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19190805 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes REGULAR MEETING. A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon, County of Los Angeles, and State of California, was held on the 5th day of August , 1919 , at 2 o'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 meetings of the said Board to be held. There were present at such meeting Trustees, Furlong. Leonis and Kni ffin There were absent from such meeting Trustee, Stevens and Durbin. President Trustee Furlong presiding. The minutes of the meeting, held on the 15th day of July 1919, ~ and the adjourned Regular meeting held on the 21st day of July, 1919. were read by the Clerk and upon motion duly made, seconded and e:arried., were approved. Upon motion duly made. seconded andmearried the City Clerk was instructed, to notify all persons or firms engaged in the liquor business that all liquor licenses have been suspended from July 1,1919. It was regularly moved and seconded that the petition of C. Oliver who appeared before the Board in peEson, for a permit to use the Base Ball Park for the purpose of holding baseball games be- tween his team of oolored players and any other team, be lud over until a meeting comprising a fUll Board be held. The Clerk was instructed to open the bids for street work enteilect pursuant to Besolution No. 175 of the Board of Trustees of the City of Veraon, adopted on the 21st day of July, 1919. These bids 'V'lere as follows. to wit: Bid of L. A. Paving Co. tIne. Paving, per square foot ---------------------- 24.0 oents Cement Gutter, per square foot --------------- 24.0 cents Grading, per lineal foot --------------------- 98.0 cents Resurfacing old pavement, per square foot ---- 17.9 cents Bid of Fairchild-Gilmore-Wilton Paving per square -------------------------- 25.6 oents Cement Gutter, per square foot -------------- 27.0 cents Grading, per lineal foot -------------------1.00 cents Resurfacing old pavement, per square foot --- 19.0 cents ... ~ /'( Page Z. Minutes Meeting August 5th, 1919. Bid of Bryant & Austin. Paving per square foot ----------------------------- Z4.8 oents Cement Gutter per square foot ---------------------- 30.0 cents Grading per lineal foot ______________-____________-1.20 oents Resurfaoing old pavement per square foot ----------- 18.6 cents After the reading of the bids same were given to City Engineer Howard MoCurdy with the request that he ascertain the lowest bidder. and City Engineer McCurdy left the Chamber to make such cal- culations. City Engineer McCurdy returned to the Chamber and reported that the L. A. Paving Company was the lowest bidder. Thereupon Resolution of Award No. 178, reading as follows; RESOLUTION OF AWARD no. 178. WHEREAS, the Board of trustees of the City of Vernon, having in open session on the 5th day of August, 1919, opened, examined and pibliely deolaeed all, sealed proposals or bids offered and received in accordance with the notice inviting the same heretofore posted in ao- eordance with Resolution of the Board of Trustees No. 176 for the following work, to wit: That a cement concrete gutter eight inches thick and twel..e inches wide be constructed parallel and adjacent to the curb along the north-side of the roadway of East Twenty-sixth Street from a point ten feet easterly of the easterly line of Santa Fe Avenue to a poin ten feet westerly of the westerly line of Minerva Street and that a cement concrete gutter, eight inches thick and ~welve inches wide be construc- ted parallel and adjacent to the curb along the south side of the road- way of East Twenty-Sixth Street from a point twCi> feet easterly of the of 'f r- e ,,~, _ '" _ ,11 ~. ./1 Page 2 - Minutes Meeting August 5th. 1919. 24~ 24yt 981 17 9/10 rJ There being no newspaper publisheQ or circulated in the City of Vernon, the Clerk of the Board of Trustees is hereby directed to post notice of this award conspicuously. for five days on or near the chambex door of the Board of Trustees at the City Hall in the City of Vernon. The foregoing P.esoufttioll of l'~;i no. 178 was introduceQ and road by the Clerk, and upon m.otion made by Trustee Leonis seconded by Trus- tee Kniffin said Resolution of Award was passed and adopted by the following vote; Ayes- Trustees Leonis. Furlong and Yilliffin. Hoes; Hone Absent Trustees Stevens and Du.rbin. "..,,~... ;:,""'r"~.ry~';;:;.;C'!I""'- Page 3 - Minutes Meetin August 5th. 1919. It was regularly moved and seconded that the City Clark be di- rected to return the bonds together with the rejected bids of Fairahild- Gilmore-Wilton Company and Bryant Austin. Inc. said bids beint; pursuant to Resolution Ho. 175 of the Board of frustees of the City of Vernon, adopted on the 21st day of July, 1919. Application of the Los Angeles G~s & Electric Corp. for a permit to excavate at 2024 Audrey Street was oEder filed. Application of the Southern Co..lif. ,Tel. Company for a permit to exc:_evate o..t tIle IJorth Side of Vernon .Avenue 200 feet west of Santa Fe Ave. Was granted. APplication of W. J. Gorham for a building permit to erect sheds and tanks on premises known as the North 40 feet of Lots 29, 30 and 31 of Block E. Day Star Tract for the purpose of a cWlning establishment for putting Wilshire gasoline into cans and cases. was granted. Clerkts financial report on the City of Vernon for the month of July. 1919 was read by the Clerk and referred to the Finance Committee. An ordinance prohibiting the erection and maintainanc..e of slaught- er houses. oil refineries, fertilizer. gas and chemical plants within certain districts in the City_ of Vernon and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict hereYlith't Was introduced, read by the Clerk and laid over. The a.pplication of the Highway Transportation Company for a permit ,to operate and conduct an automobile express and freight transport- ation line through the City of Vernon. under, and in accordance with, the provisions of Chapter 213. Sta.tutes of 1917, Was filed and read by the Clerk. Upon motion duly ma.de and seconded. the hearing of said a.pplication wa.s set for the 2nd day of September, 1919. at the hour of 3 o'clock P.M. of said da.y. at the City Ha11 of the City of Vernon, a.t the Northwest corner of Thirty-eighth and Irving Streets. said City. Map showing the assessment district for the improvement of East Forty-sl~th Street and of Pacific Boulevard in the City of Vernon as con- tmplated in Resolution of Intention No. 17~ adapted by the Board of trustees on the 5th day of August 1919, was submitted to the Board by the City Engineer and i twas regu.larly moved and seconded that said ma.p be approved. and said map be filed in the office of the City Engineer :147 Page 4 - Ianutes I.reetin Aggust 5th, 1919. It was regularly moved and seconded that Plans and Profiles Nos. 14380, 143b and 143c and Specific..ation Has. 9, 10 and 14, presented by the City Engineer of the City of Vernon be, and they are hereby approved and adopted for the improvement of Pacific 30ulevard and East Forty-sixth Street and it is hereby ordere! that the Plans and Profiles hereinabove referred to be filed with the City Engineer of the City of Vernon and that the Specifications hereinabove referred to be filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Vernon. Thereupon Resolution of Intention No. 177 reading as follows: "Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon, declar ihg its intention to imp~ove East For~y-sixthe street from the easterly line of Pacific Boulevard to a point thirty feet west of the wester ly boundary line of the Los Angeles Fruit Land Association Tract, as per map recorded in Book 3, Page 156, 11iscellaneous Records of Los Angeles CounW and Pacific Boulevard from the Easterly line of Santa Fe Avenue to the northerly line of Fruitland Raol, all in the City of Vernon, and declaring the work or improvement to be of more than 10caJ. or ordinary public benefit and that the expense of said work shail be assessed upon a district, and specifying the exterior boundaries of the district of land to be affected or benefited by said work or improvement. WHEREAS, the public interest and convenience require that the street work and improvement hereinafter described should be dane. ana \1HEP.EAS, in the opinion of the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon, said contemplated work and improvement is, and the same is hereby declared to be, of more t~an local or ordinary public benefit. UOVl THEREFORE, the Boa.rd of Trustees of the City of Vernon do hereby resolve and declare that it is the intention of the Board of Trustees of said City to order the following work and improvement to be done in said City, to wit: (A) That both the raadways of Pacific Boulevard in the City of Vernon, from the easterly line of Santa Fe Avenue to the Northerly line of Fruitland Road, including all intersections of streets, alleys and lanes, be graded to the official grade, andpaved wi th asphalt concrete pavement on a cement concrete base in accordance with Plans and Profile No. 14380 and Spe,cifica.tions no. 14 of said City. (B) That a cement gutter one foot in width, be constricted along the outside of both roadways of said Pacific Boulevard in the City of Vernon from the easterly line of Santa Fe Avenue to the Northerly line of Fruit- l~d Road, in accordance with Plan and Profile No. 143a and Specifications No. 10 of said City. (C) That a cement curb be constructed along the outside of each roadway of said Pacific Boulevard from the easterly line of Santa Fe Avenue to the northerly line of Fruitland