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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12141914e report of the Board the Auditor end )rney on the xetiti.a ;' . s amended by Crdindrecf' ,,convention of h +ted ar;d ordered s in the sum of' )Nile 3ao.a.ge<: in e . esened, a."] ti : o r0 't tp m ittee_ #4. a law ing clad= were- ofi the same by 9.00 7.50 5.00 5.25 10.00 a`n3 0 18.00 20.00-. - 1$. r0. -Council ad. j ourned..... f. ty Clerk Aesont: City Hall, P eo Cal., December 14th, 1914. The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in reg iar ses- sion on this date at 7:30 p.m., with Mayor Swain yresid ink;. Roll mai as follows: - ?resent: Ackley, Congdon, Hettinger, Jordan, Lakin, filler Mosher, Peterson, Tno .ts, Vc.ii, Venacrvoort, c,ing$ Swain. Henry, i.aPeir e. Tne Minutes of the regular meetin , o`' nevemoer 9tn,1914, were re anrapproved as read. Piar'L l,auncinx i'etition ." efex'rec,. W. H..H.Eart preee*ited e petition asking that L.Pericou be givcr, a permit to erect a laundry on the northwest half of lots 31 to; 34 in Block 1.1. Cn motion of Ackley and Congdon, the petition was referred . to Commiteee No. 2. He -ore a ,. to Une eyed. C l ka.sterday and W.1! £el'ly, . a,s a committee from the Palo Alto. Federation of .Churches, presented a report requesting the Council to take favorable action in providing e municipal lodging house and pledging labor to erect the same. The report was accepted and ordered filed. EXtension of. Option Asked. ,A, communication was received from C. H. Cleim asking six- ty days extension of hie option to lea.ae certain land held by the City under lease from Stanford University. The communica- tion was ordered filed. Rel... tine 9r:.R Mosquitoes. A communication from the Los Altos Improvement Associ.a- .tion.relating to the abatement of Mosquitoes was referred to Ct• i:t.tee #2. xtension of Time for Psvine Granted. The Board of Public 'Works reported in_ the mat_t,er of the request of the Federal Construction Company for ninety daya exten- sion on .its- contracts for paving `mid.Glefieid Eoad and i;elviiie, in si:ey and. Torest Avenues, recd lending that thirty days exten- sion..or time be granted on condition that said streets be opened at expiration pf present contract time. On motion of Wing and Congdon tne report was amended to grant the axtenoion without condition and was accepters as amend- ed and tne ',greet Superintendent wasinatru<: tea to grant said Nn z ty da3"s extens on . of eim . htliaP L51:1 2.1:Sal-,ari as 1"r art er. A communication was received fro:;: the loam. of Public Safety requesting. ia th.r _ Counci.l instruct the City Auditor to •PaY the salaries.. sf,- Officers cers aid amployee; of said Board as pro- vided in .Sec, 4 of.Art. 4 -.of the: Charter of the City of Palo Alto. wing and Congdon moved that the auditor be instructed to pay- said officers and employees as requested. The motion was emended to include the officers and employees of the Board of • -:"colic i;Tgr1cs,_ and the Board, -of Public Library. ardan and Miller moved as a substitute that the auditor to instructed to fey salaries of all employees uncer contract as DrOvI ed in s£; d Caarter provision. The substitute motion was lost by txi.3, fois"owing Vote. on roll call: Ayes: Ac,kc .ey, iettine;.,, Jordan, r iti.er, V;:nd.ervoort Noes: Congdon, i.5ki n, Mosher., 2eterson, Swain, i.holes, Vail,Win9g. 16.3 9 The .arig.i,ra.l motion was passed cy the following vote on roll _Calid_. . 'es; - Cort:don, kosher:, .Peterson Swain, Noer,: Ackley Hettinger, _Jordan, Lakin, For : ew' _•of :Committee #4 ; rove Thai ts, Vail, Wing Vandervoort, z cc report of COa riitte e #4, recommending ofth d.t. J.11oith' for damages. in the. sun of ,`121.13 be laid on the table until a.the-clait" d.e;di.Sfon is reached in the Thomas damage suit, and that a r tion providir a .method of. procedure for removal of tr.e s . be passed. as redrafted, was on motion of street ov Vail a.rrd � ,„ ho:E tq , approved, �ar��'c. itiG'ti�:e—�°�r�:�er2 c c^ • A form of notice to be signed by property owners matter. of garba.ge-•coll.ection was presented and on motion referred: to the City engineer, P.solutiond_.