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G ity hall, Palo Alt.o,
Jar~uary 5, 1918
Cal.,
The Cou.nc;.1 of the City oi' Palo i .. lto r=-.et er.. t!~is date
at 8:30 p.m., :purs1;:.ant to e.djou.rr:rr.er.t of Dece;::ber l<;-. 1517. with
Mayor Cooley pree:i.ding. Roll call as follows:
?resent: Cooley, hen:t·y, Jc:-C.::m, :,esley. ;tiller, i.losher, Roller,
Snyder. (h.J.) Snyder (J.O.) Thoits, Vail.
.Absent: Congdon, Peterson, Swe.in, iii:~e,.
A communicf:i.tion f ro::;i ~aj er Benj $ h ... Pope in :refcrer;ce :o
the employment by the city of Joh~ Pilz and JQhn Uills Vincent,
deaignated a.s radical members r...f ti'.Le L\1 .W. a.r:e recoonending their
dismissal, waa referred to the Boo.rd of :?ublic Viorks on n:.otion of
Uoeher and Miller.
The City Clerk subr::itte<l t'l". .. e retu.rr:.s of the special elec
tion held on Jar..uci.ry 5th, J.<)18, to vote on the :pror,oaition: "Shall
the City of Palo Alto :ncur a ~anded Indebtedness of Sixty-Six
Thoussnd Dollars for tr ... e .!.c(!uis i ti.on by Purchase and Installation
of a. Dieael Er.t;ine EJ.ec-:.ric C·e~ero.tir.s t~nit for the X:unicipal Powe:::
Plant.?" '!he Cou.nc il proceeded 'cc oper., canYa.sn and declare the
result of said election aa !:ollowz:
Pr~~cinct No. l
Precinct No. 2
Precinct No •. 3
For t~e Proposition Against the
Pr,R~aitio._!!
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A resolution, entitled "Resolution Declaring the :Resuli
of the hlecticn held.fin the City of Palo Alto, County of Santa
Clara.~ State of California .. ~n J'c.nuarJ 5t.u, 1918, t;.po:n the ~ue:e
t ion of Inc ur1·ing a. .6ondeG. Indc~; ted nesa of Said C it.y for the
Objects and Purpoe es here ina:f te::.-Enu.-rr.erate~," was introduced a::c!
read~ and on motion of ::.:.och-e:=-. i.:~econO.ed by Tho its, was :passed. oy
unanimous vote on roll ci:i::..l.
Ordinance No. 163, en:.itled lfAn Ordinance Providing fo:
the Incurring o:f a :Sonded Ino ec·tecineas for the City of Palo Alto,
in the County of Sa::;ts. Clara, State of California, in t:C.e sum of
Sixty-si:x 1'.houssmc Dolls.::."s, i:n Cold c,~oin of the United States cf
America. to Pay the Cost of Certc:tin :t:>ublic Municipal Impro\"e~ent11
of a aid City and Pro1rid ing fer the !na suance of Bonds Ev icencing
Such Indebtedness, ri was ir..t:roduced sr:d rea.d..
V<::.il mo"ted th& t t:ne ·cond.s prov ic!ed in s aiC. ordinance be
dated January 15, 1<;118. The rr.otion was seconded oy ?·.'.'osher a."ld
:passed.
Thcits moved tx~t sai~ ordinance be adopte1. The me•
tion waa s~conded by Jordan e.nd paescd by un<..r.i.'T.ous vote ori roll
call.
.At t!iis t im.e C:.;u.nc ilrr..an ~.:asher was excooee~
Bids we::.::·e received frorr.. Carlisle & Company a~d the Ir.grim
•· d o~ Stat icnery Con:.pc;. r.y f c,:::· p:::-i nt :ins the :.'.u:-:i.ic ipe,l ?ow er ?lant, ..:;;on a "
1)'18. Cn ::notion of Jordan~ zeco:r:.d•?d by Roller, the matte: was=:·
fe:rred to Coronittee #4 with :pcwe:-· to set oy ·t;,r,,ani:r,ous vote on roll
call.
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Palo Alto. Cal.,
ry 5. 1918
met on t!;. is date
~er 19~ 1$17, with
• Mosher, Rolle:r,
Vail ..
pe in reference ~
• ?iille Vincent,
re ~o mr.end. ing their
Works on motion of
f the s pee ia l ele-c
pro IX>S i tio ::1: "Shall
SS of Sixty-Six
e and !nata11aticn
.. t::.:i.e Mu.nici~l Powe~
s a::"d declare the
.Against the
Pro;poa i ti.£E_
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c ls.ring the Result
Cour.ty of San ta
J.8. upon the 'iues· e City for the
•as introduced a:.-:d
.its, was paesed. by
nee Providing for
City cf Palo Alto,
l ia. i!l the sum of
e United States of
ic i:pal Improvereenta
Bonds Ev i~er;,cing
as.id ordinance be
ed ·oy Y.oshe:r s.nd
opted. The :rc.o-
. ous vote ori roll
and t:r.e Ir.grim
Pla.nt Ecnce of
t.he reat ter was rc-
r. irr:ous vote on ::-oll
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On motion of Vail and ~ille~ the City Attcrney was in
structed to have Goodfellow, Eelle, 1\oore And O:::·:d.ck fi.U"niah an
opinion as to the validity of sa.id bends.
On
str:.icteC. to
biclz a.re to
!notion of
adve:rtise
be opened
Vail and Snyder (J .o.) Corr .. '1lit.tee #4 wae in
for bide for the sale of said bonda. Said
on Ja.nua.ry 21, 1918, at 7:30 :;:i.r.:.
The City Attorney made a verbci.1 re:po:rt or: the la.undry
license case, the courts having declared the lice~~; e o!'d.ina:;,ce of
the dt::t invalid.
The City Attorney subrni ttec a f otm cf l ic er: se o:-dina nc e
;rep.a.red by the attorney for th1~ Stanford Ls.u.::d zy Cor.lpc.ny. On
:otian said ordinance was referred back to t~e city attorney.
On motion of Vail
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