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Home My WebLink About11101913'•Nthr weryn?Afya t•qi •r. 0 City Hall, Palo Alto, Cal. November 10, 191 7). The Council of the City of Palo Alto net in regular ee8- sion on this date, at 8 p.rz. , with Mayor Thefts presiding. Roll call as follows: present: Ackley, Congdon, Henry, Hettinger, Jordan, Lakin, La Peire, Miller, Mosher, Peterson, $wsin, Thoitx, Vail Wing. Absent: Vandervoort, The minutes of the :regular meeting of Oc M ob+r r I;, 191 3, were read and ordered corrected to chow Councilman Vaal present, and were then approved as corrected. *65- 5046.50 46.50 46.50 46..50 46.50 2.50 18055 b�5 x00.84 which }nt to be, t is expect'€de rdan. as .:a .cep v.visers). of the Chanbe: Petition as to Pavirif Fares„ Avenue. The clerk presented a verbal petition from s. Grace -Eardeznan, requesting that -the Council take proceedings to pave Forest avenue, at least between-Waverley and Cowper e treeto. On motion of Congdon and -_Mosher, 'the.petition was referred to Com- mittee .do. 1. Reports of Committees. Chairman_ Hettinger of Committee No. ; made a report on an ordinance relating to the minimum rate for power, recommending its adoptierJ.. Chairman Wing of -Committee No. 4 made a report recom- mending the adoption of an ordinance relating to the deposits of water and light consumers; reoomonending• proceedings be begun for the annexation of certain territory to the city; and stating that re had taken. =p the question of issuing county bonds for .prov- ing the University avenue entrance, that the matter of leasing -property from Stanford 'university le in progress, and that the proposed issue of bonds would be • taken up after the annexation election. Chairman Jordan of Committee So. 5 reported that no an- swer had been received from the Peniniiuiar Railwoy Company in the matter of the 2% fra.rchice tax. He reported that the fourth an- nusl report had. been received from the printer. 0rdir,a nss fj dG;2ted -Depaz'its of later & Ii ht Con- eurrere. An ordinance entitled "Relating to deposits of water and light consumers" was given second reading and on motion of •7a11 and Mosher was adopted by the following; vote on roll call: Ayes: Congdon_, Lakin, Mosher, Peterson, wain, _'hoi1 , Vail, Wing. zoes8 Ackley, Henry, Hettinger, Jordan, LaPeire, Miller. 9.L -L once . rJopted.--Power Rates. An ordnance er titled S9A en dip: ; ordinance '9 in regard tc .eleo tric light and power rates' Was -given second reading and on motion: of Ackley and Lakin was adopted by unanimous vote on roll csll. Annexation Petition Approved. to the City Council The form of a petition to request tale calling of an election to vote on the annexation to the city ofcertain territory described in Amid petition, wee approved on motion of Mosher and Peterson. Re,eor is Filed. The report of the operations of the Department o, Public li%.:ke for the months of :dug -Septa 191;, and of the Auditor for October, 1915, were accepted and ordered filed. 106 Recommendations from Works Beare —Seale Water Rate. A communication was received from the Board of Public Works recommending that the rate for water sup•Nlied to the Seale waterworks be fi.zed at 1C4 per 1000 gallons. On motion of Congdon and Posher the matter was referred to Committte No. 1 and the City Attorney - Re orts from Deleget.ee e Con ent on Written reports from Councilman Hettinger, Engineer Byxbee and. Clerk• Kasson, and a verbal report from: Attorney Malcolm, delegates to the convention of the League of California -Municipalities, held at Venice October -1 1 , 1913, were received. R.el .ti n; o Gas Matt ems. The attorney reported that he had received a corrmUni. cation .from, the State Railroad Commission in the matter of the complaint of poor gas service. Said communication was read and ordered filed. On motion of Wing and La?eire the Board of Public - 'orkf3 allies