HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - November 6, 1946COUICIL CHA'.'2cR5 CITY COUICIL
CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI
?%UNE'SDAY, NOVELMER 6TH., 1946
This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was called to
order by the Mayor at 8:00 o'clock P.M. of Wednesday, November 6, 1946, Council-
men Haskell, Lytie, Riggs; Tolliver and Rinn present, none absent.
Also attending, City attorney West, City Engineer Henning, Chief of Police
Jackson and Superintendent of Utilities Killelea.
The minutes of the last meeting held October 23,1946 were read, approved
as read and so endorsed by the Mayor.
PUBLIC HEARINGS -
This being the date set for the reception of sealed bids for the
construction of " Unit 1 of Pipeline i " of the City's main line outfall sewer,
due publication of notice was proven by affidavit and the Council proceeded to
open and canvass the bids received, to -wit, the only proposal received, being
that of Iver W. Swanson dba Stockton Construction Company. The total amount of
this proposal was $38,525.00, considerably in excess of the City Engineer's
estimate. Bid referred to the City Engineer for report to the Council on Novem-
ber 13th.
Applications for variences from the strict application of the
provisions of Ordinance No 238 set for hearing October 30th and postponed to
this time and similar variences scheduled regularly for hearing also at this
meeting coming on for to be heard; in each several instance proof of due
notice was adduced and on calls for objections none were offered. It was then
ordered that such variences as applied for be granted to the following:
C. R. Miller, Geo. Stavros, A. Maggio and A. Serale.
"Ksieger Addition" - Publication of notice of hearing being
proven by affidavit of the principal clerk of the publisher of
ANNaCATION OF The Lodi Times, such notice being contained in Resolution No.
KRIEGM ADDITIO1280 adopted October 9th,1946 and it appearing that the time,
N. hour and place of such hearing had been regularly adjourned to
HEARING this time, the Mayor called for objections to the proposed
annexation of this addition. No objections in writing or oral
were forthcoming and the adoption of an ordinance approving
this annexation was postponed to an hour later in this meeting.
COLWJNICATIONS -
R.WEBER Reinhold ;Veber applied for appointment to the position of City
PLBG INSP. Plumbing Inspector. Application ordered filed for consideration
APPLICATION when the position was created.
State Board of Equalization gave notice of applications for
S.B.E. alcoholic beverage licenses at 117 N. Sacramento St and at
112 East Elm Street
The District Office of the Division of Highways requested that
AIRPORTS the City give notice of proposed airport locations in keeping
& DIV HIWAYS with regulations of the Civil Aeronautics Authority and the
Public Roads Administration.
The Department of California, American Legion, forwarded a copy
of a resolution adopted in convention of that body endorsing the
Federal Airport Program and the master plan embodied therein.
K. L. Lobaugh, agent of Hone Indemnity Company, carrier of the
City's public liability insurance, submitted a statement of the
AIRPORT cost of including the KingsburyK6ld_Airport in the coverage
LIABILITY now maintained by the City, limits of 5C-100,000 for public
INSURANCE liability and 100 000 property damage. On the advice of the
City Attorney, the City Clerk was directed to ascertain the
cost of increasing the public liability coverage to 50-200 000
and if this cost did not exceed $20.00 annually, to place the
order for this policy with Lobaugh.
At this time, City Attorney rifest presented a resolution granting
Standard Oil Company of California a revocable permit to install
S.O.COMPANY and operate a gasoline and oil service station on Kingsbury Air -
PERMIT FOR field, such resolution to be Numbered 1287. On the reading of
STATION AT this resolution, the same was proposed for adoption by Councilman
AIRPORT Haskell, Lytle second. This resolution was then passed by the
RES. 1287 assenting votes of all members of the City Council.
Country Club Spraying Service offered to spray sycamore trees
COUNTRY CLUB along city streets and in parks for 5¢ per gallon of spray
SPRAYING applied, estimating the total gallonage to be 42 000 gallons.
PROPOSAL Proposal ordered laid over to ascertain if other contractors
would be inter#sted in this work.
Lodi Post, No 22, American Legion applied for use of Lodi Stadium
LEGION once a week from May 15th to September 15th 1947 for staging
APPLICATION midget auto races. Application ordered submitted for later
FCP. STADIUM consideration.
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COU'ICIL CHA'.13^.3 CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI
On application by letter, Claude C. Wood, Contractor for street and
alley work under contract awarded August 7,1946, was granted a
C. WOOD
further extension of fifteen working days in which to complete his
CONTRACT
contract, motion Councilman Rings, Tolliver second.
EXTENDED
Frank Held at this time complained about the quality of the work
COMPLAINT OF
being done by the above contractor in the alley east of Garfield
F.H.HELD
Street, between Pine and Elm Streets. Complaint referred to the
Superintendent of Streets.
