19270117 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
lUlm'l'ES OF THE REGULAR 1t1II:ETIl'fG OF THl~ BOAt'1.D OF
TRUSTEES OF 'J'BE CI'l'Y OF WRUON HELD O1'r T~ 17th DAY
OF JAIWARY, 1927, AT T~ CITY HALL OF THE CITY OF
V'.d:RNON, 4305 SAl\fTA FE AVEHUE, VERlWN, CALIFORN IA.
The meeting was called to order by the President,
J. J. Furlong, at 8 o~clock P. M.
The Trustees present ....lere: Leonis, Durbin, Levy
and Furlong.
The Trustees absent were: Kniffin.
It was moved by Levy and seconded by Durbin that the
minutes of December 6, 20, 1926, and January 3, 1927, be laid
over until the n~"'Ct regular meeting. Motion crarried.
At this time the City Clerk w1nounced that this was
the time and place set for the opening of bids on Al~neda Street,
and that he had several bids upon his desk.
It was moved by Leonis and seconded by Durbin that
the City Clerk open the bids. IJ!oti on carr ied.
At this time the City Clerk opened and read bids for
the paving of Alameda Street from the Curtis Paving Co., the
L. A. Paving Co., and Griffith Company.
It was moved by Leonis and seconded by Durbin that the
bids be referred to the City Engineer for checking and report...
lfotion carried.
The report of the City Engineer on the application of
the Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles for
a permit to install a eight inch water pipe on East '25th Street,
to serve the Meta.ls Refining Company and the Union Scott Sawdust
Company. was read.
It was moved by Durbin and seconded by Levy that the
report be laid over until the next regular meeting. Thiotion carried
At this time the City Engineer reported on the applica-
tion of the Atlas Mixed Thiortar Company for a reduction of the bond
for refilling of the excava.tion at 2901 Santa Fe Avenue.
It wa.s moved by Durbin and seconded by Leonis that the
matter be referred to the City Attorney for report as to legality
of lowering the bond. Motion carried.
The report of the City Engineer on the deed submitted by
the Santa Fe Railway Company for a certain strip of land along
their right of "^lay on Slaus on Aven&te Vla..S read. The Engineer re-
ported that the deed was for the property required by the City for
street purposes, and recommended its approval.
RESOLUTIOHNO. 476: A resolution accepting the deed from the Santa.
Fe Railway Company to the City of Vernon, eovering a strip of land
along their right of way on Slauson Avenue, and authorizing the
Ci ty Clerk to record the same was read.
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It was moved by Leonis and seconded by Durbin that
H.eso~ution No. 476 be adopted. Motion (tarried..
The Clerk advised the Board that this was the time
and place fixed pursuant to statute and notice given for the
hearing in the matter of the assessment for the improvement of
East Vernon Avenue, as. contemplated by Resolution of Intention
N'o.. 447, adopted the 7th day of .Tune, 1926..
The Clerk also informed the Board that affidavit of
posting of the Uotice of Filing Assessment was on fi~e in his
office and that no written appeals or obj ect ions had been filed
in his office prior to the day set for the hearing.
The President of the Board asked if there were any
interested persons present des ir ing to be heard in the matter.
All interested persons having been given full opportunity to
show cause why the said assessment should not be confirmed all
objections presented having been heard and fully considered and
the Board having been satisfied with the correctness of the
assessment.
Thereupon Trustee Leonis moved that the said assessment
be con.firmed and approved, which motion. seconded by Trustee
Durbin, was carried by the following vote, to~{it:
AY'ES :
NOES:
ABSENT:
Trustees Leonis, Durbin, Levy and Furlong..
None
Trustee Kniffin
The Clerk advised the Board that this was the time
and place fixed pursuant to statute and notice given for the
hearing in the matter of the ~ssessment for the improvement of
East 30th Street, as contemplated by Resolution of Intention
No. 444, adopted the 7th day of .Tune, 1926.
