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M I N U T E S
City Hall , March llth, 1929.
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pursuant to adjournment of March 4th, the Council was called
to order at 7:30 PM by mayor Bowen.
Councilmen present: Bowen, Conrad, Mitchell , Harris
Councilmen absent : Butcher
Harris on In the absence of Councilman Butcher the Chair appointed
Finance Com. Councilman Harris on the Finance Committee.
The Clerk read a letter from the. Southern Counties Gas
So . Counties Company in which they proposed to repair the Main Street Gas
Gas Co-re St. lighting system and furnish gas to the City as follows :
Lights
The City contribute 41,500.00 toward the repairs and continue
on the present meter rate:
The Southern Counties Gas Co. assume all cost of repairs and
care of the system for three years at rate of 43. 75 per light
per month , total 79 lights : or to furnish light and. all case for
five years at rate of 93. 50 per light per month. No action taken
by the Council.
Engr. Rosson Engineer Rosson submitted a. report giving estimates and
light report figures on both gas and electric lights. Also an analysis of costs
for electric standards and lights if paid from the General Fund
or by frontage assessment.
Clerk' s analysis The Clerk informed the Council that petition asking for lights
of petitions on Main Street to be paid from the General Fund contained 115
signatures , 84 of whom were property owners , and that the total
assessable property represented was $332,510.00.
That petition opposing payment from the Ge4al Fund contained
135 names , 99 of whom were property owners representing an assessed
valuation of $218,005.00
Blodget explains Attorney Blodget informed the Council that there were four
means of fin- methods of financing the lighting of Main St:
ancing Main St.
Lighting 1st. . .By frontage assessment
2nd. . .By district assessment
rd. . .payment from the General Fund
th. . .Part General fund and na.rt assessment
TNith the consent of all members of the Council , the Chair
Specifications instructed Engineer Rosson to prepare a set of specifications to be
submitted to the Council for further discussion in the matter of
lighting Main Street with electricity.
z The Clerk read monthly reports of the Chief of Police , Police
Reports Judge , Health Department, City Clerk, City Treasurer and City
Engineer for the month of February and on motion by Conrad seconded
by Harris same were accepted and ordered filed..
Boad of David On motion by Conrad seconded. by Harris the surety bond of
P Laimd, Pluriber David, P LA.ng, plumber was accepted and ordered filed.
Dog License The proposed dog-license ordinance submitted by Chief of
Ordinance Police Steward. was referred to Attorney Blcdget for report at
next meeting.
License Ord. The Clerk informed the Council that copies of lroposed re-
revision vision of Ordinance 309 , licaBes were being prepared for con-
sideration by the Council.
J K Sargent The application of fire chief Sargent to enlarge firemen' s
fire hall im- quarters was laid over to a. future meeting and the Clerk instructed
provements to notify Mr Sargent to meet and discuss the matter with the Council.
Demands On motion by Conrad seconded by Mitchell ddma.nds numbered 1073
to 1078 were approved and ordered paid.
Officer Shaffer The Council was informed that Motor Cycle Officer Shaffer wise
injured. in motor was injlured. in a fall from his motorcycle this afternoon was in a
cycle accident serio�is condition, but had chances of recovery. He had been removed
to the Santa Ana Valley hospital after first aid treatment at the
local hospital.
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C of C The request of the Chamber of Commerce for the sum of
asks for funds $419. 12 to defray expenses of 11 ,000 folders was referred to
the Music and Promotion Committee.
Coumcilman Harris was appointed to assist Engineer
Uniform building Rosson in investigating the ad-visability of adopting a
code uniform building code.
On motion by Conrad seconded by Harris the Council
Adjourned adjourned until 7 : 70 PM Monday March 18th, 1929.
City Clerk & ex-officio Clerk of
the Council.
Presid.ent of the Council.
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City Clerk.
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