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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1930-10-21 - CC~~~ '~"GUT~:~R I~~ ~~y TNG ~ C'.~^ B~~~ ~ is t , 1930 The City Council' of the City of Lynwood met in a regular ses- sion at the City Hall, 11331 Plaza Street, on above date at 7130 ~?. ~;~. Ma~7or Snodgrass in the chair. Councilmen ruilliams, Tweedy, Anderson, Kimble s.nd. Snodgrass ansvuered the roll cell. Cit3 Attorney Hess and Engineer Bateman ~~~ere present. The minutes of the previous adjourned regular meeting of Octo- ber 14th, were read and approved. ~ui~Rl TAN co~~tUNIC~TIONS : A common cation was received from W. Z. Y~oadruff, Photographic Fingerprint Expert of the Long Beach Police Department addressed to Chief of Pollee Hogan complimenting I~Sr. J. Bennett for his splendid ~rork is his photography and fingerprint work. A communication was received from City Treasurer Reed calling attention of the Council that after operating under the new budget for three months it appears that the revenue for the fiscal year will not be as great as anticipated and therefore cautioning the Council to ad- here to a policy of strict economy. - There being no objections, thei~ayor ordered said communications placed on file. - - - A communication was received from Supt. of lights Charles ~. Cummings calling attention of the ~'ouncil to several broken globes on or- namental standards on Century Boulevard which have been broken with stones thrown by children. No action was taken and the ~?ayor ordered said com- munication placed on file. 0 RAZ CO I+I~DNICATIONS ; . A. Gray addressed the Council relative to a tax bill he had received covering the portion of his lot that has been condemned for the widening of Imperial Highway, stating that he aid not feel that he should pay same as' long as it is now a street. ~Ir. Gray also stated that the unpaid taxes on the portion now contained in the street shows a cloud on the title. City Treasurer Reed addressed the Council and stated that the reason th at this matter has not been cleared up before is because Final Judgment had not been filed until just recently which was due to certain contested awards on account of interest payments and the proceedings had to be re-opened. fir. need assured Mr. Gray that in the very near future proper adjustment will be made with the property owners along Imperial Highway relative to this tag proposition. City Attorney Hess also addressed the Council and explained at length the re- sult of taxing the portion that is now being used for Street purposes. fir. E. A. Brown addressed the council regarding a weed assess- ment he ela.ims was erroneously charged in his tax bill for 1929-30 on Lots 118, 119 and 120, Tract 5975, and which he has inquired about same several times but up to date has not received a suitable reply; also ddressed the Council relative to his tag statement for year 1930-31. ity Attorney Hess stated for the Council that TJr. Brown should get in touch with Engineer Batement regarding the width of Tweedy and Abbott Road, and that he should put his complaint in writing regarding the weed assessment and tax statement. ter. ~. B. Selig, representing the Southern California Edison Co. addressed the Council relative to a Grant of Easement said Company desires from the City of Lynwood on certain tracts in the City of Lynwood. I'he Mayor instructed bir. Selig to get further information from th® Edison Company as to what they are willing to pay for said easement and also as to whether or not they are willing to limit their voltage to 2250 volts in lieu of 16000 volts, and should they desire a permit to constructs a line with highex voltage, they to obtain a permit from the City Cotn,eil'for b ame NE~V BUSINESS: ~o~ilman weedy presented a request ern Edison Co. to trim trees at Court Street. Gilman Tweedy a committee of one to investigate ern California Edison Company to trim trees at Street with power to net. for permit from the South- The Mayor instructed Con- s the application of South- the City Yards on Court Bids were received from C. H. Johnston, Ford Dealer and =C+noch Chevrolet Co . for a truck for the j~~ater Department . Councilman a`+illiams stated that he had received. quotation of the balance of the money on hand in the 6Yater Department from Cit; Treasurer Reed, and after receiving same he did not thi'k there was avail#,ble funds in the dater Department to purchase a~. car at this time . No action was taken. A petition was received signed by I~rs. F. A. Lampe and 31 others protesting the ep~##ee~~#®~ issuance of a business license to Lynwood-Comp- ton Shopping lYews. Tdr. C. T,;. Bigsby addressed the Council regarding said ~t ti~g 11th matterhat if the ~.icens® is xefused he will tat~e the muter into Cauxt on a pharge cif ~.l~~gality pf the ~rdi~ange because of discrimna- Lion between home and Autside business enterprises. ~'he matter was laid over for consideration at the next meeting by a motion of Coun- cilman Tweedy and seconded by Councilman Anderson. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Tweedy, Anderson and Snodgrass. Noes : Bouncilmen 6~~illiams s.nd Kimble . RESOLUTION N0. 748, entitled: "RESOLUTION ADOPTING PLANS, SPECZFICA'TIONS AND MAP OF ASSESSR:~ENT DISTRICT" , was read. Zt was moved by Councilman Tweedy and seconded by Councilman Anderson that said Re- solution Ivro. 748 be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen V'dilliams, Tweedy,Anderson,Kimble and Snodgrass. Noes : None . RESOLUTION N0. 749, entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUN- CIL OF THE CITY OF LYB~YOOD, CALIFORNIA DECL~i~ING ITu INTENTION TO IM- PROVE CERTAIN ~RTIOI~S OF '.i'HE FIRST ALLEY EASTERLY ELF L03~G BEACH BOULE- VARD? 73ESCRIBIPIG THE DIST`~ICT TO BE ASSESSED TO PAY THE COSTS AND EX- PENSES OF SAID II~Z'ROVE~IENT AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSIIANCP OF BOIdBS TO REPRESENT SAID COSTS AND EXPENSES", was read. It was moved by Counciil- man Anderson and seconded by Councilman Tweedy that said Resolution No. !~49 be adopted. toll Call: ,-yes: Councilmen ~illiams,Tweedy,Anderson,Kimble & Snodgrass. Noess None. Chief of Police Hogan addressed the Council stating that the present ordinance regarding boulevards was not suffioient in that it did not include the corner of State Street and Tweedy Road and re- quested that same be added. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Tweedy and seconded by Councilman Anderson that the City Attorney be instructed to draw up an amendment to the Boulev~.rd stop sign ordinance by providing a boulevard stop on State Street at Tweedy Road. Ro11 Call: Ayes: Councilmen ~~illiams,Tweedy,Anderson,Kimble & Snodgrass. Noes: None, The ~~7ayor instructed Councilman Anderson and City Clerk And- erson to look into the matter of purchashing a typewriter for the Judge's office. Cit; Treasurer Reed addressed the Council stating that he had checked up the telephone bills for the last past months and he believed it would ba a considerable saving to the City to install direct service to Los Angeles, which would cost21.50 per month, minimum of 300 calls, and a service booth placed near the Police Department which he stated the Southern California 't'elephone Company would allow the Cit;; 15 per cent of Bros; receipts on. Thereupon it was_,moved by Councilman Kimble a.nd seconded by Oaunc ilman ~Alilliams that the Los Angeles Telephone Trunk line be instal led; also that a pay service telephone be installed in the Police De- partment for use by other than Cit`, Employees . Moll Call: Ayes : Councilmen 4~illiams , Tweedy,Anders on,Kimble & Sno dgrass . Noes: None. `j'he fallowing demands were presented: GENEi~AL FUND: irJATER DEPAi~TI+1IENT: Southern Calif. Telephone Co. 88.50 R. Rasmussen 22.00 Southern Calif . Ldison Co . .93 J. L. Applegate 16.00 C. ~. Toray 7.50 L. A. ~4~atson 16.00 Gladys 0' Ke lly 10.00 S . G . Knight 22.00 `YYard, Davis 8c Dunn, Inc . 4.50 W. Burt 22.00 C . U. BicClellan Corp. 6.75 A. G. T~Sa,rshall 16.00 Lynwood Hardware C a . 2 .2 6 J . F . King 24.50 F. ~'. Donavan ~ Co. 1,262.50 D. Bodey 16.50 STi~EET ~~AINTENANCE Ft3ND: H. t~~illiams 2Q.C~9 J. PJI. ~'n~°lish !" 1.~1 C. A. Schultz 16.00 ,Albert ~~`. Saunders 10.00 D. Reynolds 14.00 Lynwood Hardware Go. 2.50 Vt. Knmmerfield 20.00 General Fund 38.80 R°. C. Austin 14.00 LIGHTING r~T1ND: S. U. Roherer 20.00 Lynwood Herdware Co . .45 J. F . ~~'7YiiteleZT 14.00 6~dATER LEPARTP~NT : A. Knuekey 14.50 F. Kakoshka~ 20.00 Bert Freer 48.75 F • Kurta 14.00 General Fund 31.48 C . D . Rodgers 8.00 H. Occleston 4.00 Lynwood hardware 8.47 It was moved bti Councilman Axtderaon and seconded b~ vouncilman ~~~illiams that the demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on the ~_ w..+ 0 Cit` l:~easu~a~ ~px ~a.id ~a~iQUS a~tvunts. moll Call: - Ayes: Councilmen 'r""dilliams,Tweedy,~nders An,~:imble ~ Snodgrass. Noes: Nana. Cllr. H. L. Zeiser addressed the Council on public liability insurance on City Employee's cars. This matter was referred to City At- torney Hess for investigation. It was moved by councilman e'~illiams and seconded by Councilman .'weedy that the meeting adjourn to October 28th, 1930, at 7:30 '~. h.4. Ro11 Call: Ayes: Counc ilmen y~illiams, ~Y~eedy,Anderson,S~imble & Snodgrass. Noes: None. ATTEST• ITY C ~'RK, I O L ,°~fi0~. F.~Ifi YON OF T~ I C~ F ~~; ~" ,~