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El Segundo, California.
November 8, 1950.
A regular meeting of the. City Council of the City of El Segundo,
California, was held in the Council Chamber in the City Hall of said
City, on the above date, having been called to order at 7:00 o'clock
P. M. by William R. Selby, Mayor.
Councilmen Present:
Councilmen Absent:
ROLL CALL.
Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and
Mayor Selby.
None.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING.
The minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council held on
the lst day of November, 1950, having been read, without error or
omission having been noted, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded
by Councilman Gordon, the minutes of said meeting be approved as
recorded. Carried.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The Mayor announced that this was the time and place heretofore
fixed by the City Council for presentation of the report of the Engineer
on the protests, both oral and written, presented and filed at the
hearing held on October 18, 1950, respecting the proposed improvement
of Pepper and other streets, in the City of E1 Segundo.
Engineer A. S. Monroe thereupon filed 11;s said report with the
City Clerk, which report said Clerk read to the Council, and which
was in words and figures as follows:
"November 8, 1950
Honorable City Council
E1 Segundo
California
Gentlemen:
At the hearing, October 18, 1950, on the Engineer's
Investigation Report for the improvement of Pepper Street
and other streets, several protests, both written and oral,
were presented to your Honorable Body, voicing various object-
ions to the project, and said hearing was regularly continued
to the hour of seven o'clock P. M., November 8, 1950; in the
meantime, all protests were referred to your Engineer for
checking and report at such continued hearing. Therefore, I
wish to present for your consideration the following report
on such protests:
The total area of the proposed assessment
district, exclusive of streets and alleys,
is - 1,893,247 square feet;
The total area represented by oral and written
protests filed with the City Clerk up to the
time set for hearing, is - 773,786 aquare feet;
The total area represented by said protests
is equal to 40.81 per cent of the total area
of the proposed assessment district.
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In checking the said protests, Mr. McCarthy and I gave
every consideration to the protests filed, even assuming
that some of the signers were either contract owners or
that the property had changed hands and did not appear of
record in the County Assessor's office as to ownership.
Numerous duplications appeared in protests which naturally
were counted only once on any particular parcel of property.
I trust that the above information will be of some
benefit to your Honorable Body in arriving at your decision
as to the feasibility of the project.
ASM /rh
Respectfully submitted,
A. S. Monroe."
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After discussion by members of the City Council and consideration
of the foregoing report made by the Engineer with respect to the percentages
represented by the protests filed, the Council deemed it advisable that
no further proeeedings should be taken in connection with the proposed
improvement of Pepper Street and other streets, whereupon it was moved by
Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that the proceedings
to date, with respect to the proposed improvement of Pepper Street and
other streets, be and the same are hereby abandoned. On roll call, said
motion was carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon,
Mayor Selby.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and
WRITTEN COMMUMCATI&S.
Written communications, received from the persons, firms or
corporations hereinafter named, were read to'the City Council and were
disposed of in the manner indicated, following reference to each herein-
after:
JAMES C. BEASLEY and DOROTHY H. BEASLEY, undated, requesting that
a quitclaim deed be issued to them by the City of E1 Segundo, covering
said City's interest in an easement to certain water pipe lines and
appurtenances, across Lot 4, Tract 9449, in the City of El Segundo.
Following the reading of the foregoing mentioned communication,
it was moved.by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the
following resolution be adopted:
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo,
California, has received a communication in words and
figures as follows:
"E1 Segundo City Clerk
E1 Segundo City Hall
E1 Segundo, Calif.
Dear Sir:
This is a request that a quit claim deed be granted
the undersigned on easements for pipe lines and appurtenances
thereto, running through, across or located upon said land
and other property, as granted to the Arena Water Company,
by deed recorded in Book 5505, page 294 of deeds.
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Lot 4 of Tract 9469, in the City of El Segundo, as
per map recorded in Book 133, page 73 of Maps, in the
office of the County Recorder of said county.
James C. Beasley
229 West Sycamore Dorothy H. Beasley.";
AND, WHEREAS, this Council has investigated the subject
referred to in the said communication and feels that with
reference to the particular property described in said com-
munication, the action hereinafter taken is indicated;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL
SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, does hereby resolve,.declare, de-
termine and order as follows:
First: That said Council hereby finds and determines
that the easement referred to in said communication and
which is hereinafter described, is no longer needed by the
City of El Segundo, and therefore that the City may properly
quitclaim said particular easement over said particular
property.
Second: That the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are
hereby authorized and instructed to execute a quitclaim
deed from the City of El Segundo and in its name, quitclaiming
to James C. Beasley and Dorothy H. Beasley, husband and wife,
as joint tenants, so far as the same affects Lot 4, of
Tract 9469, in the City of E1 Segundo, as per map recorded
in Book 133, page 73 of Maps, in the office of the County
Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, that certain
easement over said above desdribed property (only) for
pipe lines and appurtenances, as reserved to Arena Water
Company in a deed from Los Angeles Trust and Savings Bank,
a Corporation, recorded in Book 5505, page 294, of Official
Records of Los Angeles County, California (of which said
easement the City of El Segundo, by mesne assignment, of
record, is now the owner).
Third: That the City Clerk be and he is hereby
authorized to make delivery of said quitclaim deed to
said grantee upon the payment to the City of E1 Segundo
of the sum of $5.00, which the Council hereby finds and
determines to be the reasonable amount to be paid to said
City as the consideration of said deed.
Fourth: That nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued as constituting any precedent in the premises with
reference to the release of the easement above referred
to as affecting any other property or properties within
said City, as the City Council reserves the right to con-
sider each application for a release of such general
easement as it applies to any particular property at the
time that such respective applications for such releases
may be presented to said Council.
On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and ,
Mayor Selby.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
LIPPINCOTT AND ROWE, dated November 6, 1950, being report and
recommendation with respect to bids received by this Council on November 1,
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1950, for installation of certain primary distribution mains in portions
of Section 7, in the City of E1 Segundo, which said bids were, on said
date, referred to Lippincott and Rowe for analysis and recommendation.
Said communication stated that the firms analysis of said bids indicated the bid of
Sam B. Pearce to be the lowest bid received on said work and recommended
the contract be awarded to Mrl Pearce.
It was thereupon moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman
Peterson, that Resolution No. 1114, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AWARDING TO SAM B.
PEARCE THE CONTRACT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF
PRIMARY DISTRIBUTION MAINS IN SECTION 7 OF
SAID CITY, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY OF EL
SEGUNDO SPECIFICATIONS NO. W.B. -48 -9,
which was read, be adopted. On roll call, said motion carried and said
resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and
Mayor Selby.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DIVISION, LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, dated
November 6, 1950, being notice of its regular meeting to be held in the
City of E1 Monte, on Thursday, November 16th, 1950, at which meeting the
subject of "County Sanitation Districts Roll and Refuse Collection and
Disposal" will be discussed.
Mayor Selby, feeling that said subject is one in which the City of
E1 Segundo is vitally interested, requested that Director of Public Works
Short and Street Superintendent Gunn attend said meeting, together with
any members of the City Council who may be ab16 to do so. Councilmen
Gordon and Peterson indicated they would attend said meeting, and the City
Clerk, by general consent, was directed to make the necessary reservations.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The hour of 7:30 o'clock P. M. at this meeting, having heretofore
been fixed as the time and place for hearing on the order to Jasper L.
Gioia, dba Yellow Cab Company of Hawthorne, to show cause why permit
heretofore issued to him for the operation of a taxicab business within
the City of El Segundo should not be revoked by the City Council, and said
hour having arrived, the Mayor inquired whether or not Mr. Gioia or his
representative was present in the Council Chamber.
