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City Hall, Palo Alto, Cal.
August 11, 1913,
The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular
Session o this 'date at 8 p.m., with '.'ayor Thoits presiding. Ron
call as follows:
Present:. Ackley, Congdon, Henry, Hettinger, Jordan, Lakin,
Laxeire, Miller, Mosher, Peterson, Molts, Vail,
V,andervoort.
Absent: Swain, Wing.
The minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council
of July the 14t 2,1913, were rear and Lpproved ay read, as also
the minutes. of the called meeting of July 2 th, 1913.
The minutes of the City Council sitting
� as a Board
Equalization on August 4 and 5, 191 , were read and approved
read.
of
as
Resolution Relati::a. to =;;t: . o Cr :5.�: i� 1Lac.:ire Works.
A report was received from Committee #1 recommending
that the demand on the City of Palo Alto by the Christie Machine
'Works for the au : of $2042.75 and interest as part payment fora'
deep well pump and extras to rejected. On motion of Hettinger.
and .Ackley the report of the committee was approved.
A resolution entitled: "Resolution of the City of Palo
Alto in the :natter of the Christie : ac'rine 'orks, was introduced
and adopted by unanimous vote on roll. call.
Appointment of Deputy Auditor.
.Councilman Jordan, cha:irm;,:, of Committee ttee made a re-
port in the matter of the. appointment of a deputy auditor, referred
to said committee, recommending that ::.A.westa.l be reappointed
for fiscal year ending June 30, 1914.
0n motion of Vail and Peterson the report was accepted
and the recommendation adopted.
Ordinance Introduced.
An ordinance entitled: "Ame.i:iir?i Ordinance vo. 85 govern-.
ing ve:nicles of -every description," was introduced as an emergency'
ordinance..
Ietting r moved to amend the ordinance by fixing -the rate
of speed for vehicles at not higher than 15 miles an -hour thr.oagh-
out the incorporate limits of the city. The motion. was second -0
by Jordan and adopted.
Jordan moved that the ordinance be adopted as amended.
The motion was seconded by Hettinger and received. the fo1lowing.
vote on. roll call:
Ayes: Ackley, Congdon, Henry, Hettinger, Jordan, Lakin, Miller,
Peterson, 'Thoits, Vandervoort.
Noes: LaPeire, Mosher.
The Mayor declared that the ordinance had failed. of pass-
age as an emergency measure and would be considered as having had -
f'irst reading.
An ordinance entitled: "Relating to fortune-tellers,
phrenologists, etc.'0' was given first reading and on motion of ;;.os:1-.
er and Congdon was referred to Committee No. 2.
Reports .deerted.
The report o1' the Department of Works for June, 1915, -
and the reports of the Auditoz. and the Treasurer for June and Ja,}Y;
1913, were accepted and ordered filed.
Claims Allowed.
The following claims were favorably reported. from Corr
mi t Lee fly and on motion of Congdon and ':"ocher warrants were Uri=4e
dr y wn in payment of the same by unanimous vote on roll call:,
lrroughs Adding l'ac
Stuc..r t T.r , 1300
,5^0
,, v
P er.: ehaker P r nit•.,re
S.J.Abstract Co. ....
rick: -Judd Co., tre
Times Pub. Co. 2500
1000
100C.
300
:aoti
i;cc..efie2 Ron
report f
that the city join w
.sere bridge at L idd
'.:other referred to C
:c.nta Clara County
'Second Story f
Jordan oro
the City -.ion to o ov
quarters. On motion
(erred to Coreimittee
N
1' :l ler cal.
iiddlefield Road brie
On motion c
Cal.
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regular
piing. Rai,1
akin,
ty Council
as also
Board of
proved as
Works.
=ending'
le Machine
ent for a
'ettinger
ity of Palo
introduced
,, made a re-
itar, , referred
appointed
as accepted
No. 85 govern -
'an a e rge.r y.
fixing the rate
b. ur tStirou "as seconded
-
as :mended.
following
M, 'illeer,
ailed of pass -
vin, had
-tellers,
o t i on of mos1-
une, -19.1
June and JulYi
d from Con-
s were ordsred
I call:
3wrrough3 Adding Machine Co. paper. 12_.00
1% A. Stuart, 1800 warrants. 2 colors 11.00
3500 letterheads for auditor 12.50
:erncbaker Furniture Co. rent of tables & chairs 2.00
3.3. Abstract Co. R. . Report 5 mos. to 8/1/13 7.50
ricks -Judd Co., treasurer's- cash book 17.50
Tides Pub. Co. 2500 statements, auditor 7.75
1000 notice to consumer, auditor 6.00
1000 • °' " depositor It 6.00
300roll.calls, clerk 5.00
Notice :c;qualization 4.50
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Award 'r :er son 6.15
3 iddtel field toad Bri.d Viz.
A report from the Board of Public Works -recommending
that the city join with Sar gate° county in constructing a con-
crete bridge at Middlefield -Road was on motion of Condon and
''usher referred to Committtee #4, to confer with officials of
Santa Clara County and report.
Sec° . Story for City i?"rill.
Jordan brought up the need of building; a second story on
the City Hall to obviate- paying rent. and to furnish more convenient
quarters. On motion of Jordan and hettinger the matter was re-
ferred to Committee #4 to report at the next meeting.
Light at l:id.d1efield Bridge.
i? ler called. attention to the need of a light at the
:iddlefield Road bridge. The matter was referred to the City
i„ in+eer.
On motion of Jordan and Ackley, the council adjourned.
City Clerk