1935 SEP 11 CC MIN264-/'A-
El Segundo, California.
September 11th, 1935.
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: Gerow, Hesser, Selby, Love and Mayor Binder.
Councilmen Absent: None.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 4th day of September, 1935"
were read. No error or omission appearing, it was moved by Councilman Selby,
seconded by Councilman Love, that the minutes be approved as read. Carried.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communications were read and disposed of as indicated:
E. M. JOHANN, Secretary, Hawthorne Indian Powwow Celebration, dated
September 6th, 1935, inviting the Council's participation and co- operation
in making the celebration to be held in the City of Hawthorne September 19th,
20th, and 21st, 1935, a successful one. The conounication was ordered filed
and by common consent the Council agreed to attend if possible and otherwise
co- operate.
LOGAN R. COTTON, Auditor, dated September 5rd, 1955, soliciting engage-
ment to perform the audit of the books and records of the City of El Segundo
for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1936. Moved by Councilman Selby,
seconded by Councilman Love that Logan R. Cotton, Auditor, be and he is
hereby engaged to make the audit of the books and records of all of the
departments of the City of E1 Segundo for the fiscal year ending June 30th,
1936. Said audit shall be made at the close of each quarter and reports
thereon likewise rendered quarterly and the compensation for said audit to
be paid quarterly upon the filing of demands in proper form which shall be
audited and allowed in the usual manner, the total compensation for the
services, however, not to exceed the sum of $325.00. Carried by the follow-
ing vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes; Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
CFIARLES C. REED, President, Clerks, Auditors, Assessors, and Treasurers'
Division of League of California Municipalities, undated, calling attention to
the annual convention of said league to be held in San Francisco, California,
September 23rd, to 26th, inclusive, and inviting officers of the City of El
Segundo to attend important sessions of the Clerk's Division. Ordered filed.
ALLEN L. NELSON, dated September 10th, 1935,,being an application for
a house - moving permit. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow,
that the following resolution be.adopted:
RESOLVED, that Allen L. Nelson be and he is hereby granted
permission to move into and within the City of El Segundo a one
story frame garage building which said moving operation may take
place on either the 17th or the 18th day of September, 1935, at
about the hour of 12 o'clock noon. During the course of such
removal said building shall be routed Westerly on El Segundo
Boulevard from Inglewood Redondo Road to Sepulveda Boulevard,
Northerly on Sepulveda Boulevard to a point adjacent to the
intersection of Grand Avenue with Sepulveda Boulevard, thence
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all within the City of El Segundo.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes:, Councilmen Gerow, Besser, Selby, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.
None.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEFZ.
Councilman Gerow of the Public Works Committee reported that he and
City Engineer Hutchins had made a further inspection of the municipally
owned dwelling house situated at 616 West Imperial Highway, and that they
recommended renovation of the structure at a cost which they estimated
would not exceed X450.00. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Love,
seconded by Councilman Gerow that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that certain repairs and improvements to that
certain municipally owned dwelling house situated at 616 West
Imperial Highway, within the City of E1 Segundo, consisting
chiefly of painting the building, installing the in the bath-
room, constructing a porch, installing certain electric wiring,
and doing other minor .improvement work, and the supplying of
certain fixtures and furnishings, all as referred to in the
oral report of Councilmen Gerow, and City Engineer Hutchins
made.to this Council this date be and the same are hereby
authorized and directed to be done by Force Account under the
direction and supervision of the City Engineer of the City of
El Segundo at a total cost of not to exceed $450.00.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes; Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
AERO OIL COMPANY, dated September 11th, 1935, being an application
for a permit to erect a derrick and maintain an oil well upon the
Easterly 14.83 acres of Lot 1 of C. C. Hunt's subdivision within the
City of E1 Segundo. Mr. Collinbaugh who was present, representing the
applicant, stated that he and a Mr. Spengler were the proprietors of
the said Company, applicant, and that previous to the formation of the
Company they had been in business together as a Limited Partnership
with reference to the same activities as were now being engaged in
by this Company. He was advised by the Mayor, speaking on behalf of
the Council, that it had not been the policy of the Council in the
past to grant permits to operators to erect derricks, or drill, or prospect
for oil unless the operators were willing to have their respective wells
actually spudded in within 30 days after the date of the granting of the
permit. Mr. Collinbaugh thereupon stated to the Council that while they
would like to have 60 days time within which to spud in.their well under the
permit asked for, yet nevertheless-he appreciated the.fact that the Council
had adopted the policy which the Mayor bad announced and stated further that
the..appl.icant would have no objections'to the application being taken under
advisement by the Council until a later date to suit the Council's pleasure
or to be brought up at any future meeting by the applicant when it was
prepared to commence actual drilling within 30 days thereafter. By general
consent the application was thereupon taken under advisement by the Council
until the further order of the Council, subject to the right of the applicant
to ask that the matter be again considered at any future meeting when the
applicant was prepared to commence actual drilling within 30 days thereafter.
