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Resolution - 19RESOLUTION NO. 19 CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE TERRITORY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED AND KNOWN AS "EASTERLY ADDITION NO.211 AND SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS RESIDING IN THE SAID TERRITORY THE QUES- TION OF ANNEXING THE SAID TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF WEST COVINA. -WHEREAS, on or about the llth day of June, 1937, there was filed in the office of the City Clerk of the said City of West Covina a written petition signed by one fourth and more -of the qualified electors residing within the territory hereinafter des- cribed, as shown by the registration of voters of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, the same being the County in which the said territory is situated, which said petition contained a description of the new territory proposed by the said petition to be annexed to the said City of West Covina, and asked that the said territory be annexed to the said City; and WHEREAS,"the said territory does not form any part of any municipal corporation; and WHEREAS, the said territory is inhabited and the persons residing in the said territory are bona fide residents thereof; and WHEREAS, the said petition contains a request that a special election be called for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the said territory so proposed to be annexed to the City of West Covina the question whether the said territory shall be annexed to, incorporated in and made a part of the said City of West Covina; NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of West Covina: FIRST: That a special election be and the same is hereby called to be held in the territory hereinafter described on the 19th day of October, 1937, for the purpose. of submitting to the qualified electors residing in the territory hereinafter des- cribed the following question or proposition: Shall that certain territory contiguous to the City of West Covina be annexed to, incorporated in, and made a part of the said City of West Covina, to -wit: That certain portion of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows: Beginning,at the intersection of the easterly boundary of the City of West Covina, as same existed July 1, 1937, with the northerly line of the 60 foot strip of land described in deed for Cortez Street(formerly Service Avenue), recorded in Book 11341, page 352, Official Records of said county; thence in a generalKNXZK easterly direction along said northerly line to the westerly line of Barranca Street (formerly Barranca Street), as shown on map of Tract No. 2371, recorded in Book 23, pages 98 and 99, of Maps, records of said county: thence easterly in a direct line to the southwesterly corner of Lot 3, said tract; thence easterly along the northerly line of Cortez Street (formerly California Avenue) as shown on last mentioned map, and following the same in all its various courses to the most southerly corner of Lot 19, said last mentioned tract; thence northerly in a direct line to the north- easterly corner of Lot 20, said last mentioned tract; thence northwesterly in a direct line to the easterly terminus,of that certain course having a bearing and length of North 980 6'0011 West 490.19 feet in the southerly boundary of Lot 29, Tract No. 103302 as shown on map recorded in Book 161, pages 22 to 31, inclusive, of Maps, records of said county: thence easterly along the boundary of saidllanioned lot and following the same in all its various courses to the northwesterly terminus of that certain curve having a radius of 1040 feet and a length of 132.13 feet in the northeast- erly boundary of said last mentioned lot; thence northerly in a direct line to the southerly extremity of that certain curve having a radius of 1040 feet and a length of 131.21 feet in the easterly boundary of Lot 6, said last mentioned tract; thence northerly along the easterly boundary of said last mentioned lot and continu- ing northerly along the northerly prolongation of certain course therein, which has a bearing of South lo041 west, to the northerly boundary of said last mentioned tract; thence northerly in a direct line to the intersection of the northerly line of State Highway (Arroyo Avenue), as described in deed to the State of Calif- ornia recorded in Book 11543, page 250, Official Records of said county, with the Westerly line of Range Street as shown on map of the Phillips Tract, recorded in Book 9, pages 3 and 4, Miscellaneous Records of said county; thence northerly along said westerly line to the easterly prolongation of the northerly line of Lot 9, Block 25, of said last mentioned tract; thence westerly in a direct line to the northeasterly corner of Lot 6, Block 26, said last mentioned tract, said last mentioned corner being an angle point in the bound- ary of said City of West Covina; thence southerly along the easterly boundary of said city to the point of beginning. SECOND: that the said new territory hereinbefore.described is 1• 60 hereby designated as "EASTERLY ADDITION NO.2i1 and the said territory shall be indicated and referred to by the name of "EASTERLY ADDITION NO. 211 on the ballots to be used in the said special election, at which the question of such annexation is submitted to the qualified electors of the said territory, and the name "EASTERLY ADDITION NO. 211, whenever used in the notice of election and in any proceeding. for the annexation of the said territory to the daid city shall mean and shall be deemed: and construed to mean the said territory where- inbefore and in the aforesaid petition described, and so proposed by the said petition to be annexed to the said city. THIRD: That upon the ballots to be used in said special elec- tion, in addition to the matter required by law, there shall be printed the words:. Shall the territory designated as "EASTERLY ADDITION NO.21d be annexed to the City of West Covina? YES Shall the territory designated as "EASTERLY ADDITION NO.210 be annexed to.the City of West Covina? NO FOURTH: That the ballots to be used at the said special elea,tion, the opening and closing of the polls for the said election and the holding and conducting of the said election shall be in conformity as nearly as may be with the laws of the State of Califor- nia.concerning general elections in the State of California, except as otherwise provided in an act entitled "An Act to provide for the alteration of 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 districting, government and municipal control of such annexed territory,11 approved June 11, 1913.and acts amendatory thereof and supple- mentary thereto. That if an elector shall stamp a cross (X) in the voting square, after after theprinted word "Yes", the vote of such elector shall be counted in favor of annexation of the.:.territory referred to in said proposition to the said City of West Covina; and if an elector shall stamp a cross (X) in the voting square after the printed word."No", the vote of such elector shall be counted against said annexation. FIFTH: That for the holding of the said election there shall be one precinct in the said territory, which shall comprise all of the territory hereinbefore described and proposed to be annexed to, incorporated in and made a part of the said City of West Covina; that the place at which the polls will be open for the said election in the said territory for the said purpose, shall be at the residence of W.D. Brown at 701 East Cortez Avenue, Covina; that the officers of the said election shall be, and are hereby appointed as follows; Judges: Mrs Evangeline Steckel and Mrs.Julia Unruh Inspector: Mr. W.D. Brown SIXTH: That this City Council finds and determines that the territory hereinbefore described does not form any part of any municipal corporation; that the said territory is inhabited; that the persons residing in the said territory are bona fide residents • thereof; that the aforesaid petition for the annexation of the said territory hereinbefore described to the said City of West Covina is signed.by;7more than one-fourth of the qualified electors residing within the said territory as shown by the registration of voters of said County of Los Angeles. SEVENTH: That all proceedings to be had and taken pursuant to the aforesaid petition and to this resolution shall be had and taken.in the manner provided in an act entitled "'An Act to provide for the alteration of the boundaries of and for the annex- ation of territory to municipal corporations, for the incorpor- ation of such annexed territory in and as a part thereof, and for the districting, government and municipal control of such annexed: territory." provided June 11, 1913, and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. EIGHTH: That the City Clerk of the City.of West Covina be and he is hereby directed to post notice in three public places within the territory to be annexed at least fifteen days before the hear- ing of protest to such annexation by the City. Council of owners of property in said territory proposed to be annexed. That the 15th day of September, 1937, at the hour of 7:30 P.M. of said date at 1943 West State Highway in the City of West Covina is hereby set as the date for hearing such protests. NINTH: That if a majority of the owners of parcels of land in said territory proposed to be annexed do not protest in.writing to said annexation that the City Clerk of the City of West Covina be and he is hereby directed to give notice of said election by publishing the same for 6ofour week period next preceding the date herein set for said election in the Covina Argus. TENTH: The City Clerk of the City of West Covina is hereby directed to certify to the passage of thie resolution and there- upon the same shall be in full force and effect. Adopted and approved this 11, day of August 1937. Mayor NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING UPN THE QUESTION OF ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF 'VEST COVINA CERTAIN TERRITORY DESIGNATED AS "EASTERLY ADDITION NO.2" NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election has been called and will be held in the territory hereinafter described on the 19th day of october, 1937, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors residing in the territory hereinafter described, the follow— ing question or proposition: Shall the territory designated as the "EASTERLY ADDITION NO.2" be annexed to the City of West Covina_ _ That the territory hereinbefore designated as "EASTERLY ADDITION NO.211, so proposed to be annexed to, incorporated In, and made a part of the said City of West Covina, is contiguous to the said City, and is more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the easterly boundary of the City of West Covina, as same existed July 1, 1937, with the northerly line of the 60 foot stri of land described in deed for Cortez Street (form— erly Service Avenue, recorded in Book 11341,page 352, Official Records of said County; thence in a general easterly direction along said north— erly line to the westerly line of Baranca Street (Formerly Baranca Street as shown on map of Tract No. 2371, recorded in Book 23, pages 98 and 99, of maps, records of said county; thence easterly in a direct line to the southwesterly corner of Lot 3, said tract; thence easterly along the northerly line of Cortez Street (Formerly California Avenue) as shown on last mentioned map, and following the same in all its.various courses to the most southerly corner of Lot 19, said last mentioned tract; thence northerly in a direct line to the northea`s�erly corner of Lot 20, said last mentioned tract; thence northwesterly in a direct line to the easter- lyterminus of that certain course having a bearing and length of North 8805,6100" West480.18 feet in the, southerly boundary of Lot 29, Tract No. 10330, as shown on map recorded in Book 161, pages 22 to 31, inclusive, of Maps, records of said county; thence easterly along the boundary of said last mentioned lot and following the same in all its various courses to the northwesterly terminus of that certain curve having a radius of- 1040 feet and a length of 132.13 feet in the northeasterly boundary of said last mentioned lof; thence northerly in a direct line to the south— erly extremity of that certain curve having a radius of 1040 feet and a length,of 131.21 feet in the easterly boundary of Lot 6, said last ment— ioned tract; thence northerly along the easterly boundary of said last mentioned lot and continuing northerly along the northerly proloY ation of that certain course therein, which has a bearing of South 1° West, to the northerly boundary of said last mentioned tract; thence northerly in a direct line to the intersection of -the northerly line of State Highway (Arroyo Avenue), as described in deed to the State of California recorded in Book 11543, Page 250, Official Records of said county, with the westerly line of Range Street as shown on map of the Phillips Tract, recorded in Book 9, pages 3 and 4, Miscellaneous Records of said county; thence northerly along said westerly line to the easterly prolongation of the northerly line of Lot 8, Block 25,of said last mentioned tract; thenc( westerly in a direct line tothe northeasterly corner of Lot 6, block 26, said last mentioned tract said last mentioned corner being an angle ±x point in the boundary of said City of West Covina; thence southerly along the easterly boundary of said city to the point of beginning. That for -the holding of the said election one precinct has been established and designated, which precinct comprises all of the terri- tory hereinbefore described and proposed to be annexed to the said City of West Covina. That the place at which the polls will be open for the said election in the said territory shall be at the residence of W.D. Brown 701 East Cortez Street. That the officers of said election who have been appointed and designated to act are as follows: Judges: Mrs Julia Unruh and Mrs Evangeline Steckel. Inspector: W.-D. Brown That the polls for said election will be open on the day herein -- before designated for the holding of the said election between the hours of nine o'clock A.M. and six o'clock P.M. of said date. That on the ballots to be used at the said election the said terri- tory will be designated as "EASTERLY ADDITION NO.2" and the Name "East- erly Addition No.2" on the said ballots shall mean..and shall be deemed and construed to mean the said territory hereinbefore particularly described and proposed to be annexed to the said City of West Covina. That on the ballots to be used at the said election there shall be printed the following: Shall the territory designated as "Easterly Addition No. 2" be annexed to the City of. West Covina? YES_ Shall the territory designated as "Easterly Addition No. 2" be annexed to the City of West Covina? NO i That if an elector shall stamp a cross (X) in the voting square after the printed word "Yes", the vote of such elector shall be counted in favor of annexation of the territory referred to .in said proposition to the City of West Covina; and if -an elector shall stamp a cross (X) in the voting square after the printed word "NO" the vote of such elector shall be counted against said annexation. That the ballots to be used at the said special election, the open- ing and closing of the polls for the said election, and the holding and conducting of the said election shall be in conformity as nearly as may be with the laws of the State of California, except as otherwise pro- vided in an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the alteration of the -`- boundaries of and for the annexation of territory to municipal corpor- ations,.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 acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA Dated at the City of West Covina, California, August 11, 1937- City Clerk of the City Of West Covina. (Seal of the City of West Covina) NOTICE OF DATE FOR PROTEST TO BE FILED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by C.C. TOLAND, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, that the City Council of the City of West Covina has set the date of September 15, .at 7*30 P.M. at the Police Court Room, 1843 West State Highway in the City of West Covina for the hearing of.protests by owners of property in the "Easterly Annexation District No. 211.to the annexation of such territory to the City of West Covina. The owners of the property in said "Easterly annexation District No. 2" protesting against such annexation shall make their protests in writing giving a description and location of their property and sign the.same.. Baid protests shall be filed with C.C. Toland, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, at any time up to the hour set for hearing said protests. WITNESS my hand and seal this 25th day of August, 1937. YJ, ity erk of the City of West Covina.