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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12271955331 City Hall, Palo Alto, California December 27, 1955 The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular ses- sion on this date at 7:30 P.M,, with Mayor Porter presiding. Roll call as follows: Present: Bishop, Byxbee, Corcoran, Cresap, Cummings, Davis,.. Drysdale, Tiffin, Mitchell, Navis, Porter, Rodgers, Simpson. Absent.: Marshall,•Ruppenthal. Report on FloodSituation The Mayor presented a report on the flood conditions re - Creek the, heavy •rains and the overflowing of San Francisquitc� Creek on theni.ght of`December 22, 1955. He thanked the Civil De- fense organization, :the Red Cross, city staff and crews, local busi� ness firms and all volunteers who helped during the flood. The May or also reported,on the work being done by the City to relieve the situation, and advised that the San Francisco District Corps of En- gineers, U.S. Army, has been requested to furnish emergency aid in clearing the creek channel. Mr. Qardner Bullis,.Disaster Chairman of the Red Cross-, commended the City for the efficient way in which the flood situa- tion was handled, and stated that the Palo Alto Chapter of the Red Cross is happy to assume responsibility for the disaster work in so- cordance.with their policies of working with the people in the reha bilitation`of their homes. where necessary, and is prepared to accept Immediately any requests for,assistance in repair work and for food and clothing Mr Bullia stated that persons' wishing to volunteer their services for relief work should call the Red Cross. Mrs.• Corcoran pointed out that teen-age boys heaped during the flood And should be given special mention for their services. Project 5k-8, Street Lighting Reconstruction, District III This'was the.time and place set for the hearing of pro- tests in,'relation'to the proposed street lighting reconstruction un- der Project 54.-8. A notice of the hearing has beenpublished as re- quired by 'law, and notices of ,the hearing .and information on• the project and estimated cost were sent to all property owners in the district. It was, pointed put that approximately 1300 parcels o property., are involved. Written protests were received from Mrs. Josephine -C,: Cor- bett; Mrs. Elizabeth`H.. .French; Lillian, Louise, Carl and Lizzie ..Maier; Mrs. Jennie 'A:>Wat$on;•Margaret Freese; Mike and Elizabeth Mickell; Sarah G Fendelton, and Willie and Verdell Haynes A letter was' received and filed from Mrs. Juliette:k. CokeL ly fa.voring the project. The hearing was•de;clared open. Mr. L. E. Caldwell object- ed --to the project and to paying any assessment for the. improvement. Dorothy Watts asked a' queetfon regarding the effect of the new lighting. -There being no others who Wished to speak on the matter, the -"hearing• was ' closed . Resolution No. 268,9, overruling protests, was introduced, and on motion of;.Mitchell and Drysdale,. was.adopted by unanimous vote on roll call: Resolution'No.:2690 adopting the Engineer's' Report, con firming-the-lassesarent and ordering the work, was introduced, and ,on motion•of Navis and.Mitchell, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. • -4,•44!,','„, • 39 Resolution No. 2691 ordering the work to be done by the City by..'force :account, was introduced, and on motion of Mitchell and'. Drysdale, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Prolect 52-13, 0ff-Street Parking, University Avenue District The hearing on the res:alution of preliminary determination; and of intention to modify Project 52-13, which 'as held on November; 14,,1955, and all uattersAn.eonneetion with the project, had been. continued by the Council tothis date. Mr. Fred Cochran, chairman of the Parking and Traffic Com mittee of the Palo Alto Chamber of-Comaerce,..presented a report on behalf of his committee.. He submitted two charts showing further modifications in the proposed parking lot plan for this district. One chart indicated the maximum areas" in the blocks bounded by Al-' ma, Emerson, University a.nd.Lytton,:wh:ch might be considered as: possible acquisitions for otf-street parking, at a total estimated value of $700,000.,00.. The other chart; showed a "minimum" plan for the acquisition of three parcels, .at- an estimated value of $200,000.