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Home My WebLink About1925-11-23 CITY HALT: I70VEIMER 231 ' 1925. REGULAR to adiourrrment November• 2nd, 1925 , the regular meeting was called to order at 7 :30 o' clock P. ifl. -by president Ridenour. ROLL CALL -Trustees present: 1AIharton, Dunning, Drer�, Ridenour. x Trustees absent Boster..- CITY CLER}� PRO `1'EI��1 The President appointed Trustee Dunning. Clerk pro-tem in the absence .of W. R. 'Alright, City Clerk. . The Clerk read a letter from I:1a.yor .Cryer of Los Angeles calling ' attention- to certain_ irregularities as practiced by the Long COi'.2:1UNICA`1'ION FR011 Distance and .local Telephone companies in rate making and service iAYOR CRYER CON- and especially to the procedure of. the State Railroad Commission in CERNING TELEPHONE arriving at decisions in matters pertaining to rate making. Mayor Cryor asked for the cooperation of this and other Southern California RATES cities in an effort to secure and maintain equitable telephone rates: On motion by Trustee Drew, seconded by Trustee Dunning the Clerk was instructed to reply to 1.1ayor Cryer' s letter signifying the r -Board's willingness to cooperate in any way possible. In the matter of earthquake insi rar_ce , it was decided by EARTHQUAKE INS. motion and unanimous) _ .-carr,ied not, to add this extra expense at the present time. At this time 1Mrs. White , President of the Parent Teachers Assoc- P. T. A. ASKS ciation asked to be heard. She made an appeal to the Board for FOR SUPERVISOR assistance in secim ing a competent supervisor for the childrer_s play ground during the months of June., July and August. After some r FOR CGROUNDS ,discussion ITrs.. �Nhite was asked to secure further information on PLAY GROUNDS the probable salary to be paid. The President of the Board assured ';Irs. 17hi.te that the Board would be glad to cooperate. � . SURETY BOND APPROVe On motion by Trustee Drew, seconded by Trustee 'Irharton and carried, the Surety Bond, of R. J. Prescott to operate a plumbing �D shop and engage in a general plumbing business was approved. CLERK INSTRUCTED In the matter of the proposed building ordinance presented by TO SEND BUILDING Allison and Allison of Los Angeles, on motion_ by Trustee Drety, seconded by Trustee Dunning and carried the Clerk was instructed OI DIPIANCE FOR AP to return a copy oftile= proposed ordinance together with a copy of PROVAL OF ARCHI- the present City Building ordinanceto Allison and Allison with a TECT. request that they at their -own expense secure the endorsement of eith Idark C. Cohn_, San Francisco Architect or of J. J. Backus, Chief Inspector of Buildings, City of Los Angeles, submitting same to the Board for further consideration. The Clerk announced that, . this was the_, time for .hearing appeals from the determination_ of the Street. Super-ir_tendent in assessing RESOLUTION 538 the cost of the improvement of Olive Avenue from .First Street to PASSED AND ADOPTED Twenty-third Street and the improvement of the alley running through ORDERING WARRAA!T Block 304, an d 'in_formed the Board .that no appeals. had been filed . FOR ILTROVETvMNT OF Thereupon_ resolution No.. 538 ordering the warrant, in favor of the OLIVE AVE. Contractor in payment for the work was read, a copy of which is on file in the ,office of _ the City Clerk., and on motion by Trustee Drew, seconded by Trustee Dunning, was passed and adopted by the following vote:. 'Ayes: Trustees Uwharton,, Dunning, Drew,, Ridenour. Noes : None. Absent: Trustee Boster. The City Engineer presented plans, profiles and cross-sections ' numbered 34, New Series in 3 sheets , copies of .which are on file PLANS & SPECIFICA- in the office of the City Engineer., and. specifications numbered 63, TION'S ADOPTED FOR a copy. of -v ich is on file in the office of the City Clerk, providing II0RQVEI41ENT OF for the improvement of 13th Street from .Ocean Avenue to Palm Avenue 13TH STREET by paving, lighting and the construction of a storm drain, also the construction of storm drains in certain designated areas between Palm Avenue and I;Zain Street and the same were on motion by Trustee' Drew, seconded by Trustee. -Wharton unanimously adopted and approved by the Board. PROTEST FILED This being the time