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.J~ESS .rOR ~RE A£Qt1'!JSITIO!l, CONS:RUC~IO!: AB.O ZX.'.r3NSIO.N
0¥ ·TD ';:&Tlm il'D SSE.,~ :i.AIBS O~ SAID CIZ? TO· :BE· LAID I?i
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.l.N~tr.ll· R!VE?irJ:!.··AN.t> IllCOWE Oi' SAID CIT!.
':lhereas. the l&.9'1sla,tive ora.nch ot the 01 ty of
Palo J.:~to did. on th• :€:-th day ot Jan,u&.ry, 1925 • .by a vote
o:r more t.cai:: tv:o-t.ui-rae o:f all i te members, detllrm!ne in
due and proper .ro:rz::i. tha.t the pu.blic interest: and neoosaity
demand <iertatn publio improTe::ie:nte 1n and "£or ea.id ei ty.
to-w1t::~ ~e aoquisit1on. oonstruot1on a:cd extension of
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-the wat~r and sewer mama o:f' ae.14 01ty. to b~ l&i4 i:n ite
"· unimp:r~'.~ed e~reata be!°ore the 88!rle a.re pa"te4; an4
rn:iereas.-thct lla:;"O?' being the executive o~ said
e1ti d:~d. ., on 'the ·8th dal" o~ J&Jl'tUU'y. 1925,.. du+J' s.nd :reg-J.
larly approve Roa action ot: aa1d legislative branch:
.NOW., ~ORE. the CoUllo1l o:r the C1.'t7 o! Palo
Alto.do Ordain as follows. to-wit:
sea.., :\ .;:>1., ~ <It ie he:reb,-determined tba t the ptt'hl io
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iilterest., and rieeessi ty require the aaqttiei tion,, ~onstruotion
and extezu1io-n tt o:r the nte:-&l'ld. sewer :na.1ns o"! aa.14 oi t;y
: ta. be le.id. in 1 ta u..""limpr·o'Ve4 .streets be!'ore th.e same are
_paved, .as. e~t :torth in the reeol;ztio:c. above re~ened to,
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-clecla.ring th8 public .ne.oee.eit7 th&reo:t; that it is he:r-eblf
deemed. that it iu necessary to inour the i:adehtednese l'le.rei.n
ment1021·ed i.n excess o:t the money in the treasury e.ppl1oable
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for. ·:thf! purpose-:ror which said. indebtedness is being i.ncra-"J'Ted.
~t the app:roxi:rr;s.te asseaaed valuation o~ al.l
property within the limits or said ci t;y ie $6..000..000·· end t~l:.e
. present. ~utatan,di?l~ indebtedness age.inst esid cit;; is
appro·x~:telt.~00.000.
r.h8t·the annual inco:ie snd :revenue o:f' as.id aity
le &qua! to and not greater t:b&n the annual expenditures o'£
s:a1a. 01t7; that the e.mon.nt of indebtec!nesa now proposed to
be incurred. together with s.11 other i:ade-btedness ct'!: ~·:aid e1ty.
·is lees tl:i.&n 15 pe.r cent, to-•it; is approximately l:2 per oent
of· th& aa.sees.ed valuation of a.ll property within the corporate
limit·e of: said c1 ty.
Alto, County of Santa Clare, State o! Cttli:'or:::ia. on the 9th
da7 o'! .141e'br.:ta?'7 .. 1923. to enoci t to the qualit'ied votere of
88.id City of Palo Alto the following proposit1o~ to incur a
bonded illdebtedil•ss o"'! said 01ty7 to-wit:
Tho proposi tior.i. to inaur a bondtd, indobtedneea of one
hundred and..ailtty thousand dollars in ~old coin o-r the 'O'n1te4
Sta.tea or A.merioa for the aoquis1t1on. oonstru.etion a.ad ex
'tens1on or th'9 l1a ter a.nd sewer r;.ia1ns of n1d e1 tlY to b~ laid.
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in i ta unimproved .atreets be1"ore the 8'm.o are paved ..
1!.1le.t the said. last mentioned 4ate9 to-wit: Febr~l8~
~, 1923~ 1a hereby fixed e.e th.e date ~o:r holding said eleotio.n.
o.nd tbe said proposition to incur 88.id m:un1o1pe.l indebtedneaa
·1s b.ereb1 subi:1ttad to said voters 'far their dete1"m1n&t1on at
uid election ..
