19441017 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETINIJ
OF THE CITY C OUNC IL OF THE CITY OF VERN ON HELD ON
OCTOBER 17,1944 at 3:00 O'CLOCK P.M. AT THE OFFIOE
OF ~ THE CITY C OUNC IL, 4305 SANTA FE A VENBE, VERNON
COUNCILMEN PRESENT - MESSRS. Trowbridge, Leonis and Peralta
COUNCILMEN ABSENT - MESSRS. Poxon and Mailliare.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor J. B. Leonis.
It was moved by Peralta, seconded by Trowbridge that the minutes
of the previous meeting be approved. Motion carried.
Communic~tion from the City Engineer, togethe~ with copies of
letters from Army ~ervice Forces, Ninth Service Command Headquarters ad-
vising that the Vernon Water Department has been deleted from the Master
Inspection Responsibility List and that the maintenance of guards at
pumping stations are no longer necessary; also request of the City En-
gineer for authority to a dvise guards that their services will not be
required after October 31, 1944, were read.
It was moved by Trowb~idge, seconded by Peralta that the co~-
nication be filed and the City ~ngineer requested to notify guards that
services will cease as of October 31, 1944. Motion carried.
Communication from the Fire Chief submitting report on build-
ing application of Filtrol Company for construction of building to be
used for experimental purposes, was read. (The Fire Department has been
informed that materials to be used for experiments will consist of mostly
clay, water and supluric acid, and no flammable liquids will be used, and
the Fire Chief recommends t~t .the permit be granted.)
It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Peralta, that the commu-
nication be filed. Motion carried.
Communication from hero ~ie and Stamping Company, requesting per-
mit for the operation of a die and-stamping business (Similar to Norris
Stamping Co.) on property east of Moore Machinery Co.-and west of ~terling
Meat Company_on the north side of Vernon Avenue, plot of property being at-
taChed, was read.
It was moved by Peralta, seconded by Trowbridge,that the communie.
tion be filed and permit granted. 1fution carried.
Communication from Associated Steel Fabricators requesting per-
mit to conduct a steel fabric~ting business at 5200 Alcoa Ave. was read..
It was moved by Peralta, seconded by Trowbridge, that the commu-
nication be filed and permit grated. Motion carried.
Communication from Los Angeles Police Department Traffic Engineer,
stating they have received a telephonic request from Fire Chief Parker,
Consolidated Yards, Naywood for some warning sign of a bad dip in the road-
way of Washington Blvd. several blocks east of Grande Vista Avenue, was read
It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Peralta, that the commu-
nication be referred to the City Engineer. Motion carried.
Communication from Johns-Manville requesting curb painting at
3275 E. Slauson Ave., was read.
It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Peralta, that the Commu-
nication be referred to the Police Department. Motion carried.
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It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Peralta/\;'hat the commu-
nication be referred to the Police Department. Motion carrie~.
Communication from A. M. Castle Co. requesting curb painting at
2200 E. 55ht Street, was read.
It ~as moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Peralta, that the commu-
nication be referred to the Police Department. Motion carried.
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Communications from the following firms requesting permits to
haul refuse from their premises along and upon the streets of the City of
Vernon, were read: Weisstein Bros. & Survol, Saval Company, Swift & Co.
Kennedy Name Plate Company, United Aircraft Products Inc. and Chas. E.
Hires Co.
It was moved by Peralta, seconded by Trowbridge that the commu-
nications be filed and permits granted. Motion carried.
Report of the Police Department was read.
It was moved by Peralta, seconded by Trowbridge that the report
be filed. Motion carried.
Report of Carl A. Heinze, Consulting Engineer,on operations of
eledtric system by Southern California Edison Co. for month of August,
1944, was read.
It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Peralta, that the report
be received and filed. Motion carried.
Report of the Committea on Street Maintenance, Building and Pur-
chasing,and Library,was read.
It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Peralta, that the report
be filed. Motion carried.
Mr. J. G. Brown of the Rainbo Recording Co. appeared before the
City Council regarding business application filed w~th the Council on Oct-
ober 3, 1944; after discussions on the matter it was referred to F. H.
Donnelly, Fire Chief, for a report, upon motion by Trowbridge, seconded by
Peralta. Motion carried.
The following applications, all having the approval of the City
Engineer, were read:
APPLICATION 10235 - Axelson Manufacturing Co. to construct sidewalk in E/s
Boyle Avenue 55 ft. to 430 ft. Nlo Randolph Street.
APPLICATION 10236 - Southern California Gas Co. to repair main in Nls Ver-
non Ave. 257 ft. E/o Hawthorne ~ve_
APPLICATION 10237 - Quality Packing Co. to.i~ construct grease and sand trip
and make storm drain connection at 3207 East Vernon Ave.
APPLICATION 10238 - Clougherty Bros. to pave shoulder area in Nls Vernon
Avenue from- Soto Street to 268 ft. east thereof.
It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Peralta, that the appli-
cations be filed and permits granted. Motion carried.
