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19411216 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes -~;'I"T':'"'''''..~~'.~~''''''~--;'''''"''''''''''''''~.~...:1f.).~ MINUTES OF TEE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HELD TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, 1941, AT THE HOUR OF THREE O'CLOCK P.M., AT THE CITY HALL, 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA The meeting was called to order by Mayor J. B. Leonis. Councilmen Present: Messrs:. Leonis, Furlong, Scheider, Peralta, Levy_ Councilmen Absent: None. It was moved by Furlong and seconded by Scheider that the Minutes of the previous meeting be approved without reading. Motion carried. Report of the City Engineer on the matter submitted by Everett B. Thomas for the closing of Bickett Street from 54th Street south to the Union Pacific Tracks was read. City Engineer recommended that the request be denied. It was moved by Furlong and seconded by Scheider that the communication be filed and the recommendation of the City Engineer concurred in. Motion carried. Communication from Francis Bates, City Engineer, recommending that Griffith Company be granted an extension of fifteen (15) days for the completion of the 55th Street improvement was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed and the fifteen-day extension be granted. Motion granted. Communication from the City Engineer regarding excavation applications of Southern California Water Company was read. ,) It was moved by Furlong and seconded by Levy that the comm~ication be filed and the applications be taken up in the regular course of business. Motion carried. Communication from Faulkner, Oakes & Faulkner, Auditors and Accountants, regarding audits for the City. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed. Motion carried. Communication from Southern California Gas Company regarding the placing of red lanterns around excavations under blackout conditions was read. It was moved by Levy and seconded by Furlong that the communication be filed and referred to the City Attorney. Motion carried. Resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of South Gate, regarding joint assistance due to emergencies, was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the Resolution be filed and referred to Chief of the Fire Department. Motion carried. Communication from Wheeler, Reynolds & Stauffer, requesting permit to store Carbon Bisulphide, etc., at Stauffer Chemical premises located at 3200 E. 26th Street, was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed and referred to the Fire Chief for report. Motion carried. 4.55 Communication from the Luer Packing Company requesting that permit ot DeLuxe Box Lunch Company for operation of canteen and restaurant on premises at 3026 E. Vernon Avenue be transferred to the Luer Packing Company, was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Furlong that the communication be filed and a new permit be issued the Luer Packing Company. Motion carried. Communication from Archie Bardin, 839 S. Wilton Place, Los Angeles, requesting permit to operate a wholesale beverage truck within the City, was read It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed and referred to the committee of the whole. Motion carried. Cammunicationfrom Vita-Fresh Juice Company, requesting license to supply defense factories within the City with fruit and vegetable juices. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed and laid over until the next meeting. Motion carried. Communication from T. H. Donahue, requesting permit to engage in the ~usiness of manufacturing pottery supplies and sundry barium products at 2316 E. 52nd Street, was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed and permit granted. Motion carried. Communication from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Co~, requesting permission to take motion pictures at Bergstrom Steel Company, 3341 E. Slauson Avenue, on December 17, 1941, was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Furlong that the communication be filed and referred to the Chief of Police. Motion carried. Communication from A.Brass Foundry