CC RESOLUTION 358RESOLUTION NO. 3b8
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIC
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING
TO THEI TEXAS COMPANY A Pj�RI.IIT FOR THAT
CERTAIN OIL VVE LL IN SAID CITY DESIGNATED
AND EATO'9N AS "SECURITY NO. 1 ".
MERr]AS, application has been made to the City
of %1 Segundo, California, by THE TEXAS CM2ANY, for a
permit for that certain oil well within said City, here-
inafter referred to;
AND, MLMRc�AS, after consideration of the said
application, the City Council of said City is disposed to
grant same, subject to the terms and conditions, regula-
tions and requirements hereinafter set forth;
EOW, TIEREF01E, the City Council of the City of
;:1 Segundo, California, does resolve, declare and determine
as follows:
SECTION 1. That The Texas Company, is hereby
licensed and permitted 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.
SECTION 2. That said license or permit shall be
subject to all of the terms and conditions, requirements
and regulations set forth in the following form of permit
issued to the said licensee. The said form of permit is
as follows:
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY that THE TEXAS COMPANY, under
date of January 13, 1937, by the legislative body of the
City of El Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of Cali-
fornia, was granted permission to erect one derrick for
the purpose of drilling for oil, gas and /or other hydro-
carbon 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, each 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 and effect.
Said terms and conditions are as follows:
First: Said derrick and its appurtenant structures
shall be erected on the following described real property
located in the City of Ill Segundo, County of Los Angeles,
State of California, to -wit:
990.88 feet Jast and 1646.30 feet South
from the Northwest corner of Section 18,
Township 3 South, Range 14 73est, 6• 3. B. & 51.,
Los Angeles County, California,
and the said well shall be knovm and is hereby designated
as "Security No. 111.
Second: Said licensee shall pay to the City of
El Segundo, California, 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 provided for, must continue to
be paid as long as drilling operations, drilling, mining,
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pumping or other operations in and about said derrick or
well continue, including the production therefrom of oil,
gas or other hydrocarbon 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 erected nearer than ten feet to
the nearest property line of any public street, avenue or
highway, or nearer than twenty -five feet to any existing
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 drilling
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 it, and the depth thereof.
Fifth: The said licensee shall, on request of
the legislative body of said City, route all heavy mater-
ials 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 such well will be allowed to remain
upon the premises where same is located -or a longer
period than ninety days after such abandonment.
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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 substance
to escape from said well or premises and flow in or upon
any of the public streets, lanes, ways, avenues or high-
ways of the said City of 21 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,
ways, 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 does hereby further agree
to erect at its own cost and expense such embankments,
sump holes and protection works, as may be required in
order to 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 California,
relating 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 shall imme-
diately at its own cost and expense, cause to be completely
repaired to the satisfaction of the Street Superintendent
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of the City of L1 Segundo, California, any and all damage
to any public street, avenue, lane, way, alley or place
within the said City which may be occasioned by it or by
any of its agents or employees, 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 licensee
shall also cooperate with the authorities of said City
of El Segundo, in the apprehension of any other persons
damaging public property, upon delivering materials, equip-
ment, supplies or production, either to or from the said
well.
Twelfth: That the said licensee shall at all
times during the construction and operation of the said
well permit the Chief of Police of said City and his
officers, and the City :�ngineer of said City and /or nis
authorized deputy, and the Chief of the sire Department
of said City and his duly authorized assistants, 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, the City .ngineer and
his deputy and the Chief of the Fire Department and his
assistants, 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 of ascer-
taining whether or not all of the terms and conditions of
this permit are being observed and kept by said licensee.
thirteenth; n11 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 1 Segundo, and particularly that portion of the public
residing in the vicinity of the proposed well herein
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referred to, and the licensee 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 its part to be kept and performed.
fourteenth: This permit is not assignable
except by written consent of the legislative body of the
said City of 31 Segundo, California, f irst 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 f irst
had and obtained, nor shall any such assit,7 meat be opera-
tive for any purpose unless and until such assinnee shall
have filed its written acceptance of the terms and
conditions hereof.
Fifteenth: This permit lapses and becomes auto-
matically void unless the derrick to be erected hereunder
is so erected and completed i ^within sixty days Prom 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 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 under the
provisions of this permit will be deemed sufficient if
deposited in the United States post office at either Los
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Angeles, California, or yl Segundo, California, postage
prepaid, addressed to the licensee or the Cit,,, of -1
Segundo, California, as the case may be, as follows:
The City of ul Segundo,
Care of City Clerk,
City Hall,
.:1 Segundo, California;
and as to the licensee : -
The Texas Company,
The Texas Company Building,
929 South Broadway,
mos Angeles, California.
The day of actual service as contemplated herein shall
be construed to be the day following that upon which
such notice is actually deposited in the post office.
Eighteenth: 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 f orth, and the
failure 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 farther agreed and made a
particular condition hereof that the said derrick will
be actually located and constructed, fully rigged and
with necessary appurtenances, boilers, engine, pipes,
eto., required to efficiently operate same, within sixty
days from date hereof and that said well will be actually
spudded in within ninety days from date hereof, and that
same will be diligently and continuously operated there-
after, with full crews, until same is completed or
finally abandoned.
IN WITNESS WBEREOF, this permit has been issued
to said licensee above named this day of January,
A. D., 1937, upon orders of the legislative body of said
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City, expressed by resolution of said body, heretofore
adopted.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
(SEAL)
Building Inspector of e City
of El Segundo, California.
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El Segundo, California.
, 1937.
THF, TEXAS COMPANY, Licensee above named, does
hereby consent to all of the conditions, agreements,
terms and requirements set forth in the foregoing permit,
does hereby agree to same and does hereby further promise
and agree to observe and abide by the same and each and
all of them on its part 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 it, receipt of which
is hereby expressly acknowledged.
THE TEXAS COMPANY
By:
Its
LICENSEE
The foregoing permit is approved by me as to
provisions.
form.
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Mayor of e City of r-1— e5 g—U ,
California.
the foregoing permit is approved by me as to
City Attorney of the City of
El Segundo, California. "
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SECTION 3. That the Building Inspector of the
City of El 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 permit
duly executed on the part of said City and accepted in
writing by The Texas Company, in the form of acceptance
hereinabove set forth and 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; shall
ceAse 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 13th day of
January, A. D., 1937.
ATT+ T:
City lark
(SEAL)
Mayor of t ha City of El Segundo,
California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUBTY OF LOS ANGELES, } SS.
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 said City is
five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No.
358, was duly passed and adopted 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 regular meeting
of the said Council held on the 13th day of January, A. D.,
1937, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor
Binder;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen None.
(SEAL)
C/
City Clerk of the City of
El Segundo, California.
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