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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - February 7, 1927 - CCCITY HALL, AZUSA, CALIFORNIA.. FEBRUARY 7, 1927. The Board of Trustees of the City of Azusa met in regular session at the above time and place. Present at roll call: Trustees: Durrell, Beck, Meier, Howard, City Attorney and City Clerk. Absent: Trustee: Chenoweth who entered the meeting during the reading of the minutes. The minutes of the last regular meeting of January 17 and of the adjourned meeting of January 19, 1927 were read and approved as read. A communication from :Mrs. Ida M. Shaw was read with regard to the naming of the street in front of her land. This was referred to the Board of Public Works. A request from the Senior Class of Citrus Union High School ask- ing the City of Azusa to place a X10.00 advertisement in the "LaPalma" was, on motion by Trustee Beck, seconded by Trustee Durrell, refused. 7:30 P.M. 399 A COMMUNICATION FROM MRS. SHA,'! REGARDI14G THE NAMING OF A STREET REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. REQUEST FROI:: THE SENIOR CLASS OF CITRUS UNION HIGH SCHOOL REFUSED. A request from Romon Chabira for permission to remove a house from Baldwin Park to Lot 35, Orange ROMON CHABIRA'S REQUEST TO Grove Tract, City of Azusa was re- REMOVE A HOUSE REFERRED TO ferred to the Board of Public i'Iorks. THE BOARD OF PUBLIC MORES. It was movea-by Trustee Durrell, seconded by Trustee Beck and car- ried that the request of the Southern Counties Gas Company for permission to cross West Foothill Boulevard, 103 feet 'crest of Orange Avenue, be granted providing the Gas Company leave the street in as good a con- dition as before. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY GRANTED PERMISSION TO CROSS FOOTHILL BOULEVARD. A communication from John P. Graves making application for work in the APPLICATION OF JOHN P. Park was read and ordered placed GRAVES ORDERED FILED. on filed. A communication from the Los Angeles County Health Department re the gathering up of can -sin the business district of the City was read and re- ferred to the Board of Public Works. A communication was read from the Builders Crushed Rock Products Co. and ordered placed on file. A petition for Street Lights on Alameda Avenue between Santa Fe Avenue and Sixth Street was present- ed and referred to the City Engineer for checking to report back later in the evening. CO1,II:lUNICATION FROM BUILDERS ROCK COMPANY ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. PETITION FOR STREET LIGHTS ON ALALMDA AVENUE REFERRED TO THE CITY ENGINEER FOR CHECKING. A petition for a street light at PETITION FOR STREET LIGHT the corner of Second Street and ON CORNER OF SECOND ,71D Soldano Avenue was presented and SOLDAN O REFERRED TO BOARD was referred to the Board of Public OF PUBLIC WORKS. Works. '11 MINUTES OF REGULAR KEETIIIG HELD FEBRUARY 7, 1927. 7:30 P.M. 401 A petition for sidewalks, curbs and the planting of trees on Pasadena Avenue from Fifth Street to the wash etc. was referred to the City Engineer for checking. Petitions for light on San Gabriel Avenue were presented after which a letter signed by Mrs. Mace, Mrs. Heth, Mr. T. L. Munson and Mrs. Rush was read also the written reply of the City Clerk. After Mr. 11. B. Masterman of the Union Metal Company and others had addressed the Council it was moved by Trustee Beck, second- ed by Trustee Durrell and carried. that the petitions be returned, by the City Clerk to a Chairman of a new San Gabriel Avenue Committee, whose election is to be certified to by the Secretary of said Committee. It was moved by Trustee Chenoweth second- ed by Trustee Durrell that application for a new license, taking the place of the old one, by the Santa Fe Railway Company be authorized and that a fee of $5.00 be paid for same. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Durrell, Beck, Meier, Chenoweth, Howard. Noes: None. Absent: None. PETITION FOR SIDE - V,' ^,.I,KD ETC. ON PASADENA AVENUE REFERRED TO CITY ENTINEER FOR CHECKING. PE:PITIONS FOR STREET LIGHTS ON SAN GABRIEL AVENUE PRESENTED AND THE CITY LERK ORDERED TO RETURN SATYTE TO THE CHAIRMAN OF NEW COM- MITTEE. MOVED AND CARRIED THAT A. FEE OF ^,".5.00 BE PAID POR THE RENEWAL OF CM -TRACT WITH THE SANTE FE.' RAII,'NAY CO. Moved by Trustee Beck, seconded by Trustee Meier and unanimously carried that a resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION NO. 948 930 AND DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO IMPROVE ADOPTED THE ALLEYS IN BLOCKS TVIENTY-EIGHT(28) TWENTY-NINE (29), THIRTY-SIX (36) AND THIRTY-SEVEN (37) IN TIIEI CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA." be read. This resolution was then read. Moved by Trustee Chenoweth and seconded by Trustee Beck that this resolution be adopted as read and numbered Resolution No. 948. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Durrell, Beck, Meier, Chenoweth, Howard. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Chenowr-th, seconded by Trustee Meier and unanimously carried. that a resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO IM- PROVE SUNSET AVENUE IN THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, AND DETER!+'J KING THAT BONDS SHALL RESOLUTION NO. 949 BE ISSUED TO REPRESENT THE COST THEREOF." ADOPTED. be read. This resolution was then read. Moved by Trustee Chenocieth, seconded by Trustee Meier that this resolution be adopted as read and be numbered Resolution No. 949. Carried by the following vote d' the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Ihi.rrell, Beck, Meier, Chenoweth, Howard. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved. by Trustee Chenoweth, seconded by Trustee Beck and unanimously carried that a resolution entitled: 402 MINUTES OF THE REGUI:AR 1,4,ETING HELD FEBRUt:RY 7, 1927. 7:30 P.M.` 03 Moved by Trustee Durrell, seconded by Trustee Meier and unanimously carried that an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TRE CITY OF AZUSA ORDERING, CALLING, PROVIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY THE 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 1927, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY THE PROPOSITION OF INCURRING A BONDED INDEBTEDNESS BY SAID CITY FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPAL IMPROVEP,iENT, TO-17IT: THE: ACQUISITION OF NECESSARY LANDS AND THE ACQUISITION OR CONSTRUCTION OF THE: NECESSARY BUILDING, STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE THEREFOR; PROVIDING FOR TILE ISSUE OF BONDS FOR SAID PURPOSE AND DETERMINING AND FIXING THE MAXIMUM RATE OF INTEREST OF SAID BONDS; PROVIDING FOR THE RESOLUTION NO. 950 ADOPTED. NO PROTESTS ENTERED AGAINST IMPROVEMENT OF TENTH STREET. RESOLUTION NO. 951 ADOPTED. ORDINANCE NO. 264 ADOPTED. A RESOLUTION OF TIIE BOi%RD OF TRUSTERS OF THE CITY OF AZUSA APPROVING AND ADOPTING TIE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ANGELE140 AVENUE IN THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA." be read. This resolution was then read. Moved by Trustee Durrell., seconded by Trustee Meier that this resolution be adopted as read and numbered Resolution No. 950. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Durrell., Beck, ileier, Chenoweth, Howard. Noes: None. Absent: None. The City Clerk reported that this is b, the day, hour and place when and where any and all protests against the Im- provement of portions of Eleventh Street, Tenth Street, San Gabriel Avenue and Azusa Avenue under Resolution of Intention No. 941 be heard. The City Clerk further reported that no written protests or objections had been filed with him up to the time set. The President of the Board then asked if any persons present desired to be heard in the matter. No person appearing before said Board, on motion by Trustee Meier, seconded by Trustee Beck a resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA ORDERING THE WORK TO BE DONE AND IMPROVEP,IENT TO BE MADE UPON TENTH STREET IN THE CITY OF AZUSA." be read. ' This resolution was then read. Moved by trustee Meier, seconded by Trustee Durrell that this resolution be adopted as read and numbered Resolution No. 951 Carried by the following vote df the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Durrell, Beck, Meier, Chenoweth, Howard. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Durrell, seconded by Trustee Meier and unanimously carried that an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TRE CITY OF AZUSA ORDERING, CALLING, PROVIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY THE 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 1927, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY THE PROPOSITION OF INCURRING A BONDED INDEBTEDNESS BY SAID CITY FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPAL IMPROVEP,iENT, TO-17IT: THE: ACQUISITION OF NECESSARY LANDS AND THE ACQUISITION OR CONSTRUCTION OF THE: NECESSARY BUILDING, STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE THEREFOR; PROVIDING FOR TILE ISSUE OF BONDS FOR SAID PURPOSE AND DETERMINING AND FIXING THE MAXIMUM RATE OF INTEREST OF SAID BONDS; PROVIDING FOR THE RESOLUTION NO. 950 ADOPTED. NO PROTESTS ENTERED AGAINST IMPROVEMENT OF TENTH STREET. RESOLUTION NO. 951 ADOPTED. ORDINANCE NO. 264 ADOPTED. 