Co., regarding the painting of curbing at 2052 E. Vernon Avenue~ was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed and referred to the Polke Department. Motion carried. Communication from Johnston Pump Co., regarding the establishment of red zone at 2324 E. 49th Street, was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Furlong that the communication be filed andreferred to the Chief of Police. Motion carried. Communication (not signed) complaining of nuisance~eated by California Metal Enameling Co., 2151 E. 51st Street, was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed. Motion carried. Communications from the following firms for permits to haul refuse upon and along the public streets of the City of Vernon were read: General Petroleum Corp., Whiting Mead Company, Standard Pipe & Supply Company and Western Industrial EnglneeringCo. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communications be filed and permits granted. Motion carried. At this time the City Attorney reported that the Federal Ice and Cold Storage Company had agreed to compromise the claim of One Hundred Thirty-Five ($135.00) Dollars and pay the City Seventy-Five ($75.60) Dollars for the destruction of a street traffic signal. It was moved by Levy and seconded by Peralta that the City enter into the compromise and accept the offer of Seventy-Five ($75.00) Dollars. M<:),tion carried. 456 Communication from the City of Los Angeles in reference to traffic lights on Alameda Street was read. It was moved by Levy and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed and referred to the City Engineer. Motion carried. Minutes of the meeting of the Comittee on Light, Power, Water, Building and Purchasing of December 2, 1941 were read. It was moved by Furlong and seconded by Peralta that the Minutes of the Committee be approved as read. Motion carried. Report of the Consulting City Electrical Engineer for the month of October, 1941 was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Levy that the report be filed. Motion carried. The following applications, all having the approval of the City Engineer, were read. APPLICATION 78l&-- APPLICATION 7813, APPLICATION 7814- APPLICATION 7819- APPLICATION 7820 . APPLICATION 7821. 1/ APPLICATION 8243 . APPLICATION 8244- - APPLICATION 8245 APPLICATION 8246 APPLICATION 8247 I APPLICATION 8248 APPLICATION 8270 ~ APPLICATION 8271 APPLICATION 8272 APPLICATION 8273 APPLICATION 8274 SouthernCalifornia Water eo., to repair main in Malabar Street, 20 ft. S/O Fruitland Road. Southern California Water Co., to repair main at 2100 E. 25th Street. Southern California Water Co., to repair main in Santa Fe Ave., 32 ft. N/O 52nd Street. Southern California Water Co., to repair main at 2100 E. 25th Street. Southern California Water Co., to repair main at 2146 E. 25th Street. Southern California Water Co., to repair main in 27th Street, 225 ft. w/o Santa Fe Ave. Southern California Gas Company to lay gas service at 3652 Vernon Avenue. Southern California Gas Company to lay gas service at 3750 E. Vernon Avenue. Pierson Manufg. Co., to make sewer connection at 2312 E. 38th Street. Columbia Steel Company to construct curb and gutter in 57th Street,. 60 ft. W/O 2nd Street. Southern California Gas Co., to repair service at 2353 E~ 38th Street. Kurtzman Bros., to construct roof drain through curb in E/S Alcoa Avenue, 320 ft. S/O Leonis Blvd. Southern California Water Co., to repair main at 2160 E. 25th street. Southern California Water Co., to repair main at 2118 E. 25th Street. Southern California Water Co., to repair main in St. Charles St., 29 ft. N/O Audrey Southern California Water Co., to replace 6 in. main in E. 51st Street, 147 ft. E/O Alameda Street. Southern California Water Co., to repair main in 2371 E. 51st Street. 