19180205 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
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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 6th day of February , 1918, 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 plaoe fixed by
ordinance for regular meetings of the said Board to be held.
There were present at such meeting Trustees, Leonis, Furlong, DurbIN,
and Kniffin.
There were absent from suoh meeting Trustee, Stevens.
President Trustee
J. J. Furlong
presiding.
The minutes of the meeting , held on January 22nd, 1918,
191 , were: read by the Clerk
and upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, were approved.
It waS moved by Trustee Kniffin, seconded by Trustee Leonie
and carried by the following vote, that bids received for the
improvement of East 27th and East 37th streets, be opened:
Ayes: Trustees Leonis, Kniffin and Furlong.
Noes: Trustees None.
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The fOllowing bids, being all that were received in response to
posted notices inviting bids for the improvement of East 27th and
East 37th streets, were then opened and read by the Clerk, vi~:
BID OF L. A. ?AVING CO. (In~.)
Dated Feb. 5th, 1918.
East 27th street.
PAVING, per square foot of paving --------------------
Grading per square foot ------------------------------
Gutter per square foot ----------------------------~--
Curb per lineal. foot ---------------------------------
Sewer per lineal foot including all appurtenances ----
19.8 cents.
4.2 cents.
23.0 cents.
40.0 cents.
2.96
East 37th street.
PAVIBG, per square foot of paving --------------------
Grading per lineal foot ------------------------------
Gutter per square foot -------------------------------
Curb per lineal foot ---------------------------------
Culvert complete _____~________________-----------_---362.00
Storm drain complete with all appurtenances per lineal ft. 1.a9
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19.8 cents.
1.19
23.0 cents.
40.0 cents.
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BID OF BRYANT &: AUSTIN.
Dated Feb. 5th, 1918.
East 27th street.
PAVING, per square foot of paving --------------
Grading per sq. ft. ----------------------------
Cement Curb ------------------------------------
20-3/10 cents.
4-2/10 cent.s.
40-6/10 cents.
Sewer per lineal foot --------.-----------------
3.62
One Man Hole -----------------------------------
83.00
One Flush tank ---------------------------------
96.00
BID OF BRYA.NT &: AUSTIN.
Dated Feb. 5th, 1918.
East 37th street.
PAVING, per square foot of paving --------------
19-9/10 eents.
4-6/10 eents.
Grading ------------~~---------------------~----
Cement Curb ------------------------------------
42 cents.
Cement Gutter ----------------------------------
23-6/10 cents.
Storm drain Re-inforced Concrete Pipe 18",
per lineal foot -------------------------- 3.81
Storm drain, Vitrified Pipe 18t! per lin. foot -- 3.81
One culvert complete ---------------------------
396.00
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After the reading of the bids same were given to City Engineer
Howard McCurdy with request that he ascertain the lowest bidder,
and City Engineer McCurdy left the Chamber to make such calculations.
Resolution in words and figures as follows was introduced and
read by the Clerk:
RESOLUTION NO. 165.
RESOLUTION ORDERING THAT TEA.T CERTAIN ALLEY IN THE H. M.. AMES
SUBDIVISION OF THE GLASSEL TRACT IN THE CITY OF VERNOn BE CLOSED UP
VACATED AND ABAlIDONED.
The Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon do 'ordain and
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resolve as follows:
Seotion 1_ RESOLVED, that. the public interests and conven-
ience require and that the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon
hereby orders and directs that that oertain alley in the H_ M_
Ames Sub~ivision of the Glassel Tract in the City of Vernon, ranll-
ing through Blocks Ten (10) eleven (11) and twelve (12) of said
Tract, parallel with San Antonio Avenue, formerly called George
Street, be, and the same is hereby, closed up, vacated and abandoned
in aocordance with and as contemplated by Resolution of Intention
of the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon, Which said
Resolution was passed on the 16th day of Ootober. 1917, and num-
bered Resolution No_ 158;
RESOLVED that as said work described in said Resolution of
Intention and in Section 1 hereof is for the closing up of said
alley, and it appearing to the Board of Trustees of the City of
Vernon that there are no damages, costs, or expenses arising out of
said work, and that no assessment is necessary for sa~d work,
therefore no commissioners are appointed to assess benefits and
damages for said work and to have general supervision thereof_
I hereby approve and sign the foregoing Resolution No. 165,
this
1918.
day of
President of Board of Trustees of the
City of Vernon.
