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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1933-07-05 - CC~' ~ REGU?~ ^~i~ I,:ET~T I'~'G JL~ Y 5`'~?, 193 . 'she City Council of the City of Lynwood met in a remular sessi on, at the City Hall, 1.13.31 Plaza `' ~.reet, on phone date, at 7:~3C P. Ni. Niayor Davies in the chair . Councilmen Wright, Childs and Davies were present. Councilman Snyder and naet~^:reiler ~^rere absent. ',a1RIT T'~'j`? ^ OP~,RT,~TTNI C ^, ml ~`N`? ~n invi~a~ion =~~~s rec T~~Pd from tre Long; ??each Boulevard Associa- ti on rec~uestin~r the Cotancil's nr~~~r^^~ ~t t~,eir next meeting to be held at the Topsy lnn, ~cuth Gate, on `l'hUT'sd':ty, July 6ty?, 1x33, at 6:30 P. IvT. There being no objection, the j~layor ordereu the communication filed suggest- ing that any who are able to attend do so. A communication was received from R. Earl Ruddy, Secretary-NIana- ger of the League of California runicipalities to the effect that after a series of conf erences with Director Earl L. Kelly of the State Department of Public ~`~'~'orks they can say tivith almost certainty th~.t the willinterpret the prpvisions of Senate Bill. 563 to mean that the allocation to cities from Gasoline Tax Revenues will commence with July lst, T933, in lieu of effective date of the legislation. There being no objection, the Nlayor ordered the communication filed. A petition was received signed by 1B pr®perty owners residing on N'iulford Avenue, petitioning the County to improve Nlulflord Avenue by having sane resurfaced wi thout cost to the property o~:•.~ners. There being no objection, the T,ayor referred. the matter over to tre City Engineer for report as to cost, etc. A communication was received from the City of Sierra Madre with copy of San Bernardino County Plan for handling the unemployment situa- tion attached, recommending that Los Angeles County adopt a similar plan. ~l'here being no objection, the Niayor instructed the City Clerk to have conies made of the plan of San Bernardino and submit one coby of same to each councilman for their perusal.and consideration.- A communication was received from the Petrol Corporation, sub- mitting pro~osal to furnish gasoline for fiscal year 1933-1934, quoting price of 132 per gallon deliv?red, including State Tax and exclusive of any Federal tax. A notation teas also recPi vet from the Shell Company submitting price of 161! for their First structure mas ~rUnP.7' "hell), and 13 9~10~ for their second structure gasol? ne ("lreer_ Ctrea?~) . 1t was moved by Councilman Childs and seconded by Councilman t~"!right that the Iv~ayor pe authorized to enter into a contract with the Pe- trol Corporation to furnish gasoline for the fiscal year beginnin~ July 1st, 1933 and ending June 3uth, 1934, at their qu otation of y+% .132 Roll Call.: Ayes: Councilmen Wright, Childs and Davies. Noes : `one. Absent Councilmen Snyder and Daetweiler. Reports of acti_vitiesof the City Court for month of June was received; also from the '.wilding and License Department, fire department, and health reports were received. There being no objection, the I~iiayor or- dered said reports filed. ORAL COIv.NUNI CATI ONS : Mrs. Niattie ilven addressed the Council requesting that she be permitted to retain the 4 feet on the north. of her building on Long Beach Boulevard and in return therefor she is willing to give the City the sharp corner. There being n ob jection, the Niayor made an appoint- ment with Nlrs. Vilven to meet her at the corner at 3:3~ p. Ni. , ~JVY? en En- gineer Bateman will also be present and go over the situation, and see if a satisfacetory solution can be reached. REPORTS Or SPECIAT: COMIr~ITTE?S : ief of olice alley reported in i~rriting on the request for Boulevard Stop at Von's Market, recommending that the matter be deferred until after the boulevard is widened which may eliminate the hazard that novv exists. Cit~T Attorney Hubs^_rd reported on the application of the ci- tizens Rate Reduction ?:ea^•Z~e to soli-ci t names in the City of ?'