HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/08/1917 - Adjourned Regular Meeting1'70
City Hall, Newport Beach, Cal. Jany, 8th, 1917.
The Board of Trustees of the city of Newport Beach met -in adjourned
session 7:30 P.M. Ionday January 8th, 1917.
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.Robinson and J.C.McCain, Absent; None.
Minutes of the meeting of Jany let, 1917 were read and approved.
Communications;
Communications were read and referred to proper order of business.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS;
matter of annexation of terri
Upon investigation it being made to appear and it so appearing to
the Board of Trustess of the city of Newport Beach that the petition
concerning the annexation of territory and filed with the Board of
Trustees of said city on the 1st day of January, 1917, does not
contain a description of the territory sought by said petition to be
annexed to said city; and that the description of territory therein
set forth and contained is erroneous and incomplete, and good cause
appearing therefor, it was ordered by the Board of Trustees at it's
meeting this 8th, day of January 1917, that all proceedings hereto-
fore had and taken udder said petition be and is hereby vacated and
set aside and all proceedings contemplated and ordered to be here-
after taken thereunder be and is hereby abandoned and the said peti-
tion be and is hereby dismissed .
Bond of J._..Portcr;
On motion of trustee, G.P.1ilson seconded by trustee Glenn Helms and
carried the bond of J.A.Porter as Marshal & Ex Officio Tax and Lice-
nse collector was accepted and ordered filed.
NEW BUSINESS;
There was at this time presented a written petition
proposing to alter the boundaries of the City of Newport Beach and
to annex thereto, incorporate and include therein, and make a part
thereof certain new territory.
The Board of Trustees proceeded to hear the petition
both oral and documentary evidence was introduced, received, and
considered, from which it appears and the Board of Trustees find
that the petition is in writing: that all the signers thereof are
qualified electors of the city of Newport Beach; that it is signed
by more than one -fifth in number of all the qualified electors, of
the city of Newport Beach compl;ted upon the number of votes cast at
the last general election held therein. That it contains a descrip-
tion of the new territory asked to be annexed to the city of Newport
Beach. That said territory is contiguous to the city of Newport
Beach and that said new territory does not form an: part of any
incorporated town or city.
That the city of Newport Beach has incurr-
ed and also further authorized the incurring of bonded indebtedness
for the acqui:-ition and construction and also for the completion of
municipal improvements in and for the city of Newport Beach, some
of which is now outstanding.
That said petition contains a request
that the question to be submitteP, to the electors of the city of
Newport Beach and to the electors residing in the territory propo-
sed by said petition to be annexed to said city shall be whether
such new territory shall be annexed to, incorporated in, and made
a part of the city of Newport Beach, and the property therein be,
after such annexation, subject to taxation equally with the property
within the city of Newport Beach to nay such bonded indebtedness
outstanding at the date of such annexation and theretofore authorize
The Board of Trustees therefore ordered that the said petitio
be received and filed; that all necessary and proper proceedings be
taken for the submission without delay to the electors of the city
of Newport Beach and to the electors residing in the territory pro-
posed by such petition to be annexed to said city the said question.
Thal all proceedings had herein be had and taken pursuant
to and as provided for by an act of the legislature of the State
n
ICNZA
I I
M
N
of California,, entitled: "An Act to provide for the alteration of
the boundaries of and for the annexation of territory to incorpor-
ated toxins and cities, and for the incorrora.tion of such annexed
territory in and as apart of such municipalities, and for the
districting, government, and municipal control of annexed territory,
(Approved 'larch 19, 188,9,) and acts amendatory thereof.
Pursuant to the petition concerning annexation of territory to
the city of Newport Beach, this day received and filed, and the
prior instruction of the Board of Trustees, Trustee H.A.Robinson
presented for consideration of the Board of Trustees a resolution
entitled:
A Resolution of the Board of Trustees-of the c;ty of New-
port Beach as the legislative body thereof, calling and ordering
to be held a special election in the city of Newport Beach and also
in certain territory outside of the city of Newport Beach, for the
purpose of submitting to the electors of the city of Newport Beach
and to the electors residing in said outside territory the propos-
ition or question of the annexation of said territory to the city
of Newport Beach, fixing the date of such election, establishing
voting precincts and places At which the polls will be opened,
appointing officers of election and directing the giving of notice
of such election.
The resolution was read and considered by the
Board of Trustees ordered filed and to be nmmbered Resolution No.
64, and referred to the city attorney to be put in formal and
proper condition for final action and adoption by the Board of
Trustees.
^T.iTt Avertisina,
e m ter of city advertising as presented in the petition at the
meeting of Jany let, 1917 was again brought up and coasidered.s3mi
Moved by trustee, G.P.7,1ilson seconded by trustee, J.C.McCain and
carried that the board authorize the exoendature of 825.00 out of
the music and promotion fund for one month trial of the proposition.
On motion of trustee, Glenn Helms seconded by trustee, J.C.NIcCain
and carried, the map of the Avacado Acres as presented by County
Surveyor Me Bride, was approved and the Clerk was authorized to
sign the same.
Board walk along the Ocean Front;
Discussion followed relative to the building of a board walk along
the ocean front.
Moved by trustee, H.A.Robinson seconded by trustee,
Glenn Helms and carried that the city engineer be instructed to
prepare plans dnd specifications for a pile supported wooden side-
walk 12 -ft in width hlbng; the Ocean Front between 23d, and 36th,
streets and that an assessment district be formed to cover the cost
of same including the district from the S.P.7.rharf west and North
to the Railroad tracks.
Letter from the Health Officer J.A.Porter relative to a plan for
the inspection of dairies through Orange County, was filed.
Telegram from Johnson Shea contractors on the street work at East
Newport was read stating that would begin work on their contract
at once, the same was ordered filed.
Moved "by trustee, G.P.IVilson seconded by
carried that adjournment be taken to 7:30
1917. Adjourned.
trustee, H.A.Robinson and
P.M. Monday January 15th,
City Ule r