The Clel'k also informed the Board that affidavit of
posting of the Notice of Filing Assessment was on file in his
office ~nd that no written appeals or objections had been fi~ed
in his office prior to the day set for the hearing..
The President of the Board asked if there were any
interested persons present desiring to be heard in the matter..
All interested persons having been given full opportunity to
show cause why the said assessment should not be confirmed, all
object-ions presented having heen heard and fully considered and
the Board having been satisfied with the correctness of the
assessment..
Thereupon Trustee Leonis moved that the said assessment
be confirmed and approved, Vfllich motion, seconded by Trustee
Durbin wasca:cried by the following vote, to-wit:
AY'ES :
NOES:
ABSENT:
Trustees Leonis, Durbin, Levy and
None
Trustee Kniffin
Furlong.
New Business:
A communication from the City Engineering Department
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of Los A.ngeles regarding sewage disposal wa,1a read.
It was moved by Leonis and seconded by Durbin that the
same be referred to the City Engineer of the City of Vernon to
report the action taken by this City to the City Engineer of
Los Angeles. Motion carried.
The petition of Long Transportation Company, et al,
for the improvement of Topeka Street was read.
It was moved by Leonis and seconded by Levy that the
matter be referred to the City Engineer and City Attorney, also
the matter of improvement Center Street from Alameda street to
Santa Fe Avenue. Motion carried.
The application by the Griffith Company for thirty
day extension of time for the improvement of Leonis Boulevard
was read.
It was moved by Durbin and seconded by Levy that the
same be granted. Motion carried.
The application of Vi. R. Schulte for a permit to
operate a lunch and soda fountain at 4903 Santa Fe Avenue was
read.
It was moved by Leonis and seconded by Levy that the
same be referred to the Biice Department for inve.stigation and
report. Motion carried.
A cowmnication from Al Monroe Tire Service Company,
recommending the granting of the application of W. R. Schulte
for lunch and soda fountain at 4903 Santa Fe Avenue Vias rea.d.
Moved by Durbin and seconded by Levy that the same
be filed. lVIotion carried.
A communication from the Factory Site Company re-
questing permission to install water and sewer lines and paving
of Hampton Street and Chambers Strat, north of East 49th Street,
by private contract under the supervision of Howard McCurdy, the
City Engineer of the City of Vernon, was read.
It was moved by Durbin and seconded by Levy that the
same be grante.d. Motion carried.
The report of tile Railroad COlmnission on the matter of
the Santa Fe Railway Company for authority to construct a pass-
ing tract and Slfli tching 1 ead across Atlantic Avenue was read..
It was moved by Levy and seconded by Durbin that the
same be filed.. Motion carried..
An application of the California Rendering Company
for permission to erect a steam boiler' plant on the rear end
of their property, said rear end" of the property being in the
City of Vernon, between East 25th and East 26th Street, east
of Santa Fe Avenue was read.
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It was moved by Durbin and seconded by Levy that the
application be filed and the permit granted. 1~otion carried.
A notice of hearing before the Hailroad Commission,'
in the matter of the application of the Pacific Electric Railway
Company for permission to discontinue operating a portion of the
Long Beach-Venice ':r.!otor Coach line, and permission to discont inue
operation of the L. A.. Union Stockyards Motor Coach line. be-
tween 20th Street and Long Beach Avenue, and the L. A. Union
Stock Yards was read.
It was moved by Leonis and seconded by Durbin tp.at the
same be filed. Motion carried.
A circular letter from the San Pedro Chamber of
Coynmerce regarding the lJIetropol i tan Sanitation Distr ict was read..
It was moved by Durbin and seconded by Levy that the
~e be filed. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION No.477~ A Resolution accepting a deed from J.. B..
Leonis to the City of Vernon. and author izing the City Clerk to
record same iY~lediately was read..
It was moved by Levy and seconded by Durbin that the
deed be accepted. IvIotion carried.
ORDIl-IAl'rCE No. 394.;: An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 314 of
the City of Vernon prohibiting open firos in said City was read
for first reading.
