1925 OCT 23 CC MIN�_ regular meeting c
Californir:, was called
the Council Chamber of
of the 3oard.
Trustees iresert:
Trustees absent:
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:ll Segundo, Cal. October 23rd, 1925.
the 3oard of 1 rustees of the Cit.,; of --1 Segundo,
to order at 7 :00 o'clock P. on the above dates:, in
the City ?call of said Cit; , bv Peter ::. Binder, President
ROLL C_.LL.
Anderson, Cannon, -erow, Love and 3inder.
None.
lt.:�.;I ::U Ur' '.I: -- _ Or' -:t::v i0ti:::'�: -�I:;
.he minutes of the re, alar meeting held on the 16th day of October, 1925,
were read.. :;o errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Trustee Gerow,
seconded by Trustee rove, that the minutes be approved as read. Carried.
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the folioti•riil ° communications were read and disposed of as indicated:
CAL1:0:i: -L1 � 3LA2D OF H.1"T-11 , advising' that its Bureau of Sanitary
;.n,27ineering had recommended that a permit be granted to the Gity of -1 Segundo,
to construct sewage works in accordance with plans filed viith said 3oard,
_uL--ust 4th, 1925, and further in accorc..-rce with contract between the City
of -1 3e:ndo and the City of Los Angeles, dated June 25th, 1925, subject to
certain provisbns set out I-. sai�—" letter, and ad:-isin� that at the neat regular
TMeetin,; of the California State 3oard of health, to be held Saturday,
over.:'Der 7th, 1925, in the ::tale Boil San = 'rar.cisco, filial action on the
City of E1 Segundo ao�)lication will be taker., in accordance with the recon- �endations
of the Bureau of Sanitary Engineering,, unless cause is shown whir such action
should not be taken. Ordered filed.
IZGIU:AL PLA: ;I:, CO:7z::. - OF LOS 3a�.n7.ru:iJ COL:::., C�LIF03 :;I� , to chich
was attached a transcript of the address of Capt. Eddie 3ickenbacker before the
Junior Division, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, on august 13th, 1925.
Deferred to the Publici Director for perusr -1 and recommendation, if any.
y, S�;GLZ+DO Ui' CU:C.'=C::, enclosing copy of a resolution adopted by
said Chamber at its regular TneetinE3 held October 15th, 1925, respectin;; the
proposed construction of Sepulveda, 3.oulemrd, a portion of which thoroughfare
will be constructed within the City of =:1 Segundo, and requesting the Board of
Supervisors of Los Angeles County to V,ke charge of the proceedings and the
construction of said thoroughfare as a whole. :.loved by = 'rustee Gerow, seconded
by Trustee Anderson, and carried, that this 3oard of rusteos go on record as
endorsing the action taken by the .:1 Lebundo Chamber of GoT=ierce Uctober 15th,
1x25, requesting the Board of supervisors of Los Angeles County to take charge
of the proceedings and the construction of Sepulveda Boulevard as a whole.
L;;IvLii.3t�L 12-1 1F IC CONTJOL C01 :PiL Y, advising o�' an increase in the price
of their traffic control siLmals and inauirin as to the satisfaction the City
of ::l Se,�,-undo is receiving from a number of such signals purchased fro^: s&id
conrary sometime ago. The letter .;as ordered filed and by general consent the
City Clerk vras requested to advise said corpany that while the City of -%1 - egando
is not at this time in the rarket for additional signals, it is satisfied with
those it has in use.
:tL'OC:.'U3ILL CLti3 OF C:1LIFOR— IA SAn Pedro Office, renewing offers
previously Trade, to provide, without charge, all essential signs for the c,Uidance
and :protection of motor vehicle traVdl :•:ithin this municipality. By general
consent the Clerk ;Pas authorized to acknowledge the sane with t':anks and to
place it on file.
SP:IC IhL 0 D::% OF 3I: 3 L;::SU.
