HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-19-1927 City Council Minutes. ___ MZIYUTE RECORD OF
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AEGULlsH h1EETING CF THE CITY CUNCIL
19th
DAY OFOC$Ober
1927 rs
% regular meeting of the Gity Council of•-the City of FT.sinore
was held on the above date. The meeting was called to order at the hour of
9 e.m. with PSayor A. G. Keck in the chair.
Councilman L. B. Taylor, J. H. Hell and .A, G.. %edc anstivered the'
roll call; .Absent: Councilman P. C. Graham.
The minutes :of the meeting. held on Cct. 5th were thenrread by the
clerk and, on motion duly made end,carri d; were approved:-a s read.'
The clerk then sported to Cdunci T hat it: was the opinion of City
Rttorney Eugene Best that the meeting of Council:. held on>Oct. 12th was not
legal, it being a legal holiday and advised that: the proceedings of said
meeting be voided and re-enacted>
whereupon it-was mw ed by' Councilmal ;Tey for and, seconded by:':;
Councilman Bell;that:the meeting; of Counclmon Cct,. 12th be voided and the
proceedings of said meeting re6enacted, ~:ich motion upon vote carried.
The chair then: appointed N uncilmah Taylor an'the:Auditing Com-
mittee to fill the va&ancy caused: by the: resignation o;f'Counca 1man:Everett,:'
RRap o,f: Country Club Heights Unit ~25.was then:preserited to Counci 1
for their approval and acceptance::
whereupon;t was:moved by Counc%lmaa 1~11.andseconded by
Councilman Taylor that;klap pf: Country Club Heigtrts Unit rr25 be approved:andl
accepted, which motion, upon vote was carried. _ '.
Thereupon it was mw:ed by Councilmazi Bell: and se¢ossied by
Councilman Taylor,: that,Idr, harry Gallagher be appointed-,City .Gounalma to
fill the ;vacancy. caused by the..resignation"of w. ;L. Everett, which motion"was
carried by tha following. vote. ,;
Ayes: -:Councilman Keck;;Be11 and.: Taylor.
No ea: .None.:::
.':;Absent:: ..Councilman P: C. Graham.
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I~dr. H. Gallagher was then .duly svrorn into of fie e, by the clerk and
took his chair as City Councilman.
Council. then took under consideration the Temesnal Water Go-,'s ;'-
offer to deed to the City certain parcels of land lying along their-ppe;ldne
passing through the city.
whereupon it was moved;by Councilman Taylor and seconded by;;
Councilman Be11 that ~n informal vote be taken on„the;acceptam e,of the
Temescal ayater Co.!s offer wlaidr resulted as follows; _ _
Ayes: Councilmen `!'aylor, Bell, Keck and Gallagher,
Noes: None,
Absent: Councilman- P, C.-Graham.:
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The clerk then presented to the Council the written resignation
of Councilman P.-C..Graham. .`, .
'Nhereupon it was moved by Councilman Taylor and seconded by
Councilman Bell that the resignation of Councilman Graham be accepted
to take effect-at once, which motion.carried by the following+vote.
-ryes: Councilmen Taylor;-X11,-Keckand 'Gallagher.
.'Noes: None. r ~ .
;ibsent• None.-
A communication from the Christian Science Church requesting
of Council that they be'granted a permit'to place in the City: Park
a receptacle containing scieiice'lterature vacs-then presented,-to the-:
Council: ,
Whereupon it was: duly moved and`carried,shat, said permit
be granted to- the Science Ahurch subject to revocation:
- Thereupon City Engineer Graham'submitted-to Gouncil:a map
of the proposed enlarged Lakeshore Sewer District for consideration,.:.
Whereupon it was duly :moved and'-carried that the petition for
this proposed improvement Be referred to-Ielr. ^~eo. Dirr £or added sig- -
natures and that the map be filed with::the. City Engineer.-
Upon Council !s:attention being called to certain>sewer
mai ns being obstructed by`a,heavy deposit of:sedimerit,-it-was-duly - -
.moved:.and carried. that the"clerk be instructed to inform fir. Harmon '~
to check up on said mains and have them thoroughly, flushed out,
The clerk then.:cailed to Councilaa`attention-that notices
for the fiscal pear's taxes were being mailed out showing an'-increased
rate over last year and thought~it'advisable that?a+ published"notice
giving the taxpayers a detailed statement of the levy's and the cause
far theincrease,`be inserted in the local papers.
Whereupon it teas duly moved and carried that the clerk be
instructed to prepare-such a notice an'd'have it pubTtished n'botIs
:local papers.
Councilman Taylor these. called attention to Chief of Police
Easton's appon`hnerit not having--been regularly confirmed. -
Whereupon-it was moved by Councilman Taylor'arid seconded by
Councfilman Bell that Pdr: F.'H: Easton's'appointment-to tYe -position--o•f
Chief of Police be regularly confirmed which motion carried by the unanimous
vote of the Council.'
Thereupon it was 'duly moved"and carried that the Chief of Police
be instructed to make_application for and file a bond with the City in the
sum of'~2000.00.
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~ Thereupon it was moved by Councilman-Taylor and seconded by Council-
i~ man Bell that H. H. Tweed be appointed Councilmrxi to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Councilman P. C. Graham, vahich motion was carr9e d by
the following yote:;
fiyes: Councilmen Taylor, Bell,,j{eck and Gallagher.,
Noes: None,
;absent: None..
Counolman Taylor then called attention to a certaih article pub-
lished in-.the Oct.. 13th ,issue of.the Elsinore Leader Press with reference to
tho Pottery Street improvement.
Whereupon it was rnoved,by councilman Taylor and; s~ponded by Council3nan
Bell that the article appearing in the Act. 13th'issue,of the ~"lsinore
Leader-Press with reference to the Pottery St. improvement be resented as it
is an insult to the City Council, an injustice to the C ity Engineer, a detri-
ment to the community and not altogether the truth, which motion was carried
by the following. vote,
dyes: Councilman Taylor „Bell, Keck and Gallagher.
Noes: None,
Absent: None.
The chair then ,appointed Councilman Bell on the Au9iting Committee
to fill the vacancy caused",by the resignaticn of Councilman Pr C: Graham.
Bills as audited by the ;auditing Committee erere thei present ed to
Council and upon motion duly made and on call:vote carried,-were ordered
paid and the clerk was instructed to issue warrants in payment of sane .
Thereupon, there being no further business to come before. .the
Council, on motion duly made and_carried> Council adjourned ao meet in.
regular session on Wednesday,- October 26th ~t the hour:of 9 a,m.:in ahe
City Hall, the usual meeting place,
Cl exk .
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Mayor .
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