1914-10-26 Regular CC MinutesSPECIAL MEETING OF ME COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA,
MONDAY EV7NING, OCTOBER 26TH, 1914.
The meeting convened with Mayor Prank Otis presiding.
The roll was called and Councilmen Bartlett, Bullock, Hammond,
MacRae and Probst, (5) were noted present. Councilmen Morgenstern, Mor
Roth and Stewart, (4) were noted absent.
The Clerk read the call of the meeting as issued by Mayor Otis, for
the consideration of Constitutional Amendment No. 19, which is to be voted
upon at the election November 3, 1914. Ordered filed.
2 The affidavit of George H. Brown stating that he had served a copy
of the call to each of the Councilmen was presented and ordered filed.
3 A communication from Mayor Frank K. Mott of Oakland asking the
Council to endorse Constitutional Amendment No, 19, was read and ordered
filed.
Resolution No. 9034, New Series, as passed by the City Council of
Oakland which endorsed the amendment was read and crcdered filed.
Mr. Hammond introdaced the following Resolution and moved its
adoption:-
RESOLUTION REFUSING TO ENDORSE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. 19, ENTITLED "CONSOLIDATION OF
CITY AND COUNTY, AND LIMITED ANNEXATION OF
CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY."
WHEREAS there has been submitted to the
voters of California a proposed amendment to
the constitution, known as "Consolidation of
city and county, and Limited Annexation of
Contiguous Territory", the same 1)eing No. 19
on the ballot and
WHEREAS, the above entitled amendment,
by its terms, would pennit the withdrawal from
the county of any city of over fifty thousand
population by the majority vote of the quali-
fied electors of the county voting thereon, in
which county the interested city would probably
dominate the vote - such withdrawal being to
form a city and county government; and
WHEREAS such withdrawal might leave the
smaller cities and the rest of the county in
isolated sections, thereby cutting the county
into separate pieces and destroying the unity and
beneficial results of county government, and
WHEREAS the adoption of said amendment
will not only create confusion, but will contri-
bute to the control of the state by the large
cities to the detriment of the counties and smaller
cities, and would tend to produce a domination of
state affairs similar to the domination by the
City of New York of the political life of the
State of New York,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the city
of Alameda, represented by its Mayor and Council.
that this city hereby refuses to endorse the adop-
tion of the above constitutional amendment No. 19,
and urges the voters of the State of California to
vote NO on said amendment at the election to be
held on November 3, 1914, and
BE IT qannum RESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby
authorized to use his best judgment in sending such
October 26th, 1914.
Mr. Bartlett seconded the motion to adopt the Resolution and it
was passed and adopted by the following vote:— Ayes:Councilmen Bartlett,
Bullock, Hammond, Macrae, alad Probst, (5). Noes:None. Absent:Councilmen
Morgenstern, Morris, Roth and Stewart, (4).
There being no further business to transact the Council adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
City Clerk.