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HomeMy Public PortalAboutM 1940-10-29 - CC16 ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER .29TH, ~940~ The City Council of the City of. Lynwood met in an adjourned regular session, in the Council Chamber of the City Ha11, 11331 Plaza Street, on above date, at 7:30 P.M. In the absence of Mayor Meyer, the meeting was called to order by the City Clerk who announced that a motion would be in order for the appointment of a Mayor pro tem and Chairman of the C3.ty Council. There- upon it was moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Councilman McMeekin that Councilman Lake be appointed to set in said capacity. All members of the Council present voting aye, the City Clerk declared the motion duly carried and it was so.ordered. Thereupon Councilman Lake took xhe chair, and upon roll call it showed the following present: Councilmen Christensen, Zimmerman, McMeekin and Lake. Councilman Meyer was absent. _ It was moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Council- man McMeekin that.the minutes of the previous regular meeting of October 15th, 1940 be approved as written. All members of the Council present voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion. duly carried and it was so or- dered. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: A communication was received from the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County with copy. attached of a resolution wherein they ex- press disapproval of State Proposition No. 9 on the November 5th, 1940 election ballot; also one from John R. Quinn, Chairman of the Assessors Conunittee against said proposition, recommending that the Council urge a "No" vote on said proposition. There being no objection, said communica- tions were ordered filed. A communication was received from Russell J. Krough, making application to operate a taxi cab service in. the City of Lynwood to be located at the P. E. depot. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Mc- Meekin and seconded by Councilman Zimmerman that said applicant be issued a temporary license covering said business, and that the City Attorney be instructed to draft an Ordinance setting forth regulations of such bus- iness and-license Pee therefor, after which the applicant will be issued a license to conform therewith. At this time Mayor Meyer arrived and took the chair as presid- ing officer. All members present voting aye on the motion to grant temporary permit to Russell J. Krough, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered. A Grant Deed was received signed by A. R. Wilson,-Ora P. Wilson, Helen J. Wilson, Violet May Wilson, Olin E. Young and Methel Young and Lottie D. Wilson, which deed was executed on October 23rd, 1940, and deeds to the City of Lynwood, the southerly 40 feet of Lots numbered 79 to 86, b©th inclusive of Tract No. 92. Thereupon it was-moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman Christensen that said deed be accepted and that the City Clerk be directed to cause same to be recorded in the Recorder's office of the County of Los Angeles. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Lake, Zimmerman, McMeekin and _ Meyer. Noes: None. Two Grant Deeds were received signed by Helen R. Maxwell dated September 30tr., 1940, wherein she deeds to the City of Lynwood, the Wes- terly 40 feet of Lots-2 and 3 of J. J.,Bullis Tract, and the southerly 3 feet of Lot 3 of said Tract. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Mc- Meekin and seconded by Councilman Lake that said deeds be accepted and that the City Clerk be directed to cause same to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles; County. Roll Call Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Lake, Zimmerman, Me~Ieekin and Meyer. Noes: None. Two Grant Deeds were received signed b,y P. E. BeutkP and Ber- tha B. Beutke, dated on October 21st, 1940, deeding a portion of Lot 5 of the Upston Tract for alley and. Street purposes to the CITY OF LYNWOOD. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman McMeekin and seconded by Councilman Christensen that said deeds be accepted and that the City Clerk cause same to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County i X69 Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, McMeekin, Zimmerman, Lake and Meyer. Noes: None. A petition was received signed by John Worts, and 100 others petitioning the Council to take under consideration the formation of a new ordinance covering the regulation of such animals as horses, cows, goats, and rabbits, as it is their opinion-that within the city limits of Lynwood there are many instances of owners showing neglect in atten- tion and care of such animals; also many citizens feel that these ani- mals are a nuisance. Mr: Norton, 3855 Platt Avenue, addressed the Council opposing the elimination of horses in the City oP Lynwood stating that he is the President of the Horsemen and that they are working on the matter of cleaning up the bad conditions that exists on account of neglect on ac- count of the owners, stating that he believes that they can become an asset to the City. Mayor Meyer stated that the Council would postpone the fur- ther discussion of said matter until later as the hour for opening bids had arrived and. they wish to proceed therewith. Thereupon the Mayor announced that the hour of 8 P.M. had arrived, said time being the hour fixed for receiving bids for the furnishing and delivery of certain materials and supplies to be used in connection with the improvement of portions of Louise Street, First Avenue, Linden Street, Elm Street, Fernwood Avenue, Pine Street, Locust Street, Sanborn Avenue, Shirley Avenue and certain alleys, including all intersections of streets and alleys, by constructing public sewers and all appurtenant work, including the resurfacing of trenches with premix rock and oil pavement. Thereupon~it was moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Councilman Zimmerman that the bids be publicly opened, examined and. declared. All members of the Council voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered. • The following