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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 18th day of December ,191 ", at 2 0' olock 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 place fixed by
ordinance for regular meetings of the said Board to be held.
There were present at such meeting Trustees, FUrlong, Kniffin,
Leonia and Durbin.
There were absent from such meeting Trustee, stevens.
President Trustee
J. J. Furlong
presiding.
The minutes of the meeting , held on December 4th,
1917, were: read by the Clerk
and u~on motion duly made, seconded and carried., were approved.
Upon motion of Trustee Durbin, seconded by Tru.ste4!t Kniffin,
and oarried by the following vote, Section 2 of draft of an ordinanoe
numbered 194, entitled "An ordinanoe regulating and licensing the
hauling of dirt, sand or gravel in the city of Yernon," was amended
to read as follows:
"Seotion 2.
Any person, firm or corporation, desiring to haul.
transport or convey. any dirt, sand or gravel, on, through or over
any public street, alley or place in the City of Vernon, shall make
application to the Board of Tru.stees at any regular meeting thereof
for a permit so to dO and upon the payment of the license fees
hereinafter set forth, a permit shall be granted.
For ever.J wagon or vehicle of not more than three (3) ton
oapaoity, fifty (60) cents per month.
For every wagon or vehicle of not more than five (5) ton eapacity
.eventy-five ('51 cents per month.
For every wagon or vehicle of not more than ten (lO) ton capaoity
One dollar fifty cents ($1.60) per month.
For every wagon or vehicle of not mofe than fifteen (IS) ton
capacity, two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) per month.
All permits issued as herein provided for shall be for a period
of one month, Which permits, may at the option of the holder, be
ext~nded and renewed successively for one month periods upon payment
of the license fees hereinbefore set forth to the City Clerk of the
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~es: Trustee. Furlong, Kniffin, Leonis and Durbin.
Noea: None.
D~a.ft of an ordinance, numbered 194, entitled "'An ordinance
regulating and licensing the hauling of dirt, sand or gravel in the
City of Vernon," as amended, was read for the second time, and upon
motion of Trustee Durbin, seconded by Trustee Kniffin, was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Furlong, Kniffin, Leonis and Durbin.
Boes: None.
The following resolution, No. 160, was introduced and read by
the Clerk:
RESOLUTIOB NO. 160.
RESOLUTION of the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon,
ordering that a certain alley in Block 37 of, the Huntington Park
Extension No.2 Tract in the City of Vernon be closed up, vacated
and abandoned for alley purposes as contemplated by Resolution of
Intention Bo. 169.
WHEREAS the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon did, on the
16th day of Ootober, 1917, pass its resolution No. 169 declaring its
intention to o~der the following work and improvement to be done, to-
wit:
To close up, vacate and abandon for alley purposes, that certain
alley running Northerly an~ Southerly from the Southerly line of
Forty-eighth street to the Northerly line of Forty-ninth street
between Mala.bar street and Pacific boulevard in Block 37 of the
Huntington Park Extension No. 2 Tract in the City of Vernon, county
of Los Angeles, state of California, as per map recorded in Book 11,
page 6 of Maps, Records of said county and state;
and specifying in said resolution the exterior boundaries of the
lands to be affec.ted or benefitted by said work and improvement; and
WHEREAS the City Marshal of the City of Vernon, appointed and
deaignatedin said Resolution as the person to perform the duties
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of street Superintendent, did thereupon and thereafter. to..it; on
the 5th day of November, 191', post notices of the passage of said
Resolution at the places and in the manner required bl law, and in
addition thereto, posted and kept posted for a period of four suoc.
essive weeks, copies of the notice of the passange of said Resolution
in three of the most public places in the City of Vernoll, there being
no daill. weekly or semi......eekly newspaper printed. published and
circulated in said city, and
WHEREAS. nO objeotions have been filed against the said proposed
work and improvement, and more than ten days have elapsed after the
expiration of the time of the posting of said notiees of the passage
of said Resolution. and the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon
has aoquired jurisdiotion to order said work and improvement as pro-
posed in said Resolution to be done;
BOW THEREFOR!}. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
OITY OF VERNON that the publiC interest and convenience requires the
work and improvement hereinbefore desoribed and it is hereby ordered
that said work and improvement be done as aforesaid and as specifioallY
desoribed and set forth in said Resolution No. 169 and ill paragraph
one (1) hereof.
