HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-09-1931 City Council MinutesMIhIUTE t~ECOAD of RGULAR P:tEETING OF' THE CITY_CQUNCIL
MEETIhi.G HELD 01Y THE gth _. ~ .DAY OF. P/iarCh 1831 Is
A regular meeting of the City Council fo the City of Elsinore was held on
the above date.
The meeting ~sas called to order at the hour of ~ o*elock P.f;I. with _}~ayor
C. A. Lovejoy in the chair.
Councilmen: H. Gallagher, H.O, Langstaff, J.~. P•tfills; S'Pei. Rice and
C. A. Lovejoy-answered the roll call.
Absent: None. <
Minutes of the previous meeting hold on Feb 24th, were then read by the
Clerk and there being no-omissions or corrections were approved as read.
The Bldg Supt's monthly report t^ias then presented to Council and on
motion duly made and carried, a~as accepted and ordered placed on file.
Thereupon the Treasurers monthly report was presented to Council which was
on motion duly made and carried accepted and ordered placed on file.
:Bn itemi2ed inventory of 'the equipment on hand and not in use at the City
water Plant, prepared by•M. $armon water Supt, was then presented to Council.
whereupon it ?vas orderd that an inventory list of the equipment in use be
also prepared and together with invoice presented be filed in the office of the
Clerk for future reference.
The Clerk then presented to Council the vm itteh opinion of City Atty Best
with reference to the City's liability for tha payment of delinquent Ig15' Act water
Improvement Bands, in ~+rich hs stated -that it seems extremely doubtful whether or
not the City would be held liable on thes matter and that in vieva of existing cir-
cumstances it would seem to be preferable to a17ow the Court to deter*aine the
liability of the City, end therefore recommended that the City take no-action in
regard to the request made by Mr. Crouch Attorney for the Brown Grummet Bond Co,
purchasers of said bonds.
thereupon it was moved by Councilman Mills, and seconded by Councilman
Gallagher, that the written opinion of City Atty Best be accepted and ordered placed
on file, which motion upon vote was carried. ~ - .
The Clerk then presented to Council a copy of Resolution adopted by the
Civic Section pf the Elsinore womans Club, resolving that the public interest
demands the acquisition by the City of Elsinore, bf as much of 'the Lakesh2re
within the corporate l.raits, as will safeguard its use for the best interests of
the people and that a copy of said resolution be presented to the City Council vrith
the request that a commmittee from their number be appointed to investigate. the
mstter and report at tha next meeting. -
Upon Councils consideration of the•matteF it eras agreed that the chair
appoint a committee to rnal:e an investigation of said matter and report on same a~
the next meeting.
whereupon the chair appointed Councilmen Rica and Mills to serve with
himself on said committee.
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The Clerk then presented to Council legislation bulletins of the '
League of Calif `Liunicipalities r4 requesting Councils support of Senate
Bills X52 ~ #53 designed to properly pabtett cities and their officials in
damage suits for injuries to persons or property -resulting from defect-
ive or dangerous condition of public streets and bulletin #~5 ca~.~.nffig
attan~ion to Senate Bills 526 and 527 providing that-all fines imposed.
for violation of City Traffic ordinances and state laws, be paid over to
-..the County_treaeury, and requesting Councils apposition to same.
Whereupon it was moved by Councilman P;Sills, and seconded by
Councilman Rice, that the Clerk be instructed to write,to,our Senator
and Assemblyman and on behalf of Council express their, support-of Senate ,
Bills No's 52 and 53 and their opposition to the passage of Senate Bills
No's 526 and 52'j, which motion upon vote was carried.
..Resolution r~242 ti+.as then .introduced .and read being a resolution
providing that a contract be entered-into with-D;R; Crane covering pay-
- ment of engineering fees and appointing hiun City Engineer and that the RQayor
and City Clerk be authorized to execute such a contract fo-r and on behalf of
the City of Elsinore.
~9hereupon it was moved by Council~an ieiills and seconded by Council-
man Langstaff that Resolution 242 be passed, and adopted which motion was
carried by the Following vote: -
Ayes:, Councilmen: Langstaff, Rige, Pdmlls, and Lovejoy.
Noes: Councilman: Gallagher.
,P~bsent• None.
Whereupon Resolution 243 was introduced and read .being a resolution
providing that an extension be granted to Ed. Funk for the payment of rent
on the Sewer Farm leasod from the City and that a crop mortgage be accepted
from him, to secure the payment of s~.id rent.
.Thereupon it_vaas moved by Councilma~s A3id:1~ and saconded by Council-
man Rice, that Resolution 243 be passed and adopted vrhich motion upon vote
was unanimously carried.
Thereupon Ordinance 209 was introduced and. .presented to Council on
first reading, being ann. Ordinance calling and providing for the. holding of
a special elect ion. to be held in the City of Elsinore on Friday the First
day of May 1931, to determine whether the goters of said city will recall:
J,E, S~~fills and H.C, Langstaff from their offices as Councilmen and to -
elect their successors in the event they shall not be removed from office,
Whereupon it was-moved by Councilman Langstaff and saconded by
Councilman P,ii11s that Ordinance #20j be passed to its second reading„which:
mot ion -was carried by the following vote:'
Ayes: Councilmen: Gallagher, Langstaff, Rice, Pdills and.
Lovejoy.
Noes: None.
&b sent: None.
The chair. then called to Councils attention that certain irnprove-
_rnents shoulcc be made at the City Park, and after some discussion on the
matter he chair appointed Councilman Rice to-serve on the-Park Committee,
crith Councilman Langstaff. ,
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Council then took up for further consideration the matter of purchasing
bituraul product§ and necessary equipment for application-of same in he repair
of streets.
` 1~Phereupdh it ~'vas`moved'by Councilman NRills and seconded by'Cou~oilman Rice
that the Street Committee be authorized to purchse the necessarj equipment and
material for use in the repair of City streets which motion upon vote Xmas 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 Council adjourned to meet in regular session cn P,~onday
iuiarch 23rd, at the hour of '/o'oclock P.N:I. in the City Hall the usual meeting plac
place..
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