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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 191ORDINANCE NO. N~EW. SERIES. 'AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 30th DAY 'OF OCTOBER, 1923, IN CERTAIN TERRITORY IN THE COUNTY OF K~RN AND CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY OF BAKERSFIE~D, PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED TO SAID CITY OF BAKERSFIELD; PROVIDING FOR THE .HOLDING OF SUCH ELECTION AND SUBMIT- TING TO THE ELECTORS RESIDING IN SUCH.'~ TERRITORY THE QUESTION WHETHER SUCH TER~ RITORY SHALL BE ANNEXED TO, .INCORPORATED IN AND MADE A PART OF SAID CITY OF BAKE.R~,.. FI~j~.D, DESIGNATING SUCH TERRITORY'BY THe' " NAME OF "SOUTH BAKERSFIELD DISTRICT", ESTABLISHING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLL- ING PLACES IN SAID TERRITORY, APPOINTING THE OFFICERS OF SUCH E~ECTION AND PROVIDING· FOR T~ P-BB~*'iCATION OF NOTICE OF SUCH SPECIAL ELECTION. WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Bakersfield did on the 1Vth day of September, 1923, receive a written petition asking that certain new territory described in said petition be annexed to said City Of Bakersfield; and WHEREAS, said territory so proposed to be annexed to said City Of Bakersfield is situated in the County of Kern, State of California and is contiguous tO the City of Bakersfield and said petition contains a description of said territory in words and figures as is hereinafter in this ordinance described; and WHEREAS, said petition is signed-' by an'd~'~.mo~) in number.of the qualified electors residing within the aforesaid district as is shown by the'registration of voters of the County of Kern, in which county said territory is si'~t~d; and. " " ~EREAS,. said new territory proposed to be a~n~Xed to and inco'rporated in and made a part of such municipal corpora- tion does not form any part of any municipal corporation and it appears that said territory is inhabited and that. th~ occupants thereof are bonafide residents of said new ter~.~y; .and ~EREAS,' said petition does not. contain a request that such new territor~ and the property therein be after such annexation subject to taxation equally with the property wit~' the City of Bakersfield, to pay any specified portion of any bond- ed indebtedness of the City of Bakersfield outstanding. at the date of'the filin~ of such .petition thereto fore authoriZe"~; SECTION 1.· NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THeY OF BAKERSFIELD, as follows: That a special election b~ and the same is he~y called tO be held on Tuesday the ~0~ day of .Oc·tobor.~.o 1~2~ in said new · territory hereinbefore mentioned and in the aforesaid petition described and proposed to be annexed to the City of Bakersfield, for the purpose of submitting to the electors residing in said new territory the question w~ether said new territory. as herein~ after described' shall be annexed to, and incorporate~B. and made a pa~ of the City of Bakers field. .. That the new territory which is proposed to be annexed to, incorporated in and to be made a part of the City of Bakersfield and designated the "SOUTH B~CRSFIELD'DISTRICT" and the territory in ~hich such special election is hereby called and 's~&ll be held is situated in the County of A~ern, State of California and is more particularly bounded and described as follows: · ·.cobending at the i tersect'ion of Palm Street and the west l~ne of H Street· and rur~ni'n'g"'~ence' west along· the south line of- Palm Street ~ .t~he .west line of A Street; thence south'~-~nig..'the west line of A Street to the south lihe of B~ndage Lane· .(B'~lle~e..Road) thence east along the south line of Brundage Lane to the east line of Kern Island Road,· or. the northwest corner of Block A Virginia Tract; thence south ~ong the east line of Kern Island Road to the north line of TerraCe Way; thence east along the ·north 1. e of Terrac~ Way to the southeast corn.e:~'~.~ Lane; thence east along the south line of B~dage Lane the East line of Union Avenue; thence north ~ong said east ·line of Union Avenue to the ,south line-of 4th Street, i~ produced easterly ·across Union Avenue; thence west along the south line of 4th 8tree~ to the west line of S~reet, if .'~produced southerly; thence north along said west line of-H Street to the point o.~.C~mencement. SEC XO That said new .territOry herein before and in sai~it-. ion described is hereby designated as "South Bakersfield District" and said territory shall be indicated, designated'an,~d.~_referred · '~'~._.,~ ~.o by the name of ·"South Bakersfield District" upon the ballots to be used· at said special election at which such annexation of such territory to the City of Bakersfield is submitted to the electors of said territory and the name of "South Bakers- field District" whenever used in the notice· of said special _,... election hereby called-in said territory and in any and all Proceedings· for the annexation of such territory t~""the City .:., .~· of Bakersfield shall mean and be construed to mean. '~he territory here in before and in said petition described and so ~'~6'posed by said petition to be' annexed to said City of Baker~field. That upon the ballot to be used at said special election and in addition to the other notices required by law there shall be printed the following proposi$ion: "Shall South Bakersfield District be annexed to the City of Bakersfield" ..... - - -YES "Shall South Bakersfield District be annexed to City ~of Bakersfi eld" ...... NO. SECTION 3. That. f~r thd purpose of holding and conducting said special election hereby called, two voting precincts .denominated "South. BakerSfield District Annexation Election' Precin;!~'/!~No'.~' 1" and "South Bakersfield District Annexation Election Precinct No.. 2" and the places at which the polls will be Opened .in the said new territory herein before described and proposed annexed to the City of Bakersfield is hereby established and designated and the following names of election office.