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f!m!µA!,CE~No 185
~~::A··'.::;Samm, DmzBTE'DNEsS ·OP SAID CIT¥ 4?0 .·PAY '?l1B COS!· OP
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CIT"f .tn?ON w;~UC'!f TO ElmCT A CITY HALL: (SBC3D) A PRo~-
.. ·sr.t:~o:ti TO mcm . A . :aOKDED-mD:simmESS !O ~AY nrl• ·COST . ()'g
f:rmi 'AC~Jf:I~:xcrI,ow .·BY · Pu"'RCE.ASE C/F A BLOCK OF !Ju~ FOR .. A Cirr
.. PAP.!:.::wI~IN .. ~ID -CITY" .tKE COST OFU?.ACB~ O'S \fliICli PROPOSI~
. ·r-i~/WILL ;im roo .GREAT TO Blf PA~D OUT . OF ':BE O?J>D?ARY
AllllJAL :mc~n :.AlID ~lENUE O:F SAID ' CITY~
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· -t>eing the ·· 1:~gislative branch .of said Ci;ty, did; on the · 12th
:~> .. ot·:~,:l9l.9t · by a Tote· Of ~WO•thirds of all the mem~
-W;~s or ... aaid ... J.:~g18la.<t1ve cranen,· detemirie in due and prop..·
.:·: e~ t'o;m that ~-pub.li~ itltereet &.'ld public neeesait;r de·
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. · :mand certain public improTements and a.equiaitiona in and
: f~·r :.·:said ·ci~y of ·P&l<°' Alto. to •it: the ac:quialtlon ay
.. · ~urcbaa~ of :a · t~·ct of lan.d. for a site upon which to .-·
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r&C~:-.. · Cl~"'l!~ll. and t~. acquisition 07 .. ··pm,-chase of a .
block of land for a .city park · •ithin said 'ci'.ty; and
... d'it.y' ··tif .. -Palo Alt ._o ~ ·did on the i2th day o~: Ma3• 1919. duly
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· a:id. :reiguiarly -approve such a.et ion of aaid legialati ve ·.:··.·.. .. .·.' . .
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'S(Jl rt !HE..~FORE, THE COUNCIL OY THE CITY OF PALO
A!J!O DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT:
§t,e,'a 1, It ie hereby dete~ned that the public
interest a:nd ~u'blic necessity demand and require the ac-
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qu.isition of a tract of -land .. 'by purehaae, !or a ai te upon
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which to erect s. city hall for said Ci tyi-and s.lso the ac ..
·, quiai•t.ion .by purcha..se of a block of land :for a city parlc
within .$a.id City, all as set forth in the resolution a~ve
referred to de-el.a.ring the pu..blic interest and necessity
th.e.reto~'; and.
It Is Horeby Deemed that it is nee•esa.rJ to 1.n
eur the indt:'btednete herein mentioned in excess of the ~oney
· in the. treasury applicable tor the purpoJaee for which sa.id
indebtedne8s is being incurred:
T.ne.t th.e approximate assaased T-slu.a.tion of all
prope~ty within tlle limits o! said City -;:.! Palo Alt~ is
That the present out eta.nding indebtednees against
ea.id City is a.p;iroY~1nately $J42 ,887 ... 50;
That the ann\481 income and revenue of said City
ii; equal to and not gre:-a.ter tl1an the annual expendi t"Jl'·ea of
s,~d City: .'t:l'J.A t tb.e a:::.ou..."lt of i:cdebtedness now proposed to
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:be incurred, toge the:...:· wit.h all ot~her indebted.De•• o:r as.id
City, ie less ths.rl 15 per cent, to wit. is app:roxi?!iately
ft p$'r cent. o.f' the assessed "'ra.lua.tion of &.ll p?'Operty with
in· the corporate limits o'f ~id City.
Seelll> .. .l• An election shall be held in the City of
Palo Alto. CoWl~ of Sa.nt.a Clara, State ot California. on
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the followin,g propositions to incur a bonded indebted.."l.ess
·. of said City o to wit:
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The proposition to incu: a bonded .indebted-
n.eus of twenty tho\teand dollars* in gold coin of the United
States of America, for tile a.equ.iaition 'by purc}?..'!lse of a tract
or land. !'or a ai te upon which to erect a city b.a.ll for :,aid
City:
Ses;on4: The propoeit ion to incur a. bonded inde'bted
nees of ten tho.usand dolla:-s. in gold coin. of t.1" .. e :'nited
·st.a.tea of America~ for the acqu).sition by pureha.se of o.
block of land 'fo: a. city park within said City ..
