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

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C r I 4" Y Complaint was made of the -.rough condition of the Broadway crossing of the tracks of. the Southern Pacific Company and. the City Attorney was instructed., -to notify the Southern Pacific Company that immediate improvement in the crossing must. - be made and to urge the permanent construction of the crossing at 'the earliest possible date. A communication from Mrs..Harold Eisenberg, secretary of a committee .for Russian Relief was read. After_a further explanation of the charitable purposes of the public entertainment and opening of premisessfor the sale of Russian ar- ticles and solicitation of funds therein refer-red•to, permission•to conduct said sale and said public meeting at Sequoia High School Auditorium on Septem ber 12.was unanimously granted and any license fee was waived on motion of Councilman Anderson, seconded by Councilman Fletcher. The intention of said committee to show a motion picture at said meeting was brought up by Mayor Granger and Mr. Joseph F. Thompson, chairman of the committee, with the appro val of Mrs. Stanley White Jr.; arepo.rt of said committee stated that the pic- ture would show merely actual scenes of war participated in by Russian soldier; and that the film was free from any propaganda or ideology and had been ap- proved by the Federal licensing authority. It was agreed that the film would be exhibited to the committee on censorship of motion picture films, of which Councilman Britschgi,is chairman, on Saturday afternoon, September 12 at 4 P.M A -communication from Mr. C:., H. Uhlenberg C.P.A., including 11 copies of his report relative to His audit of the accounts and financial condition of this city for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1942, was'read and on motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman Anderson, Mr. Uhlenberg?s request that he be appointed as special auditor for the current fiscal year was unanimously ap- proved and his employment to prepare his annual audit for this year was ratifi A communication'from Kenneth R. Hammaker, Executive Director of the California Stat Council of'Defense in regards to sectional conference on mobilization of diti- -zens for was at the Claremont Hotel at Berkeley on September 14, 1942, was read. Mayor Granger commented on the advisibility of attendance at said con- ference by such members of the City Council as may find it convenient to do so A report from R. J. Clarke, Acting City Engineer, on the cost of reconstruction of the sewer through the culvert of the creek crossing Oak Avenue between Cleve- land and. Fay Streets Was' -read. After some discussion motion was made by Counc man Anderson, seconded .by Councilman McNulty, and unanimously adopted ordering the removal of said sewer and the reconstruction thereof under the concrete base of said culvert at an estimated cost of $339.00. Mrs. Clelia 3ertini being present was interrogated as to whether she is willing to sign a waiver of liability on the part of Redwood City in consideration of the reconstruction of the bulkhead in said creek along her property. She stated that she was awaiting advice of her attorney. Mrs. Bertini stated that if the bulkhead is reconstructed the City will be permitted to anchor "dead men" on her property and under her house if deemed appropriate. Mr. Formentini being present stated that in his opinion the City should extend the