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1941 SEP 17 CC MINP.-:1092, E1 Segundo, California. September 17th, 1941. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City "of.El Segando, California, was held in the Council Chamber of the City Hali-of said City on the above date, having been ealled'to order at 7:00 P. M. by Peter E. Binder, Mayor: ROLL •CALL. Councilmen Present: Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Councilmen Absent: None, Other Officers Present: Lester 0. Luce - Acting City Attorney. R. T* Hutchins - City Engineer. Victor D. McCarthy - City Clerk. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 10th day of September,'1941, were -read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, the minutes be approved as read. Carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. The following communications, which were'read to the Council, were disposed of "in the manner indicated, following reference to each hereinafter: LOS ANGELES COUNTY DIVISION - LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, dated September 8th; 1941, "advising of the'121st regular monthly meeting at Pomona September 18th, 19419 and inviting attendance thereat. The communication was ordered filed and no member of the official family indicated a "desire to attend said meeting. F: C.-HOLLAND, dated September 10th, 1941, being an application for a house moving permit. 'It appearing that the Building Inspector has inspected the said building and recommended,with• reservations, that the permit -be granted, and it appearing also that Councilman Gerow has inspected the building and reported that the same could be made to conform!to local requirements and'that the owners thereof have expressed a willingness'to renovate`the same so that it will conform in all respects to local requirements, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the following resolution be adopted: "RESOLVED, that F. C. Holland, pursuant to his application therefor dated September 10th, 19410 and filed with this Council this date, be and'he is hereby granted permission to move a one story frame dwelling house from its present location in Los Angeles, into the City of E1 Segundo, over and-along-the following route,.to -wit: westerly on Imperial Highway-from Inglewood- Redondo Road to Virginia Street, thence southerly on Virginia Street to its permanent loca- tion on•a portion of Lot'l. Block 97, E1 Segundo, which is on the west side of Virginia Street between Walnut Avenue and Sycamore Avenue, it being provided that during the course of such removal the Police • - Department -the t .0 he ity- of .E1 Segundo be in attendance -for the purpose of safeguarding traffic and that otherwise said removal be prosecuted and completed to the satisfaction of the Street. -.-Superintendent of -the _... City of E1 Segundo. Carried. t P I . i093 FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY DEFENSE PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION, dated September 13th, 1941, captioned "Docket No. Calif. 4 -295 Water Mains E1 Segundo Los Angeles County California" acknowledging receipt of this City's application for federal assistance to aid in the construction of 'certain water mains'edjacent to certain - defense industries Within said City and advising-that the applioation.is under study and will receive every consideration that circumstances permit. Ordered.filed. FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY DEFENSE PUBLIC WORKS.- DIVISION, dated September 13th, 1941, captioned "Docket No. Calif. 4-294 Street Imp- rovements 31-Segundo Los Angeles County California" acknowledging receipt of-this City's.application for federal assistance.to.aid in the construction of certain street improvements adjacent to certain defense industries within the City of El'Segundo, advising that the same is being studied and will receive such consideration as the - circumstances permit. Ordered filed. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS :COMPANY, its application ITT &. 