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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10051931Palo Alto, California. `: Oetober 5, 1931. Len - the' • The ,Council' of the C t .of, Palo, Alto met on this date at S p.-,., pureu8Xzt to s,d eur ent. -September 2:4, 1931. :r. the absence Of ..the.:'/Aa7pr4 the.mieting was called to order by the City Clerk who asked for: ,i.orri atiohs ..for Mayor pro tem. On motion of Johanson- and Nitche12.4.-Cotincilman .Molts was elected ,!a7cr pro tee.and took th*'-.chair., • R:e11 call as follows: Present. _Bertsthe,, Collins, Evans, Johnson: Judson, Kelly, Laus ten che11 y ' ►usher, :Stephens , Molts,, T.homas `, . Wood. . sent = Cathcart ; '3.st$rsexx� The Minutes of the meeting of September 14, 1931, were approve& ids on Miscellaneous laneous ire roveme t This was the time set for .receiving bids on the iscell aneous improvement' called for in Resolution of Intention 3;0, 995. Bids on this work were opened, read and publicly declared, from 0. V. Freeman,and:'Per'.o1i and Bett i:ni. These bids were referred to the Sweet Superintendent for tabulation and report. Later, the , Street Superintendent submitted his report and tabulation of bids , as follows: Total Bid O. v. Freeman, Palo Alto $15,988.04 Ferioli &: Bettini,; Palo "Alto 16,319.62 It was yeconmended'.bY the Street Superintendent contract be awarded to the lowest bidder, 0. V. Freeman d of 15,988.04.�� that the at his b Resolutio. x No. 10050 awarding the contract for this work to. 0.. V. Freeman was read, .;iad, on motion of Mosher and 3ertsche, was. passed by unani* ous. vote, on roll call. Letter from P.ablic Ownership: _. Lea; .e corriunicatian from California asking the City to, w. organization anL eno?osing referred to the Board of 'Public os tsl Bizd get; the Public Ownership League of eke out. ,:membership in this for annual fee of - 25.00 1..as Works. A -letter froM vjn, . Assista:it Comptroller of Stanford Un;versity, ;enclosing copies of' the. proposed budget of the Palo Alto nosPitalHfor the" year 1931-32 was received and referred to Committee zoo . . ,,,. Report. o f = v , A report from the:Palo Alto Hospital,, showing statement of assets and liabilities ;and statement of income and expenses. for the fiscal ,year :ex*dizg June :30., 1931, was received and referred Cur. ni ttee.. zo.. s. -Jcport of %o:r xty'.Cezlter Co*; sa.on "Theannual retort of: the_ Ooozi znity Center Commission ;ss received.:and'.:p1a+ed on `ale i Yi reference made to the Off ce "anager for publication.of the report :in the annual report. •e ,nest :f r Cc� ; ;unit e er A co..a:.iuni aticn-was rest ived from C. H.; Speers ,. ressurer of the Co=innity Oeriter: Commission asking that 'the tty sash alloieexice of the Recreation Department and the orranunity .IIouse.. be increased to $200.00. This was. referred :e`.. C0 ttee`.Fo, 4. Letter from Exch..an{fie Club, A letter from the Exchange Club of Mayfield � . yf ' e3d" asks--�"s r protection for school. children. at :Cal.iforn a Avenue a&, econd Street" was referred to the Board' of Safety and Committee No, 2 .. 'Report on Ai nor t Site A copy of the- report of Capt.- Stanford F. Moses or the proposed airport site on bad shore lands was presented to each. member of the Council for consideration, On motion of snon as and itche.11, the Cite Cleric Was. directed, to prepare a proper statement -of -the Council's ap eciation ` to Capt. Moses for his ,services and for his report orm. Sewers. report was was received from: the Board of Public forks reconenending t;_.a.t storm sewers be con strutted" on- Ramona Street, between University Avenue and;; -Hamilton Avenues, and. on Hai1ton Avenue between Ramona Street and „erson Street: i n aceordance with. plans Prepared by the -City Engineer, and that appropriation of y, 150x.00, be made for this work. 9n :notion of Thomas and Bertsche, this was . referred to chi'itt'ees` No. .1 and No. 4, Inventory'of` Cti.lit .es report ,was received from the Board 'of croaks recoeemending: that the appraisal an.d inventory of the city utilities ''be made by the B. ns_Mc on e11 -Smith` Fngineerir6 Company fns teas of the City Engineer's office, at an estimated cost of $5000.0©, and that -tie .Board Abe authorized to enter into a contract with . Burns: -Mc onxzell and Smith for this apprais al.,: This matter was discussed and on motion of Bertsch.. and Mosher, .,.�� ,. referred Co ; to �:~ani{fees No. 1 and 'Ye.. for a joint report., Ftre '- nsurance The chairrn,an of Committee No. 4 made a verbal report for the committee on the matter of carrying fire insurance on the city buildings as reco:;n~aended at a erevieus meeting by Conmeittee No. 5, Committee No.. 4 referring this to the Council for action with the : recornordation that if thfe insurance is taken out the amount necessary to- pay the premiums. be :, taken from the Contingent :mod.:... .is matter' a.s discussed, and on motion of Ketche:2 and La -as -ten, it was directed that fire insuranee be carried c: .he City B"a.11 :at: '26,550.00 at 90` 'value-, at premium of -eq.54 , : and .