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April 14, 1928.
date• _t 7. JThe •T Council of.• the 'City
of-.7a10
f,„alo Alto met on this
Mayor , pursua,ht to adjournment o f o s
with Mayor Hobart presiding. Rol ti_call as �. ..lows 9, 1928,
Present: Bertsche„ Cathcart, n
� 'Thomas,m. �/iLris t�>:•A v9✓i.l, Hobart,
T..Q tsS, "hisle Wood.
,
• Absent: Bonn, r�o��_
,re11, Hoge, Jordan, Lausten, Wing.
Plan for 15ubwaz
It was -announced, that the
was the consideration of- the the order Qf rilc;'' da
report of the joint com?^ittee
C :?;pQSf;c.:: of the BQ2,:'-(, fY '
o �'iorks,, Committee
No. 1, the High -
School Trustees and �'
Principal of the High School concerning'
the plans o: the proposed subway at Embarcader o crossing,
The report• from this joint committee was
which recommended t,::a
.n cai. cowL� ena � t . t.'•te. Council adopt
the
Qr A subway which -provides uz�„ ad,,,,., �, urge High SchQal•plan
Block R ? , Southay Palo. i•or__an under Ala` r1 l� «{ s .. . C',
r
r � Alto, as proposedby LC „ Pas ;L.1..
�/o.int.ix-Y-tteL •a.nd � the Advisory or .
extends in a straight line westerly so that It
Will come into the '�,"�b�rcare t -
W, f me�...•v A ro Road a point
midway 9. between ',the- Southern.Pad fi `• nt approximately
t
��i,:' �. a. -• Pacific:Railroad and the State
1.
� .. av; thµs plan provid .n .fors roadway ., `'t�`i
a 9-foot•sSdevoslk•on , each side,� rQ d�•n:.y � � feet wide With
from the intc:rsection.af and also a peciestria,,�SubY,�y, m•
the under�ath • also tor Alma Street �, and �'::'tiarc.adero Road o
o �. o taking of from -20�to 20 -feet fe of.land
on the south side of Embareader e Sc and
o Road 1 frontage westerly the g f, .U?' the no
ay.
The plan was explained by the City z,
who. Addressedt;�e Council o Engineer. Ctraers
on..this is matter and tool, .cart in the
F-enar al c'iscussi.o;� were ?�,� •
for. r: r. D wsori and Mr. Dunn, gar engineers:
.moo, the Southern Pacific. Railroad. M Nutting, P f
the Chamber of COI?^.1��C;r`Ce • Mr, ante, r. transportation. engineer: , .
f' LY^ e Railroad r
ofrk eCommittee; Mr. 1Ssion•.; Dr. Sharp, chairman of the Advisory I
Y the P L. Pettigrew; Mr. Al Masters, - ,
in Board. of Athletic Contrl of Stanford University; of Police H• 1. ,_. i.lvr.a ��.ty;; and
- �.� �lnlS• --
Resolution Are. 6�2
submitted b� joint ` J,approvin.Sg the plan for subway
of the eHighy the,. j committ e, •using Block 1 and portion
a
{ yj School -grounds,. and recommending to the Railroad
Commission Qn li n.1a-v . l: a"i`✓ Jubr1�CJ. constructed
issi at be c t along said liners •
d on .:l=otion of Bertsche and Thr
oits, voteon roll a _o t,, was adopted by
3
Hearing oI - Cha Lines
;es• of Setback
This was the time n
recommendations z:"xP, set for r '� hearing the
of the -City. Planning h
Vie' U:�C��i lines oncertain f�.�;i11r;� AiQi":.":?�1,.S.t,`,�.,C,1 to C Rnr1.wY.
.. • � ,gain portions of California Avenue, the
to
Inez :•.venue, Santa Rita Avenue, Seneca Street, Churchill y,r venue
and W averl e y
4,, Stree't,.
property communication w!.s• received from •.`,:r h �:,r.ose �..1^.i Aiken
.ii
y would be affected by the Y r s e
Avenue a1 ':'; `ve: :� nee ,1. Q )O changes � S Ord t t on. -
Churchill
G�. ' '•' be ,,,� .ly.,;,,, 9 asking ,-.ai. decision
this. ��S V vim... �,:, 1�.,., wa L:'.it'1., "'1. I1 C.> ti -at Q
-d that it fi
• '1 it �* ai
'_a. Commission for ,further s be referred ;sac,, t, U •the
C:; motion of Mrs. T, �, con„1d;_rat jon with
�zo ,. r c.
change `' s::t' As tend Zelly,. the hearing regard -to
o f os:c., lines on h .r n in r e re the
;?3$ '�Q$ LpUi1C'Cl' u::t.�.';, +p,p. ,C.�,i.1,d G.a.•,.r.�; Avenue and .' �T':5:i It"' � ar_
,she nex. � rek x1ar mee tin .Y `�%I'� v t'.
