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1941 NOV 05 CC MINU E1 Segundo, California. November 5th, 1941. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of 31 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 the Deputy City Clerk, the Mayor being absent. Moved by'Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Selby, that Councilman Hesser be appointed Mayor pro tem. Carried. Councilman Hesser thereupon assumed the duties of the Mayor. ROLL CALL, Councilmen Present: Gerow, Hesser and Selby. Councilmen Absent: Love and Mayor Binder. Other Officers Present: Edna E. Leland - Representing City-Attorney Clyde Woodworth, R. T. Hutchins - City Engineer. Neva M. Elsey - Deputy City Clerk. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 29th-day of October, 1941, having been read without error or omission being noted, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow; the minutes be approved as recorded. Carried. The minutes of the adjourned regular meeting of November 4th, 1941, #awing been read and no errors or omissions noted, said minutes were approved as recorded.upon motion of Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, which carried unanimously. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. 1139 R. H. DIETRICH, dated October 30th, 1941, requesting that an assessment heretofore levied against the Southerly 136 feet of Lot 7, Block 100, El Segundo, for the improvement of Imperial Highway, be divided, so that the Westerly 44.02 feet of,said property shall bear its ratio only. By general consent the communication was referred to the City Attorney for an opinion as to the legality of dividing such assessment. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. Mr. Antone Soeuto addressed the Council.relative to salaries paid the municipal personnel. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. None. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. The City Attorney reported receipt of an order from the Railroad Commission of the State of California in connection with the application of the City.of E1 Segundo to construct a grade crossing over the Atchison, Topeka,and Santa Fe Raiiway tracks at Douglas Avenue, said application being No. 2"74. It appearing from such order that a certified copy of an, agreement between said City and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company must be filed with the Railroad Commission within ninety days from the date of the Order, by rOLA general consent the City Engineer was instructed to get in touch with the Engineer of said Railway Company, to ascertain the terms to be set forth in such agreement; also-to contact Douglas Aircraft Corporation relative to said Corporation bearing a share of the expense of installing a wig -wag at said crossing and the grading and improvement of the roadway over the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway tracks at said location. A copy of the order of said Railroad, Commission in connection with the application of the City of E1 Segundo to construct a grade crossing over the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway tracks at Douglas Avenue was then filed with the City Clerk by the City Attorney. Mayor Binder appeared at the Council meeting at this time; the hour being 7:30 o'clock P. M. and he immediately assumed the duties of the Mayor, Councilman Hesser thereupon ceasing to act as Mayor pro tem. The City Attorney, reporting in the matter of the deed from Interstate Aircraft & Engineering Corporation, conveying to the City of E1 Segundo a strip of land on the South side of Imperial.Highway within said City for public street purposes, which•deed contained certain-conditions not acceptable to said City, and which matter had previously been referred to said City Attorney, advised that he had made an appointment with Mr. Cameron of said Company for Friday morning of this week, for the purpose of discussing such conditions and restrictions as were set forth in the deed. _ The City Attorney, reporting relative to assignment by Caminol Oil Company, Ltd. of certain oil wells to the 0. & B. Oil Company, which assignment recited the names of J. M. Owen and R. J. Berryman, whereas the bond filed in connection with such assignments recited the name of 0. & B. 011 Company, advised that he had contacted Mr, Watkins, the attorney for the 0..& B. Oil Company, who had agreed to furnish an affidavit setting, forth, the fact that the 0. & B. Oil Company and J. M. Owen and R. J. Berryman are one•and the same. The Dbputy City Clerk reported that, pursuant to previous instruction of the Council, the City Clerk's office had contacted Soule'-Steel Company, which Company has a contract with the City of El Segundo for furnishing and installing steel windows and installing fx= finish hardware in E1 Segundo Public Library Building, relative to allowance said Company would make on its contract price if the City should elect to install such finish hardware; that said Company had written a letter in which it stated it would make an allowance of' $41.00 for such work and would agree. to make such installation at any time in the future should the City desire it to do such work. It appearing that all other items included in the contract between the City and the Soule' Steel Company had been completed, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Selby, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the communication from Soule' Steel Company, dated October 31st, 194k, relating to work done under its contract with the City of El Segundo on the E1 Segundo Public Library Building, enclosing statement for such work and allowing a deduction for certain items not furnished, be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby finds that the materials referred to in the statement enclosed in said communication, have been furnished and placed by said contractor and that the portion of the work,contemplated in the contract of said-contractor not yet compbeted,•.has not'been completed due to any fault on the part of said contractor but rather by delay occasioned on account •of the City and that, therefore, said contractor shall be excused from further per- formance of said contract and the deduction.from the contract price in the sum of $41.00 shall be made by reason thereof; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the statement for said _ work, so completed and installed, in the sum of $953.00, R 1141 enclosed by said contractor, be and the -sere is hereby approved by this Council, and that a warrant in the payment Of same on the General Fund of-said City be and the same is hereby ordered drawn, delivered and paid in regular course, and that the City Council will, at its own election, determine the action to be taken.in the future with reference to the installation of the finish hardware items not as yet installed. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. The Deputy City Clerk reported that Mrs. Donald C. Grant, residing at 936 Eucalyptus Drive, within the City!of E1 Segundo, had asked the City Clerk's office to inquire of the City Council whether or not the City would construct side walks or a suitable substitute therefor along portions of Eucalyptus Drive northerly of Walnut Avenue and along portions of Walnut Avenue between Eucalyptus Drive and Main Street. The Council gave consideration to the request and at the conclusion of discussions, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the City Clerk be instructed to advise Mrs. Grant, in response t6 her request, that the City Council has never, at the City's expense, constructed cement sidewalks in front of private property; that'it does not at this time favor the construction of sidewalks with any material other than cement concrete and that under the circumstances recited, said Council is not disposed to comply with the request hereinbefore referred to. Carried. The Chief of Police announced the revocation of the appointment of Howard Eugene Bullock as a Special Police Officer of the City of E1 Segundo. The Chief-of Police announced the appointments of Ellison Carroll Slaton, L. Gambrel, T. F. Dwyer, J. J. Headley, Albert Power: G. Ryle and E. W. Tolman as Special Police Officers of the City of E1 Segundo and requested the Council's approval of said appointments. Moved by Councilman Hesser, .seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the appointments by the Chief of Police of the City of El Segundo of Ellison Carroll Slaton, L. Gambrel, T. F. Dwyer, J. J. Headley, Albert Power, M. G. Ryle and E. W. Tolman as Special Police Officers of said City be and the same are hereby approved, ratified and confirmed. Carried. The Deputy City Clerk'announced the necessity of transferring money to the Recreation Fund, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the sum of $300.00 be and the same is hereby authorized transferred from the General Fund of the City of El Segundo to the Recreation Fund of said City, and the City Clerk and City Treasurer are hereby instrudted to make proper entries thereof in their respective books of record. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. ' UNFINISHED BUSINESS. None. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval (f the Committee on Finance and Records, were read; p 1142 Recreation Fund Mrs. Marie Sherrill $102.75 E1 Segundo Hardware 104.12 TOTAL 206.87 General Fund Industrial Stat. & Printing Co. $1.03 Bob Frederick 35.04 Ira E. Escobar 48.39 General Fund E1 Segundo Hardware 19.65 Atlas Scraper & Engr. Co. 1.20 Logan R. Cotton 75.00 Grimes- Stassforth Stat. Co. 8.75 Smith -Emery Company 14.00 Asphalt Paving Materials Co. 95.50 J. P. Hansen 1.50 Soule' Steel Company 953.00 TOTAL 1253.06 Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, 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. E1 Segundo Public Library Building Superintendent A. J. Sullivan advised the Council that he had received from McCullough Company a quotation of $300.00 for furnishing all labor in connection with the construction of the tile roof at said Library'Building. Following consideration, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, the following resolution be adopted: WHIPREA.S, this Council is informed by the Building Superintendent on the construction of the new Public Library Building in and for the City of E1 Segundo, that McCullough & Company have offered to perform all of the work in connection with the installation and placement of the tile roofing upon said structure for the lump sum of $300.00; AND,. WHEREAS, this .Council feels that there has been an unfortunate delay in the construction of said building due to no fault of said contractor; AND, WHEREAS, this Council feels, under existing circumstances, that the said offer should be accepted in view of such long delay and that the previous arrangement or agreement should be abrogated in that regard and the arrangement, as stated by the Building Superintendent, should be carried into effect; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that said McCullough & Company be and they are hereby authorized to cause the tile roofing to be installed upon said Library Building, in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor, and that said Company shall be paid for all services rendered in connection with such work the sum of'not to exceed $300.00. 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 reported at this time that Sutalo and Rnmljak., had complet.ed, in accordance with the terms and provisions of its contract, the furnishing and installing of sanitary sewers in a portion of Center Street, with the exception of the construction of 25 feet of curbing over the pit on the west side of Center Street; that the ground at said point is too soft to permit construction of the curbing at this time, but that said contractors had agreed to complete such work within the next few weeks; that he felt this was a very minor item and that the City, therefore, could consider the contract as substantially completed. P x.143 Upon hearing the report of the City Engineer, it was moved-by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the report as made by the City Engineer of the City of E1 Segundo with reference to completion of its contract for installation of sanitary sewers in a portion of Center Street by Sutalo and Ramljak, be received, and that the City Council hereby concurs in the findings of said City Engineer that the said contract has been completed with'the exception of the construction of 25 feet of curbing on the west side of Center Street, and that therefore, said work of construction of sanitary sewers is hereby accepted by this Council as of this date. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilman None. Absent: Councilman Love. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Selby, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Approved: Mayor. Respectfully submitted, VICTOR D. McCARTHY, CITY CLERK,• Deputy.