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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12221930City F.a?l, Palo Alto„ ; Californt,a, December 227 1930. .,,,Council 'of the City of Palo . Alto net on this 7 -;:pursuant to adjournmer.t" of December • 8, 1930, ` c3ortache , ` .a.thcar•t Christeris n l'.lt, a y. sr:0'i t$. ,ii'ho ia.S, fir; .g„ • '14 aU'S '''�O.. ate, 'tart; Johnson Mosher, „ a Rufus 41r-ibal .-was present and ,addressed the Council zn. r : ard to the grade crossigg problem- in, Palo Alto rc ferring <to A.' conference -he had had', with air. �'�'.• G Hunter-. n r ' '1 transportation en,g3neer of the Railroad Co'nr i..ssion or, this .;4ggest' ens were made for farther: ' rote.:tion: at t e. G1''o i5i.#"g3 .over:'=.r Alto .Merle, Erbarcadero Road .:and walf fon.: : A',w;enue;, wit+ �s 7e'ci#1l, .reference, to the: Emba re acierouoad arossi- -. 1 t was tri Sugge s.tio:t o. Ii t�a�.�, fiat the . n-4- +i O" . P? leryd« "i 2�/ t�ye �ai:.Ircad Commission asking .for gates at �',.^a' oaderV R'o.&dt , VrCssinF oe amended by +.V,`uo, t [ g the instal t: on a, a double w: g-wag.;:s enal and a$two-train irdiCato, at this c,rn. sing in addition to the irosent nrotr and, also that a 141f'ormed policeina:n be stationed at thin �c.: place du 'ing rush hours'....,: This ratter was discussed at ';length by the Council. 'motion iaas made by Councilman. Mitchel that _the City Attor^e' be regtiestpd to file a substit�xte petit ion: before .the Ra;lroac� Commissj.03, to take the p:iacc of the petition r 1 filed e asking_,fox� gates at the Emo rcaciaro Road vro..s rig-=re�uestir:; the ins, 'tal;lation of a ` second. wig -wag and a `'.two -train indicator, 4d412i;', to _t e . resent ,protection of a : watchman � '� ,.man,and one wig -w64' nal at this .crossirg. This motion was seconded b :BertsC:e and after discussion was lost on < roll calf by the fol1owl n. vote`a> _Ayes: Ber ts. cl-lc, Christensen, ‘Tudscn "Noes: Cathcart, Kelly,. Laustexi;; Tho ts, Thomas , .airs Thomas eport of'' Charter Committee COunc i l,rxan Thoits, cn 5 r'n:xn of the ChaT to :' ate. ..made, a .verbal report, stating that the co?;:?ii ttee ^ao ld a na; :eer o :meetings but was unB bl w to M .e sugt. ti changes 'in the present ` charter and had aio recormencat_.: to': •r make:: to :the ;CgUnC i l The Manor - mad ` a statement �o "', this --r..att yr pressing. his opinion that the' , l es u = , e :S'97£irateBoard and have their own. .f &siiness Man per. reCo"""T,ended :that the whole ma ter be ..p .ated i n ' the hand o,, exYo�,.e {r'ea''.to-. seed what. ought 'ht to: be' done in_ - regard to - revi:S.i n 0n:.;xation of .udson and :urs. Thomas, it dir'eoted: tha.'t Owing to the absence of several' council : ef;"or s, di,so s4ion o this 'matter be deferred :until the next ; eeting When there would ne' a fuller' q t en.:.a: or: Of the Council. ',A. -letter:. was received from Mrs. 7..'lore.nce xe,,uest'iing an explanation of a news . tem in the. Palo .2.to Ganeern tz the ris"ir.