1954-2355RESOLUTION NO. 2351
A R.ESOLUTTiN OF T E CITY COUNCIL OF TrE CITY
OF ANAHEIN CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON THE
16TH DAY OF APRIL 19 54
IN CERTAIN TERRITORY IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE
CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY OF ANAHEIM PROPOSED TO
BE ANNEXED TO -AID CITY OF ANAHEIM PROVIDING
FOR THE HOLDING OF "UCH ELECTION AND SUB
MITTING TO TrE ELECTORS R2SIDING IN SUCH
TERRITORY THE QUESTION TfHETHER SUCH TERRITORY
SHALL BE ANNEXED TO, INCORPORATED IN, AND
MADE A PART OF SAID CITY OF ANAHEIM, AND THE
PROPERTY IN SUCH TERRITORY BE, AFTER SUCH
ANNEXATION, SUBJECT TO TAXATION ECUALLY WITH
PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF ANAHEIM TO PAY
ITS PRO RATA PORTION, BASED UPON ASSESSED
VALUATION, OF ALL THE BONDED INDEBTEDNESS OF
SAID CITY OF ANAHEIM OUTSTANDING ON THE 9TH
DAY OF FEBRUARY 19 OR
THERETOFORE AUTHORIZED: DESCRIBING SAID
TERRITORY AND DESIGNATING IT BY THE NAME OF
"LOARA ANNE"' TION
'ESTABLISHING AN ELECTION PR,CINCT AND POLL-
ING :LACE IN SAID TERRITORY, APPOINTING IHE
OFFICERS OF ELECTION FOR SAID SPECIAL ELECT-
ION AND PROVIDING FOR T ='E PUBLICATION OF
NCTICE OF SUCH ELECTION.
(•TH EREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim did on
the 9th day of February 19 54 receive a written
petition asking that certain new territory described in said
petition be annexed to the City of Anaheim; and
WHEREAS, said territory so proposed to be annexed to
said City of Anaheim is situated in the County of Orange, State
of California, and is contiguous to the City of Anaheim, and said
petition contains a description of said territory in words and
figures as hereinafter in this resolution described; and
WHEREAS, said petition is signed by not less than one
fourth of the qualified electors residing within the territory
hereinafter described, as shown by the County Registration of
Voters; and
UEREAS, said new territory proposed to be annexed to
said City of Anaheim does not form a part of any municipal corpor-
ation, and more than twelve (12) qualified electors resided within
the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed at the
time of the filing of said petition for said annexation, and said
electors are bona fide residents of said new territory and said
territory is inhabited; and
WHEREAS, on the 9th day of February 19 541
the City Council of the City of Anaheim did adopt its Resolution
No. 2341 declaring its intention to call a special election and
fixing a date thereof, and giving at least fifty (50) days notice
thereof, and of its intention to submit the question of annexation
to the electors residing in the territory described in said
written petition, which resolution did specifically describe the
boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed, and designate
the territory by the name of "Cobra Rine ation,"
by which it -hould be referred to
upon the ballots used at the election, and did contain a notice
of the day, hour and place where any person owning real property
within said territory could appear before the legislative body of
-1-
tne City of Anaheim and show cause why such territory should not
be annexed to the City, and the City Council did find and deter-
mine that the proponents who filed said petition for annexation
had done and performed all of the things required to be done and
performed by the Annexation Act of 1913 (Title IV, Division 2,
Part 2, Chapter 1, Articles 1 to 4, inclusive, of the Government
Code of the State of California) and did further find that all
of the provisions of said Annexation Act of 1913, as amended, re-
quired to be complied with before the adoption of said resolution
had been complied with prior to the adoption thereof, which re-
solution was duly published once a week for two weeks prior to the
hearing in a newspaper of general circulation published in the
City of Anaheim, there being no newspaper of general circulation
published in the territory proposed to be annexed.
