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376 RES 0LUTI ON No. 815.`, RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION No. 814 RE ABATEMENT OF PROPERTY AT 1416 MAIN STREET. RESOLVED, by the Council of Redwood City, that Resolution No. 8142 heretofore adopted by said Council on December 19., 1949, be and the same hereby is rescinded under the following conditions: (a) This resolution shall not be effective until the owners of the property described in Resolution No. 814 agree in writing that they will raze the building located on said property at the expiration of the present lease, and that if said building is not so razed, the City of Redwood City may, without further notice to said owners, raze said building and make the cost of razing said building a -lien on said property. Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Redwood City at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 3rd day of January, 1950, by the following vote: tr AYE'S, and in favor of the passage and adoption of the foregoing resolution, Councilmen: BRITSCHGI, GRANGER, HOLMQUIST, SWIFT, and Mayor WERDER. I NOES, Councilmen: MORGAN 14�j ABSENT, Councilmen: SPILLERS W. M. WERDER ¢ Mayor of the City of Redwood City ATTEST: RALPH S. DODGE Clerk of the City of Redwood City I hereby approve the foregoing resolu- tion this 19th day of January, 1950. W. M. WERDER Mayor of the City of Redwood City L. C. SMITH REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF 50 WORKING DAYS, STANLEY-WESTGATE, because of delay due to lowering of the water, sanitary sewer and gas conduits and re -location of� poles. City Engineer Jain thought 30 days would be allowable, but under discussion and questions by the Council in order to expedite the job Mr. Jain did think the work could be completed in 20 working days but did not favor work being done when the ground was boggey. Contractor originally had 120 working days and their attor- ney, IJfr. Wilson, did not give final opinion until October 26th which delayed the work 24 days. Mr. Roland, 142 Stanley, stated they had received no mail delivery for three weeks on account of the street work, pole lines had been moved three times, water lines twice. Ted Seufert II thought property should be made available to owners. 'One loader, one grader and three trucks only had been used, gas had been cut off two or three times, at no time had a whole crew been on the job, work would be done a few days and then equipment and men would disappear. Whether or not penalty should be invoked was discussed. Councilman Granger thought a definite time should be set with no further extension. Mayor VJerder thought invoking penalty would in no way help the residents out there. Councilman Britschgi suggested invoking penalty with promis to cancel if work was completed in 20 working days. Councilman Swift moved that 20 w6rking days be invoked at the end of that period, seconded by Councilman Morgan and carried, Councilman Britschgi voting No.Ii r `1 PROGRESS ESTIMATE ON JEFFERSON AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED BY CITY ENGINEER JAIN, approved by City Manager Rolison for Douglass & Woodhouse in the amount of yp4567.13, less 10% retained - x'456.71, y94110'.42. Councilman Britschgi moved that payment be authorized, seconded by Councilman Morgan and carried. Councilman Granger wished to know if the street -was finished as it did not appear to be so. Mr. Jain stated to construction was that of standard State Highway design, wouldntt leak, had