HomeMy WebLinkAbout10231933City Rail, Palo. Alto, :.Cai fornias,
October 23, 1933.
of the `City; of. Palo Alto met on this date
to the following call:
"As :ayor .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. at Palo Alta:;; at the hour of, 7:30 p.m., Monday,
'CgtaDer 23,' 1933.,for the: purpose of holding.. a
hearing,; in -accort ante with, pctition of merchants
on ordinance passed by Council providing for .license
tax 'on food .supply businesses; and for theconsidera-
tion:. of: Such other matters as : may be brought"" before
the
the absence of the Mayon the meeting; was 'caller , to
order by. the City Clerk, wh6, asked.. for,nominations for. Mayorpro
tem.� 0n .motion- of Judson azzd Mitchell, Councilman Cathcart was
no aat-ed: and elected Mayor pro tem. and took the chai=r. Roll c
as. follows:
Present: Bonham,. Cathcart,;.Collins 2 :vans, Johnson, Judson,
Kelly,Mitchell, Moshe -r,, Thoits ,
Stephens, Thomas, Wood.
'R,earinn, on "oori si*otion Urdinann,e
The c i 1 order .of the day ` was :the hearing, in
accor4ance with th:-..:;petition from a number of .merchants,-upan the
.,ordinance .adopted by° --t %e - Council in July relating to r:mits and
:in'spect#on . feet :for al1:faod ..supply businesses..'
.Co iiman Judson, . Chairman of the Econony. Committee,
explained in detail..the..reasons for the Council's- decision to
impose fees :cr.-'in's ection services.
T:he. iealth: Officer read. a schedule of the. fees charged
aura .stated .that :the .estimated revenue from this _Source for the.
year vas $2400.:bo; of „this. -amount 41250..00 is: for one --half the
salary .of the inspector,' '150.00 f -or his transportation, and
431,0000.0., towards.. the salary of the health: Officer who, supervises
and; makes: sine 'i ct±`ons. himself and for the clerical work
involved..
°. .Frank: Lo C ist, attorney for the merchants,
: ,:addre sled• the-,:Counc,ii at . length :on the- matter, presenting object
to the, tai' -on: the ' grounds that : i t was dis cr. igtinaCory, that the
'food:;tseif was not. -inspected, that many place's of business were
•not:.receiving freoU'o it . inspee.t'ion, and that the. payment of these
fees was a' great hardship 'on the 'merchants of Pala Alto, especia
those .whose: Place's -af:;'business were small.
A large number' of merchants were present and among tho
who addressed the Council :.were Claude Paris, Randal McMillan,
Lars. Larsen, R; L., Richards, GlennKenyon, and Ed 2wierlein
re -present. the Merchants-. Associaticri.
. In reply~:.to a....charge:*that. some places ofbusiness were
notreceivizg r gtill r inspections and that some stores had not
teen inspected for long per .ods, Mr.. W. E. TomsOtt ,.: the inspector
made a :statement inregard to the frequency of inspections.
can McLeod and Mr.,. A. F. Towler,alsoaddressed
the Council. urging that a rigid inspection service be maini..aired
Mr. Grist, .in making a final plea, requested that the
Council, if' It' does not,; thinkit feasible to abolish these.
inspection .f,ees al•tog tower ,, at least consider a : reduction or
modification of,'the, schisduie9
peak on this matter had dcne
On motion of
was asked to investigat
schedule and the effici
on these matters to the
Letter from Mrs. L
A letter from
appreciation for the co
Lausten during his ills
time of his funeral, wa
ApnointneAt to Us
The Mayor inf
has- presented his resig:
Unemployment Relief. '
membership on this comer,
this nomination was con
Letter from lass aci.
A communicati,
relating to the develop
to the Board of Works.
Letter from saerobaj
A letter was
requesting that a copy
affect the retail merchi
a representative of thi;
committee of the Counci:
This matter w,
that it would not be ad.
send any association or
It was further stated tl
Association would be we:
to . examine all ordinance
office and to make copiF
On motion of i
to make a suitable ackrc
Resolution on Swim!
A report was
the adoption of a resol.,
use of the swimming poo:
Resolution No,
regulations governing tJ'
on motion of Mitchell az
on rollcall.
Resolution on Loadi
A report was
the adoption of a resolt
northeasterly curb line
from .University Avenue
southeasterly.
Resolution No.
