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ADJOURNED REGULAR. Iy~EE'T'ING APRIL 17TH, 1940
The Cit~,~ Clerk announced that triers were three nevaly elected
mernbersof the City Council who were rot present at the canvass of the
returns of the Pulunicipal Genes^1 election held on April 9th, 1940, and
therefore the oath of office h~:d not been administered. Thereupon. the
City Clerk administered the Oath of Office to Messrs. Ralph 'JV. Lake,
William J. Zimmerman and Hu~~°h R. IUicIUleekin anc~ they waere thereupon induc-
ted into the office of membe?'G of the Cit°y Council of the City of Lyn~~•ood.
Thereupon the rneetin~~ wa~~ cal ~ ,d to order by Councilman Lake
in the Council C7~arnber of tr;e Cit~r H~~11, ° 11~5~1 Plaza Street, on above
date a t 7 : ~0 F . I~.°~~ .
Councilman ~4~~cl~r:eekin, Zimmerman, h~?eyes, Crlri~tensen and La~~,e
~ry ns~n~ered t~~e roll call.
Councilman Lar:e <~announced tr:.•~t tc~e nt xt° b~_asiri~.-e of the Coun-
cil~~ou1_d be to org,°anize.
Thereupon it was. moved uy Councilman TrIcI~,~leekin and seconded by
Councilman Christen~~en th=-?t Counc:iJrnr,n ~~-ezrer be elected as I~~avor oi' the
City of L,yn~~~ood ~~n,~l Ch~~ ~~ rman of the Cit~r Council. All members. of the
Council votinf~_ a,ye, Councilman Lake declared the motion duly carried.
Thereupon iL2a.yor P~Ieyer took the chair a s presidi ng officer.
Mayor Nte,yer ex_pressod his appreciation to the Council. for ex-
tending him the honor of electing hirn as I~.~iayor, assurin~~ the Council_
that rye 1«ill endeavor to carry cn the duties to the best of his ability.
1,Iayor 'ue,,rer stated th~.t he does not feel that the I~.~Ia,yor's position car-
ries more authority than the other seats on the Council, and therefore,
he will not assume the role of Dictator, but that he shall endeavor to
distribute the res;;onsibilities to all members of the Council. Ii~a,yor
tiieyer also stated that he ~t.i 11 ia!elcome constructive criticism from the
citizens of Lynt~~rood regarding, the conduct of the business of our City,
stating further that if it is found. that any recommendations made by
citizens are for the best interests of the most peo~~le and will not in-
jure the ulelfare of others of the City of L,yn~~~~~od, he is sure that the
Council will look with favor on inaugurating such suggestions, hoti~~ever,
that he vrould look. tiaith disfavor on personal favoritism to anyone.
i1ila,/or I~~eyer took this occasion to introduce the nes~r members
of the City Council in .the persons of Councilmen Hugh F. Me~eekin and
William J. Zimmerman.
I4~Ia;~or Ivley::r also expr°essed his appreciation for the splendid
service rendF~red by Councilman Lake while he served as Iviayor of the
City, stating treat he feels that he held the position c~•ith honor to
himself an~~ the City, commending him very hid>~hl.y for services rendered.
It wa.s moved by Councilman C?-~ristensen and seconded by Coun-
rcilman Nleyer tl~lat the minutes of the previous ad journed. regular meeting
~5 of April 18th, 199:0 and of the regular meetin~7,~ of April 16th, l~?90 be
approved as written. All members of the Council voting aye, the Mayor
declared tine motion dul_~a carried.
WRIT'T'EN COIViI4~`UNICATIONS:
An invitation was received from the Los An€;eles_ County LF;ague
of 1~Iunicipalities i_nviti n~; trre Council to their next meeting to be held
in the City oP bllontebello on April 18, 1940, at 6:30 P.I~r. Councilman
Cha°istensen stated that rle had sent in six reservations for said meeting.
Triers being no objection, tyre communication was ordered filed.
A comnur.ic:ation v;,r.C received ~.n the form of a P~-~tition signed
by D. G. BufflnF~~t~n and `i~ other persons re~id'.n~~ on Joseph' ne Str:~et
requesting the City to put ~ police x.;atrol on JosepY~ine Street, bF;t~~~een
School St. end. Bia~_lis ~-oad to st~r_, Gr~~edin~~ t~efore s~~rne oP their chil-
dr•en a.re killed. .There bein`_, no oUjF?coon, the P,ia,y~or referred this mat-
ter to Councilman Zirnrnerma.n to check writh the Police Department to as-
certain w:~~etrier or not something car. be Torre to c~~rrect~ t'r~is condition.
