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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistorical Prospectus of City Statistics from 1955 including PROSPECTUS CITY OF HU1.IMIGTON BEACH ORANGE COU?ITY STATE OF CAUPORI11A • rORWARD In 1904, Huntington Beach celebrated the building of tho Pacific ElectrIe Line from I.os Angeles to this popular Sea Shore Resort , and in 1909, Hwitington Beach was incorporated. Again in 1920 Huntington Beach was startled when oil (Dlacic 0hld) was discovered in paying quantities. NOY1 it is the second largest ail Frocluciri�; field in the State of California. Because, Huntington Doach, r.p to that tine , had boon recieoationax, :igricu3tu-al and a reoidon- tial community, it found it-sal:C in a now category- That of tho Oil Industry, including production and refining, Noun to balance our ecenvmy of Tourist trade, 9each recreatior , thj Oil industry (Black Cold)- it was dQcided that an economic analyaio c:' Huntington Beach should tho- roughly inveetigate and determine our facilities an!k ascer- tain what wre hatre , what we need, and what tiro should do, in nn attempt to adequately provide for the preaunt• and future industrical roquirercents and insura deoirable industrial di- versification and comnunity stability in the prosecution or a continued sound industrial development progran. The objectives have been fret, and this report pro- . i vidas a comprehensive , unbiased analy: .a on which future; I development plans may be based, i .' �Y....-.-..+ w.4.i ,..i:.Y-1..-... •, - FYI .l .. .. .... .iM. ..ti ..no. . .. i.\_..J l:iaW.Vkt ' ARS,A The City of HuntivgL-on Bauch covers approximatoly 4.687 squara mile:3 (land area) . Huntl.tigton Beach Tovi-n- ship, 90 square miles. The h ntorland northorly of Huntington Beach is one of the richest .farming aroas in the vestern atut.es. Com- muni.ties in the Huntington Bosch to=F. . ��c�:- Id3d�;a.0 City, Ocean View,, Liberty Park , ,:inter©burg, Boulevard Gardsns , Smoltour, Barber City, Sunnet Reach, Talbert, Westminster and Now Wes-minoter. All. through this area arc farms, ,gall businesses and home sub-divisions dotted with small apeci.ali2ud and comner. ci.al and industrial firms that makes up the way of ?1fe This area with t ho ra.1.1roo d ri:nnin g north and south will. Dame as a nucleus for Industrial Expansion in the y,.ars ahaad. Acreago anu plots near the railroad over a seven mile otret:ch tdll. be the starting point for Industrial and Commercie.'. stability. It is the planning of railroad, Ortatge County and Huntington Beach officials, that: the railroad facilitieo will be utilized to establish plants attracted to this area. i V ....r.4. rN'l,.. .�..^..WYr. t. f .. ... ... . ... . .. .. .. • I.. r ...� • . . . ...,r.. •..--�... .��—��w..MyaLr W.YrV VM.T �ti W RAINFALL Annual Rainfall Average 1.931-1954 - 10. 5 inches nutdIA_7_T_Y_ Rolative Numb Sum Gr Wintar ' rt Day a, ht 7 , �5p AVERAGE MONTHLY TF74PERATURE Maximum Minimum July 75 60 August 77 61 September 76 60 October 74 59 November 10 54 December 8 50 January 66 45 February 67 48 March 68 50 ?lari 1 71 5tt2�� June 73 5$ ELEVATION The elevation of Huntington Beach is 40.36 feet above sea level at the City Hail and the hi.ghent point is 80. 55 foes above sea level at Smwit- Hill. 11EXISMIG TRAIISPORTArion FACILITIES" AIR Runtin'(S on Roach has, no airport, hot:eirer; thfr Orange County Airport is only seven tui le.- away, Passengers cnn step on a Plano hors for Los Angeles, San Diego and other points with regular schedules, BITS LIM5 Huntington leach is regularly and frequently served by Metropolitan, Greyhound Gnd Sru,ta Fe busses operating on our Ocean Highi%ay as a thru stop, Tho Huntington Berch-Sontz Ana Stage Line, a private operation, makes regular runs between Huntington De;cIi and Santa Ana (the County Seat) �wd conform their schedule to transport persons employee? there. They ai ao voice stops at OcoanviGw, Libort-y Pa:^I;, Soulevsrd Garde-ns, tiidctay City and Bolsa enroute. The Metropolitan Coach Line Busses conform their schedules