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19491220 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes l-HNUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON, HELD ON DECEMBER 20, 1949 AT 2 O'CLOCK P.M. IN THE COID'rCIL CHA11BER OF THE CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE AVErmE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA COUNCIIJvlEN PRESENT: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Trowbridge COIlNCILMEN ABSENT: Leonis The meeting was called to order by Mayor R. J. Furlong. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Trowbridge that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved. Motion carried. ,/ Communication from Francis Bates, City Engineer, in regards to street openings and improvement in Tract No. l~~;G by the Consolidated Pacific Investment Company. The City Engineer reports that no completed plans have been filed for the proposed work. Bond in the amount of $107,000. under recorded date of December 29, 1948 for completion of improvement work within one year was filed on October 19, 1948. The City Engineer recoIl1I'lended that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for appropriate action, was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Anderson that the matter of the improvement work by the Consolidated Pacific Investment Company be referred to the City Attorney. Motion carried. Communication from Consolidated Pacific Investment Company in regards to street improvements in Tract No. 14256, and submitting Bond Extension in the amount of $107,000. was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Anderson that the communication and Bond Extension submi,ted by the Consolidated Pacific Investment Company be referred to the Ci~ Attorney and City Engineer. Motion carried. Communication from Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors together with resolution attached appropriating $250.00 for acquisition of right of way in 50th Street and in Fruitland Avenue, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Trowbridge that the cOIl1I'lunication from the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors be filed. Motion carried. Communication and report of B. A. Moeller, Refinery Fire Marshall, on request of the East-West Distributors for a permit to conduct a gasoline distributing business at 2460 E. 28th Street. Refinery Fire Marshall recommends that permit be granted, was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Mailliard that the communication and report of the ~efinery Fire Marshall on the application of the East-West Distributors be filed and the recommendation be approved. Motion carried. Communication and report of F. H. Donnelly, Fire Chief, on the application of E. H. Roethler for a permit to conduct a business of manufacturing wood trophy bases at 2616 Downey Road, and recommending that a permit be granted, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard that the comm~Ulication and report of the Fire Chief be filed and the recommendation be approved. Motion carried. 1. 3;::;9 12/20/49 Report o~ Police Department on application o~ Vefnon Complete Bookeeping Service requesting a permit to conduct and operate a bookeeping service at 3865 S. Soto S~reet. Police Department submits report without recommendation, was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Anderson that the renort o~ the Police Department on application o~ Vernon Complete Bookeeping Service be filed and permit granted. Motion carried. Communication ~rom Universal Merchandising Company requesting a permit to engage in wholesale mail order business, selling to variety, drug and department stores handling drug sundries, toys, hardware items and household appliances at 5400 Santa Fe Avenue, was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Mailliard that the communication of Universal Merchandising Company be filed and permit granted. ]r1otlon carried. Communication ~rom California Con-Rod Service requesting a permit to conduct a business of automotive and industrial grinding at 2061 E. 37th Street, was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Anderson that the corr~unication from California Con-Rod Service be filed and permit granted. Motion carried. Communication from High Standard Meat Company requesting a permit to conduct a wholesale meat business ~t 2535 E. Vernon Avenue, was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Mailliard that the communication