(Purchase of Block A resolution authorizing the layor and City + a contract for the Timothy Clerk „c . purchase frog. '?"'i: �.o tiayHopkins of all portion. of. Block . #10y not now owned by the City was on mo- of : ocher a.nd ',ck .•ey passed by unanimous vote on roll call. Resolution.(Tr.ee .F:emov:e `!• j :Pas C'C. A resolution entitled "Relating to the removal of tree from the streets and avenues of the City of Palo Alto," was on motion of Wing and Jordan passed by unanimous vote on roll call, Resolution Rxi :y : irb Co:;.i c;r. for A resolution entitled "Relating to Option for Lease of Land" was on :motion of Hettinger and Peterson passed by unanimutm. vote on roll call, i eoor:s Filed. The report of the Department of Public Works for Ccto-• r, 1914, and of the Auditor and Treasurer for November, 1914, re referred to Committee #5. Ordinance RcLttir entitled "„ n ordinance adding two new sec- ri�a is Ordinance#�5 SO - and -Ordinance #93 governing vehicles of sie�criptior. was giver. first reading and referred to Com- sign that t tion be of e ordinance An every mittee #2, 1_41y.t ain Excused. 1 At this time Mayor Swain asked to be excused and call ed Councilman Thoits to the chair. Recinrtion.of Librwry t;or;: oxiF.:r The resignation of :l r. Jefferson Elmore as a member the Zoard of Public Library wa.3 read by the Clerk. Jordan, and Peterson moved thaat sad resignation be ac cepted with regret and " that a vote of thanks be given Mr. Elmore for the efficient s:•eryjce he has given the City. The motion passed byunanimous ,vote, Oar E, F ct eo. On motion of Congdon and Ioaher the Council proceeded to elect a member of •the Board of Public ,i. brary in the usual manner. The chairman named Congdon and Wing as tellers... The secret ,ballot: resulted in a unanimous vote in' fav-or of Mr. C. A. Huston, .Acting Mayor Thoita declared Mr. Huston elected a member of the Board of Public Library to fill the un- expired term of Ur. Elmore, resigned. Petition for Initiat_'.11 H.J.Snyder on be tioner8 withdrew the peti 13, 1914, asking that' Ordi L110 be submitted to a rot withdrew the petition as t 19, 1914. P&v_-_ ns tier On motion of Vai was asked to report at the -natter of streets that year 1915. Attorney :.."L ti' s 1=a -- -- .he City Attorne3 gress of the suit of the- C the Dr. Thomas damage suit; Railroad Commission the '.;a ;,y the Palo Alto Oar Corrpa held a conference with the lative to the removal of t .1',..1to, but without result; an agreement had been r ,ac subway on April 1, 1915. On motion of Win s vruc ten to take up with to the Peninsula :.a ilway Cam right of way between the co o: the 0outhern Yaci. is Co University avenue and re:1.ov and the matter of the r emov 'Gas and Electric Company fr V n6 moved that ; unemployed, ;150 for the er and ;150 per month for thr motion was seconded ty l;orsh on roil call: Ayes: Congdon, ...akin, - M: l l tit i na. goes; Ackley, Hettinger, ssocitec. 611 P lzins Plans for an oil. by the Associates oil 'Comte isfactory, except that a, mo sl ns are desirable. ' On• mo referred to the ;card of Pu a lease of land to said soma Clr_ im of H. v. L -o l The claim of ;..T aovember 13, 1914) for dart automobile collide wit;; a dt 1914, said .claim being for it:.aitin placed on the table rirls damage suit. Tx on :.P'•as On motion of Wing installment of countw taxes cnivera ty was authorized t prnperty 'owners in the end on motion referral, tnc fallowing vote obi,, ai. ;s, Vail,` Wing. kidervoort, ]Miler. iaist-- treei, Trees. of F.. , ri+:ott1e cadii.ng that the - claim, , M Ache table until e and that o. reso1u= noval of .street trees El am3 Thei is , approved; ased.. r.. and 'City Clerk to icy Hopkins of all the City was on ma- xs vote on roll coll.. the V, mova.l of : trees: was eon :- is vote en roll call..