HomeMy WebLinkAbout12121921City Hall, Palo Alto, California,
December 12, 192l.
ss�e CouX�c . of the ;City of Palo Alto met an regular ses-
s ion on this ',date at :: 7:30 with Ltiayor Cathcart presiding,
Roll call, as follows:-
Bert$che, Blair, Cathcart, Cooley,
wobsrt, Jordan, . Mendenhall, ll, Snyder
Wing.
Lausten
Carbet, Easterday
Thoits, Thomas,
of the meetings of November 14,: lb and
read.
.better from Board rir'e Underwrit e:
A letter was read from the Board of Fire 'Underwriters of
the'.Pacifie .suggesting the:, purchase by the city of a 750 -gallon
''Ping engine. CoCouncilman.Thoits Y: .staged that he had informed said 'Board
that: thecit=y as .a.rra, ged. to .-install a power pump at the water
tower
The City Clerk, was directed to write said Board to the
eff ec t.^
Letter +:from last '--n . i=e..2.•
A letter from. East, San Diego relative to . changing the
1 statelaw in regard;, to .speed. regula.tions and disposal of fines was
referred ,to Committee #2.
Annual Re o t Cov...',unity Dente;
The snnual'report of the Community Center CO:r,5,m .ssion was
and on motion order'ed filed.
tree v.
The following report and reco..nefda.tion was received from
of Public VI arks:
.Your r`d . of PiA.bli c Works at its regular meeting
held. on December 5, 1921, passed a motion recom-
mending t<a the C
Council that proceedings be in-
stituted ty'
stituted: to order the following street paving to be
done: Street in Mack
The southwest ,frontage of high
A, :. extending :southeast from Channir:g Avenue a dis-
; tance ref- 200 feet, comprising one-half the width. of
said street between curbs and aggr egatirg 3000 -
sccuare feet of pavement, the same being the i i gn
Street frontage of the property assessed in the
name of Sohn T Di spaux. f6
Thoits moved that the recommendation be referred to
Coznm3 ttee #1 :and the City Attorney for the necessary legal ac-
tion. The:moti:on woe, seconded by Wing and passed by unanimous
vote.
Annexation Approved.
A recommendation was received from the Board of oric
a D
W0 orks that ,Proceedings be taken to annex to the City of p
the land bounded .by the San Yranc.s,quito creek Alma Street,
Everett Avenue- prolonged and the.: State Hig::way.
On : motion of = Ming and .Bertsche the recommendation :as
.referred to tie City Attorney to prepare the necessary paper w' .
•' xt nsie
V
A reco
appropriation of
a gas main to th
sion be cared f..
to Committee #1
Parr: ink;
Commit
plan for parking
hospital. 1.,,,
Commit.
rowed from the sl
story, building
gravelling the de
Thoits
loan met authors
passed by unani.
It was
subway fund dur i r
hospital.
Ordinance
Ordi gar..
tight Privy Dunn
and on motion of
on roll Ball.
Ordinance
Ordir_an
vision ?B' of Secl
was given second
passed by wnarir,,oz
Ordinance #2'
0r di run+
of 'Pitman Avenue'
and , on motion of
on roll call.
The rep,
of the Treasurer :
Transfer to
The Aui
the General Fund
and Cooley trans:
Fund of all one;
1921-1922 were a'
C l 1i -.s
On mot
recommended by C
in payment of sa,
Catherine l
P. :. Crosi
Mary i?oeebx
nxtenzion ofpas +,r ,r: 'reeks
A reconreendat1cn , from ..the Board. of Publi t Works that an
reon opriatiorl. of 12500.00 be made if finds are available to extend
;as Main to the Weeks Poultry Ranch,otherwise that the exten-
s:.cd: be cared for in the 1922-1923 budget, was on motion referred
to Committee #1 and the City Engineers
Y 1 'V' `"'y1 1 i t' . _G 'ice'- T i z a 4+i
.yaw :;�. ��.�.t�... M...r ,.�,� .,.
Committee #2 made a'progress report in the matter of a
plan for parking autos and was ;given further time.
:osnitai I:ero.ements: 4:1500 .Allowed.
Committee 44; recommended that the .°sum of $1500.00 be bor-
rowed from the subway fund to pay the : cost of remodelling the lav-
atory, building a ;;tructure for automobiles and laying curbs and
&rav€:'l ling the driveway -a,t `the Palo "Alto" Hospital.
