1938 AUG 31 CC MINP 6f --_;
E1 Segundo, California.
August 31, 1988.
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California,
vras 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.
Other Officers Present:
Clyde Woodworth - City Attorney.
R. T. Hutchins - City Engineer.
Victor D. McCarthy - City Clerk.
READING OF P.=T1`ES OF PREVIOUS LIEETING.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 24th day of August, 1938,
were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman
Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the minutes be approved as read. Carried.
Councilman Gerovr appeared at the meeting at this time, the hour being
7:15 o'clock P. M. and he immediately took his seat at the Council table.
WRITTEN -COMiUNICATIONS.
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 1=1 CIPALITIES, dated August 26ths 1938, transmitting
one copy of a tentative draft of the League's uniform tax ordinance and
containing also information concerning the convention of said League to be
held at Santa. Barbara, September 6th - 9th, 1938.
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the following
resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the cormmnication of the League of
California Municipalities, dated August 26th, 1938, with
reference to uniform tax ordinance and to the 1938 convention
of said League be received and filed;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of the
City Council, the City Clerk, City Treasurer and the City
Engineer'be and they are hereby authorized to attend the
convention of the League of California Municipalities, to be
held in the-City of Santa Barbara, beginning on September
6th, 1938, or such portion thereof as they may respectively
care to attend;
AND BE IT FUPTH RSOLVED, that each of them shall
receive and there shall be paid to him by the City of El
Segundo his actual, reasonable traveling, sustenance, lodging
and registration expenses, to be paid upon presentation of
proper demand therefor, presented audit6d and approved in the
usual maimer.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow,
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent. Councilman Love,
Hesser, Selby and L�ayor Binder,
CITY OF TORRANCE, extending an invitation to the Mayor and Councilmen to
attend a dinner and entertainment in salute to the Columbia Broadcasting
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System at the Torrance Civic Auditorium, Friday, September 16th, 1938.
Ordered filed.
PHILCO OIL COUPANY OF CALIFORNIA, dated August 27th, 1938, expressing a
desire tto bid on the motor oil requirements of the City of El Segundo. Ordered
filed.
PLAYA DEL RE7Y H".RBOR ASSOCIATION, dated August 23rd, 1938, requesting
the adoption of a resolution respecting the construction of a recreational
and yachting harbor at Playa Del Rey and that four copies thereof be sent to
Theodore !'lyman, Jr., 2.1ajor, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer, 751
South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles.
Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the
following resolution be adopted:
'WHERLEAS , at a meeting held in the 'Westmigster School, Venice,
California, on the 12th day of August, 1938, before Major
Theodore Wyman, Jr. of the United States Engineer Office, plans
were proposed and discussed for the establishing of a yacht harbor
in the territory knovm.as the Playa del Rey section;
AND =R.FIAS, this Council deems that the location is an
excellent one for the purpose of such a harbor and that same could
be constructed at a minimum of expense as compared to various
other projects;
AND _ r� ,MRI AS, such harbor, if constructed, would serve a
useful, beneficial and proper purpose;
AND .77—w_aS, its proximity to an exceedingly large
population, both resident and transient, assures its constant and
ever increasing use for the purposes for which it was designed
aid such incidental purposes as may naturally follow its.construction;
NO7 THEREFORE, BL IT RESOLVED by the City 6ouncil of the City
of El Segundo, as follows:
1. That said Council hereby approves the proposed project
for the construction of said harbor, substantially according to
the plans presented at said meeting.
2. That this.Council declares its opinion that the said
harbor is a proper, necessary and highly desirable public
project or improvement.
3. That if constructed it wudd be used by large numbers
of persons drawn not only from the resident population of Los
Aneeles and adjoining counties, but from the United States generally,
as Southern California and particularly Los Angeles County is the
mecca of the average tourist.
4. That this Council most sincerely recommends to the
officials of the Federal Government having such matters in charge
that they give their most careful consideration and favorable
recommendation to the proposed improvement or project.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and I,_ayor Binder.
Noes: Councilman None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
FRED H:_USER, Mayor, City of Hat.•thorne, dated August 26th, 1938, inviting
attendance at a meeting to be held in Hawthorne, Friday, September 2nd, 1938,
for.the purpose of discussing flood control in District. No. 8 of Los Angeles
County.
