19210315 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 15th day of March 1921 , 191 , 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,
J.J.Furlong,Leonis.Kniffin.Kornad~ and Durbin.
There were absent from such meeting Trustee,
None
President Trustee
J.J.Furlong
presiding.
The minutes of the meeting, held on
March 1st and Mar. 7th 1921 191 , were: read and laid over
for correction.
Letter from the Board of Fublic Works of Los Angeles granting the Cit~
of Vernon the right to connect on to the sewer on east Fift~-first St.
Los Angeles was read and ordered filed.
Application of the Globe Cotton Oil Mills was read and ordered held until
receipt of a letter from the Globe Mills assuming any damages in conaection
with the proposed work.
Application of the South Los Angeles Water Co. to excavate in Santa Fe Ave
at 65th St was approved subject to receipt of a letter from the Griffin
Wheel Co.granting permission to cut their sidewalk.
Applications of the Southern Calif.Gas Co.to excavate at 2126 East 38th
St and2416 East 56th St for service connections was read and approved.
Application of S.J.Wood for a building permit on Lot 42 Blk.2 Aldine Sq.
Tract was read and approved.
Application of J.P.Alpeter for a building permit on Lot 44 and W.6 feet of
Lot 46 Elk.2. Aldine Sq. Tract was read and approved.
The following res'lut1on known as resolution Ro.191 was read and approved
upon motion duly made,seconded and carried.
RESOLUTION 10.191
A resolution by the Board of Trustees of the Ci~y of Vernon declaring void
all Deput~ City Marshall appointments heretofore made and authorizing the
issuing of new and diffe.ent shields to be worn by all Deputy City Marshalls
hereafter appointed.
WHEREAS, It il deemed advisable to cancell the appointments of all dt:pJ.ty
C1tyM~shal18her.tofo:r.appointed and declare all shields heretofore won
by Deputy City ~mrshalls void.
Bew appointments to be made only after the approval by the Board
of Trustees of a written application made by the applicant for a new
appointment and
WHEREAS, Bew Deput~ City Marshall shields shall be of a. design approved b~ tl
the Board of Trustees.and a deposit of $6.00 will be made b~ each person.
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receiving new appointment and shield either as a Deputy or as a Watchman
said deposit to be refunded upon return of shield which will cancel said
new appointment.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF VERB ON ,
that all Deputy City Marshalls appaintments heretofore made b, and is
hereby declared void and shields of a design worn by all Deputy City
Marshalls heretofore appointed are hereby declared void and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all appointments made hereafter shall be made
after the approval by the Board of a written application for such appoint-
ment and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a deposit of $5.00 be required from each person
receiving a shield under any fusure appointment,said deposit returnable
upon the cancelling of the appointment and the return of the shield.
I, Thomas J.Furlong,Clerk of the City of Vernon do hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the Board
of Trustees at a regular meeting held on March 16th 1921.
City Clerk of Vernon.
Attest
President of the Board of Trustees.
An ordinance known as ordinance No .218 was then read and upon motion duly
made,seconded and carried Was approved.
ORDINANCE 1\0.218.
An ordinance defining,regulating and eieensing the business of PRIVATE
fiATCB. OR PATROL SERVICE transacted and carried on in the City of Yernon,
and prescribing the penalties for a violation hereof.
Tl!E BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF VERNON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section ~. It shall be unlawful for any person,firm or corporation
either as owner,agent or employee to engage in the business or occupation
of watching or patroling for compensation two or aore business establish-
ments or residental prem1ses,except as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. Any person,firm or corporation,either as owner , agent or
employee desiring to engage in the business or occupation of Watching
or Patroling or to conduct a Watch or Patrol Senice shall first secure
a permit from the Board of ~rustees so to do. Application for said permit
to be filed in writing with the City Clerk. ,
Section 3. Any person,firm or eorporation,either as owner , agent or
employee desiring to engage in the business or occupation of Watching or
Patroling shall upon the Board of Trustees granting a permit so to do,and
upon being notified that said permit has been granted,deposit with the
City Clerk a bond in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1000.00) as a
guarantee.
