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ifornia, March 15, 1917.
e the City of Palo Alto is
:30 p.m., for the pun-
• the calling of an elec-
to acquire by purchase
o Gas Company, and to trrs"a
ore the Council.
Cooley.
asson,
City Clerk."
read, entitled: "Rest.:,
st and the public necer-
rovetnentss in and `ee the
be too great to be pair.
e said city, to wit:
ti ` the
s^.d. rights of the Palo Alto
• , both within and without.:
ey be instructed to take
lway C ompany provide
s Palo Alto and Stanfor?.
1. The motion was see
ae Co•- e ac j ourned.
lY 7 �'
ed :
May o r
that 1 am the Cle:k of
ncil of said city,
ad city give the write
tes of the Council meet-.`
aid Council at least,
r said meeting, to It
meet ing.
the City of Palo Alto -r
t�1
City Hall, Palo Alto, Cal.,
April 99th, 1917.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto :.yet in regular ses-
sion on this date at 8 p.m., with Mayor Cooley presiding. Roll call
as follows: -
Present: Ackley, Congdon, Cooley, Jordan, Miller. Mosher, Peter-
son, Roller, Snyder, Thoits, Val.:., Wing.
Absent: Henry, Swain..
The minutes of the regular meeting of Yarch 12, 1917,
vas read and approved ae read.
The minutes of the called meetine of March 16, 1917, were
read. Wing moved that the minutes of said called meeting be ap-
proved and that the resolution passed at said meeting declaring
the neces city of a bond issue to purchase the property and rights
of the Palo Alto gas Company be ratified and confirmed.
The motion was seconded by Th01te and passed by unani-
sous vote.
Az _ Diversion of Subwa
Vail moved that the City Attorney be a^.ked to prepare the
necessary legal papers to submit to the voters at the election to
be held on May 14, 1917, the question as to whether the $9,500
bonds voted for a subway at Palo Alto avenue and. Alma, street ehall
be diverted to the construction of a subway at or near Hawthorne avenue and Alm, street. The motion ems seconded by Peterson and
passed by unaniamousa vote.
Laase to Shell Compar* Re;:;min ed.
A petition wasreceived from the Shell Company asking
that it be pezmitted to retain.its filling station at University
avenue and the State Highway w tit such time as the Council is
Teady to improve the entrance.
Wing. moved that the resolution ps.sced by the Council on
far h 12, 1917, giving said Shell Company ninety days in which
to remove ite filling station be reconsidered. The motion was
seeended by Ackley and passed by the following vote on roll call:
£`yes: Ask1ey, Jordan, Moshe., Peterson, Thoits, Vail, Wing.
Nom: Congdon, Cooley, Miller, Roller, Snyder.
. Vail. moved that said resolution passed at the meeting on
arch 12, 1917, be laid on the table. The lotion was seconded 'oy
Mosher and passed by the following vote on roll oall:
A'ee: Ac'cley, Jordan, Mosher, Peterson, Roller, Thoits, Vail,
:'goes: Congdon, Conley, 'Miller, Snyder.
Co=4.n cat ions
Two. communications from the State Railroad Commi±'saion re-
lative to tinfoamal complaint., as to ai rbrakes on the cars of the
Peninsular -Railway Company and as to its cars standing or: the
avenue were ` receivesi and ordered filed.
,e, yea*and :.' P,arii.c
A report was. received from the Board of Public. Works re-
cosmending that WOO. be appropriated for the extension of the
Hour Pelt linen :in the. Seal race: that the recommendations , l ..�.� z::me:adat orzs3 of
"he City'Engineereoontaaned in a report on the offer of the Pac-
afic Gas and Electric Company to furnish current to the city be
a?proved; and that the construction of subway ae Palo Alto avenue
be proceeded with.
On motion of Moshe.: and Miller that portion of the re --
Port relating to the subway was laid on the table.
an motion of Wing and Ackley the report relating to the
-ochre G & E Company was referred to Committee F1.
Mosher moved that an appropriation of $1000 as recemued.
ed by the Board of Public Works, for pole line construction, be
made from the unexpended balance in the general fund. The motion
was seconded by Wing and passed by unanimous vote on roll call.
