Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28
Ordinance No. III

tTp, uec1drlng the intention OF the
Board of Trustees to submit to u
vote of the qualified electors of
said City, the question as to wheth-
er. said sity s'hall 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 can 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 Centro
did, at the general municipal election
held in said City on the Sth day of
April, 1912, submit to the qualified
electors thereof the question as to
whether said city should retain it's
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 El Centre retain its powers OF
control over Railroad Corporations?
Proposition No. g Shall the City
of Ell Centre retain its powers of
control over Gas Corporations?
Proposition No. 8. Shall the City
of FL Centro retain its powers of
control over Electrical Corporations?
Proposition No. A. Shall the City
of FL 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 FL Centre retain it's 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 Centric,
of its 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 vote of the
qualified electors of said City,
NOW, THEREFORE, The Boari
of Trustees of the City Of I'll 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