The said ls.st mentioned date, to wit, Tuesday. MAY. 27.
1919, is hereby fixed as the date for holding said election.
a.nd the ea.id two p·ro:?osi-:.ion3 above stated to incu:-said. :::.uni·-
ci-pa.l ind.eotedness are hereby suomitted to said voters for
their de:.:te.rmina.tiori at said election; ea.eh of said propo
sitions to be so voted upon to be separate and cist.inct
p:::oposi tions .. to be so voted upon separately in the crea
·:ticn o! said res:Pec:ti-v·e bo:r~ded indebtedne:se !or ea.eh of'
~aid propositions a• above atate~.
lt requires and shall :require t..'lrie votes of two-
thirds. of all th.e voters voti~g at 8a.id special election
for said purposes to authorize the inc".lr:ring of said in-
d.eo·t.edness for either of the prepositions~ and the iss':l-
a.nee o·f bonds therefor proposed i:-.. said propositio::s.
The object and purpose '!or which said
bonded indebt.ednesa of twenty thousa."td dollars is pro:poaed
to ·~oe iJ::i.eurred is for t!l.e acquisition by purchase of a
t.raot of land for a site upon which to erects. city !'.all
for said ci t;y, on accou.rr. t of the ina.dequa.cy a.."ld unfi ':.ness of
the builQ.ing r1ow used f'or a city ha.11; and the <"Ji'bjeot an,d
:purpose fo'f whic.."i ea.id. bonde<! inde otedness of ten th.ouaa.~d
dollar$, is· proposed to ce incur·.red is for the acquisition
of a block of la.nd. fo::-a public city :lta.r!t wi ttlin the ex ...
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te ri or boun:darie a of sa.1 d t: 1 ty,.
T'n.is Cou;a.cil :.i.a.e considered these matters ca.re-
fu.lly for some t.ime. and has made inTestigation o! the cot!t
or the· la..."'ld for sa.i d purpoa.es. a.nd has receiTed repo rte
from rnembers of cornnli t tees of this Cou.n ci l in rel a ti on
thereto and fror:l its City Engineer and other o!ficis.ls,
and it is fully ad.vised in respect to 13.nd val':les. and it
find& the cost oft.he· acqui3ition of a tra.ct of land suit-
able, and of sufficient size for the erection o! a city
ha.11 tl:..ereori, tr;, be the SUZll of t:wen.t.y theusand dollaX"S; and
it :finds the coat o! the acquisition of a block of lar..d
for a city p&:rk wi';.hin se.id City to 'be the s~ of·ten thou-
&and dollars in addi-:,·1on t.o funds already available for ssid.
purpose and ;property to be ex.changed in part pay:nent tnerefo:r.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is determined as follows:
See. 4. Tb.at the estimnted eos t for the acquisi-
tion o! a tract of land upon which to erect a. City hall is
t...he sum of twenty thousa."ld dolls.rs; and thn t the estimated
cost for the acquisi t.ion of a. bloe.k of' land for a city park
with.in said Ci:t.y is the sum of ten ti.1.ousand dollar$, in ad•
di Uon to funds alrea~y a.'Vaila.ble for s~id. purpose and prop-
e~ty to ~e exchanged in pa.~t pn;fmen~ the~efo~, all in gol~
coin. of the Un.it.e.d Sta.teF< of America. 'Ythich au:n for either
and e"ach of said. propositions ia hereby fo'l.md and is declar
ed t.O:. be an a:aount too great to be paid out of the ordin~ry
annual inco:ne .and revenue of said City.
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'bo,.1e :me±1t!on.~d ;pro:posi ti on to i:'icu:r said indebtedness of
twen~:; t:··iouaand d~!.lars it.a gold coin !"or-the o'bject a."ld :pur
pose of" acqu.iri:lg e. tJ\•.ct, of lc.nd upon which to erect a city
hall shall be adopted t.:y the qualified ~ot.ers o! sa.id City
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as in thie ord.'ina:1ce a.."'ld by law :p.:rovided. then elnd in th.at
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caae; bonds of said City in t.'b.e sum o! twenty thouaa.nd dol-
quisit ion c! .as.id tract o.f lane upon which shall be erected
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a ·eity :c.a1.1· shall issue a.s herein provided .. A."'ld it is further
ordered that if t!le a.bQ'7~~ rr.1.entiQned p:ropoei tion. to incur said
indebtednees of t;..;n ttiouua.nd dollars i:!l gold ·Coi::i. for the ob-
.. jeet and pu"rpoae of E1-cqui ring a. block o!' la:nd fo :r a city park
within ea.id Ci1.y sr..a.1.1 b•!! adoj>ted by ti.le qualified voters of
said City, s.eJ in this o::dina.!lce and 'by l,a.w prov·id.ed. th.en a.."'ld.
