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City Hall, Ncwport Beach, Cal. Jany, 1st, 1917.
The Board of Trustee of the city of Newport Beach met in regular
session 7:30 P.M. Monday January let, 1917.
President Jumper called the meeting to order and the roll was called
showing there were present trustees, S.R.Jumper. Glenn Helms, G.P.
Wilson'. H.A.Robinson and J.C.McCain, absent; None.
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Minutes of the meeting of Dec 4th, 1916 and Dec 11th, 1916 were
read and approved.
Reports of the heads of the various departments for the month of
December were$ read and approved and on motion of trustee G.P.Wilson
seconded by trustee H.A.Robinson and carried were accepted and
ordered filed.
Communications were read and referred to proper order of business.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS;
Moved by trustee H.A.Robinson, seconded b
trustee J.C•McCain and carried that W.W.Crosier be appointed to fill
the vacancy on the Harbor commission caused by the resignation from
said commission of 11r. C. Al. Gordon.
The changeing of the tax Ordinance was considered also the division
of the payments, making two payments inete -d of one.
Ordinance m wad then �ppresanty�c� and���re�ad, the same being an ordina
nee of the city ofewport`3each�rep'eali:ng Ordinance T 15 o£ said
city and was passed to second reading on motion of trustee, H.I..
Robinson seconded by trustee, J.0.1 -cCain and carried.
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N'd; BUSItIlSS;
There was at this time presented a written petition
proposing to alter the boundaries-.of the city of Newport Beach and
to annex thereto, incorporate and include therein, and make a part
thereof, certain new territory.
The Board of Trustees proceeded to
hear the petition, both documentary evidence was introduced, received
and considered, from which it appears and the Board of Trustees find
that the petition is in writing; that all the signeers thereof are
qualified electors of the city of Newport Beach; that it is signed
by more than one -fifth in number of all the qualified electors of
the city of Newport Beach computed upon the number of votes cast
at the last general election held therein. that it contains a '
ddscription of the new territory asked to be annexed to the city of
Newport Beach. that said territory is contiguous to the city of
Newport Beach and that said new territory does not form any part of ,
any incorporated town or city.
That the city of Newport Beach has incurred and also
further authorized the incurring of a bonded indebtedness for the
ac4nisition and construction and also for the completion of munic-
ipal improvements in and for the city of Newport Peach, some of
which is now outstanding.
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That said petition containe a request that the question
to be submitted to the electors of the city of Newport Beach and to
the electors residino• in the territory proposed by said petition to
be annexed to said city shall be whether such new territory shall be
annexed to, incorporated in, and made a part of the city of New ort
Beach and the property therein be, after such annexation, subject
to taxation equally with the property within the city of Newport
Beach to pay such bonded indebtedness outstanding at the date of
such annexation or thereafter authorized.
The Board of "'rust _-es therefore ordered that said petition;
be received and filed and the city attorney pre-are and present
for the action of the Board of Trustees all proceedings necessary
for the submission without delay to the electors of the city of
Newport Beach and to the electors residing in the territory proposed
by such petition to be annexed to said city the said question.
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That all proceedings had herein be•had and taken as provided for by
an act of the Legislature of the State of California, entitled:
"An Act to provide for the alteration of the boundaries of and for
the annexation of territory to-incorporated towns and cities, and
for the incorporation of such annexed territory in and as a part of
such municipalities, and for the districting, government, and munic-
ipkI control of annexed territory. "(Approved March 19, 1889,)
and acts amendatory thereof.
The city attorney, pursuant to the instructions above given '
presented for consideration a resolution concerning the holding of
an election in the city of Newport Beach and also in the territory
proposed to be ,annexed to said city as set forth in the petition
this day filed, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified elect-
ors of the city and of said new territory the question of such annexatinn.
The said resolution was ordered filed and numbered Resolution #64.
the same was then considered by the Board of Trustees and the city Attorney
was instructed to put the resolution in formal condition for final
consideration and action by the Board of Trustees.
New Business;
Letter from E.J.Lewis in the matter of tax collections
was filed.
Letter from the Pasadena I.Iunicipal Light Department in
the matter of rates for electricity as charged by the P.L.& P.Corp'n
was referred to the city attorney.
Letter from the Newport Glass Company was read petitioning the board
to furnish said glass factory with gas out of the surplus gas at a
rate of A.lV. rer 1000 feet. Moved by trustee - G.T.WiTsonsecondod by
trustee G..Helmsr - -. and carried that the matter be referred to the
Gas Committee and Mr. Norton of the glass company for consideration.
Letter from Mr. Lew H. iYallace notifying the Board that as per the '
terms of our contract for the purchase of 10 acres of land for garb-
age disposal it would be necessary to notify the La Habra Valley
Land and Water Company that we desired to exercise our right of option.
Moved by trustee H.A.Robinson seconded by trustee, G.P.Wilson and
carried that the clerk notify the La'Habra Valley Land & Water Co
that the city intended to exercise it's right of option.
A petition was presented signed by five property owners stating that
a committee had been appointed to secure a publicity manager with the
idea of calling the attention of the Newspapers of southern California
to some of the advantages of Newport Beach and stating that some
$75.00 had been subscribed and asking the board to subscribe a like
amount from the advertising fund of the city for the same purpose.
Moved by trustee J.C.McCain seconded by trustee G.P.G:ilson and carried
that the matter be -laced in the hands of a committee-of the whole
for report at the next meeting.
Letters signed by, C.G.Alves, John Sneex, Joseph Ferguson, 7.L.Jordah
and I:I.L.Orcutt were read complaining that the city I.Tarshal should
have made the arrest of the proprietor of the Newport Hotel for running
a "Blind Pig" instead of allowing the arrest to be made by the County
Officers the same were filed, after discussion.
Mr. Lew H. ;7allace addressed the Board relative to the poor service '
given the city by the Pacific Light & Power Corporation and the Clerk
was instructed to write the P.L.& P.Corporation asking for better
service.
Ur. Lew H. Tallace addressed the Board in the matter of cleaning up
the Ocean Front and the building of a pile supported wooden side -walk
discussion followed after which the matter was referred to a committee
of the whole to consult the parties affected and report at the next
meeting.
Mr.,C. G. Alves addressed the Board in the matter of additional Bond
for the city Treasurer and a new bond for the marshal. The Clerk was
instructed to notify the I:Iarshal to furnish a new bond.
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Discussion followed relative to the manner of the sale of the
"Jetty Bonds ".
Moved by trustee, G.P.Wilson seconded by trustee, H.A.Robinson
and carried that demands # 594 to 11668 inclusive, having been
signed and approved by the finance committee, be allowed and warrants
ordered drawn to cover.
Moved by trustee H.A.Robinson seconded by trustee, Glenn Helms and �
carried that adjournment be taken to 7:30 P.M. Monday January 8th, i
1917. Adjourned. �7 e 1