Ordinance - 337,r
ORDINANCE NO.337-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ANNEXATION.TO,,INCORPORATING IN AND
MAKING A PART.OF_SAID CITY-OfWEST COVINA.CERTAIN UNINHABITED
TERRITORY OUTSIDE.ITHE SAID CITY AND CONTIGUOUS THERETO., KNOWN
AS "WEST COVINA ,:' NNFDCATI ON DISTRICT NO.119 li .
WHEREAS, under and pursuant to and in accordance with the
provisions of the "Uninhabited Territory Act of 1939", as amended,
the City Council of the City of West Covina, in due course received
• a written petition signed by not less than one-fourth of the owners
of the area of land described therein and representing not less
than -one-fourth of the assessed value of said territory according
to the last preceding equalized assessment roll of the County of
Los Angeles, California; and
WHEREAS, prior to the filing with the City Council of said
City the proposal for the annexation of said territory to the City
of West Covina was submitted and reported favorably upon to the
proponents thereof by .the Boundary Commission of Los Angeles County
with respect to the definiteness and certainty of the proposed
boundaries, pursuant to Section 35002 of the Government Code of the
State of California; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did at a regular meeting thereof
duly adopt a resolution giving notice of the proposed annexation
which resolution specifically described the boundaries of the terri-
tory so proposed to be annexed to the City of West Covina, designating
the same as "West Covina Annexation District No.119n; and
WHEREAS, said resolution and notice were duly published
twice, in accordance with law, which said resolution and notice
aforesaid gave notice of the day, hour and place when and where any
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person owning real property within said territory so proposed to
be annexed, and -having any objection to the proposed annexation,
might appear before the City Council and show cause why such
territory should not be so annexed, and said publications were
complete twenty (20) days prior to the date of such hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk did, not less than twenty (20)
days, before the public hearing on the proposed annexation, cause
a written notice, in accordance with the provisions of the Government
Code,.of said proposed annexation to be mailed to each person to
whom land within the territory proposed to be annexed is assessed
on the last preceding.equalized County Assessment Roll available
on the date the proceedings were initiated, at the address shown
on said assessment roll; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West Covina set
such hearing,_for not less than fifteen (15) days nor more than
fifty (50) days from the date of the adoption of such resolution,
to -wit: for 8:00 o'clock P.M., on August 9, 19549 before said City
Council at the City Hall, West Covina; and
WHEREAS, at the time set aforesaid, to wit: on August 911954,
at 8:00 oo'clock P.M., of said day, said matter and order to show
• cause duly came before said City Council at a regular meeting thereof,
for hearing, and no one appearing in opposition thereto and no
written protest having been filed against the proposed annexation,
and good cause appearing therefor; and
WHEREAS, the property and territory hereinafter specifically
described are contiguous to properties within the corporate limits
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of the City of West Covina and is uninhabited within the meaning
of Section 35303 of said Government Code; and
WHEREAS, there has been filed with the City Clerk the
written consent of the petitioners as owners of all of the property
so proposed to be annexed to the City of West Covina, wherein consent
was given that said property after its annexation may be taxed
equally with.the,property within the City of West Covina to pay the
bonded indebtedness of the City of West Covina both outstanding
at the date of such annexation or theretofore authorized and to be
represented by bonds of the City of West Covina thereafter to be
issued;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina
does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That the annexation to the City of West Covina
of the territory hereinafter described, which boundary description
was submitted to and duly approved before filing by the Boundary
Commission of Los Angeles County as to definiteness and certainty,
and which territory was designated in the resolution and notice
of said City:.Council as "West Covina Annexation District No.11911,
be and the same is approved, and the territory hereinafter described
be, and the same is hereby ordained to be annexed to, incorporated
in, and made, a part of the City of West Covina, California, and that.
such property after its annexation to the City of West Covina shall
be taxed equally with the property within the City of West Covina
to pay the bonded indebtedness of the City of West Covina outstanding
on the date of such annexation for 1951 Improvement Bonds heretofore
authorized and issued by the City of West Covina or bonded indebtedness
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theretofore authorized and to -be represented by bonds of the
City of West Covina thereafter to be issued.
SECTION 2. The- territory hereinbefore--referred to,
and which is hereby annexed to and made a part and incorporated in
said City of West Covina, is more particularly described as follows,
to wit:
• Beginning at the northwesterly corner of Lot 87 of
Tract No.934 as shown on map recorded in Book 17,
pages 38 and 39 of Maps- in the office of .the Recorder
of the County of Los Angeles; thence easterly in a
direct.line through the northeasterly corner of said
lot to the center line of Barranca Street as shown on
said map; thence southerly -along said center line to
the center line of'Cameron Avenue as shown on said map;
thence westerly along said last mentioned center line
to the boundary of -the City of West Covina as same
existed on June 17, 1954; thence northerly along said
boundary to.the point of beginning
Said territory shall be designated as *West,Covina Annexation"District
No.119a. .
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Ordinance, and -prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days
from the passage thereof, shall cause the same to be posted with the
names of the members voting for and against the same., in three places
• within the City, in the manner required by the laws and ordinances of
the City of West Covina, and thirty (30) days from and after the final
passage thereof said Ordinance shall take effect and be in force, and
shall file a certified copy thereof with the Secretary of State, of
the State of California, and after such certified copy has been so
filed, and a certificate of the Secretary of State certifying to its
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filing has been received by the City of West Covina, the City
Clerk shall file a certified copy of said Ordinance, to which
shall be annexed a copy of the map of said territory, with the
following: The County Surveyor of Los Angeles County; the County
Recorder of Los Angeles County; the Board of Supervisors of Los
Angeles County; the County Assessor of said County; the County
Engineer of said County; the Board of Equalization of the State
of California, and the Census Bureau of the United States Government.
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ATTEST: ,.
city Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of West Covina,
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held on the 13th day of September, 1954, by the affirmative vote of
at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen JAMEs W. KAY BERT C. VAN HORNJAy D. BROWN J• CAL SPERLINE
NOES: /Y o N 2- JOE AURST,
I MAYOR
ABSENT: IVo ry C
City Clerk of the City of W-est Covina
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF WEST COVINA ).
ROBERT FLOTTEN, being,by me -first -duly sworn-, deposes
and says: That he is the City'Clerk of the City of West Covina,
California that on the J�da y of September, 1954, he'posted
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three copies of Ordinance No.33* of the City of West Covina,
entitled RAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ANNEXATION TO, INCORPORATING
IN AND MAKING A PART OF SAID CITY OF WEST COVINA CERTAIN UNINHABITED
TERRITORY OUTSIDE THE SAID CITY AND CONTIGUOUS 'THERETtl; KNOWN AS
"WEST COVINA ANNEXATION DISTRICT NO.11909 in three places in said
Cit wit. y, to one at -the Police --Office, 1444 West Garvey Boulevard,
one in -front of the West Covina School House, and one at the
northwest corner of Puente Street and Ellen Boulevard.
City Clerk
Subscribed and sworn -to before me
this 0/=edgy of September, 1954,
otary Public in and roraid,County.
of Los Angeles, State of California
Commission Expires August 22, 190
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FRANK M.JORDAN
SECRETARY OF STATE
SACRAMENTO
I, FRANK. M. JORDAN, Secretary of State of the State of California, hereby
certify:
That on the__18th---------- day of____________ October
------------------------- 19__54__, pursuant
to the provisions of the "Annexation of Uninhabited Territory Act of 1939," more
particularly Section 3 S 317 of the Government Code, there was filed in my office:
AT copy of Ordinance No.---337 ------------------------------------- the CITY OF
_S___C___________________ certified by the City Clerk of said City.
I further certify that the --- 13th _day of September 54
is stated in the certificate of said City Clerk as the date on which said ordinance was
regularly passed and adopted by the_______ C its Council ___________of said City, and
That said ordinance sets forth approval of the annexation to the CITY OF
NEST COVINA ________________of certain uninhabited territory, a description of
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the boundaries and the designation thereof as:
ItWest Covina Annexation District No. 119.1'
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto
set my hand and affix the Great
L Seal of the State of California
this 18th day
October , 19 54.
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Se retary of State
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