19210419 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 19th day of April 1921 , 191 , 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 meetings of the said Board to be held.
There were present at such meeting Trustees,
J.J.Fur1ong~Leonis~Kniffin~Hornaday and Durbin.
There were absent from such meeting Trustee,
None
President Trustee
J.J.Furlong
presiding.
The minutes of the meeting, held on March 15th and April 5th
1921 191 , were: read and approTed.
Application of John Monkoff for a permit to build a resturant on
the property on the east side of Santa Fe Ave just north of East
26th St. was read and approved.
Application of W.D.Prater & E.L.Connors to conduct a watch and
patrol service was read and laid over awaiting the return of the
City Attorney.
Application of John K.Campbell for a permit to sell the Boxing
Blade Magazine on the streets of the city in front of the Fight
entrance on ~~esday nights was read and referred to the Police
Dept.
Application of the Southern Calif.Gas Co.to excavate at 2408 East 56th
St.for service was read and approved.
The Financial report on the City of Vernon for the month of March
was read and referred to the finance committee.
An ordinance known as ordinance 1F 219 being an ordinance regula.ting
the establishing and maintaining of excavations in the City of Vernon
was read for the first time.
Trustee Leonis reports in reference to the dumping of rubbish in the
river bed just north of our 26th St.bridge that he has taken this matter
up with the county authorities and the county flood control and that they
are at work now to solve some method of illiminating this nuisance.Our
bridge is in danger of having the bank at the east approahh washed out
should a heavy fall of water pass down the riTer.The gradual filling in
of the west bank would turn the river and force it to the east bank at
the bridge.The suggestion was made that if the county did not take some
definite immediate action that our City Engineer should go over the
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situation and take the necessary steps to obtain an injunction against
the parties responsible for the fill.
The question of street lights was brought up under unfinished business
and the suggestion made that we establish lights from the present poles
at needed intersections.The street light committee are charting the
city and determinating at which corners these lights are most needed and
establishing the approximate cost of maintainance.
Under unfinished business the matter of placing Ci ty Limit sigbs was
again brought up.Trustee Durbin on the Committee in charge was not
prepared at this time to render a report.
A 1~.Snyder made application for a position as motor officer. Said applicati
was taken under advisement.
The matter of placing the Deputy City Clerk under bond was then taken
up and it was moved and seconded that a bond of '6000.00 was to be
affixed as the necessary bond.Mr.Keller the present deputy City Clerk
was instructed to make arrangements to obtain said bond.
The following demands were read:-
80.00
30.00
40.00
136.00
3.00
1.14
2.0.00
50.00
30.00
50.00
35.00
1.10
67.60
19.'10
9.15
33.00
21.00
625.59
All of the above demands in the amount of $625.59 were
montion duly made and seconded were ordered paid.
4596 T.W.Garr
4597 T.J.Furlong
4598 M.W. O'Donnell
4599 J.J.Keller
4600 J.J.Keller
4601 J.J.Keller
4602 Herman Scheider
4603 R.A.Chamberlin
4604 Howard McCurdy
4605 Kerman Bosshard
4606 Dr.L.J.Williams
4607 L.A. Towel Service Co.
4608 L.A.Rubber Stamp Co.
4609 Olin G.McWain
4610 Whittingham Printing
4611 Pat Doyle
4612. Thomas Haverty Co.
Co.
approved and upon
Upon motion duly made.seconded and carried the meeting adjourned.
nt of the Board
City of Vernon.
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