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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07291925djourned Meeting City Sall, Palo Alto, California. July 29, 1925. The Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date at 8 p. m.„ pursuant to adjournment of July 20, 1925, with Acting Mayor Hobart ,presiding. Roll call as follows Present: Bert8ehe, Bonn, Cathcart, Dveneck, Easterday, Hobart, ' &elly, Thoits, Williams, Ping.: Absent: Cooley, Cottrell, Jordan, Lausten, Thomas Special Order of ` the Day The Acting Mayor announced that the Clerk had reported that no objections had been received against the work proposed under Resolntion of Intention 80. 426. The Clerk furnished a certificate to that effect. By unanimous vote on roll call, Resolution No. 429 ordering the work under Resolution of Intention Rol426 was adopted. Report of C omni ttee ` No . 4 A report from Committee No. 4 was read, and in compliance with this report, by unanimous vote on roll call, the Council directed that the following additional transfers be made to Bond kunds to take care of bond interest and redemption to June 30, 1926: To Water .Bonds Light Bonds Gas Bonds Destructor Bonds aospital.Bonds 41,689.74 16,537.32 3.87 9.76 1.393.30 419,633.99 The Council also directed that 43, 866.67 be transferred to Water :Bonds., Mayfield District, to pay bond interest and redemption to June 30, 1926. CcncerniR Sale of Peers Park The City Attorney explained facts con2nected with the selling of ,leers, lark by the former City of J. 2. Stoutemeyer, , Hotel Claremont, BerkeleY• This contract ond to tract had not been completed because of certain inabilities and restrictions to which the buyer, iir. Stoutemeyer, had objected, and the City Attorner recommended that the buyer's deposit cheek of 4600.00 be returned and the sale cancelled. By unanimous vote on roll call, the Council directed that the City Attorneyts recommendation be approved and that the check be returned. To Prepare .p of Mayfi el d The Council directed that the Board of Work's prepare a map of Mayfield showing the perk areas in that district, in order that the Council might have intimate knowledge of this matter. Pla: >to be at Half -Mast July 31st It was directed that on Friday, ,July_ 31st, the national flag hoisted in the city of Palo Alto be half -masted as a mark of respect to the farmer Secretary of State, William 4enning Bryan. ConcerniAK Santa Barbara Relief Fund Mr. Bay Smith, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, addressed the Council en the subject of' the Santa Barbara relief' rind and requested. the Acting Mayor to appoint a citizens' committee to take charge of this for Palo Alto, stating that the relief fund quota desired from Palo Alto for Santa Barbara is $2800.00. The Mayor appointed the following committee: Henry A. Hoyt, Chairman Fri Hoge Egerton D. Lakin Rev. J. U. Simmons Miss Margaret Girdner Clarke Congdon Glenn Zenyon Prof. Victor J. West Mrs. Ernest Wilson Alfred Seale Claims Allowed The following claims were allowedand warrants in payment of the same: Grinnell Company $123.14 Granville Wood 20.00 Neptune Meter Co. 116.10 H. C. Lauer 25.00 E. W. Raley 25.00 H P. Hansen 25.00 L A. Orr 25.00 C. - M. Glaze 25.00 Christensen Hdw. & Plumbing Co. 25.00 Paeifie Tel. & Tel. Co. 2.50 regular presidji 1925, we to show C ommu711 t; W. E. Ke: day was 1 Avenue ar Avenue ex opened, x submitted received ,referred t On motion the Council adjourned. investigat Approved: er �tst ing Mayor Let houses and Public Says Leti Chamber of code for se referred to Colonel Win Let: danger att€ i, the meted 7ifliam of ants ppoint lto to for ;tee: rE"wMYJYI RY1M{wNM^1Ar14 Vot" At.W** City Ball, Palo Alto, California. August 1©, 1925 The Council of the City of Palo Alto met:: in. regular session on ° this rate at 8 p. m., with Mayor Jordan presiding. Roll call as follows: Present: Absent: Bertsche, Bonn, Cathcart, ihaveneck, Easterday, Hobart Jordan, Kelly, Thoits, Wing. Cod1ey, Cottrell, Lausten, Thomas, Williams. The minutes. of t: a meetings of July 13,, 20 and 29, 1925, were read. The minutes of July 13, 1925 were corrected to show that Miss Margaret Girdner was appointed to the Community Center Commission to fill out the unexpired term of W. H. Kelly. As thua corrected, the minutes were approved. §22teial Order of the Da The Mayor announced that the special ore of the day was the opening of bids' for the improvement of University, Avenue and for the construction of storm water sewers thr Oregon Avenue and : Seale Avenue Drainage Districts. The bids, were opened, read and` publicly doelared. The following companies submitted:. bids`: for the improvement of University Avenue: Union Paving . Cempaaay Warren Construction Company Raymond R. Crummey Clark and 3enery Const. Company A. J.. Crocker Company Federal Paving Company Bids on storm sewer work in South Palo Alto were received from the following: R. L. Oakley Carl E, Franzen and George E. Perkins