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1938 NOV 30 CC MINP 133 El Segundo, California. November 30, 1938. 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, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder, Councilmen Absent: None. Other Officers Present: Clyde Woodworth - City Attorney. R. T. Hutchins - City Engineer. Victor D. McCarthy - City Clerk. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 23rd day of November, 1938, were read without error or omission being noted, and were approved as read upon motion of Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, which carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. The following communications, mhich were read to the Council, were disposed of in the manner indicated -following.the reference to each hereinafter: SOUTH'q,ST DISTRIPT HIGHWAYS ASSOCIATION, notification of the holding of the regular dinner meeting of said Association at the Potrero Country Clup, Inglewood, Thursday, December lst, 1938, at 6:30 P. M. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Lovc, that Councilmen Gerow and Hesser, City. Engineer Hutchine--amft McCarthy be authorized to attend the regular monthly meeting of Southwest District Highways Association, December 1st, 19381 and to file their demands against the City for their actual and necessary expenses in connection therewith. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilmen None. SOU=EST CITIES FLOOD CONTROL ASSOCTATION, dated November 23rd, 1938, addressed to the Mayor, advising that the Association has rearranged its plan for the meeting to be held in El Segundo, December 2nd, 1938; has decided to make this.meeting a combined dinner and business meeting, and asking.the Mayor to make necessary arrangements therefor. Following reading of the communication, the Mayor stated that he had made the necessary arrangements and that the cost of the dinner will be 75�* It was thereupon moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that those members of the City Council who desire to do so, be authorized .to attend the meeting of the Southwest Cities Flood Control.Association, to be held in the banquet room of the City Hall, December 2nd, 1938, and be authorized further to file their demands against the City for their actual and necessary expenses in connection therewith. Caxried.by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hester, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilmen None. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE COMPANY, dated November 23rd, 1938, being an application for a permit, to excavate in Lapham Street, 385 feet South of Imperial Highway for the purpose of setting one pole. P 13� The application having had the approval of the Street Superintendent, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that Southern California Telephone Company be and it is hereby granted permission to excavate in the East side of Lapham Street, 385 feet South of Imperial Highway, for the purpose of setting one pole, provided all of the work in connection therewith be prosecuted and completed to the satisfaction of the Street Superintendent of the City of El Segundo, Carried. ORAL 0010JUNICATIONS. Mr. Frank E. Mack addressed the Council respecting employment by the .Eity of E1 Segundo and was advised by the Mayor that there are no positions open offering permanent employment. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. None. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL CO?XITTEES. The City Engineer advised that he had received from Lynam Borum the quarterly report of his electrical-equipment inspection, which is dated November 7th, 1938, and which recites that the equipment is in good condition with a few minor exceptions, some of which exceptions have already been rectified, the balance to be taken care of promptly. The City Engineer reported that in repairing the plumbing and providing additional plmbing facilities in one of the municipally owned buildings, it became necessary to employ H. A. Crowell; that the rate of pay was agreed upon as $1.00 per hour, although existing salary schedules of the City do not fix a rate for plumber. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that the action of the City Engineer in employing H. A. Crowell to perform certain plumbing services in that certain municipally owned building, situated on Lots 21 and 22, Block 57, El Segundo, and fixing his compensation at the rate of $1.00 per hour for the performance of such services,,be and the same is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None, The City Engineer reported that certain repairs had been made to the municipally owned building located on Lots 21 and 22, Block 57, El Segundo, and that, therefore, panic bolts should be installed on the front and rear doors of said building in compliance with the building code in force in this City. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, that the purchase of 3 panic bolts at a cost of not to exceed $52.00 for installation in that certain municipally owned building situated on Lots 21 and 22, Block 57, be and the same is hereby authorized and directed and the City Engineer is further directed to cause the same to be installed when they are received. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes:, Councilmen None, Absent: Councilmen None, The City Clerk reported that pursuant to direction of the Council he had written Saunders - Brothers, Whittier and Barber & Bridge Drilling Corporation, Ltd., Los Angeles, bidders on the drilling of'a fresh water well for the City of E1 Segundo, advising them of an unusual delay in awarding the contract owing to circumstances beyond the control of the Council, and advising each firm that it might withdraw its bid if it desired to do so; that Saunders Brothers had replied, advising they are willing to permit further time for-the consideration of their bid, but that no reply had as yet been received from Barber & Bridge Drilling Corporation, Ltd. ]p t-135 The City Attorney advised the Council that he had forwarded to Attorney J. W. Falkner, representing the owners of.Tract 10058, which the City is ' purchasing as`a site for a fresh water Well, a deed, in form acceptable to the ' City, which he anticipated will be execifted by the present owners of the ' property and returned to escrow in due trime. The City Engineer reported having ldarned that the Los Angeles offices of ' W. P. A. had just received notice that the Washington offices had'app'roved ' the City's storm drain project and that it is anticipated the project will . probably open January 1st, 1939. " ' PAYING BILLS. The 'following demands, having had t1le approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: ' . WATER WORKS FUND GENERAL FOND 0. E. LeBrun 39.20 Peter E. Binder $25.00 E. C. Bad;;eto 39.20 John A. Gerow 25.00 J. Clifford. 39.20 Orest 0. Hesser 25.00 R. L. Ford 5.6C George Love 25.00 J. Lind 50.40 lft* R. Selby 25.00 A. He Manson 15.8r Victor D. McCarthy 250.00 ' J. C.'Osbdrne 141.36 Neva M. Elsey 175.00 W. E. Porter 5.60 Minta Curtzwiler 100000 ' Rex Ryan 10.15 Clyde Woodworth 125.00 A. Siebken 130.00 Don C. F gitt 50.00 H. A. Slater 90.75 A. K. Tennis 132.00 Chester Smith 5.60 C. K. McConnell 13.00 Clifford Smith 62.13 R. T. Hutchins 260.00 M. Zivalic 16.80 Frank Chilson 175.00 `17alter Zivalic ' 62.13 Frances Lloyd 30.00 Acme 'Tank Mfg. Co. Inc. '1006.82 E. Morgan 144.00 Asphalt Paving Materials Co. 453.42 Alice Hope 60.00 E. W. Bacharach & Co. 255.00 C. L. McIlwaine 61.20 Lyman Borum 8.77 M. Anthony 11.20 Braun Corp. 115.23 J. Brock 16.80 Carter Hardware Co. 2.11 A. Bleieh 39.20 Mefford Chemical Co. 266.40 M. Beal 11.20 The Dour Co. Inc. 562.50 E. Gartland 16.80 Ducommun Metals & Supply Co. 14.38 E. Coddington 11.20 The Foxboro Co. 209.76 E. Elsen 22.40 W. P. Fuller Co. 3.91 J. Goodman 11.20 General Electric Co. 22.30 Paul Goodrich 5.60 General Electric Co. 389.90 W. Hyde 11020 General Electric Supply Corp. 48.32 T. Kincaid 11.20 Graybar Electric Co. Inc. 195.36 C. Knight 22.40 Griffith Hardware Co. 121.49 W. E. Morgan - 28.00 Grimes- Stassfdrth State Co. 5.91 J. Martin 45.15 Hacker Pipe & Supply Co. 132.27 A. E. Menard 44.80 J. P. Hansen .70 S. Patterson 5.60 Industrail Printing & State Co. 19.84 M. Painter 11.20 Inglewood Motor Parts Co. 4.65 C. Russell 39.20 International Filter Co. 1088.81 J. L. Randall 5.60 International Filter Co. 350.91 W. Robinett 44.80 Los Angeles Fencing Ca. 364.70 M. Roncevich 11.20 Los Angeles Stamp & State Co. 13,08 F. Stuck 44.80 So, Calif. Freight Lines .60 Lynn Todd 28.00 Standard Oil Co. of- Calif: 10.56 J. F. Wilson 50.40 Williams Radiator Co; • 84.36 J. Kennedy 11.20 Worthington Pump & Mach'y. Corp. 92.14 D. Phillips 11.20 R. T. Hutchins 11.90 A. T. Comstock 11.20 R. T. Hutchins 40.00 W. F. Allee 175.00 Frances G. Lloyd 90.00 F. M. Barnes 153.00 I. N. Sumner 172.00 H. Burns 153.00 TOTAL 46865.03 J. Be Catalano 153.00 p -136 General Fund General Fund J. A. Cummings $185.00 Griffith Hardware Co; 25.11 T. Be DeBerry 175.00 Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk 7.24 Felix DeMond 166.54 City of El Segundo Water Dept: 159952 R. Dietrich 105.80 City of El Segundo Water Dept. 352.77 Alex Haddock 153.00 Deigard Nurseries 64.76 C. C. Havens 175.00 Pacific Toro Company 39.73 F. Ingram 153.20 Gordon Duff ' 5.41 V. L. McCarthy 153.00 Inglewood Motor Parts Co. 2.33 M. H. McIntire 175.00 Motor Rim & t"Jheel Service of Ca1.19.57 L. Maxwell 130.00 M. E. Collins 2.99 H. F. Miller 13.59 The Foxboro Company 14.13 H. J. 1.1iller 21.06 Electrical Machinery Insp. Serve 7.80 Vdm. L. Owens 154.22 American Legion Auxiliary 25.00 K. S. Searles 153.00 Los Angeles County Health Dept, 1100 W, A. Callahan 82.64 Aeroil Burner Company, Inc. 3.71 J. A. Macdonald 169.00 E1 Segundo Ice Co. 3.09 E. J. Grow 181.2d Clymer Indian Sales Co. 714.74 J. S. Burgner 132.76 Manhattan Ave. Shade & Blind ' D. Boyer 139.0$ Shop 9.59 P. Campbell 151.66 Edna E. Leland 5.37 K. Campbell 110.Od Industrial Printing & State Co. .' 4.43 -7. A. Callahan 51,76 Los Angeles Stamp & State Co.' 6.11 C. Dinijiddie 134.81' Grimes- Stassforth State Co. 8.65 R. Dietrich 26.00 American Bitumuls Company '10.43 F. L. Gregory 138.00 Asphalt Paving Materials Co. 88.11 G. McLauchlin 123.00 H. A. Crowell 39.75 J. Powers 134.18 TOTAL 7805.69 M. Rahan 110.0d D. Raynor 110.00 Recreation Fund J. Schoening 129.55 Harry A. Ungar, Inc. ?3.15 G. Turney 130.40 G. Schirmer Music Stores, Inc. 2.78 TOTAI; 5.93 Moved by Councilman Selby,'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, Messer, Love, Selby and Mayor,Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. ' ' Absent: Councilmen None. ' ' 1,Tkd BUSINESS. The Street Superintendent announced that beginning December lst, 1938, Jack Powers, an employee'of the dity of Er Segundo will be classified as Laborerm-First Class instead of Garbage Service Man; and that therefore beginning said date his salary will be reduced from $115.00 to $110.00 per month. ' Moved by Councilman Gerow,'seconded by Councilman Love, that the Street Superintendent be authorized and'directed tc purchase a Homelite Trench Pump at a cost of not to'exceed $200.00, plus'California State Sales Tax. Carried by the following'vote: ' Ayes: Councilmen Gerow; Hesser, Love,'Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilman None.*. ' Absent: 'Councilmen'None.' ' Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that Resolution No. 466, entitled: ' P 137 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 389 OF SAID CITY, ENTITLED: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, FIXING AND ESTABLISIiING THE COM- PENSATION OR PAY OF VARIOUS MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SAID CITY AND REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDERS AND PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDERS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH". BY AMENDING SUBDIVISION 3 OF SECTION 1 TEEREOF RELATING TO THE EIZINEERING DEPARTMENT, which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Heaser, 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 Love, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: City Ylerk, Mayor.