~ynwood, charf-;ing lOr~ per name, ir. an endeavor t~ reduce the telephone rates, stat- ing tY:at there is na la;^a against same, ho,°rever, that t'~ere is other ways to accomplish the desired result, statinb that he makes no recommendations in the matter, but same is a matter for the council to determine. Thereupon it was moved by councilman Vi(right and seconded by Councilman Childs that the application to solicit names by the Citizens Rate Reduction Lea~ue be denied. b Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen 1Nright, Childs and Davies. Noes : i~,"one. Absent : Councilmen Snyder andDAet~rreiler. City Attorney Hubbard reported on the matter of the claim of 8~ Chas. F. Mellinger in the amount of 350.00 for alleged injuries sustained because of a defective side~ralk which caused him to falland break his leg, stating that there is no reason to believe that the City has any Liability at all in the matter, and therefore recommending teat the claim be rejected Thereu pon it was moved bar Councilman Childs and seconded by Councilmar_ !'right that the claim of Chas. F. fl~Iellinger in the amount of 350.00 for injuries purported to have been received because of a defective sidewalk, be rejected. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen b'Vri~ht, Childs and Davies. Noes: None. Absent: Councilmen Snyder and Daetweiler. At '7:53 P. T;~. Councilman Snyder arrived and took his seat at the Council table. TTNrT T~?J' r'~FT) T~TT~ T T~iT+'~'.~ ; _ I ~_ .+, , enti tled' "A'~T ORDIDNANCE OF THE CITY Or LYN- 'o-":'OOD T'RO~~TIDTT?r T,Ot? T'n"F'r'T'1'TT'~''r' n~' A?~T`r LICFNC?' C7RANTFT~ UNDER TIE PROVISIONS OF 0?~DTN~?r?CTS: TTY`. 213 0~' ",Tn rimy '-'~~ I~II'~'~Op??? COND?JCT IN EXCISING THE S.AP:IE", by prohi~~iting miners under the age o.f. 18 years from operating vending machines, was read for the second time. It was moved by Council- man Wright and seconded by Uouncilman Childs that said "rdinance be adop- ted as read the second time, finally pass and be published as required by 1 aw. Roll Cal l Ayes: Councilmen Snyder, Wright, Childs and Davies. Noes: None. Absent: Cotncilman Daetweiler. RESOT:UTION '\?0. 852, entitled "A RESOT,UTIOPT OF THE CITY OF LYN- l~JOUD, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING AN ALLOCATION FROTvi THE DIVISION OF HIGH!'JAY, PUBLIC ti'JORKS DEPARTMENT FOR PURPOSE OP INSTALLING TRAFFIC SIGNALS", was read. It tivas moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded '.~y Councilman '~Jright that said Resolution No. 852 be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Snyder, Wright, Childs and Dairies. Noes : 1~Tone. Absent: Councilman Daetweiler. The following demands ~, GENIAL FUND Lynwood Emergency-belief Fund Jo?^n T . Fairbanks Auto Parts Service Curtis Christensen, inc. Lynw ad Pharmacy Lynwood Tribune Sta^es Inventory Llysi.an ",,rin~G •°.~atPr Co. Eisrop~s G'Gara~;e Floyd B. Rowlee The Netrol Corporation Geo. E. Trigg C . '~V. Brock C. E. Thierer 1Lloyd L. King Morrell Auto Electric Co. City Shop John G. E. Seim Rants Motorcycle Sales Co. +~outhern Calif. Edison Co. C. H. Davis Hardwrare Commercial Credit Company C. H. Johnston ~, Payroll .Account Rud s on I:umb er C :~ . LIGHTING FUND: Lynwood Tribune Southern California Edison Co. Payroll Account were presented 100.00 110.00 3.51 18.25 4.00 49.13 101.09 1.50 13G.90 45.0 185.73 4.50 4.25 13.30 3. 6 7 9.6G 62.44 1.10 5 .00 66.30 4.46 163.85 34.50 2,003.43 1. C~~O STR~CET DEPARTMENT Payrol`1 account C. H. Davis Hardware Co. Lynwood 5ransfer &~ Mater. L. B. ~~Iarsh J. ~~AJ. Black Co . , Inc . H. H. Nixon A. ':darner "tones Inventory T~<~ri~elite Corp. of America Cit;,T Shop Spencer ~ iiolt Lt~+. Southern Cal.EDison Co. Sanders Flumbing Co. J. G. Tucker c;: Son. Hudson Lumber Co. ~d'VATFR DEPARTMENT : Commerc al red t o. Southern Cul. Edison Ca. Stores Inventory Southern Calif. Telephone Stndard Oi~~ Co. Los Angeles Rub'~er Stmp Lynwood Tribune _~ayroll Account 21.35 1,288.09 58.00 It was moved bzr Councilman `,'try mht anal seconded by Councilman Chilids that the demands be allowed and warrants be drawn on the City 'rea- surer for said va.r3_ous amounts. Roll Cal_1: Ayes : Councilmen. "~nyder, !