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City Ha11,December 201,1926.
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Pursuant to adjournment of December 13th,the Board meeting was
called to order by President Boster at 7:00 o 'clock P M.
Ell Trustees present: Whartom,Mitchell,Harris,Shank,Boster.
Trustees absent : None
Immediately after calling the meeting to order the president
Recess Acct declared a recess for the purpose of preparing and discussing
Gas discussioncertain papers in connection with the groposed purchase of the Gas
Department by the Southern Counties Gas Company.
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Meeting again called to order at .5:10 PM by President Boster.
The President invited those in the audiance having matters to
bring before the Board to do so at this time.
Wm H Hughes addressed the- Board asking permission to alter and
Bldg Ord. make certain repairs on the building at 126 Main Street and was
advised by the Chair that the Building Committee would investigate
and report back.
The Clerk read a letter signed by the members of the Board of
250 ft Trustees of the Huntington Beach Grammar School asking to be
School Bldg heard in the matter of raising oil drilling- restrictions within
Oil Restric- 250 feet of any public school building, The President instructed the
tions Clerk to notify the Grammar School Board that the City Trustees
would meet with them in informal session at the City Attorney 's
office at 7 o 'clock P 1A, Tuesday December 21st,1926.
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The Clerk read applications of the Superior Oil Corn an Th p p Y, e
Cut curbs Wilshire Oil Co,the Richfield Oil Co, ' W P Treece and P B Hess to
cut sidewalks and install driveways in front of their various
properties,the locations of which_ is shown on their applications
now on file in the office of the City_ Clerk, and on motion by
Trustee Wharton, seconded by Trustee narris.the City Engineer was
I� authorized to grant permission for same.
I The Clerk read petitions signed. by Edna A Eaton awner of lots
26 and 28 block 61�4•, and R E Post ovrner of lots 25 and 27 Block
250 ft 614 asking that drilling restrictions be raised within 256 feet
of School of any school building and expressing a willingness that the
drilling height of derricks be limited. Same wereordered filed -nwithout
action.
On motion b Trustee Mitchell seconded Y � ky Trustee Wharton the
Bonds Bonds of the Star House Movers and enry J emmet were approved_
and ordered placed on file.
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On motion by Trustee Wharton seconded by Trustee Harris the
Absorption application of the 0 C Field Gasoline Company for permission to
plant erect and operate a gasoline absorption plant on lots 21 and 23
B1 617 Block 617 was granted under supervision of the City Engineer.
At this time the Clerk gave Ordina.nfle No 294 its second and
Ord 294 final reading and on motion by Trustee arris seconded by Trustee
Shank Ordinance No 294 was passed and adopted by the gollowing vote:
Ayes Trustees Wharton,Mitchell,Shank,Har-ris,Boster
Noes Trustees None
Sou Counties The Clerk read a Contract by and between the City of Huntington
Gas Co lk¢ Beach and the Southern Counties Gas Company reciting certain
Contract conditions under which the Southern Counties Gas Company was to x
' be allowed to furnish gas for Vhe drilling and operation of oil
. wells in the City of Huntington Beach,and on motion by Trustee Shank
seconded by Trustee Wha.rton,put and carried same was accented.
�$. Authorize On motion by Trustee Shank seconded by Trustee Mitchell the
Pres. of BrcPresident of the Board of Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach
to sign was authorized to sign the aforesaid Contract for and on behalf of
the City of Huntington Beach, by the following vote:
Ayes Trustees Wha.rton,Mitchell,ShanY.,Boster
Noes Trustees Harris.
Absent Trustees None.
Welding The written application of Frank H Barrett for permission to
F� . erect and. operate a welding shop on Lot 10 B1 115 was on motion
Trustee Shank seconded by Trustee Wharton,deVed.
On :notion by Trustee Wharton seconded by Trustee Shank Demand.
-�, Demands numbered 6899 wa.s allowed. and ordered paid.
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The application of the Ahlberg Gasoline Company and the
Dry and wet gas Richfield Oil Company to lay dry and wet gas lines in the district
line applications Westerly from 17th Street was on motion by Trustee Wharton,
seconded by Trustee Shank denied for dry lines and approved
for wet lines,work to be done under supervision of City Engineer.
