HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-19-1927 City Council MinutesMZIYUTE AECOI~D OF REGULAR P:` ~ ~ T1D?G CF Tf,PaJ BOARD CF iP.US T.~,ES
MEETZIYG HELD OX THE ]•~ th DRY OF January
• ..T ANOAR~ FORM C94 ..
1929 za
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of t'+!e City of Elsinore
eras held on the above date. The meeting.raas .called to order at the hour of
9 a.m, with-President li. G,,Keck,in she chair. „
Trustees L. B. Taylor, P. C,'Graham, A. G. Keck, J. H. Be11 and
Y~. h. Everett ansvJered. the roll call.
~ibsent: None. .. _ _ _
'S,linutes of the :previous meeting held on Jan.,;l2th,:were then read
by the clerk and: on motion duly- raarle and carried.,. vrere, approved;-,as; read.
A communication from G. R. Gough, President of the First Idatibnal
Bank to the Board of Trustees sui~raitting lease terms on the old bank building
fora city, hall vras $hen read by the clerk and. upon due consideration of the
matter it vPas moved by Trustee Taylor ,and seconded by f^rustee Everatw Ghat
the chair be authorized to execute a lease on the old bank building for a
term cf one year beginning Jan. 1,: 192 at :a rental o£ 925.00' per montl^. for the
first three months; X50.00 per month for ~ihe next three.:months, ~(~5.Q0 per
month for the next three months and X100,00 per month for the last three
months making a total rental for the year of 9r~50,00 as per lease terms, sub-
I miffed to the Board, vrhich motion v,as carried by the follocring vote.
Ayes: Trustees Taylor, Graham, Keck, Bell and Everett..
Noes: .None...
Absent: None.
Several letters of endorsement of H. R. Vaughn fcr the position of
..night police v~ere then read ,by the clerk.
Whereupon it ivas moved by Trustee Everett and.seconded by Trustee
Bell thatcsaid letters be laid on the table and that .the Board adjourn later
in .the meeting for a 30 minute recess to consider the police situatson at a
private session.
Upon vote motion carried.
FJith reference to the vaster bill ordered presented tc the Catholic
Church-for past tv~o years' service upon satisfactory explanation by H. Gallagher
representing the Church that a former Board had granted them the .free, use of
vrater and said grant never having been revoked, it was moved by Trustee Taylor
and seconded by Trustee Bell that the bill to Catholic .Church for past vaster
service be canceled.
j _.Upon,vote mctioncarried,
Thereupon it eras moved by Trustee Taylor and seconded by Trustee
Bell that Pottery Street betvacen Plain St. and Spring St.,be includsd in the
proposed improvement district,
After considerable discussion of the matter by the Board, Trustees
Taylor and Bell withdreva their motion,
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In anticipation of considerable opposition to the iunprovement of
Riey Street on account of'the cost of"therequired "fill to be made on
said etreet, the chair appointed Trustees Taylor and C~aham to ascertain
from otaners fronting on se:d fill if they vrould-assume the cost, of said
tirork.
Bi11s as audited by 'the Auditing Coiamittee +.~rere then presented
to the Board a.nd on mction duly made and on call vote carried usero ordered
paid anii the Clerk eras instructed to issue ~arraYzty in payment of same.
Tl:ereupom it°w•as duly moved and carried that'tPxe Board adjourn for a
•30 minute ecess. Tho~Board returnin to-the ccuncil room sifter recess
taken the chair called t'_ne rnoeting to .order, all members of -the Board
being pressnt. ;. ..
.Thee ClerY, thon presexzted'to the: Board the resignation of
C. •iti. Sasseen as Chief of Pclice. _
'.^lhe-r-eupoxti it vzs moved by Trustee Graham andseconded by
Trustee-Everett that the resignat5.cn of: Chief of Police 0. c:;. Sasseen be
aCceated and that the clerk be instructed to:. issu-e .warrant to hira in pay-
ment of a months salary..
soticn carried by -the ~ollorrinl; vote.
?.yec: Trustees Taylc'r, Gx ' am, .Keck, -ell c~.nd Everett.
Noes: Tdone.
Absent : IQone .
"! xereunon - t vfas moved 'oy 'irusteo Everett and seconded by Trustee
Grat~are that J. 'aT. Boyles be appointed to the position of Chief of Pclice
and ths.-t he select and Lispoin-t a local man as his assistant, subject
to the approval of-tho Board,. which motion .was carriedcy ahesolloi°ai~a
- vote.
Ayes: Trustees Taylor, Grahavm, Keck, Bell and Everett.
1Qoes: Pione. .
Absent : ldo ne .
'Taereupon where being no furt}ier business to -come before'-the.
"Board, on motioxt duly ;made and carried, the Board adjcurned to meet. in
regular sessi on on [Tednesday, Jan. 26t1z, at 'the hour. o.f ~ a.m, in the
Ccuncil Chamber.
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