HomeMy WebLinkAbout02081915City Hell, ? lo Alto, Cal.,e
x''e .a tzz;.ry 6th, , 1915.
5.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regularyea,
lion on this date at 7:30 p.m.., with Mayor Swain presiding. Ra11
crii1 es follows:
Present; Congdon, Henry, Hettinger, Jordan, Lakin, Killer, Pet.: -
son, Swein, T1":o:."i.c Veil,
,!:'D ent: Ackley, Mosher, L 2ei,re, Vanaervoort.
The minutes of the reoulbr ':.eetirt� .e :'tc,+ 1 y 1 , 191",
and of the adjourned regular meeti..no of Januer�'� 25, 1915, ^'er+P.
ruses, and approved as read.
Petition of P. G._& it, Co, Referred.
A petition from the Pacific C- , cc Llectric Comets y foe
. right of way on the line of Hawthorne avenue extended froze -All!::
street to the County road was on motion of Vail and Thoits r,e-a
ferred to the .Board of Public Works.
Protest _A .: snot N'arro'vin ; Co her ,Street Re duo?.
A petition from property owners en Cower street, pro-
testing against -narrowing the roadway e: Cewp er 'street when paved
was accepted and ordered filed..
On motion of T of to and 1,::kin the proposal to rare::: .?'e
roadway of said street was laid on the tacle.
Inv to tion -•from Suratoya Greve C .
• An invitation i'rc,.: the Sareteae Gravel Company io: -x;'r :
of'the Council to visit its quaries was referred to the Botawg1He
Public Works on motion of fling and Henry.
Letter from Palo Alto Paealor•, ve Sens.
A lette l om Palo .alto Parlor, O;at.ive Son., was?' etht,'
as kin , the Council to appoint a committee to work with and :adv 5e'•
the Parlor in preps:ri iY„ a Palo Alto float for the t.dsn. ssiO . S
parade in San Francisco. G. W. Tinney spoke in favor of the re-
quest. Onmotion, of Peteraon .and :Oilier the 11.:ayo was err__,Gwercu
to appoint such rt committee. The lOaaor stated that he would aaa
pounce the committee later.
As to Option en Extension of Stanford Lease.
The attorney submitted a letter from Vanderlyn Stow,
stating that the Board. of Tr:tstees of Stanford,. universsity cal:.:
be willing to consider an option to extend its_ lease to the C3`
of PaloeAlto for a period of fifty years. On motion of . 14*
Congdon the matter, was referred to the Mayor and City A to e*
Pro osed Gii° t 'a'f•Land <<om. Lira. Maros.
•
The Mayor reporter: the receipt of a proposal `roiii r .
Emily S. .Earns, through her attorney, Perry Evans, to cued: -yo
the City of Palo Alto in perpetuity for a ?uclic park rind :ewer
ation grounds her residence and ga:ou=dc.s lying about two b ka
east of the; city a.e a memorial eo ..er daughter, rise .:e11'le-
.Pardee, the property to pass to the city upon the death or:th `
donor, Certain conditions are mad(, in the event that the P '{
is accepted. On motion of Vail and Petereon the letter was
ferred. tc Committee #4 and the City Attorney.
As to J utoma tic" Shutoff .
ae
A report wasreceived from he Bor,,.r e of 1'aciic 'oa i '
relation to installing an automatic etotoi f at the water to ' := "
On motion of Wing and Congdon action was deferred with the re,*
commenda..ion that ,the matter be to :en up in connection
oUdget for the next fiscal year.
.tCM1^r,yr � L V � S{fir
Report of Co:^rzi_tt',„se
A report was.( u
petition of several
fo. 61 as amended by Cr+:
eions relating to their
seid ordinance ::e not cY
the report was adopted.
s avin« peport--Comm
Chairman ring
the question of propose(
o. 1, made a report she
the fi nan.ciel condition:
available to pay the coo
tion of the paving prop4
honey for the word and 4
Hettinger an
tne atl'eets r'ecommenc'ed1
to referred to Committe
proposal to call an eici
for this purpose.
Adjournment to Feb
wing a.'4 Hettj
Ce to February 15', 11
Yoeher Clam for
Chairman hoil
Geo. W. 1 ocher for $40.1
collision with a 3treeo
of Veil and ordan the
outcome of litigation c,
Az to Ase ocia ed d
On motion of
tae E:seociated Oil Comes
city avenue and the Co
Ordinance .t'.e tPeass
An ordinance
ty C^ d.in e ce #84 was g
.ha said ordinance; ,be
following vote on roil
Ayes: Lakin, Thoits,
Noes: Cordon, Berry,
i:ot Voting:. Vail.
Reports Filed -
The report o
bar 1914, and of the A
received and ordered
Tra nsf or o -us t
Cn :notion of
er _y er transfer et:,. 3a
B nefit of viTater and
Yo. 5 with power to
Claims r l lcwed,a..
