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Ju y 17, 1922.
'Zee C-ot ncii of .the:Cit-, of Palo Alto met on this date at 8 p. t..
pursuant• ..to adi oi.rnment of Ju.ly 10, 1922, with E. C. Thoits,
Mayor pro tem,. prez d ng Roll call as follows:
Bertsch*, Moir, Corbet, Hatterday, Hobart,
ord:an, . a ender hail, ??o: ler, Thoits.
Cathcart, Cooley, Lausten, Thomas, Wing.
omen ' -s Club
letter from, the-:azsiness `,romans Club thanking the
Council for the courtesies rendered - the Club was ordered filed,
laid on the ;Table.
A coi unieat_ ion: from the Peninsula Chambers - of
Commerce :relating- to the Railroad situation in Northern Califarr's,
was laid 0n the table on, motion of iendenhall and Jordan.
Resolution Accepting Sifts and Deeds.
A Resolution, entitled " .Resolution of the Council of
the City of Palo ::2to acoepttng certain gifts ;anddeeds of proper;
to said City from Bil,y S. Dixon", was introduced and re:s.d and
on notion of Eastorday and Pe`rtsch.e was passed by unanimous vote
on roll call.
Said, resolution, is as follows:
e :: ..5e ,on the fir,et day of August,1915, ;),,; ,
.rns, now{. Dixon', ; .ode, a'.:certain' deed to said City of Pale _ to �r
c'eneider'ati on, o; t e `covenants .of the City of Palo Alto; and, .:.:eee-
as on t7le :fourteenth" day 'of October 1 2C, - it T...S. P ixoe,
qu t•1 :i sec tc. the same property to the ",:111.7 f Zalo
which deeds' hive sbeen ,made of record in the o "five of the
County Recorder of ..grits Clara County, the first: it Volume 528 ct
deeds, page 5 ad the :second, in Volume 524 of deeds. • page '1i,
Which: place is hereinafter referred to as her "Rome Property";
AND 'D ','IN .EAS4 on the 17th day of July 1922,-- the said
Emily S. Dixon, formerly e fly S. Karns, made an absolute deed
of sa.ld< :property, desor;bed in the above deeds to the City of Delo
Alto:
AND wEE-Iziks, on: the 17th day of July 1922 with the con.
sentor said:` Emily S« Dixon, certain property deeded by her to the
C it .. of `: Palo Alto and located in the city and county of Sar_
Francisco, State of California was sold by the City' of Palo lt0
far the .sum of $75,00, said. property being describes- as follows:
Oo " encin at the ,soin.t of intersection of the
Northerly fine of weary Street with the westerly line of Hyde
Street; running thenoe ;westerly along the said. ` northerly line of
Geary . Street eighty-seven (8'7) :feet` and six (6) inches; tnen,ce
at right angles nort'herlyeighty-seven (87) ` feet and. six (6) inches
thence at ri, t•, an ;1es' easterly eighty-seven (87) feet and six
il6), inches to he; said westerly line ox Hyde Street; thence at
right angles southerly and along the said westerly line of rde
Street eighty-seven (87) feet and s (6) inches to the point of
C omneno ene21t.`' :•
AND a7EDIE(. 1AS, the purchasers of said property will give
to the said Zmily S Dixon and to the City of Palo elto a . ` rust
teed as seourity for a promissory note made by said purchasers to
Baily 5. Dixon and the City of Palo Alto for said se= of $75,000
. nearing ,interest at 6% per annurin
AND
death to have 1�
and described f
andthe proceeds
a memorial buil
Pardee, and- th
improvement of
her death to h,4
purchase price
investments the
taming a recre
the City of Pal
Block
lots one, two,.
Alba Park subdi
NOV e
. the Council of -
trust geed and
City, and, that
and in behalf oe
and agree with t
following reserve
(1) T
ion, incomes, is
property situate
deed: -
(2) T
by the City of Pei
' memorial build{nl
Pardee. That es
accordance with E
clerk of said cif
$75,000
located
dvanc e
(3) n
being the
in the Ci
to the se
(4) `i'r.
on the said prom
shall be payable
note is paid the
and the rents and
vestments be fore
(5) a
City of Palo Alto
of :laid property
used by the City
(a) Ou
pay to Arthur L.
of $50.00 per mon
upon his death sa
(b) A:r.
