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19320906 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes lHN UTES OF A REGU'LAR MEET ING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON, HELD ON .!l'l:lKSm.y, SEP'l'EMBER I, 1.932., AT EIGHT o t CLOCK P. M., AT THE CITY HALL- nr THE CITY OF VERNON, 4305 SA..N!A FE A.-v.ENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA.. !he meeting wa.s cal1.ed to order by the lta.yor, ;r. J. Furlong. CQUDC iImen present: Fur'long, Leonie, Durbin, Jla.rttn. Councilmen absent: Levy It was moved by Martin, seconded by Durbin, that the reading of the Minuies of the previous meeting be dis- pensed with. Kotion carried. A.t this time the lJi'ayor announced that the City Clerk, T. J. Fur long, was i1.1. at. home and wou1.d be . wabI.e to appear at the meeting. I t was mov ed by Durb in, sec-onded by Leonis, that the Deputy City Clerk, G. A.. Anderson, take down the proceed- ings of the Souma iJ; at this meet ing. Mot ion c-ar-ried. The Deputy City CI.ark announced tha.t, pursuant to notice inviting sealed proposaJ.s for the furnishing of in- sUI.ating mater.ial for ground fa.ult protea-tion foz 'the City's electric p1.ant, he had on his desk one bid for same. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Durb in, tha't the ]Iieputy City C;berk proceed to open the bid. Motioncarrie.d. A.t this time the Deputy Cit.y Clerk o.pen.ed and pub- 1.icly read the bid of the De1.ta-Star EI.ectric Company. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the same be referred 'to the City Engineer and the Committee on ';\'later and Power. }lotion car-Tied. The Deputy City C1.erk announced that, pursuant. to not ic e inv it ing sealed propoaa1.a for the furnishing of eva.porator equipment for the City's e1.ectric- pI.ant, he had on his. desk bids for same. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Mart.in, that the Deputy City Clerk proceed to open same. Kot ion carried. 'l'b.e Deputy City CI.erk then opened and public--ly ~ea.d the bids for the furnishing of evaporator equipment, etc.. from the fo~I.owing firms: D. Y. Braun & Co. lIa(tker Pipe & SuppI.y 00. Consolidated Steel Company Southwest Engineering Co. Thomas llaehinery Co. C. C. Moore & Co., Engineers It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin. that the same be referred to the City Engineer- and the Committee o.n Water- and Power. Motion carr-ied. Petition from L S. Vinnell, for permit to excavate li3and from pit owned by the City of Los Angeles., was read. It was moved by D'UJ."bin, seconded by Martin, that the same be referred to the City Engineer- and C'rity Attorney for r-epor.t. Motion curied.. tOl Claim for damages aa a result of collision on the Los Angeles J'unc-t ion Railway in the Central :Manu- facturing District, by Bessie 1. Galbraith, wa.s read.. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the same be referred to the City Attorney for in- vest igat ion as to the legal status of the Ci1iy of Vernon in the matter. Kotton car~ied. A claim for damages in the same matter, oj' :Martha B.. Nelson and William R. Helaon, was read. It was moved by Du:t'bin, seconded by Leonis, that the said claim take the same cour'Se as the pr"eceding clafm~ Rot ion carried. At this time the Committee an Water and Power presented to the City Council SpecUicatiQns No. 38, and. requested that the same be appr-oved. Councilman Durbin imroduced Resolution No. 6'11, a resolut ion of the City Council approving Specific-a.t ions lio. 38, and moved its a.doption, which was seconded 'by Councilman Martin, a.nd carried. It was moved by Hartin, seconded by Durbin, that the City Clerk advertise for bids for the furnishing of the equipment specified in Specifications No. 38, bids to be received at the first meeting in October. llotion aarrled. At this time the City Engineer reported to the City Council that in his opinion the pump should be pulled on City's Well No.2-for inspection, and that if, upon e:x:.- amination. of the pump, repairs were nee-essary, the City Clerk should a.dver~ise for same. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the City Engineer be authorized to employ the manu:f'ac-tur-er of the pump to pull same from the well for inspection and to replace same atter repair ing same, if necessary, and-, if the pump was found det:ective in a.ny par-ta, ca.used by wear- or otherwise, that the City Clerk be author iz.ed to advertise for bids for the repairing of same. ](ot ion carried. At thiEt time the City Attorney" requested the City Coun.cil to emplOY Attorney E. R. Young t.o assist him in ma.k..