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Council Chamber, City Hall
Huntington Beach, Califcr nia
Monday, November 19, 1956
Mayor Terry 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, Lockett, Irby Bartlett, Terry.
Councilmen absent: None
Business On motion by Bartlett seconded by Bryant the applications
Licenses
for license to conduct business in the City of Huntington Beach as
approved by the Health Officer, Building Inspector, Chief of Police
and Fire Chief, were granted as follows:
Harry A. Stone, cement and concrete contractor.
Bill Livermore,Construction Company, rig builder.
T. C. Cavanough and Company, painting.
Alteration Contractors, plumbing contractor.
Alteration On motion by Irby seconded by Bryant the license bond of
Contractors -
Plumbing Aetna Insurance Company, for principal Gene Clark dba Alteration
bond
Contractors, and as approve for form by the City Attorney be accepted
'and ordered filed. Motion carried.
Term. On motion by Lockett seconded by Bartlett the request of
Cleanup
bond - Warren L. Meeker for termination of Glens Falls Insurance Company
Warren L.
Meeker cleanup bonds No. 551722 and No. 551749 for Wells Little Four No. 1
and Pounds No. 1, located on Lot 20, Block 306, having complied
with the requirements of the cleanup ordinance, and the operator
and the bonding company be notified of the termination. Motion
carried.
Term. drlg. On motion by Bartlett seconded by Lockett the request of
bond -
Les -Cal Co. Les -Cal Company and J. W. Wood for termination of the Glens Falls
Indemnity Company drilling bond No. 505534 and cleanup bond No.
505533, for the Davis No. 1 well, located on Lot 10, Block 205,
Huntington Beach Tract, having complied with Section 2427.3 and
Section 2448.1 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code, and the
operator and the bonding company be notified of the termination.
Motion carried.
Term. Cleanup On motion by Bartlett seconded by Lockett the request of
bond -
Albercalif Albercalif Petroleums, Ltd., for termination of the Standard
Accident Insurance Company cleanup bond dated September 7th,
1954, covering Huntington No. 3 well, located on Lots 3, 4, 59
6 and 7, Block 101, Vista Del Mar Tract, having complied with
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Hedges Oil
Co. - Term.
cleanup
bonds
Term. drlg.
bond -
J.J.Baker
Oil Co.
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Term. drlg.
bond -
Grable &
Ervin
Bruce
Swartout
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Section 2448.1 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code, and the
operator and the bonding company be notified of the termination.
Motion carried.
On motion by Bartlett seconded by Irby the request of the
Huntington Beach Oil Company, formerly Hedges Oil Co., for termin-
ation of the Travelers Indemnity Company cleanup bonds, and having
complied with Section 2448.1 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code
on the following wells, and the operator and the bonding company
be notified of the termination: Motion carried.
Well
Lot
Block
Bond
Bayshore #1
6
108
522960
Colvin #1
16-18-20
109
522811
Leone Pearl #1
2
109
522902
Leone Pearl #2
2
109
522958
McCallen 1
7
108
522956
Sizemore 1
5
310
.522812
Holmwood 1
14
108
523030
Mathis #2
3
210
523612
Draper #1
19
109
523046
Puckett #1
1
209
501956
Vandenburgh #1
21
210
501801
Talcott #1
21
210
501170
On motion by Bryant seconded by Irby the request of J. J.
Baker Oil Company for termination of the Great American Indemnity
Company drilling bond No. 661685 for well C.M.B. #1 located on Lots
10 and 12, Block 614, Huntington Beach Tract, having complied with
Section 2427.3 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code and the
operator and the bonding company be notified of the termination.
Motion carried.
On motion by Lockett seconded by Bartlett the request of
Grable and Ervin for termination of the Continental Casualty
Company drilling bond No. 1517499 for Bollman No. 1 well, located
on Lot 6, Block 309, Huntington Beach Tract, having complied with
Section 2427.3 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code, and the
operator and the bonding company be notified of the termination.
Motion carried.
The Clerk read a communication received from Bruce E.
Swartout advising the City Council that he was proceeding with
plans to erect 10 triplexes on Lots 1 to 10, Block 203, Vista Del
Mar Tract, and requested the City of Huntington Beach to provide
the sewer line in the alley of Block 203, to permit the plumbing
contractor to stub into the sewer.
Mayor Terry referred the request of Bruce E. Swartout to
the Streets and Parks Committee for study and report.
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Williams
drlg. Co.
to break
curb
Brayton -
Clock
Reso.
#1295
Impr. of
Main St.
Tim Talbert
to cut curb
Joe Irvine
to break
curb
E.A.Ingersoll
& J.L. Young -
request for
barge lease
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On motion by Lockett seconded by Bryant the request of
Williams Drilling Co., Inc. to break the curb in order to
construct a nineteen foot driveway on 13th Street between
Ocean and Walnut Streets, and said work to be done under the
supervision and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, be
granted. Motion carried.
On motion by Bryant seconded by Lockett that in accord-
ance with the request of Brayton -Clock, the proposal to the City
to lease tax title lots in Block 314 and Block 414, be rejected
and the two deposit checks in the amount of $300.00 and $100.00,
together with a file containing a gas and oil lease known as the
Malloy Lease, be returned to Brayton -Clock. Motion carried.
The Clerk read Resolution No. 1295, a resolution of
intention to lease City owned property for oil and gas purposes.
On motion by Lockett seconded by Bartlett Resolution
No. 1295, was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Bryant, Lockett, Irby, Bartlett, Terry.
NOES: Councilmen: None.
ABSENT: Councilmen: None.
