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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/17/1924 - Regular Meeting221 City Hall, Bewport Beach, November,17,1924. The Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach, met in regular session on the above date, The meeting was called to order by President Geo.P.Wilson. The roll was: called showing the full Board present. The minutes of the previous-meeting were read and approved. REPORT OF COMMITTIES.- The Committee as a Whole report on the Burris bid for street work was that the City should not consider any bids at present as the work was going to be done on the budget system by the city. The committee as a whole vepuv: that the application of J.h.Smith, C.E.McFarland and R.J.Shafer, for a boat landing on the Neqport Wharf, would be given a public hearing at the Council Chamber in the City Hall at 7;30 P.M. Friday November 28. This being the hour set for opening of bids for 400 feet of lz standard thread fire hose, the bids from the following named firms were received. The American Rubber Mfg.Co., United States Rubber Co., Hewett Rubber Co., Federal Supply Co., Pioneer Rubber P,_ills. On motion of trustee Wilkinson, seconded by trustee Richter and carried, all bids were referred to the committee as a whole and Fire Chief Jackson for investigation and report. Mr. H.I:I.17ooster of Balboa Island addressed the Board and stated that the property owners of Section 5, Balboa Island were opposed to the proposed proceeding for the improvement of certain streets in that sections On motion of trustee Wilkinson, seconded by trustee Sloan, and carried, the matter was referred to the committee as a whole. NE17 BUSINESS. The offer of Bay Island Club to convey to the city of Newport Beach, the sower system existing on Bay Island, in accordance with the terms and under the conditions of a deed therefor, this day considered by the Board of Trustees, was accepted. Trustee Conrad Richter introduced an ordinance, entitled as follows. AN ORDINANCE of the city of Newport Beach creating a subordinate office, providing for the appointment of a competent person to fill said office to be known as P/Ieat Inspec`or, regulating the sale of meat, fish, game and poultry for human consumption, and providing penalties for all violations of this ordinance. This Ordinance was ordered filed, read, considered, designated ORDINANCE NO. 270. and referred to the city attorney. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. aRDINANCE NO.267, entitled as follows'? "An Ordinance of the city of Newport Beach declaring the intention of the Board'of Trustees of said city, as the legislative body thereof, to call an election in a proposed municipal improvement district in the city of Newport Beach, as described in a petition for that purpose, or as said district may be hereafter modified, as provided by law, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of said district the proposition of authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds in the manner, and for the purposes, set forth in the ordinance of intention, accurately describing the exterior boundaries of the proposed municipal improvement district, setti.;;, forth a general description of the improvement to be acquired, an estimate of the cost of the proposed-public improvement, and of the incidental expenses 'in connection therewith, fixing a date, hour and place, where protests will be heard, and a da:e upon which the election will be held, and referring to a map showing the exterior boundaries of said district with relation to the territory irr�iediately contiguous thereto, and a general description of the proposed improvement, on file in the office of the Clerk of the city of Nemort Beach" came on for final hearing: The roll was called and the ordinance passed by the following vote. -Ayes: Trustees, Geo.P.Wilson, H.C.Sloan, Fred Young, Conrad Richter and L.S.l'Jilkinson. Bees; Trustees, None. Absent Trustees, None. ORDINANCE NO 268, Entitled: "An Ordinance of the city of Newport Beach requiring connection with the public sewer in said city ", came in for final L::aring. The roll was called and the ordinance passed by the following vote. Ayes: Trustees Geo.P."ilson,H.C.Sloan, Fred Young, Conrad ^2� Richter, and SL lRilkinson. Noes, Trustees, None. Absent, Trustees,None. ,ORDINANCE NO.269, entitled: "AN Ordinance of the city of Newport Beach imposing a liscense upon vending machines and providing a penalty for the non- pa<vment of said liscense" came on for final hearing. The roll was called and the ordinance passed by the following vote: Ayes; Trustees Geo.P.1ilson, H.C.Sloan, Fred Young, Conrad Richter S.L.wilkinson. ' Noes: Trustees, None. Absent Trustees,None. Mr. J.C.Hayden presented the Board with the proposed Southern Counties Gas Co. Franchise and in doing so stated that one clause in the franchise as drawn up by city attorney Clyde Bishop was unfair to his Company and requested a modification of the same. City Attorney Bishop presented the board with his views on the subject and after some dis- cussion, on motion of trustee Wilkinson, seconded by trustee Young and car ied, the matter was refer'red'to the committee as a whole for report at the next meeting, and Mr.Hayden was instructed to have his side of the proposition before the board in uniting when the committee as a whole met Friday Nov. 24th 1924. President Geo.P.11ilson stated that he understood that the City had never paid the owner of Lot 18 Block 1 of Newport Bay for the land deeded by him to the City of Newport Beach, The matter having been discussed was referred to City Engineer Paul E.Kressly. Mr. A.Sovinsky appeared before the Board of Trustees and requested the company operation df the City of Newport Beach in making the old Country Club a semi - municipal proposition. The matter was discussed and on motion of trustee Sloan seconded by trustee Wilkinson and carried, was referred to the committee as a whole. There being no further business, on motion of trustee Sloan seconded by trustee Young, and carried, the meeting was adjourned to Wer�nesday, Nov. 26, 1924 at 7 :30 P.LI. ' ' a r si en oara or rus ees City Hall, Newport Beach,Nov.26,1924. The Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach, net in regular adjourned session on the above date. The meeting was called to rorder by Pres. Geo.P.i`Jilson. The roll eras called showing the full board present with the exception of Trustee Fred VT.Young. The Cn vmiittee as a 17hole reported on the following: The bid for fire hose was given the the American Rubber Co., In the matter of Balboa Island Street Improvement, it was decided to let the present proceedings stand. In the matter of the Southern Counties Gas Co,, the committee ' reported that as Mr.Hayden had not presented the committee with the data asked for, nothing was done about the matter. The request of the present managers of the old golf course wqs not granted, but it was agreed that the city would advertise the course . in the city advertising. On motion of trustee Wilkinson, seconded by trustee Sloan, and carried, the report of the comrittee as a whole was accepted. City Attorney Bishop stated that the report of the planning commission would be submitted to the Board at-the next meeting.. The Clerk was ordered to get any correspondence available retbraing the agreement as to the payment of the Alvarado Street lot and report as soon as possible.