for hearing protests against the improvement AGAINST IItiIPROVE— of Ei hteenth Street from Ocean Avenue to Palm Avenue , the Clerk b]ENT OF 18'TH ST. informed the Board that petitions had been filed protesting the proposed improvement. ,President Ridenour asked the Clerk to read the petitions and LESS THAN 50 the names of the property owners protesting which was done. An PROTEST IMPROVENI T analysis of the petitions sholFrned that less than 50 per cent of the property to be affected was represented by protests. IViinutes continued Nov r 23, 1925. At this time the Chair ask if there t�ras anyone in the audience vwho -wished -.to discuss the matter. A number of DISCUSSION OF IMPROVE- citizens responded, both for and against the proposed im- MENT OF 18TH STREET provement of Eighteenth Street, those against claiming that the .improvement was unnecessary -at the., present time and those for conter_ding . t'ra t such an improvement would benefit the ` district greatly and that in as. much as the protests covered less than 50 per cent of the property to be assessed the work should proceed. RESOLU`.C'ION #539 On motion by Trustee . `1harton_, seconded by Trus tee Drew OVER*RU`LING PROTESTS Resolution_ No. 539 overruling all .protests was passed and PASSED AND ADOPTED adopted by the fo llowin_g vote. Ayes : Trustees Wharton, Dunning, Drew, Ridenour. Noes: None. Absent: Trustee Bost�ere ? At this time R. F. Patrick presented a petition signed by interested property oviners asking .that the Board start proceed- ings calling for I,Tarbelite lamp posts and that the improvement ""'c" , be made tinder the improvement Act of 1911, rdhich was read , and PETITION PRESENTED after discussion_ the President of the Board advised I:Zr. Patrick' ASKING FOR MARBELITE and those present that the more feasible plan would be to present LA14P POSTS a new petition at the next Board I:Ieeting, 7 :30 o 'clock P. I:7. ' Monday,,_ December 7th, calling for 1INarbelite lamp posts , and that if such petition was presented at 'that time carrying the signatures' of owners of more than 51 per cent of the proper ty to be affected by the improvement of 18th Street the Board might be in position to make such charges in, the . specifications. FURTHER PROCEEDINGS On motion_ by Trustee G'uharton seconded by Trustee Drew ON 18TH ST. CA.RRIED and carried the further proceedin_gs,.ror_ the improvement of OVER Eighteenth Street, were_ .ordered .carried over to the next regular- meeting for. further action. The City, Engineer submitted a, diagram of the district to ; RESOLUTION #517 AP- , be assessed for `the construction of sanitary _seiTJer lines in PROVING ASSESSMENT the Vista Del Liar Section., discribed in Resolution of Intention_ OF SEIVER LINES No. 517 and on motion_ by. Trustee Drew seconded by Trustee Wharton same was approved. Resolution_ No. 540; declaring the intention of the Board RESOLUTION #540 PASSED to improve Thirteenth Street from Ocean. Avenue to Palm Avenue & ADOPTED DECLARING by paving and lighting and the construction of storm drains INTENTION TO IMPROVE was read , a copy of which is on file in the office of the City 13M ST. Clerk, and on motion by Trustee Wharton_ seconded by Trustee Dunnning was passed and adopted by the following vote : Ayes: 'Trustees 1"1,hartor_, Duriaing, Dreg, Ridenour. P?oes: None . Absent: Trustee Boster REQUEST GRANTED TO On motion by Trustee Drew, -seconded by Trustee Dunsninp� CUT CURB and carried the request of E. Jones to cat the curb at 122 Thirteenth Street for garage Entrance was granted. On motion by Trustee Dunning, seconded by Trustee 11harton REQUEST GRANTED TO and carried the request of E. C. Robinson to cut the curb for CUT CURB garage entrance at lot 28, block 612, was grunted. ENGINEER TO PURCHASE On motion_ by Trustee Dunning, seconded by Trustee IIharton_ STEALi BOILER and carried City Engineer Billings tNa.s given. permission_ to purchase at Sheriff' s sale in. Huntington_ Beach oil field a steam boiler at a price not to exceed $100.00. ADJOURN1,4ENT There being no further business. the Board adjourned# 2Ci z7 Cler h pro tem President of Board of Trustees ATTEST . l A . Vv ty Clerk pro em nd Ex-officio Clerk of the Board of Trustees of the e City of_ Huntington Beach, California.