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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' ,
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City Clerk 0 f the City 0 f. ~ r:t.. \ Cal Hornia.
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