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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/18/1924 - Adjourned Regular Meeting175 City Hall, Newport Beach, February 18, 1924. 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 all members present except Trustee L. S. Wilkinson. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The matter of the aerial wires being placed above the high voltage lines was brought up by Fire Chief Jackson, and on motion of Trustee H. C. Sloan seconded by Trustee Geo. P. Wilson and carried, the City Attorney was instructed to draw up an ordinance in compliance with instructions given by the City Electrician, and covering wires across the Bay, alleys and streets. Trustee H. C. Sloan reported that he would place a value on the lots adjoining Block 109 in Section B of $1,500.00 for a 30 x ;022 foot lot. This being Monday the 18th day of February, 1924, the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach next after the expiration of three days from and after the 11th day of February, 1924, the date of the election heretofore called to determine whether the boundaries of the City of Newport Beach should be altered and new territory annexed thereto, incorporated and included therein and made a part thereof, and the said election having been duly held on the 11th day of February, 1924, and the returns thereof delivered to and now in the possession of the Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, the Board of Trustees of said City proceeded to and did canvass said returns from which it appears and the Board of Trustees find as follows: (1) The election was fairly conducted and carried on as provided by law, and the proposition submitted was "Shall Corona Del Mar be annexed to the City of Newport Beach ?" that it is proposed to annex, incorporate in and make a part of the City of Newport Beach the territory ' sought to be annexed, specifically describing it as follows: located in the County of Orange, State of California, and Beginning at a point in the northeasterly boundary line of the City of Newport Beach, which point is the intersection of the south- westerly prolongation of the northwesterly line of 27th Avenue, as 27th Avenue is shown on a Map of Corona Del Mar, recorded in Miscellaneous Map Book 3, pages 41 and 42, Records of Orange County, California; thence northeasterly along the aforesaid southwesterly prolongation of the northwesterly line of 27th Avenue, and the northwesterly line of 27th Avenue and its northeasterly prolongation to a point where the aforesaid northeasterly prolongation of the northwesterly line of 27th Avenue intersects the northwesterly prolongation of the northeasterly line of Corona Del Mar as shown on the above mentioned map thereof; thence southeasterly along the northwesterly prolongation of the north- easterly line of Corona del Mar, and along the northeasterly line of Corona del Mar, and its southeasterly prolongation to its intersection with the eenter.line of the water course of that certain canyon lying immediately southeasterly of Corona del Mar, commonly known as Buck Gully; thence in a general southwesterly direction following along the center line of the water course of the aforesaid Buck, Gully to its intersection with the ordinary high tide line of the Pacific Ocean; thence south 200 [Nest three (3)•miles into the Pacific Ocean to a point; thence northwesterly along a line parallel to, and three (3) miles distant from the ordinary high tide line of the Pacific Ocean to a ' point; which point is the most southerly corner of the City of Newport Beach; thence northeasterly along the .southeasterly boundary line of the City of Newport Beach, and northwesterly along the northeasterly boundary line of the City of Newport Beach to the place of beginning.. The-said new territory is known as, designated and referred to as CORONA DEL MAR. (2) The whole number of votes cast thereon in the territory proposed to be annexed was 7 votes. (3) The number of votes cast therein in favor of annexation was 7 votes. (4) The number of votes cast therein against annexation was no votes. 176 It It appearing from the canvass of the returns of the election that a majority of all the votes cast in such outside territory on the question of annexation was in favor of annexation, Trustee H. C. Sloan introduced an ordinance approving such annexation. The Ordinance was ordered filed, read, considered, designated Ordinance No. 252, passed to the second reading and referred to the City Attorney. RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING FUNDS. 1 C Attest: —G er e o tF- CGi�.