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

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the council had recently denied a Sunday nie°ht pormit he believed the Council ® co-uld do nothinC; but deny this hermit, which opinion was concurred in by Council— mall Armstrong and RZayor Hilton. Councilman Groner stated he would like to have Mr. Solari withdraw his request rather than have the council take a stand on it, statinE, he did not see that there was anything the council coulc. do about it. ' Councilman Ande• son said th.•t if it vrere -put in the form of a..motion he would vote.! in favor of grantinr•, the permit, sttinC; he was in favor of granting the National ' Motor Bearing Company permit anc? that New Year's Eve fell on Sunday only once in several years. He said the dance would not be interfering with church services and that it would keep many people in Redwood City on that night. He was not in ? favor of Sunday night dances but believed Nev Year's eve vias an exception. Councilman McNulty expressed the opinion that he eras not in favor of granting the ` permit. Councilman Armstrong asked if the ordinance did not prohibit Sunday ni>h*, dancing to which City Attorney McCarthy replied that it did not. It provides tha,� no dances shall be conducted from 1:00 A.M. of one day to 7:00 A.U. of the same 3' day. Cotulcilman Anderson said he would make a motion to grant the permit but he felt it would be an idle motion. Ur. Solari said that because of the views of thn: { council he would withdraw his request. � � q A. E. Alldis appeared before the council in regard to the subdivision on Valota Road. He saiCl the cost of the improvements in this subdivision vrere going to proT-e f t too expensive and asked to be allowed to cut out the sidewalks and to use. lees ex. - pensive materials in the other improvements. City Attorney Mcparthy stated there was a subdivision ordinance which.adapted a subdivision resolution adopted by the Planning Cormaission which requires what improvements shall be shove on the final ! map. He said such a map has been presented in. regard to this subdivision and that 2f } a bond is to be furnished to insure that these improvements'are installed. City Manager Mead was asked for his opinion and stated that. if the request -were grante(. t. r it v:oulc be in violation of the subdivision ordinance. Councilman Armstrong: was of Vie opinion that if *the requirements were relaxed it e;oulc' be difficult to have 7 ? these improvements installed at a later date and cited several cases of where this- had ha.,nened in the oast. Councilmm'i Granger was of the opinion the ordinance shoulcl be upheld to prevent subdivisions from being set-up v;ithout improvements. Council;,ian Anderson was not in favor of breaking the ordinance inasmuch as he be- lievea there was a, rood thoit^zZt behind it. He said one vr4y to improve the .anpear- ' aace.of the city was to adhere to the ordinance. Councilman Armstrong moved, sec- onded by Councilman Granger, that the application be denied and that the provisiois 4 of the o-dinance be ndhered to. Motilin passed unanimously. 0 Ir. Robert G. G:'ay, ovmer of the Redwood Diner, appeared before the council. City y • I:Ta:na ,er Mead advised the council th;--t he had rquested 11r. Stein to inspect the trailer back of the Diner and it had been found to be in violation of the ordinance, ` F. inasmuch as it was being, used to store food. Mr. Gray stated he vias operating un6er a .emrxor .ry permit and for that reason did not feel he was justified in spending move/ to make improvements. He said if he co4d be Cr=ted a permanent permit, �J he would do so. P,Iaro.^ Hilton was of the opinion that a pezo anent pe?^mit could not 1