07-11-1923 - Regular Meeting - Minutes22
MINUTTS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
of the
CITY OF WEST COVINA
West Covina, Cal., July 11, 1923.
The Board of Trustees of the City of West Covina met at the
West Covina Club House on the 11th day of July, 1923.
Present, Messrs. Anderson, King, Maxson, Watts and Yarnell.
Minutes of the meeting of June 27th were read and approved.
• Director Watts, as Chairman of the committee of two appoint-
ed to investigate ways and means of supplying funds for the imme-
diate needs of the City, reported that there was no legal way in
which we could borrow moneyi this opinion was concurred in by City
Attorney Wil ,Va�d'sGussiqn at length followed.
On motion of nderson seconded by.Yarnell, which
was carried, Director Anderson was authorized to have l000 warrants
printed and to secure a demand register for use in connection there-
with. The warrants will bear no interest and will be issued in pay-
ment for work in connection with road maintenance and other expenses,
when acceptable for such work and expenses, and called and paid as
revenue comes available.
Yarnell as Chairman of the committee of two appoint-
ed to make an investigation into road machineryy� es suited for our
requirements, reported that in company with ing and Street
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Superintendent Weaver, they had seen a roller and grader n opera-
tion at Culver City, and recommended a 4 ton roller, a scarifier and
a grader, sold through the Au tin- ti'ester. n Road Machinery Co of Los
Angeles, and on motion of derson, seconded by Watts, which
was carried, the committee was authorized to secure the above men-
tioned machinery on a rental basis, with privilege of buying at some
future time when the City's revenue would permit.
Considerable discussion followed on the advisability of se-
curing the services of a Motor Cycle Officer to work within our
City Limits one day of each week, with the understanding that his
remuneration would be shared with neighboring Cit' s roloortion
to the service rendered each, and on motion of Jatts,
• seconded by Anderson, which was carried, Mayor Maxson agreed to
act as a committee of one and confer with the neighboring cities
and ascertain the approximate cost of such service to us.
The City Clerk was instructed to mail a cony of Ordinance
No.14 entitled" An ordinance regulating the use of certain highways"
to different rock and gravel companies as well as others who are
operating heavily loaded trucks over highways within the corporatd
limits.
Thereupon, on motion duly made, seconded and carried, the
meeting adjourned to meet on call at l otclock P.M.
The foregoing minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees
of the City of West Covine of July 11, 1923, are recorded on pages
23
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Nos.22 and 23 of the book of records of said board.
Approved this 1 �4,day of July, 1923.
President of the Board of Trustees
Attest, of the City of 'Meat Covina.
Clerk.