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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1938-04-041 6 S MINUTES City Hall, Monday, April 4, 1938 The regular meeting of the City Council was called to order at 7:30 P.11. by Mayor Warner. Councilmen present: Morehous,e,Chemness,Ta.lbert,Henrickson, Warner. • Councilmen absent: None. Minutes On motion by Henrickson seconded by Chamness, Minutes for the month of March were approved as read. Recess At this time 7: 40 P.M-, the Mayor declared a short recess for the purpose of going into executive session. Meeting again called to order at 8:30 P.M. All members present. Concession - The Clerk read a letter from F. H. Berdelman asking the City • Beach pavilion Council for a lease of the refreshment concession in the new pavilion. The application was referred to the beach and pier committee. Girl Scouts Mrs. Kirkpatrick introduced Virginia Nichols, girl scout, who • t r thanked the City Council for allowing the Girl Scouts to use the Memorial Hall April llth and invited members of the City Council to be present on Wednesday April 6th to receive a donation of a tree to be set in Lake Park by the Girl Scouts. She also invited the Council to be present at the card party April llth. Advertising space- On motion by Henrickson seconded by Chamness, the recommenda- Request denied tion of the Chamber of Commerce for the City to purchase advertis- ing space in the program of the Internationals Casting Tournament, Columbus, Ohio, was denied for the reason that this City's advert- ising fund has been exhausted. Mosquitoes - Air. F. J. Gillespie and Pair. Lenaham of the east side addressed east side the Council relative to the mosquito nuisance and flood water nuisance and asked that some action be taken to remedy this situation. They were informed by the Mayor that the Council had under consideration treatment to get rid of the mosquitoes immediately and, on motion by Talbert seconded by Henrickson, the City Engineer was directed to make a survey with a view of installing drains and submit his recommendations r with a preliminary estimate of cost as soon as convenient. C. of C. The Clerk read a letter from the Chamber of Commerce asking the recommends Adv. City Council to consider purchasing advertising space in Fishing Facts 1938. On motion by Henrickson seconded by Morehouse, the request was denied. Licenses waived - The Clerk read a letter from B. M. Honold, Scoutmaster Troop Concession at Ball park #1, asking the City Council to waive license fee for the concession at the ball park during the coming season for Troop #1 Boy Scouts. On motion by Morehouse seconded by Henrickson, the request was granted. Page 2 - Minutes April 4, 1939: 169 Asks to have Pine trees The Clerk read a letter from George Reed asking that Pine trees removed be removed from the parking at 217 - 6th Street and, on motion by Henrickson seconded by Morehouse, -the matter was referred to the Park Committee to investigate and report back to the City Council. W?A Activi- The Clerk read a letter from the State of California, State ties Relief Administration, relative to W.P.A. activities. The letter was referred to the City Engineer to make a study of and file. Citizens' The Clerk read a letter from the Citizens' Military Training Camp Military Training in which the Council's attention was called to dates in which candidates Camp would be examined. The letter was ordered filed. Neon sign On motion by Chamness seconded by Talbert, the application of F. A. Cunningham to erect Neon sign at 103 East Ocean Avenue was approved. Neon sign On motion by Talbert seconded by Henrickson, the application of Mr.Kohler to erect Neon sign at 406 Ocean Avenue was approved. i New Pavilion The Clerk read a letter from Cecil Johnson asking permission to bring his band to the new pavilion. On motion by Henrickson seconded by Talbert, the application was referred to the Beach and Pier Committee. �► cOth Century On motion by Morehouse seconded by Henrickson, the request of the Club Twentieth Century Club for use of the Lake Park building on the First and Third Tuesdays of each month was referred to the Park Committee. ,'�• License - The license application of S. B. Cathcart to operate restaurant at restaurant 104 Main Street was approved on motion by Henrickson seconded by Talbert. License - On motion by Talbert seconded by Morehouse, the application for drug store " license to operate drug store and cafe _at_ 127 Main Street by Gordon Ethington was approved. Application On motion by Chamness seconded by Henrickson, the application of approved John Kohler to operate buffet lunch at 406 Ocean Avenue was approved. Monthly The Clerk read monthly reports of the City Treasurer, City Clerk report's Chief of Police, City Judge, City Collector and City Engineer and, on motion by Talbert seconded by Henrickson, the reports were accepted r. and ordered filed. Demands On motion by Talbert seconded by Chamness, demands approved by the Finance Committee were ordered paid. Mosquitoes Mayor Warner called attention-to,the mosquito nuisance and stagnant water on the east side of the City. The matter was referred to the City Engineer to take it up with the Health Department and work out the details for abatement and -report back to the City Council, 170 Page 3 - Minutes April 4, 1938 Signs The matter of installing Neon sign at Five Points and other points was deferred. WPA labor for Mayor Warner referred to the matter of employing W.P.A. parks etc Tabor in the improvement of parks and park -ways and tree planting and recommended that the Council take action as soon as possible and, on motion by Chamness seconded by Henrickson, the matter was referred to the Streets and Parks Committee and the City Engineer to investigate and report back to the City Council. Waste water On motion by Henrickson seconded by Talbert, City Engineer Overmyer was instructed to take up the matter of disposition of waste water from the well located at Main and Wesley and ask the owner to submit proposed type of drain he wishes to install to the City Council in writing at its next meeting. Bond Election Mayor Warner asked City Councilmen if they desired to submit Adv. . facts of the April 12th Bond Election to the people in the form of an advertisement in the Huntington Beach News and, on motion by Talbert seconded by Henrickson, Mayor Warner was authorized to prepare a statement of facts and publish it in the Huntington Beach News Thursday, April 7th, one-half page. Mr. Bundy Frank Bundy addressed the Council and called attention to the repairs needed on 12th Street adjoining his property at 12th and Orange, also matter of removing Eucalyptus trees from in front of the -same property. The request was referred to the Streets and Parks Committee. Firecracker On motion by Chamness seconded by Henrickson, the Police and ordinance Fire Committee and City Attorney were directed to prepare a fire- cracker ordinance and present to the City Council at its next meeting. Glenn Schafer- On motion by Henrickson seconded by Talbert, Glenn Schafer playground supervisor was employed as playground supervisor for the summer season, June 1st to September 1, 1938, at a salary of $125.00 per month. The City Clerk was directed to write Mr. Schafer and ask him to submit to the Council a written program of proposed activities for the coming summer. On motion by Talbert seconded by Henrickson, the Council adjourned until 7:00 P.M., Monday April llth, 1938. City C er nd ex -off icio lerk of the City Council. T -po � City Clerk 4 1 4