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1941 OCT 08 CC MINI P 1113 El Segundo, California. October 8th, 1941. A regular meeting of the City Council of t )le City of El Segundo, California, was held in tjie Council Chalaber_of the City Hall of said City, having been called to order at 7:OO, o1clock P..M. on the above date, 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. Bernard Lawler - Special City Attorney. R. T. Hutchins,- City Engineer. - Neva M. Elsey - Deputy City Clerk. , READING OF 11INUTSS OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 1st day of October, 1941, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the minutes be approved as read. Carried. WRITTEN .001 NICATIONS. The following communications, which were read to the Council, were disposed of in the manner indicated following reference to each hereinafter: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY, dated October lst, 1941, being an application to construct a main line extension in the East side of Sierra Street at Palm Ave. Said application having been approved by the Street Superintendent, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, that Resolution No. 583, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A TEMPORARY, REVOCABLE PERMIT TO SOUTHERN OALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY TO INSTALL A CERTAIN PIPE LINE IN A CERTAIN POTION OF SIERRA STREET, WITHIN SAID CITY, which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. -. Absent: Councilman Gerow. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE COMPANY, dated October 6th, 1941, being an application to place three poles and six anchors, replace two poles and one - anchor and remove one anchor, at various locations as more particularly set forth in said application. The application having had the.approval of the Street Superintendent, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, that Southern California Telephone Company be and it is hereby grgnted, permission to place three poles and six-anchors, replace two poles and one anchcr, and remove one anchor, such work to be done in the rollowing locations, to -wit: East side of alley East of Eucalyptu$ Drive, between 21 feet North,of Franklin Avenue and E1 Segundo Boulevard; West side Eucalyptus Drive, 45 feet and 65 feet North of E1 Segundo Boulevard; North and South sides of E1 tegundo Boulevard, between 21 feet West of Eucalyptus Drive and 20 feet East of Alley East of Eucalyptus Drive, all as more particularly described and set forth in said Company's application dated October 6th and accompanying sketch; provided all of said work is prosecuted and completed to the satisfaction P 1114 of the Street Superintendent of the City of E1 Segundo. Carried. TITLE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY, dated October 1st, 1941, titled "Escrow-No. 1788417 -HRT ", enclosing therewith assignments of permits covering Gough No. 2, Gough No. 4, Gough No. 5, Gough No. 6, Gough No. 7, Gough No. 9, Gough No. 10, Gough No. 11 and Gough No. 12 Wells, within the City of E1 Segundo from V. P. Baker, Wallace J. V. Taylor, L. W. Saunders and Charles P. Lake to R. J. Weir. Accompanying said assignments of permits was a Bond in the penal sum of $25,000.00, with R. J. Weir as Principal and Pacific Indemnity Company,-as Surety. - The•City Attorney advised that he had approved the form of assignment of permits; and the form of bond having been approved by said City Attorney as to form and the Mayor as to sufficiency, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, V. P. Baker, Wallace J. V. Taylor, L. W. Saunders and Charles P. Lake, have duly assigned, with the consent of this Council, those certain oil well permits heretofore issued for those certain oil wells within the City of E1 Segundo, known and designated as A.-S. Gough No-. 2, A. S. Gough No. 4, A. S. Gough No. 51 Gough Well No. 6, Gough Well No. 7, Gough Well No. 9, Gough No. 10, Gough No. 11 and Gough No. 12; AND, WHEREAS, the assignee of said permits, to -wit: R. J. Weir, has accepted said permits and agreed to the terms and provisions thereof in writing, and has posted a bond with Pacific Indemnity Coigpany, a corporation, as Surety, for $25,000, covering said Wells as so assigned, which bond will become effective as of the date of this acceptance; AND, WHEREAS, this Council is now satisfied that said assignments have been duly made, and that said new bond has been duly posted as required under the provisions of said permits so assigned; NOVI, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the above mentioned bond be, and the same is hereby approved, and that said bond of said former permittees, V. P. Baker, et al., with the American Surety Company of New York, as Surety, covering the said above mentioned wells, be and the same is hereby exonerated as to said particular wells, as to any liability accruing thereon subsequent to date of acceptance of said new bond by this Council, to -v:it: October S. 1941; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be, and he is hereby authorized and instructed to forward a certified copy of this resolution to V. P. Baker, et al., and R. J. Weir, and to the American Surety Company of New York. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following votet Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder, Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilman Gerow. 