HomeMy WebLinkAbout02271914The Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date
at 7:30 p.m., pursuant to the following call;
0We, the undersigned members of the Council of the City
of Palo Alto, hereby cell a meeting of said Council to be 'held on
Friday, February 27, r 914, at 7: 30 p.m., for the purpose of re-
consideration of the claim of 'Dr. Benjamin Thomas against the City
for O'.amages, -and for the consideration of such ether business as
may properly come before the e;ouncil.
Signed: ij.xn Vandervoort, V. .Henry, i . A.LaPeire, Wm.7.
ti f.1 er .L�ward ck1e�d, H. C.Pete3. son, Geo. W. Mosher, :e.. P iLy'::.
ettir S
Mayor Thoits presided.. Roll call as follows:-
- Present: .Ackley, Henry, Hettinger, Jordan, Lakin, L aPeire,
Mosher, Peterson., Swain, Thoits, Vail, Vandervoort.
Absent: Congdon, -Wing.
Notice of Meeting ....tireg lar.
• The Call- for he meeting, was ream. Jordan and Lakin
argued that the notice of the nleetin mailed to the members of the
Council br :4he Clerk •did not state the purpose of the meeting;. The
a.ttorney,: gave an opinion that the notice was not -in accordance with
to e li..
- M7 o ga��yo - 1 oit8 ruled that the matter of the Thomas claim
may not be - iSr t up at this mee iYlg.
2epGrt:' Read.
'A • report to the Council from the Board of ' ublic works
and a report from Corn i ttte !*14 were read:
On motion action on 1:.,J.Fairfield's claim for damages'ras
deferred until the next meeting.
P•.:terson and Ackley gave notice that they would move a
reronsiderecGion of the action of the Council in regard to the -dame
age claim of Dr. Benjamin Thomas "against the City at t:ce next re
zular meetin:.
Vail and Peterson ;roved that the report of Committee #4 as
to accident insurance be approved. Action deferred to regular meet„
i �a•g.
Vail and L Peire moved that the Council adjourn and the .
motion 4as ad0pted.
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this dare, at
cl..0
Ackley, oo
La.Peire,
Vai"., >TaaA.
Petition to Pav
A petition
of the f.: o ntaee on Co
i, _ci.dero Road asking
to specification's a^
Vail and
Jordan and Lakin wade
Laid on the table ant
sad the sf s i to V e mo
Public Welfare
A petition
izat soles as:ki n;'y t.1e t
mittee be el-a:.cte,d, a
titio.n.
On motion
nce was referred to
p Jordan and.
zitbet -•'h y•.. ti, M the Cls
Vaeageo -he not allowed
Hettinger
ratter be laid over un
aed ,.:le se.bsti`.ute :not
insurance of CV A v
t y j r r
:e A�.�.� viz
9 +^,irtee e:} t :ate, t e
_re:^.e^3 the State
`
*it ±' 2 e$ submitted
'.'id ,.lie motion was car
ez: C01;:0 n, Henry
Swain, ..0i mss,
t;8K1 ey, LaPe
�aurasx Cali:.t.
Jordan and
ebrolary 9, 914, i
the s'.47, of f3i0 cC roc
Vail
and
eittee ;'_'+ tr.E; the war
"300 bE: t:
arsferr.
and that the Coun
dra.r
• ,:auraux cz aopro a e ..
ty roll mall.
, Cal.
27th, 1914.
.Qn traits date
oil of the City
to be held on
r;t.se of re.
gainst the City
er business as
aPe i r e, Wm..r.
, 3.A.Hettinger.�
;two : ,.
L: Peire,
ndervoort.
n and Lakin
members of the
he meeting. The
accordance with
Thomas claim
:Public Works
for damages was -
would move a
a,rd to ,the dam -
t the r ezt re -
of Committee - #4 ae
o regular meet`
a ourr3 and the
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City :a.11, Palo Alto, Cal.,
:L -' o=n 9t':, 19)4.
The Council of f th
e City'
5i(: on this date, at .;S p.m., with
c-aii as follows:
1..
ese. Ac :;don, Henry,
l ky, C c� r.
Ia.Yeire, Miller, Moahe'r
Vail, Vandervoort.
Ab9ent:, Win6.
of Palo Alto met in r ular ses-
M_ayor Thoits presid , Rol'
:iettiager, Jordan, Lakin,
Peterson, Swain, Thoits,
The minutes of the regular reeti_n-" of F :::'.w<+ -,.y ^ 1')14,
a!SC of the called meetingof February 27, 1914 , were rea : and p-meeting2roved Eks read.
Petition to Pave Black. on Cowoer Street.
A petition was received from the owners of l a, j o.r;
of the fy onta.7e en Cowper Street bctween Melva Lie Avenue ard r-
carccaero Read .asking that:said block be paved in.accordance with
the. specifications adopted by the Council on e ' ary 9, 1914.
