CC RESOLUTION 596RESOLUTION N0. 596
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, MAKING
CERTAIN FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS WITH
REFERENCE TO THE PLACING OF THE LIBRARY
BUILDING NOW IN PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION
WITHIN SAID CITY, IN CONDITION FOR TEMPORARY
USE FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES; MAKING CERTAIN
PROVISIONS FOR THE FURNISHING OF MATERIALS,
SUPPLIES AND SERVICES IN CONNECTION THERE-
WITH; AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND
DETERMINATIONS WITH REFERENCE TO EXISTING
CONTRACTS RELATING TO SAID STRUCTURE.
WHEREAS, there has been under construction over
a period of many months last past a new public library
building in and for the City of El Segundo;
AND, WHEREAS, it was contemplated when said
building was started that the same would be constructed
and completed under a National Youth Administration Project;
AND, WHEREAS, after commencement of said project
said National Youth Administration was unable to furnish
to the City workers in sufficient numbers to permit the
said project to proceed as contemplated, which resulted
in a very considerable delay in the work involved;
AND, WHEREAS, said National Youth Administration
has now abandoned said project completely, and no further
aid may be expected from that source, due to no fault on
the part of the City of E1 Segundo;
AND, WHEREAS, due to existing emergency and war
conditions, this Council feels that the action hereinafter
taken with reference to said library building at this time,
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Is for the best public interest and general welfare of
said City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council
of the City of E1 Segundo, California, as follows:
First: That said Council hereby finds and
determines that the immediate completion of said
building as a library building, under existing
conditions, is not deemed advisable at this time
but should be delayed until conditions are more
settled.
Second: That the said building should be
placed in condition for use for emergency purposes
until such time as its ultimate use as a library
building is indicated.
Third: That in view of the foregoing findings
and determinations of this Council, the respective
materialmen and persons holding contracts in connec-
tion with the construction of said building and the
furnishing of materials therefor, be requested to
cooperate with the City under the circumstances in
the solution of the problem which is so presented,
and to that end the City Council requests considera-
tion and action on the part of such contractors and
materialmen, as hereinafter in paragraph "Fourth" of
this resolution set forth.
Fourth: That the architects on said building
representing the City of E1 Segundo, be requested to
contact the various contractors and materialmen on
the said building and acquaint such contractors and
materialmen with the facts and circumstances which
now prevail and the determinations of the Council
with reference to said building and its immediate adap-
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tion for emergency use, as hereinabove set forth, and
to that end that they solicit such respective con-
tractors and materialmen to cooperate with the City
In the premises, substantially as follows:
A. 'Phat Seaside Industries, Inc. be requested
to cancel its contract for the furnishing of linoleum
for said structure, as said material will not be
needed at this time.
B. That Harold E. Shugart Company be requested
to cancel its contract for acoustic materials, as such
materials will not be needed at this time.
C. That Pacific Clay Products be requested to
furnish to the City the 300 pieces of buff ruffle brick
already out and which represents a cost of $38.68 for
labor and material, which the City will pay, and that
said vendor be requested to cancel the remaining por-
tion of its contract.
D. That Blue Diamond Corporation be requested
to furnish the following materials at the prices shown,
to -wit:
300 Ft. 3/4" Channels
150 " Corner Beads
100 Lbs. 18 -gauge Galv.
annealed tie wire
® J1.465 Per C.Ft. 44.40
6 3.00 " " " 4.50
® 6.35 " " Lb. 6.35,
and that it thereupon cancel its existing contract as
to all other items not heretofore furnished or herein-
above mentioned.
E. That Edward Sidebotham and Son, Inc. be re-
quested to furnish the following materials at the prices
shown, to -wit:
10
Tons Plaster Sand
0 0.70 Per Ton
7.00
10
" Concrete Sand
0 0.70 " "
7.00,
and
that it thereupon
cancel its existing contract
as
to all other items not heretofore furnished or herein-
above mentioned.
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F. That Eastslde Building Materials Co., Inc.
be requested to furnish the following materials at
the prices shown, towit:
250 Yards Metal Lath $ 0.20 Per Sq.Yd. 050.00
1 Ton Gypsum Plaster 5 13.65 " Ton 13.65,
and that it thereupon cancel its existing contract as
to all other items not heretofore furnished or herein-
above mentioned.
