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1939 JAN 25 CC MINp A86 El Segundo, California. January 25th, 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, Selby and Mayor Binder. Councilmen Absent: Gerow and Love. Other Officers Present: City Attorney - Clyde Woodworth. City Engineer - Ft. T. Hutchins. City Clerk - Victor D. McCarthy. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 18th day of January, 1939, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hessen, the minutes be approved as read. Carried. 1`1RITlEN COtZiAUNICATIONS. The following communications, which were read tb the Council, were disposed of in the manner indicated following the reference to each hereinafter: APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT OF OV1EN J. HALEY, dated January 25th, 1939. Ordered filed. LEAGUE OF.CALIFORNIA =ICIPALITIES, dated January 21st, 1939, its Legislative Bulletin No. 2 respecting the present status before the State Legislature of certain bills effecting municipalities. The communication was ordered filed and the City Clerk directed to request the League to send copies of its legislative bulletins to each member of the City Council, the Mayor having the understanding that such procedure would be followed under the increased budget recently approved by the Board of Directors of the League. CHAS. 0. GOODWIN, dated January 23rd, 1939, requesting the Council not to release the bond covering the drilling operations of Pacific Western Oil Company in connection with its well known as Goodwin No. 1 until said Company has complied with all of the provisions of the permit issued to it for the drilling of said well and has satisfactorily cleaned up the premises upon which said well was drilled. It was recalled that at a previous meeting the City Engineer reported that said well had not been abandoned satisfactorily in certain particulars, and that the City Council adopted a resolution with reference to the subject, certified copy of which had been transmitted to Pacific Western Oil Company and to its surety, by mail on January 13th, 1939, therefore action with reference to Mr. Good-win's letter was held in abeyance. THE x.40 COMPANY, dated January 20th, 1939, advising of the abandonment on November 15, 1938, of its well known as Termo -Elsie No. 2. The communication was ordered filed and the Building Inspector instructed to ascertain whether or not said well had been abandoned in all particulars in accordance with the permit granted by this Council for the drilling, operation and maintenance of said well and to report his findings to this Council at the earliest convenient date. FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND, dated January 20th, 1939, P 187 i :, requesting a release on its bond No. 4258086 with the Termo Company as principal, asking that it be relieved of liability thereunder in connection with that certain oil well known as Termo -Elsie No. 2, located on Lot 163, Block 123 within the City of El Segundo. The City Clerk reported that on receipt of said communication, he had advised Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland that the Council would cause an investigation of the premises to be made to ascertain whether or not satisfactory abandonment had been effected and that when a report on the matter is made by the Building Inspector, said Company will be advised of whatever action is taken by the Council. In view of the fact that the Building Inspector has been instructed to inspect the premises, and that a report will be received from him with reference to the matter at a future meeting, action in connection with this letter was deferred until a future date. Councilman Gerow appeared at the meeting at this time, the hour being 7:09 P. M. and he immediately took his seat at the Council table. k1rEST COAST HOUSE MOVING COMPANY, dated January 23rd, 1939, being an application for permit to move a one story frame building from its present location at 315 West El Segundo Boulevard to a new location outside the City of El Segundo. ' - Requisite fees and deposits having been paid and made, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded b:� Councilman Gerow that West Coast House Moving Company be and it is hereby granted permission to move a one story frame building from its present location at 315 West El Segundo Boulevard within the City of El Segundo to a new location outside said City, such removal to take place on or about the 27th day of January, 1939, beginning at or about the hour of 8 :30 A. M. of such day as such removal shall be undertaken, provided such building, while in the process of removal, shall be routed easterly on El-Segundo Boulevard to the easterly City Limits and provided further, that such removal be accomplished under the supervision of the Police Department of the City of E1 Segundo, so far as traffic is concerned, and that it shall be prosecuted and completed to the satis- faction of the Street Superintendent of the City of E1 Segundo so far as other matters are concerned. Carried. SOUTHWEST DISTRICT HIGHWAYS ASSOCIATION, dated January 24th, 19399 urging attendance at a meeting of said Association to be held at the Palos Verdes Estates Country Club, January 26th, 1939, at 6:30 P. M. Moved by Mayor Binder, seconded by Councilman Selby, that Assistant City Engineer Frank Chilson be and he is hereby authorized and directed to attend the meeting of the Southwest District Highways Association to be held at Palos Verdes, January 26th, 1939, and that he be authorized to file his demand for his actual and necessary expenses in connection therewith, which such demand shall be audited and allowed in the usual manner. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder, Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilman Love. •SOUTFRJEST CITIES FLOOD CONTROL ASSOCIATION, dated JgLnuary 17th, 1939, advising of its regular monthly meeting to.be •held at the Potrero Country Club, January 27th, 1939, at 6:3.0,P..M. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the Mayor and eay other member of the City Council who may desire to attend and the City Engineer, be authorized to attend the meeting of the Southwest Cities Flood Control Association to be held at the Potrero Country Club, Inglewood, January 27th, 1939, and that any of such officers of the City of El Segundo attending said meeting be authorized to file his demand for his actual and necessary expenses in connection with attendance at said meeting, said demand to be audited and allowed in the usual manner. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: Absent: None. Councilmen Gerow, Councilmen None. Councilman Love. Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. REPORTS OF STANDING COMPdITTEES. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. The City Engineer filed with the Council his written report dtted January 25th, 1939; with reference to oil wells within the City of El Segundo known as Ramsey 17allace Well No. 1, El Segundo Construction Company Well No.'1, Republic -Elsie Well No. 2, Union Oil Company Well No. 3 and Goodwin Well No. 1. The said report was read in full to the Council, following which resolutions were adopted in connection with each well mentioned in the report save and except'El Segundo Construction Company Well No. 1, concerning which no action of the Council appears necessary. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Ger6w, that the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, under date of December 23rd, 1938, Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation, Ltd* addressed a communica- tion to Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of'the City of E1 Segundo, California, the first paragraph of which in words and figures reads as follows, to wit: "This is to advise you that our Ramsey - Wallace Well No. 1 has been officially abandoned. On November 4 we received a notice from the.Division of Oil and Gas, stating that abandonment of the well was approved by their Department. The derrick and all pumping machinery has been removed from the land "; AND, WHEREAS, receipt of said co=unication is noted in the minutes'of this Council under date of January 4th, 1939, at Page P -163, at which time the City Engineer was directed to investigate the fact of abandonment and to report to this Council with respect to the status of the well, appurtenances and permit involved; ' AND, S'IF.11REaS, this Council has been advised this date by the City Engineer that there still remain upon the property upon which said well was drilled, the following structures and appurtenances, to wit: derrick and pump concrete footings, the concrete floor-slab and one boiler and that sumps have not been filled; AND, WHEREAS, under the provisions of the permit issued for said well, said permittee is bound and agrees to remove any and all such appurtenances and structures and restore the premises as nearly as reasonably possible to the condition in which same existed at the time that the said permit was granted; AND, VEEMFQS, National Automobile Insurance Company, under the bond given for the faithful performance of said permit and its provisions, undertook tc guarantee.the* performance of the acts required on the part of said permittee in connection with said permit; NOS";, THEREFORE, the City Council of the, City of E1 Segundo, California, does hereby resolve, determine, declare and order as follows: ' 1. That said Council hereby finds that said well has not been completely abandoned as contemplated under the provisions of said permit in this - that there still remain to be.removed from said premises the structures and appurtenances above referred to and the cleaning up.of said premises must be further accomplished and it must be restored to as nearly as reasonably possible the same condition in which it existed at the time of the issuance of said permit. P189� 2. That said permittee named in said permit, to -wit: Ramsey & Wallace, a Co- partnership, (not Government Refining and Gasoline Corporation, Ltd. the writer of the_hereinbefore quoted letter), and National Automobile Insurance Company, its bondsman under the bond given in connection with the said permit, be and they are hereby ordered and required to immediately cause the remaining work of abandonment above referred to to be performed and completed in accordance with the terms and require- ments of the said permit. 