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Hall, Palo Alto, California-
October 20, .930 .
e Council of the ,City. of Palo Alto met. at S: p.:;•
pursuant to: adjournment -o1' .October 13, :19;50,
Chr.istetrsen nrestdinago. • Roll.: call as follows:
e.sent B'er+tsche, Cathcart,. is en.sen, i:obart, jo'rinso:,
,'uuson,Kelly,, �:��fii chef t, .tioits, Tomas,
Mrs. Thomas, 1�u ood
Laus ten, 'Mosher .
mar; sad. on Sidewalk Asse;: s'ments
the special order of the day was a hearing o:: the
assessments; for construction o f sidewalks -in the_ Mayfield
lc
District.,.;under Resolution of .Intention -'No. 980. A z'e*oort wax
received •from Committee No. 1 recommending that these a sees,;,erg,
be/avoroved. proved.: No w_^itten ;rotests were received, and there a,ss
no of1e present who wished to sneak on the .utter.
leso1utiori No. 932, approving these assessments,
xe.ad, .> and, on :motion of Kelly: and Thomas, was adopted by
unanimous, vote o.n roll ca.L1
Concerning Mosquito f rob1e:n
letter, from .R. VV. .Madison reference to dre, 7:
a ;1.itke': at', the water front or plowing: the land to get rid of
mosc:u,;. s was read and placed o. fi .
Two communications were received from the Y',`atader
Mosqui:tha .Abatement.,District concerning .methods of solving the
mosqu to. prattler, on the city?s bay shore property. 'On "otior.
of;: CAthcart and Mitchell, ;'theCouncil directed that a vote of
thanes. be .extended to'the Trustees of the Matade: o '�o^,quito
Abate tint Distr i,ct fox their compliance with the Council's
z o for the reporton this matter and for their cooperation,
and e 'report' was referred to Committees•.. No. 1 and No. 2.
xV communication from the City Manager of Grand
st p;i'ds-, Michigan, enclosing a cop:of resolution passed by
th City dam: issior. of that City asking city governments to
start -campaigns' to build up the confidence of , the °public and
re-establish normalcy in commerce nd; ias'ines ,: ac s read and
placed' on file.
',A,• --;.demand was presented f;ozh C.;;rte 2'e ii:s for .refu::c
of 9..30 on license tax wn: or he nad, paid :f Or the quarter
begix ng October 1., , 3o0r for tobacco vending machines,
whien:liriere ordered to be removed by the act on:of 'the'Council
on,Octaaer .13th •: On notion cif Wood and. Judson, :.t ;�,as
directed .that :thx:s amount bee refunded to Mr. Bemis, by
urihxai ^Ao 's vote' on roll trail.
•4: import., was received • from the Board of Works-
approving .plan .,,and ` apecif cations .for widening z:igh Street
between 11ytton` and Addison .'venues from 60 to 36 feet .. -,-O:7:.
'n-ar.rouSingx b:e .3idewalk.s on each side, and retolmmending that
tee ,.p1an oe adapted, and that an assessment district 3e
o" uen ,h;at
rt was also received, from Corpnitttee_ l'io.
the plans and. specifications for. widen' ng;
M { gh Street-
and:..Kelly4..: ,tk
The
especial ref
electrolieats
Councilmari. Trt
pole or braci4
light. voles. c
for bradket
Aft
Judson:, : the,. p
to t.;
t_ ,e Board c;,f
alternatives:.,
ins.cal 1at1on
between ERz t1
Paving P
A
nlaers and spe
an'der
and re',ozames:1.71
plans and spe
Award of
A
to the Counci
contract for
Dohrmann .o-te
Altercate 'Y:o..
$16,740.65.
- Re
by the:3oard.
e4ui. oment o,f
Company,, and
was read, acct
by unanimous
Clain o
concerning th
damages to .1)1
curb. ng .at :t?^
• A report was
recommending
'r.of. . Clark t
deferred., -av
wvo was not n
Resolut
approving a r
same for Sop
and ref erred
iteport_
its reco iexad
s
1fl Clara-. - Vist t
Come ttee.,
its 'ecommerdation 're
Clara Tista.
-Hip street be adopted'.
and Kelly � report's
he plans were t ,;
7, - reference to :the p
eectroi-ers on High Street
�oancii s:s}n T oit.s: rovedt
pole or bracket lights :instea
pules could.: not- be r emav•
for :racket lights would be;
After .further�, :se
.zisors,. the plans "fcr ,widen12,
tote -Board of Works 'and "Co tt
Board: of Works �prepare cmi
alternatives ,- :namely; instaJiat Q
installation of electrbli:ersY Ys
�-t•rreen Hamilton :and Lytton Ave
etJG,. ' n
" is cCiw a:. "'�.'d * •wl h
forixx S -t al lat io> c'`
tai 'and Ham :l.ton .:A -Venues:
to.- provide' .d:e for.
eetrol er. zi cep: the rresent
d becaus 'the, expense
n he cost` of eiectroj :ers,:
cn .mot t io n of, i: co's .as.' : ru.4. '-
ree;t:' were:. -referred pack•..
t7ie .request :.that-
St ? mate's- for -three
bracket :.i I ts,t..
p_lete unne:�gxaurd s orsteri
W
i gi^k 'Streets',
i?av�rLjr Plans rn`r i 3O-3 i' r:ate,
A�repont wGs; rec.e e fx°am trA Board: o ' forks ap:roving
�x as a . '? c.3 :fi ation for tbC A5a:Ving':of. >certr .r.. Street
..znder .the 1930r-61 program,,' t‘lo 2o,
ant. -1 recommending same for a• pop oYx y -the, Council. These
oians and specificatidns :were of 'red :toy: Committee lib.
