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A~JOUR?'?E: ~EGUL~R i~ ~ E t II~~^ ~~LTr~.UST 2J , 1930 .
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T'he City Coux~eil of the City of Lynvrood met in an adjourned
re~~u.lar session at the City I~,11, 11331 rlaza Street or_ above date
at 7;30 P. T~~~.
Ttitayor Snodgrass in the Chair.
Councilmen ~1'~illiams, Tvaeedy, Anderson, Kimble and Snodgrass
answered the roll call.
The minutes of the previous meetings of Ala~~ta.st 17th and
august 20th were read and approved:
~IRITTEN COl~~I1I~TICATIOI~'S:
"s communication was received from the Lynwood Chamber of
Commerce oomplimenting the Council and Auditor t~,rshall upon the
forms;t~.oh'~of the Budget as published in tree y~apers. It was moped
by Coy>>neilman "~~illiams and seeanded by Couneilma.n Alderson that same
be placed on ~°ile. ~:Iotion was carried and so ordered.
A _Qammuni cation was received from Hugh B. Lawrence mayor,
of the City of Inglewood inviting the Council to attend a meeting
of tr:e California Commission on home Rule to be held in Compton on
Saturday August 30th. at 12;30 I'. I:. It was moved by Councilman
Tweedy and seconded by Councilman Anderson that same be received ancl.
ordered placed on file and as many as can attend said meeting.
Ii2otion eras carried anC. so ordered.
~? communication was received from Kimball-Krogh rump Comp-
axxy submitten a bid of `850.00 to rebuild a water pump. a~,~ayor Snod-
grass referred this matter to the standing committee on water con-
ditions.
~"~ Communication: was received 'rom "'alter ~.. I:"ellinaer
appl~'in{; for position as City I:'ublieity Director o ~' Lynwood. I:~~,yor
and Commissioner of ~inanee Snodgrass vas directed to look into
this r~;~ter anci report back at i;he next r~eetirxg of the Council.
~: aommiti.~.eation was received from the railway I.=utual Build-
ing and Loan ~tssoeiation asking :'or relief in t'~~e matter of draining
tree mater off of 110th Strut east oz ~:orraine Street during the
rainy season. Mayor Snodgrass appoix-~ted Couricilr~ien f~xzderson arid.
i t-~dy a cor;~_ittee to look into this matter.
The fol~~owing apy~lications or employment tivere received.
Howard ^~~. T:ee, a_~y;lyin~; 'or position of any nature th_;t
miht arise with the City. David John 1~olmes ap,~:~lying 1'or position
as Street Superintendent and G. B. Stephens ap ~~~lying for Street
Superintendent; ~~1so the report of she 1. ~':. County 1=ealth repartment
ti°r~s received. There bein; no objection tl~e -~,yor ordered same placed
on file.
I::s. `','. ':?:'. Chapman submitted his resignation as bool~l~:ee~~er
in tie ?''ater De_~artment, ~~rhicrx was read. 1^h.ereupon it was rr!oved
by Councilman ~>nc?erson an~i seconded by Councilman Tvreedy that same
be accepted.
Roll Call;
Ayes; Councilmen '"illiams, Tweedy, ~"_ndersorr, Snodgrass
I~roes; Izone.
I~Tot voting; Couxrcilrnan Kimble.
It was rioved by Councilman Anderson and seconded by Comncil-
ma,n `'weedy that i~!r. 'r'm. Bailey be employed as bookkee-per to fill
the va~eaney in the "later ue-~~~,rtrl~nt.
roll Call:
',yes: Counci ~.r~exi ''.'illiams, .''t'weedy and <4nderson.
noes: none.
~ Iot Voting; Councilmen I_imb~.e and Snod~;r~_ss
-"_uditor r,rar_ci s I,':az°shall submitted and. read a letter tvhieh
he had prepared addressed to `..r. ?~. 'i:'. - ~ ,
ontius,-`resident o' -~~lc ~ac-
ifie ~leetrie Railroad system requesting that he het in touc~. i{ith the
Southern Railway Coravax~.y an c. ask them to improve the erossin; at the
corner of i°,larneda and Century boulevara, ~.n~~ `:'"r. I~a-rshall ~~.rished the
CouncilTs consent to send so.id letter.
Thereupon it was roved by Councilman Kimble ~~nd seconded by
councilman Anderson that "-.uditbr ~trancis ""a,~°shall h~.ve the consent
of the Council 'Jo send the letter.
Rol_~ Call:
"~~.yes: Cou~:icili~ien '.-~~illiarns, T~,reec3.jr, ~.nc;_ersor_, I>imble arlc~
Snoc?~;ra.s.
Does: Done.
