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1939 FEB 15 CC MINP•, 209 � 7 El Segundo, California. February 15th, 1939. 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 the City Clerk, the Mayor being absent. By general consent Councilman Love was unanimously chosen Mayor pro tem, and he immediately assumed the duties of the Mayor. ROLL CALL, Councilmen Present: Gerow, Love and Selby. Councilmen Absent: Binder and Hesser. Other Officers Present: Clyde Woodworth - City Attorney. Frank Chilson - Asst. City Engineer. Victor D. McCarthy - City Clerk, READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 8th day of February, 1939, 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 COM1wTNICATIONS . The following communications, which were read to the Council, were disposed of in the manner indicated following the reference to each herein- after: D. C. WILLIAMS, dated February 8th, 1939, being an application for employment by the City of El Segundo. Ordered filed. JOHN M. SA11KO, dated February 15th, 1939, being an application for employment by the City of El Segundo. Ordered filed. 1=ALL ELEVATOR COMPANY, dated February 13th, 1939, submitting for consideration a form of contract for servicing the freight elevator in the water treatment plant of the City of E1 Segundo, the service to embrace a thorough checking, lubrication and adjustment of all of the machinery and accessories pertaining to-said elevator. Following consideration and discussion, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the City of El Segundo enter into a contract as of March lst, 1939, with Kimball Elevator Company, Ltd. in the form submitted by said Company with its letter dated February 13th, 1939, for monthly maintenance service of its Hydro- Electric Freight Elevator in the water treatment building of the Municipal Water Department, at the cost of $5.00 per month, payable monthly; and that the Mayor of the City of E1 Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and directed to sign said contract on behalf of the City of El Segundo and the City Clerk is authorized and directed to attest the same. Carried by the following vote: -Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Love and Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. " Absent•:. Councilmen.Binder and Hesser. LOS ANG =S COUNTY DIVISION, LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA MU1gICIPALITIES, dated February 11th, 1939, announcing the holding of the 93rd regular meeting of said Division in Southgate, February 20th, 1939 "at 7 P. M. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that all members of the City Council, the City Clerk and the City Engineer or his Assistant, be and they are hereby authorized to attend the meeting of the Los Angeles County Division, League. of California Municipalities, to be held at Southgate, February 20th, 1939, as representatives of the City of El Segundo and that they be authorized p 210 to file their demands for their actual and necessary expenses in connection therewith, such demands to be paid after having been audited and approved in the customary manner. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Love and Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen Binder and Hesser. Councilman Hesser appeared at the meeting at this point, the hour being 7 :13 P. M- and he immediately took his seat at the Council table. SOUTHii:�d C_=iLIFOP.NIA TF=HO.NE COMPANY, dated February 13th, 19399 being a request to install two poles and one anchor in the South side of Imperial Highway westerly of Sepulveda Boulevard. The auplication having received the approval of the Street Superin- tendent, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that Southern. California Telephone Company be and it is hereby granted permission to set two poles,and one anchor,in the South side of Imperial Highway, 57 ft., 110 ft. and 130 ft. respectively Westerly of Sepulveda Boulevard, provided such work is prosecuted and completed to the satisfaction of the Street Superintendent of the City of E1 Segundo. Carried. Written communications continued after the Special Order of Business next herein referred to. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS. The hour of 7 :15 P. M. at this meeting, having heretofore been fixed as the time for considering bids heretofore received on February 8th, 19399 for furnishing the City of E1 Segundo hydrated lime, and said hour having arrived, the Mayor pro tem announced that fact. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Selby, seeonded,by Councilman _ Gerow, that the,Council proceed jo consider the bids received February 8th, 1939, for furnishing the City of El Segundo certain hydrated lime, which bids on said date were taken under advisement until this hour at this meeting. Carried. The City Clerk thereupon read to the Council the letter of Carl Wilson, consultant in matters respecting the water treatment plant of the City of El Segundo, said letter being dated February 9th, 1939, and con- taining recommendations respecting an award of the contract for furnishing hydrated lime to the City,of El Segundo. Thereupon the. Council gave further consideration to said letter and to the bids received, following which it was moved by Councilman Gerow, geconded by Councilman Selby, that Resolution No. 473, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF T11E CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AWARDING TO ORO GRANDE LI11E AND STOT,TE COMPANY THE CONTRACT FOR FURNISHING SAID CITY WITH CERTAIN HYDRATED LIME, be adopted. Said resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Selby. Noes:. Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Binder. At this point, the hour being 7:20 P. M., Mayor Binder appeared at the Council Chamber and took his seat and immediately, assumed the duties of the Mayor, Councilman Love thereupon ceasing to act as Mayor pro tem. kVRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - Continued. . EL SEGUNDO LAND & IMPROVr1J1EI`TT COMPANY, dated February 9th, 19391, with reference to Union Oil Company's Security No, 3 Well in Section 18 within the City of E1 Segundo, in which said Company states that`it is not necessary for Union Oil Company to remove approximately 600 lin, feet of P2111 oiled roadway, from said Company's land at a point adjacent to the former location of said Union Oil Company's Security Well.No. 3, as heretofore demanded by the City Council in a resolution adopted respecting the abandon- ment of said well. In said letter said E1 Segundo Land and Improvement Company also stated that so far as it is concerned it would not be necessary for Union Oil Company to replace that portion of the concrete curb removed from the easterly side of Sepulveda Boulevard to permit of ingress and egress to and from .the before "mentioned well. However, in this connection the City Council indicated its desire that the curbing be replaced and the City Clerk reported that he understood that the Union Oil Company had awarded a contract for replacing said curb to A. R. Gunn. No action with respect to releasing Union Oil Company or its surety from their obligations under the permit issued for the drilling of said Well No. 3 or the bond insuring faithful performance of the provisions of said permit was taken, pending a further report from the Street Superintendent and /or Building Inspector to the effect that all matters have been accomplished as required save and except the removal of the oiled roadway heretofore referred to. REPUBLIC PETROLEUPJ COMPANY, dated February 9th, 1939, requesting that the license fee for the calendar year 1939 respecting its El Segundo Well No. 2 be cancelled, inasmuch as said Company has had no operations'at the location of Well No. 2 since early in 1938. After consideration, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that the City Clerk•be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to forward a letter to the Republic Petroleum Company in answer to its communication of February 9th, 1939, transmitting therewith a marked copy of Ordinance No. 211.of the City of El Segundo, entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of El Segundo, California, Regulating the Drilling, Maintenance and Construction of Oil and Gas Wells Therein; Providing Penalties for the Violation of the Provisions Thereof= and Repealing all Ordinances and Parts of Ordinances in Conflict Therewith "; and referring said Republic Petroleum Company to Section 3 thereof, and referring said Company also to the provisions of Subdivisions Second, Seventh and Thirteenth of the permit issued to it by this Council for the drilling of said E1 Segundo Well No. 2 referred to in its said letter, which said permit said Republic Petroleum Company accepted over the signatures of its proper officers and elected to operate under; and further advising said Republic Petroleum Company that the City Council has heretofore refused to grant similar requests on the part of other applicants and does hereby request that the said Republic Petroleum Company.put the matter of its license payment to the City of El Segundo in good order at once. Said resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesse ", Love, Selby and Mayor Binder'. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None, REPORT 140. 20 of the League of California Municipalities, dated January,.1939, being a suggested form of'City Tax Ordinance. Ordered filed. ORAL COMI:IUNICATIONS. None. REPORTS OF STANDING COMR.ITTEES. ~ Councilman Gerow reported that heand•Assistant City Engineer Frank Chils6n had this date visited the Johns- Planville plant at Watson, to witness the making of transite•pipe and rock wool fireproofing and sound deadening material. This report was supplemented by.remarks from Mr. Chilson. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COTETITTEES. The City Clerk reported that the publishers of a City of E1 Segundo .Directory had made inquiry as to'the number of copies of the 1939 Directory which will be required by the several departments of the City of El Segundo. P 212 Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by*Councilman Hesser, that four copies of the 1939-issue of El Segundo Directory be purchased from California Directory Publishing Company at a cost of not to exceed $12.00, plus California State Sales Tax, such directories when delivered to be placed with the following officers or departments respectively: One each in the office of the City Clerk, Water and Engineering Departments, Police Department and El Segundo Public Library. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes:. Councilmen None, Absent: Councilmen None. Assistant City Engineer Chilson reported that the hose rack has been erected in the baseball grounds dressing room; also that the trees removed from Rosecrans Avenue had been taken to the municipal warehouse site to be cut up and that a saw horse and necessary tools had been provided. UNFINIS11ED BUSINESS. Consideration was given to the request of El Segundo Post No. 38, American Legion, for the assigning of a special code signal on the City's diaphone, to be used in assembling its members in event of a major.disaster emergency. Following cohsideration it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the request of E1 Segundo Post No. 38, American Legion, dated January 30th, 1939 and presented to this Council February lst, 1939, and at that time taken under further advisement, be received and filed; that the request therein made be granted; that the Fire Chief of the City of El Segundo be instructed to arrange with said El Segundo Post No. 38 American Legion or its representative, for assigning of satisfactory whistle signal and that the City Clerk be directed to address a communication to E1 Segundo Post No. 38, American Legion, to El Segundo Unit No, 38, American Legion Auxiliary and to El Segundo Troop Boy Scouts of America, asking each to caution its members to drive their automobiles circumspectly in answering such emergency signal. Carried. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: Otho Tidwell 5.60 F. J. Van Norman 50.40 M. Zivalic 50.40 Logan R. Cotton 50.00 Addressograph Co. 1.26 Lyman Borum 15.30 Grimes- Stassforth Stat. Co. 1.13 So. Calif. Freight Lines .78 So. Calif. Gas Company 4.44 TOTAL $324.46 Recreation Fund G. Schirmer Music Stores $2,78 Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk 8.00 TOTAL 410.78 Electrical Machinery Inspection Service Sa4i Holon Standard Oil Co. of Califs Bender's Market . Ralph M. Converse South Bay Camera Club 0. G. Self City of El Segundo Water Dept. City of E1 Segundo G. L. McIlwaine M. A. Anthony J. Brock E. Cartland E. Coddington A. T. Comstock E. Elsen H. Gum J. Goodman 7.80 3.00 20.60 .75 40.50 5.00 10.50 232.45 153.89 54.40 18.20 11.20 5.60 5.60 5.60 28.00 .11.20 5.60 Water Works Fund General Fund 0, A. LeBrun $5.60 Clyde Woodworth v40.00 Walter Lehigh 5.60 Logan R. Cotton 50.00 Roy Miller 9.45 Southern Cal. Gas Co. 8.31 J. Lind 56.00 Sepulveda Super Service .46 H. A. Slater 18.10 Harper & Reynolds 23.12 Clifford Smith 50.40 Gordon Duff 4.89 Otho Tidwell 5.60 F. J. Van Norman 50.40 M. Zivalic 50.40 Logan R. Cotton 50.00 Addressograph Co. 1.26 Lyman Borum 15.30 Grimes- Stassforth Stat. Co. 1.13 So. Calif. Freight Lines .78 So. Calif. Gas Company 4.44 TOTAL $324.46 Recreation Fund G. Schirmer Music Stores $2,78 Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk 8.00 TOTAL 410.78 Electrical Machinery Inspection Service Sa4i Holon Standard Oil Co. of Califs Bender's Market . Ralph M. Converse South Bay Camera Club 0. G. Self City of El Segundo Water Dept. City of E1 Segundo G. L. McIlwaine M. A. Anthony J. Brock E. Cartland E. Coddington A. T. Comstock E. Elsen H. Gum J. Goodman 7.80 3.00 20.60 .75 40.50 5.00 10.50 232.45 153.89 54.40 18.20 11.20 5.60 5.60 5.60 28.00 .11.20 5.60 Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn oil 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. NE'YV BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Mayor Binder, that the Assistant City Engineer be authorized and directed to investigate methods and cost of insulating the ceiling of the first floor of the City Hall against noises emanating from the City Hall Auditorium during such times as the Auditorium and the Council Chamber and offices on the first floor of the City Hall are being used simultaneously. Carried. 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 erk. Mayor. PV 213 P. Goodrich General Fund $5.60 W. Hyde General Fund 11.20 T. Kincaid 11.20 C. Knight 22.40 V. Lister 11.20 W. Morgan 16.80 J. Martin 45.85 A. Menard 50.40 S. Patterson 5.60 M. Painter 28.00 W. Robinett 45.80 M. Roncevich 11.20 F. Stuck 39.20 Lynn Todd 28.00 J. F. Wilson 50.40 R. Weller 28.00 W. Zivalia 16.80 S. J. Aimino 2.80 F. McGranahan 22.40 0. J. Haley 2240 Wt. L. Alexander 15.75 H. A. Slater 22.40 G. McCarroll 11.20 F. -Wood 15.75 A. Bleich 28.00 C. Russell 28.00 W. Oxley 4190 TOTAL $1,347,42 Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn oil 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. NE'YV BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Mayor Binder, that the Assistant City Engineer be authorized and directed to investigate methods and cost of insulating the ceiling of the first floor of the City Hall against noises emanating from the City Hall Auditorium during such times as the Auditorium and the Council Chamber and offices on the first floor of the City Hall are being used simultaneously. Carried. 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 erk. Mayor. t