CC RESOLUTION 341RESOLUTION NO. 341.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING
TO WILLIAM C. MCDUFFIE, AS RECEIVER OF
RICHFIELD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, A
PERMIT FOR THAT CERTAIN OIL WELL IN SAID
CITY DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS "RICHFIELD
EL SEGUNDO NO. 1 ".
WHEREAS, application has been made to the City
of E1 Segundo, California, by William C. MoDuffie, as
Receiver of Richfield Oil Company of California, a Corpora-
tion, for a permit for that certain oil well within said
city, hereinafter referred to;
AND, WHEREAS, after consideration of the said
application, the City Council of said City, is disposed
to grant same, subject to the terms and conditions, re-
gulations an& requirements hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
E1 Segundo, California, does resolve, deolsre and determine
as follove:
SECTION 1. That William C. MoDuffie, as Receiver
of Richfield Oil Company of California, is hereby licensed
and permitted to erect one derrick for the purpose of
drilling for oil, gas and/or other hydrocarbon eubetances,
and also to install and operate the necessary drilling
equipment therein for the purpose of drilling a well for
oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances, and also to
install an& operate the necessary machinery and equipment
for operating the said well.
SECTION 2. That said license or permit shall be
subject to all of the terms and conditions, requirements
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and regulations set forth in the following tom of
permit issued to the said licensee. The said form of
permit is as follows:
" P E R M I T
"THIS IS TO CERTIFY that WILLIAM C. MC DUFFIE,
as Receiver of RICHFIELD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA,
under date of August 6, 1936, by the Legislative body of
the City of El Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of
California, was granted permission to erect one derrick
for the purpose of drilling for oil, gas and/or other
hydrocarbon substances, and also to install and operate
the necessary drilling equipment therein for the purpose
of drilling a well for oil, gas or other hydrocarbon
substances, and also to install and operate the necessary
machinery and equipment for operating the said well upon
the following express terms and conditions, eaeh and
every one of which must be observed and performed promptly
by the licensee (whenever the same become applicable) in
order to keep this permit in full and continuing force anal
offset.
Said terffis and conditions are as follows:
First: Said derrick and its appurtenant
struotures shall be erected on the following described
real property located in the City of E1 Segundo, County
of Los Angeles, State of California, to -wit:
The South one -half of the Northeast one-
quarter of Section 18, Township 3 South,
Range 14 West, S.B,B. & M., in the City
of El Segundo, County of Los Angeles,
State of California, the center of said
derrick to be located 330 feet East of mad
330 feet South of the Northwest comer of
send property,
and the said well shall be known and is hereby designated
as "Richfield El Segundo No. 111.
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,Second: Said Lioersee shall pay to the
City of El Segundo, Calif ornia, the full amount of any
license fee which may now or hereafter be reasonably
required under the ordinances or laws of said City,
or regulations of the legislative body thereof, and
which applies to or has reference to any such derrick
or well, and which said license fee, if and when pro-
vided for, must continue to be paid as long as drilling
operations, drilling, mining, pumping or other operations
in and about said derrick or well continue, including
the production therefrom of oil, gas or other hydro-
carbon substance from a flowing well, and as long as
such derrick remains standing, and the same shall be
promptly paid as the same becomes due and payable to
said City. No fee or license fee paid, or any part
thereof, shall be refunded.
Third: Said derrick and/or any appurtenant
structure shall not be ereoted nearer than ten feet to
'the nearest property line of any public street, avenue
or highway, or nearer than twenty -five feet to any exist-
ing dwelling, except upon the written permission of the
owner of such dwelling duly signed and filed with the
building inspector of said City.
Fourth: Licensee agrees to furnish as drill-
ing progresses, a full, true and correct copy of the
log of said well for the use of said City in ascertaining
the possibilities for a municipal water supply within
the district, to a depth of not to exceed one thousand
feet, and thereafter said licensee shall, if requested,
notify said City of any water strata encountered and
recorded by him, as the Receiver above named, and the
depth thereof.
