19330518 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
MINUTES OF' AN ADJOURNED REGULAR 1IJEET ING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON,
HELD ON THURSDAY, 'MAY ~8, 1933, A'f 3: 00
o t CLOCK P. M., AT THE CITY HALL IN THI!:
CITY OF VERNON, 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE,
i/'.ERNON, CALIFORNIA.
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The meet ing was called to order by the Mayor',
J. J. Furlong.
Councilman present: Furlong, Durbin, Levy
Councilmen absent: Leonis, Peralta
Ii was moved by Levy, seoonded by Durbin, that the
reading of the Minutes o~ the previous meeting be dispensed
with. Iot ion car'ried.
At this time the CityErgirJ:ler made a written r'eport,
regarding Speeificat ions No. 75, a.nd r'ecommended to the City
Council that the contrac:rts be awarded to the following firms,
they being the lowest and best bidders:
For Item I under Specifications No. 75, to the
Patrol Corporation for the furnishing o~ Diesel fuel ail,
its bid being 67 cents per barrel Gn blended grade and 94-1/2
cents per barrel on straight run gra.de; delivery to be made
by tank car- f. a.b. the Power Plant.
Far' Item II under Speoifieations No. 75, for the
furnishing of Diesel bearing oil, this produc~ being knawn
by the trade name, of "Shell Diesel Engine Oil No.3"; the
price being 26 cetltts per' gallon in barre1s and 24 centl per
gallon by tank car f. o. b. the Power Plant, to Shell. Oil Company.
For Item III under Specifications No. 75, for the
furnishing of light bearing oil of dynamo and mot or' or tur-
bine grade, this produot being known by the trade name of
"Shell Oil XL-75d; the price being 24 cents per gallon in
barre1s delivered f.o.b. the PowerP1ant, to Shell Oil Company.
For Item IV under Specifications No. 75, to the
Texas Company for the furnishing of Diesel Cylinder Oil, this
pr'oducrt being known b}' the trade name of "ursa Oil - Heavy";
the price being: 45-1/2. cents per gal 1. an in barrels l.ess $1.10
for return of barrel, or a net pr ioe of 43-1/2 cents per gaJ.-
~on in barrels, or 39 cents per gall.on in tank oars, all f.o.b.
the PO'Ner Plant.
It wa.s moved by Durbin, seconded by Levy, that the
recommendation of the City Engineer be coneurred in a.nd that
all. bids be rejected exeept the bids of the firms mentioned
in said City Engineert s recommendation, and that the contract
be awarded to the several bid.ders re.1"erred to in the City
Engineer t s recommendat ion, and that all checks be returned
to unsuccessful bidders. Mot ion carried.
A.t this time the City Engineer and the Consulting
EngineeJ:" jointly submitted the written recommendation for the
acceptance of bids under Specifications No. 74 and setting
forth their reasons for said recommendations. Sa.id engineera
recommended that the awards be made as f0110ws under Specifica-
tions No. 74:
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Items I. and II. To Kelman Electric and Manu-
facturing c-ompany, the lowest responsible bidder, for-
eight Overhead Entranee SWitch Houses and appurtenances,
together with Type F-2 Circuit Breakers, for the lump
sum price of t7.265.00 :r.o.b. City of Vernon Warehouse;
del ivery to start in 35 days and be completed in 65 daya;
and for furnishing and delivering four Underground En-
trance SWitch Houses with appurtenanoes, together with
Type F-2 Circuit Breakers, for the lump sum price of
$3,730.00 f.o.b. City of Vernon Warehouse; delivery to
start in 35 days and be c omplet ed in 65 days.
It was further reeommended that the award be
made with the right reserved for a period of ninety
days for' the City of Vernon to order 0119 or more, but not
exceeding 12,additional switoh houaes and appurtenances.
in accordanoe with Item I of Specifioations No. 74. with
Type F-2 Circuit Breakera at the price each of $905.00;
and Itmn II of Speoifioations No. 74, with Type F-2. Cir-
cuit Breakers, at a price each of $933.00.
It was moved by Durbin. seconded by Levy, that
the recommenda.tion of the City Engineer and Consulting
Engineer be concurred in and that all bids be r'ej ected
except the bid of Kelman Eleetric and Manufaeturing Com-
pany, as mentioned in said Engineers' recommendation, and
that the contract be awarded to Kelman El.ectric and Kanu-
faeturing Company, and that al1. checks be r'eturned to un-
successful bidders. }lotion carried.
At this time The First Nat ional Bank of Vernon presented to the
City Council a bid for the puroha.se of $150,000 City of
Vernon Light and PO\ver Works Plant and Distribut ion System
bands, voted September 10, 1930, in the following form:
,,11362
TEE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of Vernon
Officers Directors
~.B.Leonis, President ~.B.Leonis
F.E.Burger, Vice-President 'i'I.J . Boyle T. J. Furlong
W.J.Boyle, Vice-President. F.E.Burger S.M.Haskins
J.B.Leonie, Jr., Asst. to President J.J.Furlong ~.B.Leonis,~r
A.L.Hill, Cashier
L.M.Gray, Assistant Cashier
W.T..~ennings, Assistant Cashier
Vernon, California
May 1.8. 1933
Cit.y Council
Vernon
California.
Gentlemen:
For 1150,000.00 City of Vernon Light & Power
\Vorks Plant and Distribution System Bonds, Election of
1.930, 11000.00 denomination, pr'inc ipal and semi-annual
interest payable at the offioe of the ~easurer of the
City of Vernon or a.t the National City Bank, New York
City, bonds dated October 1, 1930, and maturing:
138,000.00 October 1, 1963
98,000.00 October 1, 1964
14,000.00 Ootober 1, 1965
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bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per annum,
we will pay you upon delivery to us par and aoe-rued
interest to the date of delivery.
This bid is made subject to ~ediate aeeept~
&nee and conditioned upon the bonds being legally is-
sued and our- being furnished with approving opinicm.s o't
Yesus. Bor-dwell, llatheYls &: Wadsworth, of Los Angeles,
and Messrs. Thomson, Wood & Roffman, of }feW' York.
RespectfullY submitted,
THE Fm~ NATIONAL :BAliK OF VERNON
By
A. L. Rtll
Councilman Durbin introduced Resolution No. '13D,
a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon, auth-
orizing- the sa1e of $150,000.00 in bonds to The J'ir'st Na-
tional Bank of'Vernon, and moved its adoption, which was
seconded by Councilman Levy, and oarried.
It was moved by Durbin, seoonded by Levy, that
the. meeting adjourn to May 22, 1933 M.
Yot ion carried.
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