3. That said City Council hereby finds and determines that said permittee and its said surety are in default under the terms of said permit and bond in the particulars above stated and they are hereby required and ordered to remedy such default as herein - above contemplated and to place their indebtedness to the City of El Segundo in good order, said indebtedness being oil well license fee for the calendar year 19391 which is due and payable under the provisions of Ordinance No. 211 of said City., 4. That the City Clerk shall prepare certified copies of this resolution and shall forward one such certified copy to each of the following: (a) Ramsey & Wallace, a co- partnership, the Permittee, whose bddress for the purpose of mailing any notices required to be mailed in connection with said permit.is 1105 James Oviatt Building, Los Angeles, California. (b) National Automobile Insurance Company, the bonding Company. (c) The Owner of the Property upon which said well was drilled, when the City Clerk of the City of El Segundo shall have ascertained the name of the owner of said property. , The foregoing resolution was adopted by,the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent:, Councilman Love. Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the following resolution be adopted: W=AS, under date of January 16th, 1939, Republic Petroleum Company addressed a communication to the City of El Segundo, California, in,words and figures as follows: "Referring to our telephone ponversation concerning Republic Petroleum Company's El.Segundo No. 2 well, this is to advise that the above mentioned well was abandoned in April 1938 and approval of the abandonment was secured from the state division of oil and gas on June 9th 1938. We enclose herewith copy of our report of abandonment to the division and also copy of their advice of approval. We regret that this. information was,not given to you at the time the work was done "; AND, WHEREAS, receipt.of said communication is noted in the minutes of the proceedings of this Council at Page P -181 thereof under date of January,18th, 1939, at which time this Council directed the Building Inspector of the City of El Segundo to determine the status of the well, appurtenances and permits involved; AND, WHEREAS, this Qouncij his this date received.-the report of the Building Inspector to the effect that apparently the well ti.... referred to has--been abandoned in certain particulars, but that there still remain upon the property upon which said well was drilled, the following structures and appurtenanceg, to -wit: derrick and pump concrete footings and concrete floor also that sumps have not been filled; AND, I&DEREAS, under the provisions of the permit issued for said well, said permittee is bound . and agrees to remove any and all such appurtenances and structures and restore the premises as nearly as reasonably possible to the condition in which same existed at the time that the said permit was granted; P :x-90 AND, WHEREAS, National Surety Corporation, under the bond given for the faithful performance of said permit and its pro- visions, undertook to guarantee the performance of the acts required on the part of said permittee in connection with said permit; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of E1..Segundo, California, does hereby resolve, determine, declare and order as follows: 1. That said Council hereby finds that said well has not been. completely abandoned as contemplated under the provisions of said permit in this - that there still remain to be removed from said premises the structures and appurtenances above referred to and the cleaning up of said premises must be further accomplished and it must be restored to as nearly as reasonably possible the same condition in which it existed<at the time of the issuance of said permit. 2.• That said permittee named in said permit and National Surety Corporation, its bondsman under the bond given in connection with the said permit, be and they are hereby ordered and required to immediately cause the remaining work of abandonment above referred to to be performed and completed in accordance with the terms and requirements of said permit. 3. That said City Council hereby finds and determines that said permittee and its said surety are in default under the terms of said permit and bond in the particulars above stated and they are hereby required and ordered to remedy such default as hereinabove contemplated and to place their indebtedness to the City of E1 Segundo in good order, said indebtedness being oil well license fee for the calendar year 1939, which is due and payable under the provisions of Ordinance No. 211 of said City. 4. That the City Clerk shall prepare certified copies of this resolution and shall forward one such certified copy:to each of the following: (a) To Republic Petroleum Company, the Permittee. (b) To National Surety Corporation, the bonding Company. .(c) To E1 Segundo Land and Improvement Co., the owner of .the property upon which said well was drilled. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen-None. Absent: Couneilman Love. Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, under date of December 28, 1938, this Council received a communication from Union Oil. Company of California, dated December 21, 1938, said communication being in words and figures as follows, to -wit: "By letter dated December 6, 1938, we notified City of El Segundo of the abandonment of Union'Oil Company of California of wells Nos. 2 and 3, situated on property owned by the El Segundo Land and Improve- ment Company in the south half of Section 18, Township 3 South,•Range 14-West, S. B. B. and M. In this letter we errondously stated that well No. 3 had been taken over by Lane -Wells Company. This company actually ac- quired Union Oil Company of California's interest in well No. 2. In compliance with resolution of the City Council adopted December 7th, 1938, relative to the abandonment of these wells on behalf of Union Oil- Company @nd release of bonds, we are attaching: P Y91 t (1) Copy of agreement dated October 24, 1938, between Union Oil Company of California and Lane -Wells Company, wherein Union quitclaims and releases to Lane Wells all of its right; title and interest into well No. 2, (2) Copy of Exhibit "A ", referred to in the above agreement, being license from E1 Segundo Land and Improvement Company to Lane Wells Company, dated October 1, 1938 and.covering the possess- ion of well No. 2 by Lane - [Hells. We trust that negotiations of Lane -Wells Company in reference to permit from City of El Segundo will be satisfactorily con- cluded in the near future and that the City Council will release Union Oil Company from any obligations in these abandoned wells." AND, WHEREAS, under date of January 18th, 1939, this Council directed the Building Inspector of the City of E1 Segundo to cause an investigation to be made with reference to the status of the well, appurtenances and permits-involved; AND, WHEFMAS, this Council is presently advised by said Building Inspector that apparently the well referred to has been. abandoned in certain particulars, but that there still remains upon the property approximately 600 lin, feet of oiled roadway approximately 12 feet in width and that the concrete curb on the easterly side of Sepulveda Boulevard between E1 Segundo Boulevard and Rosecrans•Avenue, which was removed to permit of ingress and egress to and from the drill site of said Well No. 3 has not been replaced; AND, Nom, under the provisions of the permit issued for said well, said permittee is bound and agrees to remove any and all appurtenances and structures and to restore-the premises as nearly as reasonably possible to the condition in which the same existed at the time.that said permit was granted; AND, WHEREAS, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, under the bond given for the faithful performance of said permit and its provisions, undertook to guarantee the performance of the acts required on the part of said permittee in connection with said permit; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, does hereby resolve, determine, declare and order as follows: 1,, That said Council hereby finds that said well has not been completely abandoned as contemplated under the provisions of said permit in the particulars as hereinbefore set forth and the cleaning up of said premises must be further accomplished and it must be restored to as nearly as reasonably possible the same condition in which it existed at the time of the issuance of said permit. t 2. That said permittee named in said permit and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, its bondsman under the bond given in connection with the said permit, be and they are hereby ordered and required to immediately cause the remaining work of abandonment above referred to to be performed and completed in accordance with the terms and requirements of said permit. 3. That said City Council hereby finds and determines that said permittee.and its said surety are in default under the terms of said pertdit•and bond in the particulars above stated and they - are hereby required and ordered to remedy such default. -as herein - above contemplated. - 4. That the City Clerk shall prepare certified copies of this resolution and shall forward one such certified copy to each of the following: (a) To Union Oil•Company of California, the Permittee. (b) To Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, the bonding Company. (c) To E1 Segundo Land and improvement Company, the owner of the property upon which said well was drilled. p 49P 'f The foregoing.resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None Absent: Councilman Love. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by,Councilman Gerow, the following resolution be adopted :_ WHEREAS, under date of January 11th, 19391 this Council received a report from the Building Inspector of the City of El Segundo respecting the present status of certain oil wells, appurtenances and oil well drilling permits, which report indicates that Pacific Western Oil Corporation's well known as Goodwin No. 1 has not been abandoned in all particulars in that there still remains upon the property derrick and pump concrete footings and concrete slab; AND, WHEREAS, this Council this date has received a supplementary report to the effect that sumps on the property have not been filled and that a 10 ft. by 14 ft, steel tank is still standing on the property; AND, WHEREAS, this Council on the said 11th day of January,_ 1939, adopted a resolution with respect to the failure of said Pacific Western Oil. Corporation to satisfactorily abandon said well in accordance with the terms and provisions of the permit issued for the drilling, operation and maintenance thereof and in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 211 of said City, and did cause a certified copy of said resolution to be transmitted to said Pacific Western Oil Corporation and to Standard Accident Insurance Company, its surety and to Charles 0. Goodwin, owner of the land upon which said well was drilled; AND, WHEREAS, it appears that under the circumstances a license fee is due the City of El Segundo for the maintenance, of said well for the calendar year 1939 and that said license fee has not been paid; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that said mater again be called to the attention of said Pacific Western Oil Corporation, its surety and the owner of the premises, so that the indebtedness of said Pacific Western Oil Corporation to the said City.of El Segundo may be placed in good order; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Cierk of the City of El Segundo be and`he is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to Pacific Western Oil Corporation, the permittee; to Standard Accident Insurance Company, the bonding Company, and to Charles 0. Goodwin, the owner of the land. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. The City Engineer informed the Council that he had nothing to report respecting the joint use by the City of El Segundo and Union Oil Company of California of a pole at the Southwest corner of Imperial Highway and Sepulveda Boulevard for the mounting of the City of E1 Segundo "El Segundo" directional sign and flood lights for the use of said Union Oil Company of California, for the reason that he had been advised by a representative of Nigg Engineering Corporation that as yet they had received..no..authorization for such -joint use from said Union Oil Company. _ The Superintendent of the Water Department reported that drilling of Nol 5 Water 'Hell has been completed and that on a test it' developed 900 gallons per minute with a 15 foot draw down. He reported also that the water line from said No. 5 Water Well to the reservoir has been completed. P -" The City Attorney reported having prepared a "Notice to Bidders on Hydrated Lime ", which notice is intended for use in advertising for bids for furnishing the!City of El Segundo hydrated lime for use at its municipal water works, in event the Council decides upon the necessity for purchasing such commodity. It appearing that hydrated lime is a requirement in the operation of the municipal water treatment plant and the Council believing it to be advantageous to purchase hydrated lime in large quantities in order to obtain quantity prices thereon, it was moved by Bouncilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to advertise for bids, in form, time and manner as required by law, for furnishing the City of El Segundo hydrated lime during the balance of the calendar year 1939, such advertisement to be entitled "Notice to Bidders on Hydrated Lime" and in the form presented and read to the Council this date by the City Attorney. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Selby, that that certain resolution of the City Council adopted by said -Council January 18th, 1939, and of record at Page P -184, minutes of the proceedings of this Council,-authorizing the purchase by the Street Superintendent of fifty tons of fertilizer at a price of $2.00 per ton and to arrange for its transportation to the City of El Segundo, be and the same is hereby repealed. Carried. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the Street Superintendent of the City of E1 Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and directed to purchase 100 yards of fertilizer at a price of $2.25 per yards delivered El Segundo,.--Carried by.the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilmen Love, UNFINISHED BUSINESS. With reference to the proposed construction of a casting pool in the Grand Avenue Park, Councilman Selby stated that the City Engineer had prepared a sketch of such proposed pool, which the said Councilman had exhibited to numerous persons for their criticism. He stated that all to whom the sketch was shown were entirely satisfied with the plan, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City Engineer of the City of E1 Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and directed to construct a casting pool in the Grand Avenue Park, in accordance with plans and specifications therefor prepared by him, the cost of said pool not to exceed $350.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby. and Mayor Binder, Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilman Love, PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: Water Works Fund General Fund ' General Paint Corp. f32. 96 Frank Chilson —6.00 Grinnell Co. 20.31 R. H. Osbrink Mfg, Co. 28.33 Hacker Pipe & Supply Co. 44.06 Inglewood Sheet Metal R. T. Hutchins 18.28 Works 10.20 '. Los Angeles Stamp & Stat. Co. 4.38 Co K. McConnell 10.05 So. Calif. Freight Lines .50 Martin Machine Shop 1.50 TOTAL $120.49 Lee & Thatro Equipment Co. 10.83 TOTAL $66.91 Recreation Fund Harry A. Ungar, Inc. $3.09 Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, 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, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilman Love. NEW BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Hesser, t seconded by Councilman Selby, that one Style No. 1301 Officers Signal Light for use on the Police Car of the City of El Segundo be purchased at a cost of not to exceed $15.41. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None, Absent:' Councilman Love. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: Mayor.