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Home My WebLink About04-30-1934 City Council Minutes_ _ wrrl~zurF ArcoAn of REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETIlYG HELD. OlY THE 30th DAY OF _. April I9gt~ STANOARV FORM C96 CN 0.RLES R.XAO LFY CO.. PAiM IIN YE PS. ¢os veae ¢[¢. e[v [e¢v el¢[o. REG. V. S. PR T.O STT NORRp MINVTE RECORp A regular adjourned meeting of the City Council oP the i 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. vdickerd im the. Chair.... Councilmen.: .H. Gallagher, 0. B. Skeane, S M. Rice, N. ( ~. Matich and E. C. Wickerd answered the roll call. Absent: None. i( I Minutes of the previous meeting held on April 23rd were j , then. read by the Clerk and there:being no corrections or omissions 'I were approved as read. - I Thereupon the Clerk presented: to Council 'a'communication prom,City Attorney Eugene Best vuith reference-to those two• I~ certain. actions brought in-the United States District Court by '~ .the Security;Bank and-the .Brown CrumineS Investment Co against the City of Elsinore and certain of its officials and former . officials for the nonpayment of certain_delnquent 1915 'dilater i Imp. Bonds and enclosing therewith a bill for the sum of X100 i 1 for negotiations and,work done_to_date and a copy of Resolution I authorizing that City Atty. Eugene Best appear and defend two suits and that he be paid X400 for making the first appearance, lj said sum to be payable in monthly installments of X75 each, and ~ that he be further authorized to employ James H. Mitchell, Attorney of Los Angeles, Calif. to assist ,him in the .defense of ~ ; said actions. at his own expense. Upon Oouncils consideration and discussion of said matters the Mayor expressed his objection to the payment of-the x"100• bill submitted for past services, stating that the bill was of long standing and should have been presented before, however- •- (( j that he favored the adoption of a Resolution author-zing City Atty. Eugene Best to appear and defend those two certain actions and that he be paid X400 for making the first appearance ~j '; payable in monthly installments. ii Whereupon it. was moved. by Councilman Sheave that=the - ~ Chair b~ instructed to take up with City A"tty.:-Best the matter regarding his bill for X100 for past services. The motion, reeeiving no second Baas declared lost. °- ', Whereupon Resolution X272 was introduced and read being ~ a Resolution of the City Council authorizing City Atty. ' Eugene Best to appear and defend those tvvo certain actions I~ I brought in the United States District Court against the City ~ ~ ~ of Elsinore and certain of its officials and former officials• and providing that he be paid X400 for making the first appearance payable in monthly installments of ~p75 each commencing June- • 1st, 1934. Yhereupon it was;moved_by Councilman. Rice and seconded by ~ .Councilman Skeane that; Resolution No. 272`be passed and adopted ~I which motion was carried by ,the following vote: (i REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL April 30, 1934 ;dyes: Councilmen: Gallagher, Sheane, Rice, Match and ,"dickerd, Noes: None. Absent: None. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from the State Compensation Ins. Fund giving notice that the City's present polcy~wi~.l expire on May 19th, 1934 and enclosing a bill for the renewal premium also a temporary-binder extending coverage for a period of twenty days. whereupon it was moved b;y Councilman Matich and seconded by Councilman Sheane that.the matter oP Compensation Insurance be laid on the table to the next meeting of-Council which-'motion upon vote was carried. .Thereupon the Clerk presented•to Council-a communication i'rora vJ. E. Robb, Manager, Riverside County N. R. S.'-addressed to Mayor Wick~rd,and stating that_in the future all selections of workers-on the City ;Hall project will be-made from his office and that said workers will be selected `strictly upon their - qualifications of .eligibility. Upon motion duly made and carried said communication was received and ordered placed on fi e. ;VY~ercupon the Clerk ;reported that a number of bids-have been received for insurance on the City Police Car and proceeded to open the following bids. E, C. Collatz - P. L. 10-20 limits & F. &. T °48.30 Charlotte Kirkpatrick - ++ ++ " 53.30 ~N. `N. H. Beach - P " n 53.30 Jack Green - " " TM 53:30 L. B. Taylor- - " rr " >66'.32 Auto Club of S;o. Calif- " „ " '53.30 7~hereupon after Councils due :consideration of said bids, it was moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman Matieh that v1. ~~: H. Beach be awarded the Public Liability and Fire & Theft insurance covering the City Police Car for the total ,premium of.p53,.30 which motion upon vote was carried.- V~hereupon the Clerk presented to Council bids for fire insurance on~the new City Hall :building submitted by'the following local agents: VJ. W. H. Beach Charlotte Kirkpatrick E. C. Colatz L. B. Taylor G: R. Gough C, A. Lovejoy 'Thereupon it was moved by Councilman &latich and seconded by Councilman Sheane that the matter of Fire Insurance on the new City $all building be referred to the Purchasing Committee which motion upon .note was-nnanimouslp carried, y ?vI[zuuTEleECOt~D of .REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETIlYG HELD OlY-THE ...,30th _,._ r _.. DAY OF,_.Aprl_ ._. I9 J4 STANDARD FORM C3< ' ' Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council ~A. P. waist's general contractor's Estimate #2 covering labor and material in pi:ace for the month of April and J. L.'~fialker electrical contractor's Estimate Nor l covering labor ahd material=in place to date with verification certificates attached, issued by Orville L. Clark, Architect. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Sheane and seconded by Councilman Rice that the estimates submitted by `dd. P. Waist General Contractor. and J. L. t'Balker, Electrical Contractor for labor and material in place be allowed. and ordered paid which motion was harried by the following vote:... ayes: Councilmen: `Gallagher, Sheane, Rice, Matich and. ` Wickerd. _ATOes: None. :Absent: None. Thereupon the. Clerk presented to Council a communication from LaRoy F. Simms, Director C. Jd, fA. addressed to Mayor E. C.'Wickerd setting forth the history of the local C. Vd. A. project calling for work on Heald :;Ave.. and other City streets and submitting an itemized and detailed statement of the present status of the work. Vdhereupon it was duly moved and carried that said statement be published providing it can be done vrithout cost. Thereupon C. R. Lewis and Mrs'. Anna Fuller appeared before Council requesting that they be granted a further hearing regarding the bill previously presented for the expense of repairing the sewer service line at,~rs. Fullers property and upon Councils-Yurther consideration of the matter.: it. was duly moved and carried that the matter be reopened for further investigation and that same be reported on at the next meeting of Council. Thereupon Councilman Matich, Street Committeeman, reported f~ to Council on progress of work done on City Streets and filed a written detailed statement of the work.. Whereupon it was duly moved and carried-that the report of Councilman tTatich be received and ordered placed on file. Council then took up for consideration the matter oP outstanding delinquencies existing in the 'ddater and License Depts. ildhereupon it was moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman Matich that it be authorized to grant a discount up;sn=:payment of past delinquent Water and License,~bills and that the discount to be applied be the same as was in force at the time the delinquency occurred which motion was carried by the following vote: REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL April 30, 1934 ayes: Councilmen: Gallagher, Match and'4Vckerd, Noes: Councilmen: Skeane and Rice. Absent: None..: Thereupon Councilman Gallagher moved. that any negotiations penning for;the purchase of office furniture for the new City , Hall be cancelled, __ , The-emotion receiving no. second was declared lost, Councilman Matich theh reported to Council that; he has investi- gated the proposed .extras on the City Hall protect-consisting of the construction of a concrete reta ning wall at he rear oP the building and the installation of a janitors closet under the stairway and stated that as a result of his nvestigation,he would recommend that the work be completed according to the original plans and specifications and it was agreed by Council that said. report be approved and accepted. Bills as audited by the auditing committee were then-presented to Council 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 ahd carried Council adjourned .to meet in regular session on Monday May 14th, at the hour; of 7 o'clock P.I12. in the City Ball the usual meeting place. M,~YOR C RK `