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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; •
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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.
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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'