BOOK 24_1952-04-21 to 1953-10-05(missing 1953-10-05 to 1954-02-15)

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20 School improvements was injected at this point asbeing pertinent to the above discussion. VERA AVENUE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS. The City was in receipt of a Resolution from the School District setting forth their willingness to make the following improvements -on Vera Avenue adjacent to the Vera -Avenue School site: (a) Pave a 17 foot strip, with 2" x 8" redwood header boards. (b) Put in curb, gutter and sidewalks at setback line (c) Install catch basin in 40" drain. (d) Deed a 25t strip to conform with existing setback of Vera Avenue. Performance by the School District to be conditioned upon the City of Redwood City making the following improvements, at no cost to tfie school district: (a) Relocate or lower main water line. (b) Dedicate 151 waterline property as a street. I (a) Pave an adjacent 171 strip to make normal street width under assessment , A district procedure. (d) Widen Vera Avenue at such time as traffic may warrant. Mr. Eekles, reporting for the property owners in the Kensington Square area who had taken vote on the division of the improvement project, stated that they were in favor of this division in order to expedite matters, if assurance could be given that eventually all streets concerned would be Improved. Councilman Royer moved that the City Council go on record to assure the people in this area that all streets which would have been improved had the project remained as a whole unit, would be improved under the plan of division Into smaller units, as soon as the necessary steps could be taken. Seconded by Councilman Herkner and carried. Councilman Royer then moved that the City Engineer be authorized to split the project up into necessary division, and proceed as quickly as possible, seconded by Councilman Britschgix and carried. City Engineer Jain stated that the following would be desirable divisions of the project: 1. Upton to Vera, to westerly limits of school property. 2. Short streets between Alameda and Upton. 3. Proceed to redesign Alameda, and including portions of Vera Avenue and Crompton Avenue with this section. Councilman Britschgi moved that the City comply with the requests of the School School District as outlined in their letter to the City Engineer, and the Resolution submitted by them. Seconded by Councilman Royer and carried. CITY ENGINEER JAIN'S REPORT ON PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION OF IMPROVEMENT JOBS now under way was read and discussed as a part of the problem of expediting requested improvement projects. CONDITION OF STREETS IN THE WESTWOOD TERRACE TRACTS was discussed by the City Engineer, who advised that no portion of them had as yet been accepted by the City, nor would any portion thereof be accepted until all streets conform to specifications. Mr. R. M. Beshore appeared to express criticism of the condition of these streets, stating that apparently defective materials had been used.. Mr. Geo. Shurson also spoke on the subject of inferior construction or materials on this job. Mr. Michael Douglas complained of irregular grade of gutter adjacent to his property, causing a lake of water to collect. Also, Mr. Douglas expressed concern about the size of catch basin opening at the corner of Carson Street and Crompton Avenue, stating that in his opinion it was so largeas to constitute a hazard. Mr. Jain assured him that it was standard size used by all Peninsula cities, but that it would be checked to make sure there was no deviation from the standard size and construction.