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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/05/1915 - Regular Meeting54 (pity Hall,Newpert Beach,Cal.April 5th,1915. The Board of Trustees of the city of Newport Beach met in regular session 7.30 P�M.Honday April 5th,1915 in the city hall. President Parkinson called the meeting to order and the roll was called shoeing there rare presont trustees ;W:.K.Par4inson;S.R.Jumper; H.A.Robinson;C.H.'.Uay and G.P.Wilsbn.Absent none. The minutes of the meeting of ;arch 29th,1915 were read and approve The reports of the heads of the various departments,for the month March,wore•read and .,jor3 accepted and filed on motion of trustee C•H.7ay seconded by trustee H.A.Robinson and carried. Various communications were read and reffered to proper order of business. Unfinished business: - Ordinance # - -- being an ordinance of the city. of Newport Beach,regulating certain lines of business and establishii .license fees thereon, was read for the second time and was referred back to committee on motion of trustee S.R.Jumper,seconded by trusted H.A.Robinson and carried. The application o3 Abner-Curtis to build a wharf or boat landing in front of lot 3 block 13 Balboa tract,on the Bay front,having laid over the required time since its first reading on March 29th,1915, was granted and permit to build given,on motion of trustee S.R.Jumpe seconded by trustee C.H.1.9ay and carried. A contract for the furnishing of electricity for street lighting was presented by the Pacific Light and Power Corporation the rate per kilowatt hour to be siz cents,minimum rate per month $100.0 6,lights to burn at least seven hours each night.After due consideration on motion of trustee S.R.Jumper,seconded by trustee H.A.Robinson and carried said contract was entered into for a term of five years and the President authorized and instructed to sign the contract on the part of the City;the Clerk to attest same. Lease #2036 presented by the Pacific Electric Railway Company allowing the City to place and maintain,on poles belonging to said Company,streot lights oft Newport Avenue to the River bridgo was accepted on motion of trustee C.H.Nay,seconded by trustee G.P.1711son and carried;and the President was authorized and instructed to sign same for the City,Clerk to;attost same. The finance commitee and Assistant Water Supt Crego were appointed a committeo to investigate and report as to the best style of adding machine and typewriter to secure for use in the city hall. New Business ;- J,etters from the Los Angeles Rubber Co concerning fire hose and from American- LaFrance Piro Engine Co concerning fire apparatus were filed. City Clerk of Alhambra replied to inquiry as to street 11 hting rate now in effect in that city as follows.Ornamental system 5 per kilo- watt up to 10 oclock at noght,after 10 oclock 4¢.Series lights 6¢ up to 10 oclock,5¢after 10 oclock.Letter was filed. Letter from the F.D.Cornell Cc making suggestions as to water rates was ref6rrod to the Water Committee. Demands #842 to 923 inclusive,approved by the finance committee,erere presented;and were allowed and warrants ordered drawn on motion of trustee G.P.Vilson,seconded by trustee S.R.Jumper and carried. Ordinance # - -- being an ordinance of the city of Newport Beach amending ordinance #43 making certain restrictions within certain specified fire limits was read for the first time and on motion of trustee S.R.Jumper,seconded by trustee C.H.Way and carried was passed to second reading. Ordinance # - -- being an ordinance of the city of Newport Beach regulating vehicle traffic was read for the first time and was pas to second reading on motion of trustee C.H.Way,seconded by trustee CNZA I 55 H.A.Robinson and carried. Loved by trustee S.R.Jumper that there be established a section to be designated as "business zone "along certain portions of the Bay Front,an easement to admit of access to the waters of the bay at all times to be obtained from ounero of bay -front property who desired to take advantage of the arrangement and build on the bay front.No second. Loved by trustee G.P.Wilson,seconded by trustee C.H.;9ay and carried, that the matter of establishing a business zone along certain portio of the bay -front be placed in the hands of a commiteo to investigate and make recomendations.The committee was named by President Parkinson as follows.The Entire Board of Trusteos,City Attorney B16hop ,S.L.Co111ns,J.P.Greely,Norton and Jackson,and J.I"urgeson. Trustee G.P.:1ilson introduced the matter of protecting the ocean front from further ravages by the ocean and on motion of trustoo H.K.Robinson,seconded by trustee C.H.Way and carried the clork was instructed to advertise for plans and specifications for a bulk -hea or sea wall tobe built along the ocean front. Moved by trustee S.R.Judper,seconded by trustee C.H. "lay and carried that adj`ournmrnt be taken to 7.30 P.M.f,onday April 12th,1915. Adjourned. , J Clork.