John:Garden, and Frank Souza J. Tobin On motion of Thoits and. Easterday, the bide were referred to the Board of Works and City Engineer for tabulation, investigation and report. Letter :.from Ralph W. Madison A letter from Balph W. Madison concerning old houses and shacks in the city was referred to the Board bf Public Safety. Letter from Chamber of Commerce A letter was read from the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce : recommending an amendment to the building code for security against' earthquakes. This matter was referred to the City 'Engineer and Board of Public Works, with Colonel Wing being asked to act in conjunction with them. Letter roe: ter. rl awe A letter from E. A. Burlingame concerning . the danger attending the passage over the bridge leading, from 398 ,h Middlefield Road to San Mate o County was, referred to the Board of Pabl'io ''orks, Complaii t against Dog Naisarcee The complaint of C. P. Sweet against a certain dog rich he claimed to be a public nuisance was referred to the Board of Public Safety and the City Attorney. Concerning Alley Block 21 A 'letter concerning assessments in connection with the opening -of an alley in Block 21, sinned by Alfred J. Engle, Laur°idsen: Bros. and Drs. E. L. Hyde, was read. Mr. Leve addressed the Council concerning this matter. On motion of Cathcart and Hobart, this matter was referred to the City Attorney and Committee No. 1. Ar nUal'?eport of Community Center The: annual report of the executive committee of the Community Center Commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, i25, was received and placed on file. Purchase of field Maps: Approved. A. report: was received from the Board of Public Works approving- the purchase of the Mayfield maps from Mr. 6. Moser for 4876.95. On motion of Wing and. Easterday, this recommenda- tionwas adopted and the purchase of the maps authorized by unanimous vote on roll call. Report of Board of Safety A report from the Board of Public Safety concerning the matter " of fire insurance for all city property and compensation insurance for city employees was read and, on motion of Thoits and Bertsche, was referred to Committee No., 2 for investigation ' and report. Report of Committee No. 5 A reportwas; received from Committee No. 5 recommending the appointment. of Robinson, Nowell and Company as.: Auditors for the fiscalyear ending June 30, 1926. The report vas'-accompan.i:ed. ,by a letter from Robinson, Nowell and Company offering to- take' a complete aralit of the books for the fiscal Year 1925.1926 for the sum of 41000.00. On motion of Wing and Cathcart, the report was approved, by unanimous vote on' roll call , " e; rt. of Grade crossing Committee A report was read from the City Clerk concerning the meeting of the grade crossing committee on August 3, 1925. This report was received and placed on file. Or3i.nence. pi.rst r�ea:din An. ordinance . amemding Section 31, of Article VI, Part V, codified ordinances of the City of Palo Alto relating to alterations' of exterior walls of frame buildings in the fire limits was'' given first reading and referred to Committee No. 2. Reports of Officials The reports of the Departments of Public Works and Public Safety and of the Auditor for the month of July were received m3 placed', on file. Concer..i Th Commission had of the spur tra and had removed Aopoint T"n, and Chairman of appoint the come announced that H. A. Burlingame Easterday and Dt Claims a` On claims were allc same: George H. William E. J. Iak H. C. Ben Mayfield ccuackenbu J. ?. Sch. N. E. Meal, N. B. Mali Robinson, C. V. Bow, Western ] Times Pub: John Zell, Times Prir Yd j oa?-nmel On to meet in the Ci Attest: Concerning- +.Spur - Track The . City :Attorney stated. that the Railroad Commission had dismissed the case in the matter of the removal of the spur track of the Southern Pacific Compan,r. in Pale Alto. and had removed the case from the 'slender. appoint rent,;>of Commissioners ers A -'roved The committee cozmosed of the Mayor, CityEngineer and: Chairman of CommAittee No. 4, which had been named to appoint the commissioners for the alleys in Blocks 20 and 30 announced that they had: appointed Aleck Clark, W. D. Beet and H. A. Burlingame' as . such commissioners. On, motion of Eastarday and Duweneck these appointments were approved.. Clams Allowed On motion of ?halts and Bertschea the following claims were allowed and warrants authorized in payment of the same: George H. Bentley William Boss E. D. Lakin H. C. Benedict Mayfield News Quackenbush Furniture Co. J. P. Schaeffer N. E. Mal c olm N. E. Malcolm Robinson, Dowell & Co. C. V. Howe & Co. Western Union Tel.: Co. Times Pab1ishing o. John Kelly Times Print Shop Adjournment to.Ai ust 17th 10.00 20.00 25.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 5.00 17.11 77.00 175.00 75.00 5.25 9.25 18.00 21.41 On motion of Thoits and Wing, the Council adjourned to meet in the City Hall on Monday, August 17, 1925, at 8 p. m. e • the L of rote