1938 JUN 01 CC MINEl Segundo, California.
June 1, 1938.
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California,
was called to order at 7:00 otclock 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, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Councilmen Absent: None,
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 25th day of May, 1938, were
read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Selby,
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:
HEATH L. MARTZ, dated May 28th, 1938, and HERBERT D. MARTIN, dated June
1st, 19381 each being applications for employment by.the City of El Segundo.
Ordered filed.
REDONDO BEACH LODGE N0, 13789 B. P. 0. Elks, inviting the Mayor and members
of the City Council to join with it in observing Flag Day, Tuesday evening,
June 14th, 1938, at 8 :00 P. M. at its Clubhouse in Redondo Beach, at services
which will be open to the public. Ordered filed.
MILLER & MI=, Auditors, dated May 25th, 1938, soliciting employment
to audit the books and records of the City of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed.
AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, dated May 26th, 1938, requesting
permission to erect traffic directional signs at El Segundo Boulevard and at
Imperial Highway, within the City of El Segundo.
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that pursuant
to its request therefor, dated May 26th, 1938 and filed with this Council this
date, Automobile Club of Southern California be and it is hereby granted
permission to erect traffic directional signs at E1 Segundo Boulevard and
at Imperial Highway within the City of El Segundo; provided said signs, when
erected, will not obstruct the visibility of traffic signals or boulevard
stop signs; provided further, that such installations shall be without cost or
expense to the City of E1 Segundo, and provided further, that the locations at
which said signs are to be erected and that the erection and completion thereof
shall meet with the satisfaction and approval of the Street Superintendent of
the City of E1 Segundo. Carried.
ALLEN L. NELSON, dated June 2nd, 1938, an application to remove one story
frame building fbm a location within the City of E1 Segundo to a new location
outside-of said-City.
Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that Allen L.
Nelson be and he is hereby granted permission to move a one story frame building
from its present location on private property in a portion of Section 7, within
the City of El Segundo out of said City, over and along the following route:
Easterly on Sepulveda Boulevard from a point approximately 3960 feet Westerly of
IngleweoLRedondo Road to the Easterly City Limits; provided said building is
moved at or about the hour of 2:00 P. M., June 2nd, 1938; that such removal
while in progress within the City of El Segundo shall be to the satisfaction of
the Street Superintendent of said City, and under the direction of the Police
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Department as to traffic safety. Carried.
LEAGUE AF CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALITIES, its Report No. 16, dated May 19th,
1938, entitled: "Civil Service Rules and Regulations - Supplementing Suggested
Forms of Civil Service Ordinances ", (a Revision of Report No, 4, Jan. 1936).
Ordered filed.
NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC., dated June 1st, 1938, advising that a
number of the employees of said institution have established a rifle club,
and that they are seeking a location for a practice range.
Messrs, Frank H. Robinson and Co J. Swain, representing said rifle club,
each addressed the Council, requesting permission to use the pistol range of
the Police Department of the City of El Segundo.
After discussion these gentlemen were instructed to confer with the Chief
of Police respecting the matter.
None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES,
Councilman Hesser of the Public Works Committee, reported having again
inspected the lighting conditions adjacent to the intersection of Acacia
Street and Walnut Avenue at night and recommended a mast arm instal]A ion be
substituted for the goose neck street light at present in use at the inter-
section of said streets.
Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman
Gerow, that Southern California Edison Company be-and it is hereby authorized
and direct dto install a mast arm, center suspension, street light at the
corner of Street and West Walnut Avenue, is lieu of the goose neck
street-light installation existing thereat,.the additional charge for such
installation to be an added charge to the existing street lighting contract
with the City of E1 Segundo. Carried by the following Tote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The hour of 7 :15 o'clock P. M. at this meeting, having heretofore been
fixed as the time and date for receiving bids with respect to the leasing of
all of Block 34, E1 Segundo Sheet No. 7, for oil drilling purposes, the Mayor
announced the arrival of the hour of 7 :14 o'clock P. M. and requested if any
person or persons present desired to file bids, that they do so immediately.
The hour of 7:15 o'clock P. M. having arrived and all bids being in,
the Mayor declared the time for receiving bids on oil lease covering Block 34,
closed.
The City Clerk announced that two bids had been received; whereupon
it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that the Council"
proceed immediately to open, examine and publicly declare all bids received
for leasing from the City of E1 Segundo for oil drilling purposes, all of Block
349 E1 Segundo Sheet No. 7, as recorded in Book 22, Pages-54 and 55 of Maps,
Records of Los Angeles County, California,• on file in the office-of the County
Recorder of said County. Carried. .
