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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05141923Hale,, .Palo :Alto,; California. gay 141. :I923,. Th.e Conrail of t. ze City d:f Palo Alto met, in regular session on this, dateat8p. ,,, with. Roll. call as follows: - o': Cathcart presiding. Pre:sent ; rtache ,, ; ; Cathcart, Cooley, _BaetertiaYf axe, . Hobaxrt, Jordan,' tzeten Terwilliger, Molts, ding. Mendenhall, Absent Rol: , Thae-'minute$ of: the'`meeti 4th, ngs 1923, wereread. of April 9th: and 17th and May 4th be corrected b deleting the or-aenten e at aered' that the minutes-. .o Page 1960 "It was the'..sense :of the 'Council ,: t at the of alarm would ' be � aoaeptab;�C`e�'`„:: The �, automatic . approved.. minutes as corrected- mere Standard Oil Re ae a t Dented-. &u application from the Standard 011 Company permit to erect,: a service station' at University kivenu Middlefield. for a field. Road:: w a dezzied on;;notion of Cooley and e and �rtz3chc. Request for .Cami,i.lereetin Site. A> request in regard to a location for holding meeting was received from the California Conference a camp ddventiets.and waa referred -to the Chamber of:.Commerce. of.' Day Resol.xt ion.:t o Widen barcedero. 2asaed.' A recoeimenditlon, was recei ,ed fron th,e Board :-, f Works that :protoe�e#in o� Public be::..:taken to widen barcadero Road from the State Highway to- the Southern -,,Bacific Railroad. Ile: report was'. approved .and 'a resolution, e.,_.t�t "Resolution Declaring ,rnte rt on to Widen introduced .and read: entitled filed and on, motion,.of ten and dciCoo ey �► was by unanimous vote on.roll.: ,call ?.a�astxa and ez,zle wae passed Fire Protection' at .Hos _Fire Referred, A recommendation was received from the .Poard Safetythat X53.©O be a of Publi,c� Sato , r?o ita$:5 pPropr ated; for a stand pipe at. the Palo referred tot On.:mot:jo 2 of, 12ing and 'Cooley' the matter was' the 3oard Of Publlo` liorke, P°ortfromIlla nzxin ',Commission. A repot aa,e received from :the City Planning reeon. endi t - reque.,sts for changes n Commission Lincoln Avenue- is Bloc* 94 aand, on -Lowell venues setbacklines 3 not' granted. On nation' of Jordan Block-35' be approved.' and .l sterday the report was "Cap of roved. stating . report was received; from the 'it Planning.0 R that said .con;�1eeion had a e relsd Commission reScent Pare referred from the Council.approved h� revised gip.of Hobart ,' moved: that tile �,�. zap- Themotion was seconded by cite and iF app said revised passed. Yard. Caremittee #4 reported in the, matter of the legaiity of . `. 1' r; rii as tabliehe In Block 9 t .t it 'found :no violation of . :an : fad nos: reoomrtaendatien .t o' ma .e.. • • On motion the report Was a pprov!d., ,-Ordi. nce-4. e':of Bonds): iased.w r.reOceicendation was received from Committee #4 that an ordjn nee, ea titled ;l"An Ordinance Providing for the Incurring of a Bond ' Thdebta rinees. of the City :of Palo Alto, in the County of Santa Clara; .: Stute of C' lif'or Ia, in, the sum of One E'und ed and Sixty nt� .io:llars,. i:n gold; coin of: the United Staten of America, to pay the: 0•083t of••Certain Public Municipal 'Improvements of said City and. Providing for the Issuance, rof ,Bonds Evidenoing such Indebtedness', be aged. On motion of !ioits and ',ling said ordinance was .passed by unanimous- vote ; on . roll. call. Ass to Imnroveroent of Street Railway Tracks. The City i a sneer reported for the. Board of Public storks that p greee was 'being loads in the matter of the arrangements for the improvement of the Peninsular Railway tracks. Claim of : Miller te Pflueger: Allowed. emotion of Thoits and Wing the claim of Miller and Pflueger in: the :; :um of 3OO.00 for preliminary plans for the Dixon memorial buildingwas; passed by • unaanimotxs vote on roll call. e reports of the Department of Public Works, the Depart - Et nt of PublicSafety, the Auditor and the Treasurer for April were received and ordered filed. Attorney reported that parts eodif'ieetion Fh ,d en 'Completed® Port ove ens rt': Referred. po " fy eo aittee #/. and #4 r'ecomsaending that' the ; dM P t disc u.orks' for improVing the bay shore theleity was: received and was referred to. Committee ire {financing, said project. CO i fl. recommended that no e.c t ion be takes in regard to- the re°gnest of ,Lieutenant :Knight Jordan that the City provide 'quarters for *. Arial Reserve Company. On motion • the recommendation was approved, and the Clerk !was instructed -to write lieutenant Jordan to that effect. Praro e Cas .I ' A Droved. Committee- .