A comm~.anication ~~~~.,s receivt~~d from t'1. D. C~ririsman, P,~. D. tl~.ank-
in~.., for the re-•~,ppointment as a. rnern':er of tha Lvn~-~ood Police anc~. Fire
Commission, hovaever, st~~tinr° th~.t on :account o`'. n>>~~sical di~~~bil_ities he
i~. forced to curtail ~1? but ?br~~lute~,-~% pees^~ •
~,ary act;ivites, therefore
resi~nin~: as a member o~ Dr. ~lrrisrnan also cal led at-
f s<i_d Commission. ~`
tendon to a provision in t'r:e Civil Service Oz'di_nance which snakes file
Chief of Pollee c~nd Cl-~ief of ',le Fi~'e I:era~~rt ic~nt members of tr:e Commission
dtarln`=!' trials c; _` ~ ,,.nk,E'rs o~' c= i t';er ~,T ~ a. :': D.~r~rtr,i~~ nt, st;t ing mat he
bel.lE:VeS thi8 t0 C3e ',:'rOn~" i.n rrinCiplE', ;''~_ :ie C-`:'n :'E'E' T;OsSl~llitles Of
onto man aontro_l..l ins d_ec:~r-`~ons.
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Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Caun--
cilman McMeekin that said resignation be accepted with regrets, and that
the sugFr~estions be taken under advisement. All members of tree Council
voting aye, the T~iayor declared the motion duly ca.rri,~d and. it wa.s so
ordered.
A communication was received from John Runt, making request
for refund of weed. assessment cti~rartred in 1959-40 taxes against Lots 17
and 18, Block 20, i~lodjPS«a Park, as there is a house on Game and there-
fore~no charge should have been made. There being; no objection, said
matter was referred to Engineer Bate~ran for checking and recommendation.
A. communication was received from Mrs. IV(. J. Bonnig,~son accorr.-
panied by a Petition rec;uestin~r that her property be rezoned. from Zone
R-1 to Zone C-3, said petition being signed by I~uttie B. Myers, Mrs. Belle
R. Blasdel, Lora A. Era,Y, r~lartha D. ShradFr and V~illia.m 0. Reimann, peti-
tionin~r that Zone C-3 be extended. froirr Long Beach Boulevard to San Carlos
Avenue on Century Boulevard. It ~~•a~~ rnovF;d by Councilman Lake and sec~~nd-
ed by CounciJ.m~;_n Zimmerman that said matter be laid. on the table ~^nd be
reconsidered when the k~rocedure for zoning' iG in effect as set forth in
Ordinance No. 31'x. A11 members of t}1e Council voting a,ye, the ~rTayor• de-
clared. the motion duly carried.
A. communication was received from Var. R. Ellis making applica-
tion to operate a new and used g=oods establishment to be located at
32,39 Mulford Avenue, stating that they do not propose to live on the
premises as was first contemplated. Mr. El]_is ^lao add.~essed the Coun-
cil on tYie matter.
After dice consider°ation of the matter it v,~:s ~r~oved by Councl_1-
man Il~~cT~.„ieek.n and secnnd.ed by Councilman Lake that ~germission be err-.rated.
to I4'r. Ellis; to o7-Prate said. b~asi_neGS and the. the License callc:ctcr be
authorized to issue license therefor. All members of the Counc.il_ ~~~~esent
voting° aye, tl~:e .t~l,~~,,~or declar°ed the rnotior•~ duly carried and it v~aC so or-
dered.
A potation ~i=-~G received sinned btr C1~,~.7~7 ear tirn an~~ 35 other°s
prote tine a~~ainst the business or industry>r concern located on Lot 591,
Tract 2551 on the northeast corner of Peach StreF~t and LvntF~ood. Road anal
the proposed enlarg;ernent thereof, petitionin~~; the Council_ to not iG~ue a
permit for the proposed structure, and that they be granted. a hearing• in
connection there°,=ith.
