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� 245 within, or without, the limits of said cit,y. In subdivision 17 the city • - is given authority and'poPrer to do and perform any and all other acts and things necessary, proper, or convenient to carry out the proviaions oP the Charter, The City Council has heretofore appointed a comaiittee and undertaken to sponeor the organization of a diatrict hospital, under the hospital district act of this State and the question arises whether the.City can undertake to pay the Board of Supervisors for the incidental expenses to organize such a district if the votera should decide adversely�on'the question. ' In my opinion, the organization of a hospital deatrict and the man- agement of a hospital does not cease to become a municipal affair merely because the district embraced territory beyond the bounds of the City. It is evident that the purpose of the Council in promoting the organi2a- tion of the district we�s to obtain a broader base of taxation for the , erection and maintenance of the Yiospital than could have been had if the organization of the hospital wae made purely a municipal affair of the City of RedMOOd City without the aid of surrounding territory. Bearing 1 in mind that the hoepital dlstrict, if organized will provide a public service or public utility for the benefit of the people of Redwood City, it does not seem to me to effect the right of the Council to appropriate money for the payrnerit of the expenses of the election merely because the service is incidentally rendered to persons outside the City of Redtivood , City; The eame principle applies to the activities of this City or any city in furnishing water. Incidentally the city may serve the citizens or residents�out side the City if it becomes convenient or necessary so � to do. This povrer has been specifically upheld in several cases, in- cluding Durant vs, the City of Beverly Hills 39 Cal. Ap 2d 133, In another case it was held that a city e�ay acquire, operate and iesue • � bonds to finance.a municipal bus line running to another city under ex- press conatitutional grant of po�rer though the service would benefit non- residents and non-tax payere. The City of Mill Vallep ve, Saxton 41 Cal Ap 2d 290, assure the Board of 3upervisore that if the election is de- feated you will reimburse the county for the expense of the election in the amount of approximately $2,100.00. Respectfully eubmitted, PAUL A McCARTHY . City Attorney Mr, Paul Jones appeared before the Oouncil urging reconsideration of the . ' ordinance which was introduced at the laet meeting of the Council in re- gard to the keeping of chickena in the first residential district, He asked that inatead of prohibiting the keeping of chickens in this.dietrict that the Couneil merely revoke the war time meaeure in regard to the-- distance chickens must be•kept from surrounding dwellings. He said he had discuased the matter with many residenta in the first residential dis- trict who were desirous of keeping chickens and that also the President � of the United States had urged tliat people raise chickens to help allevi�at e the food ahortage. Councilman Granger etated he had been considering this matter and that he had intended when voting for the ordinance that only the war time measure was being rescinded. Councilman Anderson stated th�L he had been abaent wnen the ordinanoe was voted upon but tYiat it had also been his opinion that it was intended to revert to the ordi- ' nance in effect before the war. Councilman Armstrong was of the opinion that the ordinance adopted before the war was entirely out of order in;,the first residential and that he did not favor the keeping of chick- ens, goats, etc. in the first residentia,l dietrict which would be allowed ' if only the war time measure were rescinded. A Mr. Kiarberley spoke from the floor urging that chickens be allovsed in thie district on the basis that it was discriminatory to prohibit them. Councilman Britschgi was of the opinion that inasmuch as there was no objection to the ordinance adopted in 1941 he believed the Council should only rescind the war.time measure, Councilman Andereon suggested that this be c�.one and if there are • any complaints a more severe ordinance be enacted, Councilman Britschgi �