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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05101933.the _.Council of- the' City of Palo _loo met on this date at 7:530 p.m., piursuanti - t o adjournment rnm.ent of' May 8, 193a3, - with Mayor :harass presiding.. Roll call as follows. Present: Bertscbe,, Cathcart 0, Christensen Collins Johnson Judson, Kelly, sansten, Mitchell, Stephens Thai ts„ Thomas. The minutes of the meetings of ttay 1 and May8, 1933, , were a 'pproeed, . s vass of Election.'-Returns •� .. The spec a order f the,. day was the canvass of election returns of the general. r ' niCi.pe,1 election for councilmen and ,the special 'election :on the guesting ,of. -incurring a bonded indebtedness of 9G, 000; for.: the. coot i'etioxa of` a '•sewer system, held on 'May 9, 1933. Councilmen —Johnson and T colts .were appointed tellers. The. City Attorney; gave .`instructions to the tellers, : informing .them that ar y Ailank, 'ballots upon which. ,no votes are and any ballots w}ai:ch 'were spoiled because the • voter voted forMmore than five .candidates for co cilmeh :or marked his ballot in some place othex than the :s.quame:s provided, or . did not -use the official stamp, alb:. these -b1ank- ©r` :'spoiled.:'ballots should be- kept apart from the, rest .and not ;inMluded in the. total number of votes cast. '.'.1"„ Tangier Smith, inspector of .precinct No. a at this election, questioned :the authority of the Council to :open the bnvelope: contaii in4 the ballots,, 'and objected, to the opinion of the City ttorneY with regard to 'counting the ballots. After considerable discussion .on this matter and after reference to the election laws, the amity Attorney instructed the tellers to proceed by checking the tally lists enclosed .in Envelope'No 1. The tellers then fproceeded with their work o,, canvassing thereturns, and the ,Counciltook up the consideration of other .matters on the docket:while the tellers: prepared their report.; Petition in re utility Co13.ections of ' h ayliei A communiCat.: was rec.eied from 'J. C.Freed,aan, aee; of:the .;'Bank -of:+America, : Mayfield- Branch 'enclosing ;etiti0�2 ,� � igned ogr ess amen of ..the Ma y field 0i s t rict - asKing �t a '.arrangements be ; made .t'or the rest , . . . Southgate, ��uth. .�..aet�ts ,. of bank.-- y .;-their. utility. bills at said -T s was referred'.tea'• C ittee ` No. 5 and the Board of .Works.. ttw fr arsd 1 lotted Ica reoeiv.e'd from Mr. Philip $ . Lansdale stating .'she 'has -L1eC ttetx . a c ed forte 12 -foot strip. p.ity along .the : sttate . igh - In 'conr�eotlon itl. widening ten � ey the �' .the. cigbway some yers ego.,and ;has in;s t rue t•e.d his attorney to .deliverthis deed toy. » the Ci r on: payxient' of", ; 201. C9 by the City.. This s ":tier eras referrec. to..:Co, ;ttee _ No. 4 for consider-atior Notice ` of Meet: o r .v lnsul a Lea -de .6. noti.c'e wag;- off'': the. ne meeting Of the ��insula=�e;�ue> ;. cif ;u�aioipai ties iaxoh wi? be held at Santa ,lara on Thorsda,. p' t In ,the: banquet room of the Y may' . -l�.th at 6 ;0 . �,, .� �cd Felio�rs Bali:' rank .ln and Wash rg.ton Streets.: Santa Clara. Bulletin Bulletin No. 16 sroum the League of California. . Auzucipalitie s .concerning ,,Assembly 3111 No. 1172 relating to _re_. =docati.on- of the gasoline tax `was received and placed. on file. letter. from. Dr., Charles D. 'Marx expressing his oi': the resolution recently' passed by the Council servi.ees on. the Board of Works was read and plac Aaetter• rpom 9nom c'hn%e communication from the Peninsula Economic Exchange :concern '_ heir, request to be furnished with power for operati g a - p p :plant' . to ,provide irrigation for a farm; being cultivated by. tbe ; charige•-was received, and oh motion of Cathcart and Christensen , was referred to the Special Council Committee on .Unemployment Relief*: and = the City Attorney. olution on- Parking, Limits -`A report ra.s".received from the Board -ol Safety recommending that ' .parking • res tw is ti ons on LyttonAvenue be removed and that the necessary resolution be adopted.. A proposed resoluti,oma:'relative:to -parking signs on Lytton Avenue was read an refs rrZ&e-to' Cotthittee, Cammitt e i i. v recommendeing that the collection of all utility account*,and. miscellaneous public works accounts be placed directity under. the authority and control of the Board of Works, ar41, that upon collectionthe monies so collected , be turned over directly to the Tax .Collector; further recommending that the Boar of :Wo.rks be. asked to work out the detail's of arrangements for putting :the above recommendation into effect, and report. 