1941 JUL 09 CC MINEl Segundo, California
July 9, 1941
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of 2.1 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
Binder, _:ayor.
ROLL CALL.
Councilmen Present: Gerow, Love, Selby, and 11ayor Binder.
Councilmen Absent: Hesser.
R l'�IITG OF OF P:1- 'PIOUS TING.
The .inutes of the regular meeting held on the 2nd day of July, 1941
here read. TTo errors or omissions appearing, it was roved by Councilman
-elby, seconded by Counci7l:kan Gerow that the said minutes be approved as
read. ? -otion carried.
':_?ITT ? COil -Mi IC.�TIOiTS.
The following communications, received since the last regular meeting
of the Council, were read to the Council and were disposed of in the manner
indicated following reference to each hereinafter:
.OU'1 1: C<L_IrO =DTI �'` COiy ?;Y, dated July 1, 1941, beinE, an applica-
tion to excavate in certain public streets for the rnzrpose of installing a
gas vain. Said ap-plication having; been approved by the Street Superintendent,
it was moved by Councilman Selby, and seconded by Councilman Gerow, that
Resolution ITo. 567, entitled:
A, =, OLUTIO1i OF = CITY COMMIL OF 'L7,: CITY OP
M 3=`DC , CAL - 2-,M,, GR.-ITTEI G tZ= G,�BLB P'M .ZT
TO SO=- I. -MT C;,LI 'C:Z:IA G10 CCl , -ITY TO INSTALL A
C...c'?T1MT PE.' LILT I:- 11 CE -0-17 PORTICi; OF . ;AL--,',UT
.LTMMB, , ITI 1 Sr-ID CITY,
which r;as read, be adopted. Said motion carried and said resolution was
adopted by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Love, !'elb :r, and Kayor Binder.
;Toes: Councilmen Pone.
Absent: Councilman Hesser.
I "OPT `j; L :'ZSCi4 dated July 7, 1941, being an application for a permit
to Move a one story frarie building from its present location in the city of
Los Angeles to a location on private property within the city of L1 Segundo.
The ap-�,licant having made all requisite deposits with the City Cleri: and the
Building Inspector of the City of Ll Segundo having inspected the building
proposed to be moved, and having found that the same will conform to Building
Ordinances and Regulations of the City of 21 Segundo in the location to which
it is to be moved, and havin5 recozuaended that the permit applied for be
granted, it was noved by Councilman Selby,.seconded by Councilman Gerow, that
the follow- -ng, resolution be adopted:
?' soi; : ? , t,--.at ITonnan Larson be and he is hereby granted
pernissiori to move a one story frame building from its present
loc,,.tion outside of the city of Bl Segundo to a perrianent
location on Lot C, Bloc'_ _15, Ll aegunlo, the said building,
bile in course of removal, to be routed southerly on Se_)ulveda
3culev sd from the northerly city li:.lits of the City or yl Segundo,
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to 11ariposa Avenue; thence westerly on ..:ari posa .:venue to said
Lot 8, Bloch 115; thence northerly across private property to
its perr anent location; provided, however, that such removal
shall occur at such date and hour as may be anproved by the
Police Department of the City of 1 Segundo, so as to insure as
little interference as.possible with vehicular traffic on the
streets named during the course of such rerioval, and that other-
wise, such renoval shad be prosecuted and completed to the
satisfaction of the Street Superintendent of said city.
•..;aid ;:lotion was carried, and the resolution adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Cou.ncilrlen Gerona, Love, Seiby and 1 -ayor finder.
:oes : Counci lrien 11one.
Absent: CounciL-aen "lesser.
dated duly 2, 1941, being an application for a permit
to establish and conduct a rest home at 702 Virginia Street within the City
of El met undo. Following discussion of the clatter, it was decided, by
r-eneral consent, to ta._e the application under advisement for a period of
one Tree' :, and the City* Cler': was directed to request the applicant to meet
the Council at the City Hall at 6:415 o' clock p.m. , ".7ednesday, July 15,
19 ^l, for an informal discussion of his application.
::one .
None.
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The Chief of Police announced the appointment of Victor August ?1ilder,
as a special police officer, and requested approval of such an appointment.
