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� _ _ 21'3 • high for the size of the subdivision, They asked that the Council Consider tneir placing �8000 with the City.Clerk who could pay the money to the pav- _ ing contractor in regular progress,payments, or put the money on depoait with the title comp2,ny vrho v�ould:pay the contraotor, They adviaed that the Bank of America, San Bruno Branch, wi11 verify that they have ample funds ' to insure the street paving being done and that further the F. H, A, build- ing commitments make it a condition that the improvements be installed and paid for before tne raortgages will be insured by the F. H. A. Councilman . Fletcher moved, seconded by Councilman McNultp, that Greene Bros, deposit $8000 with the City Treaeurer, Under the question, Councilman Britschgi '. wae of the opinion thie would be atarting a precedent and ;believed it wouid be better to place the money in escrow with a title company. After some discuesion, CounCilman Fletcher changed hia motion to read that the $8000 be deposited with the title company, seconded by Oouncilman McNulty. It was underetood that the City Manager approve all progress paymente beYore � the title company paye the paymente. Motion passed unanimously, Acting City Engineer Randlett adviaed�.that.the final map of this subdivision was in order and ready to be accepted, He etated it followed the tentative map and that tne minimum type of improvements required, Greene Bros. had presented him with paid county and city tax bills, These receipts were returned to Greene Bros. Councilman Fletcher moved, seconded by Councilman Britacngi, that the final map of Greene Park be accepted. L�otion.passed ' unanimously. . �, Cornmunication was received from the Land Development Company requesting permis- sion to cross Cnestnut Street ai�d Hay Road with a drill track. Thie letter had been preaented at the last meeting of the Council, Mr. Ludwig 17erder appeared at the meeting and explained that thie property is adjacent to the National Motor.�earing Company and that arrangements have been made to orose � the Cha�nberlain property. Gity Attorney ZdeCarthy advised that City Manager Blom desired to have tnis easement grantefl on a franchise basis rather than • by ordinance. He advised that the franchise laws of the 3tate require advertising and taking of bide. He hafl drawn an ordinance in the event the Council desired to take that action. The ordinance calle for an eaeement of ten feet ratner than twenty feet, as originally drawn, and it was h3s ' opinion this would be acceptable to the Southern Pacific Company and would not cost the loss of more of Bay Road than was necessary, Oity Manager Blom etated that his only objection to the granting of this property other than by franchise was that in event the 3outhern Pacific v�as later trans- ferred the right of thie property whether tney would be willing to accept . ' the maintenance of a strip twenty feet in widt n. He believed that if less than 20 feet were granted, tne city would have some assurance that the area adjacent to the tracke would not be used for a loading zone or something that would interfere with the use by the public of the area adjacent to the trac{s. City Attorney MeCarthy explained that the ordinance is the same as • that passed upon some weeks ago and which had not been aecepted by Rose \