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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1925-03-16 CITY HALL March 16th, 1925. REGULAR Pursuant to adjournment March 4th, the regular meeting was called to order at 2:09 P. L1. by President Ridenour. ROLL CALL Trustees Present: Wharton, Boster, Ridenour Trustees Absent: L1ackl in, Drew. TRUSTEE I.ZACELIN Trustee i:lacklin telephoned that he would arrive in ARRIVED a short time and the chair declared a short recess. Trustee Macklin arrived at 2:20 P. M. and the Board was again called to order. TRUSIFE WHARTON ACTS ON The President appointed 'Trustee Wharton to act on the FINANCE CO=11i:ITTEE Finance Committee in the absence of Trustee Drew. SIGNS- EN'TRADCE ON Trustee Liacklin reported on signs proposed to be placed HIGHt'pAYS on the highway entrances . to the City., stating that he had arranged with the Standard Oil Company to furnish 6" drill pipe for posts, and that the Edison_ Company had agreed to furnish their apparatus for erecting said posts. BAND'S SERVICES ON HIGM'?AY A letter from the Chamber of Commerce was read asking OPENING DAY that the Board furnish the Huntington. Beach band for the celebration to be held %larch 21st, in, honor of the opening, of the Coast Highway. It was agreed to furnish the bard with the. understanding that the price for the services should be in accordance with the price to be set later on for the seasons concerts. REPORT BY CONTROLLER The controller gave a report on the Special meeting of Ord i]EETING OF LEAGUE OF League of California "Idunicipalities held at Sacramento CALIF. i;1UrdICIPALITIES Idarch 6th, calling attention to various measures be- fore the Legislature that were approved or disapproved by the League. The report was approved , on motion by Trustee 1'iacklin, seconded by Trustee Wharton. FUTURE GAS SUPPLY FOR CITY Superintendent of the Gas Department reported to the DISCUSSED Board that he had been endeavoring since last August to secure an expression_ from the Southern Counties Gas Company in the matter of a new contract for supplying this City, in view of the fact that our present contract expires May 17th, 1925, and up to this time had not been able to get anything definite. The matter was discussed at length, the Superintendent stating that he was in communication_ iL th several probable sources of supply in the local field, and expecting to have a definite answer from some of them vwithin a few days. The matter of providing a holder with sufficient capacity for a days run_ was discussed and the Super- intendent was instructed , on motion by Trustee Boster, seconded by Trustee Wharton to get figures on the cost of a holder, sufficient in capacity for the future needs of this City. BIDS FOR FORD 'i'ItLC;rT This being the time for receiving. bids for a Ford Truck in accordance with the notice duly published , the Clerk opened and declared the only bid received, that oi' IN. L.. Young:, the bid being $670.00 for a Ford ton truck with steel cab, equipped with little giant hoist, allowing $120.00 for a used Ford car to be in exchange. The bid of `.7. D. Young was accepted. PROTESTS ON IMP_,OVEI.IENT OF This being the time for hearing protests against the ELEVENTH ST=T issuance of bonds covering the unpaid assessments for the improvement of Eleventh Street from Ocean Avenue Resolution 502 to 1.1ain Street by ir_stallation of ornamental lights, the Clerk informed the Board that no protests had been filed, therefore Resolution No. 502, providing for the issuance of Street Improvement Bonds covering the un- paid assessments on Eleventh Street was read , a copy ("yiinutes of `1ch.16- con_t'd. ) V. of which is. on file in the' office' of. the Clerk and on motion by Trustee Boster seconded. by. Trustee Wharton was passed and adopted by the following vote : AYES: Trustees Wharton, 14acklil-i Boster, Ridenour NO:S: . Trustees none . Absent; Trustee Drew. RESOLUTION #503 This being the time for hearing protests against the issuance of bonds covering the unpaid assessments for the improvement of Orange Avenue from Lake Avenue to Eleventh Street by paving and lighting, the Clerk informed ' the Board- that no protests had been filed, therefore liesolutior_ No. 503 providing for the issuance of Street Improvement Bonds was read, a copy of which is on file in the. o fic.e of the C1_erk, and on motion_ of Trustee Wharton., seconded by `irustee Macklin_ was passed and adopted by...the following vote : AYES: Trustees Wharton, i;acldin, Boster, Ridenour NOES: Trustees , None Absent: Trustee Drew ORANGE AVENUE This being the time for hearing protests against the PROTESTS improvement of Orange Aver_ ue from llth Street to 23rd Street, the written_ protests of 1drs. Eva S. Zabriskie --- and A. G. Herring -were read, an_d. theverbal "protests of h1r.s. Bernice Purcell and Mrs. Austin_, and 1-Irs. Packer Resolution_ 7j,--504 ,_.were heard. The property owned by those protesting amounted to nine lots and being less than 51 0 of the district to ,be improved , was over-ruled by Resolution r504, which was _adopted, on motion by Trustee Wharton seconded by Trustee Macklin, by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Wharton, Macklin, Boster, Ridenour Noes: Trustees None Absent, Trustee Drew. RESOLUTION 7 505 Resolution #505, ordering the work on Orange Avenue from llth Street to 23rd Street was read, a copy of which is on file in. the office of the Clerk-, and on motion by Trustee Wharton, seconded by Trustee Boster .was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Trustees .Wharton, 11acklin, Boster, Ridenour NOES: Trustees 111on_e, ABSENT; Trustee Drew. BILLS ALLOWED On niotion b�yy Trustee Iffharton_, seconded by Trustee Boster, bi4s approved by the Finance Committee and signed ,by the President of the Board were allov.,ed as follows: Chas. W. Conrad,P.i1._. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.12 ' Elliott & Harne 364.90 Elliott & Harne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389.76 Fred Henderson_ -Co. 271.50 Harbor Boat B1dg:Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00 Harbor Boat B1dg.Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280.00 Geo. 7. Wardwell 31.25 11. D. Young 550.00 BIDS ON PALM AVE. This being the time for receiving bids for the improve- I11PROM-AEN T ment of Palm Avenue- between !:lain. and 17 th Streets , the Clerk opened and declared the following bids: Geo.111.Souter L.A.Pay.Co. Dunkle & Phillips Geo.R Curtis Pav Co Paving, per sq.fto of paving . (Including grad in_g) .19 .202 .21 .198 Sidewalk .per sq.f t. .in place .20 .20 .19 .20 4 Curb, per lineal ft. " ", .70 .80 .70 .72 Culverts per lineal ft. in place 4.50 5.50 4.80 4.95 Headwalls in place , per each 4.50 6.00 5.60 5.40 Ornamental -Lighting System, $5450.00 $5555.00 $5400.00 $5800oOO complete. . . . On motion by Trustee Boster, seconded by Trustee Wharton, the bids were referred to- the City Engineer for analysis. POWER LA4 Td :,TOWER The Clerk submitted prices on a power lawn mower. $285.00 for an Ideal 2211, and $360.00 for a Coldwell 25". On motion by Trustee 1,dlacklin, seconded by Trustee Boster, the controller was instructed to purchase the Ideal Junior power lawn_ mower for $285.00. RT_ nutes of I ch. 16th, cont'd. ) ADVERTISING iiATTEii- - On motion. by Trustee I:iacklin, seconded by Trustee • PARKS FOR PICIIIC Boster, the Clerk was instructed to write J. A. .PARTIES Armitage ; Advertising Agent, requesting that he prepare circular letters to be sent to societies and organizations that might be interested in holding picnics in Huntington_ Beach this summer, setting forth the advantages we have to offer. RESOLUTION '#506 ..The Engineer reported that Geo. iri. Souter was the low bidder on -Palm Avenue and resolution #506 awarding the contract to Geo. I;I: Souter was read, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, and on motion by Trustee Macklin_ seconded by Trustee Boster was''passed and adopted by the following vote: Ayes : Trustees Wharton, I.Iacklin, Boster, Ridenour Noes: Trustees 'Bone, Absent: Trustee Drewr I_1121?ROVEnTEN`F OF WALIJUT On motion by. Trustee Wharton, seconded by Tri:.stee AVE. . FROIAT llth Sto to laiacklir_, the City Engineer was instructed to pre- 23rd ST. - -pare plans , specifications , cross-sections and profiles for the improvement of Walnut Avenue, from ll th to 23rd Street by paving and lighting. BLOCK 416,17th Sto On =mo-tion by 'Trustee Macklin, seconded by Trustee and - 811 Wesley Park VVharto'n, the Clerk was instructed to confer with Tract, PARK PURPOSES the owners of Block 416, 17th St. Section, and also• 811 Wesley.- Park Tract, as well as high ground betwreen the Pacific Electric and the Beach, be- yond 23rd Street, in an endeavor to acquire this property for park purposes. BLOCK 505•• On motion by Trustee I.3acklin, seconded by Trustee TO BE GRASSED Wharton, the City Engineer was instructed to have Block 505 seeded to grass. PROPOSED PAVING OF The matter of paving Lake Avenue was again_ brought LAKE 11VENUE up and the Clerk was ir_stracted to take the matter up with the Huntington Beach Company to determine if they- were still opposed to paving the full width to the Edison -Company and 20 feet width from that point to 17th Street. wUESTIOIaITAIREoS FOR The matter of appointing a keeper for the I:iunicipal KEEPER OY AUTO PARK Auto Park "was brought up and after discussion the Clerk was instructed to prepare a set of questions to be submitted to various applicants; same to be ready. for examination_ at the next meeting. PERMISSION TO CUT CURB Permission_ was granted Amy Worthy to cut curb on LOT 22, BLOCK 105 lot 22, Block 105. ADJOURNI.ENT On motion_ by. Trustee Irlacklin, seconded by Trustee Boster, the meeting adjourned. CityFlerk ATM T: PresidenAo � r��Toard. of rus ees City. Clerk and Ex- ffieio Clerk of Board. of Trust es of City of Huntington. Beach, California'.