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1923 SEP 04 CC MINEl Segundo, Cal. September 4th, 1923. A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of M 3egundoe California, was called to order at 7s30 o'clock Pe No on the above date in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of said City, by William Co Bryson, President of the Board. ROLL CALL. Trustees Presents Gerow, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Trustees Absent: Binders READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 28th day of August, 1923 were read without error or omission being noted and were approved upon motion of Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Smiley, which carried. Trustee Binder appeared during the reading of the minutes, the hour being 7s35 o'clock Pe No and immediately took his seat. None. None* SMITTEN COMHUNICATIONSe ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Trustee Gerow of the Public Safety Committee advised the Board that his Committee had arrived at no definite conclusion with respect to additional help for the Police Department. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. The City Clerk called the Board's attention to a resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles calling a meeting affecting the proposed Sanitary District to be formed, comprising certain beach cities, ihich said resolution was published in the Redondo Breeze of September 3rd, 1923. Trustee Gerow expressed the belief that the City should be ]Dept informed as to such matters, inasmuch as it is only a question of time until the City of M Segtimdo will be required.to construct a sewer system and it was thereupon moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Rueger, that the City Engineer be and he is hereby appointed a committee of one to attend all meetings concerning the pro- posed Beach Cities Sanitary District and to keep the Board informed as to the Committee's plans and progress. Carried. The City Attorney reported having examined the License Agreement sub- mitted by Marbelite, Corporation of America, which he finds satisfactory. The same was read to the Board and it was thereupon moved by Trustee Rneger, seconded by Trustee Gerow that the following resolution be adopted: "RESOLVED, That the yioense Agreement of the Marbelite_ Corporation of Amerioa,-dated September 4th, 1923, be and the same is hereby approved, accepted and ordered filed, and the President of the Board of Trustees and the City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized to execute said license agree - ment for and on behalf of the City of M Segundo". Carried by the following votes Ayess Trustees Binder, Gerow, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: Nonee Complying with instructions of the Board of Trustees given at its last regular meeting, the City Engineer reported that to pave the alley in 31-ockc 41 w for a distance of sixty -five feet North of Grand Avenue would cost not less than $200.00. It was then moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Smiley that the City Clerk be and he is hereby instructed to notify Mrs. F. Halsband that the City will construct a roadway in Block 41 for a distance of sixty -five feet North of Grand Avenue upon payment into the General Fund of the City Treasury of the sum of $200.00. Carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The City-Engineer then presented a plan and profile for the improvemeht of ]fain Street from E1 Segundo Avenue to Collingwood Avenue in the City of El Segundo, California. After examination of said plan and profile, it was moved by Trustee Smiley, duly seconded by Trustee Binder and unanimously carried, that said plan and profile be and the same are hereby approved and adopted for the work or improvement of Main Street from E1 Segundo Avenue to Collingwood Avenue within the said City and the City Engineer of the said City of E1 Segundo, California is hereby directed to place them on file in his office and designate them as plan and profile No. P- 12363., The City Engineer then presented moss sectionsfor the improvement of Main Street from El Segundo Avenue to Collingwood Avenue in the City of Rl Segundo, California. After examination of said cross- sectior4 it was moved by Trustee Gerow, duly seconded by Trustee Rueger, and unanimously oarried, that said cross - sections be and the same are hereby approved and adopted-for the work or improvement of Main Street from El Segundo Avenue to Collingwood Avenue, within the said City and the City Engineer of the City of 31 Segundo,'California is hereby directed to place them on file in his office