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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - January 4, 1943 - CCCITY HALT_, A ZUSA, CALIFORPTIA. IdOHDAY, JAIUARY 4, 1943. 7:50 P.t1`t®0 The City Council of the City of Azusa met in regular session at the above time and n.lace. Present at roll call: Councilmen: Owens, Bradshaw, Morden, Malone, City Attonney Tscharner and City ROLL, CALL Clerk. Absent: none. Each member present acknowledged receipt of a writ- ten copy of the minutes of the regular neeting of December 14th and the adjourned session of December 21, 1942. The Idayor asked if there were any objections MINUTES or corrections to said minutes. There being none, the APPRO%rED. minutes of December 14th and the adjourned meeting of ' December 21,1942 were approved as written. Councilman Morden remarked that he wished to compromise on the man he had nominated to serve as councilman to fill the vacancy caused by the resi.-nation of Council- man Jumper, in favor of one wiio lives on the Boulevard, a business man who would qualify to serve the City's E. D. COOK interests and nominated Dr. E. D. Cook to serve asa NOMI71ATED FOR member of the Azusa City Council to fill the vacancy OFFT_CE OF caused by the resignation of Harry D. Jumper. COUINCILIIAN. This nomination was seconded by Councilman Owens. Ayes: Councilmen: Owens, Morden, Joes: Councilmen: Bradshaw, I:ialone. Councilman Bradshaw stated that, providing Mr. Dickerson could withdraw iie would like to compromise and nominate Walter Johnson to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Councilman Jumper and urged Mr. WALTER JOHNSON Johns^n's an -ointment hecause he was highly qualified 110I `IATED FOR. and li,7ed south of ti_e Boulevard and in the district OFFICE OF in which I,4r. Jumper, who resigned, lived at the time COIJICiTMAN. of his resignation, that in his opinion the District south of the Boulevard was entitleld to this rPpresen- tabor. ' This motion was seconded by Mayor Malone. n-ee: Councilmen: Bradshaw, Malone. ?does: Councilmen: Owens, I4orden, !Absent: (done. Councilman ".radshgw then ren2rked that since the resignation of Councilman Jumper, Council had been dead lo2Iced all the way through; two members thint9 g COUNCILPiAN they were right and the other two t`iinking they were BHADS1--AW Ii`1 FAVOR r•i.-ht. He further stated that the members of Council OF APTIOINT!,-! F"T T were elected by the people to serve the City in the l"iITHOUT FURTPhR best mangler pos-ible, that Council had greater things DELAY. to fi,ht for andMore important things to spend their time on than the appointment of a fifth menber. That, in his opinion if this matter should go tc a vote of the peoole it would mean unnecessary expense, that he was in favor of two more names being placed before the Board and suggested that Council adjourn and hold an executive session so that the matter could be dis- cussed, and perhaps, reach a final conclusion. Mayor Malone stated that the time established by law to appoint a fifth member to Council would expire on January 6th and that he was in favor of adjourning to JAITIJARY 6th meet main before the expiration date in order to LAST DAY TO secure Er. Dickerson's withdrawal. MAKF AP?OI"'T'..'.","P• ' Councilman Owens stated that he wanted the matter settled. No further action taken in the matter at this time. The City Clerk announced that she had received one bid in answer to Notice callin.- for sealed bids on the City's annual supply of gasoline, .-D CT1 GASOLINE Moved by Coiincilman 1-4orden seconded by Councilman man OPENED Bradshaw this bid be now opened, examined and publicly declared. MINUTES OF I.IEETTNG OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF AZUSA STANDARD OIL COrIPANY Pcint of Deliver Standard Ethyl Standard gasoline Gasoline Azusa, Calif. n,. 