HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - April 21, 1930 - CCCITY BALL, ZUSA, CALI' ORIII: , APRIL 21, 1930. 7:30 P. M.
The City Council of the City of tlzusa
met in regular session at the above
time and.place.
Present at roll call: Councilman: John-
son, Mace, ivluene, L4eier, City i''ttorney
and City Clerk. Absent: Councilman
Demmitt.
The minutes of the last regular meeting
of April 7, 1930 7ere read and approved
as read.
The City Clerk reported that the
returns of the General.Iriunicipal r
Election held on Pilonday, the 14th
day of April, 1930 ,,in the City of
Azusa, California were then and
had been in her possession in the
envelopes containing them, in the
same condition as when received,
and.the said Clerk presente� said
returns to the Cit'_.* Council at this
meeting.
/'It was thereupon moved by councilman
Muehe, seconded by C rnzncil.man Mace
that the City Council proceed forth-
with to canvass said returns.
The motion was adopted.by the following
vote:
Ayes: Cotncilmen: Johnson, Mace, Muehe
Meier. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman
,,Demmitt.
Said motion being carried, the City
Council then proceeded forthwith
'
to publicly examine and canvass said
beturns.and upon the completion of
said canvass by said Council it ap-
peared that the whole number of votes
cast in said City of Azusa at said �
election was 1057. That the names of w 9
the persons voted for, the offices for
which they were voted, the number of
votes given in each precinct to each
said persons, together with the whole
number of votes which the;* received in
the entire City of Azusa are as follows:
Canvass returns
of iunicipal
Election.
NAMES OF P'RSONS OFFICE VOTED FOR: PRECINCT: TOTAL
VOTED: Consolidated VOTES:
Voting Pre-
cinct "A".
ROLLIN B. DE➢in?ITT Member of the 426 426
City Council
(Four year term)
WALTER A. JOHNSON Member of the
City Council
' (Four year term) 561 561
CHARLES E. I;[E?CE Member of the
Citi* Council
(Four year term) 581 581
IRVING D. ROACII Member of the
City Council
(Four ,year term) 417 417
ADOLPH !UEBEER Member of the
City Council
(Four year term) 416 416
CHARLES E. 611ILLIAMS Member of the
City Council
(Four year Term)
555
555
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NAMES OF PERSONS OFFICT, VOTED FOR: PRECINCT: 'TOTAL
VOTED: COnsolidated VOTES:
Voting Pre-
cinct "A".
CIIARLES i':. BI•;CK Iviember of the
City Council
(Two year term) 401 401
JOHN H.
BROOKS
Member of the
City Council
(Two ,year terra)
365
365
AUGUST
L. MEIER
Iviember of the
City Council
(Two year Term)
599
599
JOSEPH
C. I:IUEHTE
Member of the
City Council
(Two year term)
598
598
GEORGE
id. '3ELLES
City Clerk
(Unexpi-red term)
325.
325
MAE A.
HYNES
City Clerk
(Unexpired term)
657
657
Councilman Johnson presented the folloa,,ing
resolution:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CIT% COIiIICI?: 0!, THE CITY 01'
CALIFORNIA, DECL.^-_RING TI+E' RESULT OF TIIE OFFICT;:L C'UIiT
AND CANVASS OF TILE VOTES OF THE GE:PIr3,":L I'.111NICIP:'.T:
TION HELD IN THE: Sl.ID CITY ON APRIL 141 1930.