Mr. and P~:rs. Chas. Arn ad_dresced the Council regar°ding the mat-
ter as to the noise tlr~:~t is crE~ated by said establishment both da,y and
r;ig'ht, <~nd the inc~~nvenience tYi:~.t is cr°eated. thereby vahich would be in-
creased if NIr. Bohnhardt is permitted. to enlar•a•e same. also ca.llin~-; at-
tention to inconvenience created by trucks being=:: parked on Pr~~~ch St, w.7i~ich
makes it difficult fo.r' care to pass on raid. Street.
~~rs. also addressed the Council objecting to
such establisY~nrent calling: attention to the ZoninTY• Ordinance ~~il-:ich ca7_~ s
for said district to be a rosidentia7_ _=~ro~~.
There being no objection,' the Puiavor appointed. ~ouncilrnen Lake,
Zimmerman and i~•~lc}`~!eekin a comr~!ittee to investigate the matter and. report
their findin~~•s at the next meeting of t?~P Council.
Applicatiars for emnl.aymPnt were received from George D. ti~'ard,
Harry T. Fox, Horner H. Lover°~, Horner E. Bear;ma ster, V'~ri1 ~ ram B. Snider,
Julie-nna M. Heller, Andrew F. Mop-.k, Leslie G. Bell, '•~rillard G. Horrr~ and
Richard T. Rake; also health reports u~~ere received. There being rm ab jec-
tion, said a;oplicat:ions i~~ere ordered. filed..
UIVFII•dISHEU BUSIiyESS:
The bond of^the City Treasurer in t'~?e ~Pnal sum of •`~30, 000. ~?0
signed by Harry S. T~ilkinson ~"mitten by the General Casualty ~o. of Am-
erica: ws-s received.
Also a bond written by the Columbia Casualty Co. in the sum of
X15,000..00 covering the City Treasurer.
City Treasurer lffilkinson addressed the Council to the effect
that he vas advised b,y the City Clerk that he should secure a bond in the
Burn of ~~30, 000.00 before he could qualify a.s City Treasurer, tia~ithout any
restrictions other than that same be secured locally, so he made applica-
tion therefor with Ii~r. Reber.
After duo consideration of the matter and. discussion thereon,
I!~r. Zeiser who submitted the ~~15,000.00 bond stated that eh w=ished to
in~ithdraw same.
Thereupon it was moved. by Councilman Mcffieekin and seconded
by Councilman Lake that the bond in the principal Burn of X30,000.00 be
approved by the City,,Council covering the City Treasurer, Harry S. ~"Jil-
kinsan. A.11 members of the City Council voting aye, the 1'~iayor declared
the motion duly carried and it was so ordered.
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Upon the suggestion of ex-councilman Snyder that Patx~iCie~ T~r-
ry be appointed as Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, 1[ayor Meyer
appointed hiss Terry as Secretary of the Civil Service Commission without
compensation ther"efor.
Engineer Bateman reported in writing regarding the Petition
which was filed at the last meeting requesting that Peach Street be wid-
ened by eliminating the parkway and that the crown be lowered in order
to facilitate the flow of the water between Fernwood and Flower Sts., on
Peach St., reporting that said petition was signed by 15~of the frontage;
stating that the estimated cost would be X1750.00 on the basis of a con-
tract ,fob, or X800.00 with A. W. P. A. pro~eet, stating that such work
would eomwhat tend to make a shallower flow of water than is the case at
present, remiding the Council about the Santa Ana Street outfall which
is now under construction which will greatly relieve the water flow at~
said point. It was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman
Christensen that action be deferred on this pro,~ect until it is ascer-
tained what benefits the new drainage system will afford when completed
as suggested by the Engineer. All members of the Council voting aye, the
Mayor declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered.
A communication was received from the State Controller's of-
fice , by C. F~ Proctor, enclosing Agreements executed by their office
and the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County agreeing to sell
certain parcels of land to the City of Lynwood for a consideration of
X25.00 per parcel in Tract No. 6312, and a parcel of land known as the
F. Lugo Tract for a consideration of X1,630.00. There being no ob,~ec-
tion, said communications and Agreements were accepted and ordered
filed.