The work and improvement hereby ordered to be done being for
the closing up, va.cating and abandoning of an alley. and it appear-
ing to the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon that no assessment
is necessary for said work and improvement. no commissioners are
appointed to assess benefits and damages and have general supervision
thereof.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and
adopted by the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon at a meeting
thereof, duly and regularly held on the 18th day of December, 191'.
Upon motion of Trustee Durbin, seconded by Trustee Kniffin,
said resolution No. 160 was passed and adopted by the followiag
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vote:
Ayes: Trustees Furlong, Leonis, Kniffin and Durbin.
Noes: None.
Draft of an ordinance, entitled "An ordinance prohibiting the
operation of jitney buses on the public streets in the City of Vernon,"
was introduced and read by the Clerk.
Upon motion of Truatee Kniffin, seconded by Trustee Durbin,
draft of an ordinanoe entitled "An ordinance regulating the holding
and licensing of sparring exhibitions and boxing contests in the City
of Vernon and providing a license ~ee therefor and repealing an
ordinance of the City of Vernon Do. ~ entitled 'An ordinance
~egulating the holding of sparring exhibitions or boxing contests in
the City of Vernon' approved March 30th, 1906, n was amended to read
as follows t by the following vote:
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF VERIiOlI NO. 196.
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE HOLDING AND LICEl~SING OF SPARRING
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EXHIBITIONS AND BOXING CONTESTS IN THE CITY OF VERNOD AND PROVIDIBG
A LICENSE FEE THEREFOR AND REPEALING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
VERNON No. Lf- entitled It Alf ORDINANCE REGULATING THE HOLDING OF
SPARRING EXHIBITIONS OR BOXING CONTESTS IN THE CITY OF VERNON,. approved
March 30th, 1908.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF VaTU~ON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWSl
SEOTION 1.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation,
either as principal, agent or otherwise, to hold, conduct, or manage
any sparring exhibition or boxing contest in the City of Vernon without
first having secured a license from said city so to do in the manner
hereinafter specified.
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SEOTIOB 2.
Any person, firm or corporation, desiring to hold,
conduct or manage a sparring exhibition or boxing contest in the City
of Vernon, either as principal, agent or otherwise, shall make written
application to the Board of Trustees of said city, setting forth the
name, address and occupa.tion of the applicant, if an individual, or
if a firm or corporation, the name and address of such firm or corpor-
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ation, its members or offioers and the name, address, occupation and
official position of the person making such application for and on
behalf of such firm or corporation, the purpose or purposes for which
the sparring exhibitions or boxing contests are to be held, conducted
or managed and the place or plaoes where such sparring exhibitions or
boxing contests are to be held.
SECTIOJ 5. If, in the discretion of the Board of Trustees,
said apJlication should be granted. the City Qlerk, shall, upon the
payment of Thirty (t30.00) dollars, which sum is hereby fixed and
declared to be the license fee for holding, conducting or managing
sparring exhibitions or boxing contests in the Oity of Vernon, forth~
with issue and grant to the person, firm orncorporation making the
application, a license to hold, conduet and manage sparring exhibi tio~us
and boxing contests within the City of Vernon for a period of One (1)
month from the date of the issuance of such license. Thereafter,
said license shall be ren.-ed and extended for monthly periods upon
the payment to the City Clerk of the sum of thirty ($30.00) dollars
on or before the date on whioh the lie.nse would otherwise expire,
prOVided, however, that the Board of Trustees may, at any time, revoke
or suspend said licenses theretofore granted for or upon any cause
as, in its disoretion, it may determine to be sufficient.
SEQT!OB 4. Any person, firm or corporation violating the
prOVisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviotion thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more
than one hundrel ($100.00) dollars or by imprisonment in the city jail
for a period of not exceeding ~ixty (60) days, or by both snoh fine
and imprisonment.
SECTION 6. An ordinance of the City of Vernon entitled -An
ordinanoe regulating the holding of sparring exhibitions or boxing
contests in the City of Vernon,. approved March 30th, 1908, is hereby
repealed.
SEOTIOB 6. The City Olerk shall oertify to the passage of
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this ordinance and shall thereupon cause the same to be posted in
three of the most public places in the City of Vernon, there being
no newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in said
city, and thirty days thereafter it shall take effect and be in fUll
force.
President of the Board of Trustees of
tae City of Vernon.
ATTESTED:
Qlerk of the City of Vernon and
ex-officio clerk of the Board of
Trustees of said city~"
Aye.; Trustees 1eonis, Durbin, Kniffin and Furlong.
Noes: None.
Draft of ordinance, numbered 190, enti tlecl "An ordinanoe
regulating the holding and licensing of sparring exhibitions and
boxing contests in nthe City of Vernon and providing a license fee
therefor and repealing an ordinance of the City of Vernon B9. ~
entitled "An ordinance regu.lating the holding of sparring exhibitions
or boxing contests in the City of VernoD," approved March 30th, 1908,"
was rea.d for the second time, as amended, and upon motion of Trustee
Durbin, seconded by Trustee Kniffin, said ordinance was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Kniffin, Leonis, Durbin and Furlong.
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Draft of an ordinance granting to S. P. 00. franchise for spur
track across 25th street, was laid over.
Draft of an ordinanoe, entitled "An ordinance making it unlawful
to beg or to ask for or solicit alms in the city of Vernon,"
was introduced and read by the Clerk.
Upon motion of Trustee Leonis, seoonded by Trustee Kniffin,
and carried by the following vote t permission was granted to
P. J. Durbin, to build, erect and maintain a general stook yards to
be located on the old Vindicator Stock Farm site, southwest corner of
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Vernon and Boyle avenues, same to &mbraee not over eleven aeres,
Ayea: Trustees Leonis, Furlong and Kniffin.
Boes: Bone.
Not voting: Trustee Durbin.
Application of P. J. McLean, for permission to keep hogs, etc.,
in axceSs of the number now allowed by the City ordinance of
Vernon, was laid over.
President J. J. Furlong appointed Trustees Durbin and Kniffin
a committee of two to interview the South Los Angeles Land & Water
Company with regard to water service petitioned for by property
o.nera and lessees under date of November 2nd, 1917, to-wit;
extension of the water main from 28th street and Santa Fe avenue
to the north end of present city limits on Santa Fe avenue.
Communication from \'lest Coast :file Company. under date of
December 12th, 1917, asking for repairs to 62nd street between
Santa Fe avenue and Alameda street, referred to Trustee Furlong
for investigation and report.
Co~nioation from County Sealer of Weights and Measures,
dated December 13th, 1917, read by the Clerk. and ordered filed.
Financial report of the City of Vernon for month ending
November 30th, 1917, as submitted by City Clerk, referred to the
Finance Committee.
The following demands were audited and presented to the
Board for approval:
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No. 3818 Western Lithograph Company $4 .96
No. 3819 E. K. Wood Lumb er Co. 6.12
Bo. 3820 A. R. K.uhn 126.00-
No. 3821 T. W. Garr 60.00
No. 3822 Fred Harris l.50.00
No. 3623 T. J. !'url 0 n,; 30.00
Bo. 3624 M. W. O'Donnell 26.00
No. 3825 Herman Scheider 20.00
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No. 3826
Be>>. 382.7
Bo. 3828
Bo. .29
Dr. L. J. Williams
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H. A. Chamberlin
Western L1thographCompany
A. R. .Kilhn
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Upon motion of Tru.etee Leonis, seconded by Tru.stee
Durbin, said demands were ordered paid, by the following vote:
Ayes: Tru.etees Leonie, Durbin, Furlong and Kniffin.
Boes: Bone.
Ci tl Marshal T. W. Garr, was ordered to make a. round of
inspeotion and report all businesses in the City of Vernon
operating without a license.
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Upon motion duly made, seconded
meeting adjourned.
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