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Home My WebLink About1929 08-06 CC MIN9. National City, California, August 6, 1929. Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees called to order by the President. Trustees present- Bird, Cordingly, Fritz, Murray, Addis. Minutes of regular meeting of July 16, 1929, read and approved. The following bills, audited by the Finance Committee, presented: Margaret Bencini Irene Wissink Ole Christensen Austin Safe & Desk Co. Standard Iron Works Arey-Jones Co. Asa R. Webb 0. A. Mullen Sweetwater Water Corp. National City News S.D.Cons. Gas & Elec. Co. Bent Concrete Pipe Co. Homeland Bldg. Co. Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. G. C. Maple W. V. Boldman R. B. Reid E. L. Malcolm Floyd Finnerty W. P. Fuller & Co. Raymond Hill Richfield Oil Co. Western Metal Supply Co. San Bernardino Co. Hy. Com. J. R. Cooley Otto Stang Seagrave Corporation San Diego Steam Laundry E. D. Carpenter W. D. Gardner J. P. Adams C. L. Brown Rodney Stokes Co. E. A. Clark Calif. Say. & Comtl. Bank Moved by Murray, seconded by Sala y, July 1929 $125.00 75.00 Wharf Labor 25.00 Treasurer supplies 35.00 Supplies 1.50 5.70 " 5.00 Sundries 5.61 Water & Hydrant Rental 346.80 Printing 166.40 Lights & Gas 346.53 Supplies 77.59 12.58 '34.50 65.00 65.00 65.00 38.00 70.00 .95 2.10 Gaso. 42.84 Supplies 9.79 " Boulevard Stops 200.00 " Labor 6.00 St. & F&re Depot. Blks. 10.90 Fire Dept. Supplies 7.25 " t' 5.36 Police Dept. Labor & Maals 82.70 " Sundries 6.73 Engr. Dept. Labor 91.00 " " 60.00 " Supplies 16.68 Park Labor 72.00 "- Payment note 1630.80 Phones St. Dept. n " n " n n n " " n " n n n " Labor n n " Supplies Total $3,810.31 Fritz, that the bills be allowed and warrants ordered drawn for the same. Carried, all Trustees present voting aye. •Mr. Roque, representing the Chamber of Commerce, was present requesting aid for booth at the County Fair, stating that same would cost $250.00. Moved by Bird, seconded by Murray, that the National City Chamber of Commerce be given not to exceed 10. $250.00 for booth at the County Fair. Carried, all Trustees present voting aye. ,Mr. L. H. Cody presented proposal contract for garbage collection in the City of National City. Same was filed. .Communication from California League of Municipalities regarding insurance on automobiles owned or used by the City was read and referred to the City Attorney. .The hour of eight o'clpck P. M. having arrived, the President of the Board of Trustees stated that it was the time and place for hearing protests against the improvement of por- tions of 1st Street and L Avenue, as shown in Resolution of Intention No. 1457, and asked if any one present desired to protest against the proposed improvement. The City Clerk read protests of C. R. Linn, et al, and W. A. Cooper, filed Aug. 6, 1929. Report of the City Engineer on protests showing that 46.5% of the frontage was represented, was read and ordered filed. After considerable discussion, it was moved by Bird, seconded'by Cordingly, that the hearing be continued to Aug. 20, 1929, at eight o'clock P.M. Carried. .Communication from State Compensation Insurance Fund stating that an increase of 4.1% in all rates would be effective Aug. 13, 1929, was read and ordered filed. •Communication from Cecelia M. Graham regarding health conditions in the City, was read. Moved by Murray, seconded by Bird, that same be referred to the Health Officer, Dr. Lesem. Carried. .Communication from J. B. Jaqua regarding fire apparatus, etc., was read and ordered filed. .Communication from Board of Trustees of the Public Library fequesting an increase of 4/ in tax levy was read and laid over. 'Communication from National City Chamber of Commerce requesting an appropriation of 5$ was read and laid over. -Communication from James A. Bird, submitting budget for the Fire Department of $9,087.00 was read and laid over. 11. .Communication from City Irlarshal Gardner submitting estimate of $16,987.00 as Midget for the Police Department, was read and laid over. Report of the Street Superintendent regarding use of National City wharf was read and ordered filed. .Report of the Recorder for month of July, 1929, was read and ordered filed. •The City Attorney reported that he had secured a Deed from E. K. Hong for land for street purposes on L Avenue. ;RESOLUTION NO. 1460, Accepting Deed of E. K. Hong for land for street purposes on L Avenue, was read. Moved by Murray, seconded by Fritz, that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Trustees present voting aye. rEstitate of City Engineer of work completed to date from July 2, 1929, by T. B. Penick & Sons in paving portions of P Avenue between 4th and 18th Streets, was read and ordered filed. RESOLUTION NO. 1461, Authorising payment of-75%_of work completed on P Avenue by T. B. Penick & Sons, amounting to $688.03, was read. Moved by Bird, seconded by Murray, that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, by the following vote: Ayes, Trustees Bird, Fritz, Murray, Addis. Nay, Trustee Cordingly. ✓ .RESOLUTION NO. 1462, Accepting all of work completed by T. B. Penick & Sons in paving portions of P Avenue between 4th and 18th Streets, was read. Moved by Fritz, seconded by Bird, that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Trustees present voting aye. .RESOLUTION NO. 1463', Authorizing payment of bonded indebtedness due Aug. 15, 1929, amounting to '3500.00 was read. Moved by Fritz, seconded by Murray, that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Trustees present voting aye. .RESOLUTION NO. 1464, Directing notice inviting sealed proposals, National City Lighting District No. 1, was read. Moved by Bird, seconded by Murray, that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Trustees present voting aye. 12. ,Moved by Murray, seconded by Bird, that the City Clerk be instructed to purchase from the Tax Factors, Inc. a set of maps of National City East of National Avenue, at $1.50 per sheet. Carried, all Trustees present voting aye. *Moved by Bird, seconded by Fritz, that Ira Harbison be employed by the City Marshal to assist in examining auto- mobile drivers not to exceed 30 days at a salary of $5.00 per day. Carried, all Trustees present voting aye. ,The President of the Board stated there was a vacancy in the Planning Commission and recommended the appoint- ment of Mr. C. T. Short. Moved by Murray, seconded by Bird, that Mr. C. T. Short be appointed member of the National City Planning Commission. Carried. ,The President of the Board stated that Monday, Aug. 12, 1929, at 10 o'clock A.M. the Board of Trustees would meet to sit as a Board of Equalization. Moved by Fritz, seconded by Bird, that the Board adjourn. Carried. 'Pres O of the Board of Trustees of t = City of National City, California. ATTEST: