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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-27-1927 City Council MinutesMIiYLITE xECOxD OF OF THE BCAP3D CF TF.UST~S CF THE CITY ^vF ELSINCRE -__.. MEETZZYG-HELD.01Y THE__.-. 2~th STAN DRRD FORM O9G _... DAY_OF ApY'll, 127 I9 _, A regular 'meeting of the Board of Trustees of the`City of Elsinore was held on -the above date. The'meetng was caL'ed o-order at t$e hour of 9 a.m, with^President A, G. Keck in the chair, Trustees L. `B. Taylor; A. G: Keck, J. H. Bell and.W. L. Everett answered the roll call. , P_bsent: Trustee P. G'. Graham. Minutes of the previous-meeting of the Boardnot being prepared were passed',foT reading to the 'next regular meeting-of the Board. .Under the head of commizncaticns, the C lerk presented to the Board a written complaint fronrH: Heppe^calling attention to, certain infract= ions of Ordinances relating to securing .of fire pernits ahd'burning of rubbish. Iipon consideration of the matter, it was ordered by motion of Trustee B ell and a seccnd by 7Y~ustee Taylor that the -0lerk:be instructed to prepare Ordinances amending certain sections oY Ordinances ;~1~1 and {rl'j2, dele- gating>the proper authority for enforcement of said.Ordinanees to the Chief of Police instead of the Fire Chief,,.,... Ugon vote=motion 'carried, P. communication .from A.'R. Anderson'to therBoard of` Trustees ask- uig that the Board give consideration to the rernaming of Railroad Avenue to- some other suitable name 4,as then pfesented to the Board. Upon consideration it was duly moved and carried thatstha matter suggested by PIIr; Anderson'be held in abeyance fora-time, so that. other possible changes in the names of streets could be eonsidered'at the same time. The chair then. reported to the B oard that a number of complaints had been filed because of _standing'water in the Temescal Ditch and suggested that some action should be taken-to remedy the condition. Whereupon, it c~as moved by Trustee Taylor and seconded by Trustee Be11 that the chair appoint a committee to see Fire Chief Boyle and if :possible to arrange for the use of Fire Engine pump to drain ditch. Upon vote motion carried. The chair appointed Trustees Taylor and Everett to serve upon Co¢unittee. C. J. Kalina, Clerk of the Water Department then submitted to the Board his written application for an increase in salary. Upon considera- tion of the matter it was the consensus cf opinion that due to the increase in business in the Water De„artment, it was justified to grant to the Clerk a reasonable increase in salary.. lxJhereupon, it was moved by Trustee L. B. Taylor and seconded by Trustee W. L. Everett that C. J, Kalina, C1erY, of the Plater D epartruent be granted an increase of salary from ~40.OO p®r month to75,00 per month, which , motion was carried Uy the folloti4ing vote: Ayes: Trustees L. B. Taylor, A. G. Keck, J. H. Bell and W. L. Everett. Noes: None. Absent: Trustee P. C. Graham. Page ~t2, &IEETIII?G OF APP.IL 27, 192. Trustee Everett then reported to the Board that he had taken up the matter of; alary with City .lttorney Best and ghat it eras agree- able under present conditions that his salary. be reduced.: V9hereupon, it was moved.:by Trustee Everett aid Beeonded by - Trustee Taylor that the salary of City Attorney Eugene Best bo re- duced from ~§O.OO per moxith.to.~25:.OQ per month, wizich.rrotion"upon vote was unanimously carried. ._ Trustee Everett then reported that he had been requested by boys of tP,e High,SChool base ball team to'present for-them. their application for permit to close one block .of Heald~Avenue-during the ganie on Friday. V?hsreupon it was moved by:"Trustee Everett arnd seconded by Trustee Taylor that the High School bays be granted a permit to close ; lone block of Heald Ave:,iduring he ball game on",Friday. Upon."vote motion carried. In the°absenceof Trustee Graham, the chair appointed Trustee Taylor to serve upon the Auditing Committee,. Bills as audited by the Auditing Committee were then presented to the Board and on moticn duly made and on call vote carried, were or- dered paid and the clerk'was.instructed.to.issue.vrarrants ;in payment of same. - Thereupon, there being no further business to come before the Board, on motion duly made-and-carried, the Board adjourned to meet in regular session on Wednesdayyiay 4th, et i;he hour of 9 a.m.,in ahe City Hall, the usual meeting place. ,G~!.~~C~._ ... er ;. President. ~.