| 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 | ||