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:Ii Pursuant to the call of Chairman Pollard, the Los Angeles Metro- Iii politan Transit Authority met in special session at the office of the II

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¡II :a:.:~e 30, 1954. The meeting was called to order by the Chairnn at I!¡: IOn roll call the following members were present: Ili!i "" I'i'iil i!iili ii

I Absent: Emmett E. Doherty IIiil III Also in attendance: Ralph P. Merritt, General Manager II' James L. Beebe, General Attorney I

II Moved by Mr. Dean, seconded by Mr. Winder, that reading of theII, minutes of June 8, 1954, be waived and that said minutes be approvedIIII

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MEETING HELD ON THE Thirtieth DAY OF June 1954

Wal ter J. BrunmrkFred S. DeanHayden F. Jones

Martin E. PollardJim WilsonClarence A. Winder

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On roll call motion was adopted, six members voting

The General Secretary then read the communication from, the Board

of Supervisors, dated June 16, with reference to the appropriations

the Authority for the year 1954-55, which letter reads as follows:

"Mr. Arthur J. WillChief Administrative Officer

.IlAt the meeting of the Board of Supervisors on June 16, 1954,

orders were adopted with respect to the requests of the Los

Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority as follows:

MINUTE RECORD OF LOS ANGELE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY

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III the Order of the Board of Supervisors, which states: "with the under-I'

iII standing that none of this money can be used for legal services". Mr.

¡1¡Beebe, who has been the General Attorney of the Authority since its or~ill

l'II'Iganization in 1952, stated that he had discussed with Supervisor Jessupil .III the interpretation which the Board of Supervisors desired to make of

¡!Itheir action in specifically providing that no adminlstrativefunds canIi

ilbe used for legal services. Supervisor Jessup had stated to Mr. Beebe

¡ilthat at the time the order was passed by the Board there was no knowledge'iIii on the part

with the understanding that none of this money can

be used for legal services, and

2. Authorizing inclusion of $40,000.00 in the 1954-55

Final Budget for engineering studies on all types

of rapid transit.

Ray E. Lee, Chief Clerkby G. Thornton"

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Attention was called to the clause contained in paragraph No. 1 of

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'IAuthori ty, the checking as to form of the minutes of all meetings of ¡i¡i

the Authority, preparation of proposed amendments presented to the Leg- !I

islature of California, the development of all contracts of the Author- !I

had rendered continuous legal services for more than two years and

that these services had included the development of' the bylaws of the

i ty with the Countv and with Engineers and others, and all other legal

services that had been requir~d. No bill for servides had ever 'been

rendered by Mr. Beebe but the members of the Authority had

to the General Attorney during the entire period of time the sum of

$1000.

Mr. Pollard expressed great appreciation on behalf of the Author-

i ty to Mr. Beebe for his lenerous and public -spiri ted services. Mr.

Beebe then recommended to the Authority that no attempt should be made

to modify the terms of the appropriation made by the Board of Supervis-

ors and that arrangements should be made for legal services to be ren-

dered by the office of the County Counsel. However, in addition,

Mr. Beebe stated that he would be glad to act from time to time in any

advisory legal capaCity which might be requested by the Authority prior

to such time as the Authority might undertake the actual development of

i transit systems for Los Angeles.

It was moved by Mr. Dean, seconded by Mr. Jones, that Chairmn and

General Manager be requested to confer with Chief Administrative Officer

of the County, Mr. A. J. Will,. at an early date with reference to the

availability of funds and the procedures to be followed by the Authority

pursuant to the action of the Board of Supervisors . The Chairmn putthe motion and on roll call all members voted aye, no members voting no.


MEETING HELD ON THE Thirtieth DAY OF June 195 4STANDARD FORM C34 PRINTED IN U.S.A.CHARLES R. HADLEY CO.. PATHFINDERS, LOSUQlLU, UJf fJlIlCISCO, IE" YOf\l, ClllCAGf Rë;G. U.S. PAl', OFF. STANDARD MINUTE RECORD

At his request, Mr. Beebe was excused from the meeting at 3: 45 p.m

On motion by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Winder, authorization was

given to the Chairman and Treasurer to make monthly payments from ad-

ministrati ve funds for staff salaries as follows:

General ManagerGeneral SecretaryTreasurer

$1250.00600 .00

300 .00

less the usual withholding taxes, and the payment of telephone, tele-

graph, rental, travel, supplies and miscellaneous expenses upon a month-

ly basis frGmfunds within the bUdget allowances, reports of all pay-

ments to be made to members quarterly.

