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19310406 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes MDmTES OF THE REGULAR :MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON, CALIFORNIA, HELD ON lYONDAY, APEHL 6, 1931, AT TEE CITY HALL IN THE CITY OF VERNON, 4305 SANTA FN. AVENOE', VERNON, CALIFORNIA, AT 8: 00 o tCLOCK, P. M. ..___.____._____....._...________...lV"____ The mee.ting was cal1ed to order by the Mayor, J'. J'. Furlong. Councilmen present: Councilmen absent: Leonie, Durbin, Furlong, Martin Levy It was moved by Durbin, sec-onded by Martin, that the r'eading of the Minutes of the previous meeting be dis- pensed with. !lot ion carried. At this time the City Clerk announced that, pur- suant to Notice Inviting Sealed J?roPQsal.s or Bids for the pure-hase of a deep we 11 pump, he now ha.d bids on his de.sk from the f011.owlag firms: Laune &: Boler Corporation Peer1ess Pump Company Pacific Pump Works Byron .Ta.ckson Company Panama Pump Company Winbroath Pump, Ltd. Kimbal1 -Krogh Pump Co. Ltd. It was moved by Durbin, aec.onded by Martin, that the City Clerk proceed to open the bids. Motion carried. At this time the City Clerk opened and publicly read the bids from a.ll o.f the above named firms. It w&s moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that all bids be referred to the City Engineer for checking and repor't at a.n a.djourned meeting to be held Wednesda.y, April 8, 1931, at eight 0 t clockP. M. Motion carried. Communicat ion from. Union Pacific: Company re- garding the installa.tion of &. ten inch wa.ter 1ine acrose. right of way near Fruitland Avenue. Attaehed to said cam- munica.t ion were two blueprint s showing where sa.id pipe line would cross Fruitla.nd Avenue. It was moved by Duro in, seconded. by Leonis, tha.t the same be referred to "the City Engineer for checking a.nd report. Motion aarried. Communicat ion from the Boaxd of Pol.io.e Commis- sioners of Los Angeles, regarding traffic signal regua- t ion at the int.ersections of 38th and Alameda streets and Vernon Avenue and Alameda Street, was read. It was moved. by Du.rbin, seconded by Mart in, that the same be rei"erred to the Police Commission for in:veetiga- '1 ion and repor'i. Mot ion earried. Communication from M. C. Somers, requesting per- mit to use two ~ots a.t the northeast c.orner of Santaa. Fe Ave.nue and East 53rd Street as a. pa.rking space for his tenants and their friends in the Valkyrie. Apartments, 2.415 East 53rd Stre.a' J wa.s read... -~- 25 It wait moved by Durbin, sec.'onded by Leonie, that the communication be fi1.ed. Motion carried. Communication from the Novo Cement Company, Ltd. to permit to c-onduc.-t a. aement jabbing business a.t 444l. Santa. Fe Avenue, was r-ead. It 'Was moved by Leonis, seconded by J.[a.rtin, that the co.mmunication be filed and permit granted. Motion c.ar'ri ed. Communication from Olancha. Mineral Products C'o. . Ltd.. for permit to conduc$ an experimental laboratory with mill.ing machinery at Fernho1.tz. Machinery C'Q)Il.pany, in the City of Vernon, was rea.d. It wu moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the same be referred to the Pol.ice a.nd Fire. Departments. Mot ion carried. Communicat ion from Olancha. Mineral Products Co., Ltd., for pe.rmit to haul refuse from their premises, was read. It wa.s moved by Durb in, seconded by Mart in, that the c."Ommuniea.:.t ion he filed and the permit granted. Mot ion earried.. Communication from the Automatic Carburetor C.ompany for permit a.nd liaense to manufacture, sell and experiment with aarburetors and automobile a.ccessories a.nd operate a genera.l machine shop. bus iness a.t 2201. East 51.$:-t Street, was read. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the communication be filed and the permit granted. Motio.n carried.. Communicat ion from Sam Ormont and Frank Sa.l-tex, doing business a.s the A.om.e Mea't Company upon the premis.es of the United Dressed Beef' Company, 4350 Soto Street, requesting permit to conduct said busine.sa, was read. It was. moved by Durbin, sec:onded by Mart in, that. the c'ommunication be filed and the: permit granted. Motion carried. Communicat ion from C. G. Clausaen &: Company, re'quastiag permit and. 1.icense to operate a water warks supply business at 2120 East 25th Street, was read. It was. moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that. the aOJnmunication be filed and the permit granted. Motion earri ad. Communication fr'Q1n the Whit e Truck Co.m:pa..ny, for" permit to dispense gasoline and oil to empl.oyees and the: general public." fr-om their stat ion in "trhe rear a.f 4.<l50 Santa :Fe A.venue., VIaS read. It was moved by Leon.is, seconded b.y Yaxtin, thaii the c.omm.uniaation be filed and the permit granted. llotion carried. Commun.wa:.t ion from AJ. Monroe 'I'ire &: Battery Saniee for permit to distribute hand bill.s advertising a. specdal saJ.e at t.heir store located at 4901 Santa Fe Avenua, was read. -2- 2ti It was moved by Durbin. seconded by Martin, that the eo.1'1llIlUrticat.ion be filed and the Cit.y Clerk be in- structed to. notify the writer tha'l it was unlawful t.o dis- tribute: handbills in the City af Vexnon. Mot ian carried. Communicat ion fram R. Espineira. 649 l:!rast 7"7th Streat, for permit and license to. vend sandwiches, sada.. etc., on I'r'ivate proI'erty of the United Cast. ing Foundry Company, d. 3601 Sant.a. Fe Ave.nue, was read. It was moved. by Durbin, seconded by Martin, that the same be re:ferred to the Police Department for invest iga.- t.ion and repo.rt. Mot ion c:arried. Cammunie:ation from J'. L. Liddell for permit t.o se.ll pies, cakes and sandwiches in the City of VeJmon, was read. It was moved. by Durbin, ae.eonded by Martin, tb.at. the same be filed. Motion carried. Communicat ion from the General Petroleum Corpora- tion, for' permit to. haul refuse. from I'remises, was read. It lias moved by Durbin, se.conded by Martin., t.hai the communication be filed and the permit granted. Motion carried. Communic:t:tction from .Juan Gonzales, for permit to haul ref'use from his premises at 2029 Audrey Street., was rea.d.. It waa moved by Durbin, seconded by Msrtin, th&'t the communication be filed and the pennit granted. Motion c:8lJ!'-ri ed . Communication from Sansom and Sales, operating a combustible rubbish business in the city of Los Angeles, re- v questing a peJrmit to use streets from the Union Pacific tracka and Downey Road to Los AngelES River and east af publiC' dump. was read. It was moved by Durb in. seconded by Maxt in, that the c..ommunication be filed and the permit denied. Motion carried. Communication from Pacific Municipalities, regard- ing Assembly' Billlio.. 220. which, if passed, wou1.d pu~ a1.l water, g&S and electric meters and the t.esting and inspe~- tion, seal.ing, etc., under the jurisdiction of municipal sealers of we.ights and measures, was re.ati.. It. was. mo.v- ed by Leonis, aeconded by Mart in, tha:l the same be referred to the City Attorney. llotion carr:ie.d. Communication from the California, Real Esta.te Asao- ciat ion, regardimg an advert isement in the .June iseue o~ the Rea.l Estate Magaz.ine, wa.s read. It was moved by Durbin:, seconded by Martin. that the same be filed. :Mot ion carried. Communicat ion from the League of Cal !fornia Mu- nicipalities. regarding Senate Bi11 No. 398, was read. It waa movad by Leonis, seconded by Martin, tha1 the same. be re:rerred. to t.he City At.torney. Mot ion carried. Circular let tar f'rom the Int ex-stat. a Commer-ere Com- mission waa read.. ~- 27 It was moved by Durbin, aeconded- by Leanis, that the same. be f i~ed. Mot ion carried.. C<nmnunication from Conference Committee for Inter- nat ioma.~ Federst ion for Houaing and. ~own Planning, and. The Hat ianal Conference an City Planning, regarding convent ion. to be he~d in 1.932., was r-ead. It was m.oved by Leonia, seconded by Durbin, tha:t. the same- be filed. Mot ion carried. C.ommunieat ion from Frank L. Shaw, Chairman of the Committee on Employment, Los Angeles County, regarding three months' operation of the Employment Stabi1.izat ion Bureau, was read. It wa.s moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the same be filed. Yat ion carried. Application from Miss Bertha Friend, 6355 A1.bany Street, Huntington Pa.rk, far office position, was read. It Wail moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, thart'. the same be fi~ed. Motion aa.rried.. App1.icat ion from :Edgar F. Terry, 1.998 8th Str-eet, Riverside, California, for em.p~oyment, was read. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that. the same be fil.ed. Mot ion carried. Not. ice from john G. J ohnst. on & Company, of e:Jq) U&- t ion of policy on the Amer ican La Fra.nce Comb inat ion Chemical. and Hose Wagon, Gn April 6, 1931., was read. It wa.s moved by Durbin, seconded by krtin, "that the; City Clerk be instructed to renew same. Motion carried. Report o.f the Police Department on the general conditions of the City was read. It was m.a:v ed by Leonis, sec.onded by Martin, that. the same be filed. Mot ion c.arried. Report of the Police Depax'tment on the a.pp;lica:t ion cd" Augustin Del Tiemp.G, for permit to ope.rate Be resitaurarrt at 21.00 East Vernon Avenue, was. read. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Martin, Uai the report be filed a.nd the. permit. granted. Motion c:srried. Cn~n:j.cat ion of L. R. Z i.nnne:rma.n, request in.g per- mit to sell. liat ianal Arm Rests for automobi1.ea within the City of Vernon, was read. It was moved by Martin, sec:onded by Durbin, that the same be filed. Mot ion c:arried.. C.ommunication from H. C. Greve Livestoa:k Trans- portation Company, rega.rding a certain petition on fi~e with the C.ity of Vernon for the hauling of ~ivestock., was read. It was moved by Leonis, aeeonded by Martin, that the same be filed. Uot1an a:arried. -4- 28 ORDINANCE NO. 442, an ordinance amending Section IX of Ordina.nce No. 410, was rea.d for second reading. It wa.s moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that Ordinance No... 442 be passed for second reading. Hot ian GarT'ied. ORDINANCE NO. 442, an ordinance amending Section IX of Ordina.nce No.. 410 was read far third and fina~ reading. It was moved by DurDin, seco nded by Leanis, that ordinance No... 442 be passed for third and final reading. Motion ca.rried by the follawing vote: Ayes: Noes: Absent: Furlong, Leonis, Durbin, Martin Nane Levy At this time the City Attarney reported. on the app~ica.:t ion of Joseph Ga.rc:ia t a engage in a general tructk- ing business in t.he City af Vernan, in which he reported. tha.t Mr. Garaia had complied with all the laws ef the City and that his app~ication should be a.,cted upon. It was moved by Durbin, sec..anded by Martin, tha.:t the repart of the City Atterney be acc-epted and that the: ap:plieation be filed and the permit gra.nte.d for Mr. Ga.rcia to. conduct a. general trucking business in said City. Motion carried. Application 26~8: af Seuthern Cal ifornia. Gas Company for permit to. renew gas main along East Vernan Avenue, eaat from Santa. Fe Avenue, was read. The City Engineer at this time suggested to. the City Council that they might refer the matter to. the City Attorney. It was moved by Leonis, secended by Durbin, that this ap:plication be referred to. the City Attorney. 1[ot ion carried. The fallowing applicat ions, a.ll baving the apprava~ af the City E~gineer, were read: 4'Pplica.t ia.n 26'{) 8: of 'i'm. Paddison for building permit for the cans.t ruet ion of fact ory build ing at the nor theas t corner of Ea.st 37th Street and Irving Street. Approximate oast $12,000 A~plieatian 2609: of Gelfand Ma.nuf'aaturing Company, far build- ing permit for the canatruct ion af fact ory building an Kveret t Street. Approximate cost $2800.00. _plicJ~.tion 261.Q: caf Central Manufae"t.uring District, Ioc., for permit to move present building from Produce Terminal to Loma Vista Street. Approximate cost $1000.00. A~plicat~on 26l1.: of Victor eai11and f~ building permit to. remodel. resideoae at 231.?East ~7th Street. Appraxil1&te cost 150.00. Atpplieat.ican2612: of CorneLius Bros.. fer building permit to c'Onstruct stairway at 3049 East Vernen Avenue. Approxiuate: eosll 118.00. A.;>plicat.ion 2613: or Rilgartner llarble e~ompa.ny, for permit to. eanatruat crane ru~. Approximate east '3000.00. -5- 1)0 It." ;:J A;plllicatian a614: of Buttre.sa &: MeC1e1Ian for building per- mit for the c'anstru<<tian of factory building on East 49t.h Stre:~. Approxima.te cost 112.000. Application 2.615: of Buttress & MaClellan for building per- mit for the construction of factory building'. ApproxiIlBte ~ost $12.000. Application 2616: of U. S. Save Holding C~, for permit to ins:tall 500 galJion gasoline tank and hand pump a.t 4726 Everett Street. Approximate C'ost 1150.00. Application 26l7: of Southern Ca.lifornia Gas Company, for permit to remove regulator at 3334 East Slauson Avenue, 1000 reet West of' Downey Road. AppJ..io&:tion 2619: ef ~he Conve.yor Company, for permit to. c'onatrua-t driveway at 3360 East Slauson Avenue. 4:ppl ieat ion 262.0':' of Ind ustr ial Build ing Compa.ny, f or permit. to connea.t to sewer at 2301 East 37th Street.. kop1ication 2621: Qf Southern California Telephone Company, for permit to a.tta.ch anchor to existing pole on north side of 3.8th Street, ea.st of Ross Street. It was moved by Leonis, Secmnded by Durb in, tha.t the applieat ions be filed and the permit s granted. Mot ion carri e<f. Demands on the General Fund in the sum of $8,115.54, consist ing of the following items, were read: Salaries and pay roll $ hpenses Adv an oea Trust Refund 5,435.71 1,975.45 674.63 29.75 It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the demands be allowed and warrants drawn for the same. Motion fiarried. It was moved by Dur'bin, sea.onded by Leonis, itha:t. the meeting adjourn unt il Wednes~, April 8, 1931, a.t eight o'clock P. M. Motion Carried. erno~n -6- :$0