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1925 JAN 30 CC MINV1 - 23 1 Segundo, Cal. January 30th, 1925. A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of B1 Segundo, California, was called to order at 7 :00 o'clock P. 11. on the above date, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of said City by Peter Binder, President of the Board. BOLL CALL. Trustees Present: Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder. Trustees Absent: none. RZ-DI.:G OF 1:111U TES OF FR:;V1CtS L-Zz,7II;G. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 23rd day of January, 1925, were read. do errors or omissions appearir.,-,, it was moved by Trustee Love, seconded by Trustee Cannon, that the minutes be approved as read. Carried. ,`1TTM, CO12112_1uICATIO113. The following communications were read and disposed of as indicated: OI;:Aa, 10 CHA1,1BZR OF CC12.MCi:, inviting representatives from the Board of Trustees to attend a meeting to be held Tuesday evening, February 3rd, 1925, at 7 :30 o'clock P. E. in Ontario, Californi4, for the purpose of attempting to work out some plan whereb- citrus groves might be adequately heated without creating smut and smudge. Ordered filed. PACIFIC ZLECTRIC RAIL;:AY CO., acknowledging receipt of the City Clerk's letter of January 12th, 1925, concerning re- establishment of train schedules on the 31 Segundo- Hawthorne Line in effect prior to the power shortage, and advising that one of said company's representatives will call in the near future and the matter gone into. Ordered filed. COUNTY H ALTH OFFICER, being a report of the activities of his Department, and health conditions as pertaining to the City of El Segundo for the month of December, 1924. Ordered filed. CHAS. W. LYON, Senator, acknowleging receipt of the City Clerk's letter of January 16th, 1925, with respect to having copies of all bills introduced before the Legislature, printed and distributed among interested citizens, and stating that it would be impossible to supply copies to all citizens of the municipality, but that in conjunction with Assemblyman Little, he will see that copies of all bills are sent to the City Clerk, the =%1 Segundb Herald and the El Segundo Chamber of Commerce, at any one of which places interested citizens may inspect the same. Ordered filed. L S=NDO POST 2d0, 38, An'.s:HIC_Z L:::rIO;;, offering the services of said Post in organizing and taking a census of the City of ::l Segundo, in the belief that the data compiled would be a factor in securing a second -class Post - Office for the City of Ll Segundo, and be valuable in other respects. On motion of Trustee Love, seconded by Trustee Cannon, which carried, action in this matter was deferred one week, in order to permit the City Attorney to look up the law and advise the Board with respect to the State Lacy governing the taking of an official census by municipalities. PLTITION OF D. 1icK121L:Y and others, requesting the improvement of Hillcrest Avenue between Palm Avenue and Holly Avenue. Moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Love, that the following resolution be adopted: SEAS, it appears that certain residents and property owners of the City of El Segundo are willing to pay certain moneys in the sum of 1=0.85 into the Treasury of the City of 21 Segundo, California, and into the General Fund thereof, for the purpose of causing certain street improvements within said city to be made, and, jq �4 5AEAS, said sum has been deposited with the City Clerk of said City with instructions to pay the same into said General Fund upon the adoption of the following: ITOW TH1,0F ORE, BE IT R�:SOLY D: That the Street Superin- tendent be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause the portion of that certain public street within the City of E1 Segundo, known as Hillcrest Avenue, lying and being between Palm Avenue and Holly Avenue, to be improvemend by the con- struction therein of the following improvement, to -wit: A macadam veneer improvement similar in character to the improvement constructed in Palm Avenue between Virginia Street and Hillcrest Avenues. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. ORAL C0121UN ICAT IONS. Mr. F. H. Jensen made inquiry as to the method to be pursued in assessing for the expense in connection with the opening of Sycamore Avenue, and what the costs of this proposed work will be. The President of the Board of Trustees and the City Attorney both explained that it would be impossible at this time to determine what the cost of this work will be, or how such cost will be distributed over the property, but it was pointed out that after the assessment is made, the *.latter will be uublished in the local newspaper and not less than three weeks time will be given all property owners to examine the same and enter protests if so desired. None. REPORTS OF STA::DINCT CO =:ITTEES. REPORTS OF OFFICERS & SPIX IAL C012TITTEES. The City Clerk filed with the Board this date his Quarterly Report for the quarter ending December 31st, 1924. By general consent he was instructed to post a copy of the same on the Bulletin Board in the City Hall. The Cit? Clerk reported that the Pacific Electric Railway Company's Engineers had been in EZ Segundo recently to inquire as to the nature of the improvement the City proposed making across said Company's right -of -way at Main Street and Grand Avenue, E1 Segundo, but that consent to the macadamizing at this point had not been received from said Railway. Some discussion was had, and it was felt by the Board of Trustees that the Pacific Electric Railway Company would not object to the macadamizing over its right-of-way, so long as said company was not required to pay for the same, and so long as it did not interfere with the Company's use of its tracks, whereup6n it was moved by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Love, that the Street Superintendent be and he is hereby authorized and'instructed to construct a macadam veneer pavement across the Pacifio- Falectric right -of -way West of said Company's telephone booth at Main Street and Grand Avenue, at a cost not to exceed X20.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon% Gerow, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. The City Attorney reported having communicated r.•ith Senator Roseberry, Attorney for the estate having control of the Fisher Subdivision, through which property the City desires a right -of -way for public street purposes, as a con- tinuation of 1!ariposa Avenue, East of Main Street. Senator Roseberry felt that this right -of -way could be procured in the manner suggested by City Attorney ;`loodworth, but desired to confer with 11r. R. E. Mattison, co- executor of the estate, before definitely committing himself on the matter. F1 2 5_t The Hight -of -flay Agent submitted to the Board a map of the proposed street openings through the acreage North of Palm Avenue, which map he had colored in such manner as to indicate the result of his work thus far, and which was examined and considered satisfactory by the Board of Trustees. He reported that he is continuing his negotiations with the Dinsmore Estate for the purpose of securing deed for right -of -way over its property as a further continuation of 14a.riposa Avenue easterly from Arizona Drive. The Street Superintendent recommended the improvement of the intersection of Virginia Street and Collingwood Avenue and on motion of Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Cannon, it was moved that the Street Superintendent be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to repair the intersection of Virginia Street and Collingwood Street at a cost not to exceed $200.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. The City -7hgineer reported that the Gasteam radiators had been installed in the City ?call Annex and that the same are operating satisfactorily. The City Attorney reported that the case of Title Guarantee & Trust Company vs. the City of Los Angeles, which has to do with the proposed leasing of beach frontage adjacent to the C?ty of 21 Segundo to private parties has been called in the superior Court on three different occasions, and continued for hearing each time, the last continuance being until June 9th, 1925. The City Clerk reported receipt of the agreement between the County of Los Angeles and the City of 81 Segundo for the functioning of the County Health Denartment as Health Jepartment of the City of =47 Segundo, said agreement having been duly executed by proper officers of the County of Los Angeles. None. UXFJ ISH� BL=SIivESS. 2 �'d BUSINESS. The Board of Trustees, deeming it advisable to employ consulting engineers to collaborate with the City Engineer of the City of 21 Segundo in the matter of the construction, designing and completion of a sewer system and disposal plant for the City of El Segundo, lengthy discussion ensued, four firms of engineers being considered. It was moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Gerow, that the Board cast ballots for the selection of one of the firms, the result of such 41lot to be final and binding upon the Board. This notion having carried, the bAllot was had, the result being as follows: For Koebig & Koebig - 3; for Burns, McDonald & Smith - 1; for Currie =Engineering Company - 1. At this point, the hour being 8 :43 o'clock P. IS., Trustee Gerow was excused by the Chair, and he returned and resumed his seat at the hour of 8 :45 o'clock P. 17. The City Attorney then submitted a form of contract, which he had prepared for use in connection with the employment of consulting engineers in