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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/19/1916 - Adjourned Regular MeetingCNZA 1.35 City Hall, Newport Beach, Cal. June 19th, 1916. The Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach met in adjourned session 7:30 P.M. date and place above shown. President Jumper called the meeting to order and the roll was called showing there were present trustees; S.R.Jumper, Glenn Helms, G.P. Wilson, H.A.Robinaon and_J.C.MeCain, Absent None. The minutes of the meeting of June 12th,1916, were read and approve, Communications were read and referred to proper order of business. UNFINISHED BUSINESS; Matter of the removal of the Brown building again came before the Board for attention. Moved by trustee, G. P. Wilson seconded by trustee, Glenn Helms and carried that the Brown building be mooned from the side walk and that the Clerk notify Mr Brown to have the building removed. NEW BUSINESS; Moved by trustee, H. A. Robinson seconded by trustee, J.C.McCain and carried that the petition of Fred Long, John Severding,'N.S. Walker and E.H.Rose, owners of the west half of Block 10 Balboa Tract to improve the Alley through their portion of the said block sd by private contract be granted and the Street Sup't have the Engineer furnish the grade. Letter from the Evening Herald of Los Angeles enclosing a bill for 280 line advertisement which they claimed to have published in accordance with an agreement amounting to $28.00 wazzEead came up for attention and was laid over for attention at the next regular meeting. better from the Southern Counties Gas Company stating that they would use every possible effort to have Natural Gas here by July 15th, was filed. Moved by trustee; H.. A. Robinson seconded by "trustee, J.C.McCain and carried that the Contract with the Boardman interests for the purchase of the Gas Generating system be changed to read that the Boardman people shall start of remove distributing system pipe within 30 days after our lease of same shall expire, and that the money for the purchase of the generating system be deposited in the First National Bank of Newport Beach, subject to the Escrow instruc- tions of the City Attorney. Roll was called showing Ayes; trustees, S.R.Jumper, Glenn Helms, G.P.Wilson, H.A.Robinson, J.C.McCain, Noes None. President Jumper declared the motion passed. 3 There was then presented and read Resolution # 56 the same being a Resolution of the City of Newport Beach, authorizing the purchase of the Gas Generating system, Lease of the Distributing system, agreeme to buy the Balboa Island distributing system and authorizing applical tion to the Railroad Commission for approval was regularly introduce) and on motion of-trustee, G.P.Wilson seconded by trustee, Glenn Helmi and carried the same was passed by the following roll call, Ayes; trustees,,S.R.Jumper, Glenn Helms, G.P.Wilson, H.A.Robinson J.C.Me Cain, Noes None. President Jumper thereupon declared Resolution #56 passed and thereupon signed the same, attested by the Clerk. ?:loved by trustee, G.P.Wilson seconded by trustee, H.A.Robinson and carried that demands 741003 and 1004 be allowed and Warrants drawn to cover and deposited in the First National Bank of Newport Beach subject to the Escrow instructions of the`City Attorney, the same being the purchase price of the Gas Generating System and the first month's lease of the distributing system. Moved by trustee, G.P.Wilson seconded by trustee, H.A.Robinson and carried that adjournment be taken sine -die. Adjourned. Approved City Presiaent.of the Boara of rus ees T