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1934 OCT 03 CC MINM.--85 El Segundo, California. October 3rd, 1934. A regular meeting of the City Council 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, Mayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. Councilmen Absent: Gerow and Selby. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 26th day of September, 1934, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the minutes be approved as read. Carried. WRITTEN COM- TUNICATIONS. None. ORAL CORMUNICATIONS. Mr. Walter Hyde addressed the Council with respect to the desires of E1 Segundo Cooperative Workers Association to initiate a farm project with Federal Aid within the City of El Segundo and requested the Council's consent to the undertaking. Following discussion and the City Attorney's explanation of a conference respecting the matter he had had with the Federal Agent in charge of these projects, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, does hereby most respectfully recommend to the property owners of said City owning vacant lots and properties suitable for farming and gardening purposes, to permit the use thereof for such purposea by the El_ Segundo- -- Cooperative Workers-having headquarters at 301 W. El Segundo Boulevard within said City; and said Council does hereby further, so far as it may lawfully do so, grant permission to said Cooperative Workers to so conduct such farming and gardening operations therein. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen Gerow and Selby. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS. The hour of 7:15 o'clock P. M. at this meeting, having heretofore been fixed as the time for receiving bids for the purchase of $50000.00 of bonds of Act of 1927 Municipal Improvement District No. 1 of the City of E1 Segundo, the Mayor arose, announced the hour of 7:14 o'clock P. M. and asked if any person or persons present desired to file bids for the purchase of said bonds. The hour of 7:15 o'clock P. M. having- arrived, and all bids being in, the Mayor declared the time for.receiving bids for the purchase of $5,000.00 of bonds of Act of 1927 Municipal Improvement District No. 1 of the City of E1 Segundo, as advertised for, closed. TbLe City Clerk announced that one bid had been received for the purchase of $5,000.00 of bonds of Act of 1927 Municipal Improvement District No. 1 of the City of E1 Segundo. It was thereupon mov�:d by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the Council proceed to open, examine and publicly declare the bid received for the purchase of $5,000.00 of bonds of Act of 1927 Municipal Improvement District No. 1 of the City of El Segundo. Carried. 86 -M 3 x The Council thereupon proceeded to open, examine and publicly declare said bid, which said bid was found by said Council to be as follows, to -wit: "Los Angeles, California. October 2, 1934. To the Honorable City Council and to the City Clerk of the - City of El. Segundo, El Segundo, California. Gentlemen: - I hereby submit the following proposal for the purchase by me of $5,000 of bonds of the Act of 1927 Municipal Improvement District No. 1 of the City of E1 Segundo, California, being the following bonds of said district, to -wit: Bond No. 4 for $1,000 maturing November 18, 1936 Bond No. 14 for $1,000 maturing November 18, 1937 Bond No. 24 for $1,000 maturing November 18, 1938 Bond No. 34 for $1,000 maturing November 18, 1939 Bond No. 44 for $1,000 maturing November 18, 1940. I will pay for said bonds, par plus accrued interest to date of delivery, said bonds to bear interest at the rate of 6% per annum, payable semi - annually, which rate is the rate upon which this bid is made. Enclosed herewith is my certified check in the sum of $150.00, being 3% of the amount of the bonds bid upon, as a guarantee that I will purchase and pay for said bonds in accordance with this proposal, in the event said bid is accepted and legal opinion of O'Melveny, Tuller & Myers is furnished at City's expense. Yours very truly, A. S. GOUGH". Said bid was accompanied by Certified Check No. 422, drawn on Security -First National Bank of Los Angeles, in amount of $150.00 payable to City Treasurer, E1 Segundo, Calif. After consideration of said bid, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that Resolution No. 309, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AWARDING AND SELLING TO %4. S. GOUGH, $5,000.00 PAR VALUE tONDS OF ACT OF 1927 MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, AND FIXING AND DETERMINING THE RATE OF INTEREST TO BE PAID THEREON, which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen Gerow and Selby. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the proceeds from the sale, to A. S. Gough, of $5,000.00 par value of Act of 1927 Municipal Improvement District No. 1 Bonds shall be deposited, when received, in the Act of 1927 Municipal Improvement District No. 1V'Bond Fund; And that immediately thereupon a' warrant on said Fund for the full amount of such proceeds shall be drawn payable to the order of L. E. Lampton, Clerk of the Superior Court and be delivered to said Payee for deposit in the case of "City of E1 Segundo, a municipal corporation vs Silas T. Brock, et al. ", bearing Number 557580 in said Court for use in meeting the requirements of the judgment therein made and entered; And that said warrant, so made and delivered, upon presentation thereof, shall be paid in regular course; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper officers of said City are hereby authorized to so make, execute and deliver said warrant and the`C`ity Attorney to attend to any details connected with the delivery thereof to said Clerk of the Superior Court and the deposit thereof in said case. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen Gerow and Selby. None. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. M. -87 The City Attorney delivered to the City Clerk Third Supplemental Order in the matter of Application No. 19251 before the Railroad Commission of the State of California, being its Decision No. 27592 respecting the erection and maintenance of certain safety devices at the crossing of tacific Electric Railway Company on Arizona Drive (Also sometimes known as Zepulveda Boulevard) within the City of E1 Segundo, which the said City Clerk read to the Council. Thereafter it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the Third Supplemental Order of the Railroad Commission of the State of California, referring to Application bearing No. 19251 being its Decision No. 27592, be and the same is hereby received and ordered placed on file in the office of .the City Clerk. Carried. The City Clerk advised having received prices on Neon signs from three suppliers, which said quotations were presented to the Council. After brief discussion, by general consent action in the matter was deferred owing to the fact that two members of the Council were absent. The City Clerk reported that Mr. A. J. Grace, residing at No. 609 Hillcrest Street, E1 Segundo, had requested permission to use the City Hall Auditorium October 16th, 1954, for the purpose of holding a public meeting in behalf of Raymond Haight, candidate for Governor of the State of California. Subsequent to discussion, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, over a long period of years, has adhered to a policy whereby the City Hall of said City was not open to use for political purposes; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in view of said policy, the application of Mr. A. J. Grace for permission to use said hall for political purposes on October 16th, 1934, be and the same is hereby denied, and the City Clerk is hereby instructed to notify said applicant.of.this action and to advise him that the Council will be disposed, until such time as said policy above referred to may be changed, to observe the same course with reference to all other applications for use of said City Hall for similar purposes. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen Gerow and Selby. ov The City Engineer reported that pursuant to the Councils instruction, he had made an investigation to determine whether or not the wig wag signalling device and the flood lighting installed to protect motor vehicle traffic at the Pa ific Electric Railroad Crossing in Arizona Drive (also sometimes known as Sepulveda Boulevard) between El Segundo Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue, could be connected in such manner as to afford a greater margin of safety; that his investigation disclosed that while a different hook -up could be made, the safety factor would not be increased and that the Pacific Electric Railway Company would install an additional wig -wag on the Easterly side of Arizona Drive (Sepulveda Blvd.) at a cost approximating $250.00. At the con - clusion of the discussion which ensued, it was recommended that Pacific Electric Railway Company be requested to confirm its quotation in writing, which writing should indicate also the maintenance cost which the city might have to pay in event an additional wig -wag is installed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. None. PAYIYG BILLS. The Mayor announced the appointment of'-Councilman 0. 