HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 748 ' 'AN ORDINANCE CALLING A S~EC!AL E~EOTION TO BE
IN THE CITY OF BAK~RSFI~.D ON TUE~DAY~ THE 12th DAY
OF AUGUST, 1947, FOB THE FdRPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO
THE ~UALIFIED' E~.EOTOBS OF SAID CITY EIGHT PROPOSI-
TIONS FOB INOURRING.A BONDED INDEBTEDNF~S FOB THE
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF EACH OF
THE FOLLOWIN~O~ MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS, TO WIT: (1)
GRADE SEPARATIONS; (2) A SYSTEM OF STORM DRAINS~
(3) CONCRETE A~. WOODEN BRIDGF~ OVER OPEN CANAL~;
(4) STB~W.T WORK, (%) MJBLIC BUILDINGS AND STRUC-
TUHES; (6) IMPRovmmNTs TO THE CITY
ummovmmNTs TO THE MUNICIPAL smmm FARM, (8) A'
SYSTEM OF STBW.~T LIGHTING; DECLARING THE ESTIMATED
COST OF SAID MUNICIPAL IMPROVW. Uw..NTS, AND EACH THERE-
OF; THE AMOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF SAID INDEBTEDNESS
TO BE INCURRED FOR ~ACH TF~.REOF, AND THE MAXIMUM
RATE OF INTEREST TO BE PAID TPNmL~ON; FIXING THE HAN-
NER OF HOLDING SAID SPECIAL ~W.ECTION~ ESTABLISHING
ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACE~, AND APPOINT-
ING BOARDS OF ELECTION TBEB~R.
W~.w~AS, the-CouncLl of the City of Bakersfield by a Resolution
entitled "A RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE ACQUISITION~ CONSTRUCTION
AND COMPLETION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL 17~PROVW. Uw..NTS IN THE CITY OF BAK~.~S-
FIELD, CALIFORNIA,". duly passed and adopted on the 16t. h day of June,
1947, by a vote of more than two-thirds of all of its members, did
determine that the public interest and necessity demand the acquisitibn,
construction and completion of the municipal improvements hereinafter
mentioned, a~t each of them, and did further determine the cost of
each of said proposed municipal improvements to be too great to be
paid out of the or. dinary annual income and revenue of said municipality,
which Resolution is now on file and of record in the office of the
City Clerk of said City;
NOW~' TBERE~0RE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD, as follows:
SECTION 1.
That a special municipal election be~ and is hereby ordered
and will be held in the City of Bakersfield on Tuesday, the 12th
day of August~ 1947, at which election shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of said City, the question of incurriD~
indebtedness of said City for the objects a~l purposes set forth
in the following propositions and ea.ch of them~ as follows, to wits
PROPOSITION NO ~ .2
Shall the City of Bakersfield incur a bonded indebtedness in
-the principal amount of $84%, 000 . 00 for the object and purpose of
constructiD~ grade separations?
PROPOSITION NO. ~
Shall the City of Bakersfield incur a boD~ed i~ebtedness in
the principal amount of $3.12,000,00 for the object and purpose of
constructing'and completing a system of storm drains?
PROPOSITION, NO. 4
Shall the City of Bakersfield incur a bonded indebtedness in
the. p_ .r i .n _c l~ al am..oun_t of..~O,OOO:OO..for the object and purpose...o.f..
constructing concrete and wooden bridges over open canals running
.through the City of Bakersfield?
PRo szTi0. . NO.
Shall the City of Bakersfield inc. ura bonded indebtedness in
the principal amount of $2~0,O00.00 for the object and purpose of
paving and resurfacing major city streets?
PRqpoSITION NO. 6
Shall the City of Bakersfield incur a bonded indebtedness in
the principal amount of $90~000.00 for the object and purpose of
constructing public buildings and structures, to wit: Corporation
Yard and Fire Station. No. ~ including fixtures, facilities and
appurtenances therefor?
PRq os . .ioN NO. ?
Shall the City of Bakersfield incur a bonded indebtedness in
'~h~ principal amount of ~1.20~000.00 for the object and purpose of
acquiring, constructing ampi completing improvements to the City-Parks,
including the acquisition of additional park area, the construction
of a swimming pool and park ~uildings, a~ the construction and
installation of sprlm~ er systems?
0 S ,TI0 , N0, _a
Shall the City of Bakersfield incur a bo~ed indebtedness in
the principal amount of $20%,000.00 for the object and purpose of
acquiring and .co .nstr. ucting improvements and additions to the Munici-
pal'Sewer Farm, Including acquisition of additional land, construc-
tion of Sewage Treatment Plant. Addition, and other improvements?
PROPOSITION .NO_. 9
Shall the City of Bakersfield incur a bonded indebtedness in
the principal amount of .$%0,000.00 for the object and purpose of
constructing and iD-~talling a system of street lighting?
SECTION 2.
That the estimated cost 6f the municipal improvement set forth
in Pr. opositlon No. 2 and the amount of indebtedness proposed to be
incurred therefor, is the sum of $84%,000.00. That the estimated
cos~ of the municipal improvement set forth in Proposition No. 3
and the amount of indebtedness proposed to be incurred therefor, is
the sum of $312,000.00. That the estimated cost of the municipal
improvement set forth in Proposition No. ¢ and the amount of indebt-
edness proposed to be incurred therefor, is the sum of $40,000.00.
That the estimated cost of the municipal '~mprovement set forth in
Proposition No. % and the amount of indebtedness proposed to be
incurred there,~or, is the sum of $.2%0,000.00. That the estimated'
cost of the municipal improvement set forth in Proposition No. 6
and the amount .o.f indebtedness proposed to be incurred therefor', is
the sum of $90,000.00. That the estimated cost of the municipal
improvement set forth in Proposition No. 7 and the amount of indebt-
edness proposed to be incurred therefor, is the sum of $120,000.00.
That the estimated cost of the municipal improvement set forth in
Proposition No. 8 and the amount of indebtedness proposed to be
incurred therefor, is the .sum of $20%,000.00. That the estimated
cost of the municipal improvement set forth in Proposition No.
an~ the amount of. indebtedness, proposed to be incurred therefor,
is the sum off $~0,O00.00. Such costs will be and are too ~reat
be pa~d out of the ord~ry ~~ ~ncome ~ revenue off sa~d
a~ sa~d ~prove~ents.. are necessary a~ convenient to carry out
the obJects~ p~poses a~ p~ers off s~d
The Co~e~ of the C~ty of Bakersfield does hereby submit
the qu~f~ed ~ectors off ~a~d ~ty off Bakersff[~d at a spec~
m~[c~p~ ~ect~on the sa~d propos~t~ons~ ~ each off them set
~n ~ect~on ~ off th~s ordnance. Sa~d Co~c~ proposes to ~ssue a~ se~
bo~s of sa~d C~ty Of Bahersf~d ~n the ~o~ts ~ for the objects
a~ purposes, specifie~' in sa~d propositions~ ~ each thereof~
two-t~rds of the qu~i~ied electors votlD~ on each heparate propo-
sition at said specl~ m~c~p~ ~ect~on s~l vote In favor of each
of said proposlt~ons; provided~ however~ that the votes cast for
aEainst each of said respective propositions sh~l be co,ted
separat~y~ a~ when t~-t~rds of the qu~f~ed electors votl~ on
a~ one of sa~d propositions vote ~n favor ~ereof~ such proposit~on
sh~l be deemed adopted a~ bo~s of the C~ty of Bakersfl~d ~n the
a~re~ate ~o~t spec~fied ~n the proposition or propositions which
cad, led by the affirmative vote of two-thirds .of the q~fied ~ectors
of sa~d C~ty vot~ on such p~oposition o= propositions at said
~ection sh~l be issued a~ sold for the p~poses specified ~n the
proposit~on or propositions which received such affirmative two-thirds
vote. Sa~d bo~s sh~l be ~ener~ o~i~ations of the City of Bakers-
f~d, negotiate in form-a~ of the character ~own as s~rl~,.
sh~l bear interest 'at a rate not exceedi~ fo~ a~ one-~f (~)
per cent pe~ ~~ p~a~e se~-a~u~ly. O~-tenth of the ~o~t
of the pr~c~p~ ~ebtedness ~nc~red ~er a~ of said propositions
sh~l be paid one ~) year from the date of the lssu~ce of the bo~s
therefor; and one-tenth of said amount shall be paid thereafter
for a period of nine years; each of said installments of said in-
debtedness shall be paid on a day and date and at a place or places
to be fixed by the C.ouncil of the City of Bakersfield until the whole
amount of said indebtedness is paid. Said bonds shall be issued in
such denominations as the Council of the City of Bakersfield may
deter=tD~, except that no bo~s shall be of a less de~mmlnation
than One Hundred Dollars ($~00o00) nor a greater denomination than
One Thousand Dollars (~l,000j00).
SECTION 4.
Said election shall be held and consolidated with the special
mun/clpel election to be held in the City of 'Bakersfield on the 12th
day of Au§ust, 1947, for the purpose of votin~ on a proposed ordinance
and cer%ain Proposed amendments to the Charter of the City of Bakers-
field, and said special municipal election.shall be held and conducted,
and the votes thereof canvassed, and the returns thereof made,, and
the result thereof ascertained a~ determined as herein provided, a~
'in all particulars not prescribed ~'n this ordinance, said' election
shall be held as provided by law for 'the holding of municipal elections
in said City.
SECT I0 N 5o
Ail persons qualified to vote at municipal elections in said
City of Bakersfield upon the date of the election herein provided for
shall be qualified to vote upon the propositions and each of them,
submitted at said special election.
SECTION 6. '
That for the purpose of paying the principal and interest of
said bonds to be issued under said propositions, the Council of said .....
City shall at the time of fixing the general tax levy, and in the
manner for such general levy provided, levy and collect annually,
beginning with the fiscal year on which .the first payment of
principal and interest thereon becomes due, and each year thereafter
until said bonds are paid or until there be a sum in' the treasury
of said City set apart for that purpose to meet all sums coming due
for the principal and interest on said bombs, a tax sufficient to
pay the annual interest on said bombs and also such part of the
principal thereof as shall become due before the time for fixing
the next general tax levy. Said tax shall be in addition to all
other taxes levied for municipal purposes~ and shall be collected
at the same time and in the same manner as other municipa~ taxes are
collected~ and be used f6r no other purposes than the payment of the
principal and interest of bonds to be issued under said propositions.
SECTION 7.
The polls at the polling places hereinafter ~esignated shall
be opened at seven o'clock A.M.~ of said day of alection~ and shall
be kept open continuously thereafter until seven o'clock P.M.~ of
said day of election~ when the polls shall be closed (except as
provi.d, ed in Section %734 of the Elections Code of the State of
California) am~ the election officers shall proceed to canvass the
ballots cast thereat.
SECTION 8,
There shall be thirty-f~ve election precincts .within. said City
for the purpose of holding said special municipal election and the
election precincts heretofore last established .by the Board of Super-
visors of the County of Kern for the holding of general state elec-
tions are hereby consolidated into election precincts for the purpose
of holding said special municipal election. A majority of the Council
of-the.-Clty- of Bakersfield hereby determines one lnspector~ one Judge
and two clerks a sufficient precinct board in each consolidated pre-
cinct. The numbers of the respective consolidated precincts and
the officers to conduct said special municipal election'in each of said
precincts are hereby designated as follows~
6.
Consolidated Precinct No. 1
Consolidated election precinct number one shall consist of
pree~D.c, ts Bakersfield numbers one and two.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last na~ed
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows`.
TNSPECTOR Georgia Cline
JUDGE Marie S. Brown
CLERE Ada Eaton
CLERK Mary A. _Knight
The polling place shall be at Katherine. D. Gibbons Garage, 1430
Quincy Street.
Consolidated Precinct No. 2
Consolidated election pree'~nct number two shall consist of
precincts Bakersfield numbers three and four.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows`.
INSPECTOR Frances E. Hunt
~UDGE Iva G. Clarke
CLERK Virginia. V. Pearson
CLERE Marie Cast
The polling place shall be at the Joe J. Hunt Resi. dence, 111[
Niles Street.