instructed to enter into negotiations with tae._a]o Alto. Gas rCompany-with a view to Mvetting the price at which Said -company wouldeaell its distribueing system: to the city. Purchase of Table and Loose Leaf .books. -On motion .of Mosher avid .Ackley, the City Clerk. was •. authorized to purchase a. tale for hie office and also loose leaf'ordinance. and resolution books. - Federal Construction Co;rpene..Taxess. A communication was received from the City Auditor relative to the refusal, of the Federal construction Company to pay a lien for clesnine weeds from its property included in the tax assessment. The city attorney atatea that the amount -of the lien Would be paid by the former owner;: of the prope.:ty, and on motion the matter was ?aid on the table. - Claims Allowed. The following claims were reported favorably from Com- - mittee #5 and on no ti on of Vail and Mosher warrants were ord. - drawn in payment of same by unanimous vote on roll call: Stanford University Prees, 1000, 6th. .Annual Report . . 147.Oil 3 cuts and express 14� .?:.Stua rt, 1000 envelopes for annui:l report . ;.00• - C. .Dobbel, stamps for annual report . .. . . . . 20.00 - 2000 stamped envelopes for tax collector. , 42.72 Times Rib. Co.. publishing tax notice, 33 lines 1 time 1.65 - e:e iv„ 2.oulton, soldier's tax exemption, lots 9-10 B1444 9.50 American Bonding Co., preniUn on gone of clerk 5.00 - Butler Rate Reene•et Tabled. A communication from the .Beeler 1nVestme♦t Company referred to the Council.from the Board of Public Corks, was read and discussed and on motion of Jord .n and iettinger was laid an the table. As, to Street Pavx r Plant. On motion of Jordan and Lc`,Peire, the City Zngineerwez inatrueted to secure daai,te as to the cost of o municipal $trees paving plant. :nv: ta.t ion Cuy C. Club, extender: a= attending a meets to be addressed Railroad Commissi Relative t A. W. ment started in S Commission to re ern Pacific Comp Council the fares charged of a commutation On moti asked to c ommunic these matters and terminal in San. o Secure e S The Cie t ure ss to the anne A3 to Tree P Coup i; tree planting and On mot.. the regular mee Mi taki 'is such Fact i.o. Territory describe the transacti en. .. r Rate. Invitation to Council. Clerk was also loose ty .�uditoy Company tC eluded in -the • amount of t':�e petty, and on . 147.00 • . 1 4. 50 . . 5.00 20.00 or. . 42.72 ime 1.65 k. 44 9.50 ;.00 ty Engineer was cipa:1 street �:Ti•:'i�:�;.n�.r a .1.''- � era"J�,.� �ry Guy C. Mier,- president of the Congregational Yens, Club, extended an invitation to the members of the Council to attending a, meeting o the Club on- November a 7th,sai d meeting to be addressed by Chas. R. Detrick, secretary of the State Railroad Commission. A. W. Bell .addressed the. Council in regard to amove- ment started in San Mateo county to request the State Railroad Commission to regulate and equalize raters charged by the South- ern Pacific Company. Councilman Win called attention to inequalities it the fares charged by the:Peninsular Railway Company and the need of a commutation rate to the ca mpas. On motion Of Wing and Peterson, the City Attorney was asked to communicate with the Railroad Commission in regard to these matters and also in regard to the necessity for a proper terminal in San Francisco. To Secure Si natures. The Clerk and.'Attorney were delegated to secu.e signer t:ura9ss to the a.nnexatioza• petition. Axe to Tree Plant:,cam. • Caur. x;azsan Ackley brought up the matter of street tree planting and the same was ordered pIabed on the calerder.• .0n motion of Vail. and CongdCn, , the Council adjourned. the regular meeting to...the a call of the Mayor for the purpose of tai n s. such action as •i s provided by law for the Annexation of Territory described in the for of petition approved,, and for the transaction of :a.11 business coming before the Council. City Clerk