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J :.29;, 1932,
The Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this
date at :8 p.a.,, . pursulnat to adjournment of 3asne 13, 1932, with
Mayor Chriltensen, presiding. Roll call as fAiNalows:
Present:. Eertsche, Cathcart, Christensen, Collins, Evans,
J son, Judson; belly, Lantsten, Mitchell.,
Mosher g Stephens, Molts; T o a ..
The minutes of the meeting-, of ` .June_ 13, 1932, were
n motion of Judson and. Molts:,, the 'City auditor and
5.. were: authorized to make the necessary transfers
ose- accounts . for the fiscal ,year'' end .June 30, 1
transfers were` de: 423, G99.97 to the Gas Fund
'unexpended balance of the Gat 1 und,. $78.59to the City
.from the.:`unexpended `balaree ,in::the General Ftmd,
'o*.the unexpended' balance. of :,'the_ General Fund to
Funci.
e Auditor " presented. closing entries for the 1931-Z2
accouuts, approved byCommittee No. 5, 'as: follows•
Water Fund
Light : Fund
Gas. Flour
Destructor
tructor
$19 479.96
85,257.56
23,650.07
A191. W�e�
General Fund $133,281.44
n motion of Mosher and Laus tan, these closing
entries were; approved by unanimous vote .on roll call.
petitpen from Cz L. :Stephenson
A petition was received. from O.L. Stephenson asking
that.. he be refunded the : sura of $50.00 paid by him as an
assessment .for the widening g of Co er Street. This matter was
referred to the Board . of Works and ity Engineer for a report.
Letter fr 1• Stt,rom.quist
A letter was receivers from Mrs.Eulalia Stromruist
concerning "delinquent taxes= her property which was taken by
the City, September, 1930, for the opening of a street,
asking ,that the amount of- $16.60 allowed by the Council on
June , 8, 1931 ` to pay a portion of : the delinquent . county taxes
for Which a check had not yet been drawn, bere-appropriated
as she, ow able ..to pay her share : of then taxes. On motion
of _k .tche and Thomas, this re -appropriation was authorized
by mionbeotts vote .on roll call The . City Clerk reported that
Mrs. :>Stromgn t had informed him that she had already paid
the ital., amount of' taxes to the :County Treasurer at San Jose,
and, the3 Auditor, was then instructed ` to draw ,a check payable to
Mrs.Str0 q' ist to, .rei burse hers for the:. portion of taxes due
'from the.. City
ricati:on was received from B . Schusman,
.a. -Clara Water District 1., asking if, i n the
eon 'to .the City of Palo Alto the City would
eebt .ne ss of the district; also asking
u had be made of the; bps issued by the
soon after annexation- Wes;.. the. City be able
The City Attor y re#14, 2 these guests
ter of :eseu present indebtedness
of the ,rater Ati.
that the bonds a
and that the mat
district was a, tt
The . City. Enginee
as the necessary
R- o' .. 0
A CO
Council, relati
asking that a 3
Councils in the
Federal Telegra
read and placed
Letter
Ales
that loa. -MILS a taci
Southgate and . t1:�.:
allow the ?gain:
operation of bus;
that if at the e.
to continue oper•
entirely, but 11
again for perwis.
This letter was
0
Col.
addressed the Co
district, concern
that arrangements
Matadero Water Di
plans for the ant
Alto are presentee
the Council on tb
Widen C,ry
A repo
recommending that
Colorado,- Avenue - b
the various grope
of Thomas and Jt d
approved and the
for consideration
Letter fr4,!
A lett
C. R. Purcell, St
of resolution ado
Principle of segr
Bayshore Highway,
i ai ear" P
tax
- Co ee
uoegssion sine.
of ;faster ;
TointEtr f rqw
The C3
C Seim, is -re
:Pacific Greyt
of the water 4isci ct was. te 'for , the Council :to determine,
that the bonds.: aa1r'e y : is s `bjr thethqr district. *mild ; cancelled
and that' the matter: Of..sup wa r tothe', residents ,,.of- the
district was,,a que3t 'On for. the„ Bo d _of VJorks ':to"-deci.de..
ne City Engineer' . stated that :water eo d be furnished as soon
as' the. necessary' money: was ,`appropriat e
Resol
A. copy of a rete iut1 passim by the Oakland City
Council, re1ati.gg tc the ,d Voreion of State -Highway h Funds, and
asking that a : six l;.ar reso t , be' adapted by other City
Councils in the utate, r+ wined arid referred to Committee No...5
Unsigned lett
Federal TeIegr, a b_a�xd.l chi
read : and :placedon 'file.
