Los Altos Hills - Historical Scrapbook Digital  Archive 
The Rex Gardiner Collection
Link Date Keywords or Digest
Gardiner.htm 4/12/2013 Introduction and Background to this collection of documents
IMG_0823.JPG 4/12/2013 Portrait of Rex Gardiner taken April 12 2013 - A few days before his 91st birthday
IMG_0823a.jpg 5/20/2013 Letter from Rex Gardiner to Mayor thanking for recognition at 91st birthday party
IMG_0823b.JPG 1947 Portrait of Rex Gardiner, 25 years old, in April, 1947. Taken on his honeymoon in Big Sur with his wife Phyllis.
IMG_0823c.JPG 7/1/1971 Clippings about the loss of Rex's son Craig
IMG_0824.JPG 1955 Hand drawn map on vellum paper of proposed City of Los Altos Hills
IMG_0826.JPG 1955 Map of proposed City of Los Altos Hills reproduced on ordinary paper
IMG_0831.JPG 1955 Bar Chart showing possible and probable annual budgets and resulting taxes
IMG_0832.JPG 1955 "The Green Sheet"  - Page 1 - Why Incorporation Is Necessary
IMG_0833.JPG 1955 "The Green Sheet"  - Page 2 - What Kind of Community Do We Want
IMG_0834.JPG 1955 "The Green Sheet"  - Page 3 - Government, Taxes, Changes
IMG_0835.JPG 1955 "The Green Sheet"  - Page 4 - Budget
IMG_0836.JPG 1955 "The Green Sheet"  - Page 5 - Incorporation Procedure
IMG_0837.JPG 1955 "The Green Sheet"  - Page 6 - How Can We All Participate
IMG_0838.JPG 12/1/1955 Platform For The Incorporation of Los Altos Hills - Page 1
IMG_0839.JPG 12/1/1955 Platform For The Incorporation of Los Altos Hills - Page 2
IMG_0840.JPG 12/1/1955 Platform For The Incorporation of Los Altos Hills - Page 3
IMG_0850.JPG 7/19/2004 Cover letter from Rex Gardiner conveying attached page (next image) about "Determining a tax rate for Los Altos Hills"
IMG_0851.JPG 7/19/2004 Document by Rex Gardiner titled "Determining a tax rate for Los Altos Hills"
IMG_0853.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate of Probable Costs, Revenue, and Tax Rate for the Proposed Town of Los Altos Hills - Cover Sheet
IMG_0854.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate (Continued) - Page 3
IMG_0855.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate (Continued) - Page 4
IMG_0856.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate (Continued) - Page 5
IMG_0857.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate (Continued) - Page 6
IMG_0858.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate (Continued) - Page 7
IMG_0831.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate (Continued)- Page 8 (This page missing from this original set, but duplicatedfrom another document elsewhere)
IMG_0859.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate (Continued) - Page 9
IMG_0863.JPG 1/10/1956 Sample Ballot - Incorporation of Town of Los Altos Hills
IMG_0881.JPG 3/3/1955 Duplicate of above Estimate  Document - but with a few pencilled annotations in places - Cover Sheet 
IMG_0882.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate (Continued) - Page 3
IMG_0883.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate (Continued) - Page 4
IMG_0884.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate (Continued) - Page 5
IMG_0885.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate (Continued) - Page 6
IMG_0886.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate (Continued) - Page 7
IMG_0887.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate (Continued) - Page 9
IMG_0888.JPG 12/9/1955 Letter from Rex Gardiner to William Simrell - withdrawing his candidacy from election for council
IMG_0889.JPG 11/8/1955 Newspaper article - Los Altos Hills Boundaries cut - 8 square miles left
IMG_0890.JPG 3/3/1955 Duplicate of above Estimate  Document - but including map, Page 8 and further  pencilled annotations in places - Cover Sheet 
IMG_0891.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate document - Page 2 -  Map page
IMG_0893.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate document - Page 3 with pencilled remarks on obverse side of paper
IMG_0894.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate document - Page 4
IMG_0895.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate document - Page 5
IMG_0896.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate document - Page 6
IMG_0897.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate document - Page 7