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that Mayor
Binder,,such other members of the City Council as may care to do so and
City Engineer Hutchins be authorized to attend a meeting to be held at the
�7omants Clubhouse, Hawthorne, September 2nd, 1938, at 6:30 P. M1., for the
purpose of discussing flood control in Flood Control District No. 8 of Los
Angeles County, and that such of the before named officials who attend said
meeting be authorized to file their demand against the City for such actual
and reasonable expense as may be incurred by each, such demands to be
audited and passed for payment in the usual manner. Carried by the following
vbte:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
-N L. I ELS01?, dated August 31st, 1938, an application for a permit
to move a one story frame building from its present location in Section 7
within the City of El Segundo to a.point outside of said City.
Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, the following
resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that Aden L. Nelson be and he is hereby granted
permission to move a one story frame building from its present
location in a portion of Section 7 within the City of El
Segundo to a point outside said City. Said building shall
be moved on rubber tired dolliet, and7 during the course of
such removal shall be routed easterly on'El Segundo Boulevard
from a point approximately 1/4 mile easterly of Sepulveda
Boulevard to the easterly City limits. Such removal_ shall
take place on the 1st day of September, 1938, at or about the
hour of 10:00 o'clock A. Mo and shall proceed under the
direction of the Police Department of the City of El Segundo
as to traffic 'safety and in all other respects shell be
prosecuted to the satisfaction of the Street Superintendent
of said City.
Carried. `
CALIFOP.NIA A.'NNICLp^L UTILITIES ASSOCIATION, dated August 29th, 1938,
_ advising of its annual convention to be held at Santa Barbara, California,
September 6th, 7th and 8th, 1938, and inviting representation thereat
from the City of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed.
FRED CROSLIN, application for employment with the City of E1 Segundo.
Ordered filed.
ORAL 00T. UNICATIONS. '
None. '
REPORTS OF STANDING COM1ITTEES.
None. '
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECT ^-.L COPS.rlT=S.
The City Clerk rbpoited to the Council that he had obtained quotations
on the work of correcting the unsatisfactory lighting bonditions in his
office in accordance with recommendations made by Mr. W. T. D. Porter; '
Lighting =engineer; that the total cbst of installing new electric light
fixtures and repainting the walls and woodwork would approximate $166400:
It was thereupon moved by Cbuncilman Selby, seconded by Councilman
Gerow, that the City Clerk be and hb is hereby authorised to cause th6 walls
in his office to be repainted in accordance with recommendations made by'a
lighting engineer, whose report is bn file in the office of the City Clerk;
also the woodwork in said office to'be repainted if in said City Clerk ?s'
discretion that appeats to be necessary or desirable; also.to have five.new
lighting fixtures inStalled'iin his office in place of the four existing
fixt' res, all at a cost cif Lot-to ekceed $166.00.. Carried by the following
vote: '
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow9 Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. '
Noes: Councilmen None. '
-Absent: Council nan Love. '
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The Chief of Police discussed with the Council a request he had received
from the Chief of Police of the City of Los Angeles for cooperation in the
matter of policing the latter city during the American Legion Convention,
All details in connection therewith were not available, hence action in the
matter was deferred excepting the City Clerk was requested to inquire of the
State Coi;ipensation Insurance Fund whether or not the El Segundo police officers
who might be assigned to duty in the City'of Los Angeles on said occasion
would be covered under the Fund's Compensation Insurance policy.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The matter of Drocuring a hoist for use at the municipal warehouse received
brief discussion, terminating in the matter being referred to the Public Works
Cormittee and the Street Superintendent for investigation and recormendation to
the Council.
The matter of replying to the comkunication of Mayor Shaw of Los Angeles,
wherein he requested advice as to the number of persons from the City of E1
Segundo who would attend the ;7estern Safety Conference Convention to be held in
Los Angeles, September 12th - '16th, 1938, was brought to the attention of the
Council by the City Clerk.
Folloviing consideration of the matter, it was moved by Councilman Gerow,
seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the Chief of Police of the City of EI Segundo
be and he is hereby authorized to permit police officers of his Department to
attend the Fourth Annual Convention of the'Western Safety Conference at the
Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, September 12th - 16th, 1938, at such times and
in such numbers as in his opinion personnel, working schedules and other
circa stances may justify. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder,
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
PAYING BILLS.
The following demands,'having had the approval of the Committee on Finance
and Records, were read:
R. H. Baker & Co.
Crane Co.
Ducommun I,ietals & Supply
L1 Segundo Herald
Hacker Pipe & Supply Co.
Hacker Pipe & Supply Co.
Layne & Bowler
Rensselaer Valve Co.
R. T. Hutchins
Frances G. Lloya
I. N. Sumner
A, J. Sullivan
Saunder Bros.