:ne hour of 7 :00 o'clock P. W. having arrived, the City Clerk announced
that the following matters had been schecluled for IearinC at said 1-ours
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The hearing of protests against the laying out and openin- of a certain new
public street within. the City of -=1 Segundo between Arizona Drive and Inglewood
and ziedondo :load, to be desiSnated and known as :'ariposa Avenue, under Resolution
of Intention :.o. 94 of the Board of Trustees of the City of M Segundo; and
the hearing of protests against the work or improvement of a certain rortion of
Grand Avenue and a certain portion of Ric.hmond Street within the Cit;r of M
Segundo under Resolution of Intention .:o. 109 of the 3oard of Trustees of the
City of ::1 Segundo.
It was thereupon moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Cannon,
that said .:titters be taken up in the order announced by the Clerk, to -wit:
The hearing of protests against the laying out and opening of a certain new
_public street within the pity of -%1 Segundo between Arizona Drive and
Inglewood and Redondo Road, to be desiLnZate:i and known as Mariposa Avenue,
under Resolution of Intention ::o. 94 of the 3oard of Trustees of the City of
31 Segundo; and the hearing of protests against the work or improvement of a
certain portion of Grand Avenue and a certain portion of .ichmond Street
within the City of R1 Segundo under Resolution of Intention I,o. 109 of the
Board of Trustees of the amity of �l Segundo.
The City Attorney advised that 11r. ?iris, attorney for certain nrotestants
,ho had previously filed protests against the laying out and opening+of
a certain new public street within the City of M Segundo to be designated
and known as I'lariposa Avenue, had not as yet heard from his clients relative
to the withdrawal of the protests herein referred to, and it was thereupon
moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Love, that the hearing of protests
against the laying out and openinL, of a certain new public street within the
City of ::1 Segundo, between Arizona Drive and Inglewood and Redondo +oad, to be
designate;: and mown as i:ariposa iivenue, be adjourned until the 6th day of
"ovember, 1925, at the hour of 7s20 o'clock P. 19
The President then asked if there were any person or persons present
who desired to file protests against the worms or improvement of a certain
?)crtion of Grand Avenue and a certain portion of :ichmond Street, within the
City of M Segundo, under Resolution of Intention No. 109 of the Board of
Trustees of the City of El Segundo. :No person or persons desiring to file
protests and the City Clerk advising that no written protests had been filed
with him, it was moved by Trustee Love, seconded by Trustee Anderson, that
: iesolution :;o. 113, entitled:
A R::SOyL TIUI; OF Tx: 30A3:i OF Titt S.::::; OF `'r?R CITY OF
EL S GUT'DG, CALIFOR:.Lj, ORD°RI:;G THE IL"1'ROV:;.! OF
A C .TiT A I:; PORT IOII CF GRA:: D AV .t; � A:;D OF n C!:.-iT Ii.
PORTION OF 3I0 .".'_OITI) STR:_.:', WIT'II: THE SAID CITY, AS
CO1 T_ TLATI� IId R :SOI,LTTIU:. OF I -' -TT I:.IO'i: I:O. 109; Di:-
CLARI:;G TICE :7ORZ OR I1J3O Y'= 1 TO 3:: OF '..'O LE TFX; LOCI.L
03 ORDI::'3Y 'U3LIC 8 :- I" TH". -- OUST OF S ,ID '.�'O1:K
Oil I:.aHOV11' I; L SIMILLL 3L A:33ESS LD TGPU:. G DIS2HICT Ai:D
DZTx�a'11'.I. G THAT BU ::DS SM T , 3E IS3L::D TU R::PZ:S:: ;..H::
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which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder.
:;oes: 'gone.
Ab sent: 1. one.
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..one.
OF S''A::DI:.G CU1y'ITTi;:.S.
::one.
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i; one .
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L;ITEUSIMI) 3USIiL: S.
The City Clerk announced the receipt of street deeds, conveying; to the
City of 31 Segundo certain real property oesential to the openin of Sycamore
Avenue, which propert'y had not been previously dedicated to the City. After
consideration of the respective deeds as submitted, it was moved by Trustee
Cannon, seconded by Trustee Love, that the following resolution be adopted:
the 3oard of Trustees of the City of -71 Segundo
has heretofore taken proceedings for the operi:g, of a
certain new public street within the City of i%1 Segundo
to be know:: and designated as 3 -camore Avenue; and
71._ -t IS, deeds have been presented to the 3oard of
rustees of the City of -1 Segundo, conveying certain
of the real property necessary for the openin ;r of said
street to the City of _"1 Segundo for public street
purposes;
'.;U;'' TH::::'U::.:, 3.: is ?..SUL;, that those certain pieces
or parcels of land, m rticularly described as follo.,s, to -wit:
The mouth 25 feet of Lot 6, of 3lock 10, Tract
1685, in the City of ::1 Segundo, County of Los
:&nL;eles, State of California, as per map of said
`_Tact recorded in hook 2i, page 98 of ',ups, in the
office of the County 3ecorder of said Los Angeles
Count.,
conveyed to the City of --Al Segundo by G. F. Gunn and 11arie
Gunn, his wife; and
fie South 25 feet of Lot 5, in 31oc1. 10, Tract
1685, in the City of M Se.cmndo, California, as
per rip.in of said tract recorded in Book 21, at
page 98 of =•:aus in the office of the County
Recorder of said Los An;;eles County, California,
conveyed to the City of M Segundo by Florence McDermott;
and
The north 25 feet of Lot 9, ir. Tract 3289, as
per map recorded in hook 65, at naee 99 of Wares,
in the office of the County Recorder of said Los
Angeles County, California,
conveyed to the City of �11 Segundo by :;arnest li. a'illiams,
and Anna Williams, his wife, and 1:argaret Gilliland
asmussen; and
she north 25 feet of Lot 1, in Tract 3285, as per
map recorded it 'oo�. :;5, at pa- 99 of ''.aps, in
the office of the County 3ecorder of said Los
.:igeles County, California,
conveyed to the City of :1 Segundo by Larnest A. ',Villiams,
and ,nna 7 illiams, his wife, and Iargaret Tilliland Rasmussen,
be and the same are hereby accepted by the City of Ll ::egundo
for public street purposes and the said deeds are hereby
accepteu on behalf of said Iity and the City Clerk is hereby
authorized and instructed to cause all of the said deeds to
be placed of record in the office of the county Recorder of
the County of Los j�mgeles.
Said Resolution was carried b4 the foilowin; vote:
eyes: Trustees Anderson, Canzion, Gerow, Love and Binder.
:;oes. =;one.
Absent: ;one.
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The City Clerk announced the receipt of Brant of a.se ^ert for sewer
purposes over and across a certain portion of Lot 10, sleek 12, Tract 1685
.vithin the City of I'1 Segundo, whereupon it was moved by Trustee Love,
seconded by 'Trustee Anderson, that the following resolution be adopted:
-.SGL'r' W, that the deed of Edward Loftus and Henrietta
S. Loftus, husband and wife, and Thomas A. Young and ata
Your;;, husband and wife, conveying- to the City of 'l 7,egundo
the following described property, situated in the City of
::1 3egando, County of Los Angeles, :%
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Discussion was had by the Board of Trustees with reference to the formation
of lateral sever districts, and consideration was given to the various methods
provided by law for the creation of such districts and the prosecution of the
wor',. It ar_peariiit; after such consideration and discussion, that the construction
of lateral se,-ers could be accomplished more expe::ititousl y and .,ith lower cost
to the tax payers by taking proceedings under the '..unicipal Impro,e =nt
District Act of 1915, it was moved by Trustee Love, seconded by Trustee Cannon,
that the following resolution be adorted:
:i,SOLVED, that the City Engineer be and he is hereby authorized
and instructed to prepare and furnish to the City httorne.7 such data
as may be zecessary in order to enable said Attorney, in conjunction
with the bond attorneys hereinafter referred to, to take such pro -
ceedings as ray be necessary to provide for the issuance and sale
of bonds for the construction of lateral sewers in that certain
district sho n as District ::o. 1 on the plat, nor on file in the
office of the City yngineer, designated as ''an iI . 25817, and by
this reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof;
Ai;iD 3E I� rURT ?j::t; R::30T LD, that for the purpose of rre-
paring and passing upon the legality of s_ id proceedings, s--id
City Attorney be and he is hereby authorized, on behalf of
the City of 31 Segundo, to retain the services of ?'essrs. 011elveny,
.illiken, :uller and I'acreil as consulting and approving counsel
in the said matter.
