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Home My WebLink About12-08-1930 City Council MinuteszzrlkrvTE AECOen of RECULnR I:,:.ETINC GF TJ- CITY CCL'11CIL _ MEETIlYG HELD OlY THE 3th 9TAN0AR0 FORM G96 nary of Dec . 1930 I9 /b regular meeaing of the City Council of the City of F,lsinore:~~~as held on the above date. The meeting teas called to order at the hour of ~ o'clock P.Pr. vrith i~iayor C,A. Lovejoy in the chair. Councilmen: H,C. Langstaff, S,P:~I, Rice, ?,E, P:4ills asd C,:c:. Lovejoy ans- arered the roll call. isbsent: Councilman H, Gallagher. P<Iinutes of the previous meeting held on iVov. 24th, i~rere then read by the Clerk and there being no correc~ions or oimnisions, ~~rere spproved as read. The following communication sae read. by the Clerk. P. communication from IrTrs. J.H. Bell and daughter expressing their grategullness for flotaars;sentat th the time of their late bereaveaent and a cdmmunication from the Graimnar School P,T,F., a.clcno~arled.ging receipt and expressing thanks for the donation of (wj,00) received from'the City, It t=ras regularly moved. and carried that the coirununica.tio:ns.be recsi:ed and ordered placed. on file. Thereupon the Clerk p-rese±ited 'bo Council a communication from City Attorney Eugene Best addressed tc laiayor Lovejoy u~rih -reference to securing a loge opinion regarding to delinquent tax penalti:§s retained by the Council, Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Langstaff and seconded by Councilman Rice that the matter of delinquent tax Penalties be refereed to City Atty Best, and that he be authorized on behalf of.-the City>:of Elsinore to render a legal opinion on the matter, which motion upon vote waa unanimously carried. The Clerk then presented to, Council the Bldg Supts's monthly report for the month of Nov. avhich ~aras on motion duly made and ordered placed on file. Ther_+upon the Treasurers monthly. report Baas presented to .Council uohich < i^ras on motion duly made a.nd carried accepted and ordered placed on f_le. The Clerk then reported 'co Council that a sc-rial funding bond ens inter est coupons had been presented for pay,emt and that there vre_e not sufficient fun funds in said fund. to take up same as tax n7oney would probably net be received until after the first of the year. Ahereupon it c,=as moved by Ccvncilman Rice, .and seconded 'oy Councilman. Liil].s that it be authorized to.transfer the susa of 0623.7,) front the Gslaeral Fund to the Serial Fwsding Bond Fwzd said. sure to be refunded to the Genere.i fund.;as soon as Tar, money eras receive8, ~~-hich motion upon vote v;as unani~~ously • carried. Ordinance ~f2C8 vaa.s then introduced and presented to Council z:nd on first reading,. being a.n Ordinance amFSnding Ord. 1161 providing for a discotint on City License under certain circumstances. uS!hereupon it aras moved by Counci]anan I,ii11s a.nd seconded by Councilman Page ~2 RGUL,4R It~E^lI'vG OF Tril: CITY CCL~hCIL ~3th Day of Dec. 1830, carried by the Folio~,ring voto.: Ayes: Councilmen: Langstaff, Rice, Niills and Lovejoy. Noes: Councilmen: 'None. I Absent:Councilrnan: H, Gallagher. j Ordinanoe ,~20g eras then introduced and .presented to Council en first i reading being and Grdinance changing the Wane of Rile;r Street to PicDonold St. _ I dhereupon it vaas moved by Qouncilmarr I~:ills>and seconded by Councilman Langstaff that Grdinance 209 be laid over for further cons9.dera-tioh at the nest regular meet in; of Council, crhich motion upon vote was carried. Thereupon Councilman Rice of tho Police Cor,~unittee reported tP;at the Police car seas badly in.need of painting andreques'ted that Council take .some action on the matter. Ilhereupon.it was duly moved and carried the matter of liaving.Police car painted, be referred. to the Police .Committee; Councilman Rice and dills and Chief of Police, Barber L/ith authority to act. 1'<Iayor Lovejoy then presented to Council 4uditor.Fraziers° proposal to audit the City°s books and records on the basis of 025,00) per day for hirn- solf and 0'20.00) per day fa~• his assistant with a guarantee that the cost of t the audit ti::ould not exceed 0350,00), ',~Ihereupon it vaas moved by Councilman Paiills .and seconded. by Councilman P.ice that it be authorized to have an audit made at this time of the City's books and records and that Auditor-Frazier's proposal. for doing the v;o-rl-, be accepted crnich motion upon vote was unanimously carried. Councils attention Baas then called to the matter of the old sevrer pump being installed d.ocrn in the new sewer pit; and a~ter.some eonsidera,tion of the matter it was moved by C ouncilman Langstaff,-and second@d by Councilman Psiills that the Clerlc be instructed to inform 1'dr. Harmon :rater Supt. to leave the old sever pump tiaher> it is-at present installed, crhich rnotion.upon vote eras carried. Thereupon after Councils consideration of some manner in which to pro- vide a curfew signal it ~,~as moved .by Councilman Langstaff a.nd seconded by Council man P,~Iills, that D,R. Crane be authorized to'insta.ll a snap snitch at the fire siren, to provide a curfetiv si;;nal, which- motion upon vote rase caned. Iiz the Absence of Councilman Gallagher the chair a pointed Councilman Tviills to serve on the auditing cormuittee. Bills as audited by t:-ie Auditing Committee arras presorted to Council on motion duly made and on call<vote carried, were ordered paid and the Clerk was instructed to issue c;arrants in payment-of same. Thereupon there beiizg no furth~`r business to come before Council, on motion duly made and carried., Council adjourned to m?et in regular session on.Pdonday Dec.22, at the hour of '] o'clock P.P:. in tha Gity Hall the usual m^-,eeing place. 7 U, _ i~tayor ~~~ .Clem