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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1920 02-17 CC MIN162. National City, Calif., Feb. 17, 1920. Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees called to order by the President. Trustees present,— Cordingly, Snook and Hertel. Crandall late. Weisser absent. Minutes of adjourned meeting of Feb. 10, 1920, read and approved. The following bills presented: 0. a. Mullen Supplies $2.25 Pete Geller St. Dept. Labor 48.00 National Feed Store Grain 70.00 Homeland Bldg. Co. Supplies 103.91 De Lile Greene Fngr. Dept.Labor 8.75 $232.91 Moved by Snook, seconded by Cordingly that bills be allowed and warrants ordered drawn for same. Carried, all Trustees present voting aye. Petitions of Mrs. F. A. Boggs, Mrs. Frances M. Maniz and M. D.^.lark, to remo•re trees, were read. Moved by Cordingly, seconded,by Snook that petitions be granted. Carried. Communication from the National City Fireman's Club regarding amunition, was read and ordered filed. Petitions of W. L. Russell and Geo. F. Miner for an increase of salary were read. Crandall arrived. Moved by Cordingly, seconded by Snook th.-t a committee of three be appointed to look into the finances and make recommen— dation on applications. Carried. The Committee appointed as follows: Trustees, —Crandall, ^.ordingly and Snook. Moved by Crandall, seconded by Cordingly, that the Board reconsider the motion of Feb. 10, 1920, of ordering in sidewalks. Carried. Ordinance No. 496, fixing the salary of the City Engineer and repealing Ordinance No. 489, placed on final passage, and on motion by lordingly, seconded by Crandall, same adopted all Trustees present voting aye. Moved by Crandall, seconded by Snook that the follnwing resolution be adopted. Carried. 163. " "Whereas, Guy L. Hooker, who for many years was the efficient and faithful Superintendent of Streets of this City, has passed to the Great Beyond; and Whereas, by the death of Mr. Hooker, this community has lost a kindly and friendly man who will be greatly missed by his friends and neighbors, - NOW THEREFORE., be it resolved by this Board that the members thereof feel a personal lose in the death of the said Guy L. Hooker and hereby extend their sympathy to the family of said deceased; and BF IT FIRMER RESOLVED that this resolution be extended upon the minutes of this Board and that a copy thereof be sent by the City Clerk to Mrs. Hooker." Resolution No. 581, Approving the Recommendation for the Establishment of a Federal Ship and Rail Terminal at Bayonne, New Jersey, etc., was read. Moved by Snook, seconded by Crandall that Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Trustees present voting aye. 'Moved by Crandall, seconded by Snook that the Chairman of the Board be a committee of one to see if a suitable in celebration may be arranged/National City in honor of our returned soldiers. Carried. Moved by Cordingly, seconded by Crandall that in the matter of the application of the Sweetwater Water Co. of the State of Maine before the Railroad Commission of the State of California for permission to sell and convey to the Sweetwater Water Co. of California, its assets and to issue its stock in the sum of $1,000,000.00 and to issue $450,000.00 in bonds, the City Attorney be instructed to write to the Railroad Commission that the City of National City objects to the issuing of stock and bonds against the assets of said Sweetwater Water Co. in the sum of $1,450,000.00 if the same shall in any way fie the value of the Sweetwater Water System for the fixing of water rates or in the future be considered in connection with the fixing of water rates. Carried. Moved by Crandall,seconded by Cordingly that Board adjourn. Carried. ATTEST: President of the Board of Trustees of the City of National City, California. City Clerk.