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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1930-12-16 - CC~.R~O R~: xULAR i,~?"L{,TITvO DECET~~~? 16th, 1930. The City Council of the City of Lynwood rnet in a regular session at the City Hall , 11331 Plaza Street on above date at 7 : 3 0 F . 1~,~. T,ayor Snodgrass it the chair. Councill~~en ';illiams, Tt~Teedy Anderson, Kimble and Snod- grass answered the roll call. City Attorney Hess vas preser_t. The rninut es of the previous adjourned regular meeting of December 9th ~rere read and approved. "1RITTEFL COi;~r~I71ICw~iIOT': ~~ eommuniea ion was received from the board of Supervisors by i==ame B. Beatty, Chief Olerk ~~~~ith reso.ution attached passed by said Board regarding unemployr,~ent situation. `T'here being no oh- jection, the '~ayor ordered same placed on file. z'~ cor.mu.nication cxras received from ~;. a. Brown requesting a refund of ``t'eed Assessment on Lots 118, 119, 120, 116 and 117 Tract 5975 ~, being for cleaning deeds for year of 1928; also one from _~:rs. Elizabeth Jackson of like nature as ef- eeting Lots 295, 402, 403 and 404, Tract 6J57. It was moved by Councilman Anderson and seconded by ~'~ouncil~^an 'I'~r~edy that 'the ~aeed refunds as prayed for be allowed, one in the amount of :''.7.44 and the other in the amount of '_'5.72 a,nd that v~rarrants be drawn 'or same. ~~oll Call: eyes: Councilmen `,''illiams, Tt~reedy , 1`Lnderson, ~iimble and Snod~^~rass. T o es : ]'?one :'=n ap~uli~ation was received fror7 crank Stratford, 10779 Barlow Avenue, ayoplyin for position as City Techanie; also the report of health services rendered by the County of Los i'sngeles for week ending December 6th, 1930, z-:as received. There being no obje/c~tpi~'on(,t t7h-7e~ i,~aygfolr(~ordered .same placed on file. V RAL V O.:I~~;IT1TI Cl'11 I lJ l.'ti S : . I~"irs• ac enzie addressed the Council requesting that some action be taken to eliminate the noisy condition caused by the C.ommereial ~`'elding '='orks, as she cannot keep her property ren~:ed on Polular Drive on account of the noise at night. TIrs. TylaeKenzie was informed that the only y~ay she could get aetian reg~~.rding same ti~,~ould 'oe to swear out a complaint and then the District Attorney's Of~'ice could take it up in the City Court. "r. Lyman 1~•~organ ar~d :r. J. '.~. Scott addressed the Council regarding balm trees extending over the sidewalks irz the City, a,ti.kir_~g that same be tri^:med u.s pedestrians ~~re unable to ice. ss without difficulty. '"'o~.cilt_~~.n 7'iir~~ale stated that she ~~rould have the ~'arki}an trial same. ~~ORT 0~' ~~r~CT1,i. CG_'`'.:ITTEES: councilman 1~ir. 1e addressed tl~e Council re orti p ng or. th e matter of adequate drainage along the P. E. R. ~. tra.cks, stating; that they had a .-~~eetin; `~ith the Board of Supervisors last Fr~- day rnornin~g _nd they stated the water eorlgestion at these points was due to the opening and paving of streets and th,t the Board would take it up ~~,ith the County Counsel as they ~~lave a right to take it out of the asolisze tax ford to pay for their z~ortion of the culverts, and that since Friday she had tried to act ix~ touch with the Board of Supervisors, but they seemed to be in session and therefor ha.s been unable to do so. UNFIT~ISHED BUSITESS: he resigna ion of .rhomas Liogan was presented. Inasmuch as Chief Hogan was out of town, it was moved by "ouneilman ''3.n.d- erson anti seconded by Couneilrnan "Iilliam;> that that same be laid on the table. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen `"illiams, Tweedy, Anderson, Trimble and Snodgrass. oboes: TLone. A report of the cost of mai_n_taining the lighting; standards ix~ the City of T~yn~~aood was received prom '.1:~ater Superintendent Cum:-~ings covering the pFeriod from `;ov. 1st. 1929 to Dec. 16, 1930. -lr. Cumminn,~ s also addressed the "ouneil rewarding same stat~:n. that the :~d.ison Company are unable to maintain same any cheaper than the City itself. T~-~ereupon it was moved by ^our.cilman '>"iiliiasns and seconded by Couneilmarl Ti^~eedy that the communication be placed on file. T:otion 1;~~~s carl•ied ~~_nd so ordered. City .Attorney Hess reported regarding the bid and contract of Southern Cali'ornia Edison Co., for furnishing electric energy to maintain and illuminate certain street lights, 1'or F;ngineer Bat eman~ '"'~ 15~ ,{ stating that same was in propels form and price Okey. Thereupon RESOLUTION BTO. 758, entitled: f'RESOLUTTON OF A?