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Attorney was requested to secure an extension of time.
report on Night Baseball cites
A report was received from the . oard of "yorks f orwaruir:g
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without recommendation excerpts from .5:zlletir. ; o. 2 of the Board
of torks concerning possible sites for night baseball rind the cost
of preparing each site motion was mace by Judson, seConde;
by Stephens, that the night baseball field be located in El e,..t ,ino
Park, Afterdiscussion, this motion was withdrawn under
protest, and the matter was referred to Committees No. 1 .:end 2Co,
for a report.
Entrance •Markers on Bayshore Hi6-nw
. report was received from the Board of jiorks submi ttire;
for the Caunc'i1 t s,. consideration the portion of Bulletin No. 2 of
the Board .relative, to estimates of cost for installation .of
r�;", entrance; markers: on the Bayshore Hignway, at itsintersection with
L' ► allow' ['toad, Jr iver sity .Avenue, E: b: rcadero ,iio .d and . x_egon ivenee.
This report was: referred to Committee No. 1.
in this connection, the City Attorney reported th t it
was a proper charge against the city fund to expend money for
advertising purpose "outside the city limits.
Pedestri,an Cross_zn,
report was received from the boerd of 0Ior :s trans-
mitting to theCouncil for consideration the portion of Bulletin
No. 2 of the Board concerning the coast or the proposed
pedestrian crossing over the Southern Pacific right of way on
t a:o Alto . Avenue.
i-tenorts` 'on Sewer, ovstem
rl report was received from the Board of Works, eneio`;..' g
a tabulation of cos z, 'of, the sanitary' sewer outfall ,system project
to J=une 30, 1934, with the information that i O7,837.39 is needed
to complete the :project in addition to funds already :zv a latle.
In :i is report the Board requested the Council to authorize the
completion of the sewer project <xs per pins end specifications,
/and to direct the Auditor to carry the .:ewer fund in red ink
until the work is "fully completes, with the nt, tement that in tic
meantime efforts would be made to induce the zeder< l authorities
to increase the amount of the Federal Lrant.
Councilman Judson, chairman o eomm ttee 4, stet&
that an appropriation of e,75JC.0v' hes been p1aced in the propo:ea
budget for the purpose of completing the sewer project.
,This matter was discussed, and onmotion of Thoits and Judeon„
Li"j it was directed ` that the sewer project be completed and that the
.uditor be directed to issue .warrants in excess of the Bond
and the present Federal (rant, not to exceed ,„>8VO0.00, this by
unanimous vote on roll call.
In thisconnection it was pointed out that the tot
cost of the completed project is less than 2 per cent over the
original estimate 'of the Board of Works .
A .further report :was received from the Boerd of ;pork.:
transmitting to the Council for its information tree following
detailed reports relating to the sanitary sewer outf e? 1 system:
(1) Analyses o.f Expenditures;(2) Project Costs to late; (Z-*,
,� .. Complete 1 c 2 6; - (P 1
of Funds Required to P, y� Project No. 1256; =�n",r �,
Statement of Quantities and Costs of Work Completed. These
reports were referred to Committees No. 1 and 4.
'in re
withdrawing
triangle at
another repo]
r'ablic :orks
of the trianE
for instruct]
contained est
triangle was
3rdinanr.
"he
arisen in cor
El e amino nee:
it being neci�
iYood to anotr
corner of Can
on part of tr
to be moved.
present baieo
of El Camino
permitted to
to the walls
ordinance rec
to be made in
"
Board of '; ..Ori
street wideni
.., J' C
(e) of 3ectio
of buildings
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w:s read, a _^.d
that this or..
"the same to
provisions of
the ordinance
vote on roel.
1n:;urar
oou:
brought up try
presented "ig:
the last fine_
itms, and nte
in writing .
the matter c:
and whether ol
its own ins;:r:.
that the prop
1934-35 woula
revision of ei
A report ..was_received- frOt the City Planning Commis'si.on -
'Piithdraviing its report ' of-= �?aan. e .-22lrit:. On • the matter of plan.t.irig the
triangle at Jniversit'r L venue. and -.c;1 Camino Heal, and submitting-.
another report - reccnmohding that: the. letter of the Board of -
fd^ lic. h orks •. dated Juxie 7, ., .on the subject Qf the .plating
o,' the triangle, be ref erred to' the _City Council : th . re, uet •
-
f or instructions.. -The report .of the Board of <'orks which
contained estimates` of •cost for: Planting and lighting the
•
triangle was .read. and; refer,.'ied to . vommitteee No. 1.