519, dated September 11th, 1941; requesting a permit to excavate.in..oertain of the public streets within the City of E1 Segunda, ash described in said app- lication, for the purpose of installing a two inch (2 ") steel high pressure gas main. T The Street Superintendent of the City of E1 Segundo having approved the application, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that Resolution No. 581, entitled: A'RESOLUTION OF TBE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A TEMPORARY, . REVOCABLE PERMIT TO_SOUTHSRN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY TO INSTALL A CERTAIN PIPE LINE IN A CERTAIN-PORTION OF'MAPLE AVENUE AND SIERRA STREET, :WITHIN SAID CITY, which was read, be adopted. Carried by-the following -vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilmen None. MASTER PEST CONTROL COMPANY, dated September 12th, 19419 advising that it started the work of exterminating rats at the Can Dump September 11th, 1941; that the work will be followed through with frequent calls until a sufficient control has been established, and that thereafter the work will be conducted on a regular monthly service basis. EL SEGUNDO LAND AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, dated September 15th, 1941, advising the Council that said Company has assigned.its interest in those certain oil wells known and described as Richfield Oil Corporation El Segundo No. 1 and E1 Segundo No..5 to J. M'. Owen and R. J. Berryman, dba 0. do B. Oil Company, and requesting that the City Council consent to the assignment -of the permits covering said wells to Messrs, Owen and Berryman,. Following a discussion, it was moved by Councilman Selby., seonnded by Councilman Love, that the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, September 3rd, 19411 this Council adopted a certain resolution approving and consenting to the - quitclaiming and assigning by Richfield 011 Corporation ' of its oil wells within the-City of E1•Segando known is El 'Segundo No. land 11 Segundo No. •5, to Elr. Segundo Land and Improvement Company, providing certain-conditions set forth in said resolution, which is of record at Pages P 1080 and P 1081 of the minutes of the proceedings of this Council, be complied with; -- p 1t)94; AM,.WI]EREAS, it appears from a certain communication dated September 15th, 1941, from E1 Segundo Land and Improvement Company, filed with this.Council this date that said last mentioned Company wishes to assign its interest in said wells acquired from Richfield Oil Corporation as aforesaid, to Messrs. J. M.-Owen and R. J. Berryman, dba Q. do B. 011 Company; NOW, TBEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of El Segundo does hereby approve and consent to the assignment of said wells and the permits issued for the drilling, operation and-maintenance thereof to Messrs. J. M. Owen and R. J. Berryman, dba 0. do B.,Oil Company, such approval and consent to be effective upon the filing with the City Clerk of the following documents, to -wit: (a) a good and sufficient bond approved as to form by the Eity Attorney and by the Mayor as to surety, executed by said asignee as principal and any r@liable surety company authorized to do business in the State of Calif- ornia, as surety, and coveri gn �sai$ wells and permits so assigned, and (b� a writ en�assi nt of said wells and permits by said astgnee in a form approved by the City Attorney; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution does hereby amend and supersede that certain resolution adopted September 3rd, 1941, with reference to said wells which said resolution is of record at pages P 1080 and P-1081 minutes of the proceedings of this -Council, except that thin resolution does not and is not intended to exonerate Richfield Oil Corp- oration from liability under the bonds originally furnished by it covering said wells but that the matter of the exoneration of its said bond or bonds is taken under submission pending the furn- ishing of satisfactory and approved bond or bonds by J. M. Owen and R. J. Berryman, the assignee hersinabove referred to, and also the furnishing to said City of the written acceptance of J. M. Owen and R. J. Berryman of the assignment to them of said wells and permits. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:. Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. .Absent: Councilmen None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. None. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. None. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. The City Clerk reported receipt from The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company and from Santa Fe Iand Improvement Company, of certain street deeds conveying to the City of E1 Segundo a portion of the frontage of the properties of these companies along Imperial Highway for the purpose of widening and improving said highway as contemplated which instruments he was authorized to deliver to the City of E1 Segundo when similar easements from other property owners between Sepulveda Boulevard and Inglewood- Redondo.Road have been received by -the Council. It appeared from discussions following that a street deed is expected from Interstate Engineering and Aircraft Corporation; upon reoeipt of which all necessary.deeds will have been received. No action respecting the matter was taken at this time. City Clerk McCarthy reported having received from Harry B. Riley, State Controller, notice of that officer's` approval of a certain contract heretofore entered into between the City of E1 Segundo and the County of Los Angeles, for the purchase by said City of certain tax delinquent properties within the City of E1 Segundo. B� } 109 The Superintendent of the'Nater- Department reported that the water pipe to permit .certain waterline alterations in portions oY ' Acacia Avenue and Cedar Street will arrive September 18th, and ,that a' trenching machine has been ordered so that the work of installing' said pipe line should proceed withiii a day or two. The City Clerk 'advised the Council of the 'necessity of re- plenishing the El.Segundo Public Library fund whereupon it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby that the sum of two thousand'dollars.($2000.00) be 'transferred from the General Fuad of the City of El Segundo to the Library Faid of, said City and that the City Clerk and the City Treasuier4e authorized to effect such transfer and to make appropriate record thereof in their respective books of account. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor. Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. ' Absent: Councilmen None. City.Attorney reported that pursuant to the Council's recent dfrection that he procure a'title company report respecting the pole - line easement of Southern'California..Edison Company in a portion of Maple Avenue between Penn Street and Center Street within the bity of El Segundo he had found that such a report would be expensive and that inasmuch as he had ascertained that.said easement had been recorded in 1939 while the interest in said street acquired by the City of if Segundo had been recorded in 1941, the Council might not wish to go to the ex- pense of obtaining such title. company report. The Council,_by.general consent, concurred in the attorney's judgment in the matter and it appearing that Southern California Edison Company poseessed rights prior to those acquired by the City, nothing further be done about the matter. VNFINISI BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that whereas the League of'California Cities.will hold its annual convention at Sacramento, California, during -the week beginning October 13th, 1941, &rid that whereas conventions of said league are in fact schools of - instruction for municipal officials and that attendance thereat is beneficial to the cities which have their officers and employees in attendance thereat, all.members of the City Council, the City Engineer, and the City Clerk be 'and d -they are hereby authorized to attend said convention as delegates from the City of E1 Segundo and to file their demands with the City for their actual and necessary expenses in ,connection therewith,--.any such demands so filed to be audited and approved in the usual manner before payment. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Councilman Hesser.initiated'discussion relative to improving present arrangements.with respect to fire engine drivers. .The Council believing additional_. information necessary before a decision could be reached, the matter was referred back to Councilman Hesser.for invest - igation and report, PAYING BILLS. The following demands,, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: P lo96 Water Works Fund '. General Fund R. T. Hutchins 50.00 Dorothy Wallace $40.50 Ruth Schlimme 32.40 Ruth Schlimme 10.80 I. N. Sumner 86.75 M. A. Bailey 85.80 Addressing Mach. & Access. Co. 1.01 John Caldwell 70.40 Braun Corporation 47.95 H. A. Slater 20.00 Builders Material Co. 3.62 Hollis