~rl'iRD OF CONTRACT'T, was read. It was moved by Councilman Tti,~eedy and seconded by Councilman Anderson that said Resolution be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen '~Jilliams, T~=,seedy, Anderson, kimble and Snodgrass. Noes : sTone. The matter of suitable ordinance regulating distributing of advertising matter was brought up for discussion and the f ollowing addressed the Council regarding same: ~,Ir. Sidney Smith and Ax. A. B. gray and ~Trs. Haufman. A proposed ordinance eras read. It was moved by Co~~.neilman Kimble and seconded by Coun~il- man Williams that the proposed ordinance be filed. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen `":'illiams, Tweedy, Anderson, Thimble and Snodgrass. Noes: None: The i.`ayor instrueed City Attorney Hess to represent the City and file an answer to tT:e injunction suit by the Compton Printing Co. vs. City of Lynwood, with no compensation therefor. A contract was presented for the collection of dog License fees by State Commission for Protection of Children and t~numals, a California Corporation. Considerable discussion was had regarding what percentage the City should pay for the service, and the iayor instructed tT~~e City CEerk to write the State Commission and ask teat a representative be present at the next meeting of the Co~~ncil. City Treasurer Reed addressed the Council regarding payme~ of salaries when pay day falls on a Sunday or Holiday, requesting that a provision be made authorizin.~; him to pay the day previous. Thereupon the If,ayor instructed the City Attorney to prepare an amendment to the salary resolution to provide that ~~hen pay day falls on a legal holiday or Sunda4~ that the City Treasurer be authorized to pay the day previous: also to incorporate in said resolution the provisions contained in Ordinance No. 14~ regarding vacations, holidays and sick leaves. The bill for stenographer services in the amount of :53.16, in the matter of ~"~ ~~: I I3istricts 4 and 6 by Helen Hooper, wG.s presented by City Attorney Hess stating that same was sent him by Attorney Tiayne and stating th~~t he did not care to make any reeom- rnendations. Thereupon it was moved by Councilmans :Williams and seconded byCouneilman Anderson that the the bill be disa~~~proved. Roll Call: Ayes: Council.~nen ~t'illiams, Tweedy, Anderson, Kimble and Snodgrass. T oe s : I`Tone. The following demands were GE?'~r n~RAL FUND Ed. Layer 27.00 J. A. Your; 27.00 B. ~~. Strouse 27.00 A. R. ]~cSpadden 27.Or, J. T. C~ulloek 27.00 1. ~. Beeman 27. t~~0 i"l. T. I~~reCul,an 27.00 J. t="~. tz'illiams 27.00 J. F. King 27.00 L. Ferral 27.00 Joe Burch 5`J.06 L. L. Colburn 2.00 Automobile Club of Calif. .46 So. Calif Edison Co. 81.14 R. Rodvaell 11.52 B J. Leavenworth 9.00 Typev~rriter Exchange Co. 53.00 E. A. Brov~n 4.69 George H Bigenho 2.75 T~Lrs. Elizabeth Jackson 5.72 STREET I~;TPROVEt,~l`TT FUTuTl C. Hig~;ens 59.06 presented; LIGHTIiT FUNB Patsy ~,uincy 4.17 H. S. Rutter 5.76 H. ''~illiams 58.50 ?~~. Burt 58.50 v'dATE~ DEPARTT:H~J'NT So. a Bison o. 340.8fi Ta. Buekwald 27.00 ''~ • F . Gr oup e 13.5 0 li. C. Allen 27.50 B. J. Leavenworth 13.50 S. Kn ich 13.5 0 E . J . Hawl ey 13.5 0 ~'. I'. Eisenbeis 11.25 J. L. Farren 27.OC- T. F. '~''aller 13.5 0 `~~' • H• Hoo in p garner 1`3.50 D. Reyn~blds 2.25 E. ~?ewton 4.50 '.`='m. Hitchcock 13.50 J. A. Lothyn 13.50 "T. H.Steel 13.50 J. A. Younr; 13.50 R• "'. '~~allas 13.50 w ~ G~ w ".rATER DEPT . COR':,, i~~ ~. P. ?'tilcox 15.50 H. r. House 13.50 R. C. `.'Ten 13.50 J, T~Iiller 13.50 R. ?3ates 13.50 R. Rasmussen 1x.50 Pitts'ourgh Equit. 54.00 C. R. Cuin~nir,~s 9:5.'75 R. Rodwell 65.98 ii. S. Rutter '73.86 H. J. !"Trace 67.50 It was moved by Councilman ~-nderson an,~ seconded by Councyl- man Tweedy that the demands be allo~rred and warrants be dra~~m. on the City Treaseurer :~`or said various ~.rno~.ints. Roll Call: byes : Councilmen "?.'illiar,~!s , Tweedy, Anderson, Kimble and Snod- grass. Ttoes: T''one. It was moved by Councilman `weedy and seconded by Councilman xnderson that the meetin# adjourn to I%ecember 23rd, at 7:30 P. P7. Roll Call: Ayes: ~^ouncilr~an `R'illiarr~s, Tvreedy ~.n.derson, Kimble and Snod- grass. Foes: Tione. ?' , ATTEST; --_ ~~~ Z'~T I, ~, f~ < ,a~, 0 0I?.