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19420106 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes a-:-'r::4",-':-";r"'>-,,,,~, ',". MINUTES OF TEE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY C OUNC IL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HELD TUESDAY JANUARY 6TH, 1942, AT THE HOUR OF THREE or 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. Mot~on carried. Communication from City Engineer,recommending the Griffith Company be granted an extension of thirty (3cr) days from January 2, 1942 for completion of improvement in Vernon Avenue, was read. It was moved by Furlong and seconded by Levy that the communi- cation be filed and the recommendation concurred in. Motion carried. Communiction from the Chief of the Fire Department,recommending that the application of Wheeler, Reynolds & Stauffer for storage of Carbon Bisulphide or Carbon Disulphide,on premises at 3200 E. 26th Street, be denied, was read. It was moved by Levy and seconded by Peralta that the communi- cation be filed and the recommendation concurred in. Motion carried. Communication from Southern California Water Qompany, regarding a water connection between their system and the City of Vernon water system, was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Furlong that the communication be filed and referred to the Committee of the Whole. Motion carried. Communications from the City of Huntington Park, City of Maywood and City of Lynwood, together with resolution from each providing for mutual aid between the Fire Departments of the several cities and the City of Vernon, were read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communications be filed and referred to the Cheif of the Fire Departmant for study and report. Motion carried. CommunIDation from Southern California Gas Company, submitting model ordinance regarding air raid precautions or black-outs, was read. It was moved by Furlong and seconded by Scheider that the communication be filed and the copy of ordinance be referred to the City Attorney. Motion carried. Communication from the City Clerk of the City of Los Angeles, together with copy of communiction from Community Development Association recommending a comprehensive plan for disposal of sewage from Metropolitan area, was read. . It was moved by Levy and seconded by Furlong that the communi- cation be filed. Motion carried. Communication from Norris Stamping and Manufacturing Co., stating that they had been requested by Army Ordinance Department to equip their sprinkler system with city fire alarm system, was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed and referred to the Chief of the Fire Department. Motion carried. 21 ;'-./ '--- "-~"",-",-~~~.;;",:,,., -'l""""""""""1",~<'" Report of General Petroleum Company on pipe line franchise ordinances 80, 152, 299 and 532, for period ending October 31, 1941, together with check in the sum of Forty-Nine and 96/100 Do11ars~4~.96), was read. It was moved by Levy and seconded by Furlong that the communi- cation be filed and check accepted. Motion carried. Communication from Vita-Fresh Juice Co., submitting firms desiring their products, was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communication, together with application for permit heretofore read, be filed. Motion carried. Communication from United Motor Service, requesting permit to conduct business at 5035 Gifford Avenue, was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed and permit granted. Motion carried. Communication from New Departure (Division of General Motors Corporation) for permit to conduct a wholesale machinery business at 5035 Gifford Avenue, was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed and the permit granted. Motion carried. Application of Walworth Detective Service, Inc., requesting permit to conduct a private detective business and night watchman service within the City, was read. It was moved by Levy and seconded by Peralta that the application be filed and permit denied. Motion carried. Communication from Arrowhead Rubber Co., requesting that slow signs be posted in the vicinity of 2244 E. 37th Street, was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed and referred to the Police Department. Motion carried. Communication from Buehler Tank & Welding Works, requesting that curbing in front of their office,at 5000 Pacific Boulevard, be painted green, was read. It was "moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed and referred to the Police Department. Motion carried. Communication from James L. Watson, 1016 W. 53rd Street, written in behalf of employees of Santa Fe Ice Plant, rega~ding condition of E.26th Street east of Downey Road, was read. It was moved by Scheider and seconded by Peralta that the communication be filed and referred to the City Engineer. Motion carried. Communication from the C.I.a. with reference to Alcoa Avenue was read. It was moved by Furlong and seconded by Levy that the connnuni- cation be filed and referred to the City Engineer with instructions to answer the letter. Motion carried. Communication from the Navy Department, Office of Naval Material, in regard to connection with the City of Los Angeles Water System, was read. 2. " ) It was moved by Levy and seconded by Furlong that the communi- cation be filed and referred to the Mayor and City Attorney with instructions to employ E. R. Young as Special Counsel to handle this matter, together with the necessary ordinances regarding air raid precautions and blackouts. Motion carried. Communications from the following firms for permits to haul refuse from their respective premises upon and along the public streets of the City of Vernon, were readl Acme Brewing Co." Watkins Co., Norris Stamping & Manufacturing Co., United Motor Service, and Almquits Brothers & Viets. It was moved by Peralta and seconded by Levy that the communications be filed and permits granted. Motion carried. Report of the Police Department was read. It was moved by Peralta and seconded by Scheider that same be filed. Motion carried. Report of the Committee on Light, Power, Water, Building and Purchasing, of December 16, 1941, was read. It was moved by Furlong and seconded by Peralta that the report be approved and filed. Motion carried. The following Applications, all having the approval of the City Engineer, were read: APPLICATION 8314 Coast Packing Co., to make sewer connection at 3399 Vernon Avenue. APPLICATION 8315 E. K. Wood Lumber Co., to make sewer connection at 4710 S. Alameda Street. APPLICATION 8316 Reed Electric Co., to make sewer connection at 5503 S. Boyle Avenue. APPLICATION 8317 Buehler Tank & Welding Co., to construct drain through curb in E/S Pacific Blvd., S/O 50th Street. APPLICATION 8318 Fibreboard Co., to make sewer connection at 3720 S. Soto Street. APPLICATION ~ Southern California Gas Co., to lay gas service at 3401 E. Vernon Avenue. APPLICATION 8320 Whiting Mead Co., to make sewer connection at 2250 E. 38th Street. APPLICATION 8321 Southern California Gas Co., to lay gas service at 5816 S. Boyle Avenue. APPLICATION 8322 Southern California Water Co., to repair water main in 25th Street, 50 ft. W/O Santa Fe Avenue. APPLICATION 8323 Southern California Water Co., to repair main in 49th Street, 50 ft. E/O Santa Fe Avenue. APPLICATION 8324 Norris Stamping & Manufacturing Co., to construct roof drain through curb in W/S Boyle Avenue, 460 ft. S/O Fruitland Road. APPLICATION 8325 Southern California Gas Co., to lay gas service at 4908 S. Alameda Street. APPLICATION 8326 Southern Ca.lifornia Gas Co., to abandon gas service at 5555 Alcoa Avenue. APPLICATION 8327 Sbuthern California Water Co., to repair main in Santa Fe Avenue, 5 ft. S/O 26th Street. APPLICATION 8328 Southern California Water Co., to repair main in Santa Fe Avenue, 29 ft. S/O 27th Street. 3 ""', APPLICATION 8329 Acme Brewing Co., to extend curb and sidewalk and construct roof drain through curb at 2080 E. 49th street. APPLICATION 8330 Southern California Tele~hone Co., to ground brace 2 poles, 40 ft. W/O Alcoa Avenue. It was moved by Furlong and seconded by Levy that the Applications be filed and permits granted. Motion carried. Demands on the General Fund in the sum of $9,151.12, consisting , of the following items, were read: Payroll Fire Department Police Department City Clerk City Treasurer Police Court Janitor Building Department City Attorney Health Department City Engineering Street Department Water Department Light & Power $1,985.00 1,790.33 85.00 52.50 102.50 60.00 156.00 200.00 75.00 1,321.18 799.63 1,112.39 12:8.33 7,867.86 Expenses: City Clerk Petty Cash Fire Department C. E. Kirk 23.56 10.00 Advertising.& Promotion Vernon Industrial Development Assn. 1,250.00 1,283.56 TOTAL: $9,151.42; It was moved by Levy and seconded by Furlong that the Demands be allowed and warrants drawn for the same. Motion carried. 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. . 4