Letters in reference to Ord. 973, Southern Pacific Railroad

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• • w In the morning of 5-30-73 Mr. James Kennedy, Job Foreman for the Southern Pacific Co. project came to my office to request water services for his project. At that time I advised this man that the City felt this was an illegal operation and we would not be a part of it. I told him that the City could not provide water to his project. THis statement was given to him upon the advice received the previous day from Knox Askins, City Attorney. During this discussion Mr. Kennedy, the Job Foreman, did inform me that they were in the process of pumping the pit dry in order to use dirt on the project. I was contacted by Mayor Thomas later this morning(5-30-73) after he had talked with City Attorney Knox Askins and he advised me that if any dirt was removed from this pit to send Mr. Dan Kennedy, City Inspector out to stop them and if the company refused to stop then send a police car out and have the foreman arrested, brought in and given a chance to post bond. At 2:30 p.m. 5-30-?3, I received a call from Knox Askins requesting that picl~ures be taken by our Police Department on the progress of the Southern Pacific project now under construction. I contacted Chief Freeman and requested that Sgt. James LaFitte be allowed to take pictures and inform me as soon as possible. Upon Sgt. LaFitte taking pictures of the project the Chief of Police reported back to me that Sgt. LaFitte had advised him that Dahlstom Corp. was removing dirt from the pit. I then contacted Dan Kennedy,City Inspector, and advised him to go out and request that such operation cease as it was in violation of our Sand Pit Ordinance No. 945. At approximately 4:25 p.m. Mr. Kennedy radioed me in City Hall and advised that the company refused to cease their operation. I advised him to stand by until I could send a police car out to the site. I then contacted Police Chief Freeman and he sent a car out to take care of the situation.