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HomeMy Public PortalAboutM 1925-07-16 - CC~~ Regular :~leetir~g; Jury i5 1925 The voard of Trustees of the City of Lynwood met in regular session at the Ci~c~r Kall 205 '.V I~,ulfarci Ave 1"dednssday July 15 1925 at 7:30 pm. Present: Trustess Tweedy Hutchinson CTordy Reed Downey Absent: None City~zgineer City Attorney; and Citsl Clerlc present President Downey in the Chair The minutes of the meetings of J{}Iy 1 and o ware read and appravsd as read '-' 'Rrrit Coms ~, communication frtrrn ±.re L~~trrood civic ^.ssn rrotesting against t r e rats for lsg;al advertising charged by the Lzmvvood Tribune in connection with City business,asking that an action be institutsd far the recovsry of the amount charged irl excess of published advertising rates, and ti~:at fat-use ?sue legal publications ',~e paid far at the rate published for advsr- tising, namely 35c per column inch, was read and referred to `T'rustees Tlutchinsor2 Reed and the City Atty as a committee to investigate. It`s S A Reed of F3lackwell, Feed ~ Co, reported progress made on t.k~te audit of the Cit~r accounts. F S ~c ~~d ~'T Hirsch submitted prices an fire hose. F F Ba~gott, asked. that the Fire Commissioner recommend tyre pux~cYiase of 500ft of 2'in boss 250ft of llin hose and certain couplings. ""t~is was laid ovor to Y~s~sr Business. A corrrrnur:ication eras read frern tYze Division of I,"otar tiTehicles asking, about a certain Diamond ~ license plate on a orator cycle orerated by Ta T; Johnson, former City i±Tarslzal. Ttir Jarinson explained the matter, stating: that he had complied with the law some tune ago. A cam7runicatian was read from H B. Johnson owner of the S'~ of Lot .? aslc~rzg for a re-adjustment of tYze assessment ~.~ ~.inst said I.~ot for li~~z•~ ing purT~cses . This ~ra;s Laid over to the next regular meeting;.. ~~pplicatians for t;2e position cif City I~;.arshal by G ~ Letivel:1J~21 ur,d I 1~ Clarl-~ Caere read and laid, aver to nev,T Uus feces . Dr T'ati~,kins of the County Dog 2uarant~ine station reported a aaso of rabies at iil7i Grant street, and recor~~mended that all- dogs in the rreigh- ~.-- barl~.cad be canf'ined to the oti^.Tnsrs premises for a period cf at least 60 Y days . !~ rlotiorr c~~as ra~,d.o and carried that, tze C it~r marshal '©e instructe3 to notify the owners of x.11 daps ire Tract 921 to l~Lesp same confined for a period of 63 days from date. The spatter of placing; a Public Libr°ar~r sign at the ixztersection of L:.rg Eeach tlvd and Sa22bcrn ~~ve ~uas referred to the Street. CorrJnissianer. '~ Oral Coms I."r J Y. Neigh., rel?ressntir:g, the l~~irnball ''u;1p Co, st«ted that, said Comparz~- had completed the installation of a p~snp at Plant Igo 1 .and asked ~lzs.t a demand covering; tYze amount of their bill bs allowed. Ile furtr_er s toted that said I'tlr>gap was completely covered by their guarantee . '~+ater Corn~~;issionsr r~ord~r recon~!n;ended that said demand be allowed. The 1`~cting; City I~iarshal asked to be paid twice a month, A motion by Trustee Hutchinson seconded by Trustee Gordy, that the members of tY-,e Police Department 'ae paid twice a rnor2th, was ~a.rried by the follarrrinp_; vote Ayes : Trustees Twef;dy T~iutchinson Gordy Deed Downey Iboes : None t'~b s e: t : I~1ons Pres~.dent Doi^rney annou2~ced the falloti-ring appointments Commissioner of Streets and ''arl~s C l:' P,ecd Comr~rissione.r of HealtYz and Safety Jacl~son Tweedy Carnmissiencr of :'pater arzd Lights r~. hI Gordy Camrnissiener of Fire arzd Folios F I-~:utch.inson Unf bus Ttzis being the time and place set for the receiving; of sealed bids for the :~rarl; of improveRr.snt as contemplated under resolution of Intention "- o 254 the C1erl~ anno~..ir_~ced tYzat there were 5 bids on Ells. Un mctior2 made and carried the Cleriz was instructed to atieri, examine and yaublic~.y declar•~ a1I such ~~~ ids on file . ~~izereupan tY:e Cleric opened, examined and publicly declared bic's from the following firms, or persons: 1t7 ~ & P ~ Hughes, C 'ra Sparks, Geo H Os~nralci, Harry T Brown a.nd J Paul Henson. 021 motion reads and carried all bids ~rrere ref erred to ~ lie Cite ~i~;r tar examir~at ion a2id recornrr~endat ion, s dot`~c•°z eras made «nd carried that tl~~s hearing on the irnprovsmer2t cor:~~~~rlbls.ted byResolution of Iiitentian PIo 245 be continued to the next rer°ular meeting. '- Nevv Bus Tl~ze matter of the purchase of fire hosE: having.. been laid over to new busiYiess this was now ts,>en up. The necsssita of additional fir~ehose hav- frig been shown at a recent firs, a .notion bar Trustee Hutchinson seconded by Trustee Reed that the Fire Commissioner be authorized to purchase in tl rlarne of tre Cite X50 ft 1';in fire hose, 1 shut-off Siamese, 2 i'in nozzlF: 6~ with ~~~4iri ti 'ili t,irs 1 2 :: i:.ou'c~le ,iale cotrplin ~ un:~ i ^' ~ ~ '° _ : its T'oL~i~le I'oTalo cot~.~l:i.n~;, ivas Uarric:i c~; tae fa~.la~dir~g vote: iiyf.s: TTr1~11.1;7tetS TJrO'f+'<.lj .~Lutt:~l~t..~.,ar: ra~`'`..1'.~t i?E:f',ll L+'Cl~'Ur~IE.~. i~ a ~i w : 1V (i ne Absent: done . a:e matter of the a;~pointmer~t of a City I~,arshal was also taken up. A rriotion btr 'T'rustee ~:`tveedy that a~~~lications or: file for ~tYie po- sition. be filed a.nd no actioTi taker at this time, receiving no second was last. ~~1 matiozi b~- Trustee Kutchirisan seconded by Trustee Gordy t~is.t G t~ Llewellyn be ara~?oir~.ted Citz. ;Marshal of tYie Cit~r of L~ l?tv^cd, to Mold office during tY~e pleas..ire of the Raarcl, 7~,ras carried rsl the following; vote: t~yes : Trustees T~utchinsoiz Gordtr heed P,o~~dne~r 1'voeS : `i'ruStee TYtT88C'ty •, ."~G s ent : I1Gne T~tiie City FnF:inec;r having returned. the bids far tree vrory~ of irrr- pro~,-ernei3t as conte~clnlated ~arider Resalu.tior~ of IriteTiticri Pic 254 with ti:ie informatiorx that t~~.e bid of l4? « '~. P R Hughes eras the lowest acid recor~tmerrded t'riat said firrri 'oe a~rarded the contract, a. T?esolution of- fered by Trustee rordy eTititled "r~ Resolution of E~tvard of contract for tT.e im-~rovercent cf a portion. of Murton ~~:venue, irr the City of L;;~nwood, California," eras read. Can matian b-:• ~i'rustee Tweedy se- conded b~,t Trustee Gordy, said Resolution 'oeing Resolution 2vo 261 vdas adopted kry the following vote : l:Tes : Trustees Tweec~.~r HutcY~inson Gordy* Reed Do,vriey Tdoes : iv'one I~b s ent : I~~one 1'resicTer~t Downey instructed all Commissioners that ro purchases vrere to be made for tTTe Cit.-r unless same vrere accor7panied 'ay a requi- sition signed b~l the Commissioner for whose department the purchase i.U ma.de. ?.nd asked that ~:~1? Ccr~rr.issianers notify City erriplo~~es in their various depart,ment~ . • The following demands vrere audited: General Fund i~o 1302 Bishop & ~~larr~,e'=~e T~isc supt~lies City jail ~' 3.60- 3 Consolidated UtilitiesCit;~r pr~ones I1.10~ 4 ',"; t' Jeffries Co Street bands 110.C0~ 5 I. J t~dams !'aiming City car 3.G . CO_ 6 Lrnvrood. Electric Cc ''Tiring, jail 12.16-, 7 F S ~":, '~y ~,. Kirsch. Repair:; ?''ire ~rg;ine 107.C5, Street Imp l~ ir~d :10 328 S L Pettman Paint for street signs ~' 19.14 `" 9 B T~ayman Co Scraper 13.30-- 30 Stet~e~imeyer L;ros Supplies Cit~r car 1.76` 1 L?*rivroad Feed 8c F~.el " " horse 10.30- 2 Security Inv Co '?aving Lot 14 B'T 1F'~ B-V acres 6.C9 "~ater° r'und .~0 698 Compton Transfer i~ruckin~s; ~`~ 7.50' 9 So Cal Gas Co Gds Plant Tvo 3 5.G0- 700 L~rntrrcod Electric Co '.Jlrlri~ ITo 3 slant 10.01-- 1 Cdl E'elt ~:~ Leather Co Felt dressing 16.25- 2 F J 1~imball Co Hump No 3 plant (ccritract) 1765.17'- ~: moticn by Tr~astee ~'ord~- seconded hz Trustee Hutchir.lson tY~at the GY~ove der.'~arius be allovaed and vrarrarts ordered drawrn for surre vdas carried by the follawin~ vote: ayes : `i~rustees Tweedy I~utch.inson Gord~= Reed ~`owney 2u0eS : fVOne ~~bserrt: ~1one :`Teen I?us r~''r "` E Nixson and Te"r ',~ie; t, rep.resentir~g tl~;e T~~Tarbelite Ccrp of ~`rnericn4, aprear:;d Lefore t):,e F;oGrd a~.:i ey~~lained f?all-r t?-ie advant- ages of their product, submitting a plan for the illurninatian of Long Eeach Blvd in tl-ie City, guarantees, an est:imaticn of the cost, etc. The Cit~r attorne~r reported. that he tiiad investi~~ated the various ~~~.araritees, corltr~~ct~,, etc, su'ornitted to Y?irri bar tiie ;;'.arbelite peapls in correctiorx wit;.:i a :possible instal'tat:icn of theirs t;-te of ~:tx~eet light standards, iviri.r~g, etc, and it S^rr.~s his an_ ir:iorl that they. vrere legally Q~~. rI"rie President ciecl~.red a 10 minute recess .far 2_~farmal dis^ussion. P.'eeting called to order. ill members present. a niaticn rtilas rnadc; grid carried that the lif~:ht~_rig que^tiozi be laid over to be ta~~eri up at c-~n ad journed regular meeting, July lE'i 1925 at ~, f, ~; . ~~ 3 pm. Qn motion Board adjourned to meet "'k~~ursday JU.Iy 16 1925 at 3 pm at the usual dace. t~ttest: Clerk ~~~ --E,______________________ _ T'resi~ent Board Trustees Cit;~ cf L~n~TOOd