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HomeMy WebLinkAbout178 - Election for Municipal Improvements0 ORDINANCE NO. 178 aforesaid Map of the War Depart- The bulkh ead stations and line re- _ ment; h thence, southeaster) t y in a direct forted to being those laid out and An Ordinance of the City of Newport .line to U. 3_ Bulkhead Setation No shown upon a map of the War Depart - 108 as shown upon the aforesaid M' t, showing Harbor lines in New Beach, by the Board of Trustees aP.� men - of the War Department; thence Sr ,uth� port Bay approved January 18th, thereof, declaring its intention to 15 degrees East along he Bull $� :head 1917. call an election in that portion of line between U. S. Bulkhead 9 ,tations 4e saidbulkhead line to a line From L. the City of Newport Beach pro- Nos. 108 and 107, and alit ing, thej 61 feet 6; !aches northerly thereof posed to be formed into a municipal southeasterly prolongation of said the wharf 5111•(1 be 16 feet in width, improvement district, or as the same bulkhead line to its inteTSe' ction with and from a line 61 feet 6 inches to may be hereafter modified, for the the southerly boundary Vine of the a line 100 feet not- therly of the said purpose of submitting to the quali- i City of Newport Beach; thence west- bulkhead shall be 10 fied electors of said District the line the wh '.rf erly along the southerly, 'boundary line feet in width. The stYtuture of proposition of authorizing the is- super of the city of Newpr,rt Beach to its wharf Pile suance and sale of bonds of such intersection w- -said shall support°; with tl,ie southwesterly beats, firmly driven be n into th.r bed of district in the manner and for the ) prolongation of th�c center line of 10th) the an Bay A 5 feet iti width; y purposes set forth in this Ordinance. g � Street, thence urartheasaerly along and feet in length shall be ^On- 'the southwesterly prolongation of the structed, one end of which is hinged ti hereon, on the 7th day of March, Whereas, center line of If &h Street and along 1921, there was filed in the office of to the northerly end of that portion the center l +, ne of 10th Street to a the Clerk of the legislative body of of the wharf 16 feet in , width, Point which is `1,00 feet northerly of the City of Newport Beach a pe- and easterly of the portion pf the northerly Bole of 'Central Avenue, tition asking that a portion of the the wharf 10 ft. in width, the the place of begriming. City of :Newport Beach be formed northerly end of which gang plank Section I Otg 'Pu,sd3 the da y'-' into a municipal improvement din- of June„ 1921, an election will be - shall be supported on a pontoon 18 feet in width and 24 feet in length. trict for the purpose of creating an called in said district for the purpose i The lending pontoon to be held in indebtedness, to be represented by I bonds of said district, the proceeds of submitting, and at said election be i position by wooden guide piles in such ' from the sale of which shall be used there will submitted to the uali- 4 fied voters thereof, three proposi- a manner that it is free to move up . or down with the fluctuations of the • for the construction of three public tions of incurring an indebtedness by tides, all in a safe, sufficient and ade- :improvements, all of which the City x the issuance of bonds of such dis- quote Y.nanner for the purpose of pub - of Newgorf Beach is authorized by trio to pay the costs and expenses tic leasur Pleasure and recreation, and the i law to construct. I of the three Proposed public improve- . uses of Commerce. The sand wharf Whereas, said petition is signed by I J more than ten per cent of all the qual -F ments . a general description of each to be constructed and to exist ifr.ed electors residing in the territory of the three improvements proposed to be constructed, and an estimate of 4 within Y the proposed municipal im- which is proposed to be formed into the cost thereof, and of the incidental 1 provement district.. a itrtunicipal improvement district and expenses in connection therewith, are The estimated cost of which wood- i P sets forth a general description of `as follows: er, wharf is 4100.00 and of the inci- $ the three improvements to be con - dental expenses in conn• "ecton there - structed and a general description of: (a) The improvement of the ocean I.1 with is $400.00. The propdsed public the exterior boundaries of such pro-.j front within the proposed municipal improvement, the said wooden wharf, posed district: , Now therefore, — The Board of. Trustees of the improvement district by the construc- tion of a wooden wharf at the souther - City ly end of Main Street, a public street Iof Newport Beach do ordain as fol- lows: Section 1- The Board of Trustees of the city of Newport Beach, as the legislative body thereof,, hereby de, clares its intention to exll an elec- tion in that p.ortiotf of the city of New- port Beach proposed to be formed into a municipal improvement district, or as the saine may be modified as provided by law for the purpose Of 'submitting to ilic gttalifie4 electors of said district the proposition -o`f au- thorizing the issuance and sale of bonds of such district, in the man- ner and for the purposes hereinafter set forth in this Ordinance of In- tention. Section 2. The exterior boundaries of the proposed municipal iniprove- ment distri. ct are accurately desmbed as follows.: Locateil in the City oft Newport Beach, County of Orange, State of California, and beginning at a point in the center line of 10th Street; which point is 100 feet'tiortherly. of ;the northerly line of Central Avenue; Itlience northeasterly in a direct line VD U. S. Bulkhead Station No. 150, as ' shown upon a Map of the War De- partmont of Newport Bay, California, establishing the harbor lines of said . Newport Bay, approved January 18, 11917, thence easterly in a direct line to U. S. Bullhead Station No. 151, as !shown upon the aforesaid. Map of the War Department; thence easterly in a direct line to U. S. Bulkhead Sta- tion No. 152, as shown upon the afore- said Map of the War Department; thence southeasterly in a direct line to U. S. Bullhead Station No. 153, as Shown upori the aforesaid Map of the ,War Depa rtment, thence southeaster - ly; in a direct line to U. S. Bulkhead '.Station No. 154, as shown upon the in and of the city of .Newport Beach, said wharf to extend from the shore of the Pacific Ocean into and over the waters thereof, the same to be constructed by driving wooden piles into the earth and erecting thereon a superstructure, consisting of a wood- ell deck or floor, - three inches in thickness, supported by stringers rig -, idly secured to wooden caps resting upon creosoted pile bents; all in a i safe, sufficient and adequate manner for the purpose of public pleasure and recreation and the uses of commerce,. said wharf when completed to be 818' ft. in length, 20 ft. in width, and ap- proximately 15 ft. above mean lower low water of the Pacific Ocean. The said wharf to be wholly constructed and to exist within the proposed muni- cipal improvement district. The estimated cost of which wooden wharf is $23,000.00 and of the inciden- tal expenses in connection therewith is $2,000.00. The proposed public im- provement, the said wooden wharf, shall hereafter in this Ordinance of in- tention be designated "Proposition No.; 1" and the use of the words and figure "Proposition No. P means and shall' be construed to mean the said pro- posed public improvement. (b) The improvement of the bay! front within the proposed municipal . improvement district by the construc- tion of a wooden wharf, tine center line of which wharf shall be a line drawn at right angles to a point which point is at the intersection of a line 10 ft. . easterly of and parallel with the west- erly line of Washington Street, and the bulkhead line extending between ,United States Bulkhead Stations Nos.t 112 and 113, *and extending from the I 'bulkhead line mentioned to a line 100 ft. northerly of and parallel therewith. shall hereafter in this On finance of Intention be designated "P,roposition No. 2" means and shall be construed to mean the said proposed public fin- prevenient. - (c) The improvement of 1Qewport Bay, a navigable body of wa.:ter ill- eluded within the corporate limits of !the city of Newport Beach, by con -. I strutting in .a portion of Newport Bay and within the proposed mini_ opal improvement district of a turn- ing basin by dredging a turning basin in Newport Bay to a depth of 1p ft. below mean lower low water of the Pacific Ocean, the exterior boundary Ilines of which turning basin shall in -i Vrhnde all that portion of Ne:wport f May lying between a line, which line as 100 ft.. nort4,westerly of and yaral- let with the northeasterly prolongs- ; tion of the nortlnvesterly line of Palm St., and a line which is 100 ft, sbuth- i easterly of and parallel with the northeasterly