~s there- for are hereby appointed to-wit: SOUTH BAKERSFIELD DISTRICT ANNEXATION ELECTION PRECINCT NO. l, comprising of the property more particularly described as follows: D Street. Beginning at the point of intersection of the southerly line of Palm Street with the westerly line of H Street and running thence westerly along the southerly line of Palm Street to the easterly line ofAA Str~e.t; thence southerly along the easterly line of ~reet to the northerly line of Brundage Lane; thenCe'east- erly along the northerly line of Brundage Lane to the westerly line of H Street; thence northerly along the westerly line of H Street to the point of beginning. Polling Place: E.L. Hayes Garage, Verde Street near JUDGE: Mrs. Alice Budge JUDGE: Mrs. Blanche MacQuiddy INSPECTOR: Edw. T. WillJams. S~UTH BAKERSFIE~D DISTRICT ANNEXATION ELECTION PRECINCT NO. 2, comprising of the property more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection' of the easterly line of H Street ~ith the southerly line of 4th Street and running thence southerly along the easterly ,line of H Street· to the northerly line of Bruntage Lane; theme easterly along the nOrtherly.line of ~_/ .... ;. -'.. .Brunda~e Lane to a point' in .the easterly line of the_ "' '4-.2 >...'.... - ......... "./:' .~ "" .the Kern Island Blvd..to the northerly line of Terrace Way; thence easterly along the northerly line of Terrace Way to the southeast coTher of Block'.Fof the Virginia Tract; thence northerly along?the easterly.. line of.said Block F to the northerly line 'of Brundage ..... Lane; thence easterly along the northerly line of .... Brundage Lane to the westerly line of Union Avenue;./-E .thence northerly along the westerly line .of Union=.'.~;;-' "Avenue to the.southerly line of 4th .Street if produced easterly to the westerly line of Union Avenue; thence 'westerly along the southerly line of 4th Street to the point of beginning. · Polling Place: Hick's Cabin, 111 Chester Avenue. JUDGE: Mrs. Rose Anson, INSPECTOR: H~ A. Hicks. SECTION 4. · That the ballots to'be used at said special election, the opening and'closing of the polls and the holding and con- ducting of such election shall be in conformity, a~ near as may be with the laws of the State of California concerning general elections, except as etherwise prescribed by an act of the Legislature of the State of California, entitled, "An Act to provide for the alteration o.f the boundaries. of and for 'the anne~ation of territory to municipal corporations, for · the incoi~poration of such. annexed territory in and as a .part thereo. f, and for the districting government and municipal · r " ' control of such annexed territo y, approved June 11, 1913, and' all acts 'amendstory 'thereof .and supplementary thereto. The qualifie'd 'electors residing in said new territory so proposed to be_ annexed. to said City of Bakersfield are hereby directed'to vote upon. the question of the annexation of said territory to' said City of Bakersfield by stamping 'a 'cross .(X) in the voting Square after the printed word "'YES" on'the · ballots to be used' :at said special election, ~br by Stamping SECTION That the proceedings for the annexation' of .~aid"'.n-~w,. territory hereinbefore described to The City Of Bakersfield have been commenced~ and shall be~ad·.~a~dtaken under and in · accordance'with the.provisions of an act of the LegiSlature of the State of C'alifornia, entitled, "An Act to provide for the alteration'of the boundaries of and for the annexatio.~.~.~".''~ ... ~-~.. - of territory to municipal corporations, for the incorporation of such annexed territory in and as a part thereof, and for the districting, government and municipal control of such annexed territory," approved June 11, 1913, and all acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, and no other, which said act is designated and referred to as the "Annexation Act of 1913". I .hereby certify that the foregoing 0r~inance was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the ~ouncii of the City of Bakersfield, ·on· the ~~day .of ~, 1923, by the following vote: Ayes-Austin, Baer, Carlisle. Carlock. Griffith~ Haberfelde..Stoner APPHOVED' this '~~day of· . 1~23.' Ot~'~io' Clerk of the 0ouncil of the City of Bakersfield, California. SECTION 5. in the voting square after the printed .word "YES" ' ' .....'~"': · ~ .... -., the vote of such elector shall be counted' '~n favor. .o'f' the a'rmexation of the said new territory to the City of Bakersfield;' and if an elector shall stamp a cross (X) in the voting square after counted against such annexation. "'~!? .... ._ .~: ~=~.,~.~- That the City clerk'i ereby directed to give not'ice of said special ·eleCtion by publl~a~tlo~nL of-a notice thereof in T ay Driller, a newspaper 'of general circulation,. and published in the County of Kern, snd such no~ic~.~all be published once a week for four (-4) successive weeks preceeding such election~.~ Such motice shall distinctly state the date of Such special election and the proposition to be submitted" at such special election, to-wit: That ~t is proposed '~"~' to ~nex to, incorporate in and make a part of the..City of Bakersfield the' aforesaid territory sought to be annexed, and shall specifically describe. the boundaries thereof, in additioh to said description of said. new territory so proposed' to. be ~nexed to said City of B~ersfield said no%~ice shall designate said new territory as "SOUTH BAERSFI~D DI ~TRI~TL'~.~...;.~.'- S as' herein above provided, and there shaI1 be designated in ~:' said no~ice the election precincts and the places at ~ich the ~.... .-.~. .~.. ,, polls ~ill be opened for such e'iection fn said new as established .by Lthis"'ordinance. In such notice ~ '. qualified elector~ residing..-"..in said. new territory so p~o-.' posed to be annexed sh~l be directed to vote upon the question of such annexation as herein above Rrovided~ ~.'~= ....