0. A. LeBrun
J. Lind
H. L. Martz
J. C. Osborne
A. Siebken
Clifford Smith
4'1. Zivalic
"
Lunn Todd
C. E. Smith
E. R. i.IcC�stney
C. D. Bonnell
Mark 17ymond
Leonard Travis
Water Norks
Fund
Water Works Fund
$18.92
We H. Knapp
$39,60
33.38
C. C. Chilson
13.75
Co. 9160
Be Me Miner
39.60
23.34
,7. H. Psherer
39.60
18.55
Me A. Bailey
39.60
330.09
John Mayo
28.80
214.00
Co Wo Dix
13.75
358.34
H. A. Crowell
39.60
40.00
Roy L. Diller
25.20
90.00
John Spear •
28.80
172.00
Francis Bettencourt
19.95
300.00
Fred E. Kenney
13.75
224.25
Grant McCarroll
22.75
11020
S. H. Bissell
25.20
66.85
Ray Tietsort
35.20
11.20
Joe Melugin
22.05
130.00
?%Im. D. Alcorn
35.20
130.00
Ralph Be Freese
25.20
97.13
A. L. Hoblit
16o40
35.70
E. Cote
17.60
' 5.50
T. Be Cason
5.60
5.60
R. G. Ryan
5.60
6.40
John Magner
5.60
11.20
Ernest 117ymond
11.20
17.60
Paul A. Hart
17.05
1.4b
TOTAL
2949.00
6
General Fund
General Fund
Industrial Printing & State Co. $10.51
Tom Bray
,22.40
Los Angeles Stamp & State Co.
5.47
J.
Brock
5.60
Nelle Sheldon
4.20
A.
Bteich
56.00
Grimes- Stassforth State Co.
6.43_
M.
Beal
11.20
Plumbing & Heating Supply Co.
5.10
E.
Cartland
22.40
Auto Club of Southern Cal.
19.do
E;
Elsen
28.00
Harper & Reynolds
22.25
J.
Goodman
11.20
The biro -Flex Company
10.85
W.
Hyde
5.60
Al's Coffee Shop
14.15
T.
Kincaid
5.60
Reliable Radio Service
,5.45
Carl Knight
16.80
Carlisle - Thompson Co. Ltd,
20.60
V.
lister
11.20
Clymer Indian Sales Co.
.18
Rulon Lake
16.80
American Legion Auxiliary
25.00
We
E. Morgan
28.00
Flexible Sevrer -Rod Equipment
Co. 14.94
John i;:artin
56.00
Gordon Duff
5.41
S.
Patterson
16.80
J. G. Tucker & Son
8.65
C.
Russell
22.40
Peter E. Birder
15.63
T,'l.
Robinett
67.20
Ira E. Escobar
67.95
J.
Wilson
44.80
Y7illia_s Bros.
86.28
U.
Zivalic
30.80
E. Coddington
2.00
LT.
A. Anthony
16.80
Southern Calif. Gas Co.
1.61
F.
Stuck
51.80
Griffith Hardware Co.
37.50
C.
L. MaIlwaine
68.00
I',. F. A11ee
175.00
E.
Coddington
7.70
F. I:. Barnes
153.00
Lynn Todd
5.60
H. Burns
153.00
E.
R. McCartney
16.00
J. Be Catalano
153.00
Monroe Painter
5.60
J. A. Cummings
185.00
M.
G. Zivalic
11.20
T. Be DeBerry
175.00
J.
A. Macdonald
16940
Felix Deilond
130.00
E.
J. Grow
168.05
R. Dietrich
122.17
J.
Burgner
138.76
Alex Haddock
153.00
D.
Boyer
138.63
C. C. Havens
175.00
P.
Campbell
139.75
F9 Ingram _ _
130.00
Ii,
Campbell
115.60
V. L. 1cCarthy
157.60
C.
Dinwiddie
116.50
11. H. McIntire
178.12
R.
Dietrich
12.38
L. Idaxweq
130.00
F.
L. Gregory
138.00
_ H. J. Miller
197.28
G.
McLauchlin
123.00
VJrn. L. Owens
166.80
J.
Powers
123.63
Y. S. Searles
153.00
M.
Rahan
110.00
',l. A. Callahan
124.02
D.
Raynor
110.00
C. Dinividdie
19.50
J.
Schoening
115.88
Peter E. Binder
25.00
G.
Turney
147.12
John A. Gerow
25.00
We
A. Callahan
6.83
Orest 0. Hesser
25.00
TOTAL
$73� 93.28
George Love
25.00
William R. Selby
25.00
Victor D. McCarthy
250.00
Recreation Fund
Neva IS. Elsey
175.00
Adams Sporting Goods,
Inc. $26.27
Minta Curtzwiler
100.00
Clyde Woodworth
125.00
Don C. Fugitt
50.00
General 1 -A Fund
A. Y. Tennis
132.00
Inglewood Humane 'Society, Inc. $27,00
C. K. 11cConnell
13.00
R. T. Hutchins
260.00
Frank. Chilsan
175.00
Frances Lloyd
30.00
E. 1 "organ
144.00
Alice cope
60.00
.
,
ILLoved by Councilman Selby, seconded by.Councilman Gerovr,
the demands be
allowed and warrants ordered
drawn on and
paid out of the respective funds covering
the sane. Carried by the following vote:
Eyes: Councilmen
Gerovr, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. '-
(does: Councilmen
None,
Absent: Councilman
Love.
I�'1 BUSRMSS.
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded•by CouneilmEw Hesser, that Logan R.
Colton be and he is hereby engaged'to audit the books and records of the City
of *E1 Segundo for the fiscal year 2938 -39; upon the •terns and conditions set
forth in his letter of August 16th; 1938,'addressed to this Council and now
on'file in the office of the City Clerk. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow,'Hesser; Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded•by Councilman-Hesser, that the following
resolution be adopted:
s Tom, in the interim'between the last meeting of this
Council and this present meeting, an automobile belonging to
t'--e City of .El Segmido and used by the Police Departnent of
said City, being a 1938 Ford'Tudor Sedan, I;iotor No. 18- 4338649,
was demolished;
. %11D :'7 =,.A-3-, in order to provide proper police service for
said City at once it was necessary to purchase and acquire a
new automobile to supplant that demolished;
ARD `, ^ �, in order to accomplish such purpose the Chief
of Police and four members of the City Council caused to be .
purchased on behalf of said City from Ira E. Escobar, one new
1938 Ford Tudor Sedan, Motor No. 4590473, upon the following
term -s, to-wit:
Purchase Price of'NeVV Car - - - - - - - - $866.44
Less Federal Excise Tax - - - - - - - - 20.88
5.56
Plus 3% California Sales Tax - - - - - - - 25.36
870.92
Less allowance for demolished auto - - - 250.55
Balance of Purchase Price - - - - - 620.37 •
17Ul L=ElFORE, the City• Councii of the City of El Segundo, _
California, does hereby resolve, determine and declare as follows:
1. That the action of the said officials above referred to
in making the purchase above mentioned be and the same is hereby
approved, ratified and confirmed by this Council under the cir-
cunstances.
2. That the City purchase the•said new automobile upon the•
terms and conditions hereinabove set forth.
3. That the City Clerk be and-he is hereby authorized and .
instructed to execute and deliver the necessary document for the
transfer of title from the City to Ira E. Escobar of the said .
wrecked•automobile.
'4. That the said Council hereby finds and determines that
the foregoing action was necessary -in an emergency and required in
order to preserve and protect the public peace, health and safety
of said City.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder,
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
• Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the.City
Engineer be and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause a retaining
wall to be erected adjacent to the municipally owned dwelling house situated
616 ldest Imperial Highway, within the City of El Segundo, at a cost not to
exceed $30.00. Carried by the following vote:
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Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Messer, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilman None.
Absent:' Councilman Love.
. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City
Engineer be and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause the poles used
for lighting the night baseball grounds to be repaired or replaced as in his
opinion seems necessary at a cost not to exceed 050.00. Carried.by the
following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilman None,
Absent: Councilman Love.
Moved by Councilman Hesser, 'seconded by Councilman Selby, the following
resolution be adopted: '
RESOLVED, that the Chief of Police be and he is hereby
authorized and instructed to confer with the officials of the
Division of Highways of the State of Calfffornia having charge
of such matters, with reference to the installation of devices
for the more adequate control and regulation of traffic at the
intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard with El Segundo Boulevard
within the City of El Segundo, stressing the necessity for .
immediate action in this connection and specially directing the
attention of such authorities to the existence of the railroad
crossing in the said intersection and to the fact that many
commercial carriers stop and are required to stop at such an
an intersection and that unless all traffic is required to stop,
that this in itself constitutes an additional hazard; and
further to discuss.with said official the advisability of
traffic actuated signals in this connection.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None,
Absent: Councilman Love. '
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was
moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the meeting adjourn.
Carried. `
Resbectfully submitted,
Approved:
-XA� /2�
City er .
Mayor,