The City Council of the City of l:zusa do resolve as
follows:
Whereas, a General Municipal Election was held and
conducted in the City of Azusa, County of Los ,',ns'eles,
State of California, on'Monday, the 14th day of April,
1930, as required by law; and
WHEREAS, it appears that notice of said election was
duly and legally given and that there was one voting pre-
cinct established for holding said election, consisting
of consolidation of regular City Precincts for holding State
and County elections, as the same were established by the
Board of Supervisors of Los An7eles County on the 29th day
of December, 1925, and now being. on record in Book 87-A
of the minutes of the said Board of Supervisors; that elec-
tion officers were appointed and election supplies furnished,
and that in all respects said election was held and conduct-
ed and the returns thereof made and declared, in time, form
and manner as required by the General Laws of the Stc:te of
California governing elections in Cities of the fifth and
sixth classes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the Cita* of Azusa met at
the Council Chamber of said Council on ' Monday the ?1st day of April, 1930, to canvass the returns of said election
and install. the newly elected officers, whereupon the said
Council found that the number of Votes cast, the names of
the persons voted for, the result of said election and other
matter required by law, to be as hereinafter stated,
NO!'! THEREFORE --------
I^1 IS HERESY RESOLVED AIM. DI:CLAR➢:D AS FOLLO" S:
That said regular i:iunicipal 7.lection was held and conduct-
ed in the City of _zusa, California:, on Mondry the 14th
day of April, 1930, in time, form and manner as required
by law:
That there was one voting precinct established for the
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the purpose of holding said election, consisting of a con-
solidation of a regular election precincts established for
holding general State and County elections as folloc,•s:
That the vihole number of votes cast in said City of Azusa
at said electionrras 1.057;
That the names of the persons voted for, the offices for
which they were voted, the number of votes which they re-
ceived in the entire City of Azusa are as follows:
NAMES OF P-RSOP?S
VOTED:
ROLLTN B. DE?"i.;ITT
',IALTER A. JOIIDISOrI
CHARLES E. P,I:'.CE
IRVING D. I?OACli
ADOLPH 1`1EBER
OFFICE VOTED FOR:
Member of the
City Council:
(Four year term)
Member of the
City Council
(Four year term)
Member of the
City Council
(Four ,year term)
Member of the
City Council
(Four year term)
Member of the
City Council
(Four ,year term)
CHARLES E. "!ILLIAMS Member of the
City Council
(Four ,year term)
CIiARLES ':'!. BECK
JOHN H. BROOKS
AUGUST L. MEIER
JOSEPH C. I.IiJEHE
GEORGE M. BI'LLES
MAE A. HYNES
Member of the
City Council
(T -.,,!o year term)
Iviember of the
City Council
(Two year term)
Member of the
City Council
(Two year term)
Member of the
City Council
(Two year term)
City Clerk
(Unexpired term)
City Clerk
(Unexpired term),
BE IT FURTHER RES?LVED AND DLTERYIP?ED:
PRECINCT:
Consolidated
Voting_ Pre-
cinct .." .
426
561
581
417
41.6
555
401
365
598
325
657
TOTAL
VOTES:
42.6
561
581
417
41.6
555
401
365
599
WE
325
657
That at said General I',1unicipal El.ection/ Y,al.ter A. Johnson
was elected to the office of Member of the City Council of
the City of '.ztasa, California, for the full term of four
(4) years.
Alsonthat Charles E. Mace was elected to the office of
Member of the Cit? Council of the Cit,: of Azusa, California,
for the full terra of four (4) years.
Also that Charles E. l`iilliams was elected to the office
of Member of the City Council of the City of Hzusa, Calif-
ornia, for the full term of four(4) years.
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Also that Augzst I,. ;Meier was elected to the office of
member of the Cit -,T Council of the City of Azusa, California,
for the short term of two (2) wears.
Also that Joseph C. liluehe was elected to the office of
Member of the City Council of the City of Azusa, California,
for the short term of two (2) years.
Also that i;,?rs. ;tae A. Hynes was elected to the office of
City Clerk of the City of k.zusa, California, for the un-
expired term of two (2) years.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk shall
immediately make and deliver to each of such persons so
elected a Certificate of Election signed by her and duly
authenticated; that she shall also impose the constitutional
oath of office upon said person so elected as Iviember of the
City Council ofsaid City, and City Clerk, and :;hall have
them subscri?�e thereto �,n,? file the same in her office;
whereupon, each and all. of said persons so elected to
said respective offices shall be inducted into said respective
office to vahich. they have been elected.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of ..zusa at a
regular meeting held this -21st day of April, 1930 by the
following vote of the Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Johnson, brace, iviuehe, I1cier
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Councilman: Der -mitt.
I';1. A. Hynes
City Clerk of the City of !:z'usa
' Approved this 21st day of April., 1930.
+a�of, t� ty of Azusa.
Moved by Councilman I,.Iuehe, seconded
by Councilman Mace that this resolution RESOT.IiTION 70.
be adopted as read and numbered,re- 1206 ADOPTRD
solution No. 1206.
Carried by the following vote of the
Council: Ayes: Councilman: Johnson, ,
Mace, Muehe. Meier. Noes: None. Absent:
Councilrpan Demmitt.
The City Councilmen elect, Messrs,
17alter A. Johnson, Charles E. 141ace,
Charles, E. ':`illiaros, ru.gust L. Meier
and Joseph C. hluehe vrere present, Membcrs of Council
at this point they immediately took, take oath and or -
subscribed and filed the constitutional, ganiz.e.
oath of office as required by lava; and
took their seats at once. The Council
thus constituted n proceeded to organize.
Holl call: Co::ncilmen: ➢,lace, Johnson,
Williams, irhzehe, Meier.
Moved b=; Councilman iiluehe, seconded
by Councilman 1:1ace that August L.
Meier be elected Mayor of the City L. Mei r elected
of Azusa. Carried_ by the following mayor.
vote of the Co uncal:
Lyes: Co .ncilman: Mace, Johnson, ':7illiams,
Muehe , .
Noes: None. P_'csent: None.
The Mayor then appointed an Audit
and Finance Committee consisting of Finance and Audit
the following- members. Committee appoint -
Councilman Liuehe, Councilman Diace, ed.
Councilman Johnson.
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The City Clerk then reported tliat she had
caused to be entero(; in the l�tinuto uook
a stater)ent of thio result of sa:i_rl election,
showi.n^ all matters vcqui.red by lacy to be
shown tnorein and that she had none so 'i;v I copyinFr in the ;iesclution last hereinabove sct
fort-, in DOl ,
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD April 21, 1930 7:30 P.I.
The Clerk called attention of the
City Council to the fact that this is
the time and place fixed for the
hearing objections in the matter of
confirming the assessment upon Coney
Amenue and certain portions of other
streets and avenues provided by Re-
solution of Intention No. 1174.
'The Mayor then inquired if any written
objections had been filed with the
No. protests
'
Clerk. She reported that no written
filed on Coney
protests or objections had been filed.
Avenue Assess -
The Mayor then inquired if there was
ment.
anyone present who desired to protest
or object to said assessment, and no
one responded, whereupon Councilman
Mace introduced a resolution entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF T?F.. CITY COU1dCIL OF
THE CITY OF ACUS:'_ COI- j' :III:G -1IE ASSESS-
MENT FOR THE IMF-OVm_irENT OF CONEY AVENUE
AND CERT: IDI PORTIONS 01, OTHER STREETS
AND AVENUES ','ITHIN 31'1= CITY.
Councilman Johnson moved its adoption,
RESOLUTION N0.
which was seconded by councilman Mace
1207 ADOPTED.
and upon roll call the said resolution
was adopted by the folio,fin,=- vote:
Ayes: Councilman Mace, Johnson,
Rilliams, Muehe, Iateier. Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Moved by Councilman Mace, seconded by
Councilman Muehe that the diagram
presented by the City Engineer of the
Dlagram arproved
property affected or benefited by the
on Orange AAve.
proposed work or improvement, as
Improvement.
described in Resolution of Intention
No. 1192 be, and the same is, hereby
approved, and the Clerk shall certify
to the fact and date of said approval
and shall deliver ^aid diagram to the
Superintendent of Streets, which mras
carried by the following vote of the
Council:
,.Ayes: Councilman Mace, Johnson, Fiilliams,
Muehe, Meier. Noes: None. Absent:
None.
Moved by Councilman Mace, seconded by
Councilman '.ililliams that the Mayor
and City Clerk be authorized to sign Mayor and Cit
a contract between the City of Azusa y
and P. M. Russell for the collection Clerk authorized
of Garbage. Carried by the followingto sign Garbage
vote of the Council: Ayes: Council- Contract.
men: IIIace, Johnson, 177illiams, TAuehe,
Meier. Noes: None. Absent: None.
Moved by Councilman IAuehe, sedonded
' by Councilman Johnson that the City City Clerk in -
Clerk be instructed to renew Insurance City
k lace
Policy, on Fire Hall, in the amount p
of $3,000.00, with Thomas A. Smith. renewal of Fire
Carried by the following vote of the Insurance policy
Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Mace, with T. A. Smith.
Johnson, 17illiams, Muehe, Isteier.
Noes: None. Absent: None.
A communication from the State Compen-
sation Insurance Fund was read, re-
garding the placing of guard rails on
'three wall openings in the Auditorium, openings referred
opposite walkafay. Moved by Councilman: to Board of Public
Muehe, seconded by Councilman l^filliams Works with power
that this matter be referred to the to act.
258
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PdIhiUTRS OF TIME: R :GIILaR i:IEETIhG F'ELD April 21, 19;0 7:30
the Board of Public hiorks with power
to act.
Carried by the following vote of the
Council: Aves: Councilman 14lace, John-
son, Williams, Iauehe, Mei---r. Noes
None. ibsent: None.
A communication from the _,tailroad
Commission of the State of California,
with reference to grade crossings at
' Vernon and Enid .venues,•sas read.
Moved by Councilman Irlace, seconded
by Councilman Muehe and un;mi.mously
carried that same be referred to the
City Engineer to report bade at nest
meeting.
A letter rel:,tive to the man Gabriel.
Valley advertising car:paiqn was read
and ordered nlaced rn file.
A communication from Chas L. :Stokes
requesting the use of the auditorium
was presented.
Moved by Councilman Muehe, seconded
by Councilman ":*illiams that same be
denied.
A letter addressed to the Council from
the League of California Municipalities
with reference to the meeting of the
Committee on Public Safety was rear? and
ordered placed on file.
A report, submitted b -r a Committee
consistin;_. of representatives of the
various cities in the San Gabriel
Valley,on the Sewage Disposal problem,
was read.
Moved by Co lne lman I:Iuehe, seconded
by Councilman Johnson and unanimously
carried that the City Attorney be in-
structed to prepare a resolution enabl.e-
ing the City to join, with the other
Cities in the San G:mbriel Valley, to
obtain the report of Engineers with
reference to Sewage Disposal in the
Valley, and more particularly for
Azusa, and submit same at next meeting.
Mr. Skeels of the Azusa Business
Men's association., addressed the
Council and requested a donation to
decorate the Jtreets for the cele-
bration now beinf; planned in honor of
the completion of the Foothill Boulevard.
Moved by Councilman Waco, seconded
by Councilman Johnson that the matter
be referred to the Audit and Finance
Committee.
' Carried by the fol.loa;ing vote of the
Council: :"eyes: Councilman Mace,
Johnson, Piillians, 1.uehe, Meier.
Noes; None. Absent: None.
A request from the Azusa Foothill
Citrus Company .for permission to
cross Sierra i,ladre Avenue with cm pipe
line serving Lot 79/82, Sub. r" 2
Azusa Land and ',later Company from
the Glendora Consolidated I1utual
Fdater Company's line, was presented.
Moved by Councilman I:luehe, seconded
by Councilman L?ace that same be granted.
Moved by Councilman Johnson, seconded
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Co,,mmunication from
Railroad Commission
referred to City
Engineer.
Communication filed.
Cityttorney in-
structed to prepare
Resolution don:aion
for Street Decora-
tion referred to
the Audit and Finance
Committee.
Request of Azusa Foot-
hill Citrus is 'ranted.
260.
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Carr ^V b- the c) f
('Un c
John-3cm,
Piano.
