1922 APR 17 CC MINE1 Segundo, Cal.
April 17th, 1922,
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An adjourned regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City*
of El Segundo, Californi-, was called to order at 7:30 o'clock P. Mr.
on the above date in the Council Chamber of the City Hall by William
C. Bryson, President of the Board.
ROLL C: ,LL .
Trustees Present: Binder, Davis, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson.
Trustees Absent: None.
READING OF TEENUTES OF -PREVIOUS 1:1TING .
The minutes of the regular meeting held on April 12th, 1922
were read with no errors or omissions being noted and it wasmoved
by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Smiley, that the minutes be
approvedas read. Carried.
Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Smiley that the
regular order of business be dispensed with. Carried.
The City Clerk reported that
Election held on Monday, the 10th
El Segundo, California, were then
the envelopes containing there, in
and the said Clerk presented said
this meeting.
the returns of the General Municipal
day of April, 1922, in the City of
and had been in his possession in
the same condition as when received,
returns to the Board of Trustees at
It was thereupon moved by Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee
Davis, that the Board of Trustees proceed forthwith to canvass said
returns. The said motion was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Binder, Davis, Rueber, Smiley and Bryson.
Noss: None.
Absent: None.
Said motion being carried, the Board of Trustees then proceeded
forthwith to publicly examine and canvass said returns, and upon the
completion of said canvass by said Board, it wa.s moved by Trustee
Davis, seconded by Trustee Binder, that the following resolution be
adopted:
"WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election was
held and conducted in the City of E1 Segundo, County
of Los Angeles, State of California, on Monday, the
10th day of April, 1922, as required by law; and
WHEREAS, it appears that noticie of said
election was duly and legally given, and that there
were two voting precincts established for holding
said election, consisting of a consolidation of the
regular City Precincts for holding State and County
Elections, as the same were established by the Board
of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, California., on
the 29th day of December, 1921, and now being of record
in Book 78 -A of the Minutes of the said Board of Super-
visors; that the election officers were appointed and
election supplies furnished, and that in all respects
said election was held and conducted and the votes cast
thereat received and canvassed and the returns thereof
made and declared, in time, form and manner as required
by the General Laws of the State of California, gov-
erning elections in cities of the fifth and sixth
classes; and
,=- RIP;AS, The Board of Trustees of said City
of El Segundo met at the Council Chamber of the said
Board on 21onday, the 17th day of April, 1922, to canvass the
returns of said election and install the newly elected
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officers, whereupon the said Board found that
the number of votes cast, the names of the persons
voted for, the proposition voted upon, the result
of said election, and other matters required by
law, to be as hereinafter stated-
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AIM
DECLARED AS FOLLO; S :
That said regular Municip -1 election was held
and conducted in the City of .E1 Segundo, California,
on Monday, the 10th day of April, 1922, in time,
form and manner as required by law;
That there were two voting precincts established
for the purpose of holding said election, consisting
of a consolidation of the regular election -precincts
established for holding general State and County
elections, as follows:
Voting Precinct "A ", comprising State.and County
-Precinct No. 1; and
'consolidated Voting Precinct "B ", comprising State
and County Precincts Nos. 2 and 3.
That the whole number of votes c^,st in said City of
E1 Segundo at said election was 600 votes;
That the names of the persons voted for, the offices
for which they were voted, the number of votes given in
each precinct to each of said persons, together with the
whole number of votes which they received in the entire
City of El Segundo, are as follows:
TOTAL
Iv.UIES OF PERSONS VOTED FOR OFFICE VOTED FOR PRECINCTS VOTES
"An "B"
lUilliam C. Bryson Member of the Board
of Trustees (Full
Term) - - - - - - - 135 325 460
Carl E. Rueger Kember of the
Board of Trustees
(Bull Term)- - - - 93 296 389
Thomas G. Tuck Lember of the
Board of Trustees
(Full Term) - - - 100 142 242
That at said election the following proposition
was voted upon, and the number of votes given in said
respective precincts and in the whole City of E1
Segundo, both for and against the same, are as follows:
"Shall the City of El Segundo,
California, incur a bonded in-
debtedness of Twenty -five
Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00)
for the purpose of acquiring,
constructing and completing a
certain municipal improvement,
namely: a public building, to-
Yrit, a. public assembly hall ?" )
PRECINCTS
"An ."Bn
TOTAL VOTES
YES 65 180 245
NO 107 214 321
That each vote indicated as voting "Yes" upon
said proposition, shall be counted in favor of or
for said proposition; and that each vote indicated
as voting "No" upon said proposition, shall be con-
sidered as a vote not in favor of, or against the
said proposition.
AND BE IT FURTHEIR THM-21 'ORE RESOLVED AND
DETEPM111TED, that at said regular General Municipal
election:
William C. Bryson was elected to the office of
Member of the Board of Trustees of the City of El
Segundo, California, for the full term of four
years; and
ALSO, that Carl E. Rueger was elected to the
office of Mel:lber of file Board of Trustees of the
City of it Segundo, California, for the full term
of f our years; and
BE IT FURT= RESOLVED, that at the said election,
and as a result thereof, the following proposition
was rejected and that the same Was not carried or
adopted, to -ait:
"Shall the City of E1 Segundo, California,
incur a bonded indebtedness of Twenty -five
Thousand Dollars ( 25, 000.00 ) for the YES
purpose of acquiring, constructing and
completing a certain municipal improvement,
namely: a public building, to -wit, a NO
public assembly hall ? ",
and that therefore no 'ponds shall be issued, or indebted -
ness incurred for the purpose recited in said proposition,
as a result of said election.