,A letterwas'. re ve fr'c e.rtram Bubb, announcing
that he was di:scontiuz t e ioxa< of bans service in
Southgate and the Mayfield ' ax a �n . .y ' , 1932,; in order to
alios ;the Peninsular to start its experimental
operation of b servic`+e im .'thd.,s territory ,; ,further„ *stating -
that if at, the-- end . of :the expe riaaaental ; period the CoMpa n . decides.
to continue -operations :iii -the ytield'.areei he would .withdraw
entirely, but : if" ,they -d:ec ide not to ,cori Minue he vwou1d apply
again for perimisSion,to .re-establiss hh a -service in that district.'
This letter_: was, placed an
to the leasing of the
to unemployment was
Col.. R. `R. Morgan, e :resident` of the .,Ba rr'orx Tract,
addressed - the,_ -Council on _ behalf of ; about. sixty_ residents of this
district, c ce; ng tla�e wate.r:supply for this tract, static
that arrangements have been isade: to ; obtain water from the
latader o at er.District. :Re requested that in the event any
plans for the annexatioaa of the "Barron Tract to the City of Palo
Alto are presented, he.;'he'given an'opportunity to appear before
the Council on this ;matter;
ride ziz ._C ress; -age ,�;.
A. report:; was received from the City Planning Commis.skon
recommending that the nkatter of'. wi and st g.
raightenin
Colorado Avenue --be re- p a ec - th meads be requested from
the various ` property. owners.::along i s street . On. o ti. on
of Thomas. and Judson,, the report of `the Planning Commission was
approved and the matter ..'vas re. stx' i`tted to Col m1 tt e e No 1
for consideration.
.Letter froaa
C . P A letter,: a�ddresa ed, to the planning',Coaamaission, from
• , urcell., State- i ig ay Engineer,, a.eknow,ledging receipt
of resolution a opterdF dry'. thy;; Pia tci Commi,ssion relating- - to the
principle of; .segregation; of ti'iro i :a0 ; local traffic on the.
3aYsncrc !as received rand 1p .acedon file.
Est_er nazi:.
cap o ` a rw rt cf . done by the Planning
if`omaission sin*, iaa at with : the final development
of , ` Bast" w pment
we each asember of the Council..
Co j5 s on The C1 e el ! etter. d�
.. from the , Railroad
' . ` Cucern the rerouting of
e Pacific 'Ore
to- stating that the change
..tom. Pacific. -Gray u 'I .ne$: on ,day; 27 and 28'
or • Avenue, this ' route ' abandoned ° nn
► 29th, was mid' -trout notice to the itallroadeCeennisslee
r 'in'g: that whenever an appl hire is :made =to. the
ss -on 2,or a.,ehange of route within ;the + .tye,. lese- s
appU anon is accompanied by a consent of the City, notice len
be given:. ter ;the City pending approval Hof' therchange proposed.
This letter ..was placed on file
report was received from Committee 5 recommend
the ;renewalof insurance for public ;liabiUtye reco ending
that tbe" Feder Te egraph.` b'iiiding..be appr ised at $30,000 and
insured", at. , per cent or $►.27,000, and also _-receermend i that
the 'follow g: bai1dirsg;s_ be irxstzredr .May0414 Library $2000,
Corpox at on ;Yard $9800, : Water Works C, Mayfield Damp House
$24:04,, Re:servoir $8000. On action .of 'Mitchell and Mosher,
these ree`o aendati:ons were approved .by .:tznani o s vote on roll c
o. 3 e lti s
;A..Iettex;v;-was: received from , Idris L. Jones, owner oa
propert at the corner of E barcadero Road and Middlefield Road
st9eting :that he: had been . unable to pay the . second installment
of his -tare& .rich had become delinquent, that at 1:30 p.m.
on. ��"2ath he appeared at the :'ieac Collectoras office and
ofrer,W,47tOePayethe taxes plus the five per cent penalty and cost
einiOnnti4 to $88.69s, but payment was refused as the property
had`:been so d.: to the City that day at 10 A.,- M., and: he asked for
:relief '' .from. 'the X50 per cent penalty now charged.
The `City Attorney explained .t t the, new tax ordiean
recently adopted -by the Council does not e effect for sixty
days .otter. passage, and therefore does not -apply to the present
year's. delinquent taxes.
