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_ MEETIlYG HELD OlY THE 25t1't - DAY OF M.,f;Y ~ °? K l9
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`- . A*rsgalar.meeting. of the Eoard of Tr ;stew of the City of Elsino~
MaG held on tl:e above date..-The Hooting va'ca~'_ed to order `at the hour of
730 p.m, Presidsnt L. B. Te~'rr in the chair, Trustees y'v. F.
McSvrain~: E. lar Bacon; J. H: Beli+cnd-Ar.,elia.D-Feed an,-~rered the .o'].
calla) Absent: none. '• ,::.. .' r::_-.
The`'nimites of :tt~,'previous meeting hsld on May 19th ^ers thFn
1, read: by the.Clerk andr:on ipctson~d~l'y:msde~were.ripproved as•'r•sed.
P.esclatiar. No. 130 being a resolution o.f the Beard of Trustees
:::of t'fie..Cityl cf .I;~'s.nore. engaging'ahe"seruices of 0. f~elviry Miilikin
Tul^_er''and!lAacre~l: r,nconnection wi±:!* the oraePPd r.~s and°f;:nnid^.ing the
--appr'oving.:oliinicn.on ~?8,000 MunicipaY.Sewsr Bonds'1°2~;.wss -then intro'cced
and read and,_axy ma~io:n ,duly=made ~.x~rd''seeon;ded: was addptad by. sthe .following
.vote: Ayes: Trustees W. P, McRwain, E. A. Bacon, J. H. Bell, L. E.
r `Taylor; and Amelia' D, need.-
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Absent: .None,
J1;communicat,ion frgm the Le~~;e :ef ^„?ur~cip~:.ities .df California
calling the Board's Attention tc a number of bills effecting cities of two
5th s.nd 6th class that were before the Governor for his approval and signa-
ture,,-end asking that the; Board expres's by wire tio'the Governor their
dews,cn:-said,blls. >,:_
.. The ;matter,wes•refer.red to:th^e :Clerk-with instructions to answer,
r. A discussiort,was't'}en had by the B^ard relat ve to~0'rdinance #lb2
and Crdinance reGUiating Public Dances, and aftsr due considsraticn it ryas
duly moved and seconded they the Clerk be instructed to draft ah Ordinance
repealing Ordinance #162 ffiad providing for Saturday night dances to be p~r-
rnitted tr the hoar of l o'c).ock e,m, Sunday, and Sunday dances tc be.psr-
mitted~between the hours of lo'clock p,m. and 6 o'clock p.m. Motior.
carried by the following vote:
Ayes: W Mc ''wain, E. A,. Bacen,_ J. F?., BeTl,_ and
L B. Taylor:
Noes: Amelia D. l?eed _
Absent: None,
Thereupon it was moved by Trustee E. A. Bacon and secerd ed by
Trustee E. A. Bacon and seconded by Trustee J. H. Beli that President L. Ba
Taylor be authorized to issue e proclamation setting Ms~y 30th, Decoration
Day as a day cf observance and that all stores rand business houses in t'r,e
city of Els_nore close betvreen the ho w-s cf 9 a.m. and 12 o'clock neon
cn said da.y, .Motion unanimct;sly carried,
On motion by J. H. Pell and see;nded by E, A . Bacon and cn vote
' uranimocsly carried it was ordered by the Board that the $2000.00 n^te in
fav~.- of the First Natinnel Bank be paid cf f,
In the matter of tk:e Petition whic_~ was filed ~,~ith the Beard at
ornvi~cs meeting asking For the rPi^ovai frcttn office Chief ^f P^?:i~e
A. 0. Barber,. the Clerk re.s instructed to read sar.:e including the names
cf ti:e signers,
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Pabe #2, Reguler Meeting oY May 2K, 1Q25~
Upcr. dne co~s'_deraticn ^f said cetition it was m^ved by Trustee J. H. Re?.'_
`and seconded by'Tr:;stee imP?ia'D treed and on,vo~Ee, motion carried that said Petition
-be- laid :orr t}ie=table indefiritelv.. ~ - ° -
- ,< Thereupon it was moved:by'.Trustee &: A. Bacon and seconded by Trustee
Amelia D. freed-and or. vote unanimously carried: that the Clerk°b e instruct=d tc
draft an Ordinance authorizing the Chief cf Pclics to choose and to discharge his deputy witi;
the:apprcyal cf the `Board;cf:Tru tees, :changing the_`saiary oY the Chief-of Police from •
~1?_5.00 to; X100.00 per>month, each; ;thief: of Depdtty to receive 100.00 per month and eadx to
.work tero vreeks days, and two weeks nights.
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>' .. S. H,Cunder=; oemer,od. he:Eisinor•e.Cas>Rlant then epgeared before the Board
and' asked,shat -the.Boaxsd take somea:cton andthave `the°Cantractcr on the Water ~ Drys job,
'~-, -;;.indemnify 'the: Gas Co. egaindt'any ard,al' loss:cr'd.amage=that might occur to their-gas
1`in.es during the course'of the wntEr inorks -cons~ructibne'`' ~ `'
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P esidr•xt Le-?~ Twlcr+infior-h.aik t~ir. uunder that his reouest r,~culd roe^ive
the Board's sanction end that the matter wa>,ad' h'= e''the atten±i: n cf the City Attorney.
W. H. Cettamy then addressed the Board stating that his occupation tax of
~5'•OO-vias:too.hgh er.dunrsascnabl'e"aid'asked"thHL the Board take some action in lowering
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- ~ .After. some di=scus'nvn of tha' matter-"it• was'ria•~ed"bj Arr.elia ^. Feed and
seconded by E. A . Bacon nd on vote motion 6arr'ed'~ thfa'the''matter be tabled.
:TYrereupoh there being no further bv'siness tc come before the Board,
mn vote unanimously carried the Beard adjourned to meet in regular adjourned session on
:Tuesday;,' May'26th.'at thye'hour of 3 o'dlook p.M. 'm'the City- flail the usual c:eeting place.
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President of the B and of• Trustee`s
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