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Seal Beach, California
July 23, 1953.
The City Council of the City of Seal Beach Met in ad-
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journed regular ~essioij at 8:00 P.M. with Ma~~r Shufelt presiding.
The meeting' was called to order with salute to the Flag..
Present: Mayor Shufelt
CouncilMen: Bowem, Lawhead, Leonard, Webster,
COMMUNICATIONS:
Wm. A. Wagner, Atlas Scale Company requested a reduction
in the license fee for the scale he has placed in Brock's Drug Store.
The City Clerk was reqllested to investigate fees charged by other
cities and report to the Council.
The lettep from the United Citizens Committee, Mrs. Viola
A. Mendoza, President, relative to beach concessions as a means of
additional revenue was read. The Mayor stated that the matter would
be discussed in the budget studies.
The letter from the United Citizens Committee, Mrs. Viola
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services of Dana Williams was received and filed.
A letter from the United Citizens Committee, Mrs. Viola
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A. Mendoza, President, suggesting a change in the method of hand-
ling tax assessMents and collections was read., The COWlcil explained
what necessary steps would have to be made and that the City would
also have to accept the County assessed valuation. The letter was
received and filed.
The letter from the United Citizens Committee, Mrs. Vi?la
A. Mendoza, President, requesting a license for their newspaper was
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read. It was moved by Webster, seconded by Leonard that upon p'roper
application a license be issued.
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AYES:
NOES:
Bowen, Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
Motion carried.
Demand No. 174 in the amount of $15,126.00 payable to
Electric and l'lachinery Service Inc., as approved by the Finance
Committee was presented. It was moved by' Webs'ter, seconded by Bowen
that the demand be allowed and a warrant drawn on the Treasury for
the same.
AYES: Bowen, Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
NOES: None
Motion carried.
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Petition for recall of Councilman D. F. Bowen, pur-
porting to carry 368 signatures'. The Clerks s ta tement certified
that 345 registered voters had signed said petition and that the
requisite number necessary was 359, therefore the petition was l~
short.
Petition for the recall of Councilman Lew Webster, pur-
porting to carry 368 signatures. The Clerks statement certified that
'344 registered voters had signed said petition, ahd,t~at~the
requisite number necessary was 359, ,therefore the petition was
15 short.
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Petition for the recall of Councilman Frank Shufelt
purporting to carry 376 signatures. The Clerks statement certi-
fied that 350 registered voters had signed said petition and that
the requisite number necessary was 359, therefore the petition was
9 short.
The City Attorney. advised the City Clerk that it was
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petit. necessary that the pr0ponents be advised by mail of the outcome
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Leonard of the certification and the IS days for a supplemental petition.
incomplete
Ora.. 436
The Clerk stated that the certification of the peti~-
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ions for Councilmen Lawhead and Leonard were as yet incomplete.
It was moved by Webster and seconded by Leonard that
Ordinance No. 436 repealing Ordinance No. 277 be adopt,d as an
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emergency measure.
AYES: Bowen, Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
NOES: None
Motion carried._
Meeting adjourned on Mayor1s,motion.
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