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HomeMy Public PortalAboutM 1938-07-05 - CC2~3 REGULAR PIIEFTING JULY 5TH, 1938 The City Council of the City of Lynwood met in a regular session, in the Council chambers of the City Hall, 11331 Plaza Street, on above date, at 7:30 P.IuI. Mayor Nation in the chair. Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Snyder and Nation answered the roll call. Councilman Boster was absent. It was moved by Councilman Lake and .seconded by Councilman Meyer that the minutes of the previous regular meeting of June 21st, 1938 and of the adjourned regular meeting of June 22nd, 1938, be ap- proved as written. ,All members of the Council present voting aye, the P1Tayor declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: A certified copy of Resolution adopted by the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County requesting consent of the Honor- able City Council of Lynwood to refund the indebtedness of Acquisition. and Improvement District No. 115 of the County of Los Angels, under the Refunding Assessment Bond Act of 1935, as amended, was received. Thereupon RESOLUTION N0. 1125, entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DETERT~INING THAT THE PUBLIC IN- TEREST, CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY REQUIRE THE REFUNDING OF THE IN- DEBTEDNESS OF ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 115 OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, AND CONSENTING TO THE REFUNDING OF SAID IN- DEBTEDNESS AND THE LEVYING OF A REASSESSMENT THEREFOR," was read. It was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman Meyer that said Resolution No. 1125 be adopted. Roll Cail: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Snyder and Nation. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Boster. ORAL COMINNICATIONS P~~'. Parker Childs addressed the Council regarding the marble tables operating in the City, stating that he understood that there was to be some action taken by the City Council regarding same this evening, stating that he believes. that no harm comes from same and that he does not wish to see them removed. Mr. Robinson, Managing Director. of the Associated Operators of Amusements, also addressed the council on the matter of arnuse- ment games. Mr. Causey, also spoke on the matter to the eff5ct that the one objectionable machine has been removed, which was called the Bally reserve, explaining the slugs that he uses in his machines whicY. are good for free plays, stating that the revenue derived from the machines helps the merchants pay expenses. Mr. Rumpley, Attorney for said Association, also addressed the Council on the matter, explaining the operation of the machine, stating that same are within the laws of the State and are for amuse- ments only, stating that their. Association ~rre willing to cooperate in every way to help keep out undesirable machines. Thereupon the P,~ayor stated that the Council are only de- sirous of doing what they believe is for the best interest cP the most people whom they serve, stating that Compton and Huntington Park have recently eliminated the marble machines and the Council are ,just considering the matter and are not contemplating adopting any ordin- ance this evening, stating that they will take the matter under ad- visement, thanking those present for their interest in the matter. The hour of 8 P.M. having arrived, said time being the hour fixed for continuing the hearing of objections or protests to the pro- posed refunding of the indebtedness of Acquisition and Improvement District No. 24 of the City of Lynwood as set forth more fully in the Resolution of Intention Numbered 1109, and as per notices posted, published and mailed to all property owners in the district. The PJlayor announced that this was the time and place fixed -for said hearing, inquiring of the City Clerk whether or not any written objection had been filed. The City Clerk stated that none had been filed. The Nlayor thereupon inquired of the audience whether or not there was any one present w~ao wished to protest the proposed Refunding, but there ~~ras no response. The City Clerk stated that Affidavits of Posting, publica- tions and mailing of copies of Resolution were on file in his office. as required by law. An affidavit was received from Engineer A. J. Bateman stating that 58.9~~ of the property ov~aners had consented to said Refunding pro- , ceedin~s. ~~~ An Affidavit wa_s also received from the City Clerk Ander- son certif yang that he had checked the record owners of the dis- trict and finds that 58.96 valid signatures, consented to said pro- ceedin gs, had been received. Thereupon Resolution No.. .1126, entitled: "RESOLUTION SET- TI NG FORTH FACTS OF HEARING, PASSIiJG UPON OBJE CTIONS, AND FINDIi~IG THAT -THE WRITTEN CON ENT OF THE OWNERS OF A IfiAJORITY IN fiREA OF THE LfiNDS IN ACQUISITION fiND IMPROVEP~iENT DISTRICT N0. 24 OF THE CITY OF` LYNWOOD, CALIFORPdIA, HAS BEEN .FILED, reading as follows, was read. "V~'HEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lynwood, Calif- ornia, on the 26th day of May, 1938, duly passed a.nd adopted its Resolution No. 1109, declaring its intention to refund the indebted- ness of Acquisition and Improvement District No. 2.4 of the .City of Lynwood, under the provisions of the Assessment Bond Refunding Act of 193, as amended; and WHEREAS, at the time and place fixed for the hearing of protests and objections to said refunding, a hearing was duly held ,~ and no written or oral protests or objections have been filed or made and said hearing has been duly continued from time to time by orders duly entered on the minutes, and this is the time and place to which said hearing has been continued, and no written or oral protests have been filed or made, and both written and or a_1 evidence upon the proceedings has been taken, and it appears that affidavits show- ing the due publication, posting and mailing of the resolution were filed in the office ®f the City Clerk of said City at the time and in the manner required by law, and th=at all notices required by said Act have been properly given and a full and complete hearing has been had, and the consents of the owners of land within said District have been examined and evidence taken upon the sufficience thereof; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lynwood has con- sidered all of the facts a.nd is fully informed in the matters NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lynwood, California, as follows: Section 1. That the public interest, convenience and nec- essity require the refunding of the indebtedness of Acquisition and Improvement District No. 24 of the City of Lynwood, California, as set forth in said Resolution No. 1109. Section 2. That no protests or objections to such refund- ing have been filed or made. Section 3. That the written consent of the owners of more than a majority in are of the lands in the District subject to as- sessment to pay the principal and interest of the outstanding bonds of said District, being also the written consent of the owners of more than a maj~r.ity in area of the lands in the District subject to reassessment in the refunding proceedings, consenting to the refunding and reassessment, has been filed, and that this City Coun- cil has acquired jurisdiction to proceed with the refunding of the indebtedness of said District under the provisions of said Act. Section 4. That this resolution shall be entered in full upon the minutes of this City Council." It was moved by Councilman Snyder and Seconded by Council- man Meyer that said Resolution No. 1126 be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Nation and Snyder. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Buster. '" Thereupon RESOLUTION N0. 1127, entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUIJCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNV`d00D, CAL~URNIA, ORDERING THE RE- FUNDING OF THE INDEBTEDNESS OF ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEI4~ENT DISTRICT N0. 24 OF SAID CITY AND THE MAKING OF A REASSESSMENT THEREFOR,"read- ing as follows, was read. "WHEREAS, the hearing of objections and protests to the refunding of the indebtedness of Acquisition and Improvement District No. 24 of the City of Lynwood, California, as proposed in Resolution No. 1109, has been duly had and no protests or objections were filed or made ; and tiF~HEREAS, by resolution entered upon the minutes, this Council has determined that the written consent of the owners of more than a majority in ara~of the lands in the District subject to re- assessment consenting to the proposed refunding and reassesment has been filed, and this Council has acquired jurisdiction to proceed with such refunding and reassessment: NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lynwood, California, does hereby resolve, determine and order as follows: • Section 1. That the public interest, convenience, and 285 necessity require the refunding of the indebtednes8 of Acquisition and Improvement District No. 24 of the City of Lynwood, and the re- funding of such indebtedness under the provisions of the Assessment Bond Refunding Act of 1933, as amended, and the levy of a reassess- ment therefor, as proposed in said Resolution No. 1109, are hereby ordered. Reference is hereby made to said Resolution No. 1109 for the total amount of the outstanding indebtedness of the District, the amount of principal of bonds included therein, and the amount of due and unpaid interest coupons included therein, and for all other par- • titulars. Section 2. That the total maximum principal amount for which a reassessment shall be levied is the sum of thirty thousand dollars (30,000.00). Section 3. That A. J. Bateman, City Engineer of the City of Lynwood, is directed to prepare a diagram of the property in- cluded within the District upon which the said reassessment shall be levied, in