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COUNCIL CFAMBER, CITY HALL
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA
MONDAY;, SEPTEMBEft 15, 1952
Mayor Seabridge called .the regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 7:30 o'clock P.M.
Councilmen present: Talbert, Langenbeck, LeBard, Seabridge
Councilmen absent: Wood
Business On motion by LeBard seconded by Langenbeck the applications
Licenses
for license to conduct business in the City of Huntington Beach
were -granted .as follows:
Jack J. Riley, 320 Main Street, to conduct the business of automo-
bile upholstery at 320 Main Street.
Sidney C. Burrows, 322 Main Street, the business of television
service at 322 Main Street.
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Lad and Lassie Shop, the business of baby shop at 213 Main Street.
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M. M. Miller, 2152 Main Street, the business of hotel at 21512L, Main
Street.
New Well, On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that'the applica-
Sowest,
,State 556. tion for oil well permit of Southwest Exploration Company to drill a
new well State 556, was granted.
New Well, On motion by LeBard seconded by Langenbeck that the applica-
Sowest,
State 553. tion for oil well permit of Southwest Exploration Company to drill
a new well State 553, was -granted.
New Well,
On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that the applica-
SoF est,
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State J-153.
tion for oil well permit of Southwest Exploration Company to drill
a new well State J-153, was granted.
New Well,'
On motion by LeBard seconded by Talbert that the application
H.Signal
Oil-
for oil well permit of Huntington Signal Oil Company to drill a new
Crane #11.
well Crane No. 11, was granted.
Resold
The Clerk read Resolution No. 1182,'a resolution of the City of
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Huntington Beach establishing the general prevailing rate of hourly
wage rate.
wages for each craft or type of workman or mechanic needed in the
construction and improvement of a grade crossing at the Pacific
Electric Railroad on 17th Street between Pine Street and Yorktown
Street in the City of Huntington Beach, California.
Mayor Seabridge asked Wm. Lewis, City of Huntington Beach
Engineering Aid, if the general prevailing rate of hourly wages as y
contained in the Resolution No. 1182 read by the City Clerk were
found°to be prevailing rates in the general area. Wm Lewis reported
to the City Council that he had found that the prevailing rate of
hourly wages as contained in the Resolution No. 1182 were now in
effect in this area.
Page #2°
Minutes Monday, September 15, 1952.
On motion by LeBard seconded by Langenbeck Resolution No. 1182
was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Talbert, Langenbeck, LeBard, Seabridge
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: Wood
Advert. On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Talbert that the City Clerk
.for bids
on grade be instructed to adverti.se.in two successive issues of the Huntington
crossing. °
Beach News for bids.. on the. construction and improvement of a grade
crossing at the Pacific Electric Railroad on Seventeenth Street be-
tween Pine Street and Yorktown Street in the City of Huntington
Beach in a.ac.ordanc.e.with.plans and specifications that had been pre-
viously approved by the City Council, and said bids to be .opened at
8:00 P.M. on Monday, October 6, 1952,,lin the Council Chamber,°City
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Hall, Huntington Beach, wa.s.approved.
Reso° #1183, The Clerk read Resolution No. 1183, a resolution of the City of
protest
prop. 4% Huntington Beach, protesting the proposed 4% State Sales Tax. On
St. Sales
Tax° motion by Langenbe.ck.. seconded by. LeBard Resolution No. 1183 was -
passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Talbert, Langenbeck, LeBard, Seabridge
NOES Councilmen: None "
ABSENT: Councilmen: Wood
Groom & On motion by LeBard seconded by Langenbeck that the request of
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new patrol- Ben H. Dulan;ey, Chief of Police, to appoint Edward W. Groom and Fred
men.
A. Benham as Patrolmen for probationary period of six months starting
as of September 1, 1952 and September 9, 1952, respectively, and said
Edward W. Groom -and Fred A. Benham to ..start in the salary range 24.3,
bracket "A", of the City of Huntington Beach salary ordinance No.
535, effective on September 1, 1952 and September 9, 1952, respectively,
was approved..
Ord. #589- The Clerk gave Ordinance No. 589,.an ordinance of the City of
second & °
final Huntington Beach adding Section 6217.2,, 6217.31 6227.2 and 6227.3
reading.
to the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code and amending Section 6227.1 of
said code its second and final reading by title reference. On motion
by LeBard
seconded by Langenbeck Ordinance No.
589 was passed and
adopted by
the following roll call vote:
AYES:
Councilmen: Talbert, Langenbeck, LeBard, Seabridge
NOES:
Councilmen: None
ABSENT:
Councilmen: Wood
Ord. #590-
The Clerk
gave Ordinance No. 590, an ordinance of the City of
second &
final
Huntington
Beach repealing Section 004.5 of the
Huntington Beach
reading.