firms submitted bids: • J. C. Hickey, Leko & Bosnyak, Cul,jak & Zelko, Bebek & Brkich and V. C. K, Construction Co. , Gogo & Rados, Sutalo & Raml~jak, and Long Beach iron Works. All of said bids were publicly opened, examined and declared. All of said bids being accompanied by a bidder's bond or certified check equaling l0~ of their bid. . There being no ob3ection, the Mayor referred the bids to the City Engineer for checking to ascertain who is the lowest bidder. Thereupon Mayor Meyer announced that the Council would dis- cuss the horse matter further. . Whereupon Mr. Clair A. Sunderlin, 3910 Lugo Avenue, addressed the Council an the matter of the petition, stating that he had signed the Petixion because he believes that the existing Ordinance is not being enforced and further that the Ordinance does not go far enough and should therefor be amended to provide for more strict regulations as under the existing ordinance a horse could be kept on every 50 foot lot on account of the depth of the Lots; also stating that the manure is not being cleaned up as it should and as required by the ordinance. Mr. Ben Reddick also addresed the Council on the matter favor- ing the allowance of horses within the City limits as he believes that it is a credit to the City, calling attention to publicity received through parades, rodeos, etc. After due consideration of the matter, it waG duly moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman Christensen that the Mayor appoint a committee, consisting of two members who are in favor of horses and two who signed the petition requesting more st3^ingent regu- lations and two other disinterested citizens to study the existing or- dinance dealing with said matter. All members of the Council voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried. Thereupon the Mayor appointed Mr. Norton, 3855 Platt Avenue; Mr .' Clair Sunderlin, Mr. Miller, 3861 Marton ~ad~~ and' John Worts, to serve on said committee, together with two others to be announced at a later date. Mr. Bob Williams addressed the Council on the matter of tow- ing in wrecked cars to the effect that he believes that there is dis- crimination shown in who to call if the one assigned to pick them up for that month does not respond. After due consideration of the matter it was decided that the garagemen get together and agree on an alternate to call when there is no response to calls for the one assigned for any month, .and that the ~~ police Department be notified of who they are so no one parson received more than their share of the business. At this time Engineer Bateman presented his report on the bids for pipe and materials needed for the sewer project, quoting total bids as follows: J. C. Hickey ~ 28, 341.50 Cul,jek & Zolko 26, 321.81 Bebek & Brkich, V.C.K. Construction Co. 27, 182.88 Gogo & Rado s 26, 774.50 Sutalo & Haml,jak 25, 943.60 Leko & Bosnyak 25,068.16 Long Beach Iron Works 26,370.85 Thereupon RESOLUTION N0. 1270, entitled: "RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT IN THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF LOUISE STREET, FIRST AVENUE, LINDEN STREET, ELM STREET, FERNWOOD AVENUE, PINE STREET, LOCUST STREET, SANBORN AVENUE, SHIRLEY AVENUE AND CERTAIN ALLEYS, INCLUDING ALL INTERSECTIONS OF STREETS P.ND ALLEYS, BY CONS`T'RUCTING PUBLIC SEVERS" was read, awarding said contract to Leko & Bosnyak, the lowest responsi- ble bidder. It was moved byr Ct~un~ilmefa Christensen and seconded by Coun- cilman Lake that said Resolution No. 1270 be adopted. . .Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Lake, Zimmerman, McMeekin and Meyer. Noes: None. It wa.s moved by Co~~ncilman Christensen and seconded by Council- man Lake that the City of Lynwood appropriate the sum of X4,500.00 from the General Fund to be set aside for the purc2~ase of bonds and/or assess- ments for the installation of sewers on Louise Street, et al, and that said sum be transferred from the Water Department to the General Fund and from the General Fund to a Sewer Installation Fund. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Lake, Zimmerman, McMeekin and Meyer. Noes: None. Audit report for first quarter of the fiscal year ending Sep- tember 30, 1940, as prepared by W. R. Wright, Public Accountant, was re- ceived. There being no objection, same was ordered filed. RESOLUTION N0. 1271, entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD AIuIENDING AGREEIVIENT TO PURCHASE CER~'AIN TAX DEEDED PROPERTY", was read. It was moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Councilman Lake that said Resolution No. 1271 be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Lake, McMeekin, Zimmerman and Meyer. Noes: None. An amended offer was received from Warren P. Scott offering to purchase said tax deeds for the sum of X12..,994.10, plus any incidental expenses incurred by the City of Lynwood in connection with the publication of said sale. After due consideration of the matter, it was duly moved by Coun- celman Christensen and seconded by Councilman Lake that the City of Lyn- wood accept the offer of Warren P Scott dated October 1, 1940, and as a- mended on October 28th, 1940, subJect to an easement that may be required by the City in connection with the opef~ing of any proposed street or alley. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, fake and Meyer. Noes: Councilmen Zimmerman and McMeekin. A demand in the principal amount of X27.75 was received signed by Elinor Patterson for personal stenographic services rendered the City at the request of City Attorney Ruby. It was moved by Councilman Cht~s- tensen and seconded by Councilman Lake that the demand be allowed and that a warrant be drawn for the next regular meeting of the Council for approval. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Zimmerman, Christensen, McMeekin, Lake.and Meyer-. Noes: None. It was moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Couneil- mand Lake that the meeting adjourn to November 6th, 1940, at 7:30 P.M. All members of the Council voting eye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered. ~~: ~: 3 I ~~/ ATTEST : IiIAYOR 0 0 0 --~ZZTY LR, FLNOD