Consolidated Precinct No. 3
Consolidated electio~ precinct number three shall consist of
precincts Bakersfield numbers five and six.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed am~ designated as follows-'
INSPECTOR Nell A. Gibson
JUDGE Winifred Vercammen
CLERE Mable Y. Hilton
CLEP~ Nlna M. Holladay
The.polling place shall be at the Fire Engine Station on Pacific
Street between King Street and Beale Avenue.
...... -cOo---L---
Consolidated Precinct: No. 4 '
Consolidated election precinct number four shall consist of
precincts Bakersfield nnmbers seven, eight and nine.
The officers to conduct said election in ap~ for said last named
precinct are hereby ap. pointed and designated as follows:
Ih~PECTOR Edna M. Stroble
~UDGE Flossie Reddig
CLERE Florence L. Catlin
CLERE Fay E. Unger
The polling place shall be at tho George McHugh Garage, 928
Monterey Street.
Consolidated Precinct No. %
Consolidated election precinct number five shall consist o~
precincts Bakersfield numbers ten, eleven and twelve.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as 'follows l
I~PECTOR Bessie L. Galyan
JUDGE Ida B. Large
CLER~ Mamie E. Frye
CLERE Lucy A. Vivian
The polling piace shall be at the Fire Engine Station on East
.21st Street between Baker and King Streets.
Consolidated Precinct No. 6
Consolidated' election precinct "number six shall consist ~f
precincts Bakersfield mmmbers thirteen and fourteen.
The. officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
preclnct are hereby appointed and designated as follows:
IN~ PECTOR Edil~h Chappell e
JUDGE Hazel B. Curran
~LEP~ Ollle Seeger
.. CLF~K Benn~e M. Eann
The polling place shell be at the Theresa Calvillo Garage~ 611
Tulare Street.
....... o0o .......
Consolidated Precinct No. 7
Consolidated election precinct number, seven shall consist of
precincts B~kersfield numbers fifteen and eighteen.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows:
· INSPECTOR Stella Glauser
JUDGE Myrtle Jordan
CLERK Dana Bing
CLERK Namie Fldler
The polling place shell be at the William A. Fotis Garage~
13G~ Alta Vista Drive.
....... o0o .......
Consolidated Precinct No. 8
Consolidated election precinct number eight shell' conslgt of
precincts Bakersfield numbers sixteen and seventeen.
The officers to conduct said election in and' for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as f~llowss
INSPECTOR Mae E. Safford
0UDGE Ina L. Walton
CLERK Allie M. Cellagy
CLEP~C Fairy E. Golding
The polling place, sh~ll be at the Knights of -Pythias Hall~ 604
Lake Street.
· - ..... --ooo .......
Consolidated Precinct No. 9
Consolidated election precinct number nine shall consist of
precincts 'Bakersfield numbers nineteefl, twenty and twenty-~D~.
The officers to co~luct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows~
INSPECTOR Lula Shaver
JUDGE Ethel A. De. Armond
CLERK Martha ~. Young
CLERK Lula ~. 'Adams
The polling place shall be at Mrs. ~. R. Beggs Garage, 600
Flower Street.
....... 000 .......
Consolidated Precinct No. 10
Consolidated election precinct number ten shall consist of
precincts Bakersfield numbers twenty-tw~ and twenty-three.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows8
INSPECTOR Elsie A. Eramer
JUDGE Nettle Amelia Howard
CLERK Gertrude .A. Kirby
CLERK Anna Thompson
The polling place shall be at Mrs. Leroy Gardiner's Garage in
rear o.f 222 Lincoln Street.
Consolidated Precinct No. 11
Consolidated election precinct number eleven shall consist of
precincts Bakersfield numbers twenty-four and twenty-six.
.. The officers to conduct said election in am~ for. said last named
precinct are hereby appointed am~l designated as followst
INSPECTOR Addie M. Fleshner
JUDGE Jennie E. Carlson
CLERK Vivlan Kresky
CLERK Effie Thornbury
l:O. .... ......:.
The polling place shall be at the A. P. Strasner Garage, ~1% 30th
Street.
Consolidated Precinct No. 12
Consolidated eiection precinct number twelve shall consist of
precincts Bakersfield numbers twenty-five a~ twenty-seven.