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Ordinance
Code its second and final reading by
title reference. On
motion by
LeBard seconded by Talbert Ordinance
No. 590 was passed
and adopted..by the. following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Talbert, Langenbeck, LeBard, Seabridge
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: Wood
Page #3 :.
Minutes - September 15, 1952P
Recr.Com.
Mayor
Seabridge referred
the request of the Huntington Beach
request
cost of
Recreation
Commission,
asking that the employees of the Recreation
living
iner.
Department
be granted -a
cost of living increase in the same amount
as granted
to the City
Employees at the September 2, 1952 meeting
of the City
Council, to
the Recreation Committee for study and report.
Library On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Talbert that the request of
Empl.
receive the Library Board of Trustees asking that the employees of the
salary
incr. Huntington Beach City Library be given a cost of living salary in-
crease by advancing all salaries one range in the same bracket of
salary classification that was in effect August 31. 1,,952, and said
increase to be effective September 16, 195�, and that $725.00 be
appropriated to the library board budget to defray the cost of living
increase, was approved.
W. E.Draper The Clerk read a_commu.nication from W. E. Draper requesting the
City to sell him tax title Lot No. 15, Tract.73,,in the City of Hunt-
ington Beach for the sum of $150.00 or $450.00 for Lots 15, 17 and 19,
Tract =73.
Hearing re: Mayor Seabridge announced that a hearing had been set for 8:00
Notice to
construct o'clock P.M. on the 15th day of September, 1952, and requested the City
sidewalks.
Clerk'to read the notice posted by the Street Superintendent of the City
of Huntington Beach.. The Clerk read,the notice to construct sidewalks
• as -posted by the Street 'Superintendent of the City of Huntington Beach in
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front of each parcel of property that said sidewalk "must'be constructed
Qupon-and which notifies the property owner that if said sidewalk con-
struction work is not.commenced within sixty days from the date of
September 4, 1952, as shown on'the notice to construct sidewalks the
Superintendent of 'Streets will cause the vto rk to be done and the cost
of ,the work will be a lien on the 'property, and that all propoerty
owners or other interested persons having objections to the proposed
impr.,o:vement work -are notified to attend the -meeting of ,tlie City Council
.of the City of Huntington Beach to be -held at the City Council "Chambers
of the City Hall of s&ld City on the 15th day of September, 1952, at the
hour of 8:00 o'clock P.M. when the objections will be heard and given
due consideration. Mayor Seabridge aEked if there wa-s anyone -in �-the
audience that had.any objections to the notice to construct sidewalks.
There having been no protests filed vt th the Street Supbrifttendent of
the City -of -Huntington Beach and no one obje6ting at the hearing Mayor
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Seabridge declared..the hearing closed. On motion by Talb.ert seconded
by Langnebeck that as no property owner appeared to make objections to
the notice to construct sidewalks on'the properties as was posted by the
t-on
Street Superintendent / of the City of Hunting",,Beach and 'that the City
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Engineer be instructed to proceed with the Construction of sidewalks that
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Minutes - September 15, 1952.
are not constructod by the property owner sixty days from September
4th, 1952", was .approved.
Notice to On motion by Talbert seconded by Langenbeck that in accordance.
sell tax
title lot. with the.recommendations of the Real Estate Committee that the City
of Huntington Beach sell at public auction Lot 115, Tract 73, City
-`of Huntington Beach, and that the Clerk place in -the Huntington Beach
News a legal -notice advising that bids will be received for Lot 15,
Tract 73, on the terms as have been previously set .up by the City
Council for tax title lots sold at public auction and that -the lot
will be sold without warranty of title, was approved.
Std.0i1- On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that in accordance
install
curbs vitth the recommendation of,the Streets and Parks Committee the re -
Douglas Sto
quest of Standard Oil Company for permission to install two depressed
curbs on Douglas Street in accordance vt th sketch submitted by the
Standard Oil Company, was.granted.
W.J.Fosbury- On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that ,in accordance
remove
trees. with the recommendation. of, the Beach and Parks Committee, the request
of W. J. Fosbury for permission to remove three Eucalyptus trees on
the Lake Avenue side of his home at 949 loth Street be allowed and
that W. J. Fosbury to pay one-half of the cost of removal and to re-
place the trees with a type of tree satisfactory to the City of
Huntington Beach, was -.approved.
Mr, & Mrs. Mayor Seabridge referred the request of Mr, & Mrs, J. H. Hamm
J. H. Hamm.
of , 211 Indianapolis Street for the removal of three trees next to
-the curbing, to the 'Streets and Parks Committee for study and report.
