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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0037 _. "-. . .." ... RESOLUTION NO. 31 ~dEREAS,'the Railroad Commission of the State of California has authorized a rai~e and increAse in rates and fares charged by the Pacific Electric Railway Company on its line in and through the City of Arcadia. ~nd an application for a further incr-ase is now pending. and WHEREAS, it is impracticabl~ to attempt a further fight against said increase of rates or to successfully prosecute an application for a decrease in rates unless this city co~operates with other cities in securing the nece_sary evidence to proceed with some assurance of accomplishing re~ultsl and WHEREAS, it is the sense of this :ody that an application for the general re- duction of fares on the Pacific Electric Railway Goompany should be filed with the Railroad Commission as soon as the necessary evidence and information can be secured, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: FIRST: That the City of . 4rca4ie . . . . . join with other cities having. to~ether with this City, a total of at least two hundred thousand population, in pay- ing its proportionate share of the expenses hereinafter SHt forth, in a total amount not to exceed. $50.00. . . . . Dollars to be paid by this City. SECOND: That Mr. Fran~lin D. Howell be employed as consulting engineer and Messrs. Klink, Bean & Company be employed as accountants for this city to assi~t the city attorney in the preparation of a report of the condition of the Pacific Electrio Railway Company, to be used by this City in whatever matters it may hereAfter be necessary or useful. THJRD: That tne compensation to be paid said consulting engineer and accountant 8hall be at the following rates: Chief Englneers and a:countants Assistant Chief R'nl!,ineers and Accountants Ordinary Assistants to. the Chief or Assistant Chief Engineer and ~ccountant 15.00 per day. The pr')portionate part of said compen~ation owed by this City shall be pa1.d on or before the Ifth day of each month on presenta~ion of ltemlzed bill. $~(l.OO per daYl ,5.00 per daYI FOURTH: be deemed to than. .t. . said work. FIFTH: The City Attorney shall, in conjunction with the Special Committee of the City Attorney's Association of Southern California, cumpute and agree upon the proper percentage of the cost of said work to be paid by the City of ,Ar.ce,di.,a. . . which shall not be more than said . t.. . . per cent. SIXTH: The sum of $.15.QO. . is hereby appropriated from the. . . . hmd to retain guch Chief Engineer and Accountant, whereof tlie sum of $2,00. shall be paid to Franklin D. Howell and the sum of $ln.OO. . . shall ba paid to Klink, Bean & Company un presentation of demand against said fund. The sums so paid shall be credited on the total amount to be oaid by this City on final settlement . with said Franklin D. Howe~l as Consulting Engine~r and said Klink, Bean & Company a8 Accountant hereunder. The City of 4 rcadia. . . ., for the purpose of this proceeding, ahall have a population of . 1,000 . . and shall be liable to pay not more . per ~ent of said billa as its proportionate part of the coat of STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ) County of )8S. T. _l.thLtO~~j_ City Clerk of the City of a(..{'A7~~~_ C~fifornia, do e .eby certify the forpgoing to be a full, true and correct r.opy of ~he origin 1 R solution, Numbered ~_~. adopted by the Board of City - of said City at (ts meeting held on ~he d. ~ day of Ju lY19, cnfile in my office and as the same appears of record in the Minutes of id Board, and that I havH carefully compared the same with the original. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said City this. ,3 .lr4 day of JU" 1911' , f~~ ~~J City Clerk 0 f the City 0 f. ~ r:t.. \ Cal Hornia. ;fl-<J' 5/