%ova,l. -by the police o.f five 'unlicensed roEs fr'arc her resi.dernCe'.: at `x'025' sore .t C'uz t . C gin o ns wer e a. minis matter''fwom Judge rA_ John. and 'Iron :'C�".: the Attorney. The Society address was referred to Petition A pe re . -..testing that at barcader o of Cathcart and Soa_rd of 5.'afety A' so, Gas and El ec t ri were referred ,fitter fr A le Commerce as ;r Inv ya state-wide .re, o .. ph , c anu ar y. - anoint represe: Letter f r A co' the Railroad Co: brotection at t. placed on file. Hearing A^o' A.ii. Tuesday-, L. before the Rail: of the C i ty of' across the righ Letter f r+ 4 co'. protesting ago is Changittg Avenge l Car ino Real. was .placed on f: Cou ( the action . of ' t; of the oak tree was no second t< Letter i'r< Super intend. -...t the stationing < Camino Peal and Letter In A lel Hobbs, attorney this letter ac: the Council re - the c tyT s Shan It Churchill ,v e xor c: make ever This Corim•an/ cat: Ch.i,e f Society addres.sed 'the.' C?1121C.Ri r;as referred to the 3oardT o4 ?eta `i n from ;" ,6eac' ;; r/af f. yT'.�omash yyof h y • uma}n�(e ter s ^-t ,pY'+•Gr, y .{ e ��w , W o ii •O The 1. ti '.._u t M•e i Safetys .. - .. A petition as 'Presented, f ro.ni Mr •-- -. il-;Z..Ce Bea}l.'. :�st_.�� i.at :tome Court i t e to � to have the der r s. *1:.,barc adero 'Road used 1)y- 'C�'��' i 5 ool chi id -en an mot I., Cat: c -rt and _Bert, i t ki's . petit .or t^� was referred to . e-: :�oarc of safety and` Co : ittee:.. o . fro.;!. ? ,: LET A corar un ca:: on rid 12.rop sed agreement f2.,'orr, the Pacific rid' 'Electric' Company or bridne s »e f;: -;r -red '' . e .: _ tw �.. �'s . �_ X': ,. �.. �o_ the �? E'. X'`'.,� t ter a rozn S.`.acramen•t[, - k: lett;ex. reoe-i"ve< -': from t' .e `Sacramento Chamber o f �erc� s ing 'the Mayor to . int eight citi z ens to scr're on state -wild reception. co lS.'sitte . at .t e ,inauguration of Go'verror J anu.arw 4, 5 and 6,,• .J,aa:.,: .The Mayor' wss authorized to ..rryo int represent-a.tIves tD serve::on' this c rnmitt e veer, 'from-'haiIraad- A co 1 unicStion .xro•n; Mathewson,- secretgr; of t:: RaL?rosc Co,.. ws''sion ',, •oncerninp•,.ac'tior' taken in re r&rd to vro tectio: at the harchil :' enue Cross „.aced on file. a.e. T� 'ring De fore Railroad . Commission 'A: notice.: was.' rec,a 7Gd of..a hearinq; ae, for 10 o'clock ..i.:. Tuesday, ecer:ber 2 S, I9 1r the -:City, 'Han.. at Paa::� Alto :,ef or e the Railroad Con ssior3 i:n t -no r tte: ' of .ti : application ation she CI,t r of Palo :Alto for.: n` order, to:; Nrider,C.xii.aorY;,ia. venue' :cross t.! -,:e rightof a.7,r' and , tracks• of the Southern 'Pacific, Cox any Letter from .V,:altor. 'Wic:ke ut co m' r.,i cati on ., vas re:celvec. from Walton ai:c-get t ?retesting -against--:the .'r;inovai o± tile ;coz' . trees -at Z?»a and= Charming r ver ue , and. '• t ':t% '3 to s e ft,ior :. o f ` Lrrb arc adero' Road,.: and 7,1= C i;.o Real. rn motion: --.Of , d Tl oits., 1.h r. s letter ' • :As -olaced or. „file.. Councilman telly :trade a r otion to re -consider c.v.; t ion of t:^Ae - Council at .a revit us :Treeting orderir the o :s c` t..� oast tree at :: 1ma. street and Cl anrl.ng Avenue , but there yew secorid : to' the mo:tio. .:-.' Letter. from su' t• .zt let er -,a ddd:e5.7. .V. VII the Mayor J. from. ""lu e e W::.. sV 14 z�, . `.' s 1:6: ine,' of- ,a, : -tr'aaf ..%° `off ve ,=-fa the Inter Sec tiOn'' o E ';_::D ' Ye.y.:?.. ':and un` .v -rs t f n: v i. /, „z '(✓LGt vedand `.a ceu. GX� - d. .1.NO . Let ter- `:raver ttor e of . 'iut• n. ese 1.c x letter .accixyessed to G`fN A�toi r ey from `i y< :: '?� 9% . 4,, e a 1,--.-e- :r, �'. A '''t P.ic,1i Cr :Co3?':;Ildrl ,. .1s road, :._s �. <tt ^e7r..s d�Z rg r=ce^t:p.t o,�` copy o ', reso L anon rsssnd :by -ra Co ne re spnrcpria.ttn : '�ttit' sum; o , .'1.C.'a B.d r. _ro -e:nr: ; f. _..., c --. ,. ..,�za.re;� tr,=��rd t,�� z�st� �� 4x^"< bf a 3�.d c., t�.��•.. Ate' "� C� ; .cn 5 is .ts'� er"�ue and` tv t•in t. 