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19250811 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 11th day of August , 1925 ,atli 0' clock i~ 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, Durbin, Furlong, Levy and Leonis. There were absent from such meeting Trustee, Kniffin on account of illness President Trustee J.J . Furlong presiding. The minutes of the meeting, held on August 4th 1925 19 next regular meeting of this Board. , were: laid over to the m~FINIS}illD BUSINESS , ORDINACE NO. 357; an ordinance gr~nting the Southern Pacific Company a spur track franchise on Audrey utreet was read to the Board for a second reading. The City Engineer asked for more time to report on same. It was moved by Leonis and seconded by Durbin that the Engineer be given more time to report upon saod ordinance. Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 358; an ordinance granting the Santa Fe Railway Co., a franchise for a main track across Jaboneria Road ~as read in full for a first reading. Moved by Leonis and seconded by Levy that Ordinance No. 358 be passed for its first reading. Motion carried. BRDINANCE NO. 361; an ordinance granting a power line franchise to the Los Angeles Gas & Electric Company was presented to the Board, for a second reading. Moved by Durbin seconded by Levy that Ordinance No. 361 be laid over for a second reading. Application of the Union Oil Company for a pipe line franchise in the City of Vernon was read. Moved by Leonis and seconded by Durbin that said application be referred back to the Union Oil Company and they be requested to amend said application so that all pipe crossings the river at 26th Street be laid underneath the river. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS: APPLICATION NO. 611; of the Southern California Gas Company for a gas main on Pacific Blvd., east of Santa Fe tracks having the approval of the City Engineer was read. Moved by Levy and seconded by ~eonis that application be filed and permit granted. Motion carried. APPLICATION NO. 619; of the Southern California Telephone Company, to move an underground conduit now located on 55th Street in the alley east of Santa Fe Avenue was read. Same having the approval of the City Engineer. Moved by Durbin and seconded by Levy that the application be filed and permit granted. Motion carried. '1. n L) << .) \_1 '- Page 2- Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon, August 11th 1925. APPLICATION NO. 620; of the Southern California Telephone Company to place approximately 85' of 3" creosoted wood duct at the intersection of Slauson and Boyle Avenue was read. Moved by Leonis and seconded by ~evy that application be filed ~d permit granted. Motion carried. ~ APPLICA'llION NO. 621; of the United Dressed Beef Company for a building permit same not having the approval of the City Engineer, was read. Moved by Durbin and seconded by ~evy that the same be referred to the City Engineerfor report. Motion carried. APPLICA'rION NO. 622; of the Metals Refining Company to cross ~st 25th Street with a 2" drain line was read. Moved by Durbin seconded by Levy that said application be denied and the City Attorney be instructed to write tllese people that the City of Vernon will not grant a permit owing to the fact that the City of Los Angeles are contemplating improving Alameda Str.eet west of the U.P.tracks. Motion carried. APPLICATION NO. 623; of the Los Angeles Gas and Electric Co., for &Egas main on Alameda Street at the intersection of a private street opposite ast 25fh Street was read., same having the approval of the City Engineer. Moved by Leonis and seconded by Levy that application be filed and permit granted. Motion carried. Quotation from the American La France Company on Fire equiptment and supplies were read. Moved by Leonis an,B seconded by Levy that the quotations be referred to the Chief of the Fire epartment for investigation and report at the next regular meeting. Motion carried. At this time Mr. Spaulding of the City of Los Angeles presented two contracts for the signature of the President of the Board of Trustees and the Secretary, same having been read, it was moved by Leonis and seconded by Levy that both contracts be signed an~ the contract referring to the incinerator be not delivered to the Ci~J of Los Angeles until the contract heretofore entered into and th~ supplementary contract be returned to the Uity of temon, both signed by the proper officers of the City of Los Angeles, and if ~he same is not not signed and returned within a reasonable time, the contracts for the incinerator be cancelled. Motion carried. The reportof the Fire Chief was then read. Moved by Levy and seconded by Durbin that the same be filed. Motion carried. At this time the City E;ngineer recommended that the sewer bid on the 25th Street Sewer be accepted. Moved by Durbin and seconded by Leonis that the recommendation of the City Engineer be complied with and the contract be entered into between the City of Vernon anf J~e Chutuk for the construction of said sewer at the price named in his bid . 'Motion carried. 1he City Engineer asked further 'time to report on the fire alarm bids. Moved by Durbin and seconded by ~evy that the fire alarm bids be laid over until the next regular meeting. Motion-carried. Moved by Levy and seconded by Durbin that nnc' t:)l : 0 ~rustees.