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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1936-05-06 - CC~ ,,« ~~ RFGt1LAR M~''R"?'?1'~?r= MAY 6th 1C36 The re~!al ar. meet3n~ o~ t'~? ''~ to Council falling on a legal holiday, the Cjt~ Co.a~n^;1 met nn t~,P "ol_lhwing day as pre- scribed rv~ law, ~t t>^P '"itv ?'a71, ll'31 ~?a2a "treet, on above date, at '~::~0 p T~. >v~avor ??oster in tre ct air. Councilmen Lake, Meter, Nation and ?poster answered the roll call. Councilman :nyder was absent. VIItS 1 ~l 7.'.C+1J V U 1VUV1 U ~l i lV: i'l 1 U 1~~.7 : ~~ communication was received from tv~r ~Jiarcus LaMar making application for license to operate professional psychology at 12622 Long Beach Boulevard. i~ir Lamar also was present and addressed the Council on behalf of his application, submitting reference that he has proeurred in ,years past. It was moved by Councilman Nation and seconded by Councilman Meyer that tre application be referred to the Chief of Police for investigation ar.d if favorable he to so notify the License Collector in order that license might be issued. At tris time Councilman, Snyder arrived and took his seat at the Council table. All members of the Council vote ng a?te on th? motion, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and it was,. so ordered. A communication was received from Captain in Charge E W Lewis suggest;ng that 2 Type E Cylinders for the Resusitator, as they now have to depend on su ply from Huntington Park Fire Depart- ment, the cost of same being 30.50. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Councilman Lake teat the Fire Capt- ain be authorized to purchase sa~~ eoninment t'~e cost not to exceed X30.50. Roll Call:' AVeS : rOl7Y!^.' ~ r^P!'1 T ?1.rA ~ ~rtP,ver~ RT.~ ti on, "nvder and Roster. Nc?PS : "?OYIe. Tt !"laS mn~~ed ~V ryo?~nCi~mf~n l;RptrPr ap,~ RAQ'~n~pr1 ~4 '"oUncil- man Nation trat the minl~tes o~ the ~rev3_^~~s re:M•-'ar mpet'no ~fl .April 21st, 1~?36 be approved as written. A1.1 members off' the !"ounc i l voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried. A communication was received from Chief of Police t~iiller recommending triat a red wax~nine light be installed at the intersec- tion of 'tweedy Boulevard and State Street in an endeavor to eliminate accidents thereat. Chief miller also addressed the Council Qn the matter to the effect that he does not know if it will be a remedy, however, that it will not cost but two or three dollars to give it a trial. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Nation and seconded by Councilman Lake that tre Chief o° Police be authorized to expend money for the installation o~' said red light at said intersection. All members of the Council voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried. A communication was received from Chief riiller recommending that the City take out a membership in the International Association for Identification on behalf of Mr Paul M Kerr, the cost beirxg X5.00. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Meyer and seconded by Councilman Lake that said recommendation be accepted and that a membership be taken oi~t in said organization and teat a warrant be drawn in favor of same in the amount of X5.00 to cover membership fee. Roll Cal 1. Ayes : '~ounci lmer. r ai~P, ""°~Pr, elation, Snyder anal Bos ter. Noes: None. T'he hour or R :n0 0' ~i ock '' nR ~^~ ~" n~ arrived, said time being; the h~~r set ~'~r v,pAring rrotests or o~,Pet3ons in connection with tre aratement of weeds ~"f o° lots in the ^;tv off' T~nwo~d, as per notice raving veer Hosted at 1Past 5 ~avs ~,rPtrrn~s +-o t~P meeting as required by law. T'r e Niayor inq~-fired of the City Clerk whether or not any written protests had been filed. The City clerk reports that none had been received. Vuriereupon rile i~~ayor inquired whether there was any one present wno wished to enter any protests in connection with said matter. There was no response There being no protests filed against said project, it was duly moved by Councilman 1~leyer and seconded by Councilman Lake that the Street Super`ntendent be instructed to abate the weed nui:~ance in the City of Lynwood by having the weeds referred to removed, and he and his assistants or deputies are hereby expressly authorized to enter upon private property for teat purpose. Provided, however, that any property owners shall have t}~e right to have any such !veeds removed at his oval expense providing thesame is dose prior to tre arrival of the Street Superintendent or his representatives to do the same. ~~~ Roll Cal 1: Ayes; Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Nation, Snyder and B^ster. Noes : None . A communication was received from the League of California Mun- icipalities reporting on the matter of revenues from the new tax on automobiles, to tre effect t~^a.t a suit has been filed by Tax Research, Inc., of Los Angeles in t'~e "unerior Court of Sacramento County contest- ing the constitt~ti ons7 ity ~° t'-,e "in lieu" tax and the constitutionality of the allocstion to fihe Cities a~,d counties, and if carried on through the C~i,rts ~ r,~reir7p,-,nv,~e Length of tame ~~rill 'tee taken when the money wi77 rP '~e7d. yr and r.^t sent to the ~;ties, ass„rinn t~^at th.e Le€~gue will ~o a~1 in its power for the ear~tr release cf the money. There bei ng no ob section, the Ma~rOr ins f rusted the ri ty Attorney to m~+ke demand on the State Controller for the City's portion of the "in lieu" tax. Report from lr,o~~ris L Chandler, rtegistrar of Los Angeles County Co-Ordinating t~ureau, Lynwood r'ree t~mployment, with expense account of ~p15.00 for month of April. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Nation and seconded by Councilman Lakethat a wattant be drawn on the City Treasurer to cover said expense account of ~p15.00. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Nation, Snyder and Boster. Noes: None. Reports of activities of the following departments were received covering. tie month of April: License Department, Police Department, City Court and report from Health Department. There being no objection, said reports were ordered filed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: e matter o~' request by American Legion to a]_law war veterans 10% on civil service examinations and also to waive the~age limit, was again brought up. The City Clerk having written to Cities, State, Federal and County Governments to learn what their practise is with respect to same, from wh9ch it ~rra.s found t'~at the age limit was not waived and in some instanr,PS t~P 10~ allowance to Veterans was granted and others did not. There hei ng no n~ ~PCti en, t-'~e ~ efiters were fleferred to the Civil °~ervice rf1+"r''igginn °nr. ;nf,ieSti~stiOn '3n'~ reCOmmendatiori• A communj cati on ~+vas .r_ ecei ved from ^i tv 4'-tornev '?uby reporting on tre matter of liability in use o^ inhalator ~v'^ere t?~e patient died, to the effect that it is his opinion where the equipment is in good order and of a standard make and the City maintains a trained personnel to administer same, that he believes that no judgment could be entered against the City by t:~e use ui'such inhalator, making other suggestions with respect to tk~ie matter in order to escape possibility of liability judgments. There being no oi~jection, the ivayor ordered the communi- cation fil ed. ORDINANCE N0. 271, entitled: "AN ORDINANCE DEFINING NUISANCES, PROVIDING FOIE THE ABATEMENT THEREOF, APdD POR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION THEREFOR, AN?~ PENALTIES T'OR TtIOI,AT?ONS OF SAID ORDINAN CE", was read for the second time. It was moved by Councilman Lake and secs ded by Councilman Maver that said Ordinance be adopted as read the second time, finally pass and be bublished as required by law. Roll Call : Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Nation, Snyder and Boster. Noes: None. A communication was received from Building Inspector Kimmey re- porting on the matter of application of. one J Z Adams to erect a fert- ilizer Warehouse at the rear of 5059 Imperial Highway, that he would recommend that the permit be not granted as it is near residences located there. Councilman Take r.enorted nn behalf of the Planning Commission on said matter, stating t~^At then went on record on giving an adverse recommendation of the a~r7.cation of J Z Adams for the establishment of a fertilizer. n7.a.r.t or Imner~tal Rbulevard in the residential section. "'hP,reitr.,on 't mss m^~Ted bar councii.man rake and seconded by Mayor Roster t~-a t nP.rmi t he Beni ed to Mr Adams to e ~±a'~1 i sh sa d warehouse. After considerable discussion on the matter rro and con, the roll call s~-~wed the following res,?lt: A-~esx Councilmen Lake and Boster. Noes:. Councilmen Meyer, Snyder and Nation. J~~ Councilmen Lake also reported on the Pla~~ning Commission action with respect to t'~e store buildings on Long Teach Boulevard, that protrude out over the sidewal k, that a motion waspassed to the effect that the Council be asked to grant permit for lengthening both the Vilven and Reber buildings ur3th the present type of construction in consideration the ovmerts willingness to make the proper setback ~.vithout compensation from or litigation +vith the City. There being no objection, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for study and ren_ or t. It was moved by ;Councilman. Lake and seconded ray Councilman Snyder that Doctor Cli.~f Dorsey be appointed as a member of the Civil Service Boatd to serve for a period of six years beginning on Jan- ~~ary 1st, 1936 and ending Decembe2° 31st, 1941. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Nation, Snyder and Bolter. Noes: None. Mayor Bolter reported fret the Planning Commission had approved the Industrial Zoning t~,at ~a~ tentatively been outlined by a Committee some time ago, and 1-'^~t r~roceedings can no be insti- tuted to zone, 9 ~' sn deli red . There„non i i- ~^ras mo~Ted by "ounce l man '~Tat3 on and seconded by Couneilman T:a~Te teat the recommend~ti~n of the T'lanninr~ commission be accepted Ur3th rest~ect to zoning for industrial sites in the city of Lynvrood ar_d trot the City Attorney be instructed to draw up the necessary ordinance and other necessary ;gapers in connection therewith. Holl ail: Ayes: :ouncil:nen Lake, ir,eyer, nation, Snyder and Bolter. Noes : idone. A communication was received from Captain Lewis of the Fire Department reporting on the bids that he finds that same are all the same, recommending that the City purchase 400 feet of Under- =nrriters hose. Thereupon it teas moved by Councilman Nation and seconded by Councilman Meyer that the bid be awarded to the Eureka Fire Hose Division at thel.r price of 78 cents oer foot for 400 feet of fire hose as per bid. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Nation, Snyder and Bolter. Noes: None. It was moved by Councilman Nation and seconded by Council- mesn Meyer that the City Council ratify the action of the Planning Commission in the creating of band concerts on Saturday nights. All members of the Council voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried. Building ?nspector Rimmev reported on the progress of demolition of dilapidated bui~~'rr~s in t~^e "ity, to the effect that the Lorraine old steel frame r„' ~ ~, n~ on ~ernwood has been torn dotal ; the old Lynwood pealty ~ui~~drrr iR ~nnn to 'tee torn clown and a new structure rnit hereon. rnuncilman Nation re~~rted t'~at ~e ti,A~ ^a~led on ~Rr LeBlanc o~~~ner of tie property located at 111'9 Lon Reac'^ Boulevard and 3507 Los Flores Boulevard in an effort to have him demolish or repair the buildings thereat, but Mr LeBlanc refuses to do anything about it, therefore stating; that other ac~ti_on need be taken. It was moved by ~uuncilman ~nyuer and seconded by Council- man Meyer that the buildings on the property located at 11179 Long Beach Boulevard, described as Lot 1.54, 'Tract 2551, lviap Book 24, pages 78, 79, and 80 of Maps of Los ~ingeles County, and property located at 3507 Los ilores Bo~,~levard, described as A_1 of Lot 49, Tract No. 2551, except the northerly 50 feet thereof, Book 24, pages 78, 79 and 80 of Maps, Los Angeles County Records, belonging to Thomas and Ellen LeBlanc, ,..~, be and the same are hereby declared a nuisance and that t':-e City Attorney be instructed to commence proceedings to have same abated. Roll Gall: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Nation, Snyder and Bolter. Noes: None. It was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded bq Councilman Meyer that we continue the hearing in connection with the other build- ings in quest9_on. All members of the Council voting aye, the Manor declared the motion duly carried. Manor Bolter announced that he met with the Pacific Electric officials together with Mr i3ateman and they discussed thematter of transportation for Lynwood, etc. l~ ~'o~ian~i ,man '~ ^'~P sty ted +.~a t at t'~A ~ a_st meet;ng of the planning NOmmi $c rlY1 f' P ~"'3; rman ,arse ~1J{''"?'~ wed to emnl t>tr ~ sPcrP,tarq at a salary ~~' ~'7 0.x'0 per month Ord t~ e r'!i ty '"nvn^, 1 ~e as'red to authorize such expenditure. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Nation and seconded by Coun- cilman Snyder that we authorize such expenditure for Secretarial Service on behalf of the Planning Commission in the amount of X10.00 per month. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, 1Y~eyer, !Nation, Snyder and Boster. Noes: None. A communication was received from City Engineer Bateman accom- panied by Tract Map of Tract No. 10996 to be placed on record by 0 J Harrell, owner, and as a part of said tract lies within the City limits, it is necessary to have same ap proved by the City Council. Also, in connection therewith the School Board is requesting the City to vacate portions of Cedar Avenue and Magnolia Avenue easterly of Bullis Road, which wi 11 be agreeable to the Road DepaY° tment of Los Angeles County. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Coun- cilman Meyer that Tract No. 10996 be ap proved and that the roads and Avenues shown on said map be accepted on behalf of the public for high- way purposes, and that the City Attorney be directed to commence pro- ceedings to vacate said Streets as requested. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Take, Meyer, Nation, Snyder and Raster. Noes: None. The Build; ng T?'?SrP.Ctn7' ~^raG instructed to investigate the complaint on signs of An~7erson "Pal tnrs at t?~e intersection of Century and Long Beach noun evArds to ascerta;n •n!?~et-~er nr not they extend beyond the huild,n~; pine, and if so, to ~ecx~~e4t them to rave same moved back. Tre follo~~ning demands were presented: CrT'NERAL FUND Nrs Annette Shipp ~urt~.s ~c Christensen, Inc. 12.47 Nirs Wade Stephens 2.00 ~ut;o Parts Service 9.06" Mabel L Schmidt 2.OU~ oaons ~,~.