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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1934-08-27 (5)3o Baseball Club Garden Club MINUTES City Hall, Monday August 27, 1934• Pursuant to adjournment of August 20th, 1934', the City Council met and was called to order at 7:30 P M by Mayor Talbert. Councilmen present: Marion,Chamness,Tovatt,Warner, Talbert. Councilmen absent: None'. Wm. Curnutt, manager of the local baseball team, appeared. before the Council and presented an itemized statement covering certain improvements furnished by the ball club and asked that the City Council reimburse the club. On motion by Chamness seconded by Marion, the City Council appropriated the sum of $263.38 to reimburse the baseball club for improvements made on the grounds. J. S. Denny, President of the Garden Club, made a verbal request for permission to solicit funds during the Flower Show to be held in the Memorial Hall September 20th and 21st, and that the Council waive the customary $5.00 per day charge. On motion by.Warner seconded by Marion, the request was granted. Sewage Disposal Chairman Warner recommended that further investigation be Plant made relative to the .construction of the new sewage disposal plant before submitting recommendations. Drill On motion by Chamness seconded by Warner, the Volunteer o - Vo1.Fire Dept. Fire Department was given permission to hold three drill practices per month. Fire District City Attorney Overacker informed the Council that he had not found any provisions in the statutes whereby the City could extend its fire district beyond the City limits. Council- man Marion said he believed interested oil operators on property adjoining the northerly city limits would be willing to create a fund for the purpose of reimbursing the city when its fire trucks might�be called for in the future. Councilman Marion was retained on the committee to make further report and recommendations. Bids The matter of advertising for bids for collection and dis- Ga.rbage posal of the city garbage was deferred until the first meeting in September. Red Light The request of Chief Gelzer for the installation of ad- S ignal s ditional red light signals was referred to the Police and Fire Committee for their recommendations at next meeting. The complaint of Rose F Griffith against an onion and garlic drying plant near the northerly city limits was read and,-e:fter some discussion, the Chief of yolice and City Clerk were autho,rized:to investigate and report at next meeting, also 1 i FJ a ar -*I- C 1 Y L �t to call the attention of the operators to a letter written June 23d2 1933, in which they agreed to discontinue operation of the plant. On motion by Tovatt seconded by Marion, the application of Max Schenfield to erect an electric sign at 440 Main Street was approved. Sign Ord. The Mayor instructed the City Engineer and City Attorney to prepare and present a new sign ordinance at next meeting of the Council. Portable seats- Engineer Overmyer presented an estimate for furnishing portable Ball ground seats at the baseball grounds. His estimate of cost was $500.00 for five hundred seats. On motion by Warner seconded by Tovatt, the _ matter was tabled. Matter of purchasing a piano by the City for the Memorial Hall was tabled. Salary - On motion by Marion seconded by Chamness, the salary of the City City Attorney Attorney was fixed at $125.00 per month beginning August 1st, 1934 and continuing at the pleasure of the Council. Suit against Attorney Overacker informed the Council that the City of Hunting - city ton Beach and its Fire Chief had been sued for approximately $12,000.00 on account of injury alleged to have been sustained by Roy P Watt. Attorney Overacker advised the Council that it should authorize Attorney Otto Jacobs of Santa Ana to act in behalf of the City in the above named case and, on motion by Marion seconded by Chamness, Otto Jacobs of Santa Ana was employed to represent the City of Huntington Beach and its Fire Chief in the case of Watt vs City of Huntington Beach,without additional cost or attorney fees to the City of Huntington Beach and in accordance with terms provided in the Travelers Insurance Company's policy now on file in the office of the City Clerk. City Victorious Attorney Overacker reported that in the license case, City of in license Case Huntington Beach against Mrs. A J Parker, the City had been victorious. Councilman Warner informed the Council that he and Attorney Overacker had been appointed by the Orange County League of Municipalities on a committee to investigate and make recommendations concerning proposed gasoline tax legislation. The City Council took the matter under ad- visement but made no recommendations. Rate_of pay On motion by Marion seconded by Chamness, the hourly rate of pay for raised for laborers laborers for the City of Huntington Beach was increased from the present rate of 500 per hour to 622¢ per hour commending September 1st, 1934. Budget On motion by Marion seconded by Tovatt, the City budget, as prepared by the City Controller and revised by the City Council, was adopted. On motion by Warner seconded by at , t u 1 adjourned. 1, City Clerk and Ex -off icio Clerk of the I City Council. CITY Clerk. Mayor.