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0I7': HALL - C T"r O9 LODI
r.1�. AFtY 18, 1950
P.emslar iieeting begi:.nin3 at 8:00 o'clock ?.`,?. of 74edresday, Sanuary 18, 1950
Councilman present: Eull, :ask>'_;, Lytle, Tolliver and Ginn
'.:iautes of meeting of January 4, 1950 approved after correction of a state-
r:ent in pare_vraph 1, gage 403 relating to a leiter from Yard-La_vrarce Cormany
as to the ".orsegorrer of the engine in the truck on which this company had
submitted a prozosal.
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City .._nage. H. D. "teller formally submitted rhe report of the
S^ecial Corxittee appointed by the irayor on December 21, 1949
of its findings in the matter of the application of H. E. r'aha'fey
to discontinue notor bus services under the franchise ;ranted
him by Ordinance No. 235, copies of this report having been
submitted each Councilmar and the City attorney prior to this
slT `v meeting. After discussion_ o' ti= natters cortaired in the re�or`,
and the readin; of an opinion of City Attorney Glenn :'.'es`,, the
??_S LINES City Council accepted the findings of the committee and its
77S^u7DE1) conclusions that, while Ynuaffey is not insolvent, the bus lines
0_DI':fiC3 are and have been operating at a substantial monetary loss:
P10. One that failure of she public to patronize this Method of tra;.snor`_-
U11T?ODUC7D. ation demorst^rtes that Dublic convenience and recessit. r do not
re7'uire its cor_tinus^_ce and that forcing the bus lines to so
continue a;ould not be reasonable under Dresent conditions or
'orseeable future conditions.
It :.ras then *roved by Councilman 11askell, Bull second, that this
franchise be rescinded by the adoption of O?DDIANCr NC. 407 -
_4,'iiG 0?TAT_'_"=,:C^ NO. 324 ADOPTED AND :i?'OVM Y 15, 1956
G ^iT iG A s?? ,PiC=?SEE TO RAPRY E. FOE = 0=- IAT Ck OF
"v "E+ICI i BUS LINES. '_otior_ carried by unanimous cons?.*.t
,ra this ordirsnce declaTed introduced and laid over for the
statutory period of not less than five days.
-.__rry E "aha fey, doing business as City Cab Com -Pen, and -z
a rsr=it granted pursuant to the provisions cf Ordinance No.
268 re':u-�sted, by letter, per^ission to amend his toad -cab
=S rates so as flllo^r the reduction of fares to group riders,
_ 'OT'. leaving from a coon point and traveling to a co*azion destin-
_tion, such -roues to consist, of five or less riders. Amendment
on : otic: of Cou::cilman 3u-1, Tolliver second, it being
'inderstood that tris reduced rate :"rind net succ=ed his present.
arranzerer_t to c:_rry school children on " script " tickets.
-_ City Council st^_tam --+ it had no objection to 1&--affey
_ .:'CZ m7s ^_cnt_nuin his school bi:s route pending the ie+.tiny of a bus
T_ e
'r nchise, un 3_ such t= ^s as tileCi+y P. o r may _*bscribe
to protect the City and the users of this facility, such as
bli_ liability 1 _:3-:oti'_'ication to Council
of nronoaed discontinuance of se! -Tice.
_e7b -o1177tS lilo'1 _ .:ri*.ten a-:Dlicaticn to opera.., station
_>ors as means of oubltc trarsoortatioa on regular routes.
L:'Z G 71 is appaarirg to b= a rs^nest for a franchise to operate
=U C? as _ ^+lblic utility, 7:011 :ri*,?ain the city limits, the City
ICM" Y;. ^lark ,s 3lrected to publish +,*e r_otics re_uired by the " Fr=ch-
i se Sale Lear " (Bros. hto, Act", u -•on ,he deposit of a fes of
by applicant, such notice to state that the City Council
::rould receive se -lel bids for the franchise up to the '_:our of
5:00 o'clock ?,.,.. of IVe,2nes,ay, ;ran..._ 1, 1950
Cit,r ?,';.r^ -e_ -'teller then submitted oroiect statsnerts for the
expenditure of =-asolir.e t'axes on city streets for the fiscal
l95^,-51 year 1950-1951 at a totalestinatea cost of $59,'44.44. State-
-red ani ora=rad to be snbritted to the Division of
Hi?h-.ssys for submission of a A,�mor?rduM of _wreament, such
E*,�'' ? .ne!norandu._ to be formally _;:prored on its receipt by t 4e
City 'ouncil.
