1920 SEP 08 CC MINEl Segundo, Cal. Sept. 8, 1920.
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of E1
Segundo was called to order at 7L30.0'olook P. M. on the above date in
the Council Chamber of the City Ha 11, by Carl E. Ru eger, President of
the Board.
ROIL CALL.
Trustees Present: Binder, Bryson, Davis and Rueger.
Trustees Absent: Smiley.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING.
TING.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 16A day of September,
1920, were read without error or omission being noted. Moved by
Trustee Binder, sedonded by Trustee Bryson, that the minutes be approved
as read. Carried.
Trustee Smiley appeared during the reading of the minutes and
took his seat at the hour of 7 :35 o'clock P. M.
4RITTEN COLMUNICATIONS.
None.
ORAL 60!&UNICATIONS.
Mr. Ray Kemper, on behalf of the Standard Oil Company, requested
the Board's consideration of an application of the Standard Oil Company
to construct a wharf into the ocean near the Westerly boundary of the
city. He'presented for perusal instructions of the War Department
pertaining to such matters, from which it appears that application
for the proposed wharf should be made by the District Engineer of the
- War Department and he was instructed to have the said District Engineer
make such application.
REPORT'S OF STANDING . COM61ITTEES.
Trustee Davis of the Finance Committee, reported that he had
requested the City Treasurer to have proper bonds substituted for those
now in her possession as security for municipal deposits in banks,
-,::hich do not meet the requirements of the Statute respecting municipal
deposits and that the Treasurer had informed him that the matter would
be attended to promptly.
Trustee Binder of the Public Works Committee, reported that the
letter from the State Commission_of Immigration & Housing, requesting
suggestions for amending the State Dwelling .House Act, which had been
referred to him at the last regular meeting of the Board, he had turned
over to the Building Inspector for attention, that official being in
a better position to attend to the matter.
Trustee Davis, of the Public Safety,Committee, stated that it
was his desire to have the city employ as Health Officer a Mr. Skoog,
recommended for the position by County Health Officer Pomeroy and he
asked if it would meet with the approval 'Of the Board to employ this
person one day per week. The Board seemed in favor of this procedure
and Trustee Davis was instructed to ascertain the salary demanded by
11r. Skoog and to report to the Board.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The matter of increasing the salaries of the employees of
the Street Department was discussed and it was moved by Trustee Binder,
seconded by Trustee Bryson, that the laborers in the Street Department
be compensated at the rate of $5.50 per day for eight hours. Carried
by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Binder, Bryson, Davis, Smiley and Rueger.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Moved by Trustee Binder, seconded by Trustee Davis, that the
action heretofore taken increasing the compensation of the employees
of the Street Department to 05.50 per eight hours be reconsidered.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes,: Trustees Binder, Bryson, Davis, Smiley and Rueger.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Moved by Trustee Binder, seconded by Trustee Bryson, that the
salaries of all clay laborers in the StreetDepartment be and the same
are hereby increased 10� per hour each, the said inorease,to apply
from and after the first day of September, 1920, and to be effective
until the further order of this Board. Carried by the following
vote:
Ayes: Trustees Binder, Bryson, Davis, Smiley and Rueger.
Noes: -None.
Absent: None.
Moved by Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee Davis, that the
followine resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, That the City Clerk be and he is
hereby authorized and instructed.to advise
the C.C.C.-Fire Hose Company of Canton, manes. ,
that if the five hundred feet of hose ordered
through their agent on August 18th, is not
received in four days, the order .shall be
cancelled, and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That if said hose is
not delivered and said order is cancelled with
the said C.C.C. Fire Hose Company, that the
City Clerk shall immediately order from the
American Fibber ganufacturing Company,
Emeryville, Cal., five hundred feet of single
jacketed hose at a cost not to exceed TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS, ($250.00).
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Binder, Bryson, Davis, Smiley and Ru.eger.
Hoes: None.
Absent: None.
The City Attorney reported with respect to time off for the
City Marshal, that the law provides that every municipal officer
employed continuously 120 hours or more per week is entitled to
three hours per day for meals.
The City Attorney reported with reference to modifying
the speed of motor vehicles on the Coast.Boulevard West of the
City proper, that it appeared that such regulation would have to
tie taken up with the State Highway Commission and it was suggested
that if signs were erected on the sides of the highway they might
have the effect of causing motorists to be more careful.
Moved by Trustee'Davis, seconded by 'Trustee Smiley that the
City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized to order from the
Automobile Club of Southern California five signs for the purpose of
regulating vehicle traffic, two of said signs to be erected on the
Coast Boulevard, two on Virginia Street near Holly Avenue and one
on Holly Avenue between Virginia and Whiting Streets. Carried,
The City Engineer reported in the matter of cutting down the
banks of earth at E1 Segundo Avenue and Arizona Drive on the right -
of -way of the Pacific Electric Railway Company, that said Railway
Company was not disposed to do this work at their own expense, but
would permit the City or any other person to enter upon their right -
of -way for that purpose and would further permit the wasting of said
earth on their right-of -way, providing same was kept below the
level oT their road -bed. By general consent the matter was referred
to the City Attorney and the City Engineer for such action they may
deem necessary.
The City Engineer presented for perusal of the Board profile
of the proposed' official grades on Walnut and Aaple Avenues, east
of Eucalyptus Drive. At the suggestion of Trustee Binder these
were referred to the Public Works Committee for one week for
investigation.
Trustee Davis reported that the Standard oil Company could
make photos of portions of the offical map of the City for
approximately 40¢ per sheet.
Moved by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Smiley that the
City Clerk be and he is hereby instructed to order from the Standard
Uil Company twelve copies each of Sheets 1, 2, 4 and 5, of the
official map of the City of El Segundo, at a cost not to exceed
T4TLNTY -FIVE DOLLARS, ($25.00). Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Binder, Bryson, Davis, Smiley and Rueger.
Noes: None.
Absent: None,
PAYING BILLS.
The -following demands, having had the approval of the Committee
on Finance and Records, were read:
Clyde Woodworth $10.94
Herald Publishing Co. 140.85
So. Calif. Edison Co. 12.70
Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. 33.60
Olin G. MoWain 2.03
F. Blaogie, Jr.
Pacific Elect. Ry,
Temescal Rook Co.
So. Calif. Edison
So. Calif. Alison
G. Schirmer Music
57.00
Co. 135.16
162.04
Co. 29.34
Co. 112.24
St. 11.20
Moved by Trustee Bryson, seconded by Trustee Davia, that the
demands be allowed and warrants drawn on the General Fund for the same.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Binder, Bryson, Davis, Smiley and Rueger.
Does: N ,)ne.
Absent: Bone.
SEW BUSINESS.
Moved by Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee Binder, that the
American Legion be and they are hereby granted free use of the
Auditorium on the evenings of September 18th and October 30th,
1920, Carried.
The Marshal announced the revocation of the appointment of
F. C. Henzgen, Jr. as Deputy Marshal.
Moved by Trustee Davis, seconded by 'Trustee Bryson, that the
City Lngineer be and he is hereby instructed to establish the grade
on West Maple Avenue from %lain Street to the Westerly City Limits.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Binder, Bryson, Davis, Smiley and Rueger.
Hoes: None.
Absent: None.
Moved by Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee Davis, that the
meeting adjourn. Carried.
Respedtfully submitted,
Approved: ity e,
residers t-, Board of Tru es.
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