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City Hall, Newport Beach, Cal. April 17th, 1916.
The Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach, met in adjourned
session 7 :30 P.M. date and place above shown.
President `% K. Parkinson called the meeti. :g'to order and the roll
was called showing there were present Trustees, !. X. Parkinson,.
S. R. Jumper, H. A. Robinson, and G. P. '.7ilson. Absent Trustee
C. H. [lay, who however arrived later.
The minutes of __pril 3d, 1916 fare read and approved.
The Clerk offered a report covering the finincial transactions of
City from July lst, 1915, to date and the same was accepted and fi
on motion of Trustee H. <i. Robinson seconded by Trustee C. H. .fay
and carried.
Various communications were read and were reffered to proper order
of business.
Unfinished Business; H. Clay Kellogg presented bill covering service
rendered in matter of preparing man of sewer system, which was refe-
rred to City ^ttorney Bishop on Elotion of Trustee H. 1. Robinson
seconded by Trustee C. H. :lay and carried.
This being a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees and thel,londay
next succeeding the date of the general municipal election held in
and for'the City of Newport Beach on the 10th day of .,.-)ril, 1916,and
it appearing that full and complete returns of said election has been
made and now in the possession_ of the Clerk:
On motion of Trustee S.R.
Jumper seconded by Trustee H. A. Robinson it was ordered that the
returns be opened and the Board of Trustees proceeded to canvas the
same.
The returns .-.,ere opened by the Clerk and officially canvassed
by the Board of Trustees, and from the canvass of said returns the
Board of Trustees find and it ordered to be esta_ulished of record on
the minutes of said meeting:
That said election was in all respects
legally and fairly conducted and carried or and the returns thereof
made as provided by law and the ordinance of t]le City of i;ewport
Beach.
That the total number of votes cast at said election was 425
votes.
That at said election there were c.st for the office of Trustee
votes as follows:
Glenn Helms-------- - - - - -- -261 Votes
John C. I.Ic Cain---- - - - - -- -178 Votes
John Stuckenbruck--- - - - - -- 44 Votes
Charles H. ',Hay----- - - - - -- -157 Votes
Laurence S.'.ilkinson ------ 135 Votes
From the votes found to have been cast for the respective candidz.tes
for the office-of Trustee the Board of Trustees find that Glenn Helm:
received the highest number of all votes cast and a Plurality of all
votes cast for that office.
That Jc:hn C. l?cCain received the second and next highest number
of all votes cast and a plurality of all votes cast for that office.
There being but two Trustees to elect the Board declared Glenn Helms
and John C. ] >IcCain elected to the office of Trustee of the City of
Newport Beach to hold office for the period of four (4) veers from
and after the ,Ionda.y next succeeding the day of such election. and
until their successors are elected and qualified_, and ordered that
certificates of election be issued to Glenn Helms and John C.- I.IcCain
for that office.
That Ch&rles H. 7 -ay, Laurence S. :il]rinson and John Stucker_br _c]
have-not bt.en elected.
That at said election there were cast for the office of-Treasur(
votes as follows: Levi H. 7.'allace 262 votes, Chas L..Lanc ster 129 vo-
nrom the votes found to have been cast for the respective candidates
for the office of Tre ^surer of the City of N export Beach the Board
of Trustees find that Lew H. 7.allace received the highest number of
votes cast and a plurality of all votes cast for that office.
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ere being but one to elect, The Board of Trustees declared Lew H.
llace elected to the office of-Treasurer of the City of Nevrport
ach to hold office for a period of two (2) years from and after thi:
e i,:onday next succeeding the day of such election and until his
ccessor is elected and qualified and ordered that a certificate of
ection be issued to Lew H. ::`allace for that office.
hat at said election there were cast for the office of Clerk votes ai
ollows:
Claude M. Crego ---- 316 votes, Ed Barker - - -3 votes, Frank J
night - -1 vote Benedict _rnold 1 vote, John Jones - - -1 vote, ::m Schwal
votes, L. S. i?ilkinson --- 1 vote, Judas - - -1 vote, Dave 7'inans - -1 votd,
rs Me Colloch --- 1 vote
rom the votes found to have been cast for the respective candidates
or the-of" ice of Clerk of the City of Nevrport Beach the Board of
riu tees find that Claude I:I. Crego received the highest number of vot s
,-st and a plurality of all votes cast for that office.
