HomeMy WebLinkAbout05121931Ial1 y .Palo Alto., California,
May 12 , 1931.
The Council of the City of Palo Al tckmet on this date
~ °7. , Dursuant;::to a,d journment of : May 11. , 1931,
V i etensen presiding. Rco'?1 call as follows,:
s
P :°eser.t. Miss 3au h„ Bertsche. , Cathcart, Christensen,
.T inson', cTudson., :.+i•� Lche11, Mosher , l.7;.S1oitt so
Thomas, Wood;
_or
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VnL: ...'O•eary
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!austen, , Mrs . Thomas .
canvass ^ ' ?ectzon... eturns
The spec i a :. order ,,of ,the :da? was the canvassing of
ret:.r ns of the mt.mi cipa1': election' 'e1d on .:ay 11, 1931,
oo.1.rc .•J en. 'wood .' and Johnson wee ap fir. inte4. tellers
The Couneil then proceeded to the consid ratio: of
report.
ette.r from Redwood City
communicatio:i was received fro:: the Redwood City
O:ia.r.oer. of Commerce extending, an invitation to the city officials
of ?r- l a.� � n, ri , r w Y
�a_o _. to to attend', a.::��n�.Y�e:.xz - Celebration ce�ebx at.�t:.... 2�. c:�r iocuior..
.'i t ^ the ceremonies' r'�,ariiing ;' the: 'opening of the , Bayshore ore Highway
way
between San :atec and •Pedwood-;City on. May 14, 1931. These 'who
wished to attend this luncheon n vier e ..asked tonotify the City Clerk.
otter from 'Chamber, of commerce
letter from the Chamber of Commerce x•ecomiendIng
that an. ordinance bc pay; ed 'prove din g for a da.:i.ly license tax
of 375.00 for street C,arnivals.:.vas.:referred: to the Board of
Safety and Committee .loo.. 2.
letter from -Mr. Be1'1mr..l.{.w
A letter was 'received' from Prank C . Be'? 1 an , lessee of
city property resr University: .ty: Avenue On ka Casino Real upon which
:e is operating : a miniature golf ` course, asking for a reduction
of rental from $100.00 to 50.04 a month`, to take affect as of
:ay 1, 1931. On motion' of :Tho-its. ,anti- Bertsehe, th:Ls ;:as referred
to the Board of ":orbs and Co; ittee ;u'O 1.
nf'rstedi
A report ..was. rerexve:d,-from the Board of Works
recoa,;::,ending. shot S5 O.,OO b'e�..'appropriatod to take care of the
'ost j+r.re a s' of
t - r Or F-_
1..�_Vnt c.�.s�;.� o,.. infested .trees an...city •p,�a�plt,� . On 1�1c!..�.on,
o`" Cathcart and. 3ertsche:, .this vas referred. to Co: nittoes No. 1
aria -o. 4.
Mai in.
Tax Bills:
a re.ort: was received from. the Board of Vierks
r:cor.:_lending that tax bills . be gent out to all property owners,
s .a gested ;oy the, Tax 'Collector. On. motion cif Bertscne and
--osner, , this r:as ref erred..t,o Col±mittee NO. 5.
:; ree t �,3 rit:� .'�'•�ran
A. report was recei-ve:d from the Boarof 7Zorks
,Y;eeo;;ix.za report prepared. by the ,City Elec.trieian on the street
plan. of the City= as suggested. by tie Palo Alto Residents'
-Las, recommending that this report be approved. by the Council,
the request that a copy of the repo'" be sent to the Palo
tc ='.esidents t Club. On motion. of .. Mosher and Bertcche, this
",s, as referred to: Co .zi`ttee No. 1.
s,ving, Plans for 1931-32
A report \vas s also received from the Board of ... M,
approving the p:avi::g plans prepared by the City Engineer. ro_
-unpaved-streets of the City for the paving prom: of
arid recommending .t,o the Council that these 'clans be ad
This latte-r: -w^ referred.
er d Committee No 1. �o"'�ed.
-was •l �e f4F�a r�•.A t W �✓ 1. W p - �...
Inthis connection, letters from Johanna. ui: ::er.:�a
enn1 e ;, hones' and Hattie ,,onnson concer nin :the naving of
Ruthven, Avenue-, a letter from Andrew ".: , .Hoy Inc? otters or„te,-::-,7
;a ns t. the paving o f .Nevada P= ✓erue , and:; a petition- from �e
CIS ri mad otters against the pa. -in. ; of +::ei:vj 3e : avenue,- .ere
s x'Pferred to:• Committee No. l .
