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DICLAJtillO TD Ilftl'!'IOI or TD.Olft COUl'OIL OP m CITY
07 PALO AL'.l'O II S CO'D'lft OP,, W1'A C~ STAS Of
C.lLIPOUU. TO ACQ.VIBI TD PPDFDft AID Hi&T OP TBI PACiftC OAS llD ELIC!RIC COMP.Al'I Ill AltD m ft.I ILICTRIC
FOWER AID L:tOBT DISTRIBU'l'IIG 8l"STD OWDD A.ID OPUA!BD
BY SAID COID'AJY II THE PORlllR '?Oft OP IAYP.tBLD WlTBl'.lf
TD IICORPOM'l'E LIMI'l'S OF Tm: CITY 0 F PALO ALTO:
llBlfCBAI, the Pao1f1o Gaa and Electric Compan7,
a Gorporation 4ul7 organ1aed, end •x.11t1nf under and
b7 virtue ot the law• ot the State ot Cal fol"fd.a, and
being a pu,bllc ut111t7, •• defined b7 the laws of
1a14 etate, and oarl")'1ng on and doing buain••a as auoh
public ut111t7 within that portion of the C1t1 ~r Palo
Alto tormerl7 known 1u the Town ot la7t1eld, under
uid b7 virtue or the laws ot •aid State, and u•ina
the public atreete, aYenuea,. wa:ya and places ot
said former Town of Ma7t1eld tor the purpo•• ot
car171ng on tbe bua1n••a ot suppl71ng •aid tormer
Town ot Mt.ytield and the public and particula rl7 th•
inhabitant• o! said former Town or Hayfield •1th
oleotr1o power, l.igbt and boat md all lawful purposes,
and tor aaid purpoa~ owning an elootric light
dietr1but1ng 111tem 1u •aid tormer Toi.n ot 11a1tield:
and,
WBIREAS, on JulJ' 6th 1925. under and pursuant
to Act 2383• ot the leld.1latur• ot the Stated'
Cal1torn1a. entitled •in Aot to provide tor the
Coneolidation of XUn1c1pal Corporationa", approved
June 11. 1913, aa amended, th• 'l'own ot Ha7tield, a town or the aixth olaes, became an! 1a now conaol1dated
with the C1t7 of Palo Alto, and under th• proY1a1ona ot ••id aot, all rights or every kind and nature of
aa1d former 11own of Jla7f1eld, becuae merged into the
Cit7 or Palo Alto, and it 1• n&o•••arr to extend the
power and l1gb.t distributing a71tea owned by aa1d
01t7 to said tormer Town or Ma7field.
· WBERBAS, th• publ1~ inten11t, aeoeaait7,
oonYen1ance and weltar• df.ml8nd th• acquisition of
said •l•ot:r1o&l power and light tl1atribut1on a1stea
and all propert7 and acce1aor1•1 owned and used by
taid corporation for th• 1alo and distribution of
electrical power and 11g'ht:
1011, THBRIFOD, the Ci t1 Couno11 of the C1 t7
ot Palo Alto DO BESOLVE a~ tollowa: That the public
intereat, neoe1sit7, welfare and oon•enieno• now
iu1at ud demand that the 011nerah1p of the aa14
electrical power and llgbt diatribution 119t• ot the
Pac1t1o Oas & Sl•otrio Coapan7 wttbin the Cit)' ot
P&lo .Alto be acquired tor th• publ1• uae ot said Cit7,
•a14 electrioal power end light d1atri'but1on •1•t•
oona1at1ng or all pol••, wire•, latere.l•i tranatormre, aetera. atreet l1ght1ng •qu1,pment and al acoe1aories
and. propert7 ot •Y•l"J lclnd and nature now owned and
u.aed bJ 1udd Canpa.nJ' in ~ utili t1 bUiM•• ot
diatr1but1ng and. ••ll1na .•lectr1cal nurrtnt 1n the former Town ot h7f1eld to the City ot Palo Alto,
th'1 public, and part1oularl7 to tb• 1Dhab1tanta ot
the tormer Town ot Va7tield, it being tbe intention
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ot said Ci t7 Couno11 to acqu1:N all the propert3i>t
aaid Compan7, now owned b7 it 1n the 1a1d public
1ltil1t7 b\11lne11 1D the tormel" Town or Mayt1el4
withln 1uc1 Clt7, toother ritb all :r!.Ft11 title
and 1ntere1t in l.D4 to aa14 propert7, · Wb1c:n the
aaid Pac1t1e 0.1 • Bl•otrio Compea7 owna and can
legal.17 OOD'ffJ to tb• C1 ty ot Palo ilto.
Bl IT PURTDR RESOLVED: That prooeed1nga be
brought ae author1&ed bJ th• oo.nat1tQt1oa or th•
lttate ol" O&llto:m1a an4 v.nder the pro•111ou ot
Seot1on '' ot the Publ1o Ut1l1t1e1 Act, and being
AGt 12886, appr·oTed April 23, 191&, •• 111ended to
dat•J and that th~ Olt7 ot Palo Alto sball tile with
th• Railroad C011ai1a1on ot the State of Cal1torn1a,
1t• pe1tlt1on setting forth th• 1nt•nt1on of 111l1d
publio authcr1 t7 to aoqu1H, uader eatnent domain
proo••dlng•, or othel"W1se, all propert7 ot the
Pao1t1o Gaa & Electric Coapany, an ex11t1ng public
ut111t7, owned and ue•d tor th• purpose ot
d11tr1but1ng eleetrioal power, light, heat and.
•ll lawful purposes, as atore1aid in ea14 Cit7,
For th1a purpoae, a petition ot the first clans
aa defined by aaid .\ct •hall be fil•d, pra)'ing tor
the Commiaa1on to t1x the juat oompen1atlon whioh
shall be paid for 1a1d eleotrieal d1atrlbution
ayatem.
The Ma7or ot said Cit7 1• hereby directed
to •1gn and yerlt7 eald petition ot the first olaae,
tor the Cit1 ot Palo Alto. and the Cit7 Attorney
1a hereby directed to take the neceasary procedure
in conneotion therewith, to detennine tho just
compensation to be paid by th• City of Palo Alo
tor said electrical diatribQting ayatem or said
Compan7, as here1nbe1'ore described.
The above and foregoing resolution was duly
paaeed bJ the Cit7 Co\UlC1l ot the City of Palo
Alto at a re,gular meeting held on the 14th dq
ot Bovember, 192'7, b7 the following vote:
AT.BS· ~erteohe, Bonn, Cathcart, Chr1atense9,
• ~tt:rell...._Hobart. Bo~eL Jcrdan,_JCell7, ~1'.!.oite, ~nomas, Whiarer, w1ng, Wood •
WOES: None.
ABSEW'I': Lau a ten • #.pproved_J/itdj/£~
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Atteat mj Cien
STATE OF CALilOIUilA )
OOUl'l'I OF SANTA CLARA ) SS
I, R.L.BBACB, the d.uly qual!t1ed 01t7 Clerk
of tho City or Pal.o Alto! 1-reby o•rt1r: that tne
aboTe and foregoi!JS r•10 utlon ••• paa1ed by a ~r•
than two-third• Tot• ot all of the members ot aa14
Citf Couno11, a1 aboYe atated, and that tbe foregoing
cop7 or ••1d roaolution is a true -4 correct copy
o~ the ol!'ig1,..l resolution ao paaae~ on 11le
in •7 ottice.
en,. e· o~ t1!ly or
Palo Alto
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