1925 SEP 04 CC MIN299
El Segundo, Cal. September 4th, 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. M. on the above date, in the
Council Chamber of the City Hall of said City by Peter Be Binder, President of
the Board.
ROLL CALL.
Trustees Presents Anderson, Gerow, Love and Binder.
Trustees Absents Cannon.
READING OF 1'.INUTES OF PREVIOUS 1M.71TINGS.
The minutes of the special meeting held on the 27th day of August, 1925,
were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Trustee Gerow,
seconded by Trustee Love, that the minutes be approved as read. Carried.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on August 28th, 1925, were read
without error or omission being noted and were approved as read upon motion of
Trustee Love, seconded by Trustee Anderson, which carried.
Trustee Cannon appeared at the meeting at this time, the hour being 7 :06
o'clock P. M. and immediately took his seat.
The minutes of the adjourned regular meeting held on the 31st day of
August, 1925, were read. No errors or omissions being noted, it was moved by
Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Anderson, and carried, that the minutes be
approved as read.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communications were read and disposed of as indicated:
PACIFIC- SOUTRW ST TRUST & SAVINGS BANK, advising that said bank finds
of record a right-Of-way and perpetual easement fifteen feed wide over and through
Lot 2, Block 13, Tract 1685, for the construction and maintenance of an outfall
sewer as granted to the City of Los Angeles by deed recorded in Book 2383, page 215
of deeds, Records of Los Angeles County, which herein mentioned real property the
City of El Segundo is purchasing from We Be Morgan and M. M. Kauffman, and asking
if the City of El Segundo is willing to accept the said property subject to said
easement and having the same appear in the Certificate of Title to be written,
guaranteeing the title to said property to the City of E1 Segundo. The City
Engineer reporting that in his opinion said easement would not be prejudicial to
the best interests of the City of E1 Segundo and that it interferes in no way with
contemplated plans for the usage of said property, it was moved by Trustee Gerow,
seconded by Trustee Anderson, that the City of 1:1 Segundo accept the said property
under the conditions above referred to and that the Pacific - Southwest Trust &
Savings Bank be authorized to have Guarantee of Title issued showing the said
easement. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder.
Noess None.
Absents None.
MRS. HELEN K. BROCK, being a report of her activities as Publicity
Director from August 8th to August 30th, 1925, Inclusive. Ordered filed.
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALITIES, official announcement of the 27th
annual Convention of said League to be held at Long Beach, California, September 28th
to October 3rd, 19259 Inclusive. Ordered filed.
CITY OF WATTS, copy of a resolution of its Board of Trustees passed
August 3rd, 1925, relative to the contemplated demand to be made by the County of
Los Angeles for the payment of certain money representing fines collected in the
Recorder's Court for violations of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the
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United States, and requesting that the Board of Trustees of this City adopt a
similar resolution. Following discussion, it was moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded
by Trustee Anderson, that the following resolution be adopted:
AREAS, the Supreme Court of the State of California has
recently decided that fines and forfeitures collected by
Sixth Class cities of the State of California for violations
of the Prohibition Law should be paid over to the counties of
which the respective municipalities of the State of California
are a part;
AND WH.ER.vAS, it appears that a number of the smaller
municipalities of the State of California,have, through their
own law enforcement agencies and at their own expense, pro-
ceeded with the work of enforcing the said prohibition laws
and have deposited to the credit of their respective treasuries
the sums collected as fines and forfeitures and have in good
faith expended the same in defraying the costs of their res-
pective governments,
AND VMZFEAS, prior to the decision of the Supreme Court of
the State of California hereinabove.referred to, it was generally
understood and agreed that it was lawful for municipalities of
the Sixth Class to receive such fines and forfeitures and to
disburse the same in the manner provided for the disbursement of
other funds coming into the possession of said cities;
AND WHMU?AS, a demand upon many of the Sixth Class cities
of the County of Los Angeles by the Board of Supervisors of said
County for the payment into the County Treasury of said County
of moneys heretofore collected by the municipalities in the manner
aforesaid would prove extremely embarrassing to said cities and
unnecessarily burden the tax payers thereof with an exorbitant
tax rate through which to make up the deficit;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees
of the City of 3:1 Segundo hereby recommends and suggests that the
facts herein stated be presented to the Board of Supervisors of
said Los Angeles County, with the view of their giving the same
earnest consideration to the end that, if consistent, they take
such action as may be required by law to cancel all of the obligations
due the said County of Los Angeles by reason of the collection of
fines and forfeitures received from convictions for violations of
the Prohibition Law within municipalities up to the close of the
fiscal year ending June 30th, 1925. .
