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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/14/1923 - Adjourned Regular Meeting106 City Hall, Newport Beach, May 14, 19$3. The Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach met in regular adjourned session at 7:30 o'clock p.m. on above date. The meeting was called to order by President J. J. Schnitker. The roll was called showing the full Board present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Mr. Lew H. Wallace reported that he had taken up the matter of the lots North of the City Hall with the Luxembourgers,, and the best price they would make on them was $6,000.00 for the three lots, and on motion of Trustee�L. S. Wilkinson seconded by Trustee H. C. Sloan and carried, the report of the Committee was accepted and the Committee continued. The communications were read and referred to the proper order of business. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. NE':! BUSINESS. The deed from the La Habra Valley Land & Water Co. straightening out Santa Ana Avenue to the County Highway was presented, and on motion of Trustee Gem. P. Wilson seconded by Trustee H. C. Sloan and carried, the deed was accepted and the Clerk instructed to have the Certificate of Title brought down by the Orange County Title Co. 'his being Monday the first regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach after the 10th day of May, 1923, on which date there was held in Municipal Improvement District No. 3 of the City of Newport Beach, an election for the submission to the qualified electors thereof, several propositions for the issuance and sale of the bonds of said district, and the Board of Trustees being duly assembled and returns of said election in the hands of the Clerk, proceeded to canvass said returns and from the returns and canvass thereof it appears and the Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach holds it to be here established of record First. That at the election there was submitted to the electors of P,iunicipal Improvement District No. 3, four propositions as follows: PROPOSITION NO. 1. Shal Alum icipar mprovement District No. 3 of the City of Newport Beach incur a debt and issue the bonds thereof in the sum of x;,15,000.00 for the construction of a bridge? PROPOSITION NO. 2. Shall I,?unic pa --Improvement District No. 3 of the City of Newport Beach incur a debt and issue the bonds thereof in the sum of '-`23,000.00 for the construction of an ornamental street lighting.system? PROPOSITION NO. 3. Shall :tunic pa mprovement District No. 3 of the City of Newport Beach incur a debt and issue the bonds thereof in the sum of x145,000.00 for the - construction of a sewage system? PROPOSITION NO..4. Shall RZunicipa Improvement District No. 3 of the City of Newport Beach incur a debt and issue the bonds thereof in the sum of $13,000.00 for the construction . of a main water pipeline? The election was held in one precinct and the several propo- sitions voted for and against as follows: Proposition,No. 1 received "Votes Yes" 16 votes, received "Votes No" 15 votes, Total number cast 31 votes. That proposition No. 1 did not receive the necessary two- thirds of the votes of all the voters voting at the election and the bonds therein specified are not authorized. Proposition No. 2 received "Votes Yes" 16 votes, received "Votes No" 15 votes, Total number cast 31 votes. That proposition No, 2 did not receive the necessary two- thirds of the votes of all the voters voting at the election and the bonds therein specified are not authorized. Proposition No. 3 received "Votes Yes" 29 votes, received "Votes No" 4 votes, total number cast 33 votes. That proposition No. 3 did receive the necessary two- thirds of the votes of all the voters voting at the election and the bonds therein specified are authorized. '=7 L 17 1n Proposition No. 4 received "Votes Yes" 26 votes, received "Votes No" 7 votes, Total number cast 33 votes. That proposition No. 4 did receive the necessary two- thirds of the votes of all the voters voting at the election and the bonds ther6in specified are authorized. Trustee H. C. Sloan introduced a resolution directing the issuance and sale of the bonds of Municipal Improvement District No.'3 of the City of Newport Beach, fixing the date thereof, the time and place of payment, principal and interest, prescribing the form of bonds and the interest coupons. The resolution was ordered filed, read, con - sidered, designated Resolution No. 235; the roll was called and the Resolution passed by the following vote: ' Ayes, Trustees J. J. Schnitker, H. C. Sloan, Geo. P. Wilson, Conrad Richter, L. S. Wilkinson. Noes, Trustees None. Absent, Trustees None. On motion of Trustee Geo, P. Wilson seconded by Trustee Conrad Richter and carried, the application of Vernon Ramella for transfer of License at 711 Bay Avenue, Balboa to Miss Hazel Stiffel, was granted. The communications from E. D. Ardery, Major, Corps of Engineers War Department, were filed. On motion of Trustee Geo. P. Wilson seconded'by Trustee Conrad Richter and carried, the request of the Newport Engineering Co. for permission to cut the curb along Lot 30 in Block 331 of Lancasters Addition, was granted under the supervision of the Street Superintendent. On motion of Trustee Geo. P. Wilson seconded by Trustee H. C. Sloan and carried, the request of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co: to install a pay station at the camp ground, was granted. On motion -of Trustee Geo. P. Wilson seconded by Trustee L. S. Wilkinson $250.00 was set aside out of the advertising fund towards a booth at the Valencia Orange Show at Anaheim as asked for by the Orange County Harbor Chamber of Commerce, by the following vote: Ayes, Trustees J. J. Schnitker, H. C. Sloan, Geo. P. Wilson, Conrad Richter, L. S. Wilkinson. Noes, Trustees None. Absent, Trustees None. The conTiunication from A. W. Jackson in regard to parking cars in Adams Street was discussed, and on motion of Trustee Conrad Richter seconded by Trustee L. S. Wilkinson, the City Marshal was empowered to put two "No Parking" signs on Adams Street one at Bay Avenue and one at Central Avenue by the following vote: Ayes, Trustees J. J. Schnitker, H. C. Sloan, Geo. P. Wilson, Conrad Richter, L. S. Wilkinson. Noes, Trustees None, Absent, Trustees None. On motion of Trustee Geo. P. Wilson seconded by Trustee H. C. Sloan and carried, the Clerk was instructed to wire Governor Richardson to veto Senate Bill No. 704. The written requests of Russell C. Patterson on a lease of the wharf for unloading lumber was taken up and discussed, and on motion of Trustee Geo. P. Wilson seconded by Trustee H. C. Sloan and carried, the matter was referred to a Coimnittee of the Whole and the Directors of the Orange County Harbor Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Patterson to get in shape to present, at some date selected within the next ten days. On motion of Trustee H. C. Sloan seconded by Trustee Geo. P. Wilson and carried, the matter of rents collected from the concessions on the wharf by the Southern Pacific Co. since the City obtained possession a of it, was referred to the City- Attorney to ask for a refund of same. The matter of the poor condition of the crossings at Third and ' Ninth Streets. East Newport was brought up by 4 -11. L. Jordan, and the matter was referred to the City Engineer to take up with the California Construction Co. and have it remedied. There being no further business on motion of Trustee L. S. Wilkinson seconded by Trustee H. C. Sloan and carried, the meeting adjourned to 4 :00 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, P:Iay 15, 1923. Approved .2 / ilk" l es(iplent Board of Trus ees. ATTEST: city C er .