19181217 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 17th day of December , 1918 , at Z o'olook 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 meetings of the said Board to be held.
There were present at such meeting Trustees,
and Kniffin.
There were absent from such meeting Trustee,
Leonis~ Furlon~
Durbin and Stevens.
President Trustee
J. J. Furlong
presiding.
The minutes of the meeting , held on November 19th, ~~~dx.,
1918 , were: read by tp.e Clerk
and upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, were approved.
Resolution entitled "Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the
City of Vernon ordering the improvement of East. Forty-sixth street and
Pacific boulevard as contemplated by resolution of Intention No. 172,"
was introduced and read by the Clerk, but inasmuch as the Government
had not as yet released this street, the resolution was laid over.
Communication from City Attorney Chamberlin dated December 17th,
1918, relative to Southern California Gas Company's refusal to pay
2% of gross receipts arising from the use and operation and possession
of its franchise, read by the Clerk. After consideration of the matter
City Attorney Chamberlin was instrncted to notify the Southern Calif-
ornia Gas Company by letter that unless payment on the 2% basis as
required by ordinance granting their franchise was not forthcoming
by January 1st, 1919, that the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon
would proceed with whatever means were wi thin its power to force them
to comply with their contract.
Motion by Trustee Kniffin, seconded
by Trustee Leonis; Ayes; Trustees Furlong, Leonis and Kniffin, noes,
Trustees none, absent, Trustees Durbin and Stevens.
City Attorney Chamberlin was ordered to prepare a new excavation
ordinance.
Building permit was granted to Vernon Oil Refining Company for
the construction of an office building upon the west 280 feet of Lot A
Tract No. 2720 Map Book 28, page 50 of Maps, records of Los Angeles
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Application of South Los Angeles Land & Water Company for
excavation permit, laid over.
Financial report on City of Vernon for month of November, 1918,
read by the Clerk, and ordered filed.
Mr. C. J. Harcus, Sr., appeared before the Board asking for
permit to operate lunch stand at corner of Vernon and Santa Fe avenues,
and the matter was referred to the Police Department.
Petition from Southern California Edison Company, asking the Board
of Trustees of the City of Vernon to offer for sale and sell a franchise
granting them the right to transmit and distribute electrical energy
in the City of Vernon, was introduced and read by the Clerk. U~on motion
duly made, seconded and carried, said petition was laid over.
Communication from City Railroad Company of Los Angeles dated
December 17th, 1918, and signed by Mr. S. M. Haskins its attorney and
agent, offering City of Vernon a deed to all of its right of way on
Pacific Boulevard from Santa Fe avenue to Fruitland road, excepting
the center thirty feet thereof, for street purposes, read by the Clerk,
and upon motion duly made, seconded and carried same was laid over.
Thereupon Trustee Leonis was appointed Temporary member of the
Finance Committee in the absence of two members, Trustees Durbin and
Stevens.
Thereupon the following demands were presented to the Board for
approval and payment:
no. 4052 Los Angeles .r) Stamp Co $2.55
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4053 Rider Upright Manfg Co 5.25
4054 So. Cal. Tele Co 9.85
4055 A. 'P Kuhn 125.00
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4056 So. L. A. Vi at er Co 111.65
4057 Fred Harris 160.00
4058 Louis Leip 90.00
4059 T. w. Garr 80.00
4060 Ir. J. Furlong 30.00
4061 Dr. L. J. Williams 35.00 1 r)4
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4062 Herman Scheider 20.00
4063 M. w. O'Donnell 50.00
4064 H. A. Chamberlin 50.00
4066 T. VI. Garr 15.25
4066 So. Cal Edison Co 5.35
4067 Pat Doyle 39.50
4068 Otto G. Messer 14.27
4069 Chas. R. Hadley' Co 37.04
4070 Rider Upright Mfg Co 2.15
4071 A. R. Kuhn 4.40
Thereupon all of said demands, in the total of $887.26, were
, approved and ordered paid, on motion of Trustee Leonis, seconded by
Trustee Kniffin, and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Leonis, Furlong and Kniffin.
Noes: Trustees none.
Absent: Trustees Durbin and Stevens.
Communication from California State Board of Health dated
December 12th, 1918, regarding tegulations for the control and prevent-
ion of epedemia influenza, was read by the Clerk, and ordered filed.
Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, meeting adjourned.
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