It was stated that the books of the Authority for the year 1953-54

for admnistration and for engineering contracts would be closed during

the month of July and that in each of the appropriations by the super-

visors there would be balances to be returned to the County in accord-

ance with the contracts.Moved by Mr. Jones and seconded by Mr. Dean that the Chairmn of

the Authority should send a letter to each memver of the Board of Sup-

ervisors and all interested department heads, containing the annual re-

port of the Treasurer of the Authority, calling special attention to..thEitems of unexpended balances refunded to the County from amounts ap-

propriated. The Chairmn called for a vote of the members, all members

voting aye, no members voting no.

Wi th regard to the current engineering study of Pacific Electric

rights of way and related mattera which are being financed from the

balance of the funds appropriated by the Board of Supervisors for en-

gineering studies for the period ending June 30, 1954, the General

Manager made the following statement:


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III of Pacific Electric Rights of Way in Los Aneles County' and the auth-

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IlPursuat to the memorandum of May 18, 1954, on the subject 'Study

orizations given therein, the General Manager begs to advise the mem-

bers of the Authority that contracts of employment have been made with

Mr. L. H. Appel, Consulting Enineer, in the amount of $1000 and with

Mr. S. P. Barnes, Consul ting Civil and Structural Engineer, in the

amount of $2000. Copies of both contracts for the minutes are herewith

Fuds necessary thereto have been encumbered from the engin-¡

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thereto, salary payments to Sam Akers in the amount of $750 at the rate

of $500 a month and incidental expenses not to exceed $200. Total ap-

propriation for the preliminary investigation of Pacific Electric rights

o~way and for availability of Pacific Electric subway and station term-

inal in Subway Terminal Building, not to exceed $4000. II

The General Manager reported that pursuant to the minutes of the

Authority of June 8, 1954, two informl meetings have been held with Mr.

Leland Kaiser of Kaiser & Company, Russ Building, San Francisco, result-

ing in an aCknowledgment by Mr. Kaiser of the informl suggestion to act

as Financial Advisor, which he has taken under advisement and upon which

there will be further discussion and further report to the Authority.

Request was made by General Manager for authorization to employ Sam

M. Akers at the rate of $500 a month for the continuation of economic

studies, and it was thereupon moved by Mr. Jones and seconded by Mr..

Dean that the General Manager be given authorization to employ Sam M.

Akers to render special economic and other services as may be required

by General Manager by personal service contract for a period of three

months at the rate of $500 a month, beginning July 1, 1954, payment to


MEETING HELD ON THE Thirtieth DA Y OF June 195 4STANDARD FORM C34 PRINTED IN U.S.A.

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i~ be made upon monthly bill being rendered by Mr. Aters. The roll wae

i i called, all members voting aye, no members voting no.,

Authorization was siven to the General Manager to respectfully ad-

vise the Public Utilities Commission of California, in reply to their

inquiry, that the right of way presently owned by the :Pacific Electric

Railway on Cahuenga Pass from Highland Avenue extending 920 reet be-

yond Barham Boulevard ls a portion of the right of way proposed by the

Coverdale & Colpitts Report for use in a Mass Rapid Transit System

from the San Fernando Valley to Hollywood and Los Angeles. The Author-

ity, by such a letter, would request the Public Utilities Commission to

postpone action on the proposed transfer of this property to the High-

way Commission pending further discussion of the matter between the"

General Manager of the Authority and the Chief Engineer of the Highway

Commssion to determine the urgency or need by the Highway Commission,

in order that the requirements of the Mass Rapid Transit System may be

given full consideration.