Ackley moved that wen the Council adjourn it adjourn. to
Friday, May 4th, 1917, at 8 p.m. The motion was aeeonded by Wing
and passed by unanimous vote.
Re,ollAtion elat .: to u';, z —:.;y ..:'o rcad ra : P&ssc .
A resolution was introduced and read entitled "Resolu-
tion of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Determining that the
Public Necessity and Convenience Demand a Separation of Grades
and the Construction of a Subway at a Point of Cr saing the En•
barcadero Road over the Tracks of the Southern. Pacific Company.•
On motion of Peterson, seconded by Vail, the resolution
was passed by unanimous vote on roll, call.
Ordinance (Gas. _bond ...tee on) _,.zt
An ordinance was introduced and given first reading, a: -
titled "An Ordinance Calling an Election in the City of Palo Alto,
County of Sant. Clara, State of California, for the Puepose of pub--
mi.tting , to the Qualified Voters, of said City a Proposition to In-
cur Bonded Indebtedness to Pay the Cost of the Acquisition by
Purchase of the Property and Rights of the Palo Alto Gas Company,
a Public Utility Corporations, both within and without the City of
Palo;A1to, the Cost of Ilihich Will be too Great to be Paid out of
the- Ordinary Annual Income and Revenue of said City,"
Report Received.
The report of the Department of Public Works for February.
1917, and of the Auditor and T rea.sur er. for March, 1917, were re-
ceived and ordered filed.
lailnfs Allowed.
On motion. of Miller and T oitc the following claims ap-
proved by Committee #5 were allowed and warrants authorized in
payment of the came:
:s.F.Tyler, referee Thoits v Byxbee $37.50
N.E.Malcolm, expenses $.50
San Jose Abstract Co. l:.F..report to April 1/1917 3.00
Vote on .1ou c
On motion of Vail. and Wing the Council proceeded to vote
on the election of a Councilman to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation, of Frank Cramer, the vote being by zecret ballot.
Ackley and Miller were appointed tellers.
On the first ballot, E.P.Lesley received 5 votes, J.S.
Borden 4 votes and F.P.Butterfield, G.W.Lillie and Eli King 1
vote each. The vote varied up to the fifth ballot. On the sixth
to the ninth ballots Borden received 7 votes and Lesley 5 votes.
At this time Mosher and 'lying were excused.
On the tenth ballot Borden received 6 votes and LeB1
5 votes. The matter ryas then laid over to 'a future meeting.
a ra^.afe;-z of Fur-:..., On motion of Congdon and Jordan, the City Auditor with
«he advice of the City Engineer vas authorized to make neeesaall
transfers of funds under the appropriation headings of the Board
of Public Works Budget.
Vail moved.
the unappropriated b
for the purchase of
and passed by unanin
On motion
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Attest: ,: � .i1.'✓ s'en
City Clerk
fo- uel Oil: S4-�vO.
$1000 as recommend,,
construction, be,
fund. The mot ies
cite on roll calk.
miti tied "!Ressolu-
etersaining that the
ration of Grades
Crossing the' Zm-
Pacific Company."
ail, the resolution
. first reading, on.
e City of Palo alto,
✓ the Purpose of Sub.
Proposition to in-
he Acquisition by.
o Alto Gas Company
without the City of
to be Paid out of
City,"
ollowing claims op-
ts authorized in
it proceeded to vote
cancy caused by the
secret ballot.
ived : votes, 3.E.
a ii in 3.
lot. On the sixth
d Lesley 5 votes.
used,
6 votes and Leal*'
utu„re meeting.
City Auditor with
to make necessarY
dings of the board:
Vail moved that an appropriation of $4000 be made from
to unappropriated balance in the general fund to the light fund
far the purchase of fuel oil. The motion was seconded by Peterson
aid, passed by unanimous vote on roll call.
On motion of Congdon and Vail the Cour 1, .dj u;.ned.
Approved : /' ; i
? ..ayor
Attest: ,/ .?"7/c.{.4i..01,/,r
City Clerk
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