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Home My WebLink About04/20/1954 - Adjourned Regular Meeting366 April 20, 1954 The City Council of the City of Newport Beach met in Adjourned regular Meetingan adjourned regular meeting at the hour of 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall. , Roll Call The roll was called, the following members being present: Smith, Finch, Isbell, Bennett, & Miller. On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Minutes approved Bennett and carried, reading of the previous minutes was waived and they were declared approved as written. On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Demands approved Finch, certain demands were approved and ordered paid, having been Approved by the Finance Committee, on the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Smith, Finch, Isbell, Bennett, Miller NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None COMMUNICATIONS: Chamber of Commerce pro- A letter from the Newport Harbor Chamber of Commerce tests unfavorable pub- was read protesting a ainst some of the articles published in licity by L.A. newspapersLos Angeles newspapers regarding student activities during . re: Easter Week Easter Week. The Chamber pointed out that true conditions as they existed were not portrayed. A similar letter from the Balboa Improvement Assochtion pointing out that the Easter Week crowd was one of the best behaved in recent years and urging that protests be made to papers unfair in their publi- cation of news regarding the week also was read. ' On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Council to ask papers to Bennett, the council went on record protesting the unfavorable correct false statements publicity given the city by certain Los Angeles newspapers and put out. asking that an effort be made by these papers to correct false impressions given by stories that were unsupported by facts or police records. The motion was carried by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Smith, Finch, Isbell, Bennett, Miller NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The City Clerk reported that 103 absentee ballots had been issued and 100 ballots had been voted. Of the 100 absentee ballots received 4 were invalidated by lack of signatures on Absentee ballots counted the identification envelope. Mayor Miller appointed Councilmen Bennett and Finch as tellers and the vote of the city election held on April 13th, 1954, was canvassed. STATEMENT OF CITY CLERK Clerk's statement re: I, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, Election in Orange County, California, do hereby certify And declare that a general municipal election was duly and regularly held in the City of Newport Beach on April 13th, 1954, and that the result of said election so held was as follows: , (a) That the whole number of votes cast in said City was 3,759* (b) That the names of the persons voted for, the office for which they were voted, the number of votes given in each voting precinct to each of said persons, together with the whole number of votes which they received in the entire city, were as follows: NAME OFFICE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED LESTER L. ISBELL COUNCILMAN Precinct No. 1 - 31 Precinct No. 2 - 37 Precinct No. 3 - 52 Precinct No. 4 - 68 Precinct No. 5 - 62 Precinct No. 6 - 29 Precinct No. 7 - 21 Precinct No. 8 - 43 Precinct No. 9 - 60 Precinct No .10 - 53 Precinct Noll - 48 Precinct No.12 - 22 Precinct No-13 - 28 ' Precinct No.14 - 37 Precinct No. 15 -41 0 0 i n LJ 1 1 E NAME OFFICE Lester L. Isbell (Cont'd) Councilman NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED Precinct No. 16 - 43 Precinct No. 17 - 42 Precinct No. 18 - 45 Precinct No. 19 3 Precinct No. 20 _ 5$ Precinct No. 21 - 26 Precinct No. 22 - 18 Precinct No. 23 - 30 Precinct No. 24 - 33 Precinct No. 25 39 Precinct No. 26 - 42 Precinct No. 27 - 37 Precinct No. 28 - 64 Precinct No. 29 - 18 Precinct No. 30 - 22 Precinct No. 31 - 33 Precinct No. 32 - 30 Precinct No. 33 - 26 Precinct No. 34 - 50 Precinct No. 35 - 11 Precinct No. 36 - 26 Total number of votes....... 