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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1938-07-19 - CC~ai REGULAR MEETING JULY 19th, 1938 The City Council of the City of Lynwood met i'n a regular session, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 11331 Plaza Street, on above date, at 7:30 P. M. Mayor Nation in the chair. Councilmen Lake, Snyder and Nation answered the roll call. Councilmen Boster and Meyer were absent. In the absence of City Clerk Anderson, Pearl C. Morris, Deputy clerk served. It was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Coun- cilman Lake that the minutes of the previous regular meeting of July 5, 1938, and of the adjourned regular meeting of July 12, 1938, be approved as written. All members of the Council present voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered. A. communication was received from Los Angeles County League of NTunicipalities giving notice of their regular meeting of the League to be held in the City of Glendale on Thursday evening July 21st, 1938, at 6:30 P. M. The Mayor asked the clerk to notify the Secretary of the League the number of reservations of those wishing to attend. A communication was received from the Pacific Coast As- sociation of Fire Chiefs stating that a four days Gonvention for Fire Chiefs will be held in Salt Lake City beginning September 19, to 22, 1938, and requesting that the City send their Fire Chief to this important meeting. The Mayor asked that this communication be referred to Councilman Snyder to be reported upon at a later date. Report of the Los Angeles County Health Department was received. A communication was received from the American Legion Lynwood Post No. 85, asking that the Council assist as much as possible with their entry in the National Convention Parade to be held in Los Angeles. September l9, 1938, and should the City con- sider a contribution, their committee in charge of this entry would be glad to meet with them and discuss the matter. Mayor Nation appointed Councilman Snyder as chairman and Councilman Lake to look into this matter and report on same. A communication was received from Joseph & Joseph making a second request for street lights in their Lugo Park Sub-division. Mayor Pdation asked Councilman Lake to check up with Joseph 8c Joseph, and find out the reason for delay. A communication was received from Fire Chief Lewis ask- . ing that the Gouncil approve the appointment of one Harold ~dhite who resides at 3207 Sanborn Avenue, Lynwood, as vacation relief man, as he has no one on the eligible list from the Civil Service board and the night-call men are all employed and would not accept the appointment for so short a time. It was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded. by Councilman Lake that the Fire Chief's re- quest be ratified. All members of the Council present voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered. Report of the Lynwood Free Employment Bureau from June 21st., to July 19th, 1938 was received. Report from Police Department was received for the month of June 1938. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Mrs. Budlong addressed the Council in behalf of the Co- ordinating Council asking the Council to assist in establishing or start a Municipal Playground and presenting a letter from their chairman, Katherine Haskell with copies of Resolutions endorsed by various organizations as follows: Lynwood Exchange Club, Lynwood Rotary Club, American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Lynwood Womants Club, Lynwood ~~Vomans~ Club Juniors, Home Makers Club, Abra- ham Lincoln P. T. A., Charles Lindbergh P. T. A., George Washington P. T. A., ~loodrow Wilson P. T. A., Lynwood Junior High P. T. A., Troop 1 Girl Scouts, Lynwood Christian Church, Lynwood Woman~s Christian Temperance Union. The ~rTayor stated that they have in mind a park sight of some 10 acres or more that they hope to secure in the near future to be used for just this purpose and that the Coun- cil are more than willing to be helpful in every way they can to help carry out just such plans as are endorsed in these resolutions presented. Thereupon RESOLUTION No. 1134, entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUiJCIL, OF THE CTTY OF LYN1,W0OD, RELATING TU THE REALLO- CATING AND RE-APPROPRIATING 0F~3,508.95 TO THE. CITY OF LYNWOOD, was ~~ read. It was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Councilman Lake that said Resolution No.1134 be adopted. Ro11 Call:. Ayes: Councilman Lake, Snyder and Nation. Noes: None. Absent: Councilmen Buster and Meyer. Thereupon RESOLUTION No. 1135, entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THL CITY OF LYNV1100D ADOPTING THE REPORT OF THE CITY ENGIrTEER RELATIT~dG TO THE SERVICE NECESSARY TO NiAINTAIN AND ILLUMINATE BY ELECTRIC ETIERGY THE SUSPENDED STREET LAMPS AND THE LATt~PS ON ORPdAI~TENTAL STANDARDS IN LIGHTING DISTRICT No. 11 OF THE CITY OF LYT~?'a'JOOD, was read. It was moved by Councilman Lake and s seconded by Councilman Snyder that said Resolution No. 1135 be a- dopted, fixing August 1Ei, 1938 at 8:00 P. Tti'I. as the time to hear protests in connection therewith. Roll Call; Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Snyder and Nation. Noes: None. Absent: Councilmen Buster and Meyer. Thereupon RESOLUTION No. 1136, entitled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LYNuVOUD, CALIFORNIA, CO1vFIRNIITdG REPORT OIL' THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT IN CONNECTION V"vITH THE ABATEMENT OF DRY AND DRYING VdEEDS I'OR FISCAL YEAR 1938-39 UTIDER ACT 5197 OR THE GETdERAL LA~JS OF Th~E STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS AP~IENDED~', was read. It was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Councilman Lake that said Resolution No. 1136 be adopted. The following demands were presented: GENERAL FUND Sparklets Drinking V'Jater Corp. ~ 4.64 City of Los Angeles Police Dept. 10.80 ~i~ater Department 52.00 J. M. E. Brown M.D. 12.50 Enoch Chevrolet Co. 2.44 State Compensation Ins. Fund 972.16 City Shop 63.93 Floyd B. Rowlee 5.00 Industrial Ptg. 3c Sta. 30.86 Hudson Lumber Company 5.09 Stores Inventory 150.94 Southern California Tele. Co. 141.02 V`+~m. Sullivan 15.00 Payroll Account 2,335.67 G~lATER DEPARTMENT Standard Oil Company 4.12 Fraser Cement Products Co. 8.24 Independent Add. P,Zachine Co. 5.67 General Fund--City Shop 6.57 Industrial Ptg. & Sta. Co. 2.68 General Fund--Stores Inventory 17.90 Southern California Telephone Co. 8.00 Thomas C. Shull 3.00 U~Jm. Lonne 3.00 Harry A. Lintz .95 T.gartha Birchfield 3.00 Mrs. H. bd. Hull .75 Hillary Norton 1.'75 R. GAT. Mullen 2:50 Payroll Account 375.50 STREET DEPARTMENT Owl Truck & Materials Co. 109.98 General Fund--Stores Inventory 99.97 Southern California Gas Co. .80 Gilmore Oil Co. '7g~96 General Fund--City Shop 27.37 J. VY. Black Co. 270.80 Payroll Account 310.00 LIGHTITdG FUND Southern California Edison Co. 700.42 29~ ATTEST: ' It was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Coun- cilman Lake that said demands be allowed and warrants be drawn on the City Treasurer for said various amounts: Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Snyder and Nation. Noes: None. Absent; Councilmen Bolter and Ia7eyer. Mayor Nation at this time presented a list of appoint- ments of committemen as he would like to have them serve for the duration of his term as ~riayor. Chairman Building Department Parks-Transportation Chas. G. Bolter Chairman V~ater Department a1~Lake Utilities-Zoning Chairman Fire Department Cecii 1 E. Snyder Chairman Street Department Ray Meyer Chairman Police Department anion Promotion-Relief Sewers-Unemployment Finance It was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Coun- cilman Snyder that the meeting ad~aurn to July 26th, 1938, at 1:00 P. M. All members of the Council present voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered. .~ _ MAYOR 0 THE C T OF YN~VOOD