261
MINUTES OF.TTIF RFGUL_:R I:ggr'TTEG HELD ;lpril 21, 1930 ".30
by Councilman Williams that the following
bills be allo••-ed ani viarrants ordered
drawn unnn the treasurl:, for the same.
LIGIIT FUND
581
Spriggs Brothers Harder re
Material
BILLS
.582
Southern Calif. liaison Co.
GErrE,RAL r UAID
1559.60
583
4627
Associated Telephone Co.
Phone Service
38.90
Associated Telephone Co.
4628
Glendora Machine Shop
I,iaterial
8,75
288.40
4629
Da,,rsons Radiator, Fender
"
1.25
587
4630
Kerolhoff-Cu,nor
"
6.35
Harold D1, Salisbury
4631
Spriggs Brothers
p
"
15.71
Services
4632
arl
A. Carlisle L Co.
Office Supplies
55.98
22.98
4633
J. L. ':'iils•ford
Barn Rent Etc.
43.90
593
4634
Standcrd Oil Co. of Calif.
Material
81.1.6
by the following vote
4635
L. A. Brus-, I,Ifg. Corp.
1d, terial
12.75
4636
State Cor -.mens, -tion, Inc.
Pbemium Due
327.26
Absent: None.
4637
Grimes-Stassforth :'tat.
Material
2.70
4638
Azusa Peed c"I TAiel Co.
Iylaterial
44.00
4639
Irene B. 3srr.os, Col.
?;fight & ':':iter
433.10
4640
San Gabriel Valles Frotecti.ve.
Assessment
200.00
4641
'.'!. 0. 3treshley
Labor
10.00
4642
RoyS. ,clntire
"
10.00
4643
W. C. Braley
"
10.00
4644
IaIaurice Jones
"
10,00
4645
Marie Pett,viohn
"
10.00
4646
Southern Gm,nties Gas
Services
22.67
4647
71. G. 7,iheatley, Th. D.
Services
3.00
4648
Geo. `'!. Moody
Labor
52.00
4649
M. R. Frisbee
Labor
52.nO
4650
Herbert Thompson
Labor
48.00
4651
D. Aguilar
if
40.00
4652
The=.ustin Western Road
1.1f g. Material
9. 90
4653
Harry Franklin
Labor
50.00
4654
L. P.I. Kauffey
Use of Car
25.00
4655
Calvert Electric Shop
1,1aterial
37.88
'
7,TER FUND
652
California Pine F: Supply
Co. Material.
11.76
655
Burroughs ^.riding hlch Co.
Services F&. T,Taterial
31.50
668
Irene B. Barnes, Col.
City Puriip
171.75
669
James Jones Co.
Material
259,09
670
Grimes-Stassforth Co.
"
7.15
672
Spriggs 3roth.ers Hd�ar.
"
25.58
674
Art Concrete '•'='orks
"
43.75
675
Sitton's Garage
"
2,70
676
Harold T:I. Salisbury
"
10.00
677
Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill.
"
27.06
678
Addressograph Co.
"
2.60
680
Air Reduction Soles Co.
"
16.59
679
A. J. Govaer
Labor
24.00
LIGIIT FUND
581
Spriggs Brothers Harder re
Material
1.80
.582
Southern Calif. liaison Co.
Energy
1559.60
583
Grimes Stassforth Co.
Material
1.50
584
Associated Telephone Co.
Services
10.50
585
Westinghouse Electric Mfg. Co. h4aterial
288.40
586
Calvert Electric Co.
Material
38.00
587
Sittons Garage
Material
3.35
589
Harold D1, Salisbury
Material
15.90
590
Keystone Express System-
Services
4,79
591
Graybar Electric Co
Material
22.98
592
Viesti.nghouse Electric
"
160,05
593
Azusa Electric Shop
Material
72.00
Carried
by the following vote
of the
Council: Ayes: Councilman:
Mace,
Johnson, V!illiams, T�luehe, I,�,eier.
Noes:
None.
Absent: None.
Moved by Councilman Muehe, Seconded by
Councilman Mace that the Council adjourn.
City Clerk of th ty of Azusa
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