1925 APR 24 CC MIN178
El Segundo, Cal. April 24th, 1925.
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of E1 Segundo,, California,
was called to order at 7 :00 o'clock P. 1q* 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, and Binder.
Trustees Absent: Gerow and Love.
READING OF MINUTES OF PR7.n7IOUS IME TING.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 17th day of April, 1925,.were
read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by
Trustee Anderson, that the minutes be approved as read. Carried.
WRITTEN COMnTNICATIONS.
The following communications were read and disposed of as indicated:
A. K. WARREN, Asst, Chief Engineer, South Bay Cities Sanitation Listrict,
replying to a letter addressed to him by the City Clerk under date of April 18th,
1925, and stating that he was of the belief that in accordance with the provisions of
the Joint Sewer Act, the Sanitation District was not required to apply for a permit
to construct its line within the City of E1 Segundo inasmuch as said sewer does not
cross any public streets or public places. On motion of Trustee Cannon, seconded by
Trustee Anderson, which carried, the City Clerk was instructed to advise 11r, Warren
that in view of the circumstances as stated in his letter, the City of El Segundo
has no objection to the prosecution of this sewer work at the site proposed.
STATE CO" DENSATION INSURANCE FUND, a letter advising that under the provisions
of the City's compensation insurance policy, volunteer firemen are not adequately
insured and recommending a change in the policy which will provide the maximum
protection allowed by law to members of the Volunteer Fire Department. Yoved by
Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Anderson that the City Clerk be and he is hereby
authorized to request the State CompensatioWn an �i$Fund to amend its existing
policy No. 17694 -G,_ so as to provide maximuanee or members of the City of El Segundo
Volunteer Fire Department in accordance with the letter of said Fund dated April
219t, 1925, and filed with this Board of Trustees this date. Carried by the following
vote:
Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon and Binder.
Noess None.
Absent: Trustees Gerow and Love.
EL SEGUNDO POST NO. 38, A MICAN LEGION, advising that said organization has
completed plans for the taking of the census of the City of Ll Segundo and is now
ready to proceed at such time as the Board of Trustees may set and is desirous of
meeting with the Board at any convenient time. By general consent, Thursday,
April 30th, 1925, at the hour of 7:00 o'clock P. M. was fixed as the time of such
meeting.
None.
None.
ORAL COMATI CATIONS.
REPORTS OF STANDING COLMITTEES.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS & SPMIAL COM".ITT .M.
The City Engineer filed with the Board his estimate of the cost of improving
Valley Street between Pine Avenue and Holly Avenue with macadam veneer paving, the
total cost amounting to $562.50. Moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Anderson,
that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to prepare a petition
in the usual form for the improvement and to forward the same to the petitioners for
circulation. Carried.
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The City Marshal reported the appointment of Be S. Hobson as a Deputy
Marshal and requested the Board's approval of the same. Xoved by Trustee Cannon,
seconded by Trustee Anderson, that this appointment be approved. Carried.
The Commissioners in the Sycamore Avenue opening proceedings filed with
the Board this date their report as provided by law and by general consent the
same was taken under advisement until the next regular meeting of the Board.
The City Engineer reported having had a conference with rr. Knowlton
of the Los Angeles City sngineer's office and Mr. 14acfadden of the Los Angeles
City Attorney's office with respect to an additional clause providing for the
disposal of storm water through the City of Los Angeles sewer, which clause it is
desired to have added to the sewer disposal contract proposed to be entered into be-
tween the City of El Segundo and the City of Los Angeles, and that said officials
were favorable to the inclusion of such a provision, providing the total amount of
waste discharged through trunk lines of the City of La Segundo did not exceed the
total of three second feet heretofore agreed upon.
The City Clerk filed with the Board his quarterly report for the quarter
ending March 319t, 1925.
UNFINIS=- BUSINESS.
.The City Clerk having been verbally advised by the Engineering Department
of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company, that its application dated April
8th, 1925 and filed with this Board of Trustees April 10th, 1925 is correct, it
was moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Anderson, that the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph Company be and it is hereby granted permission to place an anchor on the
property line in the alley West of Concord Street and south of Franklin Avenue as
per its application therefor, this work to be prosecuted and completed to the
satisfaction of the Street Superintendent of the City of E1 Segundo. Carried.
Moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Anderson, that the following
resolution be adopted:
"WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of this Board of
Trustees that Ur. S. E. Dare is alleged to have suffered
an injury on or about the 27th day of June, 1924 while in
the course of his employment by the City of El Segundo,
which said alleged injury it appears has partially in-
capacitated said S. E. Dare,
AND ti'JHEREAS, it appears that the said S. Be Dare on or
about the 3rd day of April, 1925, reported that he felt that
he was able to perform his duties in part;
AND rV 1EREAS, the Street Superintendent of the City of El
Segundo reported to this Board of Trustees that he could use
the services of the said S. Be Dare in the prosecution of light
work, such as street cleaning, and that he did actually employ
him on th8 7th day of April, 1925;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the employment of the
said S. L. Dare as aforesaid, be and the same is hereby
ratified and approved, and that until the further order of this
Board the rate of compensation for such employee be and the
same is hereby fixed at 43.50 per day of eight hours."
Carried by the following vote:
_ Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon and Binder.
Noes: None.
Absent: Trustees Gerow and Love.
PAYING BILLS.
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on
Finance and Records, were read:
GZNrMAL FUND Smim I1'H'R, FUND
Herald Publishing Co. 358.05 S. E. Dare 12.25
So Z. Dare 12.25
$370.80
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Moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Anderson, that the demands be
allowed and warrants drawn on the respective funds covering the same. Carried by
the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon and Binder.
Noes: None.
Absent: Trustees Gerow and Love.
XLV BUSINESS.
The City Clerk advised that the storage battery used in one of the Street
Department trucks has been found to have outlived its usefulness and that the
same must be replaced by a new battery. Moved by Trustee Anderson, seconded by
Trustee Cannon, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized to purchase a
new 3-cell storage battery for use of the Street Department at a cost.not to exceed
x,16.00. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon and Binder.
Noes: None.
Absent: Trustees Gerow and Love.
The City Zzigineer reported that in order to complete certain maps of the
City of Zl Segundo, the making of which had been heretofore ordered by this Board,
he had found it necessary to employ a draftsman in the person of Dave W. Peterson;
whereupon it was moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by "'tastes Anderson, that the
action of the City Engineer in employing Dave +. Peterson as a draftsman to
prepare certain maps of the City of Z1 Segundo heretofore ordered by this Board
of Trustees be and the same is hereby ratified and approved and the compensation
of the said Dave W. Peterson is hereby fixed at the rate of $1.00 per hour for
time actually expended in the prosecution of said work, provided that the term
of this employment shall not exceed seventy -five hours. Carried by the following
vote:
Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon and Binder.
Noes: None.
Absent: Trustees Gerow and Love.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this session, it was
moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Anderson that the meeting adjourn
until Thursday, the 30th day of April, 1925, at the hour of 7:00 o'clock P. 11.
Carried.
Approved: ,
President, Board of Trustees.
Respectfully submitted,
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