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in an effort to have them place a temporary guard on duty until the Traffic Fact Finding Committee can report their findings and if the School will not cooperate, then the City Manager be given authority to hire a guard. Motion carried. Councilman Spillers moved that the Planning Commission be asked to make a study for rezoning, as they see fit, that area from Marshall Street over to Brewster Avenue. He stated the area in question is Winslow, Marshall and Bradford all the way to Brewster Avenue. Motion seconded by Councilman Britschgi and carried. Councilman Britschgi invited all the Councilmen attending the League of California Cities Convention in San Francisco, to a luncheon on Tuesday, September 20th. - Councilman Spillers referred the matter of barrels in the creek to the City Manager. Councilman Granger was of the opinon that mothers in the areas where school guards are needed might be recruited. Captain Faulstich stated that he did not a g p o have a recruiting problem. Councilman Granger suggested that the Police Department supervise an area, possibly at the Rodeo grounds, where boys could "explode" their cars and have "drag races" instead of doing it all over town, Mayor Jones referred this matter to the Police Department. Councilman Granger moved that from now on all petitions which come before the Council be checked as to their authenticity and that the Council not accept any petitions presented on the night of Council meetings, seconded by Councilman Spillers and carried. COMMUNICATION DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS wherein they statedthat corrected plates have been ordered amending the census figure shown on highway signs designating the city limits of Redwood City. It well require about 60 days to have them made and in- stalled. Letter filed. PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION recommended that favorable consideration be giventot he petition wherein the people asked that the Council request the State of California to remove all trees on El Camino Real between Whipple Avenue and Brewster Avenue to allow replacement of all trees with avariety of trees more suitable and which will not hinder business operations or damage driveways and sidwalks. After discussion this was referred to Councilman Granger as Chairman of the Beautification Committee. PETITION FROM THE PEOPLE ON THE 600 AND 700 BLOCK OF HOPKINS AVENUE AND STANDISH AVENUE PROTESTING THE BARKING AND HOWLING DOGS located on the Mcl``iillan property at 642 Hopkins Avenue. Councilman Royer moved that this be referred to the City Manager, seconded by Councilman Britschgi and carried. City Engineer Jain stabd that this office has received a petition for sewers in the - Highlands of Emerald Lake No. 4 area. One of the men in his office had written the petition and an error was found in that the petition called for sewers only and not water lines. II Meeting adjourned on motion of Councilman Royer, seconded by Councilman Britschgi and carried. Adjournment 11:20 p.m. /�� L'�•�` tin E. Wendling Clerk Pro -Tem