Section 4. A lieense fee of $5.00 per month shall be charged,said
license due and payable to the City Clerk on the first day of each month
in adTance.
Section 5. . The Board of Trustees retains the right to revoke for cause
any permit before the expiration date of same.
Section 6. All permits granted shall be for one year only and sha.ll
be renewed at the expi*ation of same.
Section~. In addition to making application for a permit to conduct
a business of Watching or Patroling,an application will be made in writing
to the Board of Trustees by each person or individual for a Deputy City
Marshalls appointment,subjeet to the rules and regulations now in foree
by the City Marshall.
Seotion 8. Any person,firm~ or corporation,either as owner,agent or
employea.directly or indirectly,violating any of the provisions hereof
shall be,and is hereby deolared to be guilty of a. misdemeanor and shall.
upon conviction thereof.be punishable by a fine of not more than three
hundred dollars ($300.00) ,or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a tera
not exceeding three (3) aonths,or by both such fine and imprisonment.And
eTery day that any such Watch or Patrol Service shall be kept or maintained
contrary to the provisions hereof shall be and it is hereby made a seperate
and distinct offense hereunder and punishable as such.
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Section 9. The Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and
thereupon shall post.or cause to be posted true and correct copies of the
same in three of the most public places in the Ci t.y of Vernon. to wit: - The
Northwest corner of East Thirty -eighth Street and Santa Fe Ave.the no~lh
west corner of East Thrity-seventh Street and Santa Fe Ave and at the
entrance of the City Hall at the Northwest corner of East Thirty-eighth
Street and Irving Street,there being no newspaper of general circulation
published and circulated in said city.
Attest
rustees 0
Clerk of the City of Vernon.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was passed by the
Board of Trustees of the City of Vernoll at a meeting thereof duly and
regularly held on the 15th day of March 1921.said date being more thaa
fi.... (a) days from and after the date of its introduction and that the same
was signed by James J.Furlong.President of the Board of Trustees and attest.
by me on the 15th day of March 1921.
IN WITNESS WHEREOP I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of the City of Vernon this 15th day of March 1921.
City Clerk of the City of Vernon.
Certification of Posting.
I hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the City of Vernon and that the
foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No.218 of said City.
entitled an ordinance defining.regu.lating ani lic_sing the business of
Private Watch and Patrol Service transacted and carried oj in the City of
Ternon,and prescribing the penalties for a violation hereof,and that said
ordinance No.218 has been posted according to law in three \3) of the most
public places in the City of Vernon to wit:- The northwest corner of East
Thirty-eighth Street and Santa Fe Ave.the Northwest corner of East Thirty
seventh Street and Santa Fe Ave and at the entrance of the Vernon City RaIl
at the northwest corner of East Thirty-eighth Str..t anll Irving Street.
Dated this 15th day of March 1921
City Clerk of Vernon.
Financial Report for the month ending Feb.28th 1921 was read and
referred to finance committee.
An ordinance regu.lating the unloading from railroad oars easing head gasolin
was ordered drawn.
Application of 1~.Gorman for a position on the police department was laid
o"fer.
The question of providing suitable lights at necessary street intersections
at night was brought to the attention of the Board and upon motion duly
made , seconded and carried the Board agreed to act as a comittee to
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investigate.
The following demands were read.
4581
4582
4583
4584
4586
4586-
458'1
4588
4589
4590
4591
4592-
4593
4594
4595
80.00
30.00
40.00
135.00
3.00
20.00
50.00
30.00
50.00
35.00
42.06
1.10
36.00
3.00
106.24
660.39
amount of $660.39 were
T.W.Garr
T.J.Furlong
M.W.O'Donnell.
J.J.Keller
J.J.Keller
Herman Scheider
Il.A.Chamberlin
Howard McCurdl
Herman Bosshardi
Dr.L.J.Williams
Whittingh~ Print.Co.
L.A.Towel Service Co.
Ge.eral Petroleum Corp.
Geor ge Po st.ell
Howard McCurdy
approved and upon
All of the aboTe demands in the
motion dull made.seconded and carried were ordered paid.
The meeting then adjourned upon motion being duly made.seconded and
carried.
p
y of Vernon.
the Board of
of the City of Vernon.
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