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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-29-1928 City Council MinutesFebruary 29, 1928. .,. _ , , r ..;A regular meeting of the .City:~Cauncil of_ the rCity oP .ffisinore: was held; on the; above data. The; meeting waa.called;ao order :at the ;hour of 9 a.,m.xnith;Mayor A. G_Keckn:the;,phair: ;.Couneilmen:L. &. r.... .: Taylor, J. H. Ba`ll', A:~ G. Ke:ck:Ft;: Galaagher.and J, :P.t:. Vaa Aautm. answered" the roll calk Absent: 14one. u~ Minutes,; o f .the gs eviou meeting, ke.ld, on Feb, 15th: were then read .'+: by; the-.aierk _&nd; on motion duly;-made, a;d car,rigid-were .apgroved,.as .read., ; . . ,,. .The clerk. then:.presented, a. p::ttion. t® :the Couneil~sigrteda~ by~bfl~ of the pro~ierty. awnsrs. ofa~property; fronting, er-abutting>upon: R~•o'.apeetJ.Stras"t~- / between Main and Chestnwt.Streets,_asking that Counoil order the improvement"" of said •.,et~eet;xth',pavement, sdewelk:B, and eurAs.• ;;Week to ;Ye;.-done under >,the, provisions ;a;Y. -the~~:1911~ Impravement~ Act... _ ~ _ , ,t . , .Vi'herenpon after consideration° of said,petitiott, it. was- moveds by :, councilman Taylor and:seconded;,;by=Councilman: Bell:that:Petition for<the ; improvement oY Prospect Street be laid over for further consideration to the nent mBetingiof;the-.council;;zahich motion upon;vote..wes,unanimous.ly carried. . The. clerk then. presented to the Counci•3 the.. written .apphc.at:ions:.o4 G. Qi Reed, J. H. YYoodford, C. M. Kane eaid Roy Gregg,tor the position of NightxPolicemani ,~ ~ ..-. _.._ ..<:: ,.. r;, .. ~._ .. t a. <'Nhereapon itr was moved.' by Councilman= Bell' eed;; seconded< by, Council'-=; man. Taylor that Council take a recess of ten minutes to, consider~,pri;vately: the. application for night p©liceman which motion upon vote result ed as follows: Ayes; Councilman Taylor and. Bell.. Noss: Councilmen Gallagher and Van Houtenz Chair not voting.. Vote tie, motion lost. Whereupgn,it was moved by Councilman Gallagher .and seconded by Councilman, Van Houton:that the .appointment of a night police be laid over to-the. next. regular. meeting of the Counoil, which motion upon vote was unanimously carried. The clerk then presented to the Council the bids of the.Elsinore ..State Bank and the First National Bank of Elsinore on the deposit'of the City's inactive funds for a term deposit of four months lbm EF.ar. let to July 1st, the Elsinore State Bank sdbraitting a bid of 4.2 per cent and the First National Bank a bid of 4 per cent on a term deposit of: four months. Y9hereupon it was moved by Councilman Taylor and seconded 6y Councilman Bell that the Elsincre State Bank being the highest bidder;: that council. recommend to City Treasurer the transfer of the City's inactive Sunds-to deposit in the Elsinore State $ank for a term deposit of four gtottths from-kar. 1st to July 1st 1928 and to bear interest at the rate. of 4.2 per cettt which motion upon vote resulted as follows: Ayes.: Councilmen Taylor, Bell, Keck, Gallagher and Vs,_ Houtenc Noes• Nona Absent• None. Page ~ MzIVUTE r~ECO~D oF- REGULAR bIEETING OF THE GITF COUNCIL MEETZZYG HELD OlY THE 29th ..;,~ ~ ,::.