It shall require the vote o! t•o-th1:rds of' all
vo:t-e:rs voting at said s.peoio.l election to authorise the in
ourririg of th9 indebteaiz.ees s.nd the issusnce of bonds theret.'or •
.sec. 3~. ~e object and purpose :ror which said b~nd.ed
1nd&btec!ne'S8 or one hundred 8.!ld sixty thoc.sand dollars is
.; proposed. to be incurred 1s :·or the aoqu!.ei t1on, oonstruat1on
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and. extension ·of' the water a:nt sewer ma1ne 1n order :'that
e:::oa:vationa ma,-be made and the pipes laid in unimproved atreeta
ina4n.nce of· pe~ent street improvements.
That a competent eng1ne$r has made estixcates o~ the
·neoeaeary cost of e&id proposition and. :finds as.id cost to be
the aitm ot one hun4re4_ a.nd sixty thousand dollars, which
estimate is hereby referred to ~or partioulara.
!1071 0 :1".REP.EPOR.E, I~ IS DETE?JlINED AS .rOUOWS:
Seo. 4. 1.:.'h.s.t the esti=.s.ted. cost o! eaid p:ropoaition
.is the. 8U!Jl of one n.und.red and si:ty thou.88.l'ld. dollars. ;-old
to be an.amount too great to be pa.id out o~ the ordin&J:7
Sec. 5. And 1t is Pttrth"r Ord~'red. that 1!' the above
mentioned proposition to i:nc-ar said 1ndabterdness shall be
· adopted. b1' the qualif'1eci irot~rs or uid. ai ty. as 1n thia
ordinance a.nd by law provided.. then and in that oa:ae. bonda
·or said city !n the a.monnt oz one .hand.red 8.l'.ld auty thou•nd
·d¢llare. ~old coin as a~oresaid, ror the payment o~ the cost
or said proposition. all.all 1esue as rollows. to-wit:
S&id bonds shall be negotiable in form and shall
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b., o!"L oha.:raoter known a.a "serials", and shall bear the rate
or i:c.terest herei:na.:fter provided..
?onde author1zec to be issued at said .elttetion shall
be$r· 1lltereat rrom their iasue..nce n:ntil pa.id., at a maxillr.ml
rate. :not exoeedi.n~ six p&r oentum per &raltms.,. paJ&ble semi-
. &mltta.lJ.y, on such indebtedneae, which rate eo ·recited. may be
leaabut shall not be exceeded in the isauancs of bonds tor
~Ille principal and int&reet of aa:td bonds
shall be, payable in f?'Old ooin o'f the United states o'f America
in 'the rollowing m.a:n:ner. to-wit:
The IlltfJlioipal bo:nda s.ut.horiaed to be 18S'1ed at·aaid.
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eleo.tion all&ll be made' payable 'b1' the legislative branch
o:f the. c1~y eubeta.ntially a.a providi!td b7 Section 6 o'!: an
aot entitled. "An Act J.nthorid.:o.g the Incurring ot Ir.tdebt.&~"'-:rlse ...
· by Cities. Towns and Municipal Corporations !'"or Man1o1pal
lmprovementa, and Regulating the Aoqn1sition. conet?"Uotion or
·c·omplet1on ~ereor" passed i"ebruary 26, l90l,. a.a amended to
date; and th~ interest on said bonds shall be pe.yable aem.1-
&nnual.l7 t as provided by ea14 act.
s~. 6. ~t th& pro:poa1·uon herein oont.s.1nea. and.
provided to be eu'bmitted at .said. eleotion. nor 'IJJJ.Y: proposition
or propoe1tione ···or i:ncn:z.rring a municipal indebi;&dneea
similar to or ettbstantially or in 8J.'JJ" manner the sam9'as
the propoe1 tion herein oonts:h:i.Gd, has n•)t been auo.cil tted to
the qual11'i&4 elector& of es.id Qit7, nor voted upon. nor tafl ...
ed to receive the requ1e1te two-tl;llrda Tote of the qualit1e4
electors voting at any election held within aix month.a prior
to the d&te_o'f the p.assaP;tt o:! th.1e ordina.nce.
