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248 • regard to the purported agreement made with Albert Mansfield, the late City .Attorney, in regard to delinquencies against property owned by H. H, Weiner � Mr, bSorrissey agreed to appear at the next meeting of the Council in regard P;9 � to thie matter. Councilman �cNulty moved, seconded, by Councilman Fletcher, � �+ that tne matter be carried on ihe agenda of the next meeting, MoLion passed � unanimously. Councilman Britschgi asked just how far the Council �as bound � by agreements made between department heads and otner parties, Councilman Armstrong e�roressed the opinion that the Council was not bound by.them, ' Councilman Granger believed too many department heade acted on matters which ehould come before the Council, He believed that if it �as not a matter for the Council, the City Mana.ger.should act upon it rather than a department � head, City Attorney McCarthy advised that the proponets of Hroad�ay No. 3 subdivision asked that action on ordinance cloeing alley in Broadway No. 3 be deferred, Councilman Fletcher moved, seconded by Councilman MeNulty, that the matter of the ordinance closing an alley in Broadway No, 3 be laid over tb the � next meeting, Motion passed unaniraously, City Attorney McCarthy presented ordinance providing for the sale of �200,000 bonds and read same. Councilman MeNulty offered introduction of ordinance providing for tne sale oY $200,000 bonda, seconded by Councilman Armstrong, Motion passed unanimously. • Communication �as received from the Cnemical process Company advising that they have an option on property between 8pring 8treet and Bay Road in the so- � called Rosa Chamberlain tract, They advised that they desired to.conetruct � a modern plant for the manufacture of chemical producte including zesinous- ion exchangers. This buainess is not apecifically prohibited by the zon- ing ordinance but due to the fact that chemical industries are sometimes look upon with disfavor, they �sked specific autriorization from trie Council to conduct tnis business in this location, City Manager Blom advised that he had inspected one of this company's plants in Millbrae and tha.t he be- lieved that if trie plant were pronerly constructed and properly operated � it would not constitute a nuisance: He stated that the firm is a substan- tial one and believed there would be no difficulty if the permit were granted with tne provision that the plans be reviewed by the Council. 'I`he firm had presented a resolution which they aeked the Council to adopt granting this permit. Councilman Fletcner offered resolution granting per- � mit to tne Chemical Process.Company and moved ite adoption, seconded by Councilman McNulty. On roll call, resolution passed unanimously, RE30LL:UTION No. 280. AUTHORIZING CHEn3ICAL PROCE85 COI�PANY TO OPERATE AND CONDUCT ITS � BUSINE88 ON LAiVD BETLMEEIJ BPRING STREET AND BAY ROAD, YIHEREAS, CHEMICAL PROCE99 COMPATv'Y has filed an application dated Feb- rua,ry 27, 1946, requesting authorization to operate and conduet its�•business of manufacturing chemical produets including resinous ion exchangers, on land between Spring Street and Bay Road, near the East Corporate limita of Redwood City in the so-called Ross Chamberlain tract; and 5`iHEREA6, THE City Manager has examined the operation of the busineas . of Chemical Process Company at Millbrae, Califdrnia, and recommenda that --, � • • such applica:tion be approved;