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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03271933tie le.':71146t L city Hall, : Palo Alto, California,- larch 27, ,1933.. The CouucU. of . the 'C : of ,Palo.lato met in special session on this date .at. 7:3a':p.m.„ pursuant . to: the following call: b "As Mayor of the City of Palo . .f /toe I hereby call a special meeting, of -the -Council of the City of Palo Alto, to ,;convene. at the council.. chamber in the City flail at Palo Alto, at the hou,.ri of 7:30 p.m., Monday,. March `27,, 133;, for the purpose` of considerin,g the matter; of ;paving.' the "widened roadway of Bryant Street and Hamilton Avert* , Block, 32, in accordance with Improvement " Plan , No. 43; and for the transaction of any ,other .business ichich may arise." Mayor Thomas presided, and roll ' call was as follows: ?resent: Bertsche, 'Cathcart, 'Christensen, Collina, 2vans, Johnson, Kelly, La .s ten,_ Mosher, hal:ts; homas . Absent: Judson, Mitchell, Stephen The minutes ..of the rneet;.ng of March 13, 1233 were approved. WiserinR Bryant and Harmltrsn: The, special; order of the day was the consideration of a report from Committee No. 4 approving' the recommendation of the 3o.rd of Works that:the he Counell' apprc : iate the estimated amount of :;110,0.00 for the •.Ci-ty"s Share, of. the' work in connection with the setting back of' the curb's and sidewalks on ,Eam.iitor Avenue and Bryant Street . ass . per Improvement Plan, No. 43. Cn motion of Mosher. and:: Lausten this report was approved and the appropriation authorized fray, the Contingent Fund by vote on roll call, with ten Ages,. Cozen it an_ Thoits not voting. In re Cambridge Avenue` Widening. A . communication ; from Prances E. Wagner concerning property on Cambridge Avenue and asking for a decision on she. matter of widening Cambridge .venuewas referred to the City t`orney and Committee No. 1. e1e,ramto Senat,e. For the .Council's' information, the. Mayor reported that he had sent the following -telegram on March 21st to the Senate :or.rlittee on aevenue and Taxa.tion and to Senator - Herbert Jones Jones` at Sacramento: "The City : of 'Palo Alto strongly urges that you oppose any legislation_ whereby a tax burden would be placed upon the. ,activities of cities, as proposed'.by amendments vrhich; would place municipal;` activities back ix, the provisions of Constt.tutiona? Amendment. No.;'' 30." Letter from Bureau of Sanitary P,nKineerin A letter was received from C. G. Gillespie., Chief of the Bureau of= 6.anitary. inee `i. :oaf .the £rate Department of ?z,folic. Health,;, concerning , a.n Inciuiry,.,,from the ` '. S. Public Health tee= rice ror: informatiOn on : nec'essary ' sanitary ' projects for, 'aeTgency ;purposes On motion of Thoits"; and' Kelly, this was refer ea to the. Board of Work; 'then'"request that the Bon.rd answer .the‘ questionnaire. wetter - from. First . Lutheran nu rc i A com ,un:catiCin wa:received from "tom :First Lutheran �hUrch urging that the:: Ciargress of; the Ttited States be asked not an m: these tax deed! Letter frc A con 375 of the Amex matter. of' leas3 Services Ltd. a referred to the Bl1Ie.tTn A: bul the formation o to consider the services in the expenditures wa: Attest: to adjourn until some definite legislative action is taker wit respect taunemployment. �. On motion of Cathcart" and Johnson, this ' was planed ;on file. .ounc'i.lma:n ...Stephens ` came at :this :t; �tme 7:50 p.,� -and . was present during the, rest of the meeting ' guest- f- i?oliCe ' rw -e etter "' as : received. fro 'Joh E.:, o