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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-28-1932 City Council MinutesMIlYUTE RECORD OF REGIILAR. iuT~ETIrJ.;, OP T?l~' CITY CCT3NCLL MEETZIYG HELD OK THE 2Hth DAY of November 1s 23 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 ~:OO o'clock F.". with A:Ta,yor C. A. Lovejoy in the Chair. Councilmen: H. Gallagher, C. B. Sheave, S. Itr. Rice, Geo. H. Ahorton, Jr. and C. A. Lovejoy answered the roll call. Absent: None. flL'inutes of the previous meeting held on Diov. 14th were then read by the Clerk and these being no corrections or omissions ~rrere approved as read. I Thereupon the C1erY, presented to Council a cor,~munication from th.e Riverside ~ Calif, Highsay Patrol soliciting. Council to subscribe for advertising space in a. souvenir program booklet being published as a means of raising a benefit fund for j the vido.s and orphans of the. Calif.. Association of Highwaay Fatrolman. i ' Whereupon after Councils consideration of the matter it was moved by Councilman Sheave that the communication be received and the Glerk be instructed to reply to same advising that because fund alloted for advertising_ purposes has been exhausted Council at present vaere not in a position to subscribe for advertising space which motion upon vote vacs carried. Whereupon the Clerk presented to Council a communication from the Clevelin P,ealty Corp. reporting that flagrant acts of vandalism were being perpetrated by Elsinore boys of school age, chiefly the breaking of light globes installed on ornamental street lights in Country Club Heights e.nd requesting Councils cooperaticn in combating this serious situation. ~Rahereupon it was moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman Sheave that the City Council go on record in supporting the movement to supr;ress the destruction of light glcbes and other. personal property and authorize the rublica- tion of a Notice of s.%'arning and offering a ~`§0.00 reward for' information leading to arrest and conviction of, anyone malicicusly destroying perscnal property which motion upon vote was unanimously carried. Thereupon Ordinance '215, an Ordinance Regulating Pool Rooms ~^-as presented to Council on second reading. Whereupon it u^as moved by Councilman Sheave and seconded by Councilman Rice that Ordinance r;?215 be passed and adopted which motion ras carried by the follosing vote: . Ayes: Councilmen: Gallagher, Sheave, Rice, P'orton and Lovejoy. Dloes: None. Absent: None Thereupon Ordinance =216 tf~as presented to Council on first reading, being an Ordinance amending.Crdinance ,191 prohibiting gambling and the playing of certain games. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Sheave that Crd. 216 be passed to its second reading v:hich motion.~as carried, by the following vote: REGUL:9F: Ar~TING OF THE' CITY COUNCIL November 28, 1932 Ayes: Councilmen; Gallagher, Sheane, Rice, Morton and Lovejoy. Noes: Pdone. Absent: None. - _i `??hereupon the Chair called for a report on results obtained from the enforcement of Ordinance ;;'214 providing for licensing of all persons making sale or delivery of goods, ;°:ares or merchandise b}~ means of automobiles or auto trucY.s. ~ .Whereupon the Clerk reported that the Chief of Folice has submitted to him f the names of Forty persons conta.eted.by him who vrere subject tb the payment of this license and that all of them v ere billed for license due and furnished with a copy of said Ordinance, of which Number nine had paid'ther_license fee and the balance having failed to respond. t4thereupon it was moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman Morton that the Chief of Police be instructed to take such action as was necessary to enforce the collection of license fees due the City under the provisions of Ordinance X214 ~+rhich motion upon vote was unanimously carried. Thereupon the Chair reported to Council that the bridge on Chaney Street was badly damaged a.nd uuon Councils consideration of the matter it vas agreed by Council that the matter be referred to the Street Committee -ith authorizatic_: that they have said bridge repaired. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Rice and seconded by Councilman Morton that the Clerk be instructed to forward a letter -to P,lattick Bros. and express to them on behalf of Council their sincere thanks and appreciation for their contribution cf the use of their tra.etor and other equipment for leveling of the airport landing field, which motion upon vote was unanimously carr-ied. Council then took up for consideration the request of the manager of the Amsbury Hotel for the installation of tvo street lights, one on eack~ of Franklin and Heald Avenues. Whereupon it r=as moved by Councilman Rice and seconded by Councilman Gallagher - that it be authorized to have tmro 60 watt street lights installed, one on Franklin Street between Main and Spring Streets and one on Heald Ave. betv.een Main and Spring Streets, which motion upon vote was carried. Thereupon Architect Orville L. Clark appeared before the Council and submitted for their consideration a tabulated financial set-up covering the amounts reeuired annually to retire a proposed X10,000 City Hall Bond-issue over a period of 20 years and showing that said bond issue can be repaid ~aith interest from rental savings and showing in addition thereto a saving of ~46~6.50 over a period of 20 years. Whereupon after Councils further consideration of the proposed City Hall matter it was agreed by Council to hold a meeting on Friday Dec. 2d at 7 o'clock P.M. to further consider plans and advisable action in the City Hall matter. Bills as audited by the auditing committee ~>:ere then presented to Council and an motion-;duly made and on call vote carried were ordered paid and the Clerk ~uas 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 to meet in regular session on Monday, Dec. 1/2tih at the-hour. of ~ o'clock P.M. in the City Hall the usual meeting place. ~~. n~nvmu._.__ _ . _ ... C3ERIi .. .