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MIlYUTE AECOAD_oF _F.EGULisR.:'itx.TIi1G 9P TNE_ CITY- COUNCIL-
MEETIlYG HELD OK THE DAY OF Z9
_Tth September __~92~
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~ regular meeting of the. City Council of the City of Elsinore wa.s
held oh the above date.
The meeting was called"to order at the-hour of 9 a'.m.-with F;layor
i~. G. Keck in the chair.
Councilmen L. B. Taylor: P. -0. Graham; A. G."Keck and d.=fi. Bell
ans~+rered the roll call. Rbsent: Councilman ~d. L. Everett.
_ P,4inutes of the predieus' meetings t°rere'`passed s"or reading to the next
regh~ar meeting of the council.°
TP,e clerk then read tl~ report of the Building Superini endent for
the mohth of August,'vrhich report''ou motion'duly'riade and carried, was ap-
proved and ordered filed.
The chair then called to Coun~ 1's attention, that the-Stahdard Cil
Go, had inforce d hira that due to certain changes they could no longer
render satisfactor,r service to the City in delivering gasoline, ai:d reported
that the Main Street Service Statior, i^ruld acoept _the City's gasoline
business on the basis cf 172¢-a gallon.
V~Jnereupon it yr^.s moved by Councilman Taylor .and seconded b;r
Councilman C-sham that a.ll gasoline fcrc~ 'the City be purchased frcm the Pe;a.in
Street Service Station, and -b hat the clerk be instructed>to-inform all de-
partments using gasoline tc this effect, +rliich motion upon vote cae~s un<:ni- '
mously carrisd,
Council then took up for consideration the Police Department, it
being generally expressed that the city could not maintain athree-man
department, and sheuid get along with one da.y and one night police.
Dr. Garver they. appeared before Council andaslced the privilege
to address the council open the question, stating that he was speaking for
at least 300 citizens, and urged that Council retain Billy frank as Chief ofa;
the Police Department, ,with assurance that if it vvas a matter of finances,
the citizens vsrould back the council by accepting increased taxes:
Upon due consideration of the matter, it was moved by Councilman
Taylor and seconded by Councilman Graham that traffic policemen Is. Fasten
be retained for the bala4nce of the 30 days for v;hich he eras hired and then.
that a. check-up be made of the situation vrizich mction was carried. b;r the
follotiaing vote.
iyes: Councilmen Taylor, Graham, Kec'.~ and Bell.
Dloes: None.
l~bsent: Councilman Eve-ret~,
Tlie clerk then read a coi:nnunication from trtrs. Eugene To Council
in i@iich the objected to Chief Billy frank making a search of her premises
for intoxicating liquor and demanded that she be infor^:ed of party filing
the cornplaint.
Upon motion of Councilman Graham and seconded by Councilman Taylor
and on vote carried, tho matter was referred to the Cit~r %ttor ney for attentim
Thereupon, Ordinance ~1°2 tivas introduced and presented to -che
Board upon first reading, being an Ornina.nce amending certain sections
of Ordinance"158, a Uuilding crdin~.nce.:
In the absence of Councilman isberett, the chair appointed
Councilmaiz Taylor.to,serve;upon,the Auditing Co.raittee.
Bills a.s audited by the Auditing Ccnmittee ~M1ero then presented
to Council and on motion duly made and, on call vote carried, v:~ere
ordered paid ~~.nd the clerk v+as instructed i:o issue vtarrants in_payment
of same. . -
Thereupon there being no, furthsr,busines to come before tine
council, cn motion duly made and carried, Council adjburnod to meet
in regulzs session on Wednssday, Sept. 14th, at the hour of 9 a,in. ,
in the -0ity Ha11,; the usual r.^.eeting place,
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C1er
Mayor