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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1931-09-15 - CC2 REGUL_:R T,~ETIP~G "EPT~~,, ~ ER 15TH, 1931. ~. 1 i r The City Council of the City of Lynwoo d met in a regular ses- sion at the City Ha11 11331 ?'l~.za Street, on above date at 7:30 P. l+;Z. ~tiayor Decker in the Chair. Councilmen ~"~illiams, Davies and Decker ansvrered the Moll call. Councilmen Grayson and Snyder were absent. The Tiinutes of the previous regular meeting of September 1st, were read and approved. `:'IRITTEII COT~~:"UIdIC~TIOT S: 1 communzca ion was received from Lyncdood Post No. 85 American Legion inviting; the Council to attend the installation of new officers of their Yost on Friday September 25th, at 8;00 P. h~. at the ~~loman's Club, when Dis trio Attorney Buron Fitts is to be installing officer. It wa.s moved by Councilman ~~'~iilliams and seconded by Councilman Davies that. the Council accept the invitation and that as many as possibly can attend. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen '~~illiams, Davies, and decker. Noes: None. Absent: Councilmen Grayson and Snyder. A communication was received from John Pinto requesting that two sign boars used by Foster ~: Kleiser be removed from beside his store because of obstruction of view to his business establishment located at 10231 Lan<< Beach Boulevard. It was moved by Councilman '~~illiams that Foster ~ Kleiser be requested to remove their signs at said lo- cation. T:.r. L. A. Patch, representing Foster ~ T~leiser addressed the Coui:cil regarding said matter, after which discussion ensued, and Councilman ~~~Tilliams vrithdrew his motion, and the Mayor instructed the City Clerk and Building Inspector to look up the Ordinance .resulat• ing sign board construction to ascertain whether ter hot Foster and Kleiser conformed ti~rith the Building Code in constructing their bill boards: also that the City Clerk check up frith Compton and South Gate to ascertain tivhat their requirements are in sitniliar cases. _~ communication was received from R. D. Crenshaw ~; Co. making application to audit the City Books for current fiscal year on same basis as heretofore, ~~15.00 per day for each accountant engaged upon the work, v~rith a guarantee that the total charge will not exceed an average of ~~250.00 pe-r quarter. There being no objection, the 1~.`a.yor ordered the comrr~unieatian filed to next meeting when the matter will be considered aid acted upon, vrhen all members of the council wil~} be present. ~~ communication was received from the Pacific Coast audit Com- pany by H. C. '"hiter~an, Jr., requesting the council to reconsider the matter of issuing a check to County Auditor for over-collection of requirements in A.~ I. Districts No. 15 and rTo.l7 as denied by Council at the last meeting, Mating that he has an opinion from a member of the County Counsel on the matter. I~::ayor Decker address- ed the Council to the effect that each member of the Council have a copy of said letter; also the City `t'reasurer :need has sent out cards to interested property owners giving them details hoti~r the matter is being handled, stating further that the council are of the same opinion as expressed at the last meeting and that the over-collection will be returned by a reduced rate ,y'or this year's taxes and the pro- perty o~rners thereby ~yi11 derive 100j'o of the money paid, ti,~hereas, if refunded to the County Auditor to be distributed by the z'acifie Coast Audit company, the property owners will have to pay said Company pos- sibly 50;0 of the amount due; which statements ~^rere corroborated by the-other members of