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19410701 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HELD TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1941. AT THE HOUR OF THREE O'CLOCK P.M. AT THE CITY HALL, 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORN IA The Meeting was called to order by J. B. Leonis, Mayo~ Pro Tem of the City of Vernon. Councilmen Present: Messers, Leonis, Scheider, Peralta and R. J. Furlong Councilmen Absent: Richard Levy The Mayor, Pro Tem then called the meeting to order and pro- ceeded with the regular order of business. It was moved by Peralta and seconded by Scheider that the reading of the Minutes of the Meeting of June 17, 1941 be suspended. Motion carried. . General plan for the improvement of Alameda street, sub- mitted by Francis Bates, City Engineer was read. It was moved by Furlong and seconded by Scheider that the same be filed and referred to the City Engineer and City Attorney.. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 541 - Establishing certain zones within the city of Vernon was read for second reading. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Furlong that Ordinance No. 541 be passed for third reading. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 541 .nsOrdinace establishing certain zones within the City of Vernon was read for the third and final reading. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that Ordinance No. 541 be adopted.' Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes, Leonis, Scheider, Furlong and Peralta. Noes: None. Absent: Levy. Communication from Earl Warren, Attorney General of the Ste:a of California, regarding the fifth annual California Technical Institute of Pace Officers to be held at the University of California at Los Angeles, July 7th to 19th was read. It was moved by Peralta and seconded by FUrlong that t he communication be filed and referred to the Police Department. Motion carried. Communication from the Chief of Police, E. Giles and Carl A. Heinze, Consulting Electrical Engineer regarding the request of the Owens Illinois Pacific Coast Co., to move street light to a point opposite entranee gate om Fruitland Road. Report states that lights have been moved in accordance with suggestions of Owens Illinois Pacific Coast Co. . It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Furlong that the communication be filed and approved. Motion carried. 383 Communication from C. O. Sparks and Mundo Engineering Co., regarding application to excavate in property of Huntington Land and Improvement Co., was read. It was moved by Peralta and seconded by Scheider that the same be filed. Motion carried. Communication from John W. Houlgate requeating permit to operate service station at 4922 So. Soto Street, was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta t~ the communication be filed and permit granted. Motion carried. Communication from Model Meat Co., requesting permit to operate a meat jobbing business at 4360 So. Soto Street was read. It was moved by Peralta and seconded by Furlong that the communication be filed and permit granted. Motion carried. Communication from Waukesha Motors Co., to conduct a sales office and warehouse at 4927 Pacific Blvd., was read. It was moved by Furlong and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed and permit granted. Motion carried. Communication from National Titanium Co~ requesting permit to store empty pails, cans, drums, machinery, furniture and other accessories adjacent to their p~emises located at 2330 E. 37th Street was read. It was moved by Furlong and seconded by Peralta t~ the communication be filed, permit granted subject to the approval of the Fire Chief. Motion carried. Communication from Brown Bevis Equipment Co., regard- ing parking conditions at 4900 Santa Fe Avenue, and, Communication from Pioneer Flintkote Co~ requesting curb painting along E. 55th Street, and Communication from General Petroleum Corp., requesting curb painting along E. 37th Street, and ' Communication from Hall-Scotto Motor Co., requesting curb painting along Santa Fe Avenue at 5041, and Communication fromWaukesha Motor Co., requesting curb painting at 4927 Pacific Blvd., were read. It was moved by Furlong and seconded by Peralta that all these communications be referred to the Police Department. Motion carried. Communications from t he following firms for permits to haul refuse upon and along the public streets of the City of Vernon were read: Percival Steel Co. 4600 santa Fe Avenue J. F. Coffey, 2321 East 37th Street Byron Jackson Co., 2301 E. Vernon Avenue Patten Blinn Lumber Co., 3180 B. 26th Street Oxweld Acetylene Co. 2315 East 52nd Street. It was moved by Furlong and seconded by Scheider that the permits be granted" and communications filed. Motion carried. Report of the Police Department was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the same be filed. Motion carried. 