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City Hall, Newport Beach; February 22, 1926
An ordinance of the city of'F.ew*oort Beach de-
claring that the :rater srpply o -med btr said ci.t,r ;.s in excess
of the amount of ;rater required to sbpply'the'i•;ater required
by the inhabitants of the city of ;'ecroort ,each: That the
Board of Tr,i.stees propose to contract for the sale ^f such ex-
cess of irater, but for not lon;,er than one year, and further,
providing that rich e3 :cess of ,;titer shall be sold only at the
1 : rate fixod for consumers inside the corporate limits of tre
city of i'eyro ort Beach, came on for final consideration, where
uuon the roll. wqs called and Ordinance `o. 292 t•ras passed by
the follocrin;;, to--.-:it:
:yes, Trustees '.'ilson, Sloan, Young, Richter, '--ilkinson
goes, Trustees none
absent, Trustees, none
In connection with the above City Attorney
Bishop submitted a contract in brief which was drawn bet,,-:esn
the city of ;'ewport Beach and the "titer District of La.-una
°,each for -rater which contract having been reed r,as left in
the hands. of the city attorney for final drafting.
The Board of Trustees of the City of Newport
Beach met in regular session on the above date at 7 :30 P. h.
The meeting was called to order by the President, ;eorge P.
l':!ilson. The roll was called showing the whole board present.
The minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. Com-
muniedtions of previous meeting were read and referred.to the
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proper order of business. The president of the Board of Tru-
stees reported for the committee as a whole that 'in the.matter
of a floating barge hotel as proposed by Idr. George Varnur, of
Anaheim, the committee recommended that the request be held un-
til 'Yr. Varnum was heard from more fully. That: In the matter
of the bids for pipe for the construction of water mains on New -
nort Heights, that the nipe be purchased and that the city eng-
ineer be as,:ed his opinion in the matter. That: In the matter
of the resignation of the city clerk that the resignation be ac-
cepted and that H. ''.. Nickerson of Newport Heights be apoointed
to serve in the capacity of city clerk, beginning larch 1 and
to serve until the general election.
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A communication was read from the clerk in
which he reported that in the Stone matter that the refund
would be ranted Fr. B. K. Stone on his nronert, was a,�pro-
xiinately .,1200.00. The Board of Trustees nroceeded to converse
the rates of the votes cast at the electic- held in approvement
District ;'o. 5 of t',e city of i'ewnort Beach on the 16th dal' r of
February 1926 and from said converse find: That there were cast
bonds: Aye 89votes, that there were cast bonds No. 142 votes
that the .total votes cast eve %'e 231 votes and that the issuance
of the bonds are not authorized.
Trustee Sloan moved the adaption of the follow-
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ing: 3eso=ution '.io. 366 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE BOaRD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF 1- .27FORT BEACH VACATIN-J ABOI,.DO ::II', ,:'D
CLOSI'� r UP T' :IO CE'RTAIK iLLL'YS AED ONE STRUT IN S.= CITY which
motion was seconded by Trustee Richter and passed b-- the follow-
ing vote.
Ayes, Trustees, Gilson, Sloan, Young, Richt ^r, ,-!ilkinson
170e3, Truste �s None
.?bsont', Trustees, none
There upon the clerk was ordered to record Resolution
'To. 366 and when returned to attach it to the deed from the ''al-
isa.des Club and the waiver of notice of special meeting, of the
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Board of Directors of the Palisades Club.
ORDINANCE NO. 292
An ordinance of the city of'F.ew*oort Beach de-
claring that the :rater srpply o -med btr said ci.t,r ;.s in excess
of the amount of ;rater required to sbpply'the'i•;ater required
by the inhabitants of the city of ;'ecroort ,each: That the
Board of Tr,i.stees propose to contract for the sale ^f such ex-
cess of irater, but for not lon;,er than one year, and further,
providing that rich e3 :cess of ,;titer shall be sold only at the
1 : rate fixod for consumers inside the corporate limits of tre
city of i'eyro ort Beach, came on for final consideration, where
uuon the roll. wqs called and Ordinance `o. 292 t•ras passed by
the follocrin;;, to--.-:it:
:yes, Trustees '.'ilson, Sloan, Young, Richter, '--ilkinson
goes, Trustees none
absent, Trustees, none
In connection with the above City Attorney
Bishop submitted a contract in brief which was drawn bet,,-:esn
the city of ;'ewport Beach and the "titer District of La.-una
°,each for -rater which contract having been reed r,as left in
the hands. of the city attorney for final drafting.
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.,n ;.�reement between the city of i'ewTort
Beach and t'•e N•.cific :lectric Land Comoany for right of
way to lay pine alon_ the holdings of the :acific lectric,
was sr'mitted and upon motion of Trustee Young seconded by
Trustee Sloan and c ^.cried.. The Contract was accented and the
president and clerk r;ere authorized to sign the contract in
behalf of the Citir of "^wport Beach where upon the clerk r:as
instruted to send bot5 coties of the contract to "r. .,lsnach
of the Pacific -lectric for the approval of the proper
Officials.
In the matter of the anoending,of certain st- t
reets on Corona Del ?'ar the matter was left in the hands of the-
cit., engineer.
