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HomeMy Public PortalAboutM 1927-02-23 - CC~~ REGULAR %aE~~`.~'II~'G REBRU_~RY 23rd, 1927. The Board of Trustees of the City of Lynwood met in regular session at the City Hall, 3221 riulford rivenue, ~~ednesday evening, Feb- ruary 23rd, 1927, at 7:30 P, gel. Present: Trustees Tweedy, Hurray ~.nd Greenar2yer. Absent; Trustees Skelton and mice. Cit~F rittorney Mayne and Cit~T Engineer Miller were present. The City Clerk, C L. Stoddc:rd, being absent, tn.e deputy clerk, n. rV, `inderson, acted ror him. The minutes of t:~e meeting of rebruar`~~ 8th were read and approved as re:.d. The minutes of ie meeting of Rebru:~ry~~th c~ere re..d and ap~~roved as read. Communications: Bid of ~ . C, Lynch of trxe General Petroleu~a Corpox~ation of Los ~.~.g~les enclosing certified check for X100.00 for pipe line franchise on Norton avenue of the Citti, of :;_`-n~~rood, was read, knit the Boar-~d w:~s not wit ~ ing to accept this amount, and after considerable discussion the bid was raised to ~p500.00. ibIr. ~~. C. Lynch gave a cheek for X400.00 whici~. with the other already given covered the amount. It was l~~oved by Trustee Tweedy and seconded bar Trustee Murray that said amaunt be accepted, and a vote taken snowed the following result; Roll Ca11;Ayes; Trustees Tweedy, l~~urra and Greenamyer Noes: Tone Absent: Trustees akelton and mice. A communication from Ck~as. R. Cumrlings, 1~~ater Superintendent, requesting t:t2at certain water line pipe improvements be made on Streets crossing Peach Street before tree improving of said peach Street, was read. It wus moved b° Trustee Tweedy and seconded by Trustee Murray that we put in Cast Iron pipes in accordance with tine letter above referrer:; to and t:xat said Ghas. R. Cu:?unings be authorized to put them in in place of the riveted steel pipes tzat are now in, koli Ca11: Ayes: Trustees Tweedy, Murray and Greenamyer Noes ; Tdone Absent ~.C'rustees S'=Telton and Rice A Resolution regarding a ce~~°tain Senate Bi1.l No. 214 and f~s- sembly Bill 20, regarrdinE.; Home Rule of Fire Departments for Municipali- ties as well as for Counties, was re_~d, and after considerable dis- cussion, it was :novel 'oy Trustee hTurray and seconded by Trustee Tweedy that said resolution be adopted and send same back endorsed bg tie Clerk to tree aTayor of ~neryuille. ~~otion carried and so ordered. A Resolution relating to assembly Bill No. 901,which pur- ports to amend Chapter 76 of the Statutes of 1923, which Chapter 76 grants to Municipalities in the State of California the right to pass over and to cross tae streets of other cities and towns for-t::1e pur- pose to construct :nigh tension: electric transzmissionlines, and said assembly Bi11 No. 901 strikes out z"ro-rn Chapter 76 the words "in such manner as to afford security for life and property" rind makes no sub- stitute for such words so sought to be stricken out. ;Said above re- ferred to resolution condemns as viscious legislation ~~ssembly Bill Tdo. 901 and requests all Senators, assemblymen of the Legislature not to pass said tissernbly Bill ido. 901. It w_~s moved b,= Trustee Tweedy and seconded by "Trustee~,iurray that said resolution be passed and that 150 copies be printed and sent to the Senators and Assemblymen by the ~3tyClerk. RoI:L Ca11: eyes « Trustees Tweedy, Murran d and Gr:enamyer Noes : Saone :absent: trustees Shelton and Rice City Engineer TIiller informed the Board that he :lad presented t~~e layout foz~ the school site in the southwest part of txxe City to dir. Scranton and Helso of t~~e school Board and they said that tope layout was satisfactory to them. vin. :Millard asked to know whet'~.er or not he should keep tA:e heavy trucks off tree side streets. President Greenamyer informed Chief Millard t,.~at if they were ~~oing to some place on such street, they woo Id not be prohibited, t.~uut if` they were used for trucking elsewhere, they shoo ld be prohibited. :~r. Cogswell, Street Superintendent, asked to k:pow as to cer- tain pump equipment inthe Osgood .Tract ~~nd tree removal of same. The ~o~~rd instructed ~~r. Cogswell to get ir, touch ~;tit'l the owner of Lot 2, Block E, Tr~.ct 6473, on which said pump equipment is located, as to the removal of same. ~:.~ ~~. a,., ~~ h communication fro:nT. n. ~~il~.urd,Chief, asking information as to who~~ was to get the garage remov ed out of the alley between `_eeehwood and Sanborn Streets. President Greenamyer stated for the ioard that Chief rlillard sl~ouid let the owner know that they ~~rished same removed. Tyr. Gray asked thetsoard regarding the cleaning up of ~~Zodjeska Douleva~~e~;~h~~e~the l~etropolitian Sewer system is being l:~id. President n {{~~ me i~Ir. Gray.;- f'or the 3oard treat when '~''~e ~ietro- politian people are through tn.ey will dean it up and put it back in the same condition as it was previous to their starting the work, as per their agreement. Estimate cost of hcquisition and Irnprovemt vistrict No. 1, has submitted. It ~~as ~~rioved by Trustee Tweedy and seconded by Trustee urray that we request the County to participate in the paving of the thirty feet of p ~}~nt on Elmwood through, the assessment District to the extent of~5~3,000.00. Roll Call: Ayes: Trustees Tweedy, Murray and Greenamyer ri VOea: Tdone absent: Trustees Skelton and Rice Trustee ~Zurray sa'~ed City Engineer oilier wizatprogress he v,T,.-~'' was making i~: the matter of the new surer service i~. the City of Lynwood. l~~r, j~iiller reported satisfactory progress. It was moved by Trustee Murray and seconded by Trustee ^lweedy that '~. W. Chapman, former Water Clerk for the cit of Lynwaad, be relieved of said bond in the amount of ~~~`'S00.00. Roll Call: ayes; Trustees Tweedy, ~urr~y and Greenamyer. ~+oe s : ;done absent; Trusts: s Skelton and ~~ice A few demands were preadnted for payment. It was moved by Trustee Murray and seconded by Trustee Tweedy gnat same be allowed and warrants drawn on the Treasurer for the amounts. Roll Call •. eyes: Trustees Tweedy, Murray and Greenamyer I~Toes: jlone s~~zsent: Trustees Skelton and Rice It was moved by Trustee 1`~Iurray and seconded by Trustee Tweedy that the meeting adjourn until Tuesday evening, march lst, l92?, at 7%30 P. ~+x lotion was carried and so ordered.