Neither Mr. Gioia or his representative appearing to be present
in the Council Chamber, the following testimony was given by City Coordinator
McCarthy and Councilman Swanson:
City Coordinator McCarthy stated that notice, in regular form, of
the hearing, had been served on Mr. Gioia on the 2nd day of November, 1950
by Officer Maxwell of E1 Segundo Police Department; that Mr. Gioia had not
complied with promises and representations made by him at the time the
Council granted him a permit to operate a taxicab business in the City of
El Segundo, at which time he stated he would maintain a taxicab in said
City twenty -four hours per day; that citizens of the City had complained
they were unable to secure a taxicab from Mr. Gioia when needed; that when .
one was furnished, it had to come to E1 Segundo from Hawthorne, and a
service charge was made therefor, which was in direct contradiction to
statements made by Mr. Gioia that no such service charge would be made.
Councilman Swanson testified that Mr. Gioia had promised to maintain
a twenty -four hour service in the City of El Segundo, which was done for a
short time only; that thereafter citizens had complained to him they were
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unable to secure taxicab service from Mr. Gioia when needed, and that
if a taxicab was sent to E1 Segundo at their request, it entailed a long
wait for same.
Following the hearing of the foregoing testimony, it was moved
by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the following
resolution be adopted:
WHEREAS, this Council has heretofore caused to
be served on Jasper L. Gioia, dba Yellow Cab Company
of Hawthorne, an order to show cause before this Council,
at its regular meeting of November 8, 1950,'why his
permit to operate a taxicab business in the City of E1
Segundo should not be revoked;
AND, WHEREAS, said order to show cause was duly and
regularly served upon the said permittee on the grid day
of November, 1950;
AND WHEREAS, the time appointed for said hearing has-
now arrived and said permittee has not seen fit to
respond to said order to show cause or furnished any
excuse-for not doing so;
AND, WHEREAS, testimony before this Council in said
matter, in the opinion of this Council, shows that the
action hereinafter taken should be taken;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE.CITY OF EL
SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, does resolve and order as follows:
First: That the permit to operate a taxicab business
in the City of E1 Segundo, heretofore issued to Jasper L.
Gioia, dba Yellow Cab Company of Hawthorne, pursuant to
resolution of the City Council of said City, granting
the same, adopted on the 6th day of October, 1948, shall
be and the same is hereby revoked and annulled, for the
following reasons, to wit:
(a) That said permittee has not maintained a
twenty -four hour service in the City of
E1 Segundo as promised; and
(b) That the said permittee has rendered very
unsatisfactory taxicab service to the
citizens of the City of El Segundo; and
(c) That the charges made by permittee for taxi-
cab service rendered to citizens of the City
of E1 Segundo have been in excess of that
indicated by him at the time permit was issued.
Second: That this resolution and the revocation of permit
therein set forth shall take effect immediately.
Third: That the City Clerk is hereby instructed to
serve, or cause to be served, a certified copy of this
resolution on said permittee, as notice of the revocation
of said permit.
On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon,
Mayor Selby.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
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Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and
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WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - CONTINUED.
A communication, dated October 31, 1950, signed "El Segundo
Citizens interested in fairness to everyone", respecting alleged violations
of the dog leash law, and requesting that the City Council, as representa-
tives of the people, take the necessary steps to have the matter corrected.
The City Coordinator stated he had discussed the matter with
Chief of Police DeBerry, who states that the Southern California Humane
Society, which performs dog pound service for the City of E1 Segundo,
has agreed to place one man one day per week in this City for the purpose of
enforcing the leash law.
None.
None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
City Coordinator McCarthy reported as follows:
1. Read to the Council the written report of T. B. DeBerry,
Chief of Police, respecting a two weeks service training course, recently
conducted in the City of El Segundo by the F. B. I. for officers of El
Segundo Police Department.
2. That Mr. Henry Claman, owner of Lots 281 to 287, inclusive,
in Block 123, and the owner of Lots 262 to 268, incl. in the same block,
have indicated a desire to dedicate necessary portions of said lots to the
City of E1 Segundo for public street purposes. `.