14 $.12 Moved by Councilman Owens, seconded by Councilman Bradshaw, no further action be taken in this matter until other bids have been received. Carried by the following; vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Owens, Bradshaw, Norden, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. A letter from ?.Irs Sayre Iiacneil, Chairman of the Azusa Branch of tl:e American Red Cross expressing her anpreciation for the work done by the City in the Annex Headquarters, was read and ordered placed on file. The matter of accepting Government Bonds in payment of City taxes was discussed. It was unanimously agreed that bonds would ndt be acceptable in pay- ment of current or delinquent city tax. Councilman Bradshaw introduced the natter of providing; and training Relief lien for Full Time Duty at the Fire Hall. Moved by Councilman Bradshaw, seconded by Councilman Morden that two men be trained for this work and the salary paid to be ;}6.00 for a 24 hour shift or 50 cents per hour for any portion of time under 12 !,ours. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Counc`_lmen: Owens, Bradshaw, Morden, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: Nene. ' In Flight Gasoline NO ACTION TAKEN ON GASOLINE RID. LETTER ORDERED PLACED ON FII.F. BONDS ?!OT AC- CH`T.AELE IrI PAYMENT OF TAX. RELIEF FIREIIEN AI?D TNEIR ccrlP�rlsnTlcN. ' The matter of granting the Full Time Fireman a 201jIAH TIME Oi,F stated time off' from regular duty each month, was TO 'aE TAKEN UP discussed. It was unanimously arrreed that this LATER. matter be brought un again at the next regular meeting of Council. Moved by Councilman Morden, seconded by Councilman Malone, Council approve the action taken b�• the Purchasing Committee in the purchase of a 4 door Dodge Sedan for APPROVAL OF the Police Department. PURCFASE OF Carried by the following vote of the Council: SEDAN FOR POLICE Ayes: Councilmen: Owens, Bradshac•, Eorden, Iialone, DEPART"17.T. Noes: None. Absent: None. Mr. L. H. Branch who has assumed all responsibility for the collection of garbage in the City, appeared °'R. I u RRA':CII before Council. He explained that he would submit APPEARED BEFORE the Bond required under the contract, that he would COUI?CIL. instruct his Insurance Carrier to file with the City Clerk a copy of the insurance policy covering the truck and the driver while picking un garbage in the City of Azusa. Moved by Counc`_lman Bradshaw, seconded by Councilman Owens, Council adjourn to hold an executive session FXEC17TIVE SESSION for twenty minutes. ' At the end of this time the meeting was resumed. Moved by Councilman Owens, seconded by Councilman Bradshaw the following; requisitions be allowed: 1599-1590-1591-1592-1651-1652-1653-1Ei54-1655. REtUISITIONS. Carried by the following v ote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Owers, nradshaw, Horden_, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: gone. 410 1"INUTFS OF CIT` COUNCIL 11EFTI"- VELD JA!IUARY 4, 1943. Moved by Councilman Owens, seconded by Councilman T'radshaw the followi- hills be allowed and warrant; ordered drawn upon the Treasury for the same. Carried by the followin,, rote- of the Counu'_1: Ayes: Councilmen: Owens, Bradsnaw, Morden, Malone. Nces: "done. Absent: None. GF-7FRAL FUND 7870 Associated Telephone Co. Service 85.90 7871 of it " 'r 15.10 7872 Southern Co. t.as. 0c, ° 26.46 7873 L. A. Hynes Petty cash 15.00 7874 E. Durant O,fice Sup. 17.50 7675 Learue of Calif. Cities Dues 150.00 7876 F. `;oniface Defense 17.50 7877 C. Smith " 11.50 7878 Cha4cr of Cormerce Adv. 15.00 7879 P. E. Yressly Lnr;. 293.62 7880 S. C. '?ierbower !,I (IF. 517.4C 7881 W. p.•Johnson ° 376.50 7882 Standard Oil Co :nnk 142.49 7083 Alpha "eta No. 14 Janitor 4.03 7894 Janes !:or-ers, Jr. ?iremen 611.50 79P5 Azusa Furniture Fire Dept. - 3.10 70-86 F. D. Cook Service 11.00 7907 J. W. Hankins " 1 9.00 7888 Alhambra Motors Car 1393.00 7889 C. ":?. Sin;^,leton Service 108.80 7890 J. Poetker Lahor 12.00 7891 Snrin�7Us Pros. 11t1. 34.33 7892 Azusa Airricliltural @rater Orchard 7.50 7893 Restim house Electric Li*hts 66.03 7894 So. Calif. Edison Co. 11.60 V;ATFR F I!TD 2452 S. C. Rierbewer Purm) 437.60 2453 C. I;!. S i.,r;le,tor EenR1r 111.42 2454 Nentune !".eter Co. " 97.50 I T CITT FU:ID 2958 Associated Telephone Co. Service 22.29 ?.959 S n ri ; s eros. I!tl. 5.41 2960 Azusa Wall Paper Co. " 4.48 2961 Standard Oil Co. lank 6.78 2962 So. Calif. Edison Enerlry 2302.90 2963 ' " " dental 86.10 !!oved by Counc_nan Owens,_ econded by du1-', carried Counc1_1 adjourn to meet January 6, 1943 at 7.30 P.Pi. t;r C erlc of tli C.t of Azusa. Councilman ?radsl.av, and again on Wednesday, 11