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1926 DEC 17 CC MINH7 .. El Segundo, Cal. Dec. 17th, 1926. A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of El 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 Present: Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Trustees Absent: None. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 10th day of December, 1926, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Krimmel, that the minutes be approved as read. Carried. WRITTEN COMMICATIONS. The following communications were read and disposed of as indicated: COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Department of Health, dated December 14th, 1926, being a report of the activities of said Department for the City of E1 Segundo during the month of November, 1926. Ordered filed. COMPTON CHAMBER OF COMr -RCE, dated December 14th, 1926, recommending the adoption of a resolution respecting the construction of the San Gabriel River Dam. By general consent action was deferred one week. None. None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. The Street Superintendent reported that the drive shaft and differential housing on the Chevrolet Dump Truck had broken and that it would cost approximately $60.00 to repair the same. Moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Love, that repairs to the Chevrolet Dump Truck at a cost not to' exceed $60.00 be and the same are hereby authorized. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. Trustee Binder drew attention to the fact that Richmond Street on Sunday mornings is generally in a very uncleanly condition and that he felt that one of the street department employees, by working for about an hour Sunday morning, could make the same more presentable. Other members of the Board having observed the same condition and being of like opinion, by general consent the Street Superintendent was instructed to cause Richmond Street, between Grand Avenue and Franklin Avenue, to be cleaned up each Sunday morning. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The Clerk thereupon presented to the Board for acceptance the deed of W. J. and Lennie Be Mountz, conveying to the City of E1 Segundo for public street purposes certain real property essential to the opening of Sycamore Avenue under Resolution of Intention No. 84 and Ordinance No. 113 of said City. It was thereupon moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Cannon, that that certain deed, dated April 5th, 1926, executed by W. J. Mountz and Lennie Be Mountz, conveying to the City of E1 Segundo for public street purposes that certain piece C _ H 7 or parcel of land situated, lying and being iii the City of El Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of-California, described as follows, to -wit: The South 25 feet of Lot 2, Tract 2366, in the City of El Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per trap of said Tract recorded in Book 22, page 152 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said Los Angeles County, be and the same is hereby accepted on behalf of said City and the City Clerk of said City is hereby directed to affix to said deed his certificate, certifying to such acceptance and to cause the said deed to be filed for record. Said resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. The Clerk then advised the Board of receipt of a Grant of Easement for sanitary and /or storm sewer purposes over and across certain real property within the City of El Segundo, which said easement was granted the City by Lewis H. and Annie E. Jamison. It was thereupon moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Love that that certain Grant of Easement for sanitary and/or storm sewer purposes, dated the 15th day of December, 1926, and executed by Lewis A. Jamison and Annie E. Jamison, his wife, conveying to the City of E1 Segundo a Grant of Easement for sanitary and/or storm sewer purposes in, over, across and /or along those certain pieces or parcels of land situated, lying and being within the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California and particularly described as follows, to -wits al so All of that portion of Lot 7, Block 38, as said lot and block are shown upon that certain map of E1 Segundo Sheet No. 7, recorded in Book 22, pages 54-55 of Maps, records of Los Angeles County, California, and on file in the office of the County Recorder of said county, lying within the following described boundary line, to -wit: Beginning at a point on the westerly line and 7.95 feet southerly of the northerly line of said lot; thence northerly along said westerly line to the most westerly north- westerly corner of said lot; thence northeasterly along the northwesterly line of said lot to the most easterly northwesterly corner; thence easterly along the northerly line a distance of 22.36 feet to a point; thence southwesterly in a straight line to the point of beiinning; All of that portion of Lot 8, Block 38, as said lot and block are shown upon that certain map of E1 Segundo Sheet No. 7, recorded in Book 22, pages 54-55 of maps, records of Los Angeles County, California, and on file in the office of the County Recorder of said County, lying within the following described boundary line, to -wit: Beginning at a point on the southerly line and 22.36 feet easterly of the south- westerly corner of said lot; thence westerly along the southerly line to the said southwesterly corner; thence northeasterly along the northerly line of said lot to the northeasterly corner thereof; thence southerly along the easterly line of said lot a distance of 8.13 feet to a point; thence southwesterly along a line parallel to and seven and one -half (70 feet measured at right - angles southerly of the northerly line of said lot to the point of beginning, be and the same is hereby accepted on behalf of said City and the City Clerk of said City is hereby directed to cause to be affixed to said instrument his certificate, showing the acdeptance of the same and thereafter to cause the said instrument to be -filed for record. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noes: Hone. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Love, that Resolution of Intention No. 154, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, TO LAY OUT AND OPMET CERTAIN XZF PUBLIC STREETS, WITHIN THE SAID CITY, TO BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS CYPRESS STREET, BET17ZEN WALNUT AVENUE AND COLLIN94OOD STREET; AND PEPPER STREET BET71EEN MAPLE AVENUE AND COLLINGWOOD STREET; AND CEDAR STREET, BEN;]= WALNUT AVENUE AND COLLING; OOD STREET; AND ACACIA AVENUE, B=",,= THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, Aim CEDAR STREET; ALSO BET167EEN PEPPER STREET AND CYPRESS STREET; AND SYCAMORE AVENUE BET77EEN PEPPER STREET MM PENN STREET; AND OAK AVENUE BET= THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOT 9, BLOCK 8, TRACT 1685, CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AND BONITA VISTA AVENUE, ALSO BETWEEN BAYONNE STREET AND THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOT 8, BLOCK 029 EL SEGUNDO SHEET NO. 3, CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ALL WITHIN THE SAID CITY, DESCRIBING THE LAND NECESSARY TO BE TAKEN, SPECIFYING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT TO BE BENEFITED BY SAID IMPROVE- MENT AND TO BE ASSESSED TO PAY THE EXPENSES THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF THE PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION BY THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT, AND DESIGNATING THE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA UNDER WHICH THE PROCEEDINGS WILL BE HAD AND TAKEN, which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noess Bone. Absent: None. Thereupon discussion was had relative to improving the premises adjadent to the City Hall and that portion of City Hall property immediately in front thereof, whereupon it was moved by Trustee Krimmel, seconded by Trustee Cannon, that the improvement of portions of Lots 9, 10 and 11, Block 21, by planting therein a lawn, plants and shrubs, be referred to a Committee, composed of two members of the Board of Trustees, with the Street Superintendent, the City Gardener and the City Engineer acting in conjunction therewith. Said motion was carried by the following vote: Ayess Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noess None. Absent: None. The President thereupon appointed Trustees Krimmel and Gerow as a Committee to act pursuant to the foregoing resolution. The Superintendent of the Water Department advised that, after giving the matter considerable serious thought, he feels that, without replacing all _ of the old pipe, the only way to remedy the matter of dirty water being served intermittently through the lines of the municipal water department, is to install shut -off valves in various parts of the distributing system, so that certain portions of the lines may be entirely shut off at times and thorughly flushed. Following consideration and discussion, it was moved by Trustee Krimmel, seconded by Trustee Gerow, that the Superintendent of the Plater Department be and he is hereby authorized to purchase and install in the distributing lines of the municipal water department, at points deemed advisable by said Water Superintendent, six 4" and twelve 2" gate valves, all at a cost not to exceed $175.00. Carried by the following votes Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. H 7�. The Clerk thereupon advised having had further conference with per owning real property adjoining the right -of -way of Pacific Electric Railway Company, across which real property it is desired to procure easements for the con- struction of sewers, and that it is impossible to procure such easements for the consideration heretofore authorized by the Board to be offered. In view of the cost of condemnation proceedings and the delays which would thus be entailed, he recommended that the Board allow a larger amount for such easements and following consideration and discussion, it was moved by Trustee Love, seconded by Trustee Krimmel, that the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, as has been previously determined by this Board of Trustees, it is necessary to procure easements or rights - of way ft)r sewer construction purposes across portions of Lots 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, Block 65, Lots 1, 2, 3 and 7, Block 118 and Lots 1 and 11 in Block 119, as well as other lots in the same vicinity; and WHEREAS, it appears that the lots hereinabove referred to will actually suffer a damage which will not be suffered by other lots affected by the same project; and WHEREAS, after further consideration and conference with owners of some of the real property hereinabove referred to, this Board of Trustees feels that compensation at the rate of 10¢ per square foot for the land to be covered by said ease- ments, as heretofore determined and particularly referred to in that certain resolution of the Board of Trustees adopted November 26th, 1926, is not adequate compensation for the rights to be gained by said city; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in consideration of the granting to the City of E1 