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FEBRUARY 11, 1948
Pursuant to the adjournment taken from its regular meeting of February 4,
1948, the City Council of the City of Lodi met at 8:00 o'clock P. M. of Wednes-
day, February 11, 1948, Councilmen Haskell, Lytle, and Rinn present, Council-
men Daggs and Tolliver absent.
The minutes of the regular meeting of February 4, 19L8, were read, approved
as read and so endorsed by the Mayor.
PUBLIC HEARINGS -
Mr. Clifford Gatzert presented a plan for the development of the
LODI G. R•. W. twenty acre tractor lased on the Northwest corner of Cherokee
FESTIVAL Lane and East Lockeford Street lately acquired by Lodi Grape and
ACCESS TO :'dine Festival, Inc.. Mr. Gatzert transmitted a request from the
HIGHWAY 4 Directors of the Festival association, that the City Council join
with then in requesting two points of access to this tract from
State Highway 4 (Cherokee Lane), a limited access highway. One
of these would be a roadway 36 feet in width immediately north of
Lockeford Street, the other a 48 foot wide roadway about 550 feet
north of Lockeford Street. The City Council agreed to join in a
petition to the Department of Public '?forks, Division of Highways
on motion of Councilman Haskell, Lytle second.
In the matter of the application of Charles W. Prentice for a
TAXI -CAB permit to conduct a taxi -cab service continued from February 4th,
APPLICATION City Cab Company submitted call sheets, rate cards and other evi-
CF PRFOOIC_E dence sufficient - in the minds of the City Council to establish the
DENIED. fact that they were rendering satisfactory service to the public
at reasonable charges. It was so found and the application of
Lr. Prentice denied.
City Cab Company was granted an encorachment on the curb space
CITY CAS Near :o. 15 W. Locust Street for a steel telephone pole and
T. L P HCNE appurtenant wires and phone box in a farm prepared by Street
Superintendent Bruner.
CO'_'3U IC.:TICNS -
Recommendations of the City Planning Commission as to the rezoning
PROPOSED of a sixty-seven by one hundred forty foot lot on the South -
REZONING west corner of Tokay Street and Central Avenue and as to front
AND yard vaiiences affecting Lots 36 to 42 of "Cainard Subdivision"
VARI NCE were received and both matters set for hearing at 8:00 P. E. of
SET FOR Larch 3, 1948. lotion Councilman Haskell, Lytle second.
HL RT_NG
The report of Street and Park Superintendent W. 7. Bruner for
ST. SUPT. January, 1948, was received and read.
737- T
On the receipt of a tabulation of bids opened February -4th
AWARD OF for paints and lacquers from Street and Park Superintendent
?AINTS TO Bruner, award of the contract to furnish the materials listed in
JONES the notice to bidders was made to Bruce D. Jones, dba "Jones
Paint Store" for $1520.54 on motion of Councilman Lytle, Haskell
second, he being the lowest bidder by $198.80.
RES.
1393-A
ADOPTED
USED CAR
DEALER
C.EDINA ICE
ro. 364
INTRCDUCED
The City Clerk reporting that the polling place for Consolidated
Voting Precinct "D" for the special election to be held March 9,
1945, would not be available, a new polling place at No. 725
South Central Avenue was designated by the adoption of Resolution
1393-A, introduced by Councilman Lytle, Haskell second, and passed
without dissenting vote.
Attorney Lindsay Warshall explained the purport of the "Used Car
Dealers Crdir:ance" as not being intended to bar any legitimate
dealer from conducting such a business but was for the protection
of persons buying used automobiles which might have defective
titles. he stated that the ;reposed ordinance was similar to those
now in effect in Sacramento and in Bakersfield. Mr. Marshall
accepted the amendments proposed by City Attorney West and the
Cit;r clerk. It w=_ tyen -moved by Councilman rias'..e'_l, Lytle second,
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THE `+IOLn=1J.1. T=OF." be introduced and laid over for :ot
less than five days. Yotion carried and so ordered.
On motion of Councilman Lytle, Haskell second, the City
3. P. PARKING Council accepted a 1i.:Lited lease on a strip of land bordering
LOT LEA -SE South Sacramento Street south: of the Tokar Asch, this land
AC31 1 TM to be used as a metered parAcing lot and maintained as such.
;:ayor Rinn then signed the lease in the form tendered ':ting
PLi:PS ..it r Engineer Hec::erlaible was directed to continue with
PT. CF negotiaticns for purchase of deep well pumps, rights of way
:';AY for water lines and additional proposals for additions and
alterations to the em loyment building.
At 9:47 o'clock P. L. Councilman Tolliver appeared and took
his seat in the Council, so remaining until adjournment.
Mayor Kinn then discussed with representatives of the press the
in -and motives of the City Council in proposing the Council-:.:aaeger
fora of goverment for Lodi in which he was joined by CourciL:_en Ilaskell
and Tolliver.
At 10:50 ?. M. the Council retired into executive session which con-
tinued until 11:07 F. W. hhen adjournment was had on motion of Councilman
Haskell.
The fore;o;.ng minutes of an
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regular : aeti:.g
c_` the City Council of '..e City
of Lodi read at a regular mesti.o
thereof :eld FabrL r: 13, 1343
and aooroved as move Nritten.
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