prolongation of the southeasterly line of Main Street,. and extending from the bulkhead line be- i tween U. S. Bulkhead Stations Nos 112 and 113 to the Bulkhead line exr tending from U. S. Bulkhead Stations Nos. 158 to 156 as said bullhead lines. and stationsiare laid out and shown', upon a Map of the War Department of Newport Bay, approved January 18, 1917, the said turning basin to he wholly constructed and to exist with- t in the proposed municipal improve- ment district. The estimated cost of which turn- . ing basin is $11,350.00 and of the in- . cidental expenses in connection there- with is $1150.00. The proposed -pub- lie improvement, the said turning basin, shaif hereafter in this Ordi- nance of Intention be designated Proposition No. 3" and the use of, the words and figure " Proposition No.t. 3" means and shall be construed to. mean the said proposed public in- mrovemeut. s S. `r. t r' J Section 4. The manner in wLicb authorized, then the estimated cost council chamber of the Board yf� the propositions shall 1.l- submitted to �, thereof and the ineiGea!al expenses in �. Trustees of the city of Newport the qualified electors and the bonds csuneiLion therewith in the sum of Beach, in the City Hall thereof, in issued and sold is as fellows: $12,500.00 shall be represented by 25 said city, County of Orange, State of The propositions shall be submitted [bonds, numbered from 1 to 25, both California, is hereby fixed as the date. , l to said qualified electors by mcatts of inclusive, each in the denomination of hour and place for the hearing of pro a printed ballot and the proposition $500.00. All dated the 1st day of tests. of the issuance, and sale of the bonds, July, 1921. Bonds No. 1 -2 -3 shall fall ` Seciion 7. Tile district formed um of said district for the construction due and be paid on the 1st day of July, der this Ordinancc shall be known of each of the three proposed public 1922, and annually thereafter on the l as Municipal Improvement District improvements, Propositions No. 1 -2 -3 .Ist day of July, two additional of said, ;Jo. 1 of the city of Newport Beach. shall be separately stated and set forth 25 bonds in successive numerical or- Section S. There is no newspaper, upon the printed ballot, so that the der shall fall due and be paid until all 'of general circulation published in tho� qualified electors shall have the op- of said $12,500.00 is well and truly, city of Newport Beach six (6) days a; portunity and be permitted to vote paid, being an annual payrgent of week. This Ordinance shall therefore thereby in favor of or against the is- more than one - fortieth part of such be published by the Clerk of the city suance and sale of the bonds of said indebtedness. of Neil-port Beach by one ivscrtinn district separately for the construe- Each and every bond issued and each week for two succeeding weeks tion of each of the proposed public sold and the money represented there- in Newport News, a newspaper of � improvements. I by shall bear interest at the rate of general circulation published in the For said election a voting precinct six (6) per. per annum, and City of Newport Beach less than six � will be established, a polling place which interest shall be paid semi -an- days a week, and shall take effect designated and a board of election mially on the 1st day of January and thirty days after its final passage. appointed-to consist of one inspectpr, the 1st day of July each and every The above and foregoing Ordinance one judge and one clerk, to hold, con -: year commencing on the let day of ''. of Intention No. 178 was introduced( duct and make returns of said elec -� January, 1922, until the said bonds at a regular meeting of the Board of tion. The said election shall be a shall have been paid, principal and in- 'rrtstees of the city of .'