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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1949-05-02MINUTES it Minutes Monthly Reports. Business License Sowest.Expl.Co. New Well -State 108 State 90 State C-20 COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL Huntington Beach, California Monday; May 2, 1949 Mayor Greer called the City Council to order at 7:30 P.M. o'clock. Councilmen Present: LeBard, Seqbridge, Langenbeck,Greer. Councilmen absent: Terry.. On motion by LeBard seconded by Seabridge the minutes for the month of April, 1949 were approved as read. The Clerk read the monthly reports for the month of April, 1949 of the City Treasurer, City Clerk, City Collector, City Judge, City Engineer, and the Chief.of Police. On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Seabridge the monfly reports were accepted as read and ordered filed. On motion by Seabridge seconded by LeBard the application of the Orange Wholesale Produce, 432 W. Chapman, Orange, Calif- ornia, to conduct the business of delivering produce, wheel -tax license, was granted. On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard the application of Southwest Exploration Company for oil well permit to drill a new well State 108, was granted. On motion by LeBard seconded by Seabridge the application of Southwest Exploration Company for oil well permit - to drill a new well State 90, was granted. On motion by Seabridge seconded by LeBard the application of Southwest Exploration Company for oil well permit to drill a new well State C-20, was granted. State C-30 On motion by LeBard seconded by-Seabridge the application of Southwest Exploration Company for oil well permit to drill a new well State C-30, was granted. Termination of On motion by LeBard seconded by Seabridge the request of Clean-up bond the Atlantic Oil Company, Morton & Dolley and Woolner Oil Company asking termination of liability of cleanup bonds for the following wells, in accordance with the recommendations of the City Engineer, was granted: Miller & Ford Well #6 Lots 21 & 23 Block 522 Bond #4922791 Morton & Dolley Lots 21 & 23 Block 513 B#nd #4923001 Woolner Oil Corp. Lots 10-12 & 14 " 615 Bond #979802 a.L.Bolton- On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard the request Blanket Bond of Chris H. King in behalf of 0. L, Bolton for the City to accept blAnket bond in the amount of $5,000.00 in lieu of bonds now in force covering oil wells on the following de- scribed lots, was granted: 1 46 1 41 1 a i 1 02 Fj .0 Page #2 Minutes * City Council - May 2, 1949 9.51. i 1 1 1 1 0* Morton & Kolbush Town Lot #1, Lots 6-8 Block 621 Morton & Kolbush Town Lot #2, Lots 5-1, Block 691 Morton & Kolbush Town Lot #20 Lots 10-12 Block 321 Morton & Kolbush Town Lot #5 Lots 25-27 Block 519 Royal Petroleum Co. Town Lot #7 Lots 6-8-10-12 Block 619 Pacific American Oil Co. Town Lot #14 Lots 13-15-17 Block 22 Pacific American Oil Co. Town Lot #16 Lots 13-15 Block 419 Pacific American Oil Co. Town Lot #17 Lots 18--.20-22-24 of 419 Final Acceptance On motion by LeBard seconded by Seabridge that the final Hal 'McGrew- Tr. Park Building acceptance of the toilet building as constructed by Hal McGrew, Contractor, at the municipal Trailer Park and as recommended for acceptance by the City Engineer, was approved. Final acceptance On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Seabridge that the final Nesley Paving, J.J.StVigart. acceptance of the Wesley -Quincy Paving Project as constructed by John J. Swigart Company, and as recommended by the City Engineer for acceptance, was approved. Recreation The Clerk read a letter from the Recreation Commission ex, Commission pressing their appreciation to.the City Council for the appointments. The letter was ordered filed. Recr.Commission The Clerk read a letter to the City Council from the Recreation Request Survey. Commission of the City of Huntington Beach asking that the City Counci l'send a communicatibn to Mr. Sterling S. Winans, Director of Recreation for ,the State of California, requesting Mr. Winans that a recreation survey be made by their department for the City of Huntington Beach. On motion by LeBard seconded by Seabridge the request of the Recreation Commission of the City of Huntington Beach fors a.recreation survey to be made by the Recreation Commission -of the State of California for the City of Huntington Beach was approved, and the City Clerk was instructed to transmit a letter to Sterling S. Winans asking the Recreation Commission of the State of California to make the survey. .Orange Coast The Clerk read a letter addressed to Fire Chef J. K. Sargent, College -Fire Protection from the Orange Coast Junior.College, by Wm. F. Kimes, Assistant Superintendent in charge of business in Mich the Orange Coast Junior College is desirous of working out a program of utilizing fire protection equipment from the City -of Huntington Beach to augment their single pumper, and would appreciate having the City advise them as to what changes would be necessary in their fire hydrant so that the fire equipment of the City of Huntington Beach could be connected thereto. The request oi'the Orange Coast Junior College was referred to the City Attorney for study and report.. Page #3 Minutes - City Council - May 2, 1949• Sou.thestxpl. The Clerk read a letter received from the Southwest Request Fire Hydrant. Exploration Company notifying the City of the increased oil storage at the Southwest Exploration Company property has been increased to forty tanks with the capacity of over 80,000 barrels and advised that there is no City hydrant near enough to be used in case of fire and that adequate water supply is an urgent necessity. Mayor Greer referred the request to the Police and Fire Committee, the City Engineer and the Fire Chief for study and report. J.C. Clark- On motion by LEBard seconded by Langenbeck that Jim Sewage Works Convention. C.