WdHEREAS, said City Council did, pursuant to its Reso-
lution No. 2311 hold a public meeting and hearing on the 9th
day of March 19 54 at the hour of 8:00 otclock
P.M. in the City Council Chamber of the City Hall of the City of
Anaheim, the date fixed in said resolution as the day, hour and
place when and where any and all persons owning real property
within the boundaries of the territory so proposed to be annexed
and having any objections to the proposed annexation, might appear
before the City Council of the City of Anaheim and show cause
why such territory should not be so annexed, which said Resolution
did notify all persons having any objections to such proposed
annexation to appear on said date at said hour and place to show
cause, if any they had, why such territory should not be annexed,
and further notifying such persons that any protests against the
calling of an election to submit to the electors residing within
said territory the question of annexation to the City of Anaheim,
and any protests against the annexation of said territory to the
City of Anaheim must be in writing and filed with the City Clerk
of the City of Anaheim not later than the hour and date set forth
in such resolution for the hearing of objections to said election
and the annexation of said territory to the City of Anaheim,
which said resolution was duly published once a week for two
successive weeks prior to the date fixed for the hearing of pro-
tests and objections to said election and annexation of said
territory to the City of Anaheim, in the Anaheim Bulletin, a news-
paper of general circulation published and circulated in the City
of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing held on the 9th day of
March 19 54 the City Council of the City of
Anaheim did hold a hearing tc hear all written protests thereto-
fore filed objecting to the calling of said special election or
the annexation of said territory hereinafter described to the City
of Anaheim, and the City Council does hereby find that written
protests were not made by the owners of a majority of the separate
parcels of property within tne territory proposed to be annexed;
and
WHEREAS, said petition contains a request that the City
Council of the City of Anaheim call a special election to be held
in said territory thereby proposed to be annexed to said City of
Anaheim and giving notice thereof as required by law, and to sub-
mit to the electors residing within said territory the question
whether said new territory shall be annexed to, incorporated in,
and made a part of the City of Anaheim, and said petition also
contains a request that the question to be submitted at such
epeaial election to the electors residing within said new terri-
tory shall be whether said new territory shall be annexed to, in-
corporated in, and made a part of said City of Anaheim, and the
-2-
property therein be, after such annexation, subject to taxation
equally with the property within the City of Anaheim, to pay its
pro rata share, based upon assessed valuation, of all bonded in-
debtedness of the City of Anaheim outstanding or authorized at the
date of the filing of said petition, to wit
19 54 February 9,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Anaheim that a special election be and the same is
hereby, called to be held on Friday_ the l6th day of
April in said new territory mentioned
in the petition aforesaid and ereinafter more particularly de-
scribed, and proposed to be annexed to the City of Anaheim, for
the purpose of submitting to the electors residing in said new
territory the question whether the said new territory shall be
annexed to, incorporated in, and made a part of the City of Aria
heim and the property therein be, after such annexation, subject
to taxation equally with the property within said City of Anaheim,
to pay its p -o rata ,hare, based upon asses.,cd v9juat or, of all
of the bonded indebtedness of said City of A aheim ou%s and Lng
on the 9th day of February 1954 or teretofore
authori zed.