Cra in are cc -- mendin aiy�i nici Code
The City-A.ttoihey'. expk4ired situation which had • -
arisen in connection with`>the ork of widening an improving
El ,..,amino iteci.l Jr' the. May± eld Di tract which is now in progress,.
it •being necessary- toy move the building owned by 22r. Granville
oou•to another •iocat:icrr, a: thee Cuthber t:son building at the
corner of i:anbridge rivenue sand :C+1"` Camino 'eat is being moved- over
on part of the• Wood propsrty, thus forcing the ',:good b tiiding
be er ii.e st ted th t, .... willing s to moved. c1 :.i.. .v I`. i�ooG{, is to move 11].
present building to property owned by him on the westerly side
of L1 Ca::ino rieal at •the: corner. of 6taniord Avenae, if he is
permitted to eniarg e .the haildin ;- and make nece: s.6.ry alterations
to the walls of the :bui1ding4 ' Attention was directeC to an. -
ordinance recently adopted .by the Council permitting alterations
to be made in the fronts of huild.ings, at. the discretion of the
1-3oard of :'korks, when such; alterations were necessary because of
street widening procedures.-:
Ordinance .No� 656, adding. an exception under Paragraph
(ej• of section 1602 of the Building ' Code,' to permit the removal
of buildings to another. 1ocatiOn ri;tni.r_ the same general zone,
t xxx xtxxiacx x} €x*xt cart gxxxx xxxxxx ikkxxxxx
: a; read, and a motion- .was made byMo.:her, seconded by Christensen,
that this ordinance be a d`opted as .a;n emergency ordinance. -
This was discussed -, and •a• clause was jed as fo? lows
"the same to be none without. requiring compliance with the -
provisions of the douse moV'ing ordinance." a.; thus emended,
the ordinance 41as passed as an` er ergenvy ordinance by un animos
vote on roil call..•
insurance
Councilman �hristen;sen, cbai,rm,rn of Committee No. 5,'
brought• up the matter. of insurance carried 7y the '" ,ty an
prevented figuresto dhow the .arlotints. of premiums lo id during-
the last fiscal year -On the various --kinds of in 1.;;.Can ce, a foil
?ublic . iabiiity - a7.6.-64-
Automobile. insurance 175 .46
lire insurance 1311.8:
Compensation -Insurance 4,000.00
Group'. -Pe : " 2 98. ?O
City Qf Kcal.' Bonds 712.50
Miscellaneous- 409.61
-- Total 13182.:94
Mr. Christensen :made an :explanation of the various
and stated that he would present a more etai1e_. report
1'.: ��� suggesting t t t c 1 b r consider
"ritiT?g later, that uhe. < council members
Lne water of insurance, the importance of the risks covered,
nd wnetrer or not it would ' be ;advantageous to the City to carry
its own insurance. In this connection, it was pointed out
to t the proposed expenditures for insurance for the fiscal year
-X34-3a would be reduced to approximately .6,11,000.00 due to a
revision of schedules any " policies.
r "gag ?c le
The Leputy. City .zngireer presented a report for the.
Board of Works concerning the condition of the flag . pole and
the probable :cot: for painting and re -erecting the pole, to a
height of -145 feet insteadof its original 200 feet, estimatea
to cost approximately 4840.00. This matter was referred to
Committees No l.. and No. 4.
liesOi a4tiOfl
for .Loan
rtesolution No. 1076, authorizing the Mayor and City
Clerk to negotiate a loan or loans as required, not to exceed
30,OOO..)O, ,for> the purpose of carrying on ` the business of the
City .; ntil-taxes are collected, was read, and on motion of
Thoits and Judson,was passed by unanimous vote on roll cal.
:sic' orts ' of Offi.c i als
The reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, i epart:nent of
Public ::works and Department of Public 6afety, for the month of
Jane, 1934,were received and placed on file.
Onem ployment' Relief
'The matter of a requests received at .a;• previous
meeting of the Council and referred at that time to Committees
No. ;3. and 4, from theMayor's Committee on. Linemployment
helief for ;an appropriation of 4500.00 for initial operations of
the incoming Jne.mployrnent Committee, was considered. The
matter was discussed, and on motion of Judson and Kelly, the
snlm of 4)500.00 wag appropriated for this purpose by unanimous
vote . on roll :call, this amount to be placed in the budget.
6iii for Hosoitalization
. claimfrom the Palo Alto r.ospital in the amount o
.ill15.50 for hospitalization of Palo Salto residents in the
forth of June, was approved, on motion of Christensen and
Bonham,- and warrant autnorized in payment of same by unanimous
vote on rollcall.
a tans r.g Committees ttees for
The I ayor announces: the appointment of standing
committees y forthe fiscal year j 4-35, as follows:
f u oadarr;,
,,omrnerciai
A.
aue to the
alr. ."'. W. .1
nominations
Corn. ,
Tempt
Board of k
absence of
nominaticr
:i`Doi
:: mall tc
vacancies
Josiah Kir
L.oilins th
establishr.:
the curren
same as th
Council on
five to se.
Committee No. 1 - z ubl.ic Aor xs
H..C.Coilirs, Chairman
W. F.. Bonham
B. vv. Crandall
C. H.. Judson
.�. Thoits
1
Committee eqo. 2 -- rubiic ai .f e a,y .c+.M. Cathcart , Cr1i31 rm l:.
J. y0. Blois
J. P. Mitchell
U. W. kosher
Granville Wood .
Committee No, 3 -- Public nibrary V. . Welly, Chriir:.':<-n
and social 'elfare A. M. Cathcart
H. C. collins
B. W. Crandall
n . W. Johnson
Committee No. 4 - Nays x Means
Judson, Chi. r'"'`'"
J. B. 'Bois
H. Christensen
4.. H. Kelly
of the May
approved ar
ApDts .
