19180820 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
President Trustee
J. J. Furlong
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 20th day of August , 1918, at 2 o'olook P. M. of
said day at the regular meeting p1aoe of said Board in said city
of Vernon,whioh said time and plaoe is the time andp1aoe fixed by
ordinanoe for regular meetings of the said Board to be held.
There were present at suoh meeting Trustees, Kniffin, Leonis and
Furlong.
There were absent from suoh meeting Trustee, Stevens and Durbin.
presiding.
The minutes of the meeting , held on August 6th, 1918,
191 , were: read by the Clerk,
and u}on motion duly made, seconded and carried, were ap2roved.
The following resolution was introduced and read by the Clerk:
"RESOLUTIon HO. 170.
Resolution 01: the Board of lI'rustees of the City of Vernon fixing
the tax rate of the City of Vernon for the year 1918-1919 for the
purpose of raising revenue and to pay the bonded indebtedness of said
City.
TEE BOAHD OF THUSTEES OP THE CITY OF VERlJOn DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOViS:
Sec''t,ion 1.
That there shall be, and there is, hereby levied
upon each one Auudred dollars worhh of property in the City of Vernon,
at the value assessed by the County Assessor of the County of 10s
..mgeles, State of California, and as the so.me may have been equalized
by the 130ard of Supervisors of the County of La s .angeles or the State
Board of Equilization of the State of California, not including property
taxable for state purposes only Ullder the provisions of Section 14 of
Article XIII of the Constitution of the State of California, for the
purpose of raising revenue to carryon the various departments of the
City of Vernon for the year 1918-l9l9, and to pay the bonded indebtedness
of the said City of Vsrnon, a tax in the sum of fifty-four cents.
Section 2.
The Clerk shall, upon the passage of this resolution,
certify the fact and date thereof and transmit a copy of the same to
the County Auditmr of the County of Los Angeles, State of California.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution lio. 170,was adopted
by the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 20th day of August, 1918.
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Hinutes meeting August 20th, 1918 - )age 2..
(Signed) T. J. Furlong.
Clerk of the City of Vernon and ax-
officio clerk of the Board of Trustees
thereof.
By: A. R. Kuhn,
Deputy City Clerk, City of Vernon."
Upon motion of Trustee Leonis, seconded by Trustee Kniffin,
the said Resolution, llo. 170, was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Leonis, l:::niffin and Furlong.
Noes: Trustees none.
Absent: Trustees Stevens and Durbin.
Draft of an ordinance was read for the second time, entitled "An
Ordinance establishing and fixing the grade of Pacific Boulevard from
the easterly line of Santa Fe avenue te the Hortherly line of Fruitland
road, public streets in the City of Vernon," and upon motion of Trustee
Kniffin, seconded by Trustee Leenis, said ordinance Vias Dassed and
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes; Trustees Kniffin, Leonis and Furlong.
Hoes: Trustees none.
Absent: Trustees Stevens and Durbin.
Draft of an ordinance was read for the second time, entitled "An
Ordinance establishing and fixing the grade of East Forty Sixth street
from the easterly line of Pacific Boulevard to a point thirty (30) feet
west of the westerly boundary line of the Los Angeles Fruitland Assoc.ia.t-
i on Tract, as per map record.eel in Book 3, page 156, 1:Iiscellaneous Records
of the County of Los ,Angeles, in the City of Vernon, tt and upon motion of
Trustee Leonis, seconded by Trustee Kniffin, said ordinance, being
no. 206, was passed 8.nd adopted by the follow ing vote:
Ayes: Trustees Leonis, Kn.iffin and Furlong.
Noes: Trustees none.
Absent: Trustees Durbin and Stevens.
I,Iinutes of Heeting August 20th, 1918, - page 3.
Plan, prifile and cross sections, No. 143-A, for the improvement
of Pacific Boulevard, approved.
Plan, profile and cross-sections, Fo. 143-B, for the improvement
of East 46th street, approved.
Plan )F143-C, of culvert under 46th street on J:?acific Boulevard,.
approved.
1\1ap showing assessment district for the imgrovement of 46th
street and Pacific Boulevard, in the City of. Vernon, approved.
