BOOK 21_1946-09-23 to 1948-08-09

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70 W declare that said petition is signed by not less than -one-fourth in•number of the qualified electors residing in the territory described therein, as shown by the registration of voters of the County of San Mateo, said County of San Mateo being the county in irhich such territory is situated; THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD, CITY DOES RESOLVE AND DETEM%1INE that It is the intention of said Council to call a special election giving at least fifty days notice thereof and to submit to the electors residing in the terri- tory proposed by such petition to be annexed to such municipal corporation the question whether such territory shall be annexed to, incorporated in and made a part of such municipal corporation; Notice is hereby given that up to the tour of 9:00 o'clock P.M. of Monday, the 6th day of January, 1947, at the Council Chambers in the City Hall in said City of Redwood City, County of San Mateo, any person owing real property within such territory above described and having any objections to the proposed annexation may appear before the legislative body and show cause why such territory should not be so annexed to the City of Redwood. City; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall'cause a copy of this resolution to be published once a. week for two successive weeks in the Redwood City Tribune, a daily (except Sunday) newspaper of general circulation pub- lished and circulated within said City of Redwood City, said publication to be had prior to January 6, 1947; the date herein set for the hearing of ob- jections to the proposed annexation; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a special electionA s hereby ordered, pro- claimed and called on Tuesday, the 11th day of February, 1947, for the pur- pose of submitting to the electors residing in the territory hereinabove'de- scribed the following proposition: Proposition No.l. "Shall Redwood Village No. 1 be annpxpd to the City of Redwood City and the property therein, after such annexation, be subject to taxation equally with the property within said City of Redwood City?1' BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such territory so specifically described is hereby referred to as Redwood Village No. 1, and is so to be indicated on the ballots to be used in the election at which the question of said annex- ation is submitted; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the polls for said election shall be open at 7:00 o'clock A.M. on the day of said special election and shall be open until 7:00 o'clock P.M. of said day, when the polls shall be closed; except that. if at the hour of closing there are any voters in the polling place, or In line at the door, who are qualified to vote and who have not been able to do so since appearing, the polls shall be kept open a sufficient time to enable them to vote, but no one who shall arrive at the polling place after 7:00 o'clock P.M. of said day shall be entitled to vote, although the polls may be open when they arrive. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that for the purpose of holding and conducting such special.election said territory herein described and referred to as "Redwood Village No. 1" is hereby districted into and there is hereby estab- lished one voting precinct, and the polling place and the election officers for such precinct are hereby fixed at and named as follows: Voting Precinct No. 1, comprising all of the territory within the exterior boundaries of the property hereinabove described and herein proposed to be annexed. The polling place thereof shall bn the residence of M. P. Traver, 410 Flynn Street Redwood City, California and the election officers therefor are: Inspector: -RALPH L. MARTIN Judges: EVELYN TUFT: CORA DEFORE The officers of election have volunteered their services and shall receive no -compensation for their services. - The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Redwood City at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16rh day of December, 1946, by the following vote: AYES: and in favor of the foregoing resolution, Councilmen: AR1.45TRONG, BRITSCHGI, GRANGER, McNULTY, SWIFT, WERDER. NOES: Councilmen: NONE Absent: Councilmen: MAYOR HILTON. ATTEST: RALPH �. _UUDGE Clerk of the City of Redwood City. 11. W. HILTON • ..... -- Mayor of the City of Redwood City 1 11 L