19160815 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
REGULAR MEETING.
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the city of
Vernon~ Oounty of Los Angeles.. and State of California~ was held
on the 15th day of August , 191 6, at Z 0' clock P. M. of
said day at the regular meeting plaoe of said Board in said city
of Vernon, whioh said time and plaoe is the time and plaoe fixed by
ordinanoe for regular meetings of the said Board to be held.
There were present at suoh meeting Trustees, Kniffin, Stevens
and Leonis .
There were absent from suoh meeting Trustee, Furlong and
Durbin.
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The minutes of the meeting
held cn August 1st,
1916 , were: laid over.
The meeting was called to order by the Clerk.
Thereupon the Board appointed Mr. Kniffin as president of
the Board of Trustees, pro tem because of the absence of Mr.
Furlong.
Ordinance No. 170 granting to the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, a corporation, its successors and assigns, the right,
privilege and permission to lay, construct, maintain and operate
a railroad spur track across 25th Street in the City of Vernon,
was laid over.
Ordinance No. 171, entitled an ordinance granting a franchise
to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, a corporation, its suc-
cessors and assigns to construct and for a period of fifty years to
operate and maintain railroad tracks over, along and upon a portion
of Alameda Street in the City of Vernon, California, was laid over.
Ordinance No. 172 entitled an ordinance fixing the amount of
money necessary to be raised by taxation upon taxable property in
the City of Vernon, a.s a revenue to carryon the various departments
in 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
read for the second time and adopted.
Ordinance No. 173 entitled an ordinance fixing the tax rate for
the year 1916-17 to pay the bonded or other indebtedness of said City
and to carryon the various departments of the municipal government
Of the City of Vernon, California for the current year, was introduced!,
read and passes its first reading.
The Board instructed the City Engineer to establish the grade of
27th, 29th, 37th and 52nd Streets.
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The Clerk reported that he had received the following letter from
Judge Willis I, Korrison:
"Law offices Willis I. Korrison."
"Los Angeles. August 12th. 1916.
Hon. Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon.
Vernon, California.
Gentlemen:-
Enclosed herewith will be found application of Guiseppe Ricciaxni
for a permit to connect the property at the Northwest co~ner of Boyle
and Vernon Avenues to the sewer of the City of Los Angeles. which
passes dawn Vernon Avenue, the connection. however, to be made on
Boyle Avenue.
Enclosed with this application will be found a Cashier's Draft
for the sum of $20.00 on the German American Trust & Savings Bank.
payable to the order of the Sewer Department of the City of Vernon.
which I believe is the amount required for that purpose.
In the event that this matter requires any further attention.
or if the amount enclosed is not sufficient, you will kindly advise
me at your earliest convenience.
Thanking you in advance for your attention. I remain,
Respectfully yours,
WIJ~ER (Signed) Willis I. Morrison."
T~ application referred to in the above letter is in words and
figures as fo~lows, to-wit:
"August 8, 1916.
The Honorable Board of Trustees,
Vernon. Ca1.
Gentlemen :-
The undersigned hereby applies for a sewer permit to cover a
sewer connection from the one acre plat at the North West corner
of Boyle and Vernon Agenues in the City of Vernon. to the sewer of
the City of Los Angeles which passes down Boyle Avenue.
Enclosed will be found a check to defray the sewer assessment
on the one acre.
This land is leased by the unders igned.
Yours respectfully,
(Signed) Giuseppe Ricciardi."
Said letter and application were laid over for future action by
the Board.
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The following warrants were audited and ordered paid:
Herman Scheider, Salary for July, 1916 $20.00 stamps $1.00
$21.00
T. W. Garr, Board for prisoners
.7.25
T. W. Garr , Sa.lary for July, 1916
o. R. Stafford, Health officer, Salary for July, 1916
J. B. Weil, Salary for July, 1916 and postage
E. K. Wood Lumber Company
80.00
35.00
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2.00
Gesner Williams, Salary for JUly, 1916
Howard McCurdy, City Engineer
Helen J. Canby, Typewriting for July, 1916
Fred Harris, Salary for July, 1916
T. J. Furlong, Salary for July, 1916.
Thereupon the meeting adjourned to meet again on Tuesday
August 22nd, 1916 at 2 o'clock p. M. at the regular meeting
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150.00
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place of the Board.
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