Gas ains
report was received. from:Committee A`o . 1 reco„r. e �'-
that the report; of the Board of Works authorizing the exc on7e
by the City of, the City's gas ;:gain on the Mayfield->earsvi,l e
-4oad' ;for the 4 -inch gas . main of the Pacific ' Gasand Electric
Company: on El ..Camino Real in the Mayfield District be annrotie,,;,
This -transfer was explained by the City Engineer,.
cf
Miteheil.-a: d Bertsshe,, the report cif the committee ado ted
and the; exchange authorized, by unanimous vote on roll cf,1:11.
Councilman Kelly came at 8:25 p.m. ^.nd `a^ n eye:t
rest of the meetin8.
Uniform Building, Code
A reioort was received from Committee No. 1 arprovi
the Ur4'forn Builain.p. Code as corrected., and moon:mending cane Aw
the Council. for adoption. The Building Inspector explained
the changes .:1.''r�, the Code '1C compared. to the Tres nt b„ ; .f r de
-and the matter was discussed. 'Three s marked nTJn 1 ,... �,
-..� e.J copies ,park~ d �. i c....
Building Code, 1930 B°d-ition, published May,. 1930, by ?acific
Coast: BtxiIding ' Officials' Conference" were roresented for fill=
in the',o;;ffice of the City Clerk.
Pr:dinance No 533, approving the 'Uniform Buildin Code
repealing the official code of the .City of Palo Alto, enacted ::a-
1925; and establishing fire zones, was given second readin`, a„d
on .motion of Eertsche and Thomas, was passed on roll call,
with 10 Ayes ( Johnson and `yoad not voting.).
Setback :i,nes
,report was received from the (../%1..ty Planning Co='_ssi
recor.dending that setback lines of 24 fe-et be established on
sides of Webster Street between Santa Rita .Avenue and the
northwesterly line of the lands of Mrs. Stromquist and: rs.:'i1es.
Ord. nano e 10. 334. e : t ca.bli shine setback lines
'i:ebsterStreetas a ecommended, was read, and on motion of
and Bert,.s�cl-e,' was nas,•-ed by unanimous vote on rol•? call.
A :repo.rt was also received from the City al_\nnin:
Com.ission recommending that the setback line on the ncr t heist°::
line o Emerson Street in Block 58, Seale Addition a o ?, '^e
changed' frora 24 feet to12 feet for a distance of 75 feet s^�:
easterly from California. Avenue r _d to 13 feet for t e next
Ordinance No. 535, changing this setback line
ne ^s
recommended in Block 58, Seale Addition No. 2, "gas read.
motion : of Bertsche and ,Mosher the ordinance was `;. amended
the setback line to 1_ feet instead of 12 feet, in order to �, ?
.uniform with setback lines on other o l _ r r
� _. ; . � w t r corner +�`. lots «� the � ~•
Then', on uo t cn of maoi Ls and Thom -as, the ordinar.ce
adopted: by unanimous vote on roll call..
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next .mee VLns.
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Street, with a r
Prescott, Truste
Staler was ado^
o,e
the Palo Alto Ci
openinz, of Dana
accepting this d
Onenin of.
The
aonas , the matt
"'s=a '^ed :'3y the =� of the new hospi
:.ay 12th but h•ati
seta 'for
of th
• e t For May 22nd
with this recent
asked to appropr
the next
eouest for
A co
reporting thatL
on his autonobi __
::p'pli ec for vete
and now asked fo
of wosh e_ and lh
Red orts _of
it e
%epartment of in
Month of April,
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Agne
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f the returns Cti
.or the 'purpose
one cotznoi lman
-ear term.
A changing the set
back erdin.a�'^c�: lines on
.n::nue :'and 'Hamm moo. ,:Cou_ t , >as recommended by the City
7. ,ryry %� yy�� on [�yp y � Z .+.�3 .�. Q �j On request
~I,y ene Co zrission /+� Apz4zl.;_..13,. 193e.', 0.'.as� {read/. deferred
J. eq es`/ of
,.�_e1 y', au:dion. ( o,� ' his Ordinance- :wss defe1. d ed. until the
etin1. ; y
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:gee s .. c ceoted.
A letter was received. fr:.ot, W. Staller, enclos n, a
wh; tc the City covering: property for the opening of Center
•‘eet, Yith a partiat- release from A. J. `:McBoyle and Leon E.
Trustees. A resolution accepting this deed from Mr.
adopted by unanimous vote on roll call.
A feed of dedication from the Board of Education of
:? ?tteio to City School District covering reeope:et4 for the
et:_.- of Dana a d. Center Streets was Presented, and a resolution
�.� '{ this d was p s unanimous ir i "r
� ���. _ ; � deed ` passed. �� . vote on roll cal'.
,"' eeni .n of Hospital. ..
The iiayc r brought up at ::the request of Mrs. E. J.