The Council thereupon proceeded to open, examine, and publicly declare
said bids, which said bids were found by said Council to be as follows, to -wit:
Bid of Burnoel Petroleum Company, in the form of a lease consisting
of five pages, with spaces for date, name of depository, and signatures of
Lessor and Lessee in blank, offering in Paragraph 9 thereof to pay as royalties
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on all oil produced, saved and sold from the leased premises, after making the
customary deductions for temperature, water and basic sediment, at the posted
available market prices in the district in which the premises are located, for
oil of like gravity the day the oil is run into purchasers pipe line from
storage tank, the following:
"For any calendar month the Lessor's portion shall be:
17% for an.average daily production less than 501 barrels per day.
1"',. for an average daily production less than 1001 barrels
but more than 500 barrels per day.
20% for an average daily production less than 1501 barrels
per day but more than 1000 barrels per day.
22-21fo for an average daily production less than 2001 barrels
per day, but more than 1500 barrels per day.
2% for an average daily production exceeding 2000 barrels per day."
"The Lessee agrees to start the drilling of a well for oil within
60 days from the date of this agreement."
For further particulars, reference is made to the form of lease submitted with
the letter of said Burnoel Petroleum Company, dated June 1st, 1938.
Bid of Sovereign Oil Corporation, submitted in the form of Oil and Gas Lease,
"Oil Age Form 86- 0- Revised ", consisting of three pages, with space for date and
signature of Lessor in blank; said form of lease so submitted containing among
other provisions the following:
Offering-in Paragraph 1 thereof to pay as royalty on
oil produced, saved and sold from the leased premises,
the equal 1/6 part of the proceeds thereof;
To commence drilling operations within 90 days from the
date of such lease.
For further particulars, reference is made to the form of lease submitted with
the letter of said Sovereign Oil Corporation, dated June lst, 1938.
Thereafter it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser,
that the bids received this date for leasing Block 34 in the City of E1 Segundo
for oil development purposes, be taken under advisement by this Council, as a
committee of the whole, until the hour of 7:15 o'clock P. M., Wednesday, June
8th,'1938, and in the meantime said bids -be referred to the legal department for
opinion. Carried.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
In connection with the disposition of certain street improvement bonds
owned by the City of E1 Segundo, the City Attorney - advised that he had rendered
an opinion respecting the same matter in-November, 1936, and that the same
opinion holds good at the present time.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
None.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The hour of 7:30 o'clock P. M.-at this meeting having been heretofore.
fixed as the time and date for considering bids received May 25th, 1938; for
furnishing the City of El Segundo with various items of work and materials as
advertised for to be used in connection with the erection of a water treatment
plant in and for the City of E1 Segundo and said hour having arrived, the Mayor
annotuiced that the Council would proceed with the consideration of said bids.
- The Clerk thereupon read to the Council a letter received June lst,
1938, from Carl Wilson, Water Technologist, and L. J. Alexander, Engineer, both
of whom were employed by the City in an adv13ory capacity in connection with the
erection of said water treatment plant, and in which said letter said engineers
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made certain recommendations Frith respect to the award of contracts pursuant
to bids received.
Following discussion of the subject, it was moved by Councilman Hesser,
seconded by Councilman Selby, that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the communication dated May 31st, 1938,
from Carl Wilson and L. J. Alexander, Engineers, containing
recommendations with reference to the bids received by this
Council on various items of construction and material connected
with the water treatment plant of the City of El Segundo, be
received and placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for
reference;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the recommendation of said
Engineers be and the same is hereby approved with reference to the
steel work and that the contract for the steel work as contemplated
under Item 3 be and the same is hereby awarded to National Tank &
Mfg. Company in accordance with the bid of said bidder on file and
the recommendations of .said engineers;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and he is
hereby authorized to return the checks to the unsuccessful bidders
on steel works, provided such bidders have not bid upon other
items;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all other bids on other
items of work and materials to be furnished be taken under further
advisement by this Council until the hour of 7:30 otclock P. M. on
Wednesday, the 8th day of June, 1938, and that the recommendations
of said engineers, except as to said steel work, be taken under
advisement by this Council until said time and date.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
PAYING BILLS.
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance
and Records, were read:
Clifford Smith
A. Siebken
J. C. Osborne
J. Lind
C. P. Grabill
E1 Segundo Herald
Graybar Electric Co. Inc.
Griffith Hardware Co.
Hacker Pipe & Supply Co.
R. T. Hutchins
R. T. Hutchins
Frances G. Lloyd
I. N. Sumner
TOTAL
Water Works
Fund
Knight
~50.40
H.
Zettlemoyer
130.00
0.
L. Tidwell
130.00
M.
Roncevich
44.80
J.
Clifford
10.40
Monroe Painter
50.41
W.
