Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout09191923223 d io;arned Meeting. City -E8114 Palo Alto., California. September 19, 1923. The Council of the City of Palo alto met on this date at 8 p.m., Pursuant to adjournment of September 1, 1923. In the absence of the Mayor the. meetings was,called to order by the City clerk and on motion of Hobart, dulyeeoonded,; Councilman Thoits was elected Mayor pro tem. The minutes or . the meetings of,August ugust 13 and 22 and. September 11, 1923, were approved. as read.. eauest Change in Setbe:ek line Referred. A request fora ehange of setback line on Middlefield .,:oar :.n Buck 55, was received from, Mrs, Grace White and was referred to the Planning Corrmaisaion. F tension_. of Time Granted. . request of the Palo Aldo Development Company for an extension of time for 90 days in _which tocomplete its contract in Southgate, approved ,by. the City:. gineer,r was granted.on` motion f 3.ertsche and Lausten. Reduest cf ^o rd Referred. The oar& -o:f2d.Ucation., thron.gr J. H. Borden, aske.d.. protection a irs,` camper for` the: ;Walter: Hays School budding. Notion Of Hobart and r.tsohe the request was. referred -to_ the ,oard of Public' Safety fair ...mmed.iate- attention. Petitions for. :Saimming Pool Permits. A petit,ior t was 'received fro the J. S. Veterans ?ospite,1 that a c'iass in swi+?. ing' be a-Dlow:ed free use . of the swimming pool. Petitions from the Ravenswood Cxzarxbe of Commerce and the Raven - snood Arent Teachers Association, asking that children in that district under_the,_ stipulated sae be granted free permits to ase the su,immincx pool.`` n emotion of lobart and- oaveneok the petitions were referred to Committee 'f2 to report. :ethers Approving Park`Pu:rchase. Communications endorsing the suggested purchase of Runnymede Paris from the ehanre Club, the Stanford Advertising Clob and the local ramid .of Sclots were read and ordered filed. Reauest as to StreetSigns'.,,, Councilman Duveneck presented a request from the Civic :0,4ttle that better street s1,gn;s; b;e, provided in the business dis- trict. The request was referred :te the Board of Public wosks. ?eou:est t i1 oonz(t« Denied. The request Of Maylor for permission to make i balloon ascensions from tote community. Center grounds was denied on potion of Hobart.;and .DUveneck. letter from I. Speneerd A communioationn from Dr. John" C. Spencer relative to un- =ecessary noises near the Palo AIto Fespital was referred to the oief o� Pc3ic• e.. • A report was received from the Board of Public Works recommending that 42.,000 be appropriated to instal a lighting system in >Soathg ate.. The matter was referred to Committee . improvement of C i t Ball Site: Referred. . A joint report from Committee #1 and the Board of Pelie Works recommended: 1. That the Townsend house be razed. 2. That the shed at the rear of City hall be removed and a suitablestructure for autos erected. 3. That fences be removed and grounds improved. 