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19530217 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HELD FEBRUARY 17, 1953 AT 2 O'CLOCK P.l-f. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY HALL LOCAT:E:D AT ~305 SANTA FE AV~~E_ VERNON, CALIFORNIA. COUNCIL PRESENT: Anderson, Furlong, Mai1liard, Poxon, Trowbridge. COUNCIL ABSENT : None The meeting was called to order by Mayor R.J. Furlong. The Clerk announced that this was the time and place for the opening of bids for the installation of traffic signals pursuant to Specifications No. 168 The Clerk announced that the following had presented bids. Westates Electric Construction Co. Fischback and Moore Electric and Machinery Service, Inc. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the Clerk be instructed to open and read the bids submitted. Motion carried. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Trowbridge that the bids submitted for the installation of traffic signals pursuant to Specifications No. 168 be referred to the City Engineer for checking and report. Motion carried. It was moved by Poxon, sedonded by Trowbridge that the minutes of February 3, 1953 be approved as written and transmitted. Motion carried. Communication from Office of Civil Defense, State of California, in regards to appointing local purchasing agents in each city ~d county as State Purchasing Agents to function on behalf of the State in a state of extreme emergency, was read. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Mailliard that the communicationnfrom the Office of Civil Defense, State of Californ:ia. be referred to the City Engineer. Motion carried. Communication from Vernon Chamber of Commerce together with resolution requesting city to amend business license ordinance to provide for reciprocity between cities, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the communication from the Vernon Chamber of Commerce be laid over. Motion carried. An unsigned letter addressed to the Mayor in regards to safety zones at street car intersections and traffic signals at Leonis and Downey Road, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the City Attorney be instructed to draw a safety zone ordinance. Motion carried. Communications from Lane Wells Company and Air Reduction Pacific Company requesting city to waive engineering and service fees in connection with private improvement of Bickett Street, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the request of Lane Wells Company and Air Reduction Pacific Company be referred to the City Engineer for report. Motion carried. 22'1 2/17/53 Communication from Bernadine Broadwater requesting permit to operate C.M.D. Cafeteria at 4813 Loma Vista Avenue, was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Anderson that the request of Bernadine Broadvmter be approved and permit granted. Motion carried. Communication from Louise Hauter requesting curb painting at 5112 S. Boyle Avenue, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Trowbridge that the request of Louise Hauter be referred to the Police Department with power to act. Motion carried. Corr~unication from Los Angeles Paper Bag Company re~uesting curb painting at 3055 E. 44th Street, was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Poxon th..t the request of the Los Angeles Bag Company be referred to the Police Department with power to act. Motion carried. Communication from Mission Dry Corporation requesting permit to haul refuse from premises of 5001 S. Soto Street, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the request of the Mission Dry Corporation be granted. Motion carried. Communication from Johns Cafeteria requesting permit to haul refuse from premises of 3941 S. Soto Street, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the request of Johns Cafeteria be granted. Motion carried. Communication from F.H. Donnelly, Fire Chief, requesting approval of permanent appointment of Mr. Robert J. Tucker as hoseman, effective February 2lt., 1953, was read. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Trowbridge that the request of the Fire Chief be approved. Motion carried. Commw1ication from F.E. Donnelly, Fire Chief, submitting vacation list of fire department employees for year 1953, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that vacation list of Fire Dep~rtment employees be approved. Motion carried. Communication from the University of California, Berkeley, California, advising of the transmittal of a copy of "Analysis of Refuse Collection and Sanitary Landfill Disposal", was read. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Trowbridge that the communication from the University of California be referred to the City Engineer. Motion carried. ~ Progress Report No. 73 submitted by Lloyd Aldrich, City Engineer, City of Los Angeles on Hyperion Activated Sludge Plant for period ending January 15, ~953, was received. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Mailliard that Report No. 73 submitted by the City Engineer of the City of Los Angeles be referred to the Vernon City Engineer. Motion carried. 2. 1') ":) r:= f>t" h,.;:) 2/17/53 Communication from John B. Moore, Administrative Assistant, in regards to delinquent business licenses, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the communication from the Administrative Assistant be referred tonthe City Attorney for proper action. Motion carried. Cow~unication from Mr. Carl A. Heinze, Consulting Engineer, on opeDation of electrical system by the Southern California Edison Company for period ending December 31, 1952, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Trowbridge that the communication and report of the Consulting Engineer be received and filed. Motion carried. Franchise Report of the Los Angeles Transit Lines on franchise ordinances numbers 91, 521, 576 and 608 for period ending December 31, 1952, togehher with check in amount of $~,14lt-.62, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the franchise report of the Los Angeles Transit Lines for period ending December 31, 1952, be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from F.R. Donnelly, Fire Chief, recommend- ing pa~ent of invoice to American LaFrance Foamite Corporation in amount of $1,462.60 for 1~2 fifty pound cans (7100#) of foam powder used at fire of Pioneer-Flintkote Company by Los Angeles Fire Department, waS read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that upon filing of proper demand and approval of the City Engineer, the invoice of American LaFrance Foamite Corporation in amount of $1,462.60 be paiq. Motion carried. Cow~unication from W.B. HOllingworth, City Engineer, recommending that Ordinance No. 586 naming Segille Street be amended to change name to Seville Avenue, was read. Ordinance No. 6 amending section 5 of Ordinance No. - an Ordinance of the City of Vernon 6 was read for a first reading. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Anderson that Ordinance No. 655 receive and pa~s a first reading. Motion carried. Communication from W. B. HOllingworth, City Engineer, recow~ending that Mr. David D. Grayson be raised from Junior Draftsman to Senior Draftsman at a monthly rate of $450.00 was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Trowbridge that the request of the City Engineer be approved. Motion carried. Communication from W.B. HOllingworth, City Engineer, requesting authority to employ Iv~. Vern F. Kyckelhahn as pump operator, Grade 2 at monthly rate of $3~0.00 per month effective March 1, 1953, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that the request of the City Engineer be approved. Motion carried. Communication from Globe-Union Inc., requesting curb painting at 5015 District Blvd., was read. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Anderson that the Clerk notify the Globe-Union Inc., that District Boulevard is a private street and the City cannot enforce parking restrictions thereon. Motion carried. 3. 2~~ kb 2/17/53 Communication from Union Lunch Service requesting permit to operate additional lunch truck within the city, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Trowbridge that the request of the Union Lunch Service be referred to the Police Department. Motion carried. Report of the Police Department was received. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Mailliard that the Report of the Police Department be filed. Motion carried. Communication from Damien M. O'Brien requesting permit to conduct a manufacturers wholesale furniture representative business at ~31~ Exchange Avenue, was read. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Trowbridge that the request of Damien M. O'Brien be referred to the Fire Department. Motion carried. Communication from W.B. HOllingworth, City Engineer, requesting authority to employ Mr. Bernardo V. Almeraz as semi-skilled laborer in Street Department at rate of $12.25 per day, effective February 18, 1953, was read. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Mailliard that the request of the City Engineer be approved. Motion carried. Resolution No. 1650 ~ a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon finding a portion of Downey Road in the City of Vernon unnecessary for the present prospective public street purposes and ordering its vacation and abandonment and reserving easements therein, was read. Resolution It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Trowbridge that No. 1650 be approved and adopted. Motion carries. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Poxon, Trowbridge Noes: None Absent: None Resolution Resolution No. 1651 -_a Resolution of the City Council of the City of V.~rnon employing Guthrie, Darling and Shattuck as Special Counsel in the matter of an application number 33952 filed by the Southern California Edison Company before the Public utilities Commission of the State of California, was read. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Anderson that No. 1651 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Poxon, Trowbridge Noes: None Absent: None Resolution No. 1652 - a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon authorizing the execution of a petition in interventio on behalf of the City of Vernon to application of Southern California Edison Company No. 33952 for an increase in rates for electric service in the City of Vernon, was read. It was moved by Trowbridge, seconded by Mailliard Resolution No. 1652 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Poxon, Trowbridge Noes: None Absent: None that 4. 007 A'h~ 2/17/53 It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Anderson that the City Attorney prepare an ordinance designating certain quarters adjacent to the Police Department as the Vernon City Jail. Motion carried. The following excavation applications, all having the approval of the City Engineer, were presented. Application 17770 - Southern California Gas Comp~y to repair gas main in E/S Downey Road, It-34 to ~6 ft. S/O 26th Street. Application 17771 -_ Southern California Edison Company to relocate one pole in N/S 50th Street, 610 ft. E/O Soto Street. Approved by City Engineer. Application 17772 - Southern California Edison Company to replace one pole and install one pole in W/S Soto Street, 315 and 330 ft. S/O Vernon Avenue. Application 17773 -Seagraves-Hirsch Company to construct driveway, curb and sidewalk at 2859 E. 50th Street. Application 17774 - Harris-Schultze & Neil to make storm drain connection in S/S It-4th Street, 1053 ft. W/O Boyle Avenue. Application 1777, -Zest Provision Company to construct curb and driveway at 2704 E. 45th Street. Application 17776 - American Can Company to make sewer connection at ~815 Santa Fe Avenue. Application 17777 - Acme Meat Company to make sewer connection for addit- ional plumbing facilities at 4366 Alcoa Avenue. Application 17778 - Suckow-Borax Mines to abandon sewer connection at 2318 E. 52nd Street. Application 17779 - Great Western Packing Company to relocate and remodel floor drain connection to sewer at 3377 E. vernon Ave. Application 17780 - Oscar Mayer Company to connect additional plumbing facilities to sewer at 3301 E. Vernon Avenue. Application 17781 - Owens Parks Lumber Company to cOIh~ect additional plumb- ing facilities to sewer at 2100 E. 38th Street. Application 17782 - Pacific Telephone Company to place one ground brace in S/S E. 26th Street, 1960 ft. E/O Soto Street. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon that excavation applications numbered 17770 to 17782 inclusive be filed and permits granted. Motion carried. J The following building applications, all having the approv- al of the Building Engineer, were presented. Ap-qlication 17783 -_Great Western Packing Company to ins taIl plumbing facilities at 3377 E. Vernon Avenue. Approximate cost $lt-,500.00 Application 17784 - Acme Meat Company to construct paunch tank at ~366 Alcoa Avenue. Approximate cost 2,000.00 Application 1778, - Zenith Meat Company to install 7500 gallon fuel tank at 2501 E. Vernon Avenue. Approximate cost 500.00 5. I")!'.S. ~'h,-, 2/17/53 ~ / Application 17786 -Wesco Herchandising Company. to install automatic fire sprinkler at 3105 E. ~th Street. Approximate cost $~,600.00 Application 17787 - Harket Co-operatives to install plumbing fixtures at ~8 S. Soto Street. Approximate cost 2,500.00 Application 17788 - General Petroleum Corp. to install air conditioning system at 2619 E. 37th Street. Approximate cost 6,100.00 Application 17789 -~ Owens Parks Lumber Company to install plumbing fixtures at 2100 E. 38th Street. Approximate cost 500.00 Application 17790 - American Can Company to relocate plumbing fixtures at 4815 Santa Fe Avenue. Approximate cost 11,000.00 Application 17791 - U.S.Growers & Shipp~rs to construct addition to cooler at 3261 E. ~th Street. Approximate cost 3,600.00 Application 17792 - General Electric Appliance Company to install under- ground fire sprinkler at 2957 E. 46th Street. Approximate cost 8,500.00 Application 17793 - Gordon MacLean to construct factory building at 5014 Hampton Street. Approximate cost 35,000.00 Application 1779~ - Gordon MacLean to construct factory building at 5024 Hampton Street. Approximate cost 35,000.00 Application 17795 -Mueller Brass Company to construct warehouse at 3213 E. 44th Street. Approximate cost 73,000.00 Application 17796 - Repcal Brass Company to construct warehouse at 2109 E. 27th Street. Approximate cost 25,000.00 Application 17797 - Asbury Transportation Co. to install ~25 ft. of gas piping and It- outlets at 2222 E. 38th Street. Approximate cost 1,000.00 Application 17798 - Asbury Systems to extend present water line 500 ft. at 2222 E. 38th Street. Approximate cost 800.00 Application 17799 -_Asbury Transportation Co. to construct steel building at 2222 E. 38th Street. Approximate cost 11,200.00 Application 17800 -Asbury Transportation Co. to install plumbing fixtures at 2222 E. 38th Street. Approximate cost 800.00 Applicatiol"l; 17801 -Oscar Mayer Company to install plumbing fixtures at 3301 E. Vernon Avenue. Approximate cost 300.00 6. ~)'.r:- 9 ~"'~:'M 2/17/53 Application 17802 - Oscar Mayer & Company to construct foundations at 3301 E. Vernon Avenue. Approximate cost $30,000.00 A~plication 17803 - Pioneer-F1intkote Company to instal1 automatice fire sprinkler at 5132 S. Alameda Street. Approximate cost 13,320.00 Application 178olt- -mBedline, Inc. to construct addition to storage shed at 23~5 E. 38th Street. Approximate cost 2,000.00 It was moved by Mailliard, seoonded by Trowbridge that building applications numbered 17783 to 178olt- be filed and permits granted. Motion carried. Demands on the General Fund and consisting of the following items were presented. '" 66058 66085 66086 66087 66088 66089 66090 66091 66092 66093 6609lt- 66095 66096 66097 66098 66099 66100 66101 66102 66103 66lolt- 66105 66106 66107 66108 66109 66110 66111 66112 66113 661llt- 6 lf11J 5 66116 66117 6lf1l!8 66119 66120 66121 66122 66123 66l2~ 66125 66126 66127 66128 Payroll E. Giles R. L. Anderson J. M. Beringhele J. F. Blankenship O. Bryant A. E. Chrisman L. F. Ely R. D. Harrison R. D. Linke R. C. Post C. A. Shepard 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 Industrial Stationers Pacific Telephone Co. Pacific Telephone Co. H.C. Barner & Son Eastside Printers Modern Office Appliance John B. Moore Haskins & Sells Snider & Clark Southern Calif. Disenfecting Southern Calif. Gas Co. Ace Battery ~~g. Co. American