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19260322 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes ."~.,...., lITJ:JUTES OF AN AD.TOUIDT.ED IvTITIETIl\!'G OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF T:g:g CITY OF VERNON, HELD ON TEE 22nd DAY OF I!ARCH, 1$26., AT THE CITY HALL, CITY OF iffiRlJON. The meeting was called to order by the Presidenii, .T. .T. FlDRLONG, at ei~lt o'clock P.M. The trustees present were: Leonis. Durbin and Furlong. The trustees absen t 'were: Levy and Kniffin. !;,Ioved by Leol'1is. seconded by Durbin, that the min- utes of the previous meeting be laid over until the next regu- lar meeting. Motion carried. At this time the City Clerk announced that this was the time and place for the opening of the bids on Rolabird Avenue. Moved by Durbin. seconded by Leonis. that the City Clerk be instructed to open the bids for the improvement of Hola-bird Avenue. IJIot i on carried. Bids for the i.n1provement of Holabird Avenue were then read by the City Clerk 'from the following firms: L. A. Paving Company" Griffith Company and Geo. R. Curtis Compauy. 1fo'Wed by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the bids be referred to the City Engineer .for checking and report. lJtoti on carried. Moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis. that the report be received and that the petition be filed. Motion carried. ti: Bids VIere received from the following firms: Thomas Have~y Company and Geo. Mitchell Company. 1,foved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the same be referred to the City Engineer for checking and report. Motion carried. At this ,time the City Attorney reported to the Board that the petition for annexation signed by B. G. Hall and others was legally insufficient to give the Board justi- fication to call an election. The City Attorney further relJorted u.:!.tD the request of the Gay Engineering Corporation for permission to reserve approximately 100 feet on the north side of 27th Stree:t, adjac- ent to their building for parking space. for their trucks, that such permission was not contemplated in Ordinance No. 321, as the reserve space in the street as contemplated in said ordin- ance refers only to the loading and unloading af passengers 38 in front of public or semi-public buildings and in no event as parking space. :Moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis., that the report be received and the communication filed. Motion carried. Circular letter from the Department of Agricult ure regarding puncture weed was read. Moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis. that same be filed. Motion carried. . Comrnunication from the General Petroleum Corporation request ing franchise for seven pipe lines V/a.S read. Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbtn, that the com- munication be filed. lv!otion carried. ORDIHANCE NO. 379: An ordinance granting a franchise to General Petroleum. Corporation for seven pipe lines; as stated in the ordinance, was read. fo I' first reading. Moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, tha.t Ordinance No. 379 be passed for first reading. Uotion carried. Communication from the General Petroleum Corpora- tion regarding depositing sulphuric acid sludge on their pr~- erty was read. said communication reciting that there was some contamination in the wells around Vernon used f9r domestic purposes. Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, tha.t the communication be referred to the City Hea.lth Officer. Motion carried. Deed from the FactoI'\J Site Company was read, for a portion of the C. I,r. Moore Home Place to the City for stree't purposes.. together with Resolution Ifo. 4S4, a resolution aacept- ing a. deed from Factory Site Company, was read. Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that Resolution No. 434 be adopted. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 436: A resolution approving a map of Tract No. 92.56 was read. Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that Resolution No. 436 be adopted. Motion carried. GOlTImunication from the California Oregon Paper Mills regarding water connection was read. Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that same be referred to the City Engineer a.nd tha.t same be insta.lled upon the deposit of sufficient amount of money to make the connection and that the temporary charge until permanent ra.tes are fixed be $25.00 per month for such service. Motion carried. Application for water co~ection from Sukow: Chemical. Company was read. Moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that same be referred to the City Engineer. Motion carried. Report of H. H. Isaacs, Refiner,y Fire Inspectortof the J'ameson Oil Company and the Sierra Refining Companyts Foamite systems was read. Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin. that same be 3;} filed. Motion carried. Report of the Health Department was read. 'tfoved by Leonis.. seconded by Durbin, that the report be filed. Motion carried. APPLICATIOlf .NO.812: An application of Wilshire Oil Co. for sewer permit was read. Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the application be referred to the City Engineer to secure a diagram of all connections to be made to said sewer before. presenting same to the Board. Motion carried. APPLICATION NO. 798: An application of Safeway stores to build a fence was read. APPLICATION NO. 811: ~ application for sewer permit for California Compressed Gas Co. was read. APPLICATION NO. 813: An application of Atlas Mixed Mortar Company for building permit was rea.d. APPLICATION NO. 814: An application of California Cotton Oil Co. for sewer "permit was read. APPLICATION NO. 815: .An applicatia.n of Union Oil Co., for sewer permit was read. APPLICATION NO. 816: An application of Lang Transportation Co. for building pennit was read. APPLICATION NO. 817: An application of H. P. Buttress for sewer permit was read. APPLICATION NO. 818: An application of Lang Transportation Co., for moving pennit was read. Moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the above applications be filed and permits granted. lfotion carried. At this time the City Engineer reported that the Griffith Company was the lowest ahd best bid upon the improve.- ment of Holabird Avenue and recommended that th~y be awarded the contract for said improvement. Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin~ that all bids be re.j ected upon the improvement of Holabird Avenue except the bid of the Griffith Company and they be avtarded the con- tract for the doing of said work. 1rotion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 435: A resolution awarding the contra.ct for the imI>r~rnen~f Holabird Avenue was read. ].[oved by Durbin+ seconded by Leonis, that resolution No. 435 be adopted. Motion carried.. At this time the City Engineer reported that the. bid of the Geo. :Mitchell Company was the lowest and best bid on trenching and recommended that the bid of the Geo.Mitchell Company be accepted. , Moved by Leonis, ,seconded by Durbin, tl1at all bids be rejected except the bid of the Geo. Mitchell Co.. and that they be avm.rded the contract as named in their bid. :Motion carried. , At this time Trustea Leonis reported that the Fire Connnission 11.ad approved the application of C. E. Kirk and ~ack Terrell and Theodore Snider and llad employed them as hose men for the City Fire Department at $150.00 per month and recommended the approval of the commission's action by the Board. v !i[oved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin. that the action of the fire commission in employing tl~ three men as hose men be approved. Motion carried. Moved by Leonis, sec'onded by Durbin, that, the City Engineer be instructed to instal a 200 gallon gas tank in the fire department. Motion carried. Uoved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the City Clerk be instructed to advert ise for the furnishing of gasoline to the City for a period of one year and that in said advertisement there be inserted a clause that tha Board of Trustees in awarding the contract would t~ce into account the proximity of th e bidders t place of business to the City Hall. Motion carried. Moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the glass top for the council table be purchased from the Vernon F~ture and Cabinet Company and installed on said table, said glass top to have beveled edges and be in one piece and the price to be $298.00. Motion carried. Moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the: meeting adjourn until ~rch 23, 1926, at 7 o'clock P.M. Motion carried. Attest: ~-ClerK:--- 41.