HomeMy WebLinkAbout04211941• 1 The'.Council ' of - the City of Palo Alto met on this date
Jet 7:45- P .3� . , pUrsuant . to adjournment of April 111th, with -
Mayor Blois presidin rt o11 ,coil as fellows:' •
Present: Bexa:trott, . Blois, Cashel, Cypher, Goddard„ -Hoy,
.-Merner., Reed, Richards, Southwood,.Troits, Thomas.
Absent: Costello, Mitchell, Wood.
. Street --Paving Program (Improvement Flans No. kl-2)
A public hearing in accordance with Resolution of
Intention 3`To. 1322.. was held by the Council at its last meeting
on April - ]..tl ... -T`t a protests received :at that tin 6 were referred
to Committee No. 1 for study and -report.
Two petitions were received, one containing thirty-
two signatures of property owners protesting against the paving
of Webster ': treet from Santa -Rita Avenue to Oregon Avenue, and
one containing sixty -'six - signatures of` property owners protesting
- : against - the---.paviing of California 'Avenue from Alma Street to Middle-
;field Road.
The Mayor explained that, although it was not the time
- for a -public. -hearing, 'rofessor- Ramer- D. Fagan, 2190 Webster Street,
;had been.granted an'opportu'ity to present the -attitude of the
protesting property , owners on -Webster Street and California Avenue.
• Professor-yFagan Qtated-that there was a decided majority
j of -property owners on' these�wo7--streets represented- by these peti-
tions., Re -believed the Council _.would like' to --be• guided by the -
present feeling as opposed to the pre -nationals -defense sentiment.
toward- the ,-project .:., In this connection- - he Called attention to the
news from Waehingtot egarding the proposed federal tax -as compared -
;with -that of the -year, ;193$. - It - was, the feeling of- the petitioners
xthat since -,a large number of- the. property. owners` on Webster Street.
and.: California..Avenue - would like the- paving postponed that it
E seems entirely logical in •certain areas, where paving is really ,
necessary, that, the Paves might be done -but, in line with coopera--
? tyon of s, municipality with_ --the federalprogram„ it seems that a - -
s, non -defense - program should be kept to a - minimum. Professor ..Fagan -
believed that -the City could go through a national emergency without
street pav; ng.- --
Councilman Thomas, Chairman o.f.Committee-No. 1, -reported
that the committee-had.met and- weresomewhat nonplused by -the late
Filing of petitions; that - they had not had an opportunity to
tabulate -these petitions to determine just whet the percent of
--;protests-was. :The committee recognizes that these petitions _have
no legal -standing,. however, the committee was not of a -single mind
sa far as the: recommendation to'the Council -.regarding -.the overruling
of protests. Some members -of the committee were in favor of delet-
ing certain streets and -others of the committee were not so sure .
aba:at it. fle.asked for more. time -to consider these protests,'both
the legal tr,d the non -legal type,until the meeting of -May 5, 1941.
0n matian of;$oy and Richards, Committee No. 1 was
granted until the meeting - of, May -5, 1941, in which to submit- their
report .:
cipal T.a v Journal - anti Report Series
Research, and General',In-ormation-:Service
letter was. received. from the City. Attorney suggesting
5 .made to cover subscription
that an appropriation of $2.00 be
for the -current calendar -year beginning January 1, 1941, to a
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MUnicipal Lair Journal and Report Series arid s. 'Research and General
Information :service. In his opinionliis is a very , vorth while
,:service from the standpoint of the city.
The- City Attorney stated that he had been informed
by the Auditor that there , was sufficient money in the Legal
Division Equipment Account (118.99) to take care of the cost
of this subscription and that an _additional appropriation would
not be necessary.
The City Attorney vas, authorized to make this sub-
scription, the cost of $25.00 to be paid out of Account 118-99,
Equipment
Claim for Personal Injuries —
A. claim vas presented by. Henry W. Binds of San Francisco
for $107750.00 for injuries _:and damage to his car resulting from a
collision with Miss Rilla M. Wyckoff's car on the Bayshore
Highway near . Moffett Field on February 20, 1941.
The City Attorney advised that there. is no liability
upon the City whatsoever., because Miss Wyckoff, then Welfare
Officer, was on personal business :and driving her own car at the
time of the collision. He therefore advised that the claim be
denied.
On motion : of 'Molts and Cacbel the claim of Henry W.
Hinds was denied.
Adjournment
rnent
Upon motion of 'Thoits and Goddard, the Council adjourned
to meet at 7:.30 P.M., Mousy, May 5, 1941, in the City Hall, to
give further consideration to the .street paving . program and for
the purpose of passtbg the :election proclamation ordinance . for
the general municipal election to ..,be held on May 13th.
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