~~ tng a re:port to the City Counc 11 a.s to the ~egal requirements for tbe purchasing of the EdisonCompany distributing sys~tem ti, in the judgment of the City Council, same was necessar,.. It was moved by Durbin, sec.onded by Mart-in, that the request of the City Attorney be complied with and that E. R. Young be employed to assist in making said report. and that he: be allowed a reasonable compensation for his services.. .otion carr-ied. RESOLU'l'ION NO. 669, a resolution a.uthor'iz.1.ng the First National :Bank of Ver"non to pay chec-ks drawn by the CitYl with the signatures of :ehe :Mayor a.nd Cit.y Treasurer alone, on all checks dated September 6. 1932, was read. It was moved by Dur-bin, secondedby Jlartin that Resolution No. 669 be a.dopted. )(ot ion carried. -z.-. 192 _ . RESOLUTION NO..' 670., a resolution autho:r izing the Mler loan Trust Compa.ny of San Franc isco to pay che cks drawn by the City, da.ted September 6, 1932, with the signatures of the JIa.yor and City Trea.surer alone, was read. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Martin, that Resolution No. 6'70 be adopted. Kot ion carr-ied. It was moved by Dtttbln, seconded by lIartin, that ..Resolution No. 6'70 be not sent unless the City Olerk was. unable to sign the warrant. Motion carried. At this tlme the City Treasurer- informed the City Councl1 tha.t it wouI.d be necessary to transf'er- Ten Thousand (110,000.00) Dollars from the American Trust Company ot San Franc isco to The First Na.t ional :Bank of Vernon, Light & Power OOl1struet ion Ftmd, to ca.rry on the construct 10n program. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by :Martin, that the request of'. the City Trea.surer be concurred in a.nd that a. warrant be drawn on the American Trust Company of San Franc-isco in the sum of Ten Thousand '$10,000.00) Dollars, a.nd that same be transfer-rued to The First Hat ional :Ba.nk of Vernon, as requested. Kotion carried. A:Qplic'at ion 2993: of the WilsAir.e Oil Company, for building permit for' the construct ion of sand blast ing room at 2455 Eas't Z'Z'th Street, at an approximate cost of $200.00, which ha.s been appr'oved by the City Engineer, wa.s read. It was moved by Durbin, . seconded by llartin, that the app.lication be filed and the permit gra.nted. 1I0t ion carried. A.t this time Mr. Westfall addressed the City Council on his applica.'tion of a restaurant license pending before the Counc il. It wa.s moved by Durbin, seconded by Martin, that the request of Mr. 'llestfall be referred to the Police Depart- ment. Kot ion carried. Report of the Police Department was read-. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Martin, tha.t the same be filed. Kotion carried. Report of the \'later Department was read. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Martin, that the same be filed. Kotion carried. ORDINANC3 NO. 455, an ordinance of the City of Vernon providing for the distribution of funds in conformity with the c"Ontraet heretofore entered into between the Vernon Industrial Development Associat ion and the City was read for first reading. It was moved by Martin, seconded by Durbin, that Ordinance No. 456 be passed for first reading. Kotion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 456, an ordinanceof,the.;City of Vernon prov iding for the distribution of funds-in conformity with the contract heretofore enter-ed into between the Vernon Industrial Development Association a.n.d the City was read for second r$8,ding. 1t wa.a moved by lfartin., seconded by Durbin, 'that Ordinance No. 456 be passed for- second reading. Kot ion carried. -3- t~:K~ ORDINANaB: NO. 456, an ordinance of the City of Vernon providing for the distribution of funds in conformity- with the contract heretofore entered into between the Vernon Industria.l Development Associaiion and the City was read f"or third and final reading. It was mowed by Martia, seconded by Durbin, that Ordina.-nce No. 456 be adopted. Motion carried by the f"ollow- 1ng vote; Ayes: E"oest Absent.: Fur-long, Leonis, Durbin, Jlart in None Levy Demands on the General Fund in the sum of $6632.91, consisting of the folI-owing items, were read: Payroll. Expense $4762:.76 1870.15 It was moved by Dur-bin, seconded by liart in, that the demands be allowed and warrants drawn for the same. Motion car'ried. Demands on the Light & Power Construction Fund, in the sum of Ig'lil133.59 , consisting of the following items, were read: Payr'oU $2880.69 Engine payment 84252.90 It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Martin, that the demands be allowed and warra.nts drawn for the same. Mot ion ca.rried. It was. moved by Durbin, seconded by Martin, tha.t this meeting adjourn. Motion carried. dh~n AT~ /~ ity~ -4- 1.94