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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03081915.;J'A City Hail, Palo Alto, Cal., March 8, 1915 The •CoLU2ci1•of .the City of Ea -lo Alto met in regular session pn this- date -at a: p.m., with. Mayor Swain presiding. - Roll. call as follows; • - Present: -Ackley, Congdon, Hettinger, Jordan, Lakin, LaPeire, Miiler, Mosher, Swain, ahoits, Vail, Wing. Absent:...Henry„Peterson, Vandervoort. Them uses -of the .regular meeting of -February tith, 1915 and: the .adjourned regular meeting of February 15, 1915, were read - and approved a,s read. Letter^ r'rom Southern Pacific Coxaoanv, ..Filed. A lette?c from the Southern Pacific Company stating its readine a to -begin .the -construction. of the subway was read and- • ordered -filed, ;Urzpa d .Garbaje. Bills Referrer to Goy, 4, A List of unpaid garbage bills was received from the Board of Public Works with a request tr at a method of adjusting. the same be authorised. The list wa.e referred to Committee #4, wort. og 3��;,oaxd ot_SUblic SafatL. A report from the Board of Public Safety recomrr:endii the passage .of an ordinance to regulate the sale of alcohol azili, the endorsement of balls before the Legislature to reorganize,;: the State Board. of Health was received. 11.9.24I-IncifoocaardonaL—nott"elis A report was received from Committee #4 recommendir the. passage .s3:i ate; ordinance calling a bond election, and recommemi., ing the introduction of an ordinance calling an election of Conn. oilmen and on. motionttese recommendations were approved; Recommending the sale of $9500 of bonds issued for the subway and on motion of Wing and Mosher such sale was authorized and the city clerk anc: treasurer were instructed to have the bom'►s printed by unanimous vote on roll call; Recommending that the lease of property from Stanford University be extended for a period of forty-nine years, and On motion of .Vail and .Hettinger the recommendation Wion was approved. Resolution as . to $tate Board of liea.l th Adopted. A resolution .approving bill before the State Legisia- , tune to reorganize the State Board of Health was passed on notio," of i.osher and Lakin on roll caii, all voting aye except LaPeirel who voted no. At this. time Councilman Jordan was excused. Resolution ,+'xtendin. Stanford. Lease Pas3ed. A resolution eat; sled "Relating to Lease between, e r•r r Board of Trustees ofr Le land eland Stanford Jr. University an3 tii: City of Palo Altos" was on motion tion of Vail and Filler adop/ed. by tiie f®�i 1�1lO TA:. 'tt'A'+ia nn 'r. n.s7 Ayes: Ackley, Con ;don, Lain, La2eire ThoitxS-a,, Vain,: .Wing. Noes. Het tinger, Ordinance #114 (Calling Bono Election) Passed, Ordinance #114, entitled *An ordinance ca7.Zing a specie► election .ire the City of Pule Alto, County of Santa Tara, Ste, .,, of Califo'nia,' f or the purpose of aubmi tti+gip; to the qualified Committee on ys On moti or: of appoint a cominit:,ee voters of said Ci ty a to pay the ,cost of ce city, the cost of whi ordinary annual incoa2 cond reading and on m- the following vote on Ayes: Ackley, Con ;d• aho.ts, Vail, 'Foes; None Absent: Henry,. Jordan Not Voting La Peire Ordinance t ecti mks An ordinanc municipal election fo as members of the Co duced and give: first Ordinance An ordina.nc Codified Ordinance #1 coholic Liquors," rec was given first rea<ti Reports of opffici The report uary and of the-Audito and ordered filed.. A report was stating that they had in regard to Mrs. B.. S and that Conditions ea arranged. Vii, S. O, �. F1oa �• : r The Mayor are and Congdon as a ' ccmoli. in arranging ,a float f to -election on I arch 19th. / comcittee. Resi; ration of 4c' A c orcm;:n:i c at voot stating his ir.abi the Council and tenderl Council of the City or On motion of - Correct ?'o Dreaft 0 On motion of authorized, in the Ordi Wade necessary by.th'' r lair A;.?:owt4, (in motion of were allowed and warren unanimous vote on roll .�a�colm, expense*; =. Cos le, stenographer imes, Pub. Co. per scnal Cam. 1915 in regular presiding. ri, Lapeire, ebraary ttth.",1915 1915, were read arT,i , swati.n€_ itz was read and ived from the d of adjusting Committee #4. ty recommending = of - sate of ; and to reorga dze recermrend.i. he , and r coxamernd ection of Conn pprs lath ,t3 issued for the was authorized to hay.e :the -bona.' State. Legisiiie pas sed' oi:. ; sott oa:::. e*I'Ptelskedree,Y ) usher, Ss'si"n, voters of sa.id.City a prcpoeition to incur a bonded,indebtedness to pay the cost of certain public mun %cpal improvements in said city, the cost of which will be ttea. / ea.t to be paid out of the ordinary annual income .and revenue ox said city," was given se- ca:id reading and on xaoti;-on' of Ack1e7/ and Thoits was pawed by the following vote on roll call: Ayes: Ackley, Congdon, Hettin.gery .;,1k4 n, Miller, Mosher, Swain, Thoits, Vai1, 'ing. :lone sont: Henry; Jordan, Pete:: son,/ Ab Vardervoort. Not Voting La Peire Ordinance ; Z2e:ation o Cojancilmen' First Read ne. An ordinances' ent.'ljal ed "An ordinance provi iin for a m:anicipal election for the purpose of electing five Councilmen as mem.bere of the Connell f the City of Palo Alto," was intro- duced and given first reading. Ordinance (Sale of 1cohoq) First Readirn,i. "Amending 4 of Part 3 of An ordin�,n�Ce�,i' c:n..atled -Codified Ordinance #1 Of, the City of P ,lo Alto, Relating to Al- coholic Liquors," recc;mm+riled from the Board of Public Safety, was given first reading and referred to Committee #2. Reports of _Officials. ,The rep'crr.t of .the Department of Public Works for Jan- uary and of the Ailditcr and Treasurer for February were received and ordered, filed,. A rep+rt was received from` the Mayor and City Attorney stating that they ha.d ' he1d .a conference with Attorney Perry F,vans in regard to Mrs. B: S.:.Karns proposed gift of land to the city and that conditions satisfactory to the city could probably be •arranged. .i. S,_ .