384 Ordinance No. 542, an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 299 was read for first reading. It was moved by Scheider, seconded by PeFalta that Ordinance No. 542 be passed for first reading. Motion carried. It was moved by Scheider, seconded by Peralta that Councilman Furlong be appointed to the Committee on Light, Power, Water, Building and Purchasing of the City Council of the City of Vernon. Motion carried. At this time the City Clerk read the budget requirements for the different departments of the City of Vernon. It was moved by Scheider, sedonded by Peralta that the different budget requirements be filed. Motion carried. RESOLUTION No. 1051, a Resolution approving the tentative budget for the fiscal year 1941-42 was read. It was moved by Scheider, seconded by Peralta that Resolution No 1651 be adopted. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 1052, a resolution of the City Council of the City of >>Vernon, authorizing the Citizens National Trust and SavingsBank to accept the , signatures upon all checks drawn upon funds of the City of Vernon signed by the City Treasurer; F. G. French and countersigned by T.J.Furlong as City Clerk, or H. A. Anderson as Deputy City Clerk, was read. .u It was moved by Scheider, seconded by Peralta that esolution No. 1052 be adopted. ~otion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 1053, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon, authorizing the First National Bank of Vernon to accept the signatures upon all checks drawn upon the funds of the City of Vernon signed by the City Treasurer, F. G. French and countersigned by T. J. Furlong as City Clerk or G. A. Anderson as Deputy City Clerk. It was moved by Peralta, sedonded by Scheider that Resolution No. 1053. be adopted. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 1054, a resolu.tion fixing the compen~ation for the Chief of Police, was read. It was moved by Scheider, seconded by Peralta that Resolution No. 1054, be adopted. Motion carried. . RESOLUTION No. 1055, a resolution apPOinting Deputy Chief of Police and fixing his compensation, waS read. It was moved by Scheider, seconded by Peralta that Resolution No. 1055, be adopted. Motion carried. Communication from C. A. Heinze, Consulting Engineer, together with check from Southern California Edison Co., representing 2% of gross. receipts for year ending May 29, 1941, in the sum of $30,356.37, was read. . It was moved by Scheider, seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed and check accepted. Motion carried. The Minutes of the meeting of the Committee on Light, Power, water Building and Purchasing of June 17th, were read. It was moved by Scheider, seconded by Peralta that the same be approved as read. Motion carried. The following Applications,all having the approval of the City Engineer were read: Application 7857: Southern Pacific Co.,to repave tracks in E/S Alameda St., 800 ft. S/O Vernon Ave., Application 7858: Southern California Telephone Co. to ground brace 1 pole in N/S E. 27th St., 50 ft. W/O Santa Fe Ave. Southern California TelePhon7e Co. to ground brace 1 pole in N/S E. 27th St. 818 f~. W 0 Santa Fe Ave. 385 Application 7859: '~_,o '"'''''--r:"''.~","",~.'~"",,,,,,,,,,;---''-''~'-~--'---- Application 7860: Application ~86l: Application 7862: Application 7863: Application 7864: Application 7865: Application 7866: Application 7867: Applicati&.n 7868: Application 7869: ),' .;.1 Application 7870: Application~87l: '-"''':--'~-.''7'---~~:''''-~'~,"" -.""~~"'~''''~'"'''''.'''.'_~_'''.__7'_''_'__'''''''' "--~"~'r-."."~,,-""'='~~ Southern California Telephone Co., to remove 1 pole in Nls E. 38th Street, 65 ft. w/o Santa Fe Avenue. Mullenbach Electric Co., to contruct curb, driveway and sidewalk at 2300 E. 27th Street, Keenan Pipe & Supply Co., to construct curb and driveway at 2l~2 E. 27th Street. Southern Pacific Co., to repair low spots in track in E. 57th Street, 480 ft.E/o Alameda Street. Mullenbach Electric Co., to make sewer connection at 2300 E. 27th Street. Southern California Edison Co., to install 2 poles and one anchor and remove 1 pole and 1 anchor in sls 27th Street 800 ft. _/0 Santa Fe Ave. Southern California Telephone Co., to remove 1 pole and 1 anchor in N7s Randolph Street, WIO Maywood Ave. Southern California Gas Co., to install gas service at 2300 E. 27th Street. Poulsen & Nardon Tool Co., to construct curb, driveway and sidewalk on Nls Leonis BlVd., 250 feet wlo Seville Ave. Acme Electirc Welding Co., to pave 15 ft. alJay with 5 in. A.C. pavement and join existing paye- ment in Fruitland Road, in 1st alley H/o Pacific Blvd. Norris Stamping Co., to:'make sewer connection at 5215 So. Boyle Ave. California Containers Corp., curbs, sidewalk; two driveways and 3 in. A.C. pavement from curb to existing pavement at 5008 So. Boyle Ave. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Furlong that the applications be filed and permits granted. Motion carried. Demands upon the general fund in the sum of $17,072.05 consisting of the following items were made. PayrOll: Fire Department Police Department City Clerk Street Superintendent City Treasurer Police Court Street Cleaning Care of Building & Grounds Engineering , Building Department City Attorney Health Department Street Department Water Department Light and Power $2,105.00 1,138.33 75.00 50.00 52.00 102.50 100.00 55.25 1,197.45 159.00 200.00 75.00 849.60 627.17 119.17 6,905.97 ,[, 38h street Lighti~ Southern California Edison Co. 579.94 Traffic Signals Southern California Edison Co. 28.97 Library" L. A. News Co. 16.16 Trust Refunds Aluminum Company 110.00 Advertising & Promotion Vernon Industrial Development Assn. 1,250.00 Police Department Southern California Telephone Co. Saationers Corp. earl Entermann Co. Crouse Hinds Co. .75 55.93 12.25 44.06 Insurance State Compensation Insurance J. R. Molony Co. 15.08 1,482.45 City Clerk Eastside Printers Los. Angeles Times Petty Cash Fire Department Southern California Edison Co. Pioneer Rubber Mills Southern Ca1tfornia Telephone Co. Union Oil Co. 6.75 117.30 19.36 3.25 315.63 6.90 31.99 Cit;z: Engineer Eastside Stationery & Printing EBstside Stationery & Printing Vernon Stationery & Printing Co. Street Department J. E. Bauer Co. Griffith Co. . Graham Bros. California Hardware Co. Harper & Reynolds Co. Gilmore Oil Co ,i- ." Harper & Reynolds Co. I. Ybarra Vernon Paving Co. Vernon Paving Co. Water Department (per list) 6.70 1.96 11.56 45.ao 29.32 28.14 12.77 22.01 5.15 1.33 36.49 25.85 462.55 2,754.70 Light & Power Department (per list) TOTAL 700.09 $10,166.08 17,072.05 387 WATER DEPART~mNT- List Alhambra Foundrx Company, Ltd. C.I. bell pipe & flange .I.1hambraFoundry Company. Ltd. C.I. frames and covers $23.61 211.97 Chapman Valve Manufg. Co. Bronze valve stem 5.25 Ducommun Metals & Supply Parts for pipecutter .96 Mel-Haldeman Co. 20 - 2" corp. cocks U.72.61 Mel-Haldeman Co. 5 - 1" stop cocks 20 - 2" stop cocks Copper tubing and ells 10 - 2" copper tees 1000 lin.ft. 2" copper tubing 8.43 132.84 16.00 14.34 331.53 Graham Brothers Inc. 50 sacks Portland cement 30.75 Hersei Manufg. Co. . 2 - 2 water meters 3 - litf water meters 2 - 2 , 5-1", water meters 121.13 121.13 231.89 Hickey Pipe & Supply Co. Parts for pipe cutter W. R. Ladewig Company 1 - 4" pressure regulator 1 - 3~ pressure regulahor 3 - 2" pressure regulators Mueller Company 10 - 1" brass plugs 1 - 18 curb stop- Tools for work on copper tubing National Cylinder Gas Co. Pressure regulator for acetylene 1.03 136.96 94.p9 104.97 2.53 1.72 3.72 5.15 Percival Steel & Supply Co. 2 - 8" grinding wheels Repair parts for wrenches Reliable Iron Foundry Co. 1 - 8'! gate cap Rensselaer Valve Company 12 x 4 tapping sleeve & valve Rich Manufg. Co. Machine work on regulator 3.69 2.62 1.98 54.23 1.00 Simons Brick Company 30ooconnnon brick 3000 common brick 3000common brick 44.81 41.72 41.72 388 ,- _.'C-~::-C~-~~~''''''i:''''''-'~'''''-'=:~':-'':1~'~~'',::t::J<'':'''l!:J:''J <~,:"-_. Southern California Tele~hone Co. Excnange service - JE-193~ Western Pipe & Steel Company 100 ft. - 8" welded steel pipe 5.15 50.47 Street, Department ~esurfacing on water jobs Charges for material used Mueller Company 2 shell cutters Hersey Manufg. Company 1 - e~ detector check meter 101.20 72.42 145.35 267.09 Consolidated Rock Products 50 Sacks Portland cement 30.90 Mueller Company 20 - 2" plugs w. R. Ladewig Co. 3 - I!" pressure regulators 18.17 83.06 Garrett Supply Company 3/4" bottom tap & 2 - 3/4" screws 2.53 I. Ybarra Gasoline for month of June 1941 13.98 TOTAL water Demands - - - - - - - - - - - 2,754.70 389 LIGHT ND POWER DEPARTMENT - List Thomas V. Cassidy Services rendered for June 1941 200.00 Carl A. Heinze Services rendered for June 500.00 Water Department Light service deposit refund TOTAL Light and Power Demands .09 $700.09 It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the Demands be allowed and the warrents drawn ror the several amounts totaling $17,072.05. Motion carried. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta th~ the Meeting be adjourned. Motion carried. 390