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MINUTES.
Council Chamber, 6ity Hall
Huntington. Beach, California
Monday., March 15, 1954
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: Bryant, Talbert, Wood, LeBard,'Seabridge
Councilmen absent: None
On motion by Wood seconded by LeBard the applications for
license to conduct business in the City of Huntington Beach were -
granted as follows:
Joseph B. Threadgill, Fullerton, California, peddling foam rubber
wash mitts,. veter_:an._lic.ense..
R. J.. Underwood, -Garden .Grove, California, the business of
electrical_ contractor...
Long Beach Towel Service,.Long Beach, California., the business
of towel service route.
Edna Joy Norris, 205 Main Street, Huntington.Beach, the business
of real estate salesman for broker. A. Lee. Norris.
Arftie H. Beadles, 312 Walnut Avenue, .Huntington Beach, the
business of photo and -.hobby -shop.
Walter Washburn, 416 ocean Avenue, huntington Beach, the business
of cafe.
Pepito and Joanne, 312 Walnut Avenue, Huntington Beach, the
business of dancing academy.
Elmer E. West,, Long Beach, California, the business of food products
deliver, wheel -tax.
Mar -Max Construction Company, Long Beach, the business of building
construction*
Larrys Plumbing, Los Angeles, California, the business of plumb-
ing contractor..
H. P. Forman Company, Ina., Long Beach, the business of auto
accessories., wheel -tax. P
Huntington Beach Physical Therapy, 124- 3rd Street, Huntington
Beach,. the business of .physi.ckl therapy,.
On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood the license bond of
Hartford Accident Indemnity Company for John Mitchell and Henry
Legari dba John Mitchell and Company be -accepted -and ordered
filed, subject to approval for form by the City Attorney, was
approved.
On motion by Wood seconded by LeBard the application for oil
well permit of Southwest Exploration Company to re -drill State
C-3, was granted;
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Sowest On motion. .by-LeBard, seconded_ by Wood. the- application for
Redrill
State C-2 oil well permit of . Southwes.t .Exploration Company to re -drill
State. C-2, was Zranted._
Wilson Oil- On motion by Wood..seconded. by LeBard the application for •
dew Well
2-4 oil well permit of 'Wilson Oil Company to drill Well 2-4,. located
on the East 60 acres .of, the- North. one-half of the North-east
quarter of .Section _14, Township 6, South, Range _ 11 West, Orange
County, California, subject to approval for form of the drilling
and clean-up bonds, was:granted.
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Morton &
On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood the application for
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new well
oil well permit of Morten and D.olley to drill. a new well WK-1,
WK-1
located on Lots 1 and 3. Block 2159 Huntington Beach Tract, sub-
ject to approval for form of the drilling and clean-up bonds,
was granted.
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H.A.Miller-
On motion by-.LeBar.d .s.econded_.:by Wood_ the request of Henry
term.waste
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wtr.permit
A. Miller .for ter.mination..of waste. water disposal permit covering
Well Cain #2., located.. on. Lots 4-6-8, Block- 518, was gran ted, sub-
ject to payment of .waste water permit-, -arrears in the amount of
$25. Uo:'
Re=classify.
On motion by. Wood seconded. by Bryantthe request of Harry
Kuchenbecker
& Seibert
A., Overmyer, City hhgineer,. to r-e-classfy Earl Kucher...b.ecker; ands
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.George H. Seibert as Truck.Drivers in compensation cl&ssification
in .Section 1599.12, Bracket r"C" of the Huntington Beach Ordinance
Code, effective March 16, 1954, was approved.
Re=classify
On motion by Talbert seconded by :Wood the request of Harry
Wm. Lewis
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A. Overmyer, City .Engineer, to re-classify Wm.- S. Lewis as Civil
Engineering Assistant in the salary schedule Section 1592.4 of
the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code in Bracket "C" effective as
of Marsh .16, 1954r was .ap.gx.oved.
Purchase ' On motion by. Wood .seconded by LeBard that in accordance with •
30 St.Ltg.
Luminaires the recommendations of the City rhgineer the City rurchasing Agent
be authorized to issue a purchase order for thirty (30 ) Mercury
Vapor Street•Lighting Luminaires No, 1568-519, Type 3 Model, com-
plete with the necessary ballasts as manufactured by Westinghouse
Electric Corporation or an approved ..equal,- was -approved.
