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~ MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF `IHE
CARDIFF IRRIGATION DISTRICT, HEI,D AT THE OFFICE OF 'I'HE DI5-
TRICT IN THE FLATIRON BUILDING IN CARDIF'F,SAPv DIEGO COUNTY, CAL-
IFORNIA, NNE 6TH, 1916,AT TWO 0'CLC}CK P. M.
Present:
J. FRANK CULLEN,
E. E. YOUNU,
J. L. NiIN:dEY.
The meetinZ was duly called to order by the president. the minutes
of the previous meeting of May 2nd, 1916 were read and approved.
The presibdent than called upon the secretary to ascertain
if any communications had been received and. reported that a letter
4had been received from Mr. John Covert, irrigation engineer setting
forth the terms upon which he would makc the examination, plans,
surveys and reports to be used in connection Prith the prospective
bond issue fbr the District
-Dollars.
The president was instructed to enter into a contract with
said Ptr. Covert as per said letter.
The Foll.owing bills were then presented and ordered paid.
C.R.Hursell, Salary $100.00
M.L.Ginder, Secretary, 44.00
J.Frank Cullen, Rent 30.00
Arey- Jones, Office sup 4.10
Daily Transcript Publication 4.50
Heath Printing Co., Printing, 15.75
J.FrankCullen, Director 4.04
E.E.Young, " 4.00
J. L.Ylinney, " 4.00
~ The secretary reported to the Board of equalization
held on May 24th, 1916, met to equalize assessments as required
by the statute to-wit:-Section 38 of Act 1726 of the General Laws
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of the State of California; Section 39 of said act requiring that within 15 days after the closing of its session as a Board of
Equalization, levy an assessment sut'fcient to pay in full all
sums due or that shall become due upon the district before the time
for leving ths next annual assessment. The Board proceeded to discuss
the levy.
The president than stated thatthe Po1lowing amounts would
be required between the date of this mee#,ing and levying of the
next assessment as follows:-
$2,000.00 Money borrowed from the Union Nat'1 Bank-
to pay expenses, etc.
- 3,000.00 On aecount of purchaling system from
J.Frank Cullen-
1,500.00 Salarg of Engineer.
1,200.00 " " Treasurer,
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600.00 Interest.
400.00 Secretary.
7600.00 Attorney.
10000.00 Operating expenses.
360.40 Rent of office,
350.00 Furniture and fixtures,
1,646.00 Irri~ation Engineer for services
1,050.00 Option on lands and miscellenaous
expenses.
; A total of $13,000.00
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; The secretary reparted the total assessrnent for the
District to be $500,528.00 and it w as found the amount necessary to
~ be raised after deducting 15% from the vrhole amount assessed w ich
gives a levy of 32 cents on every dollar.
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E. E. Young then offered the followino resolution; ~
Pv'HEREAS, the total assess valuation of this district
amounts to $5000528.00 and it is necessary to raise the sum of i
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~)13000.00 for the expenses of every kind for the coming year, and
~ IVHEREAS, it has been found after deducting 15% from said
assessed valuation as required by lavd a levy of 32j on a dollar
which amounts to $130000.00. , - NOW, THIREFORE, be it, and it hereby is resolved that the
tax levy of the Cardiff Irrigation District for the year 1916-1917
shall be the sum of 3N cents on each dollar of valuation, being duly
seconded , was unanimously adopted.
The president than instructed the secretary to immediat6ly
proceed and figure the tax for the said P:,Istrict set tilem dovai in
tiiN assess.merii, aook provide3 for said purpose as required by law
and to as soon as possible return said assessme nt book to the tax ~
collector of the District. '
~ The secretary was requested to notify tne said collector to
within 20 days, publish a notice in a newspaper in San Die~o County;
tnat one-half of said assessment is due and payable and will become
delinquent at G o' clock P.M. on the last monday of December,1916.
Mr. Minney than stated, that the needs of the District were
such as to require the purchase of a terlporAry water supply or suf-
ficient for the needs of the District pending the bond issue already
outlined by this Board, and, stated that Mr. J. Frank Cullen nad
offered to s ell to the District, portion of the water system owned
by him located on East Slock Two in Encinitas and the distributing
main connecting said Block Two and the town of Cardiff f'or the sum
of $10,000.00 . The Boarci bein~ advised by ~Vir. Ginder, their attor-
ney that it mic-ht legally purchase this system for a price not to
~ exceed $10,000.00
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The following resoiution was then presented by E.E.young, ~
WHEREAS, the General Laws of the State of California, in
respect to IrriZation Districts provide for purchase by said
District, without submitting same to the people of the District,
of property not to exceed in valuation ten thousand dollars, and
Wf-IE;rEAS, this Board Y~,as received a written proposition from
J. Frank Cullen, oi'fering to sell the water system owned by him
lacoated on 11'ast Block Two in Ehcinitas, a nd tYie main supply pipe
, extending from said Block jwo to the town of Cardiff, for the
sum of $10,000.00 to be paid in the follovring manner; $3000.00 in
1916; $3500.00 in 1917 and $3500.00 in 1918, and
VIHERE S, it is deemed by this Soard that said price is a
fair and proper sum and that said systern is fully dvorth said price.
Now, Therefore, be it, and it hereby is
RrSOLVED, that this District accept the proposition of
said J. Frank Cull:en. That the attorney of the Di strict be ira-
structed to prepare a contract embodying the terms of said offer
and that s aid contract be signed and a cknowledged on behalf of the
Listrict, by Director J. L Minney; That the Secretary be instructed
to attest same and affix the seal of the District to the contract.
The presicient called for a vote thereon -ghich resulted
as follows: E. E. Youno, aye; J. L. Minney, aye, J. Frank Cullen
not voting.
The president requested that IvIr. Young proclaim the result
of said vote,and it was stated by Mr. young that the resolution
was adopted.
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Here follovis the offer of 1ir. g. Frank Cullen.
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JOHN F. COVERT W. E. COVERT
CON6UlTIN6 HVDRAULIC EN6INEER CIVIL ENGIN6FR
"`°°°'"T`""E"°`". ' ENGINEERING OFFICES ANDSURVEYOR
AM[NICAN 60CIE7Y OF G'~VIL ENOIN[HRf
408 OWL DRUG BUILDINO •
FOURTH AND BROADWAY
MAIN 5884
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SAN DIEGO, CAL., lflay 31, 1916
I:!Ir. J. F. Cullen, °resic?ent,
Boar;l of Dircctors,
Cardiff by the Sea Ilrigation District,
Dep-r Sir :
Pursuant to our conversation of this day, I hereby m-ake the
followin;-r offer to act as liy~.raulic r,ngLneer for your Dis t-rict and
prepare the necessary pl:;ns, etc., zor the construction of a pumping
and distribution system, as outlinecl in my report.
I will prepare all pla ns, specificat-ions and contracts nec-
essary and suAervise the construetion of said pumping and distributior -
system for a fee of five per cent. on the total cost of the work, either -
based oiq the estimated ~?56,200 cost as given in my report or on the
f fixlal eost to be ae~Sua*e~ on eompletion of thLe work, as the District
may p refer. If based on the final cost, then the preliminary payments
only to be based on the estimate. mhe District is to.furnish neeessary
surveys, insnection, tests and traveling,7 expenses.
Changes in plans or speci:fications ordered by tn.e District to
be five per cent. adaition~_-,.l on the cost of construetion involved in the
I chwnCe.
I Payrnents 'uo be mu.de as f ollows : Twenty-five per cent. o~ the
fee on comnletion of --eneral plans io-r app7--oval of the bond issue by
the State En,-ineer, or f-rom the budget levy due in 5entember, 1916;
tcrenty-five per cent. of fee on completion oi' det,-,il plans and specis:i- eatians fo r letting contraets,Und tne remaining fifty per cent. of the
fee to be paid in pro-aortior_ to the work c?one each month durin~- the con- ,
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struc;;ion. Ii, -Lor any reasoi._ the proposed bo:zd issue shoulci not be
carried, trien only the first twenty-five pe r cent. of the fee to be pa,id. Yours respeetfully,
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