A7= of the Contract _'o' oors`inictio'r of additions t0 Lake ?ark
c •?r
Eoors, bin; op J ^_ i 15,1950 to ;Iisn..
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_o:..s. bio,e^,at 071230.33, r:otion Council s
as of 1 __._.r:: 18 1950, 407
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CIT7 HALL - CIT'! 0= LODI
A rn;ncal oriina_.ce cr__ti-z a _eti eme_.. plan. for City
nm?lo•-_ _s and _. 'tab'-ishin- -pefund .'as submitted
0?CSs.D c:i^eo-�.pP.e3fo='or st+id'-,, ror Rin^ re^+rested
aC- 0i", Counl-e
ci__ to _.. :^is ordinance car'ul
" 0?Mr:- _t talion so that, its a-=O-Yel, the pnroved ordi^=_n-
Ct p�F3 c;T- ce r.o,:13 be su'eitted tot ^.it,r emp_myees. F.e asked
that dcoer_dations be submitted so that some positive
ac .ion c:;uld be +saken at the Febr•::ry 1 meetir.3.
"'eller retorted on tentative a:apointments to the
TITS Citizens ndvisOMl Cornittee, furniahin� each CounciLman
`TI;CRY Ori th 0 shavii- the ..sidentiil lOC3tiOns Of each
' S 7T_of the ^resent Each Courci Lam,.
?c`IP•:T?:"P:T; ..as re-s.este'? to .s,_t-it a list 0' five o: more M e3
''!e -'or_ tete F'eb?^_=. 1st ...' .ti-:- so that the rembsrship
of the co- it :e= co•sld beCo^^i eted b;; thm ` date.
A retitio^, si.-,s9 ., the a;-.er of the proper+. , Ben L.
_._.�A M: Horton., :-_dues z "-e arm _-ratio^ of a Strip oi' land
:,:,"TD. i-urri - alo t_ ^_e . ast line of Cherokee Land from F,riegar
A __.,_ itto hale Road, .as received ani ordered referred to
the City ?lannin Cc=ission for recommendation.
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.._.oral rA^burs Of lcai ___..__. C:Ters Association a -neared
at t'is +irn, e --air _ ^•_i2Ssrin? action On t o petition of
ora-_tO-s r_nse�ted C^_`obsr 5, 1949,
for -',ne__ -^-trent Cf - 0-diratce r'.a_n;.^ittir_- and licensing
coin -o" _ -?z " _.1st__..__, ae71oes " s1.7,ilar to ordi.-nees
no:. in _ffeit in San :oa.ui Co' t" s d t^< City of Stoctkton-
_-...-__. ;..,.-...,n, - "__._.i7-_ of an opt. +or Of these
'd the _07 fir_- the t-.: alt it
d2 -ices, ea:el�i-__ _; of e ^o _ ove
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Cra i._anCtS, -_- t}nt _h? 1, o'J�__to__. n �. n co•,c ssion_^oiro n
.T.,- n'=1.�J �+-.•n
i! the .,.^1'''=es C.n.._ ed bei _J reimb'lrsed frc-n the "take"
of each :racti-e.
:71 Vs.
-''iS .._^tte_ 1,_77i'= 7?_._ h-ld in abeyance for so--- months B.-'1
ha T.i_, be,- mzlt2eCt Of _?rcr4;s Of the City T.Pra Jer, "otb
o_al _rd .-itten, dur°__ --i, time, it -;ras decided b-, the
Ci t -r Cc-:nci1 that C tie : be .-__-n at this time, therefore,
C ou'r-CiLmar_ aull ",rod, F.^ske Ll second, that y-_.. City 'tanager
be irS ructtd to Dr9a_are en ordinance licensin.- coir -operat-
ed ,-"."15c'^eT:`. dev-lees ar L.c-:: Tot"ns, fees t0 be fixed by the
_t,r Cour_cil o- its submis3io., ._-xlatiors to be sir: lar
to those obtain_i: 1- ir, S_:n 7oa^-.uin Cmir_ty and, or in the City
of Stockton.
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?T?.1, havingbeen re=
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lar1_ introduce•', 4, 1450 .•_s brouzht up for Dass -
on motion of ., _ _-:cilman ?ull , sask='_l second, second
resdi-.. Omitted, ed, after readin - by title by unsn:Lmous conse-t,
and then --_.ally used, adogyed and order --3 to print by
5. �CouneiLmen, �:, Haskell, Lytle, Tolliver a-:-'
R- ::n.
O: Cvunci_L =, N.'ne r5'?'`•T: Councilmen, Nome.