Jail and. Mosher rove' that the petition be granted,
.'ordan and Makin. made' a substitute motion that the petition be
laid on the table until the. nxt a.le.eting, pendin;_ inziest i It on.
and the substitute motion was adonted..
Public Welfare Ordinance Referred.
A petition. was received f roxr, the various women's oVo ..E.n-
inatioris-asking t., at a:n ordinance creating a Public ':,:elxare Gom
:.n-
:ittec,.. be enacted, a -,raft of the ordinance accomdanying the pe-
tition.
On motion. of Hettinger and Ackley, the proposed or.-:-
;r:nce was referred to Committee. 42.
Report of Corte iittee No. 4, '
!. report was receives? from Committee #4 on various ..:?t-
i rs submitted to said committee.
Fairfield Claim.
Jordan and Congdon
'«te8 #4 that y �Sr moved that'the recommendation of �:Oii:.,.
v.it ah{ V the claim of Y. J. Fairfield the City g air.�s` for
!amazes be not allowed be approved. V V
Hettinger and Miler mare a substitute motion that tine
-- otter be laid over until the Thomas claim has been reconsidered
arid the substitute motion was adopted.
2nsura.rce of Ci vv .:;Lc 1G e
Hettinger and Mosher moved that the recommendation of
.KOI.'�rji Vtee 1 4 that .tyn 'M 9
P+ � �,1�� � a..+(: City insure its employees, i_:Cl,;,;' I":,:; volunteer
ze:ge.^+, it the -State Compensation Insurance Fund in accor a —ice
i�:-fi;;ures submitted by the officials of said Evld 'l .`und be approved,
e 'motion war carried by the f ollowin{; vote y on roll call:
tires: Condon, H r r , 1 t
.� Cn Yr I1E'rtt (:...1n� , Jordan, Lakin, �-o:�'':E=, Peterson
$J:1
Swain, Thous, Vail, Van dervoor't.
.psi.:K,.er .�,,.� �.�
1ta�3: , r � ,; Mi
re,
'auraux Claim.
Jor
'ebraary 9,
Are. 3.tzn of * 7Q
Vai
that
C A NQ�-
��tt Y" t
''1+.N and that
said Boar
i Y ff b
rC } call.
dan and Swain acved tat .tale action of Council
1914, in a1loWing the damage claim of 3. ....:uraux in
0 be reconsidered and the motion was adopted.
I and Mosher moved that t o recommendation of " l.o:T-
`c,he warryantin favor o'f'.,B:. Ma'.zrux be cance led,
ran T3, t d from he General 7d to -0 ` e :lowerPlant the Council recommend to the BoardBoardof Public, Works
draw r+ tt inthe
/fie sum o1 S_500 in Q
d L"4. warrant 1+A �.Li4' V, iL ..`P.%�•�.{. of said
approved. The motion was u ,a,^r e i by u_nani".ous vote
Claim of. Att orneL La col:-.
to Removal of
Chairman Jordan of Committee -A5 reported to the Council
without recommendation the cl i::; o.. City Attorney Malcolm in 'the+
sum of 196.00 for office 8 r. in.ci en.t,:,.l expenses.
- On ::lotion of _Lakin and Peterson said claim was alloyed
by unanimous vote on. roll cal:..
a.s Company --Two Per Cent Tax.
-The City Attorney 'e t nt
made a ���:.: _,;:c., in regard to the
report of the Palo Alto Ga:1 Co:^_;ar-r of its earnings. Mhe
was left with. Committee ;!. to _;e„ an amended report.
Thomas Damage
Peterson and Ackley moved that the vote of the Cnt.:nc1i
on�� February �Y9, p 1914, in the .matt 6)x of he damage c1?] i".n of Dr.
Benjamin amin Thomas against the City be r ��t ons i`, er ed and th
e motion
was carried.
original 1
The o.r motion on the recommendation of Committee
'4 that "the•clzai.m of Dr. Benjamin Thomas against the City r
or
damages due to his.automobile colliding with a tree be not allow-
ed be approved." •was then before the Council.
., The matter Was discussed �.t l,_ 't2: by Mr. Lakin, Dr.
Tho
mas, Mr. Ackley, Er: Peterson, 3w_ in' City Attorney ..2_CJ.;:
and others.
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l
The motion was lost on roll Cu.11 by the f01,1Otoi22g vote:
r '
Ayes:. u r2 A�,don, Jordan, Lakin, S'at"..'.'':, '"'hC::.v3 Vail, V^ Qeh`P00't
Noes: Ackley, Henry, �'iettin"'er, i a.•
a �3;�., etre, Miller, '_o.,� cr., =etexno:,,
On motion of '; osher and Ackley the matter was- referred
back to Committee #4 to compromise and ma:' e the best settlement
with Dr. Thomas it can.
annual
matte —c'
'airfi7a,el Claim ai Referred.
Vail and Jordan lye 4h,,4 the claim o1 mil.J.2ai field
for damages be not allowed.
Ackley and Mille: made a substitute motion that the
claim 7e referred back to Committee ;'4 and the substitute mottom
was adopted.
Ordinance «i.100 Ad )-oJtC d-.
..eeti;lg Dates.
,� An ordinance entitled ,°1 .per. -ii' -.s Section 1, Art 'Acle 1,
Part. of Codified Ordinance t1 of thi City of Palo Alto, Cal-
iforni.:a" was.•read, and on 'notion of Ackley and Peterson was adopt-
ed' as an.emergency measur by una.ni,,.o .,s vote on roll call..
:= sAlutic;n Adopted. Gan nla, t Purchase.
A resolution entitled: ➢bRe+� �- .�
�.:� �a, nu to 4ne, Proposed a'ur-
c asez of the' Di3tri outing Plant of the l'alo Alto Gas Company"X23
read and on ,motion of Mosher' and Peterson: was passed by unani,wou3
vote on roll call. M
• The report of the Department ment Q'` .Public• Works for Jaz: e7r,
1914, and of the icessorer and Auditor for February, 1914, were
received and ordered filed.
The City Attorney trade a verbal report in the matter of.
the proposed lease of property fro:..". Stanford University.: The .n'a�•
ter was left in charge of Committee 1.4.
COO Transfer —Health D ^ ,rt.. c
A request w& received from , o t,.
�� ., t.�'F' JCG' ,. . �i.,,. :..i':E:' .�J .r�� of Public Safely
that the transfer o± 4y1Q0 from.the salary full incidental'
.
.� .� to the
fund of the ::eaith Depart 1t be .7.-J.t iGr...:'e+:. 3n notion of Congdon
and Loaner, such transfer was unani^"O; s vote on roll
call.
L:osh,:r and
strutted to prepare a
t e streets. Hetting
ter had already been
recommend that all trl
_heLti on was withdra
Claims Allowed.
The `ollowi
b:., on motion of Ac{l
paynelt of the same
pr emiu:^i
n !
office A
on
"Ines Pub. Co. 2j0 cal
resolut'
notice
same, -++
_. �. Stuart, trust t :)
500 poQ1
On motion of
to the Council
Malcolm in, the
s.m was aiiowe =
,ard to the
earninEs. Me
d report. -
.of the Council
i ^ of Dr.
nd the .Motion
n of Co'.imi t tee the City for:.
e be not alloc-
• La i^, Dx,
Attorney :."...a1c33.7.^.
'following vote:
• Y andervoos t,
.:oshcr, Pete„oon.
was ref.errec
et .settlement
M. J.Pair:ie1d
on that the
stitute motion
s.
4. Article 1,
o Alto, Call -
ers on was adopt -
1 call.
reposed P'ur-
3 C om2an,Y r e
d by u"aanimou
rks for JantiaZi.
, 1914, were
the matter of
si ty.. The Mat -
Public Safet}
he incidental
tion of Cone
vote or roil
k
:s to .Rem oval .ofd -es..
Mosher and Peterson moved thr,t the City Attorney be in-
-.3tructed to prepare a. resolution of 'intention on to remove trees from
he streets. liettinger' called' -attention to -type fact that this mat-
ter...had already been referred to Conriittee #1, , which ;would doubtless
r�rr that •i + Sia
- 'recommend � ha>d a1J.. vree _be.tweef -curb? be removed from the streets.
b.w .o Ni on was wi b1Sd7'u, 7'w.
Claims l ow _,•
-- The foilo-,:ir.g claims ,were reported from Committee x5
:nw on motion of Ackley and Swain 'varrant s were ordered draw: in
pay.rieat of the same- by unanimous vote on roll call:
v,J•Ifor.;is, premium on2'bond of treasurer..
n' N !T -" au,di ti or treasurer........$115.00
25.00
1 Tl. !t Po r� 13,".3st. •i ditore . .. 15.00
.:�;,, alcoltr,, office ice -expenses and : ncide.r s J
tal
96.00
• on city .1.a.wr .library. • .............. 30. CO
• Times Pub. Co. 250 cards, streets :.otiees. , -2-.50
resolution it te:ation, Porezt, etc, , . , 16.95
notice street work Q1 i6 13.25
same, 4 times, extra.... ...... .,... 17.80
J. Stuart, trust and 1e�� ,er 17. r'0
500 postal blan's, street_ work 2.;0
Un'motion of Mo^her and 'Vail, 'the Council :c.,;.o,.;rned.
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City Clerk
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