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January 8, 1923;
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The Coun_o.i1' .or tl e. City Of, Palo Alto met in regular
session on this date ' at 3C.; p.:m:. ' ri'th Mayor Cathcart presiding.
Poll call ;as fo2,3cw, :'
Present: "
Absent:
srt:sehe, "Blair„ Cathcart, ` :. sterday, Hobart,
Jordan,; .Lausten, Mendenhall, Boller, Thoits,
"Wing.
Caoley, ,: ; Terwilliger,, Thomas.
The rninttzes of . the
:922, were approved as read.
Request for Se'tbaok, . ix e ,Change,.
meetings of , Dece Aber 11th and 30th,
John D dfi.eld. requested; a change in the setback line on
Fulton tor. 2'treet, in Block 47. On: notion of - Bertsche and Jordan the
Watter was referred .to the Planning Commission ywith° the ree'om-
mondatien that the zoning ordinance be amended • to show the change
µs requested.
Ordinance . ZoninE . Block 3: First Readin .
The Planning Commission presented an ordinance zoning
Kock J. Me ordinance was -given first reading and referred
'Lack to said Commission for ? _ hearing on January 18, 1.923, at 7:30
Transfers and pro -riat'5;-ons . 4pproved.
A recommendation was received, from the Board of Public
:"arks that the following transfers and' appropriations of funds be
That $10, 358.42 be :transferred: from the mow• fund." to the
,s construction fund;,and that l',636.32 'fie ,appropriated from t' e
=distributed surplus to ::the gas constr action fund.
Mat $7,000 00b.e transferred' from., the power plant : fund
to the, power plant construction .fund, ;'"end that 114,487.19 be
appropriated from • the and istribtited surplus to the power plant..
construction find.
On motion of Thous,. and:Wing the recommendation was
approved and the transfere:and aPpropri;ati,ons were authorized by
::n animous vote on roll'. call.
7ond 71ec ti.on . xnroveds
c or..aittees" f 1 and <, reported .favorably on the Proposed
election to vote on the issus,nce• of '$160,000 water arid sewer
extension bonds. The reportwas ordered file d.
Report U2.
Co,u±ttee 2
vom:^ittee t2 .etz'nri.tted .;
received and ordered filed; .
I. Th.at, the requests. of . Sip rs ason and E. A. ?essen for
p€r its , to` ereet and repair buildings' in trio1e.tion. of
fire . 2 Sri is regaz:Tati'arxs 'be net granted..
the ':fol:lowixi report, which as
2. That an ordinance regulating the issuance
perrnIts: be passed.
3. That no change
of building
the license charged the Oakland
L'.
be :ode
.
e-so1uti.ox >.( Bond B ect.ion) .:: Passed,.
d,.,
;-.A resolution, entitled ''Resolution terrazn ng that the
Public Interest and, Public Necessity Certain
rt n ,'S,,-, is P:u Demand - �.1.i' �.�.' L�..L 4d � 4i w. 1. �r - � �:.i1jj'.
ici 1 improvements in and for the City of Palo alto, the Cost r
rhiob rill be too Great to be 'aken.; out of the Ordinary Income and
Revenue of Said City, to ,,t'iW The Acquisitione Construe ,Ior. and
tensio i of the 'Water Mains ai.d. Sanitary Seer System o.f Said v:it..;
ws ^ read.
,r
-116 .004 .4
g to a'eving picture theatres be
s to :;.Oont'F.: t for weePer.
el resolution relating to the :ccntr tot.. by the Board of
Public works: With rya E. :meter for . the acquisitioneoi a vaCt:ue street steeper was referred to Committee #4 and the City Attorne,.
On notion:: of Wirz, and ';.e; den afl the
ami nded to combine • the two propositions.
On motion of Mendenhall:;and hots
passed' '% unarii,rous ,rote on roll
resol4-ti n was
the resolution µs -
Ordinance #249 41?ernit:e ti'ire 1 itsz: Passed.
Ordinance -t249, entitled "An Ordinance Amending Ordinance
#235, Relating' to Fire 'Limits," was el.ven second reading and on
:notion of Easter day `.nd Vr ; passed . by unanimous vote on roll
call:.
Ordinance' #25O (Liovinre?ictures) : Passed.
Orrdi nan;ce e 25O., entitled "An Ordinance ea rcr to
Theatres and ; {otioxz, .Picture Theatres was given second read= nz a -d
on Jrioti on 4:t rs t 1R abc , e3'' eAcl e :aWaS r,F-8 cui by unom: , ', ir 'F3 vote on
roll `e'all� -
Ordinance (Smoking): Fir t Reading.
ordinerce, entjt ed, glr. Ordinance Relating. to :zno;:J ng
in Street Cars, " was : given first reading and referred' to Cor ittee
requested
On r Oti'an` of Rertsohe and :'endenr.all Committee . =2 was
ta. investi, .te the d<ancrer due tea steps on. Street "cars.
Ordinance ( :ild?z's Permits): Referred
An ordinance entitled "Ln Ordinance l' -,elating to ')ere: is
for, Construction of .Buildings", 7ae reada d referred to Committee
and. the Board of. Public r'orks.
