BOOK 20_1945-05-21 to 1946-09-03

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152. license collector the.ma.tter of collect on^ ^.11 fees evicent bl1i1(?in7 fees, and • any other fees th^t cn!ne under the jurisdiction of the cuildin7 department. City Collector Ifi.rnmontes asked if he had in mind for the license collector to � "C collect Finn fees, sta.tinr that her d.enrrtment did not keen a record of the signs but that the deputy could :rake C, survey of the city in this rec,•nrd. Councilman Granrrer said 'h -t was his intent. Councilman Grainger moved, second- ed by Councilman Anderson. that the ms.tter be placed on the '�Oenda for a report by the City r!-nar^er. Motion passed unanimously. Councilman GronFer questinned the nedastrian Pians beinrr removed from the street« before some other method of indicating pedestrian zones t:a;s installed -.nd Fur•- gested that pexhaps these zones could be indicated by use of colored ncint. Chief Collins advised that the nedePtrian signs were in need of repair and would be installed as soon as that was done. He also srid th^.t the State High- way Division adopted the white line for pedestrian zones and thtt it efi uni.- form throughout the state. Councilm^n Grander also asked if soTpthinr••could be done about the increr.se in the • number of t<nxicrb permits issued, end was of the opinion sometninr• Phould be ` done about Pzoverning the number granted end the operation of the taxicabs. This opinion was concurred in by the majority of the Council and Councilman Armstrong asked the City Attorney to -check and if it t^ould be possible to grant a taxicab company a franchise. Councilmr.n Gr^naer advised thrt the City of San Mateo was also ,nr'rinm nn nn ordinance moverninq this mutter r.nd would zelcomP suFrg•eFticns from other communities. The City Attorney advised he would cheol� into the matter. Councilman Fletcher advised that he hnd rreviously recommended that the toxic^bs carry their nrim. ry coverV.,re with the Continent -;l Insurance Com,env but th,,t no ,•.ished to ch^.ng•e air, neon=m-.^.end' tion end now recon::Mend thrt fell covercg'e be carried r:ith Lloyds of London. He explained th^t under the onver^re extended by the ContinentCl In,�Iira_nce Comnr:ny the t: xiocbs ::ere 71nt covered by inriiswoon', if they ti'.^ve.iPd v Iiist-.rce of bolmrd Tifty miles -_7or -theirs place of business. Councilman Grrnr_•er offered the nnme of Don S. '7ilson to serve tho uneYrired tern of L. G. Brim on the P'lar.nins• Commission ^rd sn moved. The roti^n :°ks seconded by Councilman Anderson and unwed un^rt-• ously. Claims No. 6121 to 6183, inclusive, in the a.mo}ant of 1?7,4b6.83 rrere approved and ordered paid on motion of Counci:m^n "do�ulty, seconded by Councilmr.n Fletcher. 1 Under the question, Councilmen 11cyz7.ttr ,u stionAd the rate of come:issior_ nrid ?r. Palm in the srle of reel ertetr under the sale of city held iot.e. It r,vr his opinion thrt h^ .-.,Car to h; ve been r•~id 7175 commi ssi nn' onlots 'Fie roll, 2�, on lots sold by brokers, hot•.ever, it t, discovered that the Council bad --s 3,frreed to nay 35 on lots Fold by brol-rs • nd it tras rr•reed to .-bide by thrt arreement. The motion ptosed unanimnusly. Councilman. Fletcher moved,. Pec-rdPr'. by Councilm:-n ender^nr, t1,7t the rreetin^ be cd.journed.. Motion n, -s --Pd,