No committment was made by the Council as to whether or not the said permit
would or would not be granted.
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REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
The City Attorney reported having conferred with officials of
the Standard Oil Company of California with reference to granting to
said Company a permit to construct and maintain two pipe lines in,
under and across Sepulveda Boulevard, within the City of E1 Segundo,
also that he had prepared the form of Resolution to be used by the
Council in event it grants the permit prayed for. Thereupon it was
moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that
Resolution #324 entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EL SEGUNDO.. CALIFORNIA, GRANTING TO STANDARD OIL
COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA A CERTAIN REVOCABLE PERMIT
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO CERTAIN PIPE -LINES ACROSS
SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD WITHIN SAID CITY
which was read, be adopted. The said Resolution was adopted by the
following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The matter of sending delegates representing the City of El Segundo
to the convention of the League of California Municipalities, which will
be held at San Francisco, California, September 23rd to 26th, 1935, was
discussed at the conclusion of which discussion it was moved by Councilman
Gerow that the following Resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the Mayor and each of the members of the
City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, and
the following officers of said City, TO WIT: Victor D.
McCarthy, City Clerk, and R.T. Hutchins, City Engineer,
be and they are hereby each respectively authorized to
attend the convention of the League of California
Municipalities, to be held in the City of San Francisco,
California, on September 25rd to 26th, inclusive, on
behalf of and to represent at that convention the City
of El Segundo;
AND BE IT FURTHER. RESOLVED that each of the said officials
attending said convention pursuant to the authority herein
granted, shall be reimbursed by said City out of the General
Fund thereof for his actual, reasonable, and necessary
expenses incurred and paid by such official in his attendance
at said convention, including his necessary transportation
thereto and therefrom, such reimbursement to be made and paid
upon proper demands therefor to be presented, audited, and
allowed in the usual manner.
Councilman Hesser seconded the motion to adopt the foregoing Resolution
and the same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: , Councilmen Gerow, Hesser,•Selby, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
In reference to the matter of demolishing certain structures within
the City of El Segundo which have been alleged to be fire hazards, the
Mayor recommended that before further action is taken in the matter all
of the Council arrange to inspect the buildings in question. It was
thereupon agreed by common consent that the Council would make such
inspection Monday September 16th, at about the hour of 4:15 o'clock P.M.
Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the
Altar Society of St. Anthonyrs Church be and is hereby granted permission
to use the City Hall Auditorium on the evening of September 24th, 1955s
no charge to be made for such use by reason of the fact that the event
is to be a benefit card party. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that Mrs.
Sue Robinson be and she is here �granted�e ��-ssion to use the City Hall
Auditorium every alternate Friday ht� unt'i7 Ue further order of this
Council, for the purpose of conducting dancing classes, such permission
being granted subject to the paramount right of the public to use said
Auditorium fora public meeting of general public interest, and subject,
further, to the right of this Council to revoke the permit herein granted
at any time in its discretion. The rental to be charged for the use
herein indicated shall be $5.75 per night, payable in advance to the
City Clerk of the City of El Segundo. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that
Lyle Balmer, sponsoring a group of High School students and young
people of the City of El Segundo be and he is hereby granted permission
to use the City Hall Auditorium on the evening of September 20th, 1955,
for the purpose of conducting a dance, provided a rental charge of #2.50
is paid in advance to the City Clerk of the said City. Carried as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the
following Resolution be adopted:
WHEREAS the members of the Council of the City of E1 Segundo,
California, did heretofore by mutual agreement determine that
the celebration to be held in the City of E1 Segundo, California,
on the 9th day of September, 1935 would be of great advertising
value to said City and would tend to promote the said City and the
Interest of the people and citizenry thereof and that therefore
said City should assist in the said function which was to be known
as "Community Field Day" ;
AND WHEREAS said occasion has now occurred and pursuant to said
agreement there was furnished on behalf of said City certain
entertainment for the general public consisting of wrestling
matches, boxing matches, athletic events, band music and
public addresses over a public address system;
AND•'PIHL?YAS said amounts were .advanced on behalf of said City .by
Alice Hope, Publicity Director of the City of El Segundo;
AND WHEREAS the expenditure to be paid by said City in connection
with the said entertainment is the sum of $147.12.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that upon receipt of a proper
demand from said Director of Publicity, supported by
proper voucher for the respective items indicated therein,
that the City Council will honor and authorize the payment
out of the General Fund of said City and chargeable to
"Promotion, Music and Advertising" a sum not to exceed
$147.12, such demand to be presented, audited, allowed,
and paid in the usual manner after proper audit by the
City Council of said City.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting,
it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Selby, that
the meeting adjourn. Carried.
Approved:
yor.
Respectfully submitted,
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