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19530120 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HELD JANUARY a~ 19,3 AT 2 O'CLOCK P.M. IN THE COtmCn CHAMBERS OF THE CITY HALL LOCATED AT 430, SANTA FE AVENUE. VERNON " CALIFORNIA COUNCIL PRESEl~T: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, poxon, Trowbridge COUNCIL ABSENT : None ihe meeting was called to order by Mayor R.J. Furlong. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the minutes of the meeting of January 6, 19,3 be approved as written and transmitted. Motion carried. Communication from Horn-Sullivan Company requesting permit to conduct a manufacturers' agents warehouse at 2146 E. 37th Street, was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Poxon that the request of Horn-Sullivan Company be approved and permit granted. Motion carried. Communication from Hammel-Dahl Company requesting permit to conduct an Automatic Control Equipment business at 3~1, Santa Fe Avenue, was read. It was moved by Trowbridge seconded by Poxon that the request of the Automatic Control Equipment ~ompany be approved and permit granted. Motion carried. Communication from California Kit Boat Company requesting permit to conduct a woodworking and machine shop at 2306 E. 38th Street, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Trowbridge that the request of the California Kit Boat Company be referred to the Fire Department.. Motion carried. Communication from Henry J. Korenthal requesting permit to conduct a business of sales of ready-to-wear clothing at 41+01 Downey Road, was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Mailliard that the request of Henry J. Korenthal be approved and permit granted. Motion carried. Communication from Joseph Gervasi requesting permit to operate cafe at 2147 E. 49th Street, was read. It was moved by .Ande;Sotl'j..saccm.ded by Pox on that the request of Joseph Gervasi be approved and permit granted. Motion carried~ Communication from United Dressed Beef Company reque~ting the painting of a pedestrian safety crossing zone on Soto Street at q..q.th Street, was read. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Trowbridge that thei request of the United Dressed Beef Company be referred to the Police De~artment with power to act. Motion carried. '2 """:1'"lJ ':'~7i ,4' 1/20/53 Communication rrom Owens Parks Lumber Company requesting the painting or pedestrian crosswalk across 38th Street at Ross Street, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the request or Owens Parks Lumber Company be referred to the Police Department with power to act. Motion carried. Communication rrom Western Valvanizing Company requesting curb painting at 2701 S. Soto Street, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the request or the Western Galvanizing Company be referred to the Police Department with power to _ct. Motion carried~ Communication from F. H. Donnelly, Fire Chief ,requesting permission for himself and Assistant Chief Husted to attend the Southern California Fire Chief's Association meeting at Oxnard on January 23rd wi th an expense allowance or $10..00 was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the request of Fire Chief Donnelly be approved. Motion carried. Communication and report or F.H. Donnelly, Fire Chief, on fire at Pioneer-Flintkote Company, January 13, 1953. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Trowbridge that the report on Pioneer-Flintkote Company fire submitted by the Fire Chief, be filed. Motion carried. Communication from Fibreboard Products Company expressing their appreciation to Fire Chief Donnelly and Assistant Chief Husted for the training given their plant fire fighting crews, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the communication from Fibreboard Products Company be filed. Motion carried~ Report submitted by Mr. Carl A. Heinze Consulting Engineer, on operation of electrical system by the Southern Calif.ornia Edison Company for month of November, 1952, was received. It was moved by poxon, seconded by Anderson that the . report of the Consulting Engineer be received and filed. Motion carried'. Communication from American Public Works Association inviting the City to become a member at an annual tee of $10.00, was read'. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Trowbridge that the communication from American Public Works Association be referred to the City Engineer. Motion carried~ Copy of a communication from Property Owners Division of the Pasadena Realty Board addressed to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in regards to smog elimination, was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Mailliard that the copy of communication rrom the Property Owners Division of the Pasadena Realty Board be referred to Mayor Furlong and City Engineer Hollingworth. Motion carried. -I Communication from City of Montebello in answer to letter sent by John B. Moore, Administrative Assistant extending New Yearts Greetings, was read. It waS moved by Mailliard, seconded by Trowbridge that the communication fro. the City of Montebello, be filed. Motion carried. 2. i~.118."'.' A;;, "V Conmnmication from John B. Moore, Administrative Assistant, with letter of Mallinckrodt Chemical Company attached requesting the placing of street signs at ~th and Soto Streets, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the request of Mallinckrodt Chemical Company be referred to the City Engineer with power to act. Motion carried. Communication from John J3. Moore, Administrative Assistant, submitting report of Finance aommittee meeting held January 13, 1953, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the report of the Finance Committee be referred to Mayor Furlong, City Engineer Hollingworth and Administrative Assistant, John B. Moore. Motion carried. Communication from G. Paul Huntley, requesting permit to conduct a business of manufacturers representative at 3715 Santa Fe Avenue, waS read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Poxon that the request of G. Paul Huntley be approved, and permit granted. Motion carried. Communication from Frank Denkins requesting permit to wax, polish and glaze automobiles at 201+0 E. Vernon Avenue. Motion carried. Communieation from W.B. Hollingworth~ City Engineer, submitting Plans and Specifications No. 168 for the knstallation of traffic signals at 55th and Santa Fe Avenue, Fruitland Avenue and Pacific Boulevard and Slauson and Alcoa Avenues, waS read. Resolution No. l6lt~ -,A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon approving Specifications No. 168 and Plans Nos. B12B-lllt6, B12B-lllt7, and B12B-ll~8 for traffic control Signals at Santa Fe Avenue and 55th Street, Pacific Boulevard and Fruitland Avenue, and Slauson Avenue and Alcoa Avenue, was read. ution No. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Mailliard that Resolution No. l6lt3 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Poxon, Trowbridge Noes: None Absent: None Resolution No. 1644 -A Resolution of the City of Vernon directing the giving of nqtice inviting bids for the furnishing and installation complete of traffic control signals and accessory equipment at Santa Fe Avenue and 55th Street, Pacific Boulevard and Fruitland Avenue, and Slauson Avenue and Alcoa Avenue, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that Resol- 1644 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Poxon, Trowbridge Noes: None Absent: None ~ Resolution No. l6lt~ -A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon declaring prevailing rate per diem wages to be used in the furnishing and installation of traffic control signals at Santa Fe Avenue and 55th Street, Pacific Boulevard and Fruitland Avenue, and Slauson Avenue and Alcoa Avenue in accordance with Engineer f s S:*ecifications No. 168 and Plans Nos. Bl2B-ll46, Bl2B-lllt7 and Bl2B-llltB was read. 3. '2'...,....,.t'\. U-~ 1/20/53 It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Mailliard that Resolution No. 1645 be approved and adopted. Motion carried Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Poxon, Trowbridge Noes: None Absent: None Communication and report of W.B. Hollingworth~ City Engineer on application filed by Atchison Topeka and Santa ~'e Railway Company for spur track franchise across 26th Street, east of Downey Road, was read. Ordinance No. 65'4 - An Ordinance of the City of Vernon granting a franchise to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, a corporation, and its successors and assigns, a franchise to construct, maintain and operate one (1) railroad connecting track upon and across 26th Street in the City of Vernon, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that Ordinance No. 654 receive and pass a first reading. Motion carried. Commllllication from F.B. Donnelly, Fire Chief', recommending that request of Michels Company for a permit to manufacture furniture items at 1960 E. 48th Street, be granted was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Mailliard that the recommendation of Fire Chief Donnelly be approved, and permit granted to Michels and Company. Motion carried. The fOllowing excavation applications, all having the approval