OR,~.s} COI;+L~;IC~11'IOIrS
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~~ l~~r. r . I_. Hesse ac'_dressed the Couxxcil regardix~~ ~~he lighting
assessment, statir~ that his reeeiyt~ts ti=rere ~'or two year period <~~nd '
:the fast one ~~r~,s 1 or tl~e years of 1929 ~~r~a 1930 and therefore thou~.;ht
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that file Clt~r ";OiuCll C':~~'1C1. ~lOt 1'1. 1tT.'ul'y c0~'LE~~''t `',21~T _., ~F'~''SrC~C;n~-
until a `ter ~jaru.?.ry l~?~~1.
This matter traU referred to <°_uditor :'_arsri.^,11.
~..r. Ira Co,st~rel_ ~~ad.res;;ed the Cour~:cil regarcir~g disehar;.;-
ing him from the employ. e.nt o` tine City of iJy~~vrood and askin:J to be -
recompensed for t~:.. erti _°e molt o-~' _';,a. -ust. ~`~o ~.etion ~v~a:s teen.
~I:.'G:iT 0~' :i.1'EC I i.%J C01,~ II'L ~' '~S :
ou~rzcilr~o,n - illiams, reported regarding the apparent dam
at the flood control Mating that he has interviewed t'7e Union ~I~ae-
i:f'ic Railroad ryompany, ar,~'._ they stated that they had noti~.ing to a.o
^rith ~L-hc dam ana that ~iouhton Construction Company were the men
responsible. Councilman '.='illiams also st~~.ted that he had viewed
the apparent menanee and he could not see that there eras much dan-
ger. Auditor ~~raneis ~.=arshall s-fated that he would take the Council
dotitrn to viev the dam in ~, body tomorrow it the Council tizris'~led to ~o
and the Council stated that they •,vould be clad to ~-~o,
It was moved by Coulieilmar~ '.'~jilliams any seconded by Council-
man Ttiveedy that Councilman ?`:tilliams and Chief of Police 1'o an be
authorized to pureiiase 12 mattresses ~~n~ 24- blankets for the use
in the jail of the City o ~' Lynt~rood, same to be _~ aid out of the
Continent Reserve ~~'und. ~ ,
Ro11 Call:
..'eyes: Couneil~~en Tweedy, "lil~_i~,ms, ="==~nderson, ~limble
ana Snod~r~~;,s •
oes: T::one. ..
:resolution -o. '734 entitled:'-~ R~SO}.JUTIOT` 0? ~:~~~~ ;'TT'Y
COU~'CIZ 0~~, TTI.T CITY C~'i~ Zr~..:G`G!~, C..xI.I'~OR?'Is'~_ ~I rlTr~ T?i.E COl'~'":_ S:~'i':IOIT
0~' -'~~ POIJ1-CFA Jt7?;G~ 0-' S.'~Ir CI~:'Y 0_' LY~`:',rCO.:~ `'OR ~,Tr ~ ~RIOp ~~:'-
~2~^,II'r ITT"-UST 26, 1930 i0 °~iI7"UST 31 1930, ~Ol'~~ I `C~,T SI~r . ~^:~ T S?T?~_
SE: ZT '-nT~r m2( ~'n °,r _~' t _ r OR '.~T_ ., l.,~Y; T'i ?~
E~-1 ,~ _~R 0 _ ' i0 ' I T1 T r ~ -,~ rr~t 0 ',' S'~,.I :`` C Or T ~~.': S a":~'z I 0 T
"~TT„ ~-''ILLiI7T~~ S~'1TL iJ_~!Jll. Y ~`_~{'~.~R __TT"t? ~T alst• , 19<>0 .'it ' 225.00 per
:Tloeith." eras read. It eras moved by Gou~seilman T~reedy <a,nd second-
ed by Cov~~eilman "~illiams trial said Resolution To.734 be adopted.
Roll Call:
y~yes: Couneilr^en ~i'~-reedy, "lilliar~s, ."~nderson, ILimble
and Snodgrass.
~:oes: Done.
It tiaras moved by Councilman Anderson anc'~ seconder, by
Cov~.eilman Tweedy that Chief Ho,;a,n and 'olive Commissioner
',r!illia.ms be authorized to pug^chase ~r:n.atever eauiptment is need-
ed for suitable stop signs and other signals, same to be paid
for out oi' the Contin.~;ent Reserve ii d.
Roll Ca11:
Cayes: Councilmen '.''illiams, TU~reedy, ~lnderso~2, r~irnble
_`nd S:~~od~grass.
~TOes : TTone.