The new territory in which such special election is
hereby called and shall be held, is situated in the County of
Orange, State of California, the boundaries of which are described
as follows:
A tract of land lying within Section 9, Township 4
South, Range 10 West, San Bernardino Base and Meridian,
and including Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and portions of
Lots 5, 12, 13, and 18 of Anaheim Homestead Tract as
shown on a map thereof filed in Book 26, Page 10 Miscel-
laneous Records of Los Angeles County, California, and
more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the west city limits line of
the City of Anaheim, said point also being the intersection
of the center line of Loara Street with the center line of
West North Street; thence along the existing City Limits
line,
1. Northeasterly 1325 feet, more or less, along said
existing City Limits line and center line of said
North Street to an angle point; thence,
2. Southerly 1175 feet, more or less, along the exist-
ing City Limits line to a point, said point being
on the northerly right -of -way line of Westmont
Drive formerly known as Burton Street (60 ft. wide)
and also being the most northeasterly corner of the
Burton Street Annexation to the City of Anaheim,
adopted by Ordinance No. 811 August 12, 1952; thence
3. Southwesterly 967 feet, more or less, along the
said northerly right -of -way line of Westmont Drive
formerly known as Burton Street and the northerly
line of said Burton Street Annexation to an angle
point; thence
4. Southerly 1020 feet, more or less, along the westerly
line of said Burton Street Annexation to an angle
point which is the most southwesterly corner of said
Burton Street Annexation and also on the existing
City Limits line; thence
5. Westerly 428 feet, more or less, along the existing
City Limits line to a point on the westerly right
of -way line of Loara Street (40 ft. wide), said
westerly right -of -way line also being the easterly
line of the Euclid Avenue Annexation to the City of
Anaheim adopted by Ordinance No. 773, February 20,
1951; thence
6. Northerly 17 feet, more or
right -of -way line of Loara
line of said Euclid Avenue
point; thence
7. Westerly 442 feet, more or
line of said Euclid Avenue
point; thence
8. Southerly 66 feet, more or less, along the westerly
line of said Euclid Avenue Annexation to an angle
point; thence
9. Northwesterly 383 feet, more or less, along a curve,
concave to the north, said curve also being the
northeasterly line of said Euclid Avenue Annexation
to an angle point; thence
-4-
less, along said westerly
Street and the easterly
Annexation to an angle
less, along the northerly
Annexation to an angle
10. Northwesterly 408 feet, more or less, along the
northeasterly line of said Euclid Avenue Annex-
ation to an angle point; thence
11. Northerly 216 feet, more or less, along the
easterly line of said Euclid Avenue Annexation
to a point in the southerly line of the Crescent
Avenue Annexation to the City of Anaheim, adopted
by Ordinance No. 819, October 28, 1952; thence
12. Easterly 506 feet, more or less, along the
southerly line of said Crescent Avenue Annex-
ation to an angle point; thence
13. Northerly 1300 feet, more or less, along the
easterly line of said Crescent Avenue Annex-
ation to a point on the southerly right-of-way
line of Crescent Avenue (40 ft. wide); thence
14. Westerly 630 feet, more or less, along the north-
erly line of said Crescent Avenue Annexation and
the southerly right -of -way line of said Crescent
Avenue to a point which is the most northwesterly
corner of said Crescent Avenue Annexation and
also the most southeasterly right -of -way corner
of the i tersection f said Crescent and Euclid
Avenues (60 ft. wide), said point also being in
the easterly line of the Montgomery Annexation
to the City of Anaheim, adopted by Ordinance No.
818, September 10, 1952; thence
15. Northerly along the east right -of -way line of
Euclid Avenue a distance of 2100 feet, more or
less, to a point, said point being the south
line of the Euclid -La Palma Annexation as adopted
by Ordinance No. 866 November 10, 1953; thence
16. Easterly along said line and parallel to said
south line of La Palma Avenue a distance of 1290
feet, more or less, to a point of intersection
with the existing city limits line; thence
17. Southerly along the existing city limits line a
distance of 1715 feet, more or less, to the point
of beginning.
AND BE IT FURT }R RESOLVED that the polls of said
election shall be opened at 7 :00 o'clock A.M. of the day of said
election and shall remain open continuously from said time until
7:00 0 1 clock P.M. of the same day, when said polls shall be
closed, except as provided in Section 5734 of the Elections Code
of the State of California.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that at said special elec-
tion the question whether said new territory shall be annexed
to, incorporated in, and made a part of the City of Anaheim, and
the property in said new territory be, after such annexation sub
ject to taxation equally with the property within the City of
Anaheim, to pay its pro rata portion, based upon assessed valu-
ation, of all of the bonded indebtedness of said City of Anaheim
outstanding on the 9th day of February 19 54 or there-
tofore authorized, shall be submitted to the electors residing
in said new territory so proposed to be annexed to said City of
Anaheim.
