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rill continue to receive benefits from the work already done. With best wishes
of the Board for your future success. The office, of Advertising Manager is
hereby abolished.
The communi cations. war a read and acted unon as follows:
On motion of Trustee Fred W. Young seconded by Trustee Harry H. Williamson
and carried, the communications of Henry Starck and L.-W. Blodget in regard to the
B. K. Stone property were filed.
On-motion of Trustee Harry H. Williamson seconded by Trustee Felix B.
Modjesta and carried. the plumbers bond of J. D. Sanborn was accepted and filed.
The communication from V.-D. Johnson. Secretary of the Orange County
Commercial Secretaries Association in regard to resignation of Harry Welch from
their Association was filed.
On notion of Trustee Harry H. Williamson seconded by Trustee Fred W. Young
and carried, the re4uest of E. M. Burris for permission to build some bulkhead along
the westerly side of. Section 5. Balboa Island. was referred to the City Engineer.
for a recommendation, and an estimate of the cost to the City to build a bulkhead
across Central Avenue.
On motion of Trustee Felix H. Modjeska seconded by Trustee Harry U.
Williamson and carried, the communication from Geo. S. Strait, Secretary of Southern
California Counties Traffic Association in regard to transportation rates on rock .
was filed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
RESOLUTION NO. 407, entitled as follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUST'E'ES OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH AS THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH THEREOF. DETZ13.'.I ?:IYG THAT THE PUBLIC
INTEREST AND ALSO Tw.._E PUBLIC NECESSITY DE6fAMS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
MUNICIPAL INPROV2i7T BY THE CITY Of NErPORT BEACH. THE COST OF
".•'RICH } ?ILL BE TOO GREAT TO BE PAID OUT OF THE ORrIEARY A?.R;VAL INCOKE
AIM REVEINUE OF THE CITY OF NF`.:YORT BEACH:
was taken up for final action. was read and duly considered, the roll was
called and Resolution No. 407 passed by the following two- thirds and more of all the
members of the Board of Trustees:
Ayes, Trustees L. S. Wilkinson, Felix B. Modjeska. Fred W. Young.
Harry H. Williamson, Conrad Richter.
Noes. Trustees NONE.
Absent, Trustees NONE.
Resolution No. 407 having been duly passed by the affirmative vote of
more than two - thirds of all the members of the Board of Trustees, it was thereupon
signed and approved by the President of said Board. countersigned and attested by
the Clerk.
NEW BUSINESS.
President Conrad Richter read a list of names from which 5 members were
to be selected later as an advisory committee'.
He also brought up the matter of a mass meeting to be held in the school
house on Thursday night, January 20th for the purpose of enlightening the public on
matters pertaining to the bond election and formation of a Central Chamber of Commerce,
and appointed the following committee to spread propoganda in regard to the meeting
and also to work for the harbor bond election.
The Cosmiittee,is-
From Balboa, W. L. Jordan. Chas. Way.
East Newport, F. R. Aldrich, A. R. Wilson,
Corona del Mar, H. Cardoza Sloan, Frank D. Lewis,
Newport Heights, S. A. Meyer, H. 0. Ensign,
Newport Beach. Ray C. Bell, Glenn Helms,
Balboa Island, G. W. Kitzmiller. Ben Cope.
i:r. Rollins of the Pacific Shell Co. was present and asked permission to
operate a small dredger in the upper bay north of the County bridge, and stating that
the Government Engineer had given their consent, and the Orange County Supervisors
had expressed a. willingness to do so if the City of Newport Beach was willing.
He stated they wished to dredge sLiells for chicken feed and expected to start a
chicken feed plant in the near future employing 7 or € local men if possible.
The matter was discussed and, on motion of Trustee L. S. Wilkinson' seconded by
Trustee Felix H. Modjeska and carried, it was declared to be the sense of the Board
that in view of the plans presented they would have no objections to their dredging
for the shells. but reserves the right to cancel same if it is discovered that
sufficient silt is being disturbed to affect the channels dredged by the City or
the County.
On motion of Trustee Felix B: Modjeska seconded by Trustee Fred r. Young
and carried, the Street Supe8lntendent was instructed to put the streets on Newport
Heights in good shave at once while they can be worked.
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RESOLUTION NO. 407
Original Missing.
Adopted 1/10/27