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1 ~~~~~~~ LWETIT:.~ o~ s~ ~ ~:~ ,-~-t ~,, 1930.
The City Coulleil of tree ^ity of h~.; n.~rocd met in ~ re;ular sess-
ion at the City Tiall, 11`331 Plaza. street on above date at 7:30 P. T~`.
I,~ayor Snodgrass in the chair.
Couneilr,ien ",`'illiams, TtiFreedy, lalderson, Kirlible ~.nd Sno~Jrass
rxlstivered the roll call.
Special attorney George ",''. Crouch t~ras present ~~,ncb acted as
attorney for tine meeting; in the absence of City 1`~ttorney Hes.
Enti,ineer .Bat eran vas also present.
The minutes of the previous adjourned re,-u.lar n_eetin~~~ of
~?u;~=°ust u3t'rl. and Special meetira;~; of '~u-°u.st 2'7th. were read and approv-
ed as z°ead.
?`y'RT~TET CO?~:~.'U''TIC~°~TICTTS
eornmunica ion tivas received fror~l is"r. pi. '.". Pontius, president
of the :~'acifis Electric Railway Co. , replyin, to she letter written
to him by ~'uditor :Francis T>"arshall, relative to the erossix~:~; of
the intersection of the Southern ~ aeifie ~a.ilway a,t Century boule-
vard, sta'~in;~; that he ,seas sending the letter to `.r. T. ~I. '.'Tilliams
r~ssissant Gene-~al I'~anarer of tl~e Southern _~~aeii'ie ~Iorrpa,ny.
cor.~lunieation eras received _'rom '''. S. !Zabineau of the
Atlantic i~arl~: '-reset ;;'8'716 t~rith reference to a proposal of a, v~rater
system for the Tract.
'' cornnlunication tivas read `rom the Zos _'sr~eles Coulty Con-
servation 1~.ssociation ca~l:i..in.__~ a.ttentiolr to a I~Zeetino that vri11 be
held on Wednesday September 10th. U.t t-he Bos ~rlgeles Chamber of
Commerce at u:00 P. I':'., to discuss and review the progress rrlade
by the rlood Control T;epartrnent.
~~ communication teas received ~`rom Caot. ~ . E: ~,~ii_ler of the
Fife Belt Irission, I,os ~:xlgeles, askin.; for `11106.00 to be used
to defray the expenses of a trip to a convention a:t Hoxie Ark.
and trley in turn would advertise Zyntivood while on the trip.
It was moved by Councilman "~illiams and seconded by council-
man Anderson that these communications be placed on file.
1, letter tivas read froh ~3uildiriU Inspector Collins, calling
the Council's attention to inquires about the rentin, and selling
of houses to other than the caueasian rG,ce, t-ritlZil_ pile Cit~r of T;yll-
wood. It was moved oy councilman '.'iilliars anc. seconded by council-
man T{;irrblc , that :°~ttorney Crouch be instructed to draw u~ are
Ordinaneee u.ecordin, to the :iat~° reardin~• same.
eyes : Council en `.'.'illiar~s, Tweedy, ~s~derson, _~ir~lble and
Snod~°rass.
Toes : I~one.~
'the following applications -'or employment ti~~-e~.°e received;
J. k". ~en,-~y a~_~Iyin~ For st:~»eet Superintendent: ':"rs. Lthel 1~..
Bushey ~.`or position as booT~l~eeper in the water depar~~.ment. ~llere
bein.; no objections, she --a~;ror ordered same placed_ on file.
_"-r. Louis ST~vain ek ~:C_dre.sed the `ryour~eil_ asltir! g ,°rh~r 1~is elzcek
1`or ~~~h<; at:~ard ors Century boulevard ras ~f:o be r.~ade in the nar;;e of _ r.
Stanton 171Stead Of t0 ?1mSel~, 8.S lie ~.-~OUld I__1LcI1 _irOBr the Gi1cCk made
direct to himsell instead of ~',ttorne~~r Stantor_. ~~ttorney "roue:-~ then
stated that ina,srnuch as - r. Stanton vr~zs llandlin;~ the c~:~.se, it vaas
ruled thr~.t in the er_y~~' oy of ~j.n attorney 'or any case, all checks
~ve-re made to them u_-til they here ~.isrnissed .;ror~ the case, but, th~~t
it could be arran~-•<;d to mryl~e the_:_ direct ',o the -~ erson Ly notifyir.~
the CiOlZ~ity Clerl~'s OFfice o::' ~'.;lle c'rlal:;e irl the e.eck. City '~'reaS-
urer 1Zeed ~:~hen addres:~ed' tl~.e '~'ou~_cil st~~tln,- til._t it }re.s prefa:°red
il~ ;eneral to have ~~~he alvards r_1~_de direct to the persons involved.
attorney Crouch -'Further st~..te~. th~~.t sucr~ .~rl arrant-ren:en~ •kould be
entirely satisfactory to I~iI~~ as th~~.t Isis action vas tar en to avoid
critieisrn.
