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Home My WebLink About11091914• 0 City .fall, Palo Alto, Cal. November 9th 1914 ht Council, of the -City of Palo Alto met in regular eeesioc:.on this, date, at 6 p.m. In the roseace of Layor Swain.. the .City -Clerk celled -the. meeting to order, and on motion of Jordan fand Tiettinger, . Cou2ci1 nan Theite was elected Mayor pra tee. •Roll call --as fellows: Present: Ackley, Congdon, Henry, Hettinger, Jordan, La.Pelrer i filer, Mosher, Tho+its, Wing. Abeeb.t; Lakin, Peterson, Swain, Vail, Va;'i e":v'oort. The minutes of the regular meeting tin of October 13th;? 1:914, were read and -corrected to• show that the resolution relating to • the removal of -street trees was referred to Committee No4 4 -and. that the. order relating to the Auditor v e office should show -tart the office should . ce kept open during noon hour except on days - s bated. The minutes were approved as corrected.. Fet°i.tion f ' Sidewa:c.k. on Mida.ief'_ .l ^. Road,. A petition from A. F. Kleine, .__.:r.; that a sidewalk •ce ordered `laid .or the northeast side of Middlefield Road be- tween Addison- and Lincoln avenues, was referred to the Poardr of 'ubla c-. Works oxd motion of Jordan and loos er. Request to Uee. Council Room Grnnte.d. :A r.equeet from Mrs. Alice Park for permission to use tie, council coon for a ineetin< to consider -matters connected. with election boards w&ms's granted on :.'lotion of :ocher and ?',_filler. - Rc queet for -Time Extension --Federal Construction Co. } A .,r.equeet `2 f.4a the Federal .Cone r..a.ye' .exte_r ion o time 7 which,to comrJL on Middlefie deRoad, Forest, Kingsley and ,on'Motion of i':o.sher and c Ley, ref'er.red t Works. tructlon Co. for ninety ete its paving contracts Avenues,• wso, o the Board of Pab1ic Letter from Palo Alto Gas.' tiara; )any.. A cammUaicatian from the Palo Alto Gas Company relative to a recguest for a permit to lay a gas main or. 'Everett avenue arils; on rlo t .on of Ackley and Mosher, referred to he City Attorney- Indu.stri.el r ci<ient insurance. A communication was read from the State Compersaticin Irnsu, ance Pun.d, relative to probable rebates in premiums paid and to renewal of insurance. Cn :lotion of `ling and'Mosher the_ Clerk and Attorney were instructed to prepare necessary paperi for ;such renewal, funds for payment of the presdura -being, provide: in the Budget for the fiscalyear 1914-1915. r1 Q - - i�`�/. this 41e Councilman lman ail took his seat. , var'Oa e Adoetec.. A comnuraica..tion from E. J. Snyder, acccmpanied. by a pee tition with a large n a.mbe.r of si natures, asking that Ordinance; \o. 105 and Ordina.nc:e No. 110 be repealed or amended; was racefv= ed and on motion of Wing and :usher wa;, accepted and ordered 2 filed. Ordinance Ne... 112 entitled "An ordinance arending Or- dinanc.e #110, being an ordinrnce :;:y:enc.ing, Ordinance #105, re1'at' ing to garbage, waste .matter and manure," was introduced asYmi emergency Measure and read. Win and u:osher moved that said ordinance be paused. A general discu;'eion .followed, participated in byerea number of citizens and by l.embere of tine council and the cityere atto.;ney... The nrpvisi.O -s of Ordinance #112 were explained am ; the pe.titicn.eYs:expressed the -.;,elves as satisfied therewitkr. Said:.Or"dtx::ance #112 was passed by unanimous vote oz roll cal l V Report of Coc...:_ t'.e A repo: t from :.ante reiatin t< the tv Ordinance #11_3 Pair An ordinance i15, providinr for the • ed by Ordinance #35,* w On motion of 1r passed as an emergency • Report on Associ.at Committee „'4 will agree to erect a b proposed to oe leased fr in attractive condition, signed. On motion of t" Purchase of ;lock. Committee #4 r owned cy the city, being ' opkihs avenues, be pup paid at bate of pure: ase Lee. 15, 