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M I N U T E S
City Hall, Aug. 20th, 1928.
Pursuant to adjounment of August 6th, the Council met and was
called to order at 7:30 o'clock PM by Mayor Bowen.
Councilmen present: Bowen,Butcher, Conrad, Mitchell , Harris.
Elmer Lee The Clerk read a letter from the Chamber of Commerce recommending
campaign that Elmer Lee be employed an .additional two weeks beginning Monday .
.- . August .27th, as publicity agent and asked the support of the City in
paying Mr Lee' s salary. On motion by Conrad seconded by Butcher the
Council pledged the amount of $50.00 for one week' s salary provided
the Chamber of Commerce would support with an. equal amount.
Ord 321 The Clerk gave Ordinancb No. 321 fixing the salaries of certain
Salaries City officials its second and last reading, and on motion by Conrad
seconded by Butcher, Ordinance No. 3a1 was passed and adopted by the r
following vote:
Ayes Councilmen : Butcher, Conrad, Mitchell , Harris, Bowen;
Noes Councilmen : None
Surety Bond On motion by Conrad seconded by Harris the surety bond of C R Furr,
C R Furr City Clerk was approved and ordered placed in the custody of the Mayor.
Engineer Rosson reported that in the matter of repairs to the out-
Outfall sewer fall sewer plant, he was waiting a reply and further instructions from
the State Board of Health.
Steam noise Engineer Rosson informed the Council that the noise nuisance
B1. 111 caused by escaping steam in and near Block 111 had. been abated, by the
installation of mufflers.
Superintendent of Streets Rosson made a written requisition to the
St Supt Regn. Council to purdhase the following equipment-:--- .-----------
for equipt. 1-Caterpjllar` 30, :ar.a��td ,V'weigflt 9,100 lbs , cost $2,775.00
1-Russell standard No 2 grader 3 ,850 lbs, " 769.00
1-Scarifier attachment - 650 lbs , " 155.00
1-Killefer nine foot point scarifier940 lbs .00
Total $3,9900
This referred to the street committee for report.
The Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer requesting ftre
Hydrant hydrants near intersection of Geneva and California, which was re-
request ferred to the fire Chief.
Appl to cut The application of E G Tout to cut Main street curb was referred
curb Main St. to the Street Committee.
The Clerk read a letter from Jas S Farquhar of the Huntington Beach
News in which the City was asked to continue its advertising campaign.
H B News On motion by Mitchell seconded by Butcher the request was granted for
Advertising a period of twelve weeks and consisting of six full pages commencing
with issue of August 24th and including Sept 7th, Sept 21 , Uct 5th,
Oct 19th, and Nov 5th.
S. A. Register 7?Mr Violet representing the Santa Ana Register addressed the Council
Req. Adv. relative to the City' s advertising thethe Reg a ter. This was referred to
the Music & Promotion Committee.
Demands On motion by Conrad seconded by Harris , demands numbered 266 to 277
were approved and. ordered paid.
Motorists fail- Councilman Contad called attention of the Council to the need of an
ure to heed ordinance making it a misdemeanor for any motorist to refuse to stop
signals from on signal from police officers. Referred to the City Attorney for an
officers opinion.
The matter of allowing closed tents on the beach sands was dis-
Tents on beach cussed by the Council and the conclusion reached, was, that no ordinance
front could be adopted to govern, for the reason that the beach front was
private property.
Harbor Eng Engineer Rosson informed. the Council that the City of Los Angeles ,
k ineers to in- harbor engineers would meet triTth the Council to inspect the municipal
spect pier pier immediately after noon, Saturday August 25th.
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Ord. 320 demolish Mayor Bowen announced to those . present in the audience that a
y_ oil derricks. joint meeting between the Council , City Attorney and oil operators
would be held in the eoupcil chamber at 7;30 PM the 21st to discuss
Ordinance No. 320 regulation removal of oil derricks.
On motion by Conrad seconded by Harris the Council adjourned
Adjourned until 7;30 PM, .August 27th, 1928.
City Clerk an ex=officio Clerk of the
City Council.
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