Com miasion to re -consider the matter in the mea y - L
633
Er.:O19eser, owner of property at/Seneca Street -was
present and. discussed with t l:e Council the proposed change of
setback line•on -the property of O. G. Smith on • Seneca Street at
the corner of Forest Avenue, A letter from Mr. Smith to the
Planning Com ission requesting change of setback line on his
property from -24 to 20 feet was read.
..
The redo^:ends t ions of the Planning Commiss
ion
or. on
the proposed change of se tib^ck line for Seneca Street, and the
changes 'on California, Santa R t : And Santis 'nez :?venues ;:re
read. Owing to the fact that there wwereconflicting sta .
�. 1
in the letter of Mr. Smith, according to A nfornn ti.oni i i ni ,he
�. t
%fir.•Clueser,•arad because the ordinance as written yen did not c,..onn7 � -
with the recommendatL ns of the 7): nning Commission in all
particulars, on motion of Cathcart .rid Kelly, the whole matter
was refex'red• to the City Attorney and the hearings were
to the next, regular meeting.
continued
resolution (Exchange of Marsh Lands)
?esoluti,on,., No. 653, for the exchange and acquisition
of marsh lands, and Resolution.,„
g the execution of a deedto the
-ori.�:�nt, �r ex� cup,, c;n e �,�a
Alviso Salt Company, was read, and on notion of clod and KeTv,
was passed by unanimous vote on roll call. (Councilman `',h isle_
was absent nt.• this tine.)
Ordinance (At.to C emus )
A report waz received from the City ?1 ,n '1 'r1" Comrrissi0n
rec ntendin the adoption of nn ordinance regulating the
estntlishment and nnintennnce of auto camps in the (pit cf P^.._
Alto . V
Ordinances-, 417, concerning auto carps, was read,
and on motion of Wood and Mrs. Ihomas, was adopted as ,+, enc "'ency
ordinance by unanimous vote on roll call.
Leave Granted to Cit-; Clerk
A request was received f rnl the City Clerk for two ,.
leave of absence beginning April 16, 19283. Cn motion of Mod
and Bertsche,this request wSs gr.-rated.
Delegates Appointed to Flan Conference
A -report was received from the City Planning Co-tmissicn
stating that it has appointed Prof. A. 3. Clark and 1'or.r000
as its representatives to the third annual convention of - the
City Plan Conference a. t assdena to be held April 26, 27 and 0-
19")8 and requesting the Council to authorize the necess.^ry
e eases On motion of .Christensen and Kelly, the Mayor ;as
also appointed a representative to this convention, r ears rt
the
.LJ. C�Jn, to .J vv--' .�.
1,hie Council, and the expenses of these threeee1eantes were
authorized by unanimous vote on roll call.
Letter from: Mr. Seale
A letter �__ - > .
A � �-,— from Alfred Sea r�: � ..Pr.
. �- �� ...ate;- :. __,,
changes in setback lines on certain property in Subdivi.s. :7c. -
of the Seale Tract was received and referred to the ?1anni n.
Commission.
Deed Accepted
On .lotion of Cathcart and , ood, a resolution s,^,
�� t:� ,ten
accepting a deed, fro z Edgar A. and Josephine 3 so li xer to
certain land at the intersection of Channing avenue and dui 'c'
.treet. -in 3lock .87 e
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Check .in. Noble Case Rece ved
The City At4ornsy reported that he had received, -'the
-.oney for the City In the Noble' case, amounting to ,;$OB;;,OO.
Concerning Cancellation of Tax's,
- A report W25 r�cei ,re(! from the City A torney submi t Vdn.g.
an opinion of the Attorney General concerning the re4uest for
cancellation of taxes. on property acquired. by the Veterans.
-;e�f=zre Board, and advising that Items 1, 2 9nd 3 in the' netIt cn'
should be cancelled and that. the r e :nest for r•fumy on' Item
should be. disapproved. On motion of Kelly and „cod, said
c"=ncel lat .ons were authorized -by unanimous vote on roll call -
and- a. refund on Item- 1?- of the petition was not allowed.
motion the Council_ adjourned.
Approved:
At
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