-Clark, Sewage Plant Operator, be permitted to attend the California Sewage Works Associationfslgonvention on May 19th, 20th, and 21st, 1949 and that expenses be allowed for the convention not to exceed $84.00, and a detailed expense sheet be presented to the City Clerk, was approved.. Ord..#543-Beach The Clerk gave Ordinance No. 543, an ordinance of the & Pier Dept. City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, establishing.a Beach and Pier Department its secondn and final reading by reference and on motion by Langenbeck seconded by Seabridge Ordinance No. 543 was passed and adopted by the following roll call. - AYES: LeBard, Seabridge, Langenbeck, Greer. NOES: NONE ABSENT: Terry. Mickelson- Byron Mickelson of the City of Huntington Beach Waste Water in gutters. appeared before the City Council and reported that waste water containing oil was running down the gutters at the corner of 14th and Acacia Streets and asked if there was some way in which that could be averted as his children are con- stantly getting into the waste water. Mayor Greer referred the request to the Oil Committee. Robinson -shoe Mr. Robinson, shoe shine business at 203 Main Street, shine to move addressed the Council and asked permission to move his stand temporarily to the vacant lot between the Wig's Steak House and the Drug Store at the corner of Walnut and Main Streets as his present location has to be vacated due to the altera- tions of the building which houses the shoe shine parlor. On motion by Seabridge seconded by.LeBard that Mr. Robinson be permitted to locate the stand on a vacant lot between WigIs Steak House and the corner drug store and the stand be erected. 1 1 EA 1 0 1 .44 fl t Page #4 City Council - Minutes - May 2, 1949 95S under the direction of the City Engineer, Harry A. Overmyer, was approved. Union.Oil Co. The Clerk read letter received from Union Oil Company of preparing bill of sale for pipe California advising the City of Huntington Beach that they are pra- lines. paring a form of bill of sale covering the idle lines owned by the Union Oil Company of California, in accordance with the off&r of the City of Huntington Beach. Reso.1078- The City Clerk read Resolution No. 1078, a resolution of the Reed Notice City Council of the.City of Huntington Beach, California, declaring a nuisance exists and providing for the -abatement thereof, and call- ing for a hearing to hear all objections or protests to the proposed removal of such weeds by the City Council of the pity of Huntington Beach and said hearing to be fixed at a regular meeting of said City Council to be held on the 6th day of June, 1949 at the hour of 7:40 P.M. at the City Hall of the said City of Huntington Beach, was passed and adopted on motion by Seabridge seconded by Langenbeck, by the following roll call: AYES: LeBard, Seabridge, Langenbeck, Greer. NOES: None ABSENT: Terry Assoc.Tele.Co. The Clerk read a lbtter received from the Associated Telephone request paving costs. Company, Ltd., requesting that the City of Huntington Beach refund to them the amount of $142.76, that was paid to the City for re- paving costs in connection with excavation on Acacia Avenue, which repaving was done by the John R. Davies Construction Company of Los Angeles, California. The Clerk was requested to verify if the John R. Davies Construction Company has been paid by the Associated Telephone Company, Ltd. Ord.#19-Ob- On motion by Seabridge seconded by Langenbeck that Ordinance struction of streets to be No. 19, an ordinance prohibiting the obstruction of the streets, amended. alleys, sidewalks and public places within the City of Huntington Beach for any purpose without a permit, also requiring the lightirg of said obstructions by night be amended to make the cost of re- pairing the damage to pavements, curbs, sidewalks or other places a more flexible schedule than it contains at present, was approved, Oil Royalties On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that those moneys to be placed in Spec.Recr. Fund which the City of Huntington Beach is receiving from the oil royalties from the City Tax Title Lots leased for the drilling of oil be placed in the Special Recreation Pund and said moneys from oil royalties not to exceed $10,000.00 in the aggregate a year, was approved. Demands On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that the demands as approved by the finance committee be ordered paid, was approved. t 054 Page #5 Minutes- City Council - May 29 1949• 0 3urbing at 23rd On motion by Seabridge seconded by LeBard that the c Ocean City Engineer be instructed to proceed with the con- struction of the curbing at 23rd Street and Ocean Avenue to a point west approximately 3500 feet bordering the 0 property of the Southwest Exploration Company provided that the Southwest Exploration Company gives the City of Hun - tington Beach a letter stating that they will complete the balance of the curbing in accordance with the Calif- ornia Division of Highways No. K70260, and the construction of said curb by the Southwest Exploration Company to meet with the approval of the City Engineer, was approved. On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Seabridge the meeting of the City Council adjourned. �t �' �� clerk and ex-officio ler of the City Council of the City ATTEST: of Huntington Beach, California C� Mayor ity Clerk 1 4b a 1 4 J G:A 49 1