the matter of the designing, construction and completion of a sewer system and disposal plant for the City of El Segundo, and after the same was re�L and amended in minor particulars to conform to the desires of the Board of Trustees, it was moved by Tr'Kstee Love, seconded by Trustee Anderson, that the ?resident of the Board of Trustees be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to execute on behalf of the City of :.1 Segundo, California, that certain contract with Koebig & Koebig, an engineering co- partnership of Los Anbelea, California, for their services as con- sulting engineers in connection with the construction, designing and completion of a proposed sewer system and disposal plant for the City of El Segundo, California, Ir. accordance with the ANonN ro�ct �7re ed D •y thNLrEB NuAt t or a read t thgg B and C. CR ATTEST NES,/M� at this meeting and as amended by it,n and that a copy of said contractl as so amended, sh=all be designated as Contract 111o.15, and filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of 31 Segundo, California, as a permanent Pecord for identification and future reference. The said motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, 2=mw'Love and Binder. Noes: 'Trustee Gerow. Absent: None. The City Clerk informed the Board that request had been made for a light in the public telephone booth located in the main hall of the City hall Building, so that patrons could easily refer at night to the directory affixed to the interior of said booth. It appearing that the cost of the installation of such a light would be in the neighborhood of $50.00 or 460.00, owing to the necessity for the installation of additional wiring and conduit, it was decided inadvisable to grant the request and it was recommended that the City Clerk ask the Telephone Company to supply a telephone directory which could be affixed to the exterior of the booth or other suitable place near the same. The City Clerk stated that he had received inquiry as to the charges which would be made by the City for pumping cesspools and requested the Board to establish a rate for such service. Trustee Love thereupon introduced and moved the adoption of the following resolution: RIZOLVED9 that until the further 8rder of this Board of Trustees, cesspool pumping servicpf a rendered by the City of El Segundo shall be under the direction of the Street Superin- tendent of the City of !;I Segundo, and that the persons employed by him in this work be coniensated for such work at the rate of %il.24 per hour, and S-= IT , JRTHER REjOLVED, that the Street Superintendent keep an accurate record of the actual cost of pumping each and every cesspool, ahich such record or a copy thereof he shall deliver to the City Clerk of the City of Ll Segundo within twenty -four tours after the completion of any of such work, and 33 IT FLRTTrM RESOLVED, that the City Clerk shall thereafter iMnediately bill the person or persons receiving such service for such cost as reported by the Street Superintendent plus 10. Motion to adopt this resolution was seconded by Trustee Anderson and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: -tone. Trustee Gerow recommended the installation of meters at the pumping plant of the Municipal ";rater Department, so that said Department could have an accurate check upon water actually pumped and sold, in order to definitely ascertain the percentage of loss, if any, and by general consent the Superintendent of the Water Department was instructed to make recommendation as to his needs and report to the Board at its next meeting. 0 Following his an- 'iounceO that he had been requested to recommend to the Board of Trustees the installation of a street light at the corner of Walnut Avenue and Lucalyptus Drive, Trustee Love moved that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to request the Southern California Edison Co. to install, as an addition to the existing street lighting contrs:ct between said Company and the City of .rlt Seb -undo, a 60 c.p. btreet light at the corner of Walnut Avenue and Eucalyptus Drive. "'his motion eras seconded by Trustee Anderson and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent : Done. Moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Love, that the Street Superin- tendent be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to trim trees within the City of El Segundo wherever the same interfere with the illumination of streets at night. Carried. No further business appearing to be transacted at this session, it was moved by 'Trustee Love, seconded by Trustee Anderson, that the meeting adjourn until Z.onday, the 2nd day of February, at the hour of 4 :40 o'clock P. It. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: PK f Z,-, z2i_F C Cler . President, Board of Trustees.