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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1926-08-02 it 243 CITY HALL Monday August 2nd, 1926 The Regular Meeting was called to order at 8:00 o'clock PIA by REGULAR President Boater. Trustees present Boater, Wharton, Mitchall, Harris. ROLL CALL Trustee Ridenour arrived at 8-:15 P M. Minutes far the month. of July read, and on motion by Trustee MINUTES APPROVED Wharton seconded by Trustee .Mitchell same were approved as read. A letter from the Orange County- Fair- Association addressedto ORANGE COUNTY the Board asking that this City furnish a Band for one day between FAIR Sept Gth and llth was read. And on motion be Trustee Wharton seconded by. trustee Harris the request was granted and the Clerk instructed to so advise the Fair- Association. The Clerk read a letter of ,appreciation from Saunders Brothers of Whittier thanking the Board, Advertising manager Reynolds and SAUNDERS BROTHERS others for the hospitality shown themselves and friends at their picnic recently held on the Beach. A letter from the City Clerk of the City of Pomona as permission to. hang. banners across Main Street announcing the County Fair 'to be held in Pomona Sept. .28 to October 2nd was read, and upon LETTER FROM CITY consent of. the Board the President instructed the Clerk to advise OF POMONA Pomona that the request would be granted. At this time the Clerk read the monthly reports of the City Clerk, City Treasurer, City Engineer. and ,City Recorder and on MONTHLY REPORTS motion by Trustee Wharton seconded by_,Trustee, Harris same were approved READ & APPROVED. as read and ordered placed on file. Dr. V. G. Presson addressed the Board relative to a contract DR. V. Go PRESSON to be entered into between this City and the County Health Department. The Contract was referred to the City attorney fox. report at next meeti: The City Attorney .submitted the following_ to the Board accommpanie, ORANGE COUNTY HEALT)jy a letter of transmittals Contract with the Orange County Health DEPARTMENT Department: Partial brief in support of dismissal of the case Huntington Beach vs .Pacific. Electric Railway et al. Opinion on recent audit by Jno P.. Walder and City Controller. Diagram of proposed pipe line for Southern Counties Gas Company. The Last named was in response to the Southern Counties Gas SOUTHERN COUNTIES Company's Application for blanket permit to lay gas lines in the GAS COMPANY newly. opened oil district for the purpose of furnishing gas to oil wells,... On motion by, Trustee Wharton seconded by Trustee Mitchell the . City .Engineer was granted . permission to issue, a blanket permit installations to be made in accordance with City Ordinances. The following,- bonds after having been examined and approved by the City Attorney were read: BONDS` J D .Sanborn, business of plumbing contractor Pacific Indemnity Co. Ed Manning, business plumbing „contractor, U S Fidelity & Garantee E J Miley, Electrical Contractor, National Surety Company, P E Carr and 0 C Hathaway,, House Movers, American Surety Company A D Moodie, House moover, The Aetna Casualty & .8urety Company B F Boughner, (Bucey House Moving- Co) Fidellty, Deposit Co all, in the penal sum of $500.00, and on mothion by 'Trustee Wharton seconded by 'Trustee Harris same were accepted and ordered placed on filo On motion by Trustee Wharton, seconded by, Trustee Mitchell the application of the Wilshire Oil Company. to cut down curbing and ' WILSHIRE OIL construct an 18 foot driveway 80 feet south of intersection of COMPANY 21st St, lot 7 Block 120 was granted. The application of the Ambassador Petroleum Company -to install driveway lot 6 Block 318 was on motion by„Trustee Whartot • AMBASSADOR PETROLEUXeconded by Trusteee Harris granted subject to the supervision of C0IIIPANY the City Engineer. 244, On. motion .by_Trust.ee ..Harris sec.onded. ..by._.Trustee Mitchell permissioii.wae. .given C W_Hanke to erect. a metal sign on lots C3 �3 HANKE 1-2-3-4 Block 109,. said sign .to be 21x 51 . City Engineer Rosson advised the Board that the Southern SOUTHERN COUNTIES Counties Gae .Company..had agreed to construct a concrete vault GAS COMPANY with man hole cover .at Hampshire a nd . Indianapolis Streets. The . Clerk read a requisition by,Chief of Police Tinsley for , a, new automobile, for, the kPolice Department stating..that the 1922 OF POLICE Husdson speedster now in service was unsafe for fast driving. CHIEF NEW AUTOMOBILE POLICE On motion by Trustee Wharton seconded by. Trustee Harris the City Clerk was instructed to advertise for a car suitable and agreeable to the Chief of .Police, it. being understood