HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-25-1932 City Council Minutes__ MIIYL7TE RECORD of REGULAR t ~ sTITdG CF THE. CITY COU,'?CIL
MEETZIYG HELD OK THE ZSth
DAY OF APRIL ..
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A regular meeting of the City Council of .the City of Elsinore was held on 'the
above date.
The ;neeting was called to order at the hour of '] o'clock P.Td. with P;iayor C.A,
Lovejoy in tho chair.
Councilmen: H. Gallagher, O.B. Sheane, S.P,i. Rice, and C„A. Lovejoy answered
the roll call.
Absent: Councilman:. Geo. H. .Norton Jr.
Diinutes of the previous meeting held on April pith, ~=rere then read by the Cler
Clerk-and there being no corrections or omissions ~r~ere approved as read...
The Clerk then presented to Council a cormnunication from cVm.0. Grossman, cer-
tified Public Accountant, addressed:.to iuiayor C,A, Lovejoy in response tc his re-
quest for references regs.rding his qualification fcr making an audit of the accts
and records of the City of .Elsinore far ~•rhich.he had been av/arded a contract.
Whereupon it ~;as moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman Rice
that said co:nraunication be received and ord;;red placed on file, crilich motion upon
voto was carried.
The Clerk then.. presented to Council .a .cor;~ununice<tion from the Supt .of the St:-r;
Dept, of the City cf Riverside calling attention to the quotation submitting. cost
per gallon on Cold Pen Dust Cure, and enclosing a corrected bill covering the six
drums de'_ivered to the City of Elsinore.
;8hereupon it ,~,as agreed by Council that the corrected bill be approved a:nd
accepted and ordered paid.
The chair then reported to Council. that in consideration of the City, grading
and filling Silver Street, adjourning Mr. ~arbcroughs property that he ha.s filed
with the .City Clerk a (~5G,00) cash deposit. to shoe; gcod faith in riaicing certain
improvements .on his_property as agreed upon.
Council then took up fcr consideration the matter of standing water in the
Temescal ditch and it was reported that said condition was caused by lc-sakes in the
Temescal `Water Co`s pipe line and. upon due consideration of the matter it Baas
agreed by Council that the Tuiayor and Clerk be instructed to call on the officials c
of the Temescal '~°water Co with the view of getting them to take necessary action tc
correct this ccndition,
Thereupon G,R, Gough administrator for the Horton Estate ra.ppearsd before
Council and su'ornitted a ;oronosed to sell to the City the prcpcrty nosy leased by the
City and used for a City Hall, stating that they ~rJOUld accept 05000.00) for this
proparty and that they v:*ould be willing to accept the north 2~ feet of the. lot on
Tufain St, owned by the City at a price of 02500) tc be applied or: the puroh~se
price of said property.
Whereupon it was agreed by Council that tho matter be taken under advisement.
Council thereupon furti.err=considered plans for the constr,action of a. City
Hall Bldg and it ~uz,s agreed to lay the matter over until the Library Board and
Librarian could attend a special rnectina at ~rr'nich time plans vrould bo given further
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Rr,GULAR Iv'~ :TID?G OF T_u,B, UITY CCU~CIL bPRIL 25, 1532 '
consid~raiion.
The chair then reported to Council that Sir. Barber had called to his atteh-
tion that the Clevelin Realty Corp have oa~fered to furnish the City ~~;ithout
cost, trees for planting on Hampton Heights a.nd asked Council if'they c~isned.
to taY.e any acticSn on the matter.
irJhersupon after due consideration cf tl;e matter it was moved by Councilman
,Rice and seconded by Cduncilman Sheane t'_~,at Mr.. Barber_be:appointsd to secure
suitable trees for planting and that I~r. Harmon be inst~uctod to install ne-
cessary pipe line to irrigate said trees by a drip system, c:hich motion upon
vote :Fra.s carried.
Council then considered a bill presented by the Elsinore Booster Club for
(v37.5C1 refund for cash advanced.by them to.tha Elsinore .Band for music and
instruments and it ~;~as agree;d by Council that City should suppcrt the band.
'v'lhereupon it was moved b~CC,Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Qouncilman
Sheane that tlae bill for f~37.50) presented by the Booster Club bo allotted
and paid and that. instruments purchased become the-property of the City of
-Elsinore, erhich motion upon vote etas: unanimously .carried...
. Bills as audited by-the auditing committee ~:~ere then presented. to Council
a.nd on motion duly made and on call vcte carried were ordered maid and the
Clerk i~ras instructed to ise,ue eaarrants in payment o£ same.
Thereupon there being no further business to cane before Council. on motion
duly made and carried Council adjourned to meet in regular session on .onday
P~iay 9th, at t'r,e hour of 7 o'clock P.Ivi. in .the City Hall the. usual meeting
place.
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