03-28-1923 - Regular Meeting - MinutesMINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Of The
CITY OF WEST COVINA
West Covina, 11arch 28, 1923.
The board of trustees of the City of ,lest Covina met
• at the 'Wiest Covina Club House on the 28th day of March, 1923,
at the hour of 7:00 o'clock P.M. -
Present: Messrs. Chas. B. Anderson, B, F. Maxson,
S. B. Watts and Arthur Yarnell.
Absent: Mr. George King.
The minutes of the meeting of I,larch 21, 1923, were read
and approved.
Ordinance No. 1, entitled "An ordinance fixing the
time and place of holding regular meetings of the board of
trustees" came up for its second reading and was read by the
clerk. Mr. `Vietts moved, seconded by Iti2r. Yarnell, that the said
ordinance be placed on its passage, which motion was adopted by
the following vote: Ayes: idessrs. Anderson, Maxson, Watts and
Yarnell. Noes: None.
On motion of Mr. Watts, seconded by Mr. Yarnell, the
said Ordinance No. 1 was adopted by the following vote: Ayes,
Messrs. Anderson, Ivlaxson, Watts and Yarnell. Noes: None.
Ordinance No. 2, entitled "An ordinance providing for
the posting of city ordinances" came up for its second reading
and was read by the clerk. 11 r. Yarnell moved, seconded by Mr.
Vatts, that the said ordinance be placed on its passage,.which
motion was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Messrs. Anderson,
%VIaxson, Watts and Yarnell. Noes: None.
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On motion of 11r. Yarnell, seconded by Mr. `,7atts, the said
Ordinance No. 2 was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Messrs.
Anderson, Edaxs on, i atts and Yarnell. Noes: None .
Ordinance No. 3, entitled "An ordinance determining the
penal sums of bonds of certain officers" came up for its second
reading and was read by the clerk. Mr. Watts moved, seconded by
• Mr. Anderson, that the said ordinance be placed on its passage,
which motion was adopted 'by the following vote: ayes: I:2essrs.
Anderson, IDLxson, ulatts. and Yarnell. Noes: None.
On motion of Mr. Watts, seconded by Mr. Anderson, the
said Ordinance No. 3 was adopted by the following vote: Ayes:
Messrs. Anderson, IvIaxson, Watts and Yarnell. Noes: None.
Ordinance No. 4, entit:led "An ordinance providing for
the commitment to the county jail- of persons held for trial or
conviction of misdemeanor" came up for its second reading and was
read by the clerk. I.Zr. Anderson moved, seconded by Mr. Yarnell,
that the said ordinance be placed on its passage, which motion..was
adopted by the following vote: Ayes: idesars. Anderson, Tdaxson,
yvatts and Yarnell. Noes. None.
On motion of 11,Jr. Anderson, seconded 'by Mr. Yarnell, the
said Ordinance No. 4 was adopted by the following vote: Ayes:
. LIessrs. Anderson, Maxson, ;atts and Yarnell. Noes: None.
Ordinance No. 5, entitled "An ordinance adopting a seal
of the City of West Covina" came up for its second reading and was
read by the clerk. idTr. Watts moved, seconded by Mr. Yarnell, that
the said ordinance be placed on its passage, which motion was adopt-
ed by the following vote: Ayes: Messrs. Anderson, Maxson, Watts
and Yarnell. Noes: None.
On motion of Mr. Watts, seconded by Mr. Yarnell, the said
Ordinance No. 5 was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Messrs.
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Anderson, lnaxson, Watts and Yarnell. Noes: None.
Ordinance No. 6, entitled "An ordinance providing for the
appointment of a superintendent of streets" came up for its
second reading and was read by the clerk. Mr. Watts moved, second-
ed by Mr. Anderson, that the compensation of the street superintem-
dent should be five dollars per day, and an additional sum of four
dollars per day for each team when in use, and that the said
. Ordinance No. 6 be amended accordingly, which motion was adopted
by the following vote: Ayes, Messrs. Anderson, Maxson, Watts and
Yarnell. Noes: None.
Whereupon the blanks in Section 3 of the said Ordinance
No. 6 were.filled by the clerk in accord with the said motion.
Mr. Watts moved, seconded by Mr. Anderson, that said
Ordinance No. 6 be placed upon its passage, which motion was adopted
by the following vote: Ayes: Messrs. Anderson, Maxson, Watts and
Yarnell. Noes: None.
On motion of Mr. watts, seconded by Mr. Anderson, the
said Ordinance No. 6 was adopted by the following.- vote: Ayes:
Messrs. Anderson, Maxson, `latts and Yarnell. Noes: None.
Ordinance No. 7, entitled "An ordinance determinging the
salaries of certain officers" came up for its second reading and
was read by the clerk. Mr. Watts moved, seconded by Mr. Yarnell,
that the said ordinance be plfLced on its passage, which motion was
adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Messrs. Anderson, I,Aaxson,
Watts and Yarnell. Noes: None.
On motion of Mr. Watts , seconded by RTr. Yarnell, the said
Ordinance No. 7 was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Messrs.
Anderson, Maxson, Watts and Yarnell. Noes: None.
Ordinance No. 8, entitled "An ordinance creating the office
Of City Attorney and providing for his duties and compensation" came
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.up for its second reading and was read by the clerk. Mr. Yarnell
moved, seconded by Mr. Anderson, that the said ordinance be placed
on its passage, which motion was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Messrs. Anderson, Ldaxson, Watts and Yarnell. Noes; None.':
On motion of Mr. Yarnell, seconded by Ir. Anderson, the
said Ordinance No. 8 was adopted by the following vote: -Ayes:
Messrs, 4nderson, I'VIaxson, ulatts and Yarnell. Noes: None.
Ordinance No. 9, entitled "An.ordinance regulating the
making of excavations in public streets, alleys or other public
places" came up for its secon(d reading and was read by the clerk,
Mr. Anderson moved, seconded b,-r Mr.Yarnell, that the said ordinance
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be placed on its passage, which motion was adopted by the following
votes: Ayes: Messrs. Anderson, IvIaxson, 1,'Vatts and Yarnell. Noes: None.
On motion of Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Yarnell, the
said Ordinance No..9 was adopted by the following vote: Ayes:
idessrs. Anderson, IvIaxson, Watts and Yarnell. Noes: None.
Ordinance No. 10, entitled "An ordinance forbidding the
obstruction of streets" came lip for its second reading and was read
by the clerk., Mr. Anderson moved, seconded by Mr. Iffatts, that the
said ordinance be placed on its passage, which motion was adopted by
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the following vote: Ayes: Messrs Anderson, Maxson, Watts aid
Yarnell. Noes.:, None.
On motion of Air. Anderson, seconded by Mr. ',,'Iatts, the
said Ordinance No. 10 was adopted by the following vote: A3es:
Messrs. Anderson, Idaxson, 'Watts and Yarnell. Noes: None.
Thereupon the meeting adjourned until April 4, 1923, at
seven o'clock P.M.
The foregoing minutes of the meeting of the board of
trustees of the City of.West Covina, of March 28, 1923, are recorded
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on pages 11 to 15, both inclusive, of the Book of Records of the
said board.
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Approved this llth day of April, 1923.
President of the Board of Trustees
of the City of West Covina