HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 10172007 - RES-560 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Maintenance
of railroad automatic signals . RESOLUTION NO- 560
WHEREAS representatives of the City of Concord will appear
before the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California at
10:00 a .m. on Tuesday, January 30, 1962, to present testimony with
respect to the crossing at grade of the tracks of the Sacramento
Northern Railway Companyts right of way by the extension of Olivera
Road in the City of Concord; and
WHEREAS this case involves a protest by the City of
Concord with respect to a charge by the railroad for the mainte-
nance of railroad automatic signals; and
WHEREAS it has been the traditional practice in such in-
stances for railroads to maintain such automatic signals at their
own expense; and
WHEREAS the County of Contra Costa is in full agreement
with the position taken by the City of Concord;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THIS BOARD RESOLVED that the
Public Utilities Commission of the State of California. be advised
that this Board of Supervisors is of the firm opinion that the
maintenance cast of such automatic signals should be borne by the
railroad in accordance with customary practices .
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of January, 1962, by the
following vote of the Board:
AYES: Supervisors James P. Kenny, Mel F. Nielsen,
Thomas John Coll, Edmund A. Linscheid,
Joseph S . Silva .
NOES: None .
ABSENT: None .
RESOLUTION No. 560