-Newport; . special election. If at said election teres't. The interest on any and all of Beach held on the 7th day of Ilfarch„ two - thirds or more of all the voters ?aid bonds shall be represented by�inry 1921, and. finally passed and - adopted voting thereat shall vote in favor of t"i-st coupons attached to the bonds. A11 bouds interest �. I incurring a bonded indebtedness for 0l said and the by said Board of Trustees at a reg -' the construction of anyone or more thereon to be payable on the days i meeting F held the 4th of the proposed public improvements lined and to be designated in said day April, 1921, day by the vote the o set forth and generally described in 1 bonds and interest coupons and at the City w following named members thereof: named e Propositions Nos. 1 2 -3, then the is office of the Treasurer of the of Ayes, Trustees, J. P. Greeley, J. J. suance and sale by the Board of Tats Newport Beach in said City, County Schenk. Geo. Wilson, Conrad tees of the city of Newport Bench of of Orange, State of California, both liiNoes, L. ;I j the bonds of said district for such , the principal and interest to be paid' Noes, none. Trustees, non proposed public improvement shall be; ill lawhd money of the United States. . Absent, Trustees, , Truste authorized. All bonds shall be signed by the , The above and foregoing Ordinance In the event that the issuance and President of the Board of Trustees of 178 of the city of Newport Beach sale of the bonds for the construction the city of Newport Beach, also signed s s tgned by me this 4th day of April, is of the proposed public improvement by the Treasurer thereof and counter- 1921. set forth in Proposition No. 1 shall signed by the Clerk. The interest J. P. GREELEY, Be authorized, then the principal of coupons on such bonds shall be President of the Board of Trustees of the indebtedness to be incurred there signed by the Treasurer of the city of the City of Newport Beach. for, being t?ie estimated cost thereof, Newport Beach by his engraved or Attest: ALFRED S\IITH, and the incidental expenses in con- lithographed signature; Any and all Clerk of the City of Newport Beach., uection therewith, the sum of $25,000 bonds the issuance of which may be' (Seal) shall be represented by 50 bonds, unnr- authorized at said election shall be tiered from 1 to 50; Loth inclusive, 'sold by the Board of Trustees of the - -- each bond in the denomination of city of Newport Beach to the highestl, r $500.00. All dated the Ist day of E biddef therefor in cash, lawful money,, Judy, 1921. Bonds numbered 1 -2 -3 E of the United States, but for not less - - shall fall due and be paid oil the Ist than their par value and the accrued day of July, 1922, and annually there - interest thereon. after oil the 1st day of July two addi. The proceeds from the sale of any tional of said fifty- bonds in successive' such bouds shall be placed in the numerical ordea, shall fall due and be Treasury of the city of Newport paid until all of said $25,000.00 is l Beach to the credit of the municipal vieli and Iraly paid, being an annual improvement district fund, and shall . payment of more than one - fortieth he applied exclusively to the purposes part of wile indebtedness. for which the same was voted. In the event that the issuance and Section 5. A map showing the ex -1 sail- r,I the bonds for the construction terior boundaries of said district with of the piopo.cd public improvement relation to the territory immediately set forth in Proposition No. 2 shall Lc :,uthamed. then the estimated contiguous thereto and a general de- ws[ iLr-cof and the ini idea tal ex- ponscs in connection therewith in the i scription of the proposed improve- - sum of $4500.00 shall be represmrted ments is oil file in the office of the by nine Londs, numbered from t to 9. Clerk of the Board of Trustees of the - boI12 inclusive, each bond in the de- city of Newport Beach, as the legis- nomination of $500.00, dlt dated the (alive body thereof, which map shall Ist day of jrly, 7921. Bond : 1 govern for all details as to the extent - e ;of said district, and to which map all sh all [all and be Paid on h �'ue the l;' day of lull-. 1922, and annually there I interested persons are hereby referred liter on the 1st day of Jtly one adli. 1 Section 6. Any person interested i .d snit bonds if successive objecting to the formation of said iner.' I e uierical order stall fall due and 1 e district of to the extent of Said dis I aid until :.ii of the said sum of tent, or g) the improvements proposed $4500.60 is we!l and truly paid, berg to be constructed, or to the inclusion t annual of more than one of his property in said district, may fortieth part such indebtedness. fo rt of file a written protest setting forth t 7n the event that the issuance and such objection with the Clerk of the sale of the bongs for the construction legislative body at or before the time of the proposed public iniproveu tent set for the hearing of said petition, set forth in Proposition No. 3 shall be and the hour of 7:30 m. of ThursI P' day, the 5th day of Nfav, 1921. i -_ at th.e;