03-17-1948 - Regular Meeting - MinutesWest Covina City Council
Meeting of March 17 1948
Meeting was Balled to order by Mayor Batchelder at 80o00 PM.
Present: Mayor Batchelder, Councilmen Van Horn, DeLay & Schabarum,. ,
Absent : Councilman Hurst
Also present: Counsol Zimmerman, City Engineer Ells & Mr:. Nichols.
Minutes of the meeting of March loth were read and the item
regarding Ordinance #152 ordered changed to read as follows:
Ordinance #152 "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA PROVIDING
•' FOR TiM DESIGNATION OF BUILDING NUMB`. a IN THE CITY OF WEST CCIVTNA
AND DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER TO DIVIDE THE CITY INTO ONE OR
MORE DISTRICTS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT AND PRESCRIBING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS",, Title was read. Moved by Mr. Hurst that -
further reading be waived and same adopted. Seconded by Mr. DeLay
and Unanimously carried. —
Second reading of Ordinance #15011AW ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
NUMBER 87 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CoorrY
OF, LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA9 ADOPTING A BUILDING CODE TO
REGULATE THE CONSTRUCTION, ERECTION EXLARGEMENT, RAZING ALTERATION,
REPAIRING, REMOVAL, MAINTENENCE, HONING, USE AND HEIGHT 6F BUILDINGS
OR STRUCTURES IN THE SAID CITY OF WEST COVINA, BY ADDING THERETO
FOUR NEW SECTIONS, TO BE NUMBERED SECTION 7, SECTION 8, SECTION 9,
and SECTION 10. Title was read and it was moved by Mr. Van Horn
that further reading be waived and same adopted. Seconded by
4r. Schabarum and unanimously carried.
Second reading of Ordinance #153 "AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE SALARY
OF THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA". Title was read.
Moved by Mr. Van Horn that further reading be waived and same
adopted. Seconded by Mr. Delay and unanimously carried.
Mr. Nichols reported that the cost of printing the City Ordinance
in pamphlet farm would be $332.00 for the first 1000 copies. It
• was brought that inasmuch as all 1000 copies would not be sold, and
in -order that the transaction be self-sustaining, the printed
copies should be sold for 500 each.
Mr. Schabarum moved that the order be placed for printing 1000
copies of the City Ordinance pamphlets and that they be sold for
500 per copy in order to defray the cost. Seconded by Mr. Van Horn
arcs unanimously c; l-ried.
Mr. Nichols reported that the approximate cost of building materials
for the City Hall addition would be yY1200.00 which included the
floor furnace. It was brought out that the labor would be donated
and the floor heater could be purchased for less than the quoted
price.
Mr. ,Van Born moved that $999.00 be appropriated for materials and
to proceed with the building. Seconded by Mr. Delay and unanimously
carried.
111r. Jackson and Mr. Nichols were named to head the Building
( ai-ern .tteo and. Mayor Batchelder appointed Mr. DeLay and Mr. Van Horn
the Committee,
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West con"I na City Council
Meeting of March 17 1948
Letter was read from the League of California cities stating the
action of their Board of Directox,s in passing a resolutiorx
recommendime thUt member cities take no JJ.anterim Census at this
time Inasmuch as the regvl,ar decennial census will be taken in 1950.
With respect to theb above, Mayor Batchelder recoimeunded that thy
City Clerk write a letter to Mayor Fletcher Bowroan of Los Angeles
commanding him for his stand On the ceansms situation,,
Letter was read from the League of California Cities regarding
a salary survey of all member dities9
Letter were read from City Engineer ,Ells to Assemblyman Thomas
Erwin and to State Senator Jack Bo Tenney regarding the
$909000v6300000 a.ppropriati®an made by Legislature to aid Cities
in worth -while projects and the attempt being made to divert thase
funds to other uses. Assemblyman Erwin's answer to Mr. Ell; letter
was also read.
Letter From Registrar of Voters Y. Jo Donoghue was read stating
that the total number of registered voters in the City of Freest
Covina was 1.198 can March 49 19489 divided as follows: s. Precinct
#1�- 3169 Precinct #2- 435.' Precinct #3b 447.
City Clerk reported that the Election Board to serve at the
Municipal Election on April 139 1948 had been appointed. Mr. Ralph
To Lang as Irnspector, Mrs Elizabeth Jobns as Judge and Mirso Frannkie
V. Doyle and Mrs. ®scar Johnston as Clerks. The City Clerk was
directed to complete arrangements for the April 13th Elec,tionso
Mr. Johnson appeared before the Council regarding the Petition
for annexation to the City of West Covina of Tract #13721.
It was moved that the Petition be accepted by the Council as it was
originally presented and that the City Clerk be directed to set the
Public Bearing .as provided by Law. Thereupon Resolution #1127 was
,duly moved by Mr. DeLayq seconded -by Mr. Van Horn and unanimously
. carried.,
Police Chief Brown appeared before the Council with the request
for an opinion regarding a proposed Rodeo to be held on the Valley
.Vaqueros property on the 25th of April 1948. The Council saw no
reason to object.
Motion to adjourn by Mr. Vann Horn was seconded by Mr. Delay and
unanimously carried.
Adjourn l l a OO PM
Robert Flotten City Clerks
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