=r. ~'dvrard ~_`r~fitz a dyes. ed ' he Cou~:cil, asking if he were
legally out of t`t1e service i~.; `ul-~e ~'olice de~~artmerlt, it ~-ras discuss-
~:.d anCl. Chief' lro~~an ac:_dressed the Council statin flat he could use
another man _ or patrol a_~~ty, I•or i~~st~~nce at the erossir~ oL Zon,
Beach :31vd. ~xld near T~re~dy 3-~vd. a~~ it ~v~:.s dax?_~e-rous i`or the child-
ren CrOSSln" :LrOIi t_Rie .~yl'1L`r00d slde t0 ~Ot1tr1 date S1c18 lii =;Oink; t0
school in ~outl~ ~~wte `-~~erritory ~~rlc there wws reall~r a deed or a patrol
~_la.n ry.t t__is y;oil~~ ~.lso a.t li~ti" st. ~:~na. -.one; ~='-eac.'.~1 T;1vd. _, r,•lation
rrzus iriadc t~la.r ..~norl~E:r vote be taken ~~o ;la,c~: _~. ~rk~°itz ol~_ the
~~oli~~e i'orce bJ ",our_cilr°:a.n ':'illiwr::s ~.nc.~ secor~c_ed by eouncilrl~n_ .`~nd-
derson.
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,.~es r~0'tl.?1C1_! 1:; t`il •l~ 11ariU u.i1C! .'~.~d c'', t'SOil
-ot -?otin= o~_~cilrr_er_ '_~i :°o ~ e ~_nA :ryou ~•ra,ss.
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I?iseussior_ tr~.s h2.d as to ilie Tulin:; oi' tie votinm at '
the previous neetin;~;, i t beiz~,~ the s~..:~e as she vote just t`{.ken
ar~d alien referred tc attorney Crouch i~or OpliloY1. :rho stated
-_~.~t . he Coareil voted ~~o diseliar{e :~. ~rkfit~, w~.s irit~hout
a ~c~uoru7ii. ~~~hereupon it was left to the decision of Chief 1io-~an
to place :•.r. -~rlLitz ozi the 'or"ce i~' he sa.ti:r ~'it to do so ~~.nd the
CouY~eil iY,_strueted =attorney "x^ouch to h:~ve City attorney Mess
dray- ~:_p a _?esolution providin,cf -:or t'ie salary l'ror~i the "ontin,ent
reserve ~~'und.
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ra ~O,=;Si'rell a~_C'_reSSed ~~ilE wOU::C11 ~%siiiY"1~Or I~Ollr
days pay shat were not included iYi the time that lie was told in
yoersan of his d.i.schar;~e.
~'aul Stanley o-'~' the Ze.ion -=~ost f35, y~reserlted a resolution
aslLi~:-~`~~, thu,t only :'~:ieriean Citizens be ,<ri en the 4rork available
on construction ,-ror'i or other no,ture in -she City oz Zynwoo~.~ this
zesolution vras referred to a~?ttorney Crouch and he vas instructed
to have City ~. t orY-ie;r Less dr asv up .r.Ya orc!inr.?~ce to be adopted.
CoureilmaY~ °;ndersor_ n~ac~.e a ri~otiori that i~~°. Toohey be
a ,~ooiY:~ted street Superintende~it, r~.otion vras lost `or lae_~ of a
second. ~': motion vfas then made bar cour_cilman Tweedy brat ~. Z.
porter be rna,:'_e street Superintendent and seconded by couY-.eilman
Y•7
rl 1~:rIlS.
R01~i~ vi%1y:
.:ayes: Councilmen `"'illiams, Tweedy, ;'.nderson and. nimble
Toes: Councilman Snodgrass.
I"otio~ teas cap°ried.
.."rs.~u;ene C'o~°rers addressed tl~e ~ou.ricil eorri~li~~e,_tir~
the nezv bou_~_evard stop ~,~t 114tnh. street anc. ;~ernwood avenue.
