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A RISOimiOli :RELATING TO THE INSTALLATIOI OF AI AUTOMATIC
Uf'l AT TltB CROSSING OF CHURCHILL AVElltm WITH 'l'BE s:>UTHERJI
PACIFIC_ TRACK.'3 IN THE CITY OF PAIJ:) AlJfO, CAIJ::fol)RlfiA:
The Council of' tho Cit7 ot Palo Alto DO RESOLVE
aa tollowa:
WHBHEA3, the Railroad Comm1ae1on ot the State of
Cal1torn1e. in caao No. 2G4g, being Deo1a1on Jro. 22453,.
414 on the 20th day ot xa,., 1930 ren~•r an opinion
permitting the installation_, the SOuthern Pao1t1c
••pan7 ot autome.t1o gatee at the croaaing ot Churchill
Av•nue with the tracke ot aatd company 1n the. Cit7 ot
Palo Alto ; and
WHEREAS, the Railroad Co.-niaa1on in laid oaae,
'by 1 te Decj.eion No. 23113 rendered ita t1rat Rpplemental
op1n1on aucl order 1n aaid matter 1rb1ch autborlzed. the
inatallation of an automatic 7&elding tJPe or croaaing
gate manufactured by the Buda Compan1; aaicl gate to be
lnatalled in accordance with aaid plana and apeo1t1oatlona
adopted therefor and on r11e with the Railroad
Comm1rut1on; and
WHJI:REAS, b7 eald orde:~:· the Cit7 ot Palo Alto he.a
deposited the aum ot One Thouaand Dollars (tl· 000 .. 00), ita
proportionate share tor the coat or the inatailat1on of
aaid gate1 by said order with the Railroad Commission ot
the State or California in escrow, upon the conditions
that said gates be installed in accordance with the plane
and apec1f1cat1ons adopted, and aaid mane~ to be paid
to the SOuthern Pacific company upon the approval ot
the 1natallat1on b7 the Railroad Commission ot the State ot C&l1torn1a; and
WHEREAS, the Southern Pacif!c Company is now
1natall1ng aald gatea ln accordance with .said order and
has round that it 11 necessary to uae a .portion or the
sidewalk area or the C1t7 of Palo Alto in order to make
aa1d 1natallation and tor that purpose haa tiled with
the City of Palo Alto an application tor a permit to use
the neoeaaarr portions ot the a1dewalk to complete the
inatallat1on and baa accompanied said application with
plana abowing the proposed location ot the Buda Gate and
ita pointe ot installation and tne portion ot the sidewalk
to be u.ed;
MOW, THEREFORE, the City Cou:.\c11 ot the City of
Palo Alto doee herebJ grant a permit to the Southern
Pac1f1o Compan7 tor the uae ~~ tboae portions or the
atdewalk tor gate supports and stop poata_ located aa
follow a:
Deeo~1£t1on and Location ot.Gate Supf2rt_!
On Churchill Avenue 11.7 feot aouthweaterly trom
the 1outhweaterly property line ot the Southern
Pac1t1o Right ot Way and 1.8 t&et southeasterly from
the curb line or Cburoh111 Avenue, thla 'being the
center point or the location ot ~~· gate support,
being approximately ~ feet 1n 41ameter.
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Deacr1pt1on or gate aupport on Alma ~treet a1do or Croaa1n&
TWo and eignt tentha (2.8) teet northeaaterly
trom the northeasterly prope1"t7 M.ne or the soutb-
•rn Pac1t1c Railroad right ot way 11 & feet DOrth-
weaterl7 from the prolongation ot the northwesterly
curb 11ne ot Churchill AYenue, thia point being the
center ot the gate support.
Location ot ~top Posta
One atop po1t to be located 11.7 teet •outh-
weaterly trom the aouthweaterly propert7 line ot
the Southern Pac1t1c Railroad right ot way and 11
teet eoutbeaeterly trom the southeasterly curb
line of Ohurohill Ayonue.
Stop poat number two ·to be located 2.8 teet
nortbeaaterl7 trom the northeasterly propertr line ot the Souther"'\ Pacit1c Railroad npt ot wa7 and
ll t•et northweaterlJ trom the prot,oagat1on or th•
mrthweaterlr curb line ot Churchill Avenue.
Said Jtop po•te to be of 1ro~ pipe ot a
maximum a1ze.not to exceed aiz 1nchea 1n d1..et~r.
Per further and more particular deaortption
retorenoe 1•. hereb,. made to a diagram abonne aa1d
location. ror gate aupports and atop poata~ to a map or
diagram attached hereto and made a part hereof.
The permit herebJ granted 1a aubject to the
tollow1hg conditione:
{a} That the oonaent ot the Railroad Commiaai"n
ot the State o! California be obtained to
1natall aaid gate& 1n accordance with the
plana attached hereto;
(b) That said permit ia subject to the following
cond1t1ona:
'!'hat the City ot Palo Alto grants th1a
permit with the expr••• UDderatan41v~ ~
agreement that it in no :.:I obl1gatea ad.d
Cit7 1n the u1ntenaDCe operation or taid
Buda Oate, and that add .Cit7 aa . .,...ea no
11ab111tJ or obligation in an7 manner or at
all on account ot aa1d 1nata1lat1on and that
the Southern Pac1t1o Companr aaaumea the tull
reapou1bil1tr therefor, and aa14 company is
to maintain and keep aa1d sidewalk area uae
in sate condition.
The above and foregoing resolution waa dul7 paaaed
at a speoial called meeting ot tbe Co1mc11 of the Clt7 ot
Palo Alto h$ld ou J'muQ7 16, 1931 b'J the folloWing 'n)tes
ADS:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Attest:
Kiaa Bm~ Bertaohe, Hobart, Chrtatenaen. Judeon, moaher, it•, Thomaa, Mrs. Thomas.
lone.
catbGart, Johnoon, KellJ, Lautea, 111~~ if · .lppoYe4: _ t:;J.,;; ' ' __
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