G. That Westinghouse Electric Supply Company
be requested to furnish the following materials at
the prices shown, to -wit:
12 -Rolls Friction Tape 9 .17 Per Roll 2.04
12 -Rolla Rubber Tape @ .18 " " 2.16,
and that it thereupon cancel its existing contract as
to all other items not heretofore furnished or herein -
above mentioned.
H. That Soule' Steel Company having completed
or furnished all items under its existing contract
(Steel Sash and Doors), excepting the item of $41.00
which was deferred at the City's request, be requested
to complete its contract in full.
I. That Inglewood Mercantile Co. be requested
to complete its contract (Hardware) in full.
J. That McCullough & Co. be requested to complete
Its contract (Tile Roof) in full.
K. That National Cornice Works be requested to
complete its contract (Kalamein Doors & Fire Doors)
in full.
L. That Western Iron & Metal Co. be requested to
complete its contract (Structural Steel and Iron) in
full.
M. That Long Beach Marble & Tile Co. be re-
quested to complete its contract (Marble and Tile) in
full.
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N. That California Pipe and Supply Co., in
addition to any items heretofore furnished by said
vendor, be requested to furnish the following items
and their necessary appurtenances at the prices
stated herein, and in its existing contract, to -wit:
Plumbing Fixtures ... . ... . ......Lump
Sum ...$176.04
Breeching -Hot Water &MainBoiler....Lump
Bum ...
85.00
22 3/4" Radiator Valves a
$2.06
Each..
45.32
22 1/2" Radiator Check Valves ®
3.60
Each..
79.20
22 Radiator Vent Valves a
10.90
Each..
19.80
1 Sump Ejector ............................
4
Tube 26"
68.00,
together with such other miscellaneous items under said
contract as may be necessary to equip said building for
emergency use, as herein contemplated, and that it be
requested to thereupon cancel its contract as to any
items not so furnished.
0. That Crane Company, in addition to any items
heretofore furnished by said vendor, be requested to
furnish the following items and their necessary appur-
tenances at the prices stated herein, and in its
existing contract, to -wit:
1 Boiler ........................Lump Sum ...440.00
1 Water Heater ............ . ° 11 24.35
1 50 Ft. Hose Rack $26.45 Each ... 26.45
P. That Deats Sash and Door Company (Mill Work)
having already delivered fabricated materials to the
extent of approximately $416.12, and having fabricated
ready for delivery approximately $511.91 worth of
materials, which leaves only the following items not
manufactured as yet, to -wit:
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Radiation:
1 -
3
Tube 388
28
Sq.
Ft.
1 -
3
Tube 38"
24
Sq.
Ft.
3 -
4
Tube 26"
3
Sq.
Ft.
2 -
4
Tube 38"
42
Sq.
Ft.
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5
Tube 26"
59
Sq.
Ft.
2 -
5
Tube 38"
45
Sq.
Ft.
2 -
4
Tube 26"
33
Sq.
Ft.
Lump Sum - .$275.68
P. That Deats Sash and Door Company (Mill Work)
having already delivered fabricated materials to the
extent of approximately $416.12, and having fabricated
ready for delivery approximately $511.91 worth of
materials, which leaves only the following items not
manufactured as yet, to -wit:
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a. Cabinets for Work Rooms
b. Stops, casings and aprons for windows
W-1 and W -2.
Aprons for windows W -3, W -4 and W -5, stools
for windows W -1, W -2, W -3, W -4 and W -5,
be requested to deliver all materials actually fab-
ricated and cancel items "a "and "b; above mentioned,
which said items "a" and "b" amount to a contract
price of approximately $141.00.
Fifth: That said architects in contacting said
respective vendors be requested to advise said vendors
of the circumstances which compel the City Council to
ask for the considerations above set forth and to ac-
quaint said respective vendors with the fact that the
unfortunate circumstances which prompt the action here -
inabove taken is in no way the fault of the City of
E1 Segundo or of the City Council thereof, but is due
entirely to circumstances over which said City and the
said City Council have no control, and that their best
cooperation is respectfully solicited in the premises.
Sixth: 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 the said City of E1 Segundo, 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 11th day of
December, A. D., 1941.
,r ayor of the Ci af= EL,Segundo
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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.
596, was 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 12th day
of December, A. D., 1941, and that the same was so passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder;
NOES: Councilmen None;
ABSENT: Councilman aeit,.
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