`D.~Y OF :,February 192:8 '.~ ::. I9 STANDARD FORM 09G CN.pLyG A, N0.0LFY t0. PA NF]_ IHYFPSS [[ate [[~[~[[.[ ___________ _ _6. U_ S. PAT. OFP. 9TANOARO ~' _ _ 1_{. 1NV~LtECOR The clerk_then,rsad..e,~aemmuncation.ta:;aouncil from Bd: Funk:aubmit- ting to council'hia bid: for s ahree year 1e:asaron'thee.City:~~wer.Fatm-:in Warm Springs Valley,.a~r.eein~.t:o:fence tka; 20;:acree lewal she=land:: and put i:1 a pipe line from .tank to-highest.. point for first years rent-and paging ;,,a_,rentrl of $30G,QAreach yew for the second and thirdr years. ,:, ,.. ~ _..- .: . ~.. , Mr. Aoy Nacy then'app'eared. before the' Counail~ acid gg:esentedr=his ~~ ¢erbal popasal_;far the: lease st; uthe,.City'.ssewer fsrm for .astezin. of :years agreeing to place land in-first class.condition for,:farming_ and irirS"gatien- :she, first year.,and.'payng- a cash rental of,~100.;A0. per :ya ar: for the suc- eeeding years: Whereupon after consideration of bida.aubmitted, it was moved by- Couneilman Taylor .and . seconded by C.ounciJ.man Bell; that ;;the, ~b;d :of`Ed Funk b~ingahe highest ,andrbest bid::that,he;be:awarded a ahree yeas lease for, Pthe City:.aewer.farm aubj;ect .hav_ever,: tio~ his. fxzrnidl ing~;ithaucty crith~:aeeur:ity ~;; for she : reni;al', to. ba• re:ferred > to. and ;approved, by,;the ,0i ty-^Attosney; which'. motion carried by 'the following vote,.. ;n .- . , . .. ~ =ct ~;t< Eyes:: .:Councilman Taylor,.B'e11, Ke'dc~, Ga1Jagher:and;V.mHouten. Noes:. None. - Absent: Nona, _ , ,-:r , ;: :.. The weekly report of:•the Polaae-Departmept,was then-presented to the Gounail and on motion duly ,made .:and carried„.was.'approv;ed,andordered!:;filed. : The `.clerk :then:-read` a<;communcation tv:;.the, Council fr©m ztkar Boulder Dam Asaociaticn„ urging Council. ;to beeome.a- member.: of.- said association an;d: ~~-to appropriatea;coats$bution.,tnathe~oause.,~~, - ,- ,.. Whereupon it -wa °,duly moved and aarried<that: the matter; of..applica- tion ,for;;memberahip inahe 8qul,der Uam.Assgciation,b.e. laidco_ver ~ fors: fur they consideration. • :~ Council then took up for consideration Mr. S. H. Coogan's offer to pur~hase_from the:.city an, unuae~i;booater:pump.,and equipment at<a pidce .o;f $27.5.00 and alter due"eonsderation',.mf,the-mcftter it'was anoved by,„ v . _. f Counci35nan Gallagher and+~ sec;onded .by -Co,uneilmenr,Ball.,=that Mr c Googan,`s> offer be rejected and booster pump be retained by City for possible. ;:use in the, -, :;. future which motion upon vote carried. Whereupon it was moved by Co~ailmann Taylor. and aecoYd ed, by; Councilman { Van Houten that the chair appoint s_committes to place-a p:ice,~on-a11 old discarded pampa-which the cite has for sale,. which motion upon vote was un'enimously'carred. .; .. ;,, ,, The chair ;appointed Ccuneilmen Gallagher. and Tgylor,.to -serve upon.; said committee. .,. City Engineer Graham then submitted to the Councnl his estimated cost cf X3000:00 fora 12 ft. arch concrete bridge proposed for. :Sumner Ave. and reported that as per council's instructions he submitted same. to Nir. ^Briner but that:he. refused to :crqulate :a ,petition over th.e proposed en- larged=diatrct,sand had,requested-that the matter be referred,back to.counci2 - for their:: aons$eration, ,- _ ,, ; Page.