1917 OCT 17 CC MIN21MEB-
Regular
was called. to
date, by Carl
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Trustees
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El Segundo, Cal., October 17th, 1917.
meeting of the Board of Trustees of the -City of E1 Segundo
order in the City Hall-at 7 :30 o'clock P. i.:. on the above
Ernest Rueger, president of the Board.
ROLL CALL.
Present: Coward, L:artin, Smiley and Rueger.
Absent: Ward.
READING KINUTES PREVIOUS MEETING.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read. No errors or omiss-
ions being noted, Trustee martin moved their adopts &n, the motion be-
ing seconded by Trustee Smiley and duly carried.
Tor "Written Oorr;-unications "see foot -note 1#1
ORAL COLD VNI CATI ONS .
Health Officer Davis stated that there were a number of open toilets
in the city which were a menace to health and requested the Board to
pass an ordinance regulating the same. He stated also that permits should
be issued to all persons vending articles of food. He stated also that
the Wealth Department was in need of a typewriter and that inasmuch as
he devoted about 20 hrs. per month to health department work, believed
that the Trustees should compensate him t- the extent of $10.00 per
month. He stated also that the people would have to cooperate with him
the matter of collection of garbage and cans and that the same should be
placed where the same could be easily reached by the garbage collector,
^terc,ise it will be necessary to allow additional compensation for same.
The Chair suggested that :.'r. Davis file with the Board a written
statement of his needs.
Mr. Davis of the American Rubber Llanufactaring Company inquired
as to the 3urchase of h ,se and was told by the Chair. that the City is
not it the market for hose at the present time.
There were none.
3EP^PTS �F STXY?DIT+G COLZaTTEES
SPP.CI�_L CO. .:I7 -TEES
City Engineer Cory stated that the banks of the Ocean Boulevard
should be oiled and that he estimated about 200 bbls would be suffici-
ent.President -Rueger stated that the Standard Oil Company would be
oilin;c, the sand in that vicinity in the near future and suggested that
he would make arrangements to have the City's oiling done at the same
time. City Attorney Wnodviorth reported that he had interviewed the
officials of the Pacific Electric and they informed him that owing to
'he slight amount of traffic on the E1 Segundo Stre t car line they
could not grant less than a lOr rare within the city limits. City
. tto �ney rc �rted also that the ";ells cargo E7press Company could not
See their way clear to furnish an as l ticrai_ in+C)
T1 SeC7zzrdo as requested by the - erchants.
'?-- Gene, al cnr.se it vas un'erst,nd that ' oth matters were to
V
be arnped
TJ'I:'ISHED BUSIlESS
The question of su jscri',ing for lil,ertlr Toan Pond was discussed,
.o7, which Trustee C^T,rard moved that the matter ')e referred to the
r!��, r .
for re.:ort at .e._� -+
meeting. Trustee ; ?ard seconded the
..,h- ch carried
PAYI: s 3I LLS
"he following demands haling been approved by the Committee
on finance and record were read:
Overell's - furnishings for Fire Dept. $26.53
D.C.Lewis - collecting garbage 30.00
R.F.Davis - car rare 1.00
Total ................... 57.53
Trustee Coward moved that the demands be allowed and warrants
drawn for the several ar:_ourts. Trustee 1:artin sec - -nded the potion
which carried by the following votes:- -
Ayes: Trustees Coward, T.lartin, Smiley, lard & Rueger.
"'o es : None
«bs ent :Hone .
77771 7, TTSI7ESS
Trustee Coward in trod
its adoption:
RLSOLVED that warrant
accrued interest of the City
-ank and that the City Clerk
deliver said warrant to said
of said notes.
aced the following resolution; and moved
be drawn for the payment of n,,tes and
of '_;1 Segundo due the El Segundo State
be and he is hereby authorized to
bank upon cancellation and surrender
Eotion to adopt this resolution was seconded by Trustee
!;artin and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Coward, Liartin, Smiley, "Hard & .?ueger.
roes: ;;one
Absent :Hone.
Trustee Martin stated that he had received complaint from
people in the acreage concerning damage that was being done to
streets and trees by persons hauling supplies to the los Angeles
Sever Construction carp. The President of the -oard stayed that
re would instruct the 1darshall as to the w_ethod -)f procedure to
abate the nuisance.
^rustee Smiley moved the adoption of 3esolution 17, as follows:
",ES ^LVED, That sealed bids for the purchase of the Improvement
_onds of the City of El Segundo to the amount of $54,000.00 be received
up to the ho;7r of 8 :00 P.1'., on Wednesday, the 31st day of October,
1917.
-ids shall be addressed to the City C ;erk, endorsed "Proposal
for the purchase of bonds," and each proposal shall be accompanied
a certified check to the amount :,f -"500.00, conditioned that the
purchaser will take and pay for any and all bonds that may be sold
and twarded to him, or otherwise be forfeited to and become the
property of the City of E1 Segundo; provided , however that toe no
certified check shall be required of the State of California.
The City Clerkis hereby directed to publish for one week a
notice of such sale in the ^il Segundo Herald", a newspaper of general
circulation pu':lished in said City. Said notice shall give a general
description of the bonds and information that they were authorized at
a special election held in said City, October let, 1917, and that
five of said bonds will mature on November let of each year there -
after for a period of twelve (12) years; then six of said bonds on
the same day of ea ^h year therafter for a period of eight (8) years;
that they ',ear interest at the rate of five percentum per aiium,
payable semi - annually; also a statement that the right to reject
any and all bids are reserved by the Board of Trustees. The City
Clerk will send a copy of said notice to the State -oard of Controll
at Sacramento."
Trustee, 1iartin seconded the motion to adopt the foregoing
resolution and the same passed by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Coward, '"artin, Smiley, 'lard and Ruger.
'_"o es : done
Abs ent :11one .
2UREB
Trustee Coward introduced 3eso -ution f, entitled: "A RESOLUTION
OF THE T?)ARD OF TRUSTEES -F THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIF0.1 -MIX, DIRECT-
ING A CERTAIN FRANCHISE FOR T3A TSY-ITTING AND DISTRIBUTING EL;;CTHICAI.
Li GY Ii SAID CITY, TO 3E ADVIIERTISED FOR SALE." and moved its adopt-
ion.
Trustee Ward seconded the motion to adopt the same and the
Resolution was passed by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Coward, hartin, Smiley, .lard r, auger.
„oes : None
Absent: None .
Trustee Smiley introduced Ordinance #22, entitled; "A�. 03DI�4'ANCE
CF TH7 CITY OF LL SEGU17DO, ESTA 71SHING THE GRADE 1F A F:?RTION OF
BALLOTTA AVENUE "WITHIN SAID CITY, AND FIXING AND ESTAELISHING THE
!'-'�RTHERLY CURB ZIPM - '=MON."
Trustee Smiley introduced Ordinance ,'f'23, entitled: "AST
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