-- 00. Mr., Cochran urged that some action be taken by the Council to initiate the proceedings -for acquiring lots in the minimum plan im-- mediately. At the suggestion of the Mayor, consideration of this mat-; ter was 'continued to an adjourned meeting of the Council to be held on Tuesday, January 3.0:1956 at 7:30 P.N. 1n the City Hall. Flood Control At this point Mr. Charles L. Satterlee, 5'30 Greer Road, asked the Council to discuss; the flood situation, and criticised city officials for the way,it was handled, stating that in his opin ion the conditions resulted from the "stupidity and ignorance" of some of the city. staff. Heasked what the City is going to do to prevent the recurrence of such,a situation in the future, and what the City :plans to do to relieve the present situation. Mr. Satter - lee did -not identify himself the first time he spoke, but later at the end of the discussion he gave his name and address and apologized fer' his remarks. A number of people whose properties had been damaged by the -flood of December 22 'and- 23, 1955, were present. Mr. 0. M. Young, 1893 Edgewood Drive, asked if applications could be made for Federal aid. The Mayor stated that the City is going to help clean up the situation and bolster the storm drainage system for the future. He advised that the. Corps of Engineers of the U.S. Array is at work here and will begin the clearing of the creek channel tomorrow. The -Mayor pointed out that there are many questions to which the City does not yet have the answers; that as soon as the City receives in formation as to what aid is: available, such information will be giv- en to the newspapers Charles McClelland, 2474 Burnham Way, suggested that a Council meeting be devoted exclusively to flood control and the resi- dents be given an opportunity to discuss the whole question. . Mr. Charles.Harris Pottier, 544 Greer Road, told the Coun- cil that Mrs. C. J. Myers,, 1863'-Edgewood Drive, and Mrs. David F. Roach, 1853 Edgewood Drive, had.called the City Hall at 11 o'clock Thursday morning, December 22nd, to say that they thought the creek was going to overflow and the City did not do anything about it. Mr. -Pottier said he thought 1f the phone calls had been handled bet ter on Thursday morning,,.there would not have been so much damage. The City Manager -read a'report on these phone calls and the com- plaint, which had been received by the Engineering Department, and advised :that a -city;.crew had responded to the call and had cleaned out:debris which'had:jammed:up at the Bayshore:Highway bridge. rkn+?AtFo li zU Mr.;;Curt'Hexthaysen, 217 Creekside Drive, told the Coun- cil that:; part -of the> cycione -fence which had been constructed by: the subdivider along'AdobeJCreek had washed away and is lying in the creek bed, and a:hazard exists there because of the lack of pro tectionli that a six -year old --boy had fallen in the creek there to- day and the s:ituation.is.a danger to: other children in thearea. Mr. Haxthaysen,adviaed`that the Qreenmeadow Association had asked. him to speak on thie matter and they would like to know what action could be taken by the City to correct -the situation. _He stated that his insurance adjuster had suggested that he not take any action un-s til the liabilityis=determined,. The Mayor advised that : the City would look into the matter;_ that there are legal questions to:con- sider in connection' with the problem. The City Manager explained the work which had'been done by city crews, thecivil defense organization and volunteers during the storm -and flood on' -December 22nd and the following days; that all had ;done tile'_ best they could to relieve the situation;- that the cloudburst which caused the heavy runoff was unprecedented, and.thal San-Francisquito Creek had gone over its banks in places where it had never overtlowed:.before. The City Manager advised that the"City is doing everything it can to improve the flood control situation, and.:pointed out -that he has been attempting for some time to have Stevens and Permanente Creeks diverted from the Palo Alto flood ba- sin. He stated that Palo Alto property owners are paying taxes to the Santa Clara County Flood Control District and that the County has taken no action about the flood problem until yesterday when they signed contracts with engineering firms for a design study and report on all creeks in: the County. The`Mayor advised that the City will get aid from every source it can to develop a long range flood control program, but that Palo Alto citizens will have to pay part of the cost. He said the program would include reinforcing the levees and the creek banks,` replacement.',of the bridge over San Francisquito Creek at the Bayshore Highway::with a: larger bridge, reinforce the storm drainage system with possible future -lining of all canals with concrete, and get the County to provide a new flood basin for Permanente and Stevens creeks. Several residents of the flooded area complained because they did not have sufficient warning of the danger, and asked if thei City has any way of notifying people ahead of time so they could get out before a need started.. Mrs. Lillie Chase, 1076 Metro Circle, asked that an adequate notification system be set up so that people could be warned of:'an impending disaster. Mr. Jack Miller, 2463 Burnham Way, suggested: that:a public address system might be in- stalled.in police care'to give an alarm. The City Manager advised` that door-to-door: warning. seems to be the best method and this was used during the recent flooding; that a telephone system_.for giving the alert is not always:dependable, that the block warden system is best but is not sett up at present because o4 the lack of volunteers. Mrs. 0.M. Young, 1893 Edgewood Drive, presented a com- plaint concerning the inspection and testing of electric appliances after the flooddamage in her home, and stated that when -she tried to::start her; washing,machn,e, it caught on fire. Mr. Frank Bernstein, 475 Newel:. Road, pointed out that such a disaster can happen again and suggested that everyone get tot gether and correct -the situation in San Francisquito Creek Mr. Ben A. Penn, 1883 Edgewood Drive, asked the Council for an opinion. an the ,depreciation in the value of his property be- cause of the storm damage Councilman Byxbee noted that the places where breaks oc- curred it the levees in 1951 held up during the recent storm. He commented that this --was : the first :.time in his . knowledge that damage had>been caused -:by -the overflowing of San Francisquito Creek since 1916.,: ae ' also pointed out 'that there is a serious situation in the i lowlands 334 -- It was .moved by Byxbee, seconded by Giffin, and carried that the city staff. be directed., ae:a No. 1 priority, to make a com plete everall'study and recommendation on the flood control system, including the flood basin. (The Council tooka recess at this time, 8:50 ?.M., and reconvened at 9:15 P.M.) Bridge, Cowper Street at Dry _Creek The Council gave further consideration to the petition pre- sented at the, last meeting, for' the construction of a footbridge across Dry Creek at Cowper Street. instead of the proposed bridge for vehicular traffic. Several council members reported that they had inspected, the --site and felt that a full bridge:should be constructed as pro- posed. On Motion of A, Mitchel]. and Simpson, the petition was denied, Byxbee and Rodgers voting No on the motion. On ;motion of . Bishop; and. Mrs Corcoran, it was directed that stop signs be instailed on Cowper Street at an appropriate lo- cation after the bridge is constructed. Several of,the..petitioners spoke to the Council asking that they reconsider their.,acti.on and;objecting to the vehicular bridge because of the traffic:: problem.: The speakers included Mrs. A. J. Frugoli, 3#89 Cowper Street; Mr, Donald E. Glass, 331k Cowper Street; Major Wm. L. Gause;,;3k97 Cowper Street; and Mr. Daniel H. Goodman, 3373 Cowper Street It was explained by the Mayor that a study of the situa- tion had been made earlier by the Engineering Department and it had been decided, that.-for.the.best,.interests of the City a vehicular bridge should be built on CowperStreet. A motion was made by Byxbee, seconded by Rodgers, that the: previous motion be reconsidered. This motion was ruled out of order, since it was not made by one who voted with the prevailing side. Petition for Stop Signs on: .Louis Road A 'petition was received from residents on Louis Road and Clara Drive concerningthe.traffic situation in that area, and re- questing that additional stop .signs be placed on Louis Road, prefer- ably at the intersection of;Louls Road and Clara Drive, This was -:referred to the Staff Traffic Committee for re- view and recommendation.; Letter from Mr. Maddock (Traffic Problem A letter was received from Thomas•S. Maddock, 1013 Ramona. Street,concerning the traffic `situation in,the the vicinity of Addison and Bryant.and in that,generai area, -::and suggesting that every other street be declared an artezial and that "yield right of way" signs be installed. - This letter was --referred to the Staff Traffic Committee for review anct recommendation. Annexation to Mountain>View In accordance with provisions of the Government Code, a notice was received from the':'County Boundary Commission of a propos- al for:the.annexation of.territory known as "Thompson #1" to the City of Mountain View. This was 'placed on file. The Council'waa informed`that two letters have_been re- . ceived from the Santa Clara County Contractors and Homebuiiders As- sociation cencerningltheir objections to the Uniform Plumbing Code and the proposed amendments --The City Manager reported that these letters had:been cailed,to the attention of the specal`committee -which is giving:cons.ideration to further amendments to the code. It was directed that the letters be acknowledged with in- formation regarding the status- of the plumbing code revisions, and with the suggestion that representatives of.the Contractors and Homebuilders Asaociatjon be given an opportunity to appear before the special committee if they • rish. Street Lighting in Business Districts A