#$.f. °NEETING OF ,Feb. 29 192a __ Upon re:eonsideration~ofS'the matter bys:council:,:it.-waa:desmed'advisable to , con~truct.,concrete :b idges ;-.over :Tema. scal:.D:tch :on: both .Sumner. and .Heald :iAve.~ and;ahat.boat scf=.=.". eame.,bs spread .aster entire city_~a . <-~~~' ,. Plhereupon.-it was moved by Councilman Taylor and seconi3~ed :by .gouncilmar ~ag#nrxeaelxaaan:odsdx3oy Van.Houten that .a 12 ft. arch-concrete bridge on Scanner:-: and.Heald:;:Ave..over Temescal :Ditch, be,orderedcconstructed and that the cost of..same be spread byeassessmemt ov©r he-entre citg:which,mo ion c earrbed :by the: following: voter : ; :-;; , ... r;. : , ; Ay es: ..Councilmeh-Taylor;"Belli;= Keck;-Gsllagher:and:Yan Houton. No ea: None. Absent• None. Thereupon it wa's mo-ved by`Gouncilman Taylor and seconded by -.. .•- Councilman Be11 shat'-City-Engnesr Graham~be n'strueted to':prc_deed with the necessary.wofik;:.for.thesimproYement of_ Sumner.=~:Ave.. between Spring.Street and Riley Street and theconatruction of: -cement -concrete biidgea-over-Temescal Ditch en Hamner and Heald. Ave.. which motion aerred by:--the-.folio--wing vote. . - =Ayes:- ',Councilmen- Taylor, Bell, :Keck; GaSla6her:and.Van.liouren. Noes: None. .. Absent: None. - _` ' ~ -=Council then: ook up fcr coasideraticn the .appontment::of sn. election .`Board'.to aerve.at the coming`muricipal:election. ~ .- '~- Whereupdn it was movedby:Councilman.Taylor and seconded by Councilman Nell tkat G. K. Hese> iae appointed inspector , `-Fra`nis Yo:crxm and: Mrs.° Charlotte Kirkpatrick,Judgee and Mrs. Joy~Gough',-end Mrs. Ethel'Johnston Clarks :o:s:erve upon the election board. for the regular munidpal election. to be-held on April -9th, 1928,. which. mot ion;carr®d•<by the fellcwirig .vote.. ,,; =~' 1k~ea:A ' %~iouncl~htt-Taylor- Be1T,~ Keck, -Gsllaghe~` and Van Hout'e`n. Nees: None. Absent.: None. .wher`aupon!•it .was moved .by' ,Councilman Taylor and - aecanded Eby Cound.lman Bell that. the<:fee for serving upon tha~-election board: bes~f.i:ce'd~.at•~$4'~012 plus one cent;-for each ballot cast'at:.the'election-:which motion carried by:rthe following vote.. _ s; ,. ,. .... „ Ayes: Councilmen Taylor, Bell, Keck, Gallagher and Van Houton. .:: Noeea ` Kobe, llbaent: " done. , :. .; Thereupon it ass moved by Councilman Taylor and seconded tap-Councilmen Van Houton that. it be authorized.. that-..$150,00 be appropriated for the burial expense of W: K. Smith:' apecisl -city 'of ficer;--recently-;killed<in-an- automobile accident. which. motion carried by the following, vote. Ayes: Councilmen Taylor, Ball, Keck, Gallagher and Yan Houton. pb`aerit`:' Nmne. . _~, _ _, _ , B'lla as`a'udited,by ~the`auditinN Committee`were-'then=presented: o _the council axid'on°motion duly made and on"call vote'carred;~ were .ordered; paid and the clerk was instructed to issue warrants-in gaymerit of'same ..: ., P8~6 7lT_. _.. MZIYUTE AECOBD OF METTING GF- ffEB. -~9f }928: MEETZIYG HELD OH THE DAYOF 6TANOARO FORM C6< ~ -~'- - I9 i ~i J {JjPy~ } t 4