Attest:
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Clerk of the City of Vernon."
Upon motion of Trustee Leonis, seoonded by Trustee
Kniffin, said Resolution No. 165 was adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes: Trustees Kniffin, Leonis and Furlong.
Noes: Trustees none.
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Communication from California Traffic Officers Association
under date of January 17th, 1916, soliciting membership in said
Association was read by the Clerk, and ordered filed.
It was moved by Trustee Leonis, seconded by Trustee Kniffin,
and carried by the following vote, that the license fees for con-
ducting retail liquor establishments in the City of Vernon be in-
creased to $80.00 per month; that the license fees for conducting
wholesale liquor establishments in the City of Vernon be increaled
to $25.00 per month, and that the license fee for conducting a
restaurant liquor establishment in the City of Vernon be increased
to $100.00 per month; and that the City Attorney be ordered to
amend the necessary ordinanoes of the City of Vernon in accordance
herewithl
Ayes: Trustees Furlong, Leonia and Kniffin.
Noes: Trustees none.
Communication from Industrial Accident Commission of the State
of California dated January 10th, 1918, enclosing copy of General
Oonstruction Safety Orders with certified copy of Resolution
adopted by the Industrial Accident Commission on November 30th,
1917, read by the Clerk and ordered filed.
Application dated February 6th, 1918, from the Leviathan Mines
Company for permit to operate an ore treatment plant on East 37th
street in the City of Vernon, was read by the Clerk. Full Board
not being present, said application was laid over.
Application dated January 31st, 1918, from American Alloy
Chemical Company for permit to operate a plant for the production
of Ferro Alloys arid chemicals, on a loeat,ion lying between 26th
street and the north city limits of Vern~n and between Santa Fe
Avenue and the Los Angeles River, was read by the Clerk. Said
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application not being in regular form, to-wit; not being accompanied
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by check for $25.00, same was laid over.
Building permit was granted to Western Chemical Products
Company for the erection of a factory for the manufacture of
chemicals on property belonging to Stauffer Chemical Company.
Building permit.was granted to L. A. Paving Company to
construct barn for storing machinery on property of said company
in Block H. Day Star Tract.
Communication from Wright Callender Andrews Company dated
, relative to abatement of nuisance consisting
of zanja maintained by Shattuck & Rimo on Alameda street, read
by the Clerk, and upon motion duly made, seconded and carried,
was referred to City Attorney Chamberlin.
At this time Trustee Durbin took his seat.
Upon motion of Trustee Leonis, seconded by Trustee Durbin
and carried by the following vote, permits for hauling sand,
gravel or dirt, were granted to the following:
Gautier & Duntley 1900 East 26th street, L. A.
W. E. Hoover, 965 East 57th street, L. A.
Wm. D. Stephens, 1225 East 54th street, L. A.
T. J. Gay, 1900 East 26th street.
L. A. Paving Co. , Vernon, Calif.
Warren Motor Truck Co. 1719 Industrial Street.
Patrick Doyle
S. 1~. Cline
N. O. Harmon,
Roger E. Austin
S. Edmundson
May Lohnes,
G. E. Towle,
W. E. Busby,
38th & Santa Fe ave. , Vernon.
435 East 41st, street, L. A.
329 West 42nd street, L. A.
2200 East 37th street, Vernon.
2207 East 36th street, Vernon.
1204 East 21st street, L. A.
1559 East 20th street, L. A.
1387 W 37th drive, L. A.
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E. Eddy, Route 2 Box 264, L. A.
Charles J. Flye, 1214 Santa Fe avenue, L. A.
Frank Sherbert, 1942 Compton avenue, L. A.
J. C. George, 310 East 35th street, L. A.
J. I. Medlin, 2107 East 9th street, L. A.
Ayes: Trustees Leonie -Durbin, Furlong and Kniffin.
Noes: Trustees None.