It appearing to the Council that the opening of said property
for public street purposes id desirable, it was moved by Councilman Peterson,
seconded by Councilman Gordon, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to procure, from a reputable title company, a
preliminary title report, showing record owners of said property so to be
dedicated, and thereafter the Director of Public Works shall furnish to
the City Attorney the necessary data for use in preparation of deeds,
conveying said property to the City of E1 Segundo, which deeds said City
Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be prepared.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and
Mayor Selby.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
3. That the Central Check Cashing Company has applied to the
Street Superintendent for a permit to cross the sidewalk and curb at 129
Richmond Street, El Segundo, for the purpose of placing a truck on said
property, to be used as a check cashing center; that the Street Superintendent
is reluctant to grant such permit, inasmuch as the truck so to be placed is
an armored truck, of heavy weight, that it will necessitate said Company
constructing a ramp, which will have to be placed and removed once each week,
or as often as the truck is placed on said property.
Discussion of the subject indicated that there is vacant property
immediately to the north of 129 Richmond Street, to which said Company would
have access from the alley, and thus obviate the necessity of crossing the
sidewalk with its truck, and which property said Company might be able to
acquire for its purpose. By general consent, the City Coordinator was
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directed to convey this information to said Central Check Cashing Company,
with the request that it contact the owner of the last mentioned property,
with the view of securing said property for its use.
4. That he had this date talked with a representative of
the Western Oil and Gas Division, with respect to conditions and provisions
set forth in a proposed oil well drilling ordinance, as recommended by
the City Planning Commission of the City of E1 Segundo; that he was advised
said Division had appointed a committee, which would meet on November
9th, to discuss the matter, and that following such meeting the City would
be advised of said Committee's findings. Thereupon, by general consent,
consideration of the proposed oil well drilling ordinance was taken
under advisement by the Council until its next regular meeting, to be
held on November 15th, 1950.
5. That the Chief of Police
Willie Edward Reed and Alvin Lou Mengle as
City of El Segundo, and the appointment of
regular Police Officer of said City, which
City Council to approve.
reported his appointment of
Special Police Officers of the
Donald Allen Waddell as a
appointments he requested the
Moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Peterson,
the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the appointments, by the Chief of
Police of the City of El Segundo, of Willie Edward
Reed and Alvin Lou Mengle, as Special Police Officers
of the City of El Segundo, be and the same are hereby
ratified, approved and confirmed;
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the appointment,
by said Chief of Police, of Donald Allen Waddell, as a
Desk Officer, 1st year of service, in the Police
Department of the City of El Segundo, :said appointment
effective as of on November 6th, 1950; be and the same
is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.
On roll call, the foregoing resolution wqs adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and
Mayor Selby.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
Director of Public Works Short recommended that certain changes
be made in the present Plumbing Code of the City of E1 Segundo, which
changes he explained to the City Council. The Council being in accord
with Mr. Shortts recommendations, by general consent he weds directed to
furnish the necessary data to the City Attorney to accomplish preparation
of desired amendment to the Plumbing Code, and the City Attorney, upon
receipt of such information, to prepare and present to this Council, for
its action thereon, said amending ordinance.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson,
that the sum of $500.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated from the
General Fund of the City of E1 Segundo, for the purchase of Christmas
street decorations, the purchase of such decorations to be under the
supervision of Councilman Swanson. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and
Mayor Selby.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
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PAYING BILLS.
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on
Finance and Records, were read:
Water Works F
Fund
State Employees? Ret. System 9
94.17 S
Southern Cal. Edison Co.
Standard Marine Paint Co. 6
66.57 S
Southern Cal. Edison Co.
Industrial Stat. & Printing Co. 9.71 D
Dept. of Traffic Engr.
Mefford Chemical Co. 3
318.68 P
Pacific Electric Ry. Co.
E1 Segundo Herald 1
16.47 M
Master Pest Control Inc.
Kimball Elevator Co. Ltd. 9
9.20 T
Title Ins. and Trust Co.