1.
communicati
appointed t
clreen, resit
this appoin
r'cvisory tbo:
vJ
Committee No. 5 -- Auditing and
:ccounts
Temporary r pc:t.
to Board of Safety
C.L.Christensen,Chairman
A. W. Johnson
J. P. Mitchell
G. W. Mosher
.John S. :Stephens
The Mayor, nominated to temporary membership on the
Board of Public Safety Mr. William H. Jilbert, to serve during the
absence of Mr. A. I,., Hoy. On motion of Mosher and Judson, this
nomination was confirmed.
Af„pointments to Community Center Commission
The Mayor nominated Mrs. Louis .tern and iVr. Otis D.
ornnll to membership on the Community Center Commission, to fill
v tcancies caused by the expiration of terms of office of Mrs.
Josiah Kirk and Mr. i loydt Allen.' On motion of Tholes and
oollins these nominations were confirmed.
.nemployr'ent Relief tee
:she Mayor requestedthe council to authorize the re-
establishment of the Mayor's Committee on unemployment Relief for
the current fiscal. year; the :functions of the Committee to be the
same as those set up in Resolution No. 1058 ;adopted by the
Council on July 1, 1933.,and the committee to be increased from
five to seven members, to b,e, constituted as :follows:
Mr. C.; W. M a: r w e d e l
Mr. George Bexrtsche
Mr. William . :Bai ly
Mr s . , Robt. L. Cody
Mr. David, Kay
Mrs. Mabel McBride:
Mr. J. H. Rackstraw
On motion of Christensen and Judson, the recommendations
of the Mayor for the re-establishment of this committee were
approved ana the nominations for membership were confirmed.
:pits. to Adviso, ry Board
The Mayor nominated Mrs. Frank G. .hort'and :vir. Glenn
s. nouc.ard to succeed themselves on the Advisory Board on
oomme'rcial Amusements, and also nominated Mrs. h. O. Bossinger and
-.... r. A. Buchanan to ;membership on said Board, to fill vacancies
aue to the expiration of the. terms of Mrs. Gladys Glaeser and
ua . . R. Hackett. On motion - of Uollins ,.:n'd Mosher, these
nominations were confirmed -
The Mayor further announced that he had received a
communication from rev.-taniey Morrison who was recently
appointed to the Advisory Board to take the place or:: y ev. Oscar
careen, resigned, stating that he would' not be able to accept
this appointment, thus, leaving . a vacancy yet to be filled on the
:advisory board.
=test.
On motion of Mosher.,the Council adjourned.
City -Clerk;
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Mayor -
C.i .Chr istensen,Chajrman-
A. W . Johnson
J. Mitchell.
G. W. Mosher
John S. Stephens
Temporary Ilpipt to BoArd: of.` Safety
The Mayor nominatea-to temporary membership on the
Board of Public Safety Mr. #i11xam xi. Jalbert, to serve :wring the
absence of Mr. On motion of Mosher and Judson, this
nomination was confirmed.
-Nointments to L ommunity .Center Commission
The Mayor nominated" Mrs. Louis otorn and Mr. Otis D.
„mall to membership on the ,Community Center Commission, to fill
vacancies caused by the expiration ofterms of office of Mrs.
Josiah Kirk and Mr. 1.1oydAllen. ; On motion of Thous and
voilins these nominations were confirmed.
Jne: ;lo_wment Relief uonzmittee
;ie Mayor requested the kcouncil toauthorize the re-
establishment of the Mayor's Committee on :Jnemployment Relief for
the current fiscal year; the functions of the Committee to be the
came as those set up in Resolution No. 1058 adopted by the
Council on July 1, 1933, and the committee to be increased from
five to seven members, to be °constituted as fol ow :
ir. C. Marwedel
Mr. George Bertsche
Ir. . William I. Badly
Mrs.. robt. L. Cody
Mr. .avid Kay
Mrs. Mabel McBride
Mr. J. i. i ackstraw
On'
of the Mayor
approved ana
motion.- of Christensen. and Judson, the recommendations
for the re-establishment of this committee were.
the nominations. for membership were confirmed.
Appt s .
o iidvisory :Board
, The Mayor. nominated Mrs. Frank G. uhort and Mr. Glenn
Goddard to succeed themselves on the n.dvisory Board on
commercial Amusements, and also nominated Mrs. H. C. Bossinger :znd
::r• L. A. ruchanan to membership on said Board, to fill vachncies
aue to the expiration of the terms of Mrs. Clac:y:> u1 eser and
ter. 1. R. hackett. On motion of Collins -,nd Mosher, these
nominations were confirmed.
The Mayor further announced that he Ind received a
communication fromRev: 6tanley 'Morrison who ,was recently
appointed to the Advisory Board:to take the place of Rev. Oscar
Green, resigned, stating that he would not be able to accept
this appointment,., thus leaving a vacancy yet to be filled on the
:_uvisory Board.
On motion of kosher, the Council adjourned.
Approve
Mayor