19160104 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
REGULAR MEETING.
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the city of
Vernonl Oounty of Los Angeles, and State of Californial was held
on the 4th day of January 1916, at Z 0' olock P. M. of
said day 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, Furlong, Kniffin
and Leonis.
There were absent from such meeting Trustee, stevens and Durbin.
President Trustee
Fur long
presiding.
The minutes of the meeting
held on Deoember 28th,
1915, were: laid over.
The City Attorney was Qrdered and instruoted to cause to be
printed and published as required by law a Notice oalling for bids for
sale of franohise for the right to plaoe, ereot and maintain poles,
wires and other applianoes and oondui ts and to lay underground oables
...181011, burglar alarm, sprinkler superv!;sory,
or other like eleotric
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for the transmission of eleotrioity for fire alarm, night watoh super-
signaling business in the City of Vernon, in words and figures as
follows, to-wit:
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NOTICE OF SALF. OF FRANCIUSE
. Notice is, hetfjby givtln by the under-
sIgnM, T. J.l!'urIOllg, City Clerk of tha
CItY., of, Vernon,Cal.,' tqat thtl .8Qard
of Trustees ,of the said City, W"Ui <m
l!'edbdruary 15th, 1916, :;<ell to Hie IIighest
bl ,er for cash In gold coin of the
United, States a franchise for thtl right
tOlJlam~, erect and maintain llO)tls.
wires and other appliallces and conduits
and to,lay un!lergroundcables fur the,
transmll!,!;;lon of electricity for tire,
alarm, night~h sUpervision, bur-
glar alarm, sprlnkl€r. s\lpervisory. or
Gtber like" electric, siJnaling businesll'
p'urpQses. In" .. upon 'and under the
st.re.ets, ~lleys,;1Venues, thorou~hfartls
andpubl1cplaeelS!n sal4City pt Ver-
'''';In. and to e~erclIStl the privilege of
nperating flreala.rm, night watcq sup-
ervision, burg-I'll" alarm, sprinkler su-
pervlsoz:y or ~Jther like electric signal-
Ing bUSmeSSln said 'City of Vtlrnon.
Said franchl:;<tl will be grallted YP9n
such, terms and, conclitiQ.l',l1!las..maybe
InClUded. In thtl bid -and ajg'retl9 upqn
bY 8Jl,d, between the successful. Mqdl'lr
and tbe, Board of Trustees.b\ltmust
contain the f()llowlng tel'mlit'and condl-
t.Ions, to-Wit,:
Se(ltl911 1. Thertl is herepYgl'anted
by HIe City, ofyernon to, thelftantee
or tll!.Mfranchise. its succe~sorsQr as-
s!gn$,tl1€rlghtand privl1e~e to do a
fire ltlaffil, .n,lghtwa tch SUlltlrvls~on.
burglar alarm, sprinkler ~UPtlrV!llorY
or,' (lther lIkeelectrI,'c signll-ling busi-
neB.llwHbin said City of Vernon, and
t{j'~ta..ce. erect. laY,malntain and opel'.
atlil, 1W' and under,' t/1e ,strtlets, all~Ys,
a~li1n\l~, thoroughfaresandpu~Uc
11t1f11W'aYs within' the<eitYof Vernon.
polej;., wires and other appliances and'
collductors for the transmission of tllec-
trlcityforfir€al:,trm, night watch
SUPervision, burglar lillaI'm. sprinkler
sup.ervisory or otutlr like electr~c Slg-
nalI,?g purpoStls, such wires lJpdother
lJpplIances and conductor$' may be
strung on polel!' and other f1x:tures
above ground,or may btl'lald u\,\(l.er.
g~ound in ,pipes <>r conduits or other-
WIse protected, and such other apPltr-
atus may btl used j!.lil may btl neCelil-
sary or PrOper to ope~te and maintain
thesalj\e, subject to the approvlj.l of
the Bolird of, TrusttlElS of the City of
Vernon;, .
Sec. 2., 'It shal~ber lawful for said
>rantee of th is franchistl, its SUCCtll!.
...ors. or, a.l!lslgns to ,p1akeall needfUl
excavlJ,tlOns In, l1ny ',.of such streets,
a,lleys. avenues, thorl)ugh~artl" ,and pub.
IIc" highwayS, In sll.,iij. CIty" pfVernoll
for, the purpose" Qf ,placing, erecting,
laying and malntatrill1g poles and, other
support.s .or .cona,~tol\9 for said wirCls,
or rtlp,a,' ll'lnet,',' ,1',' il'l,g:" replacing the
samfl. Said,,,,, haU ',4one In corn.
pliance Wltfl'/t ,'" 1l}11; ,tions, 01'.
<1.lnancesoll': i)1.'(Iel'll ,w'llich l'!lay durin<<
tt>e contlnuanee of this tl"anchlse be
adonttld from, time to time hy the BOllrct!
of Trusttles of the CttY.4f Vernon. ;., ,!
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Sec. ~. Thatt:he poles to be 'erected
and, 'nUI.rntllolned under said fl"anchlse
shall l:!e of a size and charactQr satis-
factory to the Board of Trustees of the
City of Vernon, and shaH ,he erected
and located Inconformity with the In-
structions from Said 'Board of Trus-
tees.
Sec., 4.Th\'! granteEl' of the franchise
'rereunder s,hall not Charge those who
rent the servIce cont~plated to be in.
stalled by this fran&l1l~,any, other or
further rent, toll or cha.1.',ge for such
service between th'CCity, of , Vernon
and theCHyof Los ,Angeles, (as said
City of Los Angeles was bounded prior
to the annexatlono,f Wilmington, San
Pedro and HOllywood) than the regular
charge made hy the,hol~(>rof' this
franchise, for sUGh service wh ere the
same is whOllY '~Ithln the City, (it Ver-
non., ' " ' , "',:'
Sec. 5. AU ,lines, Whether wireiP~p'i
cable or otherwise" shall ,be strung'"
laid, and all exca"atlopssbaIlbe'
for th e same, strictly undiU' the
regUlations and ordinances(>+
of" Vernlm. now in force "
or, tbat tnllY hereattllr be a
event th~rl'>he nO ~ch rules,
tlo.ns and 'Ornh;la:rmes,tpen wh.'ll e
grantee of this. franchise, its, .
SOl'S or /l-ssigns shaIldl,.turb an " , ~
streets, alleys, avenues, thoroulttite.res
and pUbIlc highways for the,
aforesald,Hot they shan e
same to ~ood Pr,der and condition wi -
out unnecessarY delay and falling to ()
so, the 'B9l\.rd of Trustees $1t4l.U/}ave
the rightJo fix a tlxpe wltlitr,which
such rep..jr,t and restorMlon,<>tstl'eets,
alleys, avenues, thoroug1lfaresanli pub-
Jic highways' sha!>1 be completed and
upon failure ;:>f ,such repairs being
made by the grantee, ltssuccessors or
ass.lgns, th,eIBoal'd of. Trustees shall
cause such repairs to be .made at the
expense :Of said grantee of tbis ff!l-!)-
eh.se, its successors or assigns. ,
Se\)" 6. Nothing in this francllise
&hallbeconstrued In any way to, pre-
"ent the prop'er authorities of said City
ot , ' Vernon from sewering, gra<lirlg,
planking, rocking, pavmg, olUfilJ,
gravelil}g, or In anY,otner manner, I'll'.
pairl%llf," altering or Improving auyn!
tM stre<'.ts ,alleys, avenues, tnoro~gh-
; ture$",aIj,d,pukHiC highways or pla"tls
; within ,..aid <..~tty of Vernon in ,or upon
whlet, ,tile Po!es,wlrelil or other, cond ue-
'tors of said grar;tee, Its, successors, or
laSsigrH' shall be placed, but al1 IHlon
WM'll:. 01' ImrJrovement$ shaH, \>e <lone
it pram;!eable, SOa..8 not' to. 01\'I511'.10t
<)1' prevent HIe US'H'f, l'!'ald1>01Coll, w~~":J,
(I\.>ndui is, (;~"f(lucwr". pIpes or, otner
O)VllltratUs, ,;' " .
Sec.,. Tliaithegrantee of this.. fran.
cAise. Its successors or assigns, snall
tumisJl ,andmamtaln (nee of any
onarge for suehfurntl!llJ~ng and mam-
tenanCe) for u$e in Its .ll1.l01Ic Buildings
WHen needEld, tothe'YIW ,of Vernon,
Inree boxes orst/l..tlon,ll intende(j.tO' oe
olleratellunde,r Hiis irancltise and ,con-
nect the. Sll,ntewlth Ine main office
llnd tl1ereafteroJi)erate and !teep the
l!!ame lit good repair and working Qrder
Without any expense or cnarge to tne
CitY of Vernon.
Sec. 8. 'l'hat no box or station re-
quired to be furnished and m...intained
l,crettlliier without char!!"e to the City
nee(1bt> installed unt11.the Pity has
glvennot;ce that It aesires such In-
stallatlon; then within sixty daYs there-
after ~lte same must be In.stalled, and
the Installation and maintenance tltere-
o~ isd.~t,iare<l to be apart of tlte eon-
siderMion afthe lil,ranUllg or ,this fran-
chise. ,
Sec. 9, The grantee Of tbisrranchise,
Its s1.lccessors Or assl!!"nsshall. during
~bt' life Of this fJ:'8.ncJ1lse, pay to, tlte
CIty of .vernon ill lawful money qf the
!1Jnited States, twO per cent,t4<;1oJ of
, the gi'os$receipts of such grantee, Its
successors Or assigns, llrlsingfrom the
J;\>.e,operation orpQS'aesslon of tit is
;franchi.ljle. Tlte, amount of such g;rolls
r""elJi):l;ji Shall be deemed and under.
stood to be the, total gross', earnings
'CQlIectjOld or received orin any manl":!'
gained or derived !;iy the grantee of
this fran"hlse, or its successors or as.
sl~ns from the chargelS or rentala"re-
celvedo-r from tlte 1"eastng or letUl1g of'
"wes, pOles or conduits.
".:;nshall be the duty of the grantee
0'1 this franchi.se, Its s,uccessPrs or as-
signs, to flle Witlt, tM "City Clerk of
the~ty of, Yernon.at the ,expiration
'of'~~(1) year from, the date of the
granting <;If said franchiSe and at the
expiration Of 'each and every year
thereafter, 11>. statement verified by the
oath of the, proper officials of said
grantee, Its successors Or aSSigns
showing the total gross receipts, and
grOf;s earnings Collected or received or
In any manner gaIned or,derived. by
said grantee, its succeslI<>rs or assigns
dUring th!'>, preceding twelve months
from charges and rental!!. orj;ron! the,
leasing or letting of lines, poles or con-
duits. Said I3tatement shaH' Milled
within thirty daYS {romtne expiratIon
of the afore,saidpel'io.qs, and within
thirty daYS after the time for hung
such statement, It, shall be the duty
of said' graIl tee, ~t .', s'uccessors oras,-
signs to pay' to t City Trea$Urer o,f
said City of Yerno the aggregi!-te surn
of such Percentage upon the amount
of gross !tnn.ual recelptl;! arising from
tbe use,oPerlltion an<< possession of
saM franChise,,, llnd Whlc!:} may be at
the time oWIng to the /laid tl"rant'Cefrom
any', such sourcell..determlned or com-
puted in the manner herelnbeforeprn-
vlded, and allY neglect, omission or 1'<1.
fusal ,by said grantee, or Its succes.
sol's, or assigns ,to .flle said verlfie-d
statement or to pay );laid percentage of
the ,said gross" annnal receipts, this
franchise shall thereupon terminate and
all rights thereunder granted by 'said
JCity sham thereupon, cease,but tbe
rlgb~ of the 'City to enforce the COllec-
tion of such percentage shall retnain
and the same shall be enforced accord-
in!'\' to l!!,w. ,,<
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conditions at t I
upon immedlate.lY
"forfeiture thereof 'fI:
b'Y" Itll B.oard c~fT~JlS eel . may ~...
upoll dec;lare ..fhi.... " anchllle. f 'e~t~l.
and satd ,grant. lit .'. 'succfilJ_s or __
1..liIlg.IlJil.. sh a. ll'th'.\'l'~ .~'..1h, iffi..m.. edia.~lY.' -.......... - I'.
t rentmrg;ll rights IDatl~ to ,t1l1l' __.
and .thiill francht.se' shal . ' ;'de9m1111
a'ftd shall MlJAA.ln null, y <<Ori,no
. efteet.a1ld sai~ Board of . @lilf)ta.Y ,
a,lf;lO ther'e:UPoncaul;le thfl' inedlate' re"
moval fr'O-m ll1e streets, a,.1leya fIo1Ili4,
pubU.cp1Il;C....el;l. of 'l;laid'etty, all tb.~. ..........
erty of the said g:rantfle, Its .' ';
flors or as,slgns. . "", ,,\
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SeO. 11. The rights, prlvi1~es' and',BIl
franchise granted shall continue Il.nd bel' .
in force fora period of fifty (liO)
years from and after the datil of grant-
ing the l;lame. . . l'
Sec. 12. ,'That the saldgrantCl(il. its
successors or assigns, within flv. (6)
days after said franchise Iii! e,war4iftd,
f1~e with the Board of Trustee~9f *e
CJ1ty of V-ernon, a bond running' 'tl~'~Lld
City with at least two good and 11,'.)),11.
cient sureties to be approved by sia,d.
Board of Trustees in the penal'l!IU~;" c.f
five hundred doUars. ($500.0Q) on. the
condition that said grantee, It.1;! 1l11(.ce..-
sors or assigns, shal;lwell and tru1V' !,ll-
serve, fulfill and perfqrm eacll IUlcl
ever.y term and cond.i.tiOn.' of th.iij ffall'
chise, and that in case of any breach Ilf
condition of this franchise the WllQ1Q
ajJlount of the penal sum in such hOllq
nlltmed shall be taken and deem.~ t.
h61iquidateddamages, and sllalll;ie reo
<vvlirabJe from the principal and rllU'lt'
t~ upon ,said bond.