$7500.00 insurance on contents at $87.00 ereetze also:- that fire insurance be carried ox; ':tne Pc lice and Fire Building at $55,000e00 at 90% value. premium 4800..00 on contents at preraiure of t29.28, all for a these -7::' term, this motion being adopted by Inianimous vote on roll oe r. W. F. Hyde ,recently apprirtcd insurance broke: for-' the 'City,.'was present and discussed with the Council the policy :followed in the placing of insurance and the division of :premiums 'between. the different c ent oe':: the City. eceropria' A.rei the request of '1027.45.- from. Palo Alto book. On motion -of 3': approved -by =11 ?.eeort, of Count Comiittee of tx meeting, and corzeittee: Fir: residents in tl various agencie a special cow", to deal- with 'Cc Thi3 ^.mod Kelly, the of five to takf shelter for trs of the co._.mit t ?esolutior. Resol extension df the Southern. J'3 Clerk to execut read and on mat unanimous vote Monthly 3i On ma ;were allowed an by unanimous vo E. L., 3. B A. Ca C.E,C:, ra Ai'thu C. H. Lear, Merch N. E. Palo S1 ona; St anti Stanfs F. A. Ear. ?: Arthu: Trave: St ac's Frank N. - ?etition f`< A Aete territory to be Palo_ Alto . n: necessary to fc,: of signatures T .: notice in an o,� r o>riation for Booklets A report was received from Coramittee "7 No. 4 approving -wF request of the. Chamber' of .Coi erce:•. for are appro yr istion of i,O27.45 from t: c - Comm rA ty Welfare'fund for, a reprint of the - ?e:.o Alto booklet and recommending that this be allowed. motion of •3udson and itcheil; this,; recommendation was ,moved -by unanimous vote on ::roll call.. ~.e'"�o rt o f L`nemplo cent Committee Councilman Mitchell, chairman of the Unemployment nt Conra.ttee of the Council, , gave ' a verbal report of the committee :I s -,eeting, and presented two reeonmendatiox2s made by the co:::,ittee First, that no action be taken on employment of, resider is in the City, but. that;: this be left in the hands of r o,.;.s agencies. Second, that the I ayor be asked to appoint special committee on which the Council might be represented to deal with the question:;: of food and shelter for transients. This matter was :discussed:, an& 'on motion of Mitchell and Kelly, the 1yor eras authorized to :appoint a committee of five to take 'charge of the matter of>, providinr food and shelter for transients in accordance with the" recommendation of the cor.mittee. 'eesofJti•on on Extension .00f RI, t .of Way. Resolution to . ,006; appro►vi-'ng; the contract for extension of right, of way. at Califorr .a- Avenue crossing over'' the Southern Pacific tracks, and authortzin'g the Mayor and City '.r.erk to execute the. contract in.; the :name of the City, was read and. on. motion of' ~Est :hell Wood, was passed by .na iimous vote on roll 'c all ." 's'':on th1'y Bills On motion of ,"Mosher.' and Johnson, the following claims were allowed and warrants authorized in payment of the same, by unanizaous vote :on roll call: E. L. acL $ 10.00 J. B. Buchanan 13.50 A. a.rlis1e-. &.' Co. - 24.34 C.L.Chris tensexi 33.00 :4 . x P. zyde 450.94 Arthur G. James : 18.30 C. H. ,r;,dson. 23.90 L a ,tee" of Calif"' Munic;palitie�s 75.00 Merchants Associ e.tibn 7.00 pw; E. kalcoo 55.00 Palo Alto - i es .. 75.50 Sl-or, : 3 a��er s �r�txi Rouse: 30.00 Stanford 3ookstore • 1.60 Stanford Uni;ver ity Press 36.75 F. A. S tusrt.... 3.75 art C. Thomas 13.45 Arthur Wilson . 15.50 Travelers Insurance ranee' C;'c . 156.05 Stanford. University 254.90 F2Trame ,Lee: Grist 17.00/ N. E. Malcolm : - - 8.50 =',.e "=, io:�, for Annexat .on A petition was presented for .,the annexation of the �4rrito_ mbarc der o nnex to the City of =alo _Alto. The City.. Attorney explained the legal procedure necessary to follow in this matter, including the verification. siy ,tunes by the City Clerk, the publication of an election. ^°vice in an outside newspaper calling anelection in the 7.7 er. it: ° desiring to be anneie , , and: the procedure to be t mho CoUncil if the''electdo -s favorable* an; tiotio . of Mitchell, and, Tomas, the petition, was " sess{on ara referred. to the City Clerk` for::verificet o of; the signal” es =oii csl7. •and -„to :the City Attorney for the,. purpose' of preparing the ele , itin.notice. Pres adjourned. On notion of posherand'Bertsche s the Council yy 1erk Approved: l,:ayor Abse: I,et f the Amer: ^An cern.ir_ that' ' the fu Via V enaloy:tient .c " �e ce ens that the rru: use by p1aml •• %"otion via: •cf .:'orkss an. .f the f e 1c C-a.:.e the or the purl for a runnra: .he U.S.Denz and would “ eirpc . addressed ti discussion 1 austere, th< of preparini irport , th.' 11 voting .4 Reo„)7 .'tee=ployr shelter stated t^ he bui ldj c ="ra :ge n, t s elegraph Cc ,.z. ose • I ., -,$ex'- at t :�'1's the was e C. the prevl solution. , eiexraph Cc :e_:.ises by o tare suer -ghts of tr he terms of ther premi Lion of ;'h Il eau, f the Chair