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19300106 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR ]y'lEETIRG OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON, HELD ON THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1930, AT THE CITY HALL OF THE CITY OF VERNON, 4305 SANTA FE ATENUE, VERNON, CALI- FORNIA. - - - ~ ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Furlong. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor, J. j. Councilmen present: Councilmen absent: Leonis, Durbin, Furlong Kniffin, Levy It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the reading of the Minutes of the previous, meeting be dis- pensed with. Motion carried. Communicat ion from the Los Angele.s County Recorder, \with deed attached, submitted by the California Trust Co. for a portion of the Rancho San Antonio to the City of Vernon for right of way purposes, was rea.d. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that thedeed be referred to the City Engineer for checking and report. Mot ion carried. Resolution submitted by the County Sanitation District regarding the annexation of a portion of the City of Vernon to the County Sanitation District No.1, was read. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the same be referred to a Committee of the Whole. Motion carried. Communication from the Title Insurance & Trust Co. agreeing to furnish the titie search in the matter of the acquisition and improvement District No.1, in which the bid for said search was $137.50, was read. It wa.s moved py Leonis, seconded by DurbinJ that the bid of the Title Insurance & Trust Company be received and the City Clerk be instructed to order the search for the price named. Motion carried. Communication from the County Surveyor regarding the South Side Drainage District \vas read. It was moved 'by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the same be referred to a committee of the whole. Motion carried. Communication from the Board of Education of the city of Los Angeles in regard to street assessments a.ga.inst school property in the city of Vernon was rea.d. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that a note thereof be made and the communica.tion filed. Motion carried. -1- 290 Communication from Los Angeles Paving Company re- garding the possibility of having the Union Pacific: Company install a railroad signal againss Vernon Avenue was read. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the matter be referred to Councilman Durbin for investiga- tion and report. Motion carried. Communication from the Boyle Manufacturing Company regarding parking conditions on Santa Fe Avenue was read. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the same be referred to the City Attorney with instructions to prepare an ordinance regulating parking. Motion carried. Communication from Cornelius Bros., requesting per- mit and license to conduct a slaughter house and wholesale meat ~a=king business at 3049 East Vernon Avenue. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the communicat ion be filed and the permit grant ed. Mot ion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 429, an ordinance ordering a certain unnamed alley in Block 24, Huntington Park Ex:tension No.1 to be closed and vacated was read for first reading. Moved by Durbin, seconded by Furlong that Ordinance No. 429 be passed for first reading. Motion carried. Application for a franchise by the Richfield Oil Company to lay pipe line in Harriet Street, East 26th Street, Soto Street, Vernon Avenue and Boyle Avenue, was read. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the application for the franchise be filed and that notice of sale of sa.id franchise be advertised in the Huntington Park Signalt and tha.t same be sold February 17, 1930. Motion carried. Communication from Associated Oil Company request- ing renewal of permit for the hauling of refuse from its prem- ises at 2406 East 49th Street, was read. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the communication be filed and the permit granted. Motion carried. Report of the Union Oil Company on the County of Los Ange.le sFranchise no. 596 N. S., was read. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the same be filed. Motion carried. Report of the Water Department for the month of December, 1929, was read. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the same be filed. Motion carried. Report of the Police Department on genera.l condi- tions of the city was read. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the same be filed. Motion carried. -2- 29:1 At this time the Fire and Police Commission m.ade a report and recommended that the salaries of Mr.A.rtele, of the Fire Department, and of ];!r. Giles, of the Police Depa.rt.... ment, be increased to $300.00 per month from january 1. 1930, and, in addition thereto, that the City furnish the necessary gasoline and oil for their private automob.iles. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the report of the Fire and Police Commission be filed and the recommendations as to salary be concurred in. Mot ion carried. The Fire Commission requested that the city purchase a Hoyt heater for the Fire Department, as per blueprints sub- mitted and the price for sa.:rne not to exceed $200.00, installed. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the recommendation of the Fire Commission be concurred in. ]lotion carried. Communication from julio Perez for permission to hold ball games on Sunday and during the week in the ball park on East 38th Street, was read. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the communica.tion be referred to the City Attorney for in- vestigation as to the legality thereof and report. Motion carried. At this time the City Attorney reported that all judgments submitted for the opening and widening of Magnolia and Slauson were legally correct, and recommended that they be paid. It \vas moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the following judgments be paid by the City Treasurer, to-wit: Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company of California; West Coast Glass Company; Pacific System Homes, Inc., formerly Pacific Ready-Cut Homes, Inc., and Max E. Pollasky. Motion carried. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the Richfield Oil Company be granted a per.mit to place three flanges upon a pipe line now owned by it in the City of Vernon and to be covered by a franchise, the sale of which is to be held February 17, 1930. Motion carried. Communication from Sinclair Refining Company, re- questing permit to conduct a business of warehousing and marketing petroleum lubricating oils and greases at 441.0 District Boulevard, was read. It was moved by Durbin, sec onded by Leonis, that the communication be referred to the City Attorney for report. ]lot ion carried. Communication from the District 1>rinting Company,. requesting permit fcbr the hauling of waste paper and other "refuse from the premises at 4440 East 49th st., was read. . It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the communication be filed and the permit granted. Motion carried. -3... , 292 The following a~t_t1on., all having the approval of the City Engineer, were rea.d: Application 2180: of Arora. .Products Company for building permit to make alterations in partitions at 53rd & Santa Fe Avenue. Approximate cost $150.00. Application 2181: of Electric Steel & Manufacturing Company for building permit to construct heat treating plant at 33M East Slauson Avenue. Approximate cost $3500.00. Application 2182: of L. G. Bradfield Company for building permit for the construction of shed over loading area at 4909 Everett Street. Approximate cost $200.00. Application 2183: of Harry T. Honn for building permit :f'.b;r' the construction of storage shed on Lots 18, 20, 22, 24, '2&, 28 and 30, Blcrok 12 Glassel Tract. A:ppr oximat e co st $1400.00. Application 2184: of Luer Packing Company for building per- mit for the construction of addition to packing plant at 3026 East Vernon Avenue. Approxirrm.te cost $20,500.00. Application 2185: of Los Angeles Paving Company for building permit for the construction of office at 3200 East Vernon Ave. Approximate cost $600.00. Application 2186: of Stauffer Chemical Company for building permit for the construction of factory addition at 3200 East 26th Street. Approximate cost $1500.00. A~Plication 2187: OF Pioneer Pa.per Company for building permit for the remodelin~ of five stills at 55th and Alameda Street. Approximate cost $7000.00. Applica.tion 2188: of j. Oganesoff for building permit for the construction of service station at Downey Road and Jaboneria Road. Approximate cost $1800.00. Applica.tion 2189: of j. Oganesoff for permit to install two 550 gallon gasoline tanks and pumps at Downey and Jaboneria. Road. Approximate cost $500.00; App.licat ion 2190: of Western Forge Company for building permit to make alterat ions and replace beams at 5701 South Boyle Ave. Approximate cost $500.00. Application 2191: of A, A. Gast for building permit to re- place service station and restaurant damaged by fire at 4401 Downey Road. Approximate cost $800.00. Application 2192: of' General Petroleum Corporation for build- ing permit for the construction of store house on LotI, Tract 2455. Approximate cost $700.00. Application 2193: of Southern California Telephone Company far permission to place underground conduit at north and south sides of Vernon Avenue; across north and south side of Union .Pacific (Salt Lake R.R.) on Soto Street; across Soto Street at 46th st. across Soto Street south of 46th Street; across Sot a street north and south of Leonis Blvd.; across Soto street at East 50th st.; acriss Sot 0 street at north and south s ides of Fruitland Ra:a.d; across Soto street between Fruitland Road and Huntington Park city line (3 locations); across Soto Street at Vernon Avenue. Applica.tion 2194: of H. E. Murray to excavate in property adjoin iug alley near 2800 Alameda street for ces6po11. -4- 293 It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the applications be :riled and the permits granted. Motion carried. 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