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1934 MAR 07 CC MIN362 -L - F.1 Segundo, California. tJarch 7th, 1934. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of -1 Segundo, California, was called to order at 7:00 o'clock P. K. on the above date; in the council Chamber of the City Hall of said City, by Peter Binder, :.:ayor. :;OLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Uerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and L:ayor Binder. Councilmen Absent: Ivone. R:.ADI:4O OF :: 1 H.S OF F'REViCUS !,E=1 ' The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 28th dad* of lebruary, 1934, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by councilman belby, seconded by Councilman .Serow, that the minutes be approved as read. Carried. RIT:LN '011 7�v'IC�,.TIONS. The following cor�nunications were read and disposed of as indicated: t;NI'rRSI--Y OF SOU��N CALI -FO =. A, dated Larch 1st, 1934, announcing the Sixth .L.nnual institute of :government, to be held at the university of tiouthern California, npril "2nd to 7th, incl. 1934, and =in- the City to take memberships in same. Ordered filed. 11 ;a 3S. %0 =1: 8 ISBL M, dated r'ebruar�,* 28th, 1934, requesting the City of L1 Segundo to accept the dedication of certain streets in the j. ti. Fisher Subdivision, as set forth on map shoring the property involved, which map was enclosed with said letter. :.r. r•. S. Iiadletz, one of the Co=issioners appointed by the Court in the settlement of the estate interested, addressed the Council at some length with reference to the Council accepting for dedication as public streets the parcels set forth on the said map of J, li, Fisher Subdivison. after some discussion with reference to the matter, and while said matter was pending before the council, the Layor, on request of Councilman uerow, declared a recess of the meeting for ten minutes. 'rhe Council thereupon want into executive session, the hour being 7:50 o'clock P. : -. At 8:00 o'clock P. I.:. the Council reconvened, with the following members present: Councilmen :xerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and t.:ayor Hinder. The i;:ayor called the Council to order and the City Attorney thereupon stated to Lx. i.adletz that the Council had carefully considered the dedication as indicated, but that the Council did not feel the same was sufficiently complete to solve t::e street problem in the area involved in its present form. it was suggested that ::.r. !:adletz and his clients should give further consideration to the matter and present to the council for its further deliberation, a plan which would indicate a solution of all of ti:e street dedication problems involved in the particular area, which was under discussion. Lr. i.adletz t.-anked the council and indicated that he would take the mattea ur v :ith the interested parties.aAd report in due tire. r` = Or. I� , County of Los ,-ngeles, dated February 28th, 1934, bein ; a report of the work done ,,,itain the City of -:1 Segundo during the month of , anuary, 1934, by the Los hngeles county Yealth Department. Ordered filed. HEPOHTS OF STANDL " COI IZTT-i - None. 363 REPORTS OF OFFICERS LM SPX- JAL CO ` rITTE'FS . The Deputy City Clerk advised that the Church of the Latter Day 5 aints, to whom permission to use the City Ball Auditorium on the evening of Larch 16th, 1934, had been granted by the City Council at its meeting held on February 28th, 1934, did not nor; desire to use said Auditorium on said date, and by general consent the permission heretofore granted for such use was withdrawn. The Deputy City Clerk advised that ir. John Shaffer, on behalf of the "'riot Spots of Ryt1&' , to whom permission had been granted to use the City Hall Auditorium on the evenings of Larch 23rd, April 6th and 20th, 1934, by the City Council at its re-ul ar meeting held February 14th, 1934, had requested that permission to use the Auditorium on said dates be cancelled, and that they be granted permission to rent the City Hall Auditorium on the evenings of Larch 24th, April 7th and 21st, L:ay 12th and 26th, 1934, for the purpose of holding public dances. Following consideration of the matter, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the following resolution be adopted: V- F -RFJ%S, at its regular meeting held February 14th, 1934, the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo granted permission to the - "Hot Spots of Rythm" to rent the-City Hall Auditorium on-the-evenincs of I::arch 23rd, April 6th and April 20th, 1934 -for the purpose of holding public dances; and - 1WREAS, said "Hot Spots of Rythm!v has requested that such permission be cancelled, and that said organization be granted permission to use said Auditorium on the evenings of March 24th, April 7th and 21st, May 12th and 26th, 1934, for the purpose -of holding public dances; NO'id Tn. FOR , IT RESOLVED, that the "Hot Spots of Bytbm ", sponsored by :.:r. and Lars. J. Hoefle, Mrs. F. G. I..andaville and Mir. and L:rs. A. .L. 3almer, be granted the use of the -City Hall Auditorium on the evenings of Larch 24th, April 7th and 21st, May 12th and 26th, 1934, for the purpose of holding public dances, provided that a rental charge of 42.50 per night be paid in advance of the holding of each of said dances, and provided further, that said dances be conducted in an orderly manner, and that the permit hereby granted may be revoked by this Council at any time in its discretion, LiD M Il FUR=11 RESOLVED, that permission- heretofore granted "Hot Spots of Rythm" to use said Auditorium on the evenings of I.:arch Carried by the following vote: 24th, April 6th and 20th, 193=, be and the same is hereby- cancelled. Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Llayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen Nome, Absent: Councilmen None. The City Attorney reported that the point at which it is desired to take delivery of the crushed rock, notice to bidders on which was published in the E1 Segundo Herald on March 2nd, 1934, is different from that set forth in said notice, and that he had talked with the City Clerk regarding same, and that the City Clerk had corrected the location of point of delivery in said notice and had ordered publication of such corrected notice in the El Segundo Herald on March 9th and 16th, 1934, respectively; whereupon it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the action of the City Clerk in correcting the location of delivery in the Notice to 3idders on Crushed Rock, which appeared in the March 2nd, 1934, issue of B1 Segundo Herald, and the ordering of the republication of said notice as thus corrected, for two successive issues, be and the same is hereby approved. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The City Attorney advised that in his opinion in order to fully comply with all the requirements of the law respecting elections in Sixth Class cities, a separate notice should be published in connection with the publication of Resolution No. 303, immediately following the same and as a part thereof, that such notice, in conjunction with said Resolution No. 303, should be published two times and that this would necessitate the publication of Resolution No. 303 one additional time. 364 -L It was thereupon moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized to have published in the E1 Segundo Herald one additional time Resolution No. 303 calling and giving notice of the holding of a general municipal election within the City of El Segundo, said publication to be in the March 16th, 1934 issue of said newspaper. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman. Gerow, 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: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. XM BUSIIM- SS. The Water Superintendent stated he had received a telephone call from Mr. Herbert Lapham, Land Agent of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, also a written communication from Mr. Conroy of said Company, both making inquiry as to whether or not the City of 1� 1 Segundo would be willing to lay an 8" water line from the present terminus of the 10" line in the east acreage of said City to the Santa Fe Right -of -way at J= Lairport; that said Company expected shipment of 100 carloads of vegetables from said point during the coming season if water could be furnished in sufficient quantity. The Council did not feel that so large a line was needed at this point at this time, but were disposed to consider the laying of a 2" line if this would be satisfactory to the Atchison, Topeka w Santa Fe Railway Company, and by general consent the grater Superintendent was instructed to contact said Company and ascertain if a 2" water line at said location would be sufficient for its present requirements and to report back to this Council. The City Engineer stated that L-:r. Clarence Lee had advised that a "March of Values" would be held by the merchants of it Segundo on March 23rd and 24th, 1934, and requested that the flags be displayed in the business district on said dates. It was thereupon moved by Councilmen Gerow, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the City 7ngineer be and he is hereby instructed to cause the flags belonging to the City of E1 Segundo, to be placed in usual manner in the business district of said City on i,Iarch 23rd and 24th, 1934. Carried. Water Works Fund General Fund Builders Material Co. 6.10 Los Angeles Testing Laboratory 32.00 Rich Mfg. Co. Ltd. 108.65 John J. Spargo 27.62 Grimes - Stassforth Stat. Co. 1.13 Edna B, Harlan 14.18 `i'he Fred W. Hanks Co. 92.33 Clyde Woodworth 3.95 So. Calif. Edison Co. 396.50 Ditto Incorporated 4.10 City of E1 6egundo 35.95 Grimes - Stassforth Stat. Co. 6.43 Remington Rand Inc. 19.93 Vim, H. Hoegee Co. Inc. 12.50 Griffith Hardware Co. 2.12 Jas. D. Roush 7.79 TOTAL 4662.80 Builders Material Co. 62.09 Standard Oil Co. of Calif. 