CC RESOLUTION 374RESOLUTION NO. 374
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING
TO THE TEXAS COMPANY A PERMIT FOR THAT
CERTAIN OIL WELL IN SAID CITY DESIGNATED
AND KNOWN AS "SECURITY NO. 3 ".
WHEREAS, application has been made to the City of
E1 Segundo, California, by THE TEXAS COMPANY, 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, regulations
and requirements hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
E1 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 May 5, 19370 by the legislative body of the City of
E1 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 condi-
tions, 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 continu-
ing force and effect.
The 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 E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles,
State of California, to -wit:
430.82 feet East and 329.58 feet South
from the Northwest corner of Section 18,
Township 3 South, Range 14 West, S. B. B. & M.,
Los Angeles County, California,
and the said well shall be known and is hereby designated
as "SECURITY NO. 3 ".
Second: Said licensee shall pay to the City of
E1 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
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license fee, if and when provided for, must continue to be
paid as long as drilling operations, drilling, mining, pump-
ing 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 strue-
tune 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 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 said City.
Sixth: That no abandoned oil derrick or derricks
used in connection with such well will be allowed to remain
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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 accord-
ing 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 highways of
the said City of E1 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 El Segundo, California, relating thereto.
Eleventh: That the said licensee shall immediately
at its own cost and expense, cause to be completely repaired
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to the satisfaction of the Street Superintendent of the
City of E1 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 E1 Segundo, in the apprehen-
sion of any other persons damaging public property, upon
delivering materials, equipment, 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, the City
Engineer of said City and /or his authorized deputy, and the
Chief of the Fire Department of said City and his duly author-
ized assistants, to enter upon the said premises and into the
said derrick at their own risk, so far as licensee is con-
cerned, and the said Chief of Police and his officers, the
City Engineer 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 ascertaining whether or not all of the terms and conditions
of this permit are being observed and kept by said licensee.
Thirteenth: All 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 E1 Segundo,
and particularly that portion of the public residing in the
vicinity of the proposed well herein referred to, and the
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licensee above named by accepting this permit and electing
to operate under the same, hereby acquiesces in the find-
ings 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 E1 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 with-
out the consent of such legislative body first had and
obtained, nor shall any such assignment be operative for
any purpose unless and until such assignee 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 within sixty days 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 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 de-
posited in the United States post office at either Los Angeles,
California, or E1 Segundo, California, postage prepaid,
addressed to the licensee or the City of E1 Segundo,
California, as the case may be, as follows:
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The City of El Segundo,
Care of City Clerk,
City Hall,
E1 Segundo, California;
and as to the licensee:-
The Texas Company,
The Texas Company Building,
929 South Broadway,
Los 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 forth, 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 further agreed and made a par-
ticular condition hereof that the said derrick will be
actually 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 actually spudded in
within ninety days from date hereof, and that same will be
diligently and continuously operated thereafter, with full
crews, until same is completed or finally abandoned.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this permit has been issued
to said licensee above named this day of May, A. D.,
1937, upon orders of the legislative body of said City, ex-
pressed by resolution of said body, heretofore adopted.
ATTEST:
(SEAL) City Clerk
Bu ng inspector of e City
of E1 Segundo, California.
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E1 Segundo, California.
1937.
THE 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 agree-
ment 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.
Mayor of the City of E Segura o,
California.
The foregoing permit is approved by me as to form.
City Attorney of e C y o
E1 Segundo, 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 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 cause
the original of the same to be entered in the book of re-
solutions of said City, and shall make a minute of the
passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceed-
ings 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 5th day of May,
A. D., 1937.
(SEAL)
City Clerk
v'
Mayor of the City of E1 Segundo,
California.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) SS.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
I, Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the
City of E1 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. 374, 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 5th day
of May, 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)
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