HomeMy WebLinkAbout10141924City Palo Alto,
October 14, 1924.
The Gounci1 of the City of Palo Alto met in
rev..ar session on this date at ;8 p. m. with iklayor ,Cottrell
presiding 0 Roll.. call as follows:
rea.ent..'$;er:tsche,, Cathcart, Cooley, `'Cottrell,
Ccve iecis , Eobart., Jordan,
Lausten,' kende' haJ.1, Terwilliger,
ho is Wing.
The minutes of the meetings of September 15 and 29,
1924, were approved;; as read.
Captain E L. .Beach chairmnat of the Board of i'abiic
Safety, ,addressed ,the .Council,setting forth the reed : for s. acre
eo odiou. a l:, 'i ew fire 'equipment and room for e taring the
same,. at incidentally, `: a new city hall.
A summary of .rooms: now available showed that there
are 20 rooms, 'tha't 33; 'rooms are now needed, and that in 1930, 43
rooms will be required. for the ve.rioks city offices.
The Mayor referred the request to Committees :TI,
T`s and: 4.: for e. thorough investigation and report.
•ccn est: for Gate.s. at Crossings.
The Board of Public Safety submitted a report
that, gates: be installed at all re,iiroad crossings
the same to be in operation d..zring 24 hours of the
The report taw called, attention to the .geed of
protection 'or. school children ;;from traffic. These rcq;».este
were referred to Cammi tee
iepor'ye of Coy+:nf ss, toners ow, .':lloyee
Committee +i-1 made a report recommending that
further time; be granted. for consideration of tie report of the
Commi'ssio'r:ers, onopening an silo;; in Block 5. x;he request r.ss
granted.
Co mi t.tee 'a further reported, recoz:, endir.; that
the report of the Qom iissioners for oiler .ng an alley in. Bloc..
be .:amended b;' deducting $3.04- from the damages awarded Cora
-r o the ;,damages aYrrarded ,: ianda. ogre' '..
wu:a,y.�e and: :adding .:; .� C0
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On . otiox±'of Cooley and: Lausten the report eras approved.
Resolut;,on q
A resolution, efYti ti ed 'TA .ovt n Report: o
uQ ni s ionert on Alley, Blocs 6'7 eras read- z� a or., -.lotion c,
coo1ey and La stet =eras tasseL. by unanimous , vote on :ro .i:
as amended` to `include ;the recami en.drztior made ty Committee el
?eso1atxon `; 3?n ; .lee se e f 2 s: ,ssed) ..
{. yt �0�Y
resolution, entitled 'Resolution wt 4ion iixi.:1 %.3.1me
eariug Protests : on. Opening Alley ixi 'Blocs 21;'' was reads
n ;veleck moved that the date for such. 'hearing be 3'ixeo. :.or
October 27, 19
was adocted.
nuisance was re.
Commission..
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to D
Lafety in ►eiati
salary of ; 2 7 5. c
vorri ttees .72 and
Claim of
=ublic Safety
for services dur•
recommended by a.
was referred to
^enort of
4%x:1/mission re -ay;
fro:-^. the Second
'q strict of por t
Y J.
37, 38, 42 and 43
It
passed changing
property on Cow
Ordinamele
3lccks 37, 38 Ord, 42j
C,ethcart and _cbaz
Orr;. i
passed as an ezmer6;
Saxd�orui::,��'?CE, Cj?g
the iettigrew prop
-r? rt or'...•
A re]
"orke submit Hi.rg a
purchase of a Lice.
tion was referred t
?urehac'e 0'
C,l A rec;
men that ;;;600.
equipment fund f
the - urc as i ng
jhoits and ginj
` nan,imous vote 0:
s
tic �o ver 27, 1924 at 7:3.O.
r;as adopted.
a.isar ce was
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v ';f i.sv iQrM o.
0
On motion'
cation efcrre .'
A letter from R. `. .Madison relating yy� ry
y�y A Y Y V smoke
-re 'erred" to � o � 4tec 4-2 and the City Planning
d" Bar tsche the resolution
•' -report - .s received from the Board of :e
ry �y relation -to the emp?o ent of 'a Dairy Inspector at a
�'.i, f 5 o0�LA per month.,. J.� `1'
-,..-,'+* x ;� ... e matter was referred to
v�_..i tees 12 end r4; or, repor tr ". .