There being but
ne to elect the Board of Trustees declared Claude I.I. Crego elected
o the office of Clerk of the City of Newport Beech to hold office for,
period of two (2) years from and after this the Elondey next succeedin
he day of such election and until his successors is elected and qual -(
Pied, and ordered that a certificate of election be issued to said
laude LI. Crego for that office.
That Ed Barker, Frank "night, Fenedic
rnold, John_ Jones, :7m Schwall, L. S. .ilkinson, Judas, Dave '.71nans,
rs. I:ic Colloch had not, nor had either of them, been elected.
That at said election there was voted unon the question "Shall the
sale of alcoholic liquors'be licensed in this city." That at said
election there were cast a total of 409 votes that 176 votes were cas,
"Yes" That 233 votes were cast I'llo ".
The following resolution was then presented and on motion of Trustee
u. P. -.7ilson seconded by Trustee C. H. `;;ay and duly carried, it was
gdonted and ordered entered on the records of the city council of the
ity of Ilevport Beach;
hereas, the city of Newport Beach is ail incorporated city of the six -
lass, created, organized and existing under the laws of the State of
alifornia, and
hereas, on the 25th day of Febri;ary, 1916, there was presented to an
iled with the clerk of said city a petition signed by qualified elec-
rs of the said city, numbering not less than twenty -five (25) per cei
f the number of votes cast for all candidates for governor in the ci-
f idewport Beach at the last preceding election for governor in the
t,te of Cali£ornia,petitionirig the Board of Trustees that they cause
o be submitted in the manner provided by lacy to the voters of the
he city of Newport Beach the proposition: "Shall the sale of alcohol:
iquors be licensed in this city" and
hereas, each petitioner in addition to signing his name to such peti-
rote opposite his name thereon his place of residence, giving street
nd number, if any, the same bein,: done not more than sixty days befo:
he filing of said ,petition; and
hereas, there is attached to each sheet of such petition a statement
igned and sworn to by a.resident of the city of Ilewport Beach that t]
ignttures on the said sheet were made in his presence by the persons
hose names purport to be signed thereto, and within sixty days -^rior
o the filing thereof, and that-to the best of his knowledge and beli(
he persons whose names are signed thereto were at the time of signin;
he same qualified electors in the city of Newport Beach; and
hereas, the clerk of the city of Newport Beach did thereafter forth -
ith examine said petitions and from the Great 3egister ascert in
hether or not said petition wa.s.signed by the requisite r_uml er of
ualified voters of the city of Ilewrort Beach and did thereafter;. and
ithin ten days of the filing with him of said petition, in vrriting
ertify said petition as sufficient and file said petition and his
ertificate with the Board of Trustees of the said city of Newport
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"hereas, said.petition certified as sufficient was filed with the
Board of Trustees within six months of and not less than forty days
before the holding of the next general municipal election thereafter
to be held in the city of Newport Beach; and
`hereas, the Board of Trustees did thereupon submit at said weneral
^unicipal election held in the city of Newport Beach on the 10th day
of !pril, 1916, the said question; and
' G'hereas, at the said general municipal election held in the city of
Newport Beach on the 10th day of April, 1916, there eras, pursuant
to said petition, submitted to the qualified electors of the City of
Newport Beach the said question, the same: being submitted by printed
ballot, the form of which ballot was as follows:
"Shall the sale of glcoholie liquors be yes
licensed in this city: No
rnd :nereas, on this LIonday, the 17th day of April, 1916, the Board
of Trustees of the city of Newport Beach, as the city council of
said city, did canvas the returns of said election and from the
official canvass of said returns finds,- that at said election there
was cast upon the said question a total vote of 409 votes.
That 176 votes were cast "Yes "' That 233 votes were cast "No"
That at said election a majority of the votes cast on the question
wrere not cast in favor of license.
Therefore, it is resolved that all that certain territory embraced
within the exterior boundaries of the city of Newport Beach, as fixe.'
and estcblished, be and the same is, pursuant to said petition, elect
ion, =..nd vote, and the results and canvass of said election ind Tote
DECL;3ED TO BE Old iND .FTER NINETY (90) days from the 10th day of
Lrril, 1916, the date of said election, no license territory as that
' term is used and set forth in section 10 of an act of the Legislature
of the State of California, approved the 4th day of .April, 1911,
being'Chapter 351 Statutes of California passed at the 39th session
of the Legislature thereof.,
The said resolution was passed and adopted by t he affirm^tive vote
of the following named members of the Board of Trustees of the city
of Newport Beach.
