CC RESOLUTION 397RESOLUTION NO. 397
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING TO THE
ROYALTY SERVICE CORPORATION, LTD., A PERMIT
FOR THE DRILLING OF THAT CERTAIN OIL WELL IN
SAID CITY DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS "ROYALTY
SERVICE -EL SEGUNDO NO. 3 ".
WHEREAS, application has been made to the City of
E1 Segundo, California, by ROYALTY SERVICE CORPORATION, LTD.,
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
El Segundo, California, does resolve, declare and determine
as follows:
SECTION 1. That Royalty Service Corporation, Ltd.,
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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" P E R M I T
"THIS IS TO CERTIFY that ROYALTY SERVICE CORPORATION,
LTD., under date of September 1, 1937, 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 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 applicaole) 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 E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles,
State of California, to -wit:
1141.11 feet North and 927.35 Feet East from
the South 1/4 Corner of Section 7, Township
3 South, Flange 14 West, S.':.i3. & M., County
of Los Angeles, State of California,
and the said well shall be known and is hereby designated
as "ROYALTY SERVICE-EL SEGUND O NO. 3 ".
Second: Said licensee shall pay to the City of
El Sogundo, 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
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be paid as long as drilling operations, drilling, mining,
pumping or other operations in and about said derrick or
well continue, includinf, the production therefrom of oil,
gas or other hydrocarbon substances from a flowinE, well,
and as lone 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 there-
of, stall be refunded.
Third: aaid 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 twent,7 -five feet to any existing dwelling,
except upon the written permission of the owner of such
dwelling duly signea 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 possibi-
lities 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 -ieavy 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
poste3, at the expense of said City.
Sixth: That no a',andoned oil derrick or derricks
used in connect on with such well will be aliowed to remain
upc,n the premises where same is located for 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 accordin„ to good mining practice, the derrick
renoved and the premises cleaned up and restore' as nearly
as possible to their condition as they existed at the time
of the grantin, 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 aLrees to observe
and abide by all the laws of the State of California, re-
latino to the subject of mining for oil, gas or other
hydrocarbon substances within said State, and also all
valid ordinances of the Cit-r 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 El 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 authori-
ties of said City of E1 Segundo, in the apprehension 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, the Chief
of the Fire 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 Engi-
neer 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 ascertain-
ing 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
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 pr omises and agrees to perf orm 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 F1 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
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
she 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 pro-
visions of this permit will be deemed sufficient if deposited
in the United States post office at either Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia, or El Segundo, California, postage prepaid, addressed
to the licensee or the City of :S1 Segundo, California, as the
case may be, as follows:
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City of Zl Segundo,
Care of City Clerk,
City Hall,
T,l Segundo, California;
and as to the licensee : -
Royalty Service Corporation, Ltd.,
707 Edwards & AVildey Building,
600 South Grand Avenue,
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 aetually 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 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.
Bineteenth: It is further 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, 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 1ITIT7 S3 - IHERF'0O1, this permit has been issued
to said licensee above named this day of September,
A. D., 1937, upon orders of the legislative body of said City,
expressed by resolution o± said body, heretofore adopted.
Building Inspector of e i y
ATTEST: of E1 Segundo, California.
City Clerk
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El aegundo, California.
1937.
THE ROYATTY aERVICE CORPORATION, LTD., Licensee
above named, does hereby consent to all of the conditions,
agreements, terms and requirements set forth in the fore-
going 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 exrressly acknowledged.
ROYALTY SLRVICE CORPORATION, LTD.
By;
Its
1I M NSEE
The foregoing permit is approved by me as to
provisions.
Iffayer oT the City 9 71 Segundo,
California.
The foregoing permit is approved by me as to form.
City Attorney of e City of
hl Segundo, California.
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SLCTIO11 3. That the Building Inspector of the
City of is 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 Royalty .3ervice Corporation, Ltd., 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 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
adopt ed.
Passed, approved and adopted this lot day of
September, A. D., 1937.
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1,layor of e i yy oof El Segundo,
California.
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STATE 0;,' CALIYORNIA,
COUNTY Of L03
CITY 01,' EL SEWIMO,. )
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 2esolution Lo.
397, was duly passed and ado ted by the said City Council,
approved and signed by the Pdayor of said City, and attested
by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting
of the said Council held on the 1st day of September,
A. D., 1937, and that the same was so passed and adopted
by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Cerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor
Binder;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen None.
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City Clerk o Ci y o
El Segundo, Daliforni .
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