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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1933-09-11M I M U T E S City Hall, Monday September llth,1933. Pursuant to adjournment of September 7th, the City Council met and was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Conrad. Councilmen present: Marion, Stevens,King,Conrad. Councilmen absent : Huston. The--ffa.yor appointed Councilman Marion to act on the Finance Committee. :notes The Clerk presented the Minutes of the meetings of the Council for the month of August, and on motion by King seconded by Marion, same were approved as read. v�_`' ncy o:. Councilman Marion addressed the chair and said he li U '�.A.iili 1 1 wanted to know if there was a vacancy in the Council. The chair answered by saying that no resignation had been received up-to-date, therefore, the presumption was there was no vacancy. Councilman Marion asked City Attorney Overacker for his opinion. Mr. Overacker said that he had. communicated by telephone with the Assistant Attorney General who was of the opinion that the offices of postmaster and that of City Councilman were incompatible. The chair then asked Attorney Overacker to secure written opinions from the attorney for the League of Municipalities and the Attorney General in Sacramento. Councilman Stevens moved that an officer be sent and Councilman Huston be brought into the meeting. The motion was seconded by Marion and put by the chair, Marion and Stevens voted "Yes", Conrad and. King voting "No". The. motion lost. Councilman Stevens made the following motion, I'If there is a, vacancy on the City Council, 1, move,-. that Willis Warner be appointed councilman", motion seconded. by Marion, roll call was ordered -and the result was as follows: AYES: Marion and Stevens. NOES: King and Conrad. ABSENT: Huston. Inr: C . G. Ward "addres-sed..-the .Counc'iI-._and.,.c.w1I.ed..the � &t-v6i�tio. `-to. the fact tr!at a pefi.t. on -si•g.ned-:by :ap:groxima' ely T45: cfizen .r'eaues,ted-.-,tn'e aprJoibiitment:.o# . �[.hli s darner as C 1ty­Councflman:', stated . that :he :thoughts-. the t.a:t xi yens snouI -have a voice in the appointment of a new city 28 �� p councilman. No further action on this matter was taken at this time by the Council. Re-ro' ation -fi 9,, J The Clerk presented and read Resolution No. 695 setting the tax rate for the fiscal year 1933-34, and. on.motion by King seconded by Marion, same was passed by the following vote: AYES: Marion, King, Stevens, Conrad. NOES: None. ABSENT: Huston. I or,thly re-oorts The Clerk read monthly reports of the City Engineer, Superintendent of Streets, Building Inspector, City Clerk, City Treasurer, City Judge and Chief of Police, and, on motion by King seconded by Marion, same were accepted and. ordered filed. r urc ilie•Y?cF ir3U7 The Clerk presented Ordinance No. 367, regulating the construction of automobile filling stations and. gare,ges. This ordinance having been given its first reading August 14th. On motion by King seconded. by Marion, the second reading was dispensed with �and. on motion by King seconded by Marion, was passed. and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Marion,King,Stevens, Conrad. NOES: None ABSENT: Huston. Orryr,c_��e 3v The Clerk presented and read for the first time Ordinance No. 368, an ordinance prohibiting the obstruct— ion of streets. Or ins nce A7 The Clerk presented and read. for tine first time 7r 1 Ordinance No. 309, amending the tax ordinance. :K.TV' C. Lab,ur The Clerk presented and read a letter from John H. Ead.er, president of the Board of Trustees of the elementary school, requesting that the city transfer some of its R.F.C. labor ro the' elementary school. Councilman King informed the Council that this was already being done at the present time. A letter from Building Inspector Overmyer relative to damaged building oi-ined by L. F. Paresek, Lot 17, Block 209, was referred, to the City Attorney for his opinion as to whether or not tree structure constituted a menace and, if' so, the procedure for abating same.. Y" 1 1 14 - ;2 c i The.Clerk presented and read a letter from Bertha Li unary g,ard P. Reynolds, secretary of the Library Board, calling the Council's attention to the vacancy on the Board occasioned by the expiration of the terms of Mrs. May S. Jackson and Rev. Luther Arthur. The letter recommended that the above t,,uo members be reappointed, thereupon the Mayor informed the Council that the appointment was satisfactory to him, and on motion by Marion seconded. by Stevens, the appoint- ments by .the Mayor was confirmed. A letter signed by the City Treasurer, Bayard Butcher-, asking that Grace M. Brose be made assistant city treasurer for the duration of Mr. Butcnerl.s term, was read and on motion.. by Marion seconded by King, the Council approved and ratified the action of City Treasurer Butcher. Licences The following licene +pplications were approved; Health center Cafe, 250 Elmira Street applicant Ada