~~'. ~"QiLT ~Z ~`~'?S~.uC.L r`~ri U__:~.im~~T..~, '=,~:
'"our_cilrnan ~ir~~'ole reported regardin,_; the rneetin~ tl-:~t
z-ras attended by _ ayor Snodgrass, auditor ''arshall ana herself ,
t~ritri "L-he Board of" Su-y~e-rvisors of .%:os ':n~celes Coui<ty , stating
that the Y~in;er From Coma~tor~ eras ~~rescnt, also I.ir. =fan Tti~reedy
o:E' South "ate, ~~nt}_ ~:liat they were inforr.~ied that therE was z.oney
ir~eluded in this years budget _'or the clearint; of the chant:el
in the -i:os y°~neles river, but, the Board of Supervisors h~.ve been
tvaitino i'or t~,~e ~Lailroad Company brid.`~e to be constructed. and
a:'so that Su?~ervisor J. r. "?uinn, ~~roii d have: a m~-etintg about -she
elearin~; of the los ~.n~;eles river chanY~el river ri ~ht after
September llth. ~ _~
Cotuicilman '~irb7ble .ade a motion th~~t it :~rould be well to
reeind the resolution just passed providir_..; Lor the b~~.ek pay
of Police Jude l.ay for tl~e rlo~_ti-:s of ~?u1y~ anCt ~u -;ust ,~rhieli. was
seconded by Councilman !`:'illiars. is=ucri discussion tiaas haci ~:nd it
decided to lay the matter over to ':lie next meeting ,:~'or City ~~.ttor-
ne~yr ~~ess.
.°~>>_ditor ~~~'raneis I=~,rshall vas when ca'_led upon to read
ar ';.~;reement tiahich lie had drai-~r ~s,~ d hac. , liaa. it signed by l,r.
Jerome Caress, oti°mer o.i: t>>e -°~t~ antic 1'arzt. `Tact and the City of
Zyncvood, for the furY;.ishl.n of vrater to the Tract. It vras moved
by cour_eilman 1LY1derson and seconded by councilr::an Kimble that
.`r. 1"arshall be instructed to dradv up a Resolution to be adopted
for this a,greernent.
ROLL Ca.Z~r :
ayes': Councilman "'illiams, ~,veedy, rnderson, ltir~lble ana.
Snodgrass.
noes : 1?one.
:~r. Zyman ~.~vrgan addressed the ~'%ourleil eallin; attention
to tine increase of expense at the present time~statir: that due to the
recent political strife, the present council vras elected on ~1 econ-
omy platform.
i;Ir. TTido I=ovacevich adc;.ressed the council as to the ti•>ater
situation i'or the ir:~~rovernent of the pcwney Tract arld that he was
now ready to o fortivard ~~•rith s~~~rie, but, asked th~~,t some provision
be made y'or the payment of the pines and other supplies. Some
discussion was entered into and it was thereupon agreed that Attor-
ney Crouch be instructed to draw Lz_: an agreement vrith ?:x. I~ovaeevieh
aYid the "ity and `.hat he order the pi.:es and supplies in his own
nal1~ aril to be paid for by himself acid ~~iie City will furnish the
labor for installing same.
angineer Jateman addressed the Council regarding the light
assessment, and recomriended that the period of lights cover from
Jany 1, 1931 to Jane 3;, 1932, irivo:~ving a period of 18 nFonths for
the service, stating that this would avoid any conflict and that
there ~^ras suf~ieient Funds on hand to strech over until January.
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TIr. Tray ~_c'dressed the Cou~di1 r~e~_~ ti-re ~ , t'~e li ~ht~Lssess-
ment.
`?he councilweted u;on ~_r. 3a.ter<1ar~s reeor_~lr.er_d~:.tion ~,x:.~_t ~~he li=nhts
cover t1~isy~eriod. :~e ~~lso st:~~ted that trze ehool ~iowrd a,t its
rneetir><~; thursda.y ~-ii ,Writ -,-rill wuthori;e its ch~~.irr;~an to eXecute the
deed to tale C:it~' ~ or school pro..%erty :,t the intersection o:f Joseph-
ine and "drools str-et.
The i`ollo`vin:; de~~~~~r~ds vrere ~~resented;
'~' T'T'~,R .I, iUT'? ~
achrracher-jrey Co. 14.;1
I;. r~. Rubber ;tarr~p~ 4. "l
";r. T?. Chri srnan T;i . ?'?. 220.50
.~. -:~. --Lovrcl Serv. 3.90.
Chas. R. }~adley X3.87
l=et!,y Cash fund .
2.97..