` .. Option: for Lea.ae`;:a an passed by LunaniMea ab1ic Works. for Coto - for *Tovember, 1914, +'Y.actY� d-li s. ze adding two new sec : Pernin . vehicles of ►nai referred to- Com-' .be excused and cal„,/ -e. Icdelatea. tame re eas a membered 'Cer'k+ dr i at:onbe s 3 e =3verz .: i+: filry. a notion zee Coundil proceede miry lax- the ,uaaal. s , t'el/ere. rani oue -vote in fad=`': declared, ;�,x'. Huston 'eery to fill the °az2-�., 165 Petition for Initiative Election ,; ; dra-e::. 11.,J.Snyder on behalf of himself and the other peti - tuners withdrew the petition filed with the Cou=ncil on October 1 �a1 sa, aeking that Ordinance #105 as amended by Ordinance -eta be submitted to a vote of the electors of the City; he also oiehdrew the petition as to zaid ordinances filed on Yovember _1.9, 1914, Plj l,t, "'car Pa.y�n f�$,k.ec1. On motion, of Vail and' Miller the Board of Public Works ras asa;.ed to report at the next meeting of the Council on the It.ter of etreete that it may be . desirable to pave during the year 1915. httowr y i','.4'esJE ftto s. The. City Attorney wade verbal reports az .to the pro- gre:ss of the euit of the City 73 the Chrietie Lachine Worbs and tine Dr. Thomas lama.; e. suit; also that he had : ubrnitted to the Railroad Commission the matter of laying gee mains in dock #56 1,7:the Palo Alto C as Company; that 'he and the City Engineer had geld a conference- with the Pacific Gas and Electric uorapa.ny re- lative to the removal of the poles of said company from Palo Aired but without result;- and that at a conference of engineers an agreement had been reached to begin the construction of the st►br ey on April , .i 9 5. On moticr. of Wing and Mosher the City Attorney was in- structed to to :;e .up with the 'Railroad Commission the rr.etter of tbe. reninaula na.ilway Company raising its tracks and paving its riett. of way between. the county road and the circle, the matter ax the outhern Pacific Company paving its right of way across U iversi. ty ::a'venuc and .ren.ov; rg its spur track across said avenue, :end nee mattere of. the removal of the pole lines of the Pacific . Gab and Electric ZompanY_from the City. :.` onriation .fee av`i`.1i1iG:..roal r OC in Ho;J.;; a e Board, of P4's7 ling .mo`. ed t=it 000 be appropriated +/'4'$ d'alFe for ne unemployed, „;,15O for theere.oti on of a iocw ing rouse and kitchen and ;150 per month for three months to maintain the same. The IGoti.On was seconded by ytosher and passel.. toy � 1e foi Lowing vote or roil call; Ayes: Congdon,-,akifl, Mil.: r, Mosher, s ete.'son, Thoits, Vail, Wing. goes Ackley, Hettinger, ;To rdan, Van de=voor t. Associete;i: Oil. Plans J ::Loved. Plans for an oil service station -building to be erected by the Assooiated Oil Company were coneiderea and were found sat- isfactory, -except . that ,a more, subdued color and less advertising .signs r r.e desirabe.., On motion of Wing and Vail said plans were -+efe red to the Board of >: 1 d Works with authority to execute ;lease of land to' Said. co;; ny as previously authorized. rvs.+a u i The, claim of z,.3:.1fiot l,es (filed with the City Clerk on lovember lb ' 1914) for damages to be due to having his $Wtomoojle collide with: a tree 'on Bryan's: Street on October 19, 19.1.4, said olaim being. for, O,25,was on ::&odors of Wing and 'Lakin. placed on. the table until final action i ti had in the Dr. r Areas . damage; suit,..: :ea'''L^na. On mot.i o,rr :of. ‘41.4 n an . 3a4.oan the payment of the first i:iatal.lmen.t of county'."taxes on tae. land .eaoed from Stanford oniverstty ,,was . a.:xtho:. f zed by7:.unanimouS vote on roll call.