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1942 MAR 04 CC MINQ 44 E1 Segundo, California. March 4th, 1942. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of E1 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 E. Binder, Mayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Councilmen Absent: Gerow. Other Officers Present: Clyde Woodworth - City Attorney. Victor. D. McCarthy - City Clerk. J. A. Cummings - Captain of Police J. B. Catalano - Building Inspector. E. Morgan - Se7 -:--er Foreman. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 25th day of February, 1942, of the adjourned regular meeting held on the 26th day of February, 1942, and of the adjourned regular meeting held on the 27th day of February; 1942, having been read, and no errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the minutes of the meetings as above set forth be approved as recorded. Carried. YRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. The following communications, which were read to the Council, were disposed of in the manner indicated, following reference to each hereinafter: WRIGHT, BECKER & DUNTL Y, dated Larch 4th, 1942, requesting that said Company be billed for the amount of water actually used in each of the houses in Tract 12512 recently constructed by said firm and to which voter connections have been made by the 'eater Department of the City of E1 Segundo, instead of on a minilftum charge basis, until such time as these homes are actually sold. By general consent the matter was taken under advisement and referred to Councilman Love for report. EARL F. CARTLAID, dated February 3rd, 1942, advising that he has enlisted in the United States Coast Guard Reserves and requesting that he be granted at this time such vacation as he has earned to date and his absence from duty be treated as a leave of absence as prescribed by Resolution No. 599 of the City of E1 Segundo respecting employees in the military service. Loved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that Earl F. Cartland, Departmental Relief - ist Class, be and he is hereby granted such vacation as he has earned to date as may be determined by his superior and the City Clerk and that his absence from duty by reason of his enlistment in the United States Coast Guard Reserves be consented to in accordance with the pro - visions of Resolution No. 599 of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. ' SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CAS COI-TANY, dated February 27th, 1942, being an application for a street excavation permit for the purpose of installing a gas main extension, --11 as set forth in said application, which is numbered 558. R 1 X Said application having been approved by the Street Superintendent, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman iyove, that Resolution No. 606., entitled: A RESOLUTION OF Tb2 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A TEN'PORARY REVOCABLE PERMIT TO SOUTIERN CALIFORNIA GAS COM7ANY TO INSTALL A CERTAIN PIPE LINE IN A CERTAIN PORTION OF CENTER STREET AND A CERTAIN PORTION OF MARIPOSA AVENUE, VIITHIN SAID CITY, which .aas read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. STEPHEN B. DOSS, dated February 2nd, 1942, recommending the construction of a community playground adjacent to the corner of Maple Avenue and Sheldon Street. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the communication be referred to Councilman Hesser for investigation and report, and that the Citv Clerk be directed to advise Mr. Doss of the action taken. Carried. EL SEGUNDO DEFENSE COUNCIL, dated February 27th, 1942, requesting the Council to take action to prohibit the parking of automobiles on the public streets of the City of E1 Segundo for extended periods at night, so as to minimize the hazards to emergency vehicles and their operators during blackouts. Upon the recommendation of Councilman Selby, the matter was referred to the Police Department for report as to those locations where there appear to be concentrations of parked automobiles. EL SEGUNDO LOCAL DEFENSE COUNCIL, dated March 4th, 1942, recommending the Council appropriate funds for the purchase of materials to blackout the building which will be used as an emergency hospital in event of a war incident, to acquire and install blackout lights on certain vehicles which may be used as ambulances and in other emergency service and to purchase four flashlights for one of the Defense Council Divisions. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the purchase of paint, nails, hardware and finish lumber; necessary automobile blackout driving lights and four flashlights, requested by E1 Segundo Local Defense Council, be authorized at a total cost of not to exceed X185.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. L2. and MRS. PETER E. BINDER, GEORGE and HELEN BINDER, an expression of appreciation for the sympatby shown by the members of the Council during their recent sorrow. Ordered filed. ORAL COLWUNICATIONS. Mr. Clarence A. Brown, residing at 318 Richmond Street, addressed the Council, requesting that the alley in Block 43 of the City of E1 Segundo be treated so as to allay the dust resulting from frequent use of the alley by motor vehicles. By general consent the matter.was - referred to Councilman Love. RE-PORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. The Chief of Police announced the revocations of the appointments of T. F. Ds:yer and K. D. Kirk as Special Police Officers of the City of E1 Segundo, effective February 25th, 1942. 45 The Chief of Police announced the appointments of Charles D. Coleman, R. D. Flannagan, R. E. Hicklin and B. Overstreet as Special Police Officers of the City of E1 Segundo and requested the Council's approval of the same.. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the appointments by the Chief of Police of the City of E1 Segundo of Charles D. Coleman, R. D. Flannagan, R. E. Hicklin and B. Overstreet as Special Police Officers of said City, be and the same are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. Carried. Councilman Hesser reported that the Fire Chief had requested that Fireman E. R. Peterson be raised to the rank of Captain and Firemen G. E. Todd and A. G. Blair be raised to the rank of Lieutenants; also that a Blake Valve and Fog Nozzle be purchased for the use of the Fire Department. Thereafter it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that effective March 5th, 1942, and until the further order of this Council, E. R. Peterson be advanced to the rank of Captain of the Fire Depart- ment of the City of E1 Segundo, and G. E. Todd and A. G. Blair be raised to the ranks of Lieutenants in said Fire Department, and-that after said date they be compensated for all services rendered El Segundo Fire Department in accordance with-the provisions of Resolution No. 589 of the City of E1 Segundo, establishing the rates of pay, etc. for municipal employees. Carried by the fo ;loviing vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the purchase of a Blake Four -Way Valve and a 1" Fog Nozzle for use of the El Segundo Fire Department, be and the same is hereby authorized, at a cost of not to exceed $125.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes:- Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. The City Clerk reported that responsive to a previous direction of the Council, he had requested the Adjutant General of the State of California to provide State Guards to guard the Water Department properties of the City of E1 Segundo; that pursuant thereto a Major in the State Guards visited the City of E1 Segundo and made a survey of the properties and stated that in his judgment guards would be furnished if the City was without funds to employ it's own guards and if the Sheriff's office of Los Angeles County would not furnish the service, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the following resolution be adopted: `lEiEREAS, since December 7th, 1941, the City of E1 Segundo has had to employ special guards to protect the properties of the Water Department of the City of E1 Segundo, so as to insure an ample, continuous supply of potable water to the defense industries, army forces and other residents of the City of E1 Segundo dependent thereon; AND, ,,`HEREAS, this unanticipated expense, together with other civil protection costs not contemplated when the budget of the City of E1 Segundo for the fiscal year 194 ; =42 was prepared in 1941, have increased-the cost of• government to such an extent that it appears that the City Treasury will be depleted long before new tax monies shall have been received and that there will not be'sufficient m:ney available to maintain the - ordinary and necessary functions of government untess some means of relief is discovered; N04i, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo be and he is hereby directed to address a communication to the Honorable Eugene•Biscailuz, Sheriff of the County of Los Angeles, Oalifornia, setting forth the facts relating to this matter, requesting that official to furnish guards for the protection of the fresh Q 47' water wells and treatment plant of the Water Department of the.City of El Segundo; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in event said Sheriff refuses to or is unable-to furnish such guards; that then said City Clerk likewise shall present the facts to the proper authorities of the California State-Guard, requesting that organization to furnish the necessary protection. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby m nd Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow.- The City Attorney reported receipt from the Railroad Commission of the State of California of its Decision No. 35069, in the matter of Application No. 24474, which he delivered'to•the City Clerk for presentation to the Council at the proper time. The City Attorney reported also having received from Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation a street deed, conveying certain real property to the City of El Segundo for public highway purposes, which he then delivered to•the City Clerk, together with -a form of resolution he recommended the Council adopt with reference to said :natter, these instruments to be presented to the Council at the proper time. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. At this time the City Clerk read to the Council Decision No. 35069, before the Railroad Commission of the State of California, respecting Application No: 244740 entitled: "In•the Matter of the Application of the City of El Segundo, California, for permission to construct a public highway over the right of way of The Atchison, Topeka and-Santa Fe Railway at Douglas Avenue, within said City ", which decision is a denial of the City's request for a modification of a prior order entered in said application with respect to the installation of automatic warning signals at the proposed Douglas Avenue crossing over The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company's right of way. Ordered filed. The deed of Interstate Aircraft anti Engineering Corporation and a form of 'resolution with relation thereto, were then presented to the Council for further action and by general consent, action thereon was deferred until the next regular meeting of the Council. PAYING BILLS: The following demands, 'having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: Water Works Fund I.'N. Sumner $95.00 Ruth Schlimme 48.75 R. T. Hutchins 50.00 Southern Calif. Gas Co. 2.39 Smith - Blair, Inc. 59.39 Lustra Corte. of Americas­ 33.92 Los Angeles Stamp & Stat. Co. 4.00 R. T. Hutchins 44.18 Hacker.Pipe & Supply Co..