At this point, City Engineer Howard McCurdy returned to
the Chamber and reported that the Los Angeles Paving Company was
the lowest bidder on the improvement of East 27th and East 37th
streets, by about $5,000.00
Resolution of award in words and figures as follows, was
introduced and read by the Clerk:
"RESOLUTION OF AViA..1ID, 11=163.
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Resolved, that the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon,
having in open session on the Fifth (6th) day of February, 1918,
opened, examined and publicly declared all sealed proposalS or
bids offered for the following work, to-wit:
That all of the roadway of East Twenty-seventh street from
the Easterly line of Santa Fe Avenue to the Westerly line of the
right of way of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company,
including all intersections of street and alleys, (except such
portions of East Twenty-seventh street as are required by law to
be kept in order or repair by any person or company having rail-
road tracks thereon), be graded to the official grade, and paved
with asphalt, concrete pavement on a cement, concrete base in
accordance with plans No. 141, adopted by said Board of Trustees
and on file in the office of the City Engineer, and in further
accordanc~ with specifioations No. 14, adopted by said Board of
Trustees, and on file in the office of the City Clerk.
That a cement curb be constru.cted along each side of the
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roadway of said East Twenty-Seventh Street from the Easterly
line of Santa Fe Avenue to the Westerly line of the right of way
of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, (except such
portions of East Twenty-Seventh Street as are required by law to
be kept in order or repair by any person or company having rail-
road tracks thereon). in accordance with the said plans No. 141,
and in accordance with specifications No.9, adopted by said
Board, and on file in the office of the said City Clerk.
That a cement gutter, 1 foot in width, be constructed along
each side of the roadway of said East Twenty-seventh street from
the Easterly line of Santa Fe Avenue to hhe Westerly line of
the right of way of the Atchison, TopeJ:a & Santa Fe Railway Company
(except such portions of East Twenty-seventh street as are
required by law to be kept in order or repair by any person or
com'pany having railroad tracks thereon), in accordance with the
said plans No. 141, and in accordance with specifications No. 10
adopted by said Board and on file in the office of said City
Clerk.
That Santa Fe Avenue and said East Twenty-seventh Street
have an 8 inch vitrified, salt, glazed sewer constructed therein
from the existing sewer on Santa Fe Avenue to the Westerly line
of the right of way of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Company, (except such portions thereof as are required by law to
be kept in order or repair by any person or company having rail-
road tracks thereon), together with one brick manhole, and one
brick flush manhole in accordance with said plans No. 141, and
in accordance with specifications No. 12, adopted by said Board
of Trustees, and on file in the office of the City Clerk.
HEREBY REJECTS all of said bids except that next herein
mentioned, and hereby awards the contract for said work to the
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lowest, regu.lar, responsible bidder, to-wit:
L. A. Paving Co. (Inc.) 2900 Santa Fe Ave., L. A. Cal.
at the price speci~ied in their proposal on ~ile ~or said work
to-wit:
PAVInG, per square ~oot o~ paving ---------
Grading per square ~oot ---------------____
Gutter per square ~oot ------------------__
Curb per lineal ~ooit ----------------------
Sewer per lineal ~oot including all appur-
tenances --------------------------------
19.8 cents.
4.2 cents.
23.0 cents
40.0 cents.
2.95
The City Clerk is hereby directed to post notice o~ this
award conspicuously ~or five (5) days on, or near, the Chamber
door o~ this council, and also to cause a copy o~ same to be
posted in three (3) of the most public places in the City o~
Vernon. One at the Northwest corner of Santa Fe Avenue and
Thirty-seventh Street, another at the Northwest corner of
Santa Fe Avenue and Thirty-eighth Street, and another at the
~ront door o~ the City Hall.
APPROVED:
President of the Board o~
Trustees o~ City o~ Vernon.
ATTEST:
City Ulerk."
Upon motion of Trustee Durbin, seconded by Trustee Kniffin,
said Resolution of award was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Durbin, Furlong, Kniffin and Leonis.
Noes: Trustees none.
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Resolution of award in words and figures as follows, was
introduced and read by the Clerk:
"RESOLUTION OF AYiARD #164.