Demands on the General fund in the sum of $17,788_56, consisting
of the following items, were read:
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Payroll
Fire Department
Police Department
street & Water Departments
City Engineering
City Cle rk
City Treasurer
Police Court
Building Department
Light & Ppwer Department
Civilian JJefense
Janitor
Health JJepartment
Ci ty Cl&rk
$ 3,,836.25
1,,846.25
1,,608.65
1,,154.00
122.50
60.00
87.50
175.00
362.50
375.00
80.00
37.50
125.00
Expenses:
City Clerk
Royal Typewriter Co.
Petty Cash
Police Department
C. A. Bower
R. D. Habi3ison
R. J. Thomas
Albert Terrence
W. R. Sloan
Carl McKee
T. W. McClanahan
Herbert Showalter
D. F. Lampert
S. M. COllins
E. L. Tubbs
C. D. !JIedley
Walter Spomer
J. H. Booth
Leo Bailey
R. L. Clark
3.75
19.96
27.50
27.50
27.50
27.50
27.50
27.50
27.50
27.50
27.50
27.50
27.50
27.50
27.50
27.50
27.50
27.50
BUilding DeEartment
Eastside Printers & Staty. Co.
Garage ReEair Shop
Keystone Tool & SUpply Co.
Almquist Bros. & Vietz
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3.90
62.81
42.21
Insurance
State Compensation Insurance
1,124.25
City Attoroe:;y
East Side tsr1nt'ers & Staty. Co.
Street Lighting
Southern California Edison Co.
Traffic Signals
Southern California Edison Co.
7.69
561.73
43.54
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Municipal Houses
Whiting Mead Co.
J. A. Bigham
Civilian Defense
Southern California Telephone Co.
Southern California Gas Co.
5.25
6.ll
5.38
l5.00
3.
$ 9,,870.15
368
Sewers
Beverly Hollywood Plumbing Co.
Beverly Hollywood Plumbing Co.
City Engineer
Gold Desk & Safe Co.
Bureau of printing, State of Calif.
Vernon Lightning Blueprint Co.
Street Maintenance
Gilmore Oil (.;0.
Auto Clubof Southern California
Gilmore Oil Co.
$ 540.00
240.00
24.09
2.05
9.28
5.13
2.65
5.13
Fire De~Qrtment
Globe Sanitary Supply Co.
Los Angeles Brush Co.
Gamewell Company
Muelle r Co.
Associated Oil Co.
B. T. Babbitt Holly Co.
GMC Truck & Coach Co.
Howard Supply Co.
Mine S~fety Appliance Co.
W. A . Mi tc he 11
R. N. Na son Co.
~acific Coast Brush Co.
So. Calif. GasCo.
So. Calif. EdisonCo.
So. Calif. Telephone Co.
So.Calif. TelephoneCo.
F. H. Donnelly
Whitning Mead Co.
Badge Refunds
EarIF. Muren
George Wilson
Water Department
Almquist ~ros. & Viets
Associated Piping & Engineering Co.
Associated Piping & Engineering Co.
Associated Piping & Engineering Co.
Associated Piping & Engineering Co.
S. H. Bacon Materials Co.
A. M. Castle & Co.
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co.
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co.
J. A. Clark Draying Co. Ltd.
James B. Claw & Sons
Commercial Iron Works
Consolidated Rock Products Co.
Ducommun Metals & Supply Co.
Gold Desk &'Safe Co.
Goodyear Service Store
Hickey Pipe & Supply Co.
Hickey Pipe ~ Supply Co.
Hickey Pipe & Supply Co.
Hickey Pipe & Supply Co.
Howard Supply Co.
Keenan Pipe & Supply Co.
Keenan Pipe &; Supply Co.
Marris P. Kirk & Son, Inc.
Lord-Babcock, Inc.
LDrd-Babcock, Inc.
Lord-Babcock, Inc.
Marine Engineering & SUpply Co.
National Cylinder Gas Co.
1.30
7.18
23.l0
111.63
205.35
22.51
3.,68
90.'62
61.26
.50
16.45
6.11
29.50
11.81
23.06
1.50
l2.34
13,.79
13.48
13.88
2.53
1.13
8.44
151.93
2.64
.73
1.30
19.33
11.75
4.68
23.67
236.47
1.15
47.16
4.97
32.44
.97'
37.73
20.38
36.28
25.36
7.22
7.37
.75
6.09
2.88
.99
5.00
5.00
4.
$3,676.47
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The Pennzoil Co.
Petty Cash
Reliable Iron Foundry
Rensselaer Valve Co.
So. Calif. Edison Co. Dtd.
50. Calif. Fence Co.
So. Calif. Telephone Co.
Vaughan Electric Service
Vernon Lightning Blue Print,Inc.
Carl Wilson
$ 36.29
10.26
39.79
62.34
2,787.66
9.74
.07
375.34
2.62
50.00
. 4,241.94
$17,788.56
It was moved by Peralta, seconded by Trowbridge, that the
demands be allowed and warrants drawn for the same. Motion carried.
It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Peralta, that the
meeting adjourn to October 30, 1944 at 4:00 P. M. Motion carried.
ATTEST:
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