- 129.00 ' -.Grimes- Stassforth Stat. Co. 24.95 Fraser Cement Products Co. 41.20 Crane Co. 42.10 Addressing Machine & Acc. Co. 3.27 T@TAL $1099.62 Water works Fund Clifford Smith 76.•56 J. B. Smith 6,00 J. C. Osborne 75.00 J. F. Martin 21.00 J. A. Macdonald 75.00 J. J. Lind 75.00 R. Freese 63.66 F. L. Ford 28.00 E. L. Coddington 63.00 General Paint Corp. 14.28 Ditto, Inc. 4.02 Braun Corp. 19.95 T@TAL $1099.62 nnRlo- =r General Fund E1 Segundo Hardware $80.18 Los Angeles Stamp & Stat. Co. 24.75 Grimes - Stassforth Stat. Co. 7.31 Gibson Motor Parts, Inc. 16.97 American- LaFrance- Foarr�ite Corp. 37.39 Roach Chevrolet .35 E1 Segundo Hardware 51.97 N. Cordana 10.00 Economy Blue Print & Supply Co. 3.71 Advertiser Press, Ltd. 6.06 Industrial Stat. & Printing Co. 27.02 Grimes- Stassforth Stat. Co. 7.13 American Bitumuls Co. 59.38 H. Hoegee Co. 24.93 P. L. Yost & Sons 18.85 �M;aster Pest Control Co. 6.00 Apex Salvage Company 9.56 Blue Diamond Corporation 20.36 Crane Co. 128.35 Dorothy E. Wallace 31.20 Ladco Wholesale Electric Co. 49.60 Underwood Elliott Fisher Co-. 3.00 Ralph MT. Converse 25.00 American Legion Auxiliary 25.00 Suaerior Metal Trim Corp. 19.01 C. K. 'icConnell 5.70 Southern Calif. Edison Co. 5.04 Inglewood Humane Society 15.00 Air Reduction Sales Co. 2.33 Inglewood I,:otor Parts Co. 4.61 George Love 12.50 John A. Gerow 12.50 'ti. Cordano 36."5 H. A. Crowell 85.63 D. Fahland 66.00 J. Schlenker 87.75 G. Turney 80.10 J. Stanich 72.00 A. Siebken 75.00 C. Roncevich 65.00 J. Randall 75.00 S. B. Patterson 19.50 C. L. McIlwaine 95.00 F. Mack 73.20 n. R. Gunn 95.00 F. L. Gregory 77.50 F. L. Ford 30.00 Perry Campbell 65.00 dV. A. Callahan 51.55 D. Boyer 75.00 E1 Segundo Hardware Mi!s. Leora Rover Collector of Internal bars. Catherine Tracy Ralph Jamiesson Recreation Fund qp51.97 5.63 Revenue 5.86 4.50 24.00' TOTAL $91.96 K. S. Searles Wm. L. Owens Lee Maxwell M. H. McIntire F. Ingram C. C. Havens Alex Haddock R. Dietrich T. B. De Berry J. A. Cummings E. Cartland W. A. Callahan H. Burns F. Berkline F. M. Barnes 1. F. Allee Alice Hope E. Morgan Ruth Schlimme J. B. Catalano W. A. Elsterman R. T. Hutchins C. K. McConnell A. K. Tennis Bernard Lawler Clyde Woodworth Minta Curtzwiler Neva M. Elsey Victor D. McCarthy Wt. R. Selby Orest 0. Hesser Peter E. Binder J. M• Green H. A. Slater J. Harvey J. F. Clilson P. Thomason G. Schoening C. Russell D. Raynor M. Rahan A:. Painter J. F. Martin T. Kincaid E. J. Grow E. Elsen C. Dinwiddie K. E. Campbell J. Burgner TOTAL General Fund $85.00 97.50 96.25 108.33 75.00 97.50 85.00 75.53 107.25 102.50 65.63 33.32 96.80 86.09 94.44 97.50 30.00 82.50 16.25 95.00 90.00 100.00 6.50 75.00 100.00 62.50 60.00 92.50 125.00 12.50 12.50 12.50 30.00 100.00 100.00 75.00 54.00 77.50 65.60 65.00 65.00 67.22 37.51 36.00 95.00 65.60 75.00 65.00 68.49 '5441.57 Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the respective funds. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. Q 49 NEW BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, that the sum of X2000.0& be transferred from the General Fund of the City of E1 Segundo to the Library Fund of said City and the City Treasurer and the City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized to, effect such transfer and to cause appropriate record thereof to be made in their respective books of account. Carried by the following- vote:. Ayes: Councilmen Hesse .7, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. Councilman Love reported that as a- result of the washing down of its premises, the service station located at the Southwest corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Maple Avane causes large quantities of water to accumulate in Sepulveda Boulevard adjacent to said Maple Avenue, thereby creating a very undesirable condition which should be corrected in some manner, and following discussion it was agreed that Councilman Love and Mayor Binder would make an investigation and report at the next meeting of this Council. Mayor Binder at this time reported respecting his attendance with Mr. Dave Peterson and Mr. Frank Snow-of the Local Defense Council, at.a meeting held in the City Hall of the City of Los Angeles, Friday, February 27th, 1942, to discuss the allocation and distribution of defense equipment which will be issued by the office of Civilian Defense to cities with population of 10,000 or more; that the result of the discussions was unsatisfactory so far as small cities are concerned; that no hint could be given as to when or how or in what manner small cities will be treated with respect to steel helmets, gas masks and other essential defense equipment and that he believes that policemen, firemen and air raid wardens and fire watchers should be equipped with steel helmets at least.at the earliest possible time, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the purchase of steel helmets for use of persons engaged in the civilian protection activities of the.City of E1 Segundo at a cost of not to exceed :$600.00 be and the same is hereby authorized, the distribution of these helmets, after purchase, to be delegated to the Local Defense Council of the City of E1 Segundo. 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. Approved: Respectfully submitted, C it: C1 /'