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1951 DEC 12 CC MINEl Segundo, California December 12, 1951 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of E1 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. ROLL CALL Councilmen Present: Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Councilmen Absent: None. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 5th day of December, 1951, having been read, and no errors or amissions 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 This being the time and place fixed for the opening of bids for the $50,000 bonds of the City of E1 Segundo, California, designated Waterworks Bonds, Election 1945, Series 3, being bonds Nos. 51 to 100, inclusive, the following bids received pursuant to the notice of sale were publicly opened, examined and read: - Bank of America N. T. & S. A. bid par, accrued interest to date of delivery and a premium of $79.00.for bonds bearing an interest rate of 24% per annum, payable semiannually. Security -First National Bank of Los Angeles bid par, accrued interest to date of delivery and a premium of $531.00 for bonds bearing an interest rate of 2j% per annum, payable semiannually. Weeden & Co. bid par, accrued interest to date of delivery and a premium of $31.50 for bonds bearing an interest rate of 20 per annum, payable semiannually. John Nuveen & Co. bid par, accrued interest to date of delivery and a premium of $539.75 for bonds bearing an interest rate of 2j% per annum, payable semiannually. After considering the various bids, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Swanson, that Resolution No. 1204 entitled: „RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO AWARDING BONDS OF SAID CITY TO BEST BIDDER.", be adopted. 'Upon the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilmen Nones said Resolution No. 1204 was declared adopted. -1- U 6-7 U 676 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Written communications, received from the persons, firms or corporations hereinafter named, were read to the Council and were disposed of in the manner indicated, following reference to each hereinafter: DONALD R. SHORT, Director of Public Works, dated December 12, 1951, with which was transmitted a letter dated December 8, 1951 from Oswald Bros. Co. requesting an extension of time of 60 days in which to complete its contract for resurfacing of Lama Vista and other streets. The Director of Public Works, in his before - mentioned communication, recommended that said request be granted, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the communication from Donald R. Short, Director of Public Works, dated December 12, 1951, and the communication from Oswald Bros. Co., dated December 8, 1951, hereinabove referred to, be and the same are hereby received and ordered placed on file in the office of the City Clerk; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the recasmmendations made by said Donald R. Short, Director of Public Works, that said Oswald Bros. Co. be granted an extension of time of sixty days within which to complete the contract for resurfacing of Loma Vista and other streets, be and the same are hereby approved by this Council, and that the date for final completion of the contemplated work, without liquidated damages, be and the same is'hereby changed from December 5, 1951, to February 3, 1952. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and E. W. CANNELL, dated December 12, 1951, requesting that he be granted an additional 14 calendar days in which to complete . his con- tract for installation of certain water mains in Section 18, under Specificatiops No. W.B.- 48 -11. Accompanying the communication from Mr. CannelLwas a communication from R. G. Paulston, Engineer, dated December 12, 1951, recommending that E. W. Cannell be granted an additional extension of time of 14 calendar days in which to complete.his contract under Specifications No. W.B.- 48 -11, which extension of time, if granted, would place the final completion date for such work, without liquidated damages, as of December 12, 1951. In the before mentioned communication from R. G. Paulston, Engineer, he submitted Progress Payment Estimates Nos. 4 and 5 and certified that all work required under the contract with E. W. Cannellfor installation of Primary Distribution Mains in Section 18, under Specifications No. W.B.- 48 -11, had been completed on December 12, 1951 and recommended acceptance of said work. Moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the following resolution be adopted: -2- * See page 13 for resolution omitted here. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the report and recommendations of R. G. Paulston, Engineer, dated December 12, 1951, with reference to the completion of the contract with E. W. Cannell for the installation of Primary Distribution Mains in Section 18 under Specifications No. W.B.- 48 -11, be received and ordered placed on file in the office of the City Clerk, and hereby referred to and by this reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council, in com- pliance with the recommendations made in said report, does hereby accept, on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo, the work referred to therein, the date of completion of said work being the 12th day of December, 1951; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk of the City of El Segundo be and they are hereby authorized to execute the above mentioned Notice, and the City Clerk is hereby further authorized to file said Notice of Completion for record in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Los Angeles, within the time provided by law. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and W. F. MCCLARY and MRS. OKA MCCLARY; and VERLON E. BOYER, postal cards voicing opposition to the placing of one police officer only in prowl cars at night. Ordered filed. STEPHEN B. ROBINSON., Attorney at Law, dated December 10, 1951s advising that the District Court of Appeal has rendered its decision in the case of Glendale v. Chapman, in which case Mr. Robinson had heretofore filed a brief in behalf of E1 Segundo and fifteen other cities, and also advising that decision in the case had been made in favor of the City of Glendale. Accompar►ing said communication was a copy of the decision referred to. Ordered filed. FABIAN CONSTRUCTION CO., dated December 10, 1951, acknowledging receipt of copy of the City Council's resolution adopted at its meet- ing held December 5, 1951, in which resolution said Council commended Fabian Construction Co. for the manner in which it had prosecuted and completed the alteration work at the E1 Segundo City Hall. The com- munication from Fabian Construction Co. expressed appreciation to the Council for adopting such resolution and for the cooperation given it by the City Clerk and Director of Public Works during such alteration work. Ordered filed. R. C. KENNEDY, Secretary, California Highway Commission, State of California, dated December 4, 1951, acknowledging receipt of a certi- fied copy of resolution adopted by the City Council at its meeting held November 14, 1951, regarding the location of the proposed Ocean Parkway, and advising that said resolution will be brought to the attention of the Highway Commission at its regular December meeting. Ordered filed. STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, State of California, dated December 3, 1951, with which was transmitted a booklet entitled: -3- V i � „Digest of Sewerage Enabling Acts of the State of California",, which booklet the State Board had caused to be prepared to aid communities confronted with sewerage problems. Ordered filed. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, dated 5 December, 1951, advising that the 1952 dues for the City of E1 Segundo had been increased to the sum of $360.00 and setting forth the reasons which made the dues increase necessary. Ordered filed. D. W. COLFELT, Chief Sanitarian, Health Department, County of Los Angeles, dated December 7, 1951, advising of the past and present conditions existing at a certain dog kennel located at 1310 East Grand Avenue, El Segundo, which conditions are unsanitary and which the Health Department has, up to this time, been unable to have corrected by the owner, and further stating that the matter is being called to the attention of the Council at this time in event , it desires to take action at the time the license to operate said kennel expires. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the communication from D. W. Colfelt, Chief Sanitarian, County of Los Angeles Health Department, with respect to the dog kennel operated by Milton C. Wade at 1310 East Grand Avenue, be received and ordered placed on file in the office of the City Clerk; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and she is hereby authorized to notify said Health Officer that the Council notes the cc®mment made in his communication and will give the subject referred to therein consideration at the time the license comes before said Council for renewal, but that if, in the meantime, action is required in order to correct the unsanitary condition or a nuisance, the Council feels that said County Health Department should take any action which may be indicated. 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. MARVIN EARL NANCE, dated December 6, 1951; ALFRED LEE JOHNSON, dated November 28, 1951; and BILL S. BELL, undated, each being an application for employment by the City of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed. ORAL CCH MUN ICATIONS Mr. Jack Price addressed the Council, stating that he was the owner of certain property located at 409 Main Street, E1 Segundo; that wien the alley in the rear of his premises was recently graded and improved, it was left 18 inches below the property line, which makes it impossible for him to use his garage. Following discussion of the matter, the Mayor referred same to Public Works Commissioner Peterson and the Director of Public Works for investigation and report back to this Council at its next regular meeting to be held December 19, 1951. -4- Mr. Clinton Rowe addressed the Council, stating that he was constructing a building on his property at the southwest corner of Lama Vista Street and Franklin Avenue, being Lot 1, Block 16; that in 1947 he had constructed curbing along approximately one -half of said property on Franklin Avenue and that he now desired permission to construct curbing and sidewalk along the Loma Vista Street side of said lot and to complete the curb on the Franklin Avenue side; that he had been informed by the Director of Public Works that the Council had heretofore adopted a policy whereby piecemeal construction of curbs would no longer be looked upon with favor but that an entire block must be constructed at one time so that all curbing would be uniform; that he had contacted the other owners in said Block 16 and none of them were in position at this time to finance construction of such curbs, and he requested permission from the Council to construct sidewalks and curbs as hereinbefore mentioned. Discussion was had between Mr. Rowe, the Director of Public Works, and members of the City Council, and it appearing that he is confronted with a critical drainage problem unless such curbs are constructed, following such discussion it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that under the peculiar and unusual circumstances involved, the request of Clinton Rowe for permission to construct certain curbing and sidewalk in Lama Vista Street and Franklin Avenue, affecting Lot 1, Block 16, be referred to the Director of Public Works with power to act, it being understood, however, that the City will furnish grade stakes but that Mr. Rowe will bear all other expenses in connection with such construction work, said work to be done in accordance with City specifica- tions and grades and to the satisfaction of said Director of Public Works. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes :_ Councilmen Gordon, Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES Public Service Commissioner Swanson reported that pursuant to previous direction of the City Council he had caused certain Edison Company poles to be removed from the baseball grounds; that he has been advised that a baseball team has been formed and games will be started early in January; that the baseball grounds need conditioning and he feels that some member of the Council should be designated to handle the matter of such conditioning. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, that until the further order of .this Council, the matter of supervising the conditioning of the baseball grounds for hardball games be committed to the Commissioner of Public Service. Carried. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES The City Clerk reported as follows: 1. That beginning January 1, 1952, it will be necessary to bond police officers of the City of El Segundo, who will be required to -5- U 6. 9 IJ 680 transport moneys to the Municipal Court at Inglewood; that certain other employees of the City are presently bonded, and upon investi- gation she finds it would be more economical and to the best interest of the City to procure a blanket bond covering all employees required to handle money and who are not specifically required to be bonded by State law; that the premium for such blanket bond, with a coverage of $2,500.00, would be $129.17 for one year, or $322.92 for three years. Following the above report, it was moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, that the City Clerk be and she is hereby authorized to procure a public employees honesty blanket position bond in amount of $2,500.00, for a period of three years beginning January 1, 1952, the cost of such bond to be $322.92. Carried by the following vote: r Ayes: Councilmen Gordon,'Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilmen None. 2. That on the 6th day of July, 1951, Emanuel Jensen had furnished the City a Moving and Removal Bond to insure the satisfactory moving of a certain store building from 863 North Sepulveda Boulevard to 805 North Sepulveda Boulevard; that she is in receipt of a report from the Building Inspector advising that the removal of said building has been completed to his satisfaction and recommending exoneration of said bond. Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain IlMoving and Removal Bond ", dated the 6th day of July, 1951, with Emanuel Jensen as Principal, and The Travelers Indemnity Company as Surety, in the sum of $10000.00, be and the same is hereby exonerated from any liability accruing thereunder subsequent to this date, to wit: December 12, 1951. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilmen None. Director of Public Works Short stated that he had recently com- municated with the Division of Highways of the State of California, requesting authority to transfer $3,000.00 of amount heretofore allocated for the improvement of E1 Segundo Boulevard, from the Construction Fund for said improvement, to the Survey and Plans Fund, and that he has received approval from said Division of Highways to make such transfer. City Attorney Woodworth made reports as follow: 1. That pursuant to previous direction of the Council, he had prepared a Notice to Bidders on the collection and disposal of garbage and rubbish, which form of notice he thereupon read to the City Council. Following the reading thereof, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that a copy of that certain "Notice to Bidders on Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Rubbish ", 10 dated the 12th day of December, 1951, as presented to this Council at this meeting, be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes of identifi- cation and reference; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Council hereby approves the said form of notice and the contents thereof in each and every particular, and does hereby find and determine that the prevailing rates of per diem wages within said City set forth in said notice are the pre- vailing rates of wages for each of the respective pro- fessions, crafts, trades, callings and vocations therein mentioned or referred to, and that said rates are hereby fixed and established as, and shall constitute, the mini- mum rates of per diem wages to be paid in connection with the prosecution of the work under said notice; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that sealed bids be and the same are hereby invited under said notice, and that the City Clerk be and she is hereby authorized and instructed to cause said notice to be given and published in time, form and manner as required by law. 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. 2. That pursuant to request of the Building Inspector, made at the last regular meeting of the City Council, he had adapted the 1950 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code to the needs of the City of E1 Segundo, and he thereupon read to the Council form of ordinance which would have for its effect the adoption of said 1950 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code as adapted to the needs of the City of E1 Segundo._ _ Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that three full, complete copies of the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1950 Edition, adopted by Western Plumbing Officials Association at the 20th Annual Conference, October, 1949, as adapted for use in the City of El Segundo, California, and which.is printed as a Code in book form, be immediately placed on file in the office of the City Clerk in the City of E1 Segundo, California, open to and for public inspection, and for examination and use by the public. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Mayor Selby; Nobs.: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and The City Clerk thereupon reported that all of the above mentioned documents are on file in her office and open to public inspection. Councilman Swanson thereupon introduced Ordinance No. 398, entitled: MA U 6s t. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULA- TIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT OF PLUMBING WITHIN SAID CITY, BY ADOPTING A CERTAIN CODE DESIGNATED THEREIN AS THE "UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE", 1950 EDITION, RELATING TO SUCH SUBJECT, PRINTED IN BOOK FORM AND FILED AS PROVIDED BY LAW IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF SAID CITY AND IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF., which was read. 3. As requested by Councilman Thompson, he had had a confer- ence with Mr. Roger B. Everly, Superintendent E1 Segundo Unified School District, and with Mr. Wilho Martin, Business Manager of said School District, respecting the terms of a certain proposed agreement between said School District and the City of E1 Segundo for the handling of certain plunge activities. He thereupon read to the Council various items which said persons had indicated the School District desired to have incorpor- ated in any such agreement, and following discussion, by general consent, the matter was referred to Councilman Thompson, for con- ference with members of the Recreation Ccamnission for the purpose of clarifying certain of said items, and following such conference to make report thereon to this Council. 4. That Director of Public Works Short had recently received from North American Aviation, Inc., a certain "Grant of Easement Agreement",'covering certain property in the northeast 1/4 of Section 7, E1 Segundo,.which easement is necessary because of a change in location of water lines made by said North American Aviation, Inc. The City Attorney stated that the description of the property involved had been checked by the Director of Public Works and had been found correct, and he had approved, as to form, said "Grant of Easemer%t_,Agreement ", whereupon it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Council a certain "Grant of Easement Agreement ", dated the 29th day of October, 1951, executed by North American Aviation, Inc. a Delaware corporation, granting to the City of E1 Segundo, a California municipal corporation, an easement and right-of-way for the location, installation, construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance, and use by said Grantee of a pipe line, together with its necessary pipe fittings and appurtenances, for the transportation of water in and under the following described parcel of real property situated in the City of El Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, to wit: A parcel of land 20.00 feet in width, being a portion of the northeast 1/4 of Section 79 Township 3 South, Range 14 West, S.B.B.M., Rancho Sausal Redondo, in the City of E1 Segundo, California, as more particu- larly set forth in said easement, upon certain terms and conditions therein set forth; and WHEREAS, this Council has examined said document and the City Attorney has approved the same as to form, and the City Council is satisfied therewith; -8- NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, does hereby approve the said form of easement and accept the same on behalf of the said City; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and she is hereby authorized and directed to cause said instrument to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Los Angeles, State of California. 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. 5. That Santa Fe Land Improvement Company had presented a form of easement wherein said Company grants to the City of E1 Segundo an easement for water line purposes over a certain portion of the northeast Quarter of Section 7; that the description of the property involved had been approved by the Director of Public Works, and that he had approved said easement as to form. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Council- man Peterson, that the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Council a certain I►EASEMENT". dated the 29th day of October, 1951, executed by Santa Fe Land Improvement Company, a Cali- fornia corporation, granting to the City of El Segundo a right of way easement for the construction, maintenance, operation, inspection, repair and reconstruction of a water pipe line through, under and across two parcels of land situate in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, to wit: Portions of the Northeast Quarter of Section 7, Township 3 South, Range 14 West, in the Rancho Sausal Redondo, as more particularly set forth in said easement, upon certain terms and conditions therein set forth; and WHEREAS, this Council has examined said document and the City Attorney has approved the same as to form, and the City Council is satisfied therewith; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, does hereby approve the said form of easement and does hereby accept the same on behalf of the said City; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and she is hereby authorized and directed to cause said instrument to be recorded in the office of the.County Re- corder of the County of Los Angeles. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and IJ 634 UNFINISHED BUSINESS The matter of the dedication to the County of Los Angeles of a ten foot parcel of property owned by the City of E1 Segundo, on the westerly side of Aviation Boulevard, was discussed by the Council, following which, by general consent, the City Engineer was directed to prepare a boundary line description of said property, together with a map thereof so that same may be forwarded to the Board of Super- visors, of the County of Los Angeles, in due course. The City Clerk at this time presented and read the title of Ordinance No. 397, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 313 (THE TRAFFIC ORDINANCE) OF SAID CITY, BY AMENDING SUBDIVISION ++(k)" OF SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE XIV; BY ADDING TWO NEW SUBDI- VISIONS TO BE DESIGNATED AS »(z)n and n(z.l)n, RESPECTIVELY, TO SAID SECTION 1 OF SAID ARTICLE XIV; AND BY ADDING THREE NEW SUBDIVISIONS TO BE DESIGNATED AS 11(e)n, 11(f)n, AND n(g)n, RESPECTIVELY, TO SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE XVIII, OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 313, AS AMENDED., which was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 5th day of December, 1951. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, that the further reading of Ordinance No. 397 be waived. Said motion car- ried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and 11 Moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, that Ordinance No. 397, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 313 (THE TRAFFIC ORDINANCE) OF SAID CITY, BY AMENDING SUBDIVISION n(k)" OF SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE XIV; BY ADDING TWO NEW SUBDI- VISIONS TO BE DESIGNATED AS n(z)„ and tf(z.l)", RESPECTIVELY, TO SAID SECTION 1 OF SAID ARTICLE XIV; AND BYAADDING THREE NEW SUBDIVISIONS TO BE DESIGNATED AS ^(e)", n(f)n AND n(g) ", RESPECTIVELY, TO SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE XVIII, OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 3139 AS AMENDED., which was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 5th day of December, 1951, and reread at this meetingy be adopted. On roll call, said motion carried and said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Mayor Selby;_ Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and -10- t PAYING BILLS The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: General Fund The Todd Company 188.8 Technical Book Company 1.95 Building Code Publishing Co. 7.9E Clyde C. Lehigh 176.00 F & F Radio & Appliance Co. 9.89 Smith Emery Co. 55.00 City of E1 Segundo Water Dept. 90.89 John F. Bender 222.80 Leiland A. Irish, Inc. 76.74 Thompson Auto Service 12.83 Giles Lumber Co. 1.70 California Chamois & Sponge Co. 27.81 Westinghouse Electric Co. 18.65 Abalone Venetian Blind Mfg. Co. 97.11 The E1 Segundo Press 29.87 Segners 5 & 10 Cent Store 8.29 Sallard & Son Furniture Shop 60.00 Fabian Construction Co. 607.17 Industrial Sta. & Printing 5.46 Ira E. Escobar 18.68 So. California Gas Company 6.30 Lawrence R. McNulty 1.50 Century Oil Co. 506.00 U 685 General Fund William R. Groger 4.00 Neva M. E1sey,City Clerk 24.58 Bancroft Whitney Co. 45.32 E1 Segundo Hardware 14.92 Southern Cal. Edison Co. 24.65 Geo, M. Sutton 20.62 Oswald Bros. Co. 5.83 TOTAL $2071.40 Pension Fund State Employees' Retirement System 375.25 TOTAL 9 375.25 Water Works Fund City of El Segundo, California 7.000.00 TOTAL 7,000.00 Water Works Bond Election 1948, Construction Fund E. W. Cannell .6 $ 997.67 �. 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: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Mayor Selby: Noes .-_ Councilmen None; Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and NEW BUSINESS Public Service Commissioner Swanson initiated discussion respecting a certain drainage problem in the alley westerly of Richmond Street and between Grand Avenue and Franklin Avenue. It appearing from the dis- cussion that storm watery accumulatesin front of certain garages fronted on said alley and there is danger of such storm water entering a dwelling immediately north of said garages, by general consent, the Director of - Public Works was authorized to contact the owners of the garages and of the dwelling involved to ascertain if said owners would be willing to bear the expense of correcting said drainage problem in order to alleviate said condition. Mayor Selby requested permission to absent himself from meetings of the City Council, to leave the State of California and the United States of America from December 22, 1951 to January 1, 1952, both dates inclusive. Moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that Mayor William R. Selby be and he is hereby granted permission to absent himself between the dates December 220 1951 to January 1, 1952, both dates inclusive, from the State of California and the United States of America; and 13i1! U 666 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said Mayor Selby be requested to sign and file with the City Clerk a waiver of any notice of any kind whatsoever of any special meet- ings of the City Council, which may be called by the Mayor pro tem or any three members of said Council, during the period of said leave hereinbefore granted. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Councilman Gordon requested permission to absent himself from meetings of the City Council, to leave the State of California and the United States of America from December 22, 1951 to January 3, 1952, both dates inclusive. Moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that Councilman George E. Gordon, Jr. be and he is hereby granted permission to absent himself between the dates December 22, 1951 to January 3, 19529 both dates inclusive, from the State of California and the United States of America; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said Councilman be re- quested to sign and file with the City Clerk a waiver of any notice of any kind whatsoever of any special meetings of the City Council, which may be called by the Mayor or any three members of said Council, during the period of said leave hereinbefore granted. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: - -. . Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Approved: Mayor -12- Respectfully submitted, Neva M. Elsey, City C1,1-1, * (Resolution omitted from bottom of page U676 follows): RESOLVED, that the communication from E. W. Cannell, dated December 12, 1951, and the communication from R. G. Paulston, Engineer, dated December 12, 1951, hereinabove referred to, be and the same are hereby received and ordered placed on file in the office of the City Clerk: and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the recommendations made by said R. G. Paulston, Engineer, that said E. W. Cannell be granted an extension of time of 14 calendar days within which to complete the contract for installation of Primary Distribution Mains in Section 18, under Specifications No. W.B.- 48 -11, be and the same are hereby approved by this Council, and that the date for final completion of the contemplated work, without liquidated damages, be and the same is hereby changed from November 28, 1951, to December 12, 1951. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby; Nees: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilmen None. -13- 1 U 6S'74