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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-08-1947 City Council Minutes7 ~u uay ul Uvy ~ .,.>w r MEETIZIG HELD ON THE DAY OF i9 MINUTE RECORD of Regular fi,Ieating City Council of ;lsinore MEETING HELD ON THE gth DRY OF September 7~,'] I ' A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Elsinore ~ ~ ~ was held on the-above date. The meeting tivas called to order at the \ '~. ~' !~ hour of 7:30 P.P'. with I:ayor Tarpley in tI-ie cYiair. , ~r !i Councilman John Allen, Leslie ~!ierrifield, ;i'. P. .Smith, gyred Stokes d ^ an T;ayor larpley answered roll call. I Thereupon the Clerk read the minutes of the <:u:_;ust 25th, 1947, ~~ meeting and there being no errors or omissions were approved as read. it Thereupon the idayor appointed Councilmen :Alen and PJ~errifield as judges and Councilman Stokes and Smith as clerks for the canvass of the absentee ballots cast for the Special municipal election held ;~ ~~ on the 5th day of September, 1947, with the following results: _. __ - o __ -_ _ _ __ ' - ' 0~'FICIAL CANVASS OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS ~ SPECIAL ELECTION,SEPT.5,1947,:_ ii Tot 1 - al S a 1 .4B~S A,.1^As'ZPLEY, e recalled from the office YES 15 off' member of, the City Counci , Cit of Elsinore? TT0 4 4 _ j 11 If tine recall prevails shall By the City Council fill the Appoint' 5 19 „ 1 vacancy by appointment or ment. 1 ' call a special election for By - ` -that purpose? Special 4. Election' ;, ,_ h_ ;,.- _. '~ ~ ,~, f °'.;, STATE OF C.~.hIFORA7IA: ) CITY OF ELSINORE ) s5 { COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE f I,Paul Kuenzli,duly elected, qualified and-acting'City f Clerk of the City of Elsinore;California,do hereby certify that f the above and foregoing is the official count of all absentee ' ballots voted,for the Special Municipal Election held on the ~ ' 5th. day of Septamber,l947 I City d3.erk of the City. of lsinore ,,,. ~ -~ , SHEET ,~2 I rr7~rvTE7~ECORD of Regular Iaieeting City Counci-1 of Elsinore MEETIlYG HELD 01Y THE_ ` gtY1 .. DRY-0F `Sept-ember 19 4'^I _: 'i PRIXTEO IX USP. "$ERYIO Z"(jH¢ FO RM 972 STAN GgAO MAN VTE RECOq I This being the time fixed by law for canvassing tiie returns of '. the Special Election held on Friday the 5th, day of September 191~~ in the City of Elsinore, the T:"ay or. appointed Councilman Allen and Merrifie as tellers of the Council to officially canvass the returns of said Special Tvunicipal Election. The tellers of the Council then canvassed the returns of said Special Municipal Election and submitted the following report relative I thereto: That the whole number of votes cast in said special P,~unicipal :Election was Six I3undred TTinty Four-, that the Treasures,submitted to :vote -, of voters of Cohsolidated Precinct "A"-comprising State and County Precincts 1, 2 and 3 received by each measure as follows: i 11BSENTEE TOTAL ~ Shall James A. Tarpley be recalled from BALLOTS the off ice. of member of the City Council City of Elsinore? YES 29y, Plus 15 309 No 368 Plus 4 372 hP the Recall prevails, shall t:~e City, By Appoint: Council fill the vacancy by appointment.. .menu 180 Plus 11 191 or call a Special Election for that By Species, TNhereupon it tivas moved by Councilman Smith second by Councilman _.- S-tokes that the report of the tellers of the Council be approved and accepted, which motion was carried by the followinglvote: Counoilman Allen Yes " Merrifield Yes Noes None .r Smith Yes Stokes Yes _ Absent None P/Tayor Tarpley , Yes Thereupon the Clerk read :Resolution No.;,1~.77 a resolution of the City.COUncil of the-City of Elsinore declaring the result of the Special P,4unicipal Eleetoh held on rriday September 5, 19.7. T`Itnereupon i vaas.moved by Councilman Merrifield,:second by Councilman Allen that rese~lution,No.-4~7 be,-passed and adopted as read, vlr'nich iriotion was carried _by the folloovng .vote: Councilman Allen Yes Tt~Terrfield Yes Noes_ None rr Smith Yes..:. .. _. Stokes Yes _ Absent None Mayor Tarpley... Yes Thereupon Councilman Pierrifield, Park Commissioner read a lease between the City of Elsinore and the Elsinore Progressive League for City property lots 18 and 20 block ~9 Heald Iie-Subdivision of i3locks 51, 54 to ~6~ inclusive, lease being Por the term of twenty-five years Nmereupon it was moved by Councilman:lvIerrifield, seconded by> Councilman Stokes that the Council go on record as accepting the lease between the City of Elsinore and the Elsinore Progressive League;"which motion was carried by the following vote: Councilman !Alen Yes " ?