1916, interest On motion of ii; the recommendation adopt :ix. Cra nstozs, 54oj ec t to aerprova:. by Gift of Land in Bloc T'fe offer of L±cdlefielc road to 'op,x triangular piece of land road and :Katherine s tree 0n motion of ._ .with t: :2 C :any e o Limi A report wee rPco:rr:endirig that the no eluded from the fire lim 0r zo bion the Tree ies ciu ti on --R - A resolution e fret: the Streets and Ave, commended from Co=mi ;ter Lail a c gin, Mosher and ".471. - paragraph at the tcp of tr e eounci s to remove tr .7 orda n and Ack ro'iisi.on requi-ring nOti w' ti-da 500 feet of a tre Condon a -..d He motion of -Jordan and Ask' owraers,,,, 50 feet on each s uly d ta ��e e.�,..os t't� •... i .zt e =0 t i 0 roll i'l 'Cc=li: 4esr. Ackley, Congdon, oe3: LaPeire, 1:es ex« Vail ant Hetti• notice be posted on the ,ca was passed. On motion of Vi to iittec 1.o Committee x^ Enendmen is authorized by to Alto, Cal. ovemoer 9th 1914 met in regular eece- :of 1Z ytar Swain, and on motion .of elected Mayor 2:ro : . Jordan, LaP e re, rvoort. of October. 13th, t9i4, lutiora relating to oizrmittee 4 and ce should show teat ux except .on days ed. d_ • that a Sidewalk of i�el-d Road be-` ed to the Board perm zei,ar to use ttera. donneete er and rii1er. • .t'"?ctiGk'i- Co. '. t i ,CO. -for nine, its paving contract lvil e' Avenues, Atbs e eStand of rubli'c :Gas Company relative n Everett avenue was, the City Attorney. tate Cor'oensation in premiums paid dng and Mosher the e necessary pa.;ers .renium •being; provided asseat.. accompanied by '844e- i ng that Ordinance e amended, was receiTe t ed and ordered d.iaance amending Or i'nance introduced as an 'innate .Ce passed. icipaLe'din by ae cif. and the city ere explained and ; .T ied th` r e1. i it `n nimoUs 'tote on ftaoxt of Cor.,mittee #2. A report from Committee #2 recommending ; that the ordi- nance relating to the muzzling of dogs be amended was accepted. ordinance , 11 'Pas ed--/ZUz li.ng loo : An ordins,nce«en:,i.tle,d.".lrx ordinance amending ng Ordinance providing for the. controb and erFdics Lion of rabies, as amend - e;: by Ordinance #33„" was introduced and read. On motion of Vail and Mosher said Ordinance #11;; was passed as an emergency ordinance by unanimous vote on roll call. Report orz... soc a.1. (lii, .SMta. 1ui iii n<,. Committee #4 reccmw^ended, that if the Associated Oil Co. will agree 'c:o erect'.a 'building with concrete walls on the lot proposed to , be leased from; the city, and agree to keep said lot :la attractive condition,' suer. us.rantee be accented and the lease signed- Oh motion of. 1fi ig and Mosher the report was adopted. 'ar- hase cii Biob `.......1 OG : Ap,roved. CoMarxittee #,4seconmend.ed that 'all of Block #109 not now owsea cy the. city,..bei ge2Ob -¢ x 26162' lying between Talula and .o13; ns :avenues, -he ptl.cha ;ed or ge, 1O0, of which ',':100 is to '1:.e ;aid at !Tate of przrc se. $1 ,O0 on Dec. 15, 1915, and w1 ,0O0 o:. 'Lee. 15,::1916, interest and tax payments to be arranged, Ore, .i-oti.on of sling and Vail the report tick accepted and tre recoz :endatien`adopted', by unanimous vote on roll call. ' ,4ro'.. ,grans tot agent for MT, scpkins, accepted the proffer, :$1*,l ct too .n'47pro T'a1' by L r<' Ropkins. G"f M : OI:. , . r. oL 1 fT1 Not . cc;ep c . a tle.. ofi'or'. of . iopair s to' c:en Katherine street from iddiefield:roan to :. top :iris a-vtinues and to donate to the city a triangular piece of'`.