the sum of $50.00
live, upon her de
(0) A
the sum of x.50.00
.Live, upon his de
That th
every kind and na
AND`IYk2.F.AS, the said . i1.y S. Dixon desires upon her
death to have her real property" located, in. the city of Palo Alto
a d described in her., previous deeds to the City, sold, by the 'City
andthe proceeds so ' said .salle to .the extent of '$20,000 >invested, in
a memorial building .to the':rerory Of'...her:: departed daughter.,, ;� ellie
rdee,,. and the balance, if any, ;: , of the proceeds devoted .:tce -the:
improvement of a recreation. ilts to .be, known as "21eanor: Parke
AND WHEREAS., EAS., the 'said 'wily S. Dixon is desirous upon
her death to have theeincome' derived from the investment of the.
tur chlase price of the.; property, :: sold . in San. Francisco ands future
investments thereof; devoted to . the. ,purpose of `creating and -main-
taining a recreation park on the following property now owned by
the City of Palo_ Alto, to � wills
Blocks 101, 302, ,... iC 10 , ,10? and 108 and z bd1.Vi:s`1 on
lots one, two, three,' <faur, ` f'i.ve, . s -ix.. and seven, Flock . two (2) ,
lba :ark subdivision' of said City:
.N07/ TEZI.M'Onelein ,consideration of the above premises,
the 00 -anon of the ' City of`, Palo ..Uto.. does ,reao1ve to accept the
trust deed and deed on Palo 'property above mrentioned, for tiaid
city, and, that in consideration thereof";' the said council for
and inbehalf Of .said ,oity, at, its :legislative body, does promise
and apr ce with the said Emily 3. Dixon' to faithfully perform the
following reservations and conditions of said gifts:
(1) That the said, azily S. Dixon shall have the possess-
ion, incomes, issues and. profits : during her life time of her ;come
property situated in the eityeof' a1.o Alto and described in said
deed.
(2) That upon her death said home property ;hall- be sold
by the City of Palo Alto, and, the sore of '420,000 invested in a
memorial building to the. ,memory of leer departed dauahter, Nellie
Pardee. That said memorial building shall be constructed < in:
accord,.i.nce with a design to be :submitted by her and filed with the
clerk of said city.
(3) Mat the interest on the promissory note fore
575,000 being the purchase :pri:oo of the property above described
located in the City of San Francisco, . shall be payable monthly in
..deence to the said anil3r 3. Dixon during her life time.
(4) That upon the death of .rely 3. Dixon the interest
or; the said promissory note mentioned in subdivision three (Z) above
shall be payable to the City of Palo :Alto and afterwards when said.
:note is paid the money shall, be invested by the City of Palo Alto
and the rents and incomes derived' from said investment or re- in-
vestments be forever payable to the City of Palo Alto
(5) that the interest, rents and incomes payable to. the
Flo Alto from the ,investment of the proceeds of the sale_
property in the City:eof Sax(';Francisco shall be held and
the City ;of Palo_ :.Alto for -the :following purposes to wit:
O.ty of
of .said
used by
(al 0utof said incomes the City of Palo Alto shall.
ps.y to Arthur L. Norton, nephew:_ of, said; J&lily S. Dixon, the stun
of :;50.00 per :oath as long .as said Arthur D. Norton shall lice,.
upon his death said sum sha11 be, payable to the City.
the s'm of
live, upkl.
she yam of
1.
ve, upon
ever
•
(b) .And to Marion Clancy, grand -nee of wily S. Dixon,
;;50.00 per ..month„: as' 3.ong:::as said Marion Clancy shall.
her death said sum :shall.-: be payable to the City.
(0) And to Leaster Dase31;, grand -nephew of &Lily S. Dixon,
50.00 per month. `as iongas the said Lester lasell shall
his death said . sum & all be payable to the City.`
That the City' of Palo Alto . shall use all incomes of
rind and nature derived. from the sale of the : San Francisco
property;:_ nor the principal sum of 475,000 and all income, rents and
pro i'ts deri ed out of reinvestments by the City of Palo Alto of `l.e
said ;''75,000 fox the following purposes to wit:
(1) . " tintaining, i, pro -ing and beautifying that certain
.paw '':"t' e:. i : of Palo Tito to be known as "Eleanor Park" and
iodated ipon, its 101,102 ,105 , 106 , 107 and, 108 and subdivision
lots -one,, two;, three., four, five six and ,seven, Block two, f 2) ,
Alba Park, su' division of said City.