'xat tike Soot .".e'r: ?ao ± ic Co :"x''?. F�:3 j* 7,;„. nn ` ne: ew :effort, �x ,- t t a ,@ ,t )., y _t4'._J ery , e for L, . i.rtf v ,i'1✓1Gr Ll �, .`':.f. A�.�'.. L, i.. -1... wA•1v y'�L F'i a M ..s CO"..Lrvl.n±t ation: was place o; . f'12.e» 1ett:er `fro: .the AKaryland Casualty :Company 14,-. Bertha Miller ,a;a nSt- , the Ctty.W.r.S referre;:: o:r.as and Be_ tsc.he.. �, Alfred cea e of the 3oard of''Saf;:tyi, ;vas, ranted leave frcr, weeks'. n mot.lon Of CMath rt and rn• ?JaS f SC i meted. to.' -.'ter., , r ;,. , . s o f. aO.. �S } ��:o a. � r�� ,�oex�s w.� p on. -the Board o �" ^ ���. Gc.` rt,n -the ehsez:we Of i:r. 45� �3� u: Letter. 'i.or tis"andciPal Li.-,u z@ circ .zar.: fetter, from` the -League of uaa if'ortl'ia unic4.Palj cieS concern rid, riC;w municipal leFisZ: at3.on 'pr'onosed ''z /ref the:'City Attorney. . EXtra ,o jP,i;1 'reference to ;the request of the Board of ... F 0.r;$ Coun.ci ,. that, `U:iE: sum of j 500) 7e arc��ar xteO `rolmr the .ras pi tai r`unds to '*.>e used as ari a ..,, at " u xd for items: .h % ch may be needed in the COturse o: istzu tiOn ©' the:, : os-oita, versa nom, s:• --- - Sri .eXtr • items. - w AA on the p J.,sns, . •~�.{ X nsoecte ` pre'SF`:nteu, iRir'1t.ten stat`c:'ien s to :(...'111;:r. show ?'lr,..` the 'amounts exp ended xpended ttoda, `e ? a to for th, hospi to t. and ° ad � verbal re ort . on Tie' airman of the, ros-,1ta /C't mgt. t t d t c ;.. .... - 1✓Q:mf.a.4.: t`Pi�i ;.S ii:'�L.`�i � 1. A� woalb, b , made. On the.: status of the iog�f tat Rinds c, vit :i Con ttce' at the next meeting 'of the Coi nci1. a e's ` C,h a.r i n T i. t e of io s f. t a x Band.S. report was re e v d from Cornmi ttee l'To. . °':� '.��.�ti:o:^ of an ordinance � .,., 4 reco�:T'�::��;z ,he adr t :ate, _ :�.C,�v'3:'.C2.':� the' date of" .�.�:� d.G�' '.i arru. ar' , s 1.93' , instead . f ,.. u x 1 C 'S` `' t+{`i ij :.c7, „L, 7'� � (, '� �7' � '1930. �✓ y Ordinance ;o . s�9, nro;ric.inz• for the issuance host�i t:&i beings, ,to be .:.nov'n 'a.n- "Hes''t:i 4L't? Bonds of boric to. be .dated �anuary , i9;;1,, was read., and, on mgt; ion of and' Tho+ t., was ,.� Refund 4o Mrs. .iOhn sore ,ab kur further request w a i -n a t~' e oz, Mrs. I'. 1'``".� . t:, „ . iS;5 Bryant: Strcot, for ref' of 9 for o, .x J:a.,,, ���7 . 'J .� 3i:�vO:iC1tJt �. o tax paid by her for. the year 1929-30, which - r �+ �y�7 ��}} M�.j '�M� �r property r� , .� c: _ s: -.o a �. d � not h _ e assessed agalnst her P o.Je' 'as she not �- po have ''V.. carthis >,,+�„� ''�� ^Mon tcf - , . 11 ) \.• .> e the fig. :!arch'- of that ear This „...,t't.. r Council 7 J.lA..,J f..c, �: �t,a -upon w4ych the Council zoo'; _.o action at i ' u��,`o''` � ,w ra "}.��. �►.�.n t� 3 meeting z .� uest was ,jade hi made, - was :CvY'::.i :).v: Cd . and on r+Aot; C;;^6 a`udsO I. 'and. Berpsche'; the CoInci:l di. o<t::ti that Q,.:C•Cf'�inC in '"- xmount:o 3.9O be 7r^antec? 'to errs Jc:1n�Son, thi s by u - sr :"c,,4,_: vote on roll; call. The session on this i o 11 call as r`c ?resent: Absent: The annroved. Hears ngj^ Thi on the protests Avenue. Upon continued to tt .Seer. tng.. 1• of intention. lib A protest was x Harvard Street and 3ertsc , read and. ,at%pte Res and on motion o On roll call. 7:3Q p.m., as t Cou present during Bids on 1 It receiving bids and Addison Ave The following b 3i Irving ?reema A. 1' Marsha Mai sha On referred to the yrs Bids on -Ss. Thi of the 1250, 000 rate or,"5-; per c and publicly de tzterest:: to dat