of the City Engineer were presented. Application 17709 -Southern California Gas Company to remove 130 feet of 3 inch gas main in WIS Santa Fe Avenue, 578 feet SIO Vernon Avenue. ~'Pplication 17710 -_Southern California Gas Company to relay gas service at 5008 S. Boyle Avenue. Application 17711 - Southern California Gas Company to abandon gas service at 2801 Santa Fe Avenue. Application 17(12 - Pacific Telephone Company to replace 1 pole in NIS 57th Street, 133 ft. E/O Santa Fe Avenue. Almlication 17713 -Pacific Telephone Company to place 1 ground brace in N/S 44th Street, 932 feet E/O Boyle Avenue. Apu1ication 17714 -.. Los Angeles Jllllction Railway Company to replace east- erly rail in main line track across Leonis BOulevard, W/O Seville Avenue. Application 17715 -u. S. Rubber Company to construct driveway, sidewalk and depressed curb at 46th Street and Soto Street. Application 17716 - U. S. Rubber Compamy to make sewer connection at 2801 E. 46th Street. It waS moved by Anderson, seconded by Trowbridge that excavation applications numbered 17709 to 17716 incl., be filed and permits granted. Motion carried. The fOllowing building applications, all having the approval of the building engineer were presented. 4. 210 1/20/53 >< Application 17717 - F.E. Hirsch to construct office and shop at 2869 E. 50th Street. Approximate cost $9,000.00 Application 17718 -Ideal Packing Company to install one Navy portable walk-in cooler at 3095 E. Vernon Avenue. Approximate cost 4,350.00 Application 17719 -.Oscar Mayer Company to construct steel frame office building at 3301 E. Vernon Avenue. Approximate cost 9,000.00 Applicatiop. 17720 -Zest Provision Company to construct meat processing plant at 2704 E. 45th Street. Approximate cost 46,900.00 Application 17721 -Wesco 'anufacturing Company to close in open space at 2375 E. 27th Street. Approximate cost 250.00 Application 17722 -Ralph Scudder to install gas line and two outlets at 3156 Bandini Boulevard. Approximate cost 50.00 Application l772~ - Mechanical Foundries to construct storage shed - at 4545 Pacific Boulevard. Approximate cost 800.00 Application 17724 -Wm. R. Whittaker Company to construct storage building at 1916 E. 51st Street. Approximate cost 600.00 Application 1772'5 -VIm. R. Whittaker Company to construct oil and paint storage building at 1916 E. 51st Street. Approximate cost 2,000.00 Application 17726 -American Drill Bushing Company to construct storage shed at 5701 Pacific Boulevard. Approximate cost 1,250.00 Application 17727 -Foster & Kleiser Company to construct advertising sign at 5202 Santa Fe Avenue. Approximate cost 150.00 Application 17728 -Longview Fibre Company to construct vault and mezz- anine floor at 4955 Maywood Avenue. Approximate cost 4,500.00 Application 17729 - Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Company to construct Superintendent's office at 3396 E. Slauson Avenue. Approximate cost 5,000.00 Application 177:i0 - Round L.A. Chain Camp.any to construct warehouse building at 2904 E. ~th Street. Approximate cost 37,000.00 Application 17731 -Barber-Webb Company to construct nonorai1 supports at 3864 Santa Fe Avenue. Approximate cost 1,500.00 Application l77~2 -Pacific Cold Storage Comp.aDY to install 3 panel ray wall heaters at 2851 E. ~th Street. Approximate cost 300.00 5. 211 1/20/53 A'D'Dlication 1'7733 -Levy Brothers Box Company to constrict canopy at 2146 E. 37th Street. Approximate cost $1+00.00 A'D'Dlic~tion 17734 -M. Machris to construct meat processing plant at 2638 E. Vernon Avenue. Approximate cost 250,000.00 It was moved by Mailliard seconded by Trowbridge that building applications numbered 17717 to 17734 inclusive, be fUed and permits granted. Motion carried. Demands on the General Fund in the amount of $lt4,9l6.92 and consisting of the following items, were presented. 6582lt- 65868 65869 65865 65876 65877 65878 65879 65880 65881 65882 65883 65884 65885 65886 65887 65888 65889 65890 65891 65892 65893 6589lt- 65895 65896 65897 65898 65899 65900 65901 65902 65903 6590lt 65905 65906 65907 65908 65909 65910 65911 65912 65913 65914 65915 65916 65917 65918 65919 65920 -t Payroll Payroll Payroll Employees Retirement System City Clerk, Petty Cash Eastside Printers Eastside Printers Pacific Teiephone Co. Thomas Service Thomas Service League of California Cities John B. Moore F. C. Crosson Sheet Metal Hammond Lumber Co. Littlejohn Reuland Co. Southern California Gas Co. J. R. Molony Company E. GUes R. L. Anderson J. M. Beringhe1e J. F. Blankenship O. Bryant A. E. Chrisman L. F. Ely R. D. Harrison R. D. Linke R. C. Post V. A. Sheppard G. W. Walter