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

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r Councilman Fletcher advised that he had received a complaint in regard to chickens at King and Jeter, Health Inspector Hodge advised that he had told the occupants they could keep chickens there in accordance with the ordinance. He said he would make.another check as to the compliance with the ordinance. Councilman Armstrong believed the chickens should be removed from the first residential district in which opinion Council- man Fletcher concurred. Councilman Armstrong moved, seconded by Council- man Fletcher, that the city attorney be prepared to present at the next meeting of the council a revision of the ordinance to return it to its pre-war status. Motion passed unanimously. Councilman Armstrong brought out the fact that several meetings ago the Council had approved a recommendation of the Traffic Study Committee outlining a new loading zone for the Martin Transportation System, among which was that the B bus would be rerouted to avoid left hand at Broadway and El Camino Real and that the Shell Station would not be used as a loading _ zone. He said neither.of the recommendations had been carried out inas- mucl as Mr. Martin objects to the rerouting and asked that the matter be referred to the city manager to see if the city can enforce the recom- mendations. Councilman Armstrong asked the Chief of Police -if it were legal for the bus to make the left hand turn on to El Camino Real in the manner done. Chief Collins advised there was no law against it. City Attorney McCarthy expressed the opinion that in the matter of routing the bus the Railroad Commission would have to pass on that but he be- lieved the city had jurisdiction over where the bus made stops. The matter was placed on the agenda of the next meeting four a report from the city manager. Mayor Hilton appointed an Underpass Committee to study ways and means of pro- viding an underpass on Broadway and also to study the question of the, freight depot of the Southern Pacific. The committee follows: Coun- oilmen Britschgi and Fletcher, County Engineer' M. A. Grant, 0, S Oleson, ® Willis Ayer, John Ryan, Albert H. Morgan, Jr. and Joseph H. Territo. City Manager E. W. Blom and City Attorney Paul A. McCarthy were appoin- ted as advisory members. Mayor Hilton appointed business license committee composed of the following: Councilmen Granger, Armstrong, City Manager E. W. Blom and City Attor- ney Paul A. McCarthy. Claims No. 6121 to 6141 in the amount of $16,912.26 were approved and ordered paid on motion of Councilman McNulty, seconded by douncilman Fletcher with the exception of the claim for commission to.be paid to A. W. Palm for sale of city lots. Councilman McNulty was of the opinion that one claim was allowed for 3,� commission but that hence forth 216 commission was to be paid. It was decided the minutes of the meeting should be checked to determine the final action. Motion passed unanimously. Councilman Anderson offered resolution and moved adoption adjouning meeting out of respect to the memory of Lt. Elmer Nelson who lost his life in 0•, the service of his country. let r � � 4) P