in 'ths.t case, bonds of said City in the s~ of ten thou.sand
dollars. go~d eoin1-as a.!oresa.icL for the pa~ent of the a.c
qui. eiticin of s:::t1d olo ck of land for a city pa:r:-1: shall issue
a.s herein provided. Said bonds fo-.r each o! said propositions
aha:tl be negotiat"le in !'orro and shall be o'f the ehe.racter
known ·as 111 Se::ials• and shall bear the ra,te o't interest herein
The bonds authorized to be issued at said elec~ion
purs~a.nt to the e.ceepts..."'lee by ea.id 'Voters of s~id propoei-
tio:la or either o.f them~ a."'ld for said propositions or eitiler
of them aha.11 bear inte::--est from tt.i.eir iesu..~~ee until p,a:!.d
G.t the rate o! 5 per cent pe.r S.Mi.lm. payable S•em.i.-a.nnually ..
The principal a.10\d. interest. of ea.id bonds .. shall: "oe payable in
gold cOirl o! the United States of America in the following
manner, to wit:·
A part of said bcnde-1 inde bte-dness o:f twenty thou
sa.n.d dollars~ ·.the princ.ipa.l of s:s.id 'bonds. to be isEJued :for
the a.cqu.i sit ion by purchase of a· ·tract of land for .a city
to.be
hall tLd-etennined by the legisla ti ·.re bra.ncl1 of said City and
wl::.ich shall oe .not leoa t'.b.M L one-:ror.tietr. ps.r't of t.!:..e whole a.'1:ount o:· said indebted-
ness: ar.i.d a part of said bonded :i:ldebtedness of ten thou
sand dolls.rs. th.e prin.'cipnl of said bonds to oe issued for
the. acquisition by purC:.~ase of a c1lock of ls..."'ld for a city to t-e
park;L determined by the leg is la.ti ve b:ra.r~ch of said City and
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Which '3hs.ll 'be not less tlla:: L·· one~f.5.~ftieth pa.rt of the whole a!!lount of said indebted-
ness, shall be pa.id eacn a?"•d every year a.t the City Trea.SU!'Y
· in said City ·o! ?alo Alto on a day a.r~d date to be he::-~inaf-
te~ fixed "by· sttid legisl3tive 'branch. together •ith the in-
. tere3t upon all sU!DS unpaid at s:Jcl1 datea~ provided that
·the inte::est on so.id bonds . shall be~ paid .aemi-s..."lnually eo
that ~here aha.l~ be ·e. payment of i·nte:rest on all aw:a then
unpaid j,:n-every. halt· year, one of · s"uC:h ar:.nual pa.yme.ats in
. each year beil'.lg due the da t.e of the :pa.yment of the a.."'lnual
'in.,:;t .allmeht of the principal of such indebtedness · as aforr!
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Anc! provided, further, that ea.id interest shall
be · evide·n.ced by U-.i.e· propei .. coupons attached to each bon~
for each: se:ni-a:tnual payment of interest to become due on
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See, §. l'hat the propositi<lns herein contained
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s.nd provided to be eubmitt.ed at sa.id ··election~ nor any
propo.s1t·1on or :propoaiti~ns for incurring a. municipal i!'l
d1~·bte-driess Similar to or $Ubata."'ltia.lly Ol"' in any ma.r.ner
t.hei .same as the propositions herein ~-:ont~irJ.ed·, or either of
the~. h-:le not been su.ol';;litted to the qualified electors o'!
said City, o:-voted upon, o:r i'ail<=!d. to receive the requi
slte two-thirds vote of the qualified electors .voting at any
election held. within six months p~ior to the date of the
, passage of t.nia o rdi na.nc~ ..