Award of Contract': for
A report was rece:I c from the_ Board of ,Works tra'Txs; ittin
to the Council.:- fox' is cons daez*, on a_'.resciu.tior. of , award. of
contract for he kitchen e4ui.priexat •of t'he nevi' hospital to the
Do rmane Hotel Supply Co apan at . t�:s .bid of:$18,114.:65, less -
Alternate .
No .. .1 aMou�_ti:ng.' to . 3:.:;67:4..00;. making. the' total bid
;{:6,7-10.65.
lament
.?esoiutio X3:53:. a�.pro�:-.n the z-esol7�.tiori -` passed
y the :Board of Works award�tn :the> contract for the- kit.o,her
e4uipment of- the'g ho{s'pgi:ytai�•t:o .Htahye.1,ohprmaiym ti o.te1 ;;p?/�;y} �j yy
Co ear: , ar.d a thor �i iing . h iT+6A1rjo ': to ,e iec 4� i!e• this, contract,
V.,:
was read, and on motion of. Mit.cheIl :and Brt scree, was passed
by a aniz bus vote on roll
Claim off Clark :vs:. City
n opinion was .rccered from- the Deputy City Attorney
concerning the claim of Prof, parry:Clark vs . the Cityfor
damages to .his automobile caused 'by : colUis; on with a. tree and
cur-ing at the intersection •- Alma ::St eet and Charming Avenue.
report was also received,=";fr6:in:-the,Board' of Works on this tatter
reccamending triat. the'Ciu ttor eey'be dirertod to wr•t.te .to
prof. Clark that his "c:J.:adz .is d' nied. Action -6:n t xis= Matter was,
deferred, awaiting an exv3,anation''by -the Deputy City Attorney,
nine vas not pre sent'. at °ibis ;r .eting.:.
Resolution on Loadin xx
J, report eras r
approving a resolut'icrr
some for adopt in .by the: Coca:
-an.d'referred to'''Cotv�z tt e ..Nc
d •'ram the Safety Board of Sa ty .
.:
to load ng'.zones and recommending
his _ esol:ati.on was read
report of Ccn mitt ,.pas < psi A3.1:
mss.
- .rte a't., t has deferred'
:ta att'er o'f e'ia s�'n.g two . all
Authorized
c :)tva ,. cat.ion was received .from the : Board of 4f ,.
to transfer from t . iaiscei1aneou.:=�zxr8
e xa merit a Su ..not to exceed ..$.100..00L fort i
for the- Police. Judge
hi.s transfer o sands was; utter ri 'by
report ka.s received from Committee No . 4 recozzer.;:.:
ixag t ;rea' est; of the ,Chamber of Convieree for' an
ap po ion of.: 34CO for Peninsula y>
pub1icit .pkxrpvses
k o eat .on th the, Sunnyvale: Dirigile `a se be :,aprroveu,
ef ro;m. the b un is c it a1
inn otio '', its ,arid 'stood, this ..report was aivroved and.
th x Ciat � ,suthori .by unanimous': on 'U cal .
Co i xain ` Ordinance, on .t inar Alterations
e � syor announce t Cor:smittee s No. . 1 sna:.j,Q •
had of rred: their- report upon the orapo4ed ordinance on
mirio ' er tiOns 4.f: f r e build ngs iii tiheooriiniercia1.zone
-z.na,tter `'f rther cons.'s i3r 3t'1on.
O motion ofMitchel-I- and Bertsche, the' foiloliing
bi 1s,be;ir fog. eXPerIScs of delegates to theconvention of
the z. e ;f C li;fornia 7iu cLpa1.ities at :Long: Be.a t2;
were epp rove : by unanimous vote:
.r.:C H. Judson:;.
Col ::7; K. `Jones
R Arts• - from, the delegates to' -the..convention of
the ,.vq: g te. off, California Municipalities at Long.:Beach _Were.
•deftn,red until, the next meeting-.
# of Wood,, and Johnson, the Counci:laµ journec.
-prove
Th
S8331011 ' OS3. 'MI
Ro11 `cili as -to
.rreseut,c
Absents
The
1930, were app
Heari • • o
of bonds for th
Emba►-resdero Hos.
received, and t
on the -.,matter.
Res
improvement bo
of E :rcacero
Maoi tar and =M
Letter -.f
A. co
relating to the
Municpa_lities ;��
projects for .the
motion of Bobart
Planning votes s:
Letter froi
Are
Of the special cc
consider the par]
Cormas1on, this
for tkesting
Committee No, -l. s
Letter fro]
California Kunio
and s gestinn .t
to ,study local p:
solution, It wi
City have sires•:
The Makyor and:
from the league 1
for.
A Tel
,Palo Alto c { t izel
Offenblser secret
:°for -the' estaiblisl
care :aief
to. COMinittees No,
on November 24th.