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Oil Filling ~%ation In Re Ropa iri nf. N In Ro Parking cf Van Nsss Av~ In Ru Pac. Tol,& Tol,~o.~,xcava%ing Xn Re Oil & Gravol Van N~so=-· Av~. In Ro oo.Cal. Zdlson Cc. An application by O.H. Schenck for a permit to erect ~ filling station on the SoUthwest corner of Main and 10th Sts., was upon motion of Trustee Tubbs, duly seconded by Maryatt and carried, granted. # On motion of Trustee McPhee, duly seconded by Greenleaf and carried, the Street Supt. is instructed to repair Bristol St. at the North end, and to report progress at the next meeting. # A petition by property owners on the West side of Van Ness Ave. between Sixth and Hickey asking that the parking be widened in order to save the destruction of some trees, was on motion of Trustee McPhee, duly seconded by Greenleaf and carried, same was denied. # On motion of Trustee McPhee, duly seconded by Greenleaf and carried, permission is granted to the Pac.Tel.& Tel.Oo., to excavate on certain streets according to the revised blue print applications on file; that the sum of $S00 be deposited with the Street Supt., in order to guarantee the repair of the street in good order; this permission is granted with the understandin that if Jacking fails permission is granted to cut into said street. On the report alt several property owners on Van Ness Ave., between 6th and Washington would not sign for oil and gravel the following motion by Trustee McPhee, duly seconded by Maryat that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare a resolution of intention to oil and gravel said street under the Vrooman Act Procedure carried. The committee ~wothe So. Oal. ~dison franchise tax matter report. ed in favor as accepting in full payment of the $1478.85 tenders the Oity by the Company~ local representative, Mr.W.L.Deimling, basing its decision on the following statement of the case: #Southern California Edison Company occupied the streets of the Oity of Santa Aha with its electric distributing system prior to October 10th 1911, Section 19, Article Il of the ifornia Constitution as it existed prior to its amendment Oct. 10th, 1911, granted a franchise to the Southern California Edis- on Company to occupy the streets of Santa Ana with its electric distributing syete~ for distri~uting light for illuminating pur- poses, free from any payments whatsoever, $ctober 10th, 1911, Article 11, of the Constitution of California was amended and this Section of the Constitution as it existed prior to its amendment on said last named date and the fact of the amendment thereto was before the ~upreme Court for consideration in Russel vs. Sebastian, ~$ U.S. 195. The Supreme Court of the United 8tares,in this case that the constitutional franchise in ques- tion was in nc way changed or modified by the amendment to the constitution, therefore, this Company, 5outhern California gdo- son Oompany, ka~ determined by the United States ~upreme Oourt, has a franchise right to occupy the streets with its electric distributing system. In City of Hanaford vs.Hanaford Gas & Power decided by the Supreme Court, March $1et, 1918, advance sheets California Decisions, Vol.49, Page 501, the Supreme Court of Oalifornia, limited this constitutional franchise which the Southern Cal.gdison 0o., possesses to the occupation of the