to transport parsons employed at the Douglas Aircraft Plant on Lalcewood Boulevard, LonT Beach. tir� ' FREIGHT AND EXPRESS Hunt-,ingtor, Beach its located so as to be served by the Pacific Electric Railway Company Along tho Ocean Front and another lino extending from Huntington Aeach to Stanton connecting with the rail lino directly into Loa Angeles. Thafso linos are ucad only for freight service, rail passenger servico being discontinued in favor of bus service. EXPRESS Rnilway Erpregs is delivered daily to Huntington Beach by Pacific Electric Rail Line and truck lineeo FREIGHT In addition to truck, the Pacific Electric line car- ries freight daily, bei ne., also served by many common carriers. TRUCE. Ile ara served by several state-wide trucking cozw panics as 11011 as numerous privately owned truck lines which are readily available for specialized and regular delivery service. 00) WATER... Supplied by tho Southorn California tutor Company from deep wells located northerly of City► Serves City by virtue of a Constitutional Franchise. Quality of water is of the highest. One of the few soft water supplies in the State. Wells are adequate to serve a population of 25,000 people. The prosent bond issue that this prospectus in for, is to construct the City's portion of lines to carry Metro- politan District water to the wator re.servoir in the City. "UTILITIES" LIGHT ATM P0;►JER: General, lighting, power and combination Light and power service supplied in accordance with rate achedules of the Southern California Edison Company. MUSTRIAL GAS : The City of Huntington Beach and most of the Orange County area Is supplied by the Southern Counties Gas Com- pany of California. Surplus gaa is available to industrial users between periods of irtnter paak requirements at very attractive ratos, equally as advantageous as those in metro- politan and other areas of Southern California. This low cost gas, which has a normal heating value of 1,100 British Thermal. Units per cubic foot , is supplied on a curtailable basis, under several rate schedules. The specific rate and schedule involved is dependent on several factors, including the amount of gas which 1-411 be used, and what it will be used for. SANITATION Huntington Beach has its own setter plpao and linas covering mostof the City limits. Si.nca 1954., sowere o now finds its way to the Orange County Sewer Screening Plant; located near the Santa Ana River. The 7,000 Foot ocean outfall lino near the mouth of the Santa Ana River takes care of all e:Cfluent for Huntington Beach and Orango County. f 1 1 TAKES ALLOCATI021 0? THE 1954-1955 `rAY. RATE County 1.21�00 Huntington Leach City 1.1300 Huntington Boach School 1.8966 O.O.Flood Control Dist:. .1666 O.C.11arbor District .0278 0. C.Mosquit;o Abatement Dist. .0.138 O.O.Munici.ral Water Dist. (Metropo?itan) •4300 County Sanitation Di.st.rill .0484 O.C.Vlater District . OAOO Total of County, City, and Dletricts 5.0332 . ... . .r ..«w•r. .. ..... ♦. '). I to AIw 111'.1'V.r...- '7 ylrt{Rt�AM•. . . r ..�i•.'ter r- r.rr. .. ..'. .. r. INDUSTRIAL SITES HUNTIIIGTON DEACII GITF Adequate areas hnvo been zoned tri.th.in the City for industrial use and which have in many cases, all utility services. These areas are in private ozmership, except- ing acreage awned by the City or Huntington Beach (approx- imately 90 acres) . Z013TNG, (Fringe area by County) The County Government has adopted a zoning; ordi- nance which provides for several large industrial Areas in county territory, adjacent to Huntington Beach northerly. The zoned Industrial Area is in the vm scorn part of the County, between Huntington Beach and Stanton along the Pacific Electric Railroad, possessing most of the re- quired utility services. f i BANK The City of Huntington Seach is sa:^ved by the Security first Natioua:l. Baz)lt, 14ain &: Walnut :3treets, The average bank. deposits are approximately "5,000,000.00. TELEPHONE Ooneral Telephone Company of California. Company owned telephones in service as of October 31, 1951+: Huntington Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2902 Westminster, Midway City, and Herber City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iW. Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 4941 J i ♦ `l it s'..'..._i . ... .. ._,-. ,. � T'5CIIOOLST1 HU11TINGTON DEAC11 UNION 1110H SCHOOL The Huntington Beach Union High SO-ool is ideally located on 35 acres serving the onti.ro Iluntington Beach townahip area. It is considered one of the most beautiful and richeat schools in the State of California. . It has one of tho highest academic records. AssResed valuation of the Higlu. School, District is approxi- mately; S:100,1?1,020.00. Theme is a fine football and track field,. plunge, basketball courts and it is located ad;jauent to the Huntington Deneb Municipal Golf Course. E:ccellent school busses. Thera are some 40 person- Employed and 60 teachers. The annual school budget this year i a r $719,450.GO with capita-1 outlay of: 62k7,000.00. Average attendance: 1062. HUNTIIJGTON BEACH ELEDIENTAHY SCHOOL The 11untingt-,on Beach Elementary School is a ncdorn structure of reinforced concrete with a bomb shalter .:'or safety purposes. The 1955 enrollment is 1126, i4th an annual budget of 525 000.00. Assessod valuation of the School District is 166,�05,410-00. There are 20 classified employees and 54 certificated staff employees. The,Elementary School boasts of modern school bussen, plunge , ggmnasium, .track field, beautiful campus and many other school facilities. ORANGE COAST JUNIOR COLIZUE Located within five miles of Huntington Beach on the old Santa Ana Army Air Bate, with bun service. Total number of persons employed, including teachers, 270 and an enrollment of 2750, The assessed valuation: 0171,861,920.00 (1954) The 1951+ budget: $1,948,590 including capital outlay. The allege boasts a new stadium arith seating ca- pacity of 7350 and also a new auditorium vrith a seating capacity of 1200. ' ... .....-..w ram, .,.•..�..., ... .a. .. .. _.... .., .... ... .. , ....-...r .,�.... ., ..+..r.r...........�.v...-+r.-....+.r+an was 0 i RCCREMONAL F ACILI'MS Huntington neat* is fortunate in having 4:ho Pacif- ic Ocean at its front door, providing, e:xellcrt recroa-- tion,32 £aciliti.os for old and young elil;e.. This is "Californin' s %finest Bathing Reach" . Three milaa Long; with snot hey ad jacont. two mile a of beach re cent ly ac qui.reci, kncwn as the "Huntir:gton Beach State Park" with ll;.GO auto parking spacce. Lsading attractions are the 1821.6 foot ccncreto pier, hot salt- water plunge , Pavalrn dance pavilion, Open Air Beach Amphit•.he itre , Vanicipal Trailer Park, Playground Equipment, fire Rings, Fishing Boats and Barge, Conc9s- sious , Promenades, 18 Nale Golf Course, ri.na Parks, Recrea- tional Center, Lake Park Club House , and i�'waorial Nall Audi t orlum o Nei-Tort Harbor , the famous Orange County Harbor is only five iril.es dor,n the coast, the home port of thousands o'i pleasure craft. Within two hours by auto, you can reach the snow playgrounds of the mountains or the desert areas. Desides these, we have the Talbert Brn11, seating, 15,000 persons , which is used for all sporting events. Tennis Courts, Picnic Grounds, and the Fisherman's Para- diss, not forgetting the seasonal "Grunion Runs" including enjoyable beach family picnicoo I , I 1940 populati.oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a'13EI 1950 Ceal,:•us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . 5258 Tnrrea-s: over 1950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2.53" 1953 r ;A 1 Special Cc;n:us . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 7 itale� . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2839 l;ema'l.e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3033. Non-t-rliite (Hale) . . . . . . . . . . 1 Increacc over 3 year period . . . . . . . . . 12.1`,'', 1)wellinf; Units (1°,3) . . . . • . . . . . . • • . 2145 Population per occupiod dwollin 2..73. Jan. 1, 1955 Population (last. ) . . . . . . 6813.0 Population MH nt:inGton }.poach Tmmship--3.950) 22, 2.86 i Lst.irmted Population Jnn. 1 , 1955 • . . . . . . . . 