accordance with said Act, and when said diagram is com- pleted the superintendent of Streets of the City of Lyn«~o od is here- by directed to and shall proceed to make the reassessment in accord- ance with the provisions of said Act. Section 4. That this resolution shall be entered in full upon the minutes of this City Council." It was moved by Councilman Meyer and seconded by Counci7~a.n Snyder that said Resolution No. 1127 be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Snyder and Nation. -Noes: None. Absent: Councihan Boster. The City Clerk stated that the Reassessment roll and dia- gram covering refunding of Acquisition and Improvement District No. 15 had. been filed in his office by t•he Street S~aperintendent. Thereupon RESOLUTION N0. 1128, entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF' THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA, FIXING A TIME AND PLACE FOR A HEARING ON THE REASSESSMENT FILED FOR THE REFUNDING OF THE INDEBTEDNESS OF ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 15 OF SAID CITY", was read. It was moved by Councilman Meyer and seconded by Councilman Lake that said Resolution No. 1128 be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Snyder and Nation. Noes : I~'one. Absent: Councilman Boster. The hour of 8 P. M. having arrived, said time being the hour fixed for receiving bids for gasoline requirements of the City of Lynwood for period beginning July 1st, 1938, and ending June 30th, 1939. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Councilman Meyer that the bids be publicly opened and declared. All members of the Council present voting aye, the May¢~r declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered. The following firms sub~hitted bids: Signal Oil Company, Union Oil Company of California, Service Gas and Oil Company, Shell Oil Company, Rio Grande Oil, Inc . , Standard Oil Company of California, Richfield Oil Corporation, Gilmore Oil Company, and Cook & Cooley. There being no objection, the bids were referred to ~'ngineer Bateman, Chief of Police Miller, and .Fire Chief Lewis. A communication was received from Bender and Cullinan, Attorneys for N. Funk advising that Mr. Funk had acquired all of the right, title and interest of Nathan Vt-. Tarr in the bonds in Series "N" formerly for which demand had been made for payment and that Mr. Funk will proceed under said demand and notice served the City of Lynwood under date of June 10th, 1938. There being no ob- ~jection, said communication was referred to the City Attorney for in- vestigation. • ORDIi~IANCE N0. 298, entitled: '!AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LYN'~JOOD, CALIFORNIA, REGULATING THE ERECTION AND PdIAINTENANCE OF OUTDOOR AD~TERTISEMENTS, SIGNS, OR DISPLAYS; AND ESTABLISHING A LICENSE THEKEFOR, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSE OF REGU= CATION, AND A TAXATION THEREON; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. 28~ OF THE CITY OF LYN~l00D, CALIFORNIA, AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF OR- DINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH," was read. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman Mew' that the further read- ~~~ ing of said Ordinance be waived and that same be adopted as read the second time, finally pass and be published a_s required by law. Roll Call Ayes : Councilmen Lake, Meier, Snyder and Nation. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Boster. A' grant deed was received signed by John Fred Schwab, Pluma, Schwab, Herbert P. UtTilliams, Ruby P. Williams, Harold B. Jenkins, Gweny F. Jenkins, Fred J. Aspenwall, Ann L. Aspenwall and Etta Srllgreen Smith, deeding the Street known as Pluma Street to the City of Lynwood to be used for Street and highway purposes. There- upon it was moved by Councilman Meyer and seconded by Councilman Snyder that said deed be accepted and that the City Clerk be in- structed to record same in the County of Los Angeles Recorder's Of - fice. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Snyder and Nation. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Boster. RESOLUTION N0. 1129, entitled: "F~ESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYN;~'OOD, APPROVING r1IEMORANDUT~f OF AGREET~~NT FOR EXPENDITURE OF 1/4 CENT GAS TAX ALLOCATED FOR STREETS CF T.~IAJOR IMPROTAPQE," was read. It wa.s moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Councilman Meyer that said Resolution No. 1129 be adopted. Roll Call Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Snyder and Nation. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Boster. RESOLUTION N0. 1130, entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNti~%OOD ATuIENDING RESOLUTION N0. 1117 OF SAID CITY,'ZN CONNE~TIOI1 WITH A. & I. DISTRI ~T N0. 11, was read. It wa. s moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Counci ~n Lake that said Resolution No. 1130 be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Diieyer, Snyder and Nation. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Boster. RESOLUTIUPd N0. 1131, entitled: "RESOLUTION OF' THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD A~rENDING RESOLUTIONi N0. 1121 OF SAID CITY," in connection with A. &, I. District No. 8, was read. It was moved by Councilman Meyer and seconded by Councilman Snyder that said Resolution No. 1131 be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes : Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Snyder and PTa_tion. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman BoGter. RESOLUTION I`?0. 1132, entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD AI~ZEPdDING RESOLUTION N0. 1124 OF SAID CITY," in connection with A. & I. District No. 25, was read. It was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman Meyer that said Resolution No. 1132 be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Meer, Snyder and Nation. Noes: None. Absent: Councilmen Boster. The following demands were presented: GENERAL FUND Bucey Hou:~e P:2oving ~ Vernon Lightn'g Bluept Bob t~lilliams Lund's Auto Parts Curtis & Christensen Auto Electric Service Enacii Chevrolet Co. Pacific Toro Co. Linde Air Products Co. Lininger Typewriter Repair Rio Grande Oil Inc. L. A. Towel Serv Co General Paper Co Keystone Envelope Co. Zeiler & Zeiler L. A. Co. League of M. Carl Entenmanr. & Son WATER DEPARTMENT 50; 00 . W. H. Parker ~ 3.00 3.75 C. D. Hanks 3.00 7.84 Lucy P~angold 2.00 14.23 Mrs. J. Hetherington 1.50 27.66 William J. Peters 3.00 1.43 >~~Tike Chirco 3.00 6.65 Mrs. P~argie D. graham 3.00 5.78 T. T. Thompson 3.00 2.45 County of Los An~-eles 8.08 2.25 Hacker Pipe & Supply Co 281.14 319.40 Pittsburgh Equit T~~ieter Co 3.46 1.80 Pacific Tank & Pipe Co 18.18 29.97 So Calif Edison Co 547.50 15.40 C. H. Davis Hardware 2.63 80.00 Lynwood Electric Co. 3.50 10.00 R. H. Baker & Co. 45.15 11.14 Hickey Pipe & Supply Co 88.79 GENERAL FUND, cont. F. S. & W. W. Hirsch 3.30 N. L. Curtis, Specialty M. 7.52 S.A. Reed & Co. 3.50 L. A. Stamp & Sta Co 9.07 Petty Cash--Treas Office 76.30 School Equip Co 3.24 The Flag Shop 3.2,0 So Cal Edison Co 81.71 Sanders Plumbing Co 3.80 C.H. Davis Hardware 2.08 Standard Oil Co. 5.32 Lynwood Elec Co 14.63 J.G. Tucker & San 59.48 Lynwood Press & Tribune 144.58 Elysian Springs ~Gater Co 2.06 Mimeographing Supply Co 7.24 Elmo Radio Company 44.40 Payroll Account 2,970.00 Mrs. 0. B. Riddle 42.60 John T. Fairbanks 80.00 PIATER DEPARTP,~EPdT, cont~ 28~ Reliable Iron Co. ~ "79.02 Lynwood Press & Tribune 16.64 Payroll Account 442.50 STREET DEPARTPJ~ENT Crook and Company 250.00 American Bitumuls Co. 93.69 So Cal Edison Co 2.23 Standard Oil Co 49.37 J. W. Black Co 485.09 C. H. Davis Hardware 1.80 Hudson Lumber Co 9.12 Paulson & March 321.23 Gilmore Oil Co 280.36 Owl Truck & I~7at. Co 127.04 Payroll Account 310.00 LIGHTING Ft7ND Taylor Globe Prot. Sales Co 123.60 LynwoodElectric Co. 30.06 Vernon Lighting Bluepr Co 11.23 It was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Councilman Lake that said demands be allowed and warrants be drawn on the City Treasurer for said various amounts. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Snyder and Nation. RTOea : None. Absent: Councilman Bolter. It was mawed by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Councilman Meyer that O'Melveny-Tuller & Myers be authorized and directed to mandamus the Honorable Board of Trustees of the Lynwood Elementary School District, or otherwise bring suit for the purpose of collecting the reassessments levied against the property known as the R~oodrow Nilson School property in refunding the indebtedness of Acquisition and Improvement Districts Nos. 6 and 10 of the City of Lynwood; with- out compensation therefor. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Meyer, Nation and Snyder. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Bolter. Mr. A. J. Nelsen addressed the Council on the matter of the attitude of the City Council on an application to establish a card playing parlor,v~ere stud poker would be played, stating that same has been declared legal by the Attorney-general of the State of Calif ornia. There being no objection, the Mayor informed Mr. Nelson that the City Attorney would be instructed to investigate the matter fur- ther and give the City Council an opinion on the matter at an early date. It was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Councilman Meyer that Councilman Bolter be granted permission to absent himself from the City Council for a period of 90 days from the date of this meeting on account of his illness. All members of the Council present voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered. It was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman Meyer that the meeting adjourn to July 12th, 1938, at 1 P.PR. All members of the Council present voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered. ATTES CITY CLERK, CITY OF LYNt~00D "/J e~~ 1t~AY0R F TH CITY OF LYN~OOD