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

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trt�( He understood the developers planned to start the street work within a few 321 -� weeks. Councilman Armstrong, on the City Manager!s recommendation and upon his belief that there are sufficient funds to prosecute the work, moved I� that he be authorized to proceed with the plans as necessary to complete the ,. work of installing the water mains. The motion was seconded by Councilman McNulty and passed unanimously., , City Manager Blom advised that Mr. Waters of the firm of James and Waters had con- tacted him and advised that Conway and Culligan, .developers of Redwood Vil- lage Tract, were going to pave Charter Street from Middlefield Road to Spring Street and suggested that the City pave their portion of the street so that it would be a full width street. City Manager Blom advised that the property owners chiefly interested would be the Elementary School Dis- trict as they propose to build a new school on Charter Street. Mr. Andrew Spinas, Superintendent of the Elementary Schools, stated he was of the opinion that the school district would be interested in having this street paved inasmuch as it.would give access to the school grounds and, also, that it was intended to build the school facing Charter Street. City Manager Blom stated that if the Council felt it desirable to go ahead with the work, the proceedings.might be started and the contract awarded at the r same time to the,same bidders on the Conway and Culligan half of the street so that the full width could be put in at the same time. Conway and Culligan intend to pave the street regardless of the stand the city takes. The general consensus of the Council was that Stambaugh Street should also be paved. There was some discussion as to the most expedient way in which to handle the financing of ehis,work. One method suggested by City'Manager Blom was to have was to have the school district and other owners agree to pay their share of the cost and arrange with the contractor to do the work and pay him directly without arranging for an assessment district. Council- man Granger asked.who was determining the type of pavement, City Manager Blom replied that the present plan of Conway and Culligan would not be acceptable to the city inasmuch as they propose rolled curb and gutters on their side of the street, however, he expressed the hope that the developers would be agreeable to meeting city specifications. All other City specifi- cations are met. Councilman Werder moved, seconded by Councilman McNulty, that the City Manager be instructed to contact Mr, Spinas, Superintendent �* of Schools, as to the most expedient way of handling the financing of the improvements and a recommendation be made at the next meeting of the Coun- cil. Motion passed unanimously. City Attorney McCarthy advised that Dr, A. Fromm had requested the Planning i� Commission to approve a change in setback lines on the corner of Broadway and Clinton, The setback on Broadway would be changed from ten feet to eight feet and on Clinton Street from ten feet to nine feet. A public hearing had been held before the Planning Commission and the only property owner affected was in favor of the proposed,change, Dr. Fromm had pre- sented plans to the Planning Commission of a medical building he proposes __ to build at this location. Councilman Britschgi offered introduction of