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1923 MAY 29 CC MINM6 El Segundo, Cal. May 29, 1923. 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. Iv:. on the above date in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of said City by r:`illiam C. Bryson, - 2resident of the Board. ROLL -_::LL. Trustees :resent: Davis, Rueger• end Bryson. Trustees Absent: Binder and Smiley. HEADING OF i.IINTJTES OF �'REVICUS ,EETINGS. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 22nd day of L-ay, 1923 were read. No errors or omissions being noted, it was moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Davis, that they be approved as read. Carried. S2ECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS. The receiving of bids for the furnishing of all labor and materials for the erection of a one story brick municipal office building in E1 Segundo, California, having heretofore been made P special order of business for. 8:00 o'clock P. Py% 'at this meeting, the o - resident, at this point announced that the hour of 7:59 o'clock I.1. had arrived and asked if any person or persons pres. ent desired to file bids for said work. - The hour of 8_:00 o'clock P. MI. having arrived and all bids being in, the-President announced that x= bids for the erection of a one story brick municipal office building in E1 Segundo, California, were closed. It was then moved by Trustee Davis, seconded by ,Trustee Rueger, that the Board proceed to open and publicly de- clare all bids received for furnishing all labor and materials .for the erection of a one stox� brick municipal office building in E1 Segundo, Caiifornia:arr`��d'Bids received for said work were determined bKr said Board to be as follows, to -wit: Bid of S. J. Wilson as follows, to -wit: "Board of Trustees, City of E1 Segundo, Cal. Gentlemen: I propose to furnish all labor and materials for the erection of the new municipal building, El Segundo, Cal. according to the plans and spe cif'_nr tions prepared by Homer W. Glidden, Architect, for the total sum of Nine Thousand One Hundred Dollars 09100.00). Enclosed find Cashiers Check on the First National Bank of Redondo in amount of 0455.00) Four Hundred Fifty Five Dollars. Yours truly, It was then moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded'by Trustee Davis, that said bid. be taken under advisement until the meeting of the '•oard of Trustees to be held Jur_e 5th, 1923. Carried. The minutes of the adjourned regular meeting held on the 25th day of iyiay, 1923 were read without error or omission being noted, and were approved upon motion of Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee pueger, which carried. 37 t7RITTE'N COMMUNICATIONS. The following communications were read and disposed of as indicated: STANDARD OIL COh _ANY OF CE�LIFORNIA, requesting permission to ex- cavate in Rosecrans Avenue near and to the North of the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue and Arizona Drive for the purpose of laying a 10" oil pipe line. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Davis, that this permission be granted with the proviso that the work be prosecuted and completed to the satisfaction of the Street Superintendent of the City of El Segundo.. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Davis, Rueger and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: Trustees Binder and Smiley. STANDA D OIL COP,IPAIdY OF CALIFORNIA, requesting permission to install and maintain three 500 gallon storage tanks under the sidewalk flush with the curb at 232 iv:ain Street, El Segundo; also to cut the curb and construct concrete driveways at said location. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Davis, that this permission be granted, providing said work is completed to the satisfaction of the Street Superintendent of the City of E1 Segundo. Carried. i,ANHATTAN BEACH CHAMBER OF COHY.ERCE, requesting the Board to pass a resolution disfavoring an advertisement which appeared in the Los Angeles Times of i ;iay 15th, 1923, and which was sponsored by the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce. Ordered filed. THOS. BAIRD, Chief Engineer, �i'resno Fire Department, thanking the Board for permitting the American- LaFrance Fire Engine Company to take over end deliver to the Fresno Fire Department'% double eighty gallon chemical fire engine formerly owned by this City. Ordered filed. V;0161A 'S CIVIC ILTROVE11ENT CLUB, thanking the Board of Trustees for its cooperation with said Club during the past year and requesting permission to use the City Hall as a meeting place Wednesday afternoons, beginning September, 1923. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Davis that this permission be granted, no charge to be mede for such use. Carried. ItINE & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPnTENT COMPANY, advising that said company is closing out its stock of new valves and fittings and furnishing a list of same which are available for immediate shipment at prices 15 to 25% below present market prices. Ordered filed. REPORTS OF STANDING COI, P,:ITTEES. Trustee Davis of the Public Safety Committee reported that the fire hose had been removed from the hose reel which was formerly housed in a small sheep on the alley in Block 47 of the City of E1 Segundo and had been placed on the fire engine being used pending the arrival of the city's new fire engine, and that said shed had been removed to the corporation yard for the purpose of storing the old reel.and the old trailer; also that the '_merican- La?rance Fire Engine Company has furnished the city with two fire engines for temporary use. Trustee Rueger of the p=ublic :'.ores Committee advised that the Street Department is in need of hose for street work. It was moved bar Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Rueger, that the City Clerk be P he is hereby instructed to secure prices on 11" single jacket hose. Carried. REPORT � OF OFFICE_'." AND SP'E'CIAL COY11"ITTEES. The Clerk reported that rursuant to the Board's request he had obtained prices on a ner; Ford one ton Chassis with starter and Ruckstell Axle, which said prices, tog3ther rith allowance on old c iassis, vrere ;38 ^s follows: Jefferies & IVSeek, Redondo Beach - Geo. L. ,tiles, Inc. Hermose. Beach El Segundo Garage Geo . Iv:. Sutton, Inglewood Net Pr4ce X433.20 it It 498.20 It it 498.20 it it 568, tt0 It appearing from reports prev'ously made to the Board of Trustees bj- the Street Superintendent that the Ford truck used for the collection of garbage and for haulin^, road building materials is rapidly deterioratin_- and bac_l,z need of repQ.ir, and that attempts to keep said truck in active service will entail useless expense and waste of municipal funds, it aas moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Davis, that the follcxing resolution be adopted: information he.s just been received by the Board of Trustees of the City of El Segundo, California, t:lat the municipal dump truck is not in good repair and that its're,:ioval from service for the purpose of making such repairs ,rill create a condition detri- mental to the health of the community by reason of the City's inability to pro?,--tly collect garbage, and 1=11 t.S, this condition is a serious menace to the -�l =:c _1eclt': .�.nd safety of said city, and � -_S, such condition creates an emergency which must be overcome immediately, N0: T :� EFORL, BE IT P.LSOLZED, that in order to meet said emer7enc7 and provide immediate protection for persOnS and '_. "oper'y' .':ithin said city, that the laity cf E1 Se7unc'o lease from Jefferies & !.:eek of Redondo Beach, California, one 1 ton Ford Truck chassis with starter and Ruckstell Axle, upon the terms set forth in a lease contract to be prepared by the City attorney of the City of El Segundo, and 3E, IT FURTHER that the :'resident of of Trustees execute said lease and that the Clerk attest the same, all on behalf of said Carried by the following. vote: Ayes: Trustees Davis, Rueger and Bryson. Does: None. Absent: Trustees Binder and Smiley. NTISIIE•B BUS I1; SS. None. Ii:G -ILLS. Tio nemands presented. 1TE`. 3U3I'1ZSS. the Board City city., L'Ioved by _weger, seconded by Trustee Davis, that 'the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized to purchase four gasoline coupor_ books for use of the Street Department. Carried by the follcwin7 vote: Ayes: Trustees Davis, Rueger and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: Trustees Birder and Smiley. E 39 Trustee Bryson inquired as to the advisability of i nmediately installin a number of fire hydrants similar to those to be in- stalled when the municipal water works system is Qompleted. It appearing from the discussion_ which follow- -d that the advice of Olmstead & Gillelen should be taken in this matter, it was moved by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Rueger, that the City Clerk be instructed to communicate with Olmstead & Gillelen, asking their advice as to the early installation of fire hydrants after the city acquires the water works system. Carried. No further business appearing to be transacted at this session, it was. moved by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Rueger, that the meetinn ac�ourn until Friday, the 1st day of June, 1923 at the hour Of 11:00 0 clock A. T.:. Carried. Respectfully submitted, MWERMoM i - --ove d : -2 eel 1 13 '+ d� R'r e _r��'den�, .�o=�i of _ ust.,es.