1937 JUN 30 CC MIN0-53
El Segundo, California
June 30, 1937.
A 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, Love and Mayor Binder.
Councilmen Absent: Hesser and Selby.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 23rd day of June, 1937,
were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman
Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, 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:
CHAS. H.. PETERSEN & CO., dated June 28th, 1937, requesting said Company
be invited to submit a proposal to audit the books and accounts of the City
of El Segundo for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1937p when the matter is
considered by the Council. Ordered filed.
Applications of FELIX HARMON DeMOND, ROBERT HENRY DIETRICH, VM. DUNNAVANT,
JR. and HAROLD B. CLYBOURN, JR., for employment with the City of El Segundo.
Ordered filed.
MERITT J. CRANDALL, City Clerk of the City of Manhattan Beach, a certified
copy of a resolution adopted by the City Council of said City, directing the
attention of the City Council of the City of Los Angeles and the Board of
Supervisors of Los Angeles County to the necessity of providing some means of
eliminating the traffic hazard at Angeles Vista Boulevard and Slauson Avenue,
within the City of Los Angeles.
Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, and unanimously
carried, that the resolution be received and filed; that the City Clerk be
directed to write a letter to the City Council of the City of Los Angeles,
requesting said Body to take cognisance of the request set forth in said
resolution.
THE TEXAS COMPANY, dated June 30th, 1937, being an application for a permit
to locate, construct, maintain and operate its well to be known as The Texas
Company Security No. 4 well, at a location set forth in said communication.
Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that Resolution
No. 379, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EL SEGUNDO.. CALIFORNIA, GRANTING TO THE TEXAS
COMPANY A PERMIT FOR THAT. CERTAIN OIL WELL IN
SAID CITY DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS "THE TEXAS
COMPANY SECURITY #4 "s,
which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Selby.
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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Councilman Hesser reported that he and Councilman Gerow and City
Engineer Hutchins had investigated the necessity for correcting curb and
sidewalk conditions at the Southwest corner of Standard Street and Mariposa
Avenue, and had decided that due to the fact that storm waters accumulate
at this location during the rainy season on account of the improvements
being in a low spot, the sidewalk and curb should be raised and additional
sidewalk should be constructed on the south side of Mariposa Avenue between
Standard Street and the alley westerly thereof.
It was thereupon moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser,
that the Street Superintendent of the City of E1 Segundo be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to cause _existing sidewalk and curbs adjacent to
the Southwest corner of Standard Street and Mariposa Avenue, to be raised to
a satisfactory level and to construct a sidewalk in the public street on the
south side of Mariposa Avenue between Standard Street and the alley westerly
thereof, all of said work to be done by force account. Carried by the following
vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow,-- Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen. None.
Absent: Councilman Selby.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
The City Clerk reported that pursuant to direction he had procured prices
on fire resisting steel letter file for the use of the City Attorney, such
prices ranging in amount from $56.00 to $78.50, depending upon the grade
selected. He added that additional filing equipment is needed in his office
and that if procured he would then have a file available for use of the City
Attorney.
The City Clerk thereupon presented a sketch, showing the proposed installation
in-his office, and after the same was examined by the Council, it was moved by
Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City Clerk be and he r
is hereby authorised and directed to purchase a steel counter and requisite - - -�
steel filing cabinets for use in his office in place of the present wood
counter and other filing equipment, the cost including installation not to
exceed the sum of $390.00, plus California State Sales Tax, and after such new
counter and equipment is installed in his office, he be authorized to deliver one
of the steel legal size letter files now in his office to the office of the City
Attorney at Inglewood. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Selby.
Street Superintendent R. T. Hutchins reported respecting specifications
which might be adopted in event the Council should determine to have garbage
collection made by a private contractor. No action in the matter was taken at
this meeting.
Mayor Binder stated that he had frequently inspected the work of reinforcing
the westerly portion of the City Hall building, a W. P. A. project, under the
foremanship of Mr. H. F. Thorne, and had noted with satisfaction the excellence
of the work and the efficient manner in which Mr. Thorne had directed the same
and had handled the workmen assisgned to the job, and he felt that an appropriate
letter., commending Mr. Thorne, should be directed to his superior.'
Thereupon by unanimous general consent the City Clerk was authorised and
directed to transmit to Mr. John Tormay, Acting Zone Engineer, Western Jones 114 -
No. Grevillea Street, Inglewood, California, attention C. L. Hahn, Supervisor
Operations Division, Works Progress Administration, a letter in appreciat+wdof and
in commendation of the services rendered the City of El Segundo by Mr. H. F. Thorne.
The City Attorney reported that the contract for public pound service in
and for the City of El Segundo had been prepared by his office and had been delivered
directly to Inglewood Humane Socity, contractor, for execution by its proper
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officers, and for the preparation of the requisite bond, and that these documents
will later be presented to the City for execution by its proper officers and for
filing.
The City Attorney reported that there had been served upon his office a
complaint filed by the Southern California Telephone Company in the cabe, entitled:
"Southern California Telephone Company, a Corporation, vs. City of El Segundo,
a Municipal Corporation, No. 416560, in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County ".
The City Attorney explained that this action was an action similar to that
which had been filed by the Telephone Company about a year ago.
These actions, he explained, were filed by the Telephone Company in order
to avoid the running of the Statute of Limitations against the purported cause
of action which the Company alleges it has and also to avoid any claim on the
part of the defendant that the Company was guilty of latches or delay.
The suits, he stated, concerned themselves with the contention of the
Telephone Company that the State BoLrd of Equalization in making assessments of
public utility property, now taxable, had acted arbitrarily and had made a
discriminatory assessment of their property as compared to other properties.
He stated that the Company had, at the time the suit was served, furnished a
stipulation extending the City's time to demur, answer or otherwise plead until
10 days after further written notice from the Companyts attorneys, the same
as they, had in the suit filed about a year ago.
He stated that a large number of these suits had been filed, one against
practically every city in California where the Company did business or received
any appreciable revenue.
After hearing the report of the City Attorney, it was moved by Councilman
Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the City Attorney be and he is hereby authorized
and instructed to appear in that certain action bearing Number 416560,
in the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the
County of Los Angeles, entitled: "Southern California Telephone
Company, a Corporation, vs. City of E1 Segundo, a Municipal
Corporation ", and to make defense of said action on behalf of said
defendant city, filing such documents and pleadings and taking
such proceedings and making such arguments as in his opinion will
best subserve the interests of said City and protect its position
in the matter; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said City Attorney shall be
entitled to receive and there shall be paid to him an additional
compensation for his services with reference to the said action,
to be paid upon presentation of proper demand therefor to be
audited and approved in the usual manner.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Selby.
The City Clerk reported that he had learned from Mr. Robert Thorbium.,
President, Trustees, El Segundo Unified.School District, that said Trustees
will pay'the'cost of installing upon the High School premises, additional
lighting facilities heretofore advocated by this Council to make more safe
the use of the public street in front of the High School building on occasions
when assemblages use the high school at night.
Councilman Hesser agreed to further confer with IV's. Thorburn respecting
the matter.
PAYING BILLS.
Owing to the absence of Councilman Selby, a member of the Finance
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Committee of the Council, the Mayor appointed Councilman Hesser a member
pro tem of said Committee.
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on
Finance and Records, were read:
Addressograph Co.
Chemical Equipment
City of El Segundo
El Segundo Herald
Grimes- Stassforth
Los Angeles Rubber
So. Calif. Freight
R. T. Hutchins
R. T. Hutchins
Frances G. Lloyd
I. N. Sumner
J. Lind
E. McCartney
J. C. Osborne
Corp.
Stationery
Stamp Co.
Lines
TOTAL
American Bitumuls Co.
E1 Segundo Herald
Grimes- Stassforth Stat. Co.
Al's Coffee Shop
Valentine Mattress Co.
Mission Bell Radio Mfg. Co.
H. H. Baker
Pacific Fire Extinguisher
The Foxboro Company
American Legion Auxiliary
Fletcher's Tire Exchange
Featherstone's, Inc.
E. Coddington
Victor D. McCarthy, City
Peter E. Binder
John A. Gerow
Orest 0. Hesser
George Love
William R. Selby
Victor D. McCarthy
Neva M. Elsey
Minta Curtawiler
Clyde Woodworth
Don C. Fugitt
C. K. McConnell
A. K. Tennis
George McLauchlin
R. T. Hutchins
Frances Lloyd
E. Morgan
Alice Hope
J. A. Macdonald
E. J. Grow
A. T. Miller
J. Burgher
F. L. Gregory
K. E. Campbell
A. Siebken
D. Boyer
A. Green
J. Powers
J. Schoening
G. Turney
Water Forks
Fund
$2 .15
C.
Dinwiddie
30.90
J.
Martin
31.50
H.
Zivalic
42.86
T.
Kincaid
Co. 1.14
W.
Morgan
4.07
S.
Patterson
.75
W.
Sickler
40.28
W.
Hyde
40.00
E.
Coddington
81.00
C.
Russell
172.00
R.
Goodrich
99.08
J.
Freeman
88.20
A.
Bleich
130.00
G.
Davidson
$793.13
W.
F. Allee
R. Gunn
F.
M. Barnes
General Fund
H.
Burns
$151.65
W.
A. Callahan
155.68
J.
B. Catalano
7.33
J.
A. Cummings
1.50
T.
B. DeBerry
6.00
Clarence Dinwiddie
1.50
Alex Haddock
19.50
C.
C. Havens
Co. 17.51
F.
Ingram
9.78
V.
L. McCarthy
25.00
M.
H. McIntire
25.85
L.
Maxwell
22.32
H.
J. Miller
20.00
Wm.
L. Owens
Clerk 5.57
K.
S. Searles
25.00
0.
H. Barber
25.00
J.
C. Bixler
25.00
F.
A. Macdonald
25.00
T.
B. Dinwiddie
25.00
L.
W. Dessert
250.00
G.
A. Todd
165.00
C.
G. Smith
100.00
R.
C. Campbell
125.00
A.
R. Gunn
50.00
E.
R. Peterson
13.00
George McLauchlin
132.00
Frank Dyer
123.00
A.
Soeuto
260.00
W.
R. Pierce
27.00
D.
B. Hancher
144.00
A.
Schleuniger
50.00
J.
D. Campbell
169.00
W.
H. Lennon
164.00
A..
G. Blair
138.00
G.
Neschke
138.00
H.
A. Cosbey
138.00
J.
W. Miller
125.00
C.
K. McConnell
130.00
A.
Bogan
110.00
P.
Campbell
110.00
W.
Henry
110.00
M.
Rahan
110.00
D.
Raynor
110.00
TOTAL
General Fund
9.36
51.10
36.40
22.40
22.40
11.20
16.80
11.20
16.80
11.20
5.60
28.00
16.10
5.60
159.00
153.00
153.00
138.00
153.00
169.00
159.00
91.84
153.00
159.00
120.08
113.76
159.00
120.08
166.50
177.60
148.00
33.00
28.50
28.50
28.50
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
14.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
,21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
110.00
117.00
110.00
110.00
110.00
$7439.51
General 1 -A Fund
Inglewood Humane Society, Inc. $144.00
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Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, 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,
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Selby.
Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder.
NEW BUSINESS,
Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that the City
Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and directed to
address a letter to Ramsey & Wallace, advising said Company that the permit
heretofore granted it under date of May 5th, 1937, to erect, maintain and
operate an oil well to be known as Ramsey — Wallace Well No. I and to be located
on Lot 344 of Block 123, E1 Segundo Sheet No. 8, will expire on the 4th day of
July, 1937, at midnight, and that the Council intends to put into effect all
of the provisions of said permit. Carried.
Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, that the Street
Superintendent be and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause necessary
repairs to be made to the-city garbage hopper, the total cost thereof not to
exceed $25.00. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Selby.
The Chief of Police announced the appointment of Felix DeMond as a Police
Officer of the Fifth Class and requested the Council's approval of this
appointment.
Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the appointment
by the Chief of Police of the City of El Segundo of Felix De Mond as a Police
Officer of the Fifth Class- be and the same is hereby ratified and approved, and
that effective July.l, 1937, said Felix DeMond be compensated at the time and
in the manner contemplated by Resolution No. 368 of the City of E1 Segundo,
which provides rates of compensation and working schedules for municipal
employees. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Selby.
The Chief of Police announced that effective July 1, 1937, V. L. McCarthy,
now employed as a Police Officer of the Fifth Class would be changed to the grade
of Police Officer of the Third Class and he requested the Council's approval of
the same.
Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that effective
July 1st, 1937, and until the further order of this Council, V. L. McCarthy, a
member of the Police Department of the City of El Segundo be classified as Police
Officer of the Third Class instead of Police Officer of the Fifth Class as
theretofore, and that on and after said date said officer be compensated at the
times and in the manner provided in Resolution No. 368 of the City of El Segundo
respecting the rates of pay and hours of employment bf municipal employees.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. w
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Selby.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was
moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved:
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City Cler .
Mayor.
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