IMG_0898.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate document - Page 8 (missing in other copies of this document - because contains hand-drawn bar charts not created by typewriter)
IMG_0899.JPG 3/3/1955 Estimate document - Page 9
IMG_0900.JPG 7/13/1954 A Preliminary Estimate of Probable Costs and Revenues for proposed City of Los Altos Hills (incl Country Club Area) - Cover Sheet
IMG_0901.JPG 7/13/1954 Preliminary Estimate - Page 1
IMG_0902.JPG 7/13/1954 Preliminary Estimate - Page 2
IMG_0903.JPG 7/13/1954 Preliminary Estimate - Page 3
IMG_0904.JPG 7/13/1954 Preliminary Estimate - Page 4
IMG_0905.JPG 7/13/1954 Preliminary Estimate - Page 5
IMG_0906.JPG 7/13/1954 Preliminary Estimate - Page 6
IMG_0907.JPG 1/1/1956 Memorandum - Prospective Sources of Income - City of Los Altos Hills - Page 1
IMG_0908.JPG 1/1/1956 Memorandum - Prospective Sources of Income - City of Los Altos Hills - Page 2
IMG_0909.JPG 1/1/1956 Memorandum - Prospective Sources of Income - City of Los Altos Hills - Page 3
IMG_0911.JPG 3/18/2001 Letter from Los Altos Historic Museum announcing permanent exhibit "Crown of The Peninsula - Land Over Time"
IMG_0912.JPG 1/10/1956 Flyer urging "NO" vote on incorporation of Los Altos Hills
IMG_0913.JPG 1/11/1956 Newspaper article - Los Altos Hills becomes a city
IMG_0914.JPG 1/11/1956 Newspaper article - Los Altos Hills becomes a city -continued
IMG_0915.JPG 10/27/1955 Newspaper article - Resident asks omission of area from city
IMG_0916.JPG Newspaper article - Candidates for council face deadline
IMG_0917.JPG Newspaper article - Background of eight Foothils Council candidates read like who's who (with pictures)
IMG_0918.JPG Newspaper article - Foothills incorporation fate to be decided January 10
IMG_0919.JPG Map of proposed new Foothill community accompanying platform statement
IMG_0920.JPG List of names of committee members and partial list of sponsors for incorporation
IMG_0921.JPG Platform for the incorporation of The Town of Los Altos Hills - Page 1
IMG_0922.JPG Platform for the incorporation of The Town of Los Altos Hills - Page 2
IMG_0924.JPG 3/12/1956 Letter to Council from Cedric Macabee, Consulting Engineer, about roads and drainage
IMG_0925.JPG 3/12/1956 Letter to Council from Cedric Macabee, Consulting Engineer, about roads and drainage Page 2
IMG_0926.JPG 1/27/1956 List of county roads within Los Altos Hills specifying length of each
IMG_0927.JPG 1/27/1956 List of county roads within Los Altos Hills specifying length of each - continued
IMG_0928.JPG List of county roads within Los Altos Hills specifying annual costs associated with each
IMG_0932.JPG 4/30/1957 Report to Council  exploring traffic and road problems arising from rapid growth - Page 1
IMG_0933.JPG 4/30/1957 Report to Council  exploring traffic and road problems arising from rapid growth - Page 2 - Maintenance & Construction
IMG_0934.JPG 4/30/1957 Report to Council  exploring traffic and road problems arising from rapid growth - Page 3 - Maintenance Interpreted
IMG_0935.JPG 4/30/1957 Report to Council  exploring traffic and road problems arising from rapid growth - Page 4 - Define Minimum & Maximum Maintenance
IMG_0936.JPG 4/30/1957 Report to Council  exploring traffic and road problems arising from rapid growth - Page 5 - Define Construction
IMG_0937.JPG 4/30/1957 Report to Council  exploring traffic and road problems arising from rapid growth - Page 6 - Primary, Secondary (Collector) and Tertiary (Local) Roads
IMG_0938.JPG 4/30/1957 Report to Council  exploring traffic and road problems arising from rapid growth - Page 7 - Population as related to roads
IMG_0939.JPG 4/30/1957 Report to Council  exploring traffic and road problems arising from rapid growth - Page 8 - cont'd
IMG_0940.JPG 4/30/1957 Report to Council  exploring traffic and road problems arising from rapid growth - Page 9 -  Financing - Projected balance rest of fiscal year
IMG_0941.JPG 4/30/1957 Report to Council  exploring traffic and road problems arising from rapid growth - Page 10 - Improvements  and prospective future use
IMG_0942.JPG 4/30/1957 Report to Council  exploring traffic and road problems arising from rapid growth - Page 11 - Future Master Plan - Private & Subdivision Roads
