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Adiourned Meetiew City Hall, Palo Alto, California.
May 25, 1925,
The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in
adjourned session on -this date at 8 p. m.„ with Mayor Cottrell
presiding. 111 members were present except Cooley.
Rearing Report of_ Commissioners (Block 13)
The Mayor announced that hearings on the protests
against the report of the ' commissioners for opening alleys in
Blocks 13 and 21 and widening Bibarcadero Road were in order.
Written protests signed by E. W. Orr, John A.
Squire, Jennie: L.,karphy, Gee. V. Jensen, Mary A. Allen and
Rebecca Y. Dodd against the report for Block 13 were read. The
following 'addressed the Council: Mr. John B. Springer, ; counsel
for Geo. V. Jensen, Mary A. Allen and Rebecca Y. Dodd; B. 3.
Arkush, Mary As Allen, Mrs. Tillie Jensen and E. C. Thoits.
By motion of Thoits and Wing the report of the
commissioners for the alley in Block la was referred to Committee
No. 1 for investigation and report.
"Rearing on Alley in Block 21
The report of the commissioners for opening an alley
in Block 21 was read. Drs Decker addressed the Council. Cm
motion of Thoits and Wing this matter was referred to Committee
No. 1 for investigation and report.
Report on "i;"denims „mbarcadero Road
The report of the commissioners for widening
Embaroadera Road was read. There were no protests. This was
referred to Committee, No. 1 and the City 'Attorney.
Concerning Removal of Railway Tracks
The matter of the removal of the tracks of the
Peninsular Railway Company from the city was referred to the City
Attorney for report and action.
Street Work Deferred
The street work on Addison, Lincoln and Tennyson
Avenues was deferred for further consideration.
Letter. from Mr. Peirce
Councilman Hobart read a letter from Mr. Peirce
inviting attention to the recommendation of the City Planning
Commission that it have referred to it matters of rerouting
the railway tracks. $n motion of Cathcart -and Thoits, the
Council asked the City Planning Commission to join with the Board
of Works to make a study of the entrance into the city of the
railroad tracks, the location of a bus station, etc.
Concerning Mayfield , Annexation
At this point there was brought in to the presiein
officer the report of the city of hayfield in due official worm
of the results of the election in Mayfield on May 8., 1925, in
which the citizens of Mayfield voted by a ma j on ty of 75 to as;:
for the annex
Cathcart and
prepare neces
annexation of
this subject:
and. Blair.
ment to the p
instructed to
of Mayfield by
Thoits address
carried. The
Works, Board o
School Departm
Council for pu
concerning the
Re c--- ue t
the request of
which he recent
On motion of Ho
Board of Works
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June 1st at 8 p.
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Chamber of Comm(:
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By motion
Cathcart and Daveneok, the City Attorney was instructed tof
prepare necessary: papers for submitting the question of the
annexation of Mayfield to the voters of Palo Alto.
The following councilmen addressed the Council on
this subject: Cathcart, Wing, Thoits, Williams, Hobart, Jordan,
It was moved. by Thoits and, Williams as an amend-
ment to the previous motion that the City Attorney be also
instructed to prepare a ` ordinance providi for the of Mayfield by vote of the Council. Cathcart, Easterday and
Thoits addressed the Council. The motion was
put
carried. The original motion was then put and
was acarried.
By motion of Hobart and Easter Works, Board of :Safety, the City Planning Commission Board
School Department were requested to furnish information to the
Council for publication of any matter under thekjurisdiction
concerning the annexation of Mayfield.
Reaue�st' of r.:�e biota
Mr. Hobart addressed the Council on the subject of
the request of -Mr.. D.416lay to cut a window in a frame buildi
which he recentiy:.bought which building is in the fire district
On motion of Hobart and Bertsche, this was referred to the .
Board of Works and Board of Safety for report.
Adjournment to June 1st
By,motaion of Cathcart and Williams, it was
directed that when the Counc.il-'adjourn it adjourn to meet on
Jtzne 1st at 8•p.
s to Street ce.r Tracks axed Rus S= stem
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fix• Jenyon and.'Ray W. Smith, Secretary of the
Chamber of COmmerge„:addrested_the Council on the matter street railway tracks L and'>. bus. system to be installed
ins Palothe.
Altos - ..
'm •I emt of-Ass:is ant Attorne r Authoried.
Cad 'motion ,of: -Wing -and
the Mayor be authorl.zed to employB
anassistant lair, it to the ®C td that
Attorney in case_ of_ necessity the
be taken from.: the emergency fund. be for such services to
On motion the council adjourned.