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19300902 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF TEE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON, CALIFORNIA, HELD ON SEPTID~ 2, ~930, AT 8:00 OtCLOCK P. M., (SEPTmm1lrrt 1, 1930, THE DAY SET FOR THE :MEETING BEING A HOLIDAY) AT THE CITY HALL OF THE CITY OF VERl'rON, 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - The meeting was called to order by the Mayor, :T. J. Furlong. Councilmen present: Durbin, Leonis, Furlong Councilmen absent: Martin, Levy It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonie, that the rea.ding of the Minutes of the previous meeting be dis- pensed with. Motion carried. At tl;Iis time the City Clerk announced that this wa.s the time and place set in the l'rotice Inviting Sealed Proposals or' bids for the improvement of East 54th Street, and that he had four bids upon his desk. It wa.s moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the Clerk open and read the bids. Motion carried. The City C~erk then read the bids of the follow- ing firms: Gr iffi th Co. Geo. H. Osw:ald Geo. R. Curtis Paving Co. L. A. Paving Co. (Inc.) It was moved by Leonis, sec'onded by Durbin, that a.ll bids be referred to the City Engineer for checking and report. Motion ca.rried. A communication from the tlNeighborhood Housett at 1320 Wilson Street, regarding water in the gravel pit upon the property near Alameda and 25th Street, was read. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that be matter be referred to the City Attorney for reply. Mo- tion carried. ' A communication from the First National Bank, of Vernon, requesting the City to pass or adopt a new Resolu- tion authorizing the bank to honor certain signa.tures, was read. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonie, that the communication be filed. Mot ion carried. ., At this time Councilman Durbin introduced Resolu- tion No. 600, a resulution authorizing the First National Bank of Vernon to honor checks drawn by J. :T. Furlong, Mayor; T. :T. Furlong, City Clerk; and F. G. French, City Treasurer, and moved its a.doption, which was seconded by Councilman Leonis, and carried. -1- ~.~~ " - Repart af the \iater Department af the City af Vernan was read. It was maved by Durbin, secanded by Leanis, that the same be filed. Matian carried. Repart af Ha.skins &: Sells, auditars, an the baoks af the City af Vernan was read. It was maved by Durbin, secanded by Leanis, that the same be referred to. the Finance Cammittee. Mat ian carried. Repa.rt af the Palice Department was rea..d. It was maved by Leanis, secanded by Durbin, that the repa.rt be referred to. the Fire and Palice Cammissian. Matian carried. Cammunicatian from the American Legian, Vernon Past, a.sking far a tra.nsfer af its permit to. canduct a mara.thon from the a.riginal lacat ian to. Pacific Baulevard and Leanis Baulevard, was read. It was maved by Durbin, secanded by Lea.nis, that the communicatian be filed and the permit gra.nted. Matian carried. Cammunicatian fram the American Legian, Vernon Pas.t, requesting permissian to. place candy vend.ing machines in the city af Vernan, was read. It was maved by Durbin, secanded by Leanis, that the matter be re~erred to. the Cammittee af the Vlhale. Ma- t ian carried. The Fire Cammissian af the City af Vernan reparted that it ha.d appainted L. C. Newman to. replace J"ahn Naertri, and C. P. Hamiltan to. replace L. C. Newman, a.s va.catian relief man in the Fire Department, and requested the Cauncil to. ap- prave the appoinuents. It was moved by Durbin, secanded by Le ani s , that the appaintments be approved. Matian carried. The fallawing applications, all having the approval of the City Engineer, were read: Applicatian 2394: o.f Boyle Manufacturing Ca., far building permit fo.r the co.nstruct ian o.f affice at 5100 Santa Fe Ave. , at an appraxi:rmte Co.st af $27,500.00. Application 23<95: o.f General Petraleum Co.rparat ian, far build- ing permit fo.r the co.nstructian o.f crane rUlllflay an La.t I, Trac't 2455. Appr aximate. co. st $3355.00. Applicatian 2396: af J"el1 \VeIl Dessert Company, far building permit to. make alteratio.ns in sample rao.m at 4442 District Blvd-:. Appro.ximate cost i~oo.oo. Applicatian 2397: af U. S. Spring & Bumper Campa.ny far building permit far the canstruct ian af to.wer at 50th and Magno.lia Ave. Appraximate Co.st $200.00. Av;plicat.io.n 2398: af Cala.vo. Gro.wer:s Ca., far building permit far canstruction af wareho.use at 4803 Everett Street. Approxi- ,;t. mate ca.st ;W21. 000. OQ. -2... 373 Application 2399: of Kinney Iron Works for permit to con- struct driveway at 2525 East 49th Street. Application 2400: of Southern Calif. Telephone Co., for permit to place 5f feet of 4 inch sewer tile on the west side of Santa. Fe Avenue, north of 30th Street. Applica.tion 2401; of' Southern Calif. Telephone Co.. for permit to place 40 foot pole on the south side of 26th street. 1435 feet east of Soto Street. It was moved by Leonis. seconded by Durbin. tha.t the app.lications be filed and the permits granted. Motion carried. Demands on the General Fund in the smn of $7.604.53, consisting of the following items. were read: Pay roll Expense Advance Trust $5,205.28 2,159.10 230.25 10.00 and demand o-n the Municipal Improvement District No.2. of $1,308.84. was rea.d. It was moved by Leonis. seconded by Durbin, that the demands be a.llowed a.nd warrants drawn for the same. Mot ion carried. It was moved by Leonis. seconded by Durbin, that the meeting adjourn /~kon -3- ~~''''';1.