Replace On motion by Wood seconded by Talbert the City Engineer be
curb &
sidewalk instructed to proceed with the work of replacing the curb and' side-
12th Ste
walk on the north side of 12th Street between Main Street and Lake
Avenue in order to correct a drainage problem, at an estimated cost
of 03,532.UO,.* was approved•
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Jr.Women's
The Clerk.. read a resolution, r..ece.ived. from the Junior
Club -Clean
u.p . campai gn
Women 's Club. of...Hunti.ngt-on. Beach in mhich- they support the City
of Huntington Beach clean-up campaign in *i- atever capacity they
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are able, and .a-sked to keep them posted as to -vhat progress is
being made. in the campaign.
Rudy =
Rudy Schweitzer, of Southwest Exploration Company, appeared
S chwe it Fer
before the City Council and stated he was familar vd th the reso-
lution of the Junior Women's Club and that it pertained expressly
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to the disposition of waste -water in sump holes and the open sump
holes in general An .the City.
Disposal
On motion by LeBard.s.econded by Bryant the City Attorney be
of waste
water
'instructed t orevi.ew with. -the.. Oil.. Committee the pr esent ordinances
regulating- the_ di-sp.ossa ofwaste-.water... brine from oil wells and to,
draw up in ordinance- form. a _.r..ough .. draft . that will adequately regu-
late in the. City. of. Huntington. Beach- the disposal of. waste water
from oil production., was .appr.oved,-
H.B.City
On motion.by LeBard seconded -.by Talbert ,the request .of, the
Empl.Assn.
Huntington Beach City EYnployeesl Association for waiving the
rental charge for use of the Lake nark Clubhouse by the organiza-
tion on March 1U, 1954,,was approved.
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H.B':Garden
Mayor Seabridge referred the request of the huntington Beach
Club
Garden Club, as read by the City Clerk, asking that a Bowling
Green be inaugurated in the new addition to Lake Park, to the
.Streets and Parks Committee for study and report*
Sale of
On motion by Wood seconded by LeBard the -request of Orange
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paper
Easter
County Society for Crippled: Children. and Adults, Inc.,. to sell
lilies
paper lapel !Easter lilies on the streets in the City of hunting -
ton Beach 'on April 3, 1954, .was granted.
C.M.G..Oil
Mayor- -Seabri.dge referred the_ request of Dave Wilson,.. Public
Co.-
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Accountant, on. b ehalf. of the C. M. G. Oil Company ' who are the
reduction of
royalty
owners of . 'Rucht i Well N.o... 3,. located. on Lots 9 and ll, Block 315,
Huntington -Beach Tract, for reduction of royalty from one -sixth
to one -eighth as there has been no production in the last three
months and the owners of the well are, not inclined to Spend the
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necessary money in an attempt to get production back on the well
under the preseint .ex -Dense structure, to the Oil Committee f or
further study and r eport.
M.M.Tooker.
On motion by LeBard seconded by Talbert the Mayor and the
agreement
City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreement between the
City of Huntington Beach and 1v emo Tooker to conduct the business
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of operatIng-paying. washing_ ma:,ch ines... in_.th.e_ Municipal_ Trai ler
Park for a., period: of. one.year- beginning- as. -..of, the.-4th day. of
February.. 1954v- and.* ending .on -February.- 1., 1955,-. was.apIr ovede
Claimt: The Clerk read. the, dlaims'.. for_ refund. of _ taxes.. filed, by the
Signal Oil
& Sowest attorneys for 'claimant., the.Signal-Oil.-and Gas Company and. the
.Explor.
Southwest Exploration. Company-., f.or. taxes -paid- to th.e. Orange.
County Tax Collector on or about.December 7. 1953, in the
amounts of,.$16.,,40.0..,16..and..-$4.,'456.47.,,. nespectiv*ely,
City Attorney Bauer r_ead_to_7.the City .Council a.communi-
cation dated March 15,, 1954, --addressed- t o the Honorable Board
of Supervisors,., Court- House,,..-.:Santa-An&..,'Calif.cr.nia.,. relative to
the claims., f or -refund-of taxes. of. the. Signal Oil and Gas Company
and
d the Southwest- Exploration, Company, wherein he stated "Since the
matters in. question.1n. the-, claimants-! claims- f or-- refund, of taxes
are issues raised in. the. -cas . es above r.ef erred. - t,o., this..office
has taken the position that the -claims above referredto should
be denied".
On motion-.by-.LeBard.,.seconded,lby Wood...that.-the claim. of
Signal Oil & Gas �.ompany for refund. of taxes in. the amount of
$16,400.16 paid to -the Orange County Tax, Collector..on or about
December T, 1953, be denied, _-wA_s__._appr_ov:ed.,
On motion by LeBard seconded y--Wood-that the claim of South-
west Exp 1 or'ati on 'Company for refund_ of taxes in the amount of
$4#456.n47 paid. to the.Orange-County.-Tax-Collector on or about
December T. . 1953, be denied., was -approved,
Public
The Clerk..read.the_ agr-eement--b.etween.the Huntington Beach
Recr,C'om.-
use "of
Elementary School and the PubllzR�.ecreat!L-bn.z-;.Commission..of the
H.B.Elem.
