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1917 OCT 31 CC MINOctober 31st, 1917. Regular meeting or the Board of Trustees of the Cit, of E1 Segundo was called to order in the City Hall at -'7:30 o'clock _, on the above date by Carl Ernest Rueger, _res_ dent of the Board. ROLL CALL. Trustees present: artln, S.mile7d-, '. and and Rueter. Trustees a'::sent: Cor:ard. Reading, :.inutes previous meeting. The - .inutes of the previous meeting were read without error or orrkiss- ion being noted and it ryas moved by Trustee ',' ard, the motion being seconded by Trustee Studley, that the same be ap_croved. Carried. WRITTEIT CO:.:i.:UTICATIONS. A letter �e rtaining to road signs as required by the 1,,.otor Vehicle Act, and quoting prices of sa�Le, was received from the California Car- ., Culvert Co., and upon motion of Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee 17ard, the same was ordered filed. ORAL CO'.:_:.'TIZICATIOY.S. City Larshal Jackson verbally Dresented his resignation as I.:arshal to the Board, also the resignation of his Deputy, Floyd Carr, requesting that they be accepted, said resignations to become effective at 12:00 o'clock r.m. this date. RE__- ORTS OF S_ ECIrL CC:= .= ITT7_-_'7, S. City Engineer Cory requested to be allowed to complete his work on Ballona Avenue, before estimating the cost of improving Richmond Street. The request was readily granted. RE -'ORTS OF STA17DIIITG COTcU.`ITTEES. i:one . SPECIAL ORD%Q CF BUSK U F' Q. '/,"At this point, the Zresident announced that the hour of 8:00 had arrived, and asked if any one present desired to file bids for the pur- chase of the I,unicipal Improvement Bonds with the City Clerk. None responded, whereupon Trustee Ward introduced Resolution No.10 as follows: "Wla;REAS, the Board of Trustees of the City of E1 Segundo have heretofm e invited sealed bids for the improvement bonds of the City of E1 Segundo, California, authorized on October 1st, 1917, and, WHERLkS, no bids were received for said bonds within the time for filing bids therefor as fixed by I= said Board, NO';. TH REFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that sealed bids for the pur- chas� of improvement bonds of the City of E1 Segundo to the amount of Fifty Four Thousand Dollars 054,000) be received up to the hour of eight c'elock p. m. on .ednesday, the 21st day of November, 1917. Bids shall be addressed to the City Clerk, endorsed" roposal for the purchase, of bonds,' and each proposal shall be accompanied by a certified check to the amount of Five Hundred Dollars, conditioned that the purchaser will take and pay for any and all bonds that may be sold and awarded to him, or otherwise be forfeited to and become the property of the City of E1 Segundo; provided, however, that no certified check shall be required of the State of California.. The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish for one week a notice of such sale in the "E1 Segundo Herald ", a newspaper of gen- eral circulation published in said city. Said notice shall give a gen- eral descri-,,-ticn of the bonds and information that they were authorized at a slecial election held in said city October lst, 1917, and that five of said bonds will mature on December lst, of each year thereafter for a period of twelve years; then six of said bonds on the same day of each year thereafter for a period- of eight years; that they bear interest at t he rate of five and one -half per centum per annum, payable semi- annually; also a statei;":ent that the right to reject any and all bids is reserved by the Board of Trustees. The City Clerk will send a c6py of said notice to the State Eoard of Control at Sacramento. ", and moved its adoption. 9%VKFg Trustee Smiley seconded the motion, and the resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ares: Trustees L:artin, Smiley, 7,7ard and Rueger. Does: Trustees Tone. Absent: Trustee - Coward. _ UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Loved by- Trustee Smiley, the motion being seconded by Trustee that the resignations of R. 7. Jackson, and Floyd Carr, as I,'arshal and Deputy L- arrshal respectively, be accepted, same to become effective at 12:00 p.7:., the 31st day of October, 1917. The motion carried. The following demands, and Records, were read: Standard Oil Company Herald ublishing Co. Herald 'ublishing Co. J. S. Orr. J. A. Davis R. r�t . Jackson 1-ndy E. ' owe l l Arthur 7,. Cory R. F. Davis Clyde Woodworth Victor D. McCarthy James E. Howell S. Llage e Louis Erb H. Schumacher -AYING BI�:LS. having been approved by the Committee on Finance Labor &: Liaterial $20.14 �rinting 8.50 Publication Ord. #21 35.70 Team ing 5.00 Rent of City Hall 10.00 Salary- Marshal & St. Supt.- Oct. 30.00 Salary- Recorder - October, 1c17. 10.00 Services as City Engineer 97.50 I•ilk analysis & xxs fa®e tolls 1.80 Salary - City Attorney - October 35.00 Salary - City Clerk - October 25.00 Salary - Cit Treasurer :: October 5.00 Auto Hire a7 Road work 10.00 Labor - Streets 21.00 Labor - Streets 21.00 Smiley moved that the demands be allowed and warrants drawn for same. Trustee Ward seconded the motion and the same carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees I:artin, Smiley, Ward and Rueger. Noes: Trustees None. Absent: Trustee Coward. NE11' BUSINESS. Trustee Smiley introduced and moved the adoption of the following resolution Resolved, that Lr. Louis V. Green be appointed City L`arshal and Street Superintendent, to take office upon the filing of a satisfactory bond in the sum of $500.00, and upon taking and subscribing the ca th of office." Trustee Ward seconded the motion and the resolution was ad &pted by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees I." actin, Smiley, Gard and Rueger. Noes: Trustees None. Absent: Trustee Coward. Trustee Smiley introduced Ordinance tTo. 24, entitled: it O',DIEAT;CE OF TIE CIT`" CI: EL SEGUNDO, CALIFCRTTIAI AI;.ETDII:G ORDINANCE TO. 5 OF SAID CITY -ASSIED C: THE 14th DAY Or FEBRUARY, 1917.' Loved by Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee :,Tartir., that the City Clerk be authorized to have the telephone removed from the residence of R. Jackson, and installed in the residence of Louis V. Green. Carried by the following vote: Ares: Trustees :.:actin, Smiley, Z;ard and Rueger. TToes: Trustees None. Absent: Trustee Ca: ard. '. -oved by Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee I:_aztin, that the City Cler• be authorized tp purchase a Royal Ty)ewriterfor the use of Health Dept. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees I::artin, Smiley, "'.ard, Rueger Noes: Trustees None. Absent: Trustee Coward. Loved by Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee I.Tartin, that the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Ar­roved: er �� �es.ident Board of Trustees.