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,MINUTE AECOAD of REGULAR MEL~PIP7G OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ELSINORE
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A regular meeting o.f he City Council of the City of Elsinore was
held on the above date. The meeting was called to order at the hour of
7 o'clock p.m, with. Mayor A. G.-Keck in the chair. -
Councilmen H. Gallagher, H: 0. Langstaff, C..S..Merrifield, A. S.
Burnham and A. G. Keck answered the roll call.
Absent: None.
Adinutes of he previous meeting held on October yth were then read
by the Clerk and on motion duly made and carried.were approved as read,
The Clerk then presented to Council:a communication from Julia
Dodson, reporting-that her property on Franklin.St.:was subj~ct'to damage
from wash during.rainy season and requested that Council take care of the
drainage on said street.
Tlhereupon it was duly moved-and carried abet the matter be referred
ao=the Street Committee for investigation.
The Clerk then read a communication from J. H. Bell to Council solicit
ing he City's gasoline business and submitting:a "price: of 3 cents above"
wholesale cost.
V-hereupon it was duly moved and carried that matter be laid over for
further consideration...
The Clerk.:then reported to.Cuuneil-that Fdrs.,C.rP. Carter had com-
plained of the odor from_the Hog ..Farm .maintained om the City's old sewer
farm and stated that the sal e. of. her property-adjoining it was bejn g injured
by the nuisance and requested that it be abated.
~9hereupon:it was moved by;Councilman:Langstaff'and seconded by Coun-
-Gilman Burnham Ghat the Chair appoint t~e.Council as a whole on Committee to
make an investigat ion of the hog farm located on the.old City seiner farm,
which motion upon vote was carried.
A cammi.ttee from the Chamber of Commerce;then appeared before Coun-
cil and presented to the Clerk for reading a-communication received from the
Mariposa. Realty'-Co.:in response to inauixy made regarding to sale of a cer-
tain block oY Lakeshore.property to the City.of,Elsi.nore for public park
and recreational purposes, and in whick~ they.. expressed their willingness to
sell and submitted a price of X10.00 per front foot for 900 feet of Lake-
shore property lying South of Lakeshore Drive and a price o$ X20,000,00 for
:about $. acres adjoining.and-lging:.north of Lakeshore Drive.:
The Chamber Commsittee'reported that the matter has been consieersd
by the Chamber and that they were in favor of any action that the City might
- takerto acquire some.:Lakeshoreproperty for public: park and recreational
purposes«
After due consideration and xonsiderable discussion~om the matter it
was moved by Councilman Merrifield and seconded by Councilman Gallagher
:that the Council as a whole meet with representatives-of the Mariposa Compazty
and committee from the Chamber for the purpose of together making an inspect-
ion of the property being considered and also that the Committee try and
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secure a price on the adjoining Lakeshore frontage owned by
Mr. Brennecke, which motion upon vote was unanimously carried.
The clerk hen presented to.Council ahe written.resignation
of L..VO..Bentley as a member.of the City Library Board.
Wheraupon it was moved by Councilman Langstaff and seconded
by Councilman Burnham that the resignation of L. w. Bentley as mera-
_ ber of the Library Board beaceepted-with .regrets; v~ich motion upon
vote was unanimously:-earriad.
Thereupon it was. moved by Councilman Merrifield and seconded
by 6ouncilman.Gallagher:that the plaee.of G. Rr :Gough as.member of
the Library Board be declared vacant, which motion upon bote was ,y.
carried.
: :Thereupon Glenn Graham, Ellis Fees and. Howard Habenicht were
nominated for appointment to-fill-the t~~~o:existing vaeancies.on the
Library Board.
Council hen, proceeded to ta.llot upon the nominees for ap-
pointment which vote resulted as follows: ,
Glenn Graham - 5 votes
Ellis Fees 3 notes
Howard Habenicht 2 votes..:
thereupon it was moved by.:COUncilman Langstaff and seconded by
Councilman Burnham.that: Glenn .Graham. and Ellis Feea be"appointed as
members of the Library Board,: which motion uponFVOte.was unanimouslq
....carried.
Resolution 221 was then mntroduced and read,-being a resolution in
the matter of Acquisition-.and Improvement of Di.stri.ct ~l o.f the:City
of Elsinore.,
?9hereupon it was moved by Councilman Langstaff and seconded by
- Councilman Gallagher that Resolution #221 be passed:and adopted,
which motion was carried by the following vote:
::Ayes: .councilmen H. Gallagher,. H. O.:Langstaff,
C. S. MerrifielcL, A. S. Burnham and A. .G. Keck.
....Noes: None.
Absent:. None..:.
Bill s. as audited by the Auditing Committee wero then presented to
Council and on motion duly made and on call vote carried, were ordered
paid and the Clark was ixistructed 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 on Modnay Nov. 4th, at the hour of ~ o'clock p.r~. in the City
Hall,.the~usual meeting place.. ~/
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