HomeMy WebLinkAbout07011926BEGINNINGFISCAL MAR, 1926.1927.
City Hall,. Palo Alto, ornia..
July 1, 1926
The C o ci l of .the City of Palo Alto met on this
date at 8 P. M., pursuant to adjournment of June 28, 1926, with
Mayor Jordan presiding. Roll call as follows.
Present: Bertsche Bonn, Cooley, Duveneck, Easterday,
Hobart, Jordan, r.elly, Lausten, Molts, Thomas,
Wood:.
Absent: Cathcart, Cottrell, Wing.
Appointment of O±fic 1 1s
The Council proceeded to the appointment of
officials for the ensuingg year, Bonn and Zelly oeing appointed
tellers by the Mayor. Appoi it:nents were: made as follows;
E. L. Beach, City Clerk and Assessor
F. V. Perirg, City Auditor
H. 1'. Congdon, Treasurer
i�. P1_. M.ai colm, City Attorney
E. D. La4in, Police Judge
la. A. ' eszail, Tax Collector
Emma Meyers, Deputy Tax Co:;.1ector
Louis Olsen, Office Manager
J. B. Buchanan, 2archasing Agent
Election of Mayor
The Council then proceeded to the election of a
mayor. On the first ballot Jordan received 9 votes, Thomas 1
vote and :Hobart 2 votes. Mr. Jordan thanked the Council for
nis re-election but stated that it would be impossible for him
to accept it, and asked that the Council, ballot again for Mayor.
Three more ballots were take,, and on the last ballot, Hobart
received 10 notes and Mrs. • Thomas and Thoits 2. vote each, and
Hobart was declared elected Mayor for the coning year. Mr.
Hobart took the chair and thanked the Couii l for the honor of
the election.
?enort from Bos.rd of Vor4:;
A report was received from the Board of = ubl ic;
Works recommending that the claim of the Jasper -Stacy Company,
which has been lorag past due, for r eimoursement of ;12,000 p:Lus
for installation of water mains in Southgate, be paid out of
funds avatilableland that 1ater this sum be reiarnoursed to the
fund from which it was taken from the sale of bonds of the
'4200, 000 bond is sae ..
On motion of Cooley and Easterday, this amount was
transferred from the, General Fund to the Oat Yr Bond Fund of
1926 and the .Board of Works was autnoriz ed to pay the bill,
this sum,be reimbursed later to the fund from which it was taken
from the sale of ‘bonds of the 4200, 000 bond issue.
He ort of Cornrittee No. b
On motion of belly and Cooley, the report of
Committee ;No. 5 approving entries for closing the books for
the fiscal year ending June a0, 1926, was adopted.
Assessment Roils Submitted
The Assessor submitted the assessment roll for the
year 1926-1927;, together with block books and maps. On motion
of Xelly and Cooley, ,the Clerk was directed to publish a
notice that said assessment roll will be open to the inspection
of the public, and that the Council will meet as a Board of
Zrua1ization on Monday, August 2, 1926, at 10 L. M. in the City
Hall.
Conc wr ninfr SprinklinR System
The City Engineer reported that the contract for
the sprinkbing system for the hospital is ready to be signed
and that work on same will probably be started within a week.
Concerning Contract with Humane Society
Chairman Seale of the Board of Safety addressed
the C,ounci.l, .stating that the Board of Safety is ready to enter
into a contract with the humane Society, in wricn the city is
asked to furnish $2OOOkOO for the expenses of maintaining a
public pound., and re nested that this amount be appropriated for
said purpose. Mir. -Sea;l e was informed that this amount should
be included in the budget ot the Board of Safety and submitted
to the budget committee.
Attest:
un motion the Council adjourned.
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