The General Manager then requested authorization to undertake cor-

respondence with the firm of Coverdale & Colpitts to determne the avai:

ability of that firm for an engineering study of the subject "Are buses

adequate and sufficient as the sole transit faCility to meet the needs

of Los Angeles County for Mass Rapid Transit 1" . Attention was called

to the statement that had been made to the Authority by Mr. Beebe that

Supervisor Jessup was of the opinion that buses were the answer to the.

transit prOblems of Los Angeles County and that opinion was shared by

others and was continually being presented to the publiC qs a solution

of the transit problems of Los Angeles County by the Metropolitan Coach

Lines and the Los Angeles Transit Lines.


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In discussing the desirability of obtaining the services of

Coverdale & Colpitts to make this report, the General Manager stated

that such a report would be an important and necessary part of the

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termine the scope, cost and time involved in the making of a report:

II Are buses adequate and sufficient as the sole transit faCility to meet

the needs of Los Angeles County for Mass Rapid Transit?".

There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 5 p.m.

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MEETING HELD ON THE Thirtieth DAY OF June 1954STANDARO FORM C34 PRINTED IN U.S.A.

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Los Angeles, CaliforniaJune 25, 1954

Notice given to all members:

You are hereby notified that Chairmn Pollard has called aspecial meeting of the Los Angeles Metropolitan TransitAuthority to be held at the office of the Authority, 2233Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday,June 30, 1954, at _ 3 p.m.

This meeting is to be held for the purpose of consideringthe budgetary appropriations to the Authority by LosAngeles County for the fiscal year 1954-55, and for suchother business as may properly come before it.. ~--~

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I, Jim Wilson, Secretary of Los Angeles MetropolitanTransit Authority do hereby certify that the above is atrue and correct copy of notice of a special meeting ofthe Authority to be held on June 30, 1954, at 3 p.m. atits offices at 2233 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles,California.Said notices were delivered to all members of the Auth-ori ty .

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Mr.Ra1ph P.MerrittGeneral 'ManagerLos Angeles Metropolitan, Transit Authority2233 Beverlv Boulevardv r-Los Angeles ~ 7, California

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. Pursuant to our recent discussion, Ipropose to make a preliminary study or the feasibilityof constructing a rapid transit monorail type line fromSunset Boulevard and Glendale Avenue through the existingtunnel into the Subway Terminal Building and thence tothe edge of the Pacific Electric Building at Sixth andMain Streets and north under Hill street to the CivicCenter. I propose to make this study and submit to youa report on this study for a fee or Two Thousand Dollars($2,000.00).

If this myets with the approval of the Authority I willbe able to start work on thls study when a.uthorized.

Approval of this proposal may be indicated by signaturein the space provided below or by more formal contractif desired.

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LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY

BY Ralph P . MerrittGen eràL Manager

DATE: June 28 1954

MINUTe RECORD OF LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY

MEETING HELD ON THE Thirtieth DAY OF June 1954STANDAR.D FORM C34 PR1NTED IN U.S.A.

:HARi.ES R. ~ADlEY CO.. PATHFlNDERS, LO~UGELES. SAil FUN~lSCO. HWYOIIK, ;I!IC4G

~-REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. STANDARD MINUTE RE:CORD

We, the undersigned, being all the members of the Los Angeles

Metropolitan Transit Authority, do hereby ratify, adopt and con-

sent to all the acts, resolutions, appointments, proceedings, rules

and regulations shown upon the minutes of the Special Meeting of

June 30, 1954, and do hereby declare them to be the acts, resolu-

tions, appointments, proceedings, rules and regulations of the Auth-

ority, and do hereby approve said minutes.

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Memorandum to Members of theLos Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority

From Ralph P. Merritt, General Manager

Authorization is requested of the Los Angeles Metropolitan TransitAuthority by the General Manager to undertake the development of aseries of studies or reports on various subjects which pertain tothe development of a mass rapid system for the Los Angeles Metropol-i tan Area.

If Engineers or other specialists are to be employed the Authoritywill be notified in advance and if financial commitments are madethe Authority's authorization will be specifically requested.

Among the reports and studies to be undertaken the following tentativeand preliminary list is suggested:

1. A review of that portion of the Economic Report of Coverdale& Colpitts dealing with the location of routes, rights of wayand stations to develop a study and report and possible in-crease of services and decrease of capital costs through chang-ing the route at Sunset and Glendale Boulevard to use the tun-nel owned by the Pacific Electric, and use the facilities ofthe Subway Terminal Building as Central Downtown Station, in-cluding a continuation of the present subway from the SubwayTerminal Building to the Pacific Electric Building and surfac-ing parallel to Sixth Street on property to be purchased, andthe use of Pacific ElectriC rights of way through Vernon andtpe industrial area to Huntington Park.