Said resolution was carried by the following votes
Ayess Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder.
Noes, None.
Absent, None.
P:;TITION OF R. Us CONVERSE and others, requesting the Board of Trustees
to institute proceedings for the improvement of 'rand Avenue between the
Easterly line of Concord Street and the Westerly line of Main Street in such
manner as the Board of Trustees deems proper and to install ornamental street
lights in said Street. Moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Love, that
the City Engineer be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to prepare plans
and specifications for the improvement of the roadway of Grand Avenue between
the Easterly line of Doncord-Street and the Westerly line of Main Street, and
for the installation of ornamental street lights in the said street between said
points, and upon completion of the same to deliver them to the City Attorney
of said pity and the City Attorney is hereby authorized and instructed, upon
receipt of said plans and specifications, to prepare the legal proceedings
necessary to acquire the improvements herein referred to. Carried by the
following votes
Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and binder.
Noes: Bone.
Absents None.
PETITION OF JOSEPH E. BENDER and others, requesting the Board of Trustees to
take such proceedings as may be necessary for the installation of ornamental street
lights on Richmond Street between the Southerly line of Grand Avenue and the
Northerly line of El Segundo Avenue. Moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee
Love, that the City Engineer be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to prepare
plans and specifications for the installation of ornamental street lights in Richmond
Street between the Southerly line of Grand Avenue and the Northerly line of El Segundo
Avenue and to deliver same to the City Attorney of the City of E1 Segundo and the
said City Attorney is hereby authorized and instructbd.upon receipt of said plans
and specifications, to prepare the legal proceedings necessary to acquire the
improvements herein referred to. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes$ Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
PETITION OF E. R. ALDLMSON and others, requesting the Board of Trustees to form
a lateral sewer district or districts, to include the real property lying South of
Grand Avenue, north of the Center Line of El Segundo Avenue and Westerly of the Alley
East of Standard Street, and including also Lot 43, Tract 2667, Lots 23 and 439 Tract
1826 and Lots 21 and 22 of Block 42. Moved by *ustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee
Anderson, that the City Lngineer be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to
prepare plans and specifications for the construction of lateral sewers within a
district or districts comprising all of that portion of the City of El Segundo lying
Southerly of Grand Avenue, Northerly of the center line of E'1 Segundo Avenue and
Westerly of the alley East of Standard Street and including also Lot 43, Tract 2667,
Lots 23 and 43, Tract 1826 and Lots 21 and 22 of Block 42 of the City of Rl Segundo,
and upon completion of said plans and specifications to deliver the same to the City
Attorney, who is hereby authorised and instructed to prepare the legal procedure
necessary for the creation of the districts and the prosecution and completion of the
work herein referred to. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes= Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The hearing of protests against the laying out and opening of the certain new
public street within the City of E1 Segundo between Arizona Drive and Inglewood and
Redondo Road, to be designated and known as Mariposa Avenue, having heretofore been
adjourned to the hour of 7 :30 o'clock P. M. at this meeting and said hour having
arrived, the President arose, announced the same and asked if any person or persons
present desired to file protests against the said work or improvement.
The Qity Clerk then read a communication from Mr. E. 0. Leake, Attorney -at -Law,
dated August 24th, 19259 which said communication is a formal withdrawal of protests
against the said work or improvement previously filed with this Board of Trustees by
A. Be Gough and Susan Gough.
The City Attorney advised that air. Haas, representing certain property owners
whose property is involved in the said proceeding and who he felt desired to withdraw
protests formerly filed with this Board, still being away on vacation, had been unable
to file notice of withdrawal of said protests.
The City Clerk having advised that no additional protests had been filed with
him, and that no other withdrawals of protests hAd been filed, it was moved by Trustee
Cannon, seconded by Trustee Gerow, that the hearing of protests against the laying
out and opening of the certain new public street within the City of E1 Segundo, to be
known as Mariposa Avenue, as contemplated under Resolution of Intention No. 94 of
the Board of Trustees QQ he said City, be and the same is hereby adjourned until the
11th day of September,l1tthe hour of 7 :30 o'clock P. M. Carried by the following
vote:
Ayes= Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
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REPORTS OF STANDING COINITTEM.
Trustee Gerow of the Public Works Committee, reported having given further
consideration to the matter of abolishing the office of right -of -way agent and
of having learned from Mr. Dale, the officer filling said office, that certain
work now under way could be completed by the first of Octbber, 1925 and he thereupon
moved that the action of this Board of Trustees, taken August 31st, 1925, abolishing
the office of right -of -way agent and terminating the compensation of said officer,
be reconsidered. The motion was see6nddd by Trustee Cannon and carried by the
following votes
Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder.
