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City Hall, Palo Alto, Cal.,
April 12, 1920e
The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular ses-
this date at 8 p.m.. In the absence cf ::ayor Swain the
was called to order by the 'ity Clerk and on motion Cou::--
.1hoi ts was chosen Mayor pro tem. Roll call as follows:
Present:
Absent:
3ertsche, Cathcart, Cooley, Easterday, Jordan,
Peterson, Roller, Snyder, era'+-1liger, Thoits, Thomas.
Blair, Swain, Cling.
The minutes of the reF;ular mee i of March c, 1920, were
read and approve;, as read.
Petition for Gas ;MF.ast Palo Alt
A petition was received from: residents of Forest Court
asking that gas service be extended tc ;,hat section.
On motion the petition was referred to Committee 4 to
report.
Letter from ^rc Decker.
A letter was received from Dr. C. .'J. Decker protestins
against the issuance of a permit for improving; the property at
332 Dr. Decker w s '^r r, .,, is s
University Avenue, and ...� .� ,,�., !�JE'.. a'�(I discssed
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the matter.
The Mayor informed Dr. Decker tra t no such permit has
been granted, the matter having been referred to the City Pla:^.nire
Commission and the 'Board of =ublic Safety for consideration.
Letter from Sher':ean Kimball: .`s to rain Service.
A letter from Sherran Kimball was read r::ouestinc the
Council to authorize a communication to the Southern Pacific Co.
the
that all that can be done :': the way of i^I'pr GVi n, ,�: Lie
Peninsula traffic conditions be put into effect as soon as prac-
tically possible.
On motion of Miller and ter on an appropriate communi-
cation to the Southern Pacific Com an was authorized.
:baseGall Grounds Auroved.
A recommendation was received from the Ci,.y, Pl'nnine Con-
mission that permission be given the Athletic Committee of the Ccn-
i A Commission + e . a. abl is,�� baseball l zround,
leased
m��.n� �y Center ., as�m,i:, �:� on ,.e establish -. .:.r..,,_ .: ,��... s or. the .._
l land as shown on a di submitted, sl;ch permission to
subject to revocation if future conditions so require, with te
stipulation that no structures be erected until approved by the
Planning Commission.
On motion of Jordan and P.ol le r the permission as recom-
mended L 4 V...
mended was granted.
Luropriat3.cn.s to Safety :=rd : ; 46. 9 .
A communication was received from the 'card of F'u l is
Safety recommending the followin appropriations:
For four gas masks for fire department,
For one extra cannister for same.
Por bicycle for fire truck driver
For'.glass for alarm boxes and tape I
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50.00
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On motion of Cooley and 3ertsche the approy.,riattcnS
recommended were made_ from the unexpended balance in the g'er r-.--
fund to the incidenta.l und of e fire department by
vote on roll all.
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bond issue.
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A report from Committee 1 recommended that an appro_rrj-
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eral fund to pay a claim of George Casey for the ce:.: tr uc ti an of
sidewalk on High Street in Block A about fire years ago, said
Casey having failed to collect his claim from the Federal Con-
struction Company because of a technical error in the proceedings
ordering said work. The City Attorney advised that while t._e claim
was not a legal claim against the City, the Council could legally
make such an appropriation.
On motion of Jordan and Peterson the appropriation was
made as recommended by unanimous vote on roll call.
Report on I. roverr:erts : Tabled.
Committee #1 made a report in the natter of a.. report of
a special committee on the proposed improveent of 7jniversity
Avenue recommending said improvements, but disapproving the sug-
gestion that the entire cost of such imp roveren is be raised by' a
bond issue.
On motion of Jordan and Cooley the report was laid on
the table.
Leases of Gil Service Stations AA2rovec..
Chairman Cooley of Committee #1 reported that a read-
justment of the leases of land for a service station to the Stand-
ard Oil Company at a monthly rental had beer. arranged, and that
the lease to the Shell Company would doubtless be arranged at the
same rental.
On motion of Peterson and Terwilliger the report was ap-
proved and the renewal of said leases for one year authorized at
a rental of X75.00 per month each.
Reports Received.
Reports from the Department of Public Works' and the
Auditor for February, from the Treasurer and �cmmun_ ty Center for
:::arch were received and ordered filed.
Thomas Jud,ment: Dismissed.
r �., reported ♦.- d: n t s �c,•red against
she attorney � epor4ed „r_at the judgment . e secared
Dr. Benjamin Thomas by the city for. costsn in .n a e s ,;
the a C. :.:�
brought about five years ago had not been se tiaf .ed.