'w' This /Matter as discussed, and on motion of Cathcart and Collins ' the report of Committee No'., 6- was approved. Further, on motion of Cathcart and Mitchell, Committee No. 5 and the : ,City : Attorney were � requested to cooperate with the Board of Works :' in this matter. In r Ca eetion of '.Itz"lit E�ccUjants k report *as received from the Board of " Works request .thaat•tae colleotion of al:.utility ,accounts and /miscellaneous pu�`3c ;:words accounts -be. placed_. directly under the authority and control 'of tine 3;;&ard of vVorks, and upon collecti.on the monies so collected 7be ti rned. over directly to the Tax Collector, report was received on. the same subject from A report was received from the Special Council Committee Un$rnploy ent Relief re commending that an additional appropriation -of $5000.00 be allowed to theMayor's Conmitteepn Unemployment Relief for the work of the committee for the balanc of' the fiscal year, j2500.00 of this amount, to be appropriated at this time and . $2500.00 to be appropriated' at, the first meetin of .tae - Co ncil in June; ` .and that the .Mayor's Committee on :;nenpi meat: and, :Belief .be requested to spread this amount over the period indicated. A .report was received in this connection from Committee No. 4 recommending that an appropriation of 4,2500.0 made to the Mayor" s Committee on Unemployment and Relief. On motion of Christensen and Kelly, this recommendation was approved, the ;mo acey to be taken from the Contingent fund, this by unanimous . vote : on roll. call. On motion of Christensen and : Lausten, thereport of the Special Council Committee on Unemployment Relief was approved. A report was received from Committee No. 4 reccnze^u that; .an :appropriation of 444.20.00 be zcade i.n order that work "oY proceed in the 1 from the State 1 available. This, that the plans I ago and that th4 $12,000 for rem work was delaye{ lease nor paid 1 the Planning Cog with the locatic to erect, and t;c soon. On In< Works was au that for the entrancE sum of $4420.00 to become avails pays the money, Election ir A rep recommending a t to the election. On motion of Col and the transfe r Lease witt A lea covering a parce , .CO per year, Committee No. 1. and on motion of vote on roll cal Reports of The x Department of Pia? of April, 1933, Bills A11ol On mot were allowed and Autom< Bancrc Bank ee org.i City ; Congdc Jessie Mary .I R. I,.. Merolla San J.; Slonaic Stanfc) Trave_. Lawyer N. r. Aimee T W. J. Alvina ulna addit:'nai o $ t in tae an rop.ri ated irstz wet' e On' Znemp er, tae proceed in the improvement of the entrance to University Avenue from the State High -Way,; as soon as . the Shell Station site is available. This _mat'ter was discussed:,, with 'reference to the fact. thatthe plans for this improvement. had been aped months ago and that, the Standard. (ill Company had;paid its share ' of ;;15,000: for ren:ewal':: of its lease some time ago; and that the Work was delayed because :the.'Sheil Oil Company had not signed its lease nor paid, tae:.412,OO4'due. Councilman Judson stated that the Planning _Commission 'had this matter in hand in connection with the location of' certain. sign :which the Shell . Company wishes to erect, and that he :thought 'this matter was'be taken care of soon. On motion of Mitchell and 3ertschs, the Board o Works was authorized to proceed with the canrpleti'$n ofthe plans for the entrance at : Jniversity tivea.e and the . Highway, and the sum of 44420.00-. was appropriated for this purpose, the appropriation to become available :when the Shell, Oil Company signs its :lease and pays the money, : this by unanimous vote on : roll call. Eae tion Fund A report was received from . Committee No. 4 recommending: ;a ti ads 'er:. of -41500.00 1500.00 from the =appropriated balance to the election fund in order to meet cur ren t obligations. On motion of Collins. and Kelly, this recommendation was approved and the transfer.' Lade by unanimous vote on roll call. Lease with: Mrs. Wagner (Carbri e) A lease was presented with Mrs. Frances E. Wagner covering. a parcel of -land` on Cambridge Avenue, at a :rental of a1.00 per year,- this lease having 'previously been recommended by. Committee No...1._ A' reso3utioa: adopting this., lease was-; read. and on motion of Mitchel and. Kelly, was:. approved by unanimous vote on roll call Re eort.s of : 0f�f:ti ais The reports: of _the Department of Public Works, Department of Public- Safety,:, Auditor and: Treasurer for the month of Apri3,..1933 i were received a-nd placed on file. Bills Allowed On motion of Mitchell ,and Kelly, the following bills were allowed and warrant's, authorized in payment of the same Automobile t Registration Service X10.89 Bancroft Whitney Co. 8.55 Bank : of America 25.00 t eorgia .Bentley. Borchert 2.95 ;City of Palo . Alto .80 & Congdon Crroaze 5.00 3e;ssie Van Den `Corput. 