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1924 JUL 01 CC MIN4 28T% El Segundo, Cal. July 1, 1924 A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of E1 Segundo, California, was called to order at 6 :30 o'clock P. M. on the above date in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of said City by Peter E. Binder, President of the Board. ROLL CALL. Trustees Present: Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder. Trustees Absent= Bone, BEADING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The .minutes of the regular meeting held on the 24th day of June, 1924, were read. No.errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Cannon, that the minutes be approved as.read. Carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. The following casmaunications were read and disposed of as indicateds STANDARD OIL COMPANY. requesting permission to construct a 6 inch macadam roadway 12 feet wide to connect with the westerly edge of the Coast Boulevard and running to the Salt Mater Station of said company on the ocean front. Moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Love, that this permission be granted, subject to the work, in so far as it is constructed on public property, being prosecuted and completed to the satisfaction of the Street Superintendent of the City of E1 Segundo. Carried by the following votes Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow,.Love and Binder. Noes: gone. Absent: None. BLINK9-BFAN & CO. and LYBRAND, BOSS BROS. & MONTGOMERY, Accountants and Auditors, requesting consideration when it is again necessary for the City to employ persons practicing that profession. Ordered filed. Petition of FRANK NVXMAN and others, requesting the Board of Trustees to take such steps as may be necessary to provide four foot sidewalks and curbs in Bonita Vista Avenue between Maple and Walnut Avenues. Moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Cannon, that the City Engineer be and he is hereby authorized to prepare the necessary data for such improvement and the City Attorney is hereby authorized to prepare the necessary legal proceedings from such data when submitted to him by the City Engineer. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: Hone. ORAL COM=ICATIONS. F. H. Chesley, Manager, California Box Lunch Company, requested permission to sell their lunches within the City of El Segundo near the Standard Oil Company's main gate, stating that they had previously obtained permission from Mr. Hanna to use a portion of the Standard Oil Company's property for the purpose. Moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Love, that this permission be granted, subject however to all of the provisions of ordinances of the Board of Trustees of the City of El Segundo appertaining thereto. Carried by the following vote: Ayess Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. 28S -� M r/ a./ REPORTS OF STANDING CMMITTZES. "17 Trustee Gerow advised that he had received complaint that the construction of a pole line by the Southern California Edison Company in Arizona Drive had narrowed the roadway and it was moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Love, that the matter be referred to the Public Works Committee with power to act, and to expend in the remedying of the cause of the complaint not to exceed ,50.009 Carried by the following votes Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. Trustee Gerow stated that the North side of Grand Avenue between Main Street and Concord Street is badly in need of repair. Discussion was had as to the M thod which should be followed in correcting the condition, after which it was moved by Trustee Love, seconded by Trustee Anderson, that the Street Superintendent be and he is hereby instructed to make temporary repairs in Grand Avenue between Main Street and Concord Street at a cost not to exceed $50.00. Carried by the following votes Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder. Noess - Drone. Absents None. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMUITTEES. The City Clerk advised the Board that in compliance with the desire of the Board that he get in touch with the Pacific Electric Railway Company concerning the new passenger train schedule effective July 1st, 1924, he despatched the following telegrams "The City of El Segundo is in acdord with and anxious to cooperate in matter of conservation of electrical energy, but feels that new schedule for passenger train to El Segundo via Hawthorne is unfair to and will work hardships and inconvenience upon local patrons your company. Believe that elimination of one train each in midforenoon and midafternoon and the operation,of train from Los Angeles to El Segundo about midnight for accomodation of theatre goers and other late travelers exceedingly preferable to schedule as advertised effective July 1. Advise•if you will meet this request "+ that said Company had telephoned him this date that their Mr. Davis would be glad to confer with the Board at 10:30 Wednesday morning. The Chair then requested the Board members to be present at said time and date and extended an invitation to the Chamber of Commerce to have representation at said meeting. The City Attorney reported that while driving into E1 Segundo he had observed that the guy