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mat' 25, -1924.
ihe.-Corm i.I" of the City of Palo dito met on bie
date at 8 p. m., pursuant nt to adjournment of August 11, 1924,
with Mayor Cottrell presiding. ` Roll . cam as follows:
Present: Bertsche Cottrell, Thzveneck, Eaeter.dav,
Jordan, Lausten, Terwilliger, Thoi te.
Blair, Cathcart, Cooley, Hobart,
Mendenhall, Williams, Wing.
Bids ` for "$32,000" Bonds..
ale Mayor stated the special order of the day was
the consideration of Bids for the purchase of 02,000 of the
Power and Water Bonds of 1924
The following bids were opened., read and publicly
the same ` being for par value, accrued interest and
Blyth, Witter & Co. 32,695.00
Deana Witter & ` Co* 32,694.00
R.' H. Mo• .ton & Co. 32, 689.00
Heller,. Bruce & Co. 320633.35
M,yeell; Moller & Co. 32,618.80
Peirce, . Pair .& Co. 32, 493.60
Mercantile ' Sectritjes Co. 32,428.90
nngio �-London. Paris Co. 32, 372.00
Barris Trust & Say. Bank 32, 358.00
Burr, Conrad & Broom 32, 327.10
iRa g1ution Aw .rd:in 'Bid :Passed.
Resolution No. 3 i3, entitled. "Resolution of the
Council of the' City ..ef` Palo Alto Relating to Power and. mater
d , `:of -1924", was read and on motion of 'Mattes, seconded by
a�rds , ,,paused. by^ unanimous vote on roll cat. ... Said
resolution Swards 'the -sale 'of 432,000 000 of said bonds to . B3sith,
1tter c Camp y., .:at Par, :accrued interest and a premium of
Return Certified Chee .
On iwition of Jordan and Le asten the. City Clerk was
directed ,to "retu.r�.e. the' : certified checks of the ::ans cessful
bidders:
bi to SAfe tyb
e ,folIowing report and recommendations
rem ;the Board ` of:.Public Safety
That an ,ordir ante be enacted empowering.
Safety to appoint the Fire Chief.
That all citizens o Palo Alto owning saatomobsles
r'ecte to _ carry out the state regulations concerning lights
or . a tomobil.es.
were
the
Board
3. That the ,'Council ask the County. Supervisors to
establish' traffic -officers ' on . the highway at University Avenue
and Embarcadero road, on 'Saturdays Sundays and holidays. Said.
report was referred. to ;Committee i o 2,;
Resol
Directing CI
Commissioners
was passed t.
Resell"'
Directing _le
Commissioners
Molts was p
Or'd1ra
Streets Upon t
referred to C
Section 51 of
Palo Alto Reis,
reading and rep
C tti�
.y
following ng cammii'
Capt. E• I
W. 0. li,,a'
Father J
Capt. R.
Reed B.
Maj. Wm.
Walter H.
Mr. Stu? 1 ij
Dirlin Ha
Dean Back;
Col. Sebasl
Ensign Col
Rev. Geo.
C. E. Z
Granted 1
On
was granted a mon
1, 1924,
On s
Jordan was appoint
adjourned.
On g
k was
biles
..
lights
nue
Reso1,at.ion
Repoli/4,i= No. 364, entitled. 7 °i eeolut ,, on
Directing Clerk to Publish Notice of Filing Report: of
Commissioners,. * was read andon motion of a.noite a d Terwilliger
was passed by unanimous vote >on roll camel.
Pesr1utiorr o :` Sa ' :., 12 '. .Block 6.
gesolntion ::Bo. 365, entitled "Resolution
Direeti g Clert to :Publish Notice,, of ining Report. o;
Commissioners", was . read and on motion of T erwi11 .ger d
of to was pasted by urezaiimons vote on roll call.
Ordinances:_,Referred.
An oi'!dinauce .entitled TrAeiating to - trance of
Streets Upo the Sae Ai ", was given first. r ea ixi and
referred to Committee -No. 2,
ordineuee, entitled "Amend.ing Section 50 and
Section 51 of Part,/ of .the"' CoCodified.` Ordinances of the. City of
Palo o Alto Relating to Fire Deper ent % was given first
reading and referred to: Committee No. 2.
Committee'_ 'or; 'Defence Test Day Observance.
The for annovineed the appointment of the
fallowing committee` for. Defence Test Day 'Observance:
Capt. Z. L. Beach - Chairman
W. O. Zorabin
Rather Joseph ;Gleason - Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Capt. R. C. $ son - 'Co .local tat. Guard Co.
Maj.B.:::Cherix ton - Ameri ,: :ea R.-0.'2.C.Legio
�►q a j. . P. Gear Stanford .
Walter E. Nichols. Bigh School
Mr.. Sullive -.' :Com." G. A. R.
Durlixt Hackett
Dean Buchan :
Col. Sebastian Jones�.. Cal. Mil. Academy
Ensign Coo :Menlo) Com: local unit of naval Reserr
Rev. Geo. Thisle7C;
C. Be Sor tan -: Council l- Representative
Dr. T. K. "
Granted. Leave of Absence.
On motion of Thoit;a and Bertsche, Mayor Cottrell
Was granted.. a month's leave : of absence, dating from September
1, 1924. •
ayor - ro tern A s 1r�ted.
On motion of Terwilliger and Lausten, Councilman
Jordan was appointed Mwor pro, tem.
adjourned.
�tcest; "
On motion. of Jordan and Easterday the Council
Approved:
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