HomeMy WebLinkAbout04201936City :gall,, Palo.: Alto, California,
April 20, 1936.
The: Council of the City of Palo Alto met in special
session on this date at 7:30 p.m., pursuant, eo the fo .1olaing
nAs mayor of the City of Palo Alto, I hereby
call a special meeting of the Council of the
City of Palo Alto, to convene at the council
chamber in the city hall. in the City of Palo
Alto, at the hour of 7:30 p.m., Monday,
April 20, 1936, for the purpose of accepting
the offer of the Federal Emergency dministration
of Public d'vorks of a grant of Sixteen Thousand
Five Hundred Seventy Aine Dollars t 16,579.00)
to be applied upon the street improvement
project known as 'Docket California 1253 (R)
City of. Palo Alto Street improvements', and for
the :consideration of such other business as
may come before the Council."
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Mayor Judson presiaed and roll call was as follows:
Present: Blois, Bonham, ‘9oliins, Costello, Goddard, Judson,
Aichazds, Salzman, wtepaens, Tnoits, Thomas.
%sent: Ca ac�z.rt, Hitcher., Losher, Mood..
The :minutes of the meeting of April 13, 1966, were
approved'.:
Grant for Street Improvement Project
After discelssiorr of the offer of the United States of
America ' to aid by raay of grant in financing ;certain street
improvements in tee City of .Palo Alto, Resolution eio.:1105
entitled "A. Resolution. Accepting the Offer of ;'t .e Ur.itea. States
to the City :o f Palo'_;Alto to .yid by Vvay of Grant in i inancing
Certain Street Improvements in. the City of Palo Alto known as
Docket:' eal,iforni.a 1253 (11.)" was propesea by Councilman
Collins .arid read in full. The resolution was seconded by
Thoits and adopted by the following vote:
ryes: Blois, Bonham, Col.ins, Costello, Goddard,
Judson, Richards, Saism.an, Stephens, hoits,
Thomas .
Nees: None.
,Absent,: Cathcart, 416.itche1l, Mosher, Wood.
Petition ;frogs, merchants re ;Parking Qondi.tions
A petition was received from a number- of merchants in
the ;407: block on University Avenue relative to parking conditions
in this 'block: aria:'requesting that the one -hour perking limit be
enforced. This: matter was referred to the Board. of Safety
for immediate action
Councilman Richards suggested thatattention be given
to enforcing the parking limit regulations on all the blocks on
University, Avenuein: the business district. The Mayor stated
that he would`: have an interview immediately with the Chairman of
the Board of Safety . and the Chief or Police in'regara to this
matter, sothat there would be no delay in acting on this petition.
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Invitation to Americanz e ion meeting,.
. D. invitation was: exterided: to council members: to
at:ena a ,meeting of he _co isoiidated•posts a.rid auxiliaries of
the American Legion and af"f iliateo. organizatioris of the 4th,
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California rist'rict at: the Veterans' Building in Palo Alto on
Sunday, May 3, 1936, i'rom":1C;' A. :%. to 5 .'1:
Letter . from Baia? in `Howell"re_peeu 'of Trust 1:�m�'yv 'Dixon)
letter' was -received from Baldwin and i.o'well
addressed to the City Attorney :concerning a deed of trust held
jointly by the City and. Mrs. ,Emily 5:. Dixon oh a oui .diirg at
he northwest cornier of.:.Geary _and Hyde "Streets, San :rrancisco,
of l raring on behalf of a' . client' to renew this dead of trust in
the amount of 475,004:0.Q at 5/ :;interest, which. is aTeduct.ion -of
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1p from the present interest rate.' ••
The City .fit:tarney "expitined that about fourteen years
ago Airs. Lixon gave ` this `' -piece of ; property at Geary and nyde
Streets to the City of . Palo Alto and -the City later sold it
taking a. deed of 'trust on the:; property withMrs. Dixon as joint.
cenef iciary Under the'agreement with Mrs. Dixon she receives
the income curing her iifetithe.. 'the City" Attorney s ta.ted that
he and the Mayor ent;.to 'San i`rancisco and conferred with -the
President of Baldwin and :Howell concerning this matter and
ascertained that the 'Property'in question is worth about
$65,000.00 at present, d.ay"_values:; that: such a deed of trust
woad probably not ,:b6 -"renewed by., any -bank, and that there is no
reason for reducing tne"-rate, of ',interest.
This matter was'. discussed, and on motion of Thomas
and Salsman, the City Attorney was instructed to consult with
'mss. Dixon relative to the proposed reduction in interest rate
on the deed :oftrustwhicly the: City of Palo Alto' and Mrs. Emily
Lixon hod on.t. e propert , locGtcaat the northwest corner
of Geary ann iyae treets, San l'r.-.ncisco, .and: to" "yniorm:
the ovrner: of .the orooer.ty^; 'provided: .;Dixon approves„...;that.
tre City. of Palo Alto' afld mss.-' Dixon Are ` not wining: to renew
the loan on the basis of a' deed ,of trust +pith reduced interest
rate.
On motion of T =tees' and :Salsrnan,, this :natter in the
r.;eanti:ne was referred to -committee No. 4 for consideration.
Councilman Tho nas pointed out that this is a loan
no bank: will make` and desired to rave it recorded that
the Council, while deciding definitely that it :z.oes not wish
to accept a lower rate of interest, does not commit itself
at this time to renewing : the deed of trust at a .1 or to
accepting the present rate of interest if it should be offered.
Councilman Wood came at 7;55 p.m.. and .as present
during the rest of the meeting..
Bulletin from. :Municipal League
z'ulletin No. 09 of the League of .California
',unicipa1iitie.s concerning the City'0s share of the state license:
tax on automobiles,. and relating. to Mandatory Civil Service
and other subjects,, was received and placed or file in the
Clerk's office
Recuest for lie;w. ElliOtt Fisher `,:r£acrine
ca uunica.tion.. was re ;-eived.. from the City Clerk ' and
:Assessor concerning the need for 'purchase of s. new Elliott
Fisher: machine for the writing of the assessment roll and tax
bills, and: submitting estimates of cost for overhauling the
present :mac a: ne and;, for tie purchase of a new machine with
complete, equip Gent. .This was referred to Committees 14o. 4
and.'40,.. 5 for consideration and report at the next Council
meet
Report on Bids on Mayfield : ranch Library
h report was received from the Board of Public ►tiorks
advising the City council that the bids on the Mayfield zr;.ncr
Library are in excess of the appropriation al:owed, and the
Board will endeavor to _revise the plans to bring the cost
within the appropriation.
1ectxon Hemmer of 3oarc of works Postponed
n motion of Collins and Bonham the election of a
Member of the Board of Public Works .:to fill. the vacancy caused
by t � resignatjon o.f` .Leon E. Reyno as was postponed until the
next regular meeting.
:fin motion of Sal srnan and Coll -1 rs, 'the Council
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