cables attached to the El Segundo Sign at El Segundo Avenue and Inglewood - Redondo Boulevard appeared to be loose and by general consent the matter was referred to the Street Superintendent for investigation. The City Attorney reported that he had not received replies to certain Inquiries he had sent out respecting standby charges for water service and he out- lined to the Board a course of procedure which he believed would meet the desires of this Board of Trustees. After some discussion it was moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Cannon that the City Engineer be and he is hereby instructed to prepare a map upon which shall be shown the distribution system of the municipal water works and the vacant property which said system is ready to serve and to calculate the rate per foot per annum real property within the City of it Segundo and adjacent to the distribution lines of the water Department would have to be charged to insure to the Water Department its annual operating charges and to report to the Board at his early convenience. Carried by the following votes Ayes: Trustees Andersnn, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder. uoes :, None. Absent: lion . X- 2X9 ^_he City :Iarshal reportad that i'_, compliance with the Board's request he had looked into the matter of the worthiness of the Gospel Army, which organization had applied for permission to solicit funds within the City of E1 Segundo and that he had found that said organization is not endorsed by bodies which usually investi- gate and approve enterprises of similar character. It was thereupon moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Love, that the application of the Gospel Army for permission to solicit funds within the City of E1 Segundo be and the same is hereby denied. Carried. SPECIAL ORDM OF BUS RMSS. The receiving of bids for furnishing the City of El Segundo with motor trucks as advertised for in accordance with resolution of the Board of Trustees of the City of :.1 Segundo passed May 27th, 1924, having heretofore been made a special order of business for the hour of 8 :00 o'clock P. Me this date, the President arose and announced the hour of 7s59 o'clock P. ZSo and asked if there were any person or persons present who desired to-file bids for furnishing the City of El Segundo with motor trucks as requested in the notice calling for bids.for said equipment. The hour of 8s00 o'clock P. Ile having arrived and all bids being in, the President declared that the bids for furnishing the City of El Segundo with motor. trucks, in accordance with advertisement calling for bids for such equipment were closed. It was then moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Cannon, that the Board proceed to open and publicly declare all bids Deceived for furnishing the City of El Segundo with motor trucks as advertised for. Carried. Said bids were found and determined by said Board to be as follows: Bid of Geo. Us Sutton De YS'i t t H. Brady El Segundo Garage Item Item Item Item Item Item Item No. No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 7 664.84 699.84 819.64 579984 614.84 1279.68 1399.48 670.72 766.40 898.40 620.72 703.40 1364.12 1484.12 To the above bid of De Witt H. .Brady add 01.50 and $3950 r for extra front and rear rims espectively if desired in connection with Items Nos. 1, 2, 39 6 and 7. 561.86 794.55 914.55 521.86 754.55 1316.41 1436.41 -Bid of George ?d. Sutton was accompanied by Cashier's Check No. 15846, drawn -on the First Natiohal.Bank of Inglewood in amount of $70.00 payable to the City of E1 Segundo. -Bid of DeWitt g. Brady was accompanied by check No. 4273 drawn on the Culver City Commercial and Savings Bank in amount of 978.50 payable to the City of E1 Segundo. -Bid of E1 Segundo Garage was .accompanied by Check No. 1741 drawn on the First National Bank of El Segundo in amount of $70.00 payable to the City of E1 Segundo. -Moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Cannon, that all bids received for furnishing the City of E1 Segundo with motor trucks as advertised for be taken under-advisement until the 8th day of July, 1924, at the hour of 7s00 o'clock P. Mo Carried by the following votes .Ayes: Trustees Anderson, -Noes: None. -Absent: None. Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. -Moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Cannon, that Ordinance No. 106, entit -led: "Ali ORDINANCE DF THE CITY OF EL SGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AIMMING ORDINANCE N0. 12 OF SAID CITY, ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE OF TIDE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, LICENSING AND RE- GULATING CERTAIN KINDS OF BUSINESS TRANSACTED AND CARRIED ON IN SAID CITY AIM FIXING A Pr'LCALTY FOR ?IOLATICN THERJOFM, ADOPTED ON THE 14TH DAY OF MCH, 1917 ", '200 M v �J which was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held on the 10th day of June, 1924, be adopted. Carried by the following votes sAyess Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. PAYING BILLS. the following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were reads R. T1 Hutchins *Lary Manson I. N. Sumner Herald Publishing Crane Company Worthington C N. 0. Nelson Co. R. T. Hutchins L. C. Scales J. We Arnold Jim Warnell J. N. Warnell Just Mint Kies Water _ Work 125.00 125.00 175.00 Co. 23.75 26.08 Company 168.75 55.318 26.26 78.00 82.88 64.79 64.79 29.76 Curtzwiler, City Treasurer 3750.00 n. F. Todd 35.00 $4830.44 Water Works Bond Fund City of II Segundo 656903 Peter E. Binder John A. Gerow Victor D. McCarthy Grimes- Stassforth State Minta Curtzwiler Don C. Fugitt Pacific - Southwest Trust & Savings Bank M. W. Stogdill F. A. Thomas Co. Inc. General Fund 25.00 25.00 250.00 Co. 4.06 75.00 50.00 V. General Fund Andrew Anderson 16.86 Alfred C. Cannon 25.00 George Love 25.00 Neva Me El sey 135000 Herald Publishing Co. 189020 Clyde Woodworth 100000 So. Calif. Disinfecting Co. 6.75 Barker Bros. 32.50 V. C. MoCaslin 175.00 H. Jones 160.00 Howard Jones 35.00 J. C. Abshier 150.00 William H. Lennon 5.00 T. Be Dinwiddie 21.00 0. H. Barber 21.00 F. J. Hope 21.00 F. A. Macdonald 21000 R. C. Campbell 21.00 ii. A. Cosbey 216-00 1. W. Dessert 21.'00 D. Be Hancher 21.00 L. E. Los 21000 J. W. Miller 21000 A. Soeuto 21:00 A. Schleuniger_ 21.00 American- LaFrance Fire A. Engine Compar�y 9.75 P. D. Gardner 100.00 R. T. Hutchins 155.00 0. F. Peasnall 175.00 Co T. Ainsworth 85.00 A. T. Miller 93.40 W. G. Henry 64.48 S. Melgord 62.31 R. T1 Hutchins *Lary Manson I. N. Sumner Herald Publishing Crane Company Worthington C N. 0. Nelson Co. R. T. Hutchins L. C. Scales J. We Arnold Jim Warnell J. N. Warnell Just Mint Kies Water _ Work 125.00 125.00 175.00 Co. 23.75 26.08 Company 168.75 55.318 26.26 78.00 82.88 64.79 64.79 29.76 Curtzwiler, City Treasurer 3750.00 n. F. Todd 35.00 $4830.44 Water Works Bond Fund City of II Segundo 656903 Peter E. Binder John A. Gerow Victor D. McCarthy Grimes- Stassforth State Minta Curtzwiler Don C. Fugitt Pacific - Southwest Trust & Savings Bank M. W. Stogdill F. A. Thomas Co. Inc. General Fund 25.00 25.00 250.00 Co. 4.06 75.00 50.00 V. C. Mocaslin C. K. McConnell Co K. McConnell W. R. Pierce C. A. Brittain A. G. Blair J. C. Bizler J. D. Campbell J. Cairns W. 0. Grimes we H. Lennon George McLauchlin Co G. with G. g. Todd City of El Segando, Water Department Harold D. Dale F. H. Jensen Frank Bell A. R. Gunn C. Woodyard W. D. Sickler A. L. Ainsworth J. R. Dowell A. H. Green S. E. Dare J. W. Powers W. Hudd E. F. Fitzgerald S. Meredith P. McNally F. kcGranahan H. Denton J. P. Corcoran P. Fagan A. Be Ford A. W. Robertson Pacific Electric Ry. do. Southern Cal. Edison Co. southern We Edison Co. Southern Cal, Edison Co. Southern Cal. Edison Co. United - States Rubber Co. Hollywood- Redondo Blvd. 194.25 160.00 1%50 5.80 13.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 40.85 35.00 15.00 64.48 210.00 68.00 64.79 64.79 64.48 64.48 64.79 64.79 59.83 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.48 64.79 54.56 14.88 24.50 59.83 21.93 112.60 50.19 39.20 32.99 85.25 Association 25.00 Kendrick C. Smith Treas120.00 Winta Curtzwiler, City 1170.00 $6387.71 4&-29i Moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Love, that the demands be allowed and warrants drawn on the General Fund for the same. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerowq Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absents None. NEW BUSINESS. The Marshal requested the Board to approve the appointment of Adrina Hartley as a Deputy Marshal, such appointment having been made for the acccmodation of the General Chemical Co. Moved by Trustee Love, seconded by Trustee Gerow, that this appointment be approved. Carried. Following discussion entered into concerning the curtailing of street lighting for the purpose of conserving electrical energy, the Chair requested the City Clerk to make an appointment with the local manager of the Southern California Edison Company for the purpose of considering some assns of providing the City of El Segundo -with some street lights all night instead of continuing under the present plan, which requires the City to be in total darkness after 1 :00 o'clock A. M. Trustee Cannon was excused from the meeting at this time, the hour being 9s10 o'clock P. 319 Moved by Trustee Love, seconded by Trustee Anderson that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to purchase four burner gas plate and one two burner oven for use in the kitchen of the City Hall Auditorium in lieu of the electric plate now in use. Carried by the following vote: Ayess Trustees Anderson, Gerow, Love and Binder. Noess None. Absents Trustee Cannon. Moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Love, that the office of Asst. Plumbing Inspector be and the same is hereby abolished effective July 1st9 1924 and that the services of F. H. Jensen as such Asst. Plumbing Inspector be terminated as of the same date. Carried by the following votes Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Gerow, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absents Trustee Cannon. The 'City Engineer was questioned as to the progress being made with his plans for a sewer system'for the City of El Segundo and he stated that he had completed the plan for one scheme and was working on the plan for another and that when the latter is completed he will present the same to the Board with a schedule of figures showing comparative costs. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Love, that the meeting adjourn. Carried. Approved: President, Board of Trustees. Respectfully submitted,