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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08111919451 City,.BaL1, Palo Alto, Cal., August t 11, 1919. `rf the Tsr- o Alto The Council of the City of Palo Alto r.et in regular ses- sion on thisfollows: date at 4? p.m., with Mayor Swain presiding. Roll 1 call as ollowr s : Present: BePtsc ^.e, Blair, Cooley, 3asterday, Jordan, Snyder, Swain, Terwilliger, Thoi taw x, Thomas. Cathcart, Peterson, Roller, Wing. ;. The minutes of the regular meeting of . my 14th and of t_e called meeting of July 31, 1519, were read and approved as read. Absent: as The minutes of the Council sitting as a Bo rd of E jual- Tz'a ion for the rceeting'. of August 4th and, 5th, 19l9 were Lead and approved as read. Open Letter ((Annexauianl Filed. An open letter was read- from residents of the'Boyce Addition and the Pitman Partition, protesting against the in - elusion of said tracts in -the petition for the annexation of East Palo Alto to the City of Palo Alto. On motion of Jordan, seconded by Miller, said letter received and• ordered filed, and the City Attorney was directed answer said communication. Reoort of Co:o.:;ittee j. Committee #2 made a progress report in the matter of certain ordinances referred to it and was given furtoer time. Report r, f n r Works: Chan C o.�.`'.� . � o c`3... o o« ...w�� Q .a, h�J- . 'r+ a:u.� e 'Y � ..r was to A report was received from the Board of ?ublio 'r,'o ', - i stating that the r a in light �, �i�,;� Board had arranged for change y..�nt: rates authorized by Ordinance '?r q : The Board recommended that the ordinance provisions fixing rn sewer connections �cA. . ��:ing �.<�e c.,:�,.a.. �;4s :c� be made for water and , ..y ':, to ry�Iy n r �•ep s for such c y� connections •-, c t a l changed make the charges ,� J�+.. �:+ V•-��r actual 1. zsao of the improvement. Recommendation Referred. On motion the recommendation as to water and sewer con- i, n - . i . to Committee .F � '1 the 1 ::- � s A � -+ w+ was $ referred U o��. a: ii •1+�. �. �(�i .i. and �..�'1 City �r Attorney. Election of Member of Board of Safety: D. -.Folsom The '. s.yc°r stated that Parker S. Maddux, who had been elected a member of ti.oe Board of Public Safety, had written :.w a w V it would be impossible for him to serve. On motion of Jordan and Bertsche the • addax was accepted with regret. caused Mayor declared � the electionl o/f� ayymember to f .l the y ,Yaca cy caused +a7.y the .f.esigna�+ion of .T, 7. Roller in or,,e'r. Fe ap- .y+v.. f• r n Ir tellers. 9 woo as follows: �•-�....et'..�aste.�d,.�' and SriYd.,,x The balloting �.,,,� r r v. ,c resio 'First Ballot Second. ' allot N.�:+..�.L''oa ort, votes' (r Folsom. e o ,4 't otes Scofield vote Stella Scofield .4 votes 9 � o1d 3 ��- a^ .. •Borden. . r 3 votes Borden r . f, votes o.h.ChT .ste nse n . ♦ i vote Third Ballot .Fourth Boll t 0 Scofield 2 votes Borden Border 4 votes o votes Mayor w V � Adjourned at 3 p.fit. or Swain Present: Absent: mission in in connect works. City will will. ger a t te Ashby trac to Palo Al relative t The commun Bud e` e for the fie tail. .Adopting Da fcr the Fis. i .moue vote the room rh Al #156 Providi introduced O rdi ran 0 Pi7blj C Uti li introduced, an emerge :may Re or t Ci °Report of Ci and Placing V On to Committee referred minabion The Mayor declared 'that Mr'. `o15om having r eeei 7 ed a. m-joe ity of the votes of the Council was elected a rne:nbex of the 'oa..d of `public Safety for the term ending June 30 1923. Resolution of Intention .¢ on 1 onen Passed. e.�.iC,% u4ion rJ.t�+� v�.vA.. (to -. _ alley): A resolution entitled "Resolution of intention under Street Openin Act of 1889" was introduced and read with the re- commendation of the Board of Public :. crk > that the sane be pe.s ed. On motion of. Jordan and Te will_�--er said resolution of 4J intention was passed by unanimous v o e on roll call. Reaorts Received.. The reports of the Auditor and filed. were received and ordered flied. Claims Allowed. On motion of Thoits and ..yew ruche the following elem.= were ,flowed and warrants authorized in payment of same by un:?n; - mous- vote on roll call: the Treasurer. for Tuly W ^ U. rent rest room. 3 nos to S b 7 7 part of u. and ?r4 of July Clara i� �....'e 5�.. y salary �. c%. Z"y June �� :.. ,. `.�. part � � .. �J ,...,, J Nat, Surety Co. , pret.iam bond dep. audi tce City. Palo for . , Cross, etc of Alto �.td �.. o .�, ��. , F.A. Stuart, printing 2500 warrants -"i . JU V �) Oa printing 2100 tax rece :' 0•50 •c....... P.A,Transfer Co: handling boothe Times Ptbe Co., 2 tax notices W..E. Southwood., ins. jitney station Goodfellow, et al., opinion on 75000 bond issue A. Carlisle & Co., 13 sets election supplies ae police court docl:e t Yawman & rb to , c a rd s for auditor As to 'l s Water. • 36.00 5.35 46.00 4-.00 12.05 20.62 75.00 170.50 26.44 7.25 -the City Attorney stated that it was necessary to have it determined whether there exi t a surplus water supply before the city can sell water to parties outside the City. On motion.of Terwilliger and Easterday the question was a Public '�Jor' s for µe to Committee �r1 and the Board of �;' deter - and report, Report on_Laundry Ordinance. The -City Attorney reported that all outside laundries had de t by the ordinance n recently raster'? reeeemt±. determined,.o abide .. , xa.n�,,e �.,,,. _; ,caseed �-- « laundries. i y � r. To ,,c. .J.l o r�..�r �r, +. �ib .,4 iJ � 1 V,f.w-.:� �Y �. lL �i 1-.� On motion of Cooley and Miller an appropriation of was made pay ' in the n~�,- e from the general.fund to for plumbing ,von i� ti thecorner D :y an .- $ r � � �v�^ r in _� Jt�..2 1 C..�'» l� L; a, t c, 7t e 4 =� ..� � ,� �. s � ' � �_ (: t: � and the a tL � y �: j� .� .W C o.c: 12, by unanimous vote on roll call. O/� Thoits r /''9 9 rn e d, ,On motion ©1 «d?v'"s. t%.:w and Jordan �.Gw�'1 the v :iu�1��-.� �<'�.,.G�i�t".��.� v• qy //�� C ¢ �y a. meeiy•d.Aw the CJ4-ley ..+d:1 .i� �.�: Monday, A�C:,�9 :iNla �.•l .Ci �� V�, 1919, + 1 p.n. Approved At t es y ,t City Clerk • i