-W._ rdat : cmm.ttee. The Mayor 'announced the appointment of Yosher,, Peterson, d Congdon as a o:.ominittee to confer with a'1 ative Sons Committee in arranging a feat for Admission Day. Ca l ttee• cn 4444 rah .achines. Ou motion of _ Nang a.n�a, Thoits the Mayor was authorized to appoint committee" to inspect the voting machines for the' iection on k.arch .19th« ` He ,xia'med ,Wing, lhoitz and Lakin ae such eormi tt ee. '. meal. nation of Co-,araci .ma,n wle ervoort Acceeted. • P. ootmunicati.on :was `.read.: from Councilman F.T.Ve.nder- 'veet stating ng his:; . rabil t r O . ,ttend reeularly the meetings of Yes Ccunc'il: and teraderi e.hI resignation as a ::member of the Coiareell of the. City: of 'Palo Ate. .. On motion of VI 'and Ackley the resignation was ac - To C,oM reef 1:. _ - 1.4 On motion of "Vail andetakin proper corrections were. a'tithorized in the Ordinance ;callin, an election of Councilmen, na a >'iecessary by;:the rescignat .on of ,Councilman Vanaefvoor t. C::aimz Allowed. .-On motion of A.ak.iey;a.nd Hettinger the following claims v?xe allowed and warrants gvdered drawn :,n payment of the same by unanimous vote -on roll call:, - • °.3 1 Col m, expenees $20.75 A. `.Coy1e, stenographer Thomas case 2.70 �`iaYes Pub, Co. personal property receipts, . 4. 75 • Publicity, -Bond El otion.. :'•h motion of Congdon and Lakin the City Clerk, the City . Attorney and the City Engineer were appointed to atten to giv- ing pub21 ci ty to ' the b"oud a let i ors on ;;arch 19th, on a roll .cal vote, l.aPe? re Voting no., Two P,, r Ctnt1 -,Palo Alto .ras Co. Councilman. Congdon for Committee #5 reported the :ce. .. ceipt of a check from the -Palo .Alto ':as Company, tendered as Pay :pert of the 25 franchise tax due from said company, and said that the statement .accompanying the chr*ck shows a decrease in business. On motion of Wing and other it was ordered that the'. check be>accepted on account and that the matter be referred to Committee #5 and the City Attorney with instructions to request from said company a complete statement of its business .for .the. year. Ar$tanford" ,Ea. f.,cklry suggested the desirability c.: having, an electric "Stanford°'-:sisn placed between the depot and 2e entrance sites: 2.. c matter. Was referred to Committee #2. Complaint to B. R. Commission Authorized. The City Attorney called attention to the refusal of the Palo Alto Gas CO, in install a service in Block 36 ±O Brasefield. On motion of ring and Ackley the City Attorney wai authorized to file a complaint with the State .railroad Co m ,s ti -on in:regard to the _matter. :ink""pt 'S.'`cc:ewai.k sn Attention was called to the obstructions allowed. =to remain on the sidewalks in Block 5 along the Fraser property and in Bloc 6 along, the Worrell property, as well as in other parts of the city... On motion of Wins and Vail the Board of :Pub lie Safety was i ns.truc ted to give more attention to the cone i= tion, of the sidewalks. As to S tr et Pavia.. T17va question of arranging; ed this year, -even tnoug h the bonds brought up by Vail and a discussion taken. to have certain streets,.pav� should not be voted, was, followed, but no action ,: Adu° s;",sa nit 3:o -,. Ix•ck: 191 5. . Vail and Miller moved that when the Council advcuz adjourn to arch 22nd; 1915, and the motion was adopted.. On motion the Council adjourned.. At t e s t ^rte -t• 1 . . City Clerk Mayor iourned Re-ular Yeetin- The Council of 3 orclock p.m., pursuant call as follo' s: - Present Ackley, Henry, H Mosher, Thom to Congdon, Petesa Resent; In the,absence elected «.ayor pro tem an Petition for R A petition vas mission to remove an oak 529 Ramona ,> tr eet. Q'n; u o was instructed to semi nbo tree as provided by Resal 1914. On motion of Sri to give nowise an accora e in regard to the removal on April 12th, -1915, at 8 Health Officer to At An invitation; f oil send a representative .923 -was received. On mo ficer Gray was delegated Festival Co.;.mi, te* R A clrerrtication tival Committee, asking t festival with illuminati+ Committee #1, on motion o Letter ;:f T,nan;c. A letter of qtr op can market for the As to Election Pr A letter from W size of election precinc. Canvass of i,c�ct: of -Councilman i ";Choi pointed to inspect the vo election head ou' Earch t * bonds to the amount of. $ hydrant;;;, reported the v• boards were received, Can - Precinct #1 Precinct 2 Tots . was Yes 26 'The total numbe Pr eci,.: Preci," On motion -the r - Port of tie committee w'