HomeMy WebLinkAbout135 - Election Regarding Newport BayORDINANCE NO'. 135.
sitinn and construction of a munici.
It is hereby. determined that the -�• s
pal improvement in the City of New-
Hoard of Trustees of the City of NOW-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
port Beach, to -wit: the construction'
port Beach propose to incur a bonded
NEWPORT BEACH. A MUNICIPAL
and improvement of a channel by
debt to pay the cost of said municipal
CORPORATION OF THE SIXTH
widening, deepening. and straighten-
improvement. to-wit: said channel.
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CLASS. INCORPORATED UNDER
ing the channel of Newport Hay In
and to Issue and sell bonds of the
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
said City by dredging the same: the
City of Newport Bow% to pay the
CALIFORNIA. A CITY OF THIS
said channel when widened. deepened
cost of the acquisition and construc-
STATE WHOSE CORPORATE
and straightened to be approximately
tion thereof.
LIMITS INCLUDE A NAVIGABLE
125 ft. in width and 10 ft. In depth at
Section 2. The objects and pur-
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BODY OF WATER. TO -WIT: A
low water of the Pacific Ocean. and
poses for which the Indebtedness Is
PORTION OF NEWPORT BAY, A
to extend from a point at or near
proposed to be incurred Is to pay the
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NAVIGABLE ARM OF THE PA.
Bulkhead Station No. 121. as said Sta-
cost of the acquisition and construc-
CIFIC OCEAN, ORDERING THE(i
tion is located and appears upon the
tion of said municipal Improvement
SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED
map showing Harbor Lines of New-
in the City of Newport Beach. to-wit:
VOTERS OF THE CITY OF NEW-
port Hay. approved by the War De•
said channel. for the purposes of
PORT BEACH THE PROP OSI-
partment of the United States on the
deepening. stra9ghtening and widen-
TION OF INCURRING A DEBT'
day of January. 1917. southeast.
Ing the channel of Newport Hay.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE AGE
erly pursuing the waters of Newport
which is necessary and convenient to
QUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
Bay. and within the City of NewDorti
the establishment, Improvement. con-
IN THE CITY OF NEWPORT'
Beach. to a point at or near Bulkhead
duct. and malnjonance of a harbor by
BEACH OF A MUNICIPAL IM_;
Station No. 107. as said Station Is)
the City of Newport Beach In New-
.
PROVEMENT. AS SET FORTH IN
located and appears upon said map.
port Hay, and for the furtherance of
RESOLUTION NO. 82 OF SAIDI
being the shore end of a jetty con•
commerce and navigation. and the
CITY. TO -WIT:
structed at the entrance to Newport
said municipal improvement being
THE CONSTRUCTION AND IM-.
Bay.
necessary and convenient to carry out
PROVEMENT OF A CHANNEL BY'
The said municipal Improvement be-
the objects. purposes and powers of
WIDENING. DEEPENING AND,
Ing necessary and convenient in or-
the City of Newport Beach.
STRAIGHTENING THE CHAN-•
der to carry out the objects. purposes
Section 3. The cost of the acgUi-
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NEL OF NEWPORT BAY IN SAID'
and powers of the City of Newport
sition and construction of said mu-
CITY BY DREDGING THE SAME. -.
Peach. the cost of which municipal
nlcipal improvement. to-wit: said'
THE SAID CHANNEL WHEN,
Improvement will be too great to be
channel. Is estimated to be $60.000.00.
WIDENED. DEEPENED AND'
paid out of the ordinary. annual in-
and the amount of the principal of
STRAIGHTENED TO BE AP -i
come and revenue of the City of New -
the Indebtedness to be IncurreA there -,
!,
PROXIMATELY 125 FT. IN WIDTH
port Beach.
for Is the sum of $50.000.00. which sums
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AND 10 FT. IN DEPTH AT LOW
Now, therefore. at this. a subse-'
is and will be too great to be paid out
WATER OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN.'
quent meeting of said Hoard of True-I
of the ordinary, annual Income and
AND TO EXTEND FROM A POINT I
tees of the City of Newport Beach.
revenue of the city of Newport Beach.
AT OR NEAR BULKHEAD STA•
after the passage. adoption and ap-
Section 4. The rate of interest to
TION NO. 121. AS SAID STATION:
proval of said Resolution No. 82:
be paid on the said principal of the in-
IS LOCATED AND APPEARS
The Board of Trustees of the City
debtednees of $50.000.00 which it Is
UPON THE MAP SHOWING HAR -1
of Newport Beach do ordain as fol-
proposed to be incurred is hereby fixed
BOR LINES OF NEWPORT BAY. 1
low-:
at five and one-half (6%) Per cent per
APPROVED BY THE WAR DE-
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and the said interest at said'
PARTMENT OF THE UNITED.
Section 1. It having been deter-
lannum
rate shell by pale semi-annually.
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� STATES ON THE 18TH DAY OFD
mined and declared by Resolution No.
Section 6. The Hoard of Trustees
JANUARY. 1917. SOUTHEASTER.
82 of the City of Newport Beach.
of the City of Newport Beach hereby
LY PURSUING THE WATERS OP
Passed, adopted and approved by the:
orders the submission of the ei-
NEWPORT BAY. AND WITHIN
vote of more than two-thirds of ay
ll
tion of Incurring a bonded indebted-
THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH.I
the members of the legislative branch
ness in the sum of $50.000.00 for the
TO A POINT AT OR NEAR BULK-
ti
T said City. to-wit: the Hoard ofd
Trustees
Purposes set forth In sand Resolution
HEAD STATION NO. 107. AS SAID
thereof. that the public in-
No. and this Ordinance herein
STATION IS LOCATED AND AP -)
terest and also the public necessity
io
before mentioned and described. be-
before
PEARS UPON SAID MAP. BEING
demands the acquisition and con-
the acquisition and wnstr�
THE SHORE END OF A JETTY
structlon In the City of Newport
of said municipal Improvement. to -wit:
of
i
CONSTRUCTED AT THE EN-
Beach of a municipal Improvement.
said channel. to the qualified voters of
TRANCE TO NEWPORT BAY.
to-wit •
'the City of Newport Beach. and for
CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION
The construction and Improvement
that purpose an election Is hereby
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FOR THAT PURPOSE. RECITING
of a channel by widening, deepening.
called to be held at and within the
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THE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES
and straightening the channel of New-
City of Newport Beach on Monday. the
FOR WHICH THE INDEBTED-
port Hay in said City by dredging
ging the
Bing t e
24th day of December. 1917. which day
NESS IS PROPOSED TO BE IN -,
same, the said channel when
is hereby fixed as the date on which;
CURRED. THE ESTIMATED COST
deepened and straightened to be ap-
said election shall be held: the said
OF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC IM-
Proximately 125 ft In width and 10,
election shall be a special election -
PROVEMENi, THE AMOUNT OP
ft. In depth ¢t low water of the Pa-
i Section 6. At the special election:
THE PRINCIPAL OF THE IN.
cffic Ocean. and to extend from a
called to be held and provided for by! j
DEBTEDNESS TO BE INCURRED
point at or near Bulkhead Statidn No.
section 6 of this Ordinance there shall)
EREFOR. AND THE RATE OF
THEREFOR.
21. as said Station Is located and ¢p;
be and is hereby submitted to the
Pears upon the map Showing Harbor 1
INTEREST TO BE PAID ON SAID
qualified vgters of the City of New.
INDEBTEDNESS: FIXING THE
Linea of Newport Hay. approved by
,
1port Beach the proposition of incur -
DATE ON WHICH SUCH SPECIAL
the War Department of the United;
ring a bonded debt by the,Clty of New -
ELECTION WILL BE HELD. THE
States, on the 18th day of January.
port Beach In the sum of $60.000.001
MANNER OF HOLDING SUCH
1917, southeasterly pursuing the wa•
with which to pay the Coat'of the so-
ELECTION. AND THE VOTING
ter@ of Newport Bay and within the
qufsition and construction of the here -
FOR OR AGAINST THE IN-
city of Newport Beach, to a point at
Inbefo mentioned and described 11111-
CURRING OF SUCH INDEBTED-,
or near Bulkhead Station No. 107• as
i mprovement. to -wit: said chanan-
NESS: AND PROVIDING THAT IN
said station Is loeated and appears
nel. the said municipal Improvement
ALL PARTICULARS NOT RECIT-
upon said map, being the shore end of
being necessary and convenient to
a jetty constructed at the entrance to
ED IN THIS ORDINANCE. SUCH
Newport Hay: in order to carry out
carry out the objects, purposes and
ELECTION SHALL BE HELD AS
Powers of the City of Newport Beach.
PROVIDED LAW FOR HOLD-
the objects. purposes and powers of
Section 7. The maser of holding
ING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN
the City of Newport Beach, the coat
such special election and the voting
of which municipal improvement will
THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH.
be too great to be paid out of the or
for or against Incurring said indebted-
?
