1937 AUG 04 CC MIN76-0
E1 Segundo, California.
August 4, 1937.
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, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Councilmen Absent: Gerow and Love.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS I=TING.
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the
minutes of the regular meeting of this Council, held July 28, 1937, be
and the same are hereby approved as recorded and read. The motion carried
unanimously.
WRITTEN COWiTUNICATIONS.
The following communications, which were read to the Council, were dis-
posed of in the manner indicated following the reference to each hereinafter:
H. L. BYRAM, County Tax Collector, making demand upon the City Council to
provide funds for the payment of all delinquent assessments which have been
levied against certain real property within the City of E1 Segundo for
certain public improvements under the Improvement Bond Act of 1915, and
which are now delinquent for the fiscal year 1936 -1937, such projects and
the amounts of delinquency in each being referred to in the statement
accompanying the beforementioned communication. Moved by Councilman Selby,
seconded by Councilman Hesser that the City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo
be and he is hereby authorised and directed to acknowledge receipt of the
communication of the Tax Collector of Los Angeles County, California,
dated August 3, 1937 making demand upon the City Council of the City
of El Segundo, as required by law, to provide funds for the payment of
all delinquent assessments for certain public improvement projects under
the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 as referred to in said communication,
and to advise said County Tax Collector that any amounts needed in order
to comply with his demand will be transferred from the General Fund of
the City of E1 Segundo to the respective Bond Interest and Sinking Funds.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen Gerow and Love.
At this point, the hour being 7:22 o1clock ?. M., Councilman Gerow
appeared at the meeting and immediately took his seat at the Council Table.
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALITIES, dated July 29, 1937, advising that
City Officials who expect to attend the League Convention to be held in
San Jose, California, September 13, to 16, 1937, should make hotel reser-
vations immediately. Ordered filed.
CITY CLERK, City of Santa Barbara, advising that the Municipal Fiscal 1
Officers of Southern California, and the Los Angeles County Division of
the League of California Municipalities will meet with the Channel
Counties Division of the League of California Municipalities at Santa
Barbara Thursday August 19, 1937, and inviting Officials of the City
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of E1 Segundo to attend and to witness the Fiesta "Memorias de Santa
Barbara" which will be held in the evening of that day. Ordered filed.
JACOB W. MILLER, dated July 22, 1937, requesting a six months Leave
of Absence from his duties As a member of the Fire Department of the City .
of E1 Segundo. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow
that Jacob W. Miller be and he is hereby granted a six months Leave of
Absence from his duties as Fireman for the City of E1 Segundo, beginning
September 1, 1937, and terminating February 28, 1938, permission being
granted to leave the State of California during such Leave, provided, how-
ever, that such Leave be taken without pay. Carried by the following fote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
THE OHIO OIL COATANY, dated August 2, 1937, applying for a permit to
drill its "Gough #7" well. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by
Councilman Gerow that Resolution No. 390 entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, GRANTING TO THE OHIO OIL COMPANY A PERMIT FOR
THAT CERTAIN OIL WELL IN SAID CITY DESIGNATED AND KNOWN
AS "GOUGH NO, 7"
which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS of the City of Los Angeles, dated July
28, 1937, transmitting therewith the report of R. T. Dorsey,-Traffic
Engineer, relative to the traffic hazard at the intersection of Angeles
Vista Boulevard with Slauson Avenue, such communication and report being
submitted to this'Council in reply to the City Clerk's letter of July 2,
1937, requesting the City Council of the City of Los Angeles to cause a
survey to be made of traffic conditions at the beforementioned highway
intersection, and if found practical, to take such steps as would min-
imize the existing traffic hazard. Ordered filed.
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS of the State of California, dated August 2, 1937,
transmitting for execution by the proper Officers of the City of E1 Segundo
Memorandum of Agreement for Expenditure of a portion of 1/4 cent gasoline
tax finds for State Highways within the City of E1 Segundo for the 1937 -39
biennium. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser that
the following Resolution'be adopted:
WHEREAS, the State of California, through its Department of
Public Works, Division of Highways, has presented a memorandum
of agreement in accordance with a project statement submitted
by the City for expenditure of the 1/4 cent gas tax for the
1937 -39 biennium allocated for State highways in the City of
E1 Segundo, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has heard read said agreement in full
and is familiar with the.contents thereof;
THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of
E1 Segundo that said agreement for expenditure of the 1/4 cent
gas tax allocated for State highways be and the same is hereby
approved and the Mayor and City Clerk are directed to sign the
same on behalf of said City.
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Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS of the State of California, dated August 3, 19372
transmitting for execution by the proper Officers of the City of E1 Segundo _
Memorandum of Agreement providing for expenditure of 1/4 cent gas tax funds
on streets of major importance within the City of E1 Segundo for the fiscal
year 1938. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser that
the following Resolution be adopted:
WHEREAS, a memorandum of agreement has been presented to be
entered into with the State of California in accordance with
a project statement for expenditure of the 1/4 cent gas tax
for the fiscal year 1938 allocated for Streets of Major
Importance other than State highways in the City of E1 Segundo,
and
P1HER.EAS,.the City Council has heard read said agreement in
full and is familiar with the contents thereof,
THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council,of the City of
E1 Segundo that said project statement be and it'is hereby
adopted as the budget of proposed expenditures of the 1/4
cent gas tax allocated for Streets of Major Importance other
than State highways, and said agreement be and the same is
hereby approved and the Mayor and City Clerk are directed
to sign the same on behalf of said City, said agreement to
be binding upon the City upon its execution by the author-
ized officials of the State.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.
None.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
None.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
The City Clerk reported that Neva M. Elsey, Deputy City Clerk, was
taken ill Tuesday, August 3, 1937, and might be absent from her employment
for several days.
The Chief of Police reported receipt of a communication from R. T.
Dorsey, Traffic Engineer of the City of Los Angeles, requesting co- operation
of the City of E1 Segundo in the installation and maintenance of a Sodium
Vapor street lighting unit at the intersection'of Imperial Highway and
Sepulleda Boulevard. -By general.-consent, the Council expressed.satisfaction
with the proposal of Mr. Dorsey except as to that portion referring to the
payment for electrical current for operating the unit in connection with which
the Chief of Police was instructed to communicate further with Mr. Dorsey for
the purpose of clarifying that particular feature of his proposal.
K. E. Campbell, City Forester, reported that his Department is operating
satisfactorily and that he recently had purchased sixty -four 5 gallon cans
for the use of his Department in the propogation of young street trees.
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None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
PAYING BILLS.
Owing to absence of Councilman Love, a member of the Finance Committee,
the Mayor announced the appointment of Councilman 0. 0. Hesser as member
pro tem of said Committee to serve in such capacity during the vacation
absence of Councilman Love.
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on
Finance and Records, were read:
Water Works Fund
Chemical Equipment Corp. $
61.80
Minta Curtawiler
R. M. Converse
7.74
Minta Curtawiler
E1 Segundo Herald
49.05
Frank E. Stuck
GFiffith Hardware Co.
13.84
Margaret Morrison
Hersey Mfg. Co.
66.62
E. Coddington
Indust. Prtg. & Stat. Co.
5.15
Peter E. Binder
Neptune Meter Co.
38.89
John A. Gerow
Rensselaer Valve Co.
16.36
0. 0. Hesser
Standard Oil Co of Calif.
3.71
George Love
Frances G. Lloyd
81.00
William R. Selby
I. N. Sumner
172.00
Victor D. McCarthy
R. T. Hutchins
28.80
Neva M. Elsey
R. T. Hutchins
40.00
Clyde Woodworth
J. Black
16.80
Don C. Fugitt
A. Bleich
11.90
C. 16c Connell
J. Lind
69.65
A. K. Tennis
E. McCartney
78.40
George McLauchlin
J. C. Osborne
130.00
R. T. Hutchins
Clifford Smith ;71.75
Frances Lloyd
TOTAL
$963.46
E. Morgan
Alice Hope
General Fund
J. A. MacDonald
Air Reduction Sales Co.
$ 1.26
E. J. Grow
Beach Laundry
.81
A. T. Miller
Chemical Equipment Corp.
6.70
J. Burgner
Southern Cal. Gas Co.
3.50
F. L. Gregory
Fletcher's Tire Exchange
9.25
K. E. Campbell
W. H. Steele Co.
20.82
A. Siebken
E1 Segundo Herald
123.41
A. Bogan
Clymer Indian Sales Co.
14.10
P. Campbell
J. A. Nadeau Co.
7.32
A. Green
L. A. Stamp & Stat.-Co.
2.78
W. Henry
Carl Chamberlain
9.85
J. Powers
Carl Chamberlain
4.80
M. Rahan
Grimes Stassforth Stat.Co.
.21
D. Boyer
Samuel F. Butts
4.12
J. Schoening
Southern Cal. Edison Co.Ltd.
16.97
D. Raynor
E. Morgan
3.40
G. Turney
R. C. Edwards
38.40
W. F. Allee
Marry H. Davis, M,C. .
10.00
F. M.-Barnes
Amer. Legion Aux. No. 58
25.00
H. Burns
Gibson Motor Parts,"Inc.
2.98,
W.'A. Callahan'
Pacific Toro Co.
4.84
J. B. Catalano
Ruskin Co., Inc.
141.10
J. A. Cummings
Penny Profit Market
2.57
T. B. DeBerry
Felix DeMond
140.12
C. Dinwiddie
Alex Haddock
153.00
C. C. Havens
F. Ingram
148.60
L. Maxwell
V. L. McCarthy
170.20
H. J. Miller
P,m. L. Owens
170.20
K. S. Searles
General Fund
100.00
1.13
20.31
11.40
13.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
250.00
165.00
125.00
50.00
13.00
132.00
123.00
260.00-
27.00
144.00
50.00
169.00
164.00
138.00
138.00
138.00
125.00
130.00
110.00
117.00
110.00
110.00
83.85
110.00
110.00
110.00
110.00
144.00
159.00
153.00
253.00
138.00
].53.00
169.00
159.00
78.72
159.00
140.12
161.41
88.80
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General Fund
General Fund
J.
Martin
$44.80
W.
Zivalic
$56.00
T.
Kincaid
39.20
W.
Morgan
44.80
J.
Freeman
56.00
H.
Dunnavant
".00
E.
Coddington
10.50
R.
L. May
8.00
J.
T. StClaire
8.00
F.
Kenney
8.00
C.
Russell
56.00
J.
Brock
22.40
C.
Dinwiddie
52.48
A.
Bleich
50.40
J.
Goodman
11.20
S.
Patterson
25.55
W.
Sickler
28.00
W.
Hyde
11.20
E.
Weatherfield
5.60
H.
Zettlemoyer
5.60
TOTAL
$7274.78
General 1 —A Fund
Inglewood Humane Society,Inc.$19.80
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the demands
be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the respective funds
covering the same. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes; Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
NEW BUSINESS.
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow that the Townsend
Club be and it is hereby granted permission to use the City Hall Auditorium
either August 21, 1937, or August 28, 1937 for the purpose of holding a public
mass meeting, no charge to be_ made for such use. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Selby, Gerow and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
The City Engineer announced his appointment of Frank H. Chilson as Assistant
City Engineer, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman
Hesser that the following Resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED that the appointment by R. T. Hutchins, City Engineer of
the City of E1 Segundo, of Frank H. Chilson as Assistant City Engineer,
be and the same is hereby confirmed, ratified, and approved, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said appointee shall assume the duties
of his office August 4, 1937, and continue therein during the pleasure
of this Council, his compensation for all services rendered the City
of El Segundo and his hours of employment to be in conformance with
such Resolution or Resolutions of the City of E1 Segundo as may be
in effect upon said date, respecting the hours of employment and rates
of pay or compensation for officers and employees of the City of E1
Segundo.
The foregoing Resolution was carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Hesser,
Noesf Councilmen.None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
Selby, Gerow and Mayor Binder.
Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby that one of the
Street Department trucks be transferred to the Water Department for its use
and benefit and that the current depreciated value thereof be charged to the
Water Department and credited to the general government accounts by the
Accounting Officers of each of said Departments.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Selby, Geror, and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the Superin-
tendent of the water Department of the City of El Segundo be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to employ Dr. Carl Wilson for the purpose of analyzing
the water of the Municipal Water Department of the City of E1 Segundo and re-
commending treatment thereof for the elimination of existing unsatisfactory
conditions, such employment to continue until the further order of this
Council, at the compensation of $50.00 per month. Carried by the following
vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Selby, Gerow and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was
moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser that the meeting -
adjourn. The motion carried unanimously.
Approved:
Mayor.
Respectfully submitted,
City er .
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