35 ,657 (Based on 60 ., gain in Oraii-z County since 1950) . Population (Orunrm Cow.t:y-19;0) . . . . . . . . . „ .23.61 ')Ph- C Population-Orange County Jan. 1 2955 (e st imatr.3 . . . . . . . . .31,61500 Increase over 1950 ' POPULATION Or SURROUNDVIG COI-VTNITIrS. Sun8et; Deach, 1565-0ceariview, '1616,.--ididuay City, 18143-•--l'lestrrZnstar-13,-irbez- City, 542.2---- Newhopo , 5338--._Silver Acres, 598---other tc:7- �� r1t;ory, 5631 C`h 1 damns uoTqujTuLS puc ,Yore og A,4unoo oTuvio 000`g9-7" I o66•[ 000'VirIT og«T ooR`E LIP 9 0064905 096T xsrin000riv,�o 006"9r- 066T 0013 0 41C o961 00"t`&z 046 T 00,1491 096T �ta�:�� rra�:�rar�r:ntt 1101 'TU00 Llalolal.-Mld ;SS�0�2IU� rtOI r��ZfiI�7d i "C01101*10 INDICATOR-5 Building pernity: 1940 rt 1.71., 299 .00 1945 298 114.00 191+6 0 704,76?.00 194 1$35132'/..00 191+13 fit, 7r.41138.00 1949 ;f •783,11.7.00 1950 429 00 1951 :; 771,0 8.00 1952 9e1+,7E#0.00 1953 r.1 60#1 369.00 1954 600, 183 00 Metered Consumers: (Southern California Water Co. ) 1941 1,390 1942 1105 1914.3 1.1 4.22 1944 l o 453 ' 1945 1y54a 1947 1372 772 } 1948 1.,870 19,19 11890, j 1950 29979 f 1053 29043 i 1.52 2,073 1953 a,.1x7 (October) 1954 •"P 176 4 Paige rf 2 F.cono;aic Indicators Postal Receipts: 1940 ;A21 ,990.19 1945 W' ,257.62 1946 $40,961..40 1947 .4.5,5 21}.21;. 1948 044.95 1.0149 151 ,109.98 1950 51 ,C103.75 1951 -or,31653.70 1952 Y6rr,158.03 1953 .`,65 ,Ohl-55 Postal. Cmiccllations: 3.4.5 11032,336 lg1f6 1)3.311930 1947 13227,433 1948 1,2t31,95 i 11,14.9 l,t,00,859 1950 1,Is54.,787 1951. 1.,4.89,037 1952 1,586,089 1953 l s 649,293 O::L�US PRODUCTiOU Hunt•i»qto n Beach is the third lar,;c.st ,-)11 produc- in:; field in the state of California i-Athin e:ccess of 1509 actives ;tells. I��ghty-one poreont a:. all Tideland oil from nfi.'nhore drilling; is producod from ai.tos within the: City. On Tune U, 1955 , the Ctnte Land:z Commission is oponing up for tidr.1crids drilling a parcol Gf 320 acres located directly south of the City' s municipa:. n:ior. The City+ s assessed valuation :from the operations will be in- croaand greatly in addition the City will berie.Cit; from the i operations r::a miscellaneous revenuo. i i AGRICULTURE The ar.riculture returns from farming, Cairying , beef cattle, poultry, turkeys, swine, wb ich operations are adjacent to the City, during the last decade have averaged %,76,000,000 annually. INDUSTRY Oil Production Refineries Oil I2eelaim ng Oil Nell Equipment .rind Supplios Fla c?cis, Company Einmom Company t ietali wing Company Rubber Co. Olanufacturing of swim equipment) Popper Drying Plant Turkey incubation Pl,oat Ltii lder Hartron; Inc. Tile (Drainage) Manufacturcr Plastics Products Manufacturer Ceramic 'Pile Vanufsct,jrar GaIdA sh Farm Sheet i"tetal Works Cabinet Shop-., Building dock Kanufa cturer Sportswear Iianufacturar Numerous incidental specialty manu.Cacturers 4 Present nmmssod valuation of City forty-tour million dollars. City hao no bonded indebtedness, bmding ca- p&airy �',6, 500,000.00. No tsar limitation by Charter Provision granted by the State, City tax route has Loan lowered ycacly since 1%8 from l.,60 to per }e100.00 of assessod valuation. Assessed valuation being; 1yO1,v' of market va:+ue. Treasury balance as of April ;U, 1955 vmra �45L�,OOO.00. } f i. 1 i w :iSSESSED VALUATION AND TAX' LET,7 Amo i-it Of u:z re"trvaluation ?tI` Tic'f i..a....tir,. --'995'4_--5.5t �113 61-3 1 '7 O , .i •'4T..a52" '7u17vC..09 Cn !a_39,741;610 10-52513 43_6 502,J20,c cp : 5 146L 5 0-5 3h-•JnJR?91C.5 1.22 LL4 t Latest ta:: lvc-r (-or year to End o--30-55i k9?,82� Col?ection uc June 1, 1955 47?,79� Tay, del n,�ancy T or •ear 1954-55 �Z I,036 Tax delinquencies a_ of June 1, 1955 for vc—s n�ior 1951 Tax delincn.encie s as of dine ?, 1955 - for. years 1.95.i-1a5h. The bond issue of "860,000 aafll be a_^.o.;;iced from ;,rc Gencral Fund. 1110 rUtV dO....J not op-_ Mv� tile ?�e? S.�tTM.L The e �02:��:�Z`22 L�I��-trs�• ;rater Oeagany ours the water syste-m and sertiiGS 'A a City under constitutioral franchise. 1