Whereas, on the 19th day of Septem-
dfnary, annual Income and revenue
ness shall be as follows:
ber. 1917, at a regular meeting of the
of the City of Newport Beach.
The proposition of Incurring a bond-
•
legislative branch of the City of New-
It Is hereby further determined and
ed debt and the Issuing of the bonds
port Beach. to -wit: the Hoard of Trus•
declared that
of the City of Newport Beach for the
tees of said City. by a vote of more
the use of the word
•channel" hereinafter In this Ordinance
acquisition and construction of said
than two - thirds of all the members of
shall mean and shall at all times be'
municipal Improvement. to-wit: said
said Hoard of Trustees. there was
construed to mean the mid municipal'
channel. In the sum of $50.000.00. shall
passed. adopted and approved Reso-
improvement described In Said Reso.
be submitted to the qualified voters
lution No. 82 of said City, being a
determining declaring
lotion No. 82, and as defined and de-
of the City of Newport Beach by print
Resolution and
scribed in this section of this Ordl-
ed ballot. and the ballots used at said.
that the public Interest and also the
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nance.
i special e'lectlon, except as other
(_ provided for In this Ordinance, shall
19 be prepared, printed, furnished and
ditstrlbuted as provided by law for
preparing, printing, furnishing and
distributing ballots at municipal else.
dons In the City of Newport Beach.
Each ballot shall have printed on
the back thereof the words:
MUNICIPAL TICKET BOND
ELECTION
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
And on the top of the face of the
iballot the following instructions to
voters shall be, printed: ,
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS:
To vote In favor of the proposltlon
stamp a cross (X) In the voting
Isquare at the right of the word "Yes"
,following the proposition to be voted
jupon. To vote against the propost'
tlon stamp a cross (X) In the voting I
square at the right of the word "No"
Ifollowing the proposition to be voted
ALL MARKS EXCEPT THE CROSS
(X) ARE FORBIDDEN. ALL DIS-
TINGUISHING MARKS OR ERAS
URES ARE FORBIDDEN AND MAKE l
THE BALLOT VOID. IY you WRONG-
LY STAMP, TEAR OR DEFACE THIS I{
BALLOT return It to the Inspector of
Election and obtain another.
There shell be further printed on !.
the face of each of said ballots, the
following:
PROPOSITION
CHANNEL BONDS $50,000.00 Yee
CHANNEL BONDS $60,000.00 No,l
Section 8. For the purpose of said
special election the City of Newport
Beach Is hereby divided Into two spec -
let' election precincts to be and they
are hereby numbered Special Election
Precinct No. 1 and Special Election Pre -
clnet No. 2. Special Election Precinct
No. 1 shall embrace all that portion of
the City of Newport Beach lying north.
westerly of the following descrl)jed
line:
Commencing at the point of Inter -f
section of the center line of 15th
Street, extended northeasterly with
the northerly pity limits of Bald Clty,
thence southwesterly along said ex-
nd-od cente}• Ilne and along the 'call.
y_
ter line oY 15th Street and along said
center line of 16th Street a ended
southwesterly to an Intersectl#n with
the southerly boundary line of said
City.
Special Election Precinct No. 2 $hall
embrace all that portion of the City of
Newport Beach.lying southeasterly of
the following described line:
Commencing at the point of Inter-
section of the center line of 16th
Street, extended northeasterly with
,the northerly city limits of said City,
1 thence southwesterly along Bald ex-
!,tended center llne and along the cem
:ter line of 16th Street, and along said
center line of 15th Street extended
'southwesterly to an Intersectlon with
Ithe southerly boundary Ilne of said
City.
Said special election shall be held In
said Special Election Precincts Nos. )
'1 and 2 at the polling places herein -
!after named. and designated:
The polling place for Special Else.
thin Precinct No. 1 le established at
.i the westerly ground floor room of the
:'building occupied by the City of New=
port Beacb as a City Hall.
The polling place 'for Special Elec-
ition Precinct No. 2 is established at
the building. at Balboa, used by the
City of Newport Beach as a Fire Hall.
IThe following named persons, each
of whom Is a qualified elector of the
!special election precinct In which he
is appointed, are hereby appointed as
a Board of Election to hold, conduct
-and make return of said special else-
.,.
thin for that precinct, said Board of
Election In each precinct to consist
of two Inspectors, two Judges and two
Clerks, each of said persons shall re-
ce4e for his services as an election
officer the sum of $4.00, lawful money
of the United States:
Special Election Precinct No. 1:
Inspector, Glenn Helms.
