Vol 13 (November 1912- May 1914)

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, r 1E Adjqurned regular meeting of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Riverside, held on Tuesday, November 19, 1912, at 9:15 o'clock A.M. r r Present: Mayor Peters, presiding; Councilmen Hanna, Strickler, Brown, Horse, lusters and Stalder; Clerk Cree. The minutes of the meeting of November 12, 1912, were read and approved. w r r The Mayor made verbal reports as follows: (1) With reference to a conference with certain civic organizations of the city and the appointment by these organizations of committees for the pur- pose of conducting a campaign in the interests of the water works bond election. (2) With reference to his negotiations with the president and board of directors of the Riverside Water Company in the matter of securing an exterision of the city's option to purchase the domestic system. (3) With reference to proposals for City hall quarters. The above verbal reports were received and filed. The Clerk reported the request of C. L. Nye that the proposal of the Loring Opera House Company for the extension of.the present City hall lease, filed with the Council on the 12th inst., be withdrawn. At the request of the Mayor, Mr. INye appeared before the Council, and submitted a verbal offer to extend lease on present City Hall quarters for a term of two years at a rental of $175 per .month, agreeing to make any improve- ments the city might deem necessary, and at the end of two years to allow.the city to remain from month to month at a rental of $200 per month. Later lir. ldye amended the above proposal by offering to make the rental 0175 per month, for such period as the Council might desire to take advantage of such offer. Mr, Chas. L. Reynolds was present, and amended his proposal to lease quarters for City Hall purposes, filed with the Council on the 12th inst., by offering same at the end of two years at a rental of $175 per month for a period of not to exceed three years, the'city to have the right to terminate the lease at any time during said period. It was moved by Councilman Masters, seconded by Councilman horse, that the Council resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider the above proposals. The motion carried unanimously. Upon motion of Councilman Hanna, seconded by Councilman Strickler, the committee went into executive session. ,Y(lliC( t Es yy t s f: i '1"-e /O O 3 t5 o f itis a J o ►'- (r) l: �r�tpol�t7; j -) Exfe/-,s/oil 1Y/'v. l Ua t o C0.Is 0/' r, J r -r; ,'3) it tf tri t P ufayscli I C. L Vie p' -O /DUSCO V/1 1-1-1 a r'2101 VeYb(.l C. L. /V /y'/,l C /1], J Offe.r- C. L. 17tee, ,,t vi%/, 01 C Lxec(Al five- . �essio/� At 10:55 o t el ock A. M. the Council on motion arose as a Committee of the t „ Whole -to report. f�rtseS La i 3 It was moved by Councilman Strickler, seconded by Councilman fasters, ivra t , r -t that the Mayor be authorized and instructed to negotiate with Chas. 1. Reynolds Sir` re" and with the Loring Opera House Company and have prepared formal leases for City Hall quarters, same to be submitted to the Council at a meeting to be held • L • 1�� „�1_s �-: i �"