HomeMy WebLinkAbout07101922City Fall, Palo. Alto, California.
July 10, 1922.
The v;ouno i1 of the City of Palo Alto ° met in regular
session on ,this date at 8 p.m. with Mayor Thoits presiding. Rol?
cal. Z. a. -s follows:
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Bertsche, Blair, Corbet, Basterday, :abort,
Jordasx, Mendenhall, Roller, Thoits, somas.
Cathcart, Cooley, Laustei, Wing.
minutes of the meeting of July lst were read and
read.
Standard.; Oil ;omtu y Reouest.
A request was received from the Standard Qi 1 Company
for permission to erect a sin on the City land between University
Avenue and the Creek. ` On motion of Hobart and Jordan the matter
was, referred to the Mayor.
of Corn ittees.
A report mss;:: received from Committee #3 suggesting:
1 t . if tBamilton :Avenue is to be widened the rebuilding of the
Library entr ante be done according to plars of the Library Board:
(2): .That 12 feet- -frontage on. Hamilton Avenue adjoining the
Library 1et._be purchased-; (3) And that the cost of rebuilding
the `Z,ibrary entran,ee: be included in the cost of improving Hamilton
. vemze .and be assessed ag air t the property included within the
assessment district..
Committee, #1 presented a verbal report approving the
widening of Ramil:ton Avenue.
Resolution of. Intention:
Passed.
A Resolution of Intention, #1 of series, relating to the
widenlng .of : 'Hamilton Avenue, was given a second reading and on
motion. of Hobart and Mendenhall was passed by unanimous vote or
roll ; call.
Initial
Premiom °Ordered Paid.,
On motion of Corbet and Bertsche it was ordered that a
warrant be drawnin, favor of the State Compensation Insurance
and in the sum of $1628.17 in payment of the Initial premiom :,k
the policy issued by that Company.
The matter of investigating the feasibility of the City
carrying its own insurance was referred to Committee #4.
The report of the Auditor for the month of June was
received and ordered filed.
The < Attorney reported that the deeds hadbeen recorded
in. exchange for the ;property between the City and Of Cerro. D.
lCraneton and Jessie . S uth, and that the preceedings in. the
readjustments of the Dixon bequest to the City were nearly completed.
A resalation relating to the Dixon matter was referred to
CoMmittees ..
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The Mayor,stated that it was in order to elect a
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Counc i lmta�n to fill, � the.. , ,canny caused. by the removal from the
'./ity oof -. Z. O. ,, .44sirW.,
On the first ballot E. Clay Miller received 8 votes and
�. H. Christensen 2 Votes. The mayor declared Mr. Miller
elected.
To ,r. 5 =rn to au: 17th.
1 s terday . and : 3ertsche moved that when the Council
adjourn it meet in the Council 'Chamber in the City Hall on July
:7th, 1922, at 8 p.m.
On motion of Mendenhall and Thomas the Council adjourned
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