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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-08-1934 City Council MinutesMrNUTE RECORD of REGULf1R MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE DAY OF' STANDARD FORM C34 PRINTED IN V.S.A. October T9 34 regular meeting oP ahe City Council of the City of Elsinore was-held on the above date. The meeting was called to order at the hour of 7:30 P.M, with P~iayor E. C:'S'~ickerd in / the Chair. _ Councilmen: 0._ B. Sheane; N. I12atich; and E. G. yVickerd enswered the rol .call. absent: Councilmen: H. Gallagher and S. M. Rice. Minutes of the previous meeting held on Sept. 24th were ' then read~b,• the Clerk ~nd;there'being no=corrections or.Omissions were:approved;:as;read. ~ ; Thereupon the Treasurer's monthly report was presented to Council and on motior_ duly made--and carried was accepted-and ordered.. placed ,on-file. ~IJhereupon thecBldg. Supt's monthly-report was presented to Council and on motion duly made and :carried eras accepted armed ordered placed on file. Thereupon the written report of'the Police Dept. was presented to ,Council and on mo ion duly made %and`carred vvas received and orderedplaced on :file.' IIpon report by the Clerk that no further word has been received from;`u'Vashington regarding the payment of the City Hall grant,-- ~ - It was::moved; by Councilman 4"_atich'and seconded by C`Ouncilman Sheane that the 'Clerk be instructed to forward another wire to .the proper authorities at ',~'Jashington urging-'that payment of - the City Hall grant be .expedited ,:: which motion-upon vote vras carried:. c; Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council the written resignation of°Couneilman,S. M.. Rice; requesting that same:,become effective at once. _ whereupon it was moved. by Councilman Sheahe and seconded by Councilman Ilratich that the resignation of Councilman Rice be accepted to take::effect:at Once, which motion waS carried' by the following vote: ~ ~ :Ayes: Councilmen: Sheane, Natich and vVickerd. Noes: None. Absent: Councilmen: Gallagher and Rice:' Councilman Gallagher appearing at this time, taking his usual ,chair. - '~ahereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from J. M. George reporting that. dirt and silt washed down by 8th REGULAR P~,EETING OF THE CITY COUZVCIL October 8, 1934 the last heavy rain has filled the gutter along his property on N Main Street, causing the vtater to run:.over the curb and; across his lot doing much damage ana req,ueated hat Council oorrect this - condition by removing, said dirt and thereby restoring the natural run-off down the street. 'whereupon Councilman nQatich reported that 'this condition has been drawn to his attention and that he vaould se e:. to it that it ' is corrected. Council then took u~ for consideration the matter of water .delinquents and upon due consideration:of`said matter, It was moved, by Councilman 5hean~ ahd: scconded< bg..Goundilman Ma~Gieh .:~hai;r watar':delinquents wno ere: abie:te~ pvQrk bn. aJ!lowed^tb_ wgrk :QUt their past due water bills, which motion upon-vote was carried. Thereupon it was moved by Counclman:Matich and seconded by Councilman Sheane that the Clerk be authorized to accept notes from water delinquents to cover the amount of past due bills, said.. notes .to be,executed for-a six monthsperiod;:and to bear interest at the sate ,of six percent, which .motion upon vote was carried. - Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from J. R. Swisher, agent for. the Union Oil Go. stating that if-in need of lubricating oil for;the Vdater Dept. that they-would be pl"eased to submit a scaled bid to cover the Guy's requirement for"the coming year. Upon Councils consideration of the matter it`was agreed to° lay the matter over for checking. •Nhereupon the Clerk;gresented.to Oounail'a communication from City Atty. Eugene-:Best in reference to the Claim for X1000 filed by Sylvia Shapiro against'the.Cty, feting-that he+is•_now informed that:: she will accept-the.sumof $150 iii'£ull settlement ' of the Claim and that it is his opinion it would be advisable to settle the Claim on that basis. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman ~heana. and seeoi2ded by:'` Councilman PGatich that the claim filed by Sylvia•Shapiro be approved Eor ~p150 and that it be rejected for any further amount which motion was carried by_the following vote.: Ayes: Councilmen: 5heane.Matich and ZVickerd:. Noes: None. . _. Councilman Gallagher not voting. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from Citty Atty. Eugene Best, regarding the;1915 Aet:Bond controversy setting forth in detail a complete history of the case. `whereupon it was duly moved and carried that said communication be .received and placed on file. ~~ ~ - MznruTE AECOeD of REGUTAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETZlYG HELD O1ST THE DAY OF 8th October Z934 STq NDA RD FOR M'C9,4 ~jPRINTED IN V S. q. T~PF(M ~DER~Rf(if( ~lED~V~fF~INOTE' The Chair then reported that he was in receipt°of ttivo bids on a new. police ear and requested-...,the Clerk o present said b-ids. ' _ ,' ohereupon the-Clerk presented to Council the following bids: P. C. Graham bid on a Ford V8 Tudor Sedan ~p708.00 Less allowance old car ...250.00 Balance `458 0000 "rYesley Horton bid on Plymouth Standard Six Tudor Coach Sedan X709.94 ~~Less allowance old~~car Bc~Federal Tax 265.67. .. Balance 442.27 Upon Councils consideration of the matter, ~it was agreed ,thatbids on-,police car be laid over to:.tha next meeting of Council. 'r'Jhereupon the Chair called a ten_minute.recess and Council in a~body adjourned from the Council CYiamber::_ .Upon Councils .return ,to the Council Chamber the Clerk,:<. called-.the roll and:-the following Coune;ilmen,answered the roll call: H. Gallagher, 0. B: Skeane.,. N. Matich .and E. G. "~Yiekcrd.,; 'ehereupon it was moved by Councilman Matich that F. ,A. Roach be appointed Councilman to fill the existing vacancy. The motion receiving no second the Chair declared the motion lost. uVhereupon.NIayor 6Yickerd requested Councilman-;Skeane o ....take the Ghair. ;.. _ _ _. Thereupon it was moved by Mayor ,^Jiekerd and seconded by Councilman &iatich that F. ~. Roach be appointed Councilman to fill the existing vacancy, which motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen: Matich, and 4Jickerd. Noes: Councilman: Skeane. Councilman Gallagher not voting. Thereupon the Chair appointed Councilman I~Ratich to serve of the Audit 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 instructed to issue warrants in payment oP same. RNGULAR NNIEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.., October 8,,.1934..- - The Chair then called to Councils attention that these is an overdraft-h the general fund and suggested that `it be°authorized to make a transfe ',j7Yiereupon it Councilman Skeane 'ldater Fund to the follovng vote: r Prom the 'uJater Fund to the General Fund. was moved by Councilman PJ~atich-and seconded by that it be authorized to transfer ~1500'from'"the General Fund, which motion. was carried by the Ayes: Councilmen: Gallagher., Skeane, NYatich and ~dickerd. Noes: None. Iibsent: None. 'Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Skeane and seconded by.: Councilman Matich that the Street Commsttee`be authorized to have.. "No°Dumping" signs-placed on Riley Street, which motion upon vote was carried. Thereupon F. ~: Roach the 'newly appointed Councilman was sworn into office by the -0 lark and took his Chair. '''' "The Chair then`appoiited Councilman Roach to-serve on the following committees': ~uditing'Committee 'anal Fire Rc Police Committee. ..Thereupon there being no further 'business to come before the Council on motion duly made and carried Council ad~ourned'to meet in're~ular 'ses'sion onI~~onclaly Oct."'22nd-'at the hour 'of 7:30'P.M. in the City Hall the usual meeting ,place.