Noes: None.
Absents None.
The matter was then reconsidered and discussed by the Board of Trustees,
after which it was moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Cannon, that the
following resolution be adopted:
WH MEAS, on the 31st day of August, 1925, this Board of
Trustees did take action abolishing the office of Right-of-Way
Agent and terminating the salar;► paid to the incumbent thereof
as of midnight the 4th day of September, 1925;
AND WHEREAS, after giving the matter further consideration,
this Board of Trustees feels that the best interests of the
City of El Segundo will be conserved by maintaining the said
office and the services of Harold D. Dale, who now fills the
sane, for a longer period;
NOW THZREFORR, BE IT RESOLVED, that the action heretofore
taken as referred to in the first paragraph hereof, be and the
same is hereby rescinded,
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the office of_Right -of -Way
agent of the City of El Segundo and the employment of Harold
D. Dale,wwho now fills said office, be continued until midnight,
the 30th day of September, 1925, and at said time and on said date,
and until the further order of this Board, said office and the
salary and/or other compensation heretofore allowed the said
Harold D. Dale be terminated.
Said resolution -was carried by the following votes
Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder.
Noes: None.
Absent: Toone.
None.
None.
REPORTS OF OFFICMS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
UNFINISH:0 BUSINESS.
PAYING BILLS.
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance
and Records, were reads
General Fund Street Imvr. Fund
Co t. Powell 108040 Union Rook Company 46.04
Daniel Hardware 15.57
Standard Garage 2020
Neuner Corporation 178000
X304.17
Moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Love, that the demands be
allowed and warrants drawn upon the respective funds covering the same. Carried
by the following votes
Ayess Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder.
Noss: None.
Absent: None.
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NEW BUSINESS.
Moved by Trustee Love, seconded by Trustee Gerow, that the City Marshal
be and he to hereby authorized to purchase bedding for the jail, consisting of
four bunk pads, four canvas covers for the same and six blankets, all at a cost
not to exceed $50.00. Carried by the following votes
Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder.
Noes: None.
Absents None.
Moved by Trustee Love, seconded by Trustee Anderson, that the City Marshal
be and he is hereby authorized to purchase two cap badges for police officers
of the City of -1 Segundo, at a cost not to exceed 412.00. Carried by the
following votes
Ayes: Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder.
Noess None.
Absent: None.
At the request of Trustee Gerow and by general consent.of the Board of
Trustees, the City Clerk was requested to write various municipal corporations of
the State of California, for the purpose of ascertaining how they dispose of the
matter of cleaning weeds from vacant lots throughout their respective municipalities.
Moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Love, that the office of
Traffic Officer held by M. Wo Stogdill be and the same is hereby declared vacant
as of midnight, the 6th day of September, 19259 and that compensation of every
kind and nature heretofore allowed said M. Wo Stogdill for services rendered the
City of E1 Segundo in any capacity, be and the same is hereby terminated as of
the same time and date. / Carried by the following vote:
Ayers Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder.
Noes :, None.
Absents None.
Moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Love, that the following
resolution be adopted:
WIMEAS, it appears that demands totaling $1130.23
have been presented to this Board of Trustees, allowed
and ordered paid to various persons for the circulation
of petitions with respect to the withdrawal of the E1
Segundo School District from the Ingliwood Union High
School District;
AND WHEREAS, it appears that on June 12th, 1925 as
recorded at page F -232 of the minutes of the Board of
Trustees and on July 17th, 1925, as recorded at page F -255,
records of the Board of Trustees, the sums of 4250.00 and
X400.00 respectively were authorized for this work;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the payment of
the difference between the sum allowed and the sum expended,
to -wit: $580.23, be and the same is hereby ratified and
approved.
Carried by the following votes
Ayes* Trustees Anderson, Cannon, Gerow, Love and Binder.
Noess None.
Absent: None.
Trustee Gerow introduced Ordinance No. 120, entitled*
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEW=, CALIFORNIA,
EXTERDING THE APPOINTMENT AND COIRMSATION OF THE
COtWISSIONERS TO ASSESS THE BENEFITS AND DAMAGES AND
TO HAVE GEL" --=L SUPERVISION OF THE PROPOSED WORK OF
LAYING OUT AND OPENING OF SYCAMORE AV=n IN THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AS ORDERED BY ORDINANCE
N0. 115 OF SAID CITY,
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which was read.
No further business apxoearing to be transacted at this session, it
was moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Cannon, that the meeting
adjourn until Tuesday, the 8th day of September, 1925, at the hour of
5 :00 o'clock P. 1S. Carried.
Respectfully submitted,