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Fifth: The said Licensee shall, on request
of the legislative bolt' of said City, route all heavy
materials and heavy loads of materials brought to or from
said well, over such streets as the said legislative body
may direct; provided, however, that such streets shall
be appropriately posted, at the expense of such City.
Sixth: That no abandoned oil derrick or derricks
used in connection with each well will be allowed to remain
upon the premises where same is located for a longer period
than ninety days after such abandonment.
Seventh: That upon abandonment of any well
drilled under this permit, the same shall be filled or
plugged according to good mining practice, the derrick
removed and the premises cleaned up and restored as nearly
as possible to their condition as they existed at the time
of the granting of this permit.
Eighth: That the said licensee shall not will-
fully permit any water, oil or other hydrocarbon substame
to escape from said well or premises and flow in or upon
any of the public streets, lanes, ways, avenues or highways
of the said City of El Segundo, California, unless by
further permit in writing from the legislative body of
said City first had and obtained: provided, however, that
the licensee will pay to said City, immediately upon demand
therefor, the full amount of any and all damage which may
be occasioned to any of such streets, lanes, vays, avenues
or highways, by reason of a violation of the provisions of
this section whether such violation was willful, negligent
or otherwise.
Ninth: The licensee, to -wit, the Receiver above
named, does hereby further agree to erect at his own cost
and expense, as such Receiver, ouch embankments, sump holes
and protection works, as may be required in order to
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safeguard as far as reasonably possible, the lives and
property of persons in the vicinity.
Tenth: Said licensee further agrees to observe
and abide by all the laws of the State of Cali forma, re-
lating to the subject of mining for oil, gas or other
hydrocarbon substances within said state, and also all
valid ordinances of the City of E1 Segundo, California,
relating thereto.
Eleventh: That the said licensee, the Receiver
above named, shall immediately at his own cost and expense,
as such Receiver, cause to be completely repaired to the
satisfaction of the Street Superintendent of the City of
El Segundo, California, any and all damage to azW public
street, avenue, lane, way, alley or place within the said
City ahioh may be occasioned by him as such Receiver, or
by any of the agents or employees of said licensee, in or
by reason of the transportation of materials or supplies, or
equipment, or production, either to or from the said derrick
or well, or by reason of any overflow therefrom. Said licen-
see shall also cooperate with the authorities of said City
of E1 Segundo, in the apprehension of any other persons
damaging public property, when delivering materials, equip-
ment, supplies or production, either to or frcm the said well.
Twelfth: That the said licensee shall at all
times during the constrw Lion and operation of the said
well permit the Chief of Police of said City and his officers,
and the City Engineer of said City and /or his authorized
deputy, to enter upon the said premises and into the said
derrick at their own risk, so far as licensee is concerned,
and the said Chief of Police and his officers, and the said
City Engineer and his deputy shall have free and unmolested
right to so enter upon the said premises and into the said
derrick and structures appurtenant thereto, for the purpose
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of ascertaining whether or not all of the terms and conditions
of this permit are being observed end kept by said licensee.
Thirteenth: 811 of the terms and conditions herein
stated, in the opinion of the legislative body of said City,
are required for the purpose of protecting the public peace,
health, safety and welfare of the said City of El Segundo,
and particularly that portion of the public residing in the
vicinity of the proposed well herein referred to; and the
lieensee above named by accepting this permit and electing
to operate under the same, hereby acquiesces in the findings
of the said legislative body in such regard; and further
agrees to each, all and every one of the terms and conditions
set forth in this permit and promises and agrees to perform
each and all of them on his part, as such Receiver, to he
kept and performed,
Fourteenth: This permit is not assignable except by
written consent of the legislative body of the said City of
El Segundo; California, first had and obtained; or except
to a subsidiary or parent corporation of the licensee, but
no such assignment shall operate to relieve the licensee
herein from any obligations imposed or created herein without
the consent of such legislative body first had and obtained,
nor shall any such assignment be operative for any purpose
unless end until such assignee shall have filed its written
acceptance of the terms and conditions hereof.
Fifte_ *nth_ This permit lapses aid becomes auto-
metie ally void unless the derrick to be *rooted hereunder
is so erected and completed within sixty dare from date
hereof; unless a further extension of time within which to
complete the same is granted in writing by the legislative
body of said City.
