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1942 DEC 16 CC MINE1 Segundo, California. December 16th, 1942. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, ,k,as held in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of said City, on the above date, having been called to order at 7:00 o'clock P. M. by George Love, Mayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Hesser, Peterson, Selby and Mayor Love. Councilmen Absent: Gerow. Other Officers Present: Clyde Woodworth - City Attorney. R. T. Hutchins - City Engineer. J. B. Catalano - Building Inspector. Victor D. McCarthy - City Clerk. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 9th day of December, 1942, having been read and no errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Selby, the minutes be approved as recorded. Carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. The following communications, which were read to the Council, were disposed of in the manner indicated, following reference to each hereinafter: MRS. EDNA M. HARRISON, dated December 15th, 1942, requesting permits to maintain and use two house trailers on the rear of her property at Walnut Avenue and Cedar Street. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Selby, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that subject to ordinance reauirements of the City of El Segundo, Mrs. Edna M. Harrison be and she is hereby granted temporary, revocable permits to maintain and use two house trailers on the rear of her property at Walnut Avenue and Cedar Street, within the City of E1 Segundo; subject, further to the condition that she shall make all such alterations and accomplish all renovations as may be suggested by and to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector of the City of E1 Segundo. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. MIERAN H. ANTHONY, from Pearl Harbor, a Season's Greeting Card. Ordered filed. SANTA FE LANTD IMPROVEMENT .COMPA -NTY,' dated December 12th,* 1942, File No. 640 -9 =1, transmitting therewith a.bill of sale, conveying title to certain water mains in Douglas Street, formerly Northrop Street, within the City of E1 Segundo; to said City. The document, having been approved as to description by the City Engineer of the City of El Segundo, and by the City Attorney as to form, it was moved by - Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the following resolution be adopted: s Q ,M)4 RESOLVED, that that certain Bill of Sale, executed*by Santa Fe Land Improvement Company and dated the 2nd day of December, 1942, vesting title to certain cast iron water mains now located in a rortion of the Southeast quarter of Section 7, Township 3 South, Range 14 West, S. B. B. & M. in the City of El Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as more particularly described in said Bill of Sale, be accepted by this Council, on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo; and BE IT FURTHER_ RESOLVED, that the'City Clerk be authorized and directed to cause the said instrument to be filed for record in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, California. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, OFFICE OF THE ACTING CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, dated December 9th, 1942, transmitting therewith a form of ordinance prohibiting the practice of fortune telling, which the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County requests the City to adopt for reasons explained in the before mentioned letter. By general consent the matter was referred to the City Attorney for investigation and report. AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, dated December 9th, 19429 recommending that traffic control devices, the necessity for the continued operation of which may have been removed by gasoline rationing, be eliminated. On motion of Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Peterson, which carried unanimously, the matter was referred to Councilman Hesser, Chairman of the Public Safety Committee of the Council, for his consideration and recommendation. HUGH L. DICKSON, Referee in Bankruptcy, dated December 10th, 1942, being a Tax Bar Order in the matter of Sovereign Oil Corporation, a Corporation, Debtor, in Case No. 40852 -B, in the District Court of the United States, Southern District of California, Central Division. Ordered filed. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. Mrs. Mary H. Dare addressed the Council relative to the payment by her of certain delinquent tax or special assessment items, presently liens against her property. Special City Attorney John F. Bender, who was present at the Council meeting, stated that he did not have with him his file in this case, but that he would telephone the information to the City Clerk the next morning and that the payment could be made in the City Treasurer's office on Thursday, December 17th. H. J. Oswald, Intelligence Officer, Civilian Air Patrol, requested that said organization, an active branch of the United States Office of Civilian Defense, be granted permission to use the facilities of the City Hall for in- struction and meeting purposes. He explained in some detail the value of the Civilian Air Patrol in the present war program and the extent of the use to which the City Hall facilities would be put, whereupon the Council, by-general consent, granted permission for said organization to use the City Hall at such times as tha facilities needed are not otherwise engaged, such use, however, by the Civilian Air Patrol, to be subject to the naramount public use. REPORTS OF STANDING CC=, TTEES. Councilman Hesser of the Public Safety Committed, reported that Fire Chief L :c:,onnell had requested that Iv :r. T. B. Dinviiddie be advanced to the office of ` p Q W5 Second Assistant Chief and that Mr. D. B. Hancher be designated First Lieutenant in E1 Segundo Fire Department, these changes being necessary due to the resignation of Mr. J. C. Bixler, formerly Second Assistant Chief. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that effective this date and until the further order of this Council, T. B. Dinwiddie and D. B. Hancher be designated gecond Assistant Chief and First Lieutenant respectively of .El Segundo Fire Department and that each be compensated for services rendered the City of E1 Segundo in their respective capacities in the manner provided by the currently effective resolution of this Council, fining the compensation of firemen of the City of E1 Segundo. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COI,=TTEES. The Chief of Police announced the appointments of a number of persons as Special Police Officers of the City of El Segundo and requested approval of such appointments, whereupon'it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the appointments by the Chief of Police of the City of E1 Segundo of M. M. Wilson, J. E. Smyth, L. M. Boyd, C. H. Dodds, 0. W. Warden, R. B. uaJrthorne, 0. F. Handley, I. J. Shoemaker, R. H. .Green, G. C. Bunton, R. E. Ladd and A. J. Thedieck, as Special Police Officers of said City, be and the same are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. Carried. The Chief of Police then announced the revocation of the appointments of H. 0..:11illiams, F. W. Amend, E. 41. Jones, S. E. McGehee, Jr., M. L. Kelley, 0, L. Tidwell and R. E. Ziegler as Special Police Officers of the City of El Segundo. The City Attorney made mention of the "Victory Tax ", which employers must deduct from compensation paid their employees and indicated the desirability of the adoption of a resolution on this subject by the Council; whereupon it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the following resolution be adopted: "WIEREAS, the Congress of the United States, by the provisions of the Revenue Act of 1942 and amendments thereof, has made provision for a so- called "Victory Tax ", which is collected at its source and withheld by employers; AND, WHEREAS, under the provisions of said act it becomes necessary for the City of E1 Segundo as an employer to comply therewith; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Clerk, as such clerk, finance officer and general auditor_of the City of E1 Segundo, be and he is hereby authorized and in- structed to make such deductions and withhold from the com- pensation, salaries and wages of each of the various officers, servants and employees of the City of E1 Segundo, such amounts as may be necessary in order to enable the City of E1 Segundo to comply with the provisions of said act, as amended, and to further present to this Council such demands and warrants as may be necessary in the premises. The foregoing resolution was adopted by.the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser,.Peterson, Selby and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. City Attorney Woodworth reported having been requested to authorize :the cancellation of a certain tax levied upon certain personal property 4 306 by the County of Los Angeles, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Peterson, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the City Attorney be and he is hereby authorized to approve, on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo, California, cancellation authorization No. 870, authorizing cancellation of: Assessment No. 232138, Vol. 211, Page 129, for $25.00 net (AE), value Furniture on account of erroneous assessment to Lowe. Not orned, possessed or controlled by assessee on 3 2 42. City Attorney Woodworth reported having heard nothing from the Wage Stabilization Board with reference to proposed salary increases of employees of the City of E1 Segundo, notwithstanding the fact that within the last 10 days he had sent a telegram requesting an immediate reply. The City Attorney reported also having written the Railroad Commission of the State of California, requesting permission to permit the grade crossings over the right of way of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company at 118th and 120th Streets, be used immediately pending the installation of the safety devices required at these crossings by order of said Railraad Commission, which installations will be 'delhyed, due to the present difficulties in procui*ing the essential equipment'. -He filed one copy of his said letter, which is dated December 11th, and captioned: "In Re:'Apolication No. 25297, 118th and 120th St. Crossings ever- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, E1 Segundo ", with the City Clerk and two copies thereof with the City Engineer. The City Attorney also delivered to the City Clerk a form of ordinance amending the existing ordinance of the City of E1 Segundo, regulating the drilling, maintenance and construction of oil and gas wells. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Councilman Peterson introduced Ordinance No. 266, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 211 OF SAID CITY, ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE Or THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, REGULhTING THE DRILLING, MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION OF OIL AND GAS Y=ES THEREIN; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS THEREOF; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THER 1•VITH. ", BY A&—KrDING SECTION 4 THEREOF, which was read. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: Braun Corporation Lyman Borum City-of E1 Segundo El Segundo Hardware E1 Segundo Herald Grimes- Stassforth Stat. Joslin Lumber Co. Keenan Pipe & Supply Co. Kimball Elevator Co. Layne & Bowler Corp. Water Works Fund 3.04 Ralph Freese 27.55 W. W. Hancock 26.0.6 R. T. Hutchins 11.21 J. J. Lind 26.48 J. C. Osborne Co. 15.55' Ruth Schlimme 66.28 Clifford Smith 50.96 J. D. Stitt 6.00 I. N. Sumner 2832.46 E. Weatherfield Water Works Fund 68.78 42.'0 12.50 71.25 74.25 38.75 72.50 36.00 78.25 16.00 Q W7 Water Works Fund General Fund Mefford Chemical Co. 0279.90 W. F. Allee $106.36 So. Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 426.28 F. M. Barnes 100.46 Southern Calif. Gas Co. 1.96 H. Burns 102.00 So. Calif. Telephone Co.. 23.05 W. A. Callahan 73.50 Carl Wilson 30.00 J. A. Cummings 114.50 Minta Curtzwiler, City Trees. 81.00 T. B. De Berry 115.22 TOTAL $4418.06 Alex Haddock 100.46 C. C, Havens 115.22 F. Ingram 76.66 Recreation Fund M. H. McIntire 105.62' Lee Smith $3.00 Lee Maxwell 103.40 Maurice E. Ward 25.00 Wm. Owens 115.22 TOTAL $28.00 K. S. Searles 82.73 Vernon L. Wood 91.00 L. K. Travis 2.00 General Fund L. 0. McWhirter 2.00 Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk w 9.48 L. E. Johnson 2.00 Air Reduction Sales Co. 1.13 0. G. Self 2.00 Los Angeles*Stamp & Stat. Co. 5.36 W. M. Thiel 2.00 City of El Segundo Water Dept. 80.07 Harry Snow 2.00 City of E1 Segundo Water Dept. 305.00 John A. Gerow 12.50 Los Angeles Co. Health Dept. 7.14 Orest 0. Hesser 12.50 So. Calif. Gas Company 1.12 George Love 12.50 So. Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 41.22 Dave W. Peterson 12.50 So. Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 11.53 Wm. R. Selby 12.50 So. Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 43.21 Victor D. McCarthy 100.00 So. Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 245.56 Neva M. Elsey 82.75 John F. Bender 20.17 Mints. Curtzwiler 55.00 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 267.75 Clyde Woodworth 62.50 D. Boyer 78.54 Wm. A. Krimmel-. 25.00 J. Burgner 69.18 R. T. Hutchins 100.00 K. E. Campbell 65.00 A. K. Tennis 37.50 Perry Campbell 65.00 C. K. McConnell 6.50 E.-L. Coddington 67.60 W. A. Elsterman 80.00 C. Dinwiddie 76.18 J. B. Catalano 95.00 E. Elsen 56.28 Ruth Schlimme 16.25 F. L. Ford 66.00 E. Morgan 63.75 F. L. Gregory 77.50 Alice Hope 24.00 E. J. Grow 76.25 Dorothy E. Wallace 56.25 A. R. Gunn 57.50 John F. Bender 75.00 T. Kincaid 42.00 F. Mack 18.00 C. L. McIlwaine 85.50 M. Rahan 65.00 D. Raynor 65.00 C. Roncevich 65.00 C. Russell 65.00 J. Stanich 71.36 A. Siebken 75.00 G. Schoening 77.50 P. Thompson 47.65 G.Turney 74.36 J. F. Wilson 66.82 J. L. Irvin 35.00 $020.78 W. A. Callahan 7.50 TOTAL 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 Hesser, Peterson, Selby and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Gouncilman Gerow. NEt-1 BUSINESS. Sovereign Oil Corporation, having submitted endorsements for attachment to bonds on deposit with the City Clerk, covering the oil wells operated in the City of E1 Segundo by said Corporation, and said endorsements having been approved' as to form by the City Attorney, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the following resolution be adopted: Q .30s WHEREAS, under court proceedings.duly and regularly had, V. W. Erickson has been substituted.for R. P. Cooney,as Receiver of the Sovereign Oil Corporation; and IVMREAS, the said V. W. Erickson as such.Receiver and the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, Surety., on the bonds.given . in connection with the - permits issued the said Sovereign Oil Cor- poration by the City of Er1 Segundo,. has presented endorsements in writing to be attached to said respective bonds, setting forth the facts of such substitution; NO',-.', THEREFORE, -BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of t1 Segundo, California, that said endorsements, so executed and presented, be accepted by this Council on behalf of said -ity and that the City Clerk-be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to attach said respective endorsements to the respective bonds now held by said City; to which the same respectively relate. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen Alone. Absent: Councilman Gerow. The Superintendent of the Water Department advised the Council that provision should be made for obtaining hydrated lime for use at the water treatment plant of the City of E1 Segundo during the Year 19.43, whereupon it was moved,by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the City,Clerk be and he, is her authorized and directed-to publish, in time, form and manner required by law, a notice calling for bids on hydrated lime; to fill the requirements of the dater Department of the City of E1 Segundo for-this commodity for the calendar year 1943, such notice as may be published to be in-substantially the same form as was used for the same purpose in calling for bids for 1942 requirements. Carried,by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen-Hesser, Peterson, Selby and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen-None. Absent: Councilman•Gerow. At this point the City Clerk reported that he had in his possession,,in the same condition as when received, an envelope, which he believed to contain a bid by Kathryn Obersmith on certain real property within the City of El Segundo, tax title to which is owned by said City He explained also that he had received a postal card from Mrs. Obersmith, advising that she intended filing such a.bid and that the $40.00, which she had previously deposited with the -City, could be utilized as and for the deposit which should have been enclosed with her said -bid. The City Clerk further stated that the $40.00 heretofore deposited by Mrs. Obersmith had been sent her in the form-of a City warrant, but had been returned throw the mails because of faulty address. The City Attorney then ruled that the deposit feature of the bid could be satisfactorily taken care of under the circumstances, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the bid received this date from Kathryn Obersmith on certain tax deeded real property within the City of El Sesundb be opened, examined and publicly declared. Carried. The Council thereupon: proceeded to open, examine and publicly declare the bid of Kat ryn 0, .rsmith, winere —con it was foun,� t,-at the envelope which appeared to contain bl-- ii`1 fact contained an explanatory letter addressed to the City Clerk, date^ ::-cember 15th, 1942', an two separate end different bids, each dated December 15th, 1942, on the South 4C feet of Lot 7, 31ock 105, El Segundo. S -pecial City Attorney John F. Bender, who was present in the Council Chamber and heard the bids read, counselled that they were not in the form -prescribed b�,- the ? iishe" notice calling for bids on tax delino.uent property within the City of El Segundo, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the bids received this date from E•?thryn Obersmith resrecting the purchase of quit claim deed covering the South 40 feet of Lot Block 105, El Segundo, be rejected and that the City Clerk be authorized to return to the bidder any monies now in possession of the City and belonging the said bidder. Carried by the'following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. Q,309 7, to There was thereupon presented the Council by Special City Attorney John F. Bender, a quit claim deed, which he recommended the Council accept, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain quitclaim Deed, presented the Council for its consideration and quitclaiming to the City of El Segundo, a Municipal Corporation, that certain parcel of real property, situated in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows: The South 54.25 feet of the North 108.25 feet of Lot 1, in Block 98 of E1 Segundo, in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California,'as per map recorded in Book 20, Page's 22 and 23 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said County, executed by Ernest D. Sharp, a single man, and dated the 30th day of November, 1942, be and the same is hereby accepted by and on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is hereby authorized and instructed to record said deed in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County., The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby and'Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. Special City Attorney John F. Bender thereupon presented another Quitclaim Deed, the acceptance of which he recommended, whereupon it was moved by Council - ran Peterson, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain Quitclaim Deed, presented the Council for its consideration and quitclaiming to the City of El Segundo, a Municipal Corporation, that certain parcel of real property situated in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows: Lot 41 in Block 43 of E1 Segundo, in the City of E1•Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded in Book 20, Pages 22 and 23 of Maps, .in the office of the County'Reccrcer of said County, executed by John E. Tyler and May Belle Tyler, husband and wife, and dated the 10th day of December, 19420 be and the same is here- by accepted by and on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is hereby authorized and instructed to record-said deed in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County. Z10 Special City Attorney John F. Bender then recommended the City exercise its option agreement to purchase certain tax deeds from the Tax Collector of Los Angeles County, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Selby, that Resolution No. 638, entitled: RESOLUTION OF TIE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE EXERCISE OF OPTION AGREF1 =T TO PURCHASE CERTAIN TAX DEEDS FROM THE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A WARRANT FOR THE PAYMENIT