4.' That thepublic market be continued. On motion of Terwilliger and Jordan the matter was re- ferred back :to the Board. of Public` 4orks to submit plans and estimates of cost, inol ding a public convenience station. Alle��i:rz Block 5: ^eferwed. The matter of opening an alley in 1-31ock 5 was: referred. to •the; Board.: 0f'' Public Works to prepare a new map and Pesolttion of Intention, on :rotian of Bertsche and Lusteza. Canvass Of Returns:, Annexation Election. This being the time for the canvass of the returns of to elec't:on-held in outside territory on August 211 1923, to vote on the annexation- of said territory to the City of Palo Alto, the chair :appointed F,obart and Lausten tellers, who proceeded to car. - vase said returns and reported that 12 votes were cast at said election and -all of .said votes were in' favor, of annexation. On motion ofJordan and Merderball the foli.owinp re- solution dealsrinR the , result of Said election ..as passed by unanimous vo M‘;on roll cal;l.:« I ! i 1 T Y ➢ q':. .1 ;+ e. / 7 1.1 :r ! � 7 A i A` STAT1 i me UL� �..4 eAvV�:SS o �? 5-, ,,iA?, tleg�ic��; x� Wli� D '.,DkITSiD �': T RRITO: `X , 'E it Met: ±'U i OS Ur' ANAzOXING :3 1D T C £TOPY TO Tie5 O 'i"Y :O.' f'A? ° Al2o3: The Council or the Oity of Palo Alto do resolve as follows: °hat:,;. `Whereas, this Council, did, on the 9th .day of July 192 , ;pass its resolution calling a special election to be held in. outside territory: described herein for the pureoee o:: .Submitt,ingethe following proposition to the electors of said territory, to -wit: Thee <it is proposed to annex to, incorporate in, and ' make a part of :the.:t. i:ty of Palo Alto, the territory souite, .t .;be. annexed, herein described, together with ,the propositio: as, proposed by, the peti.t.ior of electors of said ;territory on f le ghat. said .new 'territory shall be annexed tor' :.neorpo- rated: ; i;n and;; made, a" part of said municipal corporation, and the property therein' be q after such annexation, Subject to taxation equally r ith; the property within said mink ipal corporationto, pay the specified: portion,.` of .the bonded in- debtedness e `tie; said city. outstanding at the date of fil- ingof ;said. pe-titIon That :tiers Council finds that ;said election was duly called and held on hu,ust 21st-, 1923, in accordance wit an act 'of the lerisiature.`approved J ne 11 1913,: as amended to date,' .iii 'staid ,outside territory,. and that the election re- turnu::off': sa:.de 4sct'ion board have been duly filed with the City* `';?er of the', City o Palo t i and are now before this gi l.a t ive b.od r apt. a re u lar mee u i.n_r" next after the e..p ire- tion of three days: from #hci after the date of said el ectioe th p= p s this body ,Canvassing the retufns of said f.o., the: ��' '�.. o� � ., ;election.,., J turns of said e: annexed, thae t in as 12 votes cast therein fo iV A� +, a he total said annexation .-That returns of this be annexed t) v votes cast in .,z annexation is i That ed as follows: Be r-irt: westerly line of of Seale avenue, feting soat,:ea.et thence fr o e said the southwester'3 erly line of Ore the northwester: *hereof to the s mentioned norther southeasterly bce and No. 2: t hens, ly line of Alma the dorporate lie lonza tion of the of said avenue be' Palo alto; thence. tion of and the s point of bepinniie c ial name of "Sot For F.7 ed to be annexed, hereto, prepared neer of the City ing the exterior ? thereof and ethe l t .:at hF hereby directed tc large upon the mix as showing the rep by this 1e'islatz abo'p by the council of meeting held on th vote: Ayes: Bertsche, lausten,�?e Noes: None. Absent:Cathcart, C Attest: blank yi ce lizo 11.3,1,4seitap°400-rt.rb:tet:TeIr.‘'. all': .9:°:trtt.t.t_e118;er -.ems' 4t.VIsse e, to be -s /t' 5-°°°/1 .1e �Yl 71? «y7yy" i ,gyp yyr� r g t} Cf Y.• ii totta Mtr W'NAA. � ` v«� iy t �d�e, �J s -r. "�a�e �,�x. fi�' . e c� (� �' enr-e, �t .Tot!