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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1940-09-24 - CC~~ ADJOURNED REC~LLu~~? i:_EETIivG SEFTETuiBER 24~ 1G40 mhe City Council of the City of L-Jnwood met in ;gin adjourned regular session, in t'r_e Council C'r~amber of the City Hall, 1131 Plaza Street, on above d~.te, at 7:3 P. I~~~. i:ayor ~~ieyer in the chair. Councilmen Christensen, Lake, Zimmerman and Ivieyer ansv~rered the roll call. Councilman l~rci,ieekin v:~as ab=ent. It was moved by Councilmar. Lake and seconded by Councilman Zimmerman tr_at the minutee. of the adjourned regular meetin~r• of Se~:~tem- ber 14, 1940 and of the re~•ulY•r men tin~• of September 17th, ~. X40 be approved as vrritten. A_11 members of the Council present voting aye, the ~;.aycr declared the :notion duly carried and it ~^~as so ordered. jFJRITTEi~ CO?~,ii~:~liNI CATIONS A communic:~.tion alas received from John Fontana makin~~ appli- cation to transfer license from Gecr~:e HovE~ard Hamilton, trade name A-1 Taxi and "J" line taxi to John Fontana, to be operated under trade name of L~,~nwood Tal•:i Service and or~ner. and operated Compton Taxi Service, and to be operated from the F. E. depot of L~ nv~ood. There bei r_~~ no ob- jeciton, s~:ic ~~~atter v.~us referrer. to the City Attorney to check into the !..otter of insurance c<<rried i~~ a.p;lic_~r.t, etc. A communic~~tion vt~as received from the I:;.perial Highti~~ay Associa- tion announcing" .their next meetir!Y_ to be held ~;t `~re~:. on Saturday even- in~~, September 28, 1940 in t'r_e 'JY'oman's Club on the ea,~t side of Pomona Avenue. There bein~~; no objection, s~=id comraunic~ tion v~=as orr.ered filed. A cor:~rnunic~>tion ~,~ra~ received from the Lcs Angeles Division _of the League of California- Cities announcing. ~ meetin~• to be held in the assembl_,y roam of the St~:te ^~zildir.E v,~'r~en several problems regardirg~ the distribution of ~:asoline ta.~- funds is to be discussed, requesting that some representative be present frog: the Cit~r. Councilman Lake l~~a.s appointed as a. committee of one to attend said meeting:. A ccmi:,unication was received from ?~,. R. 'r~'artir~ recu_~ctin- that sornethin~' be dor!e about havin~M the horses moved aCros~ the street from their ad_d_ress on Flo~:•er Avenue a.~ it i- obno.:ious to their renters, as ~~~e11 as themselves; -loo that it creates f ~ ies ar_c3 odor. There ~;ein~• no o~.jection, s~=i~i matter was referred to Chief of Police ':.tiller to confer v~~ith the o~.°,ner of the hcrces sug~estin~; that they have t'r.em removed from their present location. A communication ~;as received from Hoc=~~;rd. Hemmen~,7a~:~, Judi:e o~" .. the City Court callin~~ attention to the bad can~~ition of the walls of hip Office anr. the need of redecoration; also re~~ardin~: need of additional cabinet space to s'..ore olr records and office s,a~plies. T'~_e City Clerk v;~a.s a_irected to include said redecoration in t'r_e auotation for yids to paint t}~le trim of tie City Ha:li; and th_~t the cabinet ~n~ork be investi~a- ted further to ascertain wr:ether roam can be afforder at some other ~oaint in t~:e City Hall. LL A ca-nrzunication was received from Geor=-~e Grazier and Caroline S1~'tAr aCCOm?Jai'lied ~,, a t~eti tiOr! E.l~-ned b~,' property O'o,'nerc on r~=eCh~ii00d Av~:nue recuestin~• t:~ia.t sa~~ : 'ae T-1ir_ener, between the alley east of Long peach Blvd. to the netia park -pro~:erty by elir:7i n;~tin~• the ?