1939 DEC 20 CC MINP -480
E1 Segundo, California.
r December 20th, 1939.
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California,
was held in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of said City on the above date,
having been called to order at 7:00 P. M. 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.
A. R. Gunn - Street Superintendent.
Victor D. McCarthy --City Clerk.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 13th day of December,
1939, 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 herein-
after:
FRANIK F. BERKLINE, dated December 18th, 1939, being an application
for employment by the City of El Segundo. Ordered filed.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE COMPANY, dated.December 12th, 19399
being an application to excavate in the West side of Lapham Street, as
shown upon sketch attached to said application, for the purpose of placing
telephone line conduit and constructing one manhole.
Following consideration, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded
by Councilman Love, that the matter be taken under advisement until the next
regular meeting of this Council, for the purpose of allowing time for the City
Engineer of the City of E1 Segundo to make an engineering study of the proposed
construction and its effect upon existing or probable future public utility
services in said Street. Carried.
Written Communications continued after Special Order of Business.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The hour of 7:15 o'clock P. M. at this meeting, having heretofore
been fixed as the hour and date for further considering bids heretofore received
for furnishing the City of E1 Segundo one 1940 model sedan type police automobile,
the Mayor announced that said hour had arrived.
The Council thereupon considered said bids and it appearing that the
Chief of_Police desired further time to consider the matter and the experiences
of other cities in the use of certain types of the automobiles bid upon, and
it appearing also to be the desire of Councilman Selby of the Public Safety
Committee, that the Police Officers of the City of E1 Segundo, who will be
required to drive the new automobile when purchased, be afforded an opportunity
to drive the two types of automobiles upon which low bids were received, it was
moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Selby, that consideration of
the bids heretofore received for furnishing the City of El Segundo one 1940
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model sedan type police automobile be taken under further advisement until
the hour of 7:30 o'clock P. M., Wednesday, December 27th, 1939. Carried.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - CONTINUED.
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT HIGHWAYS ASSOCIATION, dated December 19th, 1939,
being a notice of a meeting with the State Highway Commission, December
30th, 19390 in the State Building, Los Angeles, to discuss inclusion in the
present highway system, the following highways:
A - Hawthorne -La Brea via Highland Avenue to Route 160.
B - Crenshaw Boulevard southerly from Manhhester to Route 60.
C - Sepulveda'Boulevard link between Jefferson St. to Centinela
Avenue.
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that
Councilman Gerow and City Engineer Hutchins be and they are hereby delegated
to attend the meeting of the Southwest District Highways Association, with
the State Highway Commission,. at 10:45 A. M., December 30th, 1939, in the
State Building, Los Angeles, in connection with the matters referred to in
the letter -of Southwest District Highways Association, dated December 19th,
and filed with this Council this date, it being understood that said
officers may file their demand with the City of E1 Segundo for their actual
and necessary expenses in connection with attendance at said meeting.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
PETITION OF V. RANTZOW and 19 others, requesting action in the
matter of repainting and repairing the advertising sign located at the
Southwest corner of Imperial Highway and Inglewood - Redondo Road.
Mr. C. E. Kenney, who was present at the Council meeting, addressed
the Council, urging the importance of the matter, following which, by order
of the Mayor, the matter was referred to the City Council as a committee of
the whole, and to City Engineer Hutchins and his Assistant, Frank Chilson,
as consultants, for the purpose of studying the practicability of renovating
the sign referred to or of suggesting.an alternate proposal respecting
advertising the City.
None.
None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Street Superintendent Gunn advised that he has received complaints
respecting weeds and grass growing in an oiled walk on the North side of
E1 Segundo Boulevard between Penn Street and Main Street, said walk having
been constructed several years ago by the City, and requested an instruction
with respect to repairing the same.
The Mayor referred the matter to the Street Committee and the Street
Superintendent with power to act.
The City Clerk reported that a certain quitclaim deed executed by*
Henry V. Lawton, et &I, dated November 30th, 1939, has been tendered the City'
of E1 Segundo in order to clear the record title to certain property owned
by the City of El Segundo, said title having been effected by inadvertence
and mistake in the execution of another instrument by the grantors named in
said quitclaim deed, all as explained in a letter addressed to the City
Clerk by Bakersfield Abstract Company, under date of December 11th, 1939.
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The City Clerk stated also that the City Attorney had advised that
acceptance of said Quit Claim Deed is in order, whereupon it was moved by
Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the following resolution
be adopted: '
RESOLVED, that that certain Quit Claim Deed, dated
November 30th, 1939, executed by Henry V. Lawton and Anna
Lawton, his wife, and Alice F. Phillips, conveying to the
City of El Segundo, a Municipal Corporation, all of the
interests of said Grantors to Lot 6, in Block 85, E1 Segundo
Sheet No. 3, as per map recorded in Book 20, Pages 22 and
23 of maps in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles
County, California, and the interest conveyed thereby, be and
the same are hereby accepted on behalf of the City of E1
Segundo; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City
of E1 Segundo is hereby authorized and directed to cause
said instrument to be filed for record in the office of the
County Recorder of Los Angeles County, Californnia.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
The City Attorney reported also that he had redrafted the form
of ordinance heretofore prepared with-reference to altering the fire zones
of the City of E1 Segundo -, as established by Ordinance No. 221, which he
then delivered to the City Clerk for presentation to the Council at the
proper time.
