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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1930/04/21MINUTES OF AN' ADJOURN~_/MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIF01~RIA, HELD APRIL 21, 1930. The Council met pursuant to adjournment, in the Council Chamber of the City, on the above date, with Mayor Peters presiding. Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. Present: Me~vor Peters, Cl. Lyons, Hawkins, Barnes. Gl. Scott absent. ~-NICIPAL ET2CTION: The regular municipal election having been held in this city, on April 14, 1930, and this being the time set by law for canvassing the result of such election, the Council proceeded to canvass the votes cast at said election. The clerk presented the "Result of Election" as signed and presented to him by the election board, and Resolution No. 312 was offered by Cl. Barnes. The resolution was read, and is as follows: RESOLUTION DECLARING RESD'LT OF ELECTION, No. 312. /' W~EAa, a general municipal election was held and conducted in the City of Chula Vista, California, on Monday, the 14th day of April, 19~0, as required by law, AND WHEREAS, it appears that notice of said election was duly and legally given, that voting precincts were properly established, that election officers were appointed and election supplies furnished, and that in all re~pecta said election was held and conducted, and the votes cast thereat received and canvassed, and the returns thereof, made, determined and declared in tLme, form a~d ,~--er as required by the general laws of the state providing for and regulating municipal elections in cities of the fifth and sixth class, AND WH~EA~, the City Council of said City of Ohula Vista, California, met at the Council Chamber thereof, on Monday, the 21st day of April, 1990, to canvass the returns of maid election and install the newly elected officers; and whereas the Council finds aa a result of said canvass that the nnmber votes cast, the names of the persons voted for, and other matters required by law, to be as hereinafter stated, now therefore, it is hereby RESOLVED, determined and declaret an follows: That said regular mu~loipal election was held and conducted in the City of Chula Vista, Calif~nia, on M0nday, the 14th day of April, 19~O, in t~me, form and manner, as required by law. That there was one voting precinct established in said Oily, for the purpose of holding said election, as follows: Consoli~atedl~reoinot "A", consisting of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and '8, as established far holding State a~d County elections. That the whole n,~bar of votes cast in said ~tT;0f~Chula Vista, at said election was 693. That the ns~es of the persons voted for, the officers fc~ which they were voted, the number of votes received by each of said persons in acid oonsolidathd precinct, to- gerber with the whole number of follows: Names of Persons Voted For. Robert T. Co,lycra, Vincent L. Howe, Robert L. h~ueller, Fred W. Stafford, votes which they received in the entire city, ere ns ~ffice Voted Fc~. Precinct "A". COunCllma-, ~ Term. Councilman, 1~,~1 Term. Counoi~aan, Full Term. Councilman, Full Term. OOuncilwv'l~, 1~1 Term, RESOLVED, therefore, that at said general municipal election held in the 01ty of Chula Vista, California, on April 14, 19~0, the following persmas were elected to the following offices, respectively: Robert T. Oonyers was elected a member of the City Council for the full term of four yea~s, from and after Monday, April ~1, 1930, and until his successor is elected and qualified; ~thur Done was elected a member of the City Council for the full term of four years frma and after Monday, April ~1, 1930, and until his successor is elected and Qualified; Vincent L. ~owe was elected a member of the City Council for the full term of four years from and after Monday, April 21, 1930, and until his successor is elected am1 qualified. RF~0LV~ I~T~ that the following propoaitiun was voted on at acid election: "Sha~l eaeh~ber of the 0it-yOouncilrecelve~ $10.00permonth aa o~mpenaation for his services2" That the preposition voted u~on, the numbe~ of votes received for and against the same, in the consolidatedPrecinct "A", were as follows: For the Proposition, ~3~ votes. ~lnst theProposition~61 votes. l~beting of April 21, 1930, Continued. RE~0LV~D rL~TH~ that the following proposition was adopted at said election: "Shall ea~hme~ber of the City Council receive $10.00 per month as compensation for hie services?~ I, the undersigned, hereby sertlfy that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Ohula Vista, Califca'n~a, at a meeting thereof, held Monday, April 21, 19S0, by the following vote: AI~: Oounci~n ~awkins. Barnes. Peters. Lyons. NOES: Councilmen None. A~: Oov~cllm- Scott. Clerk of the City of Ohula Vista, California. PI~ING COI~SSION: Mayor Peters nomAnated Edwin T. S~th ns a n~er of the City Planning Conxaiesion to replace M. C. Blanchard, and to serve the unexpired portion of Mr. Blancha~d's term. The.nomination was confirmed upon motion by Cl. Barnes, sec- onded by Gl. Hawkins, which carried. A~m~IOANLEGION: A letter f~om the Kenneth L. Blanchard Post of the AmArlceal I~gion, at National Oity, was read, in which the Council was th--Wed for employing all American labor in the city positions. Upon motion Cl. Lyons, seconded by Cl. Barnes, which carried, the following bills, after examination by the Finance 0~-w_tttee, were ordered paid: 76S4 Stationeri Corporation, Office Supplies, 76S5 7636 7638 76~9 7640 7641 7642 7643 7644 7645 .7646 C. V. Lumber Yard, Florence B. Edwards, 0la M. ~Aqua, Mabel Jackson, Ruth A. Kindherg, S. D. Gas and Electric Co., do. Union 0il Company, C. V. Motor Sales, C. V. Paint and Hdw. Store, Pac. Teleph a-d Telex. Co. Chan. P. Moles, $ 2.60 Lomber 4.65 Election Officer, 7.