1935 APR 03 CC MINA regular meeting of the City Council 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 E. Binder, Mayor.
ROLL CALL.
Councilmen Present: Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder.
Councilmen Absent: Selby.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 27th day of March, 1935,
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 CO!ZIUNICATIONS.
The following communications were read and disposed of as indicated:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE COMPANY, dated dpril 1st, 1935, being its
application for a permit to set one pole in the East side of Center Street,
150 feet North of Palm Avenue. The engineer, having approved acid application,
it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that Southern
California Telephone Company be and it is hereby granted permission to set one
pole in the East side of Center Street, 150 feet North of Palm Avenue, provided
said work is prosecuted and completed to the satisfaction of the Street Superin-
tendent of the City of E1 Segundo. Carried.
EARL T. ROBERTSON, Manhattan Beach, California, dated March 26th, 1935,, .
offering to sell certain real property within the City of E1 Segundo to said
City. The communication was ordered filed.
CULBERT OLSON, State Senator, dated March 29th, 1935, acknowledging
receipt of the City Clerk's communication of March 15th, 1935, respecting the
action taken by this Council concerning certain legislative bills and indicating
that the matters would be given his careful attention. Ordered filed.
RALPH W. EVANS, Assemblyman, 46th District, dated March 26th, 1935,
acknowledging receipt of the City Clerks communication of March 15th, 1935,
assuring that he will support Assembly Bill No. 542 in accordance with the
request of the City Council. Ordered filed.
ORAL COr1MUNICATIONS.
Mr. L. W. Grimm of 2622 East 124th Street, Willowbrook, associated with
M. F. Howell, 2308 Hathaway Street, Compton, addressed the Council in an endeavor
to obtain its consent to the granting of a permit by the Board of Public Works
of the City of Los Angeles to himself and his partner to remove sewage screenings
from the sand hills westerly of the City of El Segundo. Moved by Councilman
Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the request of L. W. Grimm be referred to
'the City Engineer for investigation and report and be taken under consideration
by the Council as a committee of 'the whole until the next regular meeting of said
Council.' Carried-.
None.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
The City Clerk reported that Mrs. Vera Duncan Dunham, Director, District
11, L. A.C.R.A., pursuant to a letter written her under date of March 8th, 1935,
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in accordance with direction of the City Council, is desirous of arranging
for the conference requested in said letter. On motion of Councilman Hesser,
seconded by Councilman Love, which carried unanimously, Councilman Gerow was
delegated to represent the Council at said conference, together with such
other members of the Council who care to attend and the City Engineer, and that
an attempt be made to arrange for such conference at 10:00 A. M. Saturday,
April 6th, 1935.
The Chief of Police announced the appointment of certain special police
officers; whereupon it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman
Hesser, that the appointments of H. H. Goodwin, J. J. Lind, S. C. Muchmore,
D. H. Postal, Mead R. Johnston, E. R. Malone, Henry G. Sights, Ed Meese,
R. H. Swain and A. A. Harris as special police officers of the City of E1
Segundo be ratified and approved. Carried.
The Chief of Police reported receipt of request from Chief Davis of the
Los Angeles Police Department for this Council's support of a proposed amendment
to the State Vehicle Code, pertaining to the illegal parking of vehicles on
public highways. Following discussion of the matter and an explanation by the
City Attorney of the effect of the proposed legislation, if adopted, it was
moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the City Clerk of
the City of E1 Segundo be instructed to address a communication to Senator
Culbert L. Olson and to Assemblyman Ralph W. Evans, to the effect that the City
Council of the City of E1 Segundo favors the enactment"6r' legislation of the type
referred to in that certain resolution adopted by the Los Angeles County Peace
Officers' Association, April 2nd, 1935, recommending an amendment to the State
Vehicle Code, pertaining to the illegal parking of vehicles on public highways.
Carried.
The City Attorney informed the Council that apparently all defendants in
the matter'of the Sepulveda Boulevard Condemnation action in the Superior Court
in and for the County of Los Angeles, entitled "City of E1 Segundo, a Municipal
Corporation, Plaintiff, vs. Silas T. Brock, et al, defendants ", have been
compensated for the lands taken and that there remains on deposit with the
Clerk of the Court the sum of $836.34, which should be returned to the City of
El Segundo and deposited in the fund from whence it originated; that he will,
within the next few days, take the proper action to obtain payment of said
sum to the City.
K. E. Campbell reported that all trees purchased have been planted and
the trees on Virginia Street have been trimmed. 1b recommended the purchase
of additional trees for planting adjacent to the can dumpand around the
exterior boundary of the municipal warehouse site. It was thereupon moved by
Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the purchase of 100
eucalyptus trees at a cost of not to exceed $5.00 and of a quantity of
Monterey cypress trees at a cost of not to exceed $5.00 be and the same is
hereby authorized. Carried by the following vote:'
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Selby.
PAYING BILLS.
Councilman Selby being absent from the meeting, the Mayor appointed
Councilman Hesser as member pro tem of the Finance Committee.
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance
and-Records, were read:
Griffith Hardware
Los Angeles Rubber
Grimes— Stassforth
R. T. Hutchins
I. N. Sumner
S. B. Patterson
I. L. Groger
Mater Works
Fund
Water Works Fund
Co. $5.26
El Segundo Herald
22.82
Stamp Co. 4.37
Ditto, Inc.
