HomeMy WebLinkAbout12101923City Rail, Palo Alto, California.
December 10,r.1923. _
The Counc i.1 of the City of Palo Alto met in rEa wiF:r
session on this date at 7:30 p. ti. wit. Mayor Cathcart presic __.r.
Roll call as follows:
Bertsche, Blair, Cathcart, Cottrell,
j) .veneek, Eobart, Mendenhall, Thoits.
Absent. Coolev', lallsterday, J'ordan,^ Taus ten,
Terwilliger, Williams, gain >
The Minutes of the meetings of Noy -ember
were approved , as read-
Letter- xrom Mrs..7.8ornemanl Referred.
.ti': coMmunicati.on from Mrs. .;.;. J., 3orneian: offer] ^a for
sale to the .city 400 gores cr_ i. a. tt e :.8itaz.o Creek was read and o:
'io.ti'n of rtsdhe was referred to the Planning Uommissi6n:
Ve .?fro Rf-4 AJ"f O rd 4Tn:1.v ea
A letter from Stanford University in the :matter of
paying for tie cost of .pa•v .n:g along the Palo. .:.ito: Fospita.i
propertyFa _read anc on.motion otion of '." ,oits and "Bertscrle was re-
ferred; to the hoard o ' P' `oiie Works ks with power to. act.
The .:request was received from the .hoard of Public .;or::s
that $2000.00 be ..tr°atsferree, from the .Municipal Paving,:.nird to
the Sala* , nd to beused in. paying the salaries of men -2aid ,fr
On motion w of exictenhall and. Luverec k he recommendation was
approved 'and the transfer authorized.
As s : to 0pellinp.. of Street.
suggestior. was received from the ; oar G o, f Pub_
Works rs that a street be : opened from charlr.za r� avenue to Eawilt;,::
avenue along the . easterly : zne of the Pitman Partition.
q, on. motion of `. noits and i>tM1ve�.eck the latter ;r-:'
to- Committee 1 to mee., t �: .v.z. t property nter :=, n i
'.�i , �. y. -t e L tir j,. 4.i: vI:F' 'C�,,, V Jti. a% owners 1wi.. �.� ! : � !�
Accessary.;
y? " <t..o .Zt;o O'1:C; . oa:, v of r::w r: % r c,:.' d e rL Road.
T. e .' oard ;af Pui l is {corks submitted a pr. oposi t .:,r
from the Palo 4 to UhLO': high .. choo1 Trustees e .to ::��'kin,.
W _ w.� �ee.� re3.=..t i v
4'ne.'improve'nert o f %^labarle �C!ero road a? o::,�' r e school ' roper_,
/may. t�yi,t..y q. y� 1 ,yam.,♦� y� �, b _ -,.5 'w,},. :. ••.y
. yJer ia: dent. Vi.M-`@otion '-�. JJ �.{.t;C"r'ec and ..r�.J•. tr�ll the ..:�•t '�
,.3 e f € rr Cam. d ...t o •c ow^.�i.'�.it U v 'o :+ .. .
A report from the Board of Pub? ie'Safety _reco::.:e
that_ the . curb line on tale nortLWe; t 2ide of University
between ;":aver1ey dCower streets be :.et back 3 fe t
to •4oi . i et .iii 1.
As to Police Uniforms.
Ohief of 'Police : ble :lade verbal re,,)ort in
.w.o F, hP.'CZ.Z),g uhe po11ce' uniformed. ? -S`,:3 ed.. tr s.�.
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havnf.: the patrolmen uniformed, it . ddd not seem Cd r. _ 1 ...
w v a,. .+.. s:L � .L i.. � . l.' t�.
i this C until -c am^ time
s t- .1Y may ;.�
require L.Ca�,. ',.i.l�,.�. .+tAi. ;.:..,7IC- � the force �E�1,,T �7+: �.Li.r�`f:'
' ve:•tv:o':4,:er bere ass: fz led ae plain clothes .:'men.
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Co: ," ttee: 1, reported favorably in the matter of
10 -:foot:, alley through. Block- 11 L'1 motion' on .of, Cottrel
the.rec'om: end t On was approved,' n r_ t attor .ey
a ct t t- e a 4u- r .f r n t nt. s ,r- l
...�w w:: �,r�zw y.etz ,.o in�.,�:�,za;t� ;iarc��.e a..� �.o_ 4...e�..�._�.P. �,izt:;� alley.
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no-.ry��� t'twea �yy 2 ro:co:.tmel ded `tn,: t a cc'�am�• 7,cat'� o' : to
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On Motio.22: of .oit~.aid Cottrell the zeco.rzmnda.tion
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{{.. 1.• rov '.:ien t. of -City Site.