Inspector, C. S. Hemstreet.
Judge, A. N. Smith.
Judge, Henry Starck.
Clerk, A. Hermes.
Clerk, Byron Hall.
Special Election Precinct No. 2:
Inspector, J. A. Ricker.
Inspector, M. L. Orcutt.
Judge, D. M. Young.
Judge, Joseph Ferguson.
Clerk, W. W. Wilson.
Clerk, W. W. Crosier.
Seetlon 9. The polls at the polling
places herelnbefore designated and
established In said Special Election
Precincts Nos. 1 and 2 must be opened
at six o'clock A. M. of the day of elec-
tion, and must be kept opened until
seven o'clock P. M. of the same day,
when the polls shall be closed except;
i as provided In Section 1164 of the
Political Code of the State of Call-.,
'fornla.
Section 10. In all particulars not
recited In this Ordinance said special
election shall be held and conducted
as provided by law for holding mu-
nleipal elections in the city of *New-
port Beach.
Section 11. Any qualified voter
may at Bald special election vote In
favor of the proposition submitted by
stamping a cross (X) on his or her
ballot In the voting square at the
right of the word "Yes" following the
proposition voted upon, and any quail-
fled voter may vote against the propo-
sltion submitted by stamping a cross
(X) on his or her ballot in the voting
square at the right of the word "No"
following the proposition voted upon.
Section 12. IY any voter at said
special election shall have stamped a
cross (X) In the voting square at the
right of the word "Yes" following tile'
proposition voted upon his or her bal-
lot shall be counted in favor of the)
> Issuance of the bonds mentioned in
Bald Proposition; and If he or she shall'
have stamped a cross (X) in the.voting
square at the right of the word "No"
following the proposition voted upon,
his or her ballot shall be counted
against the issuance of the bonds men.
tioned In said proposition.
Section 13. If at said special elec-
tion two-thirds or more of all the vot'
ers voting thereat shall have voted In
favor of the proposition of Incurring
a bonded debt by the City of Newport
Beach and the Issuance of the bonds
thereof in the sum of $50,000.00 for
the acquisition and construction of
said municipal Improvement, to -wit:
said channel, then the bonds of the
City of Newport Beach shall be Issued'
and Bold by the Board of Trustees of
said City In the sum of $50,000.00 for
said purpose; but none of said bonds
.Shall be sold for less than their par
value, and the proceeds of such bonds
shall be placed In the municipal
treasury of the City Of Newport Beach
to the credit of the Channel Fund, and
$ball be applied exclusively to the pur
Poses and objects mentioned In this
Ordinance.
Section 14. The bonded Indebted.
ness In the sum of $50,000.00 shall be
evidenced by sixty -four (64) bonds,
thirty -two (32) of said bonds shall be
In the denomination of $1,000 each,
and thirty-two (32) of said bonds shall
be in the denomination of $562.50 each; 1
Bald sixty-four* bonds shall num-i
bered consecutively from one to sixty -'
Your, both Inclusive. All of said bonds
.shall be dated the 1st day of FebruI
ary, 1918, and shall bear Interest at ,
the rate of 5%% per annum from said
let day of February, 1918, and the Im
terest shall be evidenced by interest
coupons attached to said bonds, and
!i said interest coupons shall be num-
bered consecutively. f
Section 15. The bonds shall be
signed by the President oY the Board
of Trustees of the Clty oY Newport
Beach, also signed by the Treasurer
thereof, and countersigned by the
Clerk. The interest coupons of said
bonds shall be signed by the Treasur
er.
Thereafter, said bonds shall be paid
as follows: Commencing on the 1st,
day of February, 1919, bond No. 1 In
the denomination of $1,000.00 and
bond No. 2 In the denomination of
$562.50 shall be paid, and annually)
thereafter on the first day of February
two of said bonds, one in the denoml-
natlon of $1,000.00 and one in,the de.
,nomination of $562.50, in successive
'numerical order, shall be paid, mak
• Ing as annual payment of $1,562.50 on'
the principal of said indebtedness, the
j same being not less than one-Yortleth
part of the amount of such principal
of the Indebtedness.