#4' reeommend.ed that the Board of Public Works be -authori.zed-.'to-place an order for the purchase of gas pipe at an approximate' cost of po00.0o.' On motion. of Thoi'ts and Wing the recommendation was approved by unanimous vote ` on roll call. Cilain t h3. Al .{9 i38i w On metien of Bertsche' and Cooley the, following claims, approved by Comeidttee #b, tare allowed and warrants authorized to .pentof taw :des League Tester: A. Cur '. ] S. D. : De oeii Treasurer wa fund to the Resit Th the Advisory. of :hoite an the apprecia As toi 81: acceptance o; proposed to Regard II On Agent was .iul 4160,000.00 i! On instructed to fellow, Bells On structed to s of the Water regular meeti Calrvass • The for the elect: The Mayor nsm canvass of trio fol low: Six Year Term J. B. Blois C. E. Christer. Mein A. Cott? F. P. Bentsen Prank A. liapgo 'Price Ear CC LY . �. ot' Mary A • lakin F. L. l'ez�rill:E� Tomas rt .111.11 C. B. Zing Josephine 7. DC C • L. Longalneol Total League,. Gal. D icipa.litiee, ;dues lectern "9xt on "del qo :o24o ernt ;i A.Carislelec .,.. nd .t®aes.15 ntroll :J. igslcolm.y. off13e rat L D. 'akin;. Office. rent DeDOS t Allt On motion, -,of :'erwi1liger and , sterday. the City. Treasurer was authorized to transfer $800 » from the meter deposit. fund to the saving account ' _ 1n,,the-: Firet tiona 1 . Bank of . 3.o :; l.t Resignation of thee The resignation cif :,:.mss.. Esther .: idholb as a member of the Advisory. Board on Commercia1.:.l x esments ors accepted;: on :notion of ":hosts and Dooley ..and. the .clerk was instructed to , :mmpress to her the appreciations .of the t. aio.i1 for the serrioe given the City. As to Annexation.: Alfred Seale addressed.. the Council in the matter of the acceptance of . streets in certain territory south of Seale . $enzte proposed to be annexed to the city. No action was taken. Regarding Sale of Bonds. On motion of 'T,hdite ..and 7ixtg the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent was .authorized ,to`;secr re .bids for 'printing the bonus of .the 4160,000.00 Water and . Sewer;_ Bonde of :;1923. On motion of Mots and; Wing the city .Attorney tvae� instructed . to prepare a transoript and secure the opinion , of Good- fellow, Bells, Moore 0rr1o& as to the validity o,f said bonds. On motion of ` $hoite..and Iliendenbe.11 the City Clerk was in8 structed to secure bids for ;the sale of 040,000 (earliest turities») of the Water and Sewer Ponds . o4' 1.923, said 'bids' to be opened at the regular meeting of the Council 023 June 11, 1923,, z panyass of Eleotion,Returns... ,...,_....N... :The Clerk announced that . ther etu:: zcs of the, nea :ia 1, ,Board for the election. of :COuncilmen.held. on,th.i a date had been received. 'tea liayor named Bertsch. and lausten to aeeiet the alerk in the canvass of the votes. T e» .vote was oanvaesed and declared as f of lows : cis Year Term. 3. B. Blois C. E. Christensen Zarin A. Cottrell V' F. P. Hansen `rank .�. ::.epeood -atrice h.: ?are. C. E. Jordan ✓ : Las ry A. /akin, F. L. Terwilliger ? i7,ng sou Year ' e Josephine W. Diaven k,/' y • . Lon, pecker -ee nc t o: 1 Total number o_ votes, oast Precinct No 2 .80 i 197 26 49 103 1l 82 191 212 229, 223 55,. Precinct Total 102 71 116 24 73 68 141 51 87 130 142 787 Scattering votes 314 239 423 109 194 285 '445" 188 367 483' 5321 1lfecoSeery to elect......... .394 Elected:: , of tre l l , Jordan, Luvene ok. Ordinance nce . 265 (Second Electron): Passed. Result ,�I Oar tinx nt *265, entitled ' n �O di a ADy Declaring the Result o.4 a �a1pal Election. "Held . on 'Mey. 14,; 192.3' , in the City of Palo '1to, :ror •tie" B1eation of Gouracllmen, and Providing for a 'Ste d; ect1on,,,"`= was introduced end read and an motion of Cooley and Wig was :passed by unanimous vote on roll oa1l. Ad oa rnwex t to }a 22d. • ':WingAnored that when the t:ounc it adjourn it adjourn to met t n t ' 1ty' t:ll,, on ,, y 22, .1923 at 8 p.m.-' The motion was sec ond°ad by Cooley`` -and passed. On motion of Cooley and Easterday the Council ad ourned. Approved 2d r ourned at8 p.m., ; Cathcart Whca'rt pri 41 Canvas ="3 returns of 1 Mayor appo .L z the returns. canvassed eg Precinct *: Pre° inct $2 2rec inc t n On • Resolt.t A City.of Palo Monday, tte Councilman o: Thoits and J resolntio:ra &A tern of st 'esolut: A , of Inigntiori Thoi is was ps Reso 1Az A r Widen Etbaroa the State H trod zcad and by unanimous The Tomas as Cou on the Advisor the City CaWD4 board and act: large of said On confirmed. if.a.Ljai2 r +r {)n 2 authorised o