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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - March 21, 1927 - CC449 CITY, HALL, AZUSA, CALIFORNIA. MARCH 21, 1927. 7:30 P.M. The Board of Trustees of the City of Azusa met in regular session at the above time and place. Present at roll call. Trustees: Howard, Beck,Meier, Murrell, City Attorney and City Clerk. Trustee: Chenoweth entered and took his seat during the reading of the minutes. The minutes of the last regular meeting of March 7th and of the ad- journed meetings of March 8th, 11th, 16th and 18th were read and approved as read. Moved by Trustee Chenoweth seconded by Trustee Howard and carried that bids for the improvement of the alleys in Blocks 28, 29, 36 and 37 in the City of Azusa be now opened, examined and publicly declared. A. L. MEIER 44,628 Sq..Ft. of oil macadam pavement (9 .0721 c 43,347.10 VALLEY CONSTRUCTION CO. Y 44,628 Sq. Ft. of oil macadam pavement 9 .0721 = 43,570.24 Moved by Trustee Chenoweth, seconded by Trustee Howard and carried that bids for the improvement of Sunset Avenue in the City of Azusa be now opened, examined and publicly declared. A. L. MEIER 2,322 Lineal Feet of Garb ,2.45� per Lin.Ft. a $1044.90 10,615 Sq. Ft. of sidewalk 9 .14¢ " Sq. " = 1486.10 TOTAL -------42531.00 VALLEY CONSTRUCTION CO. 2,322 Lineal Feet of Curb 0 .60� per Lin.Ft. _ 41161.00 10,615 Sq. Ft. of Sidewalk @ .15 " Sq. Ft. a 1592.25 TOTAL -------027 3.2 E. H. WALTERS Sidewalk at twenty cents a square foot . . . . . . . $2123.00 Curb at. fifty-five cents a lineal foot . 91277�.10 TOTAL ------ 43400.10 Moved by Trustee Chenoweth, seconded by Trustee Howard and carried that the bids be referred to the City Engineer for checking to be reported later in the evehing. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Howard, Beck, Meier, Chenoweth, Durrell. Noes: None. Absent: None. The City Clerk reported that all of the election returns had been received in his office for the special municipal election held in the City of Azusa on the 15th day of March, 1927. The City Attorney stated that the Board of Trustees should now proceed with the canvassing of the returns of said special municipal election held on the said 15th day of March, 1927. 450 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING HELD MARCH 21, 1927. 7:30 P.M. '451 The President of the Board thereupon instructed the City Clerk to distribute the returns of said election to the members of the Board of Trustees to examine and to note whether or not the envelopes are properly signed and sealed before opening same and to carefully examine same and to check the tallies for the proposition as shown on the tally sheets, and also to examine the tally sheets carefully and correct any error in the computation that may be found and, when the examination of the returns is completed, to call off the same to the Board of Trustees, calling the Board's attention particularly to any correction. The Board of Trustees thereupon proceeded to canvass the returns. The canvassing having been completed and each member of the Board of Trustees having separately reported that he had computed the returns of the said special municipal election held on the said 15th day of March, 1927//and-that the vote cast on the following proposition which was submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Azusa at said special municipal election was as follows, to -wit: SHALL THE CITY OF AZUSA INCUR A BONDED DEBT IN THE SUM OF SEVENTY-FIVE. THOUSAND DOLLARS (675,000.00) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING AND CONSTRUCTING CERTAIN MUNI- CIPAL IMPROVEMENTS, TO -WIT': THE ACQUISI- TION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A CITY HALL, IN- CLUDING THE ACQUISITION OF THE NECESSARY LANDS AND THE ACQUISITION OR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NECESSARY BUILDING, STRUCTURES, EQUIP- IENT AND FURNITURE THEREFOR; PROVIDED THAT NO GREATER PORTION THEREOF THAN TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000.00) SHALL BE EX- PENDED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE NECESSARY LANDS. Total number of votes cast on said pro- position six hundred eighty-four (684); Total number of votes cast in favor of said proposition four hundred ninety-nine (499); Total number of votes cast against said proposition one hundred eighty- five (185) WHEREUPON, Trustee