1937 JUN 16 CC MIN®-43
El Segundo, California.
June 16, 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, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Councilmen Absent: Gerow.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 9th day of June, 1937, were
read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Selby,
seconded by Councilman Love, the minutes be approved as read. Carried.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communications, which were read to the Council, were disposed
of in the manner indicated following the reference to each hereinafter:
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALITIES, dated June 10th, 1937, its Legislative
Bulletin No. 16, respecting the disposition of certain bills which were before
the recently adjourned State Legislature for consideration. Ordered filed.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HORTICULTURAL INSTITUTE, undated, expressing concern
about the careless practice of a few of the lot cleaning departments and
contract lot cleaners in this vicinity, and asking that the best efforts
of those repponsible for this class of work be exercised to preserve trees,
plants, shrubs and vines. Ordered filed.
STANDARD ENGINEERS, undated, soliciting the City's patronage. Ordered filed.
WALTER C. AINSWORTH, JR., applying for a position as Police Officer of
the City of El Segundo. Ordered filed.
PRESTON D. OREM, dated June 10th, 1937, addressed to the Mayor, stating
that he would be pleased to submit a proposal for auditing the records of the
City of E1 Segundo for the year ending June 30th, 195&. Ordered filed.
INTERSTATE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINEERING CORPORATION, dated June 15th, 19372,
requesting permission to place a 12" conduit under the roadway of Northrop
Street adjacent to Imperial Highway, such conduit to be buried to a depth
of 36" or more.
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that Interst_lte
Aircraft and Engineering Corporation be and it is hereby granted a temporary
revocable permit to place a 12" conduit under the roadway in Northrop Street
adjacent to Imperial Highway, within the City of El Segundo, for the
purpose of conducting a telephone line into its Administration Building now
under construction on the South side of Imperial Highway, westerly of said
Northrop Street; provided, however, that this Council reserves the right
to revoke the said permit without cause, without notice and without liability
at any time in its discretion.— Carried'by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Gerow.
Councilman Gerow appearing at the meeting at this time, the hour being
7 :30 o'clock P. M. and he immediately took his seat at the Council table.
F. L. GREGORY, undated, being a report of his attendance at a meeting of
California Association of Park Administrators, held at Santa Ana, California,
June 11th, 1937. Ordered filed.
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M. H. McINTIRE, dated June 16th, 1937, requesting that he be granted a
six months leave of absence from his duties as a Police Officer of the City
of E1 Segundo, beginning July lst, 1937.
Moved by Councilmen Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that M. H.
McIntire, Police Officer of the City of El Segundo, be and he is hereby
granted a six months leave of absence, without salary or compensation,
beginning July 1, 1937. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
RAILROAD COtSTISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, dated Jame 2, 1937,
captioned File No. 183 -Wp announcing further consideration of the matter of
grade crossing protection, looking to appropriate changes, if any, in the
Commissionts General Order No. 75-A, and advising that two informal con-
ferences will be held in the Commission's offices, one at San Francisco and
one at Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 22nd, 1937 and Tuesday, June 29th, 19372
respectively, both to be held at 10:00 A. M., and inviting participation
therein. Accompanying said communication was a copy of the Commission's
General Order hereinbefore referred to.
By general consent the City Clerk was directed to deliver the copy of the
Railroad Commission's General Order No. 75-A. accompanying said before
mentioned communication, to the City Engineer for his information and said
City Engineer was directed to investigate the matter and to attend the
conference June 29th, 1937 if, in his opinion, the City of El Segundo is
interested.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES, dated June 11th, 1957"
giving notice of the holding of the 75th Regular Meeting of said League,
Thursday, June 24th, 1937, at Whittier, California. Ordered filed.
M. R. BOWEN, Secretary of-Representatives of various Cities of Los Angeles
County, dated June 10th, 1937, and from the same writer, dated June 14th,
1937, the former advising that said representatives of various cities of
Los Angeles County will meet with the Board of Supervisors of said County at
the Hall of Records, Los Angeles, at 10 :00 A. M., Jame 18th, 1937, and the
latter advising that said Committee will meet at Whittier City Hall, June
17th, 1937, at 2:00 P. M., a day prior to the meeting with the Board of
Supervisors.
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that Mayor Peter
E. Binder be and he is hereby authorized and directed to attend the meetings
of representatives of various cities of Los Angeles County, to be held at
Whittier, California, June 17th, 1937, and at Los Angeles, California, June
18th, 1937, as representative of the City of E1 Segundo at each of said
meetings, and that his actual and necessary expenses in connection with
attendance at said meetings be paid upon his filing of a proper demand therefor.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
CARL W. EATON, Secretary Treasurer, International Association of Oil
Field, Gas Well and Refinery Workers of America, Local No. 299, dated June
16th, 1937, advising that he is the representative of E1 Segundo City Employees
.of the.City'and County Workers Union, 'and was authorised to. present the
statements contained in said communication for an increase in wages and
certain improved working conditions for certain City employees named in said
communication.
Following brief questioning of Mr. Eaton by the Mayor,- it was moved by
Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that the matter referred to in
the communication of Carl W. Eaton, filed with this Council this date, be
taken under advisement by this Council with the view that the writer be given
an answer on or before Tuesday.. June 22nd, 1937. Carried.
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None.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Street Superintendent Hutchins reported that he had conferred with Mr. Lane
respecting the necessity for the improvement of Pine Avenue between Center
Street and Lomita Street and Mr. Lane stated that in his opinion there is not'
sufficient travel upon or use for said Pine Avenue between said points at the
present time to warrant the cost of improving the same. It was determined,
therefore, by general consent, that consideration of the matter of improvement
of Pine Avenue betrr.�een Center Street and Lomita Street be closed.
None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
PAYING BILLS.
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance
and Records, were read:
Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, 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, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
NEW'BUSINESS.
Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that Lodge No.
435, I. 0. 0. F., be and it is hereby granted permission to use the City Hall
Auditorium, June 21, 1937, no charge to be made for such use. Carried.
The City Engineer submitted Project Statement No. 4, dated.June 16th, 1937,
for the maintenance,of StateHighways within the City of E1 Segundo for the
,biennium!1937i-39, and,Project Statement No. 3, dated June 16th, 1937, fop the
maintenance of Streets of Major Importance within the City of E1 Segundo, for
the fiscal year 1937 -38, which were read and explained to the Council, following
which it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, that
Project Statement No. 4, dated June 16th, 1937, being an estimate of the cost of
the general maintenance of Sepulveda Boulevard (State Highway Route 60), within
the City of E1 Segundo, for the biennium 1937 -39; and Project Statement No. 3,
dated June 16th, 1937, containing an estimate of the cost of general maintenance
of Streets of Major Importance within the City of E1 Segundo, to -wit: Imperial
Water Works Fund
General Fund
Chemical Equipment Corp.
$15.45
J.
Martin
$45.85
City of El Segundo
337.40
W.
Zivalic
42.70
Grimes- Stassforth Stat.
Co. 1.53
T.
Kincaid
22.40
Hacker Pipe & Supply Co.
73.15
J.
Freeman
22.40
Industrial Printing &
W.
Morgan
28.00
Stationery Co. 19.42
S.
Patterson
22.40
So. Calif. Telephone Co.
14.10
W.
Sickler
16.80
J. Black
7.00
W.
Hyde
11.20
A. Bleich
11.20
E.
Coddington
16.80
J. Lind
102.55
J.
Bray
5.60
E. McCartney
90.30
J.
Alexander
8.40
TOTAL
$672.10
C.
Russell
11.20
F.
Mack
5.60
General Fund
K.
Groger
5.60
Pacific Electric Ry. Co.
$1.91
General Tile Corporation
25.14
Edna E. Leland
35.00
Los Angeles Co. League of
University of So. Calif.
25.00
Municipalities
10.00
Argo Garage
3.00
City of Los Angeles Police
Dept.1.65
Standard Oil Co. of Calif. 3.70
Olympic Nursery
3.75
Blackie Feed Co. Inc.
7.06
W.
H. Agard
6.00
So. Calif. Telephone Co.
26.32
TOTAL 413.48
Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, 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, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
NEW'BUSINESS.
Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that Lodge No.
435, I. 0. 0. F., be and it is hereby granted permission to use the City Hall
Auditorium, June 21, 1937, no charge to be made for such use. Carried.
The City Engineer submitted Project Statement No. 4, dated.June 16th, 1937,
for the maintenance,of StateHighways within the City of E1 Segundo for the
,biennium!1937i-39, and,Project Statement No. 3, dated June 16th, 1937, fop the
maintenance of Streets of Major Importance within the City of E1 Segundo, for
the fiscal year 1937 -38, which were read and explained to the Council, following
which it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, that
Project Statement No. 4, dated June 16th, 1937, being an estimate of the cost of
the general maintenance of Sepulveda Boulevard (State Highway Route 60), within
the City of E1 Segundo, for the biennium 1937 -39; and Project Statement No. 3,
dated June 16th, 1937, containing an estimate of the cost of general maintenance
of Streets of Major Importance within the City of E1 Segundo, to -wit: Imperial
Highway, Main Street, Grand Avenue, E1 Segundo Boulevard, Coast Boulevard
and Rosecrans Avenue, within the City of E1 Segundo, for the fiscal year
1957 -58, each addressed to the Director of Public Works of the State of
California, and prepared and submitted to this Council this date by the City
Engineer of the City of El Segundo, be and the same are hereby approved and
the City Engineer is hereby authorized and directed to cause the same to be
forwarded to the Director of Public Works of the State of California at
Sacramento, California, through the District Engineer of District No. 7
of the Division of Highways of said State at Los Angeles, California, and
said City Engineer is further directed to cause one copy of each of said
Project Statements to be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk
of the City of El Segundo for identification and reference. Carried by
the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the action
of this Council taken at its last regular meeting directing the Superintendent
of the Water Department of the City of E1 Segundo to cause the interior. of
the steel water tank of said City be sand - blasted and painted at a cost of
not to exceed $250.00, which said authorization is of record at Page 0-42,
Minutes of the proceedings of this Council on file in the office of the City
Clerk of said City, be and the same is hereby rescinded, without prejudice to
the taking of further action with respect to the same matter at this or any
subsequent meeting of this Council. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the
Street Superintendent be authorised and directed to cause the elimination
of the fire hazard existing in and adjacent to that certain grove of
eucalyptus trees on E1 Segundo Boulevard, betreen Bungalow and Nevada
Streets, within the City of El Segundo, by burning the dry, grass and weeds
on the vacant and unimproved property lying westerly of said Bungalow Street
and between El Segundo Boulevard and Franklin Avenue. 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 Gerow, that the
purchase of two portable Indian Fire Pumps for the Fire Department of the
City of El Segundo be and the same is hereby authorized and directed, at a
total cost of not to exceed $20.00. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder,
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
The Superintendent of the Water Department thereupon advised the
Council that he had received from Industrial Maintenance Engineering Company
a proposal to furaish-l.abor� material and equipment necessary to sand blast
and paint the interior and exterior of the steel water.tank of the City of
E1 Segundo, and the tank legs, ladder, etc. for the total sum of $295.00.
Following consideration, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by
Councilman Gerow, the following resolution be abopted:
RESOLVED, that that certain communication bearing date
the 8th day of June, 1957, addressed to City of El Segundo Water
Department, Attention: R. T. Hutchins, Superintendent, by
Industrial Maintenance Engineering Company, be received and
placed on file for the purposes of identification and reference;
and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the offer and proposal
contained in said communication be and the same is hereby
accepted by and on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo,
California; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby
finds and determines that the minimum rates of per diem
wages which now prevail in said City for the various types
of labor and craft necessary to be employed in connection
with the execution of the work contemplated in said communica-
tion are as follows, to -exit:
Painters - - - - - - - - $6.00 per day
Helpers - - - - - - - - 4.00 " "
and for Sundays and Holidays the same rates shall prevail,
and the said Industrial Maintenance Engineering Company shall
pay not less than the said rates for services rendered in
connection with the said work.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Lave, 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 Gerow, seconded by Councilman Selby, the meeting
adjourn. Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
City Cleft.
Approve :
Mayo
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