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HomeMy Public PortalAboutM 1932-04-05 - CC33 ~ R~q~ULAR MEETING APRIL 5th~1932. ~ie City Council of the. City of Lynwood met in a regular session at e City Mall, 11331 Plata street, on above date, at 7:30 P.M. Mayor veeker in the chair. ~ouneilmen Williams, Snyder and Decker answered the roll call. ~Counci lmen Davies and GrL.yson were absent. `The minutes of~the previously adjourned regular meeting of March 29th,193~, were read and approved. IN COMb'NNICATIONS: communieat on was received Yrom Fire Chief Dunlap requesting l~hat -the Fire Department be relieved of the duties of distribution of food supplies Yor the Lynwood Emergency Relief Fund after the expiration of _present pledge, which expires April 20th,1932, if the Relief Committee vote to tst~ntinue the work. There being no objection, the Mayor ordered the communication Yiled, until after the Relief Committee have decided whether or not they are going to continue relief work, and if they vote to continue, ho doubt it can be arranged to have the Fire 7epartment as the ce~itralized Distribution point, commenting that the Fire Department have been too diligent in the work, and have done work that should right- fully be taken care of by the Relief Committee. ~ communication was received from Fire Chief Dunlap calling attention to the dangerous condition of the incinerator in the City Y~:rds, recommending that same be moved as it is too close to fence and gasoline pump. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Coun- cilman '~illiams that the matter be turned over to the Street Superinten- dent instructing him to have same moved and taken care of according to Chief Dunlap's recommendations. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Williams, Snyder and Decker. Noes: None. absent: Councilmen Grayson and Davies. The Yellowing reports of activitie~a for the month of I±R~cr eh were recived: Building and License Departments, City Court, Fire Depart- men t, Police department, and health report Yor week ending March 26th. There being no objection, the Mayor ordered said rex~orts filed. There were no oral communications. RE?'ORTS OF SPECIAL COA~IITTEES: ui ing nspeetor o ns reported relative to the interfer- ence of radio programs caused by a Chiropractor appliance used by Dr. F.C. Stamen, to the effect that he notified her of requirements containedin Ordinance No.169 by registered mail, and that she has complied with the provisions`thereoY, but still it does not eliminate the interferenas at the house adjoining. There being no objection, the Mayor instructed rRr. Collins to continue to work on the matter, and see if he can get the t~bto effected to cooperate to a satisfactory solution. Engineer Bateman reported in writing on bids for water equip- ment received at the s.d~ourned regular meeting held on March 89th,1932, reporting as Yellows: Tabulation of Bids on Cast Iron Water Pipe: 6" 8" 12" TO TAL Pacific States Cast Ir:~a Pipe Go. 0.52 0.78 1.35 $3,841.00 U.S.Pipe ~ Fndrg Co. ' 0.465 0.697 1.20 3,427.90 ~ ;~ Nattl Cast Iron Pips Go. 0.459 0.689 1.18 3,380.30 ~ Grinrsell Co. 0,489 0689 1.18 3,380.30 A~ner.Cast Iron Pipe Co. 0.454 0.679 1.158 3,333.50 '~, Utilities Equip.Co. 0.4125 0.6028 1.0595 3,025.1 recommending that contract be awarded to Utilities Equipment Company at price named in their bid. Thereupon it was duly moved by Gouncilmam Snyder and seconded by Councilman Williams that the eontra~St be awarded to said Utilities Equipment Company as per bid and as per specifications, they to b e r eques tad to ~_} se Lynwood Transfer firma in transporting pipe to Lynwood. Roll Gall: Ayes: Councilmen Williams, Snyder and Deoker. Noes: None. 'Absent: Councilmen Grayson and Davies. Tabulation oY Bids on Well Drilling:- hell Complete eaeeplt Alternate B 20" Casio er Lin.I~t. Drilling only. Walter 0. Hill 4. r' T. B . Tob ermin 5.00 V.E.Proctor 5.25 X1.50 (Will fur- nish 20" easing . ^,. __ _ --. 33~s WELL DRILLING CONtTD: Well Complete except ~.lternate B ` 20" casing per lin.fx. Drilling only. Lyons Brothers X5.25 Roscoe Moss 5.34 E. B. Fish 5.38 R.F.Brown 5.40 1.62 DeGrummond 8c Steward 5.70 2.00 L. E. Towson ~ 5.70 2.00 Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Couneilm~n Williams that Mr.V.E.Proctor be awarded the contract for drill- ing the well under alternate B at X1.50 per foot, as per bid, the Gity to furnish the 16" casing.. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen S~illiams Snyder and Decker. Noes: None. Absent: Councilmen Grayson and Davies. Engineer recom°~~ended to hold the awarding of the contreet for purchase of pump over. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Councilman Williams that the awarding of the pump contract be laid over until the next meeting of the council. Roll Call: Ayes; Gouneilmen Williams, Snyder and Decker. Toes: None. Absent: Gouneilmen Grayson and Davies. Counei lman Williams reported on the meeting of the. Zos ~ingeles Flood Channel Development held in the Ci ty of Southgate at the Topsy Cafeteria on April 1st, to the effect that there was quite a large atten- dance and that a committee was appointed to confer with the Board of Supervisore$ and that it is hoped much good will be accomplished in an • endeavor to re liece the unemployed situation,•suggesting that a committee of two be appointed to attend the next meeting to be held on .Friday, April Sth,1932. Thereupon the trgayor appointed Councilmen Williams and Snyder to acct. A Written report was received from the City Clerk relative to whether or not there is money available in the budget to repair certain. streets in Century Square with surface oil, to~the effect that the budget allowance by month is overdrawn at the present time; but that there may be money available tv take care of the matter before the expiration of the f i ~ cal year . The Mayor a ommented to the e ffe e t that the roller which has the scraper and scarifier on it is broken and has not yet been re- paired; and that it will cost some350.00 to repair same; therefore it will be sometime before the matter can be taken care of,anyhow. UNFINISHED BUSINESS; ORDI ~~ o. , entitled; ''AN ORDINANCE OF THE CI`T'Y OF LYN- Wr~OD RE4~,UIRING THE REMt~VAL t)F RUBBISH,ETC. ," was read Por the second time. It was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Councilman Williams that same b e adopted as read the second time, finally passed and published as required by law. Roll Call: Councilmen Williams, Snyder and Decker. Noes; Noney Absent: Councilmen Grayson and Davies. NEW BUSI1~'FSS: ~~. ~f+0. 800, entitled: "RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO THE ABA TER+~N T OF DRY AND DRYING 'NEEDS ON CERTAIN LOTS- OF LAND I N THE CITY OF LYNV6r00D UNDER ACT N0. 5197 OF THE LEGISEATURE° OF THE STATE OF• CALIFORNIA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED: "AN ACT AUTHORIZING MUNTCIPAi~ITIES TO DECLARE NOX- IOUS OR DANGEROUS WEEDS GROsVING UPON THE STREETS OR SIDEWALKS, OR UPON ~. PR'~VATE PROPERTY ~'~ITHIN RRUNICIPALITIES,TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE,C~EATING A LIEN UPON 'rHE PROPERTY FRONTING UPON SUCH STREETS OR SIDEWALKS OR UPON ''WHICH cUCH NUISANCE EXISTS FOR THE COST OF ABATING TAE SANIE,'~ APPROVED MAY 26th, 1915, fixing protest date on R~.a.y 3rd, 1932,. a1: 8:00 PM was read. At 8:15 Cvuneilman Davies arrived acid took his place at the Council table.. It was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Councilman Williams that said RESOLUTION N0. 800 be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes; Councilmen Williams,Davies, Snyder and Dee.ker. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Grayson. An Ordinance requiring non-parking in front of all streets where the curb is pablted red, and describing the location of such 2o~nes was read for the first time. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Sny- der and seconded by Councilman Davies that same be accepted as, read the first time and passed to the second reading. , Roll. C~~11: Ayes: Councilmen Williams, 9nyder,Davies and Decker. ~L ;~ 1 t..' 33(~ Noes: None. absent: Councilman, Grayson. City 1~ttorney Hess presented an Easement executed by Davis Investment Company for water purposes over land ad~aeent to the City well that the City proposes to purchase. Ther-eupon it was moved by Councilman Davies, 'and seconded by Councilman Williams that the City of Lynwood accept from the Davis Investment Company, a corporation, a right of way and easement for water works purposes, dated February 23rd,1932, over land ad~aeent to Tract No.9288, in the City of Lynwood, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recordedwin Book. 124, pages 42 and 43 of Mapes, Records of said County; and the City Clerk is hereby directed to attach a certified copy. of this motion to said deed, and to record the same in the office of said County Recorder. Roll Call; Ayes: Councilmen Williams,Davies, Snyder and Decker.. Noes: None. ' Absent: Councilman Grayson. _ City Attorney Hess stated that there is on deposit in escrow a de®d tQ lot 17, Block 2, Tract 9288 and to certain easements in said tract, recommending the following -~otion: "That the City of Lynwood dose hereby accept from tYie Bank of America National Trust and Savings Asso- ciation, a corporation, a deed to Lot 17, in Block 2 of Tract 9288, Book 124, pages 4G=: and 43 of Maps in the office of the County_Recorder of Los Angeles County and a right of way over and through the rear three (3) feet of lots 1 to 18 inclusive in Block 3, and Lots 1 to.9 and 19 to 27 inclusive, in ~loek 6, Lots 10 to 17 inclusive in Block 7, a~1 Lots 1 to 9 ine~usive in Block 9 of said Tract No.9288, and the City Clerk of said City is hereby directed to certify to the adoption of this motion and to transmit to $aid Association a certified copy hereof; and said Assoeia-. tion is hereby requested to cause said grant deed, together with said certified copy to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, which motion was duly made by Co uneilman Davies an d seconded by Councilman Snyder. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Williams, Davies, Snyder and Decker. N;;es: None. Absent:. Councilman Grayson. City Attorney Hess presented a Quitclaim Deed and Bill of Sale to certain easements e$ecuted by Southern Development Company. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Davies and seconded by Councilman Williams that the City of Lyrnvood does hereby accept from the Southern develop- ment Company of Long Be~:ch, a Corporation, a ~~uitclaim deed to all of the right, title and interest of said company in and to a right of way, over and through the rear 3 feet of lots 1 to 18 inclusiv® in Block 3, and L_~ts l to 9 and 19 to 27 inclusive in Block 6, Lots 10 to 17 inclusive in Blockrr7, and Lots 1 to 9 inclusiv® „in Block 9 of Tract ?0.9288, County of Los Angeles, State of Californi a, as per map recorded in Book 124, pages 42~and 43 of Maps in the office of the County Recorder of said County; and the City Clerk of said City is hereby directed to certify to the adoption of this motion and to cause the said quitclaim deed to be .recorded in the office of said County Recorder, together with a certified copy of this motion. ` Boll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Williams, Davies, Snyder anet Decker. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Grayson.. The City Attorney presented an agreement between the Southern Devebpment Company of Long Beaeh,California and the City of Lynwood, `wherein the City permits the said Company to remove therefrom certain equipment upon the completion of a. new water well on Lot 17, Block 2, Tract 9288, and to cancel a certain note in the amount of X145.04. There- upon it was moved by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilman Snyder that the agreement between the City and the So uthern Development Company of Long Beach, a Corporation, relative to the eancellat~ion of a note executed by said company in favor of Uhlmer Machinery 4ompany, and w hieh is owned b y the City, and relative to the removal of pertain water equip- ment on Lot 17, Block 2 of 7`ract No.9288, presented herewith be approved, and the Mayor of the City be authorized to execute the same for an on behalf of the Gity. Roll Call: - Ayes: Courseilmen y~illiams, Davies, Snyder and Decker. Noes : No n4 . Absent: Councilman Grayson. RESOLUTION NO. 801, requesting of the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County that the sum of ~5,QOO.OO appropriated by them some time ago for the improvement of Bullis Road, be remitted for the repair 3~~0 of Bullis Road and adjacent s treats, was read. It- was moved by Council- man Snyder and seeonde$ by Co uncilman Davie~e that said RESOLUTION N0. 801, be adopted. Roll Ca11: Ayes: Councilmen ~lilliams, Noes: None. Absent.: Council man Grayson. The following d emands were GENERAL FUND: Industrial p g.8~ Sta. o. 2.55 Los Angeles Towel Service Co. 3.90 ~1. D. Chrisman,~LD. 7.00 Dr.F•A.Mo.~,uire 3..00 Grimes-Stassforth Sta.Co, .39 Bishops Ca.rage 49.43 Maryland Casualty Company 5.00 Teehna Crude Oil & Ref.Co. 7.75 Lynwood Electric Co. 5.40 County of LosAngeles 250.00 The ~Runson Ag eney 3.50 Lynwood Tribune 14.80 ~Tado Coffee Shop 42.00 Standard Oil Co. of Calif 141.36 Linde Air Products Co. .50 W.P.Fuller ~ C'o. 6.55 State Comm. for Protection of Children & Animals 602.00 Lynwood Emergency Relief 100.00 Nowlins Coffee Shop 60.90 Southern .Calif. Tele.Co. 31.96 Stores Inventory Co. 102.00 City Shop 27.15 Payroll Recount 2,679.8' Davies, Snyder and ~ ecker. presented; STREET DEPAR TNIEN 3' : American B umu s o. 185.19 H.B~L. Company 11.25 Lynwood Oil Co 10.08 City Shop 4.Og Southern Calif Ed. Go. 2.91 Stores Inventory 32.52 Payro 11 Account 388.12 Hudson Lbr.Co. 7.55 Arrow Rock Co. 50«99 J.W.Black Co.Ltd. 562.44 Payroll Account 227.00 Mrs.~lilliams 4.00 LIGHTING FUTID General`s ectrie o. 132.74 Lynwood Electric Co. 56.45 DeNault Safety Base 27.93 Westinghouse Eleet.BcMnfg.Co 24.82 Prizmalite Corportion of California 54.99 Southern Calif.Ed.Co. 1,593.70 Roscoe R.Hess 27.81 Payroll Recount 5F.~0 VYA TER DEPARTMENT. Payroll gccount 347.00 Lynwood Tribune 16.8© General Fund 22.44 Rapid A~pliaaee Corp. 3,33 Lynwood Hardware 1.85 Davis Hardware Company 6.30 W. P. Fuller Compa~ . 58 W. F.Bond 2.5p Reliable Foundry ompany 8.33 General Fund 42.06 It was moved by Councilman Davies and seconded by Councilman Williams that the demands be allowed and v~,rrants be drawn on the City Treasurer for said various amounts. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Williams, Davies, Snyder and seeker. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Grayson. It was moved by Cot..ncilman Snyder and seconded by ~ounei loran Davies that the meeting adjourn to April 18th, 1932, at 7:30 P.1~I. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Williams, Davies, Snyder and Deoker. Noes: Absent: Councilman Grayson. j~~ j A~t•~g ~: D. --___ ATTES D. i ,.a* 5 ~_~;