The City Planning Commission reco:=mended that a varience be grant-
VARIENCE OF
ed Ruth & Joice Osberg for the erection of a fireplace partly
OSBERG
within the sideyard required at 1320 S. Pleasant Avenue. On motion
of Councilman Haskell, Lytle second, this matter was set for
hearing November 20, 1946 after notice.
Reports of the Chief of Police, the City Poundmaster and the City
REPORTS
Clerk for October were received, read and ordered filed . City
Engineer Henning also presented his activity report for October.
It appearing that Geo. T. Emde had started placement of a levee
to the west of the City's Taste & Sewage Disposal Plant Site
P & S FOR
and that the City was bound by previous agreements to levee the
LEVEE
nest end of its right of way to 1.1hite Slough, the City Engineer
ORDERED
was directed to prepate plans and specifications for the
construction of the required works
MnYCO
The Mayor was authorized to enter into an agreement with South-
S.P.POWER
ern Pacific Company for a power line crossing over the Valley
LINE XING
Springs branch of that Company to serve Yayco Gas Company.
On receipt of satisfactory performance ratings from the Superin-
P0.3TrEF. i, SCHICK
tendent of Streets, Laborer Robert E. Porter, Truck Driver Belford
& BABITZKE
Schick and Truck Driver +iiliam Babitzke, each having -completed
PEFAiANZNT
six months of probationary appointment, were confirmed as perm -
EMPLOYEES
anent employees in their several classifications.
Spencer C. Joerke filed his written resignation as Police Patrol -
RESIGNATION
man and on application of Chief of Police Jackson, Leonard Becker
JOERKE
from the eligible list was appointed probationery patrolman at
APPOINT! MI
the present entrance salary of $210.00 effective on his qualifying
BxKZR
for the position.
ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS -
ORD . 331
Introduction of Ordinance No. 331,• providing rules and regulations
SET OVER
for plumbing was again set over for introduction until November 13
and the Clerk was directed to notify all plumbers of record by mail
of the Council's intentions regarding these regulations.
The City Council having acquired jurisdiction so to do, as set
forth previously in these minutes under " Public Hearings " it was
A_ti1N'CATION OF
moved by Councilman Haskell, Riggs second, that CIMINANCE NO. 336,
KF=ER ADON
entitled, " AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ANIiIATION OF " taUTAM
CRD. 336
ADDITION " TO THE CITY OF LODI, CALIFORNIA " be introduced, read
INTRODUCED
and laid over for the statutory period of not less than five days
and it was so ordered by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Haskell, Riggs, Lytle, Tolliver and Rina.
NOES: Councilmen, None. ABSENT: Councilmen, None.
In the matter of rearranging parking time limits in the down -torn
section, the Clerk submitted a proposed ordinance framed in
PARKING TIME
accordance with the recommendations of the Retail Merchants Bureau
REGULATIONS
but it appearing that it may be necessary to change these time
LAID OVEx
limits and the areas to be controlled on short notice, it was
directed that an ordinance be submitted allowing the Council to
designate parking -time restrictions in various locations by
resolution.
FLAT RATE
A proposed Ordinance to be numbered No. 340 was deferred for
;LATER RATES
introduction so that flat rates for furnishing water could be
LAID OTSR
revamped to cover various uses, commercial, industrial and
domestic.
After discussion of regulation of methods of parking of motor
PARKING
vehicles, no action was taken at this time as Ordinance NO -337
METHODS
would not become effective until November 23rd and then only if
legal signs and street markings were in place.
Nn`N BUSINESS -
Business linense applications presented October 16th and as
BUSINESS
approved by the Chief of Police were ordered granted, applications
LIC&NSES
received since that date were read and ordered referred to the
Chief of Police as required by Ordinance No. 277
PAYLL'21T OF CLAIMS -
Claims in the total amount of $73,632.76 as approved by the Finance
CLAIMS
$73 632.76
Coanittee were allowed and ordered paid.
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(m"nutes of Nov 6,1946, continued0
At 10:43 P.M. the Council was resolved into Committee of the Whole
returning to open session at 10:55 P.M.
City Engineer Clinton Henning having prepared specifications and
contract documents for the purchase of from one to four electrically
SPECIFICATIONS driven 100 H.P. deep well pumps, the same were approved and adver—
FOR PUMPS tisement for bids ordered by the adoption of Resolution No.1286
ADOPTED introduced by Councilman Haskell, Riggs second and carried by
RES.1286 unanimous vote of all members of the City Council, opening of
bids to be had before the City Council in regular meeting on the
4th day of December, 1946."
City Attorney lest was directed to proceed with the acquisition
of pumping plant sites and appurtenant easements at locations
designated by the City Engineer
At 11;20 P.M. on motion of Councilman Riggs, the City Council
adjourned to and until 8:00 P.M. of 'Sednesday, November 13,1946
At
J. F. BLAKELY, City Clerk
of a . _,;ular meeting
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correction at a subsecuent meetin--- of said
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]Mayor of the City of Lodi