Resolution No.. 1028, remitting the 50 per cent
on: the taxes of Mr. Jones,_ providing the payment of
melds 'Withinfive days,, . was r. ead e .and on motion of
nsor ' and Thomas-, Was adopted by unanimous moue vote on roll call.
A similar request for remission of taxes was made by
fuel. Thiomas,but when it was learned that he had not offered
payent for. :his 'taxes >and had no money to pay them now, no acti
was taken " on his request.
L. B. F. Pa s fer was present and addressed the
Coeuici1 stab that . he had offered to pay the taxes on his
p1ft:O ,..corner ,of Alma. and Santa Rita, in Block 49,South Palo
Alto,, at tifelve: -o'clock on ..Tune 28th,and had been told that
the 50 'per. cent penalty added. ' He also requested that this
p ,reinitted.. On motion of Kelly. and . Cathcart,_
Resolutionon. No 1028$ remittin,g the 50- per cent penalty on
¥r. . pu Sifert s taxes provided payment is', made within five days,
was .passed:; by unanimous vote on .roll
,The matter 'of a policy to be. ,adopted in the base of
other delinquent taxes, if redeemed . before the new.ax ordure
a it t o effect was: discussed,- and on motion of Cathcart and
s referred to committee No. 5 for investigation and
The Tax Coll tor was directed, not to send the
ests ®f Aale to San Jose until after . my lst.
�7Pr :elgtneenaced that -Committees No. 4 and No. 5
4 .matters ' in connection with the office of City
sub-4emmittee. of three :had prepared a resolut:cm
This resolution provided that,,, in contemP1at
rerent as City Attorney Kr.•isecolm be
Attorney: for: a period = of six months from
=marl. 1, 1933, and that at. the :expiration or
;be appointed to act as Ad4scaty ,Counsel to the
til ;:I . 1.:, 19432i, it= be g: pur Po se o1 the
,
cif - _shall. enjoy. a position.: of dignified
and useful .semi
Bertsche, this •:
at the meeting.
the ` appointment
to CpmmitteeNo.
A r
that the Counci
of erecting ;an
and City At tore
appropriated •I
Committee No. 4
used primarily 1
the : Mayor could
one of the new :
Cow
this addition a'
It was pointed ,
and same of the
A suggestion era;
;uarters,and thi
the present ,
to Committee No
A ri
that $992.75 be
register. On
was instructed
Committee No. 4
year's budget.
A r+
the purchase of
$1300.30. Thi;
On motion of Ito
approved, the o:
Included : in the
vote on roll ca.
$lack C/te,
Refs
of Palo Alto aro
the District Co
Superior Court
the non --suit Zee
the Board of Wo:
motion of Mitchl
Bo. 2 and' the C:
July lst.
AWrd ; uf" 4
A re
the the contrac'
nmder 1 eso1utiol
received on Jrae
of Palo Alto, a,
'The: Chairman of
approviee:„ this p:
contented.
Rest
work to the ,Boa]
U va'' e r
Y € 'h
wif
ox .r
tr.:present
tztlat-
xitoC
and useful seffii. _ getir a.
3ertsche, this re lntt'cat•
at the meeting on . -�.
the appointment . a�
to ConmitteeNd.,
s otion < of :Moskber an. - -
er '' ►p$ or`: fa the;r catrsideration
to7.1hatter of"'' salary in -case,, or
'-Ailv;isory;°C+cx sel . veas referred
report. was : re e~.i ed Prose Committee ¢ "4.recorche.nding
that the Council appropriate tbe, s Q ia0 : i for + pvrpos:e
of .erecti :addition::to the; C.itg:Ilan' for •:offices for-. :the . ,yor
and City: At torneT the appropriation to be taken .from the .
;mapprepr.lated balan of t ,.. eral : mod. The 0hairm.an of
coittee ifo..' exp .al ed that° t e ,p oposed addition; "would: be
ue primarily by the :City Attorney, that the present office of
the Mayor coxaid ,be ooc ipied' .by': the A.ttorney'.s,, -stenograprer,, and
one of : the '.new rooms usedas., a -1 yor ° s office.
Co uneilmen Thoits and Cathcart ,,objected to building
this addition at.. the.- present tie for the Attorney -z s office.
it was pointed ,:out by the `3 9r that tt+e Tax Co1le or l s ' office
and some of the other: ,depart+eats acre:`.becoming crowded.
