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19260118 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes MIl\JUTES OF A REG'DJLA.R MillETIlfG OF TEE BOARD OF' TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF VERHON, HELD Olf THE 18th DAY OF .TANUART, 1926. AT THE CITY HALL, VERNON, CALIFORNIA. The meeting was called to order by the President. J. J. Furlong, at eight o'clock P.M. The trustees present were: Leonis. Durbin. Levy and Furlong. The trustees absent were: Mr. Kniffin. The minutes of the ad,j ourned meeting of .Tanuary 11th were read. :Moved by Leonis, seconded by Levy. that the minutes be corrected to read "contract submitted by the Southern Pacific Company" instead of the words "estimates in re spur track on the city's property". Motion carried. ..~. Moved by Leonis, seconded by Levy. that the minutes of the ad.j ourned meet ing of January 11th, 1926 be approved as corrected. Motion carried. At this time the City Clerk reported that this was the time and place to canvass the votes on the special elections held on the 9th day of January, 1926 for the annexation of certain territories to the City of Vernon, the said territories being de- signated respectively as The Central Manufacturing District and the Bandini Annexation District. Moved by Levy. seconded by Durbin, that the. Board proceed to canvass the vote. :Mot io'n carried. At this time the Board canvassed the votes re Central Manufacturing District on annexation to the City of Vernon and the results showed two votes for and none against said wlnexation. RESOLUTIon NO. 419: At this time Trustee Durbin introduced Resolu- tion No. 41..9, a resolution of the Board of Trustees declaring the results of a special election held in the territory knmT.n and de- signated as the "CentrallJfanufacturing Di strictJ' Moved by Durbin, seconded by Levy, that Resolution No. 419 be adopted. Motion carried. At this time the votes were canva~sed. by the Board of the special election held on the 9th day of January, 1926. in the territory known and aesignated as the IlBandini Annexation District". The results showed that the votes cast for annexation were two and the votes against annexation were none. RESOL~ION 420: At this time Trustee Levy Introduced Resolution No. 420, a resolution declaring the results of a special election held on the 9thbday of january, 1926. in the territory knovm as ItBandini Annexation District~. Moved by Levy, seconded by Durbin. that resolution No. 420 be adopted. Motion carried. . .At this time the City Cle:dcreported that he had blds on his desk for the building of a spur track on the city's property and that this was the time for the opening of said bids. Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the City Clerk proceed to open the bids. Motion carried. -1- j l J j I I j l 1 1 l i j ~ J 'j 1 j I j '~ j I 8 There were bids submitted from the following firms: C. E. Shannahan & Company, and J". C. McCULLOUGH. The same 'were re- ferred to tIle City Engineer. who reported immediately that the bid of C. E. SE]JIT{AHAN and Company was the lowest bid. and recommended its acceptance. Moved by Durbin, seconded by Levy. tl~t all bids be rej ected except the bid of C. E. SHA1il{ARA.N Sf; C01:i?AHY and they be ~larded the contract. Motion carried. ~ It was moved by Leonis~ seconded by Levy, tl1at the City Clerk proceed to open the bids for the pump requested in the adver- tisement inviting sealed proposals. Motion carried. Bids were read from the following firms: Fairbanks- Morse Company. DeLavall steam Turbine Company. The City Engineer at this time recomInended that all bids be re.j ected except the bid of DeLavall Steam Tur-oine Company and they be awarded the contract as they were the lowest bidder. l\roved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin" that the recom- mendatio.n of the City Engineer be concurred in and the contract awarded to DeLavall Steam Turbine Company. :Motion carried. ORDINi~rCE NO. 370: An ordinance which was read in full on the 11th day of J"anuary~ 1926 and referred to this meeting was again read. Moved by Durbin, seconded by Levy. that the said ordinance be adopted as amended, said amendment being that Section 5 shall read "that this franchise is granted sub.j ect to the appro- val of the railroad commission and. further that the property served by this ~ranchiBe shall als~~. ;PJ1+ll:frved by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Com;;1a.ny:~~T~j!rO...ion carried. ORDIlirAJirCE NO. 371: Ordinance Iro. 371 was read in full for second reading. . Moved by Durbin, seconded by Levy, that Ordinanc'e No. 371 be passed for second reading. final Ordinance No. 371 was read in full for third and-! reading. Moved by Leonis, seconded by Levy, that Odinance No. 371 be adopted as amended. said amendment being subdivision "G" to read as follows.: "that this franchise is granted subj ect to the approval of the railroad cOmIllission and further that the property served ~Xi~l4~~franchi~e shall also be served by the Southern