Hancock
29.43
0.
LeBrun
5.97
W.
Zivalic
26.09
M.
Zivalic
10.00
J.
Wilson
40.00
Lynn Todd
90000
F.
Stuck
172.00
W.
Robinette
789.60
C.
Russell
S.
Patterson
General Fund 1 -A, J. Martin
Allen L. Nelson 39.40 W. E. Morgan.
Acme Tank Mfg, Co. 5.00 Harry Miller
Inglewood Humane Society, Inc. 159.30 Rulon Lake
203:70. Leonard Lane
C.
Knight
T.
Kincaid
W.
Hyde
J.
Goodman
E.
Elsen
General Fund
5.60
11.20
28.00
16.80
22.40
39.20
5.60
28.00
29.05
34.65
28.00
39.20
35.70
41.30
11.20
50.05
39.20
22.40
28.00
39.20
22.40
11.20
11.20
11.20
22.40
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Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, 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 Selby, that the purchase
of a paint gun at a cost of not -to exceed•$11.00, plus California State Sales
Tax, be and the same is hereby authorized and directedq Carried by the
following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder,
Noes: Councilmen None,
Absent: Councilmen None.
General Fund General Fund
A. Comstock
$33.60 W. F. Allee 191.66
E. Coddington
13.65
F. M. Barnes
153.00
M. Beal
16.80
H. Burns
153.00
A. Bleich
39.20
J. Be Catalano
153.00
J. Brock
39.20
T. Be DeBerry
175.00
Tom Bray
39.20,
J. A. Cummings
195.00
W. Ainsworth
25.55
Alex Haddock
153.00
John Glagola
5.60
C. C. Havens
175.00
T. Gorman
5.60
Floyd Ingram
130.00
M. A. Anthony
28.00
V. L. McCarthy
153.00
J. A. Macdonald
169.00
M. H. McIntire
175.00
E. J. Grow
164.00
Lee Maxwell
130.00
J. Burgner
147.43
Wm. L. Owens
158.50
D. Boyer
127.83
K. S. Searles
153.00
A. Bogan
110.00
Felix DeMond
126.40
W. A. Callahan
123.00
R. Dietrich
109.60
F. L. Gregory
159078
H. Miller
138.33
P. Campbell
130.00
Asphalt Paving Materials Co.
194.95
K. Campbell
130.00
American Bitumuls Co.
3.09
C. Dinwiddie
151.02
Ditto, Inc.
5;15
R. Dietrich
22.40
Southern Calif. Gas Co.
5.35
A. Green
110.00
Automobile Club of So. Calif.
10.71
G. McLauchlin
125.34
Alts Coffee Shop
.85
J. Powers
115.00
Rich Budelier
4.38
M. Rahan
110.00
Morgan -Burr, Inc.
32.34
D. Raynor
110.00
Co K. McConnell
6.70
J. Schoening
126917
Pacific Coast Bldg, Officials
G. Turney
149.06
Conference
50.00
Alice Hope
60.00
Earl Morgan
3.65
E. Morgan
144.00
Manning, Maxwell & Moore, Inc.
9.29
Frances G. Lloyd
30.00
Ira E. Escobar
18.06
Frank Chilson
185.00
Lee & Thatro Equipment Co.
8.64
R. T. Hutchins
260.00
Blackie Feed Company
5.72
C. K. McConnell
13.00
American Legion Auxiliary
25.00
A. K. Tennis
132.00
E. Coddington
20.00
Don C. Fugitt
50.00
Griffith Hardware Co.
,13.13
Clyde Woodworth
125.00
Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk
4.10
Minta Curtzwiler
100.00
El Segundo Herald
199.82
Neva M. Elsey
175.00
City of El Segundo Water Dept.
325.43
Victor D. McCarthy
250.00
City of E1 Segundo Water Dept,
115.47
Wm, R. Selby
25.00
George Love
25.00
Orest 0, Hesser
25.00
John A. Gerow
25.00
Peter E. Binder
25.00
TOTAL $8492,90
Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, 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 Selby, that the purchase
of a paint gun at a cost of not -to exceed•$11.00, plus California State Sales
Tax, be and the same is hereby authorized and directedq Carried by the
following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder,
Noes: Councilmen None,
Absent: Councilmen None.
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Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, that during
the vacation of Frances Lloyd, Clerk in the Water Department, Mrs. Nelle
Sheldon be appointed substitute clerk and that she be compensated for all
services performed for the City of E1 Segundo as such substitute water
department clerk at the rate of 60 per hour, for such time as she is
actually engaged in performing services for the City of El Segundo. Carried
by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, 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 Hesser, the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved: �f
City Clerk.
Mayor.
POW