that the Hudson Speedster now in service be. turned in as part payment for new car provided the Chief of Police so desired. City. Engineer Rosson, submitted an estimate on the cost of a sewer. to" take, care of the new high school the total of which HIGH SCHOOL SEWER was $2650.00. After some discussion it was decided by the Board to lay the matter over pending further discussion with the high ' school Board.. Judge C W Warner informed the Board that he had had .charge -of digging .ce ss pool. .for the old high shhool and that there was...only about 6 feet of "drainage sand of a poor quality ana , was of the opinion that a cess pool for the new school would be .inadequit. IMPROVEMENT OF CLAY City..Engineer Rosson submitted an estimate for the improvement & HAMPSHIRE of Clay and Hampshire avenues totaling_ �4500,, of which amount the County would stand $1260. of the expense making the net cost to the. City of, $3240.00. On motion by.. Trustee Mitchell seconded 'VN9R1.VR€DD by Trustee Harris the City. .Engineer was instructed to continue the improvement of Hampshire Avenue. On motion by Trustee Wharton seconded by Trustee Harris the HIGH SCHOOL SEWER . chair was. authorized to appoint a committee of two to confer with the High School Board in the matter of constructing a Sewer to take care of the new school buildings. • On motion by Trustee Wharton seconded by Trustee Harris the CITY AUDITORIUM City- Clerk was authorized to advertise for bids for furnishing the TABLE WARE City Auditorium with silverware and tableware sufficient to serve 250 people. ` .: The matter of purchasing 96ditiona1 -chairs was laid over PURCHASING CHAIRS until a future meeting. DEMANDS On motion by. Trustee ,Wharton seconded by, Trustee Harris demands numbered 6132 to e26v were approved and ordered paid. The matter of flllowing donkeys on the beach front was ALLOWING DONKEYS ON .discussed at length and on motion by Trustee Harris seconded by BEACH FRONT Trustee Mitchell they are to be allowed to be used in connection with amusement concessions up to and East of the municipal pier during low tide and �ept back of .second street during. high tide. This permission to be revocable ,at any time by the Board. On. motion by Trustee Harris seconded .by Trustee' Mitchell ERECT SERCH"LIGHT permission was granted to properly erect a serch light on the ON 112UNICIPAL PIER municipal pier the City. to stand the expense of furnishing electricity- fox -lighting same. The_ matter. of. donation of $50 August 15th to Pomona College POMONA COLLEGE boys was tabled .without action. Also the matter of advertising in .the Santa Ana. Register was taken under advisement. Advertising manager Reynolds advised the Board that there was a balance * of . $180 due on the public address system and asked PUBLIC ADDRESSPU that the city make up . the deficit. After some discussion on motion SYSTEM by, Trustee. Mitchell seconded by .Trustee Harris the Cleric was autho.rized_ to prepare a warrant in the amount of $100 payable to Air C G Reynolds reimbursing him. tor an equal amount of advanced payment. On motion by. Trustee Mitchall seconded by Trustee Harris ORDINANCE the City Attorney was instructed to draft a plumbing Ordinance to conform with the State Law. On motion by Trustee Wharton seconded by Trustee Harris the City Engineer was. instructed to prepare plans and specifications HIGH SCHOOL for the construction of a sewer connecting with the new high school SEDER grounds and present at the next meeting of the Board. a 2455 f DETROIT ST.FROM` The matter of removing. trees-.and-.improving :by grading Detroit, ALABAMA TO CALIF. Street. from Alabama. _to California was.- referred . to the City engineer for. investigation. and report. On motion by Trustee Wharton seconded by Trustee Harris RESOLUTION No Resolution No 555 inviting the League of Municipalities to hold its 1927 meeting: at Sacramento was passed and adopted by the following vote: Ayes Trustees Wharton,. Mitchell, . Ridenour., Harris, Boster Noes Trustees, None Absent Trustees none. Thereupon the City Clerk was instructed to send a copy of Resolution-No555 . to the League of Municipalities and to the resolution f City of Sacramento. ex The matter oz a two weeks vacation on full pay for all x city employees was referred to the City, attorney, to report on VACATION at next meeting. On motion by Trustee Wharton seconded by .Trustee Mitchell the ADJOURMENT Board adjourned until 2:00 o'clock PM Wednesday August llth. C y C ekk.•. - President of the Board of Trustees r . ATTE;T-XiVC6 el -'and ex-off icio Clerk of the' Ababa of Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach.