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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-25-1932 City Council MinutesREGULAr^. M~,,E' TING OF THE CITY COUDICIL July 2$,'.' y32 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Elsinore was held oh tha above date. The meeting vas called to order at the houx• of 7 o`clock P. M. with Mayor C. A. Lovejoy in the Chair. .Councilmen: H. Gallagher, O. B. Sheane, S. M. RicE, Geo. H. ftRorton, Jr. and. C. A. Lovejoy answered the roll call. Absent: None. Minutes of the previous meeting :held. on July 11th were-then read by the Clerk and there being no corrections or omissions were approved as read. The Glerk then presented to Council a coxnmuni.catiorx-from the League of Calif. Municipalities advising thaw the-League .was considering the: organization of a permanent department to carry on a work with reference to rate matters affecting cities, and submitting a proposed schedule bf charges to be made to all cities desiring to avail themselves,of this service „ranging-,from ~§0.00 , to ~§00.00 per annum according to population, said matter being submitted wholly ir. the nature of an ineuiry and requesting an early reply stating whether our city desires to participate, if it is;,found practicable_to establish this service. P.'hereupon it was moved by Councilman Rice and seconded by Councilman Sheane that the communication from the Calif. League of Municipalities be received and ordered filed for futmre reference, which motion upon vote was carried. Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from the So. Calif. Gas Co. advising that they have filed with the State Railroad Comunission a revision of Gas Engine Schedule N0. C-6 and an optional Gas ;engine Schedule No. G-5 both being effective on and after July 8, 1932. Copies of said schedules were enclosed vrith notice that their engineers i,-ill gladly eohfer with Council regarding to these revised schedules upon request to do so. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman Morton that the So. Calif. Gas Co. be notmfied that a representative of their Co, is invited to confer with the City Gouncil regarding to their revised Gas Engine Schedules, which motion upon vote was unanimously carried. Thereupon Mrs. Farker appeared before Council stating that she desired to have water connection installed at her property in the Elsinore Heights Tracts but that the present service line v:as several hundred feet from her property and therefore requested that Council grant her some aid in bringing the line to her property. Upon Gouncils due consideration of the matter it was agreed and authorized that the main service line be extended the usual 100 feet. Thereupon dir. Johnson, representative of the Temescal `A+ater Co. appeared before Council stating that they have a water leak in their pipe line which is laid underneath the concrete f~.oor of the abandoned pump house and requested that they be granted permission to break through said floor for the purpose of repairing their pipe line. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Rice and seconded by Councilman Morton that the Temescal Water Co. Be granted permission to cut through the cement floor at the abandoned pump house in the Country Cu`1ub Heights Addition, providing that they agree to repair said floor, if the City ever has any use for same and that Councilmen Gallagher and Sheane be appointed on committee to oversee the work, which motion upon_sote was carried. 1 i~rri~ruTE AECOAD of REGULAR ME:.TING OF THU CITY GOUNCIb MEETr1YG HELD OK THE ZSth DRS' OF July Z932 STA NOARO FORM C94 CX AP IES P.NAO LEY CO., PAT X FIND EP S. dos uau [[ REO Y6 PRT OFF STA NDPRD MINYTE qE[ Thereupon Council discussed and further considered the acoption of proposed Ordinance #214 amending License Ordinance # 161. PJhereup¢n it ~~;as moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman Morton that Ordinance 214 be laid over fer secohd reading and adoption to the next regular meeting of Gouncil which notion upon vote was carried. The Clerk then reported to Council that he has baen informed by all Architects who have submitted tentative plans for a proposed City Hall baiiding that they are vrilling if their plans be selected, to draft and prepare plans and specifications without cost to the City in the event of failure to finance the proposed .work and Council upon [further discussion and consideration of the matter agreed that an informal meeting be called prior to the next. regular meeting for the purpose of considering and deciding upon some one of the plans on file.. Councilman Morton then reported to ,Council that Fire .Chief Tom Boyle had applied to him for a two weeks vacation and requested that Council take some action on the matter. Upon Councils consideration and discussion-.of the matter it v;as moved by Councilman Rice and seconded by Councilman .Gallagher that all .City Employees be granted one eaeeks va_eation with pay and two weeks if desired, the second week without pay, crhich motion upon vote was unanimously 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 Gouncil adjourned to meet in regular session on t~4onday, August 8th at the hour of 7 o!clock P. M. in the City Hall the usual meeting place. MAYOR CLERK ~~~