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Jordan, Miller,
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City Auditor
ii adjourned.
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City ,fall, Polo Alto,
July 10, 1916
The Council of the City of Palo Alec) meet in regular ses-
sion on this date at 8 p.m., with Mayor Cooley preeiding. Roll
call as follows:
preseu t: Ackley, Congdon, Cooley, Cramer, 1, a.11er, Mos e;, , Peter-
son, Thoits.
Absent: Henry, Jordan., Roller, Snyder, Swan, Vail, Wing.
The minutes of the adjourned meetir:,ge of July lst and
July 3rd, 1916, were read and approved as read,
Reports Received.
A report from the Board of Public Works t ra;r emi t'cir g the
budget estimates of the Department of Public Works for the fiscal
year 1916-1917 and the claim of the Universal End;ineering, Co. was
received and ordered filed. The budget estimates and the said
ciairn Were both referred to Committee #4.
A report was received _from the Board of Public Safety
transmitting its budget estimates for the fiscal year 1916-1917,
and said estimates were referred to Committee #4.
Aapropria .ion for Library Convention Exeense.
A request was ,received from the Puc:";.ic Library Board
that the Council appropriate a sum not in eaee :,s of $25 to pay
the expenses of the Librarian at the ,a tr �arary Convention,
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and on -motion of -Peterson •and "Mosher e'en a . trop.ri ation war made
by unanimo_;:s-vote, on •roll call.
Councilman Cramer addressed the Coa toil, at some length
on the interpretation of the charter as to waether a vote of the
majority of the Council of,
a vote of two -the ds thereof should
rule in making appropriations, he being of ie e opinion that only
a majority vote is required.
Preparedness Parade.
An invitation was received from Mre :t. We Hellman, Jr.,
chairman of the executive committee of the .: eparedness Parade
to be held in San Francisco the 22nd of July, asking the citi-
zens of Palo Alto to join in the parade. clerk was in-
ttructcd to answer the ceammunication.
Standing Committees Announced.
Mayor Cooley announced the appoir:ta,..ent of the following
standing committees for the fiscal, year 191o•'-:;,917:
=YO. 1, Relating to Public Works:
C. W.Mosher, Chairman
til • F. Henry
W.F.Miller
R. E. Swai r.
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No. 2,- Relating to Public Safetx
Edward Ackley, Chairman
R. C. Peterson
Arthur Roller
E. C. Thoits
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E. .rail.
No. 3, Re.: atinf to Public Library
H.C. Peterson, Chairman
an
Ede._+,rd Ackley
P' . ak Cramer
W . Henry
A; �' ;.ur Roller
No. 4, Relating to Ways & Means
E.,...l'ho t. , Carman
h.:r".,,vongdon
C:eeCooley
C. I, .orlon
No. 5, Relating to Auditin.y
H.P. Congdon., Chairman
C,.E.Jordan
G.:"r.Mosher
H.J.Snyder
R.E. Swain
Accounts