-read, and on motion of J
-unanimous vote on roll c
Resolution on Pa+ramie
Resolution No.
benefit under Ordinance
Po
On motion of Mitchell and Johnson, the Board of ` Safety
was asked to investigate: the wisdom of readjust ng the fee
schedule acrd the efficiency- of tie inspection service, and report
s th on these matters to the Council. •
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V of a lo
e .rs<s
for ±+fse
e c°vi. .dery `,
� Fore :` , TeeMayor ..informed- ;the -Co cil :that. Mr-,. George H. Whi..sler
has presented his resignation from -Lthe Mayor's Committee on
; unemployment - Reliefs ', .The Mayor nominated Mr. B. E. DeRoy to
t • membership or this' committee and on 'motion of Johnson and Mosher.
✓ W Fro this nomi cation , was conf rmed.
• a .a
Letter from
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permit's: an
Committee
i:s f ors: to
ees' charge
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-hair the
on, and
• Supervise
al work
ts
• tirsg. -ob"jec
that -':the
Si.uess' firer
nt of, t;hes.
to, e -spec
C
eriei
A letter from Mrs Rase . Lausten and family ..xpressing
appreciation- for- the courtesies shown to the late Councilman B. P.
Lausten :dung -his 'Illness. and: for the fiora.l , tribute sent at the
time of�.. his funeral, was received' and placed` on file.
.Appoint; ent` to er Ia zterit -Committee
Letter from Associated A: r Services
, A communication:, from the Associated Air Services, Ltd.,
relating, to. 'the development' of, a' - nunieipa.1 airport was referred
to the -Board of Works*
Letter froe.ie.rch ta
letter was,: receiwed:,from the Merchants T' Association
requesting that a copy of all a.r dinanc:es to be acted upon which
affect the retail merchants be :sent to' the. Akssociation, and that
a representatives of :;this .Association be allowed tO meet -with the
committee of the Council .to whom he ordinances might be referred.
This .matter was discussed and: it was the general opinion
that it would not be advisable for the Council to guarantee to
send any association or :organization copies of all ordinances:
It was further. stated that .a representative of the Merchants
Association, would be "welcome to attend all council meetings and
to examine all ,ordinances: which 'are.';: kept. on .file in the City ' Clerk's
office and to make copi-es of such ordinances as they wish.
On- motion, of Mitchell 1 and Mosher, the Clerk was directed
to make a suitable acknowledgment >to the communication.
nesolut.ion
on Swimming Pool
A report was: received from Committee 2 recommending
the adoption of a resolution relating to regulations for the
ase of .the swimming pool, as amended: by the committee.
Resolution. No. 'l066,- -prOvicling for additional
regulations .governing the,- rise` cif'.: the :swimming pool, was read and
on motion or Mitchell and. Johnson was passed by unanimous vote
on
Resolution ,on , Loeciin
A -r°eport Was" received :frd s Committee No. 2 recommending
the adoption of a resolution establishing a loading zone on :the
y'
noriheaster curb ne. cif Bryant Street beginning at a point ZS feet
from ,Universitya'AVerae and. continuing tor a distance of °1o` feet
southeasterly...
Res.4lution No. 1067, establishing said loading -
read., and on mctiOn - of, Johnson and' Mosher,:, was adopted . by
animous vote 61. roll .cell
Resolution On, payment of Death Benefit
Resolution : No ,.1068 relating : to the payment of a death.
benefit under Ordinance .No. 390 relating -to workmen's compensation,
was: read. ~:This was explained by the City Attorney, who stated
that' th*,,,t3dtiritrial Accident Commission had awarded the sum of
40x.00 ;to Mar Whetsell, sister of George S. Lowder, an employe
the: `city ose death occurred as result of, injuries while or dut
plus :,.:4150:40fOr burial expenses. This resolution authorized t
paymentpri3ti'Prit--4),V.,iit40.,00_ to May Vthetsell and the payment: of $150.00
towards -tom burial expenses of Mr. Lowder;, to be taken from the insurance Fund. On motior2:' if" Mosher • and Mitchell
this `CJso ution. was gassed by unanimous; vote on roll call. '
On < motion of Johnson and Mi t the li, the Council
adja ed..
:Approved
The
on this date at
as follows:
Present: E
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Absent:
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Protest Or
The.
from Prof. Jess
?ark, who state
distarbine, and.
and urging the
to the fact tha
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beery presented
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to the Communit
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protest in writ
so that :a prop(:
Election c
The
fill the vac
Cour
for this off i cE
instead of adhE
taking secret t
Councilman Tho-0
first ballot wz
also preferred
:;.rabers of the
discussion on t
Councilmen Coll
Jn t
Berton W. -Crane
L.i.Jilbert 1,
The
5 votes for Toia
The
Brown, 3 for Cr
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and Crandall 3.
time to cast hi
On
and Crandall 6.
The
Crandall and 3
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and Brown 2.
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and Crandall 8
majority of tn(
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