+cTerrifield 'Yes Noes R?one r~ Smith- Yes " Stokes Yes ° Absent None Mayor Tarpley Yes. Thereupon-the Clerk read resolution D?o. 478, a resolution authorizing the 1~?ayor and Clerk in behalf of the City to sign lease with the'~,lsinore Progressive League. ?,,~dhereupon'it was moved by Councilman Allen, econded`by Councilman Stokes`that'Resolutiob No. t~78 be passed and°adopted as read, wh-ich motion was carried by the following votei Councilman_ .......Allen Yes " Merrifield ' Yes Noes None " Smith Yes Stokes Yes Absent None __ Mayor -:Tarpley _. Yes 1Vir._.Yarbrough,being present told the Council that he would like the City to furbish. water also to do some grading for -the'!3lsinore'Progressive League as_the property was a. City park acid therefore' should' be taken care of vJith amity Park funds. Vthereupon it was moved by Councilman Men seconded by Councilman Smith that Councilman It2errifield, Park Commissioner be instructed to have the 'utater -Department make inrater'eonnections for said park, also`to get an estimate as to the cost ofgrading and rest rooms and report bacl, at next meeting, which motion upon vote was carried. Mr. Miller, County and 0ity Health officer at this tme'took the floor and read a proposed ordinance for the control of dogs vrithin the City limits of Elsinore. This ordinance would make it unlawful to let dogs run loose unless vaccinated', also all dogs in business district, beach and parks would have to be on leash. Alsa'eaplained new lavas affecting cafes, etc. Thereupon the oTerls read ordinance No. 2g1 for its second reading, it being ah ordinance anending ordinance ll~, making it unlawful to fire a gun of any kind within the City limits: ?'thereupon. it was moved by Councilman P~7errifield seconded by Councilman 'Stokes that ordibance No. 281 be passed abfl adopted as read and clerk. have same published once in the :alsibore Leader-Press,'rvhich motion was carried by the following vote: Councilman Allen Yes- Merrifield Yes Noes None Smith Yes " Stokes Yes" Absent None P.~ayor Tarpley Yes I~' thereupon it t~ras moved by Councilman.. Stokes, seconded by °jI~ Councilman Smith that-Resolution'458 be;declar_ed hul, and voids .(Setting ~~Salary'of Building Inspeet~or at `f ifty,d_ollars;per month) which motion. ~~ upon vote tvas carried. li~ _, ` Thereupon the Clerk read Resolution No. 479, a resolution setting-the salary of tne`Building Inspector at 0100:.00 per month - ~ ~~~effective September 1, 194'7. ~Ij~~~~ ~ ~ !°lhereupon it~was~moved by Counbilinan~StokeS, seconded~:by Gouncilinan~Allen that resolution'Z~To.,479 be passed and adopted as read, ,; which motion was carried by' the"folloving voter `'" ~~I' Councilman ~ Allen - Yss~ '' " Merrifield Yes:, -Noes None Smith Yes " Stokes - _ Yes., ~Absent~ , None -. Piayor Tarpley Yes., ~;~ ~ ~Jhereupon it wasmoved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman Stokes that the Building Inspector. be allowed forty gallons (:of gasoline a month-and not to let it build 'up over forty gallons,, ~~=vvnich motion upon vote~was'carried. I~; ~ _. III Thereupon the clerk read a letter from the Ambassador Hot Springs Hotel, by 14iorris Lutin requesting a permit and license to Iii operate a pool room at the hotel. ~~ shereupon it was moved by Councilman Stokes, seconded .by I~ Councilman Allen that I~4r. Lutin of said hotel..be granted a permit to open a pool room at said location, which motion vas carried by tine ~' following vote: "... , :. .,:~ .r~_..,_. ~ I z a, ~' Councilman Allen Yes T' MerriField Yes Noes None " Smith Yes " Stokes Yes Absent None ' P.Tayor Tarpley Yes it ~~ Thereupon Councilman P.Ilen read a letter from the P.-7anager of ~~ the Elsinore Inn located on TTOrth Tiellogg Street, complaining as to the I condition of the City Dump and the approach to said dump. Mrs. Reeves being present was told by Councilman Allen that this matter would be ~~' taken care of. ' br. Z°/illiams asks Council that more policing was needed in the Business District and I1:ir. Hodgson asked that the street lights be ~I kept lighted, at present many were burned out. li ~~~ ~iahereupon it was moved by Councilman Allen, seconded by I Councilman Stokes that Iv'aintenance Superintendent Pdr. Harmon be authori I~ to hire extra help as needed, which motion upon vote vvas carried. d je~eug~r~n i~t yvas moved ~y Cbuacii~~_ Stokes s~~b~icla~.IBy Mayor Tarpley,that heMayor:be allowed .the sere-;ces off' the s,~en-0graphe~ working in the Clerk's office for typing official letters for him,_which motion upon vote-.was. carried, - VJiiereupon„it was ~r~oved,by Councilman Stokes, seconded by Councilman Smith that:'the h"ay or be`authorized to have his name stenciled on his. office, ,..,. which motion upon vote"eras carried. G'~Yiereupon;it,vras moved by Councilman. Allen., seconded by Councilman Stokes that the bills be allowed"as audited"by the auditing committee,,; and the clerk instructed to issue warrents fo"r"same;, which motion upon. vote-was carried. ~dhereupon it was moved by Councilman T1lerrifield, seconded by Councilman Stokes that the City crater and license clerk's report be accepted, as:-,read and ordered filed, which motipn:,.uppn vote was carried.. 'sYnereupon it was moved by Councilmani.5errifield; seconded by Councilman Smith that the City Treaurer. and City Clerk.'s report be accepted as audited by Auditing Committee and ordered filed; whch motion upon vote dvas carried.- -Thereupon P°ayor Tarpley appointed Councilman Allen to pct in his stead when he, the PJ?ayor, happened to be out of tovan. ;Vhereupon it was,.moved by Councilman DlerriYield, seconded by Councilman Smith that"the me'eting_,adjour"n to meet again on P:?onday, September -15th, as an adjourned meeting at tYie regular timz and place, which:motion:upon,vote U~as carried. ' . ; ., ;.