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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/15/1931 - Adjourned Regular Meeting3 City Engineer Patterson referred to the application of H. C. Ross for permit to construct a pier in front of Lot 5, Block 5, Section 2, Balboa Island, and stated his sketch did not cover the standard pier as adopted by this Council. The matter was considered, and on motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Hilmer and carried, the application was approved providing he would construct it according to our standard specifications. City Engineer Patterson stated it would be necessary for him to emplgy 3 Carpenters at $6.00 per day and 1 Foreman at $9.00 per day and.on motion of Councilman Garfield seconded by Councilman Hilmer and carried, the City Engineer was authorized to hire the help mentioned. Mr. W. P. True verbally addressed the Council in regard to the pier permit which the Council had denied, and wanted to know if there was not some way to.make it possible for him to build the pier. The matter was discussed for some time and on motion of Councilman Garfield seconded by Councilman Ellsworth and carried, the matter was laid on the table until next meeting, Fred B. Mills, who purchased the old library property from the City, verbally addressed.the Council claiming 10 feet more property through the dbandonment of the alley adjoining his property on the west, on account of the Resolution abandoning the alley not having been recorded _at the time he purchased the property. The matter was discussed considerably, and on motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Ellsworth and carried, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for a written report on same. There being no further business on motion of Councilman Claire seconded by-Councilman Garfield and carried, the meeting adjourned to .7:3.0 o'clock P. M. on Monday, June 15, 1931- n APPROVED, June 15, 1931. City Clerk. I City Hall, Newport Beach, June 15, 1931, The City Council of the City of Newport Beach met in regular adjourned 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 meeting were read and approved as.read. Councilman Ellsworth reported that the Pacific Electric Rail- way Co- wanted $2,013.00 for moving their track and installing an automatic flagman at 12th Street, and he was granted additional time to look into the matter furtheb. City Engineer Patterson and City Attorney Thompson were granted more time for their report on the reservoir site. City Attorney Thompson was also granted more time to report on the Fred B. Mills property in East Newport. The communications were read -and acted upon as follows: A petition representing 293 lots in west Newport asking that the City Council do not renew the license of the Orange County Refining ' Co. for next year was considered, and on motion of Councilman Hilmer seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the matter was laid on the table to next meeting. A petition with 77 signatures from property owners in Corona Del Mar asking for a ferry across the entrance channel was presented, and on motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the petition was referred to Councilman Hilmer and the City Engineer for investigation and report. On motion of Councilman Ellsworth seconded by Councilman Gar- field and carried, the request of T. F. Hickey for a 10 minute loading zone in front of his place of business at Balboa, was referred to the Police. Committee. The lengthy communication from G. E. Halderman "complaining of the boat anchored in the channel in front of his place on Balboa Island, was considered,.and on motion of Councilman Hilmer seconded by Council- 328 man Ellsworth and-carried, the communication was referred to the. Harbor Master for a report. On motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Ellsworth and carried, the application of Paul Pizzini for license for a questionable educational exhibit at Balboa was denied. On motion of Councilman Ellsworth seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the communication from the Secretary of the State Railroad Commission to the Motor Transit Co. allowing them to re -route their stages from Bay Avenue to Central Avenue was filed. On motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Hilmer and carried, the recommendation of the City .Clerk.that Miss Turner be placed on the same salary as Miss Peters received of $.150.00 per month, was laid on the table to next meeting. - On motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Gar- field and carried, the application of A&bl5h M. Campbell for transfer of his Restaurant 1l6erise No. 741 to J. F. Fatland, was allowed. On motion of Councilman Claire seconded by.Councilman Hil- mer and carried, the application of C. A. Griggs for license for Delicatessen and sell cooked food at 504 East Bay Avenue, was allowed. The application of Phillip Felif for license to run a hot dog stand on the pier was considered, and City Attorney Thompson stated he asked him to have the matter postponed so he could appear before the Council and explain the matter. On motion of Councilman .Claire seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the matter was laid on the table to next meeting. On motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Ellsworth and carried, the application..of .Thos. and R. F. Prechtl for license to operate a Diamond Airplane Golf Course on Lots 4 to 6, Block 4, Newport Bay Tract, was allowed subject to the approval of the City Electrician and its being in the business zone. The request of the Chamber of Commerce for an appropriation of $400.00 from the Advertising fund for two displays of fireworks on M the Fourth of July one in each end of town, was considered, and on motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Hilmar and carried, the appropriation was allowed. On motion of Councilman Olaire seconded by Councilman Hilmer and carried, the Chamber of Commerce were granted permission to shoot ' fireworks on the Fourth of July. On motion of Councilman Hilmer seconded by Councilman Gar- field and carried, the communication from the Chamber of Commerce favoring the City annexing to the Metropolitan Dater District, was filed. On motion of Councilman Garfield seconded by Councilman Hilmar and carried, the regular order of business was suspended for hearing protests upon the issuance of bonds to obtain immediate possession in Acquisition and Itriprovement District No. 1 of the City of Newport Beach. Mayor Johnson announced in open meeting that this was the day, hour and place fixed by the City Council for a hearing upon the issuance of bonds against the lands in the assessment district, in Acquisition and Improvement District No. 1 of the City of Newport Beach, for the purpose of obtaining the amounts required by the Court, to -wit, amounts totaling the sum of $26,752.00, in order that immediate possession and use of the public ways sought to be acquired under the proceedings in Acquisition and Improvement District No. 1 of the City of Newport Beach, and for the purpose of furnishing an opportunity to all persons owning lands within said assessment district, or otherwise interested therein, to be heard. Mayor Johnson then asked the Clerk of the City Council if affidavits were on file with him showing that notice of this hearing had been posted and published, whereupon said affidavits were produeed by the City Clerk, showing that there was on file with him, an affidavit showing that notice of said hearing had been posted and also an affidavit showing that notice of this hearing had been duly published. Thereupon, Mayor Johnson asked the City Clerk if any protests had been filedWaith him and thereupon the same were ordered read, and being as follows, to- wit: E. F. Leech, A. W. Stephens, Vim. Brandt, Wrn. A. and May J. Merrick, Louise A. white, Lillian A. Henry, Phyllis L. Engelke, E. W. Hawkins Estate, Alice Simmons, E. 0. Haime, Jos. Belohlavek, Josephine B. Kirk- patrick, E. J. Menard, Mr. & Mrs. C. E. Beard, Mr. & Mrs. C..w. Anderson, Graham C. & Louise H. Hunter, J. W. Jagd, Mark Holmes, Donald E. Hamaker, Louise W. Burnett, Anna E. McConnell, Loys Griswold, Bernard & Marie Amend. -Al'.hereupon, the City Clerk stated that 22 protests had been filed O2J Thereupon said protests so filed were each duly considered by the City Council, and it appearing to the City Council that approximately 22 lots are represented by said protests in the assessment district in Acquisition and Improvement District No. 1 of the City of Newport Beach, and that there are 283 lots in said assessment district, Councilman Hilmer moved that said protests and each of them be over -ruled and denied and that said protests be filed, which motion was duly seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, Councilmen Hilmer, Claire, Ellsworth, Garfield, Johnson. NOES, Councilmen None. ABSENT, Councilmen None. Thereupon Mr. Jonathan Kirkpatrick, one of the Protestants, ' stated to the City Council that he had senured the signatures to said written protests so filed and that on behalf of himself and the other Protestants, he desired to withdraw said protests, but' as said protests had been filed no action was taken on said request. Thereupon, Roland Thompson, City Attorney, duly sworn by the Clerk, offered evidence upon the question of the necessity for the issuance of said bonds and the sufficiency of the proceedings heretofore had and taken in the above entitled matter. Thereupon Councilman Claire moved the adoption of RESOLUTION NO. 693; in the matter of Acquisition and Improvement District No. 1 of the City of Newport Beach, being a Resolution ordering the issuance of bonds to obtain immediate possession, and upon roll call, the same passed by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, Councilmen Hilmer, Claire, Ellsworth, Garfield, Johnson. NOES, Councilmen None. ABSENT, Councilmen None. It being represented to this City Council that bonds to obtain immediate possession in Acquisition and Improvement District No. 1 of the City of Newport Beach, ordered issued by Resolution No. 693 in the total amount of $26,792.00, have been issued by the Treasurer of said City of Newport Beach, upon motion of Councilman Hilmer seconded by Councilman Garfield and upon roll call was carried by the following votd, to -wit: AYES, Councilmen Hilmer, Claire, Ellsworth, Garfield, Johnson. NOES, Councilmen None. ABSENT, Councilmen None. It is ordered that the Clerk of this City Council advertise the sale of said bonds by two insertions in NEWPORT NEWS, balling for bids therefor and fixing the time for receipt of bids as of June 29, 19311 at 7:30 o'clock P. M. at the Council dhamber of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach,, in the City Hall in tale City of Newport Beach, Orange County, California. On motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the regular order. of business was resumed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. ORDINANCE N0. 