BOOK 25_1955-08-01 to 1955-11-28 (missing 1954-02-15 to 1955-08-01)

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4 7 4 before the Council -on -May 31,.15155, referred-t.o•the City -Attorney who -ruled the approvel of moving these signs.. Councilman Granger reported that he still was not satisfied with the signs on Bayshore Highway, and,, in his opinion, there are.more signs_than...homes. on.this highway. He further stated that if steel poles were, used.in..place. of..wooden.ones then in his opinion they have no..idea of_taking._down.,the...signs..._Building .,Inspector Kreiss stated that -these are the same., signs-. except .that.. there- are- steel ..pol.ea-zonnecting the signs instead of the. wooden poles... -Councilman.- Granger _s.t.ill.. ob.jec.ted. to . having so many signs .and they .could. be- ere ated..domeplace...beaide.9 Redwood .City.. He then asked that the Sign Committee, look._into.the .matter..of.,the. sign-ordinance...which.San- Mateo has adopted. Councilman -Stout. is .of..theo.pinion..that..Councilman,,Grange.r_ wanted .some action. He, Councilman.. Stout,.. recommended.. that. this.. be .turned..ovex-to. the .Planning Commission for their recommendation. , Mayor. Iierknex stated. that.. the._ point. he..was. making was that this should .ba, turned. -over,, to .the. Sign Commi.tt.ea...and..the_.sign..in. question., should be checked and if.found..to. b. e..larger...than.the...original._.si gm- then_this...sign- must, be made smaller. He -further. stated -that. this -sign. should. be:.checked...and .measured. Councilman Granger stated that the.Planning Commission should be made aware of the condition of these signs. YACHT HARBOR COMMITTEE REPORT. Councilman Britschgi reported that some drawings had been turned -in. by Counc.ilman..Stout....A meeting. was.. called..to, discuss these drawings and there. had .been _some_-disagrs.ement..,but_ no, action .had been. taken.... The first thought of the Committee .was.. to start..tha. program.. In .Mar.ch..or April_ a meeting was held and at that .time they -,agreed. that,Hr_...Jain.would_.s_tart...a. drawing of. the cross section of the Yacht -Harbor. following.. the.. di.c.tate,s..of...Qounailman..3.tout' a -plans.-_ The. entire area has to be staked and surveyed. The Engineers.felt that the..Parking Lat.was of major imp.a- ortance and had.. to -give it priority over the Yacht.Harbor plans, however, since the parkingr lot is. now. well --underway .they..can.._devote..some time .to .making.. the plans which, when finished.. will -be, brought-to.the.. attention. -o£. the...Po.rt..Commission and the Yacht Harbor Committee. Councilman Britschgi further reported that recently he had called a meeting with Col. Ailen,. members.of the Port Commission, the Port Manager, members of the Park and Recreation Commission. and. other. interes.ted departments and representatives. The most important item.a.t,.this meeting was.the settlement of the realignment of the railroad tract..and .it.. could be. made .on ..a..curve An a. manner... which would not spoil in any way the Port property. The.first thing.that the Committee would like to recommend is that the Engineering Department-be.allowed. to.. prepare. -the- plans . and .s.pe.cs. for the.. building of the lgvee and new ..road .whi.ch_.will..be called ."Eas.t dike and roadway. in front. of the Stanford boat house'.. They will .have -to. move_ the..o.ld_.road..and..build. It up and place it in a proper _position,.b.efare going., ahead .with, .the-dreAging. There_.is.. some, foreign material which mill..have_.t.o. ,be, removed..befo.re_ the. dredging can.. be done.. He. stated that the Engineering -Department .wIll.have.. to .find_.s.ome method. ,of removing -this foreign mater- ial .from the area. The -.Port Commission. will..meet.and..make_certain recommendations. to the railroad as to the piling and to see what their suggestions would.be. to installing brick-a,;irrack wall. The second item is the help that the Port will be able to lend to the City in L r�e ��T n