That said new territory hereinbefore and in said
petition for annexation described is hereby designated as
LOW ANNEXATION" and
said territory shall be indicated and referred to by the name of
LOARA ANNEXATION upon the
ballots to be used at said special election, at which the ques-
tion of such annexation of said territory to the City of Anaheim
is submitted to the electors of said territory, and the name
"LOARA ANNEXATION" whenever
used in the notice of said special election hereby called in said
territory, and any and all proceedings for the annexation of said
territory to the City of Anaheim shall mean and shall be con-
strued to mean the territory hereinbefore and in said petition
described, and so proposed by said petition to be annexed to said
City of Anaheim.
That on the ballots to be used at said special election
in addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be
printed substantially the following:
MARK CROSS (-j.) ON BALLOT ONLY WITH RUBBER STAMP:
NEVER WITH PEN OR PENCIL.
(ABSENTEE BALLOTS MAY BE MARKED WITH PEN AND INK
OR PENCIL.)
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS
To vote on any measure, stamp a cross in
the voting square after the word "YES" or after
the word "NO". All narks, except the cross
are forbidden. All distinguishing marks or
erasures are forbidden and make the ballot void.
If you wrongly stamp, tear or deface this ballot,
return it to the inspector of election and ob-
tain another.
On absent voter's ballots mark a cross (i-) with
pen or pencil.
viEA')UR j: SUBMITTED TO VOTE OF VOTERS
:Shall LOARA ANNEXATION
:be annexed to the City of .naheim, Califor
:nia, and the property in said YES
LOARA ANNEXATION be, after
:such annexation, subject to taxation equal
:ly with the property within said City of
:Anaheim, to pay its pro rata portion, based:
:upon assessed valuation, of all bonded in-
debtedness of said City of Anaheim outstand- NO
:ing on February 9 19 54 or
:theretofore authorized?
A cress placed in the voting square after the word
"YES" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted in
favor of the adoption of the proposition or measure. A cress
placed in the voting square after the word "NI" in the manner
hereinbefore provided shall be counted against the adoption of the
proposition.
The qualified electors residing in said new territory so
proposed to be annexed to said City of Anaheim are hereby directed
to vote upon the question of the annexation of said territory to
the City of Anaheim and the subjection of said territory, after
annexation, to taxation equally with the property within said City
of Anaheim, to pay its pro rata portion, based upon assessed
valuation, of all bonded indebtedness of said City of Anaheim out-
standing on February 9 19 5). or theretofore author-
ized, by stamping a cross r) in the voting square after the word
"YES" on the ballots to be used in said election, or by stamping
a cross in the voting square after the word UNO" on such ballots.
If an elector shall stamp a cross (4-) in the voting square after
the printed word "YES the vote of'such elector shall be counted
in favor of said territory being annexed to, incorporated in, and
made a part of the City of Anaheim and the property in said terri-
tory be, after such annexation, subject to taxation, to pay its
pro rata portion, based upon assessed valuation, of all bonded
indebtedness of said City of Anaheim outstanding on February 9
19 54 or theretofore authorized; and if an
elector shall stamp a cross (-F) in the voting square after the
printed word "NO the vote of such elector shall be counted
against such annexation.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that for the purpose of hold-
ing said election there shall be, and here is established, one
election precinct designated as hereinafter stated. The polling
place for said precinct shall be the place hereinafter designated
and the persons hereinafter named, being competent and qualified
electors and residents of said territory and of said election
precinct, are hereby appointed officers of election and they shall
hold said election and make return thereof in the manner provided
by law.
LOARA ANNETATION voting pre
cinct shall consist of all of said above described territory pro-
posed to be annexed to the City of Anaheim for the purpose of
holding said election.
