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Los Altos Hills - Historical
Scrapbook Digital Archive |
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The Rex Gardiner Collection |
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Keywords or Digest |
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Gardiner.htm |
4/12/2013 |
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Introduction and Background to
this collection of documents |
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IMG_0823.JPG |
4/12/2013 |
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Portrait of Rex Gardiner taken
April 12 2013 - A few days before his 91st birthday |
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5/20/2013 |
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Letter from Rex Gardiner to
Mayor thanking for recognition at 91st birthday party |
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IMG_0823b.JPG |
1947 |
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Portrait of Rex Gardiner, 25 years old, in April, 1947. Taken
on his honeymoon in Big Sur with his wife Phyllis. |
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IMG_0823c.JPG |
7/1/1971 |
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Clippings about the loss of
Rex's son Craig |
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IMG_0824.JPG |
1955 |
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Hand drawn map on vellum paper
of proposed City of Los Altos Hills |
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IMG_0826.JPG |
1955 |
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Map of proposed City of Los
Altos Hills reproduced on ordinary paper |
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IMG_0831.JPG |
1955 |
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Bar Chart showing possible and
probable annual budgets and resulting taxes |
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IMG_0832.JPG |
1955 |
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"The Green
Sheet" - Page 1 - Why
Incorporation Is Necessary |
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1955 |
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"The Green
Sheet" - Page 2 - What Kind of
Community Do We Want |
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1955 |
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"The Green
Sheet" - Page 3 - Government,
Taxes, Changes |
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1955 |
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"The Green
Sheet" - Page 4 - Budget |
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IMG_0836.JPG |
1955 |
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"The Green
Sheet" - Page 5 - Incorporation
Procedure |
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IMG_0837.JPG |
1955 |
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"The Green
Sheet" - Page 6 - How Can We All
Participate |
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IMG_0838.JPG |
12/1/1955 |
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Platform For The Incorporation
of Los Altos Hills - Page 1 |
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12/1/1955 |
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Platform For The Incorporation
of Los Altos Hills - Page 2 |
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12/1/1955 |
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Platform For The Incorporation
of Los Altos Hills - Page 3 |
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IMG_0850.JPG |
7/19/2004 |
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Cover letter from Rex Gardiner
conveying attached page (next image) about "Determining a tax rate for
Los Altos Hills" |
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IMG_0851.JPG |
7/19/2004 |
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Document by Rex Gardiner titled
"Determining a tax rate for Los Altos Hills" |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate of Probable Costs,
Revenue, and Tax Rate for the Proposed Town of Los Altos Hills - Cover Sheet |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate (Continued) - Page 3 |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate (Continued) - Page 4 |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate (Continued) - Page 5 |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate (Continued) - Page 6 |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate (Continued) - Page 7 |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate (Continued)- Page 8
(This page missing from this original set, but duplicatedfrom another
document elsewhere) |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate (Continued) - Page 9 |
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IMG_0863.JPG |
1/10/1956 |
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Sample Ballot - Incorporation
of Town of Los Altos Hills |
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3/3/1955 |
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Duplicate of above
Estimate Document - but with a few
pencilled annotations in places - Cover Sheet |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate (Continued) - Page 3 |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate (Continued) - Page 4 |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate (Continued) - Page 5 |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate (Continued) - Page 6 |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate (Continued) - Page 7 |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate (Continued) - Page 9 |
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12/9/1955 |
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Letter from Rex Gardiner to
William Simrell - withdrawing his candidacy from election for council |
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11/8/1955 |
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Newspaper article - Los Altos
Hills Boundaries cut - 8 square miles left |
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3/3/1955 |
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Duplicate of above
Estimate Document - but including map,
Page 8 and further pencilled
annotations in places - Cover Sheet |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate document - Page 2
- Map page |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate document - Page 3 with
pencilled remarks on obverse side of paper |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate document - Page 4 |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate document - Page 5 |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate document - Page 6 |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate document - Page 7 |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate document - Page 8
(missing in other copies of this document - because contains hand-drawn bar
charts not created by typewriter) |
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3/3/1955 |