~'"~ri.t ht, Childs and Davies. TTOes :^'one. A'.^sent : Cc?~n~:i lm~.n -,~ ^t,.,.~;_lc~r. 9U It was r~.ove~a ~,,-~ C ;uncilman CP~lilds and seconded ~~y C~n~~r.cilman ~~ri y ~ r%1' 'ti~a'~ ~'~ c; ; t~? Tr':,_,C:'.,r11C '".:)P, 1nS i;Y'+aC t;°;~ to '"uY'c'_^,aS'~ tiP~S f O:Y' t~=~ i{,i.r e '1'r~ack. ?ol.l Cad l: k'jTes : C^1~rc~ 7 men `•nyd~r, 'Iri :^~ht, ``hills and Davies. ^~oes : T?one. Absent : Council ma_n n~ Pt.~~.~, 1 or, Councilman ~'%h1_:'~ ;~~?~ ~SS~~ t' e C~,~ncil stati_n~; that there are some proNorty o:rnei's on T zrn, pry.::'. -;o_~ ,nc~ ;~:~-.~.y-' ire to have their Australian Pine Trees r•emove~u~ f'roru their parkways as the roots go rota the se~~°rer lines and also shed so badly, and they wish the City to remove sane. The vayor instructed the City Clerk to contact the City En- gineer and give him the location of f<he trees and see if he can arrange to have the County yJelfare men who are working on the parks remove the trees in question. 'yhe hour of 8 P. P~7. T-aving arrived, said time being the hour fixed for receiving bids for public printing; for the fiscal year 1933- 193A. The T~~~~~yor• inquired of tP~?e audience if there was any one present who v~ri shed to submit a bid, uu.t there vaas no response, whereupon the Cit:~,~ Clerk presented two bids tPlat had beer. filed with him. T1~ereupon it was moves;: by ~ov_ncilman Cnyder and seconded by Ceuncilrr~an '.trig;ht that the bids be ;publicly opened and declared. %~~ol ~ Call Ayes: Councilmen Snyder, 'ruri~;h'~, C'nilds and Davi_os. Noes: T~~one. A-Bsent: Councilman Daot~,~reiler. the follovvir.~ firms submitted. bids ir_ the following amounts: '=he '~:yn~wood cress 35~ per inch for• first insertion and 25~ per inch .for each. insertian therear^ter The L ylrr~°.Tood 'T'ribune 40rJ, per inch for first insertian and 25 p~~r inc,_ for each subsequent insertion. Councilman. °nyder addressed the Council to the of 'ect that U~iile tr;e ':sic _forpublic printi_r_~; of the T-rnwood P•'f~ss is lower, yet the vridth of the column of the LTTntivoo~ ~'ri~r.rte for legal rrintin~ is one-'sixth of an i_nc?^ t^ri:?~r, ~an_ t~~r.~.-~orF %~,~ ~,~,; ~ =^s t1~~t t?~ev have t',e lowest Paid, ar.d upor; roves ~ 1. uLie~ it ~,-.as '^,?.nd t: °~_t ;;'.: e L;Vm°rood r'ress column is 1 em. or 1~6tr~ inch nar•l~ower', but otT:_e~' menioers of trle Council upon investi- gation seemed of the opinion tr_at the ~'ress t s type is small and there- fore woule. have just as much printing matter to a line. Ii; ~:as moved by Councilman Snyder that the contract be awar- ded to the Lynvrood Tribune as per their bid. price on condition that they FurnisYl a X500.00 bond for faith.full performance. `T'here being no second, the P~~.ayor declared the motion 7_ost for tivant of a seond. hereupon Councilman Childs suggested that the Cite C~erk give a paragraph' to be printed in each newspaper and instruct therr~ to use no thin space, but use the bands, however, the P~ayor sug;~,estea that the bids be rejected. Thereupon it was moved by- Councilman Childs and seconded by Councilman ~~"fright th• t all bids be rejected at this time, and that the ~'itjr Clerk be instructed to readvertise for bids for public printing, fixing August lst, l'33, as the date for receiving bids at 8:00 P. P.'!. Rol: Call. Ayes: Councilmen an,rder, '~Vri~;ht, Childs and Davies. Noes : Tone. Absent: Councilmen Daet?-,reiler. It was moved by Councilman `,nydFr ar.d seconded by Councilman Vdright that the meeting adjourn to July a_lth, 1933, at '7:30 P. l~l. doll. Call: A--es : Councilmen Snyder, '~"•xTright, Childs and Davies. TToes : P~?one. Absent: Co~.a.ncilman Daet~^~e~1er. ~~ ~.f~i.:,.~~~ 6, . CIT~~' CLL~t K, CITY- OF LY~v4d00D. --