HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-12-1941 City Council MinutesMIlYUT,E EECO~~D.ob' - REGULAR B4EET2•T7G GF. TjIE CI'i'I' C,OLp'JCIL - ~ -
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` A regul'ar'meetng of the City Council of the City of Elsinore
vl~as held os the above date'. The `meeting ~~as called to order at' the
hour of ~: 30 F.P4. ` vZith' is4ayor .;?atch' in the -chair.
`' ` ' ' Councilmen': C. A`. Lovejoy Roy A,acy,`$enry Ferret; 'J. E, Mills
and N. D~atich answered to roll call.
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P;";inutes of the last tvao regular meetings held- on. Apri`i ~l4th
and,l~pril 28th tivere,then read. by the Clerk and there being nn correctio
or omissions,".vrere approved as read. ~~'-
1hereupoii Anna FIorton 'Secretary of 'tYie Elsinore' Chaintier of
Commerce. approved..b~.fore.Council and reported that the Chamber Board of
Directors `have requested he to call to Couricils~ attention' that more
shade and added tables are needed at the Lakeshore Park`aiid`asked"that
Council give `favorable consideration to this matter.
~'Jhereupon it was-moved by Councilman LovejoyT and seconded by
` Councilman Ferret that, Ernest' ~ ohnson; , be authorized.' to build our added
unit of shade at the' Lakesl-iore Park and" provide necessary 'lunch tables
for same, which motion upon vote'was'barried`'.
Thereupon 'C. J. Roberts appeared before'CoiYncil on behalf
of'ths Americ~n'Legion and Veterans of 'Foreign ,"Tars-and requested that
`Counc'il grant `them a"contribution toward defraying the expenses`of_ -
their proposed D:emorial day Celebration': _ • `
Upon., Councils due consideration of the matter it was moved
by Councilmari Ferret and seconded by Councilman Macy that it be author-
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ized to'place an order for a X25.00 advertisement'n the"V. F: G9: and'
:, ,, American Legion, Memorial IJay_ PrograYn, which motion upon vote was
..,carried; - -
_r ,. The~chair;appointed,Council_man Lovejoy as a committee of our
'to provide the add to be inserted in `the i~?emorial Daj Program.
Thereupon ,the ~'Jater and,Licnese Clerks monthly report for
the month of,;AprYl vias presented "to Council, Submitting a statement of
collections as;follows: " - -
T'Tater Collections ~ 913.08 °
~ License Collections. .378.07
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Il4eter Connections 55.00
t'Jater Deposits S.GO '
.,,,,,,Sale of, old Pipe 3...20 _.
'` moo. Calif. 'Gas Co: _
damage to igtits'' -, 3'.00
~~ 5~1,3~x.
~Uhereupon tYi.e City. Clerks monthly report, for the month of
~pril.tivas presented`'to Council which on'motion duly made 'and carried
REGUL_5R Pdt'~'ETING OF THE 'CITY CCLJti?CIL P~ay`12th;` 1941
was accepted and ordered placed on file.
,- Thereupon the Clerk-presented to-Council a communication from
the State League for Local Liquor Control, relative to tlie.pr.oposed
Initiative P,4easure to be submitted directly:°to the. Electors:
Wthereupon it was duly .moved.. and. -carried that ~aict,communication
be received and placed on -file. -" `
Thereupon the Clerk presented to Councl.tYue,list of active
me?~bers of the Fire Department as of P.'ay 12th, 1941, submitted by -Fire-
Chiefs James Cox :for Councils.ap,proval. ,_
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t'rhereupon it vva.s 71~oved by Councilman.P,Tills and seconded- by
Councilman ;_acy that the Roster of Firemen as submitted by Fire Chief
Cox be. approved and placed on file, which motion upon ,vote was carried. e
Thereupon a communication from Chief of Pblice" Cox, was pre
rented to ,Council .in vrhieh Yie:petitioned tne,City Council .to purchase
a new police car, stating, that the car in present 'use is :becoming
expensive in repairs and is hard to keep in operation.
?~nereupom it- was suggested by the l!:ayor.. _tYiat the, matter. be
referred ao the Police Commission for investigation and. their report.
back at the next regular eetng of Council..
Thereupon a communication from Anna P:?. Horton,.,~ecretary of the
Chamber of Commerce .vas presented to Council i`n vrhicP. she:: advised that.,
the Board of, Directors of .:the Elsinore Chamber of Commerce cordially invite
Council as their guests to attend the-Annual. Chamber oP-C:oinmerce Dinner
to be servec, at the Elsinore '41~omans Club on Thursday P,4aj 15th, at 7:30 P.It?.
~thereupon,it was agreed by Council to .accept ,said incitation,
with thanks and that the Secretary, be ,informed. that all would-attend. ;
Thereupon the Clerk nre'sented to Council the written application
of J. H. Singer for the position of Life Guard at the City Beac'h:" `"
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y slhereu o,n-, it vans duly ~~ ~_
p moved and carried .that maid application >
be received and placed on file.
Thereupon• a communication fror._ Per~elia"E.: Y:eed was presented
to Council in vahich she suggested that the P?eon sign at i~3ain, and-Sumner `
be raised. some and alloraed to remain as it does provide more"light at this
locationl ,,:
t"thereupon it vva~s: duly moved and carried that said corilrnunication
be received•'-and -filed.
Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council ahe Asinual Franchise '
Tax Repert submitted by, Yte S~evada-California Electric Corporation covering
the year of 1940, togetYxe"r-,-rysth their check- in the "amount of .~,512'J.44 to
cover the amount of frano'tise-tax due. ~
Thereupon it was moved by Councilman P,-Tills and .seconded by
Councilman Perrot that the Franchise iax Report of tYie PTevada California!
Electric Corporaaion be accepted and that the check received be deposited
MZ1YZ7rE RECORD of REGULt1R iL1EETIlTG OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETIRIG HELD OH THE 12Th
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to the credit of the General Fund, which motion upon vote vvas carried.
Thereupon Ordinance X242 wa.s presented to Council on first
reading, being an Ordinance of the City of Elsinore amending Section 2
of Ordinance #1?9 regulating the placing of signs in the Parking and
sidewalk are as in the business district.
Whereupon it was moved by Councilman N.tills and seconded by
Councilman PJlacy tr. at Ordinance #242 be passed to its second reading,
which motion was carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen: Lovejoy, Macy, Perret, Mills and N`atich.
Noes: None
Absent: Tdone
Vhereupon Ordinance #24:3 was presented to Council on first
reading being an Ordinance of the Cit!r of Elsinore amending ?Section 19
of Ordinance ;r~161, repealing Ordinance j~239 and regulating bov^rlin;
alleys.
Z'~hereupon it :vas moved by Councilman Lovejoy and seconded by
i Councilman Perret that Ordinance X243 be passed to its second reading,
which motion was carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Counc~.men: Lovejoy, Mac~r, Perret, Mills and biatich.
IQoes: None
Absent: Tdone
Thereupon it was moved b~~ Councilman 1tTills and seconded by
Councilman Macy that the Park Commissioner be authorized to pruchase
the used power lawn mower from Is7r. Burnham at the quoted price of
?5.00 which motion upon vote was unanimously carried.
Bills in the amount of ;~?1?.99 as audited by the auditing
committee were then presented to council and on motion duly made and
carried were ordered paid and the Clerk was 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 T~onday May 26~h at the hour of 7:30 P.M. in the
City Ha11 the usual meeting place.
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