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Home My WebLink About1931 07-21 CC MIN196. National City, California, July 21, 1931. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by the Mayor. Councilmen present -Bird, Cordingly, Murray, Waddell and Requa. Minutes of regular meeting July 7, 1931 and regular adjourned meeting July 9, 1931 read and approved. The following bills audited by the Finance Committee presented: The Seagrove Corporation New Fire Apparatus $100.00 Ira Harbison Incidentals 9.40 S.D.Directory Co. 3-1931 Directories 37.50 Sweetwater Water Corp. Water & Hydrant Rental 386.50 I.S.Surber St. Dept Labor 57.50 Floyd Finnerty II " II 67.50 Walter E. Blake II It " 57.50 Ted Orrell " " " 57.50 W.V. Boldman " it " 57.50 B. J. Scott it " " 27.50 Gust. Hokenson II 11 " 57.50 D. H. Allender " It It 62.50 Wm. DeCou " " " 18.00 J. Kirkit " it wood R. E. Culpepper " " " e 22.00 p it " u 20.00 G. W. i+icKibbin M. M. IYialson " " :I 4.00 N. H. Weaver " " It8.00 J. C. McCarthy " " " 12.00 Wm. Powers " " " 39.50 Chas. H. Smith " " " 4.00 J. Trammell " ° H 12.00 Wm. M. Briggs " v u 22.00 Nelson & Sloan It ?ISupplies 4.75 M. H. Ferbitz Police Dept " .'2.40 W. D. Gardner " " Incidentals 16.20 Drs. Owen & Coburn " " Services 15.00 0. E. Brown Engr. Debt Labor 5.00 National Drug Co. Supplies 1.00 Oliver Kent -Play Ground -Salary _125.00 Marie Welch White -" " "-100.00 Ed. Requa -" " " =-6.00 Dean Owen Labor -Swimming Pool 39.00 Jack Owen " " II 1.17 Arthur Layman et it " 19.50 S.D.Cons. Gas & Elec. Co. Play Ground 5.30 T. R. Miller " " 8.50 Total y;1,502.72 Moved by Bird, seconded by Murray, that the bills be allowed and warrants ordered drawn for same. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. • Mr. M. H. Ferbitz was present with bill against the Drainage Construction Company, claiming same had not been paid. He was informed that he had thirty days from date of recording warrant for work in which to file claim with the Superintendent of Streets. ' Communication from A. Baldessari requesting permission to 197. remove tree on National Avenue South of First Street was read and referred to the Superintendent of Streets. .Communication from the City Attorney with copy of letter to Mr. H. E. Garrett regarding claim forrefund of bail bond in the case of the People versus E. H. Cude was read and ordered filed. ,It now being the time set for hearing in the matter of Assessment Roll for Lighting District No. 1, sane was taken up and concluded. iESOLUTION NO. 1646, confirming assessment National City Lighting District No. 1, was read. Moved by Bird, seconded by Murray that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. RESOLUTION NO. 1647, ordering the improvement of National City Lighting District No. 1, was read. Moved by Waddell, seconded by Bird, that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. The following bids for trucks and tractors were opened, examined and publicly declared and referred to the Street Commissioner and City Attorney: LYONS IMPLEMENT COMPANY Tractor equipped with pneumatic tires $1,225.00 solid rubber tires 1,275.00 WALLACE RECTOR Truck chasis "131" inch wheelbase 715.00 tt " "157" n n 755.00 • BRAUN INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CONPANY Tractor equipped with pneumatic tires $1,600.00 with solid rubber front tires 1,489.80 FEDERAL MOTOR COT[PANY Truck chasis 4 cylinder 1,189.00 6 " 1,289.00 _ " stake rack body(additional) 377.00 RICH-IARDS & BOWMAN, INC. Truck chasis, closed cab . 735.90 Truck chasis, closed cab,Platform body . 785.90 Truck chasis, closed cab, Platform body, with stakes 805.90 J. R. TOWNSEJD COMPANY Truck chasis . 1,050.00 MORELAND SALES CORPORATION Truck chasis . 1,100.00 198. CROOK COMPANY Industrial tractor $1,300.00 FRANK TO. HICKEY COMPANY Industrial tractor 1,295.00 HARRY L. SMITH Truck Chasis, 4 cylinder 947.90 Truck Chasis, 6 cylinder 1,062.15 SPENCER & IdcF4RLANE Industrial tractor 1,518.50 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY Truck chasis 955.00 PACK -INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCK CORPORATION Truck chasis. . .Model BL 2,375.00 . . .Model BG 2,835.00 STEWART MOTOR SALES COMPANY Truck chasis . 1,190.00 ,Communication from J. A. Burden, manager Paradise Valley Sanitarium, expressing appreciation for cooperation in paving the intersection of East 8th Street and Sanitarium Avenue was read and ordered filed. ,It now being the time set for hearing appeals in the natter of Assessment No. 67, for the construction of a Sanitary Sewer System in a portion of the City same was taken up. Communications from Philip Dyment, J. M. Casey, Miss. Clara Raffensperger, Linda Prince, Grace Tonkin, Isabel L. Phillips, Addie I. Ray, Luella S. walz, and Mrs. P. C. Ross, opposing construction of sewer were read. The City Attorney ruled that none of the communications read amounted to a legal protest. /,RESOLUTION N0. 1648, confirming Assessment Po. 67, Sanitary Sewer System No. 2 was read. Moved by Murray, seconded by Cordingly that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. .Communication from the Chemical Equipment Corporation regarding valve at swimming pool was read and ordered filed. .Moved by Cordingly, seconded by Bird, that the proper officers draw a l;arrant on the Park Maintenance and Improvement Fund in the sum of $243.25 being balance due on contract for installation of apparatus at swimming pool, carried, all Councilmen present voting 199. aye. ,Reportsof the City Clerk and City Treasurer for ctuarter ending June 30, 1931, were presented and ordered filed. ,Annual report of the City Clerk for the year ending June 30,1931, presented. Gloved by Waddell, seconaed by Cordingly that the report of the City Clerk for the year ending June 30, 1931 be published as required by law. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. ,City Clerk was instructed to write the Corporation Commissioner of the State of Nevada requesting information as to who the resident agent of Nevada is, and also their California address of the Colum- bia Cement Company. ,City Attorney was given further time regarding the opening of 7th Avenue. _ ,The weed ordinance was laid over. .The Street Commissioner reported the he would advise advert- ising sale of the City teams. .Chief of Police reported that they would need eighteen signs to enforce the new traffic law effective August 14, 1931. L".oved by Waddell seconded by Murray that the City purchase from the Automobile Club of Southern California eighteen speed limit signs without posts. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. 'P.ESOLUTI0N NO. 1649, creating the office of building inspector, prescribing his duties,and fixing his compensation was read. Moved by Murray, seconded by Waddell that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. Moved by Waddell, seconded by Murray that the building inspector be instructed to secure the documents necessary to keep record of work. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. .ORDINAI;CE NO. , an ordinance amending sub -division 3a of Section 3 of Ordinance No. 506 regarding plumbing was read. Moved by Bird, seconded by Murray that the ordinance be introduced and laid over under the rules and according to law. Carried. ,Estimate of City Engineer and certificate of acceptance of engineer and Superintendent of Streets for paving portions of L Avenue and 18th Street was read and ordered filed. 200. 2RESOLUTION NO. 1650, accepting work done by Griffith Company, for paving portions of L Avenue and 18th Street and authorizing payment of 75% of said contract amounting to 66,046.15 was read. Moved by Bird, seconded by Murray that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. MRESOLUTI0N NO. 1651, approving and adopting plans and spec- ifications for paving portions of Palm and Fairmont Avenues with Portland Cement Concrete was read. Moved by Bird, seconded by Waddell that the resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. J'RESOLUTIOP NO. 1652, directing the City Clerk to advertise for bids for paving portions of Palm and Fairmont Avenues with Port- land Cement Concrete pavement was read. Moved by Murray, seconded by Bird, that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. /RESOLUTION NO. 1653, approving and adopting plans and spec- ifications for paving portions of Palm and Fairmont Avenues with Asphaltic Concrete was read. Moved by Murray, seconded by Bird that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. i'RESOLUTION NO. 1654, directing the City Clerk to advertise for bids for paving portions of Palm and Fairmont avenues with Asphaltic' Concrete pavement was read. Moved by Cordingly, seconded by Bird that the Resolution be adopted, Carried all Councilmen present voting aye. .Specifications for cotton covered fire hose were presented and ordered filed. .Moved by Murray, seconded by Waddell that the City Clerk be instructed to advertise for 1,000 feet of 2 inch hose and 200 feet of 12 inch hose as per specifications on file. Carried. ,Councilmen Bird of the dater Commission reported that the cityl.s share of expense in the Water i•Iearing would be T5298.65. Moved by Cordingly, seconded by Murray that the proper officers draw a warrant on the General Fund in favor of T. B. Cosgrove for S298.65, the city's share in water controversey. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. 201. ,The Street Superintendent reported that porch on building in Block between 2nd and 3rd Avenues and 13th And 14th Street extended over alley and was instructed to have owner remove same. Moved by Cordingly, seconded by Bird, that the Council adjourn to Iionday July 27, 1931 at 7:30 o'clock P. M. Carried. ATTEST: ,--- City Clerk. t ia•or of the Ci Califo City,