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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05111914e„, � , r4y ♦ +� iI LYYY`N f.f�L ~ y V � a Y I: MM '.;}_.F� ,yam N+u• f4bY Mi 15.V ,1 er The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular gees. sion pn this date at 8 p.m., v;it Thoits ,presiding. Roil cai as follows: t Present: Congdon, Hettinger, Jordan, L ;i;z, LaPeire, 2Ci11e Peterson, Swain, Thoits, Vail, .ink. Absent: : Ackley, Henry, Mosher, Van.dervoort. The minutes of the regular meetins of -April 27, 1914 were read and approved as read. Petition•for-Rest Room Appropriation. A. petition was received from the Woman's Christiane. L. ance Union asking that an appropriation of „,175 be made for. -44 Rest Room for the next fiscal year. On motion'of Vail and Peterson the petition was referred.' to. Committee i o.. l with the recommendation that the appropriaG a,.sned be included in tfe /Annual. •nuci e Corrimuniaa t iions. An invitation to the Council to attend. the Cherry Carpi» val at Santa Clara on June 2-7, 1914, was received and ordered filed. A protest from tile P.e;v. _' Ross against the removal "oa oak .trees from the streets was received and ordered filed. Pe -port of ; Committee -12 on dinance . Chairman Swain of Committee '^2 made a report recommend-. S.M1n,4 that an Ordinance amending Ordinance '4o. 80 be passed, and that an ordinance creating a . LlrY=eu of Labor be laid on the table. On motion of Congdon' and .,:riper the report was adopted. Report on ; Damage Cl eim of 7 ies Chairman Jordan of Committee .;o. 5 made a report On 4e claim of lass F. Kaz for damage. aile. , :d to _._-eve been sure taine - by galling on a broken sidewalk, eecommen,"?ine that the c1oim'be,' not'allowed, - Lakin and Wing moved that t?.c report be adopted and t ' e claim be not allowed and the motion. was passed by unanirouc Note on roll call. Said Committee nepertee in the :ratter of the 2;'.`. frana:'i tax due from the Peninsular Rail y Company that the City -attc,Pey as been instructed to confer with e Cormissio • as to the ad„,astment of said tax. ropr iation for Soar d of Publie A communication was received from the Board of Pub1i Safety requesting that wn 11:5'0 turne into the general fund iron. :, the sale of dog muzzles and an additional sum of ; 2O be appropriy ated to the incidental fund of the Health Department to provid-' money for completing a sanitary survey of the city. On motion of Vail and -';wain the appropriation was 2 -Con- ized as requested by unanimous vote on roll call. Adve-rtisin,., Claim Allowed - Committee No. j recommended th t the claim of the Times Publishing Company be allowed as follows: Publishing Bond Election Ordinance . ..$119.15 Printing cards relatine to bond election 1.50 On motion ' of Vail and e ;.ins er warrants were ordered drawn in payment of said claim as recommended, by unanimous vc on roll call. Cr c,nance No. On motion "An ordinance amend sale of mis and cr California," was pa Reports sieceiv The repor and of the Auditor ed and ordered file ayor Tho •as directed in the The City i v en notie e w .er the _ ayor• and --imse the Palo sL,.o was <: reached. He:also r had conferred with pave the University Referred te 2o ter of "or':S. Swain :nov. defective zi T-„ e mozion Ls to Sec r r-_ On motion the co-operation of entrance to t e cit City ty Attorney. w.i g suEE My f St of company � rJ::. J %t..I..i reeuirements as to : Jordan s::. +� truck eluded in the impro n ;ineer for constructing cu. roar. On motion vote on roll call th ..o the city en trz. c Committee ttee to In On motion ed to appoint a co i at the election on -1. election boards. T committee. in regular- se4-• siding. Roll car. re, Miller ril 27, 1914 Christian Te yw1e.for .the ion was referre e app appropriatioti he Cherry Cart. and orderer." the removal -:e d filed, eport recommend passed, and aid on thetale. opted. a report on »e " been Si1:Si41.n$C" - the adopted and. tfi '. d by u:s•s n imo:1F, ifs. f the 2 f ra"2cii i, the City road Comraissior oard . ofPublic e=al fund -front': ".4,20 be ap' prop ent to provi ,e y. iaa-t1 Jn was g.u¢.0?p, aim of the 1 .$119.15 1.50 s were ordered, unanimous vote' Ordinance No. ► 02 Adopted. On motion. of Vail and Swain Ordinance 17o. 102, entitled K,t'tin ordinance amending Ordinance No. SO, re Mari nL dairies and the talc of mij.j and cream or either within the City of Palo Alto California," was passed by unanimous vote on roll call. Reaorts Received.' .' The report of the Department of Public Worl:s for ''arch and of the Auditor and •the Treasurer for April, 1914, were receiv- er and ordered filed. Mayor Tlhoits reported that he had held mass ';lt'..e ti Yid? ..as directed in the matter• of the bond election. The City Attorney recommended that property a :ew be i,iver: notice where sidewalks are defective. He reported that the Mayor and himself had held a conference with officials of the -Palo Alto Gas Co, but no -decision as ':.o arbitration had been reached. He also reported that. City .Engineer Dy xce and himself .`aci conferred with Supervisor M:itche11 and that the cou".ty will pave the University Avenue entrance. Referred to Board of Works —Defective \ l� Swain moved that -in -order t'o• protect the city, the mat- ter of defective sidewalks be referred to the 1oars'. of Public Corks. The motion was- seconded. by Congdon and passed. Az to _Securin.; Co-operation of, the Scutheern Pacz. c Co. On motion of Wing and Pe:er yon- the ::ratter of securing tne cc -operation. of the Southern Pacific Corrinany in _-^provi"-n the -entrance- to the city was referred to• the City i.nc; .nee: and the C y Attorney. V,ing "suggested that V the orisirai deed to the railroad company from Stanford university be investigted to determine the requirements as to keeping' the grounds improved. • Jordan suggested that the -matter of r,ermovin the un- ai tly milk trick l.on since promised by the railroad be in- .cluded in the improvements- to be made. 1iG0 ; ro 'riated for Improyin Entrance, Engineer Eyxbee suggested that arm apps opria, ::ion for constructi nE; curbs along University avenue from the county -road to• the Southern Pacific r%ai lr'Jad. - • On motion. of Wins and Lakin it was ordero unanimous o;;ts vote on roll call that x,11 c1©. be transferred from the m;e: mu ral fund to the city. entrance improvement fund,..' Committee to Inc,oect Votin,_, Machine. On motion oA Wing, , and aettir.ger the 77ayoC was a horis- eo to appoint a committee to in,pec't the voting eleehins o ';e; used at the eleetiou on -May 1 4 1 14 and verify the retur?,. made by the election boards. The-7dayor named LaPeire, Con.g;don n ::,o in as aY.w('h Committee 0n motion of Congdon -and ,tali n the -Council o-sirned. City Clerk