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L I RESOLUTION No. 812 URGING ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR EXTENSION OF BAYSHORE FREEWAY 365 WHEREAS the continued increase in growth of population and automobile traffic in San Mateo County has aggravated an already grave traffic hazard on Bayshore Highway in San Mateo County; and WHEREAS the California State Highway Commission has stated that funds are not available for the extension of Bayshore Highway Freeway in order to alleviate said grave traffic hazard; NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Redwood City hereby resolves as follows: 1. That Senator Harry A. Parkman and Assemblyman Richard J. Dolwig are hereby requested and urged to do everything within their power to secure emergency funds for extension of Bayshore Freeway in San Mateo County, and that adequate provision be made in future budgets for the continued improvement and extension of said Bayshore Freeway. Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Redwood City at a regular meet- ing thereof, held on the 5th day of December, 1949, by .the following vote: AYES, and in favor of the passage and adoption of the foregoing resolution, Councilmen: BRITSCHGI, GRANGER, HOLMQUIST, IdORGAN$ SPILLERS, SWIFT, and Mayor WERDER. NOES, ABSENT, ATTEST: Councilmen: NONE Councilmen: NONE RALPH S. DODGE Clerk of the City of Redwood City W. M. WERDER Mayor oft he City of Redwood City I hereby approve the foregoin resolution this 6th day of December, 1949• ' W. M. WERDER Mayor of the City of Redwood City RESOLUTION No. 813 EXPRESSING NEED FOR GRADE SEPARATION STRUCTURES. The Council wished to go on record favoring and urging study of grade crossing separation problem on the San Francisco Peninsula and that specific legislation be adopted by Legislature of the State defining responsibility ofr and allocating the expense of construction of needed grade crossing separation structures. Councilman Granger offered resolu- tion and moved adoption, seconded by Councilman Spillers and carried on roll call. RESOLUTION No. 813 EXPRESSING NEED FOR GRADE SEPARATION STRUCTURES WHEREAS the lack of grade crossing separation structures on Bayshore Highway, E1 Camino Real and.at Southern Pacific Railroad crossings, on the San Francisco Peninsula, has created a great traffic hazard on the streets and highways on said peninsula, thereby causing a terrific yearly death and accident toll,; and WHEREAS construction of such needed grade separation facilities is impeded by a lack of specific legislation defining responsibility for and allocating the expense of the construction of such grade crossing separation facilities; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Redwood City,'as follows: That the Council go on record as favoring and urging that a study be made of the grade crossing separation problem on the San Franesico Peninsula, and that specific legislation, based onthe results of such study, be adopted by the Legis-' lature of the State of California, defining responsibility for and allocating the expense of construction of needed grade crossing separation structures on the San Francisco Peninsula. Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Redwood City at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 5th day of December, 1949, by the following vote: AYES, and in favor of the passage and adoption of the foregoing resolution, Councilmen: BRITSCHGI, GRANGER, HOLMQUIST, MORGAN, SPILLERS, SWIFT, and M1a7or'WERDER. NOES, Councilmen: NONE ABSENT, Councilmen: NONE W.M.WERDER,Mayor of the City of Redwood City ATTEST: RALPH S. DODGE and approved 6th day of December, 1949• Mayor Werder, City of Redwood City.