On motion by Bartlett seconded by Irby the City Engineer
be instructed to proceed with the plans and specifications for the
proposed improvement of Main Street between 13th Street and Clay
Street and acquiring of the necessary right of way for the re-
alignment of the present street, in order to reduce traffic
hazards involved at certain locations, for which gas tax monies
have been allocated and project estimate approved by the State
Division of Highways. Motion carried.
On motion by Bartlett seconded by Bryant the request of
Tim Talbert for permission to break the curb in order to install
a new cement approach for a garage at 520 Alabama Street, and
said work to be done under the supervision and inspection of the
City Engineer. Motion carried.
On motion by Bryant seconded by Lockett the request of
Joe Irvine for permission to break the curb and install new cement
approach to garage at the corner of Joliet and Highway #39, said
work to be done under the supervision and to the satisfaction of
the City Engineer. Motion carried.
The Clerk read a communication received from Ernest A.
Ingersoll and Jerry L. Young, requesting the City Council to ne-
gotiate for a lease on operating a barge and Charter Boats from the
Huntington Beach Municipal Pier.
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C.F.Murphy
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Purchase
gasoline
chain saw
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Lewis to
take vaca.
Sewer line-
Garrish
Engr. Inc.
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Mayor Terry referred the request from Ernest A. Ingersoll
and Jerry L. Young concerning a proposed lease to operate a barge
and charter boats from the Huntington Beach Municipal Pier, to the
Beach and Pier Committee for study and report.
The Clerk read a communication received from Charles F.
Murphy, Chairman of the Recreation Commission terminating his
resignation as Chairman of the Huntington Beach Recreation Comm-
i ssion.
On motion by Bartlett seconded by Lockett the resignation
of Charles F. Murphy, Chairman of the Recreation Commission, be
accepted and the City Clerk be instructed to write a letter ex-
pressing the City Council's appreciation for the fine service given
to the Recreation Commission, and youth activities in the City for
the City of Huntington Beach. Motion carried.
On motion by Irby seconded by Bartlett in accordance with
the request of the Street Superintendent the City Purchasing Agent
be authorized to purchase one gasoline power driven chain saw, at
an estimated cost of approximately $215.00. Motion carried by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Bryant, Lockett, Irby, Bartlett, Terry.
NOES: Councilmen: None.
ABSENT: Councilmen: None.
On motion by Irby seconded by Bryant the request of Wm.
S. Lewis, Ass't City Engineer, for permission to take one week of
his annual vacation starting on November 26, 1956 be granted.
Motion carried.
The Clerk read a communication from the City Engineer
informing the City Council that the City is still providing port-
able type septic tank toilet service for the Garrish Engineering,
Inc., whose buildings were moved onto the City owned property north
of the Edison project, and it would be advisable to construct a
sanitary sewer line along the northerly line of the City owned
property to serve the present buildings and would further enhance
the value of the City property by having facilities available to
interest the other business interests to locate on the remaining
area available.
On motion by Lockett seconded by Bartlett the City
Engineer be instructed to draw up plans and specifications and
estimated costs for the construction of a sanitary sewer line along
the northerly line of the City owned property north of the Edison
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Company project and the City Engineer be instructed to continue
present studies and to make further studies of similar problems
for services required for other areas in the City of Huntington
Beach not having such services available. Motion carried.
Reso. appoi-
The Clerk read a resolution recommended by the Orange
nting J. P.
Stoddard to
County Division of the California League of Cities recommending
State Water
Pollution
the appointment of Mr. James P. Stoddard to the vacancy on the
Control
Board
State Water Pollution Control Board, Region 8, and said resolu- •
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tion to be forwarded to Governor Kni.ght at Sacramento, California.
On motion by Bartlett seconded by Lockett a resolution
recommending the appointment of Mr. James B. Stoddard to the
vacancy on the State Water Pollution Control Board, Region 8,
be approved. Motion carried.
Contract
On motion by Irby seconded by Bartlett the Mayor and the
Assignment
from Pacific
City Clerk be authorized to execute the acknowledgement wherin the
Union Metal
City of Huntington Beach acknowledges notice of and consent to the
assignment dated October 31, 1956 from the Pacific Union Metal
Company to The Dual Parking Company of any and all purchases,
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contracts and parts and accessories therefor, made between Pacific
Union Metal Company and the City of Huntington Beach, Motion carried.
Ord. #653
The Clerk gave Ordinance No. 653, an ordinance of the
lst reading.
City of Huntington Beach, designating yeild right of way inter-
sections and adding Sections 6241.11, 6241.21, 6243.11, 6243.21
and amending Section 6231 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code,
its first reading.
Study on
Mayor Terry referred to the Police and Fire Committee and
holidays
Cityy
salary ord.
the Finance Committee the request of the Huntington BeachAmployees'
Association for amendments to Section 1454 of the present salary
ordinance to include certain holiday consideratidns for study and
report.
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Sewer in
On motion by Bartlett seconded by Irby the City Engineer
alley
Douglas,
be instructed
to make a study and cost entimate for a lateral
etc.
sewer in
the alley between Douglas Street and Main Street and
Quincy
and Seventeenth Street. Motion carried.
Civil
Bud Higgins, Civil Defense Director, informed the City
Defense
exercise
Council
that there will be a Civil Defense exercise held between
6:00 P.
M. and 10:00 P. M. on November 29th, 1956 at the Civil
Defense
Headquarters at Santa Ana, California, and that the Mayor
and the
heads of the various divisions of the City of Huntington
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Beach be present for the exercise.
Demands On motion by Bartlett seconded by Irby the demands as
approved by the Finance Committee be ordered paid. Motion carried.
On motion by Bryant seconded by Bartlett the regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
adjourned.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
04 ty Clerk d ex-offi cio Clerk
the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California