`?andebo..uided by ..e,eIlle avenue, Middlefield road. and : theri.ne street, was received, On -motion. of Moe:'er end Yiller the offer was declined with thanks. dhanee..of .Fire Lirnits Asked. - A report WaS received from the Board of :olio Safety recommending that' the northwest one -eight of block r4 be ex- cluded from the fire iii i to Or motion the report was received and filed. Tree ,esoluti.on-PecOmmitted. A resolution. entitled "Relating to the Removal of Trees fro3 the Streets and Avenues of the City of 12alo' .lto, n ,Vas re- commended from. Committee #4, as amended in committee. Vail and Wing moved the adoption of the eeoolution. Mosher and ►;'in�, moved to amend by striking out the paragraph at the top of. Wing second page, relating to the right of the eounc 1 to re,,;:.o e.. -trees, and the motion was passed. Jordan and Ackley moved to amend by striking out the provision requiring notice to be sent to all property owners within .300 feet of a tree proposed to be removed. Congdon and Hettinger ttinger made a substitute motion to the notion of Jordan and Ackley that notice be given to property ° lers 50 feet on, .each side of the tree prlopoced to be removed d i'M. YLIe :s i t'.2te Motion et, passed bw� tee - ollol�i� g vote Ye on rol C Ball Yes Ackley,' Congdon, _"'ran.xy, Hettinger, Zerea, '.-.l1er♦ LaPe.ire, Losher., ThoitF.,, Vail and h':att.in.ger mover to amend be .posted on the tree proposed to ce rear,.:_ vcG, o:.W,,s passed. On motion:of-Wing and Jordan the resolution was re- committed to Coma V itae #4 t6 be redrafted in accordance with the ♦.r :A.r r amendments authorized by the, CouncilW that a t..e mo- 161 lie O) t a of Official s OZn motion of Congdon and Ack'ly e r of 'ublic Works f ,[� fox are :,��moe�^, the reports r �. eaas1'urer :.1.ow'�. October, ,the report of the A for a refere _dur -election on Cdcina,nce r}10 10 and the reports of the delegates to t League, of Calif orn .c: j '�arz�cipa4itie„ were Maul Referred. the report of the ?,card of the Auditor and ttorney on the petition 7 as amended by Ordinance ^e convention of the cceoted and ordered x. � The claim of H. Z. .oule fox da .,ter . � �.1 . 1 Gd, bei �, the• cost ..�:.�, � in the R1.71; ofwith of repoiri:::r .'.?' �"utomo:iile damaged in collision wi n ii tree on Dryant street v s presented, Lion of 1,os r aid, dettiry ± referred 2. #4. on mo- tion was ., i Committee 1 i�. E37Y1S filt�"$d4 On motion of 1joshe: and in allowedand warrants ordered drawn in unanimous vote on xoll call: Cashel Bros rebate on sewer connection S. v .Abstract Co. R..E,. reuo'rt 5 mos. to act J1 Pid., & Dep. Co. of .L rvlard, pretiun benri of clerk, Times T'u7:. Co.Go. 5OO dog,, license recei is 5.25 Laura G. Wyckoff soldiers 4 .0 Wyckoff, tax (AxC�:t.1;�t�Cre .:,s..S 2.3 10-00 Expense delegates to League Convention: H. P. Gray S. F. Byxbee N. E.3alcolz Prank Kasaon. the following claims were poyize nt of the same by J 10.30 18.00 20.00 18.50 On motion of Conudo n and Lp?ei the Council adjourned. City Clerk m 0.00 7.50 J C.L. dasterd;.y Palo Alto iede+ation Of the Council to take favo .odgin lou:;e and pied;i was accepted en,: ordered The C ouncil o sign on this date at 7: cfiil as follows: - Present: Ackley, Condo Mosher, Peter Assent: Eenry, ....a re Tne 2inutes ca were read and approved ar ,. Lou :; r e o n po- ce given a permit �totere lots 31 to, 34 in Block Z petition was referred to, ExYenJ::cn of Option A communicatio ty days extension of hie the City under lease fro. tion was ordered filed,. Rel.: ti::., to Loso4it A commanicatio Lion relating to the aba Committee #2. Exten:3io n of Time The Board of 2 request or the Federal C lion on its contracts 1 rxngsiey and 'Forest Aven lion o;' time be granted - at expiration of present On notion of r grant the extension with ed and the Street Superi thirty days extension or iFl.ti�., to y�cr A co.Txounlcatiu= Safety requesting, that t pay the salaries of ofic vi ced in Sec. -4 of Art. Wing and Congdc to pay said officers and amended to include the ai ru$lic 1 orxe " and the. Bo• b J'ordtn and ?:.i1, ne instructed to pay sall Provided irL said Charter. lost by the following bra. Ayes: Ack.tey, hettinger, �oe8: Congdon,