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1916.
d a11ot
an. 7 votes
7
having received
d City Auditor
un;11 ad4ourned.
i
The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular ses-
sion on this date at 8 p.m., with Mayor Cooley presiding. Roll
call as follows:
Present: Ackley, Congdon, Cooley, Cramer, it .er, Mosher, Peter-
son, Thoits.
Absent: Henry, ;Corday., Roller, Snyder, Swain, Vail, Wing.
The minutes of the_ adjourned meetings of July :yet and
July 3rd, :.916, were read and approved as rear:.
Reports Received.
A report from the Board of Public Works t ~anemittirt, the
budget estimates of the Department of Public Works for the fiscal
year 1916-1917 and the cairn of the Universal Engineering Co. was
received and ordered filed. The budget estimates and the said
claim 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 it4.
Appropriation for Library Conventi c xe :nee.
A request was received from the Paa1;.c Library hoard
that the Council appropriate a sum not in excess of $25 to pay
the expenses of the Librarian at the S La ,F ibrary Conver. t on,
and one motion of - Peterson and 'Mosher :s' :.a appropriation was wade
by unanimous -vote; on roll call.
Councilman Cramer addressed. the Council at some length
on the interpretation of the charter as to whether a vote of the
majority of the Council or a vote of two-thirds thereof should
rule in making appropriations, he bein.a of the o;pinicn that only
a m.;jority vote is required.
Preparedness Parade.
An invitation was received from Mr. 1. W. Hellman, Jr.,
chairman of the executive committee of the Preparec:neez Parade
to be held in San Francisco the 22nd of July, asking the citi-
zens of Palo Alto to join in the parade. The clerk ;ac in-
structed to answer the communication.
S t .Y inn Committees Announced.
Mayor Cooley announced the appointment of the following
in6
stemdin.g committees for the fiscal year 1916-1917:
No. 1; Rela,uir� to Pur2fc Dorris:
C.W.Mosher, Chairman
}* . P. Henry
W.F.Miller
R.1s:.S:rain
C.B.Wing.
2, Re1,at1n to Public Sa,fs4
Edward Ackley, Chairman..
H. C. Peterson
Arthur Roller
EP V Thoits
W. L .
o
� Vail.
Re1atinc to Public .112m'
H.C.Peterson, Chairman
Edward Ackley
Frank Cramer
W. 7. Henry
Arthur Roller
a.C.Thoit ,
-.F,.Corg�� dcn
C.POCoo1eyr
C.E. ;'ordan
C .B.Wing
No. 5. Relati,n. to Auditing & Accounts
R.F..Con,don, Chairman
C.J .Jordan
G.b'i.Mosher
H.Z.Snyder
R.E.Swain
Chairman
Ordinance j endir.:r. Ordinance #13' (First Reading):
.� w.1. i.1 � b'i' w !J 4
An ordinance entitled °An ordinance amending ordinance
io. 134, providing additional rules for the collection of ZS'
Light and Garbage Bills," wasgiven first reading and referred',
and referred to Committee #I.
Reports Received.
The reports of the Auditor and Treasurer for June 1916
were read and ordered filed.
The City Electrician presented a progress report in the
matter of having the fire alarm clock adjusted to Western !Union
time.
Cle ;iir: up Bslock 85•.
The question of having Block 85 cleared of rubbish that
creates a fire menace was brought up and the Mayyor took the matte:
under investigation.
As to Costs of Sui
The City Attorney reported that the attorneys for Paul
and Caldwell, paving contractors, desired the city to assume par..
anent of one-half the $500 fee of attorney Earl White. The matter
was referred to Committee #4 to report.
On motion of Cramer and Ackley the Council a' ;curie:,
The Council o
slow on this date at 5
cx11 as follows:
Present: Cooley, ._er,xy
Snyder, Th it
Absent: Ackley, Congd
The minutes o
read and approved as re
:ion of August 7th. 151
Oommunication
A letter from
Sy, was referred to , :e
and Snyder.
A let;.er from
adjusting the clock for
City Engineer.
A letter from
raise in salary was ref
.:a=.5.
e ,or;s on _-,—ua e
Reports appro
1916-1917 were recei ed
Nos.
Committees 1, 2, a
ego-oci nb: e .. of Dell
C{y
V i Vi Auditor
be reappoirte _: deputy a
:e recommendation was o
de;uty auditor by unani",
�Mem er _ 1c C
'ayor Cooley
Swain a member of
or ocher and ..'ille,: t
Orc:.nazncc #141
3' Proviti'ng Additicna
and Garbage rills, �' was
and Losner was adopted o
writ) voted no.
Tax A n Ordinance e
or. Cer tai:; La ndr-y
-erred to Committee #2.
A;n Ordinance
#138, Entitled 'An Crd.i
z;zse2, and Providing for
O era and Drivers ':tier-
ed to Cor.�;ittee
�2.
An Ordinance e
4''136. an Ordinance Reg",
Creamor Within Either �:.e: �s�tr; n t
ceding Ordinance 480 and
ing and referred to Co �•