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�54 • had inspected tuis area and reacned tne conclusion that the whole area and RedV�ood Villa Park should be improved. A petition had been presented for the • improvement oi tne above mentioned etreets with the exception of Hess &oad :� '�7 5 which City Manager Blom advised had be requeated on a separate petition, Mr, � � Randlett also advised that it would be desirable to cut Linden Street through "� to the Boyd and Kent Addition, and said that he believed a procedure had at one time been started to dedicate that street but that it had not been ' comnleted, The petition as presented requested 30 feet of pavement between combined curbs and gutter. The total estemated coet would be �u0,000 or $5.50 per front foot of property. City B�a.nager Blom advised that the origi- nal petition did not include 50°� of the property otivnera of the whole area ' but that these property ovmers were mostly in the eastern part of the area, � He had requested tne petitioners to obtain more signatures but the petition had been returned without any additional signatures. Mr, Scafidi, a resi- dent of Hess Road, advised that ne had been unable to secure 50% of the property ownere on Hess Road to sign his petition. `City H�anager Hlom ad- • vised that 3uperintendent of Scnools Andrew Spinas was desirous of having Hess Road continued to Poplar Avenue to allow children to get through to eahool. Councilman Britschgi moved, seconded by Councilman Granger, that post card notices be sent to property owners in the whole area including Hess Road adyising that the matter will be heard at the next of the - Council and providing for post''card voting, The motion passed unanimously, Znasrnuch as a letter from the American Trust Comnany in regard to the Holder sub- ' division was located, Councilman Fletch a,moved, seconded by Councilman Armstrong that the motion nolding this matter over to the adjourned meeting of DHarch 11 be rescinded. Motion passed unanimously. The letter f•rom the American Trust Cornpany assured that it held �6000 which had been deposited by David Holder and which it vrould continue to hold until the coinpletion of public improvements reo,uired by the City Council and�the acceptance thereof in an extension of Poplar Avenue, through Lot 53 and a portion of Lot 54, Reese 9ubdicision of l9ooster, ��Yhitton and Montgomery 3ubdivision of Redwood • Farm: �It provided that the uvork will be done in accordance cvith city speci- ficationa and subject to the accepta.nce of the city. It was understood that reasonable progress payments may be made to the contractor upon certification by the City Manager tha.t such paymente are appropriate, provided, that $�1500, or one-qua.rter of the•contract price, whichever is larger, shall be neld by ' the bank until thirty-five daye after cor�pletion and acceptance of public improvements by the city. After being assured by tne City �anager and City Attorney that the letter met all requirements, Councilman Armetrong moved, seconded by Councilman Anderson, that the final map of David Holder�s ' Poplar Subdiviaion be accepted. Motion passed unanimously. Councilman Arrnstrong moved, seconded by Councilman Fletcher, tha.t the letter of the American Trust Company be filed as a City record, �Iotion passed unanimouely. Communication was received from G. Lorenzon, 31 Edinburgh Street, San Francisco, • � I