~to electric Service 1.93 " Airs Mary Potts 2.00• john recap ~+tfg. Co. 1.00 T N Wheatley 2.00• ~selcher ~ Schacht Co 25.5 6 E T Patterson 2.00• Vernon-Lightning Blue Print Co 7.82' Mrs Char 4Jalton 2.00- Snyder Foundry Supply Co 2.04- San f3hapman 2.00 Enoch Chevrolet Co 3.10 Charles Ta' Bohnhardt 2.00' C H Johnston 2.97 Mrs H H Brazeel 2.00• The Lynwood Press 23.42 Colyear Motor Sales Co 2.50 Lynwood Pharmacy 8.08 Rich Budelier Co 6.59 rirestone Service Stores, Inc 12.62 Carl Entenmann 2.50 H R McMeekin M D 2.50 City of L A Police Dept. 7.05• Valvoline Oil Co 1 2.05 Shell Oil Co 80.77 Huntington Park Rus. Coll. 20.00- Bryan t Oil Co 146.58• L H Kimmet 50.00 General Pap er Co 12.75 Bryant Oil Co 13.13 Commercial Union Assur.C o 75.00 Petty Cash 12.54 Lynwood Elec. Co 8.22- Neuner Prt. Co 20.13 L A Co. Health Dept. 41.67 John T rairbanks 85.00 A Carlisle 8c Co 6.F5~ Elys~an Springs Water Co 2.58- lNilson's Carbon Co. LTn ~.OF- `~le~ding Products Co 10.05 llownie Rros ~~.~0 • ~" a '~av9 s Hardware .71 Dan R Martin 2F6.?6 ~ 'Mark `Veaver "igns 3.00 Cx T Bey ~ F0.00 • "~~~ . "al i ~. '"ra,ctor ~'0 15.00 L A Towe7.1 "ervic® Co 1.80 ~ "force Tnr7P11t'nrTr 76.20 Sou. ray i f. Fd3_son Co 1.33 • .T }nr Rl.ac?~ Co 3.70 Sanders Plumbing Co 11.09• Industrial Prtg. °° Sta. Co 9.48' Chas. GOUld 45.2 5 city Shop 36.92' Crook Co 2.47 Payroll Kccount 1,877.00 Goodyear Service 65.1 4 Lininger `typewriter Rep. Shop 7.00• Linde Air Prod. Co 8.17" V~AT~:K DEPARTIvIENT Marietta Bills 1.50• Vernon Foundry 10.92• Mrs W Dtitton 1.50• Pacific Tank & Pipe Co 29.08 Wm H Novasky 3.00• Hickey Fipe & Supply Co 74.59 Frank Poquin 3.00 • Lyn~rTood Transfer & Mat. Co 20.00• Robert A Embleton 6.00• The Deming Corporation 12.79 Mrs A L Jansen 3.00• Griffith Pipe ~ Sup. Co. 83.49- Gertrude Gay 3.00 - R H Baker ~ Co 29.40- John Samarin 3.00• James Jones Co 101.00 Robert Shepherd 2.00• Alhambra Foundry Com. Ltd 229.88 Y Muria 2.00• Mueller Co 164.76- Ray M 'dells 3.00 • Ducommun Plietals & Sup. Co. 138.65 Petty Cash 7.64• Rensselaer Valve Co 375.59. ~Y 3~ v '°'~+'^"~`" '`~"'A'"~r"^Nm ~Continued~ Sou. Cap; f. ^'P~ erh~r.e "o. 3.^0~ Sanders Plumh~ n~; Co 3.76 Independent Addressing Mac?. Co. 4.50' City Shop ~ 48.6' Standard Cil Co 4.64- C H Lava.s Hardware 6.01• G G Fisher Equip. Co. IvTarisco Paint Co Gilmore Oil Co Gilmore Oil Co. H 2~ L Corporation Reynolds Crushed Gravel City Shop C H Davis Hardware LIGHTING F'[TND -~'1't{r,r,~l' 11 456.40- 4.84 • 222.21 393.52• 52.53• 58.86- 95.33- 2.00 ~'ar.n e mourns Payroll Account "tores I~~zrentory- Gen'1 Fund Luc ommun Iae tal s & supply Co. ~Ytiti `1'lviENT J VV Black Co Standard Oil Co. of California Payroll Account Stores Inventory, Gen . Fund Linn Lumber Co 3.00• 41.4.00 31.70• 18.23• 499.07• 58.18 ' 275.2 8 89.30' 15.03 ' SPECIAL GAS TAX STP,L'ET IMP.FUND Lynwood Electric Co 50.27• A J Bateman 400.00• The Union Metal Co. 4s.?.10~ It was mo~Ted by ^o~~n^;~msn °nvder and seconded by Council- man Fake that the 'em ands ~e a~~ o~~red Ana ~~=rarrants be drawn on the City Tre?surer ~'or sa3d z~a»;~»s ~m~t,nts. A~Ps: Cn~ipc±i~meri T,?kP,~ r,Rp~rPrf T?~t'np, "nt*-?e,-, .~n~ R7ster. Mr A R Hanson addressed the Council request'n ~; teat Tna?o ~ivenue in front c" treir residence be improved with rock and oil when the next allotment of ~;asollne 1`unds are forthcoming from the County. Nir Hanson was :c•ec~ues red ~o see l~.r Lateman regarding the matter, and no further action uaas tar.erL thereon. It was moved by Councilman Snyder aril seconded by Council- man Nation that the meeting adjourn to Tvay 19th, 1936 , at 7:30 PM. All members of the Council voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried. ATTEST: ____t___ __ __ _~~_~ MAYOR Q~' CITY 0~' LYNi~~T00D ~'""~