Imperial Valley press., 1914-04-01

to the railroad commission.
WHEREAS, In pursuance of an Or
vote of three fifths Of all the men,
City Of Ell Centro pursuant to the
ture of the State of California, en-
titled "An Act to provide for submit
ting to the qualified electors of every
city and county, or incorporated city
or town, in this state the question
whether such city and county, or
incorporated city or town, shall re.
tain the powers Of control vested
therein respecting all or any public
utilities, and providing further for
elections thereafter to surrender such
powers in case the qualified electors
of any such city or county, or .incor-
porated city or town, shall have voted
to retain such powers or to reinvest
such city and county, or incorporated
city or town, with such powers, in
case the qualified electors thereof
have voted to surrender such powers,
approved January 2, 1912-the Board
of Trustees of the City of Ell Centre
did, at the general municipal election
held in said City on the 9Th day of
April, 1912, submit to the qualified
electors thereof the question as to
whether said city should retain its
powers of control respecting those
certain classs of public utilities here
matter mentioned,-or any of them,
said question, or proposition as sub
mitted being as follows:
"Proposition No. 1. Shall the City
of Ell Centre retain its powers Of
control over Railroad Corporations?
Proposition No. 2. Shall the City
of FL Centre retain its powers of
control over Gas Corporations?
Proposition No. 8. Shall the City
of Ell Centre retain its powers Of
control over Electrical Corporations?
Proposition No. a. Shall the City
Of Ell Centre retain its powers of
control over Telegraph Corporations?
Proposition No. 5. Shall the City
of Ell Centre retain it's powers of
control over Telephone Corporations?
Proposition No. 6. Shall the City
of Ell Centre retain its powers Of
control over Water Corporations ?"
AND, WHEREAS, A majority of
the voters voting upon said respec-
tive propositions voted in favor of re-
tanning by the said City of Ell Centre,
of it's powers of control over each
and every one Of said public utili
ties, and,
WHEREAS, the public interest
requires that the question as to
whether said City shall surrender
its powers of control over. said pub
lie utilities to the Railroad Commits
sion, be submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of said City,
NOW, THEREFORE, The Boari
of Trustees of the City of El Centre
do ordain as follows:
Section /. That the public inter
est Requires, and it is the intention
of the Board of Trustees to submit
to vote of the qualified electors of
said City, the question, or questions,
as to whether said City of El Centre
shall surrender it's powers of control
as to the public utilities hereinafter
mentioned, to the Railroad Commits
sion.
Section 2. That the City Clerk
shall certify to the passage, adoption
and approval of this Ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published
in the Imperial Valley Press, daily
newspaper of general circulation
printed and published in said City,
five times, prior to the 18th day of
April, 1914, and shall cause the fol-
lowing propositions in the form OF
questions to be printed upon the bal
lots to be used at the general mu-
nicipal election to be held on the
18th day of April, 1914; the propo-
sition to be so submitted shall be
as follows, to-wit:
Proposition No. 1. Shall the City
of Ell Centre surrender its powers
of control over Railroad Corpora
tions, to the Railroad Commission?
Proposition No. 2. Shall the City
of Ell Centre surrender it's powers
of control over Gas Corporations,
to the Railroad Commission?
Proposition No. 8. Shall the City
of Ell Centre surrender its powers
of control over Electrical Corpora
tions, to the Railroad Commission?
Proposition No. a. Shall the City
of Ell Centro surrender its powers of
control over Telegraph Corporations,
to the Railroad Commission?
! Proposition No. 5. Shall the City
of Ell Centro surrender its powers of
control over Telephone Corporations,
to the Railroad Commission?
Proposition No. 6. Shall the City
of Ell Centro surrender it's powers
of control over Water Corporations,
to the Railroad Commission?
Section 8. That the Board of
Trustees of said City shall meet at
it's usual place of meeting, and at
the same time it meets to canvass the
returns of the general municipal elec-
tion, to be held on the 18th day Of
April, 1914, and upon the completion
of the canvass of the returns of said
general municipal election, at which
said propositions shall have been
submitted, said Board of Trustees
shall make an order declaring the
result of the election upon such prop