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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-24-1937 City Council MinutesMIniUTE'RECORD OF gL,GULAR :,iCi,TLJ,: CF ZHE CITY COUNCIL MEETZIYG HELD O1Y. THE . - -. D~tY OF zatn lIAY, I9 37 STANDARD FORM C94 PRINTED IN U.S.q. a • .. ~ .S. P~AF~YF 51pNp7CRD~TE F I h regular rneeting of the 'City Council of the City of Essinore Ewa held on the above date. ~ The meeting c°;as cah =d to order at th:= hour of 7:30 P.i?. with P:Ieyor Fatic'.~ in the chair.' , Councilrnen F.H.Sniith,H<:nry Perret ahd P1.P.2 atich answered the roll call. absent Councilmen A.S.Burnham and J.EPdlls. IEinutes of th© last meeting held en D.Iay 10th Caere then read by the Clerk and 'there being no corrections or omissions iruere approved `as read, Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from Bernice Cohnine,City Clerk of Beaumont,giving notice of the next rneetin~; of the Citrus Belt Branch of the League of I::?unicipalities is to be held in Beeurlent on Frida.j,;~1a,r 28th, and extended to Council and other City Officials aninvitation to attend this meeting. `It was agreed by Council that the CL~rk be directed to make reservations for 'four from Elsinore; Thereupon a cornmuhic:a ioh cias presented to Council from Fhillip Collins advising that an effort `is being made to reorganize the Elsinore Band and requesting that Council authorize a weekly contribution to the band for its maintenance during the summer season, l?1'nereupon it was agreed by Council that 'the niutte3r'be laid b;iEr f.or further coasideration c:Ihen all members of the Council are present:' ' Thereupon the Clerk presented to Coixhcil the written resignation of Council- . man A.S,Burnham requesting Gouncil to accent maid resignation to take effect at once, I3rhereupon it was moved by Councilman Smith and seconded by Councilman Ferret that the resignation of Couricilrrian Biirnharn bo accented ciith regr?ts,~rhich root ion •~aas carried by the folloi=frog vote:- ' Ayes.;,",Councilrnen Smith,Perret and iltatich. P1oes....None. _lbsent„Councilmen Rills and Burnham. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council corununication-from Griff Jones ' cornplaihirig about the condition of Tor.;nsend Street in front of hss property and re- questing -that Council take action to order that said street be vaorked and put in bet- . ter shape, i Thereupon it wa.s moved by Councilman Srnith and seconded by !;ouncilrra.n ~ Perret that the matter be referred to Street C,ornr,?issioner fills for attention,v:.hich ~ motion upon vote tsras cs,.rried, Thereupon the Cler'r, presented: to Council ~, communication from Hos,~ard A. To~:aze,inclosing therevaith a check in the ^nnount of $~n250.00 as good faith part payment on the Gas Engines that ~=;ere sold by hid on the 10th clay of Lay to theBottello ~"ater Co, of San Dirnas and relluestsd that th~~r be advised e,s to ~ahnn theseEngines will bc; available to them. I~:II7UTE R :CORD CF THE R~GULARi T:,LnETING CE ^'_III~] ~T_TY: CCUIQCIL ., t.-1ti,LD CN THT~ 24th DAY CF 1:;AY,1937;continuerl';'..~ _ _ It euas reported to i;ouncil_that since this letta;r ~:°as r~rritten,repres.-;ntatives of .. the Company have peen in ,lsinore ann xaare at said tirne,a.lrer~d-y infor,'ned as to the probable date that the^,e Engines can be delivered to them, i' Thereupon a letter from BrorrnGrwnme~ Co,rfith r:~ference to t'rxeir_propcsed offer to make a compromised settlement on th; delinquent lyh Act '9Fater Irnprovernent 3onds,~•ras pre- sentad to Council and upon. due conaider~ton of same, it eras agreed that this lett~;r be rsfarred" tv the City Attorney. ', I 'Hh,~reupon the Clerk presented to Council ~a_~corvnunica,tion from E.C.Collatz,togetkxer with an enclosed circular letter rsceived by, him from the Los Angeles. Times, calling attention to their publication of_ the °Anhrzal 'Ja.cation Nurlber" ana olicitixig some advertising for the Elsinore District `or this issue. whereupon it s^ras agreed 'oy Council that-the so letters be xeferred to tho ;'secretary of .the Chamber of Commerce, ^lhereupon Fire Chief ;lox appeared b~,fore council and suggested that it is advisable to change the .pre sent Fire Engins Chemical Tank to a pressure pump water tank,r7hich change he recommended and stated that this could Ue done a.t an expense of about ?j12,00. ""hereupon it was moved by `;ouncilman Srnith a.nd seconded by Councilman Verret that the Fire G'riief be authorized to rna~'a the change as suggested,c^rhich motion :vra :carried say the ±'ol- lowing vote.- Aye s..,....Councilm:'n Sraith,Ferret and latich, Idoes........one, absent ....Councilman iTills, Thereupon the Chair appginted Councilman.8r::ith_to serv-: on the auditing committee, Bii1s in thz amcutit of N591>O1 as audited by the ;,uniting committee sere then presented to Council and.cn motion duly made and on call vote carried rrare_ordered paid and ishe Clerk eras instructed to ..issue uvarrants. in payrnc;nt 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 f,onday,Sune.l4-th,at the hour of 7:3C P.;:. .... in the City Hell,the usual meeting place,