BOOK 21_1946-09-23 to 1948-08-09

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4 274 J_�yI INSPECTION REPORTS WERE SUBMITTED COVERING BUILDING at 1042 Main Street showing this build - Ing in bad repair and recommending same be demolished. Mr. William Gross, owner, appeared and stated the building was leased to Veterans for a period of two years who would be put at a diBadvantage and financial loss if they were forced to move r at this time. He stated the Veterans had borrowed from the bank to finance their business, and that there was no place into which they might move at this time. Coun- } oilman Werder suggested the possibility of Mr. Gross contacting the Building.Inspee- tor and Fire Inspector in an effort to find out what could be done to correct the wiring, install vents, and anything else necessary to fix the building up for the balance of the lease. Mr. Gross stated he was willing_to do this, stating further that he would tear the building down at the expiration of the lease. Councilman Werder so moved, -seconded by Councilman Granger, and carried unanimously. LETTER FROM LAW -DEPARTMENT, CITY OF SACRAMENM REGARDING TELEPHONE RATE INCREASE HEARING lis requesting that the City of Redwood City appropriate $500 toward the planned defense to be presented at the Utilities Commission hearings. It is proposed to employ . It Reginald L. Vaughn as legal counsel and.Mr. Harry D. Butler as consulting engineer i to represent the Cities of California at this hearing. Letter was received from " Mr. C.. G. Uhlenberg advising that he had known these two gentlemen for some years, had appeared with them before the Commission and recommending them very highly, recommending further that the proposition appears to be very effective and the best plan to obtain the -best results at nominal cost. Councilman Granger moved, seconded by Councilman McNulty,.that in view of Auditor Uhlenbergs recommendation, we appro- priate the amount requested and that all other cities on the Peninsula be advised of our action. Motion carried unanimously. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY OF SAN BRUNO received asking what this City intended to do about the telephone rate hearing. City Clerk was directed to advise them of the ` Councils action referred to above. MISS LOUISE G. SCHMIDT appeared representing her sister and mother, Mrs. Leone Schmidt of lbbo Valota Road. She complained of the location of sewer lateral as laid out t. by engineers, and submitted sketches illustrating her claim that laterals were improperly located. City Manager Blom explained there was nothing seriously wrong with the set-up, and stated that he had.received many phone calls from Miss Schmidt and had done everything possible to straighten the matter out with her. He recom- mended leaving the.lateral as now installed with no further change, inasmuch as the+ sewer is quite deep at this point and any change would be expensive. _Councilman Granger asked Miss Schmidt if she would be willing to deposit cash or bond to cover. cost of changing the lateral, as well as the assessment covering the installation of main sewer. Miss Schmidt agreed to this arragement. Councilman Werder asked City Manager if the above arrangement would eliminate any objections, and upon Mr. Bloms reply that it would, Councilman Granger moved, seconded by Councilman � i Werder, that the matter be referred to City Manager to work out a reasonable amount; to be covered by bond or cash by the Schmidts. Motion carried unanimously. i, PERRY STREET PARKING COMMITTEE, Councilman Britschgi,' reported they had met with some difficulty in that they were informed by the owner that lot in question was not for .I� sale. City Attorney will check further into the matter and report back at the ;1 next meeting.