The officers to conduct said election in and' for said last named
precinct are hereby· appointed and designated' as follows.-
I~PECTOR Mrs. Ola Lawrence
JUDGE Bertha Holman
CLERK Pearl C. Sanford
· CLERK Elizabeth A. Bourdeau
The polliD~ place shall be at Mrs. Alice M. Wong's Garage,
in rear of 2614 L Street.
Consolidated Precinct No. 13
Consolidated election precinct number thirteen shall consist of
precincts Bakersfield numbers twenty-eight and twenty-nine.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows.'
INSPECTOR Goldie E. Crawford
'JUDGE Bess Hale
CLERK Nettie Little
CLERK Frances B. Cheney
The polling place shall be at the A. A. Perinetti Garage, 2126
0 Street.
....................... Consolidated Pre. tinct NO..14.
Consolidated election precinct n~mber fourteen shall consist of
precincts Bakersfield numbers thirty-one and thirty-two.
The officers to conduct said election in a~ for-said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and desigp~ted as follows:
INSPECTOR Alice Fevurly
· 0UDGE Lillian J. 0liver
CLERK Flo Zimmerman
CLERK Thomas G. Thompson
The polling place shall be at the Schweitzer & Gage Showroom~
llOl 18th Street.
Consolidated Precinct ~[o. 1%
Consolidated-election precinct number fifteen shall consist of
precincts Bakersfield numbers thirty and thirty-three.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows~
INSPECTOR Rachel Rosenhahn
JUDGE Myrtle B. Russell
. CLERE Blanche B. Dillon
CLERK Ada A. Stockton
The polling pla.ce shall be at Mrs. H. P. Turner's Garage in
rear of 420 18th Street.
.... ~--oOo---.----
ConsOlidated Precinct No. 16
Consolidated election precinct number sixteen shall consist of
precincts Bakersfield numbers thirty-four and forty.
The officers to co4duct said election in and for said last named
pre.cinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows~
INSPECTOR Ethel 8metzer
0UDGE Clara Andrews
· . CLERK Dorothy M. Ottinger
CLERK Frank. ie Hall
The polling place shall be at th~ E. M. Blacker Garage, 2303
Eye Street.
....... o0o .......
12.- . '
Consolidated Precinct No. l?
Consolidated election precinct number seventeen sB~ll consist of
precincts Bakersfield numbers thirty-five and thirty-six.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows:
II~PECTOR Eva N, DeBolt
~JDGW. Anna N. Natlock
C~ERK Gladys W. Knight
CLERK Gladys L. Eofahl
The polling place shall be at the Reynold N. Nettler Garage,
26~1 22nd Street.
....... o0o .......
Consolidated Precinct No. 18
Consolidated election precinct number eighteen shall consist' of
precincts Bakersfield numbers t.hirty-seven and thirty-eight.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows:
INSPECTOR Narie J. Fickert
~JDSE .. Roxie D. Watson
CLERK Emelie E. Haworth
CLERK Anna Haggard
The poll i~j~ place shall be at the Pau~ Hornung Garage, 2028
B Street.
....... o0o .......
Consolidated Precinct No, 19
Consolidated el'ection precinct number nineteen shall consist of
precincts Bakersfield numbers thirty-nine and forty-one.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as f~llows:
' . INSPECTOR Emma ~. Armstrong
~TJDGE Laurena Ktl bourn
CLERK Nfs. Ntllie G. Nunsey
CLERK L lllian A. NcAdams
· · ...-~-,. ?. .:'%..~.:
The polling place shall be Mrs. ~. A. Bens' Garage, 220% E
Street.
Consolidated ~recinct No. 20
Consolidated election precinct number twenty shall consist of
precincts Bakersfield numbers forty-two add forty-three.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows~
INSPECTOR Nannie A. ~oyner
~UDGE Esther F. Brachhi
CLERK Thomas F. eagle
CLERK' Dorothea Binger
The polling place shall be at Camp & Barrows Motor CompanY,
20th and G Streets.
Consolidated Precinct No. 21
Consolidated election precinct number twenty-one shall consist
of precincts Bakersfield numbers for..ty-four, forty-seven and forty-eight.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby .appointed and designated as followsl
INSPECTOR Gloanah Ball Behan
JUDGE Lois M. Whiteneck
CLERK Annette He .Gunther
CLERK Elizabeth Well s
The polling place shall be at the City Hall Repair Shop on Eye
Street, between 16th Street a~t Truxtun Avenue.
