BOOK 20_1945-05-21 to 1946-09-03

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158 had' di-octa(i t"he olty and city attorney to try to work out come contrG,ct ..ith air. Cxviberlr.in to wesure that P. drill oolild be taken off this spur track for the advantage of other property owners. An agree- - �7 ment had been drafted which was satisfnctoxv to Mr. terder, A meeting h.d �-I a; been held with ?fir. Chamberlain who had not ,.ished to sign t'ra emreement until he had been-dvised to do so by his counsel and he believed thnt jar. I Werder should come to him and make some arrrnazements for the cost of the spur tr-^,.ck or the drill track. Mr. McCn.xthy sr.id the - rime.ry -,?I_ax^oee of the contract 7:•ould be to protect the city co tnst R condemn -tion suit vnuld not be necesse.ry in the event it. p desired to build a drill track roross the pronexty oared by Mr..Chrmberlain. Councilmen Anderson e--nresned the opinion th^t it was the Council's desire to neve r forrnnl contrrct dram in lieu of the letter rrpsented by Mr. Cnamoprlain, Mr. ?!cDougall ^dviped that Mr. Che,mberlaa.in's attorney hVd !,dvi.sed him not to sign the avrePmept as it ,^;ould cloud the -property. Councilmen Armstrong, Fletcher and Britschp-'i were of the opinion that the Council should '-paps the ord.inn,nce rr_r.-rating the ordinancb grantinrT the easement to ?,4r. Che.mberlr,in end not re,,uire him to enter into a formal contract but accept the letter ;.hich he h,d presented at the 1rst meeting•. They were of the opinion that he had soent considerable money in develoninm this rTea.and :.rp nskinq no fin^rci;^l rid from the city in blzildina the spur trto'% They believed the r.djoining -property owners were protected by the letter and did not believe he should be asked to place s, cloud on his property for the benefit of other people. Council- man Grnnger asked if Mr. Henderson of the Southern Pacific hed been con- torted for his orinion in the matter. City AttoTnay "cCerthy advised the.t he nad been unable to cont'-ct him but that he had recommended Previously that the spur track be built on Bay Road. Councilman Fletcher moved o.dop- tion of the ordinance ^•rrntinr• to Ross Chamberlain, Ltd., e coxnoration, an easement rcross a Portion of Chestnut Street for the Dur -pose of constructing a spur track. The motion v. -as seconded by Councilmen Britscngi. Under the _ question, there was considerable more discuo si.n as to the original :^o-'.rPe- ment with h.r. Chamberlain and the st.^tun of Bey Road. Councilman Gr: n^•er stated he res-ToinxT to vote - :a.inst the passage of the ordinenc:n for the - reason that he did not hove the information requested at the 1, st meeting. Councilmnn Anderson st^tpd he goirT to r 1po vote ^aorinet it for the reason that he believed the T-ttor presented by air. Chomberlain should be clarified and believed he should be will.in� to rut it in the form of s con- trnct. On roll call the e,doptior of the ordinence fniled to c^"rry by the following vote: ._ves and in favor of the jo ntion of the ordinence: Council- men: Armetron^ , Britsah i and Fletenar. Ynee ar.d np:ai.nnt the .::do^tion of the ordinance: Councilmen: Anderson; =renmer, ?'cvulty rnd ?Eryor Hilton, -- City aTannc-er Blom reported or the nroposed centrrl stores svSte1A :rad i dvi_eed thz t he h --,d held rr.aetin:, c-ith Councilra.n �_r,n•ctrorp-P, 'Fr, Clarence "Bl trincrhan City Clerk Dodr.-e, at which ^ nlrn had been A-velorpd which :ins a great im- prover er_t OVnr the prepent cirst=n Thr ".Thin item under the nerp 1a.n provide- for all paron^pe orc4err to i7o to the city tr-.rrt�rer for si p: tyre indlc-ti.nrr