Seated at a table from left to right, an unidentified man, Sierra Madre city business manager Al Myers, Councilman William Lees, Acting Mayor Preston Schwartz, Councilman John Froelich, city attorney Phil Dodson, Dodson's assistant Dan Lewis, and an another unidentified man. On the table are a ledger, documents, and ashtrays. Four paintings and the American flag hang on the wall behind the men. This photograph was possibly taken on December 11, 1935 when the Sierra Madre City Council decided to invite a Los Angeles County survey to help the city of Sierra Madre consolidate government functions that overlapped between the city and the county.