The motion to adopt the foregoing; resolution was carried by the follorring vote:
Ayes: Trustees .Lnderson, Cannon, Cerow, Lore and Binder.
Noes: None.
absent: None.
the natter of the consti^action of lateral sewers within: the City of ::1
:Dooando, having engaged the attention of the Board on several occasions since
the actual construction of the trunk lire sewer was begun, and it an_nearing that
advanta;eous bids for the construction of laterals might be obtained if the
actual construction of said laterals is comenced within the very near future,
and while ec7uirmant for the doing of said work is within the City of -=1 Segundo,
and it appearing to be advanta;eous to the Cit,, of E1 Segundo and to the tax
-payers of skid City to proceed with this work at as early a date as possible,
and it further appearin that before this Board car. take the necessary legal
steps, additional help will have to be provided the City - %ngineer, so that
surveys may be completed promptly, it was moved by Trustee Love, seconded by
Trustee Anderson, that the following resolution be adopted:
2ESO:.✓ D, that the City ::ngineer of the City of El
Segundo be and he is hereby authorized to employ, until
the further order of this 3oard, one surveyor, two chain -
men, and one draftsman;
3 : IT �r :?iL:z .tE::G_:�'_: , tn�.t, until the Further
order of this 3oard, the persons employed pursuant to
this resolution s:iall be co!n-oensated as follows: Surveyor
at the rate of •;175.00 per month, Chainmen at the rate of
.�i.)5.00 oer month, draftsman at the rate of u175.00 per
month, which said compensation shall be in full for all
services re:dered in the said respective capacities, and
which shall be payable monthly as other city salaries are
laid;
3" IT cLaTH. -i B;:;iG_:r':.:i, that the rates of compen-
sation herein _fixed shall in no way be construed as
affectint° the salries heretofore fixed for other rturicipal
employees enga;;ed in the same occupation or work.
:;aid esolution was carried by the following vote:
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Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, rove and Binder.
:.oes: .lone.
Absent: ::one.
"oved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Anderson, that the
foilot.ing resolution be adopted:
rou
it appears that it is of advantage to
the City of 9,1 ae�nundo to have certain of its runicipal
employees use their automobiles in the dis&,arge of
their official duties at this time;
A:;D this Board feels that, due to the
financial saving to the City of U Segundo by reason
of the use of said private automobiles, the owners
thereof should be compensated for such uses
A::D this board further feels that rates
of compensation for such use should be definitely fixed;
.MW TK.� 3:. IT IUMO:XED, that, until the
further order of this 3oard, '-'r. J. D. Gibbs, Surveyor,
be compensated at the rate of ,x'1.00 per day, for the
use of his personal automobile, in view of the fact-
that the said J. Gibbs transports other municipal
employees and tools and equipment used by said employees
in the performance of work required by the :�ngineering
Department of the City of ::1 Segundo;
A_'CD BE IT FURTH I: :iESOLVL. ), that I ?r. F. G. Davis,
be compensated at the rate of 25¢ per day for the use of
his nersonal automobile in the discharge of his duties
ASST.
asA3uilding Inspector;
ATM BE IT FURT7M that the services and
use of the private automobiles of other municipal employees
be paid for at the rate of 7¢ per mile, it being understood,
however, that the compensation as herein fixed be allowed
only when the use of the automobiles of any of said
municipal employees is actually and necessarily renjered;
A:;D 3D IT FURT7ZR that the rates of com-
pr,nsation for the use of private automobiles as herein
fixed shall in no way affect the rates of compensation
heretofore specifically fixed for the use of the n_rivate
automobiles of other municipal employees.
Said Iiesolution was carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder.
Loess Idone.
Absent: ITone*
Moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by rustee Gerow, that the City
Clerk be instructed to purchase four fire extinguishers for use on equipment
of the Street Department and one fire extinguisher for use on the Gity's
Chevrolet Roadster, all at a cost not to exceed u60.00. Carried by the
following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder.
Woes: :Done.
Absent: I:one.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it
was moved by =rustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee `'arnon, that the reeting
adjourn. Carried.
3espectf,
Approved:
President, 3oard of Trustees.
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