Pacific Company~ ~~on carr~ed. COlTul1unication from ]Irs. I. Hindsell in re sewer con- nection. The property to be served being outside the City, it was :Moved by Durbin, se c onded by Levy. that same be lai d over to be taken under advisement. Motion carried. Communication from the Southern Californ~ Telephone Company for permission to instal a pay telephone in the City Hall was read. Moved by Levy, seconded by Durbin. that permissian be gra.nted the Southern California Telephone Company to instal a tele- phone in the Police Department. Motion carried. Communication from the Filtrol Company in re water connection was read. 9 --2- Moved by Durbin, seconded by Levy. that same be referred to the City Engineer. Motion carried. Report of tile Police Department was read. Moved by Leonis, seconded by Levy, that same be filed. Motion carried. ORDINAlfCE NO. 372: An ordinance of the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon app~oving the annexation to, incorporating in and making a pa~t of the City of Vernon certain terr-ito:r:Y' outside of the City of Vernon and contiguous thereto. which annexation was approved by the qualified electors of said territory and a special electian held in said territory on the 9th day of Janua~J, 1926. which said, territoI"J has been and is designated as The Central Manufacturing District. was read in full for first reading. Moved by Leonis. seconded by Levy. that Ordinance No. 372 be passed for first reading. Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 373: An ordinance of the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon approving the annexation to, incorporating in and making a part of the City of Vernon certain territory outside oi~ the City 0 f Vernon and contiguous thereto. which annexation ViaS approved by the qualified electors of ,Said territory and a special election held in said territory on the 9th day of J"anuary, 1926, which said territory has been and is designed as Bandini AnnexationJ District. was read in full for first reading. Moved by Leonis. seconded by Levy, that Ordinance No. 373 be passed for first reading. Motion carried. The following applications, all having the approval bf the City Engineer. ,ii-ere read: .Al?PLICATION NO. 733: An application for a building permit by the Filtro1 Company. .APPLICATION NO. 736: An application for a sewer connection by R.P. Buttress at 2369 East 51st Street. APPLICATION NO. 737: ~1 application by H. P. Buttress for an ad- ditional connection on the same property. AP.PLICATIOl'i NO. 738: An app1icati on for a building permit by Rajlnlond R. Patillo. APPLICATION NO. 739: An application for .a building permit by G.B. Warman. APPLICATIon l'i"O. 740: An applicati on for a building permit by Gen- eral Petroleum Corporation. APPLICATION NO. 741: An application for a sewer permit by Brad1ey- Wise Paint Company. ..~ APPLICATIOl\T NO. 742: An a-pplication for a building permit for the Wilshire Oil Company. Moved by Levy, seconded by D~rbin~ that the applica- tions be filed and the permits granted. Motion carried. lJfoved by D1.U'bin, seconded by Levy. that the City Attorney be ipstrue;ted to write Sierra Refining Company requesting them to DaVe7their fence moved back to the ir prop erty line. Mot ion carried. -3- :to At this time :Mr. Leonis reported upon the drainage distric t and requested that the City Clerk communicate with the Boa.rd of Supervisors request ing them to make a survey of the drainage dis- trict in the City of Vernon. Moved by Levy, seconded by Durbin. that the report be received and the City Clerk instructed to write as aforesaid.. 1rotion carried. Moved by Durbin, seconded by Levy, that Hr. Leonis be appointed a cOmL1ittee of one to employ the Mushet Audit Company to instal the necessary books in the Water Department. Motion carried Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin. that the Fire Chief be instructed to submit his reuort on the number of firemen needed in his fire department, togeth~r with their names, so that the Board :may employ salTIe. ];lotion carried. Report of the Fire Chief upon the organization of the voluntee.r end of the fire department was read. Moved by Levy, seconded by Durbin, that same be filed. Illotion carried. Moved by Leonis, seconded by Levy t that the City Engin- eer be instructed to make the necessary connections to ranches making application for wa.ter and that the irrigation rate be fixed at $1.50 per hour. ],[otion carried. Moved by Leonis. seconded by Levy, that the City Clerk be instructed to adverti'&e for a large d.ri.ll~ in machine to be used in the ',vater de'Dartment. ll!oti on carried. . ~ <'l \ Demands on the general fund in the sum of $11.350.51 and on Water Bond Fund No. 2 of $20.621.34 were read. ~ Moved by Levy, seconded by Durbin. that the demands be . allmved and warrants drawn for the amounts. Motion carried.. Moved by Durbin, seconded by Levy, that the meeting a.djourn until January 25th. at 8 P.M., Motion carried.. 1/ i?~~ ~<! t,oard-o:!'- rustees. Clerk.. -4- 11.