Segundo of easements for sewer construction purposes in, over, across and /or along that certain real property within the City of E1 Segundo hereinabove referred to, the said City will compensate the owners thereof at the rate of 13.8¢ per square foot, the square footage to be used to be determined by the City Engineer of said City, and that that portion of that certain resolution adopted by this Board of Trustees on the 26th day of November, 1926, and of record at Page H -60, minutes of the proceedings of said Board, reading as follows: "and 10¢ per square foot where it will be impractical to restore land surfaces to their original condition is ample compensation for the right to be obtained ", be and the same is hereby rescinded and this resolution substituted therefor; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of said City be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to proceed to secure said easements on the said basis. Said resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noess None. Absent: None. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records were read: C. Smith H. J. Bigler C. Kitchen . Boyer C. Kitchen D. Boyer The Worthington Co. Hollis A. Crowell Daniels Hardware Standard Garage Water Works Bond Fund 17.98 C. T. Ainsworth 17.98 C. Woodyard 18060 A. T. Miller 19.84 P. McNally $74940 D. W. Long G. Co Turney Water Works Fund A. H. Green 49.29 W. Henry 48.05 K. E. Campbell 206925 D. E. Raynor 8.55 W. D. Sickler 7.29 J. W. Powers 28.65 L. Krabbenhoft General Fund 75.60 78/00 66.00 47.43 27.90 64.48 59.52 37.51 64.48 35.66 64.48 64.48 29.97 Water Works Fund General Fund Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. 6.80 W. Co Bryson 106.48 Grinnell Company -106.95 A. W. Robertson 60914 Crane Company 61.22 F. G. Davis 81.25 James Jones Company 57.85 Ira Be Escobar 9.08 Southern Cal. Edison Co. 227.81 Warren & Bailey Company 4.19 Standard Oil Co. of Cal. 2.05 Standard Garage 3.85 $810.76 Southern Calif. Edison Co. 61.47 Victor D. McCarthy 15.86 Street I=r. Fund Bich Budelier .80 C. T. Ainsworth 9.40 S & M Transfer Co. .50 A. T. Miller 16.50 Inglewood Machine Shop 2.75 P. McNally 9.92 Redondo - Inglewood & Lbs We Henry 14.88 Angeles Transfer .50 F. Smith 5.23 Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. 54.50 G. H. Wagner 2.17 Clyde Woodworth 125000 $ 58610 Ira Be Escobar 21.25 Ira Be Escobar 661.55 Sewer Bond Fund Walter g. Mitchell 60.00 A. T. Miller 6000 H. C. Pease 29.00 A. H. Green 4.96 Standard Oil Co. of Cal. 4.75 W. Henry 4.96 Grimes - Stassforth State Co. 5.95 Lewis H. Jamison and Annie Merchant Calculating Machine Be Jamison 67.70 Co. 416.50 The Electric Shop 127.50 W. J. Mountz and Lennie Be $211.12 Mount$ 5.00 $ 2445.88 Moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Krimmel, that the demands be allowed and warrants drawn on and paid out of the respective funds covering the same. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. NEW BUSINESS. The Superintendent of the Water Department advised of his need for an additional filing cabinet, whereupon it was moved by Trustee Love, seconded by Trustee Cannon, that the Superintendent of the Water Department be and he is hereby authorized to purchase additional filing cabinets at a cost not to exceed $111.40. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Krimmel, that the Superintendent of the Water Department be and he is hereby authorized to purchase one pair of lay tongs at a cost not to exceed $14.50. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Love, that the Superintendent of the Water Department be and he is hereby authorized to employ the Southern California Edison Company to make an efficiency test of the well pumps and equipment at the municipal water works at a cost not to exceed $25.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: Hone. The City Engineer advised that one of the electroliers on the East side of Main Street South of Maple Avenue had been damaged by an automobile and that it had been reported to him that the automobile was owned by Nick Chutuk. It was thereupon moved by Trustee Love, seconded by Trustee Cannon that the Street Superin- rl s tendent be and he is hereby authorized to repair the damaged electro]Ler on the East side of Main Street South of Maple Avenue and that the cost of such repairs be billed to the person responsible for said damage. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. The City Engineer advised that recent rains have shown the necessity for the installation of additional storm water catch basins at certain points throughout the City, whereupon it was moved by Trustee Lave, seconded by Trustee Gerow, that the purchase and installation of six catch basins, in addition to those heretofore authorized, be and the same are hereby approved and ordered, all at a cost not to exceed 4135.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Love that, beginning December 18th, 1926, and until the further order of this Board, A. W. Robertson be employed as Assistant Sewer Inspector and that the compensation of said official for all services rendered as such Asst. Sewer Inspector is hereby fixed at the rate of 4640 per day. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Brow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. No further business appearing to be transacted at this session, it was moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Cannon, that the meeting adjourn until Thursday, the 23rd day of December, 1926, at the hour of 4 :40 o'clock P. M. Carried. Approved: President, Board of Trustees. Respectfully submitted, ���/ City dler)� N814