1 bwas, the matter of expenses in connection with. the 'open house"
eae-sed by the Hospital Auxiliar7 for the . inspection by the public
the new hospital. This ; receps t1 on. was to have ,been held on
12th 'but had to be po'stponeduntil the final completion and
`cceetance of the hospital, the ;d.ate of opening now being tentatively
`'or Lay 22nd. It was estimated thatthe expenses in connection
.-f_th this. reception would be about $75.00 which the City was
ek d to appropriate. Action on this matter was deferred until
..:e nxt . ..'eeti ng.
wuesv for.Tax'Refund
Acommunication tion was received from the .City Assessor
that . Mre P Drake.,�H20+3."-B.. an'i'r Street $ /� his tax
:'4I"t:t.T:v � . c�..- "M'�' s, ee'� , paid 1.' S
._..s automobile of 3,.90 on Apiii 15, 1931- that later Yr. Drake -
:?lied for veterans e tax exemption tp' which he was entitled
z:.{.:t now asked for' a refund of: the, tax` pa' d of $3„9O. On motion
:.=o rare andThoits-, this refund v��a ` granted by unanimous vote.
;e worts of .Offic"ials
The reports of the Departtont :of . Public Works, the
part rcn t of Public Safety, the Auditer and Treasurer for the
:art) of April, ?931,; were received and, placed on file.
On' motion of Mosher 'and Thomas,: the following claims
•`""e allowed and warrants authorized in .payment of the same:
American City 'Magazine
:weric Trust: O0.
E. L. Beach
Bender -;:Moss Coe, Inc.'
An Oarlis e,
Merchants Association
Palo =Clio T ime ` - .
--r velerS Insurance :C0...
D. J.. Campbell
Callaghan 67.Agnes F.. Paterson '
C.o..
R
Glen
eesults of Election
I?, OO
7.00
10.00
10.00
95.75
3.50
7.00
169.85
19.24
47.00
4.26
10.65
he tellers now. presented their report on the canvass
-f.:1e returns s of the unicit l election held on lelay 1? , 1931,
the, purpose 'of electing f for t' .r e tern,
e ; councilmen the 6 --year V e_'n ,
councilman an for the 4_. year term, and one councilman for the
.: a e term
he tellers
enat an error had been found in
the nt .ber of votes reported by . Precinct o 6 for ,
which should be ` 55 instead of 35 as reported, makir' +the .tot ;:
votes cast • for Mr. McFeely 681 instead of 6.61 It wa � �_
re ,ortod b. the tellers that there were 27 , , vo yea • cas L .4$wso
17,0.,-1 instead of 278 as reported by,the election board.
The total ni: fiber of votes cast in this e? ectinn was . fo,nd
3.843, the neeessary number for a majority being, 922• Th
o votes received by each candida;;e was as follows:
For the Six -Year Tenn.
J. P..'Zitchell. 1483
John S. Stephens 1273..
a yI. Cathcart 1011
C. H. Judson 992
tellers
auni:cipal election held on• uay 11, 1931 for the ° e1ectfc-n of
councilmen, and providing for a second election, was read.- 7t
ordinance declared that A. M. Cathcart, C. H. Judson, J. P.
Mitchell and tohr S. Stephens wereduly elected for the ter-: :,f
six yearsi. having received the necessary majority of votes cast,and that henry
C. CollinsCol?ins was duly elected for the two-year te:s.
The ordinance further provided that a second election he helc
next rV onday-, May 18, 1931, for the election of one counc} m f
the six year term, the candidates to be voted on being E C.
and W. S. Tangier• Smith, and for the election of' a co i
_ uncilr.P
for the four-year term, the candidates to be Daniel E ..
fern aces.. On motion of Mosher and Johnson, this' ordwr-2_ ce"-
adopted by unanimous vote on roll call
.' . - S
W. S. ,, lC. � r Smith
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aS"�.Lti..,
HHL F. 1T
. +Z . le1 e Fe e l y
E. C.
W. S. �+ lsri ,a c Ciui
O. K. ix L.
wY r'�• 121i.
Geo. D. Difani
az i
RY n�.�d w K
" e,y 1iever
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For the Four -Year Term
Daniel W. Evans 708
Vern James 676
Howard Cobb 340
Ray tT ittern 70
912
696
681
641
370
306
266
113
For the Two -Year Terra
Henry C. Collins
J. M. Blackburn
142.4
338
N•�w
On motion of Bertsche and Mosher, the report of
was ;.adopted.
Ordinance No. 536, declaring the result of the
Tire matter of publishing a,map in. 'Dam
and Pa10 : Alto .dews showing the pre.cinet'S and polling p2.
ofravl:ng -pxlecinct map prepared to be hung beside the
l.istt outside polling places for reference by voters,
to the City Clerk.
" . motion
Cr V3 ,X}, of ar1.C.'..7'ii.'i.tt'heil, the Council
ad�cn nsd .von. -meet in the City Hall, next Tuesday, May 1O, iC3,:'/
forthe purpose of canvassing the returns of the se
r .eip.a1electi cn to be held. on ,May
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invitations,
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