rt 18 further ordered tha.t tlle total 1ndsbtedne88
·authorized to be oreated. at se.id. election shall be repre
&onted by bond.a payable in the manner a:!o:z~"t~~ ... ;d. and that
.au.oh bonds shall be il:Js1.:.ed. in suc:h d.enom1nat1on or denominations
as the legi~lati've branch o:r said e1 ty shall authorize •
Se.o. . 1. .ilnd it is ru.:rther ordered tllat the manner of
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holding &aid. eleot1on, and ot iroting therea:t :for and against·
tncurringeaid i.n.debteanesa,. shall be as l'rovided in this
ora1.r.i.ance. ·and that in all ps:rtioula:rs not: recited herein.
ea.id election shall be held and concucted ae provicled by law :ror
holding l'ln2.llicipal eleet:io:\e 1n said city; :provided.,. howeTer.
that instructions all.d. 8&1'!1ple "ballots need not be mailed to
the voters •
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Said elec;tfo:c. shall be conducted by a .'?Oard of
.neotion ·in M.ch of the "ti:G voting :precincts o'! said city,,
which s.b&ll consist o~ one 1:nspector 9 one judge, one olerk.
and one bal~ot elerk, whvse du.ties and powers shall be the
same as those ot' a Boa.rd ot Election. a:ad o'! S\lch election
o:rt'ioe:re ruepectively l.Ulde:r the ls.w P.:'Ove:rning municipal
eleotione,. and .in &.%cy' pa.rtieular·s !'l,o.t coTer&d by sttcl'! law.
then under the gener·a.l election la.we or said, at.a t.e.
~or ·the purpose of said special election. said c1 't7
18 oo::a.at1tuted a.nd esta'bl1ahed hereby aa two. ~leatio:c. Preoinots.,,
to be known as "'Ma.nia.ip&l .::leotion Precincts Noa. l end. 2
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polling the:re1n. a.t wl:.1ol:: .the polls :1.n suob. preoinet will be
held on said day o~ said election in said city. shall be
and are he~eby established. created and dea1gn.ated as ~ollowa.
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portion or the city o~ .?a.lo Alto located within Precincts
.!· £,. !• E.• !p ~~ .lQ and ~. as constituted and designated;b7
~he County or .S&nta Clara. ror :.ieneral. state and County
Elections,. are consol1d.s:tea. into s.nd. sh.all consS1 tute and. be
deeignated as ~::i."o.nicipal !:leat1on .?recinct !Jo. l. :ro:r sa.1d ·
election. SJ.la the place or votin~ in said ?recinct No.l. shall
be t.he ..':!·lre .!)e:part.i::ent Room o:r t:t.e ~i t,y Ball on ~one. Street ..
betwean ;;niveraity Avenue and Lytton .&venue in said ei"CY•
And the o:r:fioers to oond-:.iot said elect1on. and who
· shall ooneti tute th.e · Election .Board 111 aa14 l.~1c1pal Eleotion
Preoinot :.~!> ... l..i. a.:n11 he1~eby appointed 8.6 rollows, to-wit:
h~ctor: · ;r ... ·s. Y8.ll.dervo·o1·t.
Jud.~~ Mazy'·;~~. ·Clemo.
Clerk: J'e.a·s1'9 ·B .. .!)ial:iop~
allot Clerk: 1illisrl Brown.
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Mt:UJ.i01bal .Election P:reo.·inct No" 2 .... , All that
portion of· the city o:r .Palo A.ltc> located within ?re\:tncts
!,., 1, .§, • .!!-. ll• ll and ..!§.~ ae conati tu ted s.nd dee1~ ted. bJ"
the Co:mt;y. of' Santa. Clara .tor General. State and. county
.e:leotione., are oonsolid.s. ted into a.?ld. shall oonst1 'tu:te an«-be
designated ·as 1iun1a 1pal .r.1ect1on Erecino t ~~·~·· ,;;~ for sa.id
eleot1on; and the place ot: voting in said Precinct 30. 2.
Ul&ll be e.t 459 Ghann:trig ATalme.