C? M sore
. recor end t one;mas ecexred.. from the Board
-��; is f
Safety tt.''at. the . e.larp. clam 0f 415 Oo by C. c . Clawson
rte'_" Se:�ti*34'e$ (�`I:^.�C."'�,, ds �"' � .." �.' 'L.�.��rr.�q�
he' month o f:- keY, 3924. be allowed, as r :somnended. by an oioirijon of the 0iy A :torne?
ryas referred. to Commit x.42 and ; 4 to:, reD rt. The m t4c�
A report ,was received ;from the City Blanning
nm. s^ ion re-aop"rovin,7' .the. ordinance prove. ding for a change
fr e Second liesidentisl District the .Third Residential.
• trict of portions. of the rsir`ersz y Avenue "frontage in Blocks:;7, a8, 42 .2d 43.
It was ;fu.rther ":recommended that an ordinance be; ..
passed changing 'the setback .line >:in ,front of the z'e .x rel.7
property on Cowper Street inBlock 91. �+
O n 'e x`301::
Ordinance 1X03: relat.i.ng to a change: of zone in
Lees. 37, 38. - 42 and. 43 was given second, reading
Cathcart and i o Dart was . passed by unanimous vote o roll call.
Ordinance " 4:302: Passe
Ordinance a+d2 ,amending ordnance -234 was read and
passed. as an emergency ordinance
_id ordinance y .un. ax�.imo��:s �vo �e on rollcall.changes the setback line to 20 feet in front of
^e zettigre r rrorserty on COTSper Street in : Block 91.
report wasreceived from the Board of Public
0_-r.s submitting a report of the C'
='0 -chase of a McIntosh Seymour City Engineer �n .re1at on to the
v,: , s referred Diesel engine. The r.ecommenda
i s e.�erred to Committees !� `'
'"'.� and z~4 tc report.
�. that
A (/r�l,/ec{/o.�,m�}mendation was received.' from Office ana, -er`
-s"'-'� 411 �'t $600.00 be .transferred, .. A. , ,
eo;:ipmerzt fund for the p, i�seof�r?�u�:^�e�om the �a~c. x�r fund to the
^e i�:zrcasi for the office of
t; e ng Agent and the meter `r readers. Or. motion of
Y ts and Wing the transfer ,as, recommended was made by
wna ;imous vote on roll call.
Ord'.i iA ✓"wt1J.V'W' .Pr o-:- i V.S. Z'_Ao. for Buli 1 n s 1.!-e e
Aon ordinance providing for the alopo it tmert of
Building Inspector and fixing license ,fees to be paid by
contractorswas given first reading and referred to Committee
1 to- report,
Ala ordinance was introduced establishing a
blinding code for :the city of Palo Alto, and also an ordinance
establishing ; plumbing i'ng code for said city. Said ordinances
were referred - to Committee ;-1 to report.
The reports of the Departments of iublic Works
2ubiic Safety and of the Auditor and :Oreasurer were received
ordered :filed.
►ttorney kalcolm reported that the case of the
city -against C. 2. Noble was before the courts and would come
up for ,final ' hearing at a later date.
,M,�ex�ort,s nn Ce.+;vexz�;i .
A written report from wealth Officer Olsen or ore
•ealth Section of the League of California Municipalities via
read. Verbal reports were made relating to the convention b,;
Councilman ;Bertsche and: Attorney Malcolm.
Appointed on _k y isor ' Board.
The Mayor announced that he had appointed
Co' moil an Bertsche a member of the Advisory Board on Commercial
Amusements, vice Councilman Cathcart resigned.
Ao -Stud Crack Crc Asir -s and Sabwnyws.
On motion of Wing and Cathcart the Board of
Works and the. City Engineer were requested to make a troro:,gn
-study of grade crossings and subways as,affecting the Ciao of
laic) Alto, and. to make a report to the Council.
. to 4-.2 we12 211 ?i" I !"'Stn;. .
Councilman Easterday st iz,.4ested t e aavisabi:.
of the construction of, a subway under the State aighway.at
Embareadero Road:. The matter was referred to the City Erg_r_eer.
Claims .° 'Allowed —
On motion of :`ping and Cooley the folio in claios
were allowed and warrants szzthorized in payment of thesame:
L > E. ;Malcolm (Office :yelp and rent) . 77.00
?.A., Transfer & Storage Co. $.00
Stanley e iohael . ub'iish.i!ig Co. 5.00
r'imes Publishing Co. 60.00
Frank sasson (Expenses delegates to
convention)
T.55S
western ,'anion Tel. Co. (chock rent) League'` of Calif. Municipalities (annual.. daes)40.0
Prank P. Bother (Fare box for Swimming
Pool) 11.00
Underwood Typewriter Co, 3.7G.Ov
Egerton D. Lakin €rent) 25.00
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