H.B.Vol. The request of the Huntington Beach Volunteer Fire Department for
Fire Dept.
the City of Huntington Beach to defray the convention e)p ense of Fire-
man L. C. Ferebee in the amount of $75.00 to attend the California State -
Fireman's to be held in Fresno September 21,,to September 25, 1952, was
tabled.
General Plan
On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that
the City Clerk be
Beach &
Shoreline-
instructed to place a notice in the Huntington Beach
News calling for
hearing to
be called.
a hearing ,on. the General Plan of Beach and Shoreline
of the City of
-Huntington Beach and_aaid hearing to be held at 8:45
o'clock P.M:,
October 6, 1952, in the Council Chambers of the City
Hall, Huntington
-Beach, -California, was approved.
Ed.Stang
.Mayor 'Seabridge presented to the City Council for condideration
apptt'd
Plan.Comm.
.the name of Edward R. Stang as_ a Commissioner on the
Planning C'ommiss-
-ion. of the City of Huntington Breach to replace Dry Henry Kaufman whose
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term expires on September 18, 1952.
On motion by Talbert seconded by LeBard that the recommendation
of Mayor Seabridge to appoint Edward R. Stang to the
Planning Commission
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of the City of Huntington Beach to replace Dr. Henry
S. :;,Kaufman, be con-
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firmed, was approved.
Page--#5,.
Minutes - September 15, 1952.
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Se'rv.Road-
52 Acres.
Re -roofing
41 Pavalon-
awarded
Holmes Roof.
Co.
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G.Lance-
to move
concobldg.
J ohn
Marion -bid
rejected.
City Eng.-
survey
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Attly Bauer.
On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Talbert that the -City Engineer
be instructed to prepare plans and estimate of cost for construction of
a service°)r"oad to run the full length of the City owned 52,acres at
Highway #39 and -Highway #101 side, was approved.
Councilman Langenbeck, Chairman of the Building Committee, re-
ported that thre-e informal. bids have been received for the re -roofing
of'th e Pavalon Building and said bids made on identical specifications.
Bids submitted as follows;
Holmes Roofing Company, Santa Ana, California ............$1,172.00
Ross & Barrows, Santa Ana, Ca lifornia .......9............1,735.00
Service Roofing Company, Fullerton, California ............&l,707*O0
On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that the City Clerk
be instructed to issue a purchase order to the Holmes Roofing Company
for the re -roofing of the Pavalon Building in accordance with bid received
and in accordance with specifications furnished to bidder, and that the
Holmes Roofing Company furnish. the City of Huntington Beach, before
starting the work, a Certificate of Insurance covering compensation and
public liability, .was approved.
Councilman LeBard, Chairman of the Beach and Pier Committees, re-
ported that concessionaire Gerald Lance, lessee of City -owned conces-
sion building located adjacent to the Trailer Park be moved to the•east-
erly end of the Trailer Park adjacent to the State Beach Park and said
moving to be done at the expense of the lessee and under the supervi-
sion of the City Engineer, and by moving said building several addi-
tional trailer spaces at the Municipal Trailer Park would be provided.
On motion by LeBard seconded by Talbert that Gerald Lance, lessee
of the concession building adjacent to the trailer park, be given per-
mission to move at his own expense the concession building to the ex-
treme east end of the Municipal Trailer Park and said moving to be under
the supervision of the City Engineer, was approved.
On motion by Talbert seconded by Langenbeck that the bid received
from John Marion on the .one acre tract located at the junction of
Huntington Avenue and Highway #101 be rejected and that his bid deposit
be returned, was approved.
On motion by Talbert seconded by Langenbeck that the City Engineer
be instructed to make a.survey of the City's 52 acres at Highway #101
and Highway #39 and also to make a survey of the one acre pl&t of ground
at the junction of Highway #101 and Huntington Avenue, was approved.
City Attorney Bauer reported briefly to the City Council on the
policy of the title companies relative to issuing title policy on tax
title lots and stated that he m uld have more detailed information on
the matter vd thin another week.
Page #6. 1
Minutes - September 1.5, 1952.
Demands. On motion by Len genbeck seconded by Talbert that the demands as
approved by the Finance Committee be ordered paid, was approved.
Chief Mayor Seabridge referred the request of Chief of Police Ben
Dulaney.
Dulaney, relative to.slower speed limits on Main Street between Lake
Park and 17th Street to the Streets and Parks Committee and the City
Attorney for study and report.
On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Talbert the regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach adjourned.
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C y Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
o the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
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