And the o:f'ticera to oondnot sa.1d election. a.n4
who $hall oonsti tut.e the EJ.1l)Ot1on Board. in ea.id 1"c.n1c1p&l
Electioil. Precine·t :No. 2. a.re hereb7 a.ppoillted. as :tollowe.
,Insi)eo tor~ : Ee"D.".f:7 z... E'u.ll •
. JudgEt:. n8.noe:s A. Zasson.
Olerk: Auga:3ta. ~oekabout
Ballet Clark: · Robert$. .. ~ •..
:he polls ab.all he opene'd at e.e.id. polling places.
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at e.1% o'clock 1n the :morni.llg 01: said day of eleot1.on az.ul ·
.shall b.e kept open until eeve-n o 'olook in the &Tening .c~ aa14
day whe~ the polls shall be closed.
It is hereby ordered that ofticial printed ballote
ahall be used for voti.tig at aaid. eleot1on .. a:nd that the aaicl
proposition to be· voted upon shall be stated on said pr1nt..e4 .. ...,,,
ballote, ae t'ollOVISr t0-w1t:
"Shall the Cit;y o'f Palo Alto a.cur a bonded
1.nd.ebtedness of one .hundred and e.txt.1' thoti.s-
and dollars tor tb.e AcfltliSi tion, O·onstrc.ot1on
end Extension o '! the ia ter all4 Sewer Us.ills
ot said oit;y. to be laid 1n its u.nim.proved.
streets before th$ same are paved?"
Mter s::t.id propoe1 t1on to be voted ·a.pon there shall
be pl"i:nted on the ottioie.l ballots. the worde: '"For the
Proposition", s.nd "Aga.inet the Prop<>sition", with a bls.nk.
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voting aqnare after ea.ch.
Vote:r2.; voting at said election eball use tllll1' th•
o:t::icial ballots, and. shall ind108.t~ their choice b7 etampillg a
oroaa J.Il:i.l'l the a.qua.re a:rter the wo:rd.s ".For the Proposition ...
1.:t th8;r dt.ui:t.re to vote tar and in ta:vor or the propoei tion. or
b7 s~ping a croaa ( X) in th& aqua.re after the worl:s. "Against
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the ·pr:opositionrt. 1:! they desire to vote against the propoa:S, ti-Oll
to ·1:nour ·said inciebt-od?lese ..
s.c.. 'S. ~he :uone1 rece1Ted. :rrom ·the sale of eaid bond•
e~ll be· depos:ited in the o~::t:r t:rea:eur; i:n an appropriate hn4·,
and. shall 'b·& a;p·plied e:xclu.eively t~\ the obJ:ec, and :purpose
melltioned in. th.12· ordi?l>lnoe.
Sec. 9. ~e City Cle1·k of th.e City o'f Palo Alto is hereby
directed to have official ballots :;>rinted in con~Ol"Xni ty with
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re.quired· to cabse thi S Ordinance to be p'Ubliske4 in the !Bil;y
be·in~ 1 public:a:tions, a newspaper ot ,R'ene:r.:el circulation.,. printed
and publia.hed da:11y 1.n ea.id Cit,-ot .Palo Alto , exoept1?18
Stu'Jdaya and holid.ayst· whioh.publia&t1ofl shall be me.de ill eaicl
newspaper o.noea da~ for the ~s a.a stated.. separate i:nsertiou
as often ae aa·id,. :newspaper is published, and being not lesa tha:n
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onoe. ·&.· aaJ" :for at .. least seTen d,aye.
Seo. 10... Thia Qrd1.nanoe ab.all take e:ffeci and be in force
:!'rom and'. arter !ta passage and approval.
The torego1ng crdin&.nrse wae duly pas211~d b;y the Coti.nc11
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01· the City of Ptl.lo Al to on the 15th d.e.;y o'! J'am.a.r,y, 1923, b7
'the· :following vote:
qee: Berteohe, Blair,. Cstbonr~. Cooley, .!aeterda1. Bare, .Hobart.
· Mend.18nball, Roller. Thoi taiJ
Noes: ··Bone ..
:Abaent: Jordan. Lausten, 1'erar1ll1ger.., ~om.as,. W:t:ng.
. . . Ap:proved: 0. &Jr .. ~-~ •• c
Att.ati~~~ lta.yor
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