0. & B. OIL COMPANY, dated September 25th, 1941, advising said Company had entered into an agreement with The Caminol Company, Ltd. for the operation of wells known as E1- Segundo 1 -1 and E1 Segundo 2 -2, and requesting consent to assignment of permits heretofore issued The Caminol Company Ltd. covering said wells to J. M. Owen and R. J. Berryman. Accompanying said letter from 0. & B. Oil Company, was,certified copy of an assignment from The Caminol Company Ltd. dated August 7th, 19419 assigning said above mentioned wells to J. M. Owen and R. J. Berryman; also bondsof 0. & B. Oil Company, being Bonds Nos. 21184 and 21185, in the sum of $5,000.00 each, with National Automobile Insurance Company as Surety, covering El Segundo 1 -1 and E1 Segundo 2 -2 Wells respectively. P 1115 There appearing to be a discrepancy between the names of the assignees of said wells as set forth in the assignment from Caminol Company Ltd. and the bonds furnished by said assignees, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for checking upon motion of Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, which carried unanimously. None. None. ORAL.COMMUNICATIONS. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. The Chief of Police reported he had received a letter from Lawrence C. Schreiber, Executive Director of the Department of Public Assistance, advising that at the present time said Department has no applicants for the position of crossing guard registered from the City of E1 Segundo, stating, however, that should any such applications be filed within the next few weeks, the City will be immediately advised. The Chief of Police announced the•appointments of J. S. Hafer, J. F. McIntosh, W. N. O'Keefe and W. V. Carpenter as Special Police Officers of the City'of E1 Segundo and requested the Council's approval thereof. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the appointments by the Chief of Police of the City of E1 Segundo of J. S. Hafer, J. F. McIntosh, W. N. O'Keefe and W. V. Carpenter as Special Police Officers of said City be and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed. Carried. The City Attorney reported having had a conference with Mr. Woodard, General Solicitor of the Southern California Edison Company, Ltd. and Mr. Van Loan of said Company, relative to the matter of removal of certain of said Company's poles in Tract No. 12391, which poles are now in the curb line; that said Company had exhibited to him easements from Charlotte Mattison and Husband, Ralph Mattison and Wife and Fred Harrison and Wife, dated April 28th, 1939 and recorded July 26th, 1939, granting Southern California Edison Company a private right of way for said lines; that therefore said Company had prior and paramount easement in said property and that due to said fact, the City could not compel said Edison Company to remove said poles without compensation therefor; that said Company had further advised him it would be willing to move said poles one foot in from their present location, the cost of such removal in amount of approximately $50.00 to'be borne by said Edison Company, but if said Southern California Edison Company is required to move the poles to the property line, it would mean procuring new easements from adjoining property owners, the poles would have to be taken down and reset, necessitating an expenditure approximating $450.00, which the Southern California Edison Company would expect the City of El Segundo to assume. Following discussion on the subject, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, that the matter of removal of poles of Southern California Edison Company in Tract No. 12391, being on Maple Avanug, between Penn and Center Streets, be taken under advisement until the next regular meeting of this Council. Carried. The City Attorney reported having received from Messrs. Lawler and Degnan, Attorneys for Standard Oil Company of California, copy of a Lease Agreement between the City of E1 Segundo and Standard Oil Company of California, covering the use by said City of one portable'Motorola Radio Transmitter owned by said - Company. Moved by Councilman Messer, seconded by Councilman Love, the following resolution: be adopted: P 1116 RESOLVED, that a copy of that certain lease between the Standard Oil Company of California, as lessor, and the City of E1 Segundo.as lessee, for the renting to said City by said lessor of one portable Motorola &adio Transmitter, presented and read to this Council at this meeting, be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes of identification and reference; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council* hereby approves the said form of lease and does hereby authorize and instruct the Mayor of said City to execute the same on behalf of said City and the City Clerk to attest - the same, affix the City seal thereto and make delivery thereof upon receipt of a duplicate copy of said lease executed upon the part of the said lessor. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow.' Moved by Councilman Selby, secbnd2d by Councilman Love-, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, this Council has heretofore submitted to the Federal Communications Commission, an application for one' portable mobile unit'; AND, WHEREAS, upon consideration of said application, same was returned for additionar and supplemental data and information and for correction in part; AND, WHEREAS, such data, in corrected form, have been inserted in said application and said application, as se supplemented and corrected, is now before this Council; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a copy of said application, as so amended and supplemented, is Hereby ordered placed on file in the office of the Chief of Police for the purposes of identification and reference; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the said application, as so supplemented and corrected, be and the same is hereby approved by this Council and the Chief of Police is hereby authorized and instructed to sign the same and forward same to said Federal Communications Commission and thereafter take such steps and execute such further_ instruments as may a�f be necessary in order to prosecute sd application to an early granting thereof. The foregoing.resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Besser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. The City-Attorney reported he had heard nothing further'from the Railroad Commission with reference to a grade crossing over the A. T. & S. F. Railway Company's tracks at Douglas Avenue, within the City of E1 Segundo, application forms for which had heretofore been filed by said City•with said Railroad Commission. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Moved by Councilmen Love' seconded by Councilman Selby, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the action of the City Clerk in obtaining a binder for the insurance referred to in that certain communica- tion bearing date August 18th, 1941, from Seeley & Co. to City . • 1W1. P 1117 of E1 Segundo, said binder effective until October 15th, 1941, be and the same is hereby approved, ratified and confirmed by this Council; AND, BE IT FURTHER IESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and he, is hereby authorized and Instructed to order and procure • . "blanket" type form of insurance, together with Extended Coverage Endorsement, with Seeley & Company as insurance carrier, all as set forth in said communication, upon the basis of $2385.44 premium therein - referred to; AND, HE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of said communica- tion be placed on file in the,_ office of the City Clerk for the purposes of identification and reference. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause Firemen's Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey Policy No. FM 57242, indemnifying the City of E1 Segundo against public liability and bodily injury through the operation of its motor vehicles, to be renewed for the period of one year commencing October 19th, 1941, the total premium for such insurance not to exceed the sum of $559.35. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that Carl Wisberg be and he is hereby appointed as at member of the Recreation Commission of the City of E1 Segundo, under the provisions- - -of Sub - division B of Section 2 of Resolution No. 448, as amended by Resolution No. 582 of-the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, the term of said commissioner under this appointment to expire on June 30th, 1942, at midnight. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. In the matter of employing an auditor to audit the books and records of the City of E1 Segundo for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1942, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the matter be taken under advisement for the period of one week. Carried. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had-the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: General Fund State Board of Equalization 15.39 Harry Langlois C. K. McConnell 5.70 Cline- Stewart Co. The Bernstein Co. 10.47 E1 Segundo Hardware Schwabacher -Frey Company 8.45 F. C. Holland Asphalt Paving Materials Co. 180.68 Converse Pharmacy Edw. Sidebotham & Son, Inc. 7.21 Dept. of Public Works General Fund 3.00 12.11 16.69 28.00 20.46 18.00 p 1118 Crane Co. McCullough & Co. Smith -Emery Company Ladco.Wholesale Electric Co. Ira E. Escobar Crook Company General Fund General Fund $10.87 Leon Grivel $53.40 97.00 Economy Blue Print•& Supply Co. 14.97 10.00 L. G. Bumstead 11.07 21.70 Pierson -De Lane, Inc. 2.50 5.27 Gibson Motor Parts, Inc. _ 11.43 9.06 TOTAL $558.64 Recreation Fund Converse Pharmacy 62.08 Ralph Jamiesson 24.00 TOTAL $26.08 Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, 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 Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. NEW BUSINES5. Mr. Ernest A. Becker, Jr., of the firm of Wright & Becker, Realtors,, addressed the Council, stating that his firm had complied with all require- ments of the City of E1 Segundo in connection with the opening of Tract No. 12812, excepting the surfacing of streets in said Tract; that said work will cost approximately $7200.00, and he tendered the City 'a Cashier's Check in said amount, and requested approval of map of Tract Nn.'12812, which map he presented to the Council. . After examination of said map, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, there has.been submitted to this Council for approval, a subdivision map of Tract No. 12812; AND, WHEREAS, Wright and Becker, a Copartnership, interested in the subdivision of said Tract and in the approval of said map, has tendered to the City of El Segundo the sum of $7200.00 as a guarantee deposit for the com- pletion