Chenoweth presented the following resolution and moved that it be adopted and be numbered 966: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DETERMINING AND DECLARING THE VOTE CAST AT THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON THE 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 19279 IN THE CITY OF AZUSA UPON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSITION: "SHALL THE CITY OF AZUSA INCUR A BONDED DEBT IN THE SUM OF SEVENTY- FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($75,000.00) FOR THE PURPOSE OF AC- QUIRING AND CONSTRUCTING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS, TO - WIT: THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A CITY HALL, IN- CLUDING THE ACQUISITION OF THE NECESSARY LANDS AND THE AC- QUISITION OR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NECESSARY BUILDING, STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE THEREFOR; PROVIDED THAT NO GREATER PORTION THEREOF THAN TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS (425,000.00) SHALL BE EXPENDED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE NECESSARY LANDS". The Board of Trustees of the City of Azusa do resolve as follows: WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Qity of Azusa did by Ordinance No. 264, duly adopted on the 7th day of February, 1927, and duly approved by the President of said Board on the 8th day of February, 1927, call and order to be held in the said city a special municipal election on Tuesday,. the 15th day of March, 1927, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said city the following proposition: 452 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING HELD MARCH 211 1927 7:30 P.M. d53 SHALL THE CITY OF AZUSA INCUR A BONDED DEBT IN THE SUM OF SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS (75,000.00) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING AND CONSTRUCTING CERTAIN IVIUNI- CIPAL IMPROVEMENTS, TO -WIT: THE ACQUISI- TION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A CITY HALL, IN- CLUDING THE ACQUISITION OF THE NECESSARY LANDS AND THE ACQUISITION OR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NECESSARY BUILDING, STRUCTURES, EQUIP- MENT AND FURNITURE THEREFOR; PROVIDED TIIAT NO GREATER PORTION THEREOF TITAN TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS (`25,000.00) SIiALL BE EX- PENDED FOR THE ACQUISTION OF THE NECESSARY LANDS; WHEREAS, said Ordinance No. 264 calling and order- ing said special municipal election was certified and published in the form, time and manner required by law and by said ordinance, as appears from the certificate of H. R. Smith, City Clerk of said city, and from the affidavit of C. 0. Broxon, both on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City; WHEREAS, it appears that said special municipal election was duly held in accordance with the provisions of the law of the State of California and of said ordinance and that the polls of said election were kept open during the time required by law and by said ordinance, to -wit: from 6:00 o'clock A. 1.1. until 7:00 o'clock P. M. of said 15th day of March, 1927, and that said special municipal election was held and the vote thereat received and canvassed and the returns thereof ascertained, determined and declared in the time, form and manner required by the laws of the State of California and by said ordinance; and WHEREAS, on the day, to -wit; Monday, the 21st day of March, 1927, the Board of Trustees of said city met at their usual place of meeting and proceeded to and did canvass the returns ' of said special municipal election, as required by law and by said ordinance, and thereupon, the result of said election having been found to be as hereinafter stated, IT IS IIE:};EBY RESOLVED, DETERIuIINED AND DECLARED: (1) That the proposition voted upon at said special municipal election was stated upon the ballot submitted to the qualified voters of said city thereat, as follows: SHALL THE CITY OF AZUSA INCUR A BONDED DEBT IN THE SUM OF SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS (fp75,000.00) FOR THE PURPOSE OF' ACQUIRING AND CONSTRUCTING CERTAIN MUNI- CIPAL IMPROVEMENTS,TO-WIT: THE ACQUISI- TION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A CITY HALL, IN- CLUDING THE ACQUISITION OF THE NECESSARY LANDS AND THE ACQUISITION OR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NECESSARY BUILDING, STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE TH]3REFOR; PROVIDED THAT NO GREATER PORTION THEREOF THAN TWENTY- FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($,225,000.00) SHALh BE EX- PENDED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE NECESSARY LANDS. (2) That by said Ordinance No. 264, the said City of Azusa was consolidated into and was constituted one (1) election precinct, the external boundaries of which were co- terminous with the boundary lines of said 454 = y MINUTES OF MEETING HELD MARCH 21, 1927. 