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RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon,
having in open session on the Fifth (5th) day of February, 1918,
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opened, examined and publicly declared all sealed proposals or
bids offered for the following work, to-wit:
FIRST: That all of the roadway of East Thirty-seventh street
from the easterly line of Santa Fe Avenue to the westerly line of
Boyle Avenue, including all intersections of streets and alleys
(except such portions of East Thirty-seventh street as are re-
quired by law to be kept in order or repair by any person or
company having railroad tracks thereon), be graded to the official
grade, and paved with asphalt, concrete pavement on a cement,
concrete base in accordance with Plans No. 142, adopted by said
Board of Trustees, and on file in the office of the City Clerk.
SECOND: That a cement curb be constructed along each side
of the roadway of said East Thirty-seventh Street from the easter-
ly line of Santa Fe Avenue to the Westerly line of Boyle Avenue
(except such portions of East Thirty-Seventh Street as are re-
quired by law to be kept in order or repair by any person or
company having railraod tracks thereon), in accordmlce with said
Plans Ho. l42, and in accordance with Specifications Ho. 9,
adopted by said Board, and on file in the office of the said
City Clerk.
THIRD: That a cement gutter, one foot in width, be
constructed along each side of the roadway of said East Thirty-
seventh Street from the easterly line of Santa Fe Avenue to the
westerly line of Boyle Avenue (except such portions of East
Thirty-seventh Street as are required by lrov to be kept in
order or repair by any person or company having railroad tracks
thereon), in accordance with said Plans No. 142, and in accord-
ance with Specifications No. 10, adopted by said Board and on
file in the office of said City Clerk.
FOURTH: That at a point in said East Thirty-seventh
Street 1314 feet easterly from the east line of Santa Fe Avenue,
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a cement concrete culvert with a corrugated iron top, together
with ~~o catch basins be constructed from the north line to the
south line of said East Thirty-seventh Street (excepting
such portions of East Thirty-seventh Street as are required by
law to be kept in order or repair by any person or company having
railroad tracks thereon), in accordance with Plans No. 142-B
adopted by said Board of Trustees and on file in the office of
the City Engineer.
FIFTH: That a re-inforced concrete and vitrified pipe storm
drain be constructed along a line running from the southerly line
of said East Thirty-seventh Street to the northerly line of
Vernon Avenue, said line running as follows: Beginning at a
point on the southerly line of said East Thirty-Seventh Street
282.10 feet westerly from the northeast corner of Lot 3, Tract
No. 3058, as per map recorded in Book 31, page 50 of Maps,
Records of Los Angeles County, California; thence southerly
o degrees 10 minutes west to the north line of Vernon Avenue
together with five clean-out basins, in accordance with Speci-
fications heretofore adopted for doing said work and now on
file in the office of the City Clerk, and in further accordance
with said plans No. 142 B.
SECTION 2. That the said contemplated work or improvement
in the opinion of said Board of Trustees, is of more than local
or ordinary public benefit, and said Board of Trustees hereby
declares that the district in said City of Vernon to be bene-
fited by said work or improvement and to be assessed to pay the
costs and expenses thereof, is described as follows:
All that portion of the City of Vernon included within the
following described exterior, boundary line, to-wit:
Beginning at the southwest corner of Lot A, Tract No. 2688,
as per map recorded in BOQk 30, page 36 of Maps, Records of Los
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Angeles County, California; thence easterly along the southerly
line of said Lot A, to the southeast corner thereof. thence
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easterly in a direct line to the southwest corner of Lot 3,
Tract No. 3058, as per map recorded in Book 31, Page 50 of Maps,
Records of said Los Angeles County; thence easterly along the
southerly line of said Lot 3, 600.06 feet; thence southerly
o degrees 10 minutes west to the northerly line of Vernon Avenue;
thence easterly along the northerly line of Vernon Avenue five
feet; thence northerly 0 degrees 10 minutes east to the southerly
line of said Lot 3, Tract No. 3058; thence easterly along the
southerly line of said Lot 3, Tract No. 3058 and the prolongation
easterly of the same to its intersection with the west line of
Lot 2, Tract No. 2455, as per map recorded in Book 32, Pages 47
