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i on tne agenda, It was so ordered. . � • City Attorney McCarthy advised that he had called at.._tne Southern Pacific office in 9an Francisco in regard to the decision reached as to the use of land ' on Pennsylvania Avenue. Mr. Mann of the Land Department reported that the matter wae etill under investigation, The matter was ordered placed ' on tne agenda. In regard to tne diecussion of tne amendment of tne zoning ordinance to e,llow dancing in the first residential dietriet, Councilman Granger moved, sec- onded by Couneilman Fletcher, that tne zoning ordinance be allowed to etand as is, that the matter be dropped Yrom the agenda and action taken only ' upon complaint of the residents in the immediate vicinity of the dancing schools.• Councilman Armstrong, under tne question, advised he avould oppoee .any such action for trie reason that it was not solving the problem in any way, It wae his opinion that an ordinance wae being niolated and that a violation of it should not be allowed to continue, It was his contention � tnat if the council desired to continue the school that the ordinanae should be amended to allow euch activity, Councilman McNulty agreed with Councilman Armstrong. Councilman Britschgi was of the opinion•the dancing school of Misa Roberta should be allowed to continue unt1l such time as , sne can locate elsewnere. He did not believe such activity ahould be allowed to.operate iri trie first residential district whicn would be done iY the ordinance amended. Qouncilman Granger stated ne was in favor of � , allowing this school to be establiehed in the first residental district inasmuch ae a public official had allowed this to be extabliehed in error. Councilman Armstrong aeked for a roll call�vote. 8everal members of the audience spoke in regard to the matter, the ma�ority of them being in favor of the school being allowed to continue, On roll call, the following note was recorded: Apes and in favor of the motion: Councilmen Anderson, Britscngi, Fletcher and Granger Noes e.nd againet the motion: Council- man Armatrong and McNulty and Mayor Hilton, � • Councilman Granger moved abatement proceedinge on the agenda be carried on the agenda and eliminate those which are no longer in existence, Counailman Armstrong asked what action the Council intended to take in regard to theae , proceedings, Councilman Granger expressed the opinion that he was not in 1 favor of doing anything further until the housing ehortage was relleved, in which opinion Councilman Fletcher concurred. Councilman Hritschgi moved, eeconded by Oouncilman Granger, tnat the Rice and Ba.nta abatement proceed- inga be carried on the agenda until the second meeting in February and the Hollenbaugh, Buriler, Roberts and Eokerle proceedinga be dropped inasmuch , , ae tney have been either abated or other action taken. Tne motion pasaed witn Councilman Armstrong in tne negative. Oouncilman Fletcher moved, aeconded by Councilman Anderson, that the mayor be empowered to sign ealary check due to the late Bernard Berriaeque and made payable to Mrs. Bernard Bernasque� Motion passed unanimously. � Counciiman Armetrong atated he had read tne taxicab ordinance very carefully �