BOOK 19_1942-09-08 to 1945-05-07

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fi) should made a report of all 25 foot lots and see if adjoining property owners V= purchase such lots. City Manager Mead advised the Council that Mr. Palm, in making a sale of city -owned 25 foot lots, contacts only adjoining property owners It was -the general consensus of opiniin that while nothing could be done legally to prevent building on 25 foot lots,.it•should be discouraged as much -as possible Mrs. Mirahontes asked City Attorney McCarthy if it is possible to sell property for delinquent taxes during the duration. City Attorney McCarthy replied that ® it was possible but that• it• required the filing of an - affidavit that the owner is not in the military service. Mrs.+Miramontes said the title company would not pass on a tax sale. Councilman Britschgi asked if it would not be possible to have a model ordinance and thus prevent the.need of publishing ordinances in their- entirety inasmuch as advertising space was so expensive. City Attorney McCarthy advised that ordinanc must be published in full before they can become effective, Councilman Britschgi asked whether all permits should be recorded, having in mind the question brought up at the last meeting in regard to a temporary permit not having been recorded. City Attorney McCarthy believed such per^m'its should -be embodied in an instrument that can be -recorded and in such a way obviate any 1 j objection that such a permit was not recorded. Councilman Britschgi asked if 1! abatement notices should be -recorded to which City Attorney McCarthy replied it was not necessary inasmuch as they -were kept on record until abated. k Councilman Armstrong asked the status of the Koemple suit. City Attorney McCarthy i. replied that the two suits - one against the city=by Olive Koemple and the other the city requesting the right to destroy the property - are to be tried on April t� 11, 12 and 13. The suit for damages'is to be a jury trial. Both cases are to be j tried on the same evidence and the damage suit will be tried first, lose rte j ee:sfl :;_1�ta '40!e f4:v The other case will be tried before the court unless i the court grants the right to a jury trial. He asked that any councilman able to attend the trial do so. 7laiins No. 3885 -to 3931 in the amount of $9399.65 were approved and ordered paid on motion of Councilman McNulty, seconded by Councilman Hilton. 1lotion passed unanimously. 7ity, Attorney McCarthy advised the Council that City Clerk Dodge had brought to his attention a conflict between the State Election Laws and the City Charter in re- gard to the time of counting absentee ballots. It is necessary to allow up to and including six days after election for absentee ballots to be returned to the city clerk. The State Law says the canvass of such votes shall be held on Tues ® April 18, and the Charter sets the regular meeting night of Monday, April 17, I The State Law supercedes the -Charter and, in the opinion of the City Attorney, 1 is the one Which should be followed. The Council agreed to abide by the State i Law. On motion of Councilman;Fletcher,seconded•by Councilman Anderson, the meeting was adjourned. R. S. Do e, City Clerk ;s