LaFrance Foamite Co. Ansul Chemical Co. Ansul Chemical Co. B & M Siren Manufg. Co. Chanslor & Lyon Co. Sammy Cotton Trim & Top Shop L. N. Curtis & Son F. H. Donnelly Electric Equipment Co. Globe Sanitary Supply Globe Sanitary Supply 7. $24, 579.lt-3 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 37.50 137.50 137.50 137.50 137.50 97.88 96.43 8~.98 89.96 18.68 18.00 33.87 10.30 51.!tO 19.28 150.00 350.00 3.83 65.30 68.16 14.36 1,lt-62.60 22.97 80.29 122.79 29.27 43.99 20.46 8.91 24.89 15.04- 22.03 230 66129 66130 66131 66132 66133 6613~ 66135 66136 66137 66138 66139 66140 661lt-l 661~2 661lt-3 66144 66l~5 661~ 66147 66llt-B 66llt-9 661'5'0 66151 66152 6615'3 66154 66155 66156 66157 66158 66159 66160 66161 66162 66163 66164 66165 66166 66167 66168 66169 66170 66171 66172 66173 66ili7lt- 66175 66176 66177 66178 66179 66180 66181 66182 66183 66l8~ 66185 66186 66187 66188 66189 66190 66191 66192 66193 6619~ Graybar Electric Company Halprin Supply Co. L. C. Husted B. F. Kirk The Lighthouse, Inc. Pacific Telephone Co. Pacific Telephone Co. Pacific Telephone Co. Riccobon & Company Southern CaliforniabEdison Co. Southern CaliforniabGas Co. Associated Oil Company Associated Oil Co. Western Fire Protection Inc. R.C.A. Service Co. R.C.A. Servive Co. R.C.A. Service Co. R.C.A. Service Co. Southern Calif. Edison Co. Southern Calif. Edison Co. H. R. Schwegler Rodding-Cleaning Co. Auto Club of So. Calif. Colyear Motor Sales Ducommun Metals Co. General Petroleum Corp. Globe SanitaryvSupply Co. Goodyear Service Store Graham Bros. L.A.Decomposed Granite Co. L.A. Decomposed Granite Co. Southern Calif. Edison Co. C.O.Sparks & MtL~do Engr. C.O.Sparks & Mundo Engr. H. R. Vasquez Southern Calif. Edison Co. Dieterich-Post Co. Griswold & Co. A. Lietz Co. Pacific Telephone Co. Frederick Post Co. Riccobon & Co. Vernon Blueprint Co. L.A. Examiner (R.E. Carpenter) L.A. Examiner (R.E. Carpenter) Los Angeles Daily Journal Adobe Engineers Bailey the Plumber J. E. Bauer Co. Industrial & Domestic Industrial & DomeBstic Brunner & Lay Inc. Chapman Valve !1fg. Chase Bag Co. Consolidated Rock Prod. Container Service Co. F.C. Crosson Ducommun Metals & Supply Fairbanks & Morse Co. Fairbanks & Morse Co. Foster Engineering Co. Gasket Manufg. Co. General Petroleum Co. M.O. Haldeman Corp. Hammond Lumber Co. Harper & Reynolds Co. 3.88 72.10 5.00 5.00 8.00 16.45 6.lt-l 1.00 7.46 10.07 6.88 2.20 53.72 It-22.30 30.00 96.19 ~.38 Ilt-.lO 50.91 58.95 27.00 150.75' 1.91 6.76 11.09 9.6lt- 15.olt- 98.76 22.93 29.56 30. 6~ 36.36 59.19 58.82 100.00 601.27 17.08 ~.OO 11.5lt- 6.70 70.20 1~.30 42.92 21.60 21.60 36.90 79.83 1lt-3.75 73.23 Incinerator 13~.51 Incinerator 15.67 10.10 186.22 13.39 101.27 6.52 10.30 3.20 16.00 138.29 438.83 57.67 3.98 979.52 8.22 9.06 8. 2/17/53 231 2117/53 66195' Hersey Manufg. Company 66196 Hersey Manufg. Company 66197 Hersey Manufg. Company 66198 Hickey Pipe & Supply Co. 66199 Homelite Corp. 66200 Keenan Pipe & Supply 66201 Morris P. Kirk & Son 66202 W.R. Ladewig Co. 66203 W.R. Ladewig Co. 662olt- Littlejohn Reuland Co. 66205 National Cylinder Gas 66206 National Cylinder Gas 66207 Pacific Telephone Co. 66208 Paramount Heating Co. 66209 Pennzoil Company 66210 Pennzoil Company 66211 Petty Cash, Water Dept. 66212 Reliable Iron Foundry 66213 Reliable Iron Foundry 66214 So. Calif. Disenfecting Co. 66215 Southern Calif. Edison Co. 66216 Southern Calif. Edison Co. 66217 J. G. Tucker & Son 66218 Utilities Smpply Co. 66219 Carl Wilson 66220 E.K. Wood Lumber Co. 66221 E.K. Wood Lumber Co. 555.17 ,.09 61.80 72.81 11.73 93.20 341.77 16.16 24.00 12.11 3.06 3.72 7.86 28.27 3.09 It-3.l3 21.75 265.67 348.93 19.~9 ~,3~5.93 3.lt-6 7.44 8.00 100.00 20.3lt- It-5'.86 39,923.55 It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Poxon that demands on the General Fund in the amount of $39,923.55 be approved and warrants drawn for same. Motion carried. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Anderson that their being no further business to come before the meeting it adjourn until 10 o'clock A.M. Tuesday, February 24th, 1953. Motion carried. /?/~ Mator i City or VTn ~ )< 9. nrrt.c2 '/", Ii_~