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1935 JUL 17 CC MINM- 229` El Segundo, California. July 17th, 1935. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, was called to order at'7:00 P. d. on the above date, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of said Gity, by Peter E. Binder; Mayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Councilmen Absent: None. REr:DING OF 11INUTES OF PREVIOUS AEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 10th day of July, 1935, were read. No errors or omissions ppearing, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the minutes be approved as read. Carried. WRITTEN CO.TJlUNICATIONS. The following communications were read and disposed of as indicated: RALPH M. CONVERSE, dated July 17th, 1935, requesting a license to onerate an Action Ball Machine at No. 200 Wrest Grand Avenue, E1 Segundo. :,loved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that pursuant to the application of Ralph M. Converse, dated July 17th, 1935; for a permit to operate an action ball machine at No. 200 Test Grand Avenue within the Cite of E1. Segundo, California, and to the provisions of Ordinance No. 195 of said Gity, respecting the licensing of machines of this nature, permission is hereby granted the said Ralph M. Converse, until the further order of this Council, to install, maintain and overate an action ball machine at his place of business, No. 200 Rest Grand Avenue, within the said City; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed as in any manner authorizing, licensing or permitting any gambling or gambling activity in connection with the use or operation of the said action ball machine. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. ,.LFR ^D J. hi'lCY, dated July 17th, 1935, being a request for a license to operate a marble machine at his place of business,. No. 120 West Grand Avenue, El Segundo. Koved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the following* resolution be adopted: R1- SOLVED, that pursuant to the application of Alfred J. Tracy, dated'July 17th,'i935, and in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 195 of the City of El Segundo, California, permission is hereby granted.the_said.Alfred J. Tracy, until the further order of this Council, to install, maintain and operate a marble machine in his place of business at No. 120 West Grand Avenue, El Segundo; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed as in any manner authorizing, licensing or permitting any gambling, or gambling activity in connection with the use or operation of the said marble nachine. 230-M CALIFORNIA {WESTERN OIL COIf.PANY, LTD., dated July 11th, 1935, requesting that a permit heretofore granted said Company to erect and maintain an oil well derrick on a certain portion of the J. H. Fisher Subdivision, within the City of E1 Segundo, be revoked. ',loved by Councilman Gerow, that Resolution No. 319, entitled: A RESOLUTIONY OF THE CITY COQMCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 318 OF SAID CITY, ENTITLED: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SIZ UNDO, CALIFOR -NIA, GR.'_ivTILEG TO CALIFORNIA V.F-QTFET OIL CO., LTD. A PERM= TO ERECT AND '1AIi;TAINT ONE OIL 1':�ELL DERRICK nPiD ITS NECESSARY APPURTENAi,CES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRILLING U SE OIL i';FI,L IIv A CERT,1IN ?ORTION OF THE J. H. FISHER SUBDIVISION 17IT IIT Sr ID CITY j--ND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 317, r_-N;TITLED, 'A RESOLUTIOt, OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF' TuL CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFO NIA, GFA. 7,_ING TO CALIFORi,?IA 1` "EST? RN OIL CO. LTD. A 10ER::I ^1 TO ERECT AND '.1AIP;T I ITT TV.0 OIL 11'FLL DERRICKS AND THEIR NECESSARY APPURTENANCES FO_; TTzE PITH-POSE OF DRILLING TTO OIL 1^;ELLS II; THE J. H. FIS FF S- BDIVISIO17 WITHIN S ID CITY.' F.,SSED AID ADOPTED OPT THE 3FD DAY OF JULY, 1935.TM ": -IICH Si'_ID RE'SOLU'TION NO. 318 1. S PASSED AND 1_DOPTED ON THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, A.D. 1935" which was read, be adopted. The motion to adopt the resolution was seconded b- Councilman Hesser and the said resolution was adopted by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. COLLY OIL COMPANY, dated July 12th, erect and maintain an oil well derrick and for the purpose of drilling an oil well on 5 of J. H. Fisher Subdivision, within the Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. 1935, applying for a permit to its necessary appurtenances some portion. of Lots 2, 3, 4 and "ity of El Segundo. Accompanying said application was a supplementary letter of said Company of even date, requesting that the granting of the permit applied for be held in abeyance for a few days, to permit of the conclusion of certain legal formalities respecting the transfer of the lease hold interest of California Toestern Oil Cc. Ltd. to the said Colly Oil Company. The Clerk advised the Council that he had not been informed by the Colly Oil Company whether or not the transfer referred to in its communication h-,:.d been accomplished, but that representatives of said Company would be present at this meeting of the Uity Council. Thereupon by general consent, action respecting the granting of the permit was deferred until the order of "Unfinished Business" at this meeting. i;IFS. J. C. BI }LFR, dated Jul, 16th, 19<<, acknowledging receipt of a communication from the City Clerk respecting her oral complaint about the condition of the roadway of East 7.1aple