letter was received from the Chamber of Commerce recom- mending that stronger light globes be installed in the existing electroliers to provide better lighting at the present time and 1 that a long-range lighting improvement program be undertaken throug the formation of an assessment district or otherwise to provide mod ern mercury vapor lights in the University Avenue and the California Avenue business districts. The City Manager reported that stronger lights have been installed in one section of the community for some time as an ex- periment. The matter was ,referred to the Engineering Department to make a study and report`on'the formation of separate assessment districts for the University Avenue and the California Avenue dis- tricts to.:provide better' lighting, with information on estimated costs:And-the scopeeof.the assessment districts and any 'other data needed. Recommendations of Area Beautification Committee A communcation'was received from the Chamber of. Commerce transmitting, several recommendations of the Area Beautification Come mittee for improving the appearance of the Palo Alto -Stanford area. This was referred to the City Manager. Mrs. Corcoran. suggested in this connection that property owners in -the downtown +district cooperate in the area beautification program by painting the rear of their buildings adjacent to.parking lots in attractive colors. Civil Defense and Disaster Plan T-he`City Manager presented a Civil Defense and Disaster Plan which:oitlines the program for the Palo Alto civil defense and disaster' organizati-on'in event of a state of emergency or disaster, on a regional orlocal basis. The City Manager recommended the a- doption of the plan, stating it was tied in with the Bay Area and: County Civil Defense program. He pointed out that the operation of the plan depends on the participation of volunteers. On motion.or:Mitchell and Byxbee, the Civil Defense and Disaster Plan was adopted, and the Council urged citizens to volun- teer for civil- defense -work Amendments. to Retirement Contract ' Attention=wase called to two amendments to the contract pro- viding'for:cpartic pation-:inethe State Employees' Retirement. System, which::were approved' by' the Council in August, 1955, as follows: 1: An' amendment. giving members of the fire and police services the option to retire at age 50 with reduced -retirement pay. 2. An amendment giving all employees the right to elect at any time before: `retirement to make contributions and receive :.credit for: thefirst six months of employment. The City_Manager recommendded'the adoption of a third amend- went which would affect. only' on,e, specific employee who is eligible. for:retirement. •This amendment would provide for credit for prior service if -the employee -has teni yeare of uninterrupted current sere-: ice. It was explained,'that a resolution of intention to approve these amendments is - necessary to comply with the State Retirement Act, and that the:matter•would be on the Council agenda again at the January 23rd meeting for final action. Resolution of Intention No. 2692, to approve the three proposed amendments,, was introduced, and on motion of Cresap and Byx- bee, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. West Meadow'Drive Park Site The Assistant to the City Manager reported that several plans for the location of a park site on West Meadow Drive are being' considered. At his request the matter was continued to a later meet- ing, as further time is needed to contact property owners involved in the area under consideration. Park Site on Stockton Place The Assistant.to the City Manager reported that no propos al has yet been received`from,Mr,. Manuel Piers regarding the acqui- sition of a parcel' of land on Stockton Place, but that negotiations have been carried onwith the School District toward the exchange of property for the park s,ite:in that area. This requires the abandon- ment of the present site:on Stockton Place. Resolution' of Intention No. 2693, to abandon park site on Stockton Place in the Sterling Gardens area, was introduced, and on motion of Byxbee and,Simps•on, was -adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. This resolution provides for a: hearing to be held on the pro posed abandonment on January 23, 1956. Park Site in St.. Francis Terrace Resolution of Intention No. 269k, to abandon park site in St. Francis Terrace, was introduced, and or. motion of Byxbee and Simpson, was adopted by unanimous vote of all council members pres- ent. :(Councilman Cresap,was absent.during the roll call.) This resolution provides for a hearing to be held on the proposed abandon- ment on'January 23, 1956.. It was pointed out that, a decision was previously made to sell the' park site'in:.St rancis Terrace which was never developed and use.the'funda;derived from the sale to