· .It · is furthe!" ~rder .cd :that the total indebtedn ·eee
auth.oriz·ed to be created a.t said election she.11 be repre
sented· by bonds payable in the manner aforesaid. in such
denomination or denominations as the legislative branch of
said City 8ha.ll au tho::'ize.
And the •aid bonds shall be known u
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Seca....1· .. And it is further ordered .that the man-
:e~n:· of holdi:::g ea.le election and of voting the:ree.t. for and
a:~£d.r::et ·ineur·ring a.a.id indebtedness sr..all ce &6 P:"OVid.ed
·n.e_:rein said election shall be held a.a provided by Art·icle
I!L Part I, COdified Ordinanc? lfo. 1 o::" the City of Pa.lo
Alt.o "for holdir:.e s-:..;.ch munici~a.l electione, the general elec-
tion laws o! the St.ate of California. sc far as.the same
·l'.1:18.)' be a.ppiict..ble, shal!. a.i:ply; prol'ided, however. that in
.stru.e.t. iona and. a.a.."!lple ballots need not ·ce mailed to the
Said election shall be conducted by a board of
elE:1~tiot1 in ea.c£1 of the tl"...r~e voting precincts of' saie. City.
esto.'~liehed for said election, which shall consist o:· o~e
inapector~ one jucge~ one clerk e.r:d one ba.ll•ot clerk. whose
duti.es and powers s~a.ll be the s~e as those of a Board of
Electidr... ·a:no: of such ele·ct ion o!ficere rea1:iect ively under
the· law coverir;.~ municipal elect.ions~ a.'"ld in any pc,rticu-
lars not covered by euch law, then under the said general
election laws of said State.. If a."lY of the members of'
ti::.e· said Board hereinsfter n:entioned fail to a.t·tend the·
opening o!' tlle polls on tl:..e mo mir..g of au.ch ele et ion, the
electors of 1:..h.e prec.inct present a.t that hou.r may supply
t:t;e .pJ.f! .. ce ot" a.n;y such absent membe.r ·by appointment, a.a pro-
Vi ied by eaid general election law·$.
For t.L.e pu:pose of as.id epe·:ial elcctio~, said
City is constituted and established hereby as Three Elec
tion Precincts. to be known a.o "'li:unicipal Election P:reeincts
N'o .. lt 2 and 3" all inclusive.
That said voting precir.cts end the places of poll-
ing thei:'ein.-· a..t wr.ich the :pcl2a in $';;.Ch precinct will be
held on said. day of G. e le et ion in sa.i d City, s:C.S.11 be,
and 'are he::-eby eeta..bl1shedJ crested ace d·esignated ae fol-
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1!unici12al· Electior~}:re .. cl,ast N'o.i_l"' All ths.t por
tion of the City of Palo Alto located within Precincts 1,
2, 3, 4, 5 a.."'ld 6, a.a constitu.ted and eesigna.tcd 'by the County
or· Sant.a Clara, for General, State alld. County Elections,
shall .Cons tttute and be designated as Municipal Election
Precirlct No. 1 for said election; s.nd the place of votir..g
of tr...e Cfty .Rall on .Ramo·n.a S~ reet. bet.ween U:ni verai ty Avenue
An~ the off:icers. to conduct said elect.ion l> and
who $he.!l co~f)titute the EZ!ection :Boa.rd in $aid 11.:unicipc.l
Election Precinct, ~ro., l c.re bereby appointed as follows.
to wi:t :
Judge: .
Clerk:
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tion· of the Ci t;ir o:r Palo Alto located within Precincts 7 tJ
9~ 110, 11 and 12, as eonst1tut.ed ar,.d deeigr..a'ted by the County
of Santa. Cle:ra for Gene::-a.1, St.ate a.ne Co\.i.~ty Elections, shs.lj.
constitute a.."'lC. be desi~;nated a.s ~~u..."licipal Election Precinct
:S-o.. 2 for a·ai.d elect ion: anc! the place of voting in said
P:reci:nct }fo. 2 ~hall be at the Gr~'7.l!CEl.!' School Building 1:0.
5'42 Clla.n:li.ng A"'enue.
·And t.he ·officers to cox;;duct said election. anc
who sha . .ll constitt.\tc tJ:.e Election :3oa!'d. 1r. said Uunicipal
Election Precinct }ioe. 2 are he::-e'by appointed. as follows 11 to
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Inspector
Cle:rk
Ballot Clerk·
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M"uni ei,~J)~:lt!ct i.211 .Pree inc t '!:-!o .. 3.. All that po:-....
tio:~ of the City of Palo Alto locatec w:.thin Precir.cUt l.3 and S
as cons tit u.ted and designated ·oy th.e Count.y c! Santa Clara.