F. G. Wolford California Truck Rental California Truck Rental California Truck Rental California Truck Rental California Truck Rental California Truck Rental California Truck Rental California Truck Rental California Truck Rental California Truck Rental California Truck Rental Boulevard Cafe Ansul Chemical Co. Chanslor-Lyon Co. Craig Welding Supply Co. F. H. Donnelly Frey Industrial Supply Co. L. C. Husted The Lighthouse, Inc. 24,993.12 101.61 106.77 3,673.16 14.57 48.62 7.73 1.00 8.55 62.88 15.00 185.00 7.98 17.00 15.75 71.49 9.16 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 24.20 137.50 137.50 137.50 137.50 137.50 83.88 88.24 94.29 94.53 84.28 14. Olt 9.70 69.99 9.96 4.22 4.85 3.35 5.00 43.28 6. 2."2.... _1., 65921 L. C. Newman 65922 Owens Parks Lumber Co. 65923 Pacific Telephone Co. 65924 Pacific Telephone Co. 65925 Pacific Telephone Co. 65926 Pioneer Rubber Mills 65927 Puckett Sales Company 65928 Radio Corp. of America 65929 Riccobon Company 65930 Maurice J. Sopp & Son 65931 Southern California Gas Co. 65932 Southern California Gas Co. 65933 Associated Oil Company 65934 Woods Tire Service 65935 Southern California Edison Co. 65936 R.C.A. Service, Inc. 65937 R.C.A. Service, Inc. 65938 City of Huntington Park 65939 Southern California Edison Co. 65940 Southern California Edison Co. 65941 Rodding-Cleaning Machines 65942 Rodding-Cleaning Machines 65943 J.G. Tucker & Son 65944 Alhambra Foundry Company 65945 Alhambra Foundry Company 65946 Auto Club of So. Calif. 65947 Auto Club of So. Calif. 65948 Chanslor & Lyon Co. 65949 General Motors Corp. 65950 General Motors Corp. 65951 General Motors Corp. 65952 General Petroleum Corp. 65953 General Petroleum Corp. 65954 Troy Industrial Products 65955 Goodyear Service Stores 65956 Graham Brothers 65957 Graham Brothers 65958 L.A.. Decomposed Granite Co. R. N. Nason & Co. 65959 65960 Southern California Edison 65961 C.O.Sparks-Mundo Engineering 65962 C.O.Sparks-Mundo Engineering 65963 C.O.Sparks-Mundo Engineering 65964 C.O.Sparks-Mundo Engineering 65965 Henr,J R. Vasquez 65966 J.E. Bauer Co. 65967 So. Calif. Edison Co. 65968 Chapman Motors Co. 65969 Eastside Printers 65970 Pacific Telephone Co. 65971 Pacific Telephone Co. 65972 Riccobon & Company 65973 Riccobon & Company 65974 Riccobon & Company 65975 Vernon Blueprint Company 65976 Vernon Blueprint Company 65977 Standard Oil Company 65978 E. M. Hale & Co. 65979 A.C. Martin & Associates 65980 Del Dryer Chevero1et 65981 Royal Typewriter Co. 65982 Alhambra Foundry Co. 65983 American Water Works Assn. 65984 Barber-Bridge Drilling Co. 65985 Barber-Bridge Drilling Co. J 7. 5.00 2.53 1.00 16.45 6.27 29.41 49.44 27.81 3.86 2.41 8.11 6.10 64.04- 52.12 12.84 4.44 96.19 36.97 58.41 65.52 101.25 506.25 53.52 41.27 72.65 1.91 1.91 6.30 67.74 11.69 168.25 9.64 9.64 31.21 2.50 20.52 42.37 31.21 5.36 34.55 59.19 56.70 59.27 59.63 97.50 119.85 601.27 9.24- 29.77 6.70 7.10 31.83 1.67 7.70 30.86 20.69 169.78 16.80 2t400.00 170.03 149.35 30.90 15.00 924.00c 120.00 1/20/53 2~.t3 -- 65986 Chambers Shade Co. 65987 Crook Company 65988 Ducommun Metals & Supply 65989 Ducommun Metals & Supply 65990 Gasket Manufg. Co. 65991 Graham Brothers Hersey Manufacturing Co. 65992 65993 Hersey Manufacturing Co. 6599~ Hersey I~ufacturing Co. 65995 Hersey Manufacturing Co. 65996 Hersey Manufacturing Co. 65997 Keenan Pipe & Supply Co. 65998 Keenan Pipe & Supply Co. 65999 Layne & Bowler Corp. 66000 Layne & Bowler Corp. 66001 lhe Lighthouse, Inc. 66002 Littlejapn ReUland Co. 66003 Littlejohn Reuland Co. 6.0~ Littlejohn Reuland Co. 66005 Littlejohn Reuland Co. 66006 Littlejohn Reuland Co. 66007 Lord-Babcock Co. 66008 Mueller Company 66009 Mueller Company 66010 National Cylinder Gas Co. 66011 Pacific Telephone Co. 66012 Pennzoil Company 66013 Reliable Iron Foundry Co. 6601~ So. Calif. Edison Co. 66015 J. G. Tucker & Son 66016 utilities Supply Co. 66017 Utilities Supply Co. 66018 Vernon Welding & Machine 66019 Western Body & Hoist Co. 66020 Carl Wilson 66021 E.K. Wood Lumber Co. 66022 Joint Pole Committee 1/20/53 8.81 1+.00 166.92 3.57 13.65 51.50 555.17 61+.78 62.19 22.95 62.95 ~.1+9 81.18 150.00 98.1+9 55.71 3.99 200.1+6 15.75 25.68 3.75 30.00 133.62 66.81 3.60 7.86 25.03 1+66.81 ~,203.96 31+.63 37.7~ 12.59 7.50 10.52 100.00 1+0.05 6.02 44,916.92 It was moved. by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that demands in the amount of $44,916.92 be allowed, and warrants drawn for same. Motion carried. lhere being no further business to come before the meeting, it was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Poxon that the meeting adjourn. Motion carried. ~ City Clerk -t 8. 211