HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-24-1944 City Council MinutesMzNUTE RECORD of R~CrULr-~ HiIL'~TING Or TFiE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING HELD ON THE 24th DAY OF January Is4.4
", regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Elsinore was
held on the above date. The r7eeting arras called to order at the hour of
7:30 PP.i, with TyTayor 1°~atich in the chair.
Councilmen: C;A. Lovejoy, Leslie P~errifield, Henry Perrot, J.B.T,Iill
and N. P.2atich ans*wered the roll call.
Absent: None
3.finutes of the last regular meeting of council held on Jan.10,191~.4
;~aere t,en read by the Clerk and there beir,~ no corrections or omissions
were approved as read.
Thereupon a comminication from Geo Kellogg, Secretary of-r the
Imperial Hignivay Assn. was presented to Council, in which notice was
given-that the Annual P,~eeting and election of officers of the Imperial
Pighway assn. is to be held at the reden Hotel, Elsinore on the 29th day
of January 19L.4, at the '_~o:~s of 'J P.I+Y.
Thereupon it vrad duly moved and carried that said communication be
ved and filed.
Thereupon notice received from Mayor .Pletcher of the City of Redland
s presented to Council, giving notice that the Citrus Belt Division of
e League of California Cities, is holding its bi-monthly dinner meeting
Redlands on Jan.2gth 1944,-7:00°P.T~l., at the La Posada Cafe and it
s requested thst reservations for said dinner meeting 'ce filed on or
fore Ja.n.25th,1944.
thereupon it ,vas agreed that said notice be received and filed.
Thereupon a communication. from Richard Capenter,Legal Counsel for
he League cf California Cities ti+;as presented to council in ~:~rhich he
celled ati:.ention to the special legislative session beginning Thursday
an.27,1944 and reported that at said session consideration will be
iven to a constitutional amendment permitting taxation of federal
roperty ih Calif. and suggested that sho ld our city be affected by
ame that vre contaot our assembleman and senator. No Federal property
eing located ~~;ithin the City of L'lsinor°e, it vaas duly moved and carried
hat said con-.munication be received and filed.
Thereupon t'r..e Clerk reported to Council that Naoma `Tappan City >Jater
License Clerk and City Judge has filed the required Public Official
nd issue in her behalf.
Thereupon it was moved by Councilman I~5i11s and seconded by Counc
,joy that said bond be accepted and ordered placed on file., vrhich
on upon vote was carried.
Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council the written r$port of
len 0. Smith, Public Accountant coveringr_i_s audit of the records of
na Callison, City ~''+'ater & License Clerk and City Judge, covering the
riod from-July 1,1940 to Jan 20th,1944.
;Thereupon it w,rs moved &ay councilman T;lills and seconded by Counc
REGULAR i~:J'sTIi,G OF' TH"L' CITY COT.TD?CIE January 24;19L~ty
T;errifield th~~.t said report be .accepted and filed and than, the Bohd
issued to the City and filed on 'oehalf of Lena Callison as City 'rjater &
License Clerk and City Judge be ordered released and that. t:~_e %i7ayor and
City Clerk be authorized to sign said release. on behalf of .the CitST, which
motion upon vote was unanimously carried..
Thereupon the Clerk re~ported.to Council the receipt of checks Erom
~Eher.Coi2nty auditor, one in amount of .;10086. '7/~~covering X5'72.24. tax
Rederiptions and X9514.50 1st Install_rient 194.3-44- taxes and _ck in the amount
of ~~14..55 covering 1926 :eater Improvement Delinquent Tax assessments.
whereupon it was moved by Councilman riills and seconded by Councilman
Perret that said check's be received and deposited to the credit of the
proper funds which motion upon vote wras unanimously carried.
Ther~ou~.on a communication from the estate Director of Civilian Defense
was presented to council ackno~.vledgin~ receipt of copies of City Ordinance
;255 and Resolution X396 and requesting thzt eve forward to 2nis off ice the
names of members of the local Defense Councilmname and address of the'Chief
executive Officer, name .and address of Director of Civilian Mar Services:
and name and address of the Personnel Officer.
`,':'hereupon it `~zas duly moved and carried t;rat said communication be
received and filed and that the Clerk be instructed to secure the requested
information at earliest date .possible and forward same to the State Civilia n
Defense office.
.Thereupon the chair reported to Council that. he has discussed with N'_r.
Thompson of itr_e law firm. of same and '1'homp;on, of iYiverside, the matter
of the city s desire to purchase from them.the.parcel of. property owned by
them and located on So. Langstaff St. adjoining city oumed property and
that ":'ir. Th.ompson requested that the city su'~mit to them a t~rritten offer
for said property.
`Thereupon after due consideration of the natter by Council it was agreed
that the city make an offermto purchase said property for t.e sum of `~15'~~.00
and that the clerk be instructed to submit a ~writ:en offer on behalf of the
city to Sar~u and `Thompson in the amount of '150.00 for the purchase of said
parcel of land.
Thereupon bills in the amount of h;~ as audited by the auditing
committee were presented to Council and on motion duly made and carried ~~rere
ordered paid and the clerk t~ras instructed to issue warrants in payment of same
Thereupon there being no further business to come before council on
motion duly made and carried council adjourned to meet in regular session on
Monday Feb.l4•th at the ~aour of '7:30 P.~u~. in the City Hall the usual meeting place
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