0. Hesser to serve on the Finance Committee of the Council during the absence of Councilman Selby. The following demands,_ having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: Water Works Fund General Fund Griffith Hardware Co. $17.06 D. Boyer 44.64 Industrial Printing & Stat. Co. 1.02 J. Burgner 55.8 Grimes,Stassforth Stat. Co. 1.13 A. Bogan 44.64 Consolidated Ashcroft Hancock Co. 10.47 P. Campbell 44.64 James Jones Co. 15.51 K. Campbell 54.56 E1 Segundo Herald 26.84 F. L. Gregory 54.00 Pacific Mill & Mine Supply Co. 14.21 A. Green 44.64 Los Angeles Rubber Stamp Co. 1.30 R. Grow 53.94 R. T. Hutchins 13.49 W. Henry 44.64 R. T. Hutchins 37.00 J. Martin 44.64 Frances G. Lloyd 60.00 J. Powers 44.64 I. N. Sumner 155.75 M. Rahan 44.64 A. Cendo 4.96 J. Schoening 44.64 J. C. Osborne 44.64 G. Turney 44.64 A. Siebken 1.55 A. Siebken 48.05 TOTAL $404.93 T. Kincaid 48.05 C. Lane 9.92 General Fund A. Cendo 4.96 Peter E. Binder 25.00 F. McGranahan 9.92 John A. Gerow 25.00 W. Sickler 9.92 Orest 0. Hesser 25.00 P. McNally 9.92 George Love 25.00 C. Thoman 9.92 William R. Selby 25.00 T. Bray 9.92 Victor D. McCarthy 250.00 C. Bradford 9.92 Neva M. Elsey 150.00 T. Underdown 4.96 Minta Curtzwiler 100.00 C. Summerson 9.92 Clyde Woodworth 114.00 J. Richmond 9.92 Don C. Fugitt 45.00 W. Myatt 9.92 J. A. Cummings 153.00 E. Weatherfield 9.92 T. B. DeBerry 143.10 J. Freeman 9.92 M. H. McIntire 143.10 P. Pullen 9.92 C. C. Havens 143.10 P. Thompson 9.92 R. F. Allee 135.00 C. Russell 9.92 George McLauchlin 135.00 J. Dowdy 9.92 C. K. McConnell 13.00 A. Bleich 9.92 A. K. Tennis 112.50 0. Foster 9.92 H. Burns 126.00 J. Anderson 4.96 W. A. Callahan 120.45 S. Hullibarger 9.92 R. T. Hutchins 236.00 T. B. Dinwiddie 10.50 Frances Lloyd 20.00 G. Neschke 10.50 E. Morgan 112.50 L. W. Dessert 10.50 J. A. Macdonald 153.00 A. Schleuniger 10.50 E. J. Grow 135.00 E. R. Peterson 10.50 M. -89 General Fund General Fund A. T. Miller 119.70 C. G. Smith 10..50 Alice Hope 45.00 G. A. Todd 10.50 A. R. Gunn 10.50 Clyde Woodworth 500.00 George McLa.uchlin 10.50 Builders Material Co. 7.15 F. J. Hope 10.50 Grimes - Stassforth Stat. Co. 2.46 D. B. Hancher 10.50 E1 Segundo Herald 110.00 J. C. Bixler 10.50 Southern Cal. Disinfecting Co. 5.92 F. A. Macdonald 10.50 Zellerbach Paper Company 48.94 H. A. Cosbey 10.50 So. Calif. Freight Lines 1.03 W. H. Lennon 10.50 So. Calif. Gas Company 1.12 0. H. Barber 10.50 Roy Phelps Garage 1.70 R. C. Campbell 10.50 Victor Neschke 14.00 F. Dyer 10.50 Inglewood Humane Society Inc. 36.00 W. R. Pierce 10.50 Bassett- Lundstrom Company 3.45 J. D. Campbell 10.50 George Ma.hlom Green 30.00 A. G. Blair 10.50 So. Calif. Gas Company 4.62 J. W. Miller 7.00 Standard Oil Co. of Calif. 3.85 C. K. McConnell 10.50 American Legion Auxiliary 25.00 Air Reduction Sales Co. .32 Hadden Company Ltd. 10.25 Griffith Hardware Co. 2.67 City of E1 Segundo Water Dept. 261.98 The Electric Shop 7.34 Pacific Indemnity Company 312.75 TOTAL $5384.11 Act of_1927_M.I.D. No. 1 Fund Pacific Electric Railway Co. $1339.53 Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, 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 Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen Gerow and Selby. NEW BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Love, secondeby Councilman Hesser, that the purchase of a new typewriter for the office of the City Clerk be and the same is hereby authorized at a cost of not to exceed $120.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen Gerow and Selby. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized to take his customary annual tyro weeks vacation beginning October 15th, 1934. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen Gerow and Selby. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the purchase of a radio for the Police patrol car of the City of E1 Segundo.be and the same is hereby authorized at a cost of not to exceed $40.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love and Mayor-Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen Gerow and Selby. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the meeting adjourn. Carried. Approved: Respectfully submitted, City Clerk. Mayor.