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RESOLUTION NO. ~117 <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council' of the City of Santa Ana is advised that <br /> much pressure is being brought by several Southern California cities not <br /> members of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to permit <br /> these communities to share the use of water being supplied to and at the ex- <br /> pense of thirteen member cities thereof, as an emergency supply for them, and <br /> without sharing in the initial cost borne by the member cities of Such District, <br /> and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, many years'ago the people of the City of Santa Aha, by an <br />overwhelming majority, voted to become one of the members of this District, <br />and assumed its Just share of the expense of obtaining an emergency supply of <br />water, and , <br /> <br /> ~HEREAB, by such action the people assumed and bound themselves, and <br />authorized the proper authorities to levy and collect taxes on their property <br />for the purpose of defraying the cost of this project, amounting to several <br />millions of dollars, in order to be assured of a plentiful supply of water in <br />any emergency, including the one that confronts us today; <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of <br />Santa Aha, that the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Water District of <br />Southern California be, and hereby is respectfully requested to take no action <br />whereby it would agree to furnish an emergency water supply to any city, dist- <br />rict or other municipality, unless and until such time as such petitioning <br />city shall become a member of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern Calif- <br />ornia, and assume its Just share of the cost of erection, maintenance and other <br />expenses incidental thereto, to kate. <br /> <br /> PASBED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of ~anta Ana at <br /> <br />a special meeting held on the 13th day of April, 194~. <br /> <br />Joseph P. Smith <br /> Mayor <br /> <br />ATTEST: (SEAL) <br /> <br />Erma Xeeler <br />City Clerk <br /> <br />STATE OF CALIFORNIA )) <br />COUNTY OF 0RAMGE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA ) <br /> <br /> I, ERMA XEELER, <br /> <br />of the City of Santa Ana, <br />No. <br />said City Council held on the <br />to-wit: <br /> <br /> AYES, TRUSTEES E. D. <br /> <br /> NOES, TRUSTEES None. <br /> ABSENT, TRUSTEES None. <br /> <br /> City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City 0ouncil <br /> <br />do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution <br />3117 was duly and regularly passed and adopted at a special meeting of the <br /> <br /> 13th day of April, 194~, by the following vote, <br /> <br />Yost, Plummet W. Bruns, Herbert L. Hill, <br />Xelsey, Joseph P. Smith. <br /> <br />Erda Keeler <br /> City ClerkJ <br /> <br />(SEAL) <br /> <br /> <br />