Committee - #4 made :..a _ report.., v the :natter ter of
.i=nrov fr trJ.c �. �:, .. _ q u1 tie re�eolamen .�:.x that the y" fOO.00
ap :. opria ued In the uc&get .�,or the' ,�:�,prJ V t .:v nt of the Townsend
residence and v4ryry2...c1 Thr �ier' sum as :nay be realized from the .}a...e
3r .:, a.d ��i'.z i.:_c.:.n.a.. bed..-L4sed for Vr✓.e V.,...m.p ove e t of v..e park' site.
See page 244.
The question of. nether s said building should be
r :.ties± or sold for removal i:n',.accordance with plans of the "5o: rd
Public ;forks was left to the discretion of the City tnp7ineer.
?ro ress Report on Palo Alto Ho.'.T; .t 1.1
Committee #1 reported that plans for the iProvement
3f' t:',0 Palo alto Yospital wFre beinz prepared and that a report
:his matter s Is. w tLr.eld.. pending he co �.p? ctio of such pairs.
:: • r "c u. ti t. l c'ti) : Approved.
E ;(J�,,,.t�U:°l �tb:1�.E;3:; �.� Block* 5):
A resolution entitled '"Resol:yt on of Intention 37o.6
eries of 1927:: under Street BOrd .4. et of 1889" eras read an.d
on .:loticn of `:.hoits and. Cottrell was passed by unanimous ou s vote on
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m ap,acoor pa.zying said resol ton showinz he
ou:....ary _;rig;:. of -said alley in Kock 5 'was adopted on motion of
and cottrefl b '. unanimous ::vote.
ReSo1utio cha ., e ,of':P'rolier 4: es.
.& resolat.io'n ` :nt;itle;d"Resolution Relating to
:. chi nee of Properties for. Str .ighteni;nF Streets" was reaa. and
'^oto.an of -:ho .t's and ; .enden al l .was gassed by Iznanir ous vote
on roll c/y .3
O._'r. nance ��Jy.276 �, r e i i'ts) : ` seed
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An Lordinance emitled ."An Ordinance Amending Artie
II of `art of cod=fi.ed Vrdinance,#2 of t;i.ty of Palo Alto
relit . >,';. to Eire - 74:mitSr' waS'i'read and. on motion of Tho'.;. is and.
��ttre was passed. a:,s. an emergency ordinance by unanimous --ote
9 n.
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, x nc- ?. .vin «b . .GasoLne and Oils.
ordinance providing. for the ,::�arr'ers of -containers
and oils was riven. fart's. reading and referred -to
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Works � rtii' ens d od ,ti V. 4: w. l s n
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Treasurer . for :Nov or
The followtng'c1aires approved by Conmittee
allowed ;and warrants authorized in payment of the •,,awe on =o i o::
ofee.i)1161 > and Mendenhall by unanimous vote on roll call;
'. Je. Malcolm (r'ent) $55.00
• E.• ba Lain '.(rent) 25.00
wring (rebate on weed liens) 11.20
3. Hoski.ng (refund on :lot cleaning) 1.10
?erini(reba to on P. P. tsx) _ ' 159.603
Soldiers' emptionse
Requests "frog .,orris «�. a' e tra�r and Grant
Preston that they be allowed soldiers' tax exemption were denied
on the `ground that they had, not filed affidavits at the proper
time.
The Satter of giving a, eo1dierx.s exe:mptio«i to
Meer was referredto the City Clerk and the Attorney.
-univeroItv Avenue- B. d ee
Mendenhall brought up the matter of the b ilaina of
a , bridge across the San ;.:ssranciscui.to Creek at University avenee.
and suggested that es San Mateo County will road one-half the woet,
the Oity of Palo Alta, should pay one-fourththe cost and he
County . of Santa. Claraone-fourth.
en motion of Mendenhall any. Hobart a communication
was°ord,ered,;addrr.ssed, to the Supervisors requesting that an
appropr ation be made to ray one-fourth the cost of sei' bride.
:Tor-opi: i tt-ion ,(<"1:50.00) for P<: rk Planer.
Mayor Cath'eart stated that the City Planning
Commission had been in -conference with :fir. t s,se11 R1ack, city
plannth expert., .and ' was desirous of employing oying him to prepare
pre1t' inary 'park_ plans for the city at a cost of ej15G.00. On
motion: of Daveneck and Cottrell an appropriation of X1.50.00 for
this purpose' was made by unanimous vote on roll call.
To ' fl d {ourl to ,December e8,
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Ber eorhe and Mendenhall ;Roved, that when the Co « Cb_
adorn it' a-djour to. meet leridav, December 28, 1925 P.; 7:30 �.�.
in theCityeRalle T'he motion was carried..
Vn-;nlotion of He i.iart and glair the t' d joer_ned.
Hobart` moved that 0700 appropriated for paint 1 Z t e
Townsend' building be transferred for the improvement of the ;,it7
4: irk. and that the sum realized. from the sale of said build-,
Moved and reconstructed in accordance with plans of v e
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o`i"':` Pablie Works) e applied toimprovement of said = _
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