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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-22-1935 City Council Minutes__ _ _ REGULAR P,~ETING CF THE CITY CCITNCIL April 22nd, 1935 _, A regular meeting of the City Council of the Gity of Elsinore was held on the above date. The meeting was ca]aed to order at the-;hour of 7:30 RM. with-Mayor N. Matich in the Chair.` Councilmen: F. H. Smith, 0: B. Sheave, F. W. .Roach, J. E. Mills and N. Matich answered the roll call, ,, .. _ ;, Absent: None. Minutes of the,.,previous meeting held on April 8th were then; read by~the clerk and there being no .,F.orrectionator,omiasiona.-were approved as read., ,, Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Mills and seconded by Councilman Roach that the Chair appoint a committee .of four citizens to ;canvass the:,stravr:~vote ballot on the, proposed Temescal pipe-line project,. which ,motion-upon, vote:wae carried, - . ~hersupon the;.Chair- appointzd J. Walker, A..i{eith,•~-.Johnaox~ and M.,_sH+` Wexner to serve on said committee. .,; , ; 'Whereupon Resolution #289 was introduced and read beings resolution of the City Council providing that an application be filed with the State Dept. of Public Works, requesting that State Highway routes No. 77 and 78 lying within the corporate limits of the City of Elsinore be improved the full width of said highways with permanent pavement: Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Mills and seconded by Councilman Roach that Resolution #289 be passed and adopted, which motion was carried by the follow- ing vote: Ayes: Councilmen: Srpith, Skeane, Roseh, Mills and Matich. Noea• None Absent: None Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council the annual Franchise Tax report of the So. Calif Gas. Co. covering the.year ending Dec. 31, 1934 with enclosure of check in the amount oY°318.02 tc cover the amount of tax due, ~:- Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Skeane and seconded by Councilman Roach that the report of the So. Calif. Gas Co. be received and placed on file and that the check covering tax due be accepted and deposited to the. credit of the general fund which motion upon vote wee carried. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from Geo. W, Crmsten requesting that he be included in the proposed S. E. R. A. Sewer extension project and stated that he would agree to pay for the sewer pipe required-to-connect-.his property with the existing sewer on b4ain St. SJhereupon it was agreed by Council that if the proposed project already applied. for be approved that a supplemental application be filed to include Mr. Ormsten's property in said work, Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from Wm W. Evans calling to Cbuneila attention that to date there has been paid out of the City Treasury to City Engineer Crane the sum of $422.00 for supervision on the Temescal Ditch project and suggested that in the interest of forced-economy it would seem proper that either Mr, Crane handle this work for fifty cents per hour`or that Council get some person .who is willing to do this work for said sum. ~, rzzrYaTE AECOAD OF REGULAR P~ETING OF THE CITY CCU2ICIL . -.. -..... _. -MEETZIYG HELD 01Y THE ". 22nd ~: ~ .:: DAY OF. -Apr 11 . ;..: 7835 ..-.- '. STANDARD FORMC34 PRINTED IN V. S: A." - _ i~ .:ie [o.n [[xai[ CXAR LES R.XAO LEY CO PAiM FIN UE R9.to. [xa a [[y u. REG. U.3. PAT. OFF.. STANDARD M~NUTH RECORO ' V4hereupoii'it-was moved by=councilman Roach and seconded by Councilman Mills' i ,'ahat'siad-communication be received and placed on file, which::ootion was carried ~.by the following vote: 1 Ryas: Councilmen: Smith, Sheave, Roach, ffilills and Match. Noes: None - ;;, _ _ 'Absent: 'None - , , .' Thereupon Councilman Smith reported that the Temescal P{ater Co, have express- (ed-%ther'desire-to"rent the Citp''s'puiap and motor for `pumping"out ths`water"in their ditdh and asked that Council take action on the matter. `- tAheraupon-it"was agreed'bq"'Council that'the matter be 'referred to the I"ater `Commissioner v~$h the understanding that the-Temescal Co. agree to eke care of the electric power charge. ' "> Thereupon the Chair reported that<he considers 'it advisable that he cancels ~ his own appointment as the Street Commissioner and at this time appointed Councilman J. E. Mills to serve as Street Commissioner in hie stead:: Thereupon Mr. Atherton and Mr. Smith, Boy Scout leaders appeared before Counei& and reported that plans were being made for the construction of a boy scout building and that they were assured of`suffic' erit aid to succeasfully'- carry"out their-proj'ect•providing that=they could secure a permanent'site-upon which to erect said building and requested that Council consider granting them` such a site in the City Park. Upon Councils due consideration of the matter it was moved by Councilman Smith and ae'conded by-Cou~icilman Roach that $he Boy ':Scout organization of L1'sinore tie granted=a-Site -in the City''Park for'the erection of`'-a Boy'Scout Building the" permanent site to be decided upon later and also that the present Band Stand' be turned over to the Scout organization for their temporary ..use and that eventua3~ly t=he band 'stand be ~ui~ned into a community'. kitchen,"which motion c~as carried lxy the following voter' Ayes: Councilman: Smith, Sheave, Roach, ffi3ille and ffifatich. Noes: None". _ :. Absent: None. The,Chair;then~apponted Councilmen Sheave and ffiRills to aerva.erith-himself `on a Committee-to-investigate a permanent available site in the City Park 'for the Beq Scout building. ~ ~ ~ Thereupon Councilman Roach called to Councils attention that the town was badly"in need of a general cleanup and suggested that the week oP P.pril 2gth to May 5th"be declared general cleanup week, PVhereupon it was moved by Councilman Roach and seconded by Councilman Smith that the Mayor issue a proclomation declaring Apr. 29th to Tray 5th general clean- up week and also that the"Fire Dept. be instructed to take immediate action in i giving notice to all lot owners to clean up all weeds and rubbish on their lots, in compliance with the. provisions of the City Ordinance, which motion upon vote REGULAR 4hEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ApriA 22nd, 1935 was carried. .Thereupon C..&. Lovejoy appeared before Council-and called to their attention that the C. w. A. street improvement project on Heald Ave.. and other streets was' not"completed and suggested that Council give this matter their attention and take thernecessary action to complete,thie project if it is at-all;:,possible.and, further stated that the property ;owners in the districthavs elgeady secured the-necesssry crushed rock for the work and would agree to furnish one-half of the oil-required, providing that S. ;!. R. A. labor and balance of material could be secured for the completion of the ,project.,...: The Chair appointed Councilmen tfills and Smith to make an investigation of the project and then offered to accompany Mr. Lovejoy to see Mr. Dahl the S. E. R. A, adrrmiistrator and ascertain from him if it is possible to secure .S. E. ,R. A. labor end part of the material for the project. Thereupon Councils attention yeas called to the exiatingvacancies on.,the City Library Board. ,. ...whereupon it ..was moved_,by"Mayor ~3atich and-seconded-.by, Gouncilman;Mll;s that Neal F. Lansing and,Howard-Brock be appointed as;members of the City Librery,Board to fill the existing vacancies which motion was carried ,by-the following-vote;, . Ayes:, Councilmen: Srnith, Sheane, Roach, Mills and T~atich.: Noes: None Rhsent: Nane._ _. Thereupon the Committee appointed to;canvasa-,the Straw wote.-Ballot on the Temescal Pipe-line. S. E. R. A. project reported that their canvass of said vote. _ was;,., i87----No 62----Ysa ...whereupon it was moved .by Councilman-Smith and,, seconded by Councilman Sheens; that no further action on the application be taken, at this; time, which. mot ion ,upon vote was carried. .Bills as, audited by,th'e auditing .committee ware then presented to Council and on motion duly made and on call vote carried were ordered :paid and-therclerk 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 A,4onday;May 13th, at the hour of 7:30 P.M. in the City Hall the usual. meeting place. ~ ~~~ ~ , CLERK I i _ /_.