~r~ways, -~;e- t~reer_ the curbs ar.;' sides:~l~.s, ar.-; then '~e sur~'aced ~~•ithou` cost to the _~butting pror.erty. There `~rs_" no o'.: jection, s'~ is ~_ etiti on Ut~vas ref erred "'" to the Cit~a En~.ineer for 'r_is attent'~on a;.nd rer~ort. A co~.munic:a tiara v,~: s received fro:r, Von' s ~ "arset, ~`~~ '"'m. A. 'i~:icDonald, Supt. requesting permission to operate ~ tent food show on three, days, October 3, 4, and ~ti,_, tie :?.ate of t'r:e openin~~ of t;r_eir nevi mar'_~et on Long ~e~cr, ~1vd. P.fter due Cons' derctlon of tie matter, it ~~~as deci d.ed to ~_ rant such perrni=lion v!Tit?=out additional licence fee t'r_erefor. A communication vTas receiv==d fror: A. F. She~pe;rson, Sr., accorr- anied ti,y a Petition s L;ned ~- F. E. ~eutke _ nd ~:7 other, recauecti rag that in_rerial Hig~=,~r~ay, et~,~reer. Cti s Street Gnc -~rac~-r Street, on the north side of sa.id_ Hi~hu-a;r, be rezoned from! a Zone RI zone tc '.one C-~, in order that ,_. t rover,-- store .m!~~.y see '~;u~.l t on c,ne of the ;_.ots, accamx~ana ec~ by a check Ib_r. A. P. Si^,epperson and r.. H. Peterson a_d:stressed the Council on be'r~a.lf of sa.ic;_ petition; 2s v?ell as Jo:n Casa;-ra.nda requestin~~~ that his property be also i nclu.:per. ? n laic; zone, thereLy exten~:'in~• s~ me from Prater Street to Let:pis Road. After due consid"ration cf the matter, it was duly moved by Councilman Christensen ~-nd seconded by Cauncilrnan Lai>e that the City 15'7 Attorney be instructed to prepare the necessar~r papers callin~~ for a hearing in connection `~~ith ch~~nging• s_~id zone on Imperial Highvra.y, be- tvteen~ Lev.-is Road_ and QtiG Street, on the north side, from RI to C-3. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Lake, Zimmerman and T~ieyer. - foes: None. Absent: Co~.?ncilma.n I~icTtiieekin. The hour of g o'clock P. TI~1. having arrived, said time being the hour fixed for a hearing or. the report as prepared bar the Citzr En- ~;ineer in connection wit~l the ~^roposed installation of Se~rers in the east part of the CitZr, as required by the "Specia.l Assessment Investigation, Li~ai ta.tion and Ivla,jorit;T Protest Act of 1931," notice of said hearing having been :nailed to :;11 interested property or-ners in the district. Tre P~~~ayor inquired of tree City Clerk whether or not any ~~~ritten rrotests had been filed. The City Clerk stated that tiF~o had been fi1Pd in ris office. There; wo*~ the City Clerk rea~3 one from' C. 0. Frickh~.rn, o~vrner of the N.. E„ 40' of Lot 2, Block 8, Tract- 937, protesting to the add- ing of any additional assessments at this time. The City Clerk also read one from Etta BroxS~n, owner of the. N. E. 40' of S. `fit. 80' of Lot 9, Block 10, Tract 9337, entering her pro- test against the proposed improvement v~hich will be assessed aga.in~t her lot. A communication ti~~as also received from the Atlantic Avenue Tverchants' Assn. to the effect that the City of Lyn~~1ood be requested to render all aid in expediting the installation of sewers in alleys back of Atlantic Avenue, in order to protect