ORTI~`A~CT I?0. l~~8, entitled: " _yT`T ORL~Ii~n,,rrE Ot' ~~'H.E
CITY COLT''CIIJ 0~ r^~' rITY 0.~ IJYI~'.':'COI7, C~iI:I ~'GR ~'TIA -'IYIT"'G ~T?:'" A.`_0?TI~.2
0~, ~,0.'TY -'Y~'C~'" ?y `~~0 R~ Rr, T~'^P ''v ~ ~"~'IOT T.J'OT1 ~~I~~ T.'u "~~'~I:F '
_CSl'J~r'RTV' "rIm~_Ir° ~'~~~; ICI'"ITS Oy' `~'H-, VIT'Y OI' i.JYr~':.'00~, IIVIJ ~T~ Oli .I.Jt/S
r~T s_'T~ES, ST ~..TT 0=' ^.~"SJI~='OR_~I ^~, -LS R.~~JIT~J~ -~ OR S~.II; ^I~Y TO FRO~.jIT7rJ
.~. OR ~ l P'('J /~ ~ r n ~ T^ p ~ r'1 ~ ~-tTTTT ~1 f'r7 /~~~^
.~.:L??~ Il. T OT _ 7-,. ~R~LI.: __~._. ,5.:.~~`?'IV~ :+U~:~r1I1.'_•~S Oi.' __2r.1"I r,n
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~'".O tr~RT_'~':''!.T 0-' SAID .",ITY 'OR r''r~_~' nISC~1I~ ~~~=.R ~~>u"IT:~ I?.," ~:7%JY 1, 1930
:IUD ?jT?T_J T?r JU?'_~ .~0 .:<I~ ~~?ALL F?T r' "" ~~ rR ZTT?1TTTtr T., ~T7F
191, ~ OR _ ,RrO~r, 0~, G 1 _ . 0'r _
L~,.P..,-,S..T 0-,, SIT-, ~~'~RIT ~~ ~'0'ZTTOITS 0 ~' ~i T ?~,RI CIP':.L 0 + _<'TTP T r'•' I` T~REST
T` Try m T C ~ ~, T TTr+ i 1 T I.
C~Tr ~~-?~~_ ~CT~`ICIa:"1. .._-,, O~,TT,:R ~'Ct :.'~~ IiT.~.~L~~.L~ _.~~.,5 ~. CO_:'I_..r ~U~' IT. ~
S;^~.IP ~'ISC1'~J Y"'.:°~". " was read. It was moved by Councilman Tweedy and
seconded by Cota.neilman ~'-nderson that said Ordinance To. 148 be
adopted as read the second limo, linally passed and published as '•L_,
re~ruired ~uy law.
Ro11 Call:
Ayes: Coui~cilnen, '':'illiams, tweedy, 1nderson ~:imble
and Sl~odgrass.
I4oes: hone.
':rr. ':`,'. T-. Sullivan addressed the "ou_eil asking that they
reconsider the hirir~ of~dtrard -`i=r'ifitz G~nd stating z'urther that
he believed ?'~. .~~r_~fitz should be ri htzully employed ~y the vote
taken at the last meetix~ of the Counci'. where ttivo voted ror hip
employment and tt~vo did not vote ~=end one voted against. It wa.s
decided to ,,;et an opinion zrom City ~'-attorney Riess or? the matter.
Resolution. TTO. 735 entitled: " A R~'S4~UrC'IOIi O:G~ '~ ~.~ CITY
COU?+CIIJ 0_~ ,~~' CI~:'Y 0'' lY~~!."t00D, CJt1ZIFORTTI~1 ~~'I~'~II~" ~'t~ R~~H~ OF T1hv-
AT'ION "=FOR 1'.^_II'T__TITIT ~`: ~;,T,~~' SJir~'rA?: '.I?~ RES~uCTIVE ~~~Li"r^IOIS G-~;,
1,,'vjJj<ICIF~IJ TOV~RI._yI`IT 0~' S~iID CITY xROVIrII; _ ~'0 `~'~.~ ~'r:Y r'i~'~' 0'~~' `Ti1~;
1'RI~'-CIPi%J Or _I'~ `_l'iv ITT^1EREST OT•? r'II~ r'rCTIICIFAI, _~T~ID OTTUR 30r1~~'~
IT'DEBETEp~.'u`SS '~~'OR '~'~I1' {'ISCAZ YirAR ~E rITI?ITIs JUT.~Y 1, 1930 I~~I~ ET'p-
II"G JUT~E30, 1931, " vas reo,d.
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It was moved by Councilman !nderson and seconded by Cot~.ncilman
'e'illiams , that sa id Resolution T~?o. 735 b e adopted.
Ro11 Call:
- .Ayes: Couneilmon ~`illiams, Tweedy, s~~1d~:rson Kimble
anc?. Snodgrass. ,
Noes : Tone.
