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Vii B'alo . to, : California.
December 22 1924.
The Council -of the City .of Palo Alto met on this
date at 7.30, s' 144.t pursu w . to .the following call:
na .special Meeting: of the City Council is called
for Monday evening, December 22, 1924, at 7:30 P. X., in the
City Ball", to take appropriateaction on the death of Frank
Kassor,, clerk and assessor. Councilmen Catheart, Eas werday
and Wing have been appointed -.to, present resolutions appropriate
to the long and ;fai,thiitl service of this official."
(Signed) Edwin A. Cottrell,
iia;Jor.
Mayor Cottre:.1 ;presided and roll call was as
follows:
Present: Bertscbe, Blair,Cathcart, Cooler, Cottrell,
Duveneck,Basterday, Eobart, Jordan, Leusten,
Mendenhall Thoite, . wing.
Absent Williams.
The ±'a.11owing resolution was read bar Councilman
Clthcart and .adopted by unanimous vote:
Sze C uxic.il .0f. the. City of Palo Alto. do resolve
as follows:
"Wher.eas, death. has removed from the service of
Cru City, M. FrF-nr'' 7asson,. ` who 'for the past thirteen years
has been its C1er and.;I.sses$or., this Council' dosares to
place `on record, an appreci.atien; of his "long and efficient
service as a c a'fi'3;ci.al ,:as -well as of his high qualities
as a man and citi"zen..
"Born. , September 22 in 'the State of New York,
:e went in.: his ..y..o ith to ..Ind ;a a , where, beginning at the age:
of '19, he. to gh;t in the public .schools for three years:,
Coming to ,C' iro,rnia *t. the ages, .of , 22, he entered upon_ his
chosen, ex career . n the fi eld::of, lou'r alism. For the: noct
eighteex year's he ,foll'o'wed. his profession in various cities;_
of the '.State, . c ing.. eventually to Palo Alto, where frog ' 1896
to 1911 he devoted hisel±' :to: editorial work, first upon the
Palo Alto Dive. Oak, of which- :with his wife he was a joint"
founder, and later upon the Peal o : i;tan and the Daily Pale- Alto
limes.; om• 191I -Until .h s :death his, entire time was,
devoted to the service --~of ';the,.City.
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"Naturally ,a ready 'writer, his long, training- as a .
journalist hid` given htm aii.un4Sual preparation for the. duties I
of his office':as Clerk.;.. has afficial minutes of the Countless ;
committee,'' board and cou ci'i Meeti.. gs which he attended are
:odels Hof clearness and acax.racy.: By any 'well written
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expo :i tory, letters _:publ ishe,d _ in ,the `1 oca'± : press he did much
to keep` the- citizen°". a.f .B o ;to ' h dose" .touch with .thei.
City' governs ent io dais:;dutie$" as .Lssessor he 'brought .up-.
common capacity: fo r ` attention to de:tails ,: as well as a sound
sense of fair sess ""and : b ti :,_
s ce. e become close student of
land values, seeking, even to profit._by expert" opinion.- At.
the time , of his :.death h:e w'as "e s;". ed. ix a rpvaluation of Palo
Alto property :for .. asses,'sment purpos:ea in, ace or dance:with
Principles"""developed by the;.'beat ;sclent 'fie ` thoughts', It is
but just to say that 'bo'th a:s C1eri .and as Assessor he set high, ;
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