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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-16-1929 City Council MinutesREGTJLAR BRE;+;TING CF THE CITY CCT7IJCIL CF ELSINORE Dec.- 16, 1929 . A regular meetingof the City Council of the City of Elsinore was heId.on the,.above date. 7he_meeting was called to :order at .the hour of 7-o`clock p.m with N~ayor A. G. Keckin the chair. Councilmen H. Gallagher, fi. 0. Langstaff, C. S. I~Terrifieid, A. S. Burnham and A. G. Keck answered the roll call, Absent : None . A~inutes of the previous meeting held on Dec. 2nd were then read by the clerk and on motion duly made and carried were approved as read. - The Treasurer's monthly report wss then presented to the Council and on motion duly made and carried was accepted and ordered placed on file. The clerk then presented to the Council a communication from the Woman's Club, requesting that they be granted permission to plant a Christmas Tree in the City Park. Whereupon it eras moved by Councilman Pfierrifield and seconded by Co neilman Langstaff that Woman's Club be granted permission. to plant a Christmas tree in City Park, which motion upon vote was unanimously carried. A communication from the Brown-Crummer 80. regarding delin- quent Water Improvement Bonds was then presented to Council. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Langstaff and seconded by Councilman hderrifield that the communicator be accepted and that the clerk be instructed to refer the matter of delinquent bonds to the City Attorney for advice as to the proper method of taking care of the matter, which motion upon vote was carried. The Clerk then presented to the Council a eommunica'tion from the Library Board presenting the name of Howard Habenicht as their choice of candidate for appointment to fill the existing vacancy on said board. Whereupon it r>ss moved by Councilman Burnham and seconded by Coun- cilman Langstaff that Howard Habenicht be appointed member of the Library Board to fill the existing vacancy which motion was carried by the follo+ring vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gallagher, Langstaff, I~ierrifield, Burnham and Keek. Nees: None. Absent: None. Tb.e Clerk then presented to Council a communication received by the idayor from Governor Young stating that he h2s received a telegram from Page #2 nrzl<IUTE t~ECOAD of Meeting of Dec. 7.6, 1929 ,. - MEETING HELD OlY THE DAY OF I9 6igND qqD PORM C6O CMA RL ES R.M[R L EY CO..PAiH FIH PER S. xox Era a iea~x.. rnr. else o~eernaV REG V 5 PRi OFF. 6Tq NOTRU MINViE President Hoovet• asking for a casivas of state, municipal and county pro- -- grams as to public works construction during the. coming year and was en- closing a blank form to be filled out. showing .the. estimated costs of pro- `~ ~ posed work to be done by the City of Elsinore during the coming year. P~hereuuon it was duly moved and carried that' said communication be accepted:and_that the. City°Clerkbe instructed to reply;to the Governor's letter,. and enclose the blank. form filled out showing .the estimated cost of proposed improvements for the coming year. Councilman Gallagher then reported that 'F~in.'McGll and Geo. Pitorton have offered to install four ornamental street lights complete, at their own expense, in front of their business property on Graham Ave., providing that the City would agree to take .care of the cost of lighting same. 99hereupon after due consideration of the matter it eras moved by Coun- cilmanaGallagher and seconded by Councilman Langstaff that the offer of Mr. McGill and Pdr. Rdorton be accepted and that it be authorized that the cost of lighting be assumed by the city, which motion upon vote was unanimously carried. The Clerk then brought up for Council's consideration the matter of having the Council table recovered. 4Y~hereupon it was moved by Councilman Langstaff and seconded by Councilman Pde~Pi.field that the Clerk be authorized to have the Council table re-covered rvhieh motion uses carried by the follo~•:ing vote: Ayes:. Councilmen Langstaff, Merrifield, Burnham and Keck. DToes: CounciIDraan Gallagher. Absent: None. Council then took up for consideration the matter of time that the City Library should be kept open. 4Thsreupon after due consideration of the matter it tivas moved by Councilman Merrifield and seconded by Councilman Langstaff that the Clerk be instructed to inform the Library Board that the City Council suggests that they keep thF City Library open 8 homes each day, excepting Sundays and holidays from 1Q a.m. to 12 noon, and 1 to 5 p.m, end 7 o'clock to 9 p,m „ which motion eras carried by the following vote. Ayes: Councilmen Langstaff, Merrifield, Burnham, and Keclc. PToes: Councilman Gallagher. Absent: None. Councilman Langstaff then reported that complaints v~2re being made ,~ because of the reservation of three parking spaces in front of the City Hall for Police cars and suggested that but one was necessary for the Chief of Police, and recommended that action be t~.ken on the matter. V9hereupon it was moved by Councilman Langstaff and seconded by Councilman Burnham that Chief of Police Barber be instructed to paint out all reserved parking spaces in front of the City Hall excepting one to be - reserved for use of the Chief of Police car vrhich moticn dvas carried by th _ ~ following vote: Page #2. Meeting of Dea. 16, 1929. Ayes:e Councilmen Eangstaff, Merrifield, Burnham and Kecic, Noes: Councilman Gallagher: AbsentL None.. _ Bills as audited by the Auditing Committee were then pre- sented-to the Gouncil and on motion 'duly made and"on call vote carried were orderedpaid'and:the clerk was instructed-to ms sue warrants in payment of same.. Thereupon ther© being no further business to come before the Coun-il,:on.motion duly made. and carried Council-adjourned to meet in regular session on-Monday-Dee:: 30th-at the hour:.of`9 o'clock.p.m, a..n the City Hall, the usual meeting place, Clork. Mayo r j _.: ~,