Sixteenth: Nothing in this permit contained shall
be construed as limiting or abridging the power or rights
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of the legislative body of said City to prescribe more or
less stringent provisions in any future permit which may
be granted by said legislative body within said City.
Seventeenth: Any notice to be given umder the
provisions of this permit will be deemed sufficient if
deposited in the United States post office at either Los
Angeles; California; or El Segundo, California; postage
prepaid, addressed to the licensee or the City of El Segundo,
California; as the ease maybe,', as follows: City of 31
Segundo, care of City Clark, City Hsll; El Segundo, California;
and as to the licensee: William C. MoDuffie, as Receiver of
Richfield Oil Company of California, 555 South Flover Street,
Los Angeles, California. The day of actual service as con-
templated herein shall be construed to be the day following
that upon which such notice is actually deposited in the
post office.
ZL#teenth: The City Council reserves the right,
upon ten days notice to licensee of the breach of any of
the terms and /or conditions herein set forth; and the fail-
ure of licensee to remedy any such breach within said period,
to cancel and revoke this permit, forthwith and without any
liability therefor on the part of said City, or any of its
officers or agents.
Nineteenth: It Is further agreed and made a
particular condition hereof that the said derrick will be
setually located and constructed, fully rigged and with
necessary appurtenances; boilers; engine, pipes; etc., re-
quired to efficiently operate same, within sixty days from
date hereof and that said well will be sotnally spudded in
within ninety days from date hereof, and that same will be
diligently end continuously operated thereafter, with full
crews, until use is completed or finally abandoned.
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IN WITNESS MMEMAF, this permit has been issued
to said linen sea above named this diW of August, A. D.,
1836; upon carders of the legislative body of said City, ex-
pressed by reaolution of said body, heretofore adopted.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Building Inspector of the City
of 21 Segundo, California.
ME
El 8egwA o, California.
, 1965.
WILLI9M C. McDUFFIE, as Receiver of RICHFIELD
OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Licensee above named, does hereby
consent to all of the oonditions, agreements, terms and re-
quirements set forth in the foregoing permit, does hereby
agree to seas and does hereby further promise and agree to
observe and abide by the seas and each and all of them on
his part, as such Receiver, to be kept and performed, and
does hereby positively state and declare that this consent
and agreement is supported by an adequate and valuable
consideration passing to him, as such Receiver, receipt of
which is hereby expressly acknowledged.
44m 1"USISAN
The foregoing permit is approved by me as to
provisions.
ey -or Vne City or ElT3egan" coo ,
Calif ornia .
The foregoing permit is approved by me as to form.
City Morney y of
E1 Segando, California. "
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SECTION 3. That the Building Inspector of the
City of E1 Segundo, California, is hereby authorized and
instructed to issue the said permit hereinabove referred
to to said licensee, and the City Clerk of said City is
hereby authorized and instructed to attest the same and
to affix the official seal of said City thereto, upon
receipt of a duplicate copy of the said form of paxmit
duly executed on the part of said City and accepted in
writing by William C. McDuffie, as Receiver of Richfield
011 Company of California, the fozm of acceptance herein -
above set forth amd which constitutes a part of the
consideration for the issuance of said permit.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify
to the passage and adoption of this resolution; shell
cause the original of the same to be entered in the book
of resolutions of said City, and shall make a minute of
the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the
proceedings of the City Council of said City in the
minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed and
adopted.
Passed, approved and adopted this 6th day of
August, A. D.0 1936.
mayor Of ity o W0-9
California.
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STATE OF CALIF OR NIA, }
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) SS.
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CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
I. Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the City
of El Segundo,, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of the sold
City is five; that the foregoing resolution, being
Resolution No. 341, was duly passed and ado nted by the
said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of
said City and attested by the City Clerk Of said City,
all at a special meeting of the said Council held on the
6th day of
August,
A.
D.,
1936, and
that the sane was so
passed and
adopted
by
the
following
vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser and Selby.
, Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love and Mayor Binder.
(SEAL)
I L t' r-, City o e Ulty ff
El Segundo, California.
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