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HomeMy Public PortalAboutM 1941-12-02 - CC~~ h REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 2, 1941 The City Council of the City of Lynwood met in a regular ses- sion, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 11331 Plaza Street, on above date, at 7:30 P.R~:. Mayor Meyer in the chair. Councilmen Christensen, Zimmerman and Meyer answered the roll call. Councilmen Lake and McMeekin were absent. It was moved b,y~Councilman Christensen and seconded by Council- man Zimmerman that the ~inntes of the previous regular meeting of Novem- ber 18, 1~-41 and of the adjourned regular meeting of November 27, 1941 be approved as written. A11 members of the Council present voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried. VJRITTEN COMTvNNICATIONS: An invitation was received from the Imperial Highway Associa- tion to attend their next meeting to be held at El Centro on Saturday, December 6, 1941. There being no objection, said invitation was ordered filed. An application for a taxi cab license was received from Kelly Taxi Service, submitting 13.00 for license for one taxi-cab to January 1, 1943. It was moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Coun- cilman Zimmerman that permit be granted when all provisions of the taxi cab ordinance are complied v~ith and that the License Collector be autho- rized. to issue license therefor. All members of the Council present voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and it was .so or- dered. A communication was received from C. J. Miller, Chief of Police, to the effect that Paschal Herbert Cunningham who was second on the Civil Service list has secured employment in the City of Indio and has termin- ated his residence in the City of Lynwood, so then Mervil B. Miller is pne of the next persons on the eligible list, recommending that he be employed as his service as vacation reliefman has proven satisfactory., Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Council- man Zimmerman that Mervil B. Miller be employed as Police Officer as re- commended by Chief Miller at a salary of X140.00 per month. Roll Call: . Ayes: •Councilmen Christensen, Zimmerman and Meyer. Noes: None. Absent: Councilmen Lake and McMeekin. A communication :vas received from the American Red Cross stating that the headquarters for the local Red Cross will have to vacate the building where they are housed as the Land Escrow and Safe Deposit Com- pany are going to move to their necv quarters, therefore appealing to the City for assistance in securing new quarters and helping to finance the rental. There being no objection, Mayor Meyer appointed Councilman ~im- merman a Committeeman to check into the matter and see what the City can do to help in the matter. A communication was received from Y11. F. Bonner & Co. making application for permission to move a three-room real estate office buil- ding from 1001'7 South Long Beach Blvd. to Lot 539, Tract 2551 , which is to be located on the west side of L. B. Blvd. between Flower Street and Lynwood Road, stating that this will be temporaryj.and the building will be set on a concrete slab floor. After due consideration of the matter it was moved by Council- man Zimmerman and seconded by Councilman Christensen that permission be granted to move said office temporarily on to Lot 339, and that the Building Inspector be authorized to issue permit therefor. All members of the Council present voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried. A communication was received from Building Inspector Evans to the effect that the building on the northeast corner of Josephine and Long Beach Boulevard, owned by Mr. ~'osper, is in a very dangerous structural condition due to earthquakes, recommending that two struc- tural engineers be employed to check the building and make a report to be submitted to the owner, as the owner is not willing to repair the building as required by the Building Department. After due consideration of the matter, it was moved. by Council- man Zimmerman and seconded by Councilman Christensen that the Building Inspector be a~.zthorized t:o employ one structural Engineer to check said building that repair is needed. Roll Call: Ayes; Councilmen Christensen, Zimmerman and Meyer. Noes : None . Absent: Councilmen Lake and McMeekin. ~. 31'~ A petition was received signed by Herbert tN. Rickman and 82 others, petitioning-.the Council to,e~teblish.and m~rkf;a pedestrian cross- walk at the intersection of South Alameda and 110th Street from east to west on Alameda Street, as this is badly needed in order to prevent ac- cidents. There being no objection, $aid matter was referred to the Chief ©f Police for checking and with power to act. A bond written with the Eagle Indemnity Go. covering Charles J. Miller as Ghief of Polic® in the amount of X1,000.00 was presented. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Christensen and second®d by Council - man Zimmerman that said bond be accepted. All members of the Council pre- sent voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly=carried and it was so ordered. `Request f©r refund of weed assessment, alleged to have been - erroneously charged against certain Lota, were received from E. ~d._Malin Ferol A. Thompson, Harry 'u~. Mack, Charles Wreath and George A. Todd. There being no objection, said refunds were referred to Street Superintendent Blain for checking and report. A report of the City Court for month of November, was received. There being no objection, said report was ordered filed. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: r. oe er, subdivider, addressed the Council to the ef- fect that he has built 70 homes in tha City and that he has 23 more lots to build on. Mr. Koehler atating that he is desirous to purchase the land where the Hansen-Larsen dairy is located, but on account of their cost to mope their dairy, the price that they are asking for the land is in excess of what he can afford to pay, therefore making application for Street Im- provement by the City of Lynwood when the streets are opened, th®reby making it possible for him to proceed with the purchase which would giv e him lots for developement for approximately one year, stating that 85 lots would be included in the proposed subdivision. Inasmuch as only three members of the Council were present, the matter was laid on the table until the next meeting of the Council at which time Mr. Koehler was promised a definite answer. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Street uperintendent, John A. Blain reported on the request for refunds of weed alleged to have been erroneously charged against certain Lots, as follows: Recommending refunds for Nora E. Full®r in the amount of X1.60; Frank M. Stagg in the amount of X1.00; Mrs. Dair 0. Howard in the amount of $2.42; Herbert E. Kampmann in the amount of 2.00; Charles E. Dake in the amount of $1.20; C. 0. Edington in the amount of 3.00 and J. M. E. Brown in the amount of 2.25. Recommending that no refund be made to Irene M. Keneipp and E. J. Hortenoch. Thereupon it was moved by Coup= Gilman Christensen and seconded by Councilman Zimmerman that refund':be made as recommended by Mr. Blain when it is determined that tax payment for year involved' is fully paid, and that the other requests for refunds be denied. Ro11 Calls Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Zimmerman and Meyer. NoeB: None. Absent: Councilmen Lake and McMeekin. A Tax Deed covering Lots 9, 10, Block 5, Mod~eska Park, signed by H. L. Byram, as Tax Collector, and dated November 27, 1941, was received. It was moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Councilman Zimmer- man that said deed be accepted and that the City Clerk be instructed to cause said deed to b® recorded in the off ice of the Recorder of Los Angeles County. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Zimmerman and Meyer. Noes: None. Absent: Councilmen McMeekin and Lake. A Grant deed covering said Lot s:was..submitted where in the City of Lynwood proposes to grant their tax title to Grayson Heat Control, Ltd. Thereupon RESOLUTION N0. 