Preliminary checks indicate the possibility of savings in cap--/1tal cost of at least 10 million dollars åndsubstantial increaseof payloads. Indications of the value of such a report may bedetermined by the Authority from the preliminary informationwhich will be presented to the Authority by the end of July,resulting from the current study being made by Mr. 'L. H. Appeland Mr. S. P. Barnes and the staff of the Authority.

2. Report on the availability of rights of way between PanoramCity and the San Fernando Valley through Los

Angeles to Long

Beach, as proposed by Cove~dale & Colpitts Report.

Report on the availability of rights of way of Pacific ElectricRailway and/or the County of Los Angeles and/or City on linesthat have in the past been .used for countywide transit services,with special reference to the integration of these rights ofway with the proposed system from San Fernando Valley to LongBeach. Studies will follow the general informtion presently

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4. The development of a Joint Committee between the State Depart-ment of Highways and the Los Angeles Metropolitan TransitAuthori ty, and the report of such J oint Committee on presentand anticipated development of freeway services which must be,recognized in any consideration of future mass transit planning.

5. Study and report of relative unit costs of various types ofmass rapid transit, with special reference to the capital andoperating costs of monorail, modern elevated, subway and grade-separated surface operations.

6. Study and report on the forecasted changes and expansion ofpopulation and industry in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.

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The Pacific Electric Railway made application to the Public Utii'ities"," Commission of the State of California through Application No. 35348 '~~j':

for permission to sell to the State of Californa, for highway purf)6:'~$,;:'~t::,,;.;_its property starting from Highland Avenue and extending beyond Bar~~F-Boulevard, consisting of' 7.94 acres, for the sum of $2ó, 100. The ri-itt ,of way between the point of 920 ft. beyond Barha Boulevard to Vineláa~;?;;'is 'owned in fee by the City of Los Angeles .1i(:.~

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The property in question is an essential part of the proposed rightway for a mass rapid transit system bepween the San Fernando Valleyand Hollywood and Los Angeles."

On _June 24 the Chief Engineer of the California Public Utili ties Commlá-'lion requested that if the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority;' '"

'~had an interest in the property which the Pacific Electric proposes ta.;.:.. ~'s.ell to the State Highway Commission, the Authority should so advise r.~~blic Utilities Commssion at the earliest pOSSible moment and that r~:ds.the file would be kept open by the Public Utilities Commission pending:,.å(ivice from the Authority. ~,'The General Manager recommends that the Authority authorize a statement:'.' .

the Public Utilities Commission to the effect that the right of wayesently owned by the Pacific Electric Railway is a portion of theght of way proposed by Coverdale & Colpitts for use in the proposed'struction of a mass rapid transit system from Panorama City through"

e San Fernando Valley to Hollywood and to Los Angeles and Long Beach.he Authority woûld respectfully request the Public Utili ties to post~'~ne action on the proposed transfer of this property to the Highway .:.,i,

Commission pendt~ discussion at the matter between the General Man~.~of the Authori tyrthe Chief Engineer of the Highway Commission to de~..";\termine the urgency of' need by the Highway Commssion and proposed UM\of'this property by the Highway Commission. The request sl;oulcl alsdi'2iD'(;inólude postponement for a period not to exceed one year, during wh1c:l)X.;':-

,',t~e by legislative action and engineering studies determination can,~:;'.. ~ with regard to the essential need of this property for use as a ~I~;,;: .;';p~ion of the right of way of a mass rapid transit system to be devEl~"':"," by the Authority. . ','co;" .

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eeting of the Board of Supervisors on June 16, 1954,o ted with respect to the requests of the

li tan Transit Authority, as follows:

'c v ~,~'tSion of $49,770.00 in the FinalBudget"'í'or 19?ì..".'.for administration expenses, withthe und8r'standing tht::one of this money can beused for legal servió~s, and

2. Authorizing inclusion of $40,000.00 in the 1954-55Final Budget for engineering studies on all typesof rapid transit.

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