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CITY -LLL - CITY OF LODI
DEC ^'J R 1 - 1948.
Regular meeting 8:00 o'clock P. M. =iednesday, December 1, 1948.
Councilmen present: Bull, Haskell, Lytle, Tolliver and Mayor Rinn.
Minutes of meeting of November 17, 1948, approved without correction.
PUBLIC HEARINGS -
Mr. H. T. Woodworth of Lodi Memorial Hospital Association
requested permission to connect to the City's present three
HATER inch water main supplying the activated s]u dge sewage plant
SERVICE with potable water, temporarily during construction of the
HOSPITAL - hospital buildings, permanent service to be secured later by
ASSOCIATICN a six inch connection to an. eight inch :Hain contemplated to
ON WALNUT be installed later by the City.
AVENUE The City Council agreed to the temporary connection, but Council-
man Bull requested that approval of the City Attorney be secured
as to the legality of expending public moneys for extension
of a new line designed, at la is time, to serve a customer out-
side the City limits, although ultimately it would also serve
new customers if and when they were annexed to the City. Lloyd
V. Patton, a director of the Hospital Association, suggested
that the association advance $5,000 toward construction of
the eight inch line. It was then moved by Councilman Haskell,
Bull second, that the City Manager and the Directors of the
Association proceed to wont out an agreement approved as to
its legality by the City Attorney, and submit it to the City
Council for acceptance.
H. NELSON
AND STRRET
L P'.0 T
IN :7AL::;T
ORCHARD
TRACT
vANCELLATION
OF UTILITY
BILL OF 3372
OF LODI
GRAPE ? -.7INE
FESTIVAL
ORDERED
.;:.ICH`:
BURLINGTON
BUS LINES
STOP. E.1(
SCROCL
-:r. Henry Nelson claiming ownership of the lots in Walnut
Orchard Tract lying east of Lloyd Street requested that the
City accept oiled surface streets instead of the oil nig
two-inch surface required by the City as described in the
Council's policy statement of Ma: 12, 1948. Lr. Nelson also
asked that the City perform the street work, he to post a
bond guaranteeing payment. The Council unanimously agreed
that the policy statement of May 12 should apply in this and
in every other subdivision required to be improved. The City
Engineer was directed to consult with Mr. Nelson and review
all public works necessary to make this tract acceptable. It
was pointed out that the City had now expended or was obligated
to expend, sane $18,000 in extending water mains, sanitary sewers
and electric lines to the Walnut Orchard Tract besides solving
the problem of disposal of storm drainage. Mr. Nelson agreed
to meet with the City Engineer at 9:00 A. M. of December 2.
'"alter ?noyflhoff, Secretary of Lodi Grape and fine Festival,
asked abatement of the charges made by the City in the amount
of $372.00 for utilities during the last Festival. It was moved
by Councilman Haskell, Tolliver second, that this bill be abated
but that the Association at its budget meeting in February,
set up provisions to pay for utility services, stadium tax,
and other city facilities furnished in 1949.
City Manager Meller, after investigating the application of
American -Burlington -Gibson lines for a bus stop on the North-
west corner of School and Elm Streets, recommended that this
stop be located on EL'n Street immediately west of School Street.
Recommendation approved; the permission to run for a six months'
period at the end of which time, applicant shall report to
the City Council on the success of its efforts to secure an
off-street location.
fiber 1, 1943 continued}
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Richfield Oil Company, conte -m. -dating the erection of
iICHFIJID a gasoline service station on the southeast corner of
)EVIEWAYS Fine and Church Streets, applied oral -7 far alloca-
VIE & CI?CP.CH tion of driveways on both of those streets all thirty feet in
MME TS width, one on Pine and two on Church Streets. Referred to
the City -eager for investigation, Richfield to sapply
free off-street automobile parking at least to the extent
that these drive ways eli-inated present parking spaces.
At this time, bids received for alterations and additions
CDS ON to the "Employment Service Building", 125 N. Stockton
!PLDUMN'T Street, were publicly opened and canvassed, proper publication
'11DING of notice thereof being proven by affidavits filed with
3N"Mi the City Clerk.
wo proposals were received on the General Contract,
that of .F. F; Watson,: $I9;?70:50 aa3�*�Tisae� dc=1LtY7.erA, $27,988.3D.
Eight proposals on itemized FT ions of the work were received
and also opened. All bids were ordered referred to the
City Uanager for tabulation and recommendation.
OMINAME NO. 378 "AN OF.DI.^WkM FROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION
A!%17 LICENSING OF BICYCLS INT THE CITY OF LODI L";D PROVIDING
PENA=LTY FOR ?ICLATiON T EPEOF," having been re gularly
YC IE introduced November 17, 194', was brought up for passage
-MIN;G on motion of Councilman Haskell, Bull second, second
N ANCE reading onnitted, after reading by title by unanimous con -
374 sent, and then passed, adopted and ordered to pzs nt by the
Z) following vote:
AY::S: Councilmen, Haskell, Pull, Lytle, Tolliver, & Rine.
.:CES: Councilmen, None.
AWENTT: Counc ilmen, None.
Eayor Rinn then approved this ordinance by signing the same.
Claims, including payrolls, for Novenber bills amounting to
IS 389,606.35 as submitted by the City }:Tanager were allowed and
ordered paid on motion of Councilman Haskell, Bull second.
STER The application of E. R. Lancaster for a card game license
at j#17 N. Sacramento Street was read and ordered referred to
SE the Chief of rolice in accordance with ordinance no. 277.
City Manager 4eller reported that parking meter receipts for
the twelve months last past amounted to $33,592.96, one-half
dG of which had been applied to .urchase of the meters.
Aapor Rinn called attention to the lack of use of the thirty
'TIONS meters installed on the Southern Pacific station reservation
south of Pine Street and invited siggestions as to increasing
use of this space.
AT 10:54 P. U. the City Council adjourned on motion of
Councilman Tolliver.
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