Collection context
Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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The volume contains the handwritten by-laws of the Monterey Power Company (pp. 1-12) followed by the minutes of the organizational meeting of June 2, 1894 and the subsequent minutes of the board meetings through November 3, 1900 (pp. 25-177). There is also a second set of minutes dated June 1, 1895 June 1, 1898 (pp. 350-371) and an out-of-chronological-order entry for the June 1, 1900 annual meeting (p. 348).
- Biographical / historical:
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The Monterey Power Company was incorporated in 1894 with the following officers: Philip Oyer, president; O.S. Trimmer, vice president; J.S. Metter, treasurer; David Rodrick, manager; Robert H. Willey, secretary; and Juan Malarin, acting teller. The company appears to have been established to build an electrical power plant, using rivers and creeks in the Big Sur area, to deliver approximately 350 horse power to the Monterey & Pacific Grove Street Railway and Electric Power Company, which had the same board of directors, except for Mr. Willey. Juan Malarin had built the narrow-gauge horse car railway between the two peninsula cities in 1890-1893. The company also provided electricity for street lighting in the two cities.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Donald Beekman
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1849 - 1900
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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By appointment only; Contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.
- Terms of access:
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Reproduction by Local History Librarian or designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of material.
- Preferred citation:
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Monterey Power Company Minutes. Monterey Public Library, California History Room Archives
- Location of this collection:
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625 Pacific StreetMonterey, CA 93940, US
- Contact:
- (831) 646-2091