457 APPLICATION 8275 . Southern California Water Co. , to repair main at 2615 Santa Fe Ave. APPLICATION 8276 / Southern California Water Co. , to repair main at 2140 E. 25th Street. APPLICATION 8W7 / Southern California Water Co. , to repair main at - 2018 E. 25th Street. APPLICATION 8278. Southern California Water Co. , to repair main at ---- 2120 E. 25th Street. APPLICATION 8279 . Southern California Water Co., to repair main at 2116 E. 25th Street. APPLICATION 8280, Southern California Water Co. , to repair main in ---- 52nd Street, 89 ft. E/O Alameda Street. APPLICATION 8281 'c Southern California Water Co., to repair main at 2120 E. 52nd Street. APPLICATION 8282 . Southern California Water Co., to repair main at ---- 2300 E. 52nd Street. APPLICATION 8283 / Southern California Water Co., to repair main at 2120 E. 52nd Street. APPLICATION 8284 . Southern California Water Co., to repair main at - 46th & St. Charles Ave. APPLICATION 8285 . Southern California Water Co., to repair main in Santa Fe Ave., 60 ft. N/O 49th Street. Southern California Water Co., to repair main at 1825 E. 25th Street. APPLICATION 8286 ---- APPLICATION 8287. Southern California Water Co., to repair main in E. 52nd Street, 34 ft., E/O Alameda Street. APPLICATION 8288' Southern California Water Co., to repair main in ---- Slauson Ave., 100 ft. E/O Boyle Ave. APPLICATION 8289. Southern California Water Co., to repair main in E. 52nd Street, 60 ft. E/O Alameda Street. APPLICATION 8290 / Southern California Water Co. , to repair main in Santa Fe Ave., 19 ft. N/O 30th Street. APPLICATION 8291 . Southern California Water Co., to repair main at 2100 E. 25th Street. APPLICATION 8292 . Southern California Water Co. , to repair main at 203S I. 46th Street. APPLICATION 8293' Southern California Water Co., to repair main in St. Charles St., 150 ft. N/O 46th Street. APPLICATION 8294 j Southern California Water Co., to repair main at - 2335 E. 27th Street. APPLICATION' 8295 j Southern California Water Co., to repair main in ---- Santa Fe Ave., 25 ft. S/O p5th Street. APPLICATION 8296 - Southern California Water Co., to repair main in Santa Fe Ave., 100 ft. S/O 55th Street. APPLICATION 8297 . Southern California Water Co., to repair main at 2027 E. 25th Street. 458 " Southern California Water Co., to repair main in Ross Street, 175 ft. S/O 38th Street. APPLICATION 8299' Southern California Water Co., to repair main in ---- E. 52nd Street, 225 ft. S/O Alameda Street. APPLICATION 8298 APPLICATION 8300 C Southern California Water Co., to repair main in ---- E. 25th Street, 1000 ft. E/OAlameda Street. APPLICATION 8301. Southern California Water Co., to repair main in E. 52nd Street, 125 ft. E/O Alameda Street. APPLICATION 8302 . Southern California Water Co., to repair main in E. 52nd Street, 1150 ft. E/O Alameda Street. APPLICATION 8303 j Southern California Water Co. , to repair main at 1911 E. 51st Street. APPLICATION 8304 . Southern California Water Co., to repair main at ---- 2100 E. 25th Street. APPLICATION 8305 J Southern California Water Co., to repair main at 2048 E. 52nd Street. APPLICATION 8306 Southern California Water Co. , to repair main in E. 28th Street, alley E/O Santa Fe Ave. APPLICATION 8307 / Southern California Water Co. , to repair main at 2146 E. 25th Street. APPLICATION 8308 J Southern California Water Co., to repair main at ---- 2235 E. 27th Street. APPLICATION 8309 / Southern California Water Co., to repair main in ---- E. 52nd Street, 157 ft. E/O Alameda Street. APPLICATION 8310. Southern California Water Co., to install 1 in. copper water service in Vernon Ave., 565 ft. 110 Santa F~ Ave. APPLICATION 8311' Southern California Water Co., to repair water main at 2026 E. 25th Street. APPLICATION ~ j Southern California Water Co., to install 1 in. service at 5501 Boyle Ave. APPLICATION 8313' Southern California. Water Co., to repair water main at 2151 E. 51st Street. It was moved by Levy and seconded by Furlong that the applications be filed and permits granted.. Motion carried. Demands on the General Fund in the sum of $26,889.17, consisting of the following items, were read: Expenses: Water & ~ Department Southern California Edison Co. 1,968.13 Street Lighting Southern California Edison Co. Library Los Angeles News Company 579.94 6.57 459 ) Trust Refunds Griffith Company Drury F. Hicks R & H Construction Co. 10.00 5.00 9.75 Insurance State Compensation Insurance Fund 1,364.19 Advances Harry M. Westfall Jas. R. Johnston Title Guarantee & Trust Co. Jas. R. Johnston Thos. V. Cassidy 10,739.52 150.00 50.00 150.00 262.50 Traffic Signals