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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/30/1923 - Adjourned Regular Meeting127 On motion of Trustee Conrad Richter seconded by Trustee H. C. Sloan and carried, the communication from the Union Oil Barge Attendant at Balboa in regard to the loading of the Union Oil barge at Palm Street interfering with business, was referred to the Street Superintendent to investigate and report at the next meeting. A Map of Tract No. 521 on Newport Heights which was presented for approval was ordered returned by the City Engineer to have a 20 foot alley put in each block. On motion of Trustee Geo. P. Wilson seconded by Trustee L.S. Wilkinson and carried, demand No. 133 of W. E. Ledbetter & Co. for the balance due on wharf in Municipal Improvement District No. 2, having been signed and approved by the Finance Committee, was allowed and a warrant to be drawn for same. On motion of Trustee Geo. P. Wilson seconded by Trustee Conrad Richter and carried, the City Attorney was instructed to prepare an Ordinance providing for some life guards for the beach. Trustee H. C. Sloan brought up the matter of a possible shortage of water in the City, and the Water Committee and City Engineer were instructed to investigate the grater conditions and report at the next meeting. ;.:r. Deraga asked to have a diving board placed on the Washington Street Pier which was discussed, and the matter was referred to the Street Committee and Street Superintendent to report on at the next meeting. On notion of Trustee L. S. Wilkinson seconded by Trustee H. C. Sloan and carried, Mr. Coffer owner of the boat Magic Isle was instructed to tie his barge on the east side of the Washington Street dock with permission given to tie other boats to it, the same to exist at the will of the Board. There being no further business on motion of Trustee L.S. Wilkinson seconded by Trustee H. C. Sloan and carried, the meeting adjourned to 7:30 o'clock p.m. of Pdonday, July 30, 1923. Approved 7 3p 3 /P s enu Boar rci -o Trams. ATTEST: v City Clerk. City Hall, Newport Beach, July 30, 1923. 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. The Street Superintendent reported that he had investigated the request of Wri. F. Lutz to cut the curb in front of his garage and that it would not interfere with any parking space. On motion of ' Trustee Geo. P. Wilson seconded by Trustee L. S. Wilkinson and carried, the request was granted. This being the day and hour set for opening bids for Comfort Stations and a Jail, the Board in open session publicly opened, examined and declared all sealed bidsreceived, which were as follows: Schaf & Strauser, Comfort Sta. at Newport Beach, - {;;16,045.00 It ff Jail complete- - - - - - - - - -- 5,460.00 J. Simon Fluor, Comfort Station at Newport Beach, 17,397.00 Geo. A. Barrows, Jail complete, - - - - - - - - - 5,361.00 On motion of Trustee L.S. Wilkinson seconded by Trustee H.C. Sloan and carried, the bids on the Jail were referred to a Committee of the '. "]hole with the City Engineer for investigation. 128 On motion of Trustee L. S. Wilkinson seconded by Trustee H. C. Sloan and carried, all bids for the Comfort Stations were rejected and the checks accompanying same to be returned. The final report concerning the division of a portion of the City of Newport Beach into districts was filed, and Trustee Geo. P. Wilson introduced a Resolution fixing the time and place Yraere all persons particularly interested and the general public will be afforded an opportunity to be heard upon the final report of the Board of Trustees concerning the division of a portion of the City of Newport ' Beach into districts and directing the publication of notice of the time and place of hearing and designating a newspaper for that purpose. The Resolution bras ordered filed, read, considered, desig- nated Resolution No. 245 and passed by the following vote: Ayes, Trustees J. J. Sclmitker, H. C. Sloan, Geo. P. Filson, Conrad Richter, L. S. Wilkinson. Noes, Trustees None. Absent, Trustees None. ORDIiQSNCE NO. 235, entitled as follows: An Ordinance of the Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach accepting certain streets and alleys in said City,as said streets and alleys are laid out and shown upon a map of Tract No. 518 as recorded in Miscellaneous !Japs Book 17, Pages 33, 34, 35 and 36 Records of Orange County, California, as public streets of said City, and designating the names by which said streets shall be known and called, and establishing the official grades of all of said streets and alleys and establishing the curb lines of all of said streets and of all of said 30 foot ^ride alleys, was taken up for final action, .read, considered, the roll was called and Ordinance No. 235 passed by the affirmative vote of the following named members of the Board of Trustees: Ayes, Trustees J. J. Sclmitker, H. C. Sloan, Geo. P. Wilson, ' Conrad Richter, L. S. Wilkinson. Noes, Trustees None. Absent, Trustees None. ORDINACE NO. 236, entitled as follows: An Ordinance of the Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach declaring vacant for public street purposes a certain portion of Smeltzer Avenue and a certain alley .within the said City, was taken up for final action, read, considered, the roll was called and Ordinance No. 236 passed by the affirmative vote of the following named members of the Board of Trustees: Ayes, Trustees J. J. Sclmitker, H. C. Sloan, Geo. P. Wilson. Conrad Richter, L. S. Wilkinson. Noes, Trustees None. Absent, Trustees None. ORDINANCE NO. 237, entitled as follows: An Ordinance of the City'of Newport Beach prohibiting the driving or otherwise placing of piles or the erection or maintenance of structures in or over the waters of the Pavific Ocean within the City of Newport Beach, except upon permit therefor granted by the Board of Trustees, and declaring any such piles or structures to constitute a nuisance and prescribing a penalty for all violations ' of this Ordinance, was taken up for final action, read, considered, the roll was called and the Ordinance passed by the affirmative vote of the following named members of the Board of Trustees: Ayes, Trustees J. J. Sclmitker, H. C. Sloan, Geo. P. l`dilson, Conrad Richter, L. S. Wilkinson. Noes, Trustees None. Absent, Trustees None. On motion of Trustee H. C. Sloan seconded by Trustee Geo. P. Wilson the application of the Laguna Beach Short Line Automobile Stage Company for a permit to operate busses in the City of Newport Beach was granted by the following vote: 129 Ayes, Trustees J. J. Schnitker, H. C. Sloan, Geo. P. Wilson, Conrad Richter, L. S. 'Wilkinson. Noes, Trustees None. Absent, Trustees None. City Attorney Bishop reported that owing to sickness and deaths in LIr. Simmons family he had not been able to take up the oil pipe line lease with him, and on motion of Trustee H. C. Sloan seconded by Trustee Geo. P. Wilson and carried, further consideration of the pipe line franchise was continued for another week. Trustee H. C. Sloan introduced an Ordinance providing for the appointment of Life Guards in and of the City of Newport Beach, prescribing their qualifications, defining their duties and providing for their compensation. The Ordinance was ordered filed, read, considered, designated Ordinance No. 239, passed to the second reading and referred to the City Attorney. On motion of Trustee Conrad Richter seconded by Trustee Geo. P. 'Wilson and carried, the Street Superintendent was instructed to put in additional sidevtalk_ at Buena Vista Boulevard and Bay Avenue to make a continuous sidewalk across the street. On motion of Trustee L. S. '`Wilkinson seconded by Trustee H.C. Sloan and carried, a Trap of Tract No. 444 being a resubdivision of Lots on Newport Heights, was approved. On motion of Trustee L. S. 'Wilkinson seconded by Trustee H.C. Sloan and carried,, the bond of Robertson Electric Co. of Santa Ana in the sum of 52500.00 was accepted. The invitation from the President of the Board of Trustees of the City of Coronado to attend the 1923 Convention of the League of- California Municipalities was referred to the City ?r Clerk to notify them that as many of our Board would go as could. On motion of Trustee L. S. 'Wilkinson seconded by Trustee H. C. Sloan and carried, the application of ;Wallace & Rush for transfer of their licenses No. 321 and 322 to J. W. Carter, was granted. City Engineer hressly and Treasurer Wallace the Committee ' looking after the lowering of the grades of the railroad tracks, were instructed to notify the Southern Pacific and Pacific Electric Railway Officials, that our street work was nearly completed and we want to advertise for bids for lowering our grade, and would like to have them lower their grades at the same time if possible. The matter of what streets not to allow automobiles to park on at night was referred to the Street Committee to report on at the next meeting. J There being no further business on motion of Trustee L. S. Wilkinson seconded by Trustee H. C. Sloan and carried, the meeting adjourncd to 7:30 o'clock p.m. of Saturday, August 4, 1923. Approved yG a 3 esldent Board of Trustees. ATTEST: City Cork. City Hall, Newport Beach, Aug. 4, 1923. The Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach met in regular adjourned session at 7-v30 o'clock p.m. on above date. The meeting was called to order by President J. J. Schnitker. The roll was called showing all members present except Trustee Conrad Richter. The reading of the minutes was omitted. This being the time and place fixed for hearing on the final report concerning the division of a portion of the City of Newport Beach into districts, and the Board of Trustees being duly convened in