Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-27
Ordinance No. III

VI O111CtxAAS ANOs Il Il
An Ordinance of the City of Ell Cen
trO, declaring the intention of the
Board of Trustees to submit to !
vote of the qualified electors of
said City, the question as to wheth-
er Said sity shall surrender its
powers of control respecting the
following public utilities, to-wit:
Railroad corporations. gas corpo-
rations, electrical corporations, tele-
graph corporations, telephone cor
porations and water corporations
to the railroad commission.
WHEREAS, In pursuance of an Or
dinance of Intention, adopted by a
vote of three fifths of all the men,
bers of the Board Of Trustees of the
City of Ell Centre pursuant to the
provisions of An Act of the Legisla-
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-thei Board
of Trustees of the City Of Ell Centro
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 class of public utilities here
matter mentioned,-or any Of them,
said question. or proposition as sub
mitted as follows:
proposition No. I. Shall the City
of Ell Centro retain it's powers Of
control over Railroad Corporations
Proposition No. 2. Shall the City
of Ell Centre retain it's powers of
control over Gas Corporations?
Proposition No. g. Shall the City
of Ell Centre retain it's powers of
control over Electrical CORPORATIONS :?
Proposition No. 4. Shall the City
of Ell Centre retain its powers of
control over Telegraph Corporations? ?
Proposition No. 5. Shall the City
of Ell Centre retain its powers of
control over Telephone Corporations
Proposition No. 6. Shall the City
of Ell Centre retain its powers of
control over Water Corporations 2"
AND, WHEREAS, A majority of
the voters voting upon said respec-
tive proposition voted in favor of re-
tanning by the said City of Ell Centre,
of its powers of control over each
and every one of said public utili E
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 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 1. 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 Ell Centre
shall surrender it's powers of control
as to the public utilities hereinafter
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
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
rs follows, to-wit:
Proposition No. i. Shall the City !
IF Ell Centre surrender its powers |
of control over Railroad Corpora
ions, to the Railroad Corporations, to
he Railroad Commission?
Proposition No. 2. Shall the City
If Ell Centre surrender it's powers
of control over Gaa Corporations,
o the Railroad Commission?
Proposition No. 3, Shall the City
# Ell Centre surrender its powers
# control over Electrical Corpora
ions, to the Railroad Commission?
Proposition No. 4. Shall the City
f Ell Centre surrender it's powers of
ontrol over Telegraph Corporations,
o the Railroad Commission
Proposition No. 5. Shall the City
t Ell Centre surrender its powers of I
ontrol over Telephone Corporations,
o the Railroad Commission
Proposition No. 6. Shall the City