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Home My WebLink About06-04-1934 City Council MinutesREGULAR 141EETIATG CF THE CITY COUIQCIL June 4, 1934 A regular adjourned 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. ipckerd in the Chair. ' Councilmen: $. Gallagher, 0. B. Sheane, N. Matc~i and E. C. Plickerd answered the roll call. Absent:. Councilman: S. M. Rice. Minutes of the `previous meeting held on P~iay '2Sth were then read by the Clerk and there being no correoti'ons or omissions were approved as read. ' Thereupon the Bldg. Supt's monthly report was presented to Council and on motion duly made and carried was accepted and ordered placed on file. Thereupon Architect Orville L. Clark,app~ared before Council and reported that heground grade in the read-of -the new-City - Hall building was- 8 or 9 inches too high and suggested that Council authorizes the excavation of said area to the proper level. so that the contractor can lay the cement floor and concrete side walls as specified. tiVhereupon it was moved by Councilman Matich and seconded by Councilman Sheane that the matter be referred to the City Hall Committee with authority to hire the necessary help required to do the work which motion upon vote was unanimously carried. Thereupon Architect Clark suggested to Council that it is advisable .that the City Engineer be instructed to establish the sidewalk grade in front of the new City I3a11 building and set dour corner-grade stakes. tiVhereupon it was. duly moved and carried that the City Engineer be instructed to establish the sidewalk grade and set the necessary stakes in Pront of the new City Hall building.. Thereupon-the Clerk presented to Council two communications received from F. E. Trask, State Engineer P.'W.,~. requesting that he be kept advised of any further action taken on the installation of used jail-equipment and also on the disposition of the matter of fire insurance placed on the City Hall structute by `Vd. P. weist general contractor. whereupon it was duly moved and carried that said communi- cations be received and ordered placed on file. Thereupon a communication from the Pasadena Corp. was presented to Council, making inquiry regarding the sale of the X9500.00 City Hall bonds also with respect to certain 1915 Act bond issues now outstanding and the amount of these issues now in default. Whereupon it was duly moved and carried that said communi- cation be referred to the City Attorney for his attention. 2vrz2YUZE 1~ECOr~b'oF REGUhAR DiEETIItiG OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETIlYG HELD 02}7 TF,ZE :, _ - , 4th ~ , - , nAY oa June... 2e 34 o ~~-~ - ~ "' V.3 T.OFF '"STANOAPD MINI Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication , from the 1915 Improvement Bond Act-Committee reporting that on-May 9,..1934, ,representatives of,Calif. cities. met again to consider the problems arising out of widespread,delinquencie~, - under the Improvement Bond Act of s15, and particularly to ; discuss the liabilities arising out of the decision in the American Co. vs-Lakeport case and-stating that the resolution of the City officials-.present was that the 1915 Improvement,- - Bond Act Committee should continue to function.and act as a clearing house for"the problems of the various cities conce.rned~. and that the Committee employ special counsel and provide~for`a special fund to pay<the cost-of .this work and.,,>therefore.urged tYie,City.Council; to appropriate the.., sum of ~~'109;for this work.. 1Uhereupon it was moved by Councilman ,Gallagher and seconded by Councilman Matich that aaid matter be oaken under consideration and that City,Attorney Best be instructed to attend-the next meeting"of Council to discuss and consider said matters with` them; which motion upon -note was"carried.. Council than took up for considcration~the matter of proposed agreement for maintenance and construction, Routes 77, 78 .3n he City of Elsinore and upon-Councils ;discussion and.. due,; consideration of said matter,:.'- It was moved by :Councilman Natich and seconded by"Councilman. Sheane that it be authorized to enter into an agreement by and between the City of Elsinore and the State of Calif. by 'and through ,the Director-of Public ~~orks providing for maintenance and construction, Routes 77, 78"within the City of Elsinore:. and that the i~5ayor and Clerk be authorized to execute said agreement., which. motion was :carried. by the following :vote: dyes: Councilmen: H. Gallagher, O. B. Sheane, T1. n4atich and E. C. ',lickerd. Noes• None, . Absent: Councilman: S. PvI. Rce.- <; Thereupon Couneil.further considered:"the matter .of compensation insurance to coyer City officials and City employees. v9hereupon it was moved by Councilman Gallagher-and seconded by Councilman Sheane that the Compensation Insurance policy with the State Fund be renevaed subject to possible adjustment or correction at a later date, which motion upon vote was carried, ., Thereupon the Clerk read a communication from the-So,_ Sierras Power Co. reporting on an investigation and a'comparson- which they have made oP the operations at the City 1~datcr Pumping Plant and setting up a comparison of costs including the sewer plant as between the, use of electric and gas power, showing a saving under the new electric rate of 1¢ per kw of y~p278,00 per year. ehereupon it was duly moved and carried that said-communication be received and placed.on file for future consideration. Thereupon -0. ,A. Lovejoy appeared-before Council Wand stated''-' that he was informed by the Clerk that Council have made the request that he file .with the Council a detailed statement of receipts"snd dsbursements`in connection with--the Lakeshore `D rive Sewer and'Hea1d Ave. projects and thereupon filed a tentative statement of the Lakeshore Drive'Sewer p~oject'.but.reported that'' his statement covering the Heald Ave. project was riot `'prepared -but that he .would present same later.- The`Clerk`then called to Councils attention that it will be- required that-some one be 'delegated to prepare and file an appl= cation `f or the Federal grant in connection vrith the City Hall project. r ~~Ihereupon it ways. moved `by Councilman :4~atieh and seconded by '" Councilman Sheave that the Nayor and Clerk be delegated as repre- sentatives of the City to prepare and file with the Federal Emergency Administration of Public''v`dorks a requisition fo_r the Federal grant in connection with project2269--Elsinore City Hall, which motion upon vote was unanimously 'carried. Thereupon J. L. Sdalker'Electrical Contractor submitted for Councils inspection suggested samples of lighting fixtures to be installed iri the City Hall bldg. v`Jhereupon it vas agreed by Council to receive invitational bids on lamps and fixtures for the City'Hall building to be eon- ' sidered at the next meeting of Council and that Chair appoint a`Gommittee to select the type `and quality of fixtures to be purchased. The F3har appointed CottndilLien P~2ati'ch and Sheave' to serve on said--Committee. ;< In the absence of Councilman Rice the Chair appointed Councilman ~4atich to serve on the auditing committee. 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~irrstructed 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-iti4onday June 11th' at the hour-of'7 o`clock P.M. in the City Hall the usual meeting place. MAYOr~ CL°ERK