HomeMy WebLinkAbout08111924City Hall, Palo Alto, California.
4 igu`L 11, 1924.
The, =Council of the City of Palo Alto met in
regular' 'session 022 this. date at 8 p. me with Mayor Cottrell
,presiding Roll: call as.: follows:
Present: ertsche, Cooley, Cottrell,' Dluveneck, ZSsterdaay,
Hobart., 3or an, .1,austen„,14endenhall, Terwilliger.
Thous, '" .11iaza
• .bi3ent:, ar t Wing. ..
e ;minutee :.of the meetings of July. 14, 24 and 28..
1924 -.were-,. approved as read
i,neer t+ -:Z ante l?oa , A
`A letter was received from the .Palo Alto Chamber
o'f;' co erce requesti g that the gineer•"_be_ authorized to
es.tab1''i.5h the :line;: of a proposed roadway through the Stubbe ramp
firs Ba sz a ood� :On:.motion. of Jordan and Terwilliger, the.
Pnpirleer as ; instrncte,d, to eata,blish the line: of said roadway,
1. report was received : from the Beard of. Public
'Works retoommending thatrecommending the Council begin' proceedings for openir
an':.alley` in the southwest half of Block33�
On 'motion of Tho its and Mendenhall the matter was
referred to Committee No. 1 and the . Board of Pablic: Forks to
hold preliminary hearings with property owners in said block 1
the: .tter: ofopening the proposed alley.
recommend ink;
(1) That an ordinance relating to the licensing o°
dogs.: be passed, and
(2) That an ordinance relating to card playing be
The Committee asked farther time to report on the
ordinances relating to the regulation of airplanes, motor buses
and- - second-hand ` dealers.
Canvass of Election Returns.
This, being the time for the canvass of the returns
of the election held on August 8, 1924, the Clerk made the
following report:
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Total
• Proposition' 1 Proposition 2 Vote
For A inst For A ainat
Precinct 1 252 7 252 6 262
2 299 5' 290 5 306
3 275 7 26:5 ,::; 285
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budget for 1
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amended to if
from ,$220 to
unanimous Toll
carried by to
Resolution Dec larin Result. of :` Election.
A re+ oft tion, entitled "Resolution Declaring the
Result of. the B,2eetion "field in the City of Palo Alto, County.
of SantaClara, State " of :Cal iy orx:la,: on Au s t 8th., 1924,' Upon
the Question of Incurring' a`. Bonded Indebted.ness of Said City
mar the Ob;eate and Purposes Hereinafter Enumerated • " wa read
and on motion of Thoite; and Cooley was adopted 'by unanimous
vote on roll call.
Said reeo%tion declares the result of the
election to be as stated in the summarized vote. shown above.
Ordinance No. 29;x, (Sale of Bonds) Passed.
Qrdinanoe No.; 295, entitled "An Ordlnenoe Providing
for the Incurring of a Bonded Indebtedness for the City of Palo
Alto in the County of Santa :;Clara,. State of California, in the
Sum of Eighty Thousand DoUars, in Cold Coin of they United
States of America, to Pay the Cost of Certain Public Municipal
Improvements of said City and. Providing for the Issuance of.
2ond s Evidencing such ' Indebtedness", "dia,s read., and on, motion of.
Cooley and. LQusten, was passed dey un.an.imozs vote on roll. call.
TMrarsor1pt<and Printing Of Bonds Authorized.
On motion of Cooley and Lauster the City ..ttorney
was instructed to prepare a' transcript of the bored issue
authorized. on Augu.st. 8, 1924 and procure an opinion as to the
validity of said:: bonds from Goodfellow, ::Bells, Moore and Orrick.
and the Clerk was ; authorized to have the bonds printed, by
unanimous vote on °ro`ll. call.'
The Clerk was authorized to alver else for bids, far -
the
sale of 432,000 of .said bond issue,bids to be received
up to 8 p. m. on August' 25, ` 1924.
Ord xrance" llo. 296 (Do, l.io•ense) lames ed .
ord ranee' €o. 296, entitled "An Ordinance.' Amend irg
Section_ 47 of :artio1e VIII of '.Part . III Relating to .iimal
Runx i g at large", .was given second reading and on motion. of
Cooley and Terwilliger was ;passed by unanimous vote on roll call.
n') Passed..