Ayes, Trustees- J <6�Li�,z =z_ ;�- ,
.Noes, Trustees None
_-bsent, Trustees None
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TINY the city o£ I'ewnort Beach.
NE ".' BUMNESS:
This beinn the Eonday next succeeding the date of the
general municipal election held in the city of Newport Beach on the
10th day of April, 1916, and the term of office of Trustees-C.H.My
and T. K. Parkinson having expired, and their successors Glenn Helms
and John_ C. KcCnih having been electtd, the said Trustees C.H.'.:ay
and W. K. Parkinson -retired from the Board of Trustees of the city o:
Newport Beach, and Glenn Helms and John C. I:IcCain being present, too]
subscribed and filed the constitutional oath of office, were admitte(
to the Board of Trustees and entt red upon their duties as Trustees o:
the city of Newport Beach.
There being present Trustees S.R.Jumper, Geo P. '.ilson, H.A.Robinson
Glenn Helms, and John C. ldcCain, all duly elected, and qualified Tru
of the city of New ^ort Beach, the Board of Trustees proceeded to
organize.
The Board of Trustees by ballot chose S. R. Jumper President
of the Board of Trustees; he thereupon took the oath of office and
assu::ied the office of ?resident of the Board of Trustees and entered
upon the duty thereof.
Claude T.,'I. Crego presented a certificate of election as Clerk of the
City of Newport Beach for the term of two (2) gears.together with
his official bond, which was approved by the Board of Trustees and
filed with the "resident of said Board, whereupon Claude I.I. Crego
took, subscribed, and filed the constitutional oath of office, and
entered upon the duties of Clerk, City of New-port Beach.
Lew H. ;°allace, presented a certificate of election as Treasurer of
the city of Iiewnort Beach for the term of two (2) years together
with his official bond, which was approved by the Board of _Trustees
and filed; ,; "hereul:on Lew H. '. allace took, subscribed and filed the
constitutional oath of office, and entered uron the duties of
Treasurer of the city of Newport Beach.
hoved by trustee G. P. - .:ilson, seconded by J. C. Y•:IcCain and carried
that the bond of city Clerk Claude I.I. Crego be approved and that the
same be filed with the Chairman of -the Board of Trustees.
Chairman S. H. Jumper then proceeded to appoint the following
committies;
Fin_.nce; Trustee G. P. ;,ilson and. Trustee,H. A. Robinson
Street Committie; Trustee Glenn Helms and Trustee G. P..:,'ilson
Police Committie; Trustee Glenn Helms and Trustee J. C. McCain
Fire Committie; Trustee H.A.Robinson and Trustee J.C.LIcCain
:'rater Committie; Trustee Glenn Helms and Trustee J. C. IcCain
Applications for the following; positions weye read, Street Sun't
City Recorder, City Engineer,Tater Sup't,•dity Electrician, Plumling
Inspector and City I.Iarshal all of which were ordered laid on the tab]
for one week, with the exception of the application of J;. A.Porter
for City Marshal.
Idoved by G. P. ':ilson seconded by Trustee H. A. Robinson and carried
that J. A. Porter be reappointed for the ensuing term of two yen.rs
to fill the position of I.?arshal and Ex Officio Tax Collector, Roll wE
called showing Ayes; Trustee S.R.Jumper, Trustee Glenn Helms, Trustee
G. P. Gilson, Trustee H. A. Robinson, Trustee J.C.I,icCain, Chairman
S.R.Jumner declared J.A.Porter appointed.
gloved by Trustee J.C.IvlcCain seconded by Trustee H. A. Robinson and
carried that Clyde Bishop be retained as City ..ttorney for the ensuii
term of two years, Roll was called shoeing "yes; Trustee S.R.Jumper,
Trustee, Glenn Helms, Trustee, G. P. °:ilson, Trustee, H.A.Robinson,
Trustee J.C.ricCain. Chairman S.R.Jumper declared Clyde Bishop appoin-
Koved by Trustee G.P.,ilson seconded by Trustee, H.A.Robinson and
carried that the heads of each department furnish the board of Trust(
the names of the men employed in each dep,.rtment of the City and the
ual< =ries Laid.
ISoved by Trsutee G. P. "!ilson seconded
carried that adjournment be taken to 7
Adjourned.
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by Trustee Glenn Helms and
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