IMG_0943.JPG 4/30/1957 Report to Council  exploring traffic and road problems arising from rapid growth - Page 12 - Traffic Control
IMG_0944.JPG 4/30/1957 Report to Council  exploring traffic and road problems arising from rapid growth - Page 13 - Drainage affecting roads
IMG_0945.JPG 4/30/1957 Report to Council  exploring traffic and road problems arising from rapid growth - Page 14  - Road Inspection Fees
IMG_0946.JPG 4/30/1957 Report to Council  exploring traffic and road problems arising from rapid growth - Page 15 - Assessing magnitude importance & urgency of problems
IMG_0947.JPG 4/30/1957 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
IMG_0950.JPG 4/30/1957 Outline followed by road study committee - Page 1
IMG_0951.JPG 4/30/1957 Outline followed by road study committee - Page 2
IMG_0952.JPG 4/23/1957 Report from McCandless and Jett (Consultants) to Special Road Committee of LAH - Page 1
IMG_0953.JPG 4/23/1957 Report from McCandless and Jett (Consultants) to Special Road Committee of LAH - Page 1
IMG_0954.JPG 4/23/1957 Report from McCandless and Jett (Consultants) to Special Road Committee of LAH - Page 1
IMG_0955.JPG 4/23/1957 Report from McCandless and Jett (Consultants) to Special Road Committee of LAH - Page 1
IMG_0956.JPG 6/1/1956 Report by Rex Gardiner to Road Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance - Page 1
IMG_0957.JPG 6/1/1956 Report by Rex Gardiner to Road Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance - Page 2
IMG_0958.JPG 6/1/1956 Report by Rex Gardiner to Road Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance - Page 3
IMG_0959.JPG 6/1/1956 Report by Rex Gardiner to Road Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance - Page 4
IMG_0960.JPG 6/1/1956 Report by Rex Gardiner to Road Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance - Page 5
IMG_0961.JPG 6/1/1956 Report by Rex Gardiner to Road Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance - Page 6
IMG_0962.JPG 6/1/1956 Report by Rex Gardiner to Road Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance - Page 7
IMG_0963.JPG 6/1/1956 Report by Rex Gardiner to Road Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance - Page 8
IMG_0964.JPG 6/1/1956 Report by Rex Gardiner to Road Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance - Page 9
IMG_0965.JPG 6/1/1956 Report by Rex Gardiner to Road Committee - Summary of data regarding possible methods of road maintenance - Page 10
IMG_0966.JPG 8/7/1957 Letter to Sheriff from Harold Baxter requesting traffic be slowed down on Stonebrook (Neary Quarry traffic)
IMG_0967.JPG Nostalgic newspaper clipping about LAH tax rate in 1973 of 40 cts per $100
IMG_0968.JPG 1/27/1956 Inventory of primary and secondary streets (and their lengths) in proposed new City of Los Altos Hills
IMG_0970.JPG 3/26/1956 Memorandum from consultants about about applying for Gas  Tax Funds and associated requirements for ordinance, resolution and project statement
IMG_0972.JPG Report on Road Costs from comptrolers office,  per road over the years 1950-1954
IMG_0973.JPG 6/1/1956 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
IMG_0974.JPG 6/1/1956 Above report (continued) (I) Methods used by other towns -- Campbell
IMG_0975.JPG 6/1/1956 Above report (continued) (I) Methods used by other towns -- Cupertino
IMG_0976.JPG 6/1/1956 Above report (continued) (I) Methods used by other towns -- Milpitas
IMG_0977.JPG 6/1/1956 Above report (continued) (II) Notes on Condition of specific roads 
IMG_0978.JPG 6/1/1956 Above report (continued) - Suggested Ordinances
IMG_0979.JPG 6/1/1956 Above report (continued) (IV) Purchase of equipment
IMG_0980.JPG 6/1/1956 Above report (continued) (IV) Purchase of equipment - continued and (III) Hourly Contractor Rates
IMG_0981.JPG 6/1/1956 Above report (continued) (V) Comparison of Budgets
IMG_0982.JPG 6/1/1956 Above report (continued) (V) Comparison of Budgets - continued
IMG_0983.JPG 6/2/1956 Letter from Engineering Consultant to Town Council - Report on Roads of Los Altos Hills - Page 1
IMG_0984.JPG 6/2/1956 Letter from Engineering Consultant to Town Council - Report on Roads of Los Altos Hills - Page 2
IMG_0985.JPG 6/2/1956 Letter from Engineering Consultant to Town Council - Report on Roads of Los Altos Hills - Page 3