help finance park sites in better locations. Transfers of Funds On. motion of Mitchell and Byyxbee, and by unanimous vote of; all council members present, `:the_ Council authorized the transfer of $45OO.00 from the. Special: Projects Fund to Account 131B to pay for property appraisals'in connection with Project 55-11, Middlefield Road et al. On motion of Rodgers rand `Bishop, and by unanimous vote of all council members present.,the Council accepted the option from the Unitarian Church.Tor property needed in connection with the re- location of Adobe Creek:; : and: authorized the transfer of $6,829;.54, the amount of the ;option, from the Special Projects Fund to Account 132F. jgouricilman::Gresatr,was absent during these roll calls.) 337 Major .City =Streets . report was received from Committee No. 1 recommending that the portion .of Lytton Avenue froth Alma Street to Middlefield Roaaand 'the portion"ofareer Road from Embarcadero Road to Louis Road be added ,tothe ]:iat of major city streets, for gas tax pur- poses. ResolutionNo.'2695 designating certain streets as major city streets was introduced, and on motion of Bishop and Drysdale, was adopted -by unanimous vote on roll call of all couri';i1 members present. (Cresap•was,absent during the roll call.) Extension of Park«Boulevard A report was received from Committee No. 1 recommending as a policy.the continuation of Park Boulevard -southeasterly to Whitclem Drive,; whhich ieaelmost to the city limits at Adobe Creek. On motion of Bishop and Simpson, the recommendation was adopted. Change of `Street Name (El Camino Way A report was received from the Planning Commission advis- ing that it 'has_ considered the Postmaster's request .that`. the name of El Camino .Way be: c tinged to avoid: confusion with E1 Camino Real. The Commission reported that it ttaade a.survey of public opinion and as a result reconmended'-that no change be made in this:street name.. The: Planning Officer suggested that consider..ation:be giv- en to revising the numbering on the street to avoid confusion. He suggested:that the -Postmaster be informed that the Council does not feel that a change: in :the; street name should be made, and that the: staff will try : t`o work. out something to correct the confusion that; exists at present in the street numbering. This was agreeable t'o the Council." Proposal for New Street (Valmonte Way) A report was submitted by the Planning Commission stating that It has considered the proposal for the irzprovement and dedica- tion of a ,.near street called Valmonte Way, .And recommending, that the Council advise the proponents of this development that upon comple- tion of the i.mprove;nents the City will accept the street subject to the ' following Cond bons ' a. The entire street to be dedicated. b. The entire street to be improved. c. The lmprovenyents to be made to City standards and in accordance with plans submitted to and appxoved by the City?'. Engineer. d.. That`'the proponents post a cash bond of an amount to be`determined by the City Engineer to coverthe cost. bt inspection services e.i`he, entire improvement and dedication to be done, with- out cost' to the City. 0n motion- ,of ,Mitchell and Cummings, the reco'nnendation of the Planning Commiasion;c.oncerning this proposal -was adopted. Zoning, Stanford Industrial Park, Hanover Street Extension A report was received from the Planning Commission recom- mending approval..df the rezoning from L-M:s to P -C of that portion of the Stanford Industrial Park beginning at the point -of intersec- tion of the centerline -of Hanover..Street and the westerly line of Page :Mill. Road, thence :northwesterly 1250 feet more or Tess along said centerline, thence northeasterly 210 feet more.or less, thence southeasterly 250 feet:more.�or less, thence northeasterly 150 feet more Or,lessi, thence southeasterly 700 feet more or less, thence southwesterly 130 feetmore'or less, thence .southeasterly 300 'feet: more or less to ,the line'of PageMi11 Road, thence southwesterly! along, said : line" 230 feet::,more' or less to the point of beginning. The Commission advised that, the development plan for this P -C Dis ; trict should indicate -a' bank` on.. the . corner of California Avenue and Hanover Street Extensian., a service: station on the corner of Page . Mill Road' and the'Hanover Street Extension, with'a proposed fire; station adjacent to".'t:he service station; the intervening area be tween the fire station.and.the bank.t'o be devoted to uses otherwise allowed in t"he District.; A ;motion was made by Bishop, seconded by Mrs. Corcoran, that the rezoning:question'be;heia over for further consideration to the January 23rd meeting, but that the extension of Hanover Street as proposed be approved., Mr. AIf.E:. Brandin, Business Manager of Stanford Universi- ty, addressed the Council