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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-13-1936 City Council MinutesMINUTE RECORD OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING - -HELD ON THE:. ' `,23rd. - DAY:OF March T936: 9TpNOAPG FORM C36. PRINTED IN N.9. A..' ' A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Elsinore was held 'on the above date. The - meeting was called'to order at the hour of 7:30 P.M. with Mayor ,N. Matich in 'the Chair. Councilmen F. H. Smith, 0. B. Sheane,'F. A. Roach, J. E.'Mills and'N. Matich answered the roll call. Absent: None. Minutes of the previous meetings held on March 9th and 11th were'then read by the Clerk and there being no corrections or_ omissions were approved as read. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council communication6lfrom C. -G. Gillespie, State Samitary Engineer, Dept. of Public Health-aid Senator Leonard'` J.' D fani, relative to the algae condition of the lake. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Roach and seconded by Councilman Sheens that said communications be received and placed on file and that the Clerk be instructed to reply to same, °which motion upon vote was carried. Thereupon Claud Callison, President of the Business Men's Association, reported to Council that a committee appointed from said organization had made a canvas of the business 'house s, courts and citizens of 'Elsinore soliciting donations for the Lake Fund and that as a`result of said canvas they 'secured pledges to said fund in the amount of $1246.00 of which amount $386.00 had been paid -in cash and balance to be paid in four monthly installments and that said funds and pledges were turned over to the City Clerk. The Chair in a few brief remarks commended the business men and their committee for this splendid cooperation and support and on behalf of Council'thanked them for the fine results attained. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Mille and seconded by Councilman Smith that the collection of the pledges be turned over to the Police Dept. and that they be instructed' to, mail out monthly statements covering the amounts due and if not paid, to follow'up by personal :balls, which motion upon vote was carried. Whereupon the Chair reported to Council that the.6ommittee that appeared before he t County Board of Supervi sore "seeking financial aid to help take care of the Lake situation, were courteously received and that the Board had agreed to aid the city to the extent of furnishing bluestone to the amount of $1000.00 if needed. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Mills and seconded by Councilman Roach that the Clerk be directed to forward a letter to the Board of Supervisors thanking them on behalf of: Council f or' their very generous offer of aid to help ;take' care of the Lake situation and also to forward a personal letter to Supervisor Stanfield and thank him for the cooperation and splendid support which he extended to the Committee and City Council, which motion upon vote was carried. Thereupon the Chair called upon Assemblyman Philips, who was present, and in- ouired if he had- anvthina to nreRP.nt to flounnil_ Mr. Philips stated that - he.had been informed, of the Lake situation and realized that 'it is a very serious problem and asked Council if they had anything in - mind which they wished him to do that might help in the matter. i REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL March 23, 1936 He advised that he knows of no state fund which could be appropriated to financially aid in combating the situation but promised to make investigations relative to the possibility of the state becoming interested in the creation of the Lake area into a state or federal park. Thereupon Aitkiur F. Malin, a representative of the Los Angeles Chemical Co. . appeared before Council and reported that he was informed that the City was in the market for a substantial tonnage of bluestone and that on•behalf:of -his company,he desired to introduce tkieii product,'a granulated type of bluestone„ which is applied,, by broadcasting with a mechanical device which method he claimed was more effective " and also more economical. He however reported that they have made an analysis of the Lake water and have determined that bluestone would not permanently remedy the i local situation. He invited the Council to appoint a eommittee to come to Los Angeles with a number of samples of water and,,agreed to arrange for,.further, tests in the laboratories of Mr. 'Gowdy, Engineer for `the, Los. Angeles •Water Dept. The Chair appointed himself on this committee and agreed to meet-Mr. Malin in ` Los Angeles on Thursday, March 26th. Thereupon Resolution #294 was introduced and read being a resolution ordering the work of closing up and vacating a portion of Heald Ave, adjoining the High School Block. 'Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Mills and seconded by Councilman Sheane that Resolution #294, be passed and adopted which motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen: Smith, Sheens, Roach; Mills and Matich. Noes: None. i Absent: None. Thereupon Councilman Mills called to Councils attention the approach of the Easter season and suggested that a clean- up. week would be in order. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Mills, and seconded by Councilman Roach . that the Mayor be authorized to issue a proclamation declaring -the week from March 30th' to April 4th Clean-up Week, which motion upon vote.was` carried. Thereupon Councilman Mills reported to Council that he. interviewed former, Mayor Lovejoy regarding the old bill of $92.00 submitted for payment by the Riverside County Road Dept. and suggested that he was in favor of the bill being allowed and paid. i Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Mills and seconded by,Gounclman Sheane that the bill of $92.00 due the Riverside County Road Dept. be allowed and paid which motion was carried by the following, vote: Ayes: Councilmen:" Smith, Sheens, Roach,'Mills and Matich. Noes: None. Absent: None. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communisation Prom E. Q. Sulli "van, Engineer, Division of State- Highways, enclosing for Councils approval, project statement proposed for the expenditure of the J'cent gas tax fund due the city %;At to be used for the improvement of streets other than state highways. { MINUTE RECORD OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD OlY THE 23rd DAY OF March Z9.36 ... __ _ - - STANOANO FORM C96 IRMTK. IN U S.A. " "' - ' Whereupon it was agreed by Council that action ori'the approval of said project statements be: deferred until after the coming City.,Election. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Mill's and seconded by Councilman Roach that the Clerk be instructed to acknowledge the receipt of said project statements an give notice to Engineer Sullivan that.the matter is being temporarily delayed but will...receive,.due consideration at an early; date, which motion upon; vote was carried. Bills as audited by the auditing committee were then presented to;.Council and on motion�duly'ma,de and ,on call vote- carried were 'ordered,paid -and the Clark was instructed to issue warrants in payment of same. Whereupon there being no further business to came before Council . on motion duly made and carried Council, adjourned .to meet in regular session on Monday, April 13th at the hour of 7:30 P.M, in the City Hall the 'usual 'meeting . place.