Resolution 02020RESOLUTION N0. 2020
A RESOLUTION ORDERING,
OF it SPECIAL ELECTION TO
OF CALIFORNIA, CN T LESDAY,
THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTIN'G T
A PROPOSITION TO GRANT CERTi
UNITED STATES oI' AMERICA FOR !J
PROVIDING FOR ANL GIVING NOTICE
If THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, STATE
213TH DAY 31 JANUARY, 1936, FOR
q I T51ED ELECTORS Cr SAID 0-3Of
1DE AND SUBMERGED LANES TO TEE
AS A NAVAL AIR 13 SE.
IER1,.S, on. November 6, 1935, the Conhr ndant t a tits T elfth vrav 31 District, U.
S.N., pursuant to instructions he had received fray the beeretary of the Navy, waited
upon the Manor and other officials of the City of laneda to arcerta.. if the city
would convey to the government, for a nominal consideration, approxirately X29.3
acres of those certain salt marsh, tide and submerged lands, filled and unfilled, here-
i.nafter described, to be used by the United States as a naval air base; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 594 of the Statutes of 1917
under ,which chaster the City of Alameda acquired said lands from the State of California,
it is provided that the city may grant, give, convey and alien sod lands, or any portion
thereof, to the United States for ,public purposes, provided said grant is authorized
and approved by a .majority vote of the electors of said city; and,
7d'i!REAS, the City Council has received assurances from members of Congress, officials
of the Navy Department, and representatives of local commercial bidies, that either the
United States, or the local bidies referred to will pay the costs and expenses of the
necessary special election, and that e bill to include such costs and expenses will
be introduced irithe Congress abort to converse at Washington; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the council of the City of Alameda as Sc,' lows:
Section 1. A special election is hereby called and ordered to be held in the City
of Alameda, State of California, on Tuesday, the 26th day of January, 1936, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the qualified electors of said city the proposition to gr.rnt, con-
vey and alien forever to the united Stat =es of America ell. those certain salt marsh,
tide and su.hirmerged lands, filled and unfilled, situate, lying and being in tnc City of
Alameda, State of California, and more particularly described as follows, to rai.t:
COMMENCING at a point on the United States Bulkhead Dine, sa:ici point
being distant due south thereon 202.1 feet from Point "K" as said line
and point are delineated. and no designated upon that certain Map
entitled, "Harbor Line Survey, San Francisco Bay, 1910 " Sheet lo. 6
or file in the United States Engineer's Office, Oizsto;,s Hoise, San
Francisco; and running thence North 73 deg. 58' West 409.05 feet to
a point; said line being parallel with and distant southerly 122.7
feet measured at right angles from ceztor line of the Sou { Pacific
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Coast Railway Company's right -of -way; thence forth 63 deg. 25' West 342.0
feet to a. ccint; thence north 76 deg;. 05' West 500 feet to a point;
thence North 81 deg. 15° West 680.0 feet to u. point, thence North
59 deg, 50' West 16€37.83 feet to a point on the United States 1'i.erhead
Line; thence South 47 deg. 50' 53" West 462.14 feat to a point, which
point la the intersection of the United States 1?ier8eed Line with the
southwesterly lire of the City of Alameda; (also easterly line of
the City and County of San Frandsen) thence South 27 deg. 50' East
11529.0 feet along the southwesterly boundary line of the City of
Alameda to e point which point is the 'intersection with the westerly
line of Benton Field; 't;.e1aas North.. 16 deg. C2' East 9344.13 feet to a
_point; thence North 73 deg. 03° West 4190,05 feet to the point of begin-
ning, containing approxim ately 929.337 acre„ of fund.
Sec. 2, It i;, understood and agreed, by and between the Council of t
Alameda and officials of the Navy Department of the United States that jai
authorized by vote of the people of e.id city, will he subject to the follor7
ditions, covenants and reaervetions, to wit:
at
said oitt.
now '^ e i. d by
new accruing
such payments
Second.
That all the right,
"id will subject
ti.l eon I1 "i)e5t
the City
are continued to be
City of
't,
and interest in and to said lends non held by
leasehold interest in th t rortirr cf said lands
a corporation; previced tiir:t the pt °went rentals
11 continue to accrue t
d by the lessee;
That the United States of .lo er9.co will star
air base at the earliest possible moire
that it will expend, or contract to be
said Cross' of development by December ..
atically to the City of Alameda,
Sec,. 3, here shall he sixty -four (64) election pr
of holding :.ui3 special election. Said elect
are tt:nse heretofore described and established in and by ,e..olut:
uperviscrs of Alameda County, passed and adopted by said Board
31, and said election precincts are hereby adopted by reference and es
al election precincts for the holding of said special election
Collin¢,' daces in ,aid nrec`isrcts, and the names of the elee
et said spe Ci elect on in said precincts swan. be spec_f
as the
location of
officers to
rk wit OD0,000
id lands
be and
2 of the
uzber
bli.sz'ed
Th,e
by
resolution cf the City Council, to be adopted. on or before January 17, 1936; which
reeolutior, shall be published in the Alameda Tirce-Star, e daily newspaper of general
circulation printed, published and cirouleted in said city.
The City Clerk is hereby directed to procure all clerical labor and supplies that
may be necessary tc properly and lawfull7 conduct said special election.
The polls for said special election shall be opened at six o'clock A.M., of the
day of said election, end Shall be kept open until seven o,clock p.n., of the same day
when the polls shall be closed, except as otherwise provided in Section 1164 of the
Political Cede of the State of California.
See, 4. The special election hereby called. and ordered tc be held shall be held
and nducted, aria the votes cast thereat, received and canvassed, at the returns
thereof made, and the result thereof ascertained, determined, and declared es herein
provided, and in all particulars not recited herein, according to the Charter of the
City of Alameda, inc the laws of the State of California providing for and governing
elections in. said city.
The ballots to be used at said special election shall be such as nay be required
by law to be used thereat and la addition to any other natter reouired by law to be
printed thereon, stall appear thereon the following:
PROPOSITION
Shall the City of Alameda grant end convey to the United
States of America, G29.3 acres, more or less, of the milt
marsh, tide and submerged lands, filled and unfilled, be-
_longing to, and lying in the western port cf said city for
use as e navel air base for a nominal consideration, and
on the condition that at least '41,000,000 be expended, or e •
contracted to be expended on said landa in the actual. work
of development of said naval air base by December 31, 1939,
etherwiee said lands to revert automatically to said city'? e • n .7e tr .4 4,
Sample ballots containing the above natter required to be printed thereon shall
be railed to the registered electors of said City by the City Clerk at least ten
whole days before the election, but a failure to receive such sample ballot shell not
be held to invalidate said election or affect in any manner the legality of any
grant that may. be authorized thereat. The City Clerk shall also enclose in the en-
velope with each sanple ballot a card atating . the location of the precinct polling
place of the elector to whom aunt smrae ballot is sent.
See. 5. Any qualified elector of the City of Alameda may vote at said speaial
election for or against the proposition herewith submitted. To vote in favor of, and
thereby authorize and approve the granting of said salt marah, tide and submerged
lands, filled and unfilled, to the United States for use ea a naval bane; as proposed,
he or she shall stamp e arose (X) in the voting square to the right ef tte work
printed orrosite said proposition- To vote against,and thereby refuse to authorize
the granting of said lends to the tel States as propesed, he or he shall stamp
e cross (I) in the voting square to the right of the word 'NO" printed opposite said
preposition-
A areas (I) stamped in the voting square to the right of the word "YES" shall be
counted as a vote in favor cf, had to authorize and approve the granting of said salt
marsh, tide and submerged lands, filled and unfilled, to the United States for the
purpose aforesaid, whereas a cross (X) stamped in the voting square to the right of
the word. "NO" shall be counted as a vote not in favor ot, and a, refusal to authorize,
the granting of said lands to the United States for the purpose aforesaid.
See. 6. Lien the palls are closed the officers of election shell count the
ballots cast thereat, and canvass the votes cast resnectively aor and against the
proposition, herein stated, and shall make retura to the Council of the City of Alameda
In time, form esd manner as required for the counting, canvassing end returning of
votes cast at other municipal clectitia held in said city.
Sec. 7. If at sand spacial election it shall appear that a majority of all
the electors of said city voting unnr said propositien voted. in favor thereof, then
said proposition shall be deemed, to have been authorized and approved by the electors
of said city, and thereupon, e deed shell he "Jade, executed end delivered by the Mayer
of said city, as chief executive thereof, in behalf of tie Oitv of Alameda, granting,
conveying and alienating said leads to tha United States of aimerica forever, for use
as a naval oir base, including ouch yards, docks, repair shops aud all other such
works connected with the Navy Department sf the. United States of anierica; subject
to the conditions and reservations hereintefore specified,
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
Wa5 duly and regularly introduced an8 . adopted by t' Council of the City
of Alamedein special meeting, assembled on the 30th day of December, 1935,
by the following vote, to wit.:
(4).
AP:FS: Councilmen Broyles, chen, Me ris, and President Roebke,
N Nono.
ABSENT: Councilman Munro, (1).
IN 7ITNESS. THEREOF, I hAve hereunto net my hand and affitted the offi-
cial soal of said City thia 31st day of December, 1.035.
SEERMAN G. BLOOD
(SEAL) City Clerk of the City of Alaneda.
hereby certify. that the foregoing resolution is a fulls true ord corroct
copy of "Resolution No. 2020, A RESOLUTION ORIg.RIW, CALLING, PROVIDING FOR AND
GIVINC- NOT= Or A SPECIAL ELECTION TO DE HELD IN THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, Cll. TUESDAY, THTL Stn, DAN CE JANUI,IFY, 1906, FOR THE 2uRp05E
ouEmITTING TO PH3 QUALIF TED ELECTn.S OE SAID CI= A FROPOCITION TO C,RAMT. CERTAIN
TIDE ,ND SUBMERGED IDDIDS TO T:12 'UNITED STATES OF D.172:RICA. FOR USE AS A. NAVAL AIR
BASE', introduced and adopted by the Counell pf the City of Alareda in special
meeting asee.lhied an Deeeaher 30th, 1935,
City Clork of tneCity
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