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

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64 FURTHER RESOLVED that the minutes' of said meeting of January •15, 1945 be corrected to read as follows; "A motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman McNulty that the affidavit of publication of the ordinance described in the next succeeding paragraph relating to an investigation pro- ceeding preliminary to the adoption of a resolution of intention for the construction of any public improvement, etc., be filed, was unanimously adopted. "Thereupon Councilman Fletcher moved the adoption of the ordi- nance entitled ?Providing and Investigation Proceeding Prelim- inary to the Adoption of any Resolution of Intention for the Construction of any Public Improvement or the Acquisition of any Property for Public Use or both where the Cost thereof is to be Paid in Whole or in Part by Special Assessment upon Property and Prescribing the Time and Manner of Notice of Public Hearing Thereon before the Adoption of such Resolution of Intention?, which motion was seconded by Councilman McNulty. Onrroll call said ordinance was passed and adopted by the unanimous vote of all councilmen present, Councilmen Armstrong and Britschgi.being absent. Said ordinance is numbered 515." FURTHER RESOLVED that the clerk be and he is hereby directed to correct the minutes of each of said meetings in accordance with this resolution. ' Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Redwood City at a regular meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of July, 1945, by the following vote: City Attorney McCarthy advised that he had written Richard Carpenter, General Consul of the League of California Cities, advising; him the the council had with reluctance cancelled taxes on a lot at the re- quest of the Veterans$ Welfare Board upon his advice that they had no other alternative. He asked Mr. Carpenter if, in his opinion, the Council could have required payment of these taxes. Mr. Carpenter replied to his letter and concurred in the opinion that Mr. McCarthy had rendered the council and said that he believed if the matter were to be brought up in court Mr. McCarthy's opinion would be upheld. City Attorney McCarthy advised that the County Tax Co17e ctor had given notice of sale of property deeded to the State for delinquent taxes of approximately 55 parcels of land, the sale to be held July 25th. There are six lots'withln the City of Redwood City included in the sale. He stated that the Council had authorized him to request the Board of Supervisors to cancel taxes on lots in Redwood City and re= commended that the council -request the postponing of the sale of the lots within the city. He believed the matter might be acted upon by the Board of Supervisors so that the taxes will b e cancelled and the city could sell the lots and redeem the whole proceeds. Council- man Anderson moved, seconded by Councilman McNulty, that the Tax Col- lectorl�be requested to postpone the sale of six city lots published in the Tax Collector's notice of sale of public property set for July 25th. The motion passed unanimously.