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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Complimenting
Joseph S. Silva on Attaining RESOLUTION NUMBER 68/858
His 70th Birthday.
WHEREAS Joseph S. Silva will reach his 70th birthday on
December 31 , 1968; and
WHEREAS Mr. Silva has held in Contra Costa County the posts of
Judge of the Brentwood Judicial District, Mayor of the City of Brentwood,
school district trustee, County Supervisor and Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors, and President of the Twenty-Third Agricultural District; and
WHEREAS Mr. Silva was appointed to the Board of Directors of
the San Francisco Say Area Rapid Transit District by the Contra Costa
County Board of Supervisors for a four-year term, beginning in November
1965, in which Director capacity he is still representing Contra Costa
County; and
WHEREAS the achievements of Mr. Silva in the public service are
reflected by the existence today of county facilities such as the Byron
Boys Ranch, the Marsh Creek Dam, and the County Administration Building in
Martinez which were constructed during his tenure as County Supervisor
from 1957 through 1964 and as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in 1961 ;
and
WHEREAS during his more than three decades of public service
Mr. Silva has found time to participate actively in community affairs
particularly in the role of a master cook preparing dinners and barbecues
for groups In small number or in the hundreds gathered for special
occasions and events;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY
OF CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA RESOLVED that it extends to Mr. Joseph S. Silva
its hearty co'ngratulations upon the occasion of his 70th birthday, its
sincere thanks for his long and outstanding service to the people of
Contra Costa County, and Its best wishes for his continued health and
happiness for many years to come.
PASSED AND ADOPTED thl$ 3rd day of December, 1968, by the
following vote of the Board:
AYES: Supervisors James P. Kenny, James E. Moriarty,
Thomas John Coll , Edmund A. Linscheid, Alfred M. Dias.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 68/858