7:30 P.M. 455 city, and that said special election precinct had one (1) polling place to -wit: the Council Ohamber of the City Hall of the said city at the northeast corner of Foothill Boulevard and Alameda Avenue in said city. (3) That the total number of votes cast at said special municipal election was six hundred eighty- four (684); That the total number of votes cast at said special municipal election in favor of said proposition was four hundred ninety-nine (499); and That the total number of votes cast thereat against said proposition was one hundred eighty-five (185). WHEREFORE, IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND DECLARED that more than two-thirds (2/3) of all the voters voting at said special municipal election in said city voted in favor of said proposition hereinbefore set forth, and that they did thereby authorize the incurring of a bonded indebtedness of and by the said City of Azusa to the amount of and for the object and purpose stated in said proposition, and that therefore bonds of said city will be issued to defray the cost of the improvement specified in said proposition and to the amount stated therein. The resolution was then read. The motion to adopt said resolution was then duly seconded by Trustee Howard; the vote was then taken on the adoption of said resolution and resulted as follows: AYES: Trustees: Howard, Beck, Meier, Chenoweth and Durrell; NOES: None. ABSENT: None. WHEREUPON, the President of the Board of Trustees declared the said resolution unanimously adopted. A letter from Representative Harry F. Sewell was read and on motion by LETTER FROM MR. H. F. Trustee Beck, seconded by Trustee SEWELL ORDERED PLACED Howard was ordered placed on file. ON FILE. The petition of Happy Chuck Sumners MR. SUMNER'S REQUEST for the position of janitor in the LAID ON TABLE. new City Hall was laid on the table. It was moved by Trustee Meier, second- ed by Trustee Howard and carried that WORK ON ANGELENO AVE. the work on Angeleno Avenue south of LAID OVER FOR A TIME. the Railroad be held over for a time. It was moved by Trustee Howard, seconded by Trustee Beck that the further con- sideration of the bids for the work to FURTHER CONSIDERATION be done on streets in Paramount Heights OF BIDS FOR WORK IN Tract be bobtponed until Monday, March PARAMOUNT HEIGHTS 28, 1927 at 8 o'clock. TRACT POSTPONED. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Howard, Beck, Heier, Chenoweth, Durrell. Noes: None. Absent: None. The City Engineer then presented the following reports which were, on motion CITY ENGINEER'S duly carried, accepted and placed on REPORT. file. 456 [1 MINUTES OF REGULAR IPETING HELD lidARCH 21, 1927. 7:30 P.M. March 21, 1927 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA. Gentlemen: The City Engineer wishes to report that after having carefully examined all bids and bonds referred to him for checking that Mr. A. L. Lleier is the lowest bidder for the work to be done as described in Resolution of Intention No. 949. Respectfully yours, C. L. NICHOLS City Engineer. March21, 1927. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA. Gentlemen: The City Engineer wishes to report that after having carefully examined all bids and bonds referred to him for checking that Mr. A. L. Meier is the lowest' bidder for the work to be done as described in Resolution of Intention No. 948. Respectfully yours, C. L. NICHOLS City Engineer. Moved by Trustee Chenoweth, seconded by Trustee Meier and unanimously carried that a resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TIM CITY OF AZUSA AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE IMPROVEIENT OF THE ALLEYS IN BLOCKS TWENTY-EIGHT (28), TWENTY-NINE (29), THIRTY-SIX (36) AND THIRTY-SEVEN (37) IN SAID CITY AS DESCRIBED IN RESOLUTION OF INTEN- TION NO. 948. be read. This resolution was then read. Moved by Trustee Chenoweth, second- ed by Trustee Howard that this resolution be adopted as read and be numbered Resolution No. 967. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Howard, Beck, Meier, Chenoweth, Durrell. Noes: None; Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Howard, seconded by Trustee Beck and unanimously carried that a resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF SUN- SET AVENUE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND AS DESCRIBED IN RESOLUTION OF INTENTION NO. 949. be read. This resolution was then read. 457 RESOLUTION NO. 967 ADOPTED. RESOLUTION NO. 968. ADOPTED. 458 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING HELD IdiARCH 21, 1927. Moved by Trustee Howard, seconded by Trustee Beck that this resolution be adopted as read and be numbered Resolution No. 968. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Howard, Beck, Meier, Chenoweth, Durrell. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Chenoweth, second- ed by Trustee Meier and unanimously carried that an ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 263, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA ESTABLISHING BOULE- VARD RIGHT OF NAY OF FOOTHILL BOULE- VARD AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF ALA DA, SAN GABRIEL AND LEMON AVENUES AND ON AZUSA AVENUE AT THE INTTERSECTION OF . FIFTH STREET IN THE CITY OF AZUSA, AND FIXING THE PENALTY FOR THE VIOLA- TION OF THIS ORDINANCE", DULY PASSED ON THE•20TH.DAY OF DECEMBER, 1926, AND DULY APPROVED, AND PROVIDING FOR BOULEVARD RIGHT OF NAY ON AND ALONG THE WHOLE OF FOOTHILL BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF AZUSA. be placed on its second reading. This ordinance was then read for the second time. Moved by Trustee Beck, seconded by Trustee Meier that this ordinance be passed as read and be numbered Ordinance No. 265. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Howard, Beck, Meier, Chenoweth, Durrell. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Meier, seconded by Trustee Beck and unanimously carried that an ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AMENDING SECTION 4 OF ORDINANCE Ido. 261, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF BUILDING INSPECTOR, FIXING HIS COMPENSATION, DEFINING HIS DUTIES, ESTABLISHING FIRE LIMITS IN SAID CITY AND PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR THE CON- STRUCTION, ALTERATION AND REPAIR OF BUILDINGS IN SAID CITY, PRESCRIBING THE PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH", DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 15TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1926. be placed on its second reading. This ordinance was then read for the second time. Moved by Trustee Beck, seconded by Trustee Chenoweth that this ordinance be passed as read and be numbered Ordinance No. 266. Carried by the following vote of the Board: Ayes: Trustees: Howard, Beck, Meier, Chenoweth, Durrell. Noes: None. Absent: None. 7:30 P.M. '459 ORDINANCE 140. 265 ADOPTED. ORDINANCE 110. 266. ADOPTED. MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING HELD MARCH 21, 1927. 7:30 P.M. Moved by Trustee Criienoweth, seconded by Trustee Howard that the following BILLS. bills be allowed and warrants ordered drawn upon the Treasury for the same. GENERAL FUND 13673 D: Aguilar Labor 44.00 13674 John Edwards "50.50 13675 F. Geo. Moody It50.50 13676 E. Hart 17 44.00 13677 V. Craze IT44.00 13678 H. Wolfe IT, 3.75 13679 L. Nichols IT2.00 13680 J. Dalton Rent of Barn 50.00 13681 The Seagrave Corp. Fire Engine 250.00 13682 Southern Co's Gas Gas Service 10.74 13683 V. Culler Labor 48.00 13684 S. G. Durrell Election Board 8.00 13685 Nettie Dingman " " 8.00 13686 Henry Nilliams " 8.00 13687 Walter Malone " " 8.00 13688 Vim. 0. Streshly "" 8.00 13689 Lotta Hopper " 8.00 13690 H. VanderGoot Labor 13.50 13691 C. L. Nichols Engineer 108.00 13692 L. A. County Surveyor Maps 1.80 13693 IS. Hynes Typing 5.00 13694 Grace Rudman " 2.00 3940 V. D. Smith 3941 Wallace Piper WATER FUND LIGHT FUND Labor O 5.00 2.50 3507 V. D. Smith Labor 55.00 3508 0. R. Benton n21.00 3509 Westinghouse Electric Co. Material 490.41 3510 Detrick -Joslyn Co. 476.42 On motion the Board adjourned to meet on Monday, the 28th day of March at 7:30 P.M. City Clerk of the Uity of Azusa. 461 462