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CITY HALL , March 5th, 1923.
REGULAR Re ular meeting was called to order at 7:30 p. mo
by President Drew.
ROLL CALL : Trustees present - Onson, ®barn, Andrews , Drew
if absent - Macklin
The minutes of the meeting for the month of February
were read and on motion by Trustee Onson, seconded by Obarr,
approved.
Trustee Macklin arrived at 8:30 p. m.
REPORTS READ: Regular reports of the City Treasurer, City Clerk,
City Recorder, and Building Inspector, were read, and on motion
by Trustee Onson, seconded by Trustee Macklin, were approved.
COMf,UNICATIONS: Communication signed by F. M. Pryor was read, asking
for appointment as janitor for the new city buildingb Same was
ordered placed on file for later consideration.
Communication was read signed by Fenton Chaplin,
offering his services in conducting a census of the city. No
action was taken on this proposal at this time.
RECESS A short recess was taken to allow President Drew time
to complete the signing of the warrants approved by the Finance
C ommi�t tee.
Mr. Hobert Gisler appeared before the Board in the
REQUEST OF interest of request of the Catholic Church for permit to move a
PL' dIT TO MOVE building located on their lot at loth and Orange Streets, and
BUILDING LOCATErafter the provisions of the Ordinance governing this matter, were
ON CATHOLIC explained to Mr. Gisler, it was arranged that he should arrange a
CHURCH LOT, AT conference between interested property owners and Building In-
10TH AND ORANGE:spector Gates , for March 6th, looking to a satisfactory settle-
went.
APPROVAL OF The map of tract 411 , located north of Huntington Beach
MAP OF TRACT was again submitted for approval by Mr. R. M. Bradley, and upon
411 : the assurance that the lots shown on the tract, which would be
used for streets, were dedicated to the public use, the tract was
approved on motion by Trustee Obarr, seconded by Trustee Andrews.
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j FIRST READING Ordinance 260, amending Ordinance 211 , restricting the
ORD. 260: class of business that'may be conducted in residential districts
of the city, was given first reading.
The Committee appointed to- select the electrical fix-
RE: ELECTRICAL tures for the new City Hall and Auditorium, reported that they
FITURES FOR NEGdhad made the selections to be supplied by the Solar Lighting Com-
CITY BUILDINGS: pany, #217 - East 4th Street, Los Angeles , California, which was
approved, as set forth in the following motion offered by Trustee
Macklin, seconded by Trustee Onson: The electrical fixtures as
shown on the lists submitted by the Solar Lighting Company be
and they are selected by this Board as a portion of the lighting
fixtures to be used in the City Hall and kuditorium, pursuant to
specifications for electrical work, and that the contractors be so
notified, and also notified that the respective amounts as shown
by the lists were charged to them for the said fixtures. Carried.
The City Clerk reported that he had telephoned four re-
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RE:INTEREST presentative bond houses` in Los Angeles, asking their opinion as
BOND HOUSES to the lowest rate of interest which might be placed on the issue
WILL PAY ON of $300,000.00 bonds, and the prevailing opinion was that 5% would
BONDS.* allow a ready sale of these bonds.
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The matter of flooding Clay Street was again bzught
RE:ACTION up and City Engineer Gates reported he had had numerous confer-
AGA INS T THE ences with the County authorities and stated that suits had been
COUNTY TO filed, ,evidence had been collected, by County Engineer McBride,
RESTMN THEM and still no arrests had been madeq and City Attorney Blodget ad-
FROM ALLOWING vised the Board that he had in view either criminal action against
WATER TO DRAIN the County or injunction proceedings to restrain them from allow-
FROM THE COUNTY ing the water to drain from the County roads upon the City streets .
ROADS UPON THE After full discussion, following motion was offered by Trustee
CITY STREETS: Macklin, seconded by Trustee Onson: That the City Attorney be
instructed to go to Santa Ana !larch 6th to confer with the County I
supervisors and District Attorney, with reference to the con-
tinued inundation of Clay Street, and in the event that no imme-
diate action could be secured, that he should start legal pro- �II'
ceedings d once. I
On motion by Trustee Macklin, seconded by Trustee
RE:MOVEMENT Onson, the clerk was instructed to write a letter to the Chamber j
TO BRING ABOUT of Commerce, suggesting that they inaugurate a movement to bring
THE DESIGNATING about the designating of the new Coast Highway as Huntington BeachI
OF THE NETA' Boulevard", suggesting also they enlist the aid of the Automobile
COAST HIGH AS Club of Southern California, in this matter. Carried.
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On motion by Trustee Obarr, seconded by Trustee
PERMISSION TO Onson, permission was granted to cut the curb on the following
CUT CURBS: properties:
J. J. Whhitsett, 205 - 16th Street,
j May S- Jackson, $301 - 13th Street.
