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<br />Motion pawed zznlnimously.
<br />Councilm^n Fletener nov?d oT oTdinn.nce -Tend)-n>_Crdir-',nce No. 5^3 °ra.nt-
<br />ing to Rosa H. Cn--mberl:~i.n, Ltd. en ersement across ; portion of Chestnut Street.
<br />The motion was seconded _ Couneilm^n lrrstronr-. Linder th--uestion, )'r.
<br />Ludt:rip., :;erder atTe^red before the Council advisin,7 th,.;t his comna,r_v o,:7rs 107
<br />acres beyond the Chamberlrin rroperty. It i:.^.s pis contention th^t rove pro-
<br />vision should be rade ro thrt r.d; oir_in- nrcperty ottt:Prs would by - rotacted in
<br />the event they wished to c,r,-;in ^cceg^ to their propPTty by �-. spur tre.ek. City
<br />�ttornev HoO,rthy stated th^.t Yr. Chninberlein had objected to a provisi,)n in
<br />the orif-rinal ordinence providing thct in case the city desired to build r_,
<br />spur track or lec.se to some other person that it Yrivftt be built on Chamberic-An' , �I
<br />property or on Bay Road and thrt it would be paid for. Mr. Chamberlain objected
<br />to this on the Prourds th^t it ;:could constitute rn indefinite encizmbr^poo
<br />e.7c,inst his property. He .,ssured. the Council 'what he would not, stand in t -he vViav
<br />of any person, whether it
<br />was the Council or some other -person, to build a drill track from the frorr or
<br />spur track. City Attorney MoOl-rthy wc,s of the oiinior th,_t the city was ade-
<br />quately protected inview of the letter presented errlier in the meeting and
<br />that the city could file cord emnntior. proceedin-cz for the purpose of buildinLy
<br />z drill tra_.ck. Councilmn.n Anderson ,raa in favor of w pore definite agreement
<br />beim' reactn,ed on this noint before voting in favor of the ordin^nee, his opin-
<br />ion.bein th,,%t the other property ovnPrs should be ^rotPoted. His oninion
<br />was concurred in by Councilmen McNulty. Counci limn Gr"n7er su-7gested the mat-
<br />ter be 1 -id over v.r_d the Southern Pacific R-ilro^d Comprny contrctPd to hel,�,
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<br />reach a solution to the T-ttrr. He offered u; substitute motion th^t the matter
<br />be lcid on the table until the next reetinv and a comnunicati^p bp went to the
<br />Southern Pacific Company asking them to have c represent^five '�-ma—r --t the
<br />next Council meetinm to offer his vle77s on the subject. Councilman ATnietrong
<br />seconded the motion. Undex the question, consider''blp discussion -°mss held as
<br />to the ina.dvis,,bilitv of n-viinc several s".sur tr<_.cks on Chestnut Street.
<br />Councilman Britsohai broumht out the fact tint Cdr. Chanberla.in had expressed
<br />the otinion in a caucus Yneetina that he would not want 'anv more spur tracks
<br />across the street. The motion -?r.ssed unani,rously. City I.tto.rnpv McCarthy ex-
<br />'oressed the opinion thct TIr. Pendersor of trip Southern Pacific Company, yr.
<br />i.'Pxder, Pyr. Cn:,mber1 .in : nd he rri�ht -""tempt to reach a solution to the pro-
<br />blem and -present a contract at the next meeting of the Council which would
<br />Clarify the matter. Tne Council. ;..Freed t41i.B wolil(' be a satiefCCtory arrange- LI
<br />ment.
<br />There was some discussion Cs to the nannnr in r•hich the Tr:^ffic Ptudv Committee
<br />was set un, ws to nor' it z1aR formed --nd whose dut.w it ,,�a.s to make appointments.
<br />The City MnnwTer was asked to brine in ., report at the next meeting. k
<br />Councilman !_rmstror_k: moved, seconded by Councilman Fletcher, thpt the recommen-
<br />dation of the Parent Teachers' Associ^tion tnpt ?,!rs. Thomas James, 1945
<br />Hopkins Avenue, be appointed to the Traffic Study Committee, be ,,-oproved.
<br />Motion passed unanimously.
<br />City Manager Blom retorted on the pronospd rcter connection (,t Ea. on %vP--ue Villa.
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