1920 MAR 24 CC MIN-- :
F,1 Segundo, Cal. .:arch 14, 1920.
A re -ula.r meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Cit17 of ::l
Se,-undo was called to order at 7 0 o'clock- P. L. on the above date,
in the Council Chamber of the Cit,,7 Hall, by illia:u C. Bryson, ?reside.-.t
of the --,,oard.
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Trustees ��resent: KesEels, 'Tanderz °ort and Lryso_,.
Trustees absent: S;ailey and .lard.
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y'he minutes of the re ~ular meetin ^ held on the 17 uh day of i,Iarch,
1920, were read. ido errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by
rustee Vandervort, seconded by Trustee Kessels, that the same 'be
approved as read. Carried.
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'-'he follor:in ,� communications were read and dis-oosed of as indicated:
A letter from the aouthern ."alifornia .dison Com _)any, advising as
t.) t .a inst�.11ation of street li: hts ordered for 'Iirginia Street and
also connecting the electroliers at I.:ain and Collingwood Streets was
read and ordered filed.
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The City Clerk stated that Firs. T. G. Tuck disclaimed authorship
of the letter requesting that the name of E1 Segundo Avenue be changed
to El Primiero, ::rhich was read to the Board and ordered filed at its
last meetin ~.
Kr. C. n. Turner, Proprietor of the El Segundo Garage, requested
permission to install an underground storage tank under the sidewalk
in front of his garage. It was moved by Trustee Kessels, seconded by
Trustee Vandervort, that -C. F. Turner be, and he is hereby granted
permission to install a gasoline storage tank of not more than eight
hundred gallons capacity under the sidewalk between curb and the
property line, at the :northeast corner of iaain Street and Grand Avenue,
subject to the right of the Board of Trustees to request at any time
the removal of same, and also subject to the specifications and
regulations of the idational Board of ''ire Underwriters for the installation
of containers for storing and handling: hazardous liquids. Carried.
Mr. Luscombe, on behalf of the 1,1ire Department, requested data as
to the number and present locations of the hand chemical fire extinguishers
distributed throughout the city. The City Clerk advised that upon
organization of the Fire Department, the extinguishers had been moved
from their original locations and that he had no record of their present
location, but he thought that reference to his file of issues of the
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1 Segundo Herald might enable them to ascertain where these extinguishers
riio-ht be found.
i;r. P. Evans stated that the Fire Department desired to be
Tarnished with two maps of the city, on which would be noted the locations
of fire hydrants and chemical extinguishers. It was moved by Trustee
Vandervort, seconded by Trustee Kessels, that the City Clerk be, and he
is hereby instructed to order two copies each of Sheets 1, 2, 4 and 5
of the official map of the City of Ll Segundo, for the use of the E1
Segundo Volunteer Fire Department, at a cost not to exceed ;25.00.
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Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Kessels, Vandervort and Bryson.
Noes: None.
Absent: Smiley and inlard.
None.
REPORTS OF ST LIMIN C C'M:11I TTEES.
HEP ORTS OF SPECIAL C OM-1IT E S.
Trustees Kessels and Vandervort of the Public Works Committee,
reported that they had not been able to arrive. at any definite conclusion
concerning the request of the El Segundo Ball Team and the matter was
laid over for one week.
No report having been received from the .Public Safety Committee as
to their recommendation in the matter of a traffic officer, the matter
was postponed one week.
The City Clerk reported that the City Engineer estimated that
1628 yards of earth would have to be moved if u-lariposa Avenue, from the
,Jest side of Hillcrest Avenue to the Westerly terminus of Llariposa Avenue,
is graded to the official grade and that the approximate cost of moving
such earth would be $814.00.
The Street Superintendent advised that he could construct a good
surface in the said street under the present conditions, and it appearing
to the Board that present conditions do not warrant the expenditure of
such a large sum to bring the street to the official grade at this time,
further consideration of that phase of the improvement was dropped. -
It was moved by Trustee Kessels, seconded by Trustee Vandervort,
that the following resolution be adopted:
' "WHEREAS, it appears that certain residents and property
owners of the City of E1.Segundo are willing to pay certain
moneys in the sum of $123.98 into the Treasury of the City
of El Segundo, California, and into the General Fund
thereof, for the purpose of causing certain street improve-
ments within said city to be made, and,
WHEREAS, said sum has been deposited with the City Clerk
of said City with instruction to pay the same into said
General Fund upon the adoption of the following;
NO';l TBE a4FORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Street Superintendent
be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause the
portion of that certain public street within the City of
E1 Segundo,,California, known as 11ariposa Avenue, lying and
being between Hillcrest Avenue and the Westerly terminus of
said Mariposa Avenue, to be improved by the construction
therein of the following improvement, to -wit: Grading and
surfacing with mock and Road Oil in a manner similar to the
improvement on "riposa Avenue East of Hillcrest Avenue."
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Kessels, Vandervort and Bryson.
19 Noes: None.
Absent: Smiley and Ward.
PAYING BILLS.
The following demands, after having been approved by the Committee
on Finance and Records, were read:
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W. H. Calloway 18.80 F. H. Jensen 9.25
Victor D. dcCart]2�y 17.12 Auto. Club of So. Cal. 13.05
Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co. 35.30 Pac. Elect. Railway 19.58
Johnson Oil Burner Co. 4.25 Total b. --
Standard Oil Co. 9.40
It was moved by Trustee Kessels, seconded by Trustee Vandervort,
that the demands be allowed and warrants for same drawn on the General
Fund. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Kessels, 7andervort and Bryson.
Noes: None.
Absent: Trustees Smiley and l,uard.
NEW BUSINESS.
The property owners at the Northeast corner of Sierra Street
and E1 Segundo Avenue, having requested through the Street Superintendent
that they be given curb grade stakes, by general consent of the Board,
the City Engineer was instructed to set said stakes at his convenience,
koved by Trustee Vandervord, seconded by Trustee Kessels, that the
City Clerk be, and he is hereby instructed to purchase a portable desk
lamp for his use in his office at a sum not to exceed Twenty -rive
Dollars, (425.00). Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Kessels, Vandervort and Bryson.
Noes: None.
Absent: Trustees Smiley and 'Hard.
It was moved by Trustee Vandervort, seconded by Trustee Kessels,
that the meeting adjourn. Carried.
Approved:
President, Board of Trus ees.
Respectfully submitted,
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