„ - , 5..te, , e ire tYy r,,. � �,, wry cs ., p� Lf oexi to Gl+ .}. `+ x. J� ^MI , i7 Y V ..► e-r.r w*+ ' �4.04:7:1...t....4 q � y , 4V.. ys oil. 0 w , ' efi t tit ,142.5.0 t?�s t w M of tho M�r.xr tax int Of Teo,ir� at°' ' � o netr,,,...;e0.11.7,6,.t.f0v ,1gaJr a �j a .�� to the raw° - rifivrgof „tsts2..e8. ,i fi u . � u x 4i r ti t i� .{ .11 .5.a.,iF t s l t w (�r� , y; � " ot be �.!` Yj -.tit W+���Mq�Yl ""' ,F ����� q \/n'"-.Ita�� �ap'`��j" i���� �Ya'N �� y� L(A.�^1.0s.o" _.M �R/„ �x',� ter 11 ri.�i r ! art" ` -4.� M er tY} CY / t:A%�,.(��p�� + �.+ V ryy+ 'M!"�'r� �nyLJ 'Y - Pte. i ,,,vd+�' �J �jv y�yy��, � j]�( }'«Jy�°' /� ,' Q (� 1 ��/p�y�K� ;2 � �r�M^Qi'+`tY .� .A�� ty4�T,iCYJ+� ��T. �� �f?'� '"�� e�Y �. V��� � � +fY' �yy'�V'I'A^' �.�� +�� lA+ ��e n aM1G7.o } r+ a. 4i^'w ttt.rV �' + Y ir7 ,� also treet �����°�` � �����''� ID°D��.� off. �: o���. ���� ,�i��.�, , �+o ��.�.� line , c4,h r. , nl rrtIllteetel:1.74.i:ne 11 , 11,0 QX tie, icy a ° � ' ra1p t " the Vro- fro ?ox3 the S '. "bix .' ': o a�. 1e a n y �:� a ° � et to tee. °� $flti dap° -- ?...1-120str:3.::3 ti,,,,,i;111;:tgo.4:511.bae` vtil'Ap,,,n,els-0,°711::11-vellsisetft e71.1.0itoty .i .tc ealr � ;x� .t� y� :3.i0 °sere�ai�'; tex . �sTe ;� ' :stivr\o'h 1.144T, 1. C5:d7 licli- F5*-- o „t ° bo fi - . tx. t�r 4; , Rk:::.:e.e.1'.:ee-':: te:114:e 73 e t'he b tee 0 �N hor"�� �Sti '� °ogo 1° '°`�'t Vt. ' yJr -` �e b tee ille 04 of to apx�o�_1 ��of. �- �;-.19t�" .j. 11y.°'„'° - - on .i 1 , , ., at age 1i w visalt op, Zosent stho Av.'t `. is L+ • ',e,. i"•j Li. a STS'i` OF CAII IXA COUNTY OF SANTA . CLARA CITY OF ?PALO ALTO 1, 'rank Kasson, City Clerk of the City of Palo Alto, hereby oertiry that the above and foregoing resolution was dully passed by the vouncil of the city of Palo Alto on the 19th day of September, 1923; that the said resolution was afterwards duly entered at large upon the minutes of the Council as above directed. - Frank Kasson vit: Clerk. .Ordinanoe 7O (Annexation): Passed. Ordinance..f270, entitled "An Ordinance of the City of Palo Alto Approving the Annexation of Outside Territory, Commonly known and: designated as 'South Palo Alto' in Accordance with" the ,) jority Vote in Favor of Said Annexation cast at the Special l.ection called and, held in said Outside Territory" Was -re :d.",'and' passed, at first reading, as provided by ordinance f if a :rela't ing to the passage of ordinances -required to be passed by .State ; law, on °- otion of Jordan and nt-is Merday by unanimousvote on -pall ill Resolution #2 Ordering Work (Crescent Park) : Passed. A. -resolution, entitled "Resolution #2, Ordering work, 192$", as read. The Clerk reported that no protests against asid improvement had been filed. on motion of Jordan and. Bertsc.e was passed by unanimous vote on roll call. The date for receiving? and .operin, ' `bide was fixed for October 8, 1923. Said reeeletio relates to, work to be done in Crescent Park. & s:ecument entitled "Consent of Property Owners to Street '' otk- to be 'VIA" was::accepted and ordered filed. Said d oca ent Is " Signed -by the ,rPalo Alto Development Co. , D. W. Brewer, ser e1de einsartner' and Berteohe and Briggs. Resolution #4. Ordering . " ork (Block 21): Passed. A resolution, entitled "Resolution Ordering Work #4 of Series under Street Opening Act of 1.889", was read. The Clem reported,;:' that. no legal protests against .said improvement had been filed. A