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Estimate document - Page 9 |
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7/13/1954 |
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A Preliminary Estimate of
Probable Costs and Revenues for proposed City of Los Altos Hills (incl
Country Club Area) - Cover Sheet |
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7/13/1954 |
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Preliminary Estimate - Page 1 |
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7/13/1954 |
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Preliminary Estimate - Page 2 |
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7/13/1954 |
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Preliminary Estimate - Page 3 |
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7/13/1954 |
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Preliminary Estimate - Page 4 |
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7/13/1954 |
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Preliminary Estimate - Page 5 |
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7/13/1954 |
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Preliminary Estimate - Page 6 |
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1/1/1956 |
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Memorandum - Prospective
Sources of Income - City of Los Altos Hills - Page 1 |
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1/1/1956 |
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Memorandum - Prospective
Sources of Income - City of Los Altos Hills - Page 2 |
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1/1/1956 |
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Memorandum - Prospective
Sources of Income - City of Los Altos Hills - Page 3 |
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3/18/2001 |
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Letter from Los Altos Historic
Museum announcing permanent exhibit "Crown of The Peninsula - Land Over
Time" |
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1/10/1956 |
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Flyer urging "NO"
vote on incorporation of Los Altos Hills |
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1/11/1956 |
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Newspaper article - Los Altos
Hills becomes a city |
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1/11/1956 |
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Newspaper article - Los Altos
Hills becomes a city -continued |
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10/27/1955 |
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Newspaper article - Resident
asks omission of area from city |
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Newspaper article - Candidates
for council face deadline |
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Newspaper article - Background
of eight Foothils Council candidates read like who's who (with pictures) |
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Newspaper article - Foothills
incorporation fate to be decided January 10 |
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Map of proposed new Foothill
community accompanying platform statement |
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List of names of committee
members and partial list of sponsors for incorporation |
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Platform for the incorporation
of The Town of Los Altos Hills - Page 1 |
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Platform for the incorporation
of The Town of Los Altos Hills - Page 2 |
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3/12/1956 |
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Letter to Council from Cedric
Macabee, Consulting Engineer, about roads and drainage |
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3/12/1956 |
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Letter to Council from Cedric
Macabee, Consulting Engineer, about roads and drainage Page 2 |
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1/27/1956 |
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List of county roads within Los
Altos Hills specifying length of each |
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1/27/1956 |
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List of county roads within Los
Altos Hills specifying length of each - continued |
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List of county roads within Los
Altos Hills specifying annual costs associated with each |
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4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 1 |
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4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 2 - Maintenance & Construction |
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4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 3 - Maintenance Interpreted |
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4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 4 - Define Minimum & Maximum Maintenance |
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4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 5 - Define Construction |
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4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 6 - Primary, Secondary (Collector) and Tertiary
(Local) Roads |
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IMG_0938.JPG |
4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 7 - Population as related to roads |
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4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 8 - cont'd |
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4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 9 - Financing
- Projected balance rest of fiscal year |
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4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 10 - Improvements
and prospective future use |
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4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 11 - Future Master Plan - Private & Subdivision
Roads |
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4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 12 - Traffic Control |
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4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 13 - Drainage affecting roads |
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4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 14 - Road
Inspection Fees |
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4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 15 - Assessing magnitude importance & urgency of
problems |
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4/30/1957 |
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Report to Council exploring traffic and road problems arising
from rapid growth - Page 16 - final signature page with names of committee -