Polling Place: Chas. E. Harbesonts Garage 11282 Westmont
Drive (formerly Burton St.), Orange Co., Calif,
Inspector: Mr. Chas. E. Harbeson
Judge:
Mrs. Helen W. Saulsbery
Judge: Mrs. Lillian Kipp
Except as otherwise provided in this resolution, said
election hereby called shall be conducted as provided by law for
municipal elections in the City of Anaheim and the Annexation Act
of 1913 (Statutes 1913, Chapter 312, Title IV, Division 2, Part 2,
Chapter 1, Articles 1 to 4 inclusive, of the Government Code of
the State of California) and all acts amendatory thereof and
supplementary thereto.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the
City of Anaheim be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to
give notice of said special election by causing a notice thereof
to be published once a week for four (4) successive weeks prior
to the .6th day of April 19514. in the
Placalapia Courier a newspaper of general circulat-
ion printed and published outside of the City of Anaheim, but in
■ne Oounty of Orange, in which the territory so proposed to be
annexed to the City of Anaheim is situated. Such notice shall
distinctly state the date of such special election, the measure
Or proposition to be submitted at such special election, to wit:
That it is proposed to annex to, incorporate in, and make a part
of said City of Anaheim the aforesaid territory sought to be
annexed and shall specifically describe the boundaries thereof,
and that after such annexation, such territory shall be subject
to taxation equally with the property within said City of Anaheim,
to pay its pro rata portion, based upon assessed valuation, of
411 oonded indebtedness of said City of Anaheim outstanding on
the 9th day of February 19 5 or theretofore
authorized. Such notice shall distinctly d::signate said terri-
tiry proposed to be annexed to said City of Anaheim as
LOARA ANNEXATION," as the name by which such terri-
tory shall be indicated upon the election ballots; that such
notict shall instruct the electors how to vote at said special
election; that with respect to the assumption of bonded indebted-
ness said notice shall:
1. State distinctly the proposition to be submitted.
Z. Specify the improvement or improvements for which
the indebtedness was incurred or authorized.
3. State the amount or amounts of such indebtedness
outstanding at the date of the first publicat-
ion of the notice.
4. State the amount authorized to be represented
by bonds to be issued.
5. State the maximum rat& of interest payable or to
be payable on the indebtedness.
Such notice shall designate the election precinct, the place at
wiz,ch the polls will be open, and the hours at which such polls
will be open for such election in said new territory as establish-
ed by this resolution. In such notice, the qualified electors
residing in said new territory so proposed to be annexed shall be
directed to vote uoo n the question of annexation as hereinabove
provided,
AND HE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that immediately upon the
dosing of the polls, the election officers for said election
precinct hereinabove designated shall count the ballots, make
up, certify, and seal the ballots and tally sheets of the ballots
cast, and deliver them; with the returns, to the City Clerk of
the City of Anaheim; that, at its next regular meeting held at
least three days after the election, the City Council shall can-
vass the returns. The canvass shall be completed at the meeting
if practicable, or as soon as possible, avoiding adjournments.
Immediately upon completion of the canvass, the legislative body
shall cause a record to be entered upon its minutes stating the
proposition submitted, the number of votes cast, and the number
of votes cast for and against annexation and that thereafter the
City Council shall take and conduct such further proceedings
as are provided for in the Annexation Act of 1913 and acts amend-
atory t:.ereof and supplementary thereto, hereinabove referred to.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and signed by me
this 9th day of Igarch 19 514.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF Ti E CYTT OF ANAHEIM
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM
1, CFARLES E. GRIFFITH, City Clerk of the City of Ana-
heim, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was intro-
duced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by
law, of the City CounciTcf the City of Anaheim, held on the 9th
day of March 19 54 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Fry, Schutte, Wisser and Van Wagoner.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None.
.ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Pearson.
:AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor the City of
Anaheim aoproved and signed said resolution on the 9th day of
_March 19 54
IN WIT1 ESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the official seal of the City of Anaheim this 9th day
of March 19 54
(SEAL)
'7
MAYO OF THE C OF ANAHEIM
CITY CLfa OF TEE CITY Or NAHEIM