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19340319 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF A REGtJLAR l'Lt!i.ET ING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON, BELD ON MARCH 19, 1934, AT EIGHT o t CLOCK P. M., AT THE CITY HALL OF THE CITY OF VERNON, 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFOmrIA. Furlong. The meeting was called to order by the ~or, ~. ~. Councilmen present: Councilmen absent: Furlong, Le on is, Levy, Pe r&l ta Durbin It was moved by Levy, seconded by Peralta, that the reading of the llinutes of the previous meeting be dispensed with. Motion carried. Communicat ion from the Los Angeles Railway Company requesting permit to serve sandwiches. confectionery and bottled carbonated beverages fno beer or other intoxicants) on property of the Los Angeles RaIlway, near Pac if ic Boulevard and East Vernon Avenue. during ball game on Sunday, Mareh 25, 1934, wa.s read. It was moved by Leonis. seconded by Pera1ta, that the communica.t ion be fiJ.ed and permit grant ed. Mot ion carried. Communicat ion from 'I'ony Adolph and Harry .Johnson, for permit to cond.uct and opera.te a restaurant at 4401 Downey Road, was read. It was moved by Levy, seconded by .Peralta, that the communication be filed a.nd permit gra.nted. Motion carried. eommunica~ion from Pete Salcedo, for permit to.make flower pots in river bed near 2696 South Soto street, was read. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Levy, that the communication be filed and permit granted for the purpose of making said flower pots. ]lotion carried. Communications from the following firms for permis- sion to haul refuae upO.n and a.l.ong the streets of the city of Vernon were read: General Petroleum Corporation WhitiagMead Co. rt was moved by Levy, seconded by Leonis, tha.t the cODmnica.tionlB be filed a.nd permits granted. Motion carried. Co:rmaur.1icat ion from Union Packing Company, regarding parking facilities near their plant, was read. It was moved by Leonis, seaonded by Pera1ta, that the matter be referred to the Police Depar'tment, with iastruriiona to. have at:reet cleared so as to. facilitate parking, if possible. Jlot i on carried. CollllD.1:mica.tion from Atchison, Topeka & Santa. Fe Rail- way Company, regarding renewal of' franchise ordinance Bo. 12. wa.s read.. "19 It was moved by Levy, seconded by Peralta, tha.t the same be referred to the Committee of the Whole. Motion carried. ... Report of the Union Oil Company on Los Angeles County Franchise No. 596 N.S., with check in the sum of $7.56 attached, wa.a read. It Was moved by Levy, seconded by Peralta, that the report be fi1.ed. Motion carried. Communication from the Wilshire Oil Company, re- garding penalty alilsessed on delinquent wa.ter bil1., was read. It WaS moved by Leonis, seconded by Pera1.ta., that the matter be referred to the tlater & Power Committee for investigation and. recommendation and with authority to aettle the matter. . Motion carried. Communication from Delbert A. Hessick, City Attorney of Huntington Park, regarding noise and vibration of the p~er plant, was read. It was moved by Levy, seconded by Leonis, that the same be filed and the City Clerk be instructed to natifythe Huntington Park City Attorney that the same had been referred to the Wa.ter &: Power Committee. Motion carried. Communication from Betty Elsie Bogler and Betty McGuire, for permit to operate restaurant at 2038t East Vernon Avenue, was read. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Levy, tha.t the communication be filed and permit granted. Motion carried. Circular letter from the California Municipal Util- it ies ABsoc iat ion, regarding municipal ut i1 it ies, was read. It waa moved by Levy, seconded by Peralta, that the same be filed and referred to the \Vater &: -power Committee. Kot ion carried.. Circula.r letter from Special Assessments Relief ,Association, with resolution attached, was read. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Levy, tha't the same be filed and referred to the City Attorney. Motion car... ried. Report of the \Vat er Department was read. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Levy, that the same be filed. Motion carried. Communication from Wayne Johnson, electrical en- gineer, approved by Howard McCurdy, city engineer, a.nd Committee on Wat er & Power, r~garding adj ustment of eleet.ric energy used upon the premises set forth in said comm.u.nication, was read. It was moved by Levy, seconded by Peralta, that the communication be fi1.ed a.nd the recommendation of the committee be concurred in. Mot ion carried. . -2- 20 " . , Raports of the.Water & Power Committee of meet- ings held Mareh 6 and ~3, 1934, were read. It was moved by Levy, seconded by ~eralta, that the same be filed. Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 472, an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 469 of the City of Vernon, was read. I -' It was moved by Levy, seconded by lPeralta, that Ordinance No. 472 be passed for first reading. Motion carried. At this t we the city attorney recommended to the City Council ace:eptance of payments on franchise tax,due the city of Vernon, on October 31 hereafter instead of the t we set forth in the~ranchises. It was moved~by LeVY, seconded by Peralta, that the'recommendation of the city attorney be concurred in. Motion CArried. At ,this time the city attorney recommended that the bond of the lla.ssachusetts Bond & Insurance, Company, iil.ed by the General Pipe Line Company of California., under franchise ordinance No. 393, be accepted in l.ieu of the bond filed by the Hardford Accident & Indemnity Company, and that the Hart- ford Accident' & Indemnity CoUipany be exonerated upon it s bond effect ive August 26, 1932, the date of subatitut ion of bonds by the Gener~l Pipe Line Company. It wa.s moved by Levy, seconded by Peralta., that the recommendation of the city attorney be/concurred in. Motion oarried. . 1'he following applications, all ha"vin'g the approval of the city engineer, were read: Application 4307: of Draper Hardware Company, for permit to construct core oven at 2316 East 52nd Street. Approximate cost t50.00. Applica.tion 4308: of U. S. Spring & Bumper Company, for permit to construct office at 4951 ~gnolia Avenue. Af>proxima.te cost $1500.00. Application 4309: o:r' AJ.pha. Beta 'Food Markets, 1nc.., for permit to install underground gas tank at 430?North Produce Pla~a. Approximate cost $75.00. Application 4310: of Atlas Packing Company, for permit to. in- stal1 pipe coils to refrigerat ion system at 3501 East Vernon Avenue. Approximate cost tlOOO.OO. AP_~lica.tion 4311: of Tovrea Pa.cking Company, ,for building per- mrr for recoDStruetion of fire damage at 3811 Soto Street. Approximate cost 11000.00. Application 4312: o.f Griffin Wheel Company, for permit to con- strue'tretaining Wa.1~t 542l. Santa Fe Avenue. A.pproximate cost $647.00. . App1ication 4313: of Gi~ore Oil Company, for per.mit to cut curb at 2425 East 28th Street. Application 431.4: of Baldridge Packing Company, for permit to eonlleet 'to sewe~ at 3095 East Vernon .Avenue -3- 21 It Was moved by Levy, seconded by Peralta, that the applications be filed and permits granted. Motion car- ried. Report o.f the Police Department upon the applica- tion of Rainier Brewing Company, for permit to distribute beer at 4433 East 49th Street, was rea.d; the police Depart- ment report recOl'l'mIending that the permit be granted. It wa.s moved by Levy, seconded by Peralta., that the report of the Police Department be filed and recommenda- tions concurred in. Motion carried. Report of the Police Department upon the applica- t ion of Tacoma. Brewing Compa.ny, for permit to distribute beer at 4433 East 49th Street, was read; the Police Department re.. port recommending that the permit be grant ed. It was moved by Levy, seconded by Peralta, that the report of the Police Department be filed and recommenda- tions eoncurred in. Motion carried. Demands on the General Fund, in the sum of $24,053.17, consist tng of the f'ollowing items, were read: Payroll Expenses Light &1>ower Dept. tlO,841. 15 2,886.78 10,325.24. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Levy, tha.t the demands be allowed and warrants drawn f'or the same. Motion carried. Demands on the Light & Power Construction Fund, in the sum of 13, 297. 95, were read. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Levy, that the dema.nds be allowed and warrants drawn for the same. Mot ion ca.rried. . There being no further business, it wa.s moved by ~:ii.e~~COnded by peral.t4~eting &7' ~Q~10n !1 /4-~~ ~....:....... .......&- .' (/- ~ -4- 22