and designate them as cross - sections of Main Street from E1 Segundo Avenue to Collingwood Avenue No. X- 12364. The City Engineer then presented a map of ornamental lighting system, Main Street from El Segundo Avenue to Collingwood Avenue prepared by him. After examination of said plan it was moved by Trustee Rueger, duly seconded by Trustee Smiley and unanimously carried, that said map of ornamental lighting system, Main Street from E1 Segundo Avenue to Collingwood Avenue, within the City of El Segundo, California, be and the same is hereby approved and adopted for the work or improvement of Main Street from M Segundo Avenue to Collingwood Avenue within the said city, and the City Engineer of the said City of El Segundo, California is hereby directed to place said map on file in his office and designate the same as Plan No. 1- 423819. The City Engineer then presented a certain map prepared by him, designated as Plan No. H -12395 and entitled "leap of District to be assessed for the Improve- ment of fain Street, City of El Segundo, California", said map showing the district to be benefited by and to be assessed for the costs and expenses of the improvement of Main Street from E1 Segundo Avenue to Collingwood Avenue within the City of El Segundo, California. After examination of the same, it was moved by Trustee Rueger, duly seconded by Trustee Smiley and unanimously oarried, that the said map or plat be approved and that the same is hereby approved and adopted for the work or improvement of Main Street from E1 Segundo Avenue to Collingwood Avenue within the said City and the City Engineer of the City of El Segundo is hereby directed to place the same on file in his office and designate it as Plan No. M-123059 "Map of District to be Assessed for the Improvement of Main Street, City of El Segundo, California@, for the improvement of Main Street, from El Segundo Avenue to Collingwood Avenue within the said City. The City Engineer than presented a detail for ornamental concrete lighting posts for the improvement of Main Street from M Segundo Avenue to Collingwood Avenue in the City of El Segundo, California. After examination of said detail, it was moved by Trustee Rueger, duly seconded by Trustee Smiley, and unanimously carried that the said detail be and the same is hereby approved and adopted for the work or improvement of fain Street from El Segundo Avenue to Collingwood S*zn& Avenue within the said City and that the City Engineer of the said City of E1 Segundo is hereby directed to place said detail on file in his office and designate the same as detail of Ornamental Concrete Lighting Posts Nol D- 423620. , It was then moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Binder, that Resolution No. 599 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTERS OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUND09 CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING SPECIFICATIONS N0. 11 FOR AN ORNAMENTAL 31PR LIGHTING SYSTEM IN AND FOR SAID CITY", which was read, be adopted. The said resolution was adopted by the following votes Ayes: Trustees Binder, Gerow, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noses None. Absent: None. The City Engineer then submitted and filed his written estimate for the work or improvement of Main Street from E1 Segundo Avenue to Collingwood Avenue within the Ctty of El Segundo, California, same being approzmstely the stmt of $609388.00. It was then moved by Trustee Binder, seconded by Trustee Smiley, that Resolution of Intention No. 60, entitleds "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF THUSTEES OF THE CITY OF EL. SEGUNDO* CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE INTENTION OF SAID BOARD TO ORDER THE IMPROVEMENT OF MAIN STREET WITHIN THE SAID CITY, DECLARING THE WOHR OR 0VEMM TO BE OF MORE THAN LOCAL OR ORDINARY PUBLIC BEMW IT; THAT THE COST OF SAID ZORK OR IMPROVEMENT SHALL BE ASSESSED UPON A DISTRICT AND DETER - MINING TEAT BONDS SHALL BE ISSUED TO REPBESERT THE COST THEREOF", which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following votes Ayes: Trustees Binder, Gerow, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noses None. Absents None. The City Engineer then presented plan and profile for the improvement of Maple Avenue from Main Street to Virginia Street in the City of E1 Segundo, California. After examination of said plan and profile, it was moved by Trustee Rueger, duly seconded by Trustee Binder and unanimously oarried, that the said plan and profile be and the some are hereby approved and adopted for the work or improvement of Maple Avenue from Main Street to Virginia