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

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72 Mr. Ludwig Werder stated that he was trying to build a home formi. I one of the employees and that he had arranged to find him a.home in LaHonda until it was possible to complete his home. He said it would ! work a hardship on him. Councilman Anderson moved, seconded by Councilman Britschgi, that'the mayor call an informal meeting of the Council and the 1 i 4 city employees affected at -the earliest possible convenience for the pur- pose of discussing the matter brought up by Mr. Morton by reason of pre- 1 sent housing conditions. Motion passed unanimously. i Petition was received bigned by fifty property owners and tenants petitioning that: 1. Hamilton Street be opened and extended to the present Penn-. f j Sylvania Avenue. 2. That 'theatre Street be opened and extended to the present 1 Pennsylvania Avenue. 3. Hamilton Street be opened and extended to'the present Bayshore Highway. 1 4. That these street openings and extensions be commenced at once j and continued without delay until completed. ! Councilman Granger moved the matter be referred to the Planning Com- rAission for study and that further consideration be given to the point of the setback line of the alley. The motion was seconded by Council- man Britschgi and passed unanimously. i Mrs. Paul Gobbel appeared before the Council requesting that sidewalks be installed on Jefferson Avenue to St.. Francis IMy, a matter of five blocks; Councilman Anderson moved the matter be referred to the City Engineer's office for a report at the next meeting of the Council with complete enoughtdetails so that the Cbuncil can take steps to plscing sidewalks in that area. The motion was seconded by Councilman Fletcher j and passed unanimously. Mr. W. A. Van Buren requested permission for the erection of two signs at !� i his used car lot. Councilman Fletcher moved the permit be granted if I It meets with the rquirements of the ordinance, seconded by Councilman Britschgi. Councilman Armstrong asked the Building Inspector if the signs met the ordinances to which he replied that they did. The motion j� passed unanimously. 1 ! City Clerk Dodge reported that the city employees had elected Street Superin- tendeant Lisle Winter to represent them on the committee to study the } ClItl Service system. He read letters from the Fire and Police De- partmenta requesting representation on this committee. Mr. Winter and f Mr. Morton appeared before the Council stating they believed each de- partment should have a representative on the committee. Councilman Anderson belsieved that inasmuch as the request came from the employees he moved that another election?be held and an employee elected from i each department. City Clerk Dodge advised that each department had selected its own candidate for the election and had asked that in the M