NEW BUSINESS:
RE~.OL-U ~fON N0. 1229, entitled: "RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE
ABATEMENT OF DRY AND DRYING WEEDS ON CERTAIN LOTS OF LAND IN THE CITY OF
LYNWOOD UNDER ACT N0. 519? OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED: "AN ACT AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES TO DECLARE
NOXIOUS OR DANGEROUS WEEDS GROWING UPON THE STREETS OR SIDEWALKS, OR UP-
ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHIN NNNICIPALITIES, TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE, CREAT-
ING A LIEN UPON THE PROPERTY FRONTING UPON SUCH STREETS OR SIDEWALKS OR
UPON WHICH SUCH NUISANCE EXISTS FOR THE COST OF ABATING THE SAFE", AP-
'ROVED MAY 26, 1915", was read. It was moved by Councilman Lake and sec-
onded by Councilman Christensen that said Resolution No. 129 be adopted.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen McMeekin, Zimmerman, Lake Christensen and
Meyer.
Noes: None
Audit report for quarter ending March 31, 1940 by Diehl and
Edwards was received. There being no objection, same was ordered filed.
It was moved by Councilman Zimmerman and seconded by Council-
man Lake that the City of Lynwood continue the practise of furnishing
electric energy necessary to 111uminate the soft ball grounds at the
Woodrow Wilson School during the playing season and that the City Clerk
be authorized to sign the contract therefor with the Southern California
Edison Co.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilman McMeekin, Zimmerman, Lake, Christensen
and Meyer.
Noes: None
RESOLUTION N0. 1230, entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE INCORPORATED CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA, OFFERING TO
SELL CERTAIN LANDS OWNED BY THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA, TO THE
HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH; AND ORDERING THE CITY CLERK'TO GIVE AND PUB-
LISH NOTICE OF SUCH SALE", being known as the 0. Tower Tract, was read.
It was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman Christensen
that said Resolutirn No. 1230 be adopted.
Roll Call:
Ayes::Councilmen McMeekin, Zimmerman, Lake, Meyer and Chris-
tensen. ~ -
Noes: None
The following demands were presented.
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GENERAL FUND
Stores Inventory
So. Calif. Tel. Co.
City Shop
So. Calif. Gas. Co.
Water Department
Street. Dept. Fund
Water Dept. Fund
Lynwood Press & Trib.
Hotel Cafe
Schwabacher-Frey Co.
Radio Specialties Co.
H. L. Byram, Co. Tax Col.
Diehl and Edwards
Petty Cash-Treas. Office
Security-First Nat'l Bk.
Imperial Hiway Assn
Payroll Account
LIGHTING FUND
So. Calif. Edison Co.
WATER FUND
176.55 James, Jones~o. X0.76
62.75 Sanders Plumbing Co. 3.66
106.06 General Fund 13.28
16.66 Lynwood Press & Trib. 16.64
52.00 City Treasurer 24.00
80.38 So. Calif .• Tel. Co. 8.00
73.68 General Fund 28.55
277.8E Natiori Cast Iron Pipe 3.719.16
70.80 Mrs. M. J. Ryan 2.50
158.73 H. E. Dailey 1.00
3.06 Payroll Account 480.00
1,662.09 STREET IMPVM~. FUND
200.00 J. W. Black Co. 48.41
?.66 Smith-Booth Usher Co. 40.00
21.91 General Fund 103.29
5.00 So. Calif. Gas Co. 1.57
2,402.50 General Fund 100.99
Payroll Account 380.00
900.04
It was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman
Christensen that the demands be allowed and that the warrants be drawn on
the City Treasurer for said various amounts.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilman McMeekin, Zimmerman, Lake, Meyer, and
Christensen.
Noes: None
The budget report was received and ordered filed.
Mayor Meyer announced that he does not desire to assign any
Councilmen as Commissioner, but he desires that the Council look into the
various department operations to ascertain whether or not things are run-
ning in order and to report any recommendations for improvement in the
City service that each member may see fit to make.
Mayor Meyer requested that Councilman Zimmerman cheek upon
the Fire Department and Police Department; Councilman Christensen the
Transportation; Councilman McMeekin, Public Relations and the Water
Department; Councilman Lake into the Finances of the City, and that he
would check up on the Street and Park Departments himself.
Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded
by Councilman McMeekin that the meeting ad;jorn to May 8th, 1940, the
regular meeting of May 7th, 1940 falling on the Frimary Election ~.gy
which is a holiday. All members of the Council voting aye, the Mayor
declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered.
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