Thoits moved' that- the recomMenczatian be approved and said
loan authorized. The motion was seconded by Easterday and
pawed: by unanimous vote on roll 'call.
it was understood that said sum will be replaced in the'
subway fund dur i r g the. next fiscal yesir from t :z e revenue of said
oepitai.
Or i 1L�.ne e 22 �Privi: e .
�.._. 1'a � s ed P.
Ordinance #228 entitled,. "An Ordinance Providing for Ply -
tight Privy During ConstructionWork," was given second reading
and on motion of Jordan and Cooley was passed by unanimous vote
on roll all.
Ordinance X229 ,(Zorin)a Passed.
Ordnance #229, entitled "An Ordinance Amending Subdi-
vision 'B' of Section 4 °of,,. Ordinance #172 of the City of Palo Alto"
rigs giver,: second reading and on motion of Cooley and Thomas was
passed by unanimous vote on roll call.
C.; cLi ee #2V) 4 +nge" of Street Ira .e)
r Passed:.
Ordinance X2,30, entitled' !Ari Ordinance Changing the Name
of 'Pitman Avenue' to ' zinin;g: Avenge' was given second reading
and on motion of . Cooley and : Jordan - was passed by unanimous, vote
on roil call.
�r�orV:; nece:ive:c.
y'�
[,]The- reports of - the Board of Public Works for October - and
of he Treasurer. for Novemcerwere receivedand ordered filed.
Transfer er to Cor zeunit Center- Fund: Authorized.
The Auditor :requested' that $2479.37 be transferred from.
the General 'Fund to the Coz inity` Center- Fund.
On motion of Snyder
and Cooley, transfers from the General Fund. to the Community Center
:Fund of all moneys • as provided .: . n the -..Budget for the. fiscal
1921-1922
-1922 were authorized.. by unanimous vote on roll' call. year
�
h +
l ;.i:.s Allowed.
On motion of Cooley and Thoite the following claiMs, a,s r eco ended, by Committee'
in payment of same: were allowed and warrants authorized
Catherine erine :G.y» tax rebate
P. M. Cro$lesr ea :
wary Ras ebrook
$3.0,80
2.40
1.20
'^ W STN.. .Zn$_
m. :�..Woodworth
3,,:A, Westall..
17ixs'a P. Bo;oth, soldier's exemptionD. .. tree;
Lucia *Doigkty
0.."oxdan, auditor: : envelopes for. Auditor
" " CI er k
Ii.S.Cr scker Co.' 3"sets electionsupplies
.nder3ou Fu'n. Co., chairs,, etc. for election
1'+A Transfer Co., hauling boothg and freight
Tlxnes Pmb. Co.: .letterheads for ife.yor
l'i«A.Stu rrt, ballots for library bond election
.Clara L. Aibee, salary for November, Auditor
?1.20
60
1.20
1.20
2.40.
7.20
4.$0
12.00
12.00
12.00
45.36
44.64
25.6.
2.50
'7.51
.50
12.50
70.00.
Councilman ° ioi as requested for the Advisory Commission
on Commerci .1 Amusements' that $50.0^ be provided for the use of said
Commission. On motion. of Corbet and Cooley an appropriation not to
exceed $50.00 was made for Maid purpose by unanimous vote on roll
Appx cpri. 0, '"7 Tu4 . 1 Avenue � - or v�y vex�sit,� ATP u„ 3rid=:e.
On motion of Cooley and Corbet onappropriation of $200.00
from the incidental :fund for the re,,a, .r of the University Avenue
bridge was made' by unanimous vote or .roll call.
Cooley =reported that To Dudfield was willing to give the
city a strip pf land in Block 47 to widen the roadway of Palo Alto
Avezav;e. It was understood that he 3oard of public Works would ef-
l feet the transfer of : title.
In : the natter of: the injury on this date to lilark Mount;
city lineman,, the Yayor appointed Cooley, Snyder and Easterday a
committee : to look after the interests of said :::ount..
0n :motion of Cooley and Thoits the Council adjourned.
session on
Rol 1 call a
read and ap
�,.t o: A
reco mendin;
over by the
v)
proved.
Ftenor
(1) that pr
Addison dive
that the ext
(erred to t"
1923 Budget.
On
first recom:a
meeting.'
Re-oor t
(1) that an
parking of vi
that no chan4
Towel apply
Action 4
In the:
Bertsche mov;
to izavestigai
Towel Supply
The soot:
Reso? u
Rea
recommended 1
Forks, was re
was paseed 135
3a
in Block At s
Ordinance 4 r
Ord
in the busin;e
and Mend ertb l
7,
to provide t:;
on Universr.ity
On
amended was