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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - April 19, 1920 - CCCITY HALL,AZUSA,CALIFORNIA,MONDAY,APRIL 19,1920, The Board of Trustees of the City of Azusa met in regular session at 7:30 P.M. Present at roll call-Trustees,Barnes,Goslin,Bierbovier and President Case,City Attorney and City Clerk, Absent -Trustee Robinson. The Minutes of the last regular meeting held April . 5,1920 was read and approved as read. ".: ' The City Clerk stated that the returns of the General Municipal Election held in the City of Azusa on ' the 12th.day of Apri1,1920,had been returned to him and were now in the Council chamber. Trustee Barnes moved,seconded by Trustee Bier - bower that the Board of Trustees do now proceed to canvass the returns of said General Municipal Election and that all the members of the Board of Trustees present act as tellers. Carried. The canvass of the returns of said election .having been completed the President of the Board . announced the result of said canvass to be as fol- lows: Total Number of votes cast: In Precinct No.l-------- -----------113 In Bonsolidated Precinct No,2 --------139 Total vote cast-------------- 252 'ELECTION RETURNE CANVASSED;:•, For Members of the Board of Trustees,four year terms. Precinct No.l. Precinct Noel; Luther Case received -----------84 Michael H.Goslin " --------75 Charles Robinson " ° --------- 1 1 V;.M,Greever " --------- 9 ' John A ° 12 M. T-, Durrelrrel Ira D;Moon H.O.1'lilliams " --------- 1 1 Akard---- of ----- Durrel J.H.Akard 1 Joseph C,Muehe " --------- 5 aH,:Akard a --------- 1 J,. x„okay d --------- 1 John Durrel n --------- 1 J.Akard ” --------- Consolidated Precinct No.2; Luther Case received y________ 9 80 Michael H;;Goslin 38 a --_------ 40 M..DuJ.T.Akard r ____----- 1 Morgan Pierce ��rell --------- 4 Chas.Robinson " --------- 2 C.M.Templin " ° --------- 1 M.T.Dard --------- For Member of the Board of Trustees,two year term. 13'7 Precinct Noel; Ira D;.h.400n Ed Wilson received " --------- S9 1 3 Chas.Robobinsod .R n 1 Leslie M.Renaker 11 -----_--- Consolidated Precinct No.2; Ira D;Moon received --------- 161 2 M.T,.Durrell " -"- "-"- 2 J.H.Akard " --------- 15 Chas.Robinson " ------ --- Morgan Peirce 13'7 f n I �• � 1 f 1 ' f — .. 1 ' ; 1 r Minutes of Monday,April 19,1920,continuede For City Clerk, Precinct No.l'; John O.Durrell received --------93 K.T.Durrel Is ----- 1 M.T.Durrell is ----- 1 ':.) C6nsolidatediPrecinc=o.2I John O.Durrell M.T-.Durrell For City Treasurer. Precinct Noel. Frank A.Carpenter Dr.Bushie Thompson Leland Poage received ---- 129 received ---- 88 p rr--r l fl ----- 1 Consolidated Precinct No.2; Frank A.Carpenter received ---- 123 M.T,,Mehen " ----- 4 Trustee Bierbower presented a resolution entitled; RESOLUTION N0.,604 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DECLARING THE RESULT OF THE OFFICIAL COUN'P AND CANVASS OF THE VOTE OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN SAID CITY ON APRIL 12,1920; The Resolution was read: On motion the Resolution was adopted as read. Carried by the following vote;Ayes-Barnes,Goslin, Bierbower,Case. Noes;None. Absent,Robinsone RESOLUTION NOi.,604 ADOPTED-.; The said officers elect,Luther Case and Michael H Goslin for Membersoof the Board of Trustees for four year termgIra D.Moon for Member of the Board of Trus- tees for two year term.John 0 -,Durrell for City Clerk and Frank A.Carpenter for City Treasurer then appeared before the Board of Trustees and the Oath of Office was administered to John O.Durrell by F� A,Carpenter a Notary Public in and for Los Angeles County,State of California,and to each of the others of said Officers elect by J.O.Durrell,City Recorderiand each of said officers then signed the offical Oath of Office and filed the same with the City Clerk, The President of the Board of Trustees then dec- lared each of said,officers duly installed in their respective offices. 139 NEW OFFICERS SWORN IN,,, The Buard was called to order by the City Clerk who called for nominations for P're'sident of the Board. Mr.L.Case was nominated. On Motion duly carried the nominations were closed. It was regularly moved and carried that the City Clerk cast the vote of the Board for W .Case. 0 The Clerk cast the vote for Mr Case and declared him elected. An application for a permit to operate a carnival was received from the 'Golden West Amusement Company and was referred to Trustees Barnes and Bierbower with power to act. NEW BOARD ORGANIZED WITH NR.CASE AS PRES I=Mr, CLIVAL APPLICATION REFERRED TO COiIMITTIM MINUTES OF MONDAY,APRIL 191192011CONTINUp} -141 duly carried On motionAthe City Clerk was authorized to not- ify Mr.P,,;G.Murray that the Board would rent him MR P.G.MURRAY GIVEN the City Hall for two weeks evening services at SPECIAL P= ON RENTAI+ $4.00 per night or at $2.50 per night if he would OF CITY HALL -c, do his own janitor work and leavethe hall in as good obndition as he finds it. On motion regularly made and carried Mrs. NRRI.DINGMAN APPOINTED Nettie L,Dingman,City Health Officer was appo- A DELEGATE TO SOCIAL VEL inted a.delegate to the Social Welfare Conven- FARE CONVENTION-.., 'tion to be held at Riverside,May 491920 her exp- enses to be paid by the City: A etition was rue eceived from property owners PETITION ENTFFOR THE AVENUE. IMPRO- on UNSET sunsetAvenuefrom CentreStreetto Sixth improvement VEM It was moved that the President of the Board be authorized to employ an engineer to recommend a grade on Sunset Avenue from Ountre Street to PRESIDDEENTTTOREMPLOY AIM ENGISixth Street. Carried by the following vote;Ayes;Barnes, GRADE ON SUNSET FR OM.CEN Moon,Goslin,Bierbower,Case, Noes;None. Absent;NoneTRE TO SIXTH. It was regularly moved and carried the bHfice OFFICE OF CITY ENGIIU,M of City Engineer be declared vacant. DECLARED VACANT, It was regularly moved and carried that the following bills be allowed and warrants ordered .t drawn on the treasurer for the same. Carried by the following vote;Ayes;BarnesgMoon, Goslin,Bierbower,Case. Noes;None. Absent;None. GENERAL FUND 6I $ 5937 Alma G,Gable Servnces 6.00 5938 W.O.Streshly Rent of store 5.00 5939 F.H.Chinn Services 6 5940 John S.Colline 000 5941 Frank L,Dingman „ 6.00 5942 Mary E,.Burt " 6.00 James Rogers " 6.00 8943 9944 Alberta Preston " 6.00 5945 Alice K.Pettyjohn „ 6.00 5946 H.O.Williams „ 6.00 5947 T..A.Smith Hay 140.40 5948 L,g.Yorba Material 5.70 5949 Jess Coates Labor 3.00 5950 Maurice Jones Jr. " 60.00 5951 W.H.Remaley petty cash exp. 6.12 5952 J.O.Durrell WATER FUND 2811 Art Concrete Works Material 15.00 2212 Azusa Agricultural Water Co. Assessment 25.80 2213 Enos L,Fisher Party cash exp. 8.86 2214 Kerckhoff Cuzner M.& L.Co, Material 3.05 2215 Neptune Meter Co. " 116.75 Light Fund 1969196ii4-6e � 1988 " " " " u✓ Transformer rent 6.86 1989 Merritt Motor Co. Material 71.65 It was regularly moved and carried that Mr.Shomas THOMAS HANIFY GRANTED Hanify be granted a two weeks vacation commencing VAC92ION., April 26,1920, It was regularly moved that the City Marshal be during the chau- authorized to employ an extra man tauqua at $3.00 per night.CITY MARSHAL TO EMPLOY Carried by the following vote;Ayes;Barnes,Moon, EXTRA MAN DURING THE Goslin,Bierbower,Case. Noes;None. Absent,None, CHAUTAUQUA�.; 142 wj MINUTES OF MONDAY,APRIL 1981920 CONTINUED* It was regularly moved that the Superintendent of Light & Water be authorized to purchase a trailer for the City Automobile ataa cost of not to exceed $80.00. Carried by tge following vote; Ayes-BarnessMoon$ Goslin,Bierbower,Case, Noes -Ilona, Absent -None. It was regularly moved and carriod that the Con- sulting Engineer in conjunction with the City Attorney be instructed to bring in an amendment to the .schedule of the rate for electric service to confoim.to the new rate established by the Railroad Commission. 143 L4& W, SUP' T AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE TRAILER. CONSULTING ENGIIEER AND CITY ATT'Y TO BRING 'IN AN AMG �iDME'i1T TO LIGHT"ORD,. It wae'.moved.that'the report•of--the�Auditing"and JSURCFARGE ON SOUTHERN fi�}anci Gomnittee:-on demand No.1987 of the South- CALIF.EDISON CO.BILL FOR ern Calif.Edison Company for electric service for MARCH PROTESTED,. March,1920 be adopted and approved and that a war- rant be drawn for the payment of said bill under protest to be attached to said warrant as reccom- mended by said Auditing and.8lnance Committoa._ -- Carried by the following�vAte;'Ayes-Barnes,') ' +" "• Moon,Goslin,Bierbower,Case. Noes;None. Absent;None. On motion the Board adjourned to Monday,April 2601920 at 7 o'clock P.M. 144 M7 ELI