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1939 FEB 01 CC MINP.191 El Segundo, California. February 1st, 1939. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, was called to order at 7 :00 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, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Councilmen Absent: Gerow, Other Officers Present: Clyde Woodworth - City Attorney. R. T. Hutchins - City Engineer. Victor D. McCarthy -,City Clerk. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MKETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 25th day of January, 1939, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, the minutes be approved as read. Carried. WRITTEN COMG3iRJICATIONS. The following communications, which were read to the Council, were disposed of in the manner indicated following the reference to each hereinafter: NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, dated January 25th, 19399 entitled: "Cancellation Notice ", advising that at -the expiration of thirty days after receipt of said Notice by the City of E1 Segundo, said National Automobile Insurance Company will consider itself as released from all liability by reason of any default committeed thereafter by ,. W, E. Ramsey and Robert Wallace, named as principal, under the bond executed by said Insurance Company under date of January 7th, 1938, in the penalty of $5,000.00 and covering the operations of said W. E. Ramsey and Robert Wallace under the permit issued to them by the City Council of the City of El Segundo for the drilling of that certain oil well within the City of El Segundo known as Ramsey- Wallace No. 1. It appearing from the report of the Building Inspector, filed with this Council January 25th, 1939, that Ramsey- Wallace Well No. 1 has not been abandoned satisfactorily nor as required under the permit granted for the drilling, operation and maintenance thereof, nor in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 211 of the City of E1 Segundo, and it appearing also.that this Council adopted a resolution January 25th, 1939, with reference to the unsatisfactory abandonment of said well, certified copy of which resolution was transmitted by mail to Ramsey & Wallace, and to National Automobile Insurance Company as directed in said resolution, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain communication received _ from National Automobile Insurance Company of Los Angeles, titled "Cancellation Notice" and numbered,9171,.dated January 25th, 1939, and presented to this Council this date, be received and filed; that the principal under the bond referred to in said notice, to -wit: W. E. Ramsey and Robert Wallace, be notified of the receipt of said notice, and that said W. E. Ramsey and Robert Wallace and said National Automobile Insurance Company be again notified of default under the permit issued for the drilling of Ramsey - Wallace Well No. 1 and demand made upon them to immediately place p x:96 all of said matters in good order, such notice and demand to be accomplished by the transmittal to said W. E. Ramsey and Robert Wallace and to said National Automobile Insurance Company of a certified copy of this resolution. The foregoing. resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. .Absent: Councilman Gerow, Councilman Gerow appeared at the meeting at this time, the hour being 7:12 P. M. and he immediately took his seat at the Council table. NATIOIUL TJ'IOIAOBILE INSURt'�J CE COMPANY, dated January 25th, 1939, entitled: "Cancellation Notice ", Lumber 9170, advising that at the expiration of thirty days after the receipt of said notice by the City of El Segundo, said Insurance Company will consider itself as released from all liability by reason of any default committed thereafter by the principal named in that certain bond dated January 7th, 1938, to -wit: Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation, which said bond was issued in connection witA the drilling of that certain pil well within the City of El,Segundo known as Guaranty- Viallace Yell No. 1. Following the reading of said communication, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, thtt the following resolution be adopted: ,711EREAS, there was presented and read to this Council this date a communication from National Automobile Insurance Company, dated January 25th, 1939, wherein said Insurance Company recites that at the expiration of thirty days after the receipt thereof, said Insurance Company shall consider itself as released from all liability by reason of any default committed thereafter by the principal named in its bond dated January 7th, 1938, and issued to the City of E1 Segundo in , the penalty of $5,000.00, with Government Refining and Gasoline Corporati.one as principal, guaranteeing the performance by its principal of all of the obligations required to be performed by said principal under that certain oil and /or gas well drilling permit issued by the City of El Segundo, for the drilling,operation and maintenance of that certain oil well within said City known as Guaranty - Wallace Well No. 1; AND, WHEREAS;- it appears that under