19161221 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 21st day of November , 191 6, at 2 0' clook P. M. of
said day at the regular meeting place of said Board in said city
of Vernon, which said time and plaoe is the time and plaoe fixed by
ordinance for regular meetings of the said Board to be held.
There were present at such meeting Trustees, Furlong, Kniffin,
stevens and Leonis.
There were absent from such meeting Trustee, Durbin.
President Trustee Furlong
presiding.
The minutes of the meeting , held on Ootober 17th, 1916 and
November 8th, 1916 ~ , were: read and approved.
Ordinance No. 171 entitled an ordinance granting to the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company, a corporation, its successors 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. 175 entitled an ordinance, declaring the intention
of the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon, to close up, vacate
and abandon for street purposes a portion of Center Avenue in the City
of Vernon, County of Los Angeles, State of California, was introduced,
read and passed its first reading.
The resignation of Howard McCurdy as City Engineer of the City
of Vernon, was presented to the Board and the same was taken under
advisement.
The report of the treasurer and auditor was referred to the
finanoe committee.
The Board appointed Mr. W. C. Mushet to check up the auditor's
books and get them in proper condition by the first of the year.
Mr.Kniffin and President Furlong were appointed as a committee
to take up the repairing of the city hall and the putting of said
building in good condition.
The Clerk stated that he had received another letter from the
Railroad Commission regarding the erection of signs at railway cross-
ings. Said letter was referred to the City Attorney with instructions
that he reply to such letter stating that the City did not feel it
the duty of the City of Vernon to erect the signs but that the railroad
companies were the proper people to do so.
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Ordine,nce :No. 159 enti. tIed an ordinance prohibiting the obstruction
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 accumula.ting of rubbish and other
substance on any premises in the City of Vernon, was read for the
second time and adopted.
Ordinance No. 1'1t3 entitled an ordinance regulating the hauling of
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garbage~through the City of Vernon and fixing the hours when same may
be transported through the city and regulating deposits of garbage and
table refuse in said City of Vernon, was introduced, read and passed
its first reading.
The following warrants were audited and ordered paid:
T. W. Garr, salary for October, 1916
P. Doyle, grading
O. R. stafford, Health officer, sala.ry for August,
September and October, 1916
Baker Iron Works, street signs
J. F. Soliday
T. W. Garr, board for prisoners
A. Kingsland, for dirt
T. J. Furlong, salary for October, 1916
A. KingSland, teams and hauling
Geo. W. Love
Fred Harris, salary for October
Helen J. Canby, typewriting minutes etc. October, 1916
Gesner Williams, salary etc. for October, 1916
Western Roek and Sand Co., 12 loads sand
Wm. H. Hoegee Co., cot covers
E. K. ~ood Lumber Co. laths
J. B. Weil, salary for October, 1916
M. W. O'Donnell, salary as Hecorder, October, 1916
Herman Scheider, salary for October, 1916
Howard McCurdy, City Engineer
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co., refund on deposit
placed with city for excavating
Thereupon the meeting adjourned.
Approved this
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