Golden; Cafe at 427 Main Street, applicant H. T. Rork; Restaurant at 1508 Olive Avenue, applicant Grace Overocker; The above applications were approved on motion by Marion seconded by King. Licenses The application of John Wright for peddling cigars, deniPH lunches, etc; Duncan McPherson for peddling lurches and J. W. Sullivan for peddling lunches, all on veteran's license, were denied on motion by King seconded by Marion. LiCe.ns'es The apapli cations of Fred Anderson for peddling lunches rPf erred t0 Chi-ef of and Clarence E.E:xline for operating a lunch wagon were referred j' back to the Chief of Police and health officer for their ap- proval before being acted upon by the Council., 1 License for .The application of. W. H. Orens to operate a cafe at n a,f 8 ak;'•jr0 :*P. ti 912 Ocean Avenue, also to change Class No.l beer license. to read Class No.- 2, was approved on -motion by King seconded by Marion. The application of J. ?r, Sullivan for Class No. 2 beer license was read and referred back to the Chief of Police for his recommendation. Flc..er src,ty The application of J. S. Denny, manager of the Huntington Beach Garden Club, for use of the city auditorium to stage a flower show October 9th to 14th, was approved on motion by King seconded by Marion. The matter of painting the CityHall was referred to the Building Committee for report at next meeting. 50 On motion by Stevens seconded by King the City Controller was authorized to procure a new power lawn mower for the sum of $275,00 and that the old mower now in use be turners. in fo.r a, credit of ��0.0�? making the net price of the new mower $235.00. Iffy VPeenly dances .The Clerk read a letter signed by Jack :6aurice asking for a permit to use the City Auditorium for dances on Friday nia,iNt of each week. Mr. Maurice .proposed to pay the City 305o of the net gate receipts. The matter was referred. to the City Clerk with permission to inform Mr: Maurice that he might hold at least two ..dances providing the terms were amended to read 30% of the gross receipts and that a guarantee Cf. 85.00 be made to the City for the use of the hall, it being understood that arrangements for later dates may be made if agreeable to the Council. Surety bond On.rriotion by Stevens seconded by King, the surety bonds of H. C. Sanderson; Homer B. Morgan and Geo. J. Morgan doing business as the Two Macks Electric Company and the Petroleum Rectifying Company were accepted and ordered filed. V —1 t The City Clerk called the Council's attention to the need for more vault room and recommended that a vault be constructed under the opuzer entrance stairway. After some discussion the Clerk was directed to get prices on secondhand vault doors and report to the Council at an early date. -� On motion by Stevens seconded by Marion, demands wnn1".•ed approved by the Finance Committee were ordered paid. On recommendation by Councilman Marion the .Mayor requested. the City Attorney to look into the matter of bonding oil companies so as to secure the payment of wages of their employees and report at next meeting. LPu-„P of On motion by King seconded by Marion, the Council appointed City Clerk C. R. Furr and City Attorney Ray,-H. Overacker to represent the City at 'the California League of Municipalities meeting to be held in Santa, Cruz September 18th'to 22d inclusive. 1 1 -A( 1 2.5 1 1 1 Petition The Clerk presented and read a petition signed by approximately 745 citizens asking that the Council appoint Willis H..Warner to fill the first vacancy that may occur on the Council. pe=ti Lion. No action was taken by the Council on the On motion by Marion seconded by King, the Council adjourned, until 7; 30 P.M. Friday September 13th, 1933. peop of Calif . vs %!i tir of V . B . et C41 Streets for Playgr. ouT)ds iL21�L/ City C rk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council. City Clerk ICI NUTES City mall, Friday Sept. lRth,19j3. Pursuant to adjourrufient of September llth, the City Cou ncil ii et and :vas called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Conrad. Councilmen present; Moion, Stevens,King, Conrad. Councilmen absent t Huston. Mayor Conrad presented and ordered read a complaint of the people of California vs City of Huntington Beach and others relative to so called slant drilling in the Hunting -con Beach oil field, also an order to snow cause. A motion by Councilman King that the above matter be referred to the City Attorney to file an answer was lost for want of a second, Councilman Stevens and Marion nolaing tnat the matter should be deterred until a later date. The Clerk read a letter from C. B. Baldwin, Superin- tendent of the Elementary School, asking that Sixth Street between Orange and Magnolia and Eighth Street between Orange and Magnolia be blocked off for a children's" playground. On motion by King seconded by Marion, the request was granted and the Chief of police directed to erect a barricade on the above named streets between the hours of a