Southern California Edison Co. Southern California-Edls~n Compamy City of Huntington Park 45.03 23.18 11.25 Police Department Southern California Telephone Co. Southern California Telephone Co. E. Giles .82 .89 9.29 Care of Building & Grounds Lord & Babcock California HardWare Co. Southern California Edison Co. Western Gasket & Packing Co. Fire Del?artment Union Oil Co. Paper Towel Service Globe Sanitary Supply Co. :t. A. Jennings Hardware Littlejohn-Reuland Co. Al Monroe Service Southern California Telephone Co. Southern California Telephone Co. F. H. Donnelly Southern California Edison Co. 12.00 1.39 21.17 3.09 6.52 12,.20 8.72, 4.30 2,.84 22.45 1.06 6.90 2.68 3.25 City Engineer Southern California Telephone Co. Wilson Carbon Co. A. Lietz Co. U. S. Post Office E. K. Wood Lumber Co. Vernon Staty & Printing Co. Vernon Blue Print Co. 1.78 3.9.55 7.23; 46.60 38.72 2.32 12.72 Street Department Chanslor & Lyon Consolidated Rock Products E. K. Wood Lumber Co. E. K. Wood Lumb,er Co. Southern California Edison Co. Harper & Reynolds 208.17 17.30 1.10 4.63 20.02- 53.79 460 Gilmore Oil Co. Al's Auto Glass Co. J. G. Tucker & Son Pacific Coast Borax Co. Consolidated Rock Products Co. Consolidated Rock Products Co. L. Ybarra L. A. Brush Co. J. G. Tucker & Son City Clerk Modern Office Appliance Co. Eastside Printers Modern Office Appliance Co. Royal Typewriter Co. Water Department Alhambra Foundry Co., Ltd. 3 manhole frames & covers Alhambra Foundry Co., Ltd. Manhole frames,covers and rings Alhambra Foundry Co., Ltd. Manhole frames '& covers American Cast Iron Pipe Co. 288 lin.ft. 8~ C.I.Pipe American Concrete & Steel Pipe Blue Diamond Corporation Consol. Rock Products Co. Conso1. Rock Products Co. Conso1. Rock Products Co. .- 249 lin.ft. 158 cement pipe 2000 lin.ft. reinforcing steel 50 sacks Portland cement 50 sacks Portland cement ) 50 sacks PortBnd Cement Ducommun Metals & Supply Co. 100-5/8x3 machine bolts Gilmore Oil Co. Globe Sanitary Supply.Co. Harper & Reynolds Corp. Hersey Mfg. Co. W.R. Ladewig Co. 5.15 12.74 1.4.68 4.89 8.76 10,.52 44.64 83.2,5 50.47 4.86- 3.61 8.71 3.77 1,980.00 1,697.17 85.00 52.50 100.00 62.50 60.00 159.00 27.50 895.73 1,409.2:5 597.09 119.17 105.99 441.62 124.89 486.49 170.56 42.65 29.61 29.61 29.61 5.94 250 gal. gasoline 27.18 Two gal. brass polish 5.10 Four floor brush, 2 lantern batteries 7.20 2-2m, 1-48 water meters 383.57 4-2" pressure regulators 149.02; 16,204.61 7,244.91 461 Percival Steel ~ Supply Co. Misc' 1 hardware supplies Percival Steel & Supply Co. One 88 wire wheel brush Plant Rubber & Asbestos WkB. Gasket & Packing material Leach Relay Co., Inc. Littlejohn-Reuland Corp. Littlejohn-Rueland Corp. Mueller Company National Cy1. Gas Co. Rich Mfg. Co. Rich Mfg. Co. Rich Mfg. Co. Rich Mfg. Co. Simons Brick Co. Simons Brick'Co. Simons Brick Co. So. Calif. Telephone Co. State Comp. Insr. Fund State Comp. Insr. Fund Vernon Blueprint Co. I. Ybarra, Thomas V. Cassidy Light and Power Department Thomas V. Cassidy Eastside printers Carl A. Heinze Joint Pole Committee State Comp. Insr. Fund Two relays 6.92 36 heavy duty contact tips Repairs parts for starters & motors 35.23 47.33 Two tapping sleeves & valves 220.40 Demurrage for Nov., 1941 1.24 14.68 1.44 9.40 Machine work on regulator Machine work on regulator Machine work on regulators Machine work on regulator 2.25 1.25 4.75 1.25 6000 common brick 89.61 3000 common brick 44.81 3000 common brick 44.81 Exchange service J'I.-1932 22:.53, Premium on Policy 25023/41 Premium on Policy 25023/41 62.64 51.92 Blueprints for Nov., 1941 1.85 Gasoline purchases for Nov.,1941 16.49 Services rendered for Nov. 1941 100.00 2,819.84 Services rendered for Nov., 1941 100.00 100 vertical file folders 2.27 Services rendered for Nov.~ 1941 500.00 Equity in pole comb~ions 16.52 Premium on Policy 25023/41 1.02 619.18 TOTAL; - $26,889.17 It was moved by Levy and seconded by Peralta that the Demands be allowed and warrants drawn for the same. Motion carried. 462 .'C~~"~P~,~\""",,".T...""~~~',,,J:"--'-' J There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, it was moved by Furlong and seconded by Scheider that the meeting adjourn. Motion carried. " #' of Vernon ATTEST: 4f;:l.