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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-24-1936 City Council MinutesMINUTE RECORD OF REGULAR MEETIEG OF THE CITY Ci OTJhCII, MEETING HELD ON THE 24th DAY OF Aug. 19 A regular s,eeting 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 iI.N_. with Yayor I atich in the Chair. Councilmen: F. H. Smith, 'sa. H. Hopkins, H. Ferret, J. E. 1dills and Td. Natich answered the roll call. - Absent: None. !inutes of the previous meeting held on Aug. 10th were then read by the Clerk and there being no corrections or omissions were approved as read. - Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council the monthly report of F. A. Roach, -water Clerk covering the receipts for water service during the month of July, being in the total amount of Yp1,29,5.05 which re ort on motion duly made and c?.rried was accepted and ordered placed on;file. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from Ed S. Gillette -ayor of Santa'lonica inviting and urging all City officials to attend the 'nnual Convention o_ the league of Calif. Municipalities`to be held in Santa _i_onica, Sept. 9 10 11, and 12. thereupon it vdas duly moved and carried that said communication be received and filed. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from J. J. Madigan. Executive officer for the Administrator, Federal Emergency Administration o Public Works advising that it was author - ized to make final payment of the grant on the City Hall Project, Docket 2269 as follows: Amcunt of Grant, Payable_ 653.54 Bond 19 to be cancelled at value om; " 4j interest basis at Sept 15, 1935 589.96' Balance of Grant paid in Cash ;�5$ It was requested that cheek for 463.58 be deposited in the City Hall` interest and bond retirement fund and that a` certification of l such deposit be forwarded to the vvashin� ton office. Vglbereupon it was moved by Councilman kills and seconded by Councilman Smith that the final payment of graiA on the City Hall project be accepted and that the Clerk be instructed to Burnish a certificate of the aepo-it as requested which motion upon vote was unanimouslu carried. ' Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council`a communication from E..0. Sullivan, District Engineer, State DivisioL, of Highways with jenclosure of copies of the Annual Reports of Expenditures made from the one - quarter cent fund by the Department during the fiscal year endin' June 30th; 1936 for maintenance o~ State Highway`Routes'Nos 77 and 78 within the City of Elsinore. REGUALR MXETING 0T THE CITY CCUPICIL Aug. 24th 1936 The total amounts expended being yJ101.94 on Route 77 and X585.02 on Route 78. Whereupon it was moved by Councilm <,n 1ills and seconded by by Councilman Hopkins that said communication and reports be re- ceived and ordered placed on file which motion upon vote was carried. Thereupon the' Clerk presented to Council a communication from Harold P. Hn1s. Chairman of the 1915 Improvement Bond Act Committee submitting the final report o the Special Council 'for the Committee being a detailed report of the Supreme Courts opinion rendered on June 30th 193% in the case of,Hammond etal- vs- The City of Burbank which case arose out of the use of the 'Improvement Bond Act of 11315. vV''hereupon it was duly moved and carried that siad communi- cation and the report of .essrs 3:_itchell & David, Special Council for the 1915 Bond Act Committee be received and placed on file which motion upon vote was "'carried. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Cou.:cil a letter addressed to Mayor Matich from 3iayor Huckins of Corona inviting all .' men and Dept. heads to attend the next meetin of the Citriis`Bel Division of the Calif. League of itunicipalities to be held at Corona on Friday Aug. 28th at 6; -45 P. M. at the Kinney Hotel. , Whereupon it was agreed by Council that the card be return- ed making seven reservations for said meeting for representatives of Elsinore. Thereupon Council took up for consideration the matter of purchasing, pipe for t he replacement of bad water line on West Graham Ave. and it was agreed that a Committee be appointed to investigate prices. Councilmen: Smith and Hopkins and Water Supt., Johnson were appointed to serve on this Committer:. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman 2lfills and seconded by Councilman Perrot th�::t the Committee be authorized to purchase necessary pipe required to replace defective water lines on Graham Ave. which motion was carried by the following vote: .4.yes: Councilmen: Smith, Hopkins, Perret, Bills and 'Matich.: hoes: Toone. Absent: None. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from Travelpedia Inc. advising that they are desirous of securing certain information Df . our City so that they may include said data in their .new annual for travel bureaus which is being compiled at this time. Whereupon it was iroved by Councilman Perret and seconded'by' Councilman Smith that the Clerk'be instructed to furnish Travelpedia Inc. with the requested information, which motion upon vote was carried. MIMUTE RECORD .OF iGUt1h.3 KEZ711,10-- OF THE CITY COUN011 MEETING HELD ON THE 24th DAY OF Attg�� _ .19 J6 Thereupon Council took up for consideration the matter of fix - ing the tax rate for the fiscal year 1936 -37 and upon due consider- ation of said matter; resolution Y' 301 was introduced and read being a = resolution of the City Council fixing the. tax levy for the fiscal year beginning July Ist, 1936 and ending June 30th 1937 upon all the taxable property withirtrthe corporate limits of the City of Elsinore, Calif. as follows:. General Fund .575 Library Fund .10 City Park Fund .04 1897 'W'ater Bond Fund ..045 _ 1912 'Sewer. Bond Fund .09. 1924 Sewer Bond Fund .16 - 1930 Sewer Bond Fund .17 Serial Funding Bond fund .05 1926 Fater Imp. Bond Fund .05 Total Tax levy upon every ($100.00) One Hundred Dollars of Assessed Value $1.28 WJ6reupon it was moved by Councilman Perret and seconded by Councilman ?=ills that Resolution 1 301 be passed and adopted as read which motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen: Smith, Hopkins, Perret, Lills and ratich. Noes: None. Absent: None. Thereupon iu_rs. C. Randolph appeared before Council and request- ed that she be granted a refund of, the w5.00 which she donat-d to the lake Fund. Whereupon it was r :roved by Councilman -ills and seconded by Councilman 1'6rY'et that a Warrant be drawn in favor of Lirs. C. Randolph for :;;)5.00 to cover a refund of her donation to the lake Fund which motion upon vote was carried. Thereupon Councilman Perret, Park Commissioner reported to Council that he.has been solicited by the Recreation and Playground Committee to appropriate from the Park Fund < ?35.00 toward the installation of a wading pool in the City nark, 015.00 for swings and y10.00 per month for the upkeep and incidental expenses of maintaining a recre- ational playground in the City Park and expressed himself as being favorable to such a program, and requested Councils expression of their views on the matter. Upon Councils due consideration of the matter it was moved by Councilm n J-,,-.ills and seconded by Councilman Hopkins that Councilman Perret Park Commissioner be authorized to appropriate from the City Park Fund the sum of 05.00 toward the installation of a wading pool REGULAR P 'M ETIRG OF THE CITY COUNCIL. Aug.- 24th,. 1936 in the City lark, X1540 for swingo and s10.00,,per month for upkeep and incidental expenses of maintaining the recreational playground in'the City Park, which motion was carried by the following` vote: ° =yes: Councilmen: Smith, Hopkins, Perrot, Mills and Matich. Noes': hone. Absent: Phone. Thereupon rills in theauount of 1;1!;119.53 as audited by the . -aud- iting committee were presented to Council. and on u;ot +ion duly- made and on call vote carried were ordered paid and the Clerk was ins- tructed to issue warrants in Payment of same. Thereupon there being no further business to come before Council on motion d•,.]y Wade _:nd cirri Co.Rncil adjourned t:o: meet in: regular session on :i'onday Sept. 14th at the hour sof 7 :30 r. Y. in the City :all the usual meeting'nlace. _. ILAYOR J