On motion 0
C ornr i ttee. ge , we
dory w e :t of the same Yj
to,.
th,
t. in regular seee
presiding. Roll
a3al L �o r_.�r..,., the
Sons , was read,
rk ^,ri th and ; advise
e Admission Day
favor of the re -
yo:: was er row ree
that he *would ee-
Vvnd. erlyn Stow,
University would
lease to the Ci
ati9.on of Wingq arA
City ttorney4- n
oposal. from Mrs.:,
er` to aged:;to
c pc,2 k izind-recr
out two Oeeks
raw: Nellie
'e cleat[: 0f. 'the '
t. that ell proffer
e letter 'was re"=
of Public llora(t in
the water tome_
ed with tte re-
nectio21 with the
Re ort of Committee #2-..Clea.nirt,e Farad _ ve'-:e _W r_ c,
A report was made by Chairman Thoite of Ce re :; ttee on
t:: petition of several cleaning and dyei`:_r f ir.me to have Cr dina::ce
ro. 81 as amended by Crd'.t' ranee #84' either enforced ed 0r the pr ovi-
y '
9i4� relating -.•to their business repealed, recommending that ,.,e
said ordinance be not' changed. On motion of Congdon and Jordan
the report was adopted,.
7'9.02. d4 ;.; 9aP1A.:'G 4± Et•
Chairman Wing of Committee ttee #4, tc ;.his'.h had been referred
the question of proposed Street paving aN recommended by Cor...r^ittee.
5o. 1, rode a report showing that from a careful investigation of
that r-. +. funds p
the financial condition of the city it was found th W no :�unds are
svai.Lsbl.e to pay the coot of the work preliminary to the coneer-1c-
tiun of the pavi ig proposes?. One alternative would to to 'borrow
ertney for the} . wor and another to vote bonds therefor.,
Hettinger and Peterson moved -that w::e Metter of pevins
nc streets recommended axed also Alma -street and Palo Alto avenue
re referred to Committee. #4 to investigate and to report o;. the
'proposal to call an election to vote on the iesnencr of bonde
for this y rpurpose. j q
Ad joMF: men to 1 qZ eW5 4bai 5th.
Wing
Hettinger
t i ger mo Y L% .{. +y +fin F • � 1 ne
illy 1Ag• and d-+�� V .�.? � LSl�. in P:6P �Yi the Council Ci �'I.�O,�:.•
1;; he to February 15, 19/5', and the motion was passed.
Mosher Claim for Da irg
is ,��'a ter. �m
Chairman Thoits of Committee 15 re=vox we claim
vep. w. Mosher for y4O. for - damages to hie avitoro /si l e from a
Waition a�ith a street tree, without recommendation. Crz motion
o_ Veil and Jordan 4.S2B-�'l,cr.�»i -a+ W�� laid or the tu.o1e pending the
v
: o;tcome of litigation now before the courts.
A8 tc Associated Oil Comnar. Lease.
On motion of Wing: and Lakin the matter ee e n:, to
the Associated Oil Companyland for a eervice eta'tionat r'r.ive2-
sity avenue and the County road. was laid on the table.
0rdinanc:e llot Passed..
An ordinance proposing; t..o amend Ordinance „1:01 as arended
iredin a:.nce #84 wae given second .reading. Thoiti` and Lenin roved
that saidordinance be adopted, and the motion wee loct y the
following vote on roll call:
Ayes: Lakin, Thoi ts, Wing.;
Noes: Congdon, Henry, Hettinger, Jordan, Miller, ; etex•.3on, S lain.
:ot, Voting: Vail.
PTP. : t S i 1 ct-•
The report of the Department of Public <orAe c.`r� Decer.-
ter 1914, and of the Auditor and Treasurer for January, 1915, were
received and ordered filed.
irantf of `must Fur_rs.s.
ti of Congdon and Veil l the nevi. ;nili^.;y of `he
0+X7 i2� v CaSI ' �" .rT..j,�uGJ:2 a •'
`�urther. transfer of savings and trust fund to the+ Fund for the
4enefit of Water. and Licht Depositors was referred to Committee
U. 5 with power to act.
Claims Allowed.
On motion of Peterson the following olai r , recommended
•:° : i:ommittee_ #5, were allowed and warrante ordered :rnwn in
:_Pc3rment of the same by tananimoue•vo 4e on roll cal::
League of Cal. Municipalities', dues year e n(iin(;
February 1, 1916 ' t5C. Cfl
1... ,.,M+.alcolm, office .4nd, travel:n� expenses 2G. CC
I..' 2. 'Coj ley 'stenographic service_, Chric tie. cam.^^- e 4. 58
On 'motion of V±1 and Lc'zS.1.ri e C,curci l a'';j ouz_`ied. .
Adored Regalar
Meetin,g
The Council
regular session on t
siding. Roil. call. as.
Present: AckeLey , Rear
Swa.Lu, aroxt
J cent: L' or.gdorz, .ice
Reper1::of Comitt
A report was
that an election be c
bonds for street irapro
Karns be referred to 't
On motion of
vas accepted,
On notion of
zion was accepted.
A resolution
ture to reorganize the
on was referred to C
10;th1s ti;ae
Rego Lu icn tBcaci
A resoluti:
tne public necessity d
in and for she City of
great to a paid out o
city,"' was introduced
Lain zdo',eon
was seconL'e: by Betti+
call
An ordina ce,
election in the City
of California, for tfie
ets pf said city a pro
pay the cost of certiQ,i
the cost of which. _will
annual intone and re.y
first reading and ref
Bur op ear,. i5ar1ce'
.Couucilmaa
Belgian Relief Commit
day in larch for haM
and Jordan said permi
's to Cr-wde- irr
Councilman
of using extra e;tits' i
picture theatres) . by t'
to minimize :lie daangez
tUrbarrce. On =option
this natter, be called
Safety.