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Home My WebLink AboutReso 1926-142resolution no. 142 1 1 `' RESOLUTI ON ® Offered by Trustee W. T. Lyons, of the Board of Trustees, Chula Vista, California, at a mee ag ,•: , WW? • - WHEREAS, the people of the State of California, at the general election of 1919, did approve a measure outlining a system of state highways to be completed in this State, and did vote a bond issue in the sum of forty million dollars for the same, and WHEREAS, of the system of roads planned under the said bond issue, there still remains to be completed several important links in what is generally known as the Pacific Shore Line Route. This highway runs from San Juan Capistrano through Santa Monica, Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Bar- bara, San Luis Obispo, San Simeon, Carmel, Monterey, Watsonville and Santa Cruz,and thence by the Sky Line Boulevard to San Francisco. This route, when completed, will be the most spectacu- • lar, awe-inspiring, scenic highway in all California, if not in the entire world, open three hundred sixty-five days in the year, developing large areas of agricultural, grazing, timber and mineral lands, and giving access to the famous Monterey-Santa Barbara National Forest, one of this states largest and finest section of public park lands,, where free fishing, hunting,and camping grounds for thou- sands abound, an attraction to;the tourist, and cdhnecting'Los Angeles with San Francisco over a- -- - - route of unparalleled fertility, beauty, history and romance, besides being of great strategic and military importance, and WHEREAS, it is deemed highly important from a point of public safety that this road be com- pleted to relieve the present and ever increasing congestion on the two great interior valley trunk lines, and especially over the Cuesta grade, and WHEREAS, under,the provisions of an act of the State Legislature, an advisory committee has been named to assist in seeking out the solution of financing the state highway system and further extensions thereof, in keeping with the wish of the voters of the State of California, and WHEREAS, finances are practically assured for future new construction as well as renewal and maintenance, it is deemed but fair and just that the nine central coast counties should have allocat- ed to this great project a fair and just portion of the funds to keep up continuous construction and thus open up to the public at the earliest possible date this all important section of the state sys- tem of highways, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the-3.011x1..o1..T.r-usteea..of..the-.City..of - Chula Vista-Californid1 eN do hereby petition his Excellency, Friend W. Richardson, Governor of the State of California, Hon- orable Harvey M. Toy, Chairman, and Messrs. Everding and Edwards of the State Highway Com- mission, to consider the necessity of making surveys, in the immediate future, of the aforesaid route, and that due and speciaL•consideration be given to the early completion of the thirty-eight mile gap (as shown in red on the accompanying map,) lying in the center of the Carmel-San Simeon section, and ..- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this body, and that the secretary or clerk be instructed to forward copies to the Honorable Friend W. Richardson, Harvey M. Toy, President State Highway Commission, Robert M. Morton, State Engin- eering Department, as being the sense of this meeting and declaring the completion of the said route and especially the closing of the thirty-eight mile gap highly desirable at the earliest possible date. Passed, adopted and approvgd by the Board of Trustees, of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 6th day of April, 1926, by..the..following..vote,•-to-wit4--AYES3..Trustees Wentworth, Heat, Peters, Shaw, Lyons. NOES: pant. ABSENT: None. Approved this 6th day of April, 192&. r .K• tl President of the Board of Trustees of the 8ity of Chula Vista, California. ` • I, C. S. Timmons, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California;,,_ ?Thstg certify that the foregoing Resolution, No. 142, was duly passed L"'�4 "t oard of Trustees of the said City of Chula Vista, at the time and �e)� te, as shown above. "OWN"sir .7 td� • City Cleric of the City of Chula Vista, California. _1 . Sag. Offered by Trustee W. T. Lyons. of the Board of Trustees, of Chula Vista, oeltfornia, at a regular meeting of that body held April 6, 1926. S, the people of the State of Califorrnia, at the general oleo. Lion of 1919, did approve a measure outlining a system of state hi ways to be completed in this State, and did vote a bond issue in the sum of forty million dollars for the same, and MI MS, of the system of roads planned under the said bond issue, there otill remains to be completed several important links in What is gen- orally known ns the Pacific Shore Line Route. This highway runs from San John Capistrano through Santa Vaaioo. Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Barbara, San lris Obispo, San Simeon, Carmel, Contorey. Watsonville cad Santa 0rms, and thence by the Sky Line Boulevard to San Enrenoisco. This route, when completed, will be the most spectacular, awe-inspiring, scenic nib in all California, if not in the entire world, open three hundred and sixty-five days in the years developing large areas of egricaltureal, grazing, timter and mineral lands, and giving access to the atom Itantereywants Barbara National forest, one of this states largest and finest section of public park lends, where free fishing, bunting crud camping grounds for thousands abound, an attraction to the tourist, and connecting Los Angeles with San Francisco over a route of unparalleled fertility, 646ty, history and romance, besides being of great strategic and military importance, and MMUS, it is dewed highly important from a point of public safety that this road be complete= to relieve the present and ever increasingcone Bastion on the two great interior valley trunk lines. and especially over the Cuesta grade, and =DE68, under the provisions of an set of the State Legislature, an advisory committee hsa been named to assist in ee tieing Out the solution of fina8ing the staterhigheey system and further extensions thereof, in keepin with the wish of the voters of the State of California, and 1 68, finances are practically assured for tutors nem construc- tion as well as rascal and maintenance, it is dewed but fair ant just that the nine central coast counties should have allocated to this great pro3eet a fair end just portion of the funds to keep up continuous construction and time open up to the publio at the earliest possible date this all important creation of the state system of hi stye, BOW, THEMORE.,BE IT MOLTED, that the Board of Trustees of the Oita of Chula Vista, California. do hereby petition his Excellency, Friend W. Richardson. Governor of the State of California, Honorable Harvey U. Toy, Chairman of the State Higbany Commission, and &Sere. Eu fl$ng nod Edwards, of the State truly Commission, to consider the necessity of making surveys, in the immediate future, of the a foresaid route and that due and special consideration be given to the early completion of the thirty-eight mile gap wing in the center of the Carmel-San Simeon section. and BE IT PORTlt8R RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this body, and tact the clerk be instructed to forward copies to the Honorable ibeind W. Richardson, Harvey U. Tarry, President State Highway Commission, Robert U. Morton, State Engineering Department, as being the souse of this meeting marl declaring the completion of the said route and especially the closing of the thirty-eight mile gap highly desirable at the earliest passible date. reseed, adopted and engraved by the Board of Trustees, of the City of Chula Vista, California. this 6th der of April, 1926, by the following votes ATE8. Trustees Wentworth. Peters, thaw, Lyons. HOES. Trustee Bent. ASSENT. tonne. w. H. przzas, President of the Board of Trustees of the City of Chula Vista, California. • • 1 • • • 1, C. B. Ileums. City Cleft of the City of Chula Viota, Calitbrnia, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, Ito. 148, was duly posed by the Board of Trustees of. the said City of Chair nett, at the time and by the vote,'as above in.the foregoing. City Clark of the Olt; of ohala �: ° ' _� Vieth, California, SI • • • •