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1926 NOV 19 CC MINH 554- El Segundo, Cal. Nov. 19th, 1926. 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 E. Binder, President of the Board. ROLL CALL. Trustees Present: Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Trustees Absent: None. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS STINGS. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 12th day of November, 1926, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Trustee Love, seconded by Trustee Cannon, that the minutes be approved as read. Carried. The minutes of the adjourned regular meeting held on the 16th day of November, 1926, were read, without error or omission appearing, and it was moved by Trustee Krimmel, seconded by Trustee Love, that the minutes be approved as read. Carried. WRITTEN CO11MUKICATIONS. The following communications were read and disposed of as indicated: EL SEGUNDO 9nOMA,N'S CLUB, dated November 18th, 1926, thanking the Board of Trustees for its interest in pedestrian crossings, and recommending the passage of an ordinance creating pedestrian zones, as well as an ordinance prohibiting the parking of vehicles on any public street or thoroughfare within the limits of El Segundo, between the hours of 1 :00 o'clock A. M. and 5:00 A. M. Ordered filed. FRED P. TUCKER, dated November 16th, 1926, respecting the hanging of an advertising sign on a building on Grand Avenue between Richmond Street and Main Street. Ordered filed. CHAS. H. QUANDT, dated November 16th, 1926, asking for sixty day extension of time in vhich to move the stationary gas engine, pump and corrugated iron building recently purchased from the City of E1 Segundo. It appearing that Mr. Quandt had paid to the City the purchase price of the machinery and material sold to him, and that the City would suff-or no in- convenience or loss by reason of a delay in the removal of the materials, it was moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Love, that a sixty day extension of time for the moving of the stationary gas engine, pump and corrugated iron building, recently sold Chas. H. Quandt, as per Resolution No. 151, be and the same is hereby granted. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. NOesb None. Absent: None. HEALTH OFFICER, dated Nov. 10th, 1926, being a report of the activities of the Health Office for the month of October, 1926. Ordered filed. None. ORAL CO12uTNICATIONS. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Trustee Gerow reported that plans for the illumination of the Christmas Tree and the preparation of the grounds and facilities for the handling of the crowd which will assemble around the tree on Christmas Eve are progressing nicely and he requested the Board to Ym an inspection of the site and suggestions as to detailed arrangements on Sunday, November 21st, 1926. Trustee Gerow of the Public Works Committee advised that a number of the merchants are not properly cooperating with the Street Department in the matter of the disposal of garbage and rubbish and that ordinances of the City of El Segundo with respect to the handling of the same are being violated. It was moved by Trustee Srimmel, seconded by Trustee Gerow, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby directed to call the attention of all of the merchants within the City of E1 Segundo to the fact that the garbage collection service rendered them by the City is being abused by certain of their number, to forward each of them a copy of the garbage ordinance and to advise them that unless the violations are discontinued, arrest and prosecution will follow. Carried. Trustee Gerow of the Public Works Committee advised that in his opinion sewer ditches are not being properly backfilled, and that an inspector should be delegated to check up on this particular phase of the work. It was thereupon moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Love, that the Street Superintendent be and he is hereby instructed to cause the backfilling of all sewer ditches or other excavations in public streets or thoroughfares to be inspected by a competent person during the process of such backfilling and to require all of such work by any person, firm or corporation responsible for the same to be done in a manner deemed proper and satisfactory to the City. Carried by the following votes Ayess Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Brimmel, Dove and Binder. Noess None. Absents None. REPORTS OF OFFICERS & SPECIAL CMMITTEES. The Street Superintendent reported that it would take one man about half a day to remove the weeds and undesirable growth upon sewer rights -of- way in the City of El Segundo heretofore complained of and which he was previously instructed to look into and report upon. Whereupon , it was moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Brimmel, that the Street Superintendent be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause tumble weeds and other undesirable growth to be removed from the surfaces of the land across which the City has sewer easements, where the same create a condition annoying to residents of the City. Carried by the following votes