Avenue, as referred to in the minutes of t^e mee+ino of the Uoincil held July. 10th, 1935, and requesting that the.Council he advised of the condition of said high,�ray. Ordered filed. F_7TITI' :1% Or J. C. =11F and nine others, requesting that the improve- ment of E:� st :- `.a.ple Avenue, east of Center Btreet, within the City of El Se_-undc, he included in a proposed plan for the improvement of alleys with Federal aid. Following discussion of the subject, it was moved by Councilman Gerov:, seconded b­ Hester, that the Street Superintendent of the City of El Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and directed to prepare plans for the grading - -n:7 improvement of East �aole Avenue, easterly of Center Street, within the City of El "e?undo and such other streets in the vicinity thereof as this Council, afte,• insn-ction, ^gag direct; and also to prepare and file with the Works 2311: PaGgress : ndin7 nom_° '" tlaai - allcatioT1 with said street improvements. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love. Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. LF.�_CZL'E OF Cr_LIFOF TI5 '::UidICIPALITIFS, dated July 10th, 1935, outlining the newest developments in the-California Tork P.elief Progr m. Ordered filed. LE!!GUE OF CrLIFOFI;In 1:.UNICI°.LZITIEE, dated July 15th, 1935, referring to the valuations of public utility properties throughout the State of C_.lifcrria, as asses: ed by the State Board of Equalization., advising, that t'iese values are to be attac'ced by the utilities, through their ex-oert valuation engineers and attorneys, and suggesting that the League of California :unicipalities em-,,loy a valuation engineer to go to Sacramento with Louis 1 :.rle, legal counsel of the Lea_;ue, to appear before the Board of Equaliz•.tion, eet,,.een the first and third rondays in August, and make every effort to see t',at the only reduction in utility assessments are those justified by facts. Subsecuent to discussion_ respecting the matter, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerovr, that the follov.in�- resolution be adopted: P 'SOLVED, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized to notify the League of California :iunicipalities that the City of El Segundo, California, in vier of the interest of sair City in the outcome of the hearing before the State Board of Equaliza- tior_., will pa, toward the compensation and expenses of a valuation engineer to be employed by said League for the purposes recited in the letter of said League, bearing date the 15th of July, 19,5 .nd addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of El Segundo, the sum of $25.00, upon receipt of a proper demand therefor and notification to the effect that such engineer has been so employed, and that said communication be and the same is hereby ordered received and placed on file for the purposes of identification and reference. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. ORAL CO.WivIUNICATIONS. The Mayor announced at this time that if any person or persons present in the Council Chamber desired to address the Council relative to any matter of public interest, he was now privileged to do so. Mr. T. F. Coppinger, 501 South Wilton Place, Los Angeles,arose and st =-ted that he understood the Council would this date give consideration to the adoption of an ordinance limiting the drilling for oil within the City of E1 Segundo to'one well to five acres and that representing his own interest and other property owners of the City of E1 Segundo, he desired to rotest the adoption -of any.such ordinance. Other 'Protestants who spoke upon the matter were: r °.r. D. H. Thornton, 3040 Union Avenue, Los Angeles; Mr. David B. Meek, 862 Eucalyptus Drive, El Segundo; N. L. ?reads, 1428 East Walnut Avenue, El Segundo. Thereafter the following named persons addressed the Council as proponents of an ordinance restricting the drilling for oil in El Segundo to one z cll to five acres: Paul E. Youngkin, 811 Pest 7th Street, Los Angeles, California; 71r. M. C. McCray, 219 Security Building, Hollywood, California. Con.cludin' the discussions, Mr. Adam Underwood, 2304 - 8th Avenue, Los Angeles, representing the State Oil Umpire, also addressed the Council, explaining 232 -- M some of the hazards of unrestricted oil drilling, and stating that his interest was only in the orderly, workmanlike and economical operation of the potential oil field, and he explained at some length, hor, in his opinion, these ends Night be attained. At this point, discussions having been concluded, it was moved by Councilman Gerov., seconded by Councilman Love,•that the following resolution be adopted: RPSOLV --D, that it is the sense of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, as presently constituted and as presently minded, that the existing- regulations of the State of California with reference to the limitation of area of property upon which an oil or gas well may be constructed are adequate, and that said Council is not, at this time, disposed to enact any more stringent regulations in that regard; and BE IT Fb THER RESOLVED, that in view of the attitude of this Coaacil as hereinbefore expressed, that the petition and request of ;dr. i% C. °:IcCray that this Council adopt an ordinance requiring t least five acres of land to each oil or gas well drilled within said City, be and the same is hereby denied without prejudice. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. At this point, the hour being 9:25 o'clock P. M., the Mayor declared 15 minute recess. At 9:40 P. M. the Council reconvened, all Councilmen being present and answering roll call. None. REPORTS OF STIh" DING COb'LrJIITTEES. REPORTS OF OFFICERF AND SPECIAL CC °?",rITTFE:S. The City Attorney, supplementing previous reports, advised the Council that he had received a communication to the effect that information respecting recovery upon the claim of the City of E1 Segundo against the Union Indemnity Company, Bankrupt, would come from the Primary Receivers, New Orleans. U::FINISHED BUC•INESS. The matter of the application, of the Colly Oil Company for a permit to erect and maintain an oil derrick in the J. H. Fisher Subdivision was now considered. Mr. Luther T. "ayo, representing said Company, being present at the meeting, stated that his Company is desirous that the permit prayed for be immediately granted and he made the followin- indorsement upon his Company's communication dated Jul;.- 12th, 1935, hereinbefore in these minutes referred to under the title, "Written Communications ", to —wit: "We now request that forrial action in connection with our application be taken." Signed— " Colly Oil Company, by Luther T. Mayo. ". Dated July 17th, 1935. Thgreu.pon.it was moved by Councilman Gercw, seconded by Councilman Love, that Resolution No. 320, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SHGUNDC, CALIFORNIA, GRE..N'TING TO COLLY OIL COT PANTY, A CORPOPj TION, A PERT IT TO ERhCT AND T0,11AINTAIN A CER.TAIN OIL DERRICK kND ITS NECESSARY APP".TRTENANCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRILLING AND OPERATING A CERTAIN OIL ':ELL WITHIN SAID CITY, TO BE NA:.CED, KNOWN AND DF;SIGNkTED AS VAN #1, 1\A--233 ��gM1l�tfi�i- SF1 -�A14M ..i Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Respecting the matter of including certain municipal property of the City of E1 Segundo in that certain community oil lease beir_z taken by ?:a. M. C. McCray and associates, the Council advised Mr. McCray, who was present at this meeting, that it desired to give the matter further consideration and therefore could not give him a definite answer at this time. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: General Fund $16.90 46.80 15.60 20.80 6.50 5.20 5.20 46.80 5.20 5.20 5.20 5.20 5.20 10.40 5.20 10.40 20.80 10.40 10.40 18.35 10.04 Dept. 278.63 1.00 27.65 $ 757.31 Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, 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. NEW BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, that Don C. Fugitt, City Judge,-be and he is hereby granted his customary annual two weeks vacation, beginning July 29th,.1985; provided; however,, that said City Judge Shall •arrange for a qual'if`ied substitug Judge to •sit in his ,Court during his absence on said vacation, and provided further, that said substitute Judge shall be compensated in the sum of $10.00 per day for each day that he shall necessarily sit in the City Court of the City of E1 'Segundo. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Rater Works Fund A. Bleich $15.60 R. Grow 0. T. Foster 5.20 J. Martin J. Nullibarger 9.10 T. Kincaid J. Sanko 5.20 H. Bigler C. B. Russell 5.20 J. Hullibarger P1. Woodyard 5.20 T. Gorman So. Calif. Edison Co. 377.85 0. Foster Addressograph Sales Agency .69 C. Bradford City of El Segundo 144.00 W. Sickler Phoenix Meter Corp. 51.32 G. Davidson So. Calif. Telephone Co. 5.40 C. Russell P. Hanson 10.50 F. McGranahan TOTAL $635.26 E. Weatherfield J. Alexander General Fund J. Sankl H. W. Prince, M. D. 12.00 A. Hoblit Roy's Garage .50 J. Freeman C. K. McConnell 3.35 W. Woodyard Los Angeles County Health Dept. 66.67 J. B. Smith E. Morgan 3.35 Braun Corporation Inglewood Auto Laundry 14.50 C. M. Bradford City of E1 Segundo Water Dept. 6.87 City of E1 Segundo Water Metlox Manufacturing Co. 4.00 A. L. Hoblit El Segundo Cooperative Unit #259 53.00 So. Calif. Telephone Co. TOTAL General Fund $16.90 46.80 15.60 20.80 6.50 5.20 5.20 46.80 5.20 5.20 5.20 5.20 5.20 10.40 5.20 10.40 20.80 10.40 10.40 18.35 10.04 Dept. 278.63 1.00 27.65 $ 757.31 Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, 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. NEW BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, that Don C. Fugitt, City Judge,-be and he is hereby granted his customary annual two weeks vacation, beginning July 29th,.1985; provided; however,, that said City Judge Shall •arrange for a qual'if`ied substitug Judge to •sit in his ,Court during his absence on said vacation, and provided further, that said substitute Judge shall be compensated in the sum of $10.00 per day for each day that he shall necessarily sit in the City Court of the City of E1 'Segundo. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. 234 - N` The Chief of Police advised the Council that on July 20th, 1935, large numbers of residents of the City of El Segundo would be absent from their homes and that in his opinion extra police officers should be employed for patrol duty on that day, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the Chief of Police be and he is hereby authorized to employ for special service July 20th, 1935, two police officers, whose compensation is hereby fixed at $7.00 each for such service as they may be required to perform under the direction of the Chief of Police on said day. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to purchase one sack of lime at a cost of not to exceed $1.25, such lime to be used for marking the night baseball grounds. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: • City Cler --- Mayor. cn` a