The City Attorney reported having had returned to him from the office
of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, the deed covering that
certain real property within the City of E1 Segundo recently-acquired by
the City in connection with the proposed widening and improvement of Grand
Avenue from Concord Street to the Westerly City Limits, which said instrument
he delivered to-the City Clerk for filing.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Councilman Gerow, introduced Ordinance No. 227, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO* CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 221 OF SAID CITY, ENTITLED:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,
FIXING AND ESTABLISHING FIRE ZONES, IN AND FOR SAID
CITY, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF
ORDINANCES, IN SO FAR AS THEY CONFLICT THEREWITH. ",
ADOPTED ON THE 17TH DAY OF MAY, A. D., 19379 BY
AMENDING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE "FIRST BOUNDARY LINE"
SET FORTH IN SECTION 3 THEREOF,
which was read.
PAYING BILLS.
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on
Finance and Records, were read:
P
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Water Works Fund
General Fund
M.
A.'Anthony
5.60
Pacific Electric Ry. Co.
3.48
A.
Bleich
39.20
Calif. Corrugated Culvert
Co. 102.10
A.
T. Comstock
11.20
Edna'E. Leland
10.43
E.
Elsen
21.00
Harper & Reynolds
29.18
Ralph
Freese
61.20
Standard Oil Co. of Calif. 5.18
D.
L. Johnson
5.60
Los Angeles Co. Health Dept. 1.19
0.
A. LeBrun
33.60
Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk 22.09
J.
Lind
65.00
City of E1 Segundo Water Dept. 10,255.48
J.
C. Osborne
66.83
J. P. Hansen
.50
M.
Painter
10.63
0. G. Self
6.75
A.
Siebken
65.00
W. A. Callahan
61.50
Clifford
Smith
65.00
K. Campbell
55.00
0.
Tidwell
56.38.
L. Gregory
69.00
So.
Calif. Edison Co.
415.27
E. J. Grow
82.00
So.
Calif. Gas Co.
1.85
J. A. Macdonald
65.00
California
Pencil Co.
3.03
C. L. McIlwaine
84.50
So.
Calif. Telephone
Co. 17.25
G. McLauchlin
61.50
R.
T. Hutchins
30.00
M. Rahan
55.00
Frances
G. Lloyd
45.00
D. Raynor
55.00
I.
N. Sumner
84.50
J. Schoening
69.00
TOTAL 1106.14
J. A. Brock
28.00
A. Cendo
16.80
General Fund
E. Cartland
11.20
A.
R. Gunn
0101.20
F. L. Ford
22.40
D.
Boyer
71.00
V. Lister
16.80
J.
Burgner
57.84
J. F. Martin
50.05
P.
Campbell
16.80
W. E. Morgan
16.80
C.
Dinwiddie
80.00
S. Patterson
11.20
J.
Goodman
50.40
F. Stuck
16.80
W.
Hyde
11.20
J.Y. Wilson
60.80
T.
Kincaid
11.20
Clarence Roncevich
28.00
D.
L. Johnston
5.60
M. A. Anthony
4.90
F:
E. Mack
28.00
Paul Goodrich
5.60
M.
Painter
•13.60
Monroe Painter
11.20
J.
Randall
68.00
D. A. Phillips
5.60
C.
Roncevich
11.20
Peter E.'Binder
12.50
W.
Robinett
59.60
John A. Gerow
12.50
G.
Turney
67.32
Orest 0. Hesser
12.50
L.
Todd
33.60
George Love
12.50
R.
Weller
11.20
William R. Selby
12.50
C.
Russell
33.60
Victor D. McCarthy
125.00
W.
W. Hancock
5.60
Neva M. Elsey
87.50
W.
F. Allee
87.50
Mints. Curtzwiler
50.00
F.
M. Barnes
76.50
Clyde Woodworth
62.50
H.
Burns
76.50
Don C. Fugitt
25.00
E.
Cartland
46.42
A. K. Tennis
66.00
J.
B. Catalno
76.50
C. K. McConnell
6.50
J.
A. Cummings
92.50
R. T. Hutchins
120.00
T.
B. DeBerry
87.50
Frank Chilson
100.00
R.
Dietrich
65.00
Frances Lloyd
15.00
Alex Haddock
76.50
E. Morgan
72.00
C.
C. Havens
87.50
Alice Hope
30100
F.
Ingram
65.00
TOTAL
$149207.48
V.
L. McCarthy
76.50
M.
H. McIntire
87.50
L.
Maxwell
65.' 00
Recreation Fund
Wm.
L. bwens
76.50
Ralph Jamiesson
$24.00
K.
S..Searl6s
76:50
Globe Ticket Company
21.63
0.
Tidwell
27.0V
TOTAL 45.63
H.
F. Miller
2.00
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded
by Councilman Love, 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.
None.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was
moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, the meeting adjourn:
Carried. "
Hespectfully'submitted,
Approved '
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Mayor.