A. Crowell 10.00 Crane Co. 357.44 lames Corrigan 8.80 City of E1 Segundo 33.41 Bassett- Lundstrom Co. 6.13 Ira E. Escobar 7.65 Hammond Lumber Co. 19.71 Fraser Cement Products Co. 41.20 Ludtra Corp, of America 51.74 Grimes - Stassforth Stationery eo. 2.21 L.A. County Health Dept. 1.03 Hersey Mfg. Co. 52.34 Deats Sash & Door Co. 15.92 Industrial Stationery !k Prt.Co. 1.08 J. G. Pitney 36.00 Oro Grande Lime & Stone Corp. 204.80 Economy Blue Print & Rich Manufacturing Co. 233.85 Supply Co. 1.49 •Southern Calif. Edison C*o, 587.89- Ira E. Escobar 25.04 So. Calif. Gas Co. 1.00 So. Calif. Gas Co. 3.22 So, Calif. Telephone Co. 21.15 'Larry R. Shuler ' 16.00 Standard 'Oil- :Co. -of= California 5.72 Featherstone•s, Inc. 6.08 Carl Wilson 30.00 So. Calif. Disinfecting CO20.03 Clifford Smith 65.00 J. Be Catalano 35.20 James C. Osborne 68.66 Lester Luce 20.00 Frank Mack 5.60 So. Calif.Telephone Co. 39.35 John J. Lind 65.00 So. Calif. Telephone Co. 4.40 J. M. Green 25.56 Grimes- Stassforth R. Freese 52.00 Stationery.Co. 5.15 D. Fahland 23.28 Mrs.-Frances V. Adamson 2.30 Andy Bleich 5.60 Hammond Lumber Co. 40.41 'OTC 92112.17 So. Calif. Gas Co. 1005 C. G. Gillespie 300.00 Recreation Fund H. Slater 3,00 E1 Segundo Herald 16.22 J. F. Martin 4.20 Haas, Baruch & Co. 10.00 J. Macdonald 73.12 TOTAL 26.42 P. Thompson 47.20 J. Stanich 47.95 General Fund C. Russell 25.20 C. Russell 25.20 F, Stuck 16.80 F. Mack 22.40 T. Kincaid 28.00 E. Elsen 53.20 , Be Coddington 20.40 G. Turney 61.13 D. Raynor 55.00 J. Randall 77.18 M. Painter 60.20 C. Dinwiddie 66.20 J. Burgner 56,84 D. Boyer 71.09 A. R. Gunn 84.50 W. A. Callahan 65.00 0, Tidwell 91.80 K. S. Searles 84.15 Wm. L. Owens 85.63 L. Maxwell 81.51 M. H. McIntire 89.32 V. L. McCarthy 82.62 F. Ingram 68.00 C. C. Havens 76.50 R. Dietrich 65.00 • T. Be DeBerry 87.50 J. A. Cummings 94.43 J. Be Catalano 34.00• Be Cartland 19,50 H. Burns 78.65• F. Berkline 59.13 F. M. Barnes 76.50 W. F. Allee 87.50 Alice Hope 30.00 E. Morgan 92,00 Frank Chilsorr 112.50 R. T. Hutchins 100,00 C. K. McConnell 6.50 A. K. Tennis 66.00 Bernard Lawler 100.00 Clyde Woodworth 62.50 Manta Curtzwiler 50.00 Nava M. Elsey 87.50 Victor D. McCarthy 125 ".00 Wm. R. Selby 12,50 George Love 12.50 Orest 0. Hesser 12.50 John A. Gerow 12.50 Peter E. Binder 12.50 F. Mack 5.60 E: L. Coddington 28.00 Be Patterson 16.80 F. L. Fond 46.40 - Perry Campbell 50.40 J. F. Martin 37,80 M. A. Anthony 5.60 W. A. Elsterman 72.00 J. F. Wilson 65.00 A. Siebken 65.00 J. Schoening 69.00 C. Roncevich 55.00 M. Rahan 55.00 C. L. McIlwaine 84.50 J. A. Macdonald 16.28 E. J. Grow 85.09 F. L. Gregory 69.00 K. E. Campbell 55,00 F. Berkline 7.22 TOTAL $4944.59 P! i097 Moved by Councilman Hesser, 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 Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor•Binder: Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilmen None.' NEW BUSINESS: Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, this Council has heretofore considered the construction of a public highway crossing over the Right of Way of the Atchison, Topeka'and Santa Fe Railway Company, as an extension to Douglas Avenue, and has had plans and specifications prepared therefor, and has caused the City Attorney of the City of E1 Segundo to prepare a form of application to the Railroad Commission for author- ity to make such Right of Way crossing over said railroad Right of Way; AND, WHEREAS, said City Attorney has reported to this Council this date that said application is now in form for filing with the Railroad Commission of the State of Calif- ornia and has requested instruction as to the filing thereof; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Attorney of the City of E1 Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and.directed to file with the Railroad Commission of the State of California an application Por a permit to construct a highway crossing over the tracks and Right of Way of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company as an extension of Douglas Avenue. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that Mato Rahan, an employee_of. the Park Department, be and ,'he is hereby granted to take his customary annual vacation beginning September 22nd, 1941. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Coupcilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: C ty Clerk. ' May .