1380, entitled: "RESOLUTION SELLING CERTAIN REAL ESTATE AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A DEED UPON PAYMENT OF THE CtTNSIDERATION NAMED THEREIN," was read. It was moved by Council- man Christensen and seconded by Councilman Zimmerman that said Resolution No. 1380 be adopted. Ro11 Call: Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Zimmerman and Meyer. Noes: None. Absent: Councilmen McMeekin and Lake. An Appraisal report from the Delinquent Tax Lands Committee covering certain bids which the City have heretofore received fofl tax deeds on certain Lots, was submitted. Inasmuch as two of the Councilmen were, absent, the matter was laid over until the next meeting of the Council. ~~~~^{{-yy r r ~__I,~ A communication was received from Dr. Hugh McMeekin, Council- man, regretting that he finds it impossible to attend the meeting of the Council, hocroever, appealing on behalf of the Red Cross for favor- able consideration regarding suitable quarters. There being no ob~ec- tion, the communication was ordered filed. NEW BUSINESS: ~pro~ect statement in connection with installation of a stop and go signal at Imperial and Alameda, was submitted Thereupon RESOLUTION N0. 1381, entitled; {rA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF L~'N'JdOOD, CALIFORNIA APPROVING BUDGET SUBIIIITTED BY THE CITY ENGINEER FOR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ACCRUING. TO THE CITY OF LYNer100D FRO",~7 STATE HIGHWAY CxASGLINE TAX AND AUTHORIZING b:AYOR TO EXECtiTE AGREEMENT IN COPtNECTION THERE +'VTTH," was read. Tt was moved by Councilman Chris- tensen and seconded by Councilman Timmerman that said Resolution No. 1381 be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Zimmerman and Meyer. Noes: None. Absent: Councilmen Lake and McMeekin. A proposed Agreement was received in the matter of Refunding -- of Lynwood Acquisition and Improvement Districts Numbers 17, 18, 20, 22, 23 and 28 and ?471znicipal Impn~avement District Number 1, of the City of Lynwood, wherein the P.aeific States Savings and Loan Company, a corpor- ation, by Ralph b~. Evans, Building and Loan Commissioner of the State of California, agrees to purchase for the purpose of refunding all outer standing bonds and interest coupons of Lynwood Acquisition and Improve- ment Districts No. 17 and 23, which they do not now own, and to resell them in the refunding; stating that they are now the owners of all out- standing interest coupons of Lynwood Acquisition and Improvement Dis- tricts Nos. 18, 20, 22 and 28 and of Lynwood Municipal Improvement Dis- tract No. 1 and a portion of Lynwood Acquisition and Improvement Dis- trict No. 23, which they also agree to sell in the refunding to the City of Lynwood for cancellation. In payment of said bonds and interest cou- pons they shall receive gash and refunding bonds; also agreeing to pay certain incidental post in connection with said multiple refunding. Reference is hereby made to said Agreement on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Lynwood for further particulars. Said Agree- ment being signed by Harley Hise, Custodian of Pacific States Savings and Loan Company, a corporation. THEREUPON RESOLUTION N0. 1382, entitled: "RESOLUTION AiCEPTING OFFER OF PACIFIC STATES SAVINGS AND LOAN CO. FOR THE REFUNDING OF BONDS OF ACQUISITION AND IMPROVJ~M~~~NT DISTRICTS 17, 18, 20, 22, 23 and 28, AND MUNICIPAL IIa`PROVEl~~7ENT DISTRICT N0. 1," was read. It was moved by Council- man Zimmerman and seconded by Councilman Christensen that said Resolution No. 1382 be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes; Councilman Christensen, Zimmerman and Meyer. Noes: None. Absent: Councilmen Lake and McMeekin. An Agreement in the matter of the purchase and subsequent sale of tax deeded lots and acreage in Lynwood Acquisition and Improvement Districts Idos. 17, 18, 20, 23 and 28 and Municipal Improvement District Number 1, of the City of Lynwood, was submitted. Said agreement setting forth that Pacific States Savir~gs and Loan Company, A Corporation, by Ralph W. Evans, Building and Loan Commissioner of the State of California, through its Custodian, Harley Hise, shall, in the event the City acquires title to subdivided Lots and unsubdivided acres now deeded to the State of California by reason of non-payment of general taxes, purchase said land from the City at a price not exceeding X25.00 per Lot and X50.00 per acre. Reference is hereby made to said Agreement on file in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Lynwood for further particulars. THEREUPON RESOLUTION N0. I383, entitled; "RESOLUTION ACCEPT: TING OFFER OF PACIFIC STATES SAVINGS AnTD LOAN CO. RELATIVE TO SALE OF TAX DEEDED LANDS IN THE REFUNDING OF ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEfiTENT DIS- TRICTS NOS. 17, 18, 20, 22, 23 and 28, and MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DIS- TRICT N0. 