C. ~:. Chamberla.in '~ .50
Zys~raood ~=.lectric cCo. 7~~.'77
C. II. Johnston- 4.63
Srui:th I;e~t. Store 3.60
Sa3.lders :~lumbin> Co 3.50
ypetirriter Insp. Co. 165.00
City of _~o. "a,te 56.60
:~'ennant Oil Co. 28.00•
`the '~enr-~zoil Co. 8.75
~r o_-e Star Ty%letal ".tks 1~-.50
I'aciie Coa.;~t old. Code 3.OC~
?.=ine Safety _:~li Co. 2.~5
?:ilti,raukee r'ool :` .~'or=~e Co. ~%.60
Linde l;ir lroduets Co. 3.00
tT. R. Tib'oetts -''aint too. 92.99
Igo s` n e e s ~`aily JourYial 5.00 .
~`. S. Crocker Co. l~'5.04.
Curtis P::: Christensen 14.30
~i:Thtnirl ~ flue '-'Tint Co. 12,10
"riri~es Stassforth Sta,. 1:;.85'
Elysian Spr,Ss.':~~^,ter Co. , 2.OC
Tlearl T-:. COX ;. `'~)
~:yrnFr00d Tr221si er CO. r'.'vU
=uest .~ru~± ~o. .C10
_~yn1~rood Press 1::,. ~ r
30.1Q~
n T e~• e e dy ~~n ,i s e e onci. e d. b y
be ~.l~o~red :.r_c ~t~arrants
said veri ous amounts .
counci lrrrrx.
ordered dra~rn
'eyes: ,OUnCll::'!en Ylli~a_'.s, '~~reed.~yr, _~i:dErSOn, ~_ir.ble ~-_n~.
Sr~Od~;rasU.
T';'OeS: T;02ie.
~'ittorne;r Crouch ~?.ddressed. t:le coureil s'~~tiri_; t>iat he had
beers °wble t0 SaVe the C`.t~ cOi=Side,'a.ble ~I'o".ti:t o!' r,~or_e;r in ~:he
'randlin; o. ;J,~ puffin.; throu;~h of Cer_tury boule~rard, also thc-
satis~:actiol_ o.~° t ~1e avrards to the citizens involved. `'hereuy on
c^. r!"?ot7.011 bJuS r:"~G a.e ~D~' colincllI , , i' ii.iU _e ~;,nd SedOndec ~J~'' d OLtncil
rlan `i'ti~,recdy th~.t ~. Vote o~' -L1,~~LL~'~s ae given ~'_t~torrleJr Crouch 'or ris
el0rts in she ;~Ort; of Century boulevard, <~r_c:z that tree Clerk be
instructed to tr-rite a-getter o_' :.~y~_~reeiation to ``~ttor~:_ey Grouch.
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;res: ':`til"L i.e.r,~s, Tweedy, :_nderso~, :_ii,.ible ancz. Snoe~ro.ss.
_:~o e s : _: orLe .
It ~.;as z_oved by councilr_al~ ~indersor~ anc:L seconded by coun-
cilr~lan `vdieedy taia.t tree rlleetinv adjourn to ':_dr~day ni`°:]lt Sept. 8,
at '7:30 __'. ~.. `otiorr tiaras c~:.rried alld so orc_ered.
~~ _:.eekin _._. 1~.
.~OVed b~- `i0u?=cl l: ~a
:`'~ndersor_ ~~y~.~~t "ho der::anc_s
on the City ~ireasurer ~'or
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TET~'~ R 'LI: -; z~T
-elly gyros. Cafe - ia~.3o
'ellerbacr Paper Co. 4.06
-, S.-° ..,,. TTirsdT7. I~lc,~?7.~~3~
S~~.fety Inr~ 5.50..
i'itie Ins. ~; Tr. Co. 18.00
~uason hwaber Co. =x.05
~:~r. David `~e11 3.00
'~a vis ~-=ard.~Aro,re ~o. 7.80
J.~~r2~^rood ?'ardvrare Co. 2.98
Floyd ~. Ro~~rleeN.50
T:ynti;rood Tribune 93.35
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'.ym~rood Elec`ric Co. 20.39.
I~~rr.~°rood raper c~ -.~,at. 5.55
Sriit~i 3ooth Usher Co. 2.80
Ch2.in felt Co. 1.'76
i~~er.~3ittusuls Co. 18~J.4•
L~rriti°~rood i'riburle 6.50
:~~rn~rood ~=[ard~•~rare !'o. 1.95
"eneral ~~1ee. ~ o. 8'.80
_ c. I Tist -o. 19
:Floyd ~~. Zo~~r1e:: .50
~?. ~'~. "'au~ ra n 20 ~+. 92 -
''ert +'reer 25.00
'. Freer ~~ .50
y. ^erson. 24.75
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Jar:~es ~. m~'roetor 380.00