19180115 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
REGULAR MEETING.
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of
Vernon"Oounty of Los Ange1esJ and State of Ca.1ifornia" was held
on the 16th day of January , 1916 , at 2 o'c1ook P. M. of
said day at the regular meeting plaoe of said Board in said city
of Vernon, whioh said time and p1aoe 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, Furlong, Kniffin,
Leonis, Durbin and Stevens.
There were absent from suoh meeting Trustee, Bone.
President Trustee J. J. Furlong
presiding.
The minutes of the meeting , held on Deoember 18th,
191 '1, were: read by the Clerk
and upon motion duly made, seconded and Qarried, were approved.
Draft of an ordinance entitled "An ordinance prohibiting the
operation of jitney buses on the public streets in the City of Vernon,"
was read for the second time, and on motion of Trustee Durbin, seconded
by Trustee Kniffin, said ordinanoe was passed and adopted by the
following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Leonis, Durbin, Stevens, Furlong and Kniffin.
Boes: None.
Noes:. Bone.
Draft of an ordinanoe was introduoed and read for the first
tim.~ entitled "An ordinanoe ordering that a portion of 46th street
in the City of Vernon, be olosed up, vaoated and abandoned, as con-
templated by Ordinance No. 192 of said City."
Drs.!t of an ordinanoe was introduoed and read for the first
time, entitled "An ordinance ordering that Third Street and Two
certain alleys in the Hay Tract Addition to Nadeau Eark in the City
of Vernon be closed up, vacated and abandoned, as contemplated by
Qrdinance No. 191 of said City."
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Trustees Durbin and Kniffin, Committee of Two appointed to
confer with the South Los Angeles Land & Water Company relative to
extending water main along Santa Fe avenue, from 28th street to the
Northerly city limits, reported that the Water Company stood ready and
willing to install an 8 inch main over this territory, having already
ordered the neoessary pipe; but that on account of shortage of funds
they were unable at the present time to put up the guarantee deposit
required under City ordinance for the digging of their trench, and they
had therefore requested that some arrangement be made whereby they
could proceed with the work.
Trustee Leonis moved that the Committee's report be acoepted,
and that the Water Company's request be laid over, which motion was
seconded by Trustee Stevens and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Furlong, Kniffin, Leonis, Durbin and Stevens.
Noes: None.
Communication from County Council of Defense dated December
21st, 191'1, q,uoting resolution of that body requesting that all
citizens refuse to support the solicitation of funds for philanthropic
and charitable institutions to meet the many necessities arising from
war conditions, unless such solicitation be with the written approval
of committee appointed by Council of Defense, was read by the Clerk,
and upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, said communication
was referred to City Attorney Harry A. Chamberlin.
Communication from State Railroad Commission, dated December
6th, 1917, requesting an expression from the City of Vernon with
regard to the closing of two crossings as suggested in their grade
crossing report l~o. 200 dated May 29th, 1916, read by the Clerk, and
upon motion duly made, seconded and carried said communication
together with report was ordered filed.
Financial report of the City of Vernon for month ending
December 31st, 1917, as submitted by City Clerk, was referred to the
Finance Committee.
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Application of Baron Long for permission to serve drinks at a
side bar for the convenience of his guests, dated January 15th, 1918,
was read by the Clerk.
Upon motion of Trustee Leonis. seconded by Trustee Kniffin,
and carried by the following vote, permission to serve drinks at a
side bar for the convenience of guests was granted to Vernon Country
Olub upon the condition that Restaurant liquor license fee of said
~ernon Country Club be increased from $75.00 to $100.00 per month;
Ayes: Trustees Kniffin, Furlong, Stevens, Durbin and Leonis.
!~oes: None.
. It was moved by Trustee Leonis. seconded by Trustee Durbin,
and carried by the following vote, that liquor license ordinance or
ordinances be so amended as to increase the fee of Vernon CountrJ
Club's Restaurant liquor license from $76.00 to tlOO.OO per month;
Ayes: Trustees Durbin, Stevens, ]'urlong, Kniffin and Leonis.
Noes: None.
Upon motion of Trustee Leonis, seconded by Trustee Kniffin,
and carried by the following vote,.City Attorney Harry A. Chamberlin
was instructed to draft an ordinance amending present ordinance or
ordinances so as to increase the amount of Vernon Country Club's
Restaurant liquor license from $76.00 to $100.00 per month;
Ayes: Trustees Furlong, Kniffin, Leonis, Durbin and Stevens.
Noes: None.
Communication from A. G. Spalding & Bros., by O. F. Merpall,
Manager, dated December 6th, 1917, asking that the Colored White Sox
Baseball Team be allowed to play at Maier Eark as a visiting team to
the Vernon AthleticOlub twice a month, was read by the Clerk. Mr.
Merpall of the Spalding Co. also addressed the Board personally in
support of this request.
Upon motion of Trustee Durbin, seconded by Trustee Stevens,
and carried b,y the following vote, the matter of granting such a
permit to the White Sox Baseball team was laid overt
Ayes: Trustees Furlong, Leonis, Durbin, Stevens and Kniffin.
Noes: :None.
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. Commo.nioation from Southern Pacific Company dated December
13th, 1917, relative to grade of their tracks aeross 25th street,
read by the Clerk, and laid over.
The matter of allowing Motoroycle Offieer Harris either a
monthly expense account, or a flat inorease in salary, to take
oare of gasoline and oil used by him in the operation of his
motorcycle in the performance of his duties, Was brought up. A:f~er
discussion this matter was laid over.
City Marshal Garr was instructed to make rounds of the City
onoe or twice a week in fulfillment of his duties as Marshal and
Street Superintendent.
Representative of the Los Angeles Rubbish Company appeared
before the Board in behalf of rubbish haulers, asking that permission
be granted them to use 26th street in their operations outside of
the hours prescribed under ordinance. Such permission was denied.
The following demands were submitted to the Board for
approval and payment:
13830
3831
3832
3833
3834
3836
3836
3837
3838
3839
3840
3841
3842
3843
$1.50
2.00
125.00
150.00
80.00
25.00
30.00
Cunningham, Curtiss & Welch Co.
Ed Rush
A. R. Kuhn
Fred Harris
T. W. Garr
M. W. O'Donnell
T. J. Furlong
Herman Scheider
20.00
Dr. L. J. Williams
35.00
.60
E. K. Wood Lumber Company
A. R. Kuhn
a.35
Rarry A. Chamberlin
S. H. Dukstra
'15.00
1'.00
183.00
Howard McCurdy
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3846
Los Angeles Gas & Elec. Corpn.
W. Pillsbury
$5.00
3.00
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$755.35
Upon motion of Trustee Leonis, seconded by Trustee Stevens,
and carried by the following vote, said demands were approved and
ordered paid;
Ayes: Trustees Kniffin, Leonis, Durbin, stevens and Furlong.
Noes: None.
Deputy Marshal Harris was ordered to notif,y all concerns
ope;rating plants on East 26th street who have not installed cement
approach from their property to the improved portion of the street,
that they forthwith eomply with the law in this respect.
Upon motion duly,made, seconded and carried, meeting adjourned
to TueSday January 22nd, 1918.
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