19181119 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 19th da.y of Eovember , 191 8, at 2 0' clock P. M. of
said day at the regular meeting place of said Board in said city
of Vernon: which said time and place is the time and place fixed by
ordinance for regular ~eetings of the said Board to be held.
There were present at such meeting Trustees, Kniffin, Leoni. and
Furlong.
There were absent from such meeting Trustee, Durbin and Stevens.
President Trustee
Furlong
presiding.
The minutes of the meetings, held on October 15th, October 18th,
November 5th and November Sth, 1918, were: read. b;y the Clerk
and upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, were approved.
Communioation from Black & Black. Attorneys, under date of
November 1th, 1918, relative to operation of freight auto stage line
between Los Angeles and Long Beach via Vernon, read by the Clerk, and
upon motion duly made, seconded and oarried. Was referred to a
committee of the whole.
The following resolution was thereupon introduced and read by the
Clerk:
~WHEREAS Roward McCurl7 is the City Engineer of the City of
Vernon, and whereas said Howard McCurdy is now in the U. 5. Military
Service, in the following capacity; First Seargent, 11th Co. 5th
Batallion l66th Depot Brigade, Camp Lewis, Washington.
WHEREAS the public convenience of said City of Vernon requires
that said Roward McCurdy be returned to his duties as said City
Engineer as soon as it conveniently can be done.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED by the Board pi Trustees of the City of
Vernon, that the City Clerk be, and he is hereby, directed to
communicate with the proper U. S. authorities, and advise said
authorities to that effect to the end that said Howard McCurdy may be
released from the service of the U. S. as soon as same can conveniently
be done."
Upon motion of Trustee Leonis, seconded by Trustee Kniffin, and
carried by the following vote, said resolution was passed and adopted:
Ayes: Trustees Kniffin, Furlong and Leonis.
Noes: Trustees none.
Absent: Trustees Stevens and Durbin.
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Dra~t o~ an ordinance, was introduced and read for the ~irst time,
entitled "An ordinance granting to the General Petroleum Corporation, a
corp,oration, its successors and assigns, the right, privilege and
permission to lay, construct, maintain and operate a railway spur
track across East Thirty-seventh street in. the City o~ Vernon.."
Trustee Leonis was appointed temporary member o~ the Finance
Committee in the absence of Trustees Stevens and Durbin.
Thereupon the ~ollowing demands were audited and presented to the
Board for approval and payment:
Demand 14036 Chas. R. .Hadley Company 2.08
4036 J. J. Doyle 23.76
4037 A. R. Kuhn 126.00
4038 T. J. Furlong 30.00
4039 Fred Harris 160.;00
4040 T. Vi. Garr 80.00
4041 Loui s Leip 93.00
4042 Dr. L. J. Williams 35.00
4043 Herman Scheider 20.00
4044 H. A. Chamberlin 75.00
4046 Mushet Audit Co 150.00
4046 A. R. Kuhn 3.60
4047 Leo Theal 8.00
4048 T. w. Garr 25.00
4049 M. T. Moriarty 3.00
4060 M. w. O'Donnell 60.00
4061 M. W. O'Donnell 40.00
Upon motion o~ Trustee Leonis, seconded by Trustee Knif~in,
and carried by the following vote, to-wit: Ayes: Trustees Kniffin,
Furlong and Leonis, Noes, Trustees none, Absent; Trustees Stevens and
Durbin. all o~ said demands with the exception of Demand No. 4051 in
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favor M. W. O'Donnell for $40.00 account October salary, were approved
and ordered paid, the total amount so ordered paid being $883.43.
Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, meeting adjourned.
ty of Vernon.
Presiden
Approved:
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