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19350917 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes ~ MINUTES OF .A REGULAR lIJ1mTING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON, HELD TUESDAY, SEPl'EMBER ;I. 7, 1935, AT THRE.E 0 t CLOCK P. ].f., AT THE CITY HALL OF THE CITY OF VERNON, 4305 SANTA. F1I AVElrnE, VERNON, CAL IFORNIA.. - - - - - - - - - - - - _. - - - - ~ - Furl.GDg. The meet 1ng was called to order by the Mayor', j. ;r . Coullcdlmen pr'esent: Councilmen absent: Fur'long, Leonie, Durbin, Levy, Peruta None It Was moved by Durbin, seconded by La..", that the reading of the m.inmes of the previous mee'ting be dispensed with. Yot10n earr1ed. Report of the City Engineer' of the city of Vernon. on communication fr'om the City Engineer' of the city o-r Los Angeles. re.gard..1ng 39th Street and Arlameda Streect Sewer District, was read. It Was moved by Durbin, se-conded. by PeraJ..ta, that the same be f iled. Yot 10n car'ried. b.port of the City Engineer of the eity of Vernon, on the request of Board of Supervisors on cmmBitment from the c1ty sa to po~.1cy for re~1ef of Special Assessment Distriets from gaa. tas fUnds, was read. . It Wd moved by Durbin, seconded by Peruta, that the same be filed. Kotion ear'r1ed. Report of the Po~1ee Department on the &1>>Pl1c8ot10n of Max W. KDall for permit to operate a restaur'ant at 44.01 Downey Road, wherein the Police Department reeommended that the a.pplica- tion be granted, VIaS read. :It wa,a moved by Levy, seconded by Durbin, that the re- port of the Police Department be filed and concurred in. Hotion carried. Communicat ion fr'om Citizens Na.tional Trust &: Savings Bank, Los Angeles, submitt:il..r.tg a bid on rate of interest to be paid for city funds of one-half per cent per annum on active deposits and one per cent per a.nnum on ift8.etive deposits, was read. It Vias moved by Durbin, seoonded by Peruta, that the communioat ion of the Citizens National Trust &: Sav ings Bank, Los Angeles, be filed, and that the City enter i.nto a contra-et with it as one ot the depcsitaries of the City'S fuucla. V:otion carried. 4 Communica.tion from the offioe of the C'ounty Auditor advising tha"t aJ.l.oeation o-r 13390.1.7 tor aid of A. &: I District No. 1. has been impounded pending completion of arrangements for re-financing proceedings or for the purchase of bonda at a dis- count, was :read. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Leonis, that the same be filed. Motion car~ied. 1/1: fj ~ Communicat ion :from the General Pipe Line CIompany, requesting right to assign to General. Petroleum Corporation portions of pipe 1.1ne f'ra.n.ehise originally gr'anted by the County of Los Angeles. which are now: within the corpo.rate 1imit.B of the cotty of' Vernon. generally known as Los Augel.e.a County Ordinancea Nos. 299 and 781, al.so City of Ver'non Franchise-s !fOB. 80, 1.52 and 393. -..4J<.~"IlIl_". aa amended by Ordinance No. 450. was read.. It was moved by Leoais, seconded by Per~t&.. that the communicat ion of General pipe Line Company be :filed.. and that the request be granted. Motion carried.. Communication f'rom E. Shumatsukall&. for permit to sell potatoes at the corner of' Leonis Bou1evar-d and aoio Street. Was read. It was moved by Durbin. seconded by Peral-ta. that same be 1.aid over until the next meeting. Motion carried. Co:amnmicat ion from Prefer'red. Br'ands, Inc.. requ.e.Bt. ing permit to manu:facture may-onna1se, salad dreaaing, etc., at 4806 Everett Street, was read. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Levy, that the communicat iOB be filed and permit granted. Mot ion carried. Communication from Axelson Manufacturing Company, for permit to re.sellgaBoline from its own pumps to employeea, was read. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Peral.ta, that the communicat.ion be f'iled a.nd permit granted. Motion carried. Communicat ion from Vf. Ross Campbell Company, requeat- iog permit" to pl.ace -For Sale- aigns at the following pl.aces: South side of 49th street, 350 · west of' Santa Fe 4. South side of' 49th Street. 731' west of' Santa. Fe Ave If.E. Corner Santa Fe Avenue and Vernon A.venue West side of Santa Fe Avenue, 75' south of 49th St. Weat side of' Santa Fe Avenue, 1.60' south of' 49th St. North side of 57th Street, 500' west of Santa. Fe Ave N. E. corne:r- 57th and Saata Fe Avenue. S igns \'iil~ be 28- x 35". It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Pera1ta, that the communication be filed and permit granted. MotioD carried. Commun.ioation f'rom Inseetfcide Fert illz.ers Inc.. 3840 Bandini Boul.evall"d, r'equ-eating permit to! haul. -.ate l.umber and discarded boxea on Bast 26th Str-ee-t, Downey Road, Bandini Bouievard, to be used as- fuel at pl.ant located at 3840 Bandini Boulevard, was read. ~ It 'ltaa moved by Durbin, seconded by La,vy, that the same be, r~erred to the Police Department. Motioa carr-ied. CoD'.lDlmLle at ions f'ram Fibreboard Pr od uc-t a , Inc.. and A.t1u, Packing Co., f'or permit to haul refuse f'rom their premiaea upon and along the public street s of' the city of' Vernon, -ere read. It W&s moved by Durb in, se c 0 nded by Peralt a, that the c.oD11llUr1ications be filed and permita granted. Kotion carried. -2- ""7 l~ ~ At this time the City Engineer filed a report and recommendation for the furnishing of cylinde1" and fuel oil as per Specifica.tions No. 87, and reported tha" She11 Oil Companyts bid was the lowest and best bid on Items NOS. I and II, and Texas Company of California's bid was the lowest and best. bid on Item Io. III, and recommended that c.ont.racts be awarded to said two companies. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Levy, that Items I and II of Specificat ions No. 87 be awarded to Shell Oil Company and Item III be awarded to Texas Company of Cali- fornia; that all other bids be rejec.ted and checks returned to unsucc:essfuI bidders, and that the ai ty A.ttorney be instructed to draw contl'"acts for the furnishing of said jlUa.".i..t\'1III8uwub. cylinder and fuel oil; that the City C1erk ancl Mayor- be in- structed to sign contracts in co.nformance with the recommenda- tions of the City Ehgineer. Motion carried. Report of the Division of Accident and Safety of the California State Industrial Insurance, in reference to one Frank Bernard, employee of the city, was read. It was moved by Duxtin, seconded by Peralta, that the, same be filed. Mot i on ear'ried. At this t iDle the City Attorney reporte.d that the bond heretofore filed by Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland aas.tlr"ing the refilling of the excavation made by A. S. Vinnell Company be can.celled, as the property is now occupied by American Foundry, whioh company will not allow Mr. Vinnell on the property. It was moved by Durb in, seconded by Levy, that Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland be relieved on its bond in the sum of $2500.00, dated JUly, 1931, wherein A. S. Vinnell is pr~- cipal and Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, surety. Motion carr'i edl Communication from The First National Bank of Ver'non, addressed to the City Attorney, informing him that said bank would pay a fixed rate of one per cent per annum on i_ct iv&. deposits, and one-half of one per cent per annum on active deposits, on and after September 1.5, 1935" was read. It Was. moved by Dur'b1n, seconded by Levy, that the communicat.ion be filed. Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 486, an ordina.nce ordering that a certain portion of East Fiftieth Street in the City o~ Vernon be closed up, 'Vacated and abandoned, was read for first read- big. ~' It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Levy, that Ordinance No. 486 be passed for first reading. Motion carried. Repor-t of the Police Depar'tment was read.. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by peralta, that the same be fi1.ed. Motion carried. Minutes of the meetings of the Water & Power Committee of September lOth and 17th, 1935, were read. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Levy, that the same be filed. Motion carried. -3- 1 J8 j ~ ORDINANCE NO. 487, an ordinance re1ating to the care and expenditure of moneys received from the State of California under the provisions of Article 5, Chapter 1, Division I of the Streets and Highways Code, was read for first reading. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Levy, that Ordinance No. 487 be passed for first reading. Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 488, an ordinance r'elating to the care and expenditure of moneys received by the Light & Power- Departme.nt of the City of Vernon, was read for first readi.ng. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Levy, that Ordinance No. 488 be passed f or first reading. Mot ion carried. Communication from Noah Peeler, 2434 East 53 rd Street, submitting application for employment as watchman at the Light & Power plant, was read. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Peralta, that the same be filed. Mot ion carr-ied. Demand of Minnie D.'Ker'din in the sum of $1000.00, for granting permission to construct storm drain through prop- erty on Soto Street east of 37th Street, was r'ead. It was moved by Leonis, seconded by Durbin, that the: demand be allowed and a warrant drawn for the same. Motion carried. ~ Application 4587: of OWens Parks Lumber Company, for permit to install sawdust saparat or at 2100 East 38th st reet, at a.n approximate cost of 1875.00, was read. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by .Pera.1ta, that the a.pplicat ion be. filed and the permit granted subject to an in- spection and approval by the Fire Chief. Motion ~arried. Application 4595: of Kennedy Name Pute Company, for' permit to install 650 gallon gasoline storage tank and pump at 4509 Pacific Blvd., at an approximate cost of $75.00, was read. It was. move.d by Durbin, seconded by Levy, that said application be filed and permit granted subject to inspection and appr'oval of the Fire Chief. Motion carried. The following applications, all having the approval of the City Engineer, were read: A.pplication 4588: of Southern California Meat Company, for build- ing permit to reconstruct fire damage at 3301 East Vernon Avenue. Approximate cost $1500.00. Application 4589: of Buttress &: McClellan Ltd., for building permit to construct :fact ory and war'shouse at 51st and Santa Fe Avenue. APprOximate cost $12,000.00. Application 4590: of E. 3'. Stanton Lumber Compa.ny, for permit to move shad from one location to another on premises of 2050 East 38th Street. Approximate cost $35.00. -4- 1/19 kpplicatl.ion 4591: of Kennedy Name Plate Company, for permit to construct addition to war'ehouse at 4509 Pacific Blvd. Approxi- mate cas' $5500.00. App1ica.tion 4592: of Sa,feway Stores Inc., for permit to ered uo signs &t 1920 Ba.st Vernon A.venue. Approximate cost $&00.00. A4>P1icat ion 4593: of Kinney Iron iiorks, for permit to make addi.- t.on to tool. room and machine shOp at 2525 East 49th Street. Approximate cost $2000.00. Application 4594.: of'lilshire Oil Company, for permit to con- struct washrack and shalter at 2455 East 27th street. A.pproxi- mate cost $1350.00. Application 4596: of Southern California Gas Company, for permit to repair gas leak on Fruitland Road 350 feet west of Magnolia A,v enue . APplication 4597: of Southern Ca.1ifornia Telephone Company, for permit to place pole and anchor on south side of Seville A.venue ten feet north of Fruitland Road. Application 4598: of Ca1ifor'nia Walnut Growers' A.ssociation, for permit to construct driveway on pr'operty I.ooated on Fruitla.nd Road, between 2a.oifio Blvd., and Seville Avenue. kpp11oation 4599: of L. A.. BY-products Company, for permit to connect to sewer at 1815 East a5th Street. It was moved by Durbin, seconded by Levy, that the ap- plications be filed and permits granted. Motion carried. Demands on the General Fund in the sum of $28,461.47 were read. It was moved by Levy, seconded by Peralta, that the demands be a110wed and warra.nts drawn for the same. Motion a:ar- r'ied. It was moved by Levy, see:onded. by PeraJ.ta, that the meet ing adj ourn. Mot ion carried. -5- ~~o I.,)