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Home My WebLink About05-14-1934 City Council Minuteswrri<zvTE AECOaD bF REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL _.... _ _. MEETZIYG HELD OlY_THE __ -.__.. _14th ._. DAY OF-: .May... 6TANOPRO FORM C94 _ _. i rs34 { FF. .STANDARD MINUTE RECORD I - 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. ;Nickerd" in the Chair. Councilmen: H. Gallagher, O.,B. Sheane, S M. Rice,, N. Matich and E. C. 1Nickerd answered the roll call. 'Absent: None.. Minutes of the previous meeting held on .~pri1 30th were then read by the Clerk and there being no corrections or omissions were approved as-read. -- Thereupon the B3dg. Supt's month~.y; report was presented to Council and on motion duly made and carried was accepted and ordered placed on file. The Chair then reported to Council that he had a discussion.- with the City Atty. relative to the bwo actions filed against the City and certain of its officials and that he was informed ,that it is being proposed that a number of Calif. Citie s threatened with aimilar suits band themselves together and .contribute to a fund to be used in defending the City. against - Which action is filed and first tried as a test case and - therefore it is possible that the expense to our .City would not be as great as first anticipated. Thereupon..the Clerk presented to Council the report of R. L. PJIcCrea certified public accountant covering his audit of the Cry's books and records for the period from May lst, 1932 to May lst, 1934, said report being read in full by the `Clerk. 'vilhereupon it was moved.by Councilman Gallagher, and seconded by Councilman Matich that.-action on-.said report be :deferred to the next meeting of Council. which motion upon vote was carried. :Thereupon the Clerk presented to-Council the So. Sierras Power Co's Franchise Tax report for the period of one year from Jan lst, 1933 to Dec. 31st, 1933 with enclosed-check for $$110.07 to cover the amount of tax due.. " whereupon it was moved by Councilman Sheane and seconded by Councilman Matich that the Franchise Tax report of the So. (Sierras Power Co, be accepted and ordered placed on file, Which motion. upon vote was unanimously carried., ~~ ~j__ The Clerk then reported to Council that a vacancy exists on 'the Library.. Board as the`term of P. C. Graham. as a member of .said Board expired on July 1st, 1933 and that he has been notified that Lir. Graham is willing to accept reappointment to said office. 't~ihereupon it was moved by Councilmen Gallagher-and seconded by Councilman Sheane that P. C. Graham. be appointed to-serve on REGUL1iR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL May 14,.1934 the Library Board for a period of three years to datefrom July 1, 1933 which motion upon vote was unanimously carried. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from P. C. Graham requesting that he be'permitted to move the ornamental light standard from the corner of Sulphur and Main Streets to a point about fifty feet south on Main St. also to remove the curb in front of his place of business so that he might install a driveway to serve •h is station pumps and equipment. Vrhereupon it was moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman Skeane that Mr. Graham be. granted permission to move the light standard and remove the curbing in front of his place of business, which motion upon vote was carried. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication-from C. A. Lovejoy relative to a certain communication from LaRoy P. Sims recently published in the Leader Press regarding the Heald Ave. C. i~d. A. project, 'whereupon it was duly moved and carried that said communication be received and placed on file. Thereupovr the Clerk presented to Council 'a communicator_ from Phillip E. Collins, director of the Elsinore Municipal Band stating that the band has received many requests to`resume band concerts for the summer and to make this possible that it is necessary to .raise funds to meet, current expenses and requested that Council. authorizes a donation of X8.00 per week for the period that concerts are given. Whereupon it was moved by-Councilman T~atieh and seconded by Councilman Sheane~that this matter be laid on'the table to the - next meeting of Council`which motion ,upon vote was carried. Thereupon the Clerk reported to Council that ^uV. P. West has placed Fire Insurance in the amount 'of X13,000 on the new City Hall building drawn in favor of W. P. Weist Construction Co. and the 'City of Elsinore°and-that policies covering same were filed in his office. Thereupon Councilman Il4atich reported that this matter-.was referred to the purchasing committee at the last meeting and that he has been quoted a price of X7.00 for•~4500 insurance coverage during the period of construction. - "'u~hereupon it was moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman'iV2atich that it be authorized to place Fire Insurance on the new City Hall building in the amount of X4500 as coverage during the course of construction at a cost-not to exceed y~7.00 and that said insurance be awarded to VJ. W. H. Beach local agent and after completion of the building that new insurance be placed, which motion was carried by the following vote; Ayes: Councilmen: Gallagher, Matich and ~iickerd. Noes: Councilmen: Rice and Skeane. Absent: None. _ _ zvrZnZUTE Racoen of REGULAR T.ZEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETZIYG HELD OlY THE .....14th . _..:.. .. _Z7AY OF ._NIay... .. ..... _Z9 34.... 6TANOARO FORM C9p - Thereupon Councilman Natich, Street Committeeman filed -his written report of progrecss~of Federal Reiief a'lork on' Streets for the period i'rom Nay 1st-to May 14th, °shereupon it was duly moved and carried that said report be accepted and ordered placed on file. Thereupon'Ordinance ~224`was introduced and presented on first reading, being an Ordinance of the City of Elsinore repealing Ordinances No. 201 and 217 and fixing the salaries of certain of the City officials and City appointees of the City of Elsinore. - Nhereupon it was moved by Councilman Gallagher and secohded by'`Cbuncilman Iv"atich that Ordinance No, 224 be passed to-its second reading which motion was carried by the following vote;, Byes: Councilmen: Gallagher, Sheane, Rice, Matich and r`dickerd. _ Noes: None. Absent: None. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Skeane and seconded by Councilman &Iatich that Chief of Police Barber be authorized to purchase paint required for the painting of parking'stalls in the business district which motion upon vote was carried.. -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 and carried Council adjourned'tn° ' meet in regular adjourned session on itZonday Pvi&y 21st at the hour:of 7 o'clock P.Ni. in the City Hall the usual-meeting place,.. -h1AY0R CL RK i,