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The Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this dater p 'rsu^nt to adj o .irnment of April 10th i1,6. 7ayoe Swain
?resided and roll call was as follows:
Present: Ackley, Congdon, Cooley, Jordan, Miller, Peterson,
Roller, Swain, Thoits, Vail.
r'.Dsent: Cramer, henry, Mosher, Snyder, Wing.
A resolution from the Board of Public Works, reco_n::;r:d.-
ire that the location of the proposed subway be changed from
Palo Alto Avenue and Alma Street to Hawthorne Avenue ans Alma
Street, was read and accepted. and ordered filed.
hearine on Paving Protest. ='r"
Snyder,
This being the time fixed for hearing protesto against
street paving under the Resolution of Intention passed by the
City Council on February 28th, 1916, the protest of Fred Whitney
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against paving along his property on Lincoln Avenue in block 88
was read. Mr. Whitney addressed the Council in relation to his
objection to having the work done. -
On motion of Miller, seconded by Rd-11er, a resolution was
passed overruling the objections. filed by Fred Whitney; and find-
ing that the objection of J. C. Robinson was not filed within the
time required by law and is not an objection to the extent of the
district and therefore cannot be considered; and further finding
that the, objection of E. P. Delger is nclt an objection to the ex-
tent of .the district and. that. the same has been subsequently with-
drawn.; n. ' :%aid resolution was passed by unanimous vote on roll call.
:'Reportof n sneer on Narrow Roadwa s.
A report of the City Engineer on the comparative cost of
earrowing the paved portions of certain streets and widening the
parked spaces was read and discussed at length.
On motion of Thoits, seconded by Peterson, the matter
was referred to the City Planning Commission to report at the next
meeting of the Council.
At this time Councilman :ienry took his seat.
Adjournment to April 24th, 1916.. •
Vail moved that when the Council adjourns it adjourn to
:pondsy, April 24th, 1916, at 8 p.m. The motion was seconded by
hoits and passPd. -
As to Refuse in Parked Spaces.
Vail called attention: to refuse being left it parked
places along streets, especially on Hamilton near Alma, and sug-
g th-e name • Bested that the attention of the proper city officials ee directed
at Palo Alto. to having such places cleaned up.
,tee to take
e S.P.Co. Resolution Relatin to Subway Not Passed)
.A resolution entitled "A Resolution of the Council of
the City of Palo Alto Relating to Proposed Subway at or near Palo
t* is Impracticable
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hlwo Avenue and t?..L'.-.'19. Street and Finding that it :....y�.�', �:.C..:�Oie
and unwise to Expend Certain Funds Created by a Zuonded Indebted-
ness for a Subway at Said Location, was read. Ackley and Roller
wooed that the resolution be adopted.
Jordan and Congdon made a substitute motion to lay, the
eso1ution on the table, which was lost by the following. e :.e: `r
Congdon, Jordan, Miller, Peterson, Swain.
•oes: Ackley, Cooley, Henry, Roller, Thoi is,• Vail.
The original motion was lost by the followine vote, ten
cotes being required for its passage. rf
referred to
authorized
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Ayes:
No eS:
Ackley, Cooley. (henry, Peterson, .=roller, Thoits, Vail.
Congdon, Jordan, Miller, Swain.
At this time Councilman Vail was excused.
Traffic on Circle.
On mot on of Miller and Peterson the attention of
Board of Public Safety was called to the need of regulating
traffic on the Circle.
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As to Traffic SjAns.
Councilman Ackley criticised the apnecrance of. the
traffic signs placed at street intersections and moved that the
matter of designing more attractive signs and furnishing an es-
timate of their cost be referred to the Planning Co:inission and
the City Engineer. The motion was seconded by Cooley and passed
by the following vote on roll call:
Ayes: Ackley, Cooley, Miller, Peterson, Roller.
Noes: Congdon, henry, Jordan, Thoits.
Not Voting: Swain.
Subway Investigation.
Jordan moved that the Mayor, the City Attorney and the
City Engineer be made a committee to+ investigate the proposed
change4 of location for the subway and to confer with the County.
Supervisors, tape Stanford University Trustees, the Southern Pac-
ific Company. and Mrs. Loretta B. hart in reference to 'said cha-;ge.
The motion was seconded by Miller and passed.
On'.a'.otion of Thoits and. Ackley the Council adjourned.
At test: "7 -c" ,1(rr^ct ;•c_, '
City Clerk
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Adjourned _.:eetin1._
The Council
at 8 p.m., pursuant to
ayor Swain presiding.
Present: Congdon, Coo
son, Snyder, Swain, Th
Absent: Ackley, Cram
Com"x::nic Rio`::3.
Comtunicatio
relating to accounting
An invitation
oil and citizens to at'
in California of Sir F:
ceived and the Clerk ern
Fenorts of P7 =nni.
A report fro
narrow roadways and rri
A report f roll
ing that the subway be
construction of said su
filed.
App_,opr iation ;t1,7!
A co,aunicat�
sion asking that the Cy
in i:s favor for incid
Congdon move
from the incidental an
motion was seconded by
roll call.
Report of Comn;i :.t
The special
of subway (Swain, '.Laic.
Pacific Company, the C;•
Stanford University we
Avenue, and that tha S`
order to that effect
been given by Mrs. Lore
On motion of
tinued until the next .•
On motion c,f
relating to change of 1
t.:e next meeting.
, :esoiur_on Oreri:.
r -y
A resolution.
said Series) , entitled:
of Palo Alto Ordering '
of Intention, Series 1,
On motion of.
bids was fixed for Yore'.
Congdon moved1
tion was seconded by el
roll call.
On motion of
Attest: / +G�
C. ty Clerk