Brittain, Buss, Dawson. Hibner, Meredith, Sherlock, Wilson, Packard, Edwards |
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4/30/1957 |
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Outline followed by road study
committee - Page 1 |
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4/30/1957 |
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Outline followed by road study
committee - Page 2 |
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4/23/1957 |
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Report from McCandless and Jett
(Consultants) to Special Road Committee of LAH - Page 1 |
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4/23/1957 |
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Report from McCandless and Jett
(Consultants) to Special Road Committee of LAH - Page 1 |
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4/23/1957 |
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Report from McCandless and Jett
(Consultants) to Special Road Committee of LAH - Page 1 |
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4/23/1957 |
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Report from McCandless and Jett
(Consultants) to Special Road Committee of LAH - Page 1 |
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6/1/1956 |
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Report by Rex Gardiner to Road
Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance -
Page 1 |
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6/1/1956 |
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Report by Rex Gardiner to Road
Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance -
Page 2 |
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6/1/1956 |
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Report by Rex Gardiner to Road
Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance -
Page 3 |
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6/1/1956 |
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Report by Rex Gardiner to Road
Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance -
Page 4 |
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6/1/1956 |
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Report by Rex Gardiner to Road
Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance -
Page 5 |
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6/1/1956 |
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Report by Rex Gardiner to Road
Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance -
Page 6 |
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6/1/1956 |
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Report by Rex Gardiner to Road
Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance -
Page 7 |
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6/1/1956 |
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Report by Rex Gardiner to Road
Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance -
Page 8 |
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6/1/1956 |
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Report by Rex Gardiner to Road
Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance -
Page 9 |
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6/1/1956 |
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Report by Rex Gardiner to Road
Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance -
Page 10 |
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8/7/1957 |
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Letter to Sheriff from Harold
Baxter requesting traffic be slowed down on Stonebrook (Neary Quarry traffic) |
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Nostalgic newspaper clipping
about LAH tax rate in 1973 of 40 cts per $100 |
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1/27/1956 |
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Inventory of primary and
secondary streets (and their lengths) in proposed new City of Los Altos Hills |
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3/26/1956 |
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Memorandum from consultants
about about applying for Gas Tax Funds
and associated requirements for ordinance, resolution and project statement |
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Report on Road Costs from
comptrolers office, per road over the
years 1950-1954 |
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6/1/1956 |
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Report fromGardiner summarising
methods of road maintenance (I)
Methods in Other Cities (II) Condition Specifiic Roads (III) Cost by
Private Contractor (IV) Equipment cost if purchased (V) Comparisons of
overall costs |
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6/1/1956 |
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Above report (continued) (I)
Methods used by other towns -- Campbell |
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6/1/1956 |
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Above report (continued) (I)
Methods used by other towns -- Cupertino |
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6/1/1956 |
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Above report (continued) (I)
Methods used by other towns -- Milpitas |
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6/1/1956 |
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Above report (continued) (II)
Notes on Condition of specific roads |
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6/1/1956 |
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Above report (continued) -
Suggested Ordinances |
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6/1/1956 |
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Above report (continued) (IV)
Purchase of equipment |
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6/1/1956 |
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Above report (continued) (IV)
Purchase of equipment - continued and (III) Hourly Contractor Rates |
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6/1/1956 |
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Above report (continued) (V)
Comparison of Budgets |
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6/1/1956 |
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Above report (continued) (V)
Comparison of Budgets - continued |
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6/2/1956 |
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Letter from Engineering
Consultant to Town Council - Report on Roads of Los Altos Hills - Page 1 |
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6/2/1956 |
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Letter from Engineering
Consultant to Town Council - Report on Roads of Los Altos Hills - Page 2 |
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6/2/1956 |
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Letter from Engineering
Consultant to Town Council - Report on Roads of Los Altos Hills - Page 3 |
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6/2/1956 |