Ordinance-2i'
o. 29.7",‘. entitled „An Ordinance Amending
Article, V, Codified. Ordinances of the City of Palo Alto Relating
to Garzhling"„ was '11ren,`aeoond" reading and on motion of
e dennali and &obart s :passed; by unanimous vote -on roll call.'
he annual :report. ,of the Community Center:.
Commission and the reports for Z .ly: of the Departments of
lubl: is Works and »ab1io, :: Safety and Of the . City 'Measurer were.
read and ordered::filed:
l et Loy i:924-1 25. (Resolnti.oxa .:i o
:Chairman
cud re t for 1.S.24.4-1924 '
of said budget :_ in :d"tta
the budp,et be ado red..
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*its of Committee No. 4 presented the
'prepa'ed,...and explained the provisions
, Tizo;its and Easterday moved that
Cooley and . Duveneck, molted that the budget be,.
amended to lno.rease the salary of the, City Clerk and Assessor
from 7,1220'to ,24O a month. i cfa:amendment was adopted by
unanimous vote : ,on roll call.
The motion. to adopte the budget as amended was.
Garr i ed by tznaniioaa vote on ral`1 cae.l l «.
ri'
Passed.
Ordinance No. 298,. entitled, "'An':Ordinance Fixing
e of Taxes for the City of Palo .A,1.to..:tor the Fiscal Year
5‘", -was- read d anti on motion of Thoits and Hobart was
aed by unana imous: vote on roll call. The tax rate as set
ortli ill said. ord1uanoe . ire as follows:
tic ipal Ws terwork.; Bonds and Interest 0.0226
Sewer B snds and interest 0.0240
Lfrienicipa.1 Improvement Bonds : and Interest 0.0268
P.A.1mierover ent Bonds and. Interest 0.0562
P.A.Coristruotion Bonds and. Interest 0.0111
P...1... P.zb,1 is Service Bonds and interest 0.0258
L4. City Bonds of 1912 and lnterea t 0.0272
Subway'Bonds and interest 0.0085
Water .::& Sewer Bonds of 1915 86 Interest 0.0360
unielps1 as Bonds and. Interest 0.0615
.Paler Plant Bonds of 1918 and : Interest 0,0753
Sewer Bonds of 1919 and interest. 0.0275
Iinpro''v aient. Bonds. of 1919 and, Interest 0.0247
Power > Plant : 'Bonds of 1919 and rnterest 0.1490
-Power Plant Bonds of 1921 and Interest. 0.2703
Hospital Bonds and interest 0.0839
Library Bonds and Interest 0.0410
`" City Hall Bonds and ` Interest 0.0269
Water :& Sewer Bonds of 1.923 and Interest 0.1271
lower and Water sands of 1924 and Interest 0.0194
General: Fund
Library Fund
Tax Levy on each §100
Resolta ease No. 362 do_pted.
.A resolution relating to the construction of the
Ba.7-'SbAreHighway and the Skyline Boulevard was read and on
motion of:Cooley and Hobart was passed by unanimous vote on
rail call.
1.1448
0.1852
0.1700
Claims Allowed.
On motion of Cooley and. Bertsehe the following.
were allowed. and warrants authorized in payment of the
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55.00
7.00
5.00
25.00
83.00
6.00
25.59
8.00
P.V.Pering E Election boards and expenses) 72.77
San :Jose Abstract Co. (Alley Block 21) 100.00
N. , E;:4 1141061m ( rent)
L P. Congdon (rent of safe dep. box )
:Quackenbush Yurn. Co. (Use of tables
and: chairs for bond election)
E. DF. ..Lakin (rent)
". A. -'Carter(2rotectograpn Check writer)
Ties Pub. Co.. (Notice of Equalization
of taxes)
A. Carlisle Co. (election supplies)
P.A.Transfer & Storage ( Setting. up
a d oinking ux) booths)
.gip : o.1 'L ie;y Refer red
map showing the proposed alley in Block 2 ;,as
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