1," was read. It was moved ~~~y Councilman Christensen and seconded by Councilman Zimmerman that paid Resolution No. 1383 be adop- ted. Roll Ca11; Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Zimmerman and Meyer. Noes: None. Absent: Cc?•uncilmeri Lake and McMeekin. A resolution in connection with vacation of a portion of Peach Street as requested by the Title Company, was submitted, and referred to the City Attorney to check back with the Title Company. 31.9 The following demands were presented. .GENERAL FUND `PATER FUND P. E. Beutke ~ 6.00 City Treasurer ~ 30.05 Lone Star Sheet Metal Works 5.50, Addressograph Factory 3.00 Liminger Typewriter Shop 12.25 Sanders Plumbing Co., .77 Lynwood Photo Supply 2.58 Pacific S. W. Pipe Co., 30.43 .Sanders Plumbing Co., 2.33 The Home Press 12.88 The Home Press 7.73 Industrial Sta. Sc Ptg. Co., 18.15 John T. Fairbanks 137.50 C. H. Davis Hardware 6.98 Chas. E. Evans 6.00 Hudson Lumber Co., 12.30 T~ynwood Press & Tribune 150.77 Payroll Account 485.25 C. H. Davis Hardware 7.71 STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND Hudson Lumber Co., 2.94 Pacific P pe o., 6.24 J. M. E. Brown, M. D. 22.50 Coddington & Russell Mat. 671.82 "Bob" W111iams 36.34 Payroll Account 419.25 Petty Cash-Treas. Office 29.89 LIGHTING FUND Payroll Account 3,320.50 Asso. 'tHYholesa a ..,l.ec. Co. 27.83: Hotel Cafe 104.65 Lustra Corp. of America ~ 66.49 Petty Cash-Treas. Office 18.36 Payroll Account ~ 79.75 John A. Russell &fDaisey 20.00 PUBLIC PARK ACL"OUNT MATER FURrD Lone Star heat Metal Wor s 3.50 Dayton Foundry Inc., 8.11 Ag~;eler & Muss®r Seed Co., 11.48 Smith Booth Usher Co .: 151.00 C. H. Davis Hardware 21.32 Crane Co., 6.23 Sanders Plumbing Co., :_2.58 Chas. P. Crowley 223.24 Acme Lumber and WreckLng 21.33 R. H. Baker ~c Co. Inc., 66.95 Montgomery Ward & Co., 8.86 Hacker Pipe & Supply Co., 47.21 Hudson Lumber Company 73.43 James Jones Company Tnc., 45.45 Payroll Account 62.50 Hickey Pipe & Sup. Co., 6.94 It was moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Cvzzn- cilman Zimmerman that the demands be allowed and warrants be drawn on the City Treasurer for said various amounts. 8011:Ca11: Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Zimmerman and Meyer. Noes: None. Absent: Councilmen Lake and McMeekin. It was moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Council- man Zimmerman that the Junior Chamber of Commerce be allotted an addi- tional X18.36 to help defray the cost of Christmas decorations, and that a demand be allowed in said amount. Ro11 Call: Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Zimmerman and Meyer.. Noes: None. Absent: Councilmen Lake and Me~4eekin. The City Clerk stated tY?at he has received several inquiries and communications regarding offer by City to-owners to buy back their tax deeds, or to quit claim to the City for 10.00 per Lot, stating that A. E. Dandurand wants X20.00 per Lot for Lots 22 and 23, Block 1, M. P. The City Clerk was instructed to advise Mr. Dandurand that the City can- not offer any more than X10.00 per Lot. A letter was also submitted from J. A. Russell accepting offer of Cit;r of X10.00 each for a quit claim deed for Lots .32 and 33~ Block 3, M. P. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Councilman Zimmerman that a demand be allowed in the sum of X20.00 covering said sale price. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Zimmerman and Meyer. Noes: None. Absent; Councilmen Lake and McMeekin. It was moved by Co~zncilman Christensen and seconded, by Coun- cilman Zimmerman that the muting adjourn to December 9. 1941, .at 2:00 P. M. All members of the Council present voting aye, the Mayor declared the ~~otion duly carried and it was so ordered. • MAYOR OF THE CIT OF LYNBVOOD. 1~TTE ST CITY CLERK, CITY OF L~i~~~ti~V00D~