3.69
Stat. Co. 4.57
R. T. Hutchins
37.00
23.95
Frances G. Lloyd
75.00
167.75
T. F. Snow
8.13
11.38
J., C. Osborne
102.00
5.20
R. W. Goodrich
5.20
TOTAL
$476.32
Peter E. Binder
General Fund
$25.00 R. Grow
General Fund
$41.60
Orest O. Hesser
25.00
T. Kincaid
$12.68
George Love
25.00
J. Freeman
15.60
William R. Selby
25.00
C. Russell
10.40
Victor D. McCarthy
250.00
H. Bigler
..10.40
Neva M. Elsey
165.00
H. Zettlemoyer
5.20
Minta Curtzwiler
100.00
W. Rounds.
2.60
Clyde Woodworth
114.00
E. Weatherfield
17.88
Don C. Fugitt
45.00
S. Dare -
10.40
J. A. Cummings
165.00
W. Sickler
10.40
T. B. DeBerry
155.00
E. Coddington
10.40
M. H. McIntire
155.00
A. Hoblit
10.40
C. C. Havens
155.00
J. Hullibarger
10.40
W. F. Allee
155.00
F. Mack
10.40
George McLauchlin
145.00
J. Smith
5.20
C. K. McConnell
13.00
F. McGranahan
5.20
A. K. Tennis
124.00
J. Daniels
5.20
H. Burns
115.00
R. Goodrich
5.20
R. s. Callahan
115.00
J. A. Cummings
41.79
R. T. Hutchins
236.00
T. B. DeBerry
63.62
Frances Lloyd
25.00
M. H. McIntire
31.81
E. Morgan
140.00
C. C. Havens
57.65
Alice Hope
45.00
W. Allee
83.00
J. A. Macdonald
165.00
Geo. McLauchlin
44.98
E. J. Grow
150.00
R. Grow
70.53
A. T. Miller
130.00
J. B. Catalano
47.2C7
J. Burgner
130.00
H. H. Goodwin
34.12
F. L. Gregory
130.00
A. A. Harris
42.00
D. Boyer
102.00
Floyd Ingram
52.84
P. Campbell
102.00
Paul Kunz
42.00
K. Campbell
102.00
Mead R. Johnston
31.50
A. Green
102.00
Perry Jones
33.25
W. Henry
102.00
C. E. Lieser
35.00
J. Powers
102.00
R. F. Linch
42.00
M. Rahan
102.00
E. R. Malone
28.00
D. Raynor
102.00
W. A. McDonald
35.00
J. Schoening
102.00
Ed Meese
38.50
A. Siebken
102.00
S. C. Muchmore
35.00
G. Turney
102.00
0. B. Olsen
42.00
0. H. Barber
18.00
D. H. Postal
35.00
J. C. Bixler
16.50
K. S. Searles
45.50
F. A. Macdonald
16.50
Henry G. Sights
42.00
T. B. Dinwiddie
16.50
R. H. Swain
42.00
G. A. Todd
14.00
A. J. Sullivan
24.50
L. E. Loe
14.00
J. E. Trigg
35.00
D. B. Hancher
14.00
C. E. Whitehead
35.00
Geo. PdcLauchlin
14.00
John A. Gerow
24.50
G. Neschke
14.00
W. G. McWhinnie
1.08
A. Schleuniger
14.00
Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk
4.94
J. D. Campbell
14.00
American Bit•mules Co.
147.79
J. W. Miller
14.00
Standard Oil Co. of Calif.
187.95
C. G. Smith
14.00
Grimes - Stassforth Stat. Co.
3.64
A. R. Gunn
7.00
U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
125.00
A. Soeuto
14.00
El Segundo Herald
82.73
W. H. Lennon
14.00
Underwood Elliott Fisher Company
7.50
W. R. Pierce'
14.00
Southern Cal..Gas Company
6.16
L. W. Dessert
14.00
The Bernstein Company, Ltd.
9.82
`R.•.C. Campbell
14.00
Los Angeles Co. League of Municip:
20.00
F. Dyer
14.00
American Legion Auxiliary
25.00
E. R. Peterson
14.00
George M. Green
30.00
H. A. Cosbey
14.00
Southern Calif. Gas Company
2.17
A. G. Blair
14.00
Robert H. Dietrich
2.97
C. K. McConnell
14.00
Ray & Johnnie's Tire Shop
13.00
Air Reduction Sales Co.
.58
Griffith Hardware Company
47.71
Consolidated Rock Products
Co.1425.26
George Ipswitch
1.72
Western Auto Supply Co.
1.63
Gibson Motor Parts, Inc.
11.27
Featherstone's Inc.
17.41
A. D. Wells
2.50
TOTAL
$8328.18
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Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the demands be
allowed and warrants drawn on and paid out of the respectl*e funds covering the
same. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Selby.
NEW BUSINESS.
Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the following
resolution be adopted:
WHEREAS, on the 25th day of March, 1935, the Chief of Police
of the City of E1 Segundo was authorized and instructed to employ
not to exceed twenty special police officers to serve under his
direction at such time as in his opinion their services may be
necessary; and
WHEREAS, it now appears that the employment of twenty —two
special police officers was and is necessary in the opinion of
said Chief of Police and said twenty —two officers have been employed
by him;
NOW TIHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the action of the Chief of
Police in employing two officers in excess of the number authorized
by resolution adopted by this Council March 25th, 1935, be and the
same is hereby ratified and approved; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that nothing herein contained shall be
construed as limiting the powers otherwise vested in the Chief of
Police of said City under the provisions of Section 880 of Act 5233
of Deering's General Laws of California, to appoint additional police
officers with the concurrence of the Mayor, when the same may be by
said Chief of Police and Mayor deemed necessary for the preservation
of the public order.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Selby.
Mayor Binder announced his inability to attend the full session of the
State Recreational Project Conference to be held at E1 Segundo High School,
April 4th, at 7:30 P. M. and recommended that another member of the Counci4
be designated to represent the City in his stead. It was thereupon by
common consent.indicated that Councilman Love would attend said meeting as
representative of the city of E1 Segundo.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was
moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that the meeting
adjourn. Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved:
' City Cl k. XZD
Mayor.