date of December 23rd, 1938, said Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation addressed a communication to the City Clerk of the City,of E1 Segundo, stating among other things that.Guaranty- Wallace Well No. 1 was on production; AND, IWIEREA.S, this Council has received no notice of abandonment of said Guaranty - Wallace Well No. 1, either from the Division of Oil and Gas of the State of California, or from Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation; 'AND, WHEREAS, said Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation has not paid to the City of El Segundo its annual oil well liconse fee for the.,calendar year 1939, which said license fee became due and payable January 1st, 1939, and became delinquent January 15th, -1939; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that,said communication from National Automobile Insurance Company hereinabove referred to be received and placed orb file in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes of identification and reference; that the attention of the principal named in.said bond be called to the fact of the filing of said cancellation notice and to the further fact that this Council finds that said Guaranty - Wallace Well No. 1 has not been abandoned in accordance with the require- P ~'97 meats of the permit issued for the drilling,operation and maintenance thereof, and to the further fact that the annual oil well license fee for the calendar year 1939 has not been paid to said City; AND, BE IT FURTEER RESOLVED, that said Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation and said National Automobile Insurance Company be notified of the default under said permit issued for the drilling, operation and maintenance of said well, and that demand be made upon them for the curing of said default by placing of all matters in connection therewith in proper order and -that such notification and demand be accomplished by the transmittal through the United States mail, to said Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation and to said National Automobile Insurance Company, by the City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, of a certified copy of this resolution. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilmen None. NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, dated January 25th, 1939, bearing the caption "Cancellation Notice" and the Number 9168, advising that at the expiration of thirty days after receipt of said notice, said Insurance Company shall consider itself as released from all liability by reason of any default committed thereafter by Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation under that certain bond issued to the City of E1 Segundo by said National Automobile Insurance Company in the penalty of $5,000.00, with Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation as principal, said bond guaranteeing the, fulfillment by said principal of all of the requirements of the City of E1 Segundo under its permit issued for the drilling, operation and maintenance of that certain oil well within the City of El Segundo known as Copinger - Wallace Well No. 1, and under ordinances of said City applicable thereto. It appearing that said Copinger - Wallace Well No. 1 has not been abandoned, but is actually on production and that the annual oil well license fee thereon for the calendar year 1939 has been paid, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the -following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that said communication from said National Automobile Insurance Company be received and placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes of identification and reference; that said City Clerk be and he is hereby directed to notify the principal named in said communication and in the bond to which it refers, ,to -wit: Goverment Refining and Gasoline Corporation, of the filing of said notice, this order to be accomplished by transmitting to said Government'Refining and Gasoline Corporation through the United States Mail, by the City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, of a certified copy of this resolution, copy of which also shall be transmitted to National Automobile Insurance Company. The foregoing resolution was adopted by-the fcllowing vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gercw, Heiser, Love, Selby and-Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, dated January 25th, 19399 being notification that said Insurance Company will consider itself as released from all liability by reason of any default•com itted after thirty days after receipt of said communication by the City of El Segundo, by Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation, principal under that certain bond of said Insurance Company written in connection with the drilling, operation and maintenance of Copinger - Wallace Well No. P. in the City of El Segundo. lip MM Following the reading of said commnication, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, there was presented and read to this Council this date a communication from National Automobile Insurance Company, dated January 25th, 1939, wherein said Insurance Company recites that at the expiration of thirty days after the receipt thereof, said Insurance Company shall consider itself as released from all liability by reason of any default committed thereafter by the principal named in'its bond dated January 7th, 1938, and issued to the City of El Segundo in the penalty of $5,000.00, with Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation as principal, guaranteeing the performance by its principal of all of the obligations required to be performed by said principal under that certain oil and /or gas well drilling permit issued by the City of El Segundo for the drilling, operation and maintenance of that certain oil well within said City known as Copinger- iVallace Well No. 2; AND, WHEREAS, this Council has received no notice of abandonment of said Copinger - Wallace Well No. 2, either from the Division of Oil and Gas of the State of California, or from Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation; AND, IIEE REAS, this Council is presently advised that there still remain upon the property upon which said Copinger - Wallace Well No. 2 was drilled, the following structures and appurtenances, to -wit: the derrick, cement concrete derrick foundations and slab, that the sump used in connection therewith has not been filled and the ground has not been restored to the condition in which same existed at the time that the said permit was granted; AND, MMREAS, said Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation has not paid to the City of El Segundo its annual oil well license fee for the calendar year 1939, which said license fee became due and payable January 1st, 1939, and became delinquent January 15th, 1939; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that said communication from National Automobile Insurance Company hereinabove referred to, be received and placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes, of identification and reference; that the attention of the principal named in said bond be called to the fact of the filing of said cancellation notice and to the farther fact that said Copinger - Wallace Well No. 2 has not been abandoned in accordance with the requirements of the permit issued for the drilling, operation and maintenance thereof, and to the further fact that the annual oil well license fee for the calendar year 1939 has not been paid to said City; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation and said National Automobile Insurance Company be notified of the default under said permit issued for the drilling, operation and maintenance of said well, and that demand be made upon them for the curing of said default by placing all matters in connection therewith in proper order and that such notification and demand be accomplished by the transmittal, through the United States mail, to said Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation and to said National Automobile Insurance Company, by the City Clerk of the.City of El Segundo, of a certified copy of this resolution. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilmen None. FRANK E. WIDEN, Chairman, Disaster Relief Committee, El Segundo Post No, 38, American Legion, requesting the consent of the City Council to the use of the fire alarm apparatus of the City of El Segundo for sounding an emergency mobilization signal. P , 199 Mr. Widen was present in the Council Chamber and explained the purposes and activities of the American Legion in connection with disaster relief. At the conclusion of the discussion which ensued, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that the request of E1 Segundo Post No. 38, American Legion, as contained in the letter of Frank E. Widen, Chairman, Disaster Relief Committee of said Post, presented to this Council this date, be taken under advisement until the next regular meeting of this Council. Carried, WILSHIRE OIL COMPA14Y, INC., dated February lst, 1939, being an application for a permit to excavate in the North side of Grand Avenue, between California Street and Oregon Street, for the purpose of installing a 4" crude oil pipe line. After consideration of the application, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that Resolution No. -472, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A TEMPORARY REVOCABLE PERMIT TO WILSHIRE OIL COMPANY, INC. TO INSTALL CERTAIN PIPE LINES IN A PORTION OF GRAND AVENUE WITHIN SAID CITY, which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None.. Absent: Councilmen None. ORAL COMtdQNICATIONS. Mr. Warner, representing Nigg Engineering Corporation, addressed the Council with further reference to a request heretofore made that permission be granted for the installation of a pole in the parking of Imperial Highway adjacent to Sepulveda Boulevard for the mounting thereon of certain floodlights for use in connection with that certain automobile service station in course of construction at the Southwest corner of Imperial Highway and Sepulveda Boulevard, on which said pole it was proposed to mount the traffic directional neon sign of the City of E1 Segundo at present located on said corner. Following discussion and consideration of the subject, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, that the owners of the property located at the Southwest corner of Imperial Highway and Sepulveda Boulevard and their lessees, be granted permission to erect a pole on the South side of Imperial Highway westerly of Sepulveda Boulevard, for the purpose of mounting flood lamps to illuminate an automobile service station now in course of con- struction at said point, provided the City of E1 Segundo is permitted to mount its traffic directional sign now at said corner on said pole, and provided the cost to the City of E1 Segundo in connection therewith shall not exceed $30.00. No Councilman having seconded the motion, the Mayor declared the motion lost for want of a second. Thereafter it was moved by Councilman Selby,.,seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the following resolution be'adopted: ' WHEREAS, application has been made to the City Council of the City of El Segundo,/California, for permission to construct and maintain a certain light standard at the South- westerly corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Imperial Highway within said City and which said standard is designed and intended to illuminate private property; P 200 1 AND, MEMEAS, it appears that as a part of the improve- ments which are being made upon said private property, it will be necessary to move the existing directional "E1 Segundo" sign owned by said City at said location; AND, NHERFiAS, it appears that as a part of the improvements which are being made upon said private property, it will be necessary to move,the existing directional "El Segundo" sign owned by said City at said location; AND, 1MERF.AS, after negotiations with reference to said matter, it has been agreed that in consideration of the granting of the permission hereinabove referred to, to place such illumi- nating standard, the owners thereof are willing to permit the sign above mentioned and which belongs to said City to be placed thereon, all as hereinafter set forth; NOWY E+'EORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, as follows: 1.. That permission be.and the same is hereby granted to the owners and their lessees of the premises located on the Southwesterly corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Imperial Highway, to erect the lighting standard designated and marked as "Sign and Light Standard ". on that certain map designated as "Plot Plan - Sheet P 1" and "Revised Plot Plan. - Sheet Pl -R" and at the location as shown thereon; provided that this permit and authority is granted upon the following terms and conditions: (a) That the said lighting standard and�all of its facilities and appurtenances shall be constructed of good sound material of sufficient strength to adequately support all weights which it is designed to carry and shall be constructed and installed according to good engineering practices. (b) That the City of El Segundo shall have the right to maintain upon said standard the directional sign reading "El Segundo" now located near, said Southwest corner of said Imperial Highway and Sepulveda Boulevard without cost or charge of any kind, except said City agrees to pay for the maintenance of said sign-itself and for the cost of illumination thereof. Said sign may be replaced by said City with any sign of substantial y,4i}e same character, weight and dimension. (c) That sai sign has been placed upon said standard, the same shall not be removed, altered or changed in any manner whatsoever without the written consent of the City Council of the City of El Segundo so to do first had and obtained, and upon the abandonment of the use by said owners or their lessees of said premises, the said lighting standard shall be and remain the property of the,City of El Segundo. (d) That the cost of removing said directional sign from its present location and its installation upon said new standard and all expenses incidental thereto, shall be borne and paid by the said owners or their lessees of said property. (e) That all work of removal, installation, dis- connection and any activity in conjunction therewith must be performed in a manner satisfactory to the City Engineer of the City of E1 Segundo and the sign above referred,to shall be located upon said standard at such point or points as he may from time to time direct. (f) That the owners, of said premises (and their lessees concerned with the use of said standard) shall accept the perpiit hereinabove granted, subject to the _ terms and conditions hereinabove set forth, by their written approval upon a certified copy of this resolution to be prepared by and submitted to them by the City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo. 2. That the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to prepare a certified copy or.copies of this resolution. and forward the same to said owners and their lessees and to Nigg Engineering Corporation, the contractor of said owners and lessees, engaged in the construction of the gasoline station and facilities now being erected upon said premises. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen & Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilman Gorgw. _ Absent: Councilmen None. ' REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COWITTEES. The City Engineer reported that the construction of the casting pool ' has been started. The Superintendent of the Water Department reported that the pump has been installed in No. 5 Water Well and that the same will be rigged up and in operation in a week or so. ' UNFINISHED BUSINESS. None. ' PAYING BILLS. ' The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: ' Water Works Fund General Fund American Pipe & Steel Corp. . 2285.98 W. F. Allee 175000 Dueommun. Metals & Supply Co. 59.59 F. M. Barnes 153.00 El'Segundo Herald 23034 H. Burns 153,00 Gordon Duff 7.57 J. B. Catalano 153.00 Griffith Hardware Co. 7.69 J. A. Cummings 185.00 Hacker Pipe & Supply Co. 19.47 T. B. DeBerry 175.00 Hersey-Mfg:-Co0 71.38 Felix DeMond 130.00 Inglewood Motor Parts Co. 9.30 R. Dietrich 107.65 So. Celif. Freight Lines .40 Alex Haddock 153.00 Standard Oil Co. of Calif. .96 C. C. Havens 175.00 R. T. Hutchins 40.00 F. Ingram 130000 Frances G. Lloyd 90.00 V. L. McCarthy 155.93 I. N. Sumner 172.00 M. H. McIntire 175.00 Eldon Beal 45.85 Lee Maxwell 130.00 Edison Bedore 61.20 H. F. Miller 95.33 A. E. Blackman 40.00 Wm, L. Owens 159.10 A. T. Comstock 43.75 K. S. Searles 153.00 Ralph Freese 67.03 W. A. Callahan 18.57 A. S. Hutton 61.43 M. Anthony 36.40 Roy Knox 44.80 A. Bleich 33.60 Walter Lehigh 47.95 'C. L. McIlwaine 74.80 J. Lind 61.60 E.'Cartland 11.20 J. C. Osborne 13b.00 E. Coddington 5.60 H. A. Slater 76.23 E. Elsen 33.60 Clifford Smith 61.60 H. Gum 28.00 A. Siebken 131.16. J. Goodman 5.60 P, V. 'Thompson ..11.25 W. Hyde .11.20 F. J. Van Norman 70.88 To Kincaid 11.20 M. Zivalic 48.30 C. Knight 16.80 TOTAL $3842,16 V. Lister 11.20 W. Morgan 28.00 Recreation Fund J. Martin 49.00 Griffith Hardware Co. $2.12 . A. Menard 61.60 Brunswick Balke- Collender Co. 7.64 S. Patterson 11.20 TOTAL $9.76 M. Painter 28.00 .Y p 12,02 Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilmen' None, IMW BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that F. L. Gregory, C. L. McIlwaine and K.•E. Campbell, be permitted to attend a meeting of Park Administrators at Santa'Barbara, February 10th, 1939, and that each be permitted to file his demand for his actual and necessary expenses in Con - n2ction with attendance thereat'. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Henser, Love, Selby and'Mayor Binder: Noes:- Councilmen Note; 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: - (� City Clerk. Mayor. General Fund General Fund C. Russell 28.00 Peter E. Binder ,25.00 W. Robinett 61.60 John A. Gerow 25.00 M. Roncevich 16.80 Orest 0. Hesser 25.00 F. Stuck 50.40 George Love 25.00 Lynn Todd 22.40 Wm. R. Selby 25.00 J. F. Wilson 61.60 Victor D. McCarthy 250.00 R. Weller 28.00 Neva M. Elsey 175.00 J. Brock 16.80 Minta Curtzwiler 100.00 W. Zivalic 16.80 Clyde Woodworth 125.00 J. Clifford 16.80 Don C. Fugitt 50.00 Harry Downs 42.00 A. K. Tennis 132.00 J. Spear 5.60 C. K. McConnell 13.00 W. R. Hickman 5.60 R. T. Hutclahs 280.00 S. J. Aimino 5.60 Frank Chtlson 200.00 Ernest Smith 5.60 Francis Lloyd 30.00 W. W. Hancock 5.60 E. Morgan 144,00 F. McGranah.an 5.60 Alice Hope 60.00 K. Groger 5.60 Economy Blue Print & Supply Co. 1.29 H, Zettlemoyer 5.60 Le Roi -Rix Machinery Co., 334.75 0, J. Haley 1.40 American Bitumuls Company 13.65 J. A. Macdonald 169.00 Asphalt Paving Materials Co. 44.23 E. J. Grow 164.00 Grimes - Stassforth Stat. Co. 3.60 J. Burgher 152.00 Industrial Printing & Stat. Co. 6.59 D. Boyer 131.16 Los Angeles Stamp & Stat. Co. 5.51 P. Campbell '130.00 Alts Coffee Shop 15.30 K. Campbell 110.00 American Legion Auxiliary 25.00 W. A. Callahan 110.06 J. G. Tucker & Son 25.24 C. Dinwiddie 132.5 -7 Ducommun Metals and Supply Co. 15.51 R. Dietrich 24.76 Featherstone's, Inc. 19.64 F. L. Gregory 138.00 Snap -On Tools, Inc. 6.27 G. McLauchlin 123.00 Standard Oil Co. of Calif. 3.94 J. Powers 110.00 Wm. F. Platt 2.35 M. Rahan 110.00 J. S. Burgner 6.00 D'. Raynor 110.100 The I <i2y Company, 6.74 J'. Schoening 118.82 Griffith Hardware Company 15.53 G•. Turney 134.26 ' Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk 34.17 E2 Segundo Herald 104.86 ' TOTAL $7762.58 ' General Fund 1 A Inglewood Humane Society, Inc. 15.00 West Coast House Moving Co. 79.00 ' TOTAL $94.00 • Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, the demands be allowed and warrants ordere& 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, IMW BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that F. L. Gregory, C. L. McIlwaine and K.•E. Campbell, be permitted to attend a meeting of Park Administrators at Santa'Barbara, February 10th, 1939, and that each be permitted to file his demand for his actual and necessary expenses in Con - n2ction with attendance thereat'. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Henser, Love, Selby and'Mayor Binder: Noes:- Councilmen Note; 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: - (� City Clerk. Mayor.