1368 Absentee Votes .............. 28 Grand Total .................1396 LAWRENCE B. (HANS) BROERING JR. Precinct No. 1 - 29 COUNCILMiN Precinct No. 2 - 22 Precinct No. .:'3 - 48 Precinct No. 4 - 34 Precinct No. 5 - 17 Precinct No. 6 - 56 Precinct No. 7 - 57 Precinct No. 8 - 4 Precinct No. 9 - 34 Precinct No. 10 - 82 Precinct No. 11 - 41 Precinct No. 12 - 68 Precinct No. 13 - 63 Precinct No. 14 - 80 Precinct No. 15 - 51 Precinct No. 16 - 59 Precinct No. 17 - 33 Precinct No. 18 - 30 Precinct No. 19 - 37 Precinct No. 20 = 35 Precinct No. 21 81 Precinct No. 22 - 82 Precinct No. 23 - 91 Precinct No. 24 - 49 Precinct No. 25 - 39 Precinct No. 26 - 46 Precinct No. 27 - 64 Precinct No. 28 - 39 Precinct No. 29 4 Precinct No. 30 = 31 Precinct No. 31 - 47 Precinct No. 32 - 65 Precinct No. 33 - 61 Precinct No. 34 - 25 Precinct No. 35 - 39 Precinct No. 36 - 42 Total number of votes...... 1804 Absentee votes.............. 57 Grand Total ................ 1861' ARTHUR B. CUBBAGE COUNCILMAN Precinct No. 1 - 19 Precinct No. 2 - 4 Precinct No. 3 _ 11 Precinct No. 1+ Precinct No. 5 - 5 Precinct No. 6 - Precinct No. 7 - 2 Precinct No. 8 - 7 Precinct No. 9 - 10 Precinct No. 10 - 6 Precinct No. 11 - 6 Precinct No. 12 - 4 Precinct No. 13 _ 4 Precinct No. 1 5 Precinct No. 15 - 3 Precinct No. 16 - 2 Precinct No. 17 - 6 Precinct No. 18 - 17 Precinct No. 19 - 5 Precinct No. 20 - 10 Precinct No. 21 - 2 Precinct No. 22 - 3 Precinct No. 23 - 3 Precinct No. 24 - 21 Precinct No. 25 - 9 367 E NUMBER OF VOTES NAME OFFICE RECEIVED Arthur B. Cubbage Cont'd Councilman Precinct No. 26 - 4 Precinct No. 27 - =8 Precinct No. 28 - 5 Precinct No. 29 - 6 Precinct No. 30 - 4 Precinct No. 31 - 3 Precinct No. 32 - 5 Precinct No. 3 2 Precinct No. 34 - 7 Precinct No. 35 - 3 Precinct No. 36 - 2 Total number of votes....... 226 Absentee Votes .............. 4 Grand Total ................. 230 DORA 0. HILL COUNCILMAN Precinct No. 1 - 64 Precinct No. 2 - 58 Precinct No. 3 - 96 Precinct No. 4 - 57 Precinct No. 5 - 34 Precinct No. 6 - 70 Precinct No. 7 - 72 Precinct No. 8 - 82 Precinct No. 9 - 70 Precinct No, 10 - 78 Precinct No. 11 - 98 Precinct No. 12 - 70 Precinct No. 13 - 86 Precinct No. 14 - 89 Precinct No. 15 - 77 Precinct No. 16 - 70 Precinct No. 17 - 71 Precinct No. 18 - 47 Precinct No. 19 - 69 Precinct No. 20 - 68 Precinct No. 21 - 90 Precinct No. 22 - 95 Precinct No. 23 -118 Precinct No. 24 - 74 Precinct No. 25 - 03 Precinct No. 26 - 95 Precinct No. 27 - 94 Precinct No. 28 - 93 Precinct No. 29 - 75 Precinct No. 30 - 57 Precinct No. 31 - 71 Precinct Flo. 32 - 70 Precinct No. 33 - 81 Precinct No. 34 - 56 Precinct No. 35 - 48 Precinct No. 36 - 59 Total number of votes..... 2665 Absentee Votes............ 86 RICHARD A. HILLIARD COUNCILMAN Grand Total ............... 2751 Precinct No. 1 - 4 Precinct No. 2 - 6 Precinct No. 3 - 7 Precinct No. 4 - 9 Precinct No. 5 - 3 Precinct No. 6 - �+ Precinct No. 7 - 16 Precinct No. 8 - 2 Precinct No. 9 - 5 Precinct No. 10 - 4 Precinct No. 11 - 5 Precinct No. 12 - 5 Precinct No. 13 - 9 Precinct No. 14 - 16 Precinct No. 15 - 9 Precinct No. 16 - 5 Precinct No. 17 - 6 Precinct No. 18 - 10 Precinct No. 19 - 7 Precinct No. 20 - 9 Precinct No. 21 - 9 Precinct No. 22 - 14 Precinct No. 23 - 6 Precinct No. 24 - 5 Precinct No. 25 - 9 Precinct No. 26 - 4 Precinct No. 27 - 8 Precinct No. 28 - 6 Precinct No. 29 - 8 rrecinct No. 30 - 3 Precinct No. 31 - 3 Precinct No. 32 - 26 Precinct No. 3 7 Precinct No. 34 - 6 Precinct No. 35 - 4 Precinct No. 36 - 10 Total number of votes...... 269 Absentee Votes ....... I..... 5 Grand Total ................ 274 • 0 1 r `J 0 f 0 i 1 NAME MAX ARNOLD STURGES OFFICE COUNCILMAN NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No, Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. 1 2 z3i- 5 6 _7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 36 Total number of votes...... Absentee Votes ............. Grand Total ................ - 34 - 16 - 15 9 -15 - 13 - 19 - 17 - 10 - 24 11 = 13 10 19 - 16 - 19 - 16 8 - 16 9 10 14 - 26 - 26 - 12 21 - 11 - 9 5 - 12 - 8 - 10 18 552 3 555 That the number of "Yes" votes and the number of "No" votes received in each precinct on the following propositions, together with the total number of "Yes" votes and the total number of "No" votes received on said propositions were as follows: PROPOSITION NO. 1 Shall Ordinance No. 710 of the City of Newport Beach, amending Section 2601 of the Municipal Code of the City of Newport Beach, providing for the levy and collection for the purpose of pro- viding and maintaining the Public Library in the City of Newport Beach, for each fiscal year, of a tax of ten cents (10¢) on each One Hundred Dollars of the assessed valuation of all taxable property within the City of Newport Beach which isaaxable therein for municipal purposes, and providing for the fixing of said Library tax rate at less than 100 per $100.00 by Ordinance 6f the City Council in the discretion of the City Council be adopted? 069 YES NO Precinct No. 1 41 Precinct No. 2 24 40 Precinct No. 3 30 88 Precinct No. 4 47 52 Precinct No. 5 22 49 Precinct No. 6 42 47 Precinct No. 7 49 42 Precinct No. 8 26 75 Precinct No. 9 37 60 Precinct No. 10 55 61 Precinct No. 11 43 67 Precinct No. 12 30 53 Precinct No. 13 55 44 Precinct No. 14 69 49 Precinct No. 15 36 65 Precinct No. 16 49 66 Precinct No. 17 Precinct No. 18 33 34 Precinct No. 19 34 57 Precinct No. 20 32 66 Precinct No. 21 65 44 Precinct No. 22 48 61 Precinct No. 233 80 81 Precinct No. 24 22 Precinct No. 25 30 44 Precinct No. 26 50 64 Precinct No. 27 40 71 Precinct N . 28 Precinct No. 29 36 Precinct 60 No. 30 20 337 Precinct No. 31 41 40 Precinct No. 32 47 55 069 370 Proposition No. 1 Cont °de Yes No Precinct No. 33 42 49 Precinct No. 34 29 44 Precinct No. 35 24 29 • Precinct No. 36 36 39 Total number of votes 1446 1981 Absentee Votes 57 ' 32 Grand Total 1503 2013 PROPOSITION NO., 2 Shall Ordinance No. 711 of the City of Newport Beach amending Section 1 of Ordinance No. 380 of the City of Newport Beach, providing for the levy and collection for the purpose of pro- viding and maintaining public parks in the City of Newport Beach for each fiscal year, of a tax of (10i) ten cents on each 4100.00 of assessed valuation of all taxable property within the City of Newport Beach which is taxable therein Cor municipal purposes, and adding Section 1.1 thereto providing for said increased rate of 10¢ per $100.00 assessed valuation to be fixed at less than said increased rate by Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, be adopted? Yes No J Precinct No. 1 30 63 Precinct No. 2 24 36 Precinct No. 3 28 91 Precinct No. 4 40 58 Precinct No. 5 17 55 Precinct No. 6 32 52 Precinct No. 7 52 40 Precinct No. 8 . 19 83 ' Precinct No. 9 35 60 Precinct No. 10 48 66 Precinct No. 11 38 73 Precinct No. 12 27 56 Precinct No. 13 52 48 Precinct No. 14 72 47 Precinct No. 15 32 70 Precinct No. 16 45 68 Precinct No. 17 33 46 Precinct No. 18 30 57 Precinct No. 19 29 63 Precinct No. 20 29 65 Precinct No. 21 63 46 Precinct No. 22 47 59 Precinct No. 23 68 62 Precinct No. 24 23 79 Precinct No. 25 33 44 Precinct No. 26 39 71 Precinct No. 27 27 82 Precinct No. 28 28 84 Precinct No. 29 31 64 Precinct No. 30 28 Precinct No. 31 40 ,35 ,35 Precinct No. 32 48 55 Precinct No. 33 41 51 Precinct N . 34 22 51 Precinct NH. 35 21 32 ' Precinct No. 36 35 40 Total number of votes 1306 2093 Absentee votes 57 31 Grand Total 1363 2124 • PROPOSITION NO. 3 Shall Section 5212.1 of the Municipal Code, providing for the paying of the cost of garbage and trash collection in the City of Newport Beach by the users of such service, be repealed, and shall Ordinance No. 712 of the City of Newport Beach directing the City Council of the City of Newport Beach to include in the / ordinance establishing the general tax levy, an additional levy, not to exceed 250 per $100.00 of assessed valuation of all taxable property in the City of Newport Beach, for the purpose of paying the cost of such garbage and trash collection, be adopted? Yes No Precinct No. 1 25 69 ` Precinct No. 2 24 37 Precinct ho. 3 43 82 Precinct No. 4 46 57 Precinct No. 5 21 54 Precinct No. 6 19 66 Precinct No. 7 18 71 Precinct No. 8 19 80 ' Precinct No. 9 25 73 Precinct No:: 10 34 82 Precinct No. 11 21 89 Precinct No. 12 25 60 C 1 1 C 1 1 Proposition No. 3 Cont'd: Yes No Precinct No. 133 15 85 Precinct No. 14 31 82 Precinct No. 15 21 79 Precinct No. 16 25 88 Precinct No. 17 33 43 Precinct No. 18 26 61 Precinct No. 19 17 74 Precinct No. 20 28 70 Precinct No. 21 24 86 Precinct No. 22 14 91 Precinct No. 23 17 113 Precinct No. 24 23 79 Precinct No. 25 24 73 Precinct No. 26 29 81 Precinct No. 27 25 86 Precinct No. 28 19 91 Precinct No. 29 11 83 Precinct No. 30 14 49 Precinct No. 31 3 77 Precinct No. 32 21 80 Precinct No. 333 No. 21 Precinct No. 34 19 57 Precinct No. 35 11 46 Precinct No. 36 10 65 Total number of votes 788 2640 Absentee votes 29 60 Grand Total 26 8�7 2700 PROPOSITION NO. 4 Shall Section 9124.1 be added to the Municipal Code, providing for the submission to the approval of the majority of voters at an election, any question of the expansion of or change in the oil drilling area within or under the City of Newport Beach, specifically excluding any oil drilling operations or agreements in effect at the time of the passage of this Ordinance, be adopted? Grand Total 2170 1305 Dated and signed this 21st day of April, 1954 -:tiL/ vz' c e C. K. Priest, City Clerk 3'71 Yes No Precinct No. 1 44 51 Precinct No. 2 36 25 Precinct No. 3 61 60 Precinct No. 4 46 47 Precinct No. 5 25 43 Precinct No. 6 59 27 Precinct N . 7 59 31 Precinct No. 8 43 56 Precinct No. 9 63 31 Precinct No. 10 78 39 Precinct No. 11 57 47 Precinct No. 12 52 30 Precinct No. 13 77 24 Precinct No. 14 83 32 Precinct No. 15 68 32 Precinct No. 16 70 39 Precinct No. 17 51 27 Precinct No. 18 45 39 Precinct No. 19 45 45 Precinct No. 20 67 26 Precinct No. 21 74 35 Precinct No. 22 85 26 Precinct No. 23 98 32 Precinct No. 24 62 40 Precinct No. 25 51 44 Precinct No. 26 69 42 Precinct No. 27 51 56 Precinct No. 28 55 55 Precinct No. 29 61 35 Precinct No. 30 43 20 Precinct No. 31 60 21 Precinct No. 32 77 23 Precinct No. 33 62 24 Precinct No. 34 41 34 Precinct No. 35 36 18 Precinct No. 36 44 32 Total number of votes 2098 1288 Absentee votes 72 17 Grand Total 2170 1305 Dated and signed this 21st day of April, 1954 -:tiL/ vz' c e C. K. Priest, City Clerk 3'71 372 Resolution N.. 4227 Resolution No. 4227, being a resolution declaring Declaring results of the results of the election was adopted on motion of Coun- election. cilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried by the following roll call vote, to wit: • AYES, COUNCILMEN: Smith, Finch, Isbell, Bennett, Miller NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ' ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None Broering & Hill The loyalty oath and oath of office were administered to seated Mrs. Dora 0. Hill and Lawrence B. Broering, Jr., the duly elected councilmen and they were seated. Councilman Miller resigned as Mayor and Councilman Smith Miller resigned as tendered his resignation from the committees to which he had ' Mayor been appointed by Mayor Miller. Acting as Mayor pro.tem, the City Clerk called for nomin- ations for Mayor and Mrs. Dora 0. Hill was nominated by Councilman Broering. The nomination was seconded by Councilman Miller. There being no further nominations, Councilman Smith moved that Mrs. Hill elected nominations be closed, the motion being seconded by Councilman Mayor Bennett and carried. Mrs. Hill was elected Mayor by the ' following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Smith, Broering, Miller, Bennett, Hill NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None Adjournment On motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilman Smith and carried, the meeting was. adjourned. v� Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk r 0