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

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355 by the City Manager to inform the various taxicab companies of the wishes of the Council and that the Chief of Police be ready to make his recommendation at the next meeting of the Council. Under the question, Councilman Armstrong stated that the Chief of -Police should make his recommendation irrespective of whether or not the attorneys agree with him. Motion passed unanimously. A petition had been circulated among the resident owners of property on Laurel and Stambaugh Streets and City Manager Blom advised that he had addressed a letter to the non-resident owners of property on these streets in regard to proposed improvements in that district. The results had been combined and Acting City Engineer-Randlett advised that the results had been tabulated and that 60 of x the total area, including school and city owned property, favored the improve- ments. 6fo voted against the improvements and the rest were not heard from. Councilman Britschgi moved, seconded by Councilman Swift, that the City Mana- ger be instructed to prepare the plans. and specifications for the improvement of Laurel and Stambaugh Streets. Motion passed unanimously. Councilman Armstrong moved, seconded by Councilman McNulty, adoption of reso- lution of preliminary determination to make improvements on Lanel and Stam- baugh Streets. �On roll call, resolution was unanimouly adopted. RES 0LUTI ON No. 326 RESOLUTION OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION TO MAKE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN LAUREL STREET BETWEEN STAMBAUGH STREET AND MIDDLEFIELD ROAD AND IN STAB? BAUGH STREET BETWEEN 'LAUREL AND WILLOW STREETS. RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Redwood City, California, that it does hereby preliminarily determine that public convenience and necessity require and that it intends to order work to be done and improvements to be made at the locations shown in Exhibit "'A" attached hereto and made a part hereof and that the description of said work and improvements is particularly described in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and made a part hereof, said work to be done and improvements to be made in and for said City. 1. All of said work and improvements are to be constructed at the places and in the particular locations, of Ithe forms, sizes, dimensions and materials, and to the lines and grades and elevations as to be 'shown and delineated upon the plans, profiles and specifications to be made therefor and adopted by the City Council of said City. 2, Excepting as hereinafter stated, the cost of said work and improve- ments shall be assessed against property abutting the portions of said streets where said work and improvements are to be constructed, proportionate to the front footage of such property thereon, with an adjustment for corner lots; 3. Notice is hereby given that serial Bonds to represent the unpaid assessments and bear interest at the rate of not to exceed five (5fo),per cent per annum will be issued pursuant to Article I Section 3 and Section 5 of Ordinance No.333 of said City, commonly known and designated as "Redwood City Improvement Procedure Ordinance" adopted March 14, 1932, as amended, the last installment of which bonds shall mature nine (9) years from the second day of January next succeeding October fifteenthe (15) following their date. 4. Except as herein otherwise provided for the issuance of bonds, all of the above proposed work shall be done in pursuance of the provisions of Article I of said Redwood City Improvement Procedure Ordinance. 5. Notice is hereby given that Monday the 3rd day of June, 1946, at the hour of eight o'clock P,M, at the Council Chambers of the City Council of said City in the City Hall thereof are hereby fixed as the time and place when and where any and all persons interested may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the City Council should not find and determine that the public convenience and necessity require the improvements described and re- ferred to in this resolution without further compliance with the Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931: 6, The City Clerk shall give notice of the a,dootion of this resolution by publishing a Notice of Proposed Local Improvement once in the Redwood City Tribune, a daily newspaper, published and circulated in said City, and, by posting same on or near the Council Chamber door of said Council, said Post- ing and publication to be had at least ten days before said date of hearing. The above and foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Redwood City at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of May, 1946, by the following vote;