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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/02/1928 - Regular Meeting:fig Councilman Williamson seconded by Councilman Hilmer and carried, the report was accepted and turned over to the Finance Committee for con- sideration. There being no further business on motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Council Williamson and carried, the meeting adjourned. Approved July 2nd, 1928 Uity Clerk f� Mayor, C y o Newport Bea h ' City Hall, Newport Beach, July 2, 1928 The City Council of the City of Newport Beach met,-in-regular session at 7:30 o'clock P. M. on above date. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Johnson. The roll was called showing the full Council present. The minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. The minutes of the special meeting of June 25, 1928 were read and approved. The reports of the heads of departments were read, and on motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Ellsworth and carried, the reports were accepted and filed. The communications were read and acted upon as follows: The resignation of Harbor Master, Tom 0• Jay, was considered and on motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Ellsworth and carried, the resignation was accepted and Kr. Jay allowed two weeks vacation from July 1st on pay as requested. On motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Hilmer and carried, the Chief of Police was appointed Harbor Master without additional salary. On motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Ells- worth and carried, the application of N. M. Perkins and Thomas Bouchey as Harbor Master was turned over to the Chief of Police for considera- tion and with power to act. The communication from Geo. C. Hiner asking that his lease on the Newport wharf expiring in September, be renewed as he wished to go to considerable expense installing a pipe line for cleaning the wharf, was considered, and on motion of Councilman Ellsworth seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, the Council declared itself favorable to renewing the lease, and the City attorney was instructed to draw up the lease as of date of expiration of the old lease. The communications from W. J. Carmichael, H. M. Lane and R. Arnold objecting to the warning signs as placed on the beach at 19th and 15th streets was considered, and on motion of Councilman Williamson seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, the communications were referred to the Chief of Police and Police Committee with power to act. On motion of Councilman Ellsworth seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, the application of John Loth for lease on the Balboa pier for a live bait concession was.granted,and the City Attorney instructed to draw up the lease. On motion of Councilman Williamson seconded by Councilman Hilmer and carried, the application of R. F. Goings for permission to construct a pier in front of Lot 2, Block 21, Balboa EastSide addition, and the application of T. E. Hammond for permission to construct a pier on community property between Lots 12 and 13 on Bay Island, were allowed subject to the will of the Council.. 39 on motion of Councilman Williamson seconded by Councilman Hilmer and carried, the application of L. A. Cox for license to operate a health trainer on bicycle was allowed subject to the approval of the Chief of Police and Police Committee. On motion of Councilman Williamson seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, the application of firs. R. T. Smith for license to conduct a restaurant at 701 East Central was granted. The application of Milo D. Eames for permission to construct a pier in front of Lot 26, Block 1, Section 5, Balboa Island was considered and on motion of Councilman Williamson seconded by Councilman ' Claire and carried, the application was referred to the City Engineer for the customary two weeks. On motion of Councilman Williamson seconded by Councilman Hilmer and carried, the communication from the President of the uunicipal Traffic League in regard to their annual convention in Los Angeles from July 18th to 20th,was filed. The communication from E. D. Burge asking permission to build a 14 foot extension to the Washington Street wharf at Balboa was considered, carefully, and on motion of Councilman Williamson seconded by Councilman Ellsworth and carried, the matter was referred to a committee consisting of the City Engineer, Councilman Hilmer, Frank Smith and John C. Tuffree for investigation and report. On motion of Councilman_ Hilmer seconded by Councilman �iilliam- son and carried, the appropriations asked for by the Secretary of the Newport Harbor Chamber of Commerce from July 15th to August 15th, amount- ing to X750.00, were allowed. The communication from A. J. Lenox for more playground equip- ment was considered, and on motion of Councilman Williamson seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, the communication was referred to the street committee for report. On motion of Councilman Hilmer seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, the request of Treasurer Gant for transfer of 4'20,000.00 from the general fund to the current expense fund was granted. The proposition of William Howard to act as Pound- kaster without pay and asking for a 3 year lease on the City dump ground was ' considered, and on motion of Councilman Ellsworth seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, the City Attorney was instructed to draw up a lease on the city dump ground in favor of Mr.Howard for one year only. The communication from the Southern California Edison Co. asking permission to cross the channel with a cable at 14th Street for electric service to Lido Isle was considered, and on motion of Councilman Hilmer seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, the communication was referred to the Harbor Committee for consideration and report. On motion of Councilman Hilmer seconded by Councilman William - son and carried, the communication from Hal Will Smith thanking the Council for the foot gridge on Balboa Island was filed. The application of H. W. Baum Co. for permit to construct a pier for the owners of Lido Isle on the north side of the bay was considered, and on motion of Councilman Williamson seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, the Clerk was instructed to notify them that as the location is outside the city limits it will be taken care of in the lease The application of Holloway and 'dallace for renewal of their license tooperate their flying boat on the bay was discussed carefully and on motion of Councilman Ellsworth seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, the application was denied. UiVFINISHED 3USI,4ESS Councilman Paul d. Ellsworth introduced a resolution entitled: ' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH RECOGNIZING THAT A CERTAIN RIGHT -oF -WAY BET17EEN THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY TRACKS AND PRESENT PAVEKENT OF CENTRAL AVENUE BETWEEN ALVARADO STREET AND "B" STREET, IS A PART OF THE RIGHT -OF -WAY OF THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY, A CORPORATION. The Resolution was read, considered, designated RESOLUTIOI,i NO. 464 and upon call of the roll passed by the following vote: AYES, Councilmen Hilmer, Claire, Ellsworth, Williamson, Johnson NOES, Councilmen None. ABSENT, Councilmen None. I ' A deed dated the 1st day of November, 1923, from the Pacific Southwest Trust and Savings Bank, (formerly Los Angeles Trust and Savings Bank), a corporation, tothe City of Newport Beach, a municipal corporation, covering certain easements to construct, lay, operate, maintain and repair a twelve inch diameter water pipe line, in, along, over and across that certain piece, or parcel of land situated and be- ing in the County of Orange, State of California, and more particularly described as follows, to -wit: Beginning at a point in the Northerly line of the aforesaid Block B, which point is 4241.95 feet Westerly of the center line of Whittier Avenue as said Whittier Avenue is laid out and shown upon a map of the First'Addition to Newport Mesa Tract as recorded in kiscellaneous Maps Book 5, Page 61, Records of Orange County, California, said distance being measured along the Northerly line of the aforesaid Block B of the Banning Tract; thence South 46o 46' East 5751.30 feet to a point, which point is at the intersection of the south- erly prolongation of the Westerly line of the aforesaid Whittier Avenue and the 4esterlyprolongation of the center line of Sixteenth Street, as said Sixteenth Street is laid out and shown upon a map of the Newport hiesa Tract, as recorded in iiiscellaneous !a,aps Book 5, page 1, Records of Orange County, California;tltence Easterly along the Westerly prolongation of the center line of the aforesaid Sixteenth Street a distance of 350.59 feet to a point in the Southwest- erly line of the property conveyed by the Banning Company to Stephen Townsend et ux, by deed recorded in Book 139, page 351, of Deeds, Records of Orange County, California, was presented to the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, Calif. WHEREUPON, Trustee Paul B.Ellsworth made a motion, duly seconded by Trustee Williamson, and carried, that said deed be accepted by said City of Newport Beach, and the Clark instructed to record the same forthwith with the County Recorder ofthe County of Orange, State of California. That said motion was carried by the following vote: AYES, Councilmen Hilmer, Claire, Ellsworth, Williamson, Johnson NOES, Councilmen None. ABSENT, Councilmen None. The communications from different parties in regard tothe ocean frontage in front of Newport Bay Tract, being Lots A and B, received recently, were considered, and on motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Ellsworth and carried, the City Attorney was instructed to communicate with the property oriners that an exchange of property as they suggest is not desired or advisable. The completed budget for the coming year as made up by the - heads of the departments and gone over by the Finance Committee, was presented, and on motion of Councilman Hilmer seconded by Councilman Ellsworth and carried, the budget was acdepted as presented with $20,000 additional budgeted for harbor and jetty maintenance. NEW BUSINESS On motion of Councilman villiamson seconded by Council ran Claire and carried, the demands having been signed and approved by the Finance Committee, were allowed and warrants to be drawn for same. On motion of Councilman Ellsworth seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, Yd. A. Leonard was reappointed city PoliceJudge of the City of Newport Beach at his present salary. On motion of Councilman Ellsworth seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, Eugene Fenelon was reappointed Building and Plumbing I.spector for the coming year. H. L. Sherman brought up the matter of Antar Derage leaving the employ of the city and thought we should try and arrance to keep his weather instruments here, as the weather station was good advertisement for the city. The matter was discussed and on motion of Councilman Williamson seconded by Councilman Hilmer and carried, Councilman Paul B Ellsworth was appointed a committee of one to take up the matter with the Chamber of Commerce and report at the next meeting. There being no further business on motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Williamson and carried, the meeting adjourned to 7:30 o'clock P. M. on Monday, July 16th, 1928. ayor, 'it of IVerrp Approved July 16th, 1926. /D,D D.., 9