and 48 of Maps, Records of said Los Angeles County; thence easterly
along a line parallel with the southerly line of said Easterly
Thirty-seventh Street to the westerly line of Boyle Avenue; thence
northerly along the westerly line of Boyle Avenue to the North-
east corner of said Lot 2, Tract No. 2455; thence northerly in a
direct line to the southeast corner of Lot 1, Tract No. 2455;
thence northerly along the westerly line of Boyle avenue 300 feet;
thence westerly along a line parallel with the northerly line of
said East Thirty-seventh Street to the westerly line of said Lot 1,
Tract No. 2455; thence northerly along the said westerly line of
said Lot 1, Tract No. 2455; 400.28 feet to a two inch iron pipe;
thence on a curve to the left which has a radius of 367.76 feet
79.22 feet to a two-inch iron pipe; thence North 1 degree
51 minutes 35 seconds West to the prolongation easterly of the
north line of Lot 13, Block F, of the Day Star Tract as per map
recorded in Book 25, page 66, ~tiscellaneous Records of said Los
Angeles County; thence westerly in a direct line to the north-
east corner of said Lot 13; thence wester~y in a direct line to
the easterly line of Santa Fe Avenue; thence southerly along the
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said east line of Santa Fe Avenue to the place of beginning;
excepting therefrom any portion of any public street or alley;
all as shown on Map No. 142 C, approved by the Board of Trustees
on the 2nd day of October, 1917, and on file in the office of the
City Engineer, to Which said map reference is hereby made for a
more complete and detailed description of said distric.t.
SECTIOn 3. The Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon
determine that serial bonds shall be issued to represent assess-
ments of ~wenty-five ($25.00) Dollars or over for the cost of
said work or improvement; said serial bonds shall extend over a
period ending nine (9) years from and after the second day of
January next succeeding the date of said bonds, and an even
annual proportion of the principal swn thereof shall be pawable,
by coupon, on the second day of January, every year after their
date and until the whole is paid; and the interest shall be
payable semi-annually, by coupon, on the second days of January
and July, respectively, of each year, at the rate of 7% per
annwn on all swns unpaid, until the whole of said principal and
interest are paid. Said bonds shall be issued in accordance
with the provisions of an Act of Legislature of the State of
California, entitled "An Act to provide a system of street im.-
provement bonds to represent certain assessments for the cost of
street work and improvements within municipalities, and also for
the payment of such bonds," approved February 27th, 1893, and of
all acts supplementary thereto or amendatory thereof.
HEREBY REJECTS ALL of said bids except that next herein
mentioned, and hereby awards the contract for said work to the
lowest, regalar, responsible bidder, to-wit:
L. A. Paving Co. (Inc.) 2900 Santa Fe Ave., L. A. Cal.
at the price specified in their proposal on file for said work
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to-wi t:
PAVInG, per square foot of paving -----------
Grading, per lineal foot --------------------
Gutter per square foot ----------------------
Curb per lineal foot ------------------------
19.8 cents.
1.19
23.0 cents
40.0 cents
Culvert complete ---------------------------- 362.00
Storm drain complete with all appurtenances,
per lineal ft. ------------------------- 1.89
The City Clerk is hereby directed to post notice of this
award conspi,uously for five (5) days on, or near, the Chamber
door of this council, and also to cause a copy of same to be
posted in three (3) of the most public places in the City of
Vernon. One at the Northwest corner of Santa Fe Avenue and
Thirty-seventh street, another at the Uorthwest corner of
Santa Fe Avenue and Thirty-eighth street, and another at the
front door of the City Hall.
Approved:
President of the Board of
Trustees of the City of
Vernon.
Attest:
City Clerk."
Upon motion of Trustee Durbin, seconded by Trustee Kniffin,
said resolution of award was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Durbin, Furlong, Kniffin and Leonis.
Noes: Trustees none.
City Marshal Garr was instruct,ed to construct fence across
Boyle Avenue at Vernon Avenue, so as to obstruct all vehicle
traffic at this point on Boyle avenue, as a measure of safety.
Upon motion of Trustee Leonis, seconded by Trustee Kniffin,
Harry A. Chamberlin was appointed City Attorney of the City of
Vernon, by the following vote:
Ayes: Trusteos Durbin, Y~iffin, Leonis and Furlong.
Noes: Trustees none.
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Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, meeting
adjourned.
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