Pacific Grove Retreat Association minute book

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A committee of three consisting of Dr Wythe. Jewell and Gibson was chosen to have charge of advertising the meeting.

Form of Deed A form of Deed was submitted by D. Jacks, and was read and considered.

[addition in pencil: start] On motion it was ordered that the 4th condition (viz, that referring to the erection of dwellings and the maintenance of the same by purchasers on lots bought of the Association be stricken from the form of Deed.

On motion the Form of Deed was referred to D. Jacks for final settlement and adjustment of terms and conditions subject to approval of Association. [addition in pencil// stop]

The Supt J. W. Ross made statements concerning his health and disability since 16th of December last and by his suggestion he was allowed to pay the salary of Mr. Hopkins as assistant from the above date to the present time, from his own salary. of one hundred per month.

The resignation of G. F. Baker Director was received and on motion was accepted.

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The resignation of H B Heacock was presented by the Secretary, but the motion to accept received no second and therefore was not accepted.

D. Jacks declined acceptance of directorship to which he was elected at the last meeting Dec 7th and the place of J W H Campbell was still declared vacant.

J.W Whiting of San Jose was nominated and duly elected by ballot of Secretary under unanimous instruction of the board present to fill the above named vacancy.

R Mc. Elroy of San Francisco was also elected director to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of G.F. Baker.

On motion Association adjourned.

F.F. Jewell Secretary

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Aug 18th 1876.

Association met pursuant to adjournment (see page 11) on the Grounds of the Association, the president in the chair.

H.B [Heecock] led in prayer.

Minutes of previous meeting read and approved.

The Superintendent was ordered to run an avenue Seventy-five feet wide through the centre of Central Park from the five acre flat to the ocean, and to divide the remainder of the park into lots and offer them for sale.

The Supt was authorized to One thousand copies of Lithograph maps of the Grounds of the Association.

It was ordered that all property held by the Association shall be liable to a tax not exceeding five per cent per annum upon the purchase price of the Same, to carry forward improvements and to defray the expense of caring for the same.

The Supt was authorized to fix the price of lots and negotiate the sale of the same from this date onward.

F.F. Jewell, Secty

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The 1st Annual Meeting of the Pacific Grove Retreat Association was held at the Grounds of the Association, pursuant to notice gien as provided in By Laws of Said Association, commencing June 10th 1876 at 9 oclock A.M.

The meeting was called to order by G. Clifford, President.

There being no quorum present, the meeting adjounred to meet in the evening.

Evening Session June 15th

Geo Cliccord President called the meeting to order. F.F. Jewell led in Prayer. The following members were present. G. Clifford O Gibson. J.W. Ross G.O Ash. J A Clayton & F.F Jewell

J.W Ross Supt reported in part, and the considerations of report presented was postponed with a subsegment session.

Adjourned to meet at [8] oclock A.M June 16th.

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Friday June 16– 1876

Second Day

Association met as per adjournment the President in the chair.

Also discussion of business matters and relations with D. Jack, an agreement was entered into between said D. Jack and the Association releasing the Director of the Association Personal or otherwise from all financial responsibilities as liabilities on account of indebtedness already incurred and also [?ding] said D. Jacks to credit all proceeds from sales of lots to the Association until twenty thousand dollars should be paid. (See Document)

The President and Secretary were instructed to execute such agreement for the Association.

The report of J.W. Ross Supt. presented and postponed from yesterday was considered, accepted and approved and ordered placed on file.

A supplemental report was presented by the Supt (see document B.) and was placed on file, after the acceptance and approval of the same.

The notes on hand from sales of lots were passed over to D Jacks and his