Consolidated Precinct No. 22
Consolidated election precinct number twenty-two shall consist
of precincts Bakersfield n~mbers forty-five and forty-six.
The officers to conduct said election in av~ for said last named
14.
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows:
INSPECTOR Lois S. Ware
JUDGE Edith M. ~k~l en
CLERK Phoebe J. Shearer
CLERK Mary S. Jones
The polling place shall be at Mrs. C. R. Conrad's~ Garage,
24C~ Tru~tun Avenue.
....... o0o .......
Consolidated Precinct No. 23
Consolidated election precinct number twenty-three shall consist
of precincts Bakersfield numbers forty-nine, fifty and fifty-one.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows:
~NSPECTOR Lola L. Busby
JUDGE Myrtle H. Hudson
CLERK Abbie G. Stutzman
' CLERK Esther Q. Medlock
The polliD~ place shall be at the Ralph A. Agey Garage in rear .
of 1037 H Street, garage,faces on Blanche Street.
Consolidated Precinct No. 24
Consolidated election precinct number twenty-four shall consist
of precincts Bakersfield numbers fifty-two and fifty-three.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed hnd designated as follows~
INSPECTOR Norma 'Patrick
JUDGE Minnie Crosson
CLERK Anna ,WI ack
CLERK Mayme E. Blunt
The polling place shell be at the O. H. Neumann Garage in rear
of 2621 San Emidio Street.
....... o'0o .......
'~.
Consolidated l~ecinct No. 2~
Consolidated election precinct number twenty-five shall consist
of precincts Bakersfield numbers fifty-four and fifty-five.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows~
INSPECTOH Cleda M. Mar~un
~/DGE Roberta Anderson
CLEHK Alice L. Hislop
C~FilK Georgia ~. Gardner
The polliD~ place shall be at Mrs. Mary F. Dunlap ts Garage~
2'/01. San En~dio Street.
Consolidated P~ecinct No. 26
Consolidated election precinct number twenty-six shall consist
of precincts Bakersfield numbers fifty-six aM fifty-seven.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said '.Last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows:
INSPECTOR Mary D~ 0sman
JUDGE . Bernice M. Hilty
CLERK Eul alie Massey
CLEHK · Gladys F. Powers
The pollir~ place shall be at Ers. Bernice M. H~ltyts Garage,
421 Holtby Road.
....... o0o .......
Consolidated Precinct No. 27
Consolidated election precinct number twenty-seven shall consist
of precincts Bakersfield numbers fifty-eight and fifty-~p~.
.. _The officers to conduct said, election in and..for said last named
'precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows:
Ih~PECTOR Henrietta D. Knoles
JUDGE .. Edna Ashe
CLERK Katherine B. St.a. rke ·
CLF21K Henrietta ¥. Davis.
The polling place shall be at Mrs. Georgia M. Francisco's
Garage ~' 603 H' Street ~
....... 000 .......
Consolidated 'Precinct No. 28
ConsOlidated election precinct number twenty-eight shall consist
of precincts Bakersfield numbers seventy-one and seventy-four.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows..
Ih~PECTOR Annie ~. 'Thornton
~'DGE ~Ioan A. Simon
CLERK Ruth P. Gartley
CLERK Lida J. Clement
The polli~ place shall be at the Charles Carr Garage in rear
of 1 ~16 Bank Street..
---~---O00 .......
Consolidated Precinct No. 29
Consolidated election precinct number twenty-nine shall consist
of precincts Bakersfield numbers seventy-two and seventy-three.
The officers to c0~tuct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows.'
- INSPECTOR ~.uc .ille S. Hatton
JUDGE 'Opal Cockifig
CLERK Lentis L. Priester
CLERK Anna B. Gross
The polling place shall be at Mrs. R. I. Yeoman's Garage,
'~10 O1 eander Avenue.
............ Consolidated Precinct .-No.- 30 .........
Consolidated election precinct number thirty shall consist of
precincts Bakersfield numbers seventy-five and seventy-six.
The officers to conduct said election in and. for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows~
INSPECTOR ~eannette M. Harvey
JUDGE Blanche Igel
, ~EP~... ' Valborg Trogdon
CLERI~ Freida I~ einhampl e
The polling place shall be at Ostin 0. Trogdon's Garage, 1%0%
Brundage Lane.
Consolidated Precinct ~o. ~1
Consolidated election precim~t number thirty-one shall consist
of precincts Bakersfield numbers sixty ap~l sixtY-one.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows:
INSPECTOR Olive M. 0 'Connor
JUDGE Georgia, Reynolds
CLE~I~ Fannie Giboney
CLERE Ruth Harris .
The polling place shall be at Phil Chow's Garage in rear of
13~1 M Street.
Consolidated Precinct No. 32 -
Consolidated election precinct number 'thirty-two shall consist
of precincts Bakersfield mmmbers sixty-two a~t sixty-three.
The officers to conduct said election'in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows t
INSPECTOR Gussie 0. Headen
JUDGE Katie ~. Markle
C~ERE Eunice H. Shamblin
CLERE Sylvia' C. Reagan
The polling pla.ce shall be at the Fire F~ine Station at 10th
and Chester Avenue.
Consolidated Precinct No. 33
" , Consolidated election p~ecinct number thirty-three shall consist
of precincts Bakersfield numbers sixty-four and sixty-five.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows:
IN~PECTOR Sopha E. Blocher
JUDGE Esther L. Shannon
CLERK Sally 'F.' Morgar~
CLERE Cornelia J. Pifer
The polling place shall be at the Leroy Foster' Garage in rear
of 930 0 Street.
Consolidated Precinct No. 34
Consolidated election .preci~ct number thirty-four shall consist
of precincts Bakersfield nambers sixty-six~ sixty-seven and sixty-eight.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
'precinct are hereby appointed and designated as follows:
INSPECTOR .Lilly A. Olmstead
JUDGE Florence Fry
CLERK May B.'Baker
CLERE .Ada M. Stewart
The polli~ place shall be at Ruth B. Newcomb's Res'idence~ ?2%
8th Street.
Consolidated Precinct No.
ConsOlidated election precinct number thirty-fiV~ shall consist
of precincts Bakersfield numbers sixty-nine and s~venty.
The officers to conduct said election in and for said last named
19.
precinct are hereby appointed and designated as followss
INSPECTOR Nellie B. Ireland
JUDGE Ernestine R. F~wards
CLERK E~na C. 0 'Guinn
CLERK Hilda Howe
The polling place shall be at Nellie B. Ireland's Residence,
i404 Chester Place.
SECTION 9.
That the propositions herein referred to shall be printed upon
the ballot to be used at said election in words and figures as f~llows,
to wit:
~R0~0SITION NO. 2
Shall the City of Bakersfield incur a bonded YE~
i_ndebtedness in'the principal amount of
$84%,000.00 for the ~bJect ap~l purpose of
constructing grade separations? NO
~ROPOSITION NO. ~
Shall the City of Bakersfield incur a boD~ed YE~
indebtedhess in the principal amount of
$312,000.00 for the object and p~rpose of
constructing and completing a 'system of NO
s,torm drains?
PROPOSITION NO. 4
Shall the City of' Bakersfield incur a bonded
indebtedness in the principal amount of. YES
$40,000.00 for the object and purpose of
constructiD~g concrete and wooden bridges
over open canals running through the City NO
of Bakersfield?
PROPOSITION NO. ~
Shall the City of Bakersfield incur a bonded .YES
indebtedness in the principal amount of ,
$2%0,00.0.00 for the object'and purpose of
paving and resurfaci~.~ major city streets? NO
PROPOSITION NO. 6
Shall the City of Bakersfield incur a bonded YES
indebtedness in the principal amount of
$90,000.00 for the object and purpose of
constructing public buildings and structures~
to wit~ Corporation Yard and Fire Station NO
No. 3, including fixtures, fa'cilities and
..... · ...... ..- ...~=.........~-'.-..:j . :. .... · ~.. ~
· PROPOSITION NO. ?