The Clerk gave Ordinance No 293 its second and final reading
Ordinance 293 and on motion by Trustee Wharton seconded. by Trustee Shank
Ordinance No 293 was passed and adopted by the following vote:
Ayes Trustees Wharton,Mitchell,Shank,Harris,Boster,
Noes Trustees None,
At this time Mr J M 'Oerkley representing the Southern
Counties Gas Company asktd and was given permission to address the
J M Berkley of Board relative to :the purchase of the City 's Gas Distribution
Sou Co Gas Cc system, Mr. Berkley stated that he was authorized by thee . :,;
addres�:es Board Southern Counties Gas Company to at this time offer the City of j
Huntington Beach the sum of 75,000.00 for its gas distribution f
system complete. Also that the Southern Counties Gas Company
ac-reed to enter into an agreement whereby the City would receive
11 cents per 1,000 cubic feet for all dry gas furnished or
carried by the lines of the Southern Counties Gas Company for
the purpose of drilling or operating oil and gas wells within
the City limits.
Furthermore; that the Southern Counties Gas Company was
willing and agreed to guarantee the maintenance of a uniform i
Rate gua.rabtee gas rate in the City of Huntington Beach the same as the Orange
County rate.
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On motion by Trustee Wharton seconded by Trustee Mitchell
Health Dept the report of Dr V G Presson was accepted and ordered placed
on file.
On motion by Trustee Mitchell,seconded by Trustee Wharton
Special permits are to 'be issued temporarily and under the
Spl permits supervision of the Health Department to those restaurants
oil field cafeeperating in the new oil field where serer and other sanitary
service is not available.
The Clerk submitted a list of unpaid licenses covering
derricks erected and operated. by the Standard Oil Company,and
Standard Oil CInformed the Board that this Company had failed to respond to
unpaid li,censenotices to pay. On motion by b Trustee Harris seconded by
Clerks report Trustee Shank, put and carried the City Clerk was instructed to
to Board spread a copy of the report of unpaid licenses on the minutes of
the Board and submit a copy of said report to the City Attorney
with instructions to take such action as required to collect that
wgich is due the City of Huntington Beach,
On motion by Trustee Wharton,seconded by Trustee Mitchell the
Re-Bus fare City Clerk was directed- to write the Railroad Commission of the er
in City State of California requesting .that Body to take. such action as
necessary to require the Motor Transit Company to reduce it-s
rate in the City limits of Huntington Beach to a flat charge
of 10 cents instead of 15 cents now charged. _
The Clerk read Resolution No 562,same being a Resolution of
the Board of Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach declaring
Resolution that the public interest and necessity demand the sale of a public
562 Utility owned by said City,to-wit:the Municipal Gas Plant and Works,
Gas Plant sa.leand on-motion by Trustee Wharton seconded by Trustee Shank y
proposed Resolution No 562 was passed and adopted by the following vote:
Ayes Trustees Wharton,Mitchell,Shank,Harris,Boster
Noes Trustees None '
On motion bya Trustee W rt seconded by Trustee Mitchell {
the Board adjourned.
City Cl k and x-of4icio Clerk of the Board.
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City CleYk
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STANDARD OIL 0014PANY. DERRICKS i
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Huntington Beach,Dec 17th,1926.
Honorable Board of Trustees:
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A J Thedieck,City Attorney:
City of Huntington Beach.
Gentlemen:—
Below is a list of derricks erected by the STANDARD OIL Co {
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for which we are not receiving annual licensee on account no permits
axcept those of recent date
having been applied- fork we are unable to certify to its correctness, E ;
but believe treat. it is approximately correct.
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TIELL LOCATION DATE ERECTED DATE TO WHICH LICENSE
No. HAVE BEEN PAID
A5 .. None �
A21 None
B7a None
B20 Jan 16 1923 None
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B21 _ Feb 24 1923 None
B22 None
DD : None
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E—la None I
:Williams 1 Jan 16 . 1923 None
Talbert 2 None,
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A9 Oct 17 1921 Oct 17 1923 iey
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.B1 Oct 17 1921 Oct 17 1923
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B2 _ Oct 17 1921 Oc� .17 192� : le
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B3 Oct 17 1921 Oct .17 1923
B4 Oct 17 1921 Oct 17 1923
B5 Oct 17 1921 Oct 17 1923 ``.
