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<br /> finances of the city, .would not admit of the extra expense , the said line of lights
<br /> not having been placed. This brought up a general discussion in regard to the
<br /> condition of the finances of the city, based upon an estimate made by the City Clerk
<br /> and it was decided that it would be necessary to at once proceed to collect the Bus-
<br /> iness Licenses which had been passed over during the last few months, owing to a •
<br /> general understanding that the superior courts of this county would not support said
<br /> Ordinance, but similar suits having been supported by .the Los Angeles County courts
<br /> and it being the opinion of the .City Attorney that the Ordinance was valid, regard-
<br /> ing a Business License for revenue, under recent laws enacted by the last legisla-
<br /> ture, it was ordered on motion of Trustee Brock, seconded by Trustee Hayes, that the
<br /> City Marshall proceed at .once to collect all such licenses required under Ordinance
<br /> 0;323 of this city, and that the City Clerk prepare such licenses at once for such
<br /> collection, dating the same for the quarter commencing January 1st, 1904.
<br /> On motion, the meeting adjourned.
<br /> fl. Yt (/ City Clerk .
<br /> Redlands, California, January 28th, 1904.
<br /> The Board ,of Trustees met pursuant to adjournment, with President Fowler in
<br /> the chair. Trustees, Brock, Ward, Cave, and Hayes present, also present the City
<br /> Attorney, City Engineer, Street Superintendent, Marshal, and Clerk. The minutes
<br /> of the last meeting held on January 20th, 19041were read and approved.
<br /> A large number of citizens and attorneys ' were present , who were interested in
<br /> the opening of 5th Street between East Citrus Avenue and Vine Street, and the peti-
<br /> tion previously presented as also the protest in regard to this matter, were read,
<br /> and an opportunity given for those interested to address the Board. After a full
<br /> discussion of this matter, it was ordered that the City Attorney bring in the nec-
<br /> essary papers opening said street the full width of fifty feet and deflecting to
<br /> cut off about twenty-five feet from the south-east corner of the Auchincloss lot,
<br /> and also the corner from the K . H . Field lot, in accordance with the diagram and
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<br /> map as shown at the time. Trustees Brock, Cave and Hayes, voting in favor of the
<br /> same; Trustee Ward, voting no; President Fowler, not voting. A motion then pre-
<br /> vailed that the. district upon which the assessment should be made for the opening
<br /> of said street, should be referred to a Committee of three, to be appointed by the
<br /> President, who should confer with the CJ,ty Engineer and present its report at the
<br /> nextmeeting, The President appointed Trustees Cave•, Hayes, and Brock, as such
<br /> Committee.
<br /> •The. consideration in the matter of opening a new street running westerly from
<br /> Parkwood Road to Center Street, was taken up and ,laid over until next meeting.
<br /> The opening and extending of Stuart• Avenue from Sylveria to Texas Street, was
<br /> brought up and the protest of ,E. DL Herdman, regarding opening .of this street, was
<br /> read and Attorney Tisdale was heard on his behalf; urging that the route to be ta-
<br /> ken by said street opening, be changed, also Professor A._21. MoPherrog bras heard •
<br /> in a verbal protest against the opening of said street, all of which objections
<br /> the Board duly considered and then passed the following resolution by the unanimous
<br /> vote of the Board:
<br /> "Resolved, that the objections urged against the opening and west extension of
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