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City Hall, Wednesday Nov.9th, 1932
Pursuant to adjournment of November 7th, the City Council
met and was called to order at 2 o'clock PM.
Councilmen present: Conrad, Marion, Huston, Stevens, King.
Councilmen absent : None.
The Clerk presented and read a letter from the Association
of the Unemployed requesting the City Council to appropriate an
additional $25.00 per week toward the relief of the needy of
Huntington Beach. The letter stated that the number of needy persons
had increased in the past few months from 220 persons to a total of
320 persons at the present time.
The Mayor, with the unanimous consent of the Council directed
the City Clerk to advise the Association that the City would
increase its payments to $300.00 per month provided the Association
would furnish the City with 75 days of labor each month. Labor to
be under the direction of the City Government.
City Hall J. S. Denny addressed the Council and presented a letter
grounds
proposing to beautify the grounds around the Memorial Hall for the
sum of $150.00, work to be under the directions of Mr. Blanding of
the Blanding Nurseries of Santa. Ana. 19atter referred to the
Building and Improvement Committee.
?dater Bill The City Clerk was directed to write the American States Water
Service Company relative to their bill, in which $1.00 per hour
was charged for labor.
Demands On motion by Stevens seconded by Huston demands approved by the
Finance Committee were ordered, paid.
Post Office The matter of a suitable site for the proposed new post office
site building was discussed by the Council.
On motion by Councilman King seconded by Councilman Huston, the
City Clerk was directed to advise the United States Post Office
Department that the City of Huntington Beach would donate a site of
the required size on Block 505. Motion put and carried unanimously.
Windsor Club. Councilman King reported that he and his committee favored the
leasing of a portion of Lake Park to the Windsor Club for building
site. On motion by Stevens seconded by Marion the City Attorney
was directed to prepare -the proper papers.
On motion by King seconded by Stevens the Council ad,
journed until Monday November 21st, 1932,. at 10:00 AM.
Ci uy Clerk and ex—off'icio Clerk of
the City Council.
Mayor
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City Clerk.