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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.