the 8ouncil ; also suggesting that said company rnight su'omit an opinion i'rom the Cour_ty Counsel on the matter. -^i communication was received from Luella ~. Stever requesting that the water mains be extended so that her Lots 7 and 8, Tract 6312, can be served as she is desirous of planting shru.bb~:ry ana. trees. There being no ob j ection~r, the I:`ayor referred the matter to Council- man "~illiams to report back to the Council at their newt meeting; rewarding the situation. communications were received from iierbert G. Rehfeld requesting refund of li~Iitin Assessment for year 1929-30, and refund of weed assessment for year 1926, as affecting Lot 960, Tract ~l"I2. Gity Treasurer deed a;~dressed the Coul.cil on said matters recor~nending payment of lighting assessment and ordering; him to car_cel the assess- r~~ent on the G.s:=~essment roll. 'there bein no objection, the Mayor ordered these r.^o,tters laid over to r_ext meetix~ vahen a,ll mernbers of the C_~uncil are present. M j('~ NW \_~ '_~eports t=sere received prom the County health '~epartrnent• also from -`,'atEr Superintendent Cummings slio~vin activities of '';'<~ter and LiThtin Department. "'here beinj no objection, the 1.°ayor ordered said reports filed. IrTr. ozrr~: mush, representing Faci-.~'ie I,inanee Corporation, ad- dressed the Council <nd see°ved an amended I;otice of Judgement and Fernand for ~ ayment in the case entitled~'I'acifie r''inanee Corporation vs. City of I,yntirood, fora Jucl~ement rendered in the Superior Court in and for the County of I,os =1n=;eles, State of Calii'ornia in the .:':mount of ~,~16,2~4.00 plus interest and costs, on each member of the Couneil, City Treasurer and City Clerli. 'thereupon ? 1a~0:..LTiIGT ~ 0.788, emit ~ ed". R_~SO:~UTIGIT '~~'~ 'Ii'G +''LY- T~-rT'T G~ ter;?:~~_:'~ 0~, ='~_C L_'IC 'I'. •_T"CE CORL~C~.:_'_'IOT?, ' tir~.s read. ItJ~a*~.s -. moved by Councilman °;avies ~.nc?- seconded oy Cour~eilman "'illiams that said ?esolution I"o. 783, be adopted. Roll call: I a"-yes: Councilmen illiar_.s, 'navies and decker. T~.ioes: I-one. 1bsent Councilmen "rayson and Snyder. City attorney Bess addressed the Council reuortinp on ~~ confer- ~~ ence he had had.. tirith Rusin ~~, Rush, =attorneys for iacifie .~~'inanee Corpora- tion, statinm gnat said Company intends to proceed very vi;orously in the matter of collection, explainin;~ three lines that they may pursue to secure payrnent of the money. I~"ayor Pecker recuested each person present at the Couneil meeting to vv~rite aline to the Council jiving their opinion on payrnent of above jud;ement:,also requesting; the press to ma~tie a like request from other property ovine rs in I,yn~ro o d.. ORDI ~~T"CE ?0. 184, entitled: 1iAT' ORpII~~~'"Cl~; ruLT'DIT?G ORPII'~ T?CE I'r0. 73 ;,`TT~,,,~-,- AS m =3ZTSI ~'Sa i,I^.y'T7SE OR~JIT:I~ CL'", providir~ for bus- iness: license fee for -theatres and carnivals, tAras read for +;he second time. It ~='as moved by Councilman ~?avies and seconded by Gouneilr:.an :'~'illiarns that same be adopted as read the second time, fin~.lly pass- ed and published as required b,r Tarr. Roll Call: ryes : Counei lr;:ien '.'Till tams, pavi es and Decker. Toes : TTone . :°A'osent: Councilmen Trays on and Snyder. i. contract rra submitted for health serviccis covering a period o:f two years comrnencinj on the lst day of July, 1931 and te~rtlirnating on the 30th, day of June 1933, li :~~~ +he Coin ty Iealth pepartment, at the rate of 1,000.00 doer ~e~.r. Thereupon it bras r::oved 'oy Coux~eilman ''lilliams and seconded by Cour_cilr;ran Davies that the ;iayor be author- ized to execute same .tor and in behalf of the City of L~rniFrood. ~~oll