494 IdINUTES'OF REGULAR 1;rETING HELD FEBRUARY 7, 1927. LEVY OF A TAX FOR TIE PAYI,1 NT OF SAID BONDS; AND PROVIDING FOR AND DrSIG<NATING Ali ELECTION PRECINCT, DESIGNATING THE POLLING PLACE AND APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICERS FOR SAID ELECTION. be placed on its second reading. Moved by Trustee Meier, seconded by Trustee Beck that this ordinance be passed as read and be numbered Ordinance Ito. 264. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Durrell, Beck, Meier, Chenoweth, Howard. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Beier, seconded by Trustee Beck and unanimously carried that a resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TIE CITY OF AZUSA APPOINTING 'N. A. HARI;ICid BUILDING INSPECTOR OF SAID CITY, AIM FIX- ING TIE AMOUNT OF BOND TO BE FUR- NISBEED BY HILI. be read. This resolution was then read. Moved by Trustee Chenoweth; seconded by Trustee Durrell that this resolution be adopted as read and be numbered Resolution Ido. 952. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Durrell, Beck, Meier, Chenoweth, Howard. Noes: None. Absent: Bone. Moved by Trustee Durrell, seconded by Trustee Beck and unanimously carried that a resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF T?JO HUNDRED THIRTEEN AND 77/100 DOLLARS ($"213.77) FROM TIE GENERAL FUND OF SAID CITY, IN CERTAIN RESPEC- TIVE DISTRIBUTIVE AMOUNTS, TO THE WATER WORKS BOND FUND, THE I,'UNICIPAL BUILDING BOND FUND, THE 'dJATER WORKS IMPROVEIJENT BOND FUND AND THE PUBLIC PARK BOND FUND. be read. This resolution was then read. Moved by Trustee Meier, seconded by Trustee_Durrell that this resolu- tion be adopted as read and be numbered Resolution No. 953. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Durrell, Beck, Ideier, Chenoweth, Howard. floes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Durrell, seconded by Trustee Bexficand unanimously carried that a resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA APPOINTING H. R. SMITH CITY ASSESSOR OF S -_ID CITY, AND FIXING HIS COMPENSATION. be read. This resolution was then read. 405 7:30 P&M. RESOLUTION NO. 952. ADOPTED. RESOLUTION NO. 953. RESOLUTION DO. 954. ADOPTED. 406 MINUTES .OF REGULAR IdEETING HELD FEBRUARY -7, 1927. Moved by Trustee 1Ieier, seconded by Trustee Durrell that this resolution be adopted as read and numbered Resolution No. 954. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Durrell, Beier, Chenoweth, Noes: Beek, Howard. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Durrell, seconded by Trustee Chenoweth and unanimously carried that a resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ORDER THE IMPROVEIJENT OF A PORTION OF ANGELE140 AVENUE, FR01I TENTH STREET TO THE FOOTHILL BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF AZUSA, AND DETERMINING THAT BONDS SHALL BE ISSUED TO REPRESENT THE COST THEREOF. be read. This resolution was then read. Moved by Trustee Beck, seconded by 'Trustee Chenoweth that this resolution be adopted as read and be numbered Resolution No. 955. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Durrell, Beck, Beier, Chenoweth and Howard. IJoes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Beck, seconded by Trustee Meier that the City Treasurer, 'd. J. Holden be authorized to take 4100.35 from the General Fund for the payment of coupons on the ninth Street Bonds, the same to be repaid as the money comes in from the property owners. Carried by the following vote of the Board: ' Ayes: Trustees: Durrell, Beck, Meier, Chenoweth, Howard. IJoes: None. Absent: None. City Engineer, C. L. Nichols, reported that the petition for lights on Alameda Avenue was all right, the matter was then referred back to him in order that proceed- ings might be started. Moved by Trustee Durrell, seconded by Trustee Meier that the further considera- tion of the bids for work in Paramount Heights Tract be postponed until February 21, 1927 at 7:30 P.M. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Durrell, Beck, Iaieier, uheno- weth, Howard. Noes: None. Absent. None. After Er. Griffin of the Byron -Jackson Com- pany had addressed the Board on the matter of a new pump for the City Well, the matter was referred to the Board as a committee of the Whole for decision. Moved by Trustee Beck, seconded by Trustee Chenoweth that a phone be installed in the home of the Building inspector, 11r. Harmon, and that a warrant be drawn for 45.50 for same. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Durrell, Beck, %Ieier, Chenoweth, Howard. Does: None. Absent: None. 7130 P.I.J. 40 RESOLUTION OF IIJTENTION N0.955 ADOPTED. CITY TREASURER AUTHORIZED TO DRIW ;¢100.35 FROM THE GENERAL FUND TJ PAY COUPONS ON NINTH STREET BONDS. CITY ENGIIJEER 3 -7 - PORTED PETITIOIIS FOR ALAKEDA :VE. ALL EIGHT. FURTHER CONSIDERA- TION OF BIDS r'OR WORY IN PARAMOUNT HEIGHTS TRACT POST- PONED UNTIL FEB. 21, 1927. MR. GRIFFIN, REP- RES5EUTATIVE FOR TH.s BYROIJ-JACKSON PUI�:P COE_ _iJY ADD :SS ED THE BOARD. 1IOVED AND CARRIED THAT A PHONE BE I:15TALLED IN HOME OF BUILDING IN- SPECTOR. 40$ w MI-NUTES OF RFGULaR MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 7, 1927. 7:30 P.M. MOVED BY Trustee Chenoweth, seconded by Trustee Durrell that the following bills be allowed and warrants ordered BILLS drawn upon the,Treasury for the same. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Durrell, Beck, Meier, Chenoweth, Howard. Noes: None. Absent: None. GENEERAL FUND 13537 R. Barnes Water & tight 409.10 13538 Spriggs Bros. Material- 7.63 13539 White & Wolfe 6.00 13540 Williams Grocery 3.25 13541 C. L. Nichols Engineer 126.00 13542 D. Aguilar Labor 70.25 13543 J. Edwards " 69.00 13544 J. Allen " 69.00 13545 V. Cruz " 76.75 13546 E. Hatt 70.00 13547 Standard Oil Co. Material 102.56 13458 L. Nichols Labor 12.25 13549 H. Wolfe . " 20.63 13550 A. Carlisle Co. material 7.57 13551 Richfiels Oil Co. if 36.43 13552 The Pomotropic Resolutions etc. 150.50 13553 H. Crocker Co. Material 4.00 13554 Wm Peters it 7.00 13555 C. E. Williams if 2.50 13556 Kerckhoff-Cuzner it1.23 13557 Azusa Feed & Fuel It 40.50 13558 Sitton's Garage 1' 44.30 13559 C. W. Garrison License 2.50 13560 Grimes-Stassforth Office Supplies 18.80 13561 Stair & Iduehe Bond 5.00 13562 Home Telehpone Co. Phone Service 28.20 13563 Troy Laundry Towel Service 3.75 13564 Columbia Carbon Co. Office Supplies 6.00 13565 The Worrell ldfg. Co. Material 11.25 13566 So. L`o's Gas Co. Gas Service 13.20 13567 Jennie Follows I:4aterial 12.50 13568 Bungalow Lunch Room Prisoner's meals 8.00 13569 C. Li. Singleton _._aterial 1.70 13570 V. Culler Labor 68.00 13571 Gilmore Oil Co. I,4aterial 253.60 13572 John Hibsch Labor 15.00 13573 James Rogers " 7.50 13574 Fred Williams 12.50 13575 H. L. Pierce 17.50 13576 J. R. Sitton " 12.50 13577 A. Wolfe " 10.00 13578 W. F.Lerell tfe5.00 13579 C. I4. Singleton 7.50 13580 R. Heflin " 7.50 13581 Universal Traffic Co. Ydterial 171.00 13582 Azusa Herald Office Supplies 5.75 13583 L. A. Health Dept. Health Service 50.00 13584 W. A. Harmon Bldg. Permits 10.00 13585 Azusa Electric Shop Material 80.32 13586 Union Rock Co. it 195.47 13587 Herbert Van Dergoot Labor 16.50 13588 M. Sparlin Typing 1.50 13589 H. R. Smith Phone 5.50 13590 C. C. Kimbrell 52.50 WATER FUND 3914 W. Piper 3915 United Printing Co. 3916 W. Piper 3917 The Azusa Herald Labor 24.00 Material 27.50 Labor 16.00 Office Supplies 4.00 410 11IINTES OF 1JEETIIIG HELD FEBRUARY 7, 1927. 7:30 P.I',i. WATER FUND 3918 Center Garage Material 1.50 3919 Sitton's Garage Express 86.33 3920 Richters Drug Store Idaterial 2.30 3921 Irene B. Barnes City Pump 37.50 3922 Crane Co. Pdaterial 164.87 3923 James Jones Co. If 48.85 3924 Grimes-Stassforth Co. Office Supplies 1.65 LIGHT FUIID 3460 Detrick -Joslyn Co. I.Iaterial 495.38 3461 Keystone Express Express 25.09 4362 Jennie Follows Idaterial 4.00 3463 Spriggs Bors. 20.88 3464 Richters Drug Store 3.00 3465 So. Calif. Edison Co. Energy 1375.08 3466 Azusa Herald Office Supplies 4.00 3467 Wester Electric Idaterial 470.93 3466 United Printing Co. " 26.80 3469 N. A. Johnson it 4.60 3470 0. R. Benton Labor 42.00 3471 Sitton's Garage ::Iaterial 11.35 3472 V. D. Smith Labor 30.00 3473 Harry Schmidt 12.00 3474 F. D. Zerell 24.00 3475 City of Pasadena ISaterial 30.00 3976' Pacific Electric " 79.32 3477 V. D. Smith Labor 60.00 3478 0. R. Benton 84.00 3479 F. D. Zerell 48.00 3480 H. Schmidt 6.50 3481 Azusa Electric Shop Material 44.04 3482 Grimes-Stassforth rT1.65 On motion the Board adjourned. Gni-wLG. - City Clerk of the City of Azusa. ti� 41.1 412