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1938 MAR 30 CC MIN}226 El Segundo, California. March 30th, 1938: 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 :call of said City, by Peter E. Binder, Mayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Councilmen Absent: Love. READING OF LM;UTES OF PREVIOUS 1.2E TING, The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 23rd day of Lurch, 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. 71RITTEN C0121UNICATIONS. The following corrmnications, which vrere read to the Council, vere disposed of in the manner indicated following the reference to each hereinafter: BERTIL W. 1,J=ERG, dated Larch 30th, 1938, being an application for employment by the City of El Segundo. Ordered filed. SO=,ijEST DISTRICT 11IG1E7AYS ASSOCIATION, dated ?.larch 24th, 19381, announcing a meeting of said organization, to be held at the Palos Verdes Country Club, Thursday, March 31st, at 6:30 P. Ll., and inviting representation thereat from this Council. The communication was ordered filed and no Councilman indicated a desire to attend said meeting. RICHFIELD OIL COR20RATION, dated March 30th, 1938, being an application for a permit to excavate and install certain pipe lines in certain of the public streets of the City of E1 Segundo, as more particularly described in said application, •which was read. Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that Resolution No. 449, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO $ CALIFORNIA, GMTTING A M- TORARY REVOCABLE PERaT TO RICHFIELD OIL CORPORATION TO INST;J L CERTAIN PIPE LINES IN A PORTION OF LiAF�sLTD S = , T AUVTD A PORTION OF FPLUUMIN AVENUE � LHIN SAID CITY, which eras read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. L. H. STEILIZT, dated :larch 23rd, 1938, submitting for signature of the proper officers of the City of E1 Segundo, a form of contract to be entered into between the City of El Segundo and said L. H. Stewart with reference to an application proposed to be filed with the Railroad Commission of the State of California for a reduction in street lighting rates. The foxr! of contract was referred to the City Attorney for approval as to form, and action respecting its execution deferred until a future meeting after the Attorney has rendered his report on said form of contract. C 0 -227: Affidavit of Leah H. Freeman, dated 1,Iarch 23rd, 1938, stating that at the time of the 'death of John I'1. Freeman, a former part -tithe employee of the City of El Segundo, to wit: March 16th, 1938, there was due the deceased for services rendered the City of El Segundo during the period March lst to March 15th, 1938, the sum of $16.80, as evidenced by Warrant No. 31290,. ordered drawn and paid by the City Council at its regular meeting held Lurch 16th, 1938, and that Leah H. Freeman, widow of the said John -W, Freeman is unable to cash said warrant; that all claims and documents against her deceased husband and all of his debts have been fully paid and discharged; that there will be no estate of said deceased to probate; that the amount of the claim against the City of El Segundo is so small that it would not justify her in instituting probate proceedings to obtain the same; that she is the only person lawfully entitled to said money and praying that the City Council order said "darrant No. 31290 cancelled and a new warrant in the sure of ;16.80 drawn and made payable to her. ,:Roved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED. that the prayer of Leah H. Freeman, set forth in her affidavit of I:iarch 23rd, 1938, filed with this Council this date, be and the same is hereby granted, cmd that the ilayor, City Clerk and City Treasurer of the City of E1 Segundo be and they are hereby authorized and instructed to make, execute and deliver municipal warrant, drawn on the General Fund of said City for the sum of $16.80, payable to the order of Leah H. Freeman, in full and complete satisfaction of the claim of John W. Freeman against the said City, for all services rendered the said City. Said resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: - Councilmen Gerow, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love., Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Petition of R. LI. Converse and 224 others, protesting the closing of Richmond Street between Palm Avenue and Mariposa Avenue, within the City of E1 Segundo, as ordered abandoned by Ordinance No. 212 of the City of E1 Segundo. Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the petition be referred to the City Attorney of the City of El Segundo, with instructions to prepare the necessary legal procedure to void the abandonment as ordered in the before mentioned ordinance. Carried by the folloi,ring vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and L ".ayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilman Love. SOU'=I CALIFORNIA GAS COI,TATIY, dated Lurch 25th, 1938, calling attention to certain pipe lines said Company has installed in Richmond Street, between Palm Avenue and I:Iariposa Avenue, and expressing the hope that the abandonment of said Street will not. interfere with its rights therein. The coruaunication was ordered filed and the City Clerk in- structed to advise said Company.that its rights will not be interfered with inasmuch. as the Council intends to set aside. the: abandonment proceeding. None. None. OR.�L C011.7nUCATIONS. REPORTS OF STAIMING COL11ITTEES. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL C0121ITTEES. The City Engineer advised having received a report from Lyman Borum, electrical inspector, respecting the condition of the several motors in municipal service. r )228 d The City Engineer reported respecting his attendance at a meeting in the Los Angeles Chamber bf Commerce building sponsored by the Committee on Rehabilitation and Clean -up of flood damaged areas in Southern California. The City Engineer reported that he had investigated the matter of dumping selvage screenings in a portion of the City of Los Angeles lying northerly of the City of El Segundo and that while wrorlmen found at the dumping grounds stated that the practice had ceased, a resident in the vicinity refuted that statement and insisted that dumping has occurred recently. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerowr, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to transmit to the City Health Officer of the City of Los Angeles a letter expressing the Council's disapproval of the practice and urging that it be stopped in the interest of public health. Carried. The Superintendent of the +ester Department reported that the flushing, of water mains throughout the City of El Segundo is approximately 30!) complete. Done. UTT rI?I SIED BUSINESS. P YI!;G BILLS. ,he following demands, having had the approval of the Cormtittee on Finance and Records, were read: Mae D. Lewis Agent Ouandt Bros. Dairy Farm Los Angeles Stamp & Stat. Co. Supervisor of Documents Carl Chamberlain General Y $155.00 100.00 18.29 3.50 3.30 nd Griffith Hardware Co Geo. I::, Sutton Schvrabacher -Frey Co. A. Carlisle & Co. Argo Garage Electr. Machinery Insp. Service .7.80 Sun Lumber Co. J. Voit Rubber Corp. 13.38 Assoc. Whol. Electr. TOT-41, General Fund $28.43 2.05 5.35 5.36 3.25 3.94 Co. 13.09 362.74 I.Ioved by Councilman Gerowr, seconded bar, Councilman Selby, the de_man.ds be allowred and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the General Pjmd covering the same. Carried by the following vote: , Ayes: Councilmen Gerowr, Hesser, Selby and Yayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen ITone. Absent: Councilman Love. IL 4 BUS=ScS . hoved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the Street Superintendent be and he is hereby authorized and directed to remove seven pine trees from their present location in the Grand Avenue Park, at which location the proposed vrater treatment plant of the City of El Segundo will be erected, to new locations in the parking of Maryland Street, all at a cost of not to exceed $210.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerowr, Hesser, Selby and I.Iayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. 11oved by Councilman Gerowr, seconded by Councilman Selby, that Resolution Ito. 450, entitled: A RESOLUTIOIT OF = CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUIIDO , CALIFORITIA, ADOPTMG SPECIFICATIONS ITO. ,01 -1 -1938 OF TIIv CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIF - ORiTr,, which vas read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote: 0 -229 Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and I.:ayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City Clerk of the City of El Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and directed to advertise for bids for drilling, casing and completing a water well in and for the City of E1 Segundo in the fora of notice prepared by the City Attorney of said City, and read to this Council this date. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. At this point Mr. Harry Jordan, Sergeant U. S. TTarine Corps Reserves, introduced Captain Horace 17. Card of the said Reserves Corps, who requested permission to establish a rifle range adjacent to the police pistol range within the City of El Segundo. It appearing" that the City Council had no jurisdiction over the land vrhere said rifle range is to be located, and it appearing also that a certain ordinance of the City of El Segundo controls the matter of the issuance of permits for the discharge of fire arms within said City, Captain Card eras referred to the Chief of Police to obtain the requisite permit. i:oved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, that during the present flushing of water mains within the City of El Segundo, to -wit: from March 25th, 1938 to April 25th, 1938, all consumers on the lines of the City of El Segundo Water Department, exceptingeommercial consumers, be charged for such grater as they consume during such period at the flat rate of $1.50, irrespective of the quantity of vrater used during said month. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. At this point the matter of leasing for oil drilling purposes certain real property oimed by the City of El Segundo eras discussed. At the conclusion of the discussion, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City Clerk of the City of El Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and directed to publish tvrice in E1 Segundo Herald a notice inviting bids on oil lease in the form prepared by the City Attorney of the City of E1 Segundo and read to this Council this date, giving public notice that the City Council of-the City of El Segundo, California, proposed to lease for the purpose of drilling, prospecting for, operating for and producing oil, gas and /or other hydrocarbon substances therefrom, all of Block 34, El Segundo Sheet No. 7, as per map recorded -in Book 22, rages 54 and 55 of Maps, Records of Los Angeles County, California, on file in the office of the County Recorder of said County. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. No further business appearing to be moved'by Cbuncilman Gerow, seconded by Counc until T.onday, the 4th day of April, 1938, at Carried. Selby and Mayor Binder. transacted .at this session, it was Oran Hesser,.the meeting adjourn the hour of 4:15 o'clock P. Y, Respectfully submitted, Approved: (� City C er 2ia;�or. X230 t CONS�TT TO SPECIAL LEETING OF CITY COMICIL AND VL'1IVER OF NOTICE. MTOW ALL LET BY TEMSE PRESEIUS: That ere, the undersigned, being all of the members of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, do hereby consent and agree that a special meeting of the said City Council may be held and shall be held in the Council Chamber in the City Hall of said City, beginning at the hour of 7:00 P. I.L. on Thursday, the 31st day of Barth, 1938, for the purpose of considering and acting upon a certain ordinance designated as Ordinance ITo. 214 of said City, entitled: "AZT ORDIMAITCE OF A. CITY OF EL Si.W DO, CALIFORIIIA, =E— ALIIIG ORDITIAITCE ITO. 212 OF SAID CITY, =TI TIED, t.U,T ORDIT`T UMI' OF l � CITY Os EL SEGTNDO , CALII'ORiJ t! , DECLARING VACANT FOR PUBLIC STR- T PURPOSES A CERTAIN PORTIO;: OF RICELIOND STMT 71=1= TtE- SAID CITY, .'S CCI'T'T=L- =:TFD BY RESOLUI'IOIT OF IIITI- 21TION 1,70. A-45;, P ^,SS D IdTID ADOPT OIT TIC 9TH I fty OF I.1 ?RCH, 1938; AND AB�JMOITING ALL PRO=INGS TR= RESOLUTIOT_T OF II =-,- ITION ITO. 445 OF S_ ID CITY, I RELv �� RE ? TO", and the matters referred to in said Ordinance; and all other lawful business of any kind or character whatsoever which may properly come before said meeting. We hereby further eraive any and all notice of the time and place of the holding of said Special I.leeting, and do hereby consent and agree as aforesaid, that the same may be held at said time and at said.place for the purposes above indicated. IN JITITESS VE EOF, we have hereunto subscribed our respective names and filed this Consent and "daiver in the office of the City Clerk of said City prior to the tine of the holding of said meeting. &—e &=aa Mayor and Member of the City Council of the City of egundo, Calif. Member of the City Co it of the City of El Segundo, Calif. L' er of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, Calif. d",7 /� I Member of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, Calif. Member of the City ouncil of the City of El Segundo, Calif.