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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1922-12-26 I I CITY HALL , December 26th, 1922. REGULAR: Pursuant to adjournment December 18th, the regular meet- ing was called to order by President Drew at 7:30 p. m. ! ROLL CALL : Trustees present - Onson, Macklin, Obarr, Andrews , Drew. , absent - None f AP.PLICArT'ION Communication from John Whitesell was read, making appli- A.S JANI`rOR cation for the position. as janitor and gardener of the new City NEW CI`T'Y HALL : Hall, which was ordered placed on file. FIRST READING First reading was given -Ordiance #254, fixing the amount ORDINAUCE 254 • of surety bond required by the various city officials: FIRST READING First reading was given Ordinance #255, regulating the I. ORDITIANCE 255• parking of vehicles on the business streets. ' TITJE LIMIT On motion by Trustee Obarr-� seconded by Trustee Onson, Ordinance #255 was amended to provide time limit on parking in the ` ON PARKING IN alley between Third nd Ocean �, which shall be limited to LLEY! :I Z' : one hour. i j The matter of placing the order for the finishe5i hard- FINISHED ware for the City Hall and Auditoritum, was brought up, President H-A RD17A IT,, FOR Drew advising the Board that Bennett-Montgomery Hdwe. Company of- � CITY HALL AND fered to substitute solid bronze butts for use on the main doors of the City Hall and Auditoritum, in place of the sheradized, as AUDI`20RIUDI: specified in the list submitted with their proposal. On motion by Trustee Obarr, seconded by Trustee Macklin •� the bid of Bennett-Montgomery Hardware Company to supply the neces- ! ' !BID OF BENNE`T'T-sary finished hardware for the City Hall for the sum of $1150.00, l ONTGOIZRY $800,00 to be paid by Clark Brothers, in accordance with their , HDWE- CO. ON contract, $200.00 by the City for fire door equipment and $150.00 for extra hardware not provided for in Clark Brothers contract; ! 'HARDWAi-L FOR . also the finished hardware for the Auditorium in the amount of `PEW CITY HLLL : $410.00, $350.00 to be paid by Clark Brothers in accordance with their contract and $60.00 to be paid by the City for extras, was accepted on condition that bronze butts be supplied for use on the main doors of the City Hall and Auditorium. I _ I BID ON PAINTING This being the time for receiving bids for painting the CITY HALL AND City Hall and Auditorium, the clerk opened and declared the fol- AUDITORIUIVI: lowing bids: ' City Hall: Auditorium: Geo . 14I. Cahill, Redlands , Calif. $3670.00 $1621.00 Alhambra Wall Paper & Paint Co. , Alhambra, Calif. 1950,000 900.00 I On motion b Trustee Macklin seconded b Trustee Obarr y f y ee 9 the Alhambra Wall Paper & Paint Company proposal , was accepted for painting the City Hall. On motion by_ Trustee Macklin, seconded by Trustee Obarr the Alhambra Wall Paper & Paint Company proposal ; was accepted for painting the Auditorium. I All other bids being rejected. CONDUCT AVALON Communication signed by A. C. Loomis was read, request- 20OL a-,LL : ing permit be granted and license issued to conduct the Avalon Pool Hall which was referred to Chief of Police Tinsley for inves- tigation. APPROVAL OF A. H. Moore presented a map of tract 368,1no-wn. as Moorels LHAP: Home Place tract and located near Wintersburg. On motion by i Trustee Macklin, seconded by Trustee Onson, this map was approved. George Cleveland appeared before the board and asked. for + CHL,RGE AGAINST"hearing to perfer charges against Officer Perry Ballard, and the .POLICE hearing was set for December 2�rh, at 7:30 p. m. OFFIC'R: Representivesof the Standard Oil Company(s Sales Depart- ment were present and urged action with reference to the Service i I' I J li i{I Page #2 - Minutes Dec. 26th, 1922. 1 Station Ordinance in order that they might proceed with the con- ; ! struction of their proposed station on Main Street. RE FINISHING After some discussion of the contract on the Comfort COME'ORT STATION Station ,Pier, •it was moved by Trustee Obarr, and seconded by AT PIER: Trustee Macklin that the City Attorney notify Ridenour Brothers or their bondsmen to complete the job within a specified number of days and to take such steps as are necessary in the case. �I On motion by Trustee blacklin, seconded by Trustee Onson, I !. additional payment of 25% of the plumbing contract due Ed Maining was allowed in the amount of 0300.00. GRANTING BUILDIIc'G Plans and specifications were submitted by -J. H. Law- � PERMIT TO J.H. rence for a building on the rear of lots 1 and 2, block 101, and LAWIRENCE: on motion by Trustee Obarr, seconded by Trustee Macklin, the I building inspector was authorized to grant a permit to, lAr. LaTw- rence . Street Superintendent Gates brought up the matter of TURNING OFF OF horse troughs and drinking fountains situated at various parts ' VMTER TROUGHS of the City, stating that with one or two exceptions they were not in operation and that the City was paying water rental to the �, {{ AND FOUNTAINS: Huntington Beach Water Company on all these fountains. On motion by Trustee Macklin, seconded by Trustee Onson, all fountains and i water troughts were ordered turned off, except the one located at Walnut and Main Streets and at the Pier. President Drew brought up the subject of grading Streets in the west part of town, stating that some of them were very badly in need of attention. .PRELIMII1AkY City Engineer Gates gave the Board a preliminary estimate {I" ? ESTIMLTE OF on the cost of paving Ocean Avenue , installing lighting system, 1 4, also re-surfacing of Delaware and 17th Streets, and after con- siderable discussion, Engineer Gates was instructed to complete PAVING OCEAN YjVEhis estimates as early as possible, in order that the necessary ; INSTALLING proceedings might be started. it LIGHTS, etc. j City Engineer Gates advised he had the matter of cost of the Clay Street crossing up with Assistant General blanager COST OF CLAY Williams of the Southern Pacific Company, suggesting that the STREET CROSSING: City and County of Orange were willing to pay between $400 and 500 each of the cost of installing this crossing, and TJIrr. Wil- liams stated he would take the matter under consideration ;; ' � I City Engineer Gates brought up the matter of the con- CONCRETE STEPS crete steps of the new City Hall , stating that the concrete was NEW CITY HALL. poured during a rain and that in his judgment the work was faulty. On motion by Trustee Onson, seconded by Trustee Macklin, the clerk was instructed to write Walker & Eisen with reference to the condition of these steps. f ! ' ADJOTJIURT ENT: On motion regularly put and catried the Board adjourned. V CITY 0,7 PRESIDENT OF TIC BMA ATTEST • lit, CITY C E.K. " I n. Ij �1 f I'