Street within the said City and the City Enginser.of the said City of El Segundo, California, is hereby directed to place them on file in his office and designate them as plan and -profile No. P- 123717. The City Engineer then presented cross- sections for the improvement of Maple Avenue from Main Street to Virginia Street, in the City of E1 Segundo, California. fitter examination of said cross - sections, It was moved by Trustee Binder, duly -seconded by Trustee Smiley, and unanimously carried, that the said cross - sections -be and the sane are hereby approved and adopted for the work or improvement-of. -Maple Avenue from Main Street to Virginia Street within the said City and the City •Engineer of the said City of E1 Segundo, California, is hereby directed to place -them on file in his office and designate them as cross- sections No. %123716. The City Engineer then presented a certain map prepared by him designated as Drawing No. M- 12391f f�gIntitleds• "Map of District to be assessed for the improvement or , City of E1 Segundo, California "q which said drawing -delineates the property to be benefited by-and to be assessed for the costs -and expenses of the work or improvement of Maple Avenue from Main Street to Virginia -Street within the City of E1 Segundo. After examination of same, it was moved by ,Trustee Rueger, duly seconded by•Trustee Gerow and unanimously carried, that the -said map or plat be approved and that the same is hereby approved and adopted for -the work or improvement of Maple Avenue from Main Street to Virginia Street within ,the said Oity and the City Engineer lof the 4ity of E1 Segundo, California, is here - ,by directed to place the same on file in his office and designate it as Drawing No. M- 123949 "Map of District to be assessed for the Improvement of a Portion of Maple Avenue within the said city". 400, k_ Tn The City Engineer then submitted and filed his written estimate for the work or improvement of Maple Avenue from Main Street to Virginia Street within the City, of El Segundo, California, to be approximately $9597.00. It was then moved by Trustee Rueger, duly seconded by Trustee Gerow, that Resolution of Intention No. 61, entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE INTENTION OF SAID BOARD TO ORDER THE ZMPROVELMNT OF CERTAIN PORTIONS OF MAPLE AVENUE WITHIN SAID CITY, DECLARING THE FORK OR IImOPE6Om TO BE OF MORE THAN LOCAL OR ORDINARY PUBLIC BENIIa'IT, AND THAT THE COST OF SAID WORK OR nMOVEMENT SHALL BE ASSESSED UPON A DISTRICT AND DETERMINING THAT BONDS SHALL BE ISSUED TO REPRESENT THE COST THEREOF", which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following votes Ayes: Trustees Binder, Gerow, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: None. The Chair then declared a recess of 5 minutes, the hour being 6s55 o'clock P. M. At the hour of 9s00 o'clock P. M. the Chair called the meeting to order, all trustees being present. The City Attorney advised that the agreement of the Byron - Jackson Pump Manufacturing Company for furnishing the City of E1 Segundo certain pumps and meters, in accordance with their bid filed with the Board of Trustees on the 25th day of May, 1923, and the award made to them on said date, as recorded at Page E-33 of the Records of the Board of Trustees, had been submitted to him and that he approves the same as to form. It was then moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Smiley that the President of the Board of Trustees and the City Clerk be and they are hereby authorised on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo to execute said agreement. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Binder, Gerow, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: None. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: Peter Be Binder 15.00 William C. Bryson - 15.00 John A. Gerow 15.00 Carl Be Rueger 15.00 Alfred M. Smiley -15.00 Victor D. McCarthy 175.00 Neva M. Elsey 125.00 Underwood Typewriter Co. 222000 Herald Publishing Co. 118.80 Minta- Curtswiler 75.00 Clyde Woodworth 100.00 Don C. FugAtt 50000 S. J. Wilson 2783.25 Clyde Woodworth 44000 A. Farrell 175.00 H. Jones 140.00 R. T. Connolly 16.23, Rich Budelier 2032 Henderson Motorcycle Sales Co. 192.50 J. Co Abshier 68.55 C. 