162.96 G$neral_Fund Griffit1fHardware Company 48.72 So. Calif. Edison Company Ltd. 38.99 Southern Cal. Edison Co. Ltd. 5.88 So. Calif. Edison Company Ltd. 164.23 Southern Cal. Edison Co. Ltd. 30.10 TOTAL $621.54 Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman. Gerow, 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: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. XM BUSIIM- SS. The Water Superintendent stated he had received a telephone call from Mr. Herbert Lapham, Land Agent of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, also a written communication from Mr. Conroy of said Company, both making inquiry as to whether or not the City of 1� 1 Segundo would be willing to lay an 8" water line from the present terminus of the 10" line in the east acreage of said City to the Santa Fe Right -of -way at J= Lairport; that said Company expected shipment of 100 carloads of vegetables from said point during the coming season if water could be furnished in sufficient quantity. The Council did not feel that so large a line was needed at this point at this time, but were disposed to consider the laying of a 2" line if this would be satisfactory to the Atchison, Topeka w Santa Fe Railway Company, and by general consent the grater Superintendent was instructed to contact said Company and ascertain if a 2" water line at said location would be sufficient for its present requirements and to report back to this Council. The City Engineer stated that L-:r. Clarence Lee had advised that a "March of Values" would be held by the merchants of it Segundo on March 23rd and 24th, 1934, and requested that the flags be displayed in the business district on said dates. It was thereupon moved by Councilmen Gerow, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the City 7ngineer be and he is hereby instructed to cause the flags belonging to the City of E1 Segundo, to be placed in usual manner in the business district of said City on i,Iarch 23rd and 24th, 1934. Carried. 1�r• Frank Snow of El Segundo Herald, being the Council that the inert g Present at this meeting, advised turned Council l P merchants had also recuested that the street lights all in the business district on said dates �hts be and 24th, 1934. the City , to -wits Southern np neer stated that it would be larch r rd I'n'California Edison Company to make a change necessary for comply with said re � in its transformer to instructed to id ractest, and by general consent the City Engineer Pant and ascertain if it d ewilling to make the change necessary without charge to the City of !';I Segundo. The-Street Superintendent advised that L!r at the Northeast corner of E1 Segundo George ey Johnson, residing informed him that the 18" culvert ado Boulevard and Daley Road, had this hto .. lyiof under El Sep -undo Boulevard at Said Street1Superin ndentofurtherestated ff the storm vrater from the North. be the case and that in his o that he had ascertained such to would be to place another culvert ooft the bsamewsizeo reined in addition to the one Y the condition already there. under L1 Segundo Boulevard 3eror., seconded by Council It was thereupon moved by Councilman he is hereby authorized Councilman t1esser, that the Street Superintendent be and laid under El and instructed to have an additional 18" culvert Road Segundo Boulevard at a point near the intersection of Dule and said �1 Segundo Boulevard, at a cost of not to exceed "arried by the following vote: Y w100.00. Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love Selby Noes: Councilmen None. ' y and l:ayor Binder. Absent: Councilmen None. moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain contract between the City of ='I Segundo, California, and "American Legion No. 38 of El Segundo, dated the first d of Llaarchry Post 'Which contract provides that the said Auxiliary 1928, supervise and control a ::others* Educational Clinibincsagdct, City of El Segundo-for the benefit of the said City Public thereof and which contract has been renewed ford the the intervening years up to the first day Of Larch, 1934, be and the same is hereby renewed for the additional period of one year; Provided, however, that the compensation to be paid to said American Legion Auxiliary shall be the sum of 25.00 for said year instead of the s per month for said contract um °f r�i15.00 per month as specified shall d , and that in all other respects said contract in the same language as at present. the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote• . Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love Noes: Councilmen None. , Selby and L:ayor Binder. Absent: Councilmen None. Councilman Selby reported that he and Councilman investigation of the condition of Pine AvenueeSt hProm xillcrest S and found same in such condition that it was an i to turn around owing to the narrowness of the paving. for automobiles moved by Councilman Geroc,, seconded by Councilman It was thereupon Superintendent be and he is hereby � Love It that the S y instructed to improve ;- t treat by widening the same at a point approximately adjacent to No. ine Avenue :and the use of rock and oil thereon, thus enabling 707 hest Pine at or near the rest to ng automobiles to be turned .$25.00. C he fOl of said street, at a total cost of not to exceed Carried b�, the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Noes: Councilmen None. Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noe Absent: Councilmen None. No further business appearing to be transacted at said meeting, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow adjourn. Carried. , that the meeting Approved: Respectfully submitted, C t, rk.