:Bec. 13. This notice shall be printed
and posted in three public pliliCes wltl1-
in tne City, of Vernon: UHe at tue
front door of the Cits Hall in. ..ia
City; One at the. northwest:. <;o~;o.er..
of Santa I<'e avenue and Tl1.11'tY-
Eighthdstreet, sometimes called JIltl!tl'-
s~nstreet; and, one !Lt the north.w. flft
corner of Santa,lPe avenue ",ndS9ii\th
Vernon avenue,' in, litaidCity, the 8Mall'
being the most pUblic places 11;1 the ClW
of Vernon, ,,' '
Sec. 14. Sealed bids it> wdtln8"wlll
be received .at theofflce" at th~ Qty
Clerk of the City of. VernOn for.' said
franchls~u{l to 2:0 Oo'olock in tile aft-
ernoon of the 15th day of February,
1916, at Vvhich time the bids l'eceived
will be dvened, .and all. bids. must be
for the payment ef a. stated sum in
gold coi,n of the United States.
Sec. IlL.. Said .franchise will hes\t'w:llt
off, sold and awal'ded to the pel'lwn.
firm or corporation, who shall make-
the highest cash bid tl1eref.or; prOVid-
ed, only, that at the time of the open-
ing of said bids, any r'esponslble per..
son, firm or corporation prese.nt or
represented may bid for said frallLchise
or priv.l1ege a sum not less than ten
per cent above the highest sealed hid:.
therefor, and said bid. so made, maY
be raised .not less, tl1an . t~ per cent
of any 'otl1lOr responsible. bil;'\der, and
said blddirll5 maY so contin-ue until
finallY said frahchise shall be strucl!:
off, sold and awa,eded by said Board
of Trustees to th~ highest bidder
therefor in gold coin of the. United
States.
, Sec. 16. Each bid shall be accCII'Q-
panied with cash or a certified check.
payabie to the City Treasurer for the
full amount of said bid, and no bid
sha;ll ,be considered unless-sald.<:llIlliIl1 9r
cMck Is enclosed therewith, anti the
successful bidder shall dep~lt ..t least
ten per cent of the amount of his.
bid with th.e '.Clerk of Slloi.dCitf" before
the franchise shall be stl'uelt ioff to.
him. And if he shall fall to make such
deposit Immediately, then and in. that
case, his bid shall. not .be received
and shall be considered Ii", void, and
the said franchise shall then and tbere
be again Offered for sale to. the bidder
who, shall make the hig~t cash bid
therefor, subject ~o .the same conditions
as to deposit all'bove mentioned. Said
pro. cedure shaTl blt 'hjl.d 1,mtil said fra.h-
chlse Is struck d~f.' Scold and awarde<<l
to a bidder whGl .lihall make the neces-
sary depo. sit of, ...t least ten per cent
of the amount /)f his bid therefor, as
herein. proVided.
Sec. 17. Said S1i<lCessful bidder shall
depo.$it with th\l Clerk of suchClty
within twe. ntY~fouttl<G.urs of the acce.Pt_
a)1ce of hiI'! bid the remaining ninety
per cent of the amoll)lt there<lf. and
in case he or i.t. shan (aU to 1)0 so,
then the said deooslt.)1eretofore made,
sl1allbe forfeited l}.I).d the said award
of said franchise "hall be void and
the said franchise shan then and
th ere, by said BO,al'd of Truetees, bi
ap;:aln off.ered for sal. to the hig!> ,,~t
bIdder therefor, In tl'r.e. s'ame mil nt,<'\r
and un4(ilr the same restriction as ~e-
inbefor, provided, and in ease =='1'1-
bidder 11l1alJ fail to debosit with tlle
Clerk Qt such Clty,ilia. l'emaTDt!l.g
ninety per cent of )1ls bid, within tW.Il-
ty-fourhours after ..Its allO'~p'tance. tlle
award to him or it of sa.iiJ,,, franehhle
~)1all be set al;lide, and th~. deposit
heretufore made by him or it, shan be
forfeited, and no fUl'theI' I!~eedin~s
for a sale .of said' fran.elU~ s-l:Iall be
h.ad unle!ls. the same shall be read-
vertlsed and again offered for sale.
in the mar(ner hereinbefore twGvlded.
By order of the Board, of TrUlrtees of
theC'ltV of Vernon. .
Dated January 4th, 1916.
fSlOal) '. T. J.FU1U..()NG,
I(1ity Clerk of the City of Vernon, Cal
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There being no further business the meeting adjourned to meet
again on Tuesday the 11th day of January"1916 at 2 o'olock p. M.
at the regular meeting place of the
Approved this I / day of January,
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1916.
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