HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-09-1931 City Council MinutesPage #1 REGULAR e:~I:ETING OF THE CITY COUNr_,IL Nov, 9, 1931
A regular meeting of the City Council of the Ckty of Elsinore vra
held on the above date.
-. The meeting. was .called to order at the hour of 7 .o'clock P.I~:i. frith
Ivsyor C.A;_Lovejoy ih ahe chair. _
Gouncilraen: H. Gallagher, O.B.
and C. A. Lovejoy ansuaered-ahe roll-call.
Absent: idone.
Sheane, S.Tvi. Rice, Geo. H. Liorton jr,
i~JCinutes of the previous meeting held on -0ct..26th e.-ere' then read by
.the Clerk ahd a.ttehtion was dalled to a: correction to ';e made in ahe motion by
Councilman Dorton and seconded by Councilman Shaane =with reference to the n-
stallation of a street light at Ellis and Pottery Sts, to include the appoint-
ment of Council.rnan Gallagher to make an rove tigation of_the matter, ~r;ith author-
ity to order the installation of said street 'light if'justified; 'and minutes
with this correction trere approved. as read..
The Bldg Supt'd monthly report for the month of Oct ivas then p-re-
sented>to Council and on motion duly made and carried was,accep~ted and ordered
placed on file.
?~heraupon the Treasurers manthly report :as ,oresentad to Council
and on motion duly made and carried ~nras accepted end ordered placed on file,
The Clerk than presented to Council a cor•~n!unica~:ion from "~9n. Cass
on behalf of the teachers of thc- Elsinor=: Union High School in response to ro-
ceipt of Councils Resolution 248.
?fnereupon it was ;noved by uu^ouncilman Rica and. seconded by Council-
man Sheane that the Clark be instructed to ans~~rer said letters and. express Councils
thanks and appreciation for :;heir earnest consideration of the matter to advise thaw
an effort pJill be made to have a meeting of a conmiittee composed of 'representatives
from the various civic and 6=;elfare organizations of the city, to consader and
perhaps stork out soma plo.n for the adequate solution of the problem, i;hich motion
upon vote v:~a.s unanimcu~ly carried.
Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Rico and seconded by Councilman
NSorton that the Clark be instructed to forirard a letter to the various civic and
c;elfare organizations of thc- Ci-t;r and advise them that Council upon further consider-
ation, of the unemployment situation existing in our city have agreed that perhaps
a Committee composed of representatives from the various civic and wvelfare organ- `
izations of the rity could better cmzsidar and perhaps vrork our Borne plan for the
adequate solution of the problem and to request 'their cooperation in the meatar by
their appointment of a represe:nta-tive of their or•ganizatian to serve on this
Cormnittea, and to give notice that a meting of this committee is to be held at
the Chamber of Gorjlmerce Rccm on Tuesday }Qov. 17th, at the hour of '] o'clock P.I~1.
and urge that they have a representative pres.>nt at this meeting, t~;hich n:ction
upon vote '!as unanimously carried.
Thereupon the chair appointed Councilman Shaa,ne to setae eaith
himself on said committee as representatives of the City Council,
Nrrz~rurE ~ECOxD of P,EGIILAR Pi~ETIDIG OF THE CITY CGliNCIL
MEETIlYG HELD OlY THE 9th DAY OF j~jo V ~ c33~ T9
9TAN0AR0 FORM C96
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The Clerk t'rien presented to :Council a conmrunication from.the State Division
of Tabor Statistics viith.enclosed"ecpy of a'fo'rm to be filed by'cohtractors in
accordance with Chapter 398 Statutes of k931 an act to prohibit .the emoloy-
rnent of aliens by contractors on public vrork,
~!'nereupon it eras duly moved and carried that said communications be received
and ordered placed en file.
A communica~~ion from the-League of Calif, i,iunicipalities r;as then presented
to Council in which they advised that the proceedings of the recent Ivionterey
convention would soon b'e off 'the press and enclosing. order .blanks .for said
proceedings.
Prhereupon it e.as duly moved and carried that said communicaticn be received.
and ordered placed on file.
Thereupon it r~re.s rno~*ed by Councilman Rice and seconded by Councilman Skiasne
that it be authorized to place an order for one (~~1.j0) copy of the proceedings ~iE
the P,Qonterey convention vr'_nich motion upon •~•ote wa.s carried by a four fifths vote
of council.
Councilman Gallagher voting no.
thereupon the Clerk presented to Ccuncil a petition filed b~ F,H, S:~rith
and signed by a number of cii;izens of T~'lsinore, petitioning the City Council to
act once make a preliminary survey, Frith testings to ascertain the probable cost
of installation of the proposed Lakeshore Drive Sev~~.?r and after survey is made,
if it is the judgement of a majority of the Council that t'_ne work can be done as
a joint project along 1i,ies as suggested b,T -the Td~yor in a recent rn„eting, called
for the purpose of discusein~ this v:ro-rk, thru the undersigned recjuest that the
v^rork be done v-9.thout delay,
~Vnareupon after a lenghty discussion and consideration of the matter by
Council it v'~as moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman PSorton ':'
that the petition be received and m~der•ed placed on f ils v;hicki moticn upon ~!ote
vaas unanimously carried.
Thereupon Claude Callison appeared before Council stating that he ,.gas
interested in purchasing the D?orth 25 fact of the old City Hall lot ?.nd if
Council would cgnsider selling sa~ue that he mould be glad to suomitted tc Y;im
a selling pricy on same.
Council agreed to take the matter under further consideration.
Councilman Sheane then reported to.Council that the drin'sing foun$a.in
on laTain St in front of the Tdassey Bldg, was out of ccrmission and not v~orth re-
pairing and suggestsd that it would be butter to have it removed.
thereupon after consideration of the matter it was moved b;r Councilman
Gallagher and seconded by Councilman Sheane, that it he ordered 'that the drink-
ing fountain on ivjain St be removed, vthich motion uaon vote «~as carried.
Bills as audited by the auditing Committee infere then presented to Council
and on motion duly made and on ca.11 vote unanimously carried. Excepting the gill
of Chapin-Ruskauff for (~&'O.CO) upon which 6ouncilman Gallagher voted no, nrere
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Thereupon there being no further business to come before
Council on motion duly made, and carried Council adjourned to
m<:et in regular. session.. on Iv:anday ;iVov:23rd, at the hour,of.
q o'clock P.Pd. in the City. Hall th.e-:usual meeting place...
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