4.95 Mary I Parker, 4.50 i.� L. Polk & Co.- 22.50 Mercnants,'kssociation = 3.50 :San Jose, Abstract 8c Title Ins. Co. 15.00 Slonaker 4 s; Printing' 4o -use 1.25 Stanfox d; Bookstore ` 2.00 Travelers InSurance Co.. 195.42 Lawyers ,Cooperative -Publ 'shing Co. 10.00 L. F'`_ -_Hyde 7.55 Aimee Neff - 1.75 .. 3. Clark 0.50 A1vi:na :.1. Larsen 17.25 P a e, ueof the tact th he, 23 spoilSOreci �' 4,t' a2 .. f unci �LIbCo �'$ (g�F` the , ,��� cities r,.� "gyp CO ? s� i �'c w'as ClaerL ° P :sod rin' the e the . ss. fe.e c�a 2ora �, ; ..r� ancipo/zt, ofhea xr Y� aY �s � r�nt�s 171 Ax � ;report, ot Councilman � 1 .. tee :f;cooti:ttljte.cif .. p�,ncmy an, Cathcart ,$ thoa s. e 4t *c ci C u c a o- aril,, u v tet brought d tt h x- e ,s. , cao h which tip �� : ��s had- Leh ;� was the �a,. gas q 1r-04:12130a �� . _ ed � ���� who �'�.�� � -ha sen �� �- -ta to ac . had unxt bee tee u 3 u : d! x,�,. ;�: tQ� �� ea e ahe i y sk@ y 2 arwca s�`Ca '� Z'� p� �� � .. �e���� ��� �h� � 'fir. ,� " unt��_ ��'F o; ttp2:tsetwhee4. aorazzi back for: a ,the with a Committee -wa, Oa 1720t1,012 ot �� he . , bas new zus ' a ax Committees concerned t otz d t 422t1 berts� a' •dY to az upon he attera ir at he had n p� c�"n���'� �4 :referred o ��'��to �$, Vent a a� �n�' ���` �t�e "�� ��c�,�: ,tee � them � report alts � eke :ad in � .,�' .zin S g '�e .tst. ,fix. r Y40:.rhse � ,,' se with e l urzld theMayor's g _ . Committee ^e � report tp meet soz4 Mara ,� mitte c, 4 Zr.' a�which �'��'hpxt aria matter Yee �I �� a ; fc $of discontinuing �ere at t ee 04 � eela2 e` n° �'somz� i 'make beet pxe� e tea arras �r caused2 ber of r,c. p a any rye, a l d. r ba , e � t t� ha e t x county y young et ' county ofd ,rpm j t �� s b2e 14 Ion j p1 the ber ati cases 122 p x est. e cia2s t "�'"e y �Q g aid to ° —. ox o ' i'e.1.2 e�, flr eases r� they would Corps. of budget,o �� the returns �e � p` this part- cooperate were The: the purpose of the �'S . O� fires he pp�t� z� ere i number h fret rn k" � general marl: c„f ented their report � each cor andidate majority votes oast fivetihs c°uncx7 m��e'ct� � °� the Q t� 2,hwas i�d1Cn to °2'24697, . the s reoei2.1 on May nth ., e as n�b� e ti46� �h ..Ye,.� w ttl*� y li. Eon'a �'a,,1 ows= a; '�°ts r`�`cEs'X veJ GeorgeL. x. C. Zip ff. Chrlstensen s .io�5 2398 L. D. n 2295 R. �� gd'a�• 680V nn hitead 69? h 2e.39 '� rx, '` R. Par a Q 8 'Wad Ee a Wo 2508 :: Z or 'term ' " s1 listen acrd b the .xes t us �?.� rm o x Years ` Ghr�s ° said # ,�` e or �a71 C t e bcommencing le °°o' ors � t? e; Zhe. « and w e1 c�as Mane e.1.,Iers then made :' '. was p�:sse oh Zajr aadyucha ;r 4 fie; oh ' tile �"k1,44' y of ViV�%� J; upon �h� 11 "r.1J Cit y t ail a2' sh iest a,, Y$ �,, elf '� l•dY record: reed :ftirth. anal-cozntest and, *ex'. to an._:articl ch ranked country_ fr• e t hue in bar now ready-"tc Bert.cha', anani s ad sent a rds r:. report •y June 1st. the..'. canvas on May 9t ix -year ter the recess es received 407 extensions s- additians and enlargement of the sewer system for the City of Palo :to v The total number of votes cast on the proposition was found ,to. be 2474'1.: of which 1765 were. for tie. proposition :and 70lagainst ' the,proposition, and it was announced that the, bandSs bad -. carriect by more than the necessary two-thirds majority. Resolution No. 1054, declaring the result: ofthe special election held 'on ..May' ,9,; 1935:9 upou. the question of incurring said bonded indebtedness, was read,. and .on ..motion. Of Johnson. and Thoits, was adopted by unanimous vote ..on roll call. This resolution further declares that bonds 'in -:the s'un Of io9O 00O shall he issued for the. acquisition, con_stru.ction. 'and completion of an outfall sewer system and extensions; additions .and '.enlargement of the sewer system for the ,,ity of Palo- Alto„ .yids _ for :Sale._of-Bonds: A report was received from Committee No. 4 recommending :lat tae City: Clerk be.. instructed to• invite bids fors the- sale of the sever: bonds :to be' oapened gat >a , meeting- of the Council to be held on day 22, <193a, ,,:the bidders to name interest rate. On motion of.Thoits and ud.s,on-;' th .S recommendation was approved tc meet Attest of udson and: Mitchell, the Council adjourned,. Monday, May ; 22, 1933, in the City Hall. Approve