Trustee : :'ilson su:;-este,� to the Board of Tr-
ustees that a three cent special tax for library purposes be
out unon the ballot in the coming general election. Trustee
Young suggested that a or000sition to increase the sa'ary of
the City Trustees from twent,* -five to fifty* dollars be placed
uoon the ballot at the next general election, where upon the
city attorne7, was instructed to prepare the propositions and
submit t' -.em to t.e Board of Trustees at their next regular
meeting.
In the matter of the condemnation of certain
portion of the Central Avenue beion in; to ;•r. C. C. T'enry.
The clerk was inst -ucted 'to.writo i "r. 2'ai,.rice Cnmbes informing;
him that if he were not present at the next meeting of the
Board of Trustees with a de to the )ronorty that the sit
mould proceed with the conde :nnation proceedings.
i "otion of Trustee '7ilkinson seconded blr Tra-
stee Sloan and carried. The'annlic ^tion of :'ick liuttora to cnN-
ry on the business of a fish market on Lot 6 Block "B" of I:.-
boa Ba_,,side '"tact, was granted .and the nermit was ordered is-
sued.
The a,)-ilic,tion of J. --ishof for the co -�-
struetion of'.a pier in front of Tot 19, Block 14; section 4,
Bal':oa Island having leid over for two �eoks and b(,.inz approved.
by the city engineer was granted, subject to the rill of the
board.
The application of Ben Cone for the construction
bf the nier for ^eoia;e T). and ?'ellie n Hoffn.an in front of
Lot 10, Tract 756 City of ;'errnort Beach, having laid over for
two creeks and having been anpro•.�ei w the ci`.* en °ineer eras
r,ted subject to the will of the board.
The application of 73en Cope for the const
uction of a pier for J. E. Bauer in front of ;lots 1 -2 in dock
24 of the Balboa Fastside Tract having been laid over for two
wee;,' s and bein; aoprovod by the cite en.;ineer %.aas ,;r =.ntod, sub-
iect to the w ll of the board.
In the matter of the icquisiti of the ten
foot strip from 'r. B. K. Stone in Lot 19 Blook 21 of e port
Reach Tract, the president of the board was authorized to
notify ?-r. Stone that the city of :,:sport Beach stands re- d -r '.
to donate him "1201.28 uoon receint from '..r. Stone of the doed
to the ten foot strin under consideration.
In the ;Natter of the construction of a ouD11c
landin3 at the end of Fernando Street, on motion of Trustee
Sloan seconded b-- Trustee Richter and carried. The proposition
as outlined in the petition submitted to J'e board, bras apnroved
The contract accented and the nier ordered constructed under
the advice of t:e city en;ineer.
Lr. err E. '7allace re'•)orted his findings in
the matter of t'-e curchgse of the nresent reservoir sit:) and
stated t,,at 1,o ,:wd interviewed 57r. -cFlrath and that he ;anted
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'?5,300.00 an acre or a.total of `16,500.00 for five acmes
which leas in iir. ':'all ce's opinion very unreasonable. -r.
•- allace stated that he had offcrod 6 ;5,000.00 for three acres
and that the offer had been refused, there upon, on motion of
Ytuste-- '.'ilkinson seconded by Trustee Sloan and carried. The
city attorney was instructed to start condemnation for the
land necessary to be tal-en.
President : "'ilson brought to the boards at-
tention the matter of the present n;enance of bill boards in
' the city and stated that he believed an ordinance should e
massed regulating the height and location of bill boards in
the city. There upon, on motion duly made, seconded and cir-
ried.
Trustee Sloan introduced the followi ^r:
ORDINANCE :0. 294
An ordinance describing the size and desig:, -.ting the location
of bi'.1 boards withing the cite= of NewDort Reach. The ordin-
ance was ordered filed, red, considered, designated ^rdinance
7o. 204 and refer°ed to the city; att -)rne,* motion of Trustee
Sloan seconded by Trustee Richter and car-,ied..
The resignation of City Cleric was 'accented
to take affect '.: =rch 1, 1926 on motion of Trustee i:Tilkinson
seconded b* Tru,;te-) Young and carried. The recommendation
Of the committee as a r:hole was accented and ;.'.r. Ti. ' . t'icL-
erson was aupointod to the office of city clerk to serve until
t ?:o next ;oreral election.
In the matter of letting of the bids for pipe
and certain anourtenance^ for :'ec;port Feilhts. The matter
C7as discussed and upon motion of Trustee Sloan seconded by
Trustee Richter. The bid of the Tinied States Cast Iron PiD-�
Company of 2918.00 was accented by the follor;inS vote to- „Iit.
Ayes, Trustees, ” :ilson, Sloan, Richter, ''ilkinson,
'oes Truste^ °oun-
absent, Trustees, none
The matter, of renumeration for "r. F. A. Dale-
water suaerintendent, for t'-e use of his car for official bus-
iness, was discussed to great length, -:;here upon, on motion of
Trustee Voun- seconded by Trustee :Richter, Freeman Daley,
crater suDerintendent, r :as allowed an additional fifty dollars
Der month for the use of his car until suc'- a time as the city
of Ne:rport Beach should decide to purchase a car for him by
the following vote, to-,.-.,it:
17,es, Trustees ..ilson, Sloan, Young, Richter
Noes, Trustees ':'ilkinson
',bsent, Trustees, none
There being no further business on motion
of Tr_istee "'ilson seconded by Truste Sloc -n and carried, the
meetinS was adjourned, Sine Die.
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