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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1925-09-02 - CC~o Regular rdeeting Sept 2 1925 --------------------------- ~~ :~~- ,.~. ~. The Board of Trustees of the City of Lynwood met in regular ses- sion at the City Hall 205 West Mulford Ave ?Nednesday Sept 2 1925 at 7 :30 Am. Present: Trustees Hutchinson Tweedy Gordy Reed Downey Absent: None President Downey in the Chair. City Attorney, City Engineer and Clerk present. f The minutes of the meetings of August 26 and 27 were read and ap- proved as read. ' ,'brit Coms :An application. by C l'x Scranton f.o7~' a. permit to- install a >gasoline ~" hump ori. hid: nroi~epty`- (3ots 6~-6 block 19 ) was read. Said permit was granted. . Oral Com: Mr Pottinger, representing an organization interested in the con- servation of water to supply the artesian district in which Lynwood is located, addressed the Board on this subject, stating that the City of Pasadena was instituting a project whereby the water supply of this dis- trict was threatened. He further stated that the organization of which hey is a member bur??osed to start legal proceedings to protect the water rights of this district and asked co-operation by the City of Lynwood through the Board of 'T'rustees. The Tresident. stated that he could rely upon said co-operation. On motion made and carried this matter was refer- red to the '.'rater commissioner. Adr ~gcIllrath, representing the California Wilite Co, spoke regarding the proposed opening and widening of Sessions St to Norton Ave, and asked that in the event that this was accomplished through the efforts of his Company would said company be allowed to improve this Street with their product. The President referred this matter to the Street Commissioner. Sal Coms: The Fire Commissioner reported that he had uurchased 250' 2i" fire hose as per authorization. The Safety Commissioner reported gnat no meeting of the Weed Com- mittee had been held yet. The President asked that a meeting be held,and report made at next meeting of Board. The police Commissioner reported that traffic signs had been re- ad justed as requested. ...,, Re Comrs: 7'he Street Commissioner reported that the improvement of the inter- section of Fernwood Ave and the S P Ry was one-half completed, that the same would be fully completed in one more day, and that the intersection would be open for traffic in 15 days. . ?1nf Bus: On motion the hearing on Resolution of Intention No 245 was con- . timued to the next regular meeting. ~- new Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance of the Board of Trustees of the City of Lynwood, California, fixing the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation upon the taxable property therein as a revenue to carry on the various departments of said City of Lynwood during; the cur- rent year 1925-26, and fixing the rate of taxation necessary to raise said amount," was read for the second time. On motionmmade and carried said Ordinance was declared read for tree second time and taken up for third. reading. Thereupon said Ordinance was read for the third time. A motion was made and carried that said Ordinance be declared read for the third and last time and ulaced upon final passage, wheretznon said Ordinance being Ordinance Tdo 4:1 was passed by the following vote: ~.y~s : `Pr,astees Hutchinson Gordy Reed Downey. Noes : None. Absent: t~Tor.e: Nt~t voting: Trustee Tweedy. `i~1~st.ee Tweedy upon being asked b~-~~, the Pr..esident'his'.neason for not voting. stated that he did not under- stand _tkie matt;~~. _ - A Resolution entitled "A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the City of Lynwood, ,Cal., fixing the rate of taxation for said City of Lynwood for the current year 1.925-26," was read. On motion bar Trustee Gordy seconded by 'T'rustee Hutchinson said Resol.~:tion being Resolution P1o ""' 266 was adopted by the following vote: A~Tes: Trustees Hutchinson Gordy Reed Downey Noss : ~ Nbne Absent :. hTone - Not vot'ing~_ Trustee TwQedy~: . " The hearing of protests on the work .or~..~i~m~p~}_ov~~~~~~:~e .p~ts7,~~ict to be assessed to nay said improvement, or -bb£fi~'Fia T' n en c'''Z~'f'EEinueg to this date, said hearing was now taken up. The City Engineer submitted the following report : Honorable Board o.f Trustees of the City of LTrnwood, Cal . , Gentlemen: According to your request, I wish to report as follows on .the €?' ~' t t m ov ntent of Lon Beach Blvd under of t .f sled a .a ins he work and i ~r e pD es '~ Resolution of I~Ztention No 265: Resident property ovmers of the City of I Lynwood protesting against said improvement. represent 27.8 per cent of the total frontage on said proposed work. I have been unable to check on the legality of the signatures or to verify ownerships of all the signers of ~. - the protest, due to lack of time. ii further report will be submitted if re- quested. Respectfully submitted, George A Schwabland, City Engineer, by John R S"dent. A motion by Trustee Gordy seconded bZT Trustee Hutchinson that report be received, was carried. Trustee Reed made the following motion "I move that the protest be over-ruled on the grounds that misrepresehtation on the part of the cir- culators of said protest petitions and that names appear thereon without authority from legal owners." Said motion upon being seconded by Trustee Hutchinson was carried by the following vote: ..... Ayes: Trustees Hutchinson Gordy Reed Downey 21oes : Trustee Tweedy Absent: None A Resolution over-ruling protest on the work or improvement, or dist- rict to be assessed, or both, under Resolution of Intention No 265, was offered~by Trustee Gordy.' On motion by Trustee Gordy seconded by Trustee Reed said Resolution being Resolution No 267 was adopted by:_the following vote: Ages: Trustees Hutchinson Gordy Reed Downey 21oe s : Trustee Tweedy Absent: None A Resolution ordering work or improvement as of Intention No 265 was read. On motion by Trustee Gordy said Resolution being Resolution No 268 was vote: contemplated by Resolutio Reed seconded by Trustee adapted by the following Ayes: Trustees Hutchinson Gordy Reed Downey Noes : Trustee Tweedy Absents None A Resolution entitled "A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the City of Lynwood,. Cal ifornia, directing certain street work and .improvement to be done under the direction of the City Engineer," was read. On Motion by Trustee Reed seconded by Trustee Gordy said Resolution being Resolution No 269 was adopted by the following vote: ~ Ayes: Trustees Hutchinson Gordy Reed Downey ' ' Noes: rustee Tweedy t "" Absent : None ~-~~ g~:corlth~xct` covering..the .office of City rngin~et: paving .been referred4-N tb'the~City Attorney for recommendation, same was returned to the Board by said`City attorney with the statement that it was satisfact ory. A motion • by Trustee Hutchinson seconded by Trustee Gordy that the Bo ard of Trustees''., enter into contract with George A Schwab land for services as City Engineer,' and that the President be authorized to sign said contract in the name of ~ the City of Lynwood, was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Hutchinson Gordy Reed Downey Noes: Trustee Tweedy Absent: None A new Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance :regulating and. relating to the construction, .erection, maintenance and use of poster boards and advertis- ing sign~•boards located on private property in the City of Lynwood, County of Los Angeles , Sate of California , and regulating the ere ction, cson~~ru- ction and maintenance of banners, poster boards, signs, sign boards, bulle- tins and similar devices over and upon private property and public thorough fares, and regulating the occupation of maintaining poster boards and out- • door advertising, providing penalties for the violation of same and repeal- ing all Ordinances or parts thereof in conflict therewith," was read for the first time. Om motion made and carried said Ordinance was declared read for the first time and laid over for seconfl reading. New Bus The monthly reports of the Water and Citv Clerks were read and filed. Bills: The following demands were audited: ,,,_, General Fund: No 1351 F ;:A~ Downey. ~ :; Salary August ~ 10.00 52 J Tweedy " " 10.00• 53 F E Hutchinson " " 5.00• 54 A 21 Gordy " " . 10.00• , ' S5 C F Reed " " 10.00- • 56 L E Schutz " " 160.00• 57 0 E 1~Vinburn " " 75.00 58 L Bouts it ler " " 30.00 59 Fred E ~7elch " " and postage 130.00• 60 G A Llewellyn " •" ~ 100.00- 61 Pd F Reed " " ~ " .87.50• 62 S M Ciulter " ~ " 87.50' 63 Hugh Cdark " 2 25.00• 64 2ttrs E E Fairchild Stenographic work 20.00• 65 Zeiser xh. ?eiser Premium on Bonds 70.00• ~`.+ No 1366 The Seagrave Co 67 `dV J Beymer 68 H E Whitaker 69 Fi S Crocker Co 70 Con Utilities Co Street No 354 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 Imp Fund: G H Rowley A Rivotix C W Maupin R G Merrill Carl Koos I F Cogswell Henry Bernard Sam Brown L J Haslaur Edison Co Baggott' s Ser Sta ^tandard Oil Co C S Davis H T Brown ~YY~:ter Fund No 739 G H Rowley 40 W '~ Chapman 41 C R Cummings 42 '+Jestern Pipe ~C Steel 43 Kimball Co 44 Addressing Iv2eh Co 45 Baggott's Ser Sta 46 Lynwood Electric Co 47 J C 8 imms Dent fire engine August ~150.00- Bldg & Inspn fees August 124.33- Legal publications 36.00- Off ice supplies 44.48- City phones 17.15 . 201.96 Salary August ~ 25.00° Labor 8.00- " 29.50- " and expense 117.35- " 105.00-~ " 104.00` 104.00- " 94.00 Hay for horse 31.90- Lights 226.23- Supplies City car 4.82' Asphalt 30.26-- Harne s s 13.10" Labor 299..00- . 192. 6 Salary lyugixst X150.00- ,~. f » ~~~ ~ lX ~ ~ Labor 1 - Maintenance supplies 12.25- n rt 15,. fJ0- Office supplies 27.51' Car supplies 20.54' P~aintenance supplies .40' Refund of deposit 3.f~~J' 44 A motion by Trustee Gordy seconded by Trustee Hutchinson that the above demands be allowed and. warrants ordered drawn for same was carried by the following vote: Ayes: 'l~ustees Hutchinson Tweedy Gmmdy Reed Downey Noes: None Absent: Pdone On motion Board adjourned. ~- AtYt~est: ~1 ~ Clerk -~~2:1__---------- ------ President Board Trust es City of Lynwood ~° ,.