Ayess Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Srimmel, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absents None. UNFINIS D BUSINESS. The matter of the application of Shell Company of California for a. permit to construct a 4" gasoline pipe line on Arizona Drive between E1 Segundo Avenue and Collingwood Street was taken up and Mr. A. Be Fancher of the said Company then presented an amended application, requesting permission only to construct the said line across a portion of Collingswood Street East of Arizona Drive and across II Segundo Avenue in a Southwesterly direction from the Northeast corner of Arizona Drive and Pal Segundo Avenue to the Southwest corner of said intersection, his Company having been able to procure a private right -of -way from the Gough Estate and the Dinsmore Estate Easterly of Arizona Drive. Following discussion, it was moved by Trustee Cannon, seconded by Trustee Gerow that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that Shell Company of California is hereby granted permission to construct one pipe line of not to exceed 4" in diameter across Collingwood Street in the City of EL Segundo, California, immediately Fast of the present intersection of Arizona Drive with said Street and also in a Southwesterly direction across E1 Segundo WE Avenue at or near its intersection with Arizona Drive for the purpose of transporting therein gasoline, provided, however, that this permission is revocable at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees of said City; and Provided further, that said pipe line shall be located at such points and at such reasonable depths as may be designated by the City Engineer of said City; and Provided, further, that if the pipe line of which the above mentioned pipe line is a part is hereafter located in any public street of said City whether acquired by dedication or by condemnation, then and in that event the Board of Trustees of said City shall have the right to designate the location or locations and depth or depths at which the same is to be located from time to time within such street without charge or claim against said City by said Company and said Company by the construction of such pipe line agrees to the conditions and provisions of this permit. Provided, further that at or before the time of making any excavation for said pipe line or any part thereof hereinbefore referred to, said Company shall make application to the Street Superintendent for permission so to do and shall deposit with said Street Superintendent such reasonable amount as in the opinion of said Street Superintendent may be required to properly resurface and restore the said street to as nearly as possible the same condition as the same was in prior to the making of such excavation, said deposit to be forfeited to said City in the event said Company fails to restore said surface to its original condition as nearly as possible. If any balance shall remain after the making of repairs by the Street Superintendent out of said deposit, same shall be refunded to the said Company and said Company agrees to pay any deficiency upon demand. Said resolution was carried by the following votes Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noess None. Absent: None. It appearing that certain residents and property owners in the City of II Segundo desire to have Holly Avenue between TAft t' Vjs'tA Stteet' ancr Valley Street improved by the construction therein of a macadam veneer pavement and the Street Superintendent having estimated the cost thereof to be $388.80, it was moved by Trustee Gerow, seconded by Trustee Love, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized to prepare a petition for the improvement of Holly Avenue betweem Zoaa Vista Street and Valley - Street, said petition being in the usual and customary form heretofore approved by this Board of Trustees, and that the property owners shall deposit in cash not less than one -third of the cost of said improvement. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noess None. Absent: None. Mr. A. J. Sullivan, Contractor, having made verbal request for a special permit to deviate from the Building Ordinance of the City of El Segundo, by finishing the exteriors of gables on a building proposed to be erected on Grand Avenue between Richmond Street and Concord Street with metal lath and stucco, it was moved by Trustee Krimmel, seconded by Trustee Love, that in view Of the location at which the building referred to is to be erected, that the permit requested be granted. Carried by the following votes Ayess Trustees Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel, Love and Binder. Noes: None. Absent: None. �s The Marshal announced the revocation of the appointment of J. E. McElwain as a Deputy. Moved by Trustee Love, seconded by 'Trustee Krimmel, that the municipal flag pole at present located on property at the corner of Richmond Street and Grand Avenue be removed by the Street Department to a location in the Grand Avenue Park adjacent to the Christmas Tree. Carried. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Trustee Gerold, seconded by Trustee Krimme1, that the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: i y erk. President, Board of Trustees.