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� Cou.iicil Cilar�bers,
�tedding, California
rebruary 17 , 1J41, 8 F.ivl.
Uporl ro11 call by the City G.lerk, the follotiAring councilrnen .were
present : k. E. Frazier , �. H.. Gro;�nti�ioldt , C. V. Hil1, Car1 4.
�`1i11_iatns, j��m. B. -I���enzel.
City .�ttorriey Glenn ll. S�e�tori was �resent .
� Street Clo�in�; at Shasta Jnion rii�,h . School.
Itrir. M. E. Lutor�, Clerk of the Shasta Union I-ii�h .�chool Directors ,
a�pe�red before the City Council witin a petition from the school
trustees asYin� that certain streets runlling throu�h the school
pro��erty be officially abanczoned . This pe,�ition v;as referred to
the Street Committee for irlvesti�;ation.
Street Si�;ils .
A letter w�s read f'rom E. x. �iirk, Secretaiy Chamber of Cor;unerce,
cor��niendir�� t��e Council orl vaork done toyaard installation of' street
s i�,ns .
Clearing of Dam Site .
�= �e�ter w�� read frorz Hirarn �l. Jo'rinson dated Februdry 12 v�ith
reference to action �aken on recent resolution serit to him re-
gardirlg cle._:ririg of the ciebris from the Shasta Reservoir.
Yark Subdivision.
A petition dated �'ebruary 5, si�ned by various individuals of ihe
1'�rk �ubdivision, reuuest ing that the City of Redding �;mploy an
imp2rtial en�irieer to make an ir:�ve;:=�:.�.�=�tion oi the se.wera�e problem
ir� their district , was readn This �petition ��as zefe��•rred �;o tih�
St�-eet and Sev�er Cc���:mittee for i��vesl;i�;ation.
Oakland Se�ver Construction Corri�anv.
.ti statement from �the Uakland Se�ver Construc�ian ComNany sho���ir�g
amount due Vaas read and referred to �ie Ci�y �ttorne;� f'or his
Get ion.
Ordinanc e %'73.
.An ordinance amendinc ae:,tion 66�, t�rt�icle IV, Part III, of the
r�unicipal coue of��ne Ci�t� of �eddin� reiating to the City Council,
when t'riey raeet as a Bo�ard of E�ualiza�ion received i�s sccond read- �
in�. Upon � motion instituted by Councilman Frazier, seconczed by
Councilrrian v�dilliar�s, this ordiriance tiaG� adopted by ui��r�ilnous vote
and a copy �iven 1;o a representat ive oi t't7e ahasta Dial f'or Nub1i- �
cation.
Ni�ht ti�Tatchman.
�etitions to th,e �it� Council for an artpointm_erit as ni�ht tivatch�an
vaere filed by J. r. �tev�nson and CharlEs �. '�Yiitson. Upon a ?notioii
by Courlcilmar. Frazier, seconded by Couricilrnan Gro��rn�valdt, N:r. J.
F. Stevensori �vas a�,�ointed as spec ia1 police o:t�ficer by unanimous
vote.
Dou'�le ��sessment .
kssessment No. 127 to �?�ul ana ahelda Bartram �s a duplicGte ��:::sess-
' ment o�' No. 1494 to H�.ssell �'. uliliLes tivas brou�;ht to the a�tention
of �he City Coi�r��il by the City Clerk. U�on a motion by Couneil-
mGn '�+illiams, ���Q�aed v� Councilmjan Groti�n�va�dt , ktise::sm,ent Ivo. 127
v�;�s oraered cunceled by un�nimous vote.
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Pur ase of d��ater SVstem of The Caliiornia G�at;er Service Com�any.
A letter da�ed ��'ebruary 15, 1941, adaresscd to �he .��ity Council
from the California ':Ta�er Service Company, t-therein the Cali�ornza
+�ja �er Service Company of'fered �o seil i;o the City ot Reddin� cer-
tain described properties n�y1 used in the o�eration of its w� �er
system in 1;tie �ity oP fieddir��:, for � total cor�sideratior.� of:�p45,u00
payable out �f revenue �l:o be derived by trle Ci�y oi j�eddin�; froni the
use, operGtion, and enjoyrnent of trie proper�ies sold. Vari^us citi-
zens of zhe �ity of xedding a��i%eared be�'ore the Councii in :o�posit�.on
to this ��ur.�:�a��:. Af�ar rnuch discussion triis proposed purch�:e ti����s
- �ost1�or�ed until:.the ne�t rn�_etin� ol� �tie Couxicil.
Tax Refund Claim.
The claim o� 0. b2. Cheno�raetn f'or• �;�14'7 .4u was �resented to the Council.
This clairn vvas def'erred pendin�; investigation by C�ty littorney Newton.
�treet Si�ns.
The �ouncil directed that the City '.r�ngineer GV. K. �id�ins conz'e-� with
httorney Glenn D. Ne�tori relat ive to the r�ece:_sary s�teps to secure
bids for street si�ns f'or tne City of Redaii��;.
`j�here bein� no further business, the Council Udjourned U211:11. the next
regular r�leetin�.
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; Al�proved: .
Mayor, City of Hed -ing
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• City erk.