B6 Oct 17 1921 Oct 17 1923
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B7 Oct 17 1921 Oct 17 1923 iiorks,
D1 Oct 17 1921 Oct 17 1923 i
D3 Oct 17 1921 Oct 17t1923
E1 Oct 17 1921 Oct 17 1923 _ ` m
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WELL DATE TO 10ICH °ict
Number LOCATION DATE ERECTED LICENSE PAID
E-2 Oct 17 19'21 Oct 17 1923 r• ?
E-3 Oct 17 1921 Oct 17 1923 lg
E-4 Oct 17 1921 Oct 17 1923
E-5 Nov 26 1921 Nov 26 192;-(1923)
B=10- Jan 3 1922 Jan 3 1924
lalb'ett 1 _ Feb 18 1922 Feb 18 1923 the
E-6:� .._ . . _ . . . . - , . . Feb 18 1922 Feb 18 1923
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D-4 Mar 23 1922 Agar 23 1923 n I
F-2 May 9 1922 May g 1923 Te
F1 May 9 192.2 May 9 1923
B-13 May 9 1922 May 9 1923
May g 1922 May 9 1923 �
., D-2 Jun 20 1922 Jun 20 1923
E-7 Jul 1 .1922 Jul 1 1923
B-16 __ Jul 10-1922 Jul 10 1923
B-15 Jul 19 1922 Jul 19 1923
B-17 Nov 1 1922 Nov 1 1923 .
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B-19 Nov 1 ,1922 Nov 1 1923
H-3 Lots 16-1-9 Bl 122 Aug 1 1926 - None
H-2 Lots 8 9 B1 122 Aug 1 1926' None
H-1 Lots 8 `9 9 B1 121 Aug 1 1926• None. fey '
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Anderson 1 " 19 B1 121 Aug 1 1926 None h ,
Crawford, 1_6 .. .. 9 10 Bl 119 Aug 14 1926 - None.` r le
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No 4 Lots 6 ' 8 ' Bl 222 Aug 14 1926 . None. .:
No 5 Lots22 24 B1 222 Aug 14 1926 None..
No 8 'Lots 24 .26 B1 322 Aug 25 1926. None
Lots 19 21 Bl 120 Sep. 14. 1926 :None jlic
Lots 1 3 Bi 422 Sep" .1,926 None forks,
Lots 2 4 B1 219 Sep 4 1926 None
Vickers 1 Lots 1 3 B1 322 Sep 15 1926 None �
Crawford 1 .11 1 3 B1 321 Sep 15 1926 None
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XMIMER LOCATION DATE ERECTED LICENSE PAID.
No-7 Lots 1 3 B1 321 Sep 15 1926 None
Lots 6 ....8, B1 322 Jul 25 1926 None ng
HB-52 2451 Test of 23rd St Sep 15 1926 None
HB-53 245 ' West of 23rd St Sep 15 1926 None
HB-54 245t Vest of 23rd St Sep 15 1926 None the
HB-55 245, West of 23rd St Sep 15 1926 None
HB-50 245t West of 23rd St Sep 15 1926 None i
4001 West of 23rd St Sep 15 1926 None re I
Lot 12 Bl 220 Sep 23 1926 None ! .4
Lot 2 Bl 117 Sep 23 1926 None 1
Lot 5 B1 121 Sep 23 1926 None
Lot 13 Bl 321 Sep 23 1926 None '
Lot 25 Bl 220 Sep 23 1926 None !I
Lot 3 B1 421 Sep 23 1926 None
Lot 9 Bl 118 Sep 23 1926 None i
Lot 6 S B1 522 Dec 1 1926 None i I
Total 68 Derricks
The amount dtae on the above derricks for the FISCAL YEAR alone,
July 1st 1926 to July 1st 1927 would be as follows;
39 derricks prior to July 1st 1926 ® $120.00 each $ 4,680.00
1 " July 1st 1926 120.00 120.00
S " Auguat 1926• 110.00 880.00 1f
19 " September,1926 100.00 1,goo.00
1 " Becember,1926 70.00 0.00 e
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8 Total. . . . . . . . . . . 75, 0.00
This department has sent statements at various times until we �,he
received a letter from the above Company in which they flatly refused to !
make• any payments whatever and referred us to their legal department, . je
claiming as their reason that the Ordinance creating the license tax
was not binding.
With the exception of the Standard Oil Company and the Associated
Oil Company we have had little difficulty in collecting.
This statement is for your information and for the purpose of
making a record of the Clerkes office in thse matters. I
Resp u yybmitted `lic
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