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May 28, 1931
The Council of the City of Palo Alto met i species
sion on this date at purs t t- the
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_r:aayor of the City of Palo Alto,t here cs:
a special. meeting , of the Cottnci1 of the Cit-V o?
Alto, 1..+0, to convene at the council chamber in
City Hall of Palo Alto, at the hour of S o..:•,
Thursda , y 28, 1931, for the purpose of a•opc'ryf-
a City sreas,urer, , and for. the .tro.nsactw^r of a '
• other business which may arise."
In the absence of �ayor Christensen., the 'Henri«... ,•. 5
City
.uvY �i
called too c e by the City Clerk who called fon nomirati
,Mayor pro tem. On motion of Cathcart- cnd Lausten,
rbare . was ' nominated _and elected �uyor pro tern, and too: the
Roll call as, y o l low s:"
Bertsc, e,
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Cathcart, bar t
Mosher TAt:7_v.s.
Judson, Kelly,
Baupih, Christensen, ,Johnson, ThOmas,
toners , +'ac d w
Appointment ; of Acting Treasurer
The The special order of the day was the mater of t.p
e...ppoint ;ent of a City Tr easI:,rer to fill the v c^.a.ncy caused
;he sadden. de'atn on ':Say 26th Of % r • T- . :" Con Edon •
Attorney City pre t an emergency r er ed. ., ��e..c y ordinance
appointing Miss, Sybil M. Stenn, rd who s at ore., t t'. Ne a.
". v.. y.yau.4 ate,. ., .~,. w. .. F}+, ,p p....J-.
Tre as"U.rei g, : as Scting City Teas er from May 28 tor•Jl:a"v
her bond to be fixed . at '100,000.00. On motion. of
udson, ' this emergency ordinance (Ordinance Yo. 532.)
adopted by L::1a3i'! moos vote on roll call.
On motion of Thoi is and Judson the question of
additional compensation to be paid to the Acting Trearnzrer ,; s
referred to Committee, No. 5, for report a t, .,-
un c� .re c :� c..comer . w . ��
the. - C�j ty v-
A renor t '.vas received from Co ai::r tee 5
recommending that the bonds and all paper. of the late ::r.
u�l.
be examined, by the City :iuoa .tar , :'it'. n:.e., T. D. 51: and a pia.
representative of the Bonding Company), who ,.ac:..1.7. re.,ort c
Gi %y C0=1014, at the re ."2.ar '_ eeti'n ' on June 8th. ...-
r,aos:rer :.and Lausten, this report was adopted. .. ..
99
{rte f. the .at
a..c;•_, .,..l.,a,aanr.,��" o_ ur•:;wJ
Indemnity Company, was pre; ,2nt and ad.u,re s ed the Cr uroi'
r ques ti. , treat he be :Rive:': the o"'p'Jr tunity of f , r, i
for the :acting
A fCity Yl re;asurer .'rr for t'.e P ir'• a art met'.: .:e
to be ��11+i��1UU'vL later.
yf Treasurer G+.a r..a .�. L/1 the Permanent � .i l.aw
-'^p l atC-` .
ti: c
Insurance Broker Authorized
21 report :,'as received from Co:iy it ,e_ e -'o . 5 ;mac^_'
that. the Purchasing Ao/,.e «t ,'tie authorized" ,ar.7.e
a.t h -�..' V..lO_ to place all ~ .. , ...
'except life insurance t1 ; :r '7 _
N Lao. /e y-.J+Y �./. t. .� 1��� Hyde
insurance
', '�a•.1 M.`^^, v. /a ? r1� i'
1�r " iydeto receive t 40 ___ .•..
. for :.?.::� services "�}(:•a cent ofthe
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writte'1,, and to distribute sixty per cent. Tne C ai :^ c=
Co itte,e N0 5 •-ave an expla:zation of this report, stat .r
eras uders tord that this business would be . distributed n -n,.
ioc,a1 a':l
iinsaxanceap;allts. 1- was f;zrther� ystated that
�i t
'./ F -3.d N.. cItzd t� a bon �7 c•. y�,'£; .L .� as v .l.� insurance, ,- except 11 f o
n .;; otx.on 0f Mitchell and ::::o.her e t
•4 r�:t�L'�L r2 .,.;a:er this �' `y��''-[.
��. +Y� 1,1 . Burt J .y e then addressed -' the
�y ro "`p t�. w, c r� is �-1
+l.i����`�i Vd health ���1� accident insurance � �Y: d�.. V.:i :/e'; _ ,^, c(' n.r�..��•y~
y the committee i n • connection with a . '. an prepared uJ .•../,• -. ri.
w_or- of
on fu St
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ar' 'exc
on no-:.
..as ,`ado.oted
'p oo .rs
rMe v p:
clerk of
CC
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the 5_
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that there
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a4..�.a to the
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cost c__ar^ed
e be.w ne b
as cons
ices, ct1
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requeste
o2'' hos
.y low
tax i7..:
--osheln and T:
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that the c2. .
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'-fe-.- eZ.w to .a
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43.. WaS
k the
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r'.^r ,�:` 1:- tc ell .and Cathcart 4:twas d±.rectea
;. a opted be reconsidered. xaot io.n Was then made
• , seconded. by cyathcart ,to er:d the S'former
carried.:s of is
'n?^ `,-;.xceoff life and :gzoupi insurance'''. This .. was
r,t7�: }of it�C�t.''.E�?y/?t�`• aria : Judson, the• rotfi on as amended
_- v.^ v✓�. by lnan.�..mov°s vote.
Te tei
_y report was L •r'ece ./inved froJ, Ca r•�<.F,.(,�;C _,;�. :eCis, 1rJ' u
~r" c.5. -J. that the apJ ;ro :d leri of :.dss L•%.... 4-1
•t75°, °I�.�+,wiba; -, az
_, ?.e Police Co ra't be for a.1 :arror.�ooved.. a � u Ion ovote
report •'any rcycied by una�:.'..=o L'r.o
report was Yrece'i.ved from Cornz4t tee No. reco::�..::er d
..%' f. ' �f �r ,, old hospital
. l .�a a nce. on the : hospi wal o.0 a-ri;
,....eta interest be relinquished a.shed to the City; the City to
%h insu anc.c and refund the une nec? ..premium to the Palo
- ,lozpi tal . On motion, this report .w, s adopted. c
vote on roll call, the o ney to be paid • fro= the
Fund.
�c an ci :a n Thai -,bro bt ;up the natter of an
�+- PaPalo Alto; sP •{_ f equipment s t ^ �� :j_Y�
lo 1 ��y .:A'-l.I..L �1},��,}. 4J�-' .�. ) w .: t lid.,
.l.'�[.�:k virl '. �:� ,000 le:. N " .n L: e ^1:� ;'i'}1.,G t a3. «tia.�•�.d y
e. cost of the '-✓ �.i. i l dd i ng . transferred t.� �.y\L.�4/"' /y ' y\ y Thos
.w_. -y✓, ,,he sum,of r;"10 ,`.:,O j r. a.�.� tJy ansfeJ..l. ed Pror,-:. l.:-..�..\ ?l,w ,
r, ulle Palo Alto ry-ospJtE.,l,. to be used 7a j_n ' for equipment
-'-'" b:- unanimous vote on roll call.
Ors r-c._i n. of Tors , and Bertsche, Certa. -:,e:.,c of
c.',y r;ed vc 'J .c construction of the i osp... t2,1 by direction
,'-'? ~i"ti..i: �.�- D..nr7 'ape t.- l^. .1. " , �� ^
L' � ..� 1 v•. .'.�u�i'at .I.�y �� ..:tr? whether �.'.;.� � .:.��?.t1•--
aorre air ; e hose t al or 'by the City out of the -,en, ral
.-_a construction on . of sewer to the hospital, under. � round
t
etc., were referred to Cor:nit? ee :To. I for consider ati''
On motion, of , oits and 3ertsche, the Board of .. r�zs
to ir.vestig: t .the mat -ter of the d.1s Dositio of
,Z1di - .y now be.,.nc vacated and .,, bac:: to
was y , Co �,_ t �,
report � received .�.X'0�,:, O,,.ir:�+.tEp r�. .r..5
:ii .__ .ti`.�. ...71a1 led out to tax' -,;ar, :i�`. 4-1- f;\t , -. p S -
' �-� /•t for :.,"y, .�.,.yry z t, a(? .,«'L..s � y _ . <, T� C.PCa
eypense mailing can financed.. On ..o t ion of
an ^_.nits , t:� w Inattur was referred to Co:1_R .:tee
report was received from C r. : 3 ee No . C reco........iendf>mg
c d . a�i�.7n fix',c...ams7es to motorcycle on account,�
.:,cc ".er t in which one of the city i".r^lc - ;1''.s involved. be
.; .,0 ,r,e insurance co,..ntaa:2y carry nr i_ rra ance, for
• .;,, j t�..:.:4 a On motion %t of L 1 an i v v".-,^ ' J \•r ..
-_.- -- ° Q (.? ... t..4_-C:..:�_ C�, .1 c.�Cx !.). s _..a,.�
e c 4 on Prorr.ess .f Work (1930-3
.: motion of Cathcart and ,rud,son., Coramitte:e 1. was
t e ra tter of :proP-'ess
il iii prorriated n the 1930 .=:; ckG
. bu. y rtil( t ,Y. its s findings
; (t1C }_,o ;EC A r'bc'r:;.
Coil Con
On motioro. .. ,roshrr •fir.• arAd '3"C n. e e. .• 1.a
requested to t3ppOint a CO•. i t1 e a ;- a v suitable
.�i �yiftiiw- � e -:i.�.i �� t. . 'to wL ^ • � .,, vim..;:
of J r z2. ':' the late :-Aix.. - a ^°.e' �onnco ..r
Treasurer, a cod of the resolution, to ae' sUroac.:or the-i;utQ,
of .the Cov ci a:?:1 a, copy to be sent to ..ra .,ongoon's
rs
,r a ,Q.Y,;,.r p tern >J'Jart p ^ice �.Caz�wr t? :?i^� r' Bert 1 t,S
cr ittoe. to draft this reso1utio i.
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n''''° ^l-': or. of AL:os�r2,er" and. d.. -Bert s ;%he'" , +�i:.Ae �`�oiinci,.
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