asking that action be taken as soon as, possible. He suggested that'the intervening area between the pro-, posed bank and fire.station>:sites be left in the L -M Zone and asked that the corners of California Avenue and Hanover Street Extension. and of Page Mill Road andHanover Street Extension be zoned P -C, as leases for these corner properties are affected. Mr ,Edward V. Arbuckle and Mr. Robert Kreutzmann, mer- chants on California Avenue, requested that. action on the matter be deferred to give. their. group an opportunity to give the matter more study and make.a further presentation to the Council. They stated that they are not opposed.: to the ext.ensi.on of Hanover Street but ob• ject to the developtent of any other commercial area so close to the existing California Avenue business district. After discussion, the motion to approve the extension of Hanover Street and to defer action on the rezoning question until the Council meeting of January 23,..1956, was carried by the following vote on roll call: Ayes: Bishop, Corcoran, Cummings, Davis, Drysdale, Giffin, Porter, Rodgers. Noes: Byxbee, Cresap, Mitchell, Nevis, Simpson. Prohibiting Parking Loma Verde Avenue Ordinance No.:1661 prohibiting parking on the north side of Loma Verde Avenue between.Bryant and Ramona Streets was given second reading, and on motion of Mitchell and Bishop, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll cal"l. Setback Lines in Tract 16k1,_Edgewood Ordinance No. 1662.,, establishing setback lines in Tract. No. 16k1, Edgewood, was given ,second reading:, and on motion of Davis and Rodgers, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Zone Change (Sequoia:Insurance,-Bliss and Leonetti Properties) 0rdiranae No. 16.63, rezoning the area located on the south- west side of Middlefield Road,between;Matadero Creek and Wellsbury Park from R-1 to A. Administrative -Research District, was given second, reading,'ard on motion'of Mitchell and Bishop, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call.. Zone -Change (Rapp. and Nolte Properties) Ordinance No: 166it rezoning the area on the southwest side of, Middlefield Road.northwes:t of. Charleston Road (Rapp and Nolte,; properties) from R-1:3- 10 -to A-R Administrative-ResearchDis- trict, was given second reading, andon motion of Mitchell and Bishop, -was adopted :by unanimous,vote on roll call. Claim -for fl rnages (-Nieman )- A report was•:'receLved from the City Attorney on the claim filed by Mr. H. J. Nieman in the sum of $159.54 for damage done to his automobile in a> col.11sion at the intersection of. El Camino Real and PageMill Roadas the -result of defective traffic lights The City Attorney advised that the accident occurred on. a State highway and that the maintenance of the lights at this intersection is a functionof the State Highway Department; that there is no liability on the: part of the City and he recommended that the claim be denied. On motion of Byxbee and Nevis, the report of the City At- torney was accepted and the claim denied. Refund of Duplicate Tax Payments Upon recommendation of the Controller, and on motion of Rodgers'and.Byxbee, the:Council authorized by unanimous vote on roll call therefund.of duplicate payments of the first installment of the following' 1955-56, tax bills: Tax Bill No. Amount Tax Bill No. Amount 5362 $ 52.53 681 $ 35.7C 575 2 51 12217 31.70 117 56.75 11677 21.82 12042 29.89 11703 15.61 11540 32.52 11706 10.23 11123 29.09 11707 10.23 11198 22.93 11719 21.41 11211, 24.10 11737 28.25 7075 12.92 11741 27.78 12870 33.93 117+3 25.85 1285 8.30 11726 21.88 Planning Commission Appointment The Mayor ''nominated Mr. Ray K. Linsley for appointment as a member of the Planning Commission, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. E. P. Ames, for the term ending June 30, 1958 Councilwoman Corcoran said she wished to register a pro- test because of the fact that she was not consulted regarding the appointment and also because a woman was not appointed to the Com- mission. Councilman Byxbee said ' he did not favor the appointment because of Mr. Linsley's connection with Stanford. The Mayor had informed the Council that Mr. Linsley was associate dean of the Stanford School of Engineering and his specialty is hydraulics and hydrology. The Mayor stated that he felt it was appropriate to have a Stanford man on the Commission because of the close relationship between Stanford and the City and the planning problems in connec- tion with the Stanrord land development On motion of Simpson and Mitchell, the appointment was confirmed, Mrs. Corcoran and 3yxbee voting No on the motion Adjournment to January 3, 1956 It was moved by Mitchell, seconded and carried that the Council adjourn to meet on. Tuesday, January 3, 1956, at 7:30 P.M. in the Council ''Room at the: City Hall. {Thin meeting was ad j O