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Santa Ana City Hall. September 2nd, 1930. 2:30 P.M. The City Council met in pursuance to a special call issued by Mayor Purinton for the purpose of rescinding Resolution No. 2230 Removal Double Tracks on North Main Street of Pacific Electric Railway Company and adopting a new Resolution with reference thereto; also auditing demands upon the ~reasury of the City of Santa Ana and matters with reference to sidewalks proposed by the Board of Education, and rot those purposes only. Meeting called to order by Mayor Purinton. Present: Trustees W.J. Kelly, J.L. McBride, Stanley E. Goode, F.L. Purinton. Absent: Trustees B.O. Sutton. In Re Rescinding On motion of Trustee Goode, seconded by McBride and tied, it was resolved that Resolution No. 2230 relative Reso. No. 2230. to the Removal of Double Track on North Main Street of the Pacific Electric Railway Company passed and adopted by the City Council on the 25th day of AUgUSt, 1930, be rescinded and declare null and void. In Re A resolution was introduced as follows: Reso. No. 2231 Discontinuation of Freight & Passenger Service Pacific Electric Railway Co. "Whereas, by Decision No. 22610 of the Railroad Commis- sion of the State of Califorfila, the Pacific Electric Railway ComPany was granted permission to discontinue its passenger service between the Cities of Santa Aha and Orange, in Orange County, and have substituted therefor an augmented motor coach service to be provided by Motor Transit Company; and Whereas, a condition precedent to such abandonment of rail service was that written consent thereto of the Cities of Santa Aha and Orange be secured and filed with the Commission, and a further condition was that no phys~ cal facilities of the railway were to be abandoned, Now, Therefore, the City of Santa Ana hereby acquiescel in said order of the Commission and consents to such abandonment of service subject to the following That the Pacific Electric Railway Company abandon all rail service, both freight and passenger, between the cities of Santa Aha and Orange, reserving only the right to use the tracks between said cities for the purpose of moving its freight motors, used in service north from Orange, when necessary for inspection or repair purposeS, and also for the purpose of maintaining said tracks, for emergency purposes and for excursion purposes. That when the City of Santa Aha reconstructs its paving on Main Street in such manner as will require the Rail- way, under its franchise, to similarly repave ~ts tracks in said street, that the existing double track curves at Fourth and Main Streets be replaced by single track curves, and that existing double tracks on Main Street between Fourth Street and Sixth Street, and south of the Southern Pacific crossing on North Main Street be replace. with single track. That when such reconstruction work is needed to be the City of Santa Aha will Join the Railway in a request for a modification of above order No. 22610 which, as' noted, specifically provides that no abandonment of its phFsical facilities shall be permitted the Railway." The resolution was ordered filed, read, considered, desig- nated Hesolution No. 2231 and passed by the following vote: ? Ayes, Truate®a: W.J. Kelly, ~,L. McBride, Stanley E. Goode, F.L. Purinton. Noes, Trustees:None. Absent, Trustees: B.O. Sutton. In Re Construction of Sidewalks--Schools. On motion of Trustee McBride, seconded by Kelly an~ car- ried, the City Engineer was instructed to have sidewalks installed according to the request of the Santa Aha City Schools as follows: