HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-14-1944 City Council MinutesMIZYUTE RECORD OF RPlrj~L~ P:':~„STIIVrG ~F llT', C1TY C~TiTNri1L
MEETZIYG HELD OIY THE 14,th
DAY OF February. -19f~,j4.
A regular meeting of the City Council of the Cit~i of Elsinore was
held on the above date. The meeting eras called to order a_t the hour
of ~:30 P,D;i. ~,>ith iviayor N`atieh in the' chair.
Councilmen: C.A, Lovejoy, Leslie I~ierrifield, Henry Ferret, J,E. P~
and i~", l~atich answered the roll call
Absent: None
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R~inutes of the l~at regular meetir_g of Council held on J'sn.2L~.th were
then read b~= the clerk and there being no co-rectic-ns or oriissi_ons were
approved as read,
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Thereupon the Treasurer's and. Clerkrs monthly repots were presented
to Council which on motion '-uly made and carried v^rere accepted and ordere
placed on file.
V'Ihereupon the clerk presented to council a card received from
O.F?. Tappan and family, gratefully acknowledging and thanking Council
for their kind erg:-ession of sympathy.
`t,'Ih.ereupon it Uras du1~i moved and tarred that said card be deceived
~iid filed
Thereupon a co_municaaionr~fro City Atti=, Best was presented to
7uuncil advising; th~a the Railroad Co;rnission have set Feb.l6th as the
late'f cr a hearing"to eo^sider a reduction in the electiic rates of the
%alif.Jlectric Povirer Coto be held im the Cit Hall, Riverside, and
>uggested that Blsinore s-o~+~f~ts interest by sending a representative
;o tr_is ...eating.
"s'hereu.'on it was roved by Counci].rnan l~~errifield and seconded by
%ounei]_man°Y,ovejoy that the City Atty, be instructed to appear on have
E`.representative appear az the Railroad Commission hearing for and on
>ehali' of the Cit' of ~lsinore, which motion upon vote eras carried,
Thereupon the report of Fire Chief Ernest Johnson was presented
o Council advising that Jaek Ca_,l',ins has been votedi in as a neva member
f the~lsinore Fire Dept.
t'~Ihereupon it eras moved by Councilman Pi11s and seconded by Council
rret that said report be appro~:ed yvhich motion upon vote was carried.
Thereupon the `~uarterly report of the State Diviscom of Highways was
presented to Council, submitting a statement covering the Jan.1944_p
allocation of ?g~ gas tax for Streets of major importance, shorrring ~lsinor
>hare to be :296.66
a'ahereupon it was duly moved and carried that said report be accepted
end ordered placed on file.
Thereupon the Clerk reported to Co,ncil, the receipt from County
auditor Dick's his e.•:ecl.'s in the amo nt rSO,'73 °~and x208.65 covaring
she city's,,_share from sales of tax delinc,uent pro~oerty, ~
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REGULAR P:'~'T'BTING GF TBE CITY COUDTCIL
February, 14,1944,
i`lhereupon it was-roved by Councilman Tvlills and seconded-by Councilman
Lo~zejoy thy.-t said check's be accepted and ordered deposited to the credit
of the proper funds, vrhich motion upon vote was carried.
Thereupon a communication from 13ichard Graves, State Director of
Civilian Defense eras presented to Council advising th t the Elsinore
Civilian Defense Grganization has been duly certified by the Calif. State
?;1ar Council as an "Accredited Civilian Defence Organizati.on`! in accordance
with the provisions of Cp,apter 920 :statutes of 1943 and the rules of the,,
~i';ar Council.
':'hereupon it was duly moved and carried that said communication b'e'
received and ordered placed on file.
Thereupon a communication from the Douglas Aircraft Co, addressed to
iv"ay-or 1iatich, was presented to Council in vrhich they expressed their
apprec•-tion and thanks for the courtesy sr~ovrn t:em oy r7r-ariting them sa.e
privilege of holding a private dance for their organization on Feb.l3th,~944
°dhereupon it wa.s moved by Councilmen i'~iills and seccnded by Co ncilzrian
Perret that said communic~tiorr be received ahd ordered filed, vrhich mction
upon vote eras carded.
thereupon a communication from D'rank''. iTOwsey, addressed to Uayor
5~~:~..tich was presented to Council in vahich he advised that he has solicited
at least a half dozen Insurance Con;panies to cbtain insurance coverage on
Geo. Clark's truck but was unsuccessful as none would take the risk under
any consideration.
!dhereupo.< it was moved by Councilman Mills and seconded by Councilman
Iti'Terrifi~ld .that George Clerk be released as City Garbage Collector and Street
Cleaner, _effective Feb.15,1944 Vrl=ich motion upon vote was unanimously carried
Thereupon it vacs moved by Councilr,:<~n ir_ills and seconded by Councilman
Lovejoy t ,a.t it be authorized to purchase two ~1000.OO~t~U.S. ^'ervY~s~t€c Savings
Bons .with funds from tl:e ;dater Fund, which motion vacs carried by tine following
vote.
Ayes: Councilman: Lovejoy,h4errifield,Perret,~aills and P'iatich
Noe s: .None
Absent: None
thereupon it ryas moved b~ Councilman Mills and seconded by Councilman
Perret that Atho H. Tappan be appointed to serve in the position of City
~9ater and License Clerk and City Judge, effective as of the 3rd day of Feb.
19':4, vrhich motion upon vote v~ras unanimously carried.
Bi11s in the amount of ~2662,g6 as audited bar tre auditing com-nittee were
then presented to council and oii:,7otion duly made a.nd carried vrere ordered
paid and the clerk eras instructed to issue vrarrants in p~..yment of sar!e.
.Thereupon there being no further business to cor!.e before counc:~l on motion
duly !rad.e and carriod council adjourned to meet in regular session on P."onday
Feb 2~;~at he hour of $x;30 P.Pa. in the City Ha11 tae usual meeting place.
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Mayor