HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 16 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ~jARATOGA,
CO UNTY 0F. AN A.CLARA. ISTATE OF CALIFORNIA
WMEP~EAS, SAN JOSE WATER WORKS, a California
corporation, has filed. with this Council, the Council of
the City of Saratoga, of Santa Clara, State of
on ~.he ~ day of .... _A_~.~i __, 1957,
written appllca~.ion for a franchise to lay, construct,
maintain, repair and. operate a system of water pipelines
and other apparatus ln~ over., along, across, under,
through and upom the public streets, roads, alleys and
highways of the City of Saratoga, County of Santa Clara,
State of California, for the transportation and distri-
bution of water for sale and. distribution for domestic,
agricultural, industrial, commercial and other lawful
uses and purpose,~; and
WHh'~tEAS, said applications have been made under
and in conformity with the laws of the State of Califor-
nia pertaining to the granting of franchises by city
authorities, Statutes 1905, page 777, as amended, and
und. er the provisions of Chapter 1, Division 3 of the
Public Utilities Code of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, this Council in the exercise of its
discretion has found, and does hereby find, that it will
be and is for the best interest and advantage of the said
City of Saratoga, and the inhabitants thereof, that said
franchise be granted, and this Council, in the exercise
of such discretion, proposes to grant said. franchise to
the highest bidder therefor, in accordance with the terms
and provisions Qf the laws of the State of California and
the Public Utilities Cod.e, referred to above;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that
this Council will receive sealed bids for said franchise,
complying with the provisions of the laws of the State of
California and ~,.he Public Utilities Code, referred to
above, said bids to be delivered to the Clerk of this
Council, viz., the City Clerk of said City of Saratoga,
at his office at 20454 Saratoga-Los Gatos Road, Saratoga,
up to the 15~[~ day of ......... May , 1957, at the hour of
5:00 o'clock P.~M. of said day, and that thereafter
at the regular meeting of this Council at 7:30 PM of said
day at Fireman's Hall, Oak Street, in said City of Saratoga,
said bids will be opened and said franchise struck off, sold
and awarded. by this Council to the person, firm or corporation who
shall make the highest cash bid therefor, in the manner
provided. by the authorities set out above;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the successful
bidder for said franchise shall, within five (5) days
from the date of awarding the same., file with this
Council a bond running to said City of Saratoga, condi-
ticned according to the provisions of the la~s of the
State of California .and the Public Utilities Code, with
such surety or sureties as are required by law, to be
approved by this Council, in the penal sum of One Thousand
Dolla. rs ($1,000.00), and that upon the filing of said
bond and its approval by this Council the said franchise
shall by this CoUncil be granted, by ordinance, to the
person, firm or corporation to whomit has been struck
off, sold and awarded.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND DIRECPED that there be
published in the Sara.~oga Ne_~..s ........
a weekly newspaper of general circulation published in
said City of Saratoga once a week for four successive
weeks. commencing on the. !.l~h ___ day of April
1957, a motice that this said application has been
filed. together with our intention that the said fran-
chise be granted to the highest bidder therefor, said
publication to be completed not less than twenty(20}
days nor more than thirty (30} days before any further
action on said f?anchlse shall be taken by this Council.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this
Council be, and he is hereby, directed to cause said
notice to be published in accoMance with this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Council of the City
of Coumty of Santa Clara, State of California,
at a regular meeting thereof ~eld on the 3rd day of
Ao~'~ll .................., 1957, by the following vote:
.and In favor of the passage of said
resolution:
Councilmen:
Brazil.. Jeosen, Lang~i~ll. Rosasco,_
Willi.ams
NOES, and. against the passage of said resolu-
Councllmen:
_ None ............
ABSENT:
Councilmen:
........ ~On.e.
NOT VQ ING:
Approved and. attested this _~ day of
Aural , A. D. 1957o
irman of the ou of
the City of Saratoga,
Coux~ty of Santa Clara,
State of California
ATTEST:
City Clerk and
ex officio Cle: Council
By.
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