BILLS 11LOWEED. On motion by Trustee Macklin, seconded by Trustee
Onson, bills approved by the Finance Committee, were allowed as I
follows:
Ricchard Drew $26.00 Robt. Iley 84.00
A. Onson 25.00 J. H. Torres 96.00
J. H. Macklin 25.00 D. Mathis 92.00
R. L. Obarr 25.00 G. Pallidino p` 96000
C. J. Andrews 25.00 E. Jordan 42.00
Joseph Vavra 25.00 E. Ian. Driver 96.00
L. W. Blodget 125.00 G. A. Stringer 96.00
C. W. Warner 75000 Sam Isom 88000
W. R. Wright 250000 Geoo Thomas 96.00
Grace M. B rose 125.00 Frank Parcel 92.00
Gertrude Catdiing 100000 J. C. Handley 92.00
Gertrude Schumm 100000 E. H. Smith 192000 E
Helen Newland ✓" 100000 Sam Talbert 156.00
Clint Creamer 150000 A. Taylor 88000
R. E. Clark 150.00 Cecil Barker ~ 52.00 I
L. E. Hill 135000 D. F. Kinsey 50m00 II
W. R. Garrett 115000 J. E. Elkins 96000 �1
J. D. Godfrey 106000 J. Colvin 125.00
Mrs. E.G.Black 30000 Fred Candee 125000
V. U. Brown 180.00 J. S. Thatcher 175000
George Tinsley 15000 T. V. Talbert 12.00
J. Tinsley t,- 200000 Joe Hughes 24.00
s R. Choat 150.00 A. B. Spears 72.00
Roy Ballard 175.00 J. M. Jones 66.00
J. L. Stanton 165.00 Clint Creamer 15.00
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Perry Ballard 150.00 W. R. Garrett 10.00
J. K. Sargent&,o' 165.00 Southern Cos. Gas Co. 2940.45
C. D. Steward 16.05 H. B. hater Coa 1.80
Geoo W. Coleman 42.80 Robbins Publishing Co, 4075
J. A. Randel , 32.10 Commercial Garage 10.45
F. B. Miles 100000 Standard Oil Co. 9002
Louis F. Gates 125.00 Pacific Pipe & Supply Co.1082 p
" n t9 125.00 Welsbach Co. 085
Geo. Handley 115.30 Pacific Meter Works 25.50 I 4
Joe Hughes 118050 Sprague Meter Works - 495000
Chas. Harpold 92,00 Shinn-Holtz-Lyon Co. 110.17 1
J. W. Bryant 58000 General Gas Light Co. 67.32
T.C. DeLapp, Postmaster ,15000
J. G. Coryell 42000
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Ben Schwartz $150.00 T. C. DeLapp,Postmaster, 23.44
H.B. Telephone Co. 69.61 The Fuller Brush Co. 15.35
R. J. Prescott 34.17 J. Tinsley 23.10
Anderson & Hinton 24.63 Western Union Teleg.Co. 6.35
.M. A. Turner Co. 8.06 Ferdinand Ott 5.00
C. A. Creamer 10.85 H.B. Motor & Bike Shop, 1.00
W. R. Wright,Trustee, 43.49 H. B. Water Co. 246.66
Orange County Treas. 43.00 Ed Manning 29.25
Jack M. Whitney Lbr.Co. 217.70 American Cafe 40.00
R. E. McIntosh 46.15 Dr. H. F. Gramlich 15.00
Union Oil Co. 19.02 H.B.Volunteer Fire Dept. 44.00
Southern Calif.Edison Co.250.06 Eastside eater Co. 18.75
W. H. Jones 240.00 McElfresh 57.10
W. H. Jone s 240.00 Huston,Suter, & Huston, 95.00
E. A. Clampitt Co. 75.00 H.B.Mach. & Forge Co. 181.95
A. W. Morehouse 15.90 Bert L. Boyer 4.00
A. Carlisle & Co. 27.42 0. N. WhittamAgent, �5.00
Reliable Iron Foundry 41.23 H. B. Hdwe. Co. 195.87
s Wm. T. Lindstrom Co. 12.11 Ed Manning 51.65
Mrs. Ada Moore 10.00 H. S. Crocker Co. 23.11
Fern Tarbox 10.00 Minnie A. Higgins 10.00
C. Frances Clark 10.00 R. E. McIntosh 11.40
Mrs. Gertrude King 10.00 Dr.E.P.V'ioodward 33.00
Spencer A. Moore 10.00 Sam Jernigan, Sheriff, 80.8O .
Helen M. Berney 10.00 Sam Stein's Stationery, 3.60
S. E. Hearn 10.00 Ed Manning 264.40
Mrs. Sylvia V. Conrad 10.00 Ed Mmaning 298.25
Geo. H. Clapp 10.00 J. Tinsley, Chief Police, 150.00
W. R. McKee 10.00
Adah V. King 10.00 i
ADJOURNVENT: On motion regularly put and carried, the Board
adjourned to 7:30 p. m. Wednesday, March 7th, 1923.
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