BOOK 22_1948-08-17 to 1950-05-15

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r A 276 written to the owner but no reply had been received. He had prepared a resolution declaring that trees constituted a nuisance and it was incumbent upon the Council to decide on how many days, ten days to jwo weeks, to abate the nuisance. Councilman Holmquist offered resolution and moved adoption as pre- pared by the City Attorney giving the owner ten days in which to remove trees, seconded by Councilman Spillers. Motion carried on roll call. Councilman Granger noted absent. RESOLUTION N0. 755 DECLARING TREES ON LOTS 19 AND 20, LEXINGTON PARK, TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND ORDERING THEIR ABATEMENT WHEREAS certain trees located on Lots 19 and 20, Lexington Park, on Harrison Avenue near Myttle Street in the City of Redwood City, constitute a danger to the lealth, safety and convenience of the residents of the City of Redwood City; and WHEREAS Julius Berendsen, owner of the lotVon which said trees are located, has permitted the roots of said trees to grow into the sanitary sewer mains and laterals located in Harrison Street; and WHEREAS, for more than one year last past the City of Redwood City has been compelled to expend great sums'of money in clearing and cleating the roots of said trees from said sanitary sewer system; and WHEREAS said roots have caused a stoppage of said sanitary sewer system to such an extent that raw sewage has overflowed in adjacent properties served by said sanitary sewer system, thereby creating a grave health hazard to the residents in that area, and threaten to continue to create said stoppages; and WHEREAS limbs from said trees overhanging Harrison Avenue threaten to falrinto the streets and on the sidewaiks in said area, thereby greatly endangering pedestrian and -automobile traffic on said Harrison Avenue; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT AND IT HEREBY IS RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Redwood City, as follows: 1. That said trees and roots are hereby declared to be a public nuisance; 2. That Julius Berendsen,the owner of the lots on which said trees are located, shall have ten (10) days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this resolution in which to abate said nui- sance by removing said trees and roots; that if said nuisance is not abated by said owner within said ten-day period, the City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to bring an action for damages and for the abatement of said nuisance against said owner. Passed and adopted by the Council of the Ci* of Redwood City at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 15th day of August, 1949, by the following vote: AYES, and in favor of the passage and adoption of the foregoing resolutions Councilmen:. BRIT- SCHGI, HOLMQUIST, MORGAN,SPILLERS., SWIFT and WERDER. NOES, Councilmen: NONE. ABSENT,Councilmen: GRANGER. ....ATTEST: RALPH S. DODGE Clerk of the City of Redwood City W. M. WERDER Mayor of the City of Redwood City I I hereby approve the foregoing resolution this 16th day of August, 1949. W. M.WERDER Mayor of the City of Redwood City COUNCILMAN SPILLERS WAS EXCUSED FROM MEETING AT 8:50 PM TO ATTEND ANOTHER MEETING. VIRGINIA AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS. Affidavits of posting, publication and mailing of notices were ordered filed on motion of Councilman Britschgi, seconded by Councilmm Swift and carried. VIRGINIA AVENUE. PUBLIC HEARING ON RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO CONSTRUCT CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS. There were no protests. RESOLUTION 756. VIRGINIA'.AVENUE. Councilman Holmquist offered resolution ordering workdone and calling for