the week—end and one of the subjects under discussion had been the matter of financing municipal public works. He stated he was somei6at discourag- ed about the benefits to be derived from the R. F. 0. and learned that the best interest,rate we could get was 3%. He believed it would be possible to obtain the money at interest and asked that the matter be referred back to the finance committee. Councilman Britschgi.moved, seconded by Councilman Fletcher, that the City Manager's report be filed and the matter be referred to the finance committee. Motion passed unanimously. Councilman Britschgi moved, seconded by Councilman Fletcher, that matter of ordinance prohibiting cutting up of houses into one and two room apartments be postponed until the next meeting and placed on.the agenda. Motion passed unanimously. City Clerk Dodge presented election precincts and officials. He stated that polling places and precincts were coming in and felt they would be cooplete within a day or two. City Attorney McCarthy advised the Council that the matter could be held over until the next meeting when enough officials have signed up, as the names..should be included in the resolution when it is adopted. City Attorney McCarthy asked if the Council wanted to keep the polling places open on election day, from 6:00 A. M. to 7:00 P. M. as in other years or if 7:00 A. I4. to T:00 P. Pd. would be long enough, because of daylight savings -time. Mr. W. J. McKeegai spoke from the floor saying he believed it would be advisable to open the polls at 6:00 A. M. inasmuch as many commuters left for work before 7:00 A. M. and did not return until after 7:00 P. M - It was decided that sample ballots would be printed and distributed and also that polling place cards would be inserted. It was also.agreed to pay the officials $7.50. City Attorney McCarthy advised the Council that lirs. Miramontes had found 176 parcels of land delinquent for five years or more. On motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman McNulty, 176 deeds from Nelle L. Miramontes, as City Collector (Tax Collector), to the City of Redwood City conveying property delin— quent-for city taxes for more than five years were presented and accepted, and t.1e City Collector was directed to have said deeds retarded in the office of the County Recorder,of the County of Saxe Mateo, State of California. Motion passed unanimously. Councilman Armstrong asked to have the City Manager look at the trees on Fulton St: between Brewster and Katherine Avenues. He said it had been reported that they were shading the street lights. Mayor Granger stated that some time in the past the matter of.a survey of parking lots in the city had been referred to the Planning Commission but that no head— way had been made in the matter and asked that it again be referred to them. 0 �t