19150803 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
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REGULAR MEETING.
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of
VernonJ Oounty of Los Angeles} and State of California, was held
on the 3rd day of August , 1915, at 2 0' clock P. M. of
sa.id da.y at the regular meeting place of said Board in said city
of Vernon, which said time and place is the time and place fixed by
ordinance for regular meetings of the said Board to be held.
There were present at such meeting Trustees, Leonis, Kniffin
and Furlong.
There were absent from .such meeting Trustee, Stevens and Durbin.
President Trustee
Furlong
presiding.
The minutes of the meeting
held on
1915 ,
July 20th,
were: read and approved.
A representive of the Security CmnstructioD Company appeared
before the Board and made the complaint regarding the conditi~n of
the crossing at 38th and Alameda Streets. The Board agreed to take
the matter up with the Southern Pacidic Company, and have them put
the crossing in good condition.
Trustee Leonis moved;that the license for lunch and sandwich
wagons shall be $5.00 for outsiders and non-residents of the City of
Vernon and $2.00 for persons living in the City; and that it shall
be necessary for any person desiring to operate a lunch and sandwibh .
wagon in the City of Vernon, to procure a permit therefor from the
Board of Trustees of said City.
Trustee Leonis presented three deeds conveying property to the
City of Vernon for highway purposes as follows, to-wit:-
One from the Union Iron Works of Los Angeles, for the following
described property situate in the County of Los Angeles, stateoo~
California.
The Westerly thirty and five hundredths (30.05) feet of Tract
No. 2493, as per map recorded in Book 25, Page 79 of Maps, Records
of said Los Angeles County, more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of said Traet No. 2493, thence
North 890 25' 30" East, thirty and five hund~.d.ths (30.05) feet to a
point, thence South 30 56' East ninety-eight and eiihty-three hundred-
ths (98.83) feet to a point, thence Northerly on a curve concave to
the Northeast having a radius O~ two hundred seventy-eight and th~rty-
four )undredths (278.34) feet, to the pOint of beginning.
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Another from the L. W. Blinn Lumber Company, for the following
described property situate in the County of Los Angeles, State of
California.
That certain strip or parcel of land 30.05 feet in width and
33?43 feet in length on its easterly boundary and 33?50 feet
in length on its westerly boundary. immediately to the east of and
along and immediately adjoining on the east of the ri~ht of way of
the Southern Pacific Company, a corporation, as granted to said
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Southern Pacific Company by said The L. W. Blinn Lumber Company by
deed dated September 16th, 1907, recorded in Book 3149, at page 299
of Deeds, Records of said County of Los Angeles.
And another from Daniel 3ohnston and 3ulia S. 3ohnston, husband
and wife, for the following described property. si tuatei in the County
of Los Angeles, State of California.
Commencing at the Northwest corner of Lot "A", Tract No. 2493,
as per map recorded in Book 25, page ?9.of Mpps, records of Los
Angeles County, California; thence North 30 56' West three hundred
six and fifty-two hundredths (306.52) feet to a point; thence North
890 18' 30" East thirty and five one hundredths (30.05) feet to a
point; thence South 30 56' East three hundred six and fifty-eight
hundredths (306.58) feet to a point; thence South 890 25' 30" West
thirty and five one hundredths (30.05) feet to the place of beginning.
The said deeds were accepted by the Board and the Clerk was
instructed to record the same.
The following application was received from Walery Slawoszewski,
to conducj a retail liquor business at 5220 Santa Fe Avenue, said
application being in wrods and figures as follows, to-wit:-
-APPLICATION FOR FAMILY LIQUOR LICENSE".
"To the Honorable Board of Truste a3
of the City of Vernon, California.
Sirs:-
I, Walery Slawoszewski, hereby apply for Family
liquor license to sell liquors on the premises now located at 5220
Santa Fe Avenue, on Lot 13, Block 19, of Huntington Park Extension
No.1, City of Vernon, California.
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Wa1ery Slawoszewski.
Vernon, Ca1. August 3. 1915.
We, the undersigned, property owners, residing and conducting
business in the City of Vernon and in the neighborhood of the appli-
cant above mentioned, do hereby give our consent and petition your
honorable body to issue a family liquor license on donditions that it
will be at all times maintained and conducted under and by virtue of
ordinances and police protection provided by same under the laws of
the City of Vernon.
Respectfully submitted,
C. w. Ham
G. Klang
w. Little
O. C. Lintlewaite
W. L. Alexan der
A. T. Fowler
w. F. ButtEes
C. F. Lake
P. L. Markle
Chas. Markle
Union Iron Works
Vernon Basket Co.
Vernon Basket Co.
Lintlewaite Husseg Motor Co
Perfex Factory
Vernon Machine Co.
Western Oxygen & Gas Pro-
ducts Co.
Vernon Machine Co.
5500-1/2 Santa Fe Ave.
Mona~Qh Foundry Co.
Monarch Foundry Co.
F. A. Kinnard
5416 Santa Fe Ave.
Elmer Winston
G. H. VanEck
5220 Santa Fe Ave.
5220 Santa Fe Ave.
5220 Santa Fe Ave.
5229 Santa. Fe Ave.
5220 Santa Fe Ave.
William Goetz
Helen Slawoszewski
Antonia Slawoszewski
The matter was laid over for future action of the Board.
Ordinance No. 159 entitled an ordinance prohibiting the ob-
struction of sidewalks or streets by bushes, hedges or trees and
prohibiting the growth and existence of certain weeds upon sidewalks
and premises; and prohibiting the depositing or accumulating of rubbish
and other substance on any pramises in the City of Vernon, was laid
over until a. full meeting of the Board.
Ordinance No. 16~entitled an ordinance, fixing the amount of
money necessary to be raised by taxation upon taxable property in
the City of Vernon, as a revenue to carryon the various departments
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of said City for the current year, not to exceed .the limit fixed by
law and to pay the bonded or other indebtedness of said City, was laid
over.
The following application was received for a permit to open,
establish and maintain a base ball park in the Ci ty of Vernon, in
words and figures as follows, to-wit:-
"August 3rd, 1915.
Honorable Board of Trustees,
Ci t;y of Vernon,
California.
Gentlemen:-
The undersigned, Venice Athletic Association, who have pending
in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County proc aedings for change of
name to Vernon Athletic Association, which corporation shall be per-
manently known as Vernon Athletic Association, hereby make application
for a permit or license to open, establish and maintain "A Place of
public amusement, lito-wi t: Baseball Park, etc., located on the
following described property, to-wit:
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Farcel No.1.
A piece or parcel of land being a portion of Lot Two (2), Lopez
Subdivision, as per map recorded in Book 66, page 44, Miscellaneous
Records of said Los Angeles County, and more prticularly described
as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot Two (2) aforesaid; thence
South along the West line of said Lot Twoh2) to a point distant one
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hundred eighty-two and ninety-four~(182.94) feet; thence East parallel
with the South line of said Lot Two (2) and distant from fifty-five
and seventy-two hundredths (55.72) feet to a point, distant three
hundred sixty-nine and ninety-four hundredths (369.94) feet; thence
North eightJ-eix and twenty-eight hundredths (86.28) feet to a
point; thence East one hundred thirty-nine and seven tenths (139.7)
feet to the present Westerly line of Santa Fe Avenue; thence North
along the present Westerly line of Santa Fe Avenue fifty and no
hundredths (50.00) feet to a point; thence West one hundred thirty-
nine and seven tenths (139.7) feet to a point; thence North forty-five
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and eighty-eight ~undredths (45.88) feet to a point on the northerly
line of said Lot Two (2) thence north 890 54' west three hundred
sixty-nine and eight tenths (369.8) feet to the place of beginning
and containing one and seventy-one hundredths (1.7l) acres.
Parcel No.2.
A piece or parcel of land being a portion of Lot Three (3),
Lopez Subdivision, as per map recorded in Book 66, page 44, Mis-
cellaneous Records of said Los Angeles, County, and as, more particularly
described as follows, to-wit:-
Beginning at the northeast corner of Lot Three (3) aforesaid;
thence north 890 48' west along the northerly line of said Lot Three
(3) to a point distant one hundred thirty-seven and twenty-five hun-
dredths (137.25) feet; thence south along the center line of said
Lot Three (3) to a point distant four dundred twenty-two and twenty-
seven hundredths (422.27) feet; thence east parallel with the south
line of Lot Three (3) and distant from fifty-five and seventy-two
hundredths (55.72) feet to a point on the east line of said Lot
Three (3) distant one hundred thirty-seven and twenty-five hundredths
(137.25) feet; thence north along the east line of said Lot Three (3)
to the point of beginning, containing one and thirty-three hundredths
(1.33) acres.
Parcel No.3.
A piece or parcel of land veing a portion of Lot One (1), Lopez
Subdivision, as per map recorded in Book 66, page 44, Miscellaneous
Records of said Los Angeles County, and as more particularly described
as follows, to-wit:-
Beginning at a point on the northerly line of Lot One (1) aforesaid
said point being ten (10) feet westerly from the northeast corner
thereof and on the present westerly line of Santa Fe Avenue; thence
north 890 48' west, five hundred nine and five tenths' (509.5) feet to
the northwest corner thereof; thence south two hundred thirty eight
and sixty-six hundredths (238.66) feet to the southwest corner thereof;
thence south 890 54' east, three hundred, Sixty-nine and eight tenths
(369.8) feet to a point; thence north 80 57' east two hundred satStit
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and seventy-eight hundredths (208.78) feet to a point; thence south
890 48' east, one hundred seven and no hundredths (107.00) feet to the
present westerly line of Santa Fe Avenue; thence north a10ngthe
westerly line of Santa Fe Avenue thirty-two and no hundredths (32.00)
feet to the place of beginning and contains two and two tenths (2.2)
acres.
and at such park to play games of baseball with the usual attendant
features at the customary charges and entrance fees.
The owners of this property are :
Parcel No.1 - Sabas Lopez and James A de Lopez.
Parcel No. 2 - Diego Lopez and Lupe Y. Lopez, and wife Lucas Lopez.
Parcel No.3 - Mrs. R. Hernandez, a widow.
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The attention of your Honorable Body is invited to the fact
that should franchise, as requested be granted, it will entail im-
mediate erection of a modern baseball plant, including substantial
enclosure, automobile parking accomodations, grass field, grand stands
bleachers, club houses, ground keeper quarters and all modern con-
veniences that should reflect credit upon the City of Vernon and will
represent a large investment on our part.
The further attentidn of your Honorable Body is directed to
the nation wide publicity and advertising that will result for the
City of Vernon the value of which should appeal strongly to your
Honorable Body.
Trusting that our application may receive favorable consideration
we are,
Yours very truly::. ,
VENICE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION,
By
By
Ed R Maier
President
O. H. Schort.s",
Secretary
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The permit was granted.
Ordinance No. 161 entitled an ordinance declaring the intention
of the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon, California, to change
and establish the grade of Ross street, WAS introduced, read and passed
its first reading.
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Ordinance No. 162 entitled an ordinance fixing the tax rate for
the year 1915-16 to carryon the various departments of the municipal
government of the City of Vernon, California, was introduced, read
and passed its first reading.
Mr. Lozier appeared before the Board and asked for a permit to
build an addition to his barn, and the said permit was granted by
the Board.
Thereupon the meeting adjourned to meet again on Friday, August
6th, 1915 at ten o'clock A. M. at the regular meeting place of the
this 1;1""", day of Sept ember,
Board.
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