It was moved by Councilman Selby, and seconded by Councilman Love, that the
appointment by the Chief of Police of the City of El Segundo of Victor August
ilder as a special police officer of said city, be and the same is hereby
ratified, approved, and confirmed. The motion carried unanimously.
Street Superintendent, Frank Chilson, reported to the Council that
under the new - ork relief program of the County of Los Angeles, he had been
furnished taro men during the prior week.
The City 'IlerL reported that he had been advised by a representative
of National Yotth r.dlninistration that the work of constructing the F1 Segundo
Public Library 3uilding will be permitted to continue, so far as a.Y.A. is
concerned, under the original contract.
The City Clerk advised the Council that its current contract for the
disposal of garbage will expire September 1, ,"41.
The City :Lttorney reported that pursuant to instructions he has pre-
pared and has delivered to the City Clerk for presentation to the City Council
at the proper tire, a form of "Notice to Bidders" in connection.with the
proposed installation of water lines in portions of T:alnut Avenue, Acacia
"venue, and Cedar Strc;et, within the City of 1-1 Segundo. He reported also
having approved as to forri, a certain bond submitted by Henry Cleman in
connection :aith the filing of a subdivision map of Tract No. 12391; also that
he has heard nothin further from Sperry Gyroscope Company, Douglas Aircraft
Corporation, or Sante Fe Land Improvement Company with reference to the
proposed widening and improvement of Imperial Highway between Sepd1veda
Rat 1020
Boulevard and Inglevtood- Redondo Road. City Attorney further reported
having been advised by Mr. H. F. Crandall of Shell Oil Company that while
said company had hoped to present at this meeting, an application for a
temporary pe .nait to install a pipe line in certain of the public streets
within the City of Hl Segundo and an application for a franchise covering
the same installation, it has been unable to perfect all details in
connection therevrith and trill file said application at a future date.
tTr.., -,I x D DvsrIss.
The Council havinE heretofore, from time'to time, discussed the
necessity for curtailing the employment of casual workers due to treasury
limitations, that matter was again given consideration, after which it
was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilran Love, that the
follo-.ring = esolution be adopted:
"H-11 , the City of Hl Segundo, in tines past, has sought
to furnish employment to various relief clients of the State of
California and of the County of Los Angeles;
rdTB, WR✓r�S, the expenditures in that regard up to this
time, in the opinion of the City Council, have been heavy, and
have arCregated a sum Creatly in excess of that anticipated
when the 1940 -41 budget was adopted;
it appears that budget consideration at the
present time indicates that the further carrying on of this
progrart should be definitely curtailed in order that budget
provisions may not be too greatly exceeded and thus i:.ipair the
proper functioning of other essential governmental departments
of said city;
..0'', 1 -'R.4'I OR �, BL IT r`t_::GG=LD, that the City Clerl: be and
he is hereby authorized and instructed to notify any such relief
clients, making application to said City for such employment,
that the City Council is not in position at this time to offer
serious consideration to any such applications in view of the
foregoing premises. .
The said motion carried and said resolution was adopted by the
following vote to -writ:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Love, Selby, and tTayor Binder.
.oes: Councilmen .Tone.
iibsent: Councilman ?lesser.
In the matter of the request of L. C. ?itzCerald, that the Council
revoke a pewit heretofore granted for the maintenance of a house trailer
on ?is premises at 845 Sepulveda Boulevard, in the City of El Segundo,
which said natter, at the last meeting of this Council had been taken
under advisement until this meeting, it was decided to tape no further
action inasrmch as the Council has been advised by the Building Inspector
that the said trailer has been removed from the said premises.
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The fol louring domands, having_ been approved by the Finance Cornittee,
:,ere read:
Recreation
TRind
General Fund
�11 ties and ^_Sardwzre
"44x.39
Mate Board' -of Leualization .'1.06
= :_- .otc ny
2.0Q
Smith- -raery Company
56.86
uildor: ..:ateri al Co.
4.3,'
T' ierson= ')eLane , Inc.
19.49
'"CT.'L t'a71.?U
•es -ingholAse ilectrlC
n
:cinney Blueprint
5.57
"ater . :orl.s und fiobart :'. '?ude
5.59
'� m - 1 ti, _ tty
C ., 5,1-.50
:Inglish E. Lauer, Inc.
