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M I N U T E S
City Hall, Monday Feb. 20th, 1933
Pursuant to adjournment of February 15th the City Council met and
was called to order at 7:30 PM by Mayor.Conrad.
Councilmen present: Marion, Huston, Stevens, 'King, Conrad.
Councilmen absent : None.
Matter of wheel tax license deferred until next meeting.
City Attorney Overacker informed the Council that it would be
necessary to designate properties sought to .be purchased from the State.
This refers to properties which have been deeded to the City of Hunt-
ington Beach on account of non-payment of taxes for a period of five
years or more. The City Clerk was directed to make a list of all such
properties and submit to the Council at the next meeting.
T. B. Talbert, representing the Chamber of Commerce, the
Business Men's Association and.the American Legion in the matter of
beach camping, addressed the Council and recommended that the Council
proceed with preparation of camp grounds beginning in the vicinity of
Second Street and extending easterly along the beach. Mr. Talbert
said that his committee -did not recommend expensive buildings or
equipment for the present.
The matter of rates to be charged and exact location of grounds
were discussed and referred back to the committee for its recommendations
at next meeting.
Lyndon Wells addressed the Council and said that he and some
others objected to having the camp grounds extend as far westerly a -.-
Second Street. He recommended that they start at First Street and
extend easterly, he said that the smoke would be objectionable to the
people living along Ocean Avenue.
Wm. Ebert addressed the Council and said that there were four
classes of visitors who patronize the beaches:_ First, those requiring
hotel accommodations; second, those preferring camp cottage accommodations;
third, those who prefer the beach and fourth, the one day visitors.
He did not think that 750 for the first night was too high a charge.
Mayor Conrad informed those present that the City would proceed
with leveling the grounds for the camp site and'would be in a position
to start construction work immediately after the next meeting of the
Council provided it was deemed proper by the Council to do so.
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The Clerk read an application from Mrs,. B. M. Dart
for position as janitress of the pier rest rooms.
Caretalcer for bead The following applications for caretaker of the beach
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ap,)licants camp grounds were read and ordered filed; J. E. McManus, T.C.
Post Office site
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Vincent, C. E. Dowty and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Jacobs.
Mr. C. H. Howard addressed the Council relative to
post office site. Mr. Howard said that he believed that Block
505 was the ideal location and thought that, the City should set
a reasonable price for the property. Mr. Howard said he was of -
the opinion that the majority of the people would prefer this site.
Mr. C. G. Ward spoke in opposition of the use of the
-lark for the post office site. He said that most business men
would prefer that the new post office would be located -somewhere
near the business district.
Mrs. W. R.,Higgins spoke in favor of the park location.
Mr. M.A.Turner spoke in opposition to the park location.
Councilman E. B. Stevens and Councilman Marion favored
the park location and said that they believed it would be
favorable to the east side inhabitants of the City. They were of
the opinion that the City should get a cash consideration of at
least $9500.00 for the grounds.
Roy White recommended against the use of the park for the
reason that the park should be kept by the City as a public park.
B. T. Mollica expressed the opinion that nine out of ten
voters would vote aga.st the city park location for the post office.
D. E. Burry said that he favored the park location and,that
in justice to the inhabitants of the east side that it should be -
placed in the park in Block 505.
Councilman C. H. King said that he had contacted most of the
property owners in the down town district and they preferred that the
post office be placed as near the business district on Main Street as
possible.
Councilman Marion said that he had consulted many of the
heaviest tax payers and said that he believed that 95% of the people
pref erred Block 505.
Councilman Huston said that he thought that the majority of
business men wanted the post office down town but that personally
any site would be satisfactory to him.
The following motion was made by Councilman Huston seconded
by Councilman King, put and unanimously carried:
"That the City Clerk be authorized and directed to submit
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a written proposal to the United States Treasury Depart-
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ment offering to sell and convey, all of Block 505,
Main Street Section, Huntington Beach, to be used
as a site for Federal buildings,excepting there-
from a plot 75 feet fronting on Magnolia avenue by
125 feet fronting on Sixth Street, for the total
sum of $10,000.00".
Following motion by Councilman King, seconded by
Councilman Marion;
"That in the event the United States Treasury Depart-
ment accepts the offer made by the City of Huntington
Beach this date to sell a portion -of Block 505, the
City Council hereby agrees to immediately dedicate
for public street purposes that certain driveway
known as Magnolia Avenue lying between Blocks 405 and 505,
and between Fifth Street and Sixth Street".
Motion put and unanimously carried.
Diagonal parking Upon recommendation by Councilman King Superintendent of
on 'Nalaut Streets Wirth was directed to mark for diagonal parking the
southerly side of Walnut Avenue between Main Street and Fifth
Street. This action was approved on motion by King seconded
by Stevens, put and carried..
On motion by Stevens seconded by King, Council adjourned.
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