THEREOF, which was read, be adopted. Councilman Peterson seconded the motion to adopt said resolution and said resolution was adopted by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. The City Clerk then reported to the Council that he had made a personal exhaustive study of the salary status of Police Officer Lee.baxwell, and he read to the Council his report thereon and his analysis thereof. Discussion ensued, engaged in by the-members of the Council, the City Clerk and the City Attorney, after which it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the following resolution be adopted: WHEMA.S, the Chief of Police on December 9th, 1942, reauested a ruling respecting the date upon which Lee Max - well of the Police Department of the City of E1 Segundo shall have completed his first year as a Traffic Officer, lst Class, of the City of E1 Segundo, in order to determine the rate of pay of said Officer Maxwell, under the pro- visions of the salary resolution of this Council currently effective; and WHEREAS, upon receipt of such request, the City Council reauested that an analysis be made of the payroll record and service of said Lee Maxwell for the City of E1 Segundo; and 'ti'IHEREAS, the City Clerk of said City has prepared the analysis requested, in writing, and has presented the same to this Council for its examination and consideration; and WHEREAS, both the Chief of Police and City Clerk have given testimony before this Council with reference to the actual period of service of said'Officer Maxwell as a Traffic Officer -First Class, for said City; and WHEREAS, after examining the said analysis and listening to the testimony of said Chief of Police and of said City Clerk, with reference to said matter, the City Attorney of said City has rendered his opinion to this Council substantially as follows: First: That from the analysis and testimony adduced, it appears that said Officer Maxwell, since the 9th day of December, 19410 has, in truth and in fact, been rendering service to the City of E1 Segundo as a Traffic Officer -1st Class. Second: That the foregoing is true, regardless of the designation or classification reflected on certain of.-the municipal records, payrolls, reports, etc. Third: . That, in the opinion of said Attorney, -the actual facts of his service should control over the recited classifi- cation on such municipal records, where such recited classifi- cations are clearly in error and it is apparent from the records that said Officer was paid between the dates of December 9th, 1941 and the present time, the'rate of pay applicable to Traffic Officers -1st Class, to -wit: the sum of $175.00 per month for the first year of service as such; and WHEREAS, this Council, upon consideration of all of the foregoing, has ruled its decision in the matter as hereinafter sets forth; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, as follows: First: That said Council hereby finds and determines that in truth and in fact said Officer Lee Maxwell has been serving as anq discharging the duties of a Traffic Officer -1st Class, for said City, ever since the 9th day of December, 1941, notwithstanding any erroneous recitals to the contrary in any municipal record. Second: That the findings of the City Attorney, as herein aboge set forth, in the opinion of this Council, should be followed. Third: That on the 9th day of December, 1942, said Officer Lee Maxwell, completed his first year of service as a Traffic Officer -1st Class as such, in truth and in fact, and that the rate of pay applicable under the provisions of the current salary resolution (Resolution No. 589) of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, for his second year of service as such, should commence on the 10th day of December, 1942. Fourth: That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and in- structed to prepare and present to this Council the necessary demand and warrant to adjust the compensation of said Officer Lee Maxwell on the basis of the findings and decisions hereinabove made by this Council in the premises. Fifth:. That the report of the City Clerk and the analysis accompanying same, which said report is dated December 15, 1942, in said matter hereinabove referred to, are hereby ordered placed on file in the office of said City Clerk, open to public inspection, for the purposes of identification and reference. The foregoing resolution was adopted by.the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby and Mayor,Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerold. Street Superintendent Hutchins reported that Clarence Dinwiddie had made a request to take the last week of his earned accumulated 1942 vacation, beginning December 26th, 1942 and ending January lst, 1943,,plus an aditional two weeks to cover his 1943 vacation. .The City Attorney ruled that any 1943 vacation cannot be granted until earned, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that Clarence Dinwiddie be and he is hereby granted permission to take his accumulated earned 1942 vacation during the.week beginning December 26th, 1942, and ending January lst, 1942. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby and Mayor Love. 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 Peterson, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: C/ ty Clerk. Mayor.