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

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■ Recreatioa Commission but that he was representing the youth organizations. He stated that a year ago Mr. Bert Werder of the County Fire Department appeared before the Recreation Commission and requested that the building occupied by the Boy Scouts be repaired. The City Attorney advised tl�e Commission that city funds could not be used to fix any building other than that owned by the city and he believed, therefore, that the appropriation given to the Boy Scouts a'short time ago was in the nature of a donation and that all youth organizations should be treated alike. Councilman McNulty asked if the Girl Scouts and the Y. M. C. A. were meeting in a building that was unsafe'"and stated that the money was donated to the Boy Scouts because of the condition of their meeting place. Councilman Hilton brought out the fact that the city had used the building as a police department for many years at no cost of the city. Councilman Armstrong stated he believed the Girl Scouts were now occupying a building on which county funds had been expended to mare it usable for their activity. Councilman Britschgi asked if the Girl Scouts and Y. M. C. A. couldni all use the same building for their meetings now: that the building had been made safe. Miss stiles answered Mr. Armstrong's question_ in regard to county funds being expended on the Girl Scout building. She stated that the Girl Scouts had given up their meeting place to the U. S. 0. and that the County without being asked had repaired the present meeting place. Mr. Elmer Ross, chaiman of the Recreation Commission, believed the matter should have been.referred to the Commission and that the matter could have been settled amicably. The motion be- fore the Council passed, Councilman Armstrong voting in the negative,." Councilman.Hilton moved, seconded by Councilman McNulty, that the industrial committers report on location for used car lots be carried on the agenda. Motion passed unanimously. The matter of one hour parking on Commercial Way was next brought up for discussion. Councilman Britschgi was of the opinion that it was a neighborhood quarrel be- tween the merchants because of one merchant parking his truck in back 'of his building and did.,not see why all trucking concerns should be penalized because of one violator. He believed it was a matter the Police Department oould.handle without an ordinance being drawn up. City Manager Mead requested that the matter be referred to him for further study as an owner of one of the stores had contacted him and he wished to investigate the matter further. The matter was placed on the agenda for the next': meeting. In regard to the abatement of the Lombardino property, Health Inspector Stein reported that the premises had been cleaned up and the conditions were satisfactory to the Health Department. The matter was dropped from the agenda. Councilman Fletcher moved, seconded by Councilman Armstrong, that abatement pro- ceedings be instituted against Vic Michel's Blacksmith Shop on the corner of Chestnut and Main Streets. Motion passed unanimously. City Attorney McCarthy reported on the matter of ordinance relating to cutting up of houses into one and two room apartments. He stated he had talked to Mr. Fickheisen of the County Health Department who informed him that at a health Y conference in San Jose it was brought out that several cities are contemplating a' #, I 1