_yon 3irr, the* ? ^ro-sd ^r? si=red Ordinance ,:o. 404,
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A _ '_'CZ 3"' -ND ? : ?U?L_ C S "_'S OF
re :l) CI:V 0, ;,CDI , _ _ teen, x alarly introduced on
T_-uarf c, 1950 ..._z br., ?_'It up for passa�e 0_^_ motion Of
Cou_ciL^._.__ Bull, Tolli-rer second, second readi^ oritted
by unar:.:-ous consent and t.____ passed, adopted and ordered
to Drint b,,, the foil mrin_ ,rote :
?�. Cour.c'L-
_-•_=^, J� all, Tolliver, "r._'ske11, Lytle 2:1
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_.,.-m: ,,_... „�„ci1�=:•., ;�^*_. _ Councilmen, None.
;ror _.__n round and 3i:_ -9d C--'ina'ce Ido. 405
408 (minutes of Januar•! 19, 1950, cortirued)
At 11;23 P.i+T, the City Council adjourned. Motion of
Courcil—n Tolliver.
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City Clerk
O3U'1•3,rL ^_HAf37-3S CITY COUICIL
CITY `.-TALL - CITY OF LODI
t^e M—.=7 Of the armexa*,ion of " ?airront ?1_rk Addition
_roger and timely publication of notice that the City Council would
receive protests against the annexation of 11 Fairmont Park Add-
_''_IRI'Cin_' ?AIF
ition " being proven by affidavit in the usual rprner, no persons
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a^geared to object to this annexation. No protests were filed
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with the City Clerk. It was then coved by Councilman Tolliver, ,—
A:-?POYM BY
Haskell second thal O"2l.R_VCS NO. 406 be introduced, entitled, f
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" — OV is -_ - t111M P=CPi OF ^ FAIMIM.T PAP?C =)ITIM, " TO i
O?.DI2:= M -E 405
7E CITY 0? LODI, CALIFORNIA ". Motion carried without diss-
ertia� vote and this Ordinance ordered laid over for the
statutox^y period on not less than five days.
A petition for the rezoning of Lot 7, Lake Home Subdivision
TIT''ON
for co!:mercial use signed by Ho mrd A. Wilson and others,
^ras ordered referred to the City Planning Co=ission for
action as re.uired by the City Zoning Crdinance.
Claims it the amount of $44,398.03 as approved by the City
1.115
:.tanager were alloy:ed and ordered paid oa motion of Council-
man Lytle, Tolliver second.
AR_'vT
An application from Arry Recruiting Service for permission
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to display placards in front of 17 West Pine Street and
the Postof_'ice ;%s granted.
A project entailing an estimated expenditure of $1,700.00
.1I7 -ING
for she widening of West Lodi Avenue, wast of Church Street,
A. LCDI AVE
along Lots 7, 8 anal 9, Resubdivision Block 4, Hutchfr_s
?il'RIS
Addition, ;o tna' alley in this block, was approved, moneys
1r7SrRY
to come from unexpended portions of gasoline tax moneys.
lotion Councilman Bull, Lytle second.
Sar. Joaquin County's Sefety Council reco-mendation that inter-
section suspended street lights be placed at the intersect- I
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ions of School Street with Walnut Street, Oak Street, Pine i
ST. LIIHTS
Street .and Mm, Street was tabled for study as to necessity
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and as to tether these lights, if installed, would soon be
replaced by a dawn -town lighting system.
^ii er and 2ecker were tented an eight months extension of
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time in which to complete their contract awarded January 5,
BEG
1949 on a s`_crwing that such an extension would allow a more
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thorough study of the operations of the electrical distrib-
EMT;S_Cty
uting system.
The ZesiZnatiOn of Mir George L. Meissner as a member of the
Board of Trustees of Lodi Public Library was accepted with
the sincere regret of the City Council. ?& Meissner having
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served on this Board for the past twenty-four years. FLi.s
G.L.NMSSIuER
resignation m- a submitted as he has moved out of Lodi.
LIBR;aRT
The Board of Library Trustees recommended that Dr. William
TRI_ S TM
T. Corfield be appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by
:Ceissner's resignation. Recornendation approved and
a�:;poi tent by resolution ordered, such resolution to be
prepared and submitted at the February 1st meeting.
Councilmen Lytle again recommended that the parking meter
collecting be done by an employee other than a police officer.
Councilman Haskell enquired for a report on the act_vities
of the Com_., ity Counsellor, for information purposes only. T
At 11;23 P.i+T, the City Council adjourned. Motion of
Courcil—n Tolliver.
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City Clerk