5. -11
P , , 030
General
F. P. Hansen 2.75
Duro Test Corporation 81.14-
Standard Cif Co. of Calif.
259.81
Builders ..:aterial Co. 53.28
.illian T. Lindstrom Co. 27.50
South. Calif. -dison 1,D. 12.71
moo. Cali-. "dison Co. 244.51
n. ..attson 52.20
General Fund
:sir :�eduetion Sales Company 2.54
1 Segundo hardware 47.90
Stephen E. Doss 6.00
Ldt•:. Sidebotha.TM & Son, Inc. 170.96
The Foxboro Company 19.87
South. Calif. Bdison Co.Ltd. 59.61
Uo. Calif. ".dison Co. Ltd. ;2.93
So. Calif. Telephone Co. 49.72
TOTAL '�?l, 233.70
Loved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerccr, that the
demands presented this Council this date be allowed and crarrants therefor are
here by ordered drac..m on and paid out of the respective funds covering the
same. The said motion eras adopted by the following vote:
_�Lyes: Councilmen Gero:•;,
'_?oes: Councilmen PFone.
absent: CounciLnan ?'_esser.
1lla'iV BUSINESS.
Love, Selby, and I:ayor Binder.
xt this time the City Cleric read to the Council the form of "Notice to
Bidders" heretofore prepared by the City !attorney of the City of 71 Segundo in
ccnnection with the proposed laying of crater maims in portions of certain public
streets in the City of F1 Segundo. At the conclusion of said reading it was
moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Counciln n Selby, that the following
resolution be adopted:
OLV=, that a copy of that certain "Notice to Bidders on
Trenching; and .rater Pipe Installation ", presented to this Council
at this meeting, be placed on file in the office of the City
Cleric for the purposes of identification and reference;
.j D, BE IT FrJR= RESOLTM, that the said form of Notice and
the stage Scale therein set forth, be and the sane are hereby
approved by this Council and that said ;iage Scale, setting forth
the prevailing wage rates in said City and which shall be applicable
to said work_, be and the same is hereby fixed, determined and
established b- this Council as set forth in said form of Notice;
'D, By IT FUR P_'�SOLSTED, that the City Clerk be and he is
hereby authorized and instructed to cause said Notice to be
published in E31 Segundo Herald, in tine, foam and manner as re-
quired by lair, and that said Council does hereby invite bids under
said Notice.
The said motion carried and said resolution was adopted by the
following vote:
ayes: Councilmen Gerocr, Love, Selby, and Mayor Binder.
i:oes: Councilmen None.
,absent: Councilor. r. Hesser:
rt this time Councilman Selby voiced the opinion that consideration
should be giver_ to the sale of `.15,000.00 par value of non - issued Sewer
Bonds, election 1925, so that the city may have funds available for the
construction of a se.?rer trunk line in Center Street, between Imperial
Highway and Holly tivenue, to enable the city to provide ,sewer facilities
for the homes which.will be constructed, in a portion'of the J. H. Fisher
Subdivision lying-westerly of said Center Street, which is at present
bring re- subdivided. Following a discussion of the matter, it was moved
by Councilman. Selby, and seconded by Councilman Love that the following
resolution be adopted:
P.:.3OLVED, that the City Attorney be and he is hereby authorized-
and instructed to discuss with Messrs. 0",.elveny & Myers, Attorneys
at Law, of Los Angeles, California, the matter of the proposed
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,sale of an additional "'15,000.00 par value of City of El Segundo
Seiver Bonds, Election 1925, and to arrange with said Attorneys
for their services in connection with the preparation of the
necessary form of Notice of Sale and any other features which
may be involved in obtaining their approving opinion upon such
sale and issuance, the reasonable fees and charges of such
kttorneys, 0' ielvey &.; 11::yers, to be paid by the City of M Segundo
upon presentation of proper demand therefor, to be audited and
approved in the usual manner.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote to -grit:
Ayes: Councilmen Geror:, Love, Selby, and iu.yor Binder.
I ?oes: Councilr =en None.
<'.bsent: Councilman Messer.
No further business a;pe^ ring to be transacted at this meeting,
it was moved by Councilman Gerow and seconded by Councilman Zelby, that
the meetinC adjourn. The notion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved:. - 1
CN .
City Clerk
Mayor