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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - August 1, 193860 C`I- Cul ,CIL �= ._--rTIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1938 i This regular meetin,,, of the City Cosncil of the City o; Lodi ,aas called to order by the luayor at 8:00 o'clock P.M. on the date first above written. Councilman Clark, Graffi, na, Spooner, Weihe and Steele present, the latter presiding, ?lone absent. The minutes of the last regular meeting held July 18, 1938 and that of the adjourned regular meeting held July 22, 1938 vaere read, approved as read and so endorsed by the i•Iayor. Tr. Charles P7. Jones, Postmaster appeared before the -.oard in opposition to the change of name proposed on California Street. :r. Lazarre Friedberger representing a committee from the Lodi Business ::en's Association suggested that flag holders be fixed to the electric lighting standards in the business district, each holder to have fine flags. =e stated that the fixtures could be had at a cost of 25¢ each and that they could be installed for an additional cost of :1.00 each. There are about one hundred standards and the Lodi business 10en's Association proposed to purchase the flags, but desired that the City attach the flag holders on the standards. fir. Friedberger was informed that action would be taker, further on in the meeting. Charles Prentice protested aainst the license tax on taxi cabs, nova five dollars per quarter year, and recuested that the license be reduced to 510.00 per year. ',ir. T. T. Wauchope invited the Council to be present at a W.P.A. picnic to be held at Lodi Lake Park on the evening of August 2, 1938• The Clerk submitted a numerously signed protest against the location of fire hydrants on Cherokee Lane at the intersection of the alley between Walnut and Lodi Avenue. A communication was received from the Grane and 'Bine '_'estival asking cooperation from the City in the use of the Lodi Park Grounds during the Festival to be held next September. The report of the poundmaster for the month of July and that of the Chief of Police for the sane period were received, read and ordered filed. The ^urchase of the distribution properties of the. ?acific Gas and Electric Cc -pang in the "Acad=7 Addition" =rom the Company was authorized by the adoption of Resolution bio972, introduced on the motion of CounciL-aan Graffigna, seconded by Councilman Weihe and passed and adopted by the following votes: Ayes: Councilmen, Graff igna, a7eihe, Clark, Spooner and Steele. "ides: Councilmen, None Absent: Councilmen, None 61 C; 7I1 - .,_L Com:: Ci LO- Y01MAY, AUGUST 1, 1038 Continued RESCa7TION '_;0. 972 RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lodi That the 11,a7or be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute the within agreement for the purchase of certain rroperties of-acific Cas and Electric Company located in Academy Addition" Lodi, California; the City Clerk will attest to the execution of this a�:reenent in the manner provided by law. RESOIT ED, also, that the sum of TEN THCUS."-,ivD FIVE UI?DIMM DOLLARS and the further sum of THREE THITTDRED FIF-TEMI, DCLIA.RS be appropriated from any moneys in the City Treasury derived from operation of the City's water and electric distribution systems not otherwise enc=bered, for the purposes hereof and the total amount thereof viz; the sum of TEN THOUSAYD EIGHT HUH L RED FIFTEEN DOLLARS ($10,815-00) be tendered the said Pacific Gas and Electric Company in payment for the properties troposed to be conveyed to the City of Loci in accordance with the terms of said agreement, the said sum of 'TEN T-7H-OUSANDI FIVE HTPKDRED DGLIARS beim for the purchase of said properties and the said sum of THREE FUI• RED FIFTEEN DOLLARS being for California ,tate Sales Tax, on which latter :um, the City reserves the right of recovery should it be determined that such sales tax should net be levied and collected. Mr. Glenn Viest reported orally on the progress of the proposed camp trailer ordinance, which is being prepared by the San Joaquin Local Health District as a count7wide ordinance. He stated that a meeting of the representatives of interested cities would be held in Stockton this meek. On motion of the ?.:ayor, seconded by Councilman Graffi�na, :resolution No. S71 was introduced, read by the Clerk and considered by the Council. RESOLUTION IC. 971 1 �� ':.ATTER OF A JT IFC TM I,AI: E FOR COFDT--ER- CALIFCRP;IA STREET. TE :AS, much confusion exists ening to the fact that the name CORLIER STREET is applied to the first street nest of and parallel to Hutchins Street from Lodi Avenue to Locust Street and the name CAL FFOIR;IA STR_.ET is applied to the see street from Locust Street to the City Limits and extending from said City limits to the Woodbridge Road outside to City; BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Lodi that said street be named STRE_T" throughout its entire length froom Lodi Avenue to the northerly city 1i.7_its. `I -,e City Clerk is hereby directed to make and certify to a copy of this Resolution and file the same with the County Recorder of San Jcaq::in County. BE IT FURTHER ESO: -:.,'ED, that Resolution No, 021, passed and adopted in this City council on July 6, 1�` be and the same is hereby rescinded and revoked. 62 CIT --'7 KI'L C--- C =C1. 10ITDAY', A:i-!uST 1, 1938 Continued The fore-oino Resolution No. G71 was then passed and adopted by the assenting votes of all nenbers of the City Council. Claims No. 32229 to and including No. 323681 with the exception of Igo. 32383 in the amount of X22.00 which was denied because of lack of information, were allowed and warrants ordered issued in the amount of $27,719.77 on motion of Councilman. Graffigna, seconded by Councilman Ydeihe. Ir. J. S.. Colvin in charge of playground activities for the Works Progress Ad-�inistration at hale Park, asked that the Works Progress Administration be allowed to continue with their programs until the schools would be taken up in September. On motion of Councilman 'veihe, seconded by Councilman Spooner, this project was approved and I -r. Colvin alloried the use of any equipment the City might have that was suitable for the purposd. The Lodi i,iotorcycle Club applied for permission to use the Lodi Softball Grounds for polo games during the coning Grape and gine Festival. This matter was referred to the Committee on Streets and Parks by the lrayor. The Clerk called the Council's attention to the fact that the auto fleet