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Home My WebLink About04-23-1934 City Council Minutesrrz~rr~TE RECORD of " REGULAR tv9EETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETIZYG HELD OIY THE _ _ 23rd DAY OF Aprll STP NOFRO FORM C9< ze34 , 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 o`clock P.M. with Mayor E. C. '~r,~ickerd in the Chair. Councilmen: H. Gallagher, 0. B. Sheave, S. M. Rice, N. Matich and E. C. VJickerd answered the roll :call. Absent: None. Minutes of the previous meeting held on April 16th were, , then read by the Clerk and there being no corrections or omissions were approved as read... .Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from the League: of Calif..Municipalities soliciting and urging::. that the City of Elsinore subscribe for membership in said League. Upon Councils due consideration of said matter it was moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman - ~?atich that because of the present financial condition of the City, the matter of subscribing for membership,in the Calif. League of. b4unicipalities be deferred for-this year, w~sieh motion upon vote was carried, Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from the So. Calif. Gas Co, enclosing therewith:a:cheek,in the amount oP X13.89 in payment of franchise tax due on franchise #198 for, the period Nov. 13th, 1933 to Dec. 31,,1933 and X227.20 in payment of franchise tax due on franchise X149 for the period Jan. 1, 1933. to Dec 31, 1933, Whereupon it was duly moved and: carried that said check in the amount of 241.09 be accepted in. payment of franchise. tax due and that the communication and report be received and.is ordered placed on file. - Thereupon a communication from the Lake Elsinore Ghamber ~ of Commerce was presented to Council, advising that if the City will furnish white paint to mark. off the Pour-pedestrian crossings at the intersection of Main and Graham Ave. the Chamber of Commerce will. do the. work. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Sheave and seconded ~by Councilman Rice that it be authorized to purchase the necessary paint and furnish to the Chamber of Commerce for" marking off the pedestrian crossings at Main and Graham Ave. which motion upon vote was carried. Thereupon a second communication from the Chamber of Commerce was presented to Council stating that the Chamber- Is desirous of assisting the Council in preparing for a possible reoccurance of the fish epidemic and offering to 'appoint a committee from the Chamber to work with the Council on the matter _._ _ REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL April 23, 1934 V~hereupon it was moved by Councilman Rice and seconded by Councilman Sheane that the Clerk be instructed to reply to said communication and on behalf of Council thank the Chamber for their offer of assistance in the matter of a possible reoeeurance of a fish epicemic, which motion upon vote was unanimously carried. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council the written proposal of 'aV. P. Weist & Co, to furnish all labor and material to construct a retaining. wall back of the new City Hall building 8 ft. high by 50 feet long including eoncrete~steps for--the~sum of 191.40 also to extend closet under stairvaay in the building to within three feet of floot for the sum of X25.60. Vhereupon it was duly moved and carried that the proposal of W. P. 'Heist be laid on the table for one .week and that Councilman P~:attich be appointed a committee of one to investigate the matter and report on same at the next meeting of Council. Thereupon the`Clerk presented to Council a communication signed by thirty-seven citizens reporting and calling attention to the fact that the workers on the City Hall building have not been selected from the City and according to their rating as to their dependants and need of employment and requesting Council to make a satisfactory adjustment of this matter. 'u"dhereupon it was moved by Councilman Sheane and seconded by Councilman Natich that the Chair be instructed to present said communication to and discuss ~&~id matter with Mr. Robb, administrator of the Federal Emergency Employment Agency for Riverside County, which motion upon vote was carried. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from City Atty. Eugene Best setting forth in detail-previous action taken in the-matter of existing delinquency on`the-1915 ^Iater Improvement Bonds and calling attention to the two suits filed against the City and its officials in the:Federal Court by theSecurity-Bank and Brown-C rummer Co. holders of said bonds and requesting that he be further advised as to Councihs' contemplated action in,the matter. ~ - Upon Councils due consideration-of the matter it vzas agreed that it be arranged to hold a meeting with Gity Atty. Best and that a11=-past and present officials of the City named as"defendants in said-suits be present to discuss-with the City Atty.'what further action is advisable to be taken in said matter. ~tJhereupon it was moved by Councilman Matich and seconded by- Councilman-Sheane that a meeting with City Atty._Best be held in the City Hall on Wednesday, April 25th at the hour of 7 o'clock P.M. and that the Clerk be instructed to give due notice of said meeting to al.l past. and present officials of the City vaho are named as defendants in said suits, which motion upom vote was unanimously carried. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council the following bids for Fire 8c Theft and Public Liability Insurance to cover the City Police Car. ~_ , zvri~zvrE RECOAn of R~Gi7LAR_MEETING:=OF THE..C:ITY COUNOIL _, MEETIlYG_HELD.,,OlY ,THE ~__...., .. ._..23d __. _... DAY OF ,$pri,l Ts34 . _,.. _... STgNOFRO FORM C3< : , Fire & Theft Public Liability 10-20-limits i Jack Green X5.00 X48.30 L. B. Taylor 5.00 61.32 G. R. Gough X1,55 per 100 ~al~ Car 19.00 VJ. 4V. H. Beach . , 5.00 48.30 auto Club So. Calif. 5.00 48.30 '~~Vhereupon it was moved by Councilman Matich and'seconded by :Councilman Gallagher that the bids received for'Ixisurance on the City Police Car be laid over for future consideration at the-next meeting of 0ouneil,•whch motion upon vote was carried. Thereupon the Clark presented to Council 'the applications of C. ,&. Lovejoy and 'L, B: Taylor resident Insurance Agents requesting that they bd awarded the Fire Insurance `on the new City Hall Building. ?Nhereupon it was moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman Matich that the matter of Fire Insurance on the new City Hall building be laid over for Further consideration at the next meeting of Council which motion upon note was carried. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council the"written - applications of Jae7t 33ek3es and Grady Raborn-for the posi£ion of Ghief of Police. - - 'a7hereupon it was duly moved„and carried that said applica-.'- tions be. received and placed on filer C. R. Lewis then appeared before Council and explained that the bill for the repair of the sewer service line at'the property of Mrs. R. L. Fuller was filed with the City on ' ( account of the obstruction being caused by~a brtak in the pipe line by a city workman and not being properly repaired, IIpon Councils due consideration of the matter it was moved by Councilman ,Gallagher and seconded by Councilman N?atich that Mrw Lewis be instructed to collect his bill from the property owner who ordered him to do the work which motion upon vote was carried, Mayor VJiekerd then announced that his appointment oP standing committees is as follows: N. Matich--Street Committee, H. Gallagher--uVater Committee. 0. B. Sheane--City Hall & Park Committee, S. M. Rice and N. Matich--Purchasing Committee. 0. B. Sheane--Finance and Audit Committee. E. C. wicker--Police and Fire Committee. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from E. @. Sullivan, District Engineer Division of Highways, REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL April 23, 1934 with reference to the proposed State Highway project in the City of Elsinore covering oil treatment of shoulders on the State high- way routes within the City Prom one-quarter cent gasoline tax-funds and State cooperative fund and enclosing therewith a project statement in triplicate submitted for-Councils approval and execution. YJhereupon it-was moved by Councilman Sheane and seconded by Councilman Gallagher that the project statement of proposed oil treatment of shoulders on State highway within the City be approved and executed wYiieh motion upon vote,was carried. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman Matich that it be authorized to grant a 30°Jo discount payment of delinquent rental license up to July. 1, 1933 and 50f discount from July 1, 1933 and that .notice to this effect be given by publication, which motion upon-vote_was carried. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman .Race and: eeonded by ~.... Councilman Matich that it be .authorized to ~randfer;~~000.00 from the dater fund to the General Fund which motion was carried .by the following votes Ayes: Councilmen: Gallagher, Sheane, Rice, Matich, and 'd~ickerd. Noes: None. Absent: None. Bills as, audited by the auditing committee were; then presented tQ Counc l and on motion duly made. and on call vote 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 adjourned session an Monday ,~pril 30th at the hour of 7 o'clock P.111. in the City Halle the usual. meeting..place. MAYOR :CLERK