395 changing the name of Railroad Avenue to Club House Avenue, came up for final passage, was considered, and upon call of the roll passed by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, Councilmen Hilmer, Claire, Ellsworth, Garfield, Johnson. NOES, Councilmen None. ABSENT, Councilmen None. ORDINANCE NO. 385, prescribing the duties of the City Electrician and providing for the.issuance of electrical permits, came up for final passage, was read, eonsIdered, and upon call of the roll passed by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, Councilmen Hilmer, Claire, Ellsworth, Garfield, Johnson. ' NOES, Councilmen None. ABSENT, Councilmen None. Councilman Hilmer introduced a Resolution authorizing and instructing the City Treasurer to attend the sale of delinquent property at the Court House in Santa Ana July 1st, and to bid the price the property the City is interested in is advertised to be sold for. The Resolution was read, considered, designated RESOLUTION N0. 694, and upon call of the roll passed by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, Councilmen Hilmer, Claire, Ellsworth, Garfield, Johnson. NOES, Councilmen None. ABSENT, Councilmen None. NEU BUSINESS. On motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Ellsworth 330 and carried, the permit from the War Department to do the dredging northerly of the bulkhead line between 7th and 8th Streets, was filed. On motion of Councilman Hilmer seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, the request of Griffith Company for 30 days extension of time on their Bay Avenue contract, was allowed. City Engineer Patterson presented the contract with the Newport Beach Boat Builders for dredging the channel northerly of the bulkhead line between Stations 116 and 117 in Newport Bay, and on motion of Councilman Garfield seconded by Councilman Ellsworth, the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to sign the cont-ract by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, Councilmen Hilmer, Claire, Ellsworth, Garfield, Johnson. NOES, Councilmen None. ABSENT, Councilmen None. The letter from the Metropolitan Water District giving the information asked for before making a request for annexation was read, and on motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Ellsworth and carried, the communication was filed. On motion of Councilman Hilmer seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the City Clerk was instructed to make application to the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Water District for consent to annex the City of Newport Beach to said Metropolitan dater District W. P. True verbally addressed the Council in regard to the pier permit asked for, and Mayor Johnson advised him to call upon the City Attorney at his office and he would explain just what the Council would do in the matter and draw up any papers necessary. City Attorney Thompson started he would like to have the firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher examine the proceedings for Acquisition and Improvement District No. 1 of the City of Newport Beach, and on motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Hilmer and carried, the City Attorney was authorized to secure Gibson,-Dunn & Crutcher to pass on the proceedings referred to. There being no further business on motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the meeting adjourned to 7:30 o'clock P. M. on Monday, June 29, 1931- ayor, 01 o Newport Beak APPROVED, June 29, 1931- r City Clerk. City Hall, Newport Beach, June 23, 1931. Pursuant to call thereof by the Mayor of the City of Newport Beach and notice delivered to each member at least three hours before the „time specified for the meeting, the City Council met at the place and on the date above mentioned at 7:30 o'clock P.M. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Johnson. The roll was called showing Councilmen Claire, Garfield and Mayor Johnson present. Absent Councilmen Hilmer and Ellsworth. , The Call was read and a letter of explanation from John J. Wilson, Attorney for the Lido Isle Trust interests, and the Council proceeded to cohsider the matter for which the meeting was called, namely, to order the Street Superintendent to make a report and amend- ed assessment of Assessment No. 2714 for the improvement of Central Avenue and certain other streets, alleys and rights -of -way made under Resolution of Intention No. 133, and assessment No. 1405 for the improvement of Central Avenue and certain other streets and alleys made under Resolution of Intention No. 196. On motion of Councilman Claire seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried the communication from Attorney Wilson was accepted and filed. Councilman Claire Introduced a Resolution entitled: