HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 207AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL
FLECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 5th
DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1924, IN CER-
TAIN TERRITOEY IN THE COUNTY 'OF
KERN, AND OONTI~GUOUS TO THE CITY
OF BAK~RSFIELD; PROVIDING FOR ~-E
HOLE NG OF SUCH ELECTION AND
SUBNAITTIN'G TO THE ELECTORS RESID-
ING IN SUCH TERRITOHY THE QUES- "
TION ~HETHEM SUCH. TERRITORY SHALL
BE ANNEXED TO, INCORPORATED IN AND
MADE A PART OF SAID CITY OF BA~ERS-
FIELD, DESIGNATING SUCH T.ERRtTORY
BY THE NAh~E OF "SOUTH BAKERSFIELD
DISTRICT NO. l" ESTABLISHING
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ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING'
PLACES IN SAID TERRITORY, APPOINT-
ING THE OFFICERS OF SUCH ELECTION
AND PROVIDING FOR T. HE PUBLICATION
OF NOTICE OF SUCH SPECIAL ELECTION.
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Bakersfield did
on the 1Vth day of December, 1923, receive a written petition
asking that certain new territory described in said petition
be annexed to said City of Bakersfield; and
- ~EREAS, Said territory so proposed to be 'annexed to
said City of Bakersfield is s ituate.d in the County of Kern,
State of California and is contiguous to the City o~akersfield
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 one-fourth (.)md
more 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
situated; and
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. .WHE..REAS, said new territory proposed to be annexed
and ·inCorporated in 'and made a part of such municipal corpora-
tion does not form any part of any municipal corporation.and it
a'ppears that said territory is inhabited and 'that the occupants
the.r~Of are bonafide residents of said new .territor.:y;~and
WHEEEAS, said petition does not cohta'in a req:u....e.a~' that
such new .territory. and the property therein be after such
~nnexation subject to taxation equally with th·e property within
the C'ity of Bakersfield, to pay any specified portion of any
bonded indebtedness of the City of Bakersfield outstanding at
.the date of the f. iling of such petition theretofore, authorized;
NOW THEREFORE BE. IT 0RDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
SECTION 1.
OF BAKERSFIELD, as follows:
· -"That a special election be and. the same is hereby called
to be held on Tuesday the-Sth day of February, 19~4, in said
new territory hereinbef0re menti6ned and in the aforesaid petition
descr-ibed and p~oposed...~ be annexed to the City of Bakersfield,
'for the purpose of submitting to the electors~;'re~idtng in said
new territory the question whether Said new'territory as here-
inafter described shall be annexed to,'.and incorporated in and
made a"part of the City of Bakersfield.
That the new territory which is proposed to be annexed
to, incorporated in and to be made a part of the City of Bakers-
£ield and designated the "SOUTH BAKERSFIELD DISTRICT N0. l" and
the -territory in which such special election is hereby called
ands' shal:]~'he_h.e.ld i.s situated in~'_the_ C_ounty~.o'f K_e.~..n,._~ta_te of
CalifOrnia and is more particularly bounded and described as
fO i'1~.:
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Beginnin~ at' the intersectio~ of the south ,i'ine of Palm
Street and the west line 'of H Street and running-'thence
west along the south line of Palm Street to the west
line of A Street; thence south alon~ the west line of
A Street to the south line of Brun. dage Lane (Bellevue
Road); thence east along the south line of Brundage
Lane to the west. line of Kern Island Road; thence south
along the west line of Kern Island Road to the south
line of Terrace Way; thence east along the so~.th
sion southerly of the e e '
.Tract; thence north along said extansion and along the
east ·line of Block F to the south line of Brundage Lane;
thence 'west along the south line of B~ndage Lane to
its intersec'tion with a line 305.28 feet westerly from
and parallel wi.th the west line of Chester Avenue; -~a~-o.
thence north on said line parallel wi.th the west-line
of Chester Avenue, to the south line o'f 4th- Street;
thence west along the south line of 4th Street to the
west line of H Street; thence north along the.west line
of H Street to the south line of Palm Street. and the
point of beginning.
SECTION
That said new territory hereinbefore and in said petition
described is hereby designated as "SOUTH BAkeRSFIELD DIS TR~ T
NO. l" and'said territory shall be indicated,.. designated and
referred to by the name of "South Bakersfield. ~istrict No. l"
~pon the ballots of such territory to the City of Bakersfield
is ·submitted to the eleCt_ors of said territory and the mame
of "South Bakersfield District_:No.l." whenever used..in'the
.notice of said special election hereby called i.n said ~er~itory
and in any and all proceedings for the-annexation' of such terri-
tory to the City of Bs~ersfield shall 'mek~ and be c6nstrued to'
mean the-territory herein~efore.and in s'aid petition described
and so proposed by sai eti~ion tO be annexed to said City
of.Bakersfield. ..~..'..
That upon the ballot to be used at said special election
be ·printed the following proposition:
"Shall. South Bakersfield DiStrict No. i be annexed to
the City of Bakersfield:' ---YES
· · "Shall' South Bakersfield. District No. i be annexed to
SECTION
tl~e ·City' of 'Bakersfield"-'~:.
That 'fox' .the purpose of holding and conducting sa'id
sp ec ial . election hereby called, .e~e. voting p.recinct denominated
· "South~.'-Bakersfield District· No. 1 AnneXation 'Election PreCinct
No. 1" and the place at which the polls will be ·opened in the
said new territory heroinbefore 'described and proposed to b e
annexed to the City of Bakersfield is hereby established and
deA!gnated and the following names of .election 0fficer's there-
for."-"- are hereby' appointed to-wit:
SOUTH BAKERSFIELD DISTRICT NO. 1 ANNEXA-
TION ELECTION PRECINCT NO.. 1,
Comprising of the property more particularly described as follows:
'~ Beginning at the intersection of the south line· of
Palm Street and the west line of H Street and..~u.~ing
thence·west along the south line of Palm Street".~,~the
west line of A Street; thence south along the west line
of A Street to the south line of Brundage Lane (Bellevue
Road); thence east along the south line of Brundage Lane
to the west line of Kern Island Road; thence ~ uth
along the west line of Kern Island Road to the ~ uth
line of Terrace Way;.thence east along the south line
of Terrace Way to its i~tersection with the extension
southerly of the easterly line of Block } Virginia
"' Tract; t~ence north along said extension ~nd al6ng the
east line of Block F to the south line of Brundage Lane;
thence west along the south line of Brundage Lane to
its intersection with a line 305.25 feet westerly from
and parallel with the west· line of Chester Avenue; thence
north on said line parallel with.the west line of
Chester Avenue, to the south line of 4th Street;'thence
west along the south line of 4th Street to .the west line
of H Street; thence north along the west line Of H
Street·to the south line of Pal~ Street andthe point
of beginning~
Pelling. Pl'ace;c E. L. Hayes' Garage, Verde Street near
D Street.
"~UD~:' Mr~.""Ali,ce Budge' ."'
JUDGE: Fred W. Hort
~NSPECTOR: Edward T. Willisms.
ECT ON 4'..
That the ballots to be used at said special ei.e,otio,n,.
the opens'rig and closing of the polls.~.and the holdtng..and"con-
ductlng of. such' election shall .be in co~nformity, as near as
may be with tl~e laws 'of the State .of Csl if~nia c0n~rnin~
general elections, except as otherwise p. rescribed by .an act
of _t.he-Legislature of t'h_.e State of California, entitled,..'.
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Act to provide f'6r the alteration of the boundaries of~-. ;;~ ...
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and f.o..~.: ~he annexation of territory to municipal corporations,
for the incorporation .of such annexed territory in and as a
...~,'~.
part ~hereo.f, an~ for the districting government and municipal
controI of such' annexed territory," approved June 11, 1913,
and ~ ! acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto.
· The qualified electors residing in said new territory so pro-
"posed 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 work "YES" on the
ballots to be used at said special. election, or by stamping a
=~oss '(X) in the voting square after the printed wor~ "NO"
· on such ballots. If ah elector shall stamp a cross (X)
in ~he ~ting'.square afte~ the printed work "YES", the vote
of S~.'.~'elector. shall be counted in favor of the annexation
of the' said new'territory to the City of Bakersfield; and if
an elector shall'stamp a cross (X) in the voting square after
the printed work "NO", the vote of said elector shali be Counted
against such ~nnexation.
SECTION-5.--
That the City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice
of said speciall election by publication of a notice thereof
in The Daily MidWay Drill_let, a newspaper of general c'irculatio·~,
printed and'.publfshed outside of the City of B~kersfiel'd~
printed ~ublished in the County .0f Kern, and such nobtic.?
· ~. ...' .
shall be published once a week for four (4) succeasive Weeks
preceeding such'election, 'Such notice shall distinctly state
the date of such special election and ~he 'proposition to be.
submitted at such special election, to-wit: ·That· it is proposed
to annex t'dL,. incorporate in and'make a part of the Ci'ty. yL..~.f.
Bakersfi'eld the aforesaid' territory Sought to be annexed, and
shall specifically describe'.the'boundaries thereof, in addition
to said description-of said new territory so propbsed to be ...-.-~.
annexed to said· City 'of Bakersfield said notice shall d. esign~
.. said new territory aS "SOUTH BAIGERSFIELD DISTRICT NO. 1'"' 'as
hereinabove provided~ and there shall be designated
notice the election precinct and the place at which the polls
will be opened for such election in s'aid new territory
as established by this ordinance. In such notice the quali.f..~.e
electors residing in said new territory so proposed ~o be
annexed s. hall be directed to vote upon the question of such
annexation as hereinabove provided.
SECTION 6,
= That the.proceedings. for the annexation of saidnew. ter-
ritory hereinbefore described to the Cityof Bakersfield have been
commended, and shall be had and taken under and in accordance
with the provisions of an act of the Legislature of the State
of Califor'nia, entitled, "An Act to provide for the alterat-ion
fo the boundaries of and for the annexation of territory to
municipal corporations., for the incorporation of such annexed
territory in and as a part thereof, and for the.dtstricting,
..... g.o-.v.er~.nmen_t an..d' ._m~..ni_c~i=~~a_l .control of such m nexed territory,"
. app.~Oved June ll, 1913, and all acts a~endatory thereof and
Supplementary thereto, and no other, which said. act iS designated
and referred to as the "Annexation Act of 1913"..
I HE~qEBY CERTiF~ t.b. at the foregoing Ordinance was passed
" and adopted at a regular. meeting
of. Bakersfield· on the ~ y of December, 1923, by.
.....'=: following vote:
. AyeS-~m~t~, Baer, Carlisle,' Carlock, Griffith, Haber. fe.lde. Stxm~r
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APPRO~ this ~'~day of
Cit'y C1 er.~~k~~~Cle~~ of
the Council of the City of Bakers-
field, California.
D.,~~~ r · 0~~~ ' ·
"'~ayor of the Cit kersfie.ld,
California'.
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