LB Street Light Plans Approved in North Long Beach
City Council approved three new street lighting districts in North Long Beach and bids will be sought next week. The largest district, Residential Street Lighting District No. 4, covers areas between South and Hardwick streets and Cherry and Grange avenues, with an estimated cost of 137800 shared equally by the city and benefited property owners. It will install 192 lights with 175 watt lamps. Somerset Park district, bounded by Cherry and California avenues, Carson Street and Bixby Road, costs about 95530 with half paid by the city. it will have 130 lamps installed, replacing a small northwest area where lights were already installed.
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North
Long Beach
Hardwick Streets
Cherry and Grange Avenues
Somerset Park
Cherry and
California Avenues
Carson Street
Bixby Road
City awards $18,443 lighting contract for three parks
War shortages cited as a factor in a $4,000 overrun on a park lighting project. Council approved an $18,443 contract to David and Klenck Electricians at 3190 E Wilton St Signal Hill to light Stearns Haughton and Silverado parks after engineering estimates had been $14,400.
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David and Klenck Electricians
E. Wilton St
Signal Hill
Stearns, Haughton
Silverado
John R. Mansell
City Permits for $11 Million Construction Issued in May
Long Beach Building Department issued May permits totaling $13,890,301 about twice 1966. A single $4,250,000 office building permit for Long Beach Armasement Co. drove a large share of the valuation on Magnolia Avenue by Ocean Boulevard. Through May 1967, valuation reached $38,668,085, near but below 1966. The month included 1,050 building permits worth $8,025,770, 608 plumbing permits at $703,523 and 474 electrical permits at $2,561,008. New construction comprised the rest.
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Long Beach Building Department
Long Beach Armasement Co
Magnolia Avenue
Ocean Boulevard
Minesweepers Open to Visitors in LB
Several minesweepers will be open for visiting Saturday and Sunday from 1 4 pm at Long Beach Naval Station Pier 5. Included will be ocean coastal and inshore craft. Women visitors are urged to wear flat shoes.
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Long Beach Naval Station
Nuisance Refinery Sparks Push for Removal
Adjacent property owners call the Idle oil refinery at 3380 Elm Ave a nuisance but lack legal basis to force removal. City Council referred the issue to the city attorney after a May 2 petition by Walter J. Adams and others. The refinery, built in the early 1980s before residential zoning, is unused and lacks a business license. An inspection noted fencing and sump issues, with orders to comply. The lease to U S Oil and Refining Co. runs to April 1969 and requires removal of all equipment within six months of that date.
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Elm Ave
Nen
Walter J. Adams
John R. Mansell
Mansell
U.S. Oil and Refining Co
Nishkian
Chevrolet Ad Promises More for Money in Full-Size Car
The copy claims Chevrolet offers greater value than any other full-size car with more interior space and smoother ride. It touts built in Fisher workmanship, coil suspension, wider tread, foam seats, rust-inhibiting panels, and extra fenders, positioning Chevrolets as superior low-priced full-sized cars.
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Chevrolet
America
Automotive News
Fisher
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