Addressograph Sales & Service A
Ag. 3..24 W
Wm. R. Selby
City of E1 Segundo 4
41.30 R
Rita Milligan, Matron
Carl Wilson 4
43.87 H
H & H Fountain and Grill
City of E1 Segundo, Cal. 10,000.00 E
Department of Education
Crane Co. 1
143.54 R
Rawlins, Bros. Inc.
Water Works Bond Elect. 1948 O
Oswald Bros.
Construction Fund 4
4.57 P
Pacific Clay Products
Donald R. Short, Petty Cash 2
24.76 S
Socony Paint Products Co.
E1 Segundo Herald 6
69.00 G
G. B. Taylor
Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 6
66.20 L
Leiland A. Irish, Inc.
Minta Curtzwiler, " it 6
6.25 C
C. V. Baird Auto Supply
Minta Curtzwiler, Secretary G
Gillig Bros. Garake
E1 Segundo City Group 1
16.60 d
dentinela Glass Co.
State Employees' Ret. System 9
94.65 M
Milliken Chevrolet
Pay Roll Demand No. 14286 to J
J. P. Hansen & Son
14288, Incl. 9
981.23 G
Gibson Motor Parts
TOTAL .112 262 •
ervice Co.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Water Works Bond Snap On Tools Corp.
Election 1948, Con- New Pacific Lumber Co.
struction Fund Industrial q+ n+ P. P
City of E1 Segundo,.Cal. 104.16
El Segundo Herald 143.18
John F. Bender 3.50
Barclay Surveying Co. 30.00
Jeffries Banknote Co. 165.83
Southwest Builder & Contractor 9.30
City of E1 Segundo Water Dept. 5.86
Daily Construction Service 13.00
TOTAL -227 49
a . rg. Co.
E1 Segundo Hardware
Bob's Cleaners
Inglewood Book & Stat. Co.
Pacific Area Pipe & Supply
Interstate Rubber Products
Smith Finery Co.
The Lighthouse, Inc.
Fred L. Carter Co.
John D M
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General Fund
$24.65-
1332.97
28.75
3.58
9.50
51.30
4.70
17.63
1.20
5.77
26.58
6.30
12.07
35.83
19.00
30.24
282.37
19.21
7.11
10.58
14.1,2
1.15
19.81
27.00
33.94
2.11
22.58
8.20
15.14
1.50
9.32
Co. 9.14
Co. 63.64
5.00
113.22
11.99
12.00
5.54
1823-32
2163.68
1424.63
1131.11
1389.31
92.80
837.04
18.75
• eschuk, M. D.
Inglewood Mercantile Co.
Recreation Fund Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas.
W. H. Collins $21.80 Minta Curtzwiler, rr rr
Kit Kraft 24.51 Minta Curtzwiler, rr rr
Cline- Stewart Co. 65.33 Minta Curtzwiler, rr it
Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 511.28 Minta Curtzwiler, rr it
Minta Curtzwiler, rr it 63.35 Minta Curtzwiler, rr it
Minta Curtzwiler, Secretary Minta Curtzwiler, rr it
El Segundo Group 8.30 Minta Curtzwiler, rr rr
State Em toe t
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s e . ,ystem 38.90 Minta Curtzwiler, Secretary
Hospital Service of So. Cal. 3.80 El Segundo City Group 49.80
TOTAL $737.27 State Employees' Ret. System 855.42
TOTAL $12090.60
Pension Fund
State Employees' Ret.-System 1759.37
TOTAL $759-37
Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the
demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the respective
funds covering the same. Carried by the following vote:
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s e . ,ystem 38.90 Minta Curtzwiler, Secretary
Hospital Service of So. Cal. 3.80 El Segundo City Group 49.80
TOTAL $737.27 State Employees' Ret. System 855.42
TOTAL $12090.60
Pension Fund
State Employees' Ret.-System 1759.37
TOTAL $759-37
Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the
demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the respective
funds covering the same. Carried by the following vote:
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Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and
Mayor Selby.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilmen None.
NEW BUSINESS.
None.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting,
it was moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Swanson,
the meeting adjourn. Carried.
Respectful y submitted,
Approved:
City Cle
Mayor.
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