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Home My WebLink About07141919o?ic by leet or by by unani - ng 9 votes e ce ivi ng to C om- eetixig. lic Safety er was. Boller. submitting 1 property entiOn to of the st 4, ccepted d. dj ourned. 1 session o call as f Present: Absent: City Hall, Palo Alto, Cal., July 14, 1919. The Council of, the City of Palo Alto feet in regular n this date at 8 p.m.,- , with Mayor Swain presiding. Bo11 ollo'w's:- Blair, Cathcart, Cooley, Easte.:day, Swain, Terwilliger, Wing. Jordan, Peterson, Roller, Snyder, Tomas. The minutes of the closing meeting of the fiscal year 191871919, held on July 1, 1919 ins, meeting of the Council for the fiscal year July 1, 1919, were read and approved as read. Report of Commi tt n Transfers. Mayor Sprain as Chairman of Committee #5 for last fiscal year reported that -that Committee bad as authorized transferred $9131082 from the gas fund eto the general fund. B3.ecti on of Couneilmen R Thoits, the Council for , and of the open - 1 19^ -2C, held on Under special orders of the day the Council proceeded to the election of Councilmen to fill vacancies. The Mayor named ',:,Bing and Easterday as tellers. First Ba31ot Second Ballot G. G. 3ertsche 4 votes G.G.Be_:tsc'c 6 votes ��.C.Miller P.S.Maddux . Y.•. 2 votes C ril ,. y olVladd w.A • • +.`�'wlUlls.y �'•• 1 vote F.' • 1 vote P.S.yAaddax 1 vote George Brown 1 vote G.G.Bertsche 7 7). S.id a.dduX eo w: te, Bal l Gt votes G.G,Bertec._e ..3 votes vote G. G. Bertsche, having received a majority of the votes of the Council, was declared elected by the Mayer. The Mayor announced that the Council .rro:;1d proceed by secret ballot -to � -Henry... electeesignation of 'Or. l member _a to fill the vacancy caused by the The balloting was as follows: First Ballot. h.Cla3- Miller . .. Y ...4 votes ti.C1ay .i:_ „.e?' r �'.S.oaddux - . . . .,, votes .Casr_e3. 3 votes P.ryS0Ma,ddu:: 3 votes saY•0►a•••Y1 vote . � 1 .`.,wCasieal i vote H. Clay Milier......8 Second Ballot votes He Clay Miller, .having w was r , ece�ved a majority of the votes Council, t�f e CO declared elected by the 1r,ayor. e3.ectz.oxl �excber of Sai't�t �3oaxd. �, The Mayor- declared the election of member r o f ofPublic Safety, �'ice J. W. Roller, � a. �1,...f.Je� :1:, the Board Council resigned, in order and the proceeded to ballot a,s.follows, First Ballot Y W lA.pt r y ey Hwy V A A . N. Umphreys . . .r CeJ .Brow1 a • • • 0 0 Y 0 .0.4 votes ...1 vote •.•.,1 vote �.r w..3. -- vote 0_22.2=-.11.1.19t P.S.Maddux.......5 votes A .1T. Umphr e v 1 vote.. '+ . tf% . BrOiFi n 0 , a • Y . 1 vote to �:. `aprzor,..•Y••r3: vote Third Ballot P, S,MaaOux. . o .• . . . e Q . votes a .P.Prior 3. vote ?,S.:iaddux........ 8 votes P:S.Maddux having received a majority of the votes of the Council was declared -elected a member of the Board of Public Safety for the terxc expiring June 30, 1923. Ors ns.a.C.e ''11 ,a (Community Centel:) Adb ted - An Ordinance, entitled "An Ordinance Amending Ordinance #180, entitled -'A.n Ordinance Creating a Community Center and Com- m.issionera -'to nave -Charge Thereof,' " was introduced and read, and on notion of Wing and Cooley was passed as an emergency ordinance by unanimous vote on roll call. Ordinance -41-1 (Electric ates1 Ordinance #191, entitled "An Ordinance Providing for the Sale of electric Current Outside the City. Limits," was given se- cond reading and on motion of Thoits and Wing was passed by unani- mous vote on roll call. Ordinance fRe1ati n r to Speed of 'w,,.,�.:a i rst Reading. An ordinance, entitled, An Ordinance Regulating Speed of Cars Propelled by Steam in the City of Palo Al to. eo was given first reading and on -Motion ra,s referred to Committee #2. Ordinance (uisances': First Read . An ordinance, entitled "An Ordinance of the City of Palo Alto Declaring Certain Buildings, Structures, Rubbish, junk and Refuse Matter to be a Public Nuisance, and Providing for the Abatement Thereof, and Making the Continuation of Any Such A: ux- sance a miad6reanor, ft was introduced and given first reading and on motion was referred to Committee #2 and the City Attorney. Sale. V5,000 lords : Referred to Committee #4; Can, motion of Wing and Thoits the sale of the $75000.00 issue of Power -Plant Bonds of 1919 was referred to Committee #4 with power to act by unanimous vote on roll call. Standing Corn i btees Announced. Mayor Swain announced the appointment of the standing committees Of the Council for the fiscal year 1919-20 ►o. 1. Rela tinn/p; to Public Works C.P. Cooley, Chairman t 0.M.Eas:� l erday H.C.Peter' on Arthur Wing Roller C. B. No. 2. Pellatin ; to Public Safety A. :. Cathcart, Chairman C.2.Jorda .Ll . V . 1 ho i s D,,:j .. N`W Y �iTh `Vida i...�i. s (.Gc,;.0.Bertschc No. 3. Re1ati n o P is Library Chairman �2. C lr.Pe ter aa7 aiq E. B. Blair y Arthur Roller D.W.Thomas ==. C.Mi.11er as follow: .,{ ii:�.�Li�. ti,:i.r, May for members of Thoits and Ears said commis O Al 4. cans_ ers Mayo provision for the current mo. was given auth eral fund. On mo Attest: vn'-JW</ City01 es 0 nee orn aid ance r. the se- ed ?en { f Palo and Attest: 4 `-"- --1 City Clerk ui- and .0C ding flows: No. 4. R, �1ati n, to " 'a rs ands C. Thoits, Chairman C. B. Wing. C. E. Jordan J. O. Snyder H. L. Terwilliger No. t .n to Auditin and Account J.O.Snyrder, Chairman A.M. Cathcart 0.M.Easterday H.L. Terwilliger Appointment P1annir.,g Comrai2si.on Mebew s_ Mayor Swain - nominated Geo. J. Peirce and C. P. Cooley for :embers of the City`}P1anning Commission. On motion of Thoits and Easterday. said nominees were confirmed as members of said commission. Transfer, of kind: Authorized, Mayor Swain stated that it would be necessary to make provision for replenishing the general fund to meet expenses for the current month. On motion of Thoits and Cooley Co^ri tree #5 was given authority to. make the necessary transfers to the gen- eral fund. On motion of Easterday and Cooley the Council Approved'__ May o r adjourned.