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CITY HE'LL , February 18, 1924.
Pursuant to adjournment, February 4, 1924 , the regular
Regular. meeting; was called to order at 7 : 30 P LZ by President Drew.
Roll Call._ Trustees present, Macklin, Obarr , Addrews , Drew.
Trustees absent, Onson.
A petition was presented requesting that the Board start
Petition to pave and proceedings for the paving and lighting of Fourteenth Street
light 14th : t. from Ocean Avenue to Palm Avenue._
On motion by Trustee Obarr seconded by Trustee Macklin
Petition the petition was accepted and ordered placed on file and
Accepted the City Engineer instructed to prepare plans , specifications ,
profiles , and cross-sections for the carrying out of this work.
.Protests against This being the time for hearing protests against the im-
paving street read. provement of Fifth, Fifteenth, Tenth and Eleventh Streets , in
accordance with notices duly published in the Huntington
Beach News , the Clerk opened and read the protest of Mrs.
E. S. Zabriskie owner of One Hundred (100) feet of frontage on.
Fifteenth Street.
Onson arrived. Trustee Onson arrived at 8: 25 P �,I.
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On motion by Trustee Obarr seconded by Trustee Macklin
Stage equipment the stage curtain and equipment installed by the Edwin H.Flagg
installa.tilIn accepted Scenic Company was accepted and the Clerk instructed to draw
a warrant for the amount of their bid for such installation.
Bond: R E iricIntosh On motion by Trustee Macklin seconded by Trustee Andrews
approved . the Contractors Surety Bondsof R. E. Idclntosh was approved.
, Resolution 7r419 Resolution, 9 orideiring the work A Fifth Street was read ,
passed and adopted. a copy of which is on file in the office of the Clerk and on
motion by Trustee Macklin seconded by Trustee Onson was passed
and adopted by the following votes :
Ayes , . Trustees , Onson, Macklin, Obarr, Andrews, 'Drew.
N.oesD ,Trustees , 11one
Absent, Trustees, None .
Resolution_ 71420, over-ruling,- the protests of Mrs . E. S. Za•b-
�- iesolution -1t420 riskie against the work proposed on Fifteenth Street was read,
passed and adopted . a copy of which is on file in the office of the Clerk, and on
motion by Trustee Obarr, seconded by Trustee Andrews was passed
and adopted by the following votes:
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Ayes, Trustees , Onson, Macklin, Obarr, Andrews, Drew.
for EeEolution j,4421 ) Noes , Trustees , None
Absene�rustees , None .
��esolution #42 ord.erin . the work on enth Street was read,
resolution #422 a copy of which i on file in theo:dffice of the Clerk, and on
s : Passed and adopted. motion by Trustee Onson, seconded by Trustee Obarr,was passed
and adopted by the following votes :
Ayes , Trustees, Onson, Macklin, Obarr, Andrews , Drew.
Noes , Trustees , None
sn Absent, Trust es, None .
.::�esolution 71423 Resolution 42 orderiz the�-work on eventh Street, was
Passed and adopted. read, a . copy of ich is on file in the office of the Clerk,
-and on motion by Trustee idacklin, seconded by Trustee Andrews,
was pg:ssed and adopted by the following vote.
Ayes , Trustees , Onson, lMacklin, .Obar.-r , Andrews , Drew.
Noes , Trustees , None
Absent , Trustees , None .
Public invited to President Drew invited any persons present having matters
talk to come before the Board to state them at this time.
Committee from C.C. Charles Boster, John Barlow and James 'dorris , representing
with reference to the Chamber of Commerce addressed the Board with reference
Luto• Camp Ground to the establishing of an Auto Tourist Camp Ground. The matter
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e�� v Resolution 4421 ordering the work on Fifteenth Street
Resolution 4421 was read , a copy of which is on file in the office of the
passed and adopted. Clerk, and on :notion by 'Trustee Andrews seconded- by Trustee
14acklin .was passed and adopted by the following votes : i
Ayes , Trustees , Onson, :Iacklin, Obarr, Andrews , Drew.
Noes , Trustees , None
Absent, Trustees , .None .
was referred to the Street Committee for conference with the
Chamber of Commerce, on motion by Trustee Obarr, seconded by
Trustee -Macklin.
Mr. Harvey stated that Mr. J,. Doole ,;.r of the Interstate
ool_ey Sylvester Oil Company and 1,1r. Sylvester, watchman for the Oil Company ra;
in re Bannister were present and desired to report an incident involving {
the actions of Patrolman Bannister, whicch he stated occured
about 10:30 P hI. Friday, the 15th.
After these people had been heard President Drew informed
them that the matter would be referred to the Police Committee,'
who would have a hearing at once and the matter throughly
gone into.
Permit to erect oil A written request for permit to erect an oil station-at the
station granted corner of Seventh Street and Ocean Avenue was presented by i
Peter Vachon, owner of the property consisting of Lots 6 to
10 , Block 106.
On motion by Trustee Obarr seconded by Trustee Macklin the
City Engineer was authorized to grant a building permit to
Mr. Vachon on condition that the structure conform to the
Ordinance governing the installation of Oil stations:
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Board invited to Mrs. Francis Clarke addressed the Board , inviting the members
attend 1,1CTU meeting. of the Board to attend a W. C. T, U, meeting at 7 :30 P 1J. at the
bilethodist Church,
1dr„ William Haven, Acoustical Engineer addressed the Board at
Iir. tiaven, re : this time giving further information with reference to Acousti-
acoustical correctijn cal correction of the Auditorium and after some discussion ;
a motion was offered by Trustee Obarr seconded. by Trustee
Andrews, that the bid. of L- Clark Brin-�a.11 for Acoustical correct-
bid of L Clark Brint_ ion in the amount of $1791.00 , work to be done under supervision
all for acoustical of William Haven, be accepted and all others rejected ; that the 4
correction accepted President of the Board be authorized to sign a, eontract for
the same , drawn by the City Attorney which shall provided that
the work shall be completed and fully satisfactory before pay-
ment is made , was carried .
The matter of accepting the bid for a four cylinder auto-
Bid for four cylinder mobile for the use of the City Engineer, having been taken under
Buick accepted advisement at the last meeting, was brought up , and on a motion
by Trustee,_Andrews seconded by Trustee Onson that"..the -bid of the
Reid !Motor Company for furnishing one four cylinder Buick
touring car at the price of $1160.00 be accepted and all others --
rejected was carried by the following votes
Ayes , Trustees , Onson, 1dacklin, Obarr, Andrews
Noes, Trustees , Drew.
Absent, Trustees , None .
Communication from A communication from the Thomas P. Smith Company with ref-
Thomas P Smith,Co. erence to the breaking of the plate glass in -the front of their
re : broken plate glass store several months ago , caused b-y a rock glancing from the
blow of a pick being used by a City employee in repairing the
referred to St. and street and lamp�-lines in front of this property, was presented
Gas Superintendents and after considerable discussion as to the liability of the �
for adjustmento- , City in connection with this accidential damage , a motion was
offered to refer the matter for adjusttient to the Street
Superintendent and the Superindent of the Gas Department , which
was- carried by the following votes:
I Ayes , Trusnoes , Onson, Obarr, Andrews , Drew r: I
Noes , Trustees , h1acklin.
Absent,Trustees , None .
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On motion by `-Trustee I:Zacklin seconded by Trustee Andrews
Bills approved. bills approved by the Finance Committee and signed by the
President of the Board were allowed as follows :
Security Tr& Says.o%4 2976.87 Security Tr & Says 5413. 32
Security " a,� 119.45 G id Souter 42:00
Southern Pac 89.09 G 1.1 Souter 54.00
Security TR & Sa.vs. 1060. 65 G 1.1 Souter 3637. 50
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'I Security Trust Savings Bank a/c Geo iI Souter 766. 55
Security Trusty_.& Savings Bank,, a/c Geo 11 Soiiter 2553.19
Orange County bock Co , a/c Geo i,T. Souter.- 6813.51
I' Edwin H Flagg Studioe 1090.1
00 E B Smith, 1&0.00
? ills E,pproved 8 E Hearn, 100.00 Mary Brittair_ �,.s 37. .85
J E McDonald 28. 80 Sec. Tr & Says-%4�842. 92
L B Woodcock 96.75 Calif 'Villite�7,�4eo 17107 .20
John Wagner 39 .25
The matter of flying the United States Flag from the flag
Flag to be flown pole was brou�_.rt up. The Clerk asked for instructions in the
during business matter, and a motion was offered by Trustee 1:1a.cklin seconded
hours andpu.trotic by Trustee Onson that the flag be flown during all business
'S holidays . hours and patrotic holidays was carried .
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iermission to cut On motion by 'Trustee Dncon seconded by Trustee 11.1adtlin, ".,V. S•
curb . Tubach was granted permission to cut the curb on Lot 21 Block 118.
h1ap #522 approved On motion by 'Trustee 14acklin seconded by Trustee Onson the
?r map of Tract #522 was approved.
City Engineer Gates advised the Board that he had negotiated
P E .iii: to lower with the Pacific Electric Railway in the matter of lowering
their trucks across their tracks across Ocean Avenue at First Street and submitted
Ocean Ave at lst an estimate of the cost, showing the amount approtioned to that
Street. company and to the City of Huntington Beach. The City' s portion
as set forth in the estimate was shown to be $300.00, and a
motion was offered by Trustee Orison seconded by Trustee Andrews
that the estimate be approved and payment of $300. 00 authorized
upon completion of the work.
' J House on California. The committee reported that the house under discussion on
Street declared California Street at the last meeting had been declared a. fire
a fire u.nd health and health menace and the owner notified to remove s-ame .
menance , to be
removed . On motion by Trustee I,Tacklin seconded by Trustee Orson, Chief
of Police was instructed to secure street buttons to be placed
"treet buttons for at the intersection of Alabama and Frankfort , also at the in-
intersections . tersection of Acacia and Alabama, and at all intersections on
Ocean Avenue
ms- from First to Twenty-third.
SeverA rXa i,ters VJer�Jtigllt up con 'ng the property of
the Pacific Electric Railway in this City and it was deemed ad-
Conference to Le , viscable to arrange a conference with the officials of the
arranged bet,:een Railway Company, and on motion by Trustee 1Aackli_n seconded by x
w� E .�ail-nray Co- Trustee Obarr the Clerk was instructed to communicate with the
and City. manager of the railway Company requesting a date for a confer-
ence . It being a.rran �edthat the committee to represent the
Board should consist of 'Trustees ilic.cklin, Obarr, and Drew.
�1 Trustee 1:1acklin brought up the proposition of installing
water lines in the Hain Street parking to improve the beauty,
water lines in of this area, and on motion by Trustee Macklin seconded by
iiLin 1,
t . parking Trustee Onson the City Engineer was instructed to secure an
I estimate of the cost of installing water lines from 14ansion
Avenue to Fourteenth Street.
On motion by Trustee Orison Seconded by Trustee "Macklin the
Locution o-f Comfort location of the public comfort station in Seventeenth Street
st&.tijn referred to park was referred to the Street committee .
i t. 'Committee
There being no further business the Board adjourned .
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City Clerk.
P C�I
President of the B6,afrd of Trustees .
ATTEST: CN
City Clerk ar ex-off icio
Clerk of the Board 4f Trustees
Ci Ly of Hunt ington Beach.
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