protest;; by Annette Murphy was not filed within the legal: timelimit and was not considered. On motion of itlreneck and Bobs..rt :the resolution was passed by unanimous vote on roll call:. Said work relates to opening an alley in Block 2? The -commissioner appointed in charge of said work are a z° s. C. Thorne Alfred Sears and �i;' Xing. Resol.Yation ` `t erms~ 'work (Btbarcadero Road): Passed. A resolution. entitled "Resolution Ordering .pork, f5 of. Series Under Street Opening Act of 1889," was read. The hearing on the - it,aso1ut i`an of 'Intention to do said work was ` r e l d obi AUgus;t" 22, 1923, and the Greer protest against said work overruled On motion of Hobart and lausten the resolution Was paeeed 1),Y unanimous vote on .roll call. Said work relates to widening `Mbarcadero road. The com-. issioners. appointed for sell work are W. C. Tiv`oite., Alfred Seale and Eli Xing. Resolution (Swimmine Pool) : Passed. A resolution, entitled "Relating to Palo Alto Swim':iaz `ool was read and ,on,motion of Jordan and fir was -passed by no vote on ;roll..,call. Said resolution -changes the ' ds limit from Ord ina A Streets in Ors t!; south Palo g tsterday wt on roll cal: As to : T2 up and on me pending a rc parks for tl Re.,orts Re Safety, the wes referred of the city. 3n authorized t t. a etav or vote on roll. 3n of $a0 in fav the payment o the SUM of r`il said amounts On were allowed portion of t, in the bud get 21pentea N. Z. :: Times Pu.] Seal Stra :dsyf ie7. d. ileotion, Rent_ elc Cashier'F Clerk's I en L. Hyd 2. A.. Pre Z. D. Zak The. referred to 'y. Member of to th to m( e appo in? v{�.l �Be y9 A..A44 iJr4{V „ K ��.�� � � ntitled *0 ity or Palo Alto% wa OrdIrrazee Drs `..r #27 the Ce ta/4 .�a.t minas - -. FlaVia, $ e a pied bl a �ergex�m ot0,�2 Of ft 5e 4erwtlitger e�d up ail The xao t,1 `o e�- .ReceireciN` Reports trao the 1tpartm of It city. �-,� er,� �o b � ��� �e � ± Serety, the Auditor and the Treasurer wer read $td °rd eked � . / aut.14orlzed to ra �� ° � °x ��� - rotes ,� r�a.� $ y Clerk 'wider seal 0.241 t$ $ cx�eds or be elpted tea$ ter ntzvone rote :he azzttaZ report r erred to t.be �r1 tor the annnal report .� C@] led Commission r° K the G � t ° . �° 9 0 d �� z . ® f� t ° k gas brow A oil a sys t e 'et �k t $50 in rarer pa3re La LA SZtz or ` -V +4 the +., ,� . �, said •z2te g© be were the .. e Pr d ° Co xi z'ore allow por,,1 022 Of e he e. ,$r t. �y ,�z �$ �e der° a ppropri8 from a objr moue 1,o to r °nof he to ch° rteche d Artrezeok the �" follow Er 4efee -te ; Times; 1b4 ' Co. e e @E I. Su - Loleetlo ;?fir n,, :.4 e zatton Cashie 'er�k°s s �i `' `` GasZ. kiz :floe Zrpci4se a°rIt emote sage zrent. of leit° the az8 4426,,4p 55.00 �3. 70 23..07 90.00 20.00 4.50; 27.50 5.00 3.30 5.08 32..50 Safes term expire. Hobart and a°austen tellers. .:. rst ballot Joseph J.. Jury received 7 votes, .�� rt a 1., vote and Laura M. 53'yekoff I vote. n the ;second ballot J'zry received, 8 votes and Wyckoff Mayor declared r. Jury elected. e� t Def'erred. On -motion ofTerwilli; er and ,Mendenhall the appointment of atembere of other Boards and of City Ball employes was laid over to the reg^ala . meeting in October. of Jordaz. and Hobert the Council adjourned. Berteohe, lair,; :€'xveneck, Eaeterday, Hobart, Joel , Iatu3te , Mendenhall, , Terwilliger, Thoits. Cooley, Cottrell. matter M•7 r1r1 +'�/�q zen e, Vashj ral y to =:E.r e e fc 7. - V y Tae '-'er ..e Tre d Trte o :c • • .00 Reto_