of the grading.and surfacing of the public streets within the boundaries of said Tract as per a communication from said Wright and Becker bearing this date, addressed to this Council; AND, WHEREAS, this Council feels that the said sum should be accepted by the City of E1 Segundo as.such guarantee deposit that said improvements will be completed, ` and fully paid for as set forth in said communication, on or before the 8th day of November, 1941; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the communication from said Wright and Becker hereinabove referred to, be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo for the purposes of identification and reference; AND, BE IT_FURTHER RESOLVED, that the said offer of said Wright and Becker to deposit said sum, contained in said communication, be and the same is hereby accepted upon the terms and conditions therein set forth•and•that'said deposit be accepted and held by said'City'as such guarantee deposit in accordance with the terms and provisions contained in said communication.- And- that the City Clerk is hereby authorized and instructed to hold said deposit and make disposition thereof accordingly; ' AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the said communication so on file is hereby referred to and by this reference expressly incorporated herein and made a part hereof. I i �L "F .t r L p 1119 The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Council this date a map showing proposed Tract No. 12812, located in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California; AND, WHEREAS, the City Council and the City Engineer have duly considered the said proposed subdivision as shown upon said map and the City Engineer has recommended to this Council that the said map of said Tract No. 12812, be approved; AND, WHEREAS, this Council, after due consideration, is satisfied therewith; AND, WHEREAS, the subdividers of said Tract have deposited with the City of E1 Segundo the sum of $7200.00 by Cashier's Check, payable to the order of said City, as a guarantee that the sub- dividers will, at their own cost and expense, on or before the 8th day of November, 1941, cause all of the public streets within said tract to be graded full width and to be improved by a 2" plant mix paving, in accordance with Specifications No. E -1941 of the City of El Segundo and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer of said City; NOWP THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, that a copy of the said map of Tract No. 12812 be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes of identification and reference; that the same is hereby approved-by this Council; that this Council doee accept, on behalf of said City, the "public utility easements ",aHe public streets,shown on said map; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Treasurer of the City of El Segundo be and they are hereby authorized and instructed to sign the respective approval and certificate shown on said map over their respective signatures; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to endorse the approval of this Council upon the original map of said Tract. ,f The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. A letter from Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corp., dated October 1st, 1941, was read to the Council, with which letter was transmitted a street deed, conveying to the City of E1 Segundo a strip of land 10 feet wide, from the frontage of said Company on Imperial Highway, between Sepulveda Boulevard and Inglewood- Redondo Road. There appearing to be certain conditions set forth in stid street deed which are not entirely satisfactory to this Council, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the letter from Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corp., dated October 1st, 1941, and accompanying street deed, be referred to the City Attorney for checking with said Company. Carried. Discussion was then had relative to improving Maple Avenue,. between Penn Street and Center Street, following which it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, the following resolution be adopted: F k RESOLVED, that the City Engineer of the City of El Segundo be and he.is hereby authorized and instructed to tKxxtz[ prepare the r necessary engineering data in'connection.with•the proposed improve- = went of Maple Avenue, between Penn Street and Center Street,*, and to furnish same to the City Attorney for said Attorney's use in preparing necessary Notice to Bidders for such. improvement;, _ AND', BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that when such Notice to _Bidders is prepared and furnished to the City Clerk by the City Attorney, said -City. Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause said Notice,, so prepared, to be published is time, form and manner as required.. by' law. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting,. it was moved by Councilman Selby,_seconded by Councilman Love, the meeting adjourn. Carried. - Respectfully submitted, Approved: VICTOR D._,McCARTHY CITY CLERK . . Mayor. Po TE . $ Deputy. R M J � J Aug. 13, 1942. Marginal- punchings mutilated this date by accident', by Dan. B. Marshall, Attorney at Laws, Los Angeles, 'Cale' rho had been permitted to use book 'for purpose of eppydng a 'certain resolution of Gity Council of Vity of ;91 Segundo 'contained in minute book. ity Clerk '1 J'