·for General, State wd Count.y Elect1ons, shall cor..stitu:te
· .S.."'l~ 'be <.fesig.n·nted. as :Uunicipa.l .Election Precinct ~o'.lll 3 for
&Ja.;id. election; and the place of. voting in said Pre~inct No •
J t.hall bEt the garage a. t No., 281 !.mbc.rca.de.ro Road,
Ar.d t}:;e office:-s to conduct said election, and
Tl.b.o shall const it),.,. ~ .. e the Elect.ic;.r. Board :iri said ~unicipal
:Eleetion :E':::ecinct ~To .. 3 s.re hereby e.ppoint.ed as .follows,
to wi -t.:
:Saliot
The pol.ls sha1l "ce opened e.t ss.id pollir..s places
at. six o'clock in tr.Jt ::orning. cf so.id C.ay of election and
. s::r..ail be kept op~n ~"ltil seven o'clock in the evening o'f
c.aid ·C.a,y, when the po11·s eh.all be closed.
lt is nereoy ordere<! and required that o!!ieial
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p:.t".inted bnllct a eh.all be uae~ fo::-voting at said el~ cticn
and that each' ·-of said ;propositions above aet forth to be
voted upon ohall b:e stQtect on said :printed ba'1lots as fol-
iows • to wi t:
P:ro;posi't.ion No .. l. Sr...all the City of Palo Alto
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. incur .a, bonded." ind.ebteeness of twenty thousa:r.e dollars for
the a.:cquis i·tion by pureb.e.se of 2. t ~ct .of land u:-pon which
to erect a city hall for said Ci!:,!?
Proposition No. 2. Shall the City of Pa.lo AltCi
"incur a bonded indebteenesn of t er. thousar.d dollars for the
a;cqui sit i.on ~Y purchae e cf a block of la.io;.d for a city park ·
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After ea.ch of said pro:pos i ti ons to be voted ':.l}>On
tli'ere s.ha.ll be printed on the offieis.l ballots ·t.t,e words:
tt}'~r the ·Proposition~• a....~c "Against the P~-poeit!.or.. • w'ith
e. blank. votinc;; aqU2~re after es.eh.,
Vote.rs votir..g at said election. ahti.ll use only the
official ballotn, and ah.all indicate t.hei :r choice by a:ta.::p-
ing a. ~oss (X} in the squ.are ·after the words.: •Fer the
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~roposition,• if they desire to vote fer and in favor of
the pr.opos·ition to incur aaid inee'btedness 1n either case.
" or~ 'by sts.c::ping a croae (X) in the square after the words:
•Agair4s the Propositiona~ if they desire to vote againet
tne· p:roposition to incur s,aid indebtedness in either es.se.
The money reeeiired from the sale o:f
sai'd bonds aha. ll be de pee it ed. in t.Z.!..e e it y t.:rea.sury in the
City of Palo 'Alto in ar. appropriate fu..."'1d, and shs.11 be .s:p
:'pli~d e::<:eluaively to t.he purJ:.iose and obje·et mentioned in
thi e .ol':d in.&.l1 ce.
The City Clerk of the City of' Palo Alto
ie hereby directed to have official ballot$ printed in eon
fo:rmity with t:C.e directions of this o:rdins.nce, and 1a fur
ther directed and :eq·"1ired to cause thie ordinance to be
·puoli$hed. 1.n nonpa.rei l type in th.e Daily Pa.lo .AltQ T 1me s ~
/..-</"Ji ") ,,~ from the <~".~";,da.y o!' l!ay, l5'l9t to the~':Z;-.~e.y of May,. 1919.
ir!clusive. being· 8 pu.blico.tions. a newsps.~r of general
eir·cula.tion, printed a...~c published daily in said City of
Palo Alto~ excepting holide.ys. which publication e.hs.11 be
ma.de in said newsp2per once a· day for the days as etatei!.
s:epa.rate .insertions a.s o:f'te!'l es. said newepa:per ia publish-
ed.1 and being not lese than once a day for a.t least eight
days ..
Thi2 ordinance sr..all take effect a.."ld
be in .force from and· a.ft er it~ pa.as.age and approval.
T..a.e for1~going ordinance was duly passed by the
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