CC RESOLUTION 434,o 31 -4
RESOLUTION "'0. 434.
A RESOLUTION On THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING
TO WILSHIRE OIL COTIPANY, ITiC . A P ��'P "IT
FOR TIIAT CERTAIF OIL JELL L' SAID CITY
DLSTGNATEJ AND KNO'VT' AS "' +YILSHIR OIL
COI -Al ^f, I "C. "iL 3EGUNDO WNSTRUCTION NO.1 °.
WH'E'REAS, application has been made to the City
of El Segundo, California, by 'WILSHIR;E OIL C0I71PANY, INC.,
for a permit for that certain oil well within said City,
hereinafter referred to;
ANDI 4HE7,7AS, after consideration of the said
application, the City Council of said City is disposed to
grant same, subject to the terms and conditions, reguls-
tions ana requirements hereinafter set forth;
N0'4, TITE,3EPORE, the City Council of the City of
El Segundo, California, does resolve, declare and determine
as follows:
SECTI 1'` 1. That IilLSHIRE OIL C07IPATIY, INC., is
hereby licensed and permitted to erect one derrick for the
purpose of drilling for oil, ,_,as and /or other hydrocarbon
substances, and also to install a nd operate the necessary
drilling equipment the -ein for the purpose of drilling; a
well for oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances, and
also to install aryl operate the necessary machinery and
equip:^ient for operating; the said smell.
S;CTION 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 CE°TIFY that VILSHIRE OIL CO ?'PATTY,
INC., under date of December 8, 1937, by the legislative
body of the City of K Scgundo, 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 hydro-
carbon 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 ever- one of which must be observed and performed
promptly by the licensee (whenever the same become appli-
cable) in order to keep this permit in full and continuin,
force and effect.
Said terms and conditions are as follows:
First: Said derrick and its appurtenant struc-
tures shall be erected on the followinU described real
property located in the City of F.1 S" .-undo, County of Los
Angeles, State of California, to -wit:
Lot 1, Tract 1'o. 2801, per reap recorded in
Book 28, Pa ,-e 3, of 'gaps, Records of Los
Angeles,County, California, said well to be
391 feet southerly along the center line of
Sheldon Street from the intersection of the
center lines of Sheldon Street and Pine Ave-
nue, thence 160 feet easterly at right angles,
and the said well shall be known and is hereby designated as
"WILSHTRn OIL COMPAFTY, INC. T-,'L SEGUNDO CONSTRIIT,TION CON.PATSY
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Second: Said licensee shall pay to the City of
El Segundo, California, the full amount, or any license fee
which may now or hereafter be reasonably required under the
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ordinar_ces 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,
pumpin'-, or other operations in and about said derrick or
well continue, including the production therefrom of oil,
gas or other hydrocarbon substances from a flowing well,
and as lon` 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 high-
way, 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 cony 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 there-
after 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.
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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 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 prsetice, the derrick
removed and the premises cleaned up and restored as nearly
as possible to their condition as they e_;istel 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 substances
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, 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 hereb,T 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.
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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
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 apprehension of any other persons damag-
ing 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 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 Engineer and his
deputy and the Chief of the Fire Department and his assist-
ants, 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 pur -oso of protectintr the
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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 re-
ferred 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 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 becories 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: Clothing in this permit contained shall
be construed as liiiting or abridging the power or rights
of the legislative body of said Cite to prescribe more or
less stringent provisions in any future permit which may
be granted by said legislative oody within sai -_1 City.
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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
Angeles, California, or E1 Segundo, California, postage
prepaid, addressed to the licensee or the City of El
Segundo, California, as the case may be, as follows:
The City of El Segundo,
Care of City Clerk,
City Aall,
El Segundo, California;
and as to the licensee: -
Wilshire Oil Company, Inc.,
2455 East 27th Street,
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 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 a£,ents.
1Sineteenth: 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
dili „ently and continuously operated thereafter, with full
crews, until same is completed or finally abandoned.
T-raentieth: The derrick of the said well shall
have at all times conspicuously displayed thereon in
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letters not less than two inches in height, visible from
two different sides of such derrick, apnropriate signs
statin- the name of such well and the name of the
permittee of such well.
IN WITNESS WITEREOt', this permit has been
issued to said licensee above named this clay of
A. ".., 1937, upon orders of the le;islative
body of said City, ex,ressed by resolution of said body,
heretofore - donted.
APT ?v'T :
City Clerk
(S13AL )
Bui d ng Inspector of he City
of .l Se6undc, California.
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El Segundo, California
December a, 1937
WILSHI7E OIL COMPAITY, nTC., 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 arr3 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 agreementi:, supported by
an adequate and valuable consideration passing to it,
receipt of which is hereby expressly acknowledged.
'WILSHIRE OIL COTTA7,7I INC.
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LICENSEE
The foregoing permit is approved by me as to
provisions.
P�ayor of the City of 1"'1 Segundo,
California.
The foregoing, permit is approved by me as to form.
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City Attorney of the City of
21 Segundo, California.
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SECTION 3. That the }iuilding Inspector of the
City of 71 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 said form of permit duly
executed on the part of said City and accepted in writing
by 'Xilshire Oil Company, Inc., in the forTZ of acceptance
hereinabove set forth and which constitutes a part of the
consideration for the issuance of said -)ermit.
SECT_MT 4. That the City Clerk shall certify
to the passa,,e and adoption of this resolution; shall
cause the ori&inal of the same to be entered in the book
of resolutions of said City, and shall make a minute of the
passa.e and adonticn 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 8th day of
December, A. D., 1937.
dayor o the City of F1 Segundo,
California.
ATM 'T
City Clerk
(SEAL)
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S'-ATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGEL -,S, ) SS .
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
I. Victor D. TuicCarthy, 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. 434, was duly passed and adopted by the said
City Council, approved and signed by the F ayor of said
City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all
at a regular meetin;; of the said Council held on the
8th day of December, A. )., 1937, and that the same was
so passed and adopted by the followin,; vote:
AYES; Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, "elby and ?'ayor cinder;
n,Ogc: Councilmen None;
ABSEPT: Councilman Love.
Ci' ty C erk of th Cl - f
El Segundo, California.
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