HomeMy WebLinkAbout12091912City Hall, Palo Alto, Cal.
December 9th, 1912.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular ses-
sion on this date at 7.30 p.m., with '. avo_,. Jordan pies-'iiri ,
Roll cal as follows:
/)resent: Ackley, Allen, Hettinger, :ordan, 'os her, Thoits, fir.,
p hrey s, .`ail, Wing.
Abba:nt: Congdon, wowni ng, .:e n y, 2o. i. c: , 3wain, Vandervoc.rt.
The minutes of the Tibet°`' iniW of Zove-rber 11th, 1 91 2, were
read and approved as read.
Ordinance :.or
Chairman Vail of Committee No. 2 reported from committee
Ordinance No. 84, with the recommendation that it be adopted as
previou:iiy introduced.
The ordinance was ;-riven second reading and on motion of
Vail and Wing was passed by unanimous vote on roll call.
Or ;1 nce No. 85 Adoote ..
Chairman Vail of Committee No. 2 reported from committee
Ordinance No. 3" "An Ordinance of
7, entitled ��. � in CL (;G'vrer i)�,; ve111Cie?
-cvery Description," with the recommendation t the same be adopt-
ed.
At this time Councilman La Peire took his seat.
On motion of Vail and iiettin; er Ordinance To. 3=5 was
adopted on roil call, all voting aye except LaPeire who did not vote.
Reports Received.
Chairman Thoits of Committee reported t .o. L�,o_ rte : that the .n
Annual Report of the City of Palo Alto had been printed and mailed.
City Attorney reported th•_t the suits to collect
lice r e taxes past due had been continued r,t. 4 e request of the
attorneys for the defense. He also -reported that decisions would
probably be rendered this week in the C: se of tcAee Palo Alto vas
Company against the City, and of the same company a-ainstthe
road Commission..
The reports of the :,oa.rd Jr .':,1bl iC- wor'.c:s for 'ct goer &.
of the hoard of Public Safety, 'r e o and for
the ::.,� the Auditor .J.
L:ovember were received. and ordered filed.
The attorney reported that he corresponded with the
officials of the -enirisular 7a,i'•.wy Company and _'ia seen as`'.iced
that the amounts due from that r treet * sprinkling ',a
xo � C om;ut� for -ee � tivua�
be paid.
y._a, o=rJordan made a statement as to the action taken tc
aid San Francisco in its plan to :'ecure the _etch •hetchy water
supply.
Request CiLarette Ordinance.
:t:gerton Lakin addressed the CCu io l in behalf of the
the "others' Club, the woman' Club ? nd the Church Feder-
ation, in the matter of the enactment of an o: in:=nce to ,rE ;drat€
the sale and use of cigarettes. tes. A re'?glut , e,. `rom these o".Nanize-
.,icns was presented, asking that the gale c ' --.rettes to and
their e ba -+- . ,- ti . ,� t.
use ..� ��t"'.Si30 i'�i 1�T'1''�",i' C_ years 0 '�' C> r�r0`i. - E'�, ��>' CJX`r.
nance.
On
motion of Wing and Ackley the resol .,_on wa,< accepted
vote
by
unanimous on :oil and
0.4. ci .. e .. r".:d to Committee i!). 2 v0
have such an ordinance drafted by tne died 4y attorney and to present
the sane at the next meetin :" of the Council.
At t: i 3 time, Councilman Swain took his seat.
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G cc Co.
The City. ..
danger from the high
Company was under coneid
that all wires carryir,,
cuired to be place ^ uncle
On motion of r
the City Attorney were i
such a rezul ration.
.,mers.-n Street Bids
This being the
:rent:: on portions of ' :E.'
-ne only Ci."3 were f.'om
='.z' lic \: orks.
The bid for th
• venue :7:;s as follows:
Grath .v, per cubic
Concrete .;utters,
Concrete c res, `_•e:'
Sheet asphalt paves
The bid for t
and t avenues was a
Grading, per cubic
sheet asphalt pave".S
Certified chec
the bids.
Charter rrend-.ent 5,
Vail brought •,1
i�t for the deposit of c
"ittee :o. .« to invest.E,
The natter of c
referred ..o Committee 7::c.
Personal ?.`-c e. t;;
On motion of
taxes incorrectly :assess
a:ote as follows:
licr _.Fred
J.__.Goodell
Soldier's Tax :.'x e ....,
A revue st was
allowed the solaier's to
e • to file an affidavit
the request was re_
�.xe ion from Pedol
A request was
to `.'o__os% the business of
dense fee, he bein:- ph s i
zetti`ager, the license o
one yeor, by unanimous v
hoi ts, Um-
Varider-voo.: t.
1712, were
from committee
adopted as
on :notion of
all.
•
that the Mh rd
ated and mailed.
its to Collect
uest of the
cisions would
lc Alto Gas
gai nst the tai
or October ar.d
e Auditor for
C .ion t&(er. to
e`..cha water
s. sl f of the
he Church Pedvr-
Ce to revulsve
these organizO-
t t e s to and
°tee :y or'i-
on was , ccePter
Y4. 2 to
a.nd to present
Pacific G tr' G. Co. l n Voitare .ine.
The City Engineer reported that f .. ✓_
The the matter of t � .�` ,.0
..f danger from the high voltage lines of the Pacific Gas %: ectriC
Company was -r.nd.er consideration and that one solution sugested was
.::at all wires carrying more than a certain stated volt (7e be re-
oaired to be placed underground..
On motion of Ackley and. Umphre✓ys, the City a li;'veer and
the City Attorney were instructed to prepare an o ......nce embodying
sc:% a regulation.
This Ceing the time for receivi' ..ids for . . . . ki r:'i: improv e-
ne;';'„? on portions of Emerson street, the bids rc: c iced were opened.
The only rids were from the Federal Construction c(:"'.� C,.lp. 3n m.o-
t_cr, of '4-i and Thoits the bids were referred to the . lard of
'v
'+lorks.
The bid for the intersection of Emerson stre: t sorest
.,venue was as follows:
Gradin , per cubic yard . . . . 7
Con.caete gutters, per square foot
Concrete curbs, per lineal foot .56 S
Sheet asphalt pavement, per square foot
The bid for the work on Emerson street between Ch_ nnin_„
and "ores:, avenues was as follows:
heet asphalt pavement, per square foot
the bids.
Charter Amendment Su'„gestion.
Vail brough,, up the question of a charter amendment
vide for the deposit of city moneys. The matter was referred
nittee No. 4 to investigate and report.
pro-
Com-
The clatter of extending the city limits was discussed and.
referred to Committee Io, 4.
Personal Pro errv__Tax Refund.
On motion of :7osher, and Vail a refund of personal property
tax s incorrectly assessed was outbori7ea on roll coils-, ,yvY unanimous
'vote as follows:
lice i eed Assessment X100
J.r.Goodell " 100
Tax g:0'
57`
Soldier'' Tax Exema ion Referred.
A request was received from t'rs. Hannah <nodle that she be
allowed the soldier's tax exemnti on on her property, she ha
ving n fa il-
Eu t0 file an affidavit tiffs required by law. On motion of Vail and
the request was referred to the city attorney.
l;xem,;)tior. from Peddler's License.
A request was received from J.T.Yc ale that he be permitted
tiff ;`O tits'. the business of peddling without payin,.1 the rer,ula Li
tense fee, he being physically disabled. On motion of rTing anri
::ettineer, the license of 1"..r. Tliychale we .. refunded for a '_,-aio; of
one year, by unanimous vote on roll call.
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