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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-17-1927 - Special Meeting.. bay frontage, and notify them that the matter will be taken up as soon as possible after the City comes into possession of it on July 29th. There being no further Young seconded by Trustee F. B. adjourned to 7:30 o'clock P. M. Approved June 27, 1927- City Clerk. business on motion of Trustee Fred W. Modjeska and carried, the meeting of Monday', June 27, 7. Q resident Board of Trustees. City Hall, Newport Beach, June 10, 1927• Pursuant to call thereof by the President of the Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach and notice delivered to each member at least three hours before the time specified for the meeting, the Board of Trustees met at the place and on the date above mentioned at 7:30 o'clock P. M. The meeting was called to order by President Conrad Richter. The roll was called showing all the members present except Trustee Fred W. Young. The call was read and the Board proceeded to consider the subjeot for which the meeting was called. The communication from the Jetty Celebration Committee of the Newport Harbor Chamber of Commerce was read and discussed, and on motion of Trustee'H.'H. Williamson seconded by Trustee F. B. Modjeska $400.00 was allowed out of the advertising fund for music and publicity for the celebration on June 19, 1927) by the following vote: AYES, Trustees L.'S. Wilkinson, F.B. Modjeska, H.H.Williamson, Conrad Richter. NOES, Trustees None. ABSENT, Trustee Fred W. Young. There being no further Modjeska seconded by,Trustee H. meeting adjourned. Approved June 27, 1927- 1 :6/ business on motion of Trustee F. B. H. Williamson and oarried, the Preside Board oY Trustees. City Hall, Newport Beaoh, June 17, 1927- Pursuant to call thereof by the President of the Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach and notice delivered to each member at least three hours before the time specified for.the meeting, the Board of Trustees met at the place and on the date above mentioned at 5:15 o'clock P. M. The meeting was called to order by President Conrad Richter. The roll was called showing the full Board present. The call was read and the Board proceeded to consider the subjects for which the meeting was called. Building Inspector Fenelon brought up the matter of Mr. Tudor and Garrigues wanting to move some small buildinge.from one fire zone to another for the erection of a larger building, and Mr. Fenelon cited the section of the new ordinance prohibiting it, and President Richter also stated that the City Attorney advised that it could not be legally done according to the ordinance, therefore no action was necessary in the matter. %i% President Conrad Richter then stated it was the intention of the Jetty Construction Committee to use the Hauser Construction Co. strusture for the speakers platforifi at the celebration Sunday, June 19, 19279 but that the Hauser Construction Co. wanted to be released from any public liability for accidents. The matter was considered and on motion of Trustee H. H. Williamson seconded by,Trustee F. B. Modjeska an$ carried, the President and Clerk of the Board were authorized to sign such a release, and arrangements were to be made for the Oity•to carry public liability insurance for that day. There being no,:-further business on motion of Trustee F. B. Modjeska seconded by Trustee Fred W. Young and oarr , e meeting adjourned. S� Approved June 27, 1927- 'T - Presideht Board-of Trustees. WA dr I MR WIN City Hall, Newport Beach, June 20, 1927- Pursuant to a call thereof by the President of the Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach and notice delivered to each member at least three hours before the time specified`for the meeting, the Board met at the place and on the date above mentioned at 5:15 o'clock P.'M. The meeting'was called to order by President Conrad Richter. The roll was called showing Trustees F. B. Modjeska, Fred W. Young'and Conrad Richter present. The call was read and the Board proceeded to consider the subjeots for which the meeting was called. City Engineer gressly referred*to'the matter of labor agitators interfering with the men working on the.jetty, and also stated that our contract with the Hauser Construction Co. would not allow the men to work more than 6 hours a day. He therefore presented the following resolution for consideration: WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach a Municipal Corporation, organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California, did on the 11th day of May, 1927s enter into a contract with the Hauser Construction Company, a Corporation existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Oregon, with its principal place of business in the City of Portland, State of Oregon, and duly licensed and authorized to.do business and doing business in the State of California, for the construction and repair of the present west jetty and the construction of revetments along the westerly side of the entrance channel to Newport Bay and along the shore line of the Pacific Ocean westerly of and adjacent to the present west jetty; and WHEREAS, said contract contains a clause which provides that the Contractor, the said Hauser Construction Company, shall forfeit, as a penalty to the City of Newport Beach, ten dollars for each laborer workman or mechanic employed, in the execution of said contract, by it, or by any subcontractor under it, upon any of the work provided in said contract, for each calendar day during which such laborer, workman or mechanic is required or permitted to labor more than eight hours, as required in section 653c of the Penal Code of the State of Oalifornia;'and WHEREAS, the function of the present west jetty is the protection of the entrance channel to'Ne'wport Bay and'to render said channel safe to all persons using said channel for boating, yachting and navigation purposes; and WHEREAS, the said west jetty has during some time past been in a condition that it did not afford proper and adequate protection to those using said channel, and as a consequence thereof many lives have been endangered amd some lives have been lost; and WAREAS, the lack of protection along the west side of the channel and along the shore line of the Pacific Ocean westerly of and adjacent to the present west jetty, has been the cause of damaging thousands of dollars worth of private property, as well as street pavements, sewers, water pipes, boardwalks and other public property; and L