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�i were not very promising as many of the owners were selling their lots. Some of the owners are considering the matter and may give the city a temporaiq lease, however, it was the City Managerls opinion that not much could be done In regard to leveling the lots at this time of the year and he suggested that the effort be continued to obtain these lots and to find some property that can be used semi -permanently for recreation purposes and at the proper time of the year the lots could be leveled. Councilman Granger moved,seconded by Councilman Anderson, that the matter be carried on the agenda for the first meeting in March. Motion passed unanimously. City Attorney McCarthy asked that the report on the status of Pennsylvania Ave- nue be held over to the next meeting. The matter was placed on the agenda. City Manager Blom reported that he had discussed with Mr. Marcus of the S. H. Frank Company the matter of obtaining sufficient land in the sewage treat- ment plant area to take care of the Animal Shelter site. Mr. Marcus advised that there has been a change in management and that he was not in a position to discuss the matter. He asked that -City Manager Blom wait until after the first of the year to discuss the matter. Councilman Anderson moved, seconded by.Oouncilman Fletcher, that the matter be placed on the agenda for the first meeting in February. Motion passed unanimously. City Manager Blom reported that he had checked further in regard to franchise granted for railway -on Chestnut Street and found that Ordinance No. 113, dated #pril 122 1912, granted to-2dward Fitzpatrick a franchise for a street railway system provided that he pave the area between the tracks and two feet on the side.thereof. Ordinance No. 151, passed in March, 1915, provided fortthe transfer of the franchise from Fitzpatrick to the Redwood Harbor Company and the same conditions applied. The present ordinance, No. 2069 dated April 5, 1920, also reads the same. All franchises which have been granted call for pavement between the tracks and on two feet on the side thereof.• City Manager Blom reported that the Southern Pacific Company had completed their.portion of the work of paving this street. City Attorney McCarthy presented copies of proposed taxicab ordinance and advised that he and City Manager Blom had checked the present ordinance regulating a taxicabs and -those of other cities. He advised that it would be more appro- priate to enact a new ordinance rather than amend the old one as there is' too much which would have to be deleted or changed. The matter was placed on the agenda to allow time for study of the proposed ordinance. City Manager Blom advised that originally the Luxor Cab Company had requested five permits which had been granted and that subsequently two Kazazean brothers had requested two permits. The Kazazeans were entering into an agreement with the Luxor•Cab and it was upon his s®gestion that these two permits were issued in the name of Luxor Cab. The agreement between the Luxor Cab and the Kaza.zeans was not consummated and he recommended that two permits be issued in the name of the Kazazean brothers. A representative of Luzor addressed the Council advising that they had anticipated the use of these two permits and requested that they be granted them. Councilman 175