That the consent of`s'i1y S. Dixon to this resolution
paesed by. the Council shall. make the sane and its provisions for-
ever.. bi idi,ng on. the City of Palo Alto, its' .successors and Emily
S. Dixon; her''heirs or assigns, executors: or administrators.
That M. ,A,.. „!rzchan, president of the "First National Bank
of .Palo : b to' or hi, a `sucoes ,or,, as president of said bank, and
Philip M Lansdale,. presiden.t of 'The Bank of Palo Alto", or his
successor as:'president of that bank ,or in ease said banks or either
should: change:; owner.shlp or' name, then the :president or presidents,
as the case may,; be of the succeeding bank or`banks are appointed
by Em11y*: 5., Dixon to see that the provisions of this 2rast are
property carried out in accordance with the intent `:hereof - and tht
said --representative :so appointed upon the partial Or fell, comp'etioz
of the above provisions by the City of Palo i to shall file with
Said .City;. of Palo.,.Alto an instrument in writing showing that said
provisions ii part 'or or in whole have been complied with and said
instrument shall' " be binding upon all persons.
Thin .Last. provision has been added 't'o..this resolution b..
.and 'with the approval and consent of the Council of the City of
Palo Alto and Emily S. Dixon.
t
`.'he above and foregoing resolution, was duly pissed at a
z special meeti n,g: of the Council held on the 17th day of July, 1922,
by -the io;;llowin vote:
1 Ayes:
3 ertsche,, Blair, Corbet, Easterday,, Eobart, Jordan,
Mendenhall, Roller, Zho its.
Noe. a uuone.
Absent. Catho rt, Cooley, 1,austen, Thomas, dreg.
L C. Molts
ayor per tem
TEE' CITY. Op :P 1,0 AZ TO
Prank lia.sson
0lerk of theCity of Palo Alto
1, Bmi1y S. Dixon., approve the above resolution and in
considere.taon of the covenants and promises made in the ±'o_ eaoi'g
rreaolution have deeded the property mentioned in said resolution
1 to_ the City of Palo Alto for the purposes set ::- forth in said
!resolution,
Dated Palo': Alto `uly 1:7, 192'2.
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212.1, ni Z3C 2 ' : 14x: .'1 r.. ,Torlt;:, passed*
An Ordinance ; .ez t,it1ed, "-An 4rdi nanc e of the Council
of the City of- lc Alto 8flending urdinaszca x`'21;7 n.e.?atint to
the Street work to ;bee dene ,the Departpemt of Public Works
of said City*" was :lntrodueed and read and was passed as an
ec^er ency ordinance `by unam mous vote on roll. call on motion of
Jordan and :endenhal
aesolut..on of ;;intention- as.sed.
A resolution of Xntenti.on recom vended to the Council
yy the Board of. abl;ic ,for)is.,. declaring the in,ten ti on of the
Council to order ,certain :Street. work. done was .on motion of Zordan
andMendenhall: passed 'by unanimous vote on roll call. Said
resolution refers to the -following proposed. work:
:eine of
f
line ox
veraze.
line of
Street.
That alma, Street be improved between the southeasterly
Homer Avenue and the southeasterly line of Addison Avenue.
`hat Cowper Street°. be improved between the southeasterly
:i,ncoln Avcnue ; and, the Northeasterly :line of Kingslei,
That Linr,:oln Avenue lee improved between the n:ortheaster1
:•:averley Street,. and the northeasterly line of Cowper
De", :Ln:htion i Serve, .as., Couno,,.11man.
W: letter :gas received• fron H. Clay Miller s -,;sting
that Y .is private business ,interests would not zermtt him to
cce-ot ..is election as a member of the ity Council.
The Clerk .teas ' in,structec? to write ;r. Miller expressing
the regret of the Council; that he is unable to serve.
V .canon Declared.
On Moti on
oW orbe and Mendenhall it was declared that
7acancy existes in. ,the Ca ty Council by reason of the declen.atio .. .
of :�, a ��.j( �j �yyyw /y of F. Vl y ' il,2a. erg_ to a,ocept his election o as f,,,ou nn,a' Zma . .. -- - t
The election. of a ouncilman to fill such vacancy was
deferred to J:,i ust 7th. 1922,,
an :motion., of Jordanand `Carbet the Council adjourned:
o meet on Monday _
, u,gus t .::. 7, x:92 2' , a t in
vi.a�iber of the t{ ^ ' r ,P+.,.+r the �OTznw.
CitY clerk
Mayor pr o