Road, in accordance with Plan and Profile No. 142a and Specifications No. 9 of said City. CD) That all of the roadway of East Forty-sixth Street in the City of Vernon from the easterly lin of Pacifie: Boulevard to a point thirty feet west of the westerly boundary line of the Los Angeles Fruit Land Assoc- iation Tract, as per Map recoriid in Book 3, Page 16~, 1liscellaneous Records of Los Angeles County, State of California, including all intersections of streets, alleys and lanes, be graded to the official grade, and paved with asphalt concrete pavement on a cement concrete base in accordance with Plan and Profile No. 143b and Specifications No. 14 of s~id City. eE) That a cement gutter, one foot in width, be constructed along eaCh side of the roadway of said East Forty-Sixth Street, from the easterly line of Pacific Boulevard to a point thir~y fee~ west of the westerly boundary line of the said Loa Angeles Fruit Land Association Tract, in ac- cordance with Plan and Profile No. 143h and Specifications NoilO of said ciW (F ):hat a cement c.urb be constructed along each sJ.de of the roadway of said East Forty-sixth Street from the easterly line of Pa~ific Boulevard to a point thirty feet west of the westerly ~+VVX~jY~kMi'i~ boundary line of the said Los Angeles Fruit Land Association Tract, in accordance with Plan and Profile No. 143b and Specifications No.9 of said City. 148 Page 5, minutes Heeting ",:ugust 5th, 1919. (G) That reinforced concrete culverts be constructed across the roadway of East Forty-Sixth Street in accordance with Plan &nd Profile No. 143c of said City. . . E'=CEPTING, however. from all of the aforedescribed work, such port~on or portions thereof as is, or are, required by law to be kept in order or rep~lr by any person or company having railroad tracks thereon. All specifications herein referred to have been adopted by the Board of Trusteees fOIf the work and improvement herein proposed to be done and are on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Vernon. . All Plans and Profiles herein referred to have bean adopted by the Board of Trustees for the work and improvement herein proposed to be done and are on file in the office of the Engineer of the City of Vermon. REFERn1CE is hereby made to the plans and specifications herein referred to for further particulars regarding the intended work and Improve- nMant . And said Board of Trustees does hereby determine and declare that said proposed work and improvement is of more than local or ordinary pub- lic benefit and will affect and benefit the lands and district hereinafter described, which said district is hereby declared to be the district ben- efited by said work and improvement, and that therefore the entire cost and expenses of said work and improvement shall be, and it is hereby made chargeable against,and shall be assessed upon said lands and district, Which is within the City of Vernon, County of Los Angeles, State of Calif- ornia and particularly described as follows, to wit:- Beginning at a point in the east line of Santa Fe Avenue.360.74 feet ~outh of the south line of Pacific Boulevard, t~ence easterly in a dir- ect l~ne to the southwest corner of Lot I, Block 47, Huntington PC'.rk EKtens!: ion No.2 Tract, as per map recoraed in Book II, Page 6, of Maps, records of Los Angeles County, State of California; thence easterly in a direct line to the southeast corner of Lot 19, Block 45 of said Huntington Park Extension No. 2 Tract; thence southerly in a direct line to the southwest corner of Lot 20, Block 45 of the said Huntington Park Extension No.2 Tract thence easter~y along the southerly line of the said Lot 20, Block 45 to its intersection with the prolongation northerly of the easterly line of Lot II, Block 43 of the said Huntington Pc,rkExtension No. 2 Tract; thence southerly in a ddlrect line to thesouthnest corner of Lot 10, Block 28 of the said Huntington Park Extension No.2 Tract; thence easterly along the northerly line of Fruitland Road to the southeast corner of Lot 10, Block 29 of the said Huntington P.<.rk Extension No. 2 Tract; thence northerly in a direct line to the southwest corner of Lot 10, Block 42 of the said Huntington Park Extension No.2 Tract; thence easterly along the southerly line of Lot 11, Block 42 of the se.id Huntington Park Extension Ho. 2 Tract; and its pro- longation easterly to an intersection with the westerly line of the 560 acre tract of the Los ~~geles Fruit Land Association as per map recorded in Book 3, Page 156, 11iscellaneous Records of Los Angeles Oounty, State of Californi thence norther)y along saidwesterly line to a point 360 feet north of the southiNest corner of Lot 15 of the said 500 acre tract of the Los iillgles Fruit Land Association; thence westerly in a direct line to a point in the east line of