19260316 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
]IUNUTES OF AN ADJOURNED l;LH:ETIlfG OF THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF VERNON. HELD ON T:s:m-
16th DAY OF MARCH, 1926. in the CITY HALL.
VERH"ON, CALIFORNIA.
The meeting was ca.lled to order by the President,
J. J. Furlong, at eight o'clock P.ll.
The trustees present were: Leonis. Durbin ani
Furlong.
The trustees absent were: Mr. Kniffin and 1~.
Levy.
The minutes of February 23rd. March 1 and l~ch
8th were read.
Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin. that the
minutes be approved as corrected, said correction being to
insert the letter received f:;rom Mr. Boyle and Mr. Dayton in
reference to repealing certain franchise ordinances granting
to the Southern Pacific Company and Atchison, Topeka and Sanla
Fe Avenue to serve their property. Motion carried.
ORDIHANCE NO. 377: An ordinance granting to the Southern
Pacific Company a drill track franchise in the alley between
East 37th and 38th Streets from Ross Street to the first alley
west of Santa Fe Avenue was read for second reading.
1,ioved by Leonis. seconded by Durbin, that Ordinance
No. 377 be passed for second reading. Motion carried.
ORDINA1LCE 1m. 377:
and final reading.
Ordinance No. 377 was read in full for third
Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that ordinance
No. 377 be passed for third andfinal reading. Motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 378: An ordinance of the City of Vernon granting
a franchise to the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad for four
spur tracks across East 49th Street was read for~~bond reading.
Mowed by Leonis, seconded by Durb.in, that Ord inance
No. 378 be passed for second reading. Motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 378: Ordinabce No. 378 was read in full for third
and final reading.
Mowed by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that ordinance
No. 378 be passed for third and final reading. Motion carried.
The foregoing ordinances Nos. 377 and 378 Yfere
passed by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Durbin, Leo'nis and Furlong
None
Kniffin and Levy.
Communication from the Los Angeles Paving Company
requesting additional time for the completion of the improvement
of Pacific Boulevard. was read.
Moved by Leonis. seconded by Durbin, that an
estension of time for the completion of said improwement be
granted~ fora. period' of. sixty d.aY~it. M:otion carried.
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Communication from the Atlas Mixed Mortar Company
requesting release of security for the refilling of the excavation
on property used by them. was read.
]Ioved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the
cOn1nunication be laid over for a full board.. 1!otion carried.
Communication from the Atlas Mixed Mortar Company
requesting permission to erect buildings to carryon a building
material business on the property now used by them in excavating
for sand..
Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the
communication be filed and the City Clerk instructed to notify
them that they must file an application in the regular manner.
:Motion carried.
Report of the fire department was read.
Ivroved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the report
be filed. .1,Totion carried.
Report of the Police Department "vas read.
~,roved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the report
be filed. Motion carried.
Application by M. H. Schon for permission to operat~
a sand bunker on Lots 6 and 7, .Tohn R. Taylor Tract, was read.
liToved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that same be
filed and the City Engineer instructed to take the matter a~
excavating for sand in the river bed up with the Los Angeles
Flood Control and ascertain their attitude in reference to such
eJccavations. Uotion carried.
A communication from .Toe Chutuk requesting an
extension of time on East 26th street sewer contract was read.
Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the time
for the completion of said work be extended twenty days. Motion
carried.
A cormnunication from Joe Chutuk requesting an
extension of time on the northeast sewer district contract
was read.
Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that an extension
of twenty days be granted. Motion carried.
Cornmunicat i on from the Pacific Pipe and Tank Co.,
requesting a two inch water connect ion, YiaS read..
Iv!oved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the communi-
cat ion be filed. lilotion carried.
The map of Tract 8998 was presented to the Board for
its approval.
RB.lSOLUTIOlT 1W. 433: A resolution approving the map of Tract
8998 was read.
Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that resolution
No. 433 be adopted. Motion carried.
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ORDHT4NCE 1I0~__375: .An ordinance granting a. fran.chise to the
Southern Pacific Company to serve Boyle-Dayton property was read
for third and final reading.
lToV'ed by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that ordinance
No. 375 be passed for third and final reading. Motion carried by
the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Leonis, Durbin and Furlong.
None.
Kniffin and Levy.
ORDINAlICE NO. 376: An ordinance repealing ordinances Nos. 370
and 371vla-s- read in full for second reading.
Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that Ordinance
No. 376 be passed for second reading. Motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 376: Ordinance No. 376 was read in full for third
and final reading.
Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that Ordinance
No. 376 be passed for third and final reading. IvTotion carried by
the following vote:
Aye s :
1Ioes:
Absen t :
Durbin, Leonis and Furlo~.
None
Kniffin and Levy.
Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the City
Clerk be instructed to notify the 1rushet Audit Company that the
work of their company is auditing the books of the City Hall was
very unsatisfactory and the bookkeeping system to be insta.lled ,in
the water department of the City of Vernon has been neglected and
the time for the completion of sarne has been unnecessarily prolonged
and if they cannot complete the installation of same by Jvra.rch 22,
1926 the City Clerk will be compelled to secure another firm of /'
auditors to do so. Motion carried.
At this time Mr. Leonis reported for the Fire Com-
mission that they had employed Joseph Artell as assistant fire chief
at a salary of ~i200.00 per month and Fred Shutzback as a fire truck
driver at a salary 'of $185.00 per month.
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Moved by Durbin, sec,onded by Leonis, that the action
of the fire COllllilission in employing the said men at the salary
stated be approved. }.Iotion carried.
APPLICATION NO. 796: An application for building permit by E. K.
Wood LUL'1ber-- Co., was read.
APPLICAT;ON NO. 797: .An application for excavation permit by South-
ern CaJ.:ifornia Gas Co. for service a.t 2125 East 25th Street was read.
APPLICATION NO. 801: .An application of Geo. Martin for building
permit for addition to present building was read.
APPLICATION NO. 802: An application of Paxon Potte~ Co., for
building permit was' read.
APPLICA'I'ION 1TO. 803: .An1 application by Consumer's Rock & Gravel
Co., for bUllding permit was read.
APPLICATION NO. 804: An application by Pioneer Paper Co., for
building permit was read.
APPLICATION NO. 805: An application of American Can Co. for .sewer
permit on East 49th Street"
APPLICATION NO. 806: &n applica.tion of Pacific Tank & Pipe Co.,
for building permit was read.
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APPLICATION NO. 807: An application by Pioneer Paper Co. 1 .for
sewer periiilt on East 55th street was read.
APPLICATION NO. 808: An application by E. K. Wood Lumber Co. 1
for building permit was read.
APPLICATI(}N NO. 809: An application for a building permit by
U. S. Steel Co. was read.
All the foregoing applications having the approval
of the City Engineer, it was
:Moved by Leonisl seconded by Durbin, that the
applications be filed and permits granted. Motion carried.
The foll.owirJJg demands were made: On Water Bond
Fund No. 2 - $2743.04 and on the General Fund - $5428.65.
. Moved by Leonisl seconded by Durbinl that the
demands be approved and warrants drawn on the respective funds.
Motion carried.
Moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the
meeting adjourn to March 221 1926. Motion carried.
ATTEST:
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