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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1934-05-08 - CCj t~ ADJUUi~NED REUULt=u~t iviLt~'1'1.Tuir 1yiAY 8`i'H, 1934. The City Council of the City of Lynwood met in a rez~;ular session, at the City Hall, 11331 Plaza Street, on above date, at 7:30 P. Pr. Ta~ayor Boster in the chair . Counc-ilmen Lake, 11~Teyer, Daetvreiler, Snyder and ?3oster answered the roll call. It was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Councilman Daet- ?veiler that the minutes of the previous regular meeting of TJ1ay 1st, 1934 be approved as written. All members of the Cite Council vor,ing aye, thF NI~- yor declared the motion carried and it -°~~s so or~?erer? . A communication was received from the Disabled American Veterans of the 'r'uorld 1"Jar requesting that they be granted permission to erect tyro stands and sell.. fireworks in the City for .lour days commencing Sunday, July 1st U~nd closing at midnight, ~?uly 4th. There beinf~• ric ob jectiorr, fi_Y•.e Tv:a;;~or order•ec1 the comimunication filed until after the Council consid;,rs """' a proposed fire works ordinance. A communication was received from T~'~r. "1. I. Humphrey, President of t'ne Townsend Old Age Pension Flan in TJyr~wgod requesting use of the City T-?al"1 for their meetings veld on t?~e 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month. It was moved by Coy-zncilman "nvdc;r ar.d seconded by Cour~cilmar~ Lake that said organization be ~;rx, te~~ r~ermi ss~ on to use the Council Chamber for heir mec~'-.inra;s help? on tre 1.si and Ord T~Ton~~~vs of each month. All members of the Council. voting aye, the T~~avor _decl~re'? t'~e mot3_nn carried and it was so ordered. The r~o°~_lth report ~"'or week eri~~inb ~~pi°i1 ~:sth, i9~4, was received also application for employment 1t°om ~i. ~. ~oilliams applying f'or position asPolice U:~ficer; Cr~as. Tul. liond and srilliam ~~. Phillips for clerical work; I;eRoy Uilliland, (Iias. r . Ke~;d, Davie; John iolmes a.nd f~Alph zeynolds for Street work. There being, no o~~ jection, the I~rayor ordered said report and application filed. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COPl~T~iITTEES: A written r. eport was received from `~. '°d. Colfelt, Chief Distri rt S~itary Inspector for Taos Angeles County i~ealth Department reporting on the complaint contained in a petition recei~.red at last. meeting from Atlan- tic Ave. residents, stating that he had inspected the establishment of `I'alber•t, at 1116 atlantic and Fete's Place, 11264 :atlantic, and fourd that the sanitary condition of their beer establishments in a satisfac- tory condition with one toilet for each sex. P~ayor Boster also reported on the same petition relative to the "'~"" disturbance, to the effect that Tieyer and Ln-,ke have investiga-ted the mat- ter, but he has not had time to do so as yet, but ;vould in the near fut- ure, and he is sure that the matter car_ be ad jested satisfactory, ~-nd if there is a nuisance that exists that same will be abated in due time. Councilman Lake reported on the complaint of Nr. "chouten as to bad condition of water line at his renta property on State St. to the effect that he took the matter up with the '"later Superintendent and found that there had beer, two r~reaks, but that same had been repaired promptly b;?r the 'later Denartment,is not nozF~ ~ eak~.n_g, and while the Council would like to replace aJ_i old 13nes ~^.ri.i;~ r.ety nine, vet the City i.s not finan- cially able to do so ~t this time. P<<,~ror ~ost:er also stated that r.e -rtrent o~=er the grounds with Mr. Schouten ar~d fourr~ the condition as reY~orted ~~~r Co~:_ncilman Lake. Councilrrra~~ iti,`yer addressed the ~~ouncil reporting that the Street Committee went over tl"ie street personnel tivith t7ie Street Superintendent si.rlce last meetrl~ and found upon investivation that the Street Department is over-manned and has two rrror•e wren than the budget calls for, grid inas- much as tive are holding the department heads responsible for the economi- cal operation of their office, it is the recommendation of the committee that the Street Foreman and one workman in thepersor. of fir. Jess Trent, ~,vho is the last man employed, positions be discontinued. Thereupon it was mowed by Cotancilmar. Lake ad seconded by Coun- cilman Snyder that; the positions novr held by 14ir. Lee Porter as Street Foreman and l~~:r. ~~ess Trent as workman in the Street Department be de- """"` Glared vacant and the po~i.tions declared discontinued. Roll Call .Ayes: Councilmen Lake, R~~yer, Daetweiler, Snyder and Boster. Noes : "lone. It was moved by Councilmanl~s~er and seconded by Councilman Sny- der that P~~r. George Kennedy be employed as City Attorney of the City of Lynvro o d . Roli. Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Daetweiler, Snyder and Boster. Noes : A?one. The resignation o_f Kathryn Kirkeby as Court Clerk of the City aJUrt of Lynwood to become effective upon Tjour ac^eptance, was received, stating that she has en Toyed her ~~ork as a ^ity e~mloyee and has endeavored to render efficient and ^.orsc~ enl' ous service. 1'71 It was moved by Councilman Lake ~nd seconded by Councilman Meyer that the .Resignation of Kathryn Kirkeby as Court Clerk be accepted. Roll Call: Ayes : Councilmen Lake, I~Seyer, Daetweiler, Snyder acid Bolter. Noes : T?one. It was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Councilman Meyer that NIrs. Isabelle Corning be relieved of her duty as Assistant Clerk of the Z'ater Department. All members of the Council voting aye, the motion was de- clared carried by the PRayor and it was so ordered. It was moved by Councilman Unyder and seconded by Councilman h:eyer that PFIrs. Ts~belle Corning be anointed Court Clerk of the City Court and to act as Secretary for the i~?~~ror and City Attorney, at a salary of X75.00 per month . r,,,•, R o 7~ C a 1.1 Az*es : C~urcilmen L^ke, T~aever, ~aet~veilPr, `"nyder and Boster. Noes. None. ~ It was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman P~1eyer that Nir. Chster ihodes be appointed to the position of ~~ssistant Clerk in the VYater Departrrient, and Departmental, Recieving and Disbursing Clerk at a salary of X80.00 per Month, one-half of said salary to be paid by the Water Department and one-half to be paid out of the General Fund. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Like, rb7eyer, Daetweiler, Snyder and Boster. Noes: None. Mayor Bolter stated that some time ago the building department was moved from the Clerk's office to the Chief of Police Office, and it now ap- pears that the public would be better served if was returned to the Clerk's office as wher_ the Building Inspector is out notes can be t2ken as to in- spections desired by the Clerk's department as they are there 8 hours a day and it becomes necessary for theBuilding Inspector to go out fecr~uently on inspections and to collect licenses; allso the Chief of Police office should be a private office, therefore he would"recommend that the desk be moved back to the Clerk's office. Thereupon it eras moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Coun- cilman Meyer that the Building Department be moved back into the City Clerk' office. All members of the City Council voting aye, the P,~ayor. declared the motion carried and it was so ordered. ORnIP1ANrE ?v?0. 230, entitled : r-AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY 0~' LYNVJOOD, CAT IFORTIIA, ~°,MIN'?ITTG OR'~INb,rrC'' TTO. 117, ESTABLISHT![ENT WAT~R RATES AND RE- PEALIRTG OR?~TNA1<?C~'`" N??~,"~'~?T~TG 20"~ and 225 R'~L.4TING TO META F~'ATES A1'?D 25~ REB.!~T~;", was read for tre seen»~ time. It was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded h-~ Crn~rcilm~n T:~,t~e t~^at said Ordinance T~TO. 232 be adopted as read t?~e secan' t_me, finally Hass .and be rta?~lis~^ed as required by law. poll Call: eyes: Councilmen Lake, lv~eyer, Daetweiler, Snyder and Boster. iVoes : none. A bond in the arnount of X15,000.00 covering the City Treasurer, Chas. Reed, and one in thepenal suni of y~2,500.00 covering the Assistant treasurer, Helen McNeil, written with the Columbia Casualty Company was presented. It was moved by ~ounci~iman Snyder and seconded by Councilman Daetweiler that said bonds be accepted and approved. Allmembers of the City Council voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered. The following demands were presented: GENERAI, FUND: WATER DEPARTMENT: Jessie B. a pads 50.00' U. S. Electrical Mfg. o. 23.90 Lav+rrence H. Smith! 10.00• C. H. Davis Hardware 9.13 Glen G. ~destergard- 10.0 Lone Star Sheet IvTetal ~Norks 1.75 Larry Mann ,5.12• Southern Calif. Edison Co. 451.0 Southern Calif. Edison Co. 55.00• L~mwood Tribune 14.00 Southern Calif. Tele. Co. 69.10• LIGHTING FUND: ,~~:; Street Improvement Fund 2,000.00• Southern Calif. Edison Co. 1,288.01 Lynwood Tribune 27.5C- STREET Ib'IPROVEMETvTT ~~'~'tIND: Southern Calif. Edison o. 3. 4 It was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman Meyer that the demands be allowed and warrants be drawn on the City Treasurer for said various am~tants. Ro17 Call AtiTe s : Crnanri l mgr Lemke , T.T~~Ter , ~a et~.veil ~r, Snyder and Bolter. Toes : ^~one. A statement of t?~ condition of tre budget for the first 10 months of the fiscal year was presented by the City Clerk, and there being no ob- jection same was ordered filed. ~1~ idayor t3oster ins ~raucted Criiei of police i3ailey to investigate the price of meals for prisoners i~z an endeavor to get same out down to 25~C per meal . An Ordinance, entitl~l: "An Ordinance of the City of Lynwood, California, providing for licensing and regulating the carrying on of cer- tain businesses, professions, trades, cslli_ngs and occupations; fixing a penalty nor the violation hereof; repealing all ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict hereti~:ith", was read for tre first time by caption. It was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Councilman Meyer that same be accepted as read the first time and bass to the second reading. Roll Gall Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Nieyer, Daetweiler, Snyder and Bolter. Noes : Zione. It was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman Prieyer that all Street and 'ark laborers be employed 5 days a week at 4.00 per da_y in lieu of 4 days a week at ~5.Ov^ per day as now provided. Roll. Call Ayes : Councilmen Lake, Tti~ieyer, Daettweiler, Snyder and Bost~~r. Noes : ~~one. ~~~=~yor Foster stated thAt the City yard is in ~~ very untidy con- dition and should be cleaned u~~ and re-arranme and that some of the cars are badly in need. of r,a rt to kee-~ them. from rusting and deterioating, and it sho~~ld be taken es_re ofl .at ^~ce. T~ere ~'~P'n~, r~ fl~,^-+her i-,,;s~r,PSS, ;t ,;~rae d,,l~ moved bj~ Councilman Lake and second Ed b~- Cot~.neilman Snyder that tie meeting ad irn.zrn to;~~`a.y 15th, 19<;4, at 7::~C 1'. I~.. till members of the C^uncil voting are, the Pv7a.yor de- clared the motion curried and. it tivas so urdcred. ATTEST : -__ _ -~ _ ~ C TY CTS ~_ , CITY 0 ~' LY~,~;V00 ' IViEiY~OR OF THE CITY OF LYNG'JOOD. *..~,