On motion ion of Cooley and * e �y i twas rd:
d as „�.r�4... :. ordered that
the attorney take steps to Yiave said judgment d smisced by unani-
mous vote on roll call.
Zone hearin„, Lblock 100a) : Dismissed.
Cathcart and Miller moved that no further action be taken
it the nearing on petition to place the easterly one-half of - .lock
V
_00 in Zone 14 and the motion was passed.
Claims Allowed.
On motion of Cooley and -,ertsche the :'ollcwin _ claias
were allowed and warrants h in payment of the same:
Times Pub. Company, printing annual repoet :'i375.00
printing treasurers' receipts .7o 0
aw,say-Cppenheim Co. automobile directory 25.00
L.Walker, soldier's tax exemption, Elock 25 10.50
.Con don, rent safe deposit box . . . 3.00
g.:Lalcolm, expenses 22.62
City of Palo Alto . . utility.services 50.95
taxes is 11, 12, Block 89 . . . 10 1;�
Election Member Board of Public Yorks: T.-:..-;;
The Mayor announced that the election of a member of the
ocard of Public Works • to fill the vacancy` caused by the resignation
M.A.Buchan was in order Terwilliger and Peterson were appoint-
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Cathcart .
Miller
ed tellers.. A secret ballot was taken with the following ing result:
Theodore 3. Hoover
D e ran W. Buchan
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vote
The Mayor declared that Mr. Hoover, having received a
majority of the votes s of r V ♦ e Council .A `. J• ��y� was so declared.
:7 1 elected G to 1p and
On motion of Miller the election Mr. was ade
of hoover �%e a• made
unanimous.
.^ttorneyRenorts on OFs
The City Attorney ..:'eportV:? that he had attended two
meetings of city attorneys e /� with the peti� r the
in 4..V M�. l/ :. JAS Ir
Pacific Gas and Electric Company for, a raise in has xatEo. ..p
was informed that it was not intended to raise the wholesale rate
to Pala Alto. He asked if the city desired
4i � d to share in the cost
of presenting the case before the Railroad Commission. On motion
the matter was referred to Committee #4.
Resig,aaatiOn of 7: c. nor Sb1iain. Accepted.
ter+
T of ^ n Mayor and as Councilman
.1 Y.e resignation r:...... . S vJ � e. .'?. S ,._ •, o �
was presented because of hJs lack of time to attend to the duties
of the office.
The following resolution moved by Mille and seconder `r
c
Cooley was adopted by unanimous vote:
C4" and 7 useful
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'Whereas, after a long �.. C4 i:L�L_ .� to
the City of Palo Alto, becomes necessary
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for �RL�i r�wS'.a .yA lA to as Mayor of the ���
of Palo Alto,
Be It Resolved, That this Council
realizing izing the press and importance ofMayor
Swains professional and personal responsibil-
ities, accepts with geeat regret the resignation
of t_ a ,•Swain as Mayor of Pale Alto, ro , with pro-
f
ound , r v. a
f ' of r e tit ^ for the r rJ i
OuX:Q sense appreciation f;' .`a�.r4-� ..i.
rendered t J the com-
munity �Jtl'�?iAG service which ':.�. has
during his tenure of office as '%a;; -or of
the City. ,
Easterday moved that the resignation of RsE.Swain as
4+
? 1Y w not that be vse to reconsider e M
Councilman accepted and L� ;, he 1 � d e^o �. _ his
'T motion was c r r; -, 7 Snyder n. e y
resignation. The .J l�-l..c Lv: k. .n ..''-� and passed `. Lin by
unanimous vote,
Thoits Elected ,:a_y,2._ .
The chair announced that :a ballot to elect a .:ayor was,
in order and appointed Peterson and Terwilliger tellers. The
ballot resulted 173 follows:
Thoits votes
2 "
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Mr. Thoits having received ^ majority ty :i votes of
having a w� 1 1J o J.- the
the Council was declared elected. O:^ moton of the
vas made unanimous.
As to Employment of Ceetifir:d .Acccu _'.a:.c.
Th'e'-matter of lnel:loyi a.certified accountant to aedie
/he books of the city for ^ the fiscal year '.9l -1520 was referr ., i .r
Committee #5 with i power to act.
Data for Monument at the Palo ..._tt, ;'» ee.
suggestion P e t C i+ y ' r r
i7'.'! the of Peterson O__ tae City ._..,.�.2. .ec!' was
-quested to furnish data needed for placin a monument at the
Alto tree'.
On motion of a 'Miller ^a d Petersen . the Council adjourned.
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Attest:
C ity Clerk
Approved: