Resolution 00880RESOLJVION NO. 88C.
PROTESTING AGAINST THE APPLICATION' OF TIL1
EAST BAY WATER COMPANY(
HEREAS, the East Bay Water Company has made en application to the Railroad
Commission of the State of California for permission to issue securities to the extent
of 9,5C0,000 and incur an indebtedness for the purpose of constructing an aqueduct from
the at Bay Municipal utility District to a point on the Sacramento River known as
Mallard,
AND WHEREAS; the plans of the East Bay Municipal Utility District involve
the construction of an aqueduct from said District easterly which will cross the an
Joaquin River and enable tha taking of water from that river in case an emergenny should
become so great as to make such taking nacessary, which water would not be polluted ty
the sewage of a. large city such as the City of Sacramento,
ANL WEEREAS, the people of said District, by a vote of 81,119 to 31,998, have
authorized an. indettedness of 9,000,0O0 to construct a pullicly oveoed water supply from
the Mokelumne Eiver, and in all protability said -District will he able to bring in an
emergency supply from the San Joaquin River as quickly as the East 'Bay Water Company
could bring a supply from the Sacramento River,
AND WHERMAS, under the circumstances, the expenditure of 0,500,000 by the
East Bay Water Company for bringing in an emergency supply from the Sacramento River
would amount to an economic waste and might result in imposing a heavy financial burden
upon the people of the east bay cities, which, in our opinion, would te hIrgarranted,
AND WHEREAS, the recent heavy rainfall has eliminated to a large extent the
6anger of water shortage which heretofore threatened the eat tnj cities, now therefore;
be it
RESOLVED, by Inc Council of the City of Alameda that, in view of all ths cir-
cumstances and taking into consideration the recent heavy rainfall, it is tee sense of
said col:leen that the application cf theEaot Bay Water Company for permission to finance
and construct its proposed Sacramento River proect ohould be denied ty the Railroad
Commission.
RESOLVED, that u copy of these resolutions be sent to the Railroad Commissior .
and other copies furIiished the public pT855
I, the undersigned, hereby certify tnat the foregoing Resolution was duly and
- regularly introduced and adopted hy the Council of the City of Alameda in special meeting
assembled on Tuesday evening, March 31st, 1925, by tec following vote; to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Latham, Neiss, Probst and President Otis, (41.
HOES: None.
ABSENT: Councilman Tilden, (1).
IN TEN:TIMM WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of said 3ity this 1st day of April, 1925.
W. E. VARCOE,
'City Clerk of the City of Alameda.
(Seal of the City of Alameda)
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy
of "Resolution 580. Irotesting Against the Application of the Bast Bay
7:Tater Bomrany°, rassed by the Council of the City of Alameda ill special meeting
assembled on the 31st day of March, 1925.
City Clerk of the City of Alameda.