Report- of Committee
ittee u 4
Committee #4 recommended that the ;j do not pay t',e
taxes.: and street ,.bond assessment aFainst . the vroleerty rc e ved
lexehange from the Jniversity. ?ea.lty Oo . ry unless legally do ;: so.;
...
. Bercr^ts Reoeived.
Re ort for December from the Board of Public ;;arks and
`it Safety and the ..Auditor and ' rcasarer were reed and ordered
c. •led rr
4s
drafts
the offi,,
mss'.
ordinano!
Articles'
and repo
Coun I1. ,t
P2rke Coe
the mayo.,:
Rehm
to erect
t
was defer
for pre;.»
was on ;o'
the City
the : O ':'. t
were allow
R oke ''Fi l l
E. D. Laki:
•l. C. ?.l;
::. A. . Cony,
L. ZO Cook,
Charles Bo,
? rour hs 1i
Peirce to s
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eiven by i*
:"'ant
the area at
andlielvill•
Co-encil that
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As to
the
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Cis`
nS to Overdraft
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On m oti:on ' o:f. R of e and Easterday the matter'. of over-
0 f- of budget apprOPriatIons was referred to Committee #5 and
t:ne office merger to -:study , az.d. report.
to Codification of OrdinanCese
The City ,Attorney, reported that the cod i- x is 3ti on of the.
3rdinances was practically completed. On his sa rgestion the.
rtic e: of Codification were referred to Committees to examine
end report..
M. H. Hare' ':'1ec ted Coenefi,:ema22.
The I:ayox
Coen e
Corcet was in
‘..• V
:stated that ballotting on the election of a
the 7aoancy caused by the resigna i on e:
order'` and named Bertsch° and the Clerk tellers.
On the -fo:urth ba:lloteM. E. Hare received eight votes and
e ayor declared rim elected.
Peo Zest ;,o , ect . Sign
.'*rant Hoge asked •permi'ssa.-on for the Chamber of Commerce
erect a sign .on' the'=Ci ty's ;leased` land. Action on the request
: e,s deferred.
3 aiM for Plan for 11e;nor±al
The ci.ai.Ye of Mi:ll:er &eP flUeger in the sum of $3(O.00
for preparing 'drawings for a' memorial . building in B eanor Park
as on motion of Jordan referred to:the Board of ? ublic Works and
the City ,Attorney, said ,,c .aim o t . to be .id until estimates of
the cost of said "ouildinig are.furnished.
,aem 1i �r%VTr.ed.
On motion of ., ;sterday.'e:nd Bertsche the following Claims
were allowed and warrants authorized in payment of same
..:.cke : uller Des o$.9` 'tzrn' to
Malcolm, Bent
-. D. Lakin, Rent «�
� . 7112s.... Tax '' rebate
T. Congdon, Box rent
L. E. Cook, ,Soldiers . eruption
Cearles Boyle, 1
Peroughs Add. Llachine, Comps.
:41.er.lbers P.Ls1.21nin. COMMisbio
Mayor Cathcart announced that he had appointed =eo. .
Peirce to succeed bims:eld as s em ber of the Planning Cows:i.ssion and
• ?. Vl .rk- to secMeed�'.Y,orweed fir. ith, term expired.
382.654'
20.007,
17.X50
2:550*
12.50
l2.5,0
455.00'"
On 'motion ofZhoitsi the ;'appointments were confirmed..
The lleejer expressed his appreciation of the great service
fit e en qty Mt. Stem uh 7th 1e' a meMber' .of, the .Commission.
,:ant t...1e.+, Rama"
ids. Sarah L. `'Strong forfer-herself and others asked that
area at she- intersection of :3z^yant: Street, . bar cadero R oe;. Rod
c.
a :�e»viwle .venue be named Park' ?laces It was the sense o± the
that while the area . could not be officially so named there
::o Obi ection to so designating it.
- al : ,along; High: School round.
On action Life -Wing and l,austen the Clerk vr.s. directed to
wzjte ; the. Union High School Trustees in regard to a meeting to
�oxi14er". the oonstrt cti.on of a sidewalk' along the school ;?rounds
on: -3f roa ,ero;; load ..
As —to ;''stun a tBmbarcadero Roa
'he . ayor , urged the -need of a full time watchman at the at .7;
bsroaderca railroad crossing and stated 'that the Board of Public
33c� io
S e't ° :correspondingis with the SouthernPaoi is Company it the
art tsr. .
?ing ::and iendenha l l roved that the Safety Board be
-notified that the Council -will support the request for a watch: an
even to the extent of referring the matter to the Railroad
Ommi$sio :a the motion was adopted.
o January 15th.
gdjo
11.emotion by liZsterday and iendenhallwas passed that r in re
Zen . -the 'Council adjourns it adjourn to meet in the City Hall on Board
Monday;, January..l6, 1923, at 7:30 p.m.,
Relating to Sale of Food o.n. Streets.
The , ma.t or of., prohibi. t ing the safe' of food from wagons of Co]
rear the school b.ildings was referred to' Committee f2.
Ci: lotion of 'Zing and Mendanhall the Council adjourned.
ap0roved :
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