Resolution of Intention, to. 172, was thereupon introd.uced and
read by the Clerk, bei:p.g resolution of the Board of Tru..stees of the
City of Vernon, declaring its intention to improve E 46th street from
the easterly line of Pacific Boulevard to a point 30 feet west of the
westerly line of the Los ll.ugeles Fruitland Association iJ:ract,. as per
map recorded in Book 3, page 156, lliscelLmeous Records of Los A11.geles
County, and Pacific Boulevard from the easterly line of Santa Fe avenue
to the Hortherly line of Fruitland TIoad in the City of Vernon. Upon
motion of Trustee Leonis, seconded by Trustee Y~iffin, said Resolution
No. 172, was approved and adopted by the following vote~
Ayes:
Trustees Kniffin, Leonis and Furlong.
Foes:
Trustees Hone.
Absent: Trustees Durbin and Stevens.
The date set for the hearing of protests in re weed cleaning, was
cY c 7d b=7P /6'7,""
levid over to S-Qptombor 17th, 1918.
Conmnxnication from Vernon Wine and Liquor Co., signed by E. J.
HcEamara, IIgr., stating that Hr. Sz.elasz,1;:iewicz., ./roprietor of the
ComlJany was in ill health i.:md Viould not be ahle to apJear 011 the 20th
instant, as ordered by the :Board of i.2rustees, and requesting that
h be C nt U a. U'1tll J-l"e "A--.... re.o:l.lla.r meeting, ree.a. by the Clerk
e,.,ring 0 in e L' LJ - HvAlJ C
and the hearing was continued as requested.
But one member of the Finance Committee being present, Trustee
Leonis W8..S appointed Temporary member of the Finance Committee.
rage 4 - liinutes of Meeting August 20th, 1918.
Thereupon the fo110~ing demands were presented to the Board for
approval and pa~nent:
,f3969
3970
3971
3972
3973
3974
3975
3976
3977
3978
3979
3980
3981
3982
3983
3984
3985
3986
3987
3988
3989
Hider-UpriEht c; Co.
Southern Calif Gas Co
C. C. & Welch Compill!Y
Louis Leil))
Bert Yeager
J. J. Doyle
.i:1.. R. Kuhn
'1".. J. Furlong
]Ired Harris
Fred Earris
Brown 8:: Best
Esstern Outfitting Co
L. B. Dudley
R. ~u Chanib "r1in
Leo Theal
ErIe Elliott
Herman Scheider
Chas. R. Hadley Co
Dr. 1. J. Williams
M. \J. 01 Donnell
T. VI. Garr
3990 Not presented.
3991
3992
3993
3994
3956
So. Cal Edison Co
I'. 'iJ. Garr
A. H. Kuhn
So. Calif Te1e. Co
Pat Doyle
7.10
231.50
2.60
27.50
2.00
3.00
125.00
30.00
150.00
10.00
24.00
38.25
1.95
50.00
91.00
20.00
20.00
17.50
35.00
25.00
80.00
4.95
3.75
3.40
3.15
21.70
Upon motion duly made, seconded Gnd carried, all of said
demands with the exception of Demand #3956 - for $21.70 favor Pat
Doyle, and #3990 - for $15.00 favor Louis 1eip, making a total of
$l, 006 .65 were approved for pa~tment.
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Page 5 - minutes of meeting ~UlgQSt 20th, 1918.
Draft of an ord.inance entitled HAn. ord.inance of the City of Vernon
Fixing the salsry of the Recorder of the City of Vernon and repealing
all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith,11 introduced
and read for the first time.
Eeport 9t TIr. L. J. Hilliarns, Ee[~lth Officer, dated August lOth,
1918, on conditions surrounding and affected by the watering-trough
at the intersection of 38th street and Sante. Fe avenue, read. by the
Clerk and ordered filed.
Communication from Salvation .lrmy, LO. 1 Corps, dated August
14th, 1918, asking permission to hold open air services in the City of
Vernon, read by the Clerk and ordered filed.
i:":Qpli co.. t i on of
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Reeves Company, dated August lOth, 1918,
for permit to locate junk yard on property of B. D. Forbes in the City
of Vel'non, read by the Clerk, snd so.me vias referre(~ to Police Dep8.rtment.
Application of Metal1urgicc'.1 P:coducts Company dated Au[ust 14th,
1918, for Ilermi t to o::;>erate a chemic,,::.l 2nd metallurgical Ylorl;:s in
building belonging to Judge Chesel)ro, neccr 27th and Santa Fe avenue,
read by the Clerk and ordered filed.
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