�� oi ` -ce e vprt Beach. City Attorney Bishop brought up the matter of a proposed ordinance concerning the vaccination of dogs in the City, which was discussed, and on motion of Trustee Geo. P. Wilson seconded by Trustee ' H. C. Sloan and carried, the matter was laid over for future consideration. Trustee H. C. Sloan brought up the matter of the Crown Stage busses blocking Main Street in front of the drug store at Balboa which was discussed thoroughly, and on motion of Trustee Conrad Richter seconded by Trustee H. C. Sloan and carried, the City Clerk was instructed to write to A. B. Watson the Manager of the Crown Stage Line to come down as soon as possible and go over the ground with the Street Committee and try and find a location suitable to all concerned. The communications were read and referred to the proper order of business. The three communications from Ben Cope for permission to build piers in front of Block 27 of Eastside Addition to Balboa, were laid over for the customary teo weeks. The Clerk was instructed to acknowledge receipt of the invitation from the Spanish War Veterans to attend the Memorial Exercises to be held in the High School Auditorium Tuesday, February 19, 1924. Trustee L. S. Wilkinson not being present the Chair appointed Trustee Geo. P. Wilson to act on the Finance Committee. A petition signed by 145 residents of the City asking that a boat landing be placed at the outer end of the Municipal Wharf at Newport was discussed, and on motion of Trustee H. C. Sloan seconded by Trustee Conrad Richter and carried, the matter was referred to the City Engineer for a recommendation on a boat landing for both the Newport and Balboa wharves. On motion of Trustee Geo. P. Wilson seconded by Trustee H. C. I Sloan and carried, the Plumbers Bond of Frank F. Snell in the sum of $500.00 was approved and filed. On motion of Trustee Geo. P. Wilson seconded by Trustee Conrad Richter and carried, demands No. 1300 to 1309 inclusive, having been signed and approved by the Finance Committee, were allowed and warrants to be drawn for same. ; There being no further business on motion of Trustee H. C. Sloan seconded by Trustee Geo. P. Wilson and carried, the meeting adjourned to 7:30 o'clock p.m. on Monday, February 25, 1924. Approved 2 z5` 2 ATTEST:- 1�1���7� . sident Board or Trus ees. City Clerk. Whereas, the City of Newport Beach heretofore voted to raise money for certain specific public improvements, to -writ: For dredging a channel, the construction of a jetty and the completion of said jetty, WHEREAS, each of said improvements have been fully completed and paid for and a residue remains for the disposition of which there ' is now no provision of lawn; RESOLVED, that by authority of an act of the legislature of the State of California, entitled: "An act to provide for the disposition of money raised by cities or towns for public improvements after the same have been completed and paid for." It is ordered that the sum of $915.7B in the Channel Completion Fund, the sum of $449.17 in the jetty fund, the sum of $138.43 in the Jetty Completion fund, all of the City of Newport Beach, be and each of them paid into the general fund of said City. The above and foregoing resolution was adopted the 18th day of February, 1924, by the following vote: Ayes, Trustees J. J. Schnitker, H. C. Sloan, Geo. P. Wilson, Conrad Richter. Noes, Trustees None. Absent, Trustee L. S. Wilkinson. Attest: —G er e o tF- CGi�.�� oi ` -ce e vprt Beach. City Attorney Bishop brought up the matter of a proposed ordinance concerning the vaccination of dogs in the City, which was discussed, and on motion of Trustee Geo. P. Wilson seconded by Trustee ' H. C. Sloan and carried, the matter was laid over for future consideration. Trustee H. C. Sloan brought up the matter of the Crown Stage busses blocking Main Street in front of the drug store at Balboa which was discussed thoroughly, and on motion of Trustee Conrad Richter seconded by Trustee H. C. Sloan and carried, the City Clerk was instructed to write to A. B. Watson the Manager of the Crown Stage Line to come down as soon as possible and go over the ground with the Street Committee and try and find a location suitable to all concerned. The communications were read and referred to the proper order of business. The three communications from Ben Cope for permission to build piers in front of Block 27 of Eastside Addition to Balboa, were laid over for the customary teo weeks. The Clerk was instructed to acknowledge receipt of the invitation from the Spanish War Veterans to attend the Memorial Exercises to be held in the High School Auditorium Tuesday, February 19, 1924. Trustee L. S. Wilkinson not being present the Chair appointed Trustee Geo. P. Wilson to act on the Finance Committee. A petition signed by 145 residents of the City asking that a boat landing be placed at the outer end of the Municipal Wharf at Newport was discussed, and on motion of Trustee H. C. Sloan seconded by Trustee Conrad Richter and carried, the matter was referred to the City Engineer for a recommendation on a boat landing for both the Newport and Balboa wharves. On motion of Trustee Geo. P. Wilson seconded by Trustee H. C. I Sloan and carried, the Plumbers Bond of Frank F. Snell in the sum of $500.00 was approved and filed. On motion of Trustee Geo. P. Wilson seconded by Trustee Conrad Richter and carried, demands No. 1300 to 1309 inclusive, having been signed and approved by the Finance Committee, were allowed and warrants to be drawn for same. ; There being no further business on motion of Trustee H. C. Sloan seconded by Trustee Geo. P. Wilson and carried, the meeting adjourned to 7:30 o'clock p.m. on Monday, February 25, 1924. Approved 2 z5` 2 ATTEST:- 1�1���7� . sident Board or Trus ees. City Clerk.