from High Standard Meat Company be filed and permit granted. Motion carried. Communication from C. McGlasson and C. J. Endres request- ing permit to operate restaurant at 2353 E. 38th Street, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Trowbridge that the communication of C. McGlasson and C. J. Endres be filed and permit granted. Motion carried. Communication from George Kizanis requesting permit to sell lunches within the city, was read. - It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Anderson that the communication and request of George Kizanis be referred to the Police Department. Motion carried. Communication from Industrial Equipment Company requesting curb painting at 44~1 Santa Fe Avenue, was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Mailliard that the communication of the Industrial Equipment Company be filed and the matter referred to the Police Department. Motion carried. Communication from Greenwalt Brothers, Inc. requesting a permit to operate ~ truck service station at ~30l Downey Road, was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Trowbridge that the communication from Greenwalt Brothers, Inc. be filed and permit granted. Motion carried. Communication from General Petroleum Corp. requesting permit to haul refuse from 2525 E. 37th Street and 2423 E. 28th Street over and along city streets, was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Anderson that t~~o communication and request of the General Petroleum Corp. be filed and permit granted. Motion carried. 2. r 12/20/49 Statiscal Report filed by Air Pollution Control District, Los Angeles County for month of November, 1949 was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Trowbridge that the report of the Air Pollution Control District be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from James P. Kelly requesting the estab- lishing of safety zones for pedestrians boarding street cars at Vernon and Santa Fe Avenues, was read. It was moved~by Anderson, seconded by TrmtJbridge that the communication from James P. Kelly be referred to the City Engineer and Chief of Police. Motion carried. Communication from Dorothy Haas requesting that traffic officer direct traffic at 37th Street and Soto Street from 4:l~ P.M. to 6 P.M., was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Trowbridge that the communication from Dorothy Haas be referred to the Police Department. :t-fotion carried. Report of the Police Department was received. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Mailliard that the Report of the Police Department be received and filed. Motion carried. The following applications all having the approval of the City Engineer were read. Apnlication 1_4:m - Southern California Gas Company to install gas service at 1916 East 51st Street. Applicationl~324 - Southern California Gas Company to abandon gas service at 3745 S. Sotostreet. Application 14~~ - Southern California Gas Company to make repairs in gas main in W/S Santa Fe Avenue, 261 ft. N/O 49th st. ApplicatiQIl.J2:!-..9_26 - Southern California Gas Company to make repairs to gas main in E/S Santa Fe Avenue at intersection of E. Vernon Avenue. Application 14927 - Southern California Gas Company to abandon curb service at 3000 Santa Fe Avenue. Southern California Gas Company to install gas service at 3~40 E. 26th Street. Application ~~_~ - Los Angeles Transit Lines to set ,pole and remove pole in N/S Vernon Avenue, 124.43 and 1~3.6 ft. W/O st. Charles Avenue. Application 14~?8 Application 14930 - General Petroleum Corporation to connect additional plumbing facilities to sewer at 3745 Soto Street. Applic~tion 14931 - Coast Packing Company to connect additional plumbing facilities to sewer at 327~ E. Vernon Avenue. Application 14932 - Atlas Packing Company to connect additional plumbing facilities to sewer at 3~01 E. Vernon Avenue. Appl~cation 14933 - State Packing Company to connect additional plumbing facilities to sewer at 3163 E. Vernon Avenue. Applica~ion ~4334 - Klubnikin Packing Company to connect additional plumbing facilities to sewer at 3l.t-2~ E. Vernon Avenue. 3. 371 12/20/49 It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Mailliard that applications numbered 14923 to 14934 inclusive be filed and permits granted. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 629, Repealing License Ordinance No. 626, Regulating Business by Vehicle was read for the first reading. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Mailliard that Ordinance No. 629 be passed for first reading. Motion carried. Report of Committee on Street Mainte~ance, Water, Building, Library and Purchasing for December 6, 1949, was received. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Trowbridge that the Committee Report be received and filed. Motion carried. Demands on the General Fund in the sum of $27,707.39 and consisting of the following items were read. Payroll Fire Department Police Department City Engineering Street & Water Department City Clerk City Treasurer City Court Light & Power City Attorney Building Department Janitor Health Department 6,218.00 3,710.89 2,362.50 3,390.25 181.25 97.50 156.25 393.75 175.00 250.00 100.00 ~o.oo 17,05.39 . Expenses Police Department W. K. \'lilson M. R. Williams L. T. Walorny T. J. Tretheway H. E. Smith H. Showalter T. F. Murray G. A. Mendenhall H. F. Looney R. D. Linke R. D. Harrison A. E. Chrisman J. N. Braden R. H. Bockhacker R. N. Baker T. E. Alexander J. N. 't<1cMurray Dr. E. H. Hall Industrial Stationery E. Giles Pacific Telephone Co. Boulevard Cafe 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 14.19 5.00 7.41 10.20 1.00 4.08 Traffic Signals Southern California Edison Co. City of Huntington Park Southern California Edison Co. 43.40 22.50 21.76 4. 372 Fire Department Southern California Edison Co. Pacific Telephone Co. Pacific Telephone Co. Americfin Elkhart Co. Coast J.: adia tor Co. Ace Battery Company Associated Oil Company Joslyn Pacific Company Owens Parks Lumber Co. E. K. Wood Lumber Co. Parkhouse Bros. Pionee~ Rubber Mills Southern California Gas Co. Globe Sanitary Supply Co. Percival Steel & Supply Co. Wood's Tire Service Red Shop Towel Service Eastside Printing Pacific Telephone Co. ~acific Telephone Co. Park Motors Pacific Telephone Co. F. H. Donnelly Street Department Monarch Sign Company Advance Saw Works Pennzoil Company Vernon Paving Company Vernon Paving Company Acme Brush Manufg. Co. L. A. DeComposed Granite Co. Consolidated Rock Products Consolidated Rock Products Brown-Bevis Company Graham Bros. Southern California Edison Co. Graham Bros. J. E. BauervCompany I. Ybarra Redding-Cleaning Machine Co. City Engineering Pacific Telephone Co. L. A. Ladder Company Schwabacher-Frey Company Vernon Stationery Co. Keuffe1 & Esser Company Vernon Blueprint Company Bluem1e & Gibson Technical Book Company Pacific Telephone Co. Care of Building & Grounds Southern California Gas Co. Terminix Company Bishop & Mathews Ducommun Metals & Supply Westinghouse Electric Supply Bandini Fertilizer Co. Insurance State Compensation Insurance 5. 8.20 1.00 16.20 16.48 3.50 53.47 47.87 21.32 8.07 73.33 7.02 308.05 4.60 16.42 3.94 48.13 4.00 39.55 5.53 1.00 210.02 16.20 6.23 16.80 3.75 26.78 35.04 35.04 44.43 59.35 34.54 17.91 24.72 19.49 32.54 16.27 112.20 100.35 202.50 6.70 8.16 6.18 1.55 2.32 29.28 2.78 28.49 6.70 25.89 42.00 3.46 9.12 35.45 5.93 2,417.38 12/20/49 373 City Clerk Pacific Telephone Co. Eastside Printers Eastside Printers Eastside Printers Modern Office Appliance Petty Casll Jeffries Danknote Company Badge Refunds William H. Voight Pacific Gear Works Bethlehem Pacific Steel Street Lighting Southern California Edison Engineer Refunds Technical Glass Company Water Department Alhambra Foundry Company Consolidat~d Rock Products General Petroleum Corp. General Petroleum Corp. Hersey Manufg. Co. Hersey Meter Company Hersey Manufg. Co. Hersey Manufg. Co. Hickey Pipe & Supply Koppers Company, Inc. Mueller Company Mueller Company Mueller Company Mueller Company Mueller Company National Cylinder National Cylinder Pacific Telephone Petty Cash Southern California Edison Southern California Edison R. W. Sparling J. G. Tucker & Son U. S. Spring & Bumper Utilities Supply Co. Ward Concrete Products Whiting :Head Company Wilms Bros. Carl Wilson Gas Company Gas Company Co. Light & Power Pacific Telephone Co. 6. 12/20/49 . 1.00 17.77 35' .02 23.90 3.09 39.00 99.65' 5'.00 20.00 90.00 5'73.34 10.00 278.10 65' .30 3.86 1.29 26.65' 9.27 43.67 83.04 43.32 27.30 13.5'0 180.23 217.71 33.5'0 42.5'0 1.13 2.48 5' .3 5' 10.77 3,220.22 2.68 76.84 66.69 78.00 7.78 139.03 6.95' 5'5'.62 5'0.00 8.68 10,622.00 27,707.39 374 12/20/49 It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Mailliard that the demands in the sum of $27,707.39 be allowed and warrants drawn for same. Motion carried. There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard that the meeting adjourn. Motion carried. ~t:. 3i~ 7.