'Woodyard 32.00 City of II Segando, Water Dept. 34.55 Harohd D. Dale 35900 American Public Health Assn. 5.00 Los Angeles Examiner 2.92 P. D. Gardner _ 100.00 - F. H. Jensen 15.00 Be E. Edwards 4.13 R. T. Hutchins 29.50 E. W. Chubb 1.88 A. R. Guar 195.00 C. T. Ainsworth 85.00 A. Miller 87.22 We D. Sickler 59.52 Co Woodyard 63.84 W. G. Henry 69.44 M. Deragisch 29976 A. Hulen 57904 P. McNally 42.47 A. E. Ford 16969 Gilmore Oil Co. 22.50 Pacific Electric Railway Co. 24.55 Union Rock Co. 87.87 Southern California Edison Co. 41.00 Southern Cal. Edison Co. 89.74 Southern Calif. Edison Co. 57.73 Southern Cal. Edison Co. 27.92 Smthern Calif. Edison Co. 23.07 Mary Manson 100000 L. Co Roberts Los Angeles Rubber Stamp Co. 6965 Inglewood Machine Shop R. W. Yeager 41.00 State Compensatiod Ins. Fund Total 159.68 3.00 557.93 $6571.25 ?loved by Trustee Binder, seconded by Trustee Gerow, that the demands be allowed and warrants drawn on the general fund for the same. Carried by the following votes Ayes: Trustees Binder, Gerow, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Roes: None. Absent: None. iN BUSINESS. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Smiley, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized to purchase two 50 fto length of 3/4" hose for use of the City Hall janitor at a cost not to exceed $25.00. Carried -by the following votes Ayess Trustees Binder, Gerow, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noess None. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Gerow, that all musicians who furnished music on September lat. 2nd and 3rd, 1923 for the entertainment of the guests of the City of El Segundo during the celebration held said dates be and they are hereby authorized to file their demands in the am of $5.00 each for such services rendered. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Binder, Gerow, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Smiley, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized to have a wicket installed on the door to the entrance of the City Hall Auditorium from the Ante -room at a cost not to exceed $10.00. Carried by the following votes Ayes: _Trustees Binder, Gerow, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None. Absent: gone. Moved by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Smiley, that the City Engineer be and he is hereby instructed to confer with the contractor with respect to the color of the finish of the rooms in the new municipal building. Carried. Moved by Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee Binder, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized to purchase for use of the Water Department one set of 112 x 3/4" Toledo pipe dies with head; one 50 fte length of 3/4" garden hose; two dozen 10" hacksaw blades; one hacksaw frame, all at a cost not to exceed $75.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Binder, Gerow, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Noes: None., Absent: None. "owed by Trustee Rueger, seconded by Trustee Gerow, that the Superintendent of the Water_Depertmez# be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to remove the old frame buildings now standing on the recently acquired property of the City of E1 Segundo at the Northwest corner of Standard Street and El Segundo Avenue and to salvage the lumber and to place the premises in a presentable condition. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Binder, Gerow, Rueger, Smiley and Bryson. Roes: None. Absent: None. At this point, the hour being 9 :30 o'clock P. M. Trustee Rueger was excused by the Chair. 3102-41 Mr. 0. A. Stone of the firm.of.Olmsted & Gillelen presented to the Board a sketch of certain changes they suggested malting in,the municipal water system. Following extended discussion, it was moved by Trustee Gerow,/ seconded by Trustee Smiley, that Olmsted & Gillelen be and they are hereby requested to submit to the City Engineer as soon as possible blue prints of the changes proposed by Mr. Stone this date so that the City Engineer may confer with and advise the Board respecting the same. Carried. Moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Smiley, that I. B. Sumner be and' he is hereby appointed Assistant Superintendent of the Water Department asof September let, 1923. Until the further order of this Board said appointee shall receive as compensation in full for all services rendered as such assistant Superintendent of the municipal water department the sum of $150.00 per month, which said sum shall be payable monthly as other city salaries are paid. Carried by the following votes Ayes: Trustees Binder, Gerow, Smiley and Bryson. Nonss None. Absent: Trustee Rueger. No further business appearing to be transacted at this session, it was moved by Trustee Smiley, seconded by Trustee Gerow, that the meeting adjourn until Friday, the 7th day of September, 1923 at the hour of lls00 o'clock A. M. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: Ci 'Clerk. President, Board of Trustees. L,