Call: byes: Councilmen '~illiams, Davies and pecker. TToes: T?one. :^~b s ent : C Dune ilmer~ Trays on and Sn~,rd.er . Councilman Davies reported that he has interviet~~ed I:r. Jones of the road pepartment of the County of Zos '~n`;eles relative to an ap- propration froir, the Tasolir,e Fund, but has received no satisfactory reply, but that ja.soline mor:,ey to the Count~j will be cominj in this month ~rhen he `rill make Further Berland. i:~ayor :Decker stated that the Council has completed their list of """''`~ members of j~conor;ic Plarninj Corunission for Zyn~hrood, reading; of the ~I names of those ~~rho ~^rere selected cor_sistir_g of 9 members, vrhose duties :ill be to assist the unemployed, and_ to study different propositions in Z~ri~ti~rood, ~-end thatpossibly the first matter to be considered ~~ill be the ?'V~.ter System, stating that this eomraittee are to investigate and make reeomrnendatior~s to the Cour:~cil.'~a.yor Decker stated that the first m~;~tinF; vrill be held next Thursday at 7:30 P. I.':. Counc ilnian `.',~illiar_s addressed the Council protestir~ about the ' ster_ch and. unsihtly condition of the beat Bo at the end of Lsther Street, stating that they have no licer_se to operate. hereupon it rras moved by Councilman "Jilliams a.r;d seconded bUr "ourcilr:an Davies that the City _ttorney be instructed to amend the Tic ease ordinance fixing tree licenst for I'ea.t Bogs in the City of Zyrn,^rood at '';50.00 per year. Roll Call: eyes : Cour.eilmen ".'illiarns, 'navies 4vnd Decker. Toes : T?one. -bsent: Councilmen Grayson and Snyder. l:~ayor ~'eelier~ Utated that he had been served ~-rith p~wpers in con- r_ection s•.~ith claim of Stanley i,'~oflatt of '50.00 tirhen he served as City Judge d.urin,~ the absence of Jud~~e C. =. -Ja . y ~. 2 Thereupon it was moved b~yr `ouncil; :an-navies any seconded by Councilman '~illiar;s that the City Attorney be instructed to reply to the complaint i-: the aeti on entitled: " Stanley 1:`offatt vs . City of LynUjrood, Case T?o. 240766 entered in the 2•_unieipal Court of the CityT of Los 1'~n~eles, without eornpensation. t' Roll Call: Ayes: Courcilrne n ~''illiams, Davies and Decker. T7 one Absent : Councilmen Grayson anc. Snyder. • ~ The following d emands were presented: GET'ERA.L FUIoD STREET II; e'ROVETa:;ETdT FL?T City~al~onc fed. T'd. ~; 7,47 Transitoil o. ~~~ .06 ~E. P. Fuhrman 62.50 Regal Oil f~orlpany 291.06 Earl V. St. Clair 50.00 General Fund 63.56 Sanitary Laundry 4.08 So. Calif. Edison Co. 4.00 P. A. T,?urphy 101.60 Lynwood oil Company 30.80 So. Calif. Gas. Co. l.ll Payroll ~_ccount 490.06 So. Calif. Edison Co. 59.71 Hudson Lumber Co. 6.90 So. Calif. Telephone Co. 51.OC H. A. ?~aufman,P. i`. 11.08 LIGHTING EUT~rD Payroll ?.ccount 2, 403 .74 State Comp. Insurance 1,950.44 Lynv~rood Electric Co. 52.18 So. Calif. Edison Co. 5.17 'dATER D~.'T. - Prizmalite Corp. of cal. 1.02 Gene ram ~.~ 21.68 Payroll Ace ount 14.38 So. -Calif . Edison 724.36 Iielen ~~. Kerr 6.80 Claude Reber 5.00 Lynvrood Oil Co. 29.68 Payroll ~'~ecount 444.37 °It was moved by Councilman Davies and seconded by Coun~il- man '.rlilliams that the demands be allowed and warrants be drav~rn on the City Treasurer for said various amounts. Roll Ca31: Ayes: Cour~eilmen '?illiams, ?navies and Decker. 11'oes: Tone. absent: Councilmen Grayson and Snyder. It was moved by Councilman Davies and seconded by Council- man !'~illiams that the meeting adjourn to Septemb er 29th, 1931, at 7 : 3 0 P . T~,". Roll Call; Ayes: Councilman ~.°yilliams, Davies and Decker. TToes: None. i~bsent: Couneilr~,en Grayson and Snyder. ,- r c~~-~--- _-+r=n, ' ii ~ ~l~ 1 F l~, ~,~,~ ATr"EST : ]? L ~r ~.~ s