A bid on fire and theft insurance on City cars of the
Cit~r of Lynwood w as submitted from Herbert G. Rehfled in the amount
of ~~58.57 for all ears. It tivas mov ed by Councilman Ande rson and
seconded by Coune ilrnan Kimble that the ins~~rance be award ed
to said Rehfeld.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilman '.`~illi ~„ms, Tvaeedy, ~.nderson, Kimble
rind Snodgrass,
TToes: T•'one.
The f ollowin;~ demands w ere presented:
rxElr~R'~.Z FUT?~J GFrTL FUT~IP COTTT~
Daily JoSa.r~?al Company `~' 8.00 •
~ E. T:~I. Erkfitz :'r 20
00
Robt. Carroll 10.00 B..T~. Kimble .
20.00
1~=Irs. ~{'lorence Korhn 41.00 • ~. James 20.00
H. H. Harriman 2.50• E. Hutchings 20.00
~. Snodgrass 10.00
Jackson Tweedy lO.OG~ Street pept.
A. E. Skelton 5.00
T:ront '"lilliams 5.00• Ira i!;. Comswell 50.25
Z. C. ,"~nderson 10.00 • R. ''. Bell 80.00
,~lddie Kimble 10.00 '.'~'. 0. DeBusk 75.75
Roscoe R. Mess 75.00 Ia'. Z. Porter 63.13
Chas. C. Reed- 2U0.00~ G. ','.t. Dice 63.13
R. ''J. ~'~nderson 200.00 C. Clark 63.13
Sylvia Tsitts 52.50 Thos. I~~lone 65.00
Pearl C. T.'orris 55.00
~~rio. T. Fairbanks 110.00 "Y~.T.ElR P~'T.
C. F. may 50.00 ~. _
~~rthur T~~. Cessna 62.50 Burrotkghs Ad_. :a,ch. 2.50
Georges :~'orter 8x1.50 V. E. rroctor 380.00
''sr. H. Collins 100.00 ' `.lintroath Pumps I,t~.. 2
122.55
Ii. Velleea 56.82 Karl Koos ,
29.25
Tom I!odaro 56.82 J. "I. Clark 29.25
Bert T;_eIntire 63.13 B. Cockrill 29.25
C. ~~'~. Roberts 93.75' Thomas Hague 28.25
''J. I3. Crumley 81.25• J. ";rh,itelY 29.25
'~t. ~aet~,reiler 75.00 ~ J. F. Ding 29.25
E. Z;ewis 75.00 • T~. C. Tilden 29
25
J.R. Trent
` 5.00- E. Goodwin .
18
00
J . "
I. L ear 3.0 0 A . T~:'=oak .
18
00
R. Rodwell 6.00 R. Richardson .
=L8
00
H. S. Rutter 1.00 ' ". Bert .
31
50
F. Gallagher 9.00 li. Jensen .
31
50
C. A. Gallagher
7:00 •
R. Rassr ~~.sen .
•
33
75
R. J. .Roberts B.OU li. I,;nueky .
33
75
H. H. Harriman 2.00' ~`;'. Baker .
33
75
C. R. CumL:ings 5.00 J. r'eitz .
15
75
Thomas J. Mogan 112.50 R. Rod~~re11 .
83
22.
H. C. ~rardner 100.00 H. S. Rutter .
83
22
F. Riehar. d_son 92.50 II. J. :race .
'x1
25
C. Dede~riah
J
Baler 92.50 G. R. Cw~u:~ings
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93.75..
.
~'d. Sharp 92.50
92. ~:~0' C.
;
..=.'~,rleY
"'. ".'. Chapman 15.00 •
30
00
B. Christensen 55.00- Caroline ?rya•nt .
75
p0~
T~;els ~~~nderson 75.00 .
J• Bennet 87.50•
Robt. Reynolds 55.00
H. ~''i~.~.iams 75.00
J. Young 55.0~~ ,
Ed. Terv~,rilli;er 87.50
~T. ?x'illiams 62.24:
Ld. "pay 62.24
A. T~Ie Roberts 63.17
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It s-r~s moved by Councilman Limble and Ceeonded b~,r Councilman
Anderson that the demands be a11olFTed and tivarrants ordered
dratifTn on the City Treasurer for said various ar~iovsxts.
Roll Call:
:°~yes : Covneil~nen ':'~'illiar~s, ~~~.~derson, 7~im~ole and ~r~od.,~rass
?<oes;lone.
root voting: Cou~acilman Ttreedy.
It wa:: rioved by Cou_~cilr!an !~ndei°son a_-:d seconded by Cot7.n-
eilman Tweedy that the meeting adjourn to muesday •rlilzt Sept.2,
at 7:30 P. ~,~. '_otion was cap-°ied wnd so ordered.
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