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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 2543""-· '~[' :Jo. \~ • • • ~ • • . -~-~-·; ' .... '· ·•·. ._, "!" ~--~~~·. .{f•'': ~.·-~~;~-~;:~(·'!;ii.~;~.~~-~1f~'?l~~~~i-~~~-~f.:.:~~~s.~~?>'~~i\';~~:;~q~.;~?:!P~~~;.~y,~·'-:r-f~~~~,:...-~~~~~~~~};~~~~ • e a .. RESOLUTION NO. g.2l • RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, STATE OF CALLFORNIA, ON JUNE 8, 1954, UPON THE QUESTION OF INCURRING A BONDED INDEBTEDNESS FOR THE ENLARGEMENT AND BETTERMENT OF THE PAL~ ALTO HOSPITAL. WHERiAS, on the 22nd day of March, l95h, the Council of the City of Palo Alto, County ot Santa Clara, State of Calif- ornia, by Ordinance No. 1531 duly passed and puolished, did call a special election to be held in said City and to be con- solidated with the State and County Primary Election on the 8th day of June, 1954, for the purpose of submitti~g to the • qualified voters of said City the following proposition: CITY OF PALO ALTO BOND PROPOSITION - • • • Shall the City of Palo Alto incur a bot~ed indebted- ness in tho principal sum of Four Millie~ Dollars {$4,000,000) for the object and purpcae of acquiring; constructing and completing the~'ollowing municipal improvement, to wit: the enlargement and bettezment of the Palo Alto Hospital, including the construction of an addition or additions thereto?; and • • • WHEREAS, due and legal. notice or said special ele..::cion was given as. required by law ancl by said ordinaJtce; and • WHEREAS, on the 8th day of June, 1954, at the hour of seven • o'clock in the morning of said day, the polls were duly and regu- larly opened for said special election in said City, and said • polls were ~ontinuously kept open for said pu1~0se from the ti1ne they were so opened until seven o'clock of the afternoon of said day, and during said hours cf said 8th day or June, 1954, a . special election was held i~ said City of Palo Alto on said pro-. position and in accordance with said ordinance; and • WHEREAS, immediately thereafter said special election was regularly and duly canvaesed .,by the Board of Supervisors of t~e Cl county or Santa Clara, as provid~ in said ordinance, and the results of said special election duly decia~ed as follows, to wit: • • .... .. • • • • • .,: • • • • • • ~tt '~: • • • • • • -----'!'· ~~~ . . ,,. ; • ~I· .• ' "\. '·-;, 0 • • ··.· .. ··,-.··· .. ')' • ., . --... n • • e • • • • that the total number of votes given and cast at said election upon said proposition was 10,925 votes, of whi~h total number 0 0 . of votes ~ given and cast were given and cast 10,082 1n favor • • of said yroposition and 843 against said proposition; and WHEREAS, in order to authorize the incurring of indebted- ness ar.d the issuance of bo!lds therefor upon· any propolfll tion.; submitted at any special election called and held for tllat pur- • pose, tl1cr·e must be given anlt ~ast .f.'or and in f~vor ol'•aaid 0 proposieion so submitted and voted up~ ttte votes of at least two-thirds of all the voters voti~~ at said special election; NOW THERE~ORE, BE IT RESOLVED, and it is hereby reaolved: . . ~ • 1. That a special election was duly and regularly call~d • • and held in all things accor•ding to ordinance of said C~ty or Palo Alto, duly adopted for the objects and purposes therein specified., and accor·ct.tng to the laws or trJ-2 State of Ca\ifor·fha; 2. That the total votes given ar~ cast at said sp2cial election upon atlllid proposition, for tnc objects anc. p~·poses • therein statod, was 10,925 votes, of' which total number· or votes • • so given and cast ·che:re were giver: and cast 10,082 in ft.vor of said propos1t~on and 843 against said proposition; • .. 3. That sa~d proposition has received thirds votes of all votes given and cast at • • a requisite two- said•speci~l elec- tion, ancf the issuance of 'bonds oi' said cit~r for said proposJ-- t1on for the ob,)ects and purposes therein stated is authorizea .. • by said election; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that bonds of t~ • • • • e• City of Palo Alto in the sum of Four Millio::1 Dollars ($4,000,000) • • for said proposition be issued, being for the enlargement and . betterment of the Palo Alto Hospital, including construction if • an addition 1>r additions thereto • • •The above and foregoing resolution was duly and regula!-ly .. • • ... • • -2- • • .. • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • );, ~~:' • • \ introduced and passed at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Palo Alto held on Monday, the ~.ttL day of \ Julz 1 1954, by the following vote: • AYES: Biahop, Byxbee, Caahel, Corcoran, Cummings, Drysdale, Hanley, Huston, Marshall, Mitchell, Jorter, Rodgers, Ruppenthal, Simpson, Wickett. • NOES: None. • ABsENT: None • • ~· " 6w APPROVED:_ ~y~ ATTEST: f~_t{;;L .....-~ .. /fty Clerk • APPROVED AS TO li'ORM: ~~~~~-y Attor, ey 0 • • ... • • • " 0 ,., • • •• • • • 0 (' 0 tl () • .. •