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1923 JUL 31 CC MIN-w7 El Segundo, Cal, July 31st, 1923. 004 A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of El Segundo, California, was called to order at 7:30 o'clock P. M. on the above date in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of said City by William C. Bryson, President of the Board. ROLL CALL. Trustees Present: Binder, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Trustees Absent: None. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS =,TING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 24th day of July, 1923, were read. No errors or omissions being noted, it was moved by Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee Binder, that the minutes be approved as read. Carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. The following communications were read and disposed of as indicated: J. L. POMEF.OY, M. D . , County Health Officer, requesting that a re- presentative from this city attend a meeting to be held in the City Hall at Redondo Beach, August 8th, 1923, at 7:30 o'clock P. M. for the purpose of considering the organization of a Health District to meet an emergency existing because of a shortage of funds available for use of the County Health Department. After discussing the matter, it was moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Smiley, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to notify the County Health Officer that the Board of Trustees of the City of E1 Segundo feels that it is cooperating with his department in full measure and that said Board debms it inadvisable at this time to consider membership in the proposed Public Health District. Carried. A. FARRELL, City Marshal, requesting that twelve new badges be purchased for use of his Department. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Smiley, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized to purchase for use of the City Marshal's Department twelve large official badges of design satisfactory to said Marshal ata cost not to exceed $45.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Binder, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: None. RALPH ARNOLD, Chairman of the C&mmittee for the entertainment of President Marren G. Harding, containing instructions as to the decorating of the automobiles to be used by representatives of this city in escorting the President on the suburban trip planned for Friday, August 3rd, 1923. It appearing from press despatches that the proposed visit of the President had been cancelled owing to his illness, the letter was ordered filed and no action taken. CHICAGO BELTING COMPANY, requesting consideration what the City is in the market for.leather belting and its accessories, orf or repairs to the same. Ordered filed. J. W. GILBERT, as one of the petitioners for the appointment of J. A. Gerow to the office of Trustee of the City of E1 Segundo, re- questing that the petition be withdrawn. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Smiley, that said letter be filed and made a matter of record. Carried. ORAL COML'{UNICATIONS. None. _8 REPORTS OF STANDING COMBlIITTEES. Trustee Rueger of the Public Works Committee reported having in- spected the pump, well and reservoir of the Sausal - Redondo Water Company and the land upon which the same are situated, and expressed the belief that it would be desirable for the City to purchase the same. It appearing that said premises were not sufficiently legdly described in the letter offering the same to the City, filed with this Board on the 24th inst., it was moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Smiley, that the matter be referred to the City Attorney with in- structions to obtain from the owners the proper legal description of. the property which they propose to sell and to submit thes ame to this Board at his early convenience. . Carried. Trustee Rueger reported that during the week it had been found. necessary to order twenty -five 5/8" Trident Meters and one hundred . meter boxes, the prices for which are•�11.61 and $1.00 each respectively f.o.b. E1 Segundo and upon motion of Trustee Rueger, seconded by. . Trustee Smiley, it was moved that the order be confirmed. Said motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Binder, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: None. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. Health Officer E. DeVicq, reporting on the question of the legality of quarantining dogs within the City of E1 Segundo under the County Ordinance, advised the Board verbally that said County Ordinance could not be made to apply, as the County had no juris- diction within incorporated cities. Said Health Officer urged the adoption of an ordinance by the City of E1 Segundo, which would permit the City to place a quarantine upon such animals if and when it is deemed advisable. Discussion followed, after which Trustee Rueger, introduced Ordinance No. 95, entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE•CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,_ REGULATING THE KEEPING OF DOGS AND THEIR RUNNING AT LARGE WITHIN .THE SAID CITY ".. which was read. Cit y services to him at verbally gone out others up the next Marshal Farrell, reporting on the matter of procuring the of a professional dog catcher, which said matter was referred the last regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, advised that the professional dog catchers of his acquaintance had of business and that while he had been unable to locate any to this date, he thought that he might be successful before meeting and was given additional time. City Attorney Woodworth reporting in the matter of the deficiencies in the bonds of the Pittsburg -Des Moines Steel Company heretofore filed with this Board, the approval of which was deferred on advice of the City Attorney, advised the Board verbally that upon his recent visit to San Francisco he went into the matter with Mr. F. W. Hatch, Manager of the Company, and that Mr. Hatch had forwarded the bonds to the Home Office of his company where corrections will be made to make said bonds conform to the desires of the City Attorney and that Mr. Hatch assured the City Attorney that the matter would cause no delay in the prosecution of the said Company's contract with the City of El Segundo. None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and - Records, were read: =1 BUSINESS. The Marshal announced the appointments of the following named persons as Deputy Marshals and requested the Board's approval of the same: H. E. OSBORNE, S. B. PATTERSON, b:. C. SMITH, J. E. McELIVAIN, FRANK 1%M',11AN , A. E. BARGAR , J. G. CARROLL , D. FAHLAND , C. F. BRYAN , J. F. COULTER, M. L. ANDERSON, R. T. COHNOLLY, R. W. YEAGER, H. J. RICHMOND, D. McKINEEY, V. E. FRIZZELL, A. R. GUNN, C. WOODYARD, J. C. ABSHIER, P. D. GARDIr=, H. JONES, V. D. McCARTHY, E. 0. DAVIDSON, W. C. BRYSON. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee $miley, that said appointments be approved. Carried. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Binder, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to purchase from A. Carlisle & Company three revised editions of street laws which contain the 1923 amendments, at a cost not to exceed $12.00. The City Clerk, the City Treasurer and the City Engineer each to be furnished with one copy of the same when received. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Binder, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent:- None. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Binder, that the following resolution be adopted: "RESOLV D, That John A. Jerow be appointed to the office of Member of the Board of Trustees of the City of El Segundo made vacant by the resignation of Trustee Richard F. Davis, to assume the duties of his office upon his subscribing and filing the required oath of office. Said Trustee shall hold. office as provided in Section 854 of Act. 2348, General Laws of the State of California ". Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Binder, Rueger., Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: None. Peter E. Binder 15.00 Alfred M. Smiley 15.00 Carl E. Rueger 15.00 Richard F. Davis 7.50 William C. Bryson 15.00 Redondo Floral Co. 15.93 Neva If. Elsey 125.00 Victor D. McCarthy 175.00 H. S. Crocker Co. 2.90 11rs. M. E. Flood 11.00 Victor D. McCarthy 25.28 Herald Publishing Co. 75.00 Los Angeles Rubber Stamp Co. 3.70 Minta Curtzwiler 25.00 Clyde Woodworth 100.00 Don G. Pug;itt 50.00 S. J. Wilson 1631.25 A. Farrell 99.16 E. A. Farrell 2.20 Howard Jones 5.20 0. W. Lawler 4.00 Harold D. Dale 35.00 H. Jones 140.00 J. C. Abshier 125.00 C. Woodyard 40.00 P. D. Gardner 100.00 F. H. Jensen 15.00 Mary Manson 100.00 Al F.. Gunn 195.00 J. E. Scott 6.00 C. T. Ainsworth 85.00 A. Miller 64.50 W. D. Sickler 69.44 C. Woodyard 54.56 W. G. Henry 69.44 If. Deragisch 37.20 A. Hulen 52.08 P. McNally 26.97 S. E. Dare 19.85 A. E. Ford 25.50 Total $3678.66 Moved by Trustee Rueger, 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, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: None. =1 BUSINESS. The Marshal announced the appointments of the following named persons as Deputy Marshals and requested the Board's approval of the same: H. E. OSBORNE, S. B. PATTERSON, b:. C. SMITH, J. E. McELIVAIN, FRANK 1%M',11AN , A. E. BARGAR , J. G. CARROLL , D. FAHLAND , C. F. BRYAN , J. F. COULTER, M. L. ANDERSON, R. T. COHNOLLY, R. W. YEAGER, H. J. RICHMOND, D. McKINEEY, V. E. FRIZZELL, A. R. GUNN, C. WOODYARD, J. C. ABSHIER, P. D. GARDIr=, H. JONES, V. D. McCARTHY, E. 0. DAVIDSON, W. C. BRYSON. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee $miley, that said appointments be approved. Carried. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Binder, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to purchase from A. Carlisle & Company three revised editions of street laws which contain the 1923 amendments, at a cost not to exceed $12.00. The City Clerk, the City Treasurer and the City Engineer each to be furnished with one copy of the same when received. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Binder, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent:- None. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Binder, that the following resolution be adopted: "RESOLV D, That John A. Jerow be appointed to the office of Member of the Board of Trustees of the City of El Segundo made vacant by the resignation of Trustee Richard F. Davis, to assume the duties of his office upon his subscribing and filing the required oath of office. Said Trustee shall hold. office as provided in Section 854 of Act. 2348, General Laws of the State of California ". Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Binder, Rueger., Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: None. E It appearing that the building in which the municipal water works department will be houses is not completed and will not be ready for occupancy within the next thirty days and it being necessary to pro- vide an office in which to conduct the business of the municipal water department, it was moved by Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee Rueger, that that certain office situated and known as No. 102 pest Grand Avenue be rented for one month beginning August lst 1923 from the El Segundo Land & Improvement Company for,the sum of 22.50. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Binder, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Smiley, that Resolutian No. 56, entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE, CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING RULES AND REGU- LA I*01 S FOR Thy' S�EPLVICE OF 7,"ATER FROM THE o;ATET? WORKS SYST �1i bF SAID CITY AND FIXING AND ESTABLISHING TIE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR SUCH: S-r T,VI CE, " which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Binder, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Binder, that L. C. Roberts be and he is hereby appointed Superintendent of the dater Department of the City of E1 Segundo. He shall assume the duties of his office August 1st, 1923, and shall receive as compensation in full for all services rendered the sum of $225.00 per month until the further order of this Board, which said sum shall be payable monthly as other city salaries are paid. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Binder, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: None. loved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Binder, that the appointment of L. C. Roberts as Assistant Street Superintendent be and the same is revoked, effective at midnight July 31st, 1923. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Binder, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: None. No further business appearing to be transacted at this session, it was moved by Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee Binder, that the meeting adjourn until Thursday, the 2nd day of August, 1923, at the hour of 11:00 o'clock A. 11. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: City C Pr sident, Board of T ustees.