IMG_0986.JPG 6/2/1956 Letter from Engineering Consultant to Town Council - Report on Roads of Los Altos Hills - Page 4
IMG_0987.JPG 6/2/1956 Report to Town Council about interviews with other towns about Road Maintenance matters - Page 1
IMG_0988.JPG 6/2/1956 Report to Town Council about interviews with other towns about Road Maintenance matters - Page 2
IMG_0992.JPG 6/2/1956 Report to Town Council about interviews with other towns about Road Maintenance matters - Page 3
IMG_0993.JPG 6/2/1956 Report to Town Council about interviews with other towns about Road Maintenance matters - Page 4
IMG_0994.JPG 6/2/1956 Report to Town Council about interviews with other towns about Road Maintenance matters - Page 5
IMG_0995.JPG 6/2/1956 Report to Town Council about interviews with other towns about Road Maintenance matters - Page 6
IMG_0996.JPG 3/21/1956 Letter from Cedric Macabee, Engineering Consultant, to LAH about Road Maintenance & Improvement - Page 1
IMG_0997.JPG 3/21/1956 Letter from Cedric Macabee, Engineering Consultant, to LAH about Road Maintenance & Improvement - Page 2
IMG_0998.JPG 3/21/1956 Letter from Cedric Macabee, Engineering Consultant, to LAH about Road Maintenance & Improvement - Page 3
IMG_0999.JPG Committee Report by Rex Gardiner on Recommendations for Road Maintenance Program Page 1 - Equipment and Duties
IMG_1000.JPG Committee Report by Rex Gardiner on Recommendations for Road Maintenance Program Page 2 (continued)
IMG_1001.JPG Committee Report by Rex Gardiner on Recommendations for Road Maintenance Program Page 3 - Possible first year expenditures 
IMG_1002.JPG Committee Report by Rex Gardiner on Recommendations for Road Maintenance Program Page 4 - Notes on possible methods of road maintenance
IMG_1003.JPG Committee Report by Ron Hibner on alternatives for Road Maintenance - Page 1 - Private Contract and potential candidates
IMG_1004.JPG Committee Report by Ron Hibner on alternatives for Road Maintenance - Page 2 - Contract with Santa Clara County
IMG_1005.JPG Committee Report by Ron Hibner on alternatives for Road Maintenance - Page 3 - Road Maintenance by Town of Los Altos Hills
IMG_1006.JPG Committee Report by Ron Hibner on alternatives for Road Maintenance - Page 4 - Diadvantages of maintenance by the town.
IMG_1007.JPG Committee Recommendation by Hibner and Gardiner with Engineer consultant Macabee for Road Maintenance Program - Page 1 - Equipment and Duties
IMG_1008.JPG Committee Recommendation by Hibner and Gardiner with Engineer consultant Macabee for Road Maintenance Program - Page 2
IMG_1009.JPG Committee Recommendation by Hibner and Gardiner with Engineer consultant Macabee for Road Maintenance Program - Page 3 - Budget
IMG_1010.JPG Committee Recommendation by Hibner and Gardiner with Engineer consultant Macabee for Road Maintenance Program - Page 4 - Notes
IMG_1011.JPG 4/6/1956 Possible Road Maintenance Contract with County - Preliminary outline only - with pencil annotations
IMG_1013.JPG 4/6/1956 Notes by Road Committee on meeting with County Engineer - Page 1
IMG_1014.JPG 4/6/1956 Notes by Road Committee on meeting with County Engineer - Page 2
IMG_1015.JPG 3/20/1961 Letter from Planning Commission to Planning Advisory Committee requesting study of street names for suitability and continuity with surrounding area
IMG_1017.JPG Hand-written list of documents
IMG_1018.JPG Hand-written notes on tax rates and how to calculate
IMG_1019.JPG 1/31/1981 Program for Anniversary Banquet for LAH 25th birthday - held at Fremont Hills Country Club
Following are some documents collected and assembled subsequent to the passing of Rex Gardiner  in August 2015
Supplement_1 1/3/2013 Newspaper article in Los Altos Town Crier about Co-founder of Town of Los Altos Hills
Supplement_2 4/12/2013 Rex Gardiner interview for Oral History archives - Los Altos Museum
Supplement_3 5/20/2013 Letter from Rex Gardiner to Mayor Waldeck of Los Altos Hills subsequent to brunch reception at home of Ginger Summit
Supplement_4 7/11/2015 Letter from Rex Gardiner to Town of Los Altos Hills authorizing transfer of historic papers to Los Altos Museum for permanent safekeeping
Supplement_5 7/11/2015 Reminiscence by Rex Gardiner's oldest son-in-law
Supplement_6 8/11/2015 Tribute to her father by daughter Vicki Taylor including some photographs