The Interest on sold bonds shall be
paid as follows: The first Install.
ment of Interest on August 1st, 1918,
and semi-annually thereafter on the
first day of February and the first day
of August In each year until all of
said bonds, both principal and Interest,
shall have been well and truly paid In
gold coin of the United States. Both
the principal and interest of said
bonds shall be paid at the office of the j
Treasurer of the City of Newport
Beach in said City, County of Orange,
State of California. I
Section 16. The Indebtedness of
'i $50,000.00, which It Is proposed here-
by to incur, together with all other in.
debtedness heretofore incurred by the
City of Newport Beach will not In the
aggregate exceed fifteen per centum
of the assessed value of all the real '
and personal property of the City of
Newport Beach. A
Section 17. All proceedings had l•
under this Ordinance and the Issu-
ance and sale of the bonds therein
proposed tb be Issued shall be had In
accordance with an act of the Legis-
lature of the •State of California, en-
titled: "An act authorizing the In -I
curring of indebtedness by cities,
towns, and municipal corporations,
for municipal Improvements, and regm
lating the acquisition, construction, or.
completion thereof." (became a law ,
under constitutional provision without
1 Governor's approval Feb. 25, 1901)
and any and all acts and parts of
acts that are amendatory thereof.
The money to be raised by the sale
! of the bonds therein proposed to be
issued being for a purpose authorized !
by an act of the Legislature of the
State of California, entitled: "An act
granting to any city of the State
whose corporate limits Include or i
bound upon any harbor, bay, estuary,);
or other navigable body of water, the i
power to Improve the same and to es-;
tabllsli, acquire, construct, Improve
and maintain in, upon, and along they
waters thereof works for use In con
necilon therewith" (approved April
(ith, 1917, in effect July 27th, 1917).
Section I.S. There being no news-
; paper published in the City of New-
., port Beach at least six days a week, I
1 therefore the Clerk of the City of New.;
v.
V
Port Beach is hereby ordered and di -.
rected to publish this Ordinance, No.
135, in the NEWPORT NEWS, a week
ly newspaper, published in the City of
Newport Beach less than six days a
week, to -wit: published therein once a
week, by the insertion in said NEW -
.PORT NEWS, each week for two sue -�
cessive weeks, and this Ordinance and
the publication thereof as provided for
in this Section shall constitute
tice of said special election, and no,
other notice of said special election
need be given.
Section 19. This Ordinance being
an Ordinance calling and otherwise
relating to an election, the same shall
go into effect and be in force from
and after its final passage; and
.The foregoing Ordinance, No. 135.
was passed at a regular meeting of I
the Board of Trustees of the City of
Newport Beach, as the legislative
branch thereof, held on the 19th day of
:November, 1917, by the vote of more
than two - thirds of all the members of
said Board of Trustees, and on said
day was signed and approved by the
President of the Board of Trustees
of said City, the said Ordinance being
passed by the affirmative vote of the
following named trustees:
Ayes-- Trustees: H. A. Robinson, J.
J. Schnitker, Geo. P. Wilson, J. C. Mc-
Cain.
Noes — Trustees: None.
Absent — Trustees: J. P. Greeley.
The above and foregoing Ordinance,
No. 135, is signed and approved by
me this 19th day of November, 1917.
H. A. ROBINSON,
President of the Board of Trustees,
City of Newport Beach.
Attest: J. ROYAL LEMON,
Clerk of the City of Newport Beach.
I, J. Royal Lemon. the duly appoint-
ed, qualified and acting Clerk of the
City of Newport Beach, do hereby
certify that the whole number of the
members of the Board of Trustees
of the City of Newport Beach is five
(5) and that the foregoing Ordinance,
No. 135, was adopted and passed by
said Board of Trustees at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 19th day
of November, 1917, by the following
named members of said Board of
Trustees:
H. A. Robinson, G. P. Wilson, J. C.
McCain, J. J. Schnitker.
That each of said persons is and was
at said time a duly elected, qualified
and acting member of said Board of
Trustees and that the said members
,voting for said Ordinance, No. 135, con -
stituted more than two - thirds of all
the members thereof.
That on the 19th day of November,
1917, H. A. Robinson was and is the
duly elected, qualified and acting
President of said Board of Trustees,
and on said day he signed and ap-
proved the said Ordinance.
In Witness Whereof, I have here-
unto affixed my official signature and
attested the same with the Seal of
the City of Newport Beach this 19th
day of November, 1917.
J. ROYAL LEMON,
Clerk of the City of Newport Beach.
Nov. 23, 30 —Dec. 7- 14 -21, 1917.
I,J.Royal Lemon, Clerk of the City of Newport Beaeh,do hereby
certify that the foregoing ordinancefsis a true and correct copy of an
ordinance passed by the Board of Trustees at a regular meetimg'held on
the 19th.Day of November 1917, and that same hCs been printed and pub-
lished according to law*
Clerk of e t, y of Newport Beach, al.