Lot 27, Block 50 of the Huntington Park Exten~ion Ho 2 Tract as per map recorded in Book 11, page 6, of Haps, records of lJOS Angeles Oounty, State of California, said point being 470 feet south of the north- east corner of the said Lot 27, Block 50 of the scdd Huntington Park E:x:tens- ion Ho. 2 Tract ; thence nOl'therly ina direct line to the northeast corner of said Lot 27, Block 50 of the said Huntington Park Extension No.2 Tract; thence Westerly in a direct line to the southwest coru~r of Lot 26, Block 50 of the said Huntington Park Extension No.2 Tract; thence northerly along the \vest line of said Lot 26 Block 50 of the Huntington Pc;,rk Extension No. 2 Tract, 280 feet to a point ~ thence 'livesterly along a line parallel to the south line of Vernon Avenue to the east line of Santa Fe Avenue; thence sputherly along the east line of 3~ts Fe Avenue t? th~ po~nt of beginn~ng. SAVING, EXCE1?TIlJG AED EXCLUDInG from S8.1.d d~strlct, all publlC streets, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts and places therein included and contained. . REFERENOE is here.by made to a map of said distl'ict t the exterJ.or boundaries of which are hereinavove set forth. a2proved by the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon, and on file in the office of the Engineer of said Ci tv. , d h . he -n- select- I~ IS FURTHER RESOLVED that T. W. Garr be, an e.J.s re y ed, designated ancI alJpointed Street Superintendant of th? OJ. ty of. Vernon. All of the \"lork herein prollosed sh8.11 be done ~n:1ursuan,ce of an act of the Legislature of the State of CG.lifornia, enti tledt flAn ac~ t? ,_ nrovide for vlark upon streets, lanes t alleys, courts, places and s~de\lall_s ~nd for the construction of sewers Yii thin municipalities," al)proved LIarch 1(19 18th, 1885, snd the several acts amendatory thereof and suppleIDent~ry thereto. Page 6 - lanutes meeting ..c1ugust 5th, 1919. It is hereby determined, in pursuance of an act of the legislat- ure of the State of California, entitled, tl ,An act to provide for a system of street improvement bonds to represent certain assessrrents for the cost of street TIork ~nd improvement within municipalities, and also for the pay- ment of such bonds, IT Ul)proved Febl'uary 27th, 1893, as thereafter amended, that bonds shall be issued to repr'esent assessments of twenty five dollars or over for the cost of said vvork and inrorovement. Said bonds shall be .., serial, extending over a period of nine years from the second day of Jan- uary next succeeding the issuance of said bonds, an even annual proDortiou of the lJrincilJal sum thereof shall be payable by coupon on the seco;;'d day of January every year after their clate until the iNhale is paid, and to bear interest at the rate of seven per cent per annum on all sums unpaid until the Whole of said principal and interest are paid, said interest shall be payable semi-annually by coupon 011 the second (Lay of January and July res2sctively"of each and every year. ~here being no daily, semi-weekly or weekly newspaper published or circulated ill the City of VC:;lllOl1, the City Clerk is hereby directed to cause this resolution to 'be postecL cOl1s.;;)i'~uously for t',!u ,::':~./2 01: or near the chamber door of the Board of Trustees of said City at the City Rsll xx ~hereof, fild in addition thereto, to post and keep the same posted for two consecutive '"''leeks in three of the ffimst. public lJlaces in the City of Vernon. to wit;the northwest corner of East Thirty-eighth Street and Scuta Fe Avenue, the northwest corner of East Thirty-seventh Street and Santa Fe Avenue and at the entrance to the City Hall at the northwest corner of East Thi:t:'ty-eighth Street and Irving street. . There being 110 daily, semi-weekly or Vleekly newspaper publ~shed or circulated in the City of Vernon, the street Superintendant is hereby di- rected to CaUse to be conspicuously posted and kept posted for ~10 succes- sive Weeks, notices of the l~ssage of this resolution in two of the most public places in the City of Vernon, to wit; the Northwest corner of East Thirty-eighth Street and Santa. Fe ...brenue and th~ nort~w?st :orner of East Thirty-seventh Street and Santa Fe Avenue, and ~n addltlon uheret~, he shall cause notice of the passage of this resoluti~n to be poste~ fo~ SlX days on or near the chamber door of the BoJ.nt of Trm teJs at the C~ ty Hall of the City of Vernon. The foregoing Resolution of Intention Ho. 177 was introduced and read by the Clark, and upon motion made by Trustee Leonis. seconded by Trustee I~iffin said resolution of Intention was p[~seu and adopted by the foll.oVling vote. Ayes- Tr'~stees Leonis, Furlong and Iilliffin. Hoes- Hone ~bsent- Trustees Stevens and Durbin. Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, meeting adjourned. Trustees \.."