Schodl
City of Huntington Beach- giving- permission.. to- use. certai n f acili-
tvack
field
ties at the. School. -And.. for... the.- right... -to...use- .the. -School's. Track
Field for., the purpose,. of...,conductlng_traek meets_- on. Saturdays be-.
twe en the hours. of. 9: UU A. M.- 'to 2.: UO_ P.M. from the 20 th day of
mardh, 1954, to and including the-24th day:. of April, 1954-
On motion by Talbert seconded.b-y Wood, the City Council of
the City of Huntington Beach consents.to-the execution by the
Public Recreation Commission of the City of Huntington Beach of
the agreement. -.between the Huntingto'n-.Beadh Elementary School and
the Public Recreation Commission of the City of Huntington Beach,
was approved.
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Demands On moti on by . Wood._. s e.c.onded ..by. Talbert .the demands as
approved by the Finance Committee -be ordered paid, was approved.
J.C.Clark- On motion. by.Bryant _ see onded..by :Wood. that -James C. Clark,
to attend
confer- Sewage Plant.. Operator..,. be..sent to attend_ the. California Sewage
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Industrial. Waste .Conference tobe held in Sacramento on May 5th
to 8th, 1954., and budgeted expense of $100,00 be allowed, was
approved. -
Jack'Bullar On motion by Wood seconded by Talbert that in 'accordance
removal of
tree with the recommendation of the Streets and narks Committee the
request of Jack D. Bullar, of 1709 Lake Avenue, for permission
to remove a Eucalyptus tree from the parkway in front of his
residence at*17U9 Lake Avenue, Huntington'Beach, be denied, was
.approved.
Install fire On motion by Wood seconded by .Bryant 'the City Engineer be
alarm con-
duit on' instructed to ;r oceed with the installation of the fire alarm
Main Sto
conduit: on. Main. Streetas previously outlined by the City Engi-
neer, was approved.
Ella Councilman. Talbert-r.,eported: that residentElla miller at
Miller ,
517 - 10th Streethas- requested the removal of a Palm tree that
had been set on f ire and is badly burnt.
Mayor Seabridge referred the request of Ella Miller to the
Streets and Parks Committee for study .and report.
Prelim. On motion by Talbert seconded.by Bryant the City Attorney
title search
re: tax title 'be authorized to order a preliminary title search on tax title
Lots 28-29
Lots 28 and 29, in Block 1002, was approved.
0 City Atty. City Attorney Bauer reported t o the .Council on actions
to accept
service on Nos. 60541 and 60s42 of the .Si-- nal Oil,and Gas Company and the
claims for
tax refund Southwest Exploration Company filed in the Superior Court, Orange
County, California, - for refund of taxes, and that he be permitted
to accept service on _b.ehalf of the City •
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On motion .by LeBard seconded by Talbert the City Attorney
be authorized to accept service, on actions No. 60541 and No.
60542 filed in the Superior - Court, Orange . County., California,: by
the Signal Oil and Gas Company and'the Southwest Exploration
• Company, on behalf of the* City, . was approved.
On motion by Wood seconded by Bryant the named parties
owning undivided interests in Lot 9, Block 813, ''We;sley Park Tract,
be offered425.UO -per .,each 1/lUth interest and if accepted the
City Attorney be instructed to prepare the deeds, was approved.
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Employ
Homer
Robertson
Fire- Chief
Higgins
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On motion by -Wood.. seconded.. by- Tal. her.t the- recommendation
of the City :Engineer. Harry Overmyer .to.,.employ Homer Robertson
as Laborer, in accordance -%I th compensation schedule Section
1596 of the compensation schedule of the Huntington Beach
Ordinance_ Code., ..salary r.ange._.2U, -bracket ."C", hourly rate
$1.51, was approved.
Fire Chief... Higgins... reported.. t.o the City- .Council. the need
of an ordinance. regulating.... the.. control _.and use of explosi ves
especially in the oil fields.
Fire Chief Higgins r-epor-ted to the City Council results.
of the .program that result.ed..in..a lower fire rating for the
City of Huntington Beach -and quoted some information received
from home oviers and business establishments, the amount of
savings they have derived in the lover premium on fire insurance
since the City went .on the, new .fire rating.
On motion by .LeBard seconded by Talbert the "r.egular meet-
ing of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach adjourned.
7erk -a n ex -off c o Cler
6tht6 City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California.
ATTEST:
Mayor
�City.Clerk