A suggest ion 'was , made-, that a, : su ve r i , taken of the pre sent
quarters,andthe.-::matter of 4 .e rr-ang;e ent- and enlargement ' of
the present Viartera aUd .the city'',,offices ;In` -general was referred.
to Committee No. 1.
Purchase of ash R stx
A report.. :Was, reeeived' froth Committee No. 4 recommending
that= $992.75 be appropriated -for .tbe ':purchase of a new cash
register.. On _motion of :jai is .and Ifiel y► ;the Purchasing;Agerte
was instructed to place the order= for this dash ' reg.i ster - end •
Coa!rnittee Na 4. Was: :requested to;' include this amount in. next
yeargs udget
Purchase 'or. ,q9 $s.92'
A report was,:reeeived .from `Committee No. 1 reedtmending
the- purchase- of a. compressorr;.for, :,:the Gas Department, at a' cost of
MOO.3Q. .This .approved by Committee'
On motion .of .'Kosher• 'and Bertache4::,thia,.irecOmmendation.. was
approved, the order to' b,e 4pae:ed> i ediateiy and' the amount
included in: they budg-etof the Gas Department, this by unanimous
vote on ro1.3 sail.
Black Case
Referring: to the: case of Florence Black vs. the City
of Palo Alto and ,its ,off1cial.s.„ ,the City Attorney, reported that
the District. Court .of - Appea s ' .had affirmed the ludgment of the
Superior Court ;as. to the Southern iftesOfic: Company,, but reversed
the nonesuit-:- judwent of the `Superior:I-Court as to members of
the Board Of Works and the City Engineer, of Palo` Alto. On.
motion of Mitchell and Tho .ts, the matter was referred to Committee
1o,. 2 ar the' ,City Attorney, ` for ` report back to the Council on
July 1st,
A report was received: from Committee No. 1 recommending
the the contract for the im
provement Danaitzld Forest Ave es'=
under Resol'ution; of `;initentio o.: 1022, for which' bids were
received on June 13th, alitarded to the Board of Public Works
of Palo Alto at: they' City trer's estimate of $13,558.29.
The Chairman- of ' Committee No °reported that his committee
approved .-this p as far a tie financing of the work was
concerned.
Resolation No, 1030,.awarding the contract for this
'tu�t too�ty�the Board -9f � 9! Public r ,, _ read and adopted by
;;Ma timoias-�:vote .on roll call.
e of Ittchell and Stephens, the follow:4
were aliovreds d , warrrants drawn in payment of the same
bytomnimous voe onroll call:
E. L. Beach
The General, Fireproofing Co.
Charles ,.R.:Badlay Co.
Normsn E. Malcolm
Melvin Roberts: -& Howarth
Merchants Association
F. A. Stuart
F. A.Start.
Palo Alto Times
Marie Story
Travelers Insurance Co.
M. A Westall, Tax Col.
`•,For July Account
st
F. Ede 5.00
€. E. Tuoker 15.00
Lois Pool 5.25
Clerk,District 'Court of Appeals 3.00
Shaw Motor Co. 562.15
Sloneker :Printing Rouse 82.10
$10.00
82.50
27.96
59.16
20.75
3.50
5.50.
30.50
216.00Q
15.60
203.82
6542.22
n motion, the Counciladjourned.
The Council c
date at 8 p.m., for the
was called to order • by 1
for Mayor pro tem. On
Cathcart was nominated a
chair. Roll call as fc
Present: Bertsche,,
Johnson,
Mosher, E
Absent: Wood.
Zlection of Mayor
The Council ;
theensuing year. Couz
appointed tellers.
On the first
Judson 2 votes, Thomas
had received a majority
Councilman Christensen s
expressing_ his appreciat
that his name be not cox
On the seconc
Cathcart 3, Judson 2, CI
On the third
Cathcart 3, Judson and 1
having received a ma jor3
layor, and on motion of
Prof. Thomas as Mayor wa
took the chair and than
elect ion.
Appointment of Oft
The Council t
appointment of officials
same tellers who served
Councilman We
thus making the full mem
The ballot fc
for Louis Olsen, and Mr.
A ballot was
kr. F. V. Pering receive
The ballot fc
votes for E. L. Beach wt
A ballot take
bras taken, Mr. J,, B. Buy:
was declared elected.
The ballot fc
W. C. Cobb and 5 votes f
received a majority was
A ballot take
taken, J. E. Springerand ze
Byrl R. Salsman J. vo