AND BE IT F51TR ^'r 1. RySOLVED that the C i ty Clerk
shall enter on the records of the Board of Trustees of
said City, a statement of the result of the said
election, showing:
(1) The whole number of votes cast in said City
of E1 Segundo;
(2) The names of the persons voted for and the
proposition voted upon;
(3) The office to fill which each person was voted
for;
(4) The
each of such
proposition;
(5) The
each of such
proposition
number of votes
persons and for
and
number of votes
persons and for
Toted upon.
given for each Precint to
and against the said
given in said City to
and against the said
AND BE IT FURTHER l'SOL t , That the City Clerk
shall immediately make and deliver to each of such
persons so elected a Certificate of Election, signed by
him and duly authenticated; that he shall also impose
the constitutional oath of office upon the said persons
so elected as Members of the Board of Trustees of said
City and shall have them subscribe thereto and file the
same in his office; whereupon, each and all of said
persons so elected to said respective offices shall
be inducted into said respective offices to which they
have been elected."
The motion to adopt the foregoing resolution was carried
unanimously by the vote shown in the following certificate of the
City Clerk, to-wit:
STATZE OF CY JIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS.
CITY OF IM SEGUNDO )
I, the undersigned, Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the
City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution, was duly and legally introduced and adopted by the Board
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of Trustees of the City of El Segundo, California, at a regular meeting,
of the said Board 'held on uionday, the 17th day of April, A. D. 1922,
and that the same was adopted by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Trustees Binder, Davis, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
I?T TESTIT_OITY ' 1 -=EOP, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City.of EI Segundo,C alifornia, this 17th day
of inril, 1922.
City C r
The City Clerr, then reported that he had caused the statement of
the result of said election, showing all matters required by law to
be shown therein, to be entered in the 11inute Book of the Board of
Trustees and that he had done so by copying in the resolution last
hereina.bove set forth in full.
The City Cleru then read the minutes of this meeting up to this
point, whereupon it was moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee
Smiley, that the said minutes up to this point stand approved as read.
The said motion was carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Binder, Davis, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
The Trustees elect, lir. William C. Bryson and Mr. Carl E. Rueger,
being, present at the meeting then assumed their new terms of of. -Lice
by taring, subscribing to and filing the Constitutional oath of office,
as required by law; they then tools their seats with Trustees Davis,
Smiley and Binder, and the Board as thus constituted proceeded forthwith
to organize by the election of a President thereof. Upon ballot
duly had by said members of the Board of Trustees, Trustee William C.
Bryson was unanimously chosen as President of the Board and he
immediately assumed the duties of his office.
The President then announced that the personnel of the various
Committees of the Board of Trustees will remain the same as constituted
prior to this date.
loved by Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee Davis, that the
regular order of business be resumed. Carried.
WRITTEIT COM, -IRTI C ATI ONS .
The following communications were read and disposed of as
indicated:
A. H. GR =IT, Recorder, a request for a leave of absence for one
wee�: to start Tuesday or ',lednesday of this week, and stating, that
the Recorder will arrange with the Justice of the Peace of Redondo
To�rnship to perform the duties of his office during his absence.
Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Smiley that this request
be ;ranted. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Binder, Davis, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
ORAL COM- 11JITI CA T I OITS .
None.
REPORTS 01 STA=v Ii1G COTEXITT + + S .
None.
None.
None.
i E ORTS Oil' OFFICERS AIdD SPECIAL, COMITITT1;S.
U T INIS= BUSINESS.
PAYING BIDES.
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee
on Finance and Records, were read:
W. D. Sicl:ler
57.66
M. Deragisch
34.72
1U. G. Henry
44.64
J. D. Tait
29.76
D. S. Booth
29.76
J. W. Powers
14.88
Standard Oil Athletic
Standard Oil Co.
171.52
Assoc'n
25.00
Mrs. Emily H. Dyer
8.00
Herald Publishing Co.
66.50
Herald Publishinr- Co.
74.10
John Ol Fitzgerald
8.00
Mrs. Violet Thurston
8100
11. Emilie Rueger
8.00
Frederick Y. Duley
8.00
George McLauchlin
8.00
Acme Electric Autor ilorks
4.75
Mrs. Effie R. McGee
8.00
C. T. Ainsworth
85.00
A. ?Tiller
70.23
C, Yloodyard
54.56
Total
X819.08
Moved by Trustee Binder, seconded by Trustee Smiley, that
the
demands be allowed and warrants
drawn on the General Fund for
the same.
Carried by the following
vote:
Ayes: Trustees Binder, Davis, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
ITKJ BUSINESS.
Trustee Binder of the Public Works Committee reported that the
Street Superintendent Ia.d informed him that the electroliers recently
erected by said Street Superintendent are ready to be wired:. Moved
by Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee Rueger that the Public Works
Committee be and it is hereby instructed to have the recently in-
stalled electroliers wired for electricity. Carried by the following
vote:
Ayes: Trustees Binder, Davis, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson.
Noes: None.
Absent:, None.
Moved by Trustee Binder, seconded by Trustee Smiley, that use of
the Council Chamber on the evening of April 24th, 1922, be granted the Nx
Salvation Army without charge. Carried.
No further business appearinE to be transacted at this meeting,
it was moved by Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee Davis, that the
meeting adjourn. Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved:
City Clerk.
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President, Board of Trus ees.