the health of the communi- t~r now endangered b,y overflo~~;ing cesspools; also that stepe be taken by the City authorities to obviate the= practise of the Facific Electric Ra.ilvaa.y in stopping their double car trans across Atlantic and other Avenues in Lynwood, thin holding up traffic .unnecessarily until ,jams half a. block long occur; in many instances. .The follrvaing addressed the Council in favor of said sewer project and commending the Council on their forward step in this matter. Tylessrs. Louis J. Clarry, Bruce, Ha.nbury, representing Iv`orton- T:cClure Investment Co. and C. 0. Edington. Engineer En,teman addressed the bod,r explaining the project and the low cost on recount of W. P. A. assistance; also that the pro- ject ha d. been approved by the ~,~'. P. A, office; also that it would not be required for property owners to forthyvith connecter to $'ie sevaer, --cut only ti4~,hen their present cesspools give them trouble by overflowing; also t'r~~:t lateral lines t,RFoul~~ be run from the main line to the property line for house connections. Thereupon RESOLUTION N0. 1258, entitled: " RESOLUTION OF REPORT UPOA~ HEARIPtiG ON INVESTIGATION REPORT IN Tr':E NATTER OF THE PRO- POSED ITv1PRC~TET:ENT OF LOUISE 5TRE~-T, FIRST AVENUE, LINDEN .STREET, ELTvT STREET, FERNt;r'OOD AVENUE, PI~1E STREET, LOCUST STREET, SANBORN AVENUE SHIRLEY AVE'iduE AND CERTAIN ALLEN'S, INCLJDING ALL INTERSECTIONS OF' STREETS ANTD ALLEYS, BY CCN~;TR.UCTIT'G FULI C SE?°'ERS"., was rer, d. I t was moved by Councilman Christensen a.nd seconded by Councilman Zimmerman that. said Resolution iv'c. 1258 be adopted. Roll Call: Ages: Councilman Lake, Zimmerman, Christensen, ~.nd Tv~eyer. Tdoes: Tdone. Absent : Councilman T~~icI~rTeekin. Thereupon RESOLUTION N0. 1259, entitled: "RESOLUTION OVER- RULING PROTESTS, DETERTvTINING THAT THE PUBLIC IT~ITEREST, CONVU~IIENCE AND NECESSITY RE~,UIRE THE PROPOSED IivTrROVEI~~iENTS AND THP.T SAID PROJECT IS FEASIBLE, IN THE TvTATTER OF T'r.E PROPCSED IPriPROVEP~iENT OF LOUISE STREET, FIRST AVENUE, LINDEN STREET, ELN STREET, FERN~'d00D AV~3UE, PINE STF.EET, LOCUST AVENUE, SANBCRN AVENUE, SHIRLEY AVENUE AND CERTAITd ALLEYS, TN- CLUDING ALL INTERSECTIONS OF STREETS AND AL'_.EYS, BY CONSTRUCTING PUBLIC SEWERS", was read. It was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman Christensen that said Resolution ATO. 1259 be adopted. Roll Call: • Ayes : Councilmen Lake, Zimmerman, Christensen and Tvieyer. Does None. Absent : Councilman P~;Ic~Teekin: Plan No.301 for the construction of said. sanitary sev?ers in the City of Lynvaood c~.~as filed. Also Plans and Specifications No. 302 for furnisring and del~:v- ering materials in connection frith the improvement of sewer district No. 8-A b~,~ the construction of Sanitary Severs in the City of Lynwood, as prepared by the City Engineer, were filed. Thereupon it ~r~as moved bar Cout-~cilman Christensen and seconded by Councilman Lake that said Pla.nc and Specifications filed in connection ~5 v~~ith said seixaer pro iect be approved by the City Council. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Zim:~erman, Christensen and P;ieyer. Noes: Tone. Assent: Councilman Ic.~eekin. Thereupon Rr~SOLUTIGN T2G. 12c0, entitled:. "RESCLUTIGTd CH INTEN-. ~'ICN: i;'ETERT~:yTdI~G A:' ~ ;ECLQRING `.?'t=.