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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-01-1929 City Council MinutesREGULAR MEETING? OF. l'F1E- CITY:.: COUNCIL, 'JULY 1st,,1929 A regular meeting of the City Council of the°City of Elsinore was,held-on the.above,,date. .The meeting wag called to order at the hour -. oY 7 p..,m, with Mayor.A. G. Keck in the chair., Councilmen H. Gallagher, ~H, C, Langstaff, A. S. Burnham and A. G. deck answered the roll call.. Absent: ,None. Minutes of the previous meeting held on June l'lth ware then read by the Clerk and on motion duly made and carried were ar~proved as 8'&e Bldg., Supt's monthly report for the month of June was then ` presented to'Council and on motion duly made and carried, was accepted and ordered placed on file. Council then took up for consideration the `matter of the ap- pointment of a Councilman to fill the existing,vacahcy"caused by the " `.. " °' . " "' "s~esigriAtion"of Councilman L. A:'"F: 'Nees: _ .. ,:_. yhereupon it was moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman Burnham that C. S. ~tlarrifield be appointed to the office of City Councilman to fill the existing vacancy. Councilman Langstaff moved that C. S. Lovejoy be appointed to fill the office of pity Councilman which L2otion received no second and Fvas lost. The chair then called for a vote on the original motion be- foro the Council which motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gallagher, Burnham and Keck. Noes: Councilman Langstaff. Absent: Ngne, The Clerk then administered the oath of office to C. S. Mer- rifield duly appointed Councilman for the unexpired term of Councilman Macs resigned and Councilman Merrifield then took his chair. i~lhereupon it was moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman Burnham that the office of Chief of Police be declared vacant which motion was carried by the following voter Ayes: Councilmen Gallagher, Burnham,~~~ddrrifield and Keck. Noes: Councilman Langstaff. Absent: None. Thereupon Councilman Gallagher moved that Robt. J, Ward be appointed to fill the position of Cheif of Police of Elsincre which motion was seconded by Councilman luterrifield and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gallagher, Burnham, ?derrifield and Keck, Noes: Councilman Langstaff. Absent: None. Shereupon it was moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman Burnham That the salary of the Chief of Police be fixed at X175 per month and that he furnish his own motorcycle and ear and take care of all gas, oil and upkeep at his own expense, which motion was carried 'by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gallagher, Burnham, Merrifield and Keck. Noes: Councilman Langstaff. Absent: None.. -' PAGE. #2 MII~IUrE xECO~D of .MEETING:OF JULY 1st, 1929 `" _'.:.;:. MEETIlYG HELD OlY THE DAY OF I9 i ~. STANOggO GOIi M-G9<' ... " The Clerk then ,reported to.Goyncil that in Julx, 1928 it had been authorized to transfer a certain sum of money, ,from the ;Hater Fund to the Water Improvement Bond Fund for the.pur~ose of retiring all due bonds and in-Eerest coupons presented at that time for paymant and that said sum of money ,:has not been:refunded to the Yfater fund-and that upon consulting with ~ he City Attorney regarding to he matter he had been informed by the Attor- ney who checked the law applicable thereto, that said money advanced from ~: _ 'the 14ater fund;ahall be:refunded to aid fund .out of the first money coming -`into the: Water Improvement-::Bond Fund:,and requested that::.Council take some a:action on 'the matter..:-- Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Langstaff and seccnded by Councilman Burnham that"it be ordered to transfer from the Water Improvement Bond Fund to the: Water-Fund.the-.amount "ofmoney advanced to said fund in _ July. 1928 whiehmotion:was:carried bp'the following_voter" :, - Apes: =Councilman Gallagher; Langs$aff; Burnham, 4rierrifield, and Keck.. Noes:.."None, , Absent: None. r Thereupon the Clerk informed:Co`uncil :that lie had: been requested by County &uditor Rayner to:eall ao theiraattentionrthe matter of having the Street and Water-Impxovement_special assessments placed upon the tax roll for this year and asked:ao be authorized to hire the necessary help for this work. _,. .. .. S'mereupon it was moved by Councilman Burnham and seconded by Coun- "::cilmaxi:Ivlerrifield that the:Clerk. be:-instructed to notify Ccunty Auditor Raymer that.he may be authorized to hire the necessary.hel'p to place the special -- asseasments.on the tax.roll for ;this year which motion uaon call vote was "unanimously carried. Council then further considered the petition on file for the pro- - posed improvement of Lakeshore Drive and after hearing considerable discussion and argument,on the matter by:citizens;both favoring;and•":opposing said im- provement it was moved by Councilman Gallagher and seconded by Councilman _.. „ _. Burnham that-City Engineer Graham be instructed to prepare a ivYap to cover the proposad Lakeshore Drive Impro¢ement'Distriet showing in detail the zones and percentage costs, said vrork.to_be done-:;without any expense to the city, g( and to be presented for Councils consideration at the next regular meeting of Council which motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gallagher, Burnham and Keek. Noes: Councilman Langstaff. Aouncilman R:4errifield not voting. - Bills as audited by the 'auditing .:committee were 'then presented to Council and on motion duly made and on call, vote carried,~ere ordered paid: ~ and the Clerk was instructed to issue Warrants in payment of same. .:'( i , ,- .; Thereupon: here .being no further business to come before Council on 'motion duly 'made and carried Council;adj-ourned to meet ;in regular session on P.tonday July, l$th at he-:hour of 7 p. m. ixi the .City Hall the usual k?eeting place.