HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-30-1929 Special City Council MinutesSPECIAL hdEFTING OF THE CITY COUNCIL GF ELSINORh
Seat. 30th, 129.
A special meeting of the City Council, called°by the.
City P4ayor and vaith due notice thereof given to alllGouncilmen, was
held on the above date. The meeting vacs called to order at the
hour of $ o!clock' p,m. being. the. time fixed. in said notice and
.:upon roll call the following Councilmen. were found to berpresent:
H, Gallagher, He 0, Langstaff,. C: S. :Merrifield, A. S.
Burnham and A. G:'Keck.
Absent: None,
Minutes of the provious meeting were passed for reading
_ at the next regalar meeting of the. Council.
The Clerk then>presented:to the. Council the written're-
signation of Chief of Police Robert J. ?Yard, asking that same be
accepted to take effect at once.-
Whereupon'it wasmoved;by Councilman Langstaff and sec-
onded by Councilman Gallagher hat the resignation of Robert J.
Ward, .Chief of Police, be accepted to take effect immediately,
which motion upon vote eras unanimously :carried.
The following bills audited by the Auditing Committee
vrere then presented to Council and on mction duly made and car-
-ried vrere ordered paid:... _
Robert J. ~9~ard : -.Salary - X52.50
Robert J. :~fard - Phileage 18.00 "
Clay Berry - 4 days PolineDLit$!"16.66
The clerk then presented to the 0ouncil the written
applications of t:~e following per sons ,, for the position:of Chief
of Police: ',
A. G. Barber
J. H. Brown
W, H, Patterson
;., D. C. Davis_
Whereupon after d.ue consideration of applications filed
it was moved by Councilman Gallagher. and seconded, by Councilman
Langstaff that A. G. Barber be appointed to fill the position of
Chief of Police of the City of ~sinore, and that his salary be
fixed at X150.00 per month, and his hours for duty be left to his
own discretion; also that he be allowed two days off duty each
mond~h, but if not taken that no credit for same is to be allowed,
which motion eras carried by the following vote:
_ Ayes: Councilmen Gallagher, Langstaff, Merrifield,
Burnham and Keck.
Noes; None. Absent: Non°.
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Council then took up for consideration the matter of purchasing
a new Ford Coupe for the Police Department, subject however, to a trade
in of the old police car.
Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Langstaff and seconded by
Councilman Merrifield that the City Clerk and Chief of Police be in-
structed to interview the local Ford Agency and secure from .them. their
best proposition on a trade in of the old police car on a new Ford coupe,
and to roport on same at the next meeting of Council ~,uhich motion was
upon vote unanimously carried.
A map of Country Club Heights Unit ~D was then presented to
Council for their. approval and acceptance.
Whereupon after Council's checking of said map it was moved by
Councilman Langstaff and seconded by Councilman Merrifield that map of
Country Club Heights Unit ~D be approved and accepted, which motion was
carried by the folloti~i.ng vote:
Ayes:. Councilmen Gallagher, Langstaff, Merrifield, Burnham,
and Keck.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
The matter of proper time-for serving of notice upon the South-
ern Sierras Power Co. to cut off servico of electric power at the ~"ity
Water Plant, was then considered by Council.
Whereupon it was dulp moved and carried that the City Clerk be
authorized go serve the Southern Sierras Power Go. w~.th a 30 day no-
tice to cut off electric power service at the water plant, as soon as
it can be ascertained when the gas power installation will be completed.
Thereupon there being no further business to come before Coun-
cil on motion duly made and carried Ccuncil adjourned to meet in regular
session on ARonday, October 9th at the hour of 7 o'clock p.m. in the City
Hall., tho usual meeting place.
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