ri Jude, req es i et rgenoy, appr0priat,ion of 415( 3Cpfori1^ the e, p1,oyment or::clerical. help in the Police ., Court for the next two 'and ha1.f :m.on,th.s. . On motto _. Of 'Catli:cart :and xos file request, vas. approved,. and the :a,pr"opr: tion allowed from t ont ngerit -„Pu,nd by uz anirdous vote : on 'r:o1 ;:call: . Conference at. M.t . View Vie r A:ccomm�ani,cat on was received from Bay _Hays, City Cle k .of Mountain :View inviting the Council's attention toy tr fact that t tat . the' next. meeting of the Mayor s' and Councilmen's Conference of. Central California wil... be ` held in Mountain Vier oza:. Affil. 13, ,.1:033,, at 6:30 p.m. i n the ° new Legion :error" a1 B adir g ieport'..of Recreation Survey Committee The report of the committee appointed: by the Count: o; study ;the Community Center acti.vi.tie,s with special refere::c to recreation was ;presented, and it ,was -reported that a copy of this° report had been mailed to each .councilman. On motion. of'. Lausten and Bertsche, this report was accepted and it was directed that a l,etter of appr eo1atio:x be sent to each member of the, otmittee. Bilk from At"tCs e kavid A report was received from Oommittee No. 4 recommending that a bill from Leon. T. :avid, attorney, v or for : expenses in connection with the BlackCase be approved. This bill` was also approved by the -members' of Committee No.. 5. Ox motion of Mosher . and :,Johnson, this b_I: was approved' by *unanimous vote on roll call. .inn re California Ave. Crossing The City Attorney made a verbal. report on the mItt of: the application .before the Railroad Commission relative to gates at, the California: Avenue crossing:. ` On motion of C::tzc. and Lausten„ the report of Committee No. 2 previously receive.' by the Counci1,recommending that .kpplica;ti:on No. 17013 before the Railroad,. Commission be withdravm, was approved. Tax Deeds TheCity Attorney presented tax deeds to the City of Palo Alto from L A. Westa11, Tax Collector, covering the following property delinquent for five years or more • in taxes. L.Y. ..8c Alice Coggins, Lots 7. and 8, Block 12, College Terrace. Harriet' Frost.,Lot 7,: Block 3, Alba Pars. S. M. Cuthbertson, Lot 22,,, Block 13, Stanford sit 2at":O'tBrien, Lot 6, Block 2, Bartley Tr a{:'.t., 3 . T Feeley, Lots 7 and: 8, . Block 2, Bartley -Bertha' Lot 11, Block 4, Evergreen Park. ulis -A. Murphy, Lot 4, Block 27, College Terrace G . 'H.:. Ketcham, Lots 5 and 6, Bloe'k ;12, " J. LL.: Tombs,, Lots 17 and 18, Block. 14 ,c 67eo,W: Brown, Lots 9 and 10,�; '�B1oe 1W a 5, On mci 0-0111,1 a.JL1.:fr' for the art . and:' o awed from Sys.., City ition to :t linen! - ntixx Vi moral. the Cou. 1 r eere a- ,copy tea: Teti • d it : as; cb e;tbe. 4 y , for' , be rs of this bil n the ,ma ative :t of : Cath y. recei.v betor :On mot.ion, of Thoit's and:Kelly, Kelly, a resolution accepting these taxdeeds was :passed by unanimous vote on .roll. call. A commuxiicatiol was. received from Palo Alto Post No. 375 of the American Leg .on, urging she Council to consider the matter of leasing' the rauziiciPal airport :to the Associated Air services Ltd.-aii•d the I'aIo Alto '; School of ,Aviation. This was referred :to the .Board:'of Works :and Committee No. 1. from t' 111Unigtnal Leatat A bulletins from: the National. Municipal Z,eag~ae c arseern .ng • the formation of councils in, each city and county in the country to consider. the problem ad,. maintaining essential. ' :aomun.ity'. services in the face . of the need for reduction of public expenditures. was placed On file r.e Lausten, the Council ad ayor