Shall the City of Bakersfield incur a bonded
indebtedness in the principal amount of YES
$120.000.00 for the object aDA purpose Of
acquiriD~, constructing and completing im-
provements to the City Parks, includiD~ the
acquisition of additional park area, the '
construction of a swimmir~ pool and park
build~ings~ and the construction and instal- NO
lation of sprinkler systems?
,. PRO~W)8ITION NO. 8
~hall the City of Bakersfield incur a bonded
indebtedness in the principal amount of. YF~
$20~,000.00 for the object and purpose of
acquiring aDA constructing improvements and
additions to the Municipal Sewer Farm,· in-
cluding acquisition of additional land, NO
construction of Sewage Treatment Plant Ad-
dition, and other improvements?
, ,, PROPg..SITION NO. 9 ....
Shall the City of Bakersfield incur a bonded
indebtedness in the principal amount of YES
$~0,000.00 for the object .and purpose of
constructing ama installing a system of
street lighting? NO
SECTION. 10. ·
Each voter ~ay vote on any or all of said propositionse Each
voter to vote for any proposition hereby submitted and for incurring
said bonded imAebtedness shall stamp a cross ~-) in the blank space
opposite the Word "YES" on the ballot to the right of said proposition,
and to vote against any proposition and against incurring said in-
debtedness shall Stamp a cross ~-) in the blank space opposite the
word "NO" on the ballot to the right of said proposition.
SECTION 11.
The Clerk of ~he City of Bakersfield is hereby directed upon
the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, to cause the same to be
published once a day for at least seven (?) days in The Bakersfield
Californian (which is a newspaper published at least six (6) days
A avit of losting r inan es
STATE O1~ CALIFORNIAt
County of Kern ~ ss. ,
V. VAN RIPER, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he is the duly appointed, acting and qualified Clerk of the City of Bakersfield;
and that on .......... ..J...~...Y. ................ .~. ................... 19...~., he posted on the Bulletin Board at the
.City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City
.at a meeting thereof duly held on ......... ..~....U:~..~. ..... ~.j. ........................... , 19.....4.~, which ordinance
was numbered...7..~...~.. ........ New Series, and entitled:
".AN OHDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE I~D IN THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD ON TUESDAY~ THE 12th D. AY OF .AUGUST~ 1947~ FOR THE I~JRPOSE!
OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY EIGHT PROPOSI-
TION~ FOR INCURRING A BONDED INDEBTEDNESS FOR THE ACQUISITION~ CON-
STRUCTION AND COMI~ETION OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPAL IMPROVE-
MENTS ~ TO WIT s (1) GRADE SEPARATIONS; (2.) A SYSTEM OF STORM DRAINS
(3) CONCRETE AND WOODEN BRIDGES OVER OPEN C.AHALS; (4) STREET WORK;
(5) Fo-BLIC BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES; (6) IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY
PARKS; (7) IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MUNICIPAL SEWER FARM; (8) A SYSTEM
OF STB~.W~T LIGHTING; DECLARING THE ESTIMATED COST OF SAID MUNICIPAL
IMPROV~.m~..NTS~ .AND EACH THEREOF; THE .AMOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF SAID
INDEBTEDNF~S TO BE INCURRED FOR EACH TP~.REOF~ .AND THE MAXIMUM RATE O~
INTEREST TO BE PAID TPr~REON; FIXING THE MANNER OF HOLDING SAID SPECI~.
ELECTION~ ESTABLISHING ELECTION PRECINCTS .AND POLLING I%ACES ~ .AND
APPOINTING BOARDS OF ELECTION THEREFOR."
and sworn to before me this
~ . ~ ~ day of. ~tl].y 47
Public in and for the Count~ o~ Kern,
Sta~ ~ ~lff~h.
a week in said City of Bakersfield) and such publication shall
constitute notice of said election.
I ~rmR~y .CERTIFY tb~t the foregoing Ordinance was passed and
adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meet-
lng thereof held on the ?th day of ~uly~ 1947~ by the following vote.'
AYES: CARNAKI$, CI~OSS, KUEHN. "YOER, $'E'MON, VANDERLEI, VERCAMMEN
......................... -'- ..............
~of the
CouncLl of the City of Bakersfield.
Y0~-of-the City of Bakersfield
22.