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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1942-06-29r 169 MINUTES Council Chamber, City Hall, Huntington Beach, California Monday, June 29, 1942. Pursuant to adjournment of June 25th, the City Council met and was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by the Clerk. Councilmen present: Henrickson, Grable, Hawes, Morehouse. Councilmen absent: Talbert. P"ayor pro-tem On motion by Hawes seconded by Grable, Councilman Henrickson was appointed mayor pro-tem. Denio vs The Clerk read a letter from Drumm, T upker & Drumm, attorneys, City relative to the status of the case Denio et al vs City of Huntington Beach to the effect that the City had been granted a hearing on petition'by the Supreme Court. The letter was ordered filed.. Crossing The Clerk read a letter from City Attorney Overacker to the effect that. the Railroad Commission under Decision 35502 had granted the City permission to construct a crossing at 3rd Street across the railroad connecting with Alabama Avenue and, on motion by Hawes seconded by Grable, the City Engineer was directed to proceed with the improvement. Petition - The Clerk read a petition signed by fourteen citizens living in the Sto-o at Frank- fort & Dela- vicinity of the. intersection of Frankfort and Delaware petitioning the were Council not to abandon the stop signals at the above intersection and, on motion by Morehouse seconded by Grable, the request of the petitioners was granted. First Church On motion by Grable seconded by Hawes, the First Church of Christ of bhrist- Scientest Scientist was given permission to display literature in a container on the inside of the first floor of the beach pavilion. Cooking On motion by Hawes seconded by Grable, the Huntington Beach News was School given permission to use Memorial Hall for a cooking school, 2 to 4 P.M., Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 2d, 3d and 4th. C. of C. On motion by Grable seconded by Hawes, the Council appropriated the sum of $250.00 to be paid the Chamber of Commerce for defraying expense of Fourth of July celebration. C. of C. The Clerk read a letter from the dhamber of Commerce asking per- mission of the City Council to allow A. H. Dixon to build a new four apartment frame -stucco building at 3rd and Olive. The engineer in- formed the Council that such a request was not necessary because the district was not zoned against this type of building. The letter was ordered filed. Sot:EExp.!"1e 1l #r 3 On motion by Morehouse seconded by Grable, the application of South- west Exploration Company to drill well known as State 53 was approved. 0-1 I'M Page 2 - Minutes June 29, 1942 Vfar'Risk On motion by Hawes seconded by Grable, the city clerk was Ins. directed to prepare a complete list of property to be covered by war risk insurance. Rubber The Clerk informed the Council that the city owned some ` rubber matting and typewriter pads and asked if the City Council desired to replace this with non -rubber material and turn the > rubber over to the rubber collectors. No action was taken by the Council. License On motion by Morehouse seconded by Grable, the Council autho- refund rized the refund of license paid by the Icyclair Corporation which payment was in error and should have been paid to the City of Huntington Park. Ord.#460 The Clerk gave Ordinance No. 460, being an amendment to the 1st reading salary ordinance, its first reading. Clerk at H-un.• On recommendation of Councilman Henrickson and on motion by camp grounds Morehouse seconded by Hawes, the City Engineer was authorized _ to employ a clerk to work at the municipal auto camp, salary class "A", $75.00 per month, beginning July 1, 1942 and to serve at the will and pleasure of the City Clerk. Dances - Councilman Henrickson informed the Council that the Friday night Friday nights 1 dances were running a little behind and asked permission to offer small prizes to promote better attendance. No action was taken by the Council but all members signified their willingness to grant the request. Fire Hose Councilman Grable informed the Council .that it would take about four hundred feet of rubber fire hose for each of the nine sectors of the Civilian Defense; that the cost would be about 65¢ per foot and that nozzles would cost $1.25 each and reducers $2.50 each. ` The matter was referred to the City Engineer for further investigation .° relative to the time when at least a part of this hose would be -4 .furnished by the office of the Civilian Defense. Recreation Councilman Grable informed the Council that the Standard Oil Bldg - Standard Oil Co. Company recreation building had been bid on outside the City of Huntington Beach and recommended that if the City proposed to pur- chase the building the Council would have to take action immediately and, on motion by Morehouse seconded by Grable, the City Council appropriated the sum of $325.00 to purchase the above named building, the matter of moving to be attended to later. Flowers - Councilman Morehouse called attention to the flowers growing around around city hall the City Hall and in front of the Pav-A-Lon and stated that seeds had _ been furnished free by Joe Palladino and recommended that a'letter c' be written Mr. Palladino thanking him for his interest, and on a -Pglr,e- �* 3 / mUT&S - ti motion by Morehouse seconded by Hawes, the clerk was directed to 111 r write the letter. On motion by Henrickson seconded by Morehouse, the Council ad- journed until 3 o'clock P.M. Tuesday, June 30, 1942. City Clerk and ex -off icio l�G erk of the City Council. ATTEST- Wv./ City Clerk I+ayor ro-tem MINUTES Council Chamber, City Hall, Huntington Beach, California 3 P.M., Tuesday, June 30, 1942 Pursuant to adjournment of Monday, June 29th, the City Council met and was called to order at 3:00 o'clock P.M. by the Clerk. Councilmen present: Henrickson, Grable, Morehouse, Hawes. Councilmen absent: Talbert. On motion by Grable seconded by Morehouse, Councilman Henrickson was appointed mayor pro-tem. War Risk The Clerk presented to each of the City Councilmen a list of city Ins. property proposed to be covered by war risk insurance and, on motion by Grable seconded by Morehouse, the verbal contract was awarded to C. H. King at a total premium cost of approximately $600.30. City employ- Councilman Morehouse informed the City Council that some of the city ees - unn_aid bills employees andoate in particular were not keeping their bills paid to the Delinquent business license License denied License approved local merchants. The matter was referred back to Councilman Morehouse, chairman of the Streets and Parks Committee, for further investigation and recommendation. Councilman Henrickson stated that a number of business houses in the city were in the habit of allowing their license to become very much de- linquent. He stated that the matter had been taken up with the city attorney a number of times but that no definite action had been taken to date and recommended that legal action be taken. No action was taken by the City Council. On motion by Hawes seconded by Morehouse, the application of Mrs. Vita Azzara to operate popcorn and soft drink stand in front of 213 Main Street was denied. On motion by Morehouse seconded by Hawes, the application of Rom° C.Hill to operate hotel at 3072 Main street was approved.