~0 do. 7.50 do. 7.50 do. 7.50 Electricity for street eighne, Mob, 19S0 4.70 Gas and Electricty, Msh., 19~0, 509.59 Gaslin4 and Lubricants do. 101.50 Motor Repair Parts, Paint and Hardware, 1~.~ Telephone Sexwioe, Mah., 19~0, ~6.76 T~eaeurer, Q~. ending Mch. SI, i~S0, 196.00 CI~T~- VAT'T: The combination to t~e vault in the city clerk's office, having been placed in a sealed envelope and deposited with Mayor Peters, Sept. 12, 19~2, was returned to the city clerk, by Meyer Peters, with the seals intact. RETIRING COUNCII~: At this point, Meyer Peters and Cl. Barnes, (Cl. Scott bei~ absent) vacated the~ ~, a~ ~e eo~eil table, the~ te~a of o~iee hav~ e~ired, ~o~ ~tere t~ked the membars of t~ co~cil, the city atto~ey ~d clerk for lo~1 support d~ hie ye~s as ~or, ~d wished.~ prosperity ~ ~od luck to ~e new oo~oil. Gl. ~nan, also, ~-~ed the ~or a~ others for the conduct of affairs of the city, ~d wished the ~w co,oil eve~ success. ~ O0UNOTTA~: The clerk then took oha~ge of the meeting, and after administering the oath of office to C&nncilmen elect Conyere, Done and Howe, then presenting each with the official notification of election, called for nomination for the office of Mayor. It was moved by Cl. Hawkins, seconded by Cl. Howe, that Cl. Done be the Mayor during his term of office. Upon motion, duly seconded, the nominations were closed, and a vote on the motion was as follows, to-wit: AI~: Cl. Hawkins, Howe, Conyers, Lyons. NOES: Cl. Done. J~,~: None. 00~'~'A'~APPOINTED: Mayor Done took his seat as such, and took charge of the m~ing. His first official act was to appoint o~w~ttsee as follows: Finance and Accounts: 01. Conyers, chairman; 01. Howe and Hawkins. Streets and Public Property: Cl. Howe. Water and Fire: Cl. Lyuns. Police and Public Health: Cl. Hawkins. Building and Sewers: Cl. Conyere. Mamber of Boa~d of Health, vice Barnes, Cl. Conyars. Me~ber of Eleotrin Examining Board, vice Scott, Cl. Lyons, Meeting of April 21, 1930, Continued. Mayor Done, in a short talk, expressed confidenne in the new council, and hoped the present harmony would prevail throughout the terms of office of this coundil, and prc~isad to do all in his power to work for the best intereste of the oity~ that ha would expect loyal support from all e~ployez of the city, and in turn would stand squarely behind every employs and official in the psrf~w-,A-es of his duties, w~v~nony is the thing desired, and he believed that all departments should pull together for the one end - efficient and prompt nerviee by all. 0ITY ATTORNET: A wrltten applicatlonbyMr. Lowell Howe was filed for the posi- tion of City Attorney. Upon appt&eatienmotion by Cl. Hawkins, seconded by Cl. Lyons, ~hich carried, the application was not eoneidered for the reason that no vacancy exists for the office of Oity Attorney. BUILDING INSPEOTGR: A written application by Mr. ~oseph D. Codington was filed for the position of Building Inspector. Upon motion by Cl. Lyons, seconded by Cl. Howe, which carried, the application was not considered for the reason that no vacancy exists for the position of Building Inspector. AUDIT 0FRE00~DS: In the matter of the annual audit of the records of the City Treasurer, 0ity Yudge and City Olark, two proposals were received for the work, viz: L. S. Everts & Co., of San Diego, offered to perform the work for a flat sma of $150.00. Harold ~ranks, of Chula Vista, proposed to perform the work at a stipulation of $15.00 per day, with a maximumpayment of $160.00, and a minimum limit of $100.00. This work to include the business 1~ansaeted by the three offices from April 1, 1929, to 31, 1930. Upon motion by Cl. Conyers, seconded by Cl. Lyons, which carried, the pro- posal of Harold FrR-ks WaS accepted. POLICE E~PART~IT: In the matter of the wrecking of a motorcycle ridden by Traffic 0ffioer Taylor, recently, the Pacific Indemnity Ocmz~any proposed to pay the costs of repairs to the machine, $167.70, provided the city clark is authorized tq sign a release for that e~aount. In conssquanse, Cl. Conyars offered Resolution No. 313.,~which is a resolution authorizing the clerk ~ign a release as above speoifie~. The resolution was read, and was passed adopted and approved as read, by the following vote, to-wit: ATES: Cl. Hawkins, Conyers, Done, Howe, Lyons. NOES: None. A~I~.NT: None. OITT ~Av~. VAULT: The combination to the vault in the city clerk's office, in a sealed envelope, as received fro ex-Mayor Peters, was turned over to N~vor Done, to be kept by him and used only in an emergency when the clerk is incapacitated. 0RDINANOENo. 203: Upon motion by Cl. Hawkins, seconded by C1. Lyons, which carried, Ordinance No. 20~ was placed on its first reading. This is an ordinance regu- lating street signs. AILT0~N~NT: Upon motion by Cl. Hawkins, seconded by Cl. Conyere, which carried, the Oouneil adjourned sine die. Attest: City Clerk.