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Letter from Engineering
Consultant to Town Council - Report on Roads of Los Altos Hills - Page 4 |
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6/2/1956 |
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Report to Town Council about
interviews with other towns about Road Maintenance matters - Page 1 |
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6/2/1956 |
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Report to Town Council about
interviews with other towns about Road Maintenance matters - Page 2 |
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6/2/1956 |
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Report to Town Council about
interviews with other towns about Road Maintenance matters - Page 3 |
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6/2/1956 |
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Report to Town Council about
interviews with other towns about Road Maintenance matters - Page 4 |
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6/2/1956 |
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Report to Town Council about
interviews with other towns about Road Maintenance matters - Page 5 |
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6/2/1956 |
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Report to Town Council about
interviews with other towns about Road Maintenance matters - Page 6 |
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3/21/1956 |
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Letter from Cedric Macabee,
Engineering Consultant, to LAH about Road Maintenance & Improvement -
Page 1 |
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3/21/1956 |
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Letter from Cedric Macabee,
Engineering Consultant, to LAH about Road Maintenance & Improvement -
Page 2 |
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3/21/1956 |
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Letter from Cedric Macabee,
Engineering Consultant, to LAH about Road Maintenance & Improvement -
Page 3 |
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Committee Report by Rex
Gardiner on Recommendations for Road Maintenance Program Page 1 - Equipment
and Duties |
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Committee Report by Rex
Gardiner on Recommendations for Road Maintenance Program Page 2 (continued) |
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Committee Report by Rex
Gardiner on Recommendations for Road Maintenance Program Page 3 - Possible
first year expenditures |
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Committee Report by Rex
Gardiner on Recommendations for Road Maintenance Program Page 4 - Notes on
possible methods of road maintenance |
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Committee Report by Ron Hibner
on alternatives for Road Maintenance - Page 1 - Private Contract and
potential candidates |
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Committee Report by Ron Hibner
on alternatives for Road Maintenance - Page 2 - Contract with Santa Clara
County |
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Committee Report by Ron Hibner
on alternatives for Road Maintenance - Page 3 - Road Maintenance by Town of
Los Altos Hills |
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Committee Report by Ron Hibner
on alternatives for Road Maintenance - Page 4 - Diadvantages of maintenance
by the town. |
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Committee Recommendation by
Hibner and Gardiner with Engineer consultant Macabee for Road Maintenance
Program - Page 1 - Equipment and Duties |
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Committee Recommendation by
Hibner and Gardiner with Engineer consultant Macabee for Road Maintenance
Program - Page 2 |
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Committee Recommendation by
Hibner and Gardiner with Engineer consultant Macabee for Road Maintenance
Program - Page 3 - Budget |
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Committee Recommendation by
Hibner and Gardiner with Engineer consultant Macabee for Road Maintenance
Program - Page 4 - Notes |
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4/6/1956 |
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Possible Road Maintenance
Contract with County - Preliminary outline only - with pencil annotations |
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4/6/1956 |
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Notes by Road Committee on
meeting with County Engineer - Page 1 |
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4/6/1956 |
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Notes by Road Committee on
meeting with County Engineer - Page 2 |
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3/20/1961 |
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Letter from Planning Commission
to Planning Advisory Committee requesting study of street names for
suitability and continuity with surrounding area |
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Hand-written list of documents |
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Hand-written notes on tax rates
and how to calculate |
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1/31/1981 |
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Program for Anniversary Banquet
for LAH 25th birthday - held at Fremont Hills Country Club |
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Following are some documents
collected and assembled subsequent to the passing of Rex Gardiner in August 2015 |
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Supplement_1 |
1/3/2013 |
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Newspaper article in Los Altos
Town Crier about Co-founder of Town of Los Altos Hills |
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Supplement_2 |
4/12/2013 |
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Rex Gardiner interview for Oral
History archives - Los Altos Museum |
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Supplement_3 |
5/20/2013 |
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Letter from Rex Gardiner to
Mayor Waldeck of Los Altos Hills subsequent to brunch reception at home of
Ginger Summit |
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Supplement_4 |
7/11/2015 |
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Letter from Rex Gardiner to
Town of Los Altos Hills authorizing transfer of historic papers to Los Altos
Museum for permanent safekeeping |
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Supplement_5 |
7/11/2015 |
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Reminiscence by Rex Gardiner's
oldest son-in-law |
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Supplement_6 |
8/11/2015 |
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Tribute to her father by
daughter Vicki Taylor including some photographs |
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