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Adjourned Meeting August 26 1925
The Board of Trustees of the City of Lynwood met in adjourned
regular session at the Cit~r Hall 205 ~ Mulford Ave VYednesday August 2&
1925 at 7:30 pm.
Present: Trustees Hutchinson Tweedy Gordy Reed Downey
Absent: None
President Downey in the Chair. City Attorney City Engineer and
Clerk present.
The Minutes of the meeting of August 19 were read and approved
as read.
'Nrit Coms: A petition signed by purported owners of property within the
district to be assessed to pay the costs and expenses of improvement as
contemplated by Resolution of Intention No 265, protesting against the
said improvement, was read and referred to the City Engineer for check-
ing. Said reference being made by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Hutchinson Tweedy Gordy Reed Downey
Noes: NUne
Absent: None
The following communication was read: To the Board of Trustees
City of Lynwood, Gentlemen: ~Ve hereby make application for license to
operate a Billiard and Pool Hall in building located at 3239 Mulford Ave
and owners by Mr Sherer. Signetd C R Norris and J W McDaniel. A motion by
Trustee Hutchinson seconded by Trustee Reed that said ~pplicat~on be
granted, was carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Hutchinson Gordy Resd Downey
Moes: Trustee Tweedy
.Absent: None
The follswing communication was read: Board Trustees City of
Lynwood, Gentlemen: I desire to hereby make application for a permit to
establish and operate a Billiard Parlor at 609 North Lo3~g Beach Blvd.
Said location being on lot 92 Tract 2551. Signed Geo Niethamer. A motion
by Trustee Reed seconded by Trustee Gordy that said permit be granted,
was carried by the following vote
Ayes: Trustees Hutchinson Gordy Reed Downey
Noes: Trustee Tweedy
Absent: None
A communication from the Eureka Fire Hose Mfg Co calling a~tten-
tion to the Pacific Coast Fire Chief's Assn meeting at Seattle Sept 21,
was read and filed.
,~ A copy of a Resolution passed by the Board of Trustees of Watts
was offered for consideration and a request made that the Board of Trus-
tees of Lynwood take a similar action. Said Resolution relating to movie;
collected under the WrigXit Act and placed in the City treasury.. A motion
by Trustee Reed seconded by Trustee Tweedy that the City Attorney be in-
strutted to draw a similar Resolution, was carried by the following vote
Ayes: Trustees Hutchinson Tweedy Gordy Reed Downey
Noes: None
Absent: None
Oral Coms:.. A B Gray asked that steps be taken to have the 15 mile traffic
zone extended to Oakwood Ave. This was referred to the Police Commission
Mr Rehfeld spoke regarding the enforcement of Ordinance No 12,
the weed Ordinance, asking that same be enforced. a motion was made and
carried that the President appoint a Committee on this matter. The Presi~
dent appointed Trustees Tweedy Gordy Reed as such Committee, and asked
Mr Rehfeld and the City Attorney to act with said Committee.
C W Webber asked regarding residential section lighting. Light
Commissioner Gordy explained that the City Engineer had obtained figures
from District l~ianager Crock of the Edison Co and that same would be sub-
mitted to the righting Committee, after which said Committee would make
full report.
C F Drinkwater asked if figures would be aBailable at the next
meeting. L~'i~'Light Commissioner stated that he thought same would be
-ready in a week.
G `dV Rehfeld stated that he was in favor of a full investigation
by the .Board of Trustees of any proposed i3ghting~:i~provement, that the
Hoard submit its findings to the people who were actual residents of the
City, and asked that the Board be govermed by their decision.
Rcpt Comrs: Health Commissioner Tweedy asked that the Citp Marshal report
on the matter of the fertilizer plant on Norton Ave. The Marshal re-
ported that he had interviewed the owner and that same would be removed
at once.
Unf Bus: The contemplated purchase of additional fire hose having been
laid over to this date same was now taken up. A motion by Trustee Gordy
seconde by Trustee Reed that Fire Commissioner Hutchinson be authorized
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to enter into contract in the mama of the City for the purchase of 250 'ft
of 2~ inch fire hose, was carried by the following vote
Ayes: Trustees Hutchinson Tweedy Gordy Reed Downey
Noes: None •
Absent : D1one
The President explained that the tax rate levied last year was•
the lowest levy made by a municipalitq of the sixth class in the State of
California, said rate being 85c, and stated that the rate would be even
lower this year, or 80c. He f*~rit:her explained that in the event that the ,
people installed a complete Qr~~am~n~a1 li~xhting system over the entire City
that the levy of 80c would provide funds for the payment of the electricity "~""
consumed at no additional expense to the people.
A motion by Trustee Gordy seconded by Trustee Reed that the Gity
Attorney be instructed to draw an:'Ordinance fixing the levy to be assessed
against the taxable property in the City for the purpose of raising funds
to carry on the various departments of th® City of Lynwood during the year
1925-26 at 80cents on each One Hundred 0100) Dollars assessed valuation,
was carried by the following vote:
Ayes: trustees futchinson Gordy Reed Downey
Pdoe s : None
Absent: None
Nat voting: Trustee Tweedy
This being the time and place set for the hearing of protests
against the work of improvement, or the district to be assessed to pag
the costs and. expenses of said improvement, or both, for tT~e~~t~ork~ of° imp
pro~iement as cohternplated. by ~ Kesaiution ` Cf ~ Intention Na 265., the cerk~ _ -~~
announced °that certain written' protes s were on file. t~ motion by Trustee
Gordy seconde by Trustee Reed that the hearing on protests against said
work of improvement be continued to the next meeting of the Board, was
carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Hutchinson Tweedy Gordy Reed Downey
P1oes : None
Absent: None
New Bus. The City Engineer spoke regarding the proposed sewer system.
Stating that he had a conference with A K PVarren of the Metropolitan Sewer .-.~.
System, who asked that action be taken at once in the matter of a tentative
~' plan for connecting the City system with the said Metropolitan System. Trus-
tee Gordy suggested that the Board meat with the City Engineer Thursday '
August 27 1925 at 3pm for the purpose of taking action in this matter. Said
suggestion was adopted.
On motion Board adjourned to meet Thursday August 27 1925 at
3 pm at the usual place.
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Atte$t: City of Lynwood. _
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