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

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■I 254 had inspected this area and reached the conclusion that the whole area and Redwood Villa Park should be improved. A petition had been presented for the improvement of the above-mentioned streets with the exception of Hess Aoad c�'a "O 4 which City Manager Blom advised had be requested on a separate petition. Mr. ►-� Randlett also advised•that it would be desirable to cut Linden Street through to the Boyd and Kent Addition, and said that he believed a procedure had at one time been started to dedicate that street but that it had not been completed. The petition as presented requested 30 feet of pavement between combined curbs and gutter. The total estemated cost would be $60,000 or $5.50 per front foot of property. City Manager Blom advised that the origi- nal petition did not include 50% of the property owners of the whole area ' I but that these property owners were mostly in the eastern part of the area. He had requested the petitioners to obtain more signatures but the petition had been returned without any additional signatures. Mr. Scafidi, a resi- dent of Hess Road, advised that he had been unable to secure 507o of the property owners on Hess Road to sign his petition. City Manager'Blom ad- vised that Superintendent of Schools Andrew Spinas was desirous of having Hess Road continued to Poplar Avenue to allow children to get through to school. Councilman Britschgi moved, seconded by Councilman Granger, that post card notices be sent to property owners in the whole area including Hess Road advising that the matter will be heard at the next meeting of the Council and providing for post card voting. The motion passed unanimously. Inasmuch as a letter from the American Trust Company in regard to the Holder sub- division was located, Councilman Fletcher.moved, seconded by Councilman Armstrong that the motion holding this matter over to the adjourned meeting I of March 11 be rescinded. Motion passed unanimously. The letter from the American Trust Company assured that it held $6000 which had been deposited i by David Holder and which it would continue to hold until the completion of public improvements required by the City Council and -the acceptance thereof in an extension of Poplar Avenue, through Lot 53 and a portion of Lot 54, Reese Subdivision of Wooster, Whitton and Montgomery Subdivision of Redwood Farm. It provided that the work will be done in accordance with city speci- fications and subject to the acceptance of the city. It was understood that reasonable progress payments may be made to the contractor upon certification by the City Manager that such payments are appropriate, provided, that $1500, or one-quarter of the contract price, whichever is larger, shall be held by the bank until thirty-five days after completion and acceptance of public improvements by the city. After being assured by the City Manager and City Attorney that the letter met all requirements, Councilman Armstrong moved., seconded by Councilman Anderson, that the final map of David Holder's Poplar Subdivision be accepted. Motion passed unanimously. Councilman Armstrong moved, seconded by Councilman Fletcher, that the letter of the American Trust Company be filed as a City record. Motion'passed unanimously. Communication was received from G. Lorenzon, 31 Edinburgh Street, San Francisco,