It was moved by Leonis and seconded by Durbin that
Ordinance No.. 394 be pa.ssed for first reading. Motion carried.
ORDINANCE No.. 395: An Ordinance controlling the construction.,
maintenance and operation of refrigerating plants within the
city and prescribing safety and signaling appliances and devices
to be used in connection therewith, and prescribing a penalty
for the violation thereof was read..
It was moved by Levy and seconded by Durbin that
Ordinance No. 395 be passed for first reading. l!otion carried.
At this time the Fire eommission reported to the ~'rustees
through lfJI'. Ioeonis that the manufacturing plants and other plants
in the City of Vernon are ea.rnestly and sincerely co-operating
wi th the fire cornrnission of the City in a very satisfactory ma.nner
and he commended them very highly.
It was moved by Levy and seconded by Durbin that the
report be filed. Motion carried.
At this time Trustee Leonis reported that a conference
had been had with the County Auditor, accompanied by the City
Attorney. in reference to the llayv'lood Fire Deistrict, wherein the
district is to be dissolved,and that there is about Four Thousand
Dollars ($4,000.00) of an equity in the fire district \ivhich belongs
to the City of Vernon by virtue of the annexation of the Central
Manufacturing District, and that they were desirous that the
City of Vernon waive any right that it may have in said equity, but
the City Attorney reported tha.t in his opinion the Board of Trustee
ware without power to give away anything belonging to the City,
and under those circumstances, no matter how anxious they were
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dispose of the fire district in this manner, they legally could
not do so..
It was moved by Levy and seconded by Durbin that the
report of Trustee Leonis be filed. Motion carried.
It was moved by Leonis and seconded by Levy that the
City Engineer take steps to form a draina.ge district in the
southwest portion of the city a.nd after securing the data on
the same to make a ,report to the Board of Trustees. :Motion
aa..rried.
At this time the City Engineer requested permission
to make a report on the bids received earlier in the evening.
said permission being granted, he reported that the bid of the
L. A. l)aving Company was t he lowest bid and recommended that
the bid of the L. A. Pav ing Company be accepted.
It wa.s moved by Durbin and seconded by Levy that the
recormnendation of the City Engineer be concurred in, and that
all bids be rejected except the bid of the L. A.Pa.ving Company
and that that bid be accepted and that the contract be awarded
to the L. A.Paving Company. Motion carried.
At this time the Board approved the following applica..
tions, all having the approval of the City Engineer:
APPLICATION No. 1058: ,By Illinois Pacific Glas Corporat ion for
a building permit for the construction of Glass Plant. Approx
cost. $30,000.00.
APPLICATIOl\f No. 1059: By \Vilson & Willard W...fg. Company for the
construction of a canopy between buildings. Approx. cost $200.00.
APPLICATION No. 1061: By Southwest Engineering Company for build...
ing permit for construction of Factory at 49th and Santa Fe
Avenue. Approximate cost $32,000.00.
APPLICATION No. 1062: By Safe\'lay Stores Company for building
permit for' the construction of storage platform. Approx. cost
$.1,072.00.
APPLICATION No.. 1063: By Johnston Pump Compa.ny for building permit
for the construction of shed. Approx. cost $250.00.
APPLICATION No. 1064: By Plaistoid Products Company for building
for the construction of warehouse. Approx. cost $12,000.00.
APPLICATION No. 1065: By Joseph Schuck for Brass Foundry and
],!a.chine Shop build ing' permi t. Approx. cost $12,500.00.
APPLICATION No. 106'6:. By LuerPacking Company for building permit
to construct Change Room and Wash House. Approx cost $1200.00.
APPLICATION No. 1067:
Pattern Storage Shop.
By VI. C. Payne for building permit for
A:pprox. cost $3,000.00.
APPLICATION No. 1068: By Southern California Gas Company for
the laying of Gas main on East 49th Street, 50 feet west of Santa.
Fe Avenue..
APPLICATION No. 1069: By Robert Schifferly for sewer connection
at 27Q7 Bast 26th Street..
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APPLICATION No. :lO'lO: By Pablo Chavez for sewer conneation a..t
22~6 East 37th Street.
.4.PPLIC.ATION No. ~07~::: By L. U. Moore for sewer connection at
2054 Ea.st 38th Street.
APPLICATION }fo. 1072: By Robert Coffman for sewer connection at
2101 East 37th Street.
It was moved by Levy and seconded by Durbin that the
app1ieations be filed and permits granted. Uotion aarried.
APPLICATION No. 1060: By Foster & Kleiser Company for a building
permit for construction of Billboard on Lots 13-14-15, Block ~2
of Huntington Park Extension No. 1 at 56th and Santa Fe Avenue.
Approx. cost $250~00 was rea.d.
It was moved by Durbin and seconded by Levy that the
a.pplication be filed and pompany be requested to file a blue
print of said construction before any action be taken on it by
the board.. Motion ca.rried..
The report of the Police Department was read.
It was moved by Leonis and seconded by Durbin that the
report be filed.. Uotion carried.
Demands on the General Fund in the sum of Seven Thousand
Two Hundred Sixty-nine and 40/100 Dollars ($7,2.69.40) were read.
Demands on the Trust Fund in the sum of One Hundred
Ninety-three and 18/100 Dollars ($193.18) were rea.d..
Demands on the Water System No.. 2 in the sum of ~vo
Thousand J::ight Hundred Fifty and 68/100 Dollars ($2,850.68) were
read..
It Vias moved by Leonis and seconded by Durbin that the
demands be allowed and warrants drawn by the Treasurer for the
amounts.. Motion carried.
It was moved by Leonis and seconded by Durbin that
the meeting adj ourn unti~ 8 o.'clock 1!onday, J'anuary 24, 1927..
Motion carried..
of Tru et.es.s.
ATTEST:
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Appr. No. 1
City Clerk Adilll.
Appr. No. 5
City Traas Adim.
Appr. No. 12
C1 ty Treas Adi~il.
Appr. No. 15
Police Dept. Adlm
Appr. No. 18
Fire Dept AdilJ1.
~PPl'. No. 21
ewage Disposal
Appr. No. 22
Street Cleaning
DEMANDS ON TIP GENERAL FUND - JANUARY 17th 1927.
T. ~T .Fttrlong
G.A.Anderson
Burroughs Add. Macr~ Co.
Western Rub1:;er StaIllp Co.
So. Ca1. Telephone Co.
Hayne.3 Printing Cp.
C:b..as R. Hadle~r Co.
Petty Ca.sh Fur...u
G.';;":..J;'\,,:r;der"json.
G.A.Anderson
T.J.Furlong
E. Gilt)s
Jor.;.n A. Tobin
J .F.!TcCoy
rr.R.Hegov,an
A.:l).Roney
A. "P.B1&A:8.i,lCr'c
() ,.. G",,1->l""'" '"
..40. v. ~.L..I\, .l.o.l.U.._,
V 0rnor~ Garage
So. Cal. Disenfecting Co.
So. Cal. Telephone Go.
TJnderwo od Typevn:'l ter Co.
We'~teI"'l Um.01" '1\",-' .:>,''i'''". p-1.., ('!o
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E. Giles
E. Giles
Jo sept:. A.ctalc
F.E.Schutzbach
Fl"ank DonnclJ:T
J.J.Gibuons
C .E.I\ir"~k
.Tesse r..Tu11::anc'y
IN. H. B1akoillor 0
Otis Evans
Alfred J. ;,:',mal't
Sylvester Duff'J-
T.L.Patterson
Albert HOI'ig
C.F. Rj~ sell
W.L.Miller
Hovv'&rd McCurdy
F. Hu..t.'ltf~i
J03cp1' ./I.l"iJalc
So. Cal. Edison Co.
Bradley Wise Paint Co.
So. Cal. Disenfccting Co.
Calif Hardware Co.
L.A.lce & Cold vorage Co.
So. Calif Telephone Co.
So. Calif telephone Co.
HO'N&J:..d MCCU1:d;~r
HOYiaI'd M cCul'dy
So. Pacific Company
.John Alvarez
M. Quintana
Howard ~,~cCurdy
$ 25.00
32.50
4.45
1.50
.90
36.00'
13.10
13.06
25.00
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37.50
112.50
8"7.50
87.[,0
87.50
87.50
87.50
50.00
23.11
11.27
3.08
3.50
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7.29
6.51
137.50
100.00
80.00
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80.00
30.00
70.00
70.00
C5.00
65.00
65.00
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150.00
90.00
12.50
7.50
3.75
288.29
3.23
8.15
'1.80
1.50
1.75
1.75
18.75
29.25
1.00
100.00
51.00
12.50
C 126.50'
25.00
27.50
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1510.72
49.00
163.50
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Appr. No. 23
City Eng'r Adirn.
ApPl'. No. 25
Street Supt. Adim
Appr. No. 26
Roudwa-ys & Alleys
ko r. No. 29
Strset Lighting Dept
Appr. No. 38
Care of BIdg & Grounds
Appr. No. 39
Bldg Bept.
Appr. No. 40
Fire AJarm System
Api)r. No. 41
Prol;lotion Adilil.
Advance No. 37
Impr Alameda st,
Advance No. 40
I~pr. Trpeka Ave.
Advance 1!o. 41-
Iwpr. East Vernon Ave.
Advance No. 45
Impr Magnolia Ave.
Ho.vmrd McCurdy
Howard McCurdy
So. Calif. Telephone Co.
So. Calif. Telephone Co
$ 100.00
71.50
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50.00
62.50
25.00
53.66
53.66
51.00
65.00
65.00
22.e9
.65
60.00
63.05
6.30
19.98
20.25
73.63
14.25
59.20
36.26
72.02
1.50
9.75
6.25
27.;1;.78
52.00
12.05
28.eO
4.20
1.96
25.00
143.00
17.88
750.00
T.J.Furlong
A. II. Bass
Howard McClrr.dy
A. Alvarado
E. Gardinez
M. Ugino
J.E.Matties
E.F. Hu..'1ick
C.E.Proctor
Brad1e'y '~rise Paint Co.
City of Lon Angeles
L.A.Paving Co.
L.A . Paving Co.
L.A. Paving Co.
L.A.Paving Co.
L.ft.Paving Co,
L.A.Pa:i/:!.!1g Co.
L.A.Paving Co.
L.A.Pa"J5.rg Co.
L.A.Paving Co.
Frank T. Hickey
Bradley ~i3c Paint Co.
Howard MCC1H'd:r
So. Calif Edison Co.
Emil Huellcu..'
"alii' Ffardi':are Co.
Ne\"b er'~ 171 LV" .I-~~i (l Co
ij J ..l,)..vl,';'l..o.a.. '.,I .
Calif Hardware Co.
Zellerbach Paper CD.
Ffo';;ard MCCurl.1~l
Howard McCurdy
HOWUl"d McCurd-y
Geo. Fensky 3: Co.
Total Appropriation Demands
HOWCl.l"d MCCH:uy
Thomas V. as..ddy
Ff ,....I..,..,...t. n pc..,..... ~.r~'n!11
. Ul.d,,~...lb o! u,/.ll. I_~o...a
13.00
37.50
85.Z3
Hovval'd McCurdy
29.25
HOVlal"d lIe Cur(;,;y'
12.00
EO"Il'ard Me Cnruy
Howard McCurdy
16.88
60.00
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$ 174.00
137.50
747.85
281.03
98.81
168.00
17.88,
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750.00
$4970.49
135.83
29.25
12.00
66.88
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Advance No. 47
Impr. East 46th Street Howard l~cCu:!.'d;y
$ 30.87
~ 30.57
Advance 'No. 50
Impr. Leonis Blvd f'Howard McCurq.r
67.00
67.00
Ddvance No. 59
Impr. Slauson Avo. HoYnu.~d MC0u.l'dy
329.63
329.63
TotaI Advance DC1;.l.ands
$ 671.4.6
Trl,lst Deposit t)emands
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T..L.Paving Co.
L.A.Paving Co.
L.A.Paving Co.
L.A.Pa\/il'ig Co.
L.A.Paving Co.
L.A.Paving Co.
IJ.A.P~::~n~ Co.
I'.t~ . P....li.A.Tlg Co.
35.00
17.76
22.20
11.84
31.27
25.90
14.80
12.95
21.46
193.18
Demands in the :::tllll of $ 5,641.C5
is hereby instructed to Cl'u.lj 'ihc::l'ants on tho Gc:nerhl Elu...l1d for ss,mc.
are hel'cby a!lproved and the City Trea.surer
Dems.nd.n in the SUl7i of $103.18 a:"'0 he~'0liY an:.;::ovod and t;1~e 01 ty Treasurer
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to fu"<::;'\7 Wl:L'....ants on
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DEMANDS DRAWN ON THE GENERAL FTnID - W!lTER
DEPARTMENT, MONDAY, J-^~:NUARY 17TH, 1927.
SAL\RIES:
Howard 1" cCurdy
F. Hurley .~
P P Car''''' -'Yl ~
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E. N. DOLleri .
Tayo\lvarez
A. L. Bads
C.E. P110CtO:~
B. G. ~,.1 cI~el "\ray
.Toe KutcheI!a
t... Gal't:i.n,
F. A1 Vf.tl~eZ
,John L. Gibbons
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OTHER
EXPENSE:
30. Cal. Ediso~ Co.
W. P. Lade'1:"1. g
Hasorneicr-3p1anc Co.
.Tar::cs B"on63 Co.
,JwL.es .JOllC", C0.
C. :iI. l~r.'irls
1'Iul1!lOrth Calif. Co.
1~rc..'_~Yortt: r::::...J.:i.f'. Co.
Cut' "'r-H'- WI"''"'r H('>,... Go
j ..t.:,::.., ,'~,.~~J.r.7 ..".';"6- J .
Cutler-Ha;::::er ;{f'G. Co.
T~ited Castine Co.
Calif. CO~rre3c0d G~s Co.
Vernon (}L:crb.Ge
I,. A. Pav5nC'" Co.
Calig. Hard~are Co.
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100.00
87.50
73.00
78.00
60.00
60.00
26.82
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66.00
29.75
29.75
26.56
667.38
281.92
64.80
31.50
38.10
54.00
28.50
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52.98
8.36
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8<10.00
3.50
17.84
5.92
21.83
960.07
Total $1,627.45
Tb.e above denands, in the sun: of $1,627..15, are hcre'h:r f.'I.DI:roved, and ordered
p8J.d by the C~ t:r Troasu.rer out of t1:c Goncrn.l -p,J.nd.
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DE"'i,.'!'TDS n-qAWN "v l~rATSP SY'TFTT {!2 FUND.
c. E. Px'octOl'
1? G. ~; cl:e 1. ve,'
;.. Gal V8.11
F. Alvarez
Tl'oconlz
T. B.C~uintuna
.Tohn I. Gi"bbons
Sprado Engineering Co.
CrG-ne Co.
Griy;,nel1 Co.
Ric:ij. Steel Prochi.cts Co.
Pacific Mill & ~i~e Supply Co.
Howard 15 c Curd;;,
13.75
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72.00
~5.00
22.31
1,098.75
1,390.78
9.20
86.70
21. 50
20.12
$2,850.68
TIle above dA'11ands, ir. the S11m of $2,850.68, are hereby approved, and ordered
paid by thE; City Treasurer C1,t of Water System /12 Fi.md.
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