~_'~ S~:I% 5`'GRK, CR I;'<PRCVET~ENT, IS OF 1`uiCi-E THATd LOCAL OR CRDIT~IARY PUBLIC 13ET~EFIT, THAT THE EXPEPISES THEREOF~E ASSESSED UrCN A DISTRICT, T.yAT BOTdDS~E ISSUED TC REPRESENT TI-:E COST THERE- OF, THAT THE PRGCEEDITvCS T EREFOF~ BE TAKEN U:IDER THE "II%PROVE':~ET~dT ACT OF 1911' ~ AP~ID THE A:~~~EIdDT~iENTS T:~EREOFs DIRECTIT1u THE CITY EidG-INFER TO IuiAKE A DIAGFtAr. OF THE PROPERTY AFF ECTE1~ OR ~ET~dEF ITED By SAI~~ '.FORK, GR ITV,PROVEinETvT; DIRECTT_TdG TAE CITY E:GINEER TG POST PdCTICES CF Tri PASSA'~E CF THE RESCLU- lION; ATuD FIa:IdG A TIT~E~ AT1D PLACE ~ GR HEi^-~.RI~;G PROTESTS II~T THE Iu;ATTER OF THE PROPOSED II;TPRC~.%EP,ET~T CF LOUISE STREET, FIR~~T. :~VENiJE, LITIDEN STRr ET, ELTuT STHEE'i, FERTdi','CCD AVENE, PINE STR?~ET, LOCUST STREET, SANHCRi~ AVEiV'UE, SHIRLEY AVETdUE AVID. CERTAIN ALLEYS, INCLUD''T~IG ALL II~'TERSECTIONS GF STREETS AT~1D ALLEYS, '~Y COT~ISTRU~TING PU'LIC SE?6'EFtS", v,~as read. It vvas mt~ved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman Zimmerm~~.n that said Resolution Aro. 1260 be adooted. Ro 11 Co^.11: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Zimmerman, C'r_ristencen a_nd It~Teyer. Noes: Ncne. Absent : Councilman I~Tc'i~ieelzin. .~,~~ "''~ereuron RESOL-uTIOT~ TaO. 1261, entitled: "rtE.SOLUTIOTvi ASCERTAIN- I~1G AND DE^1ER:'-ING RATE OF FER DIET:: ~fAGES A,uli TLE uET~ERAL FREVAILING RATE CF F'ER DIEi~;i '~'P_GES FCR LEGAL HOLIDAYS AT1D GVERTIviE 1~'CRK IN THE LOCALITY F CR EAC.~ CRAFT OR TYPE CF LABORER, ?'~:'ORKT,~iAT OR iECHANIC T~EEUED TC E1ECUTE THE CGT3TRACT FOR F URl`~ISI-'_IIG RTdD DELIVERIr1G Cr.RTAii' Tvi~"-~.TERIALS ANu SUPPLIES iN COT~II`?ECTIOP~ ~'~I1':-? Tr':E A~:Cj~IE I~iENIOT~ED IiiPROVEP~I4:v IN ACCCRDAPyC~~ !''ITH PLANu P.TdD SPECIFICATIONS P1O. X02 IT~I T ~ T4ATTER OF THE PROPOSED II~'TPRCVE~ENT GF LOUISE STREET, FIRST A?TEI~IUEa LIT'DE?; STREET, ELTr' STR EFT, FERN':'~'OOD AVENUE, PINE STREE'l~, LOCUST STREET, SAt BGRN AVETIUE; SHIRLEY AVEAIUE AND CERTAITJ ALLEYS, IT~TCLUDiNG ALL INTERSECTIONS OF STREETS AND ALLEY: , BY CCNSTRUCTII\'G PUr;LIC SE`."FRS", ~;:as read. It v,~as moved by Ccuncilrna_n Christensen and seconded by CcunciL~:an L,~ke t'r~.t said Resolution lio. 1261 be adopted. Roll Call: ,Ayes: Councilman Lake,. Zimmerman, Christensen and i`eurer. Pdoes: None. A'osent: Councilman iicT::eekin. RESOLUTION IQC. 1`?62, entitled: "A RESCLUTIGTd CF THE CITY COUN.- CIL GF THE CITY OF LYN?fi10GD, CALIFORNIA RE~~;UESTING A.N APPRGPRIATIUT~ F RC~'T THE BOARD OF SUPN.R"ISORS OF LOS AT~GELES COUTvTY TO HELP DEFRAY EXPET~?SES IT~I CCITI'1ECTION '':'ITH I($AKING CERTAIT~ STREET IT',_PRGVEEP~TS IN THE CI`T'Y OF LYIv'4s'CCD" ~ vaas read. It was r..oved by Councilrr~an Lake an~~ seconded by Councilman Zirnmermar. that said Resolution tic. 1`r_'62 be ado?~ted. Roll Call: Ayes; Councilmen Lake, ZimTerman, Christensen. ann. ;"ever. Aloes: ''one. Absent : Councilm~ n I.cl~ieekin. It vaa.s moved ~r;~.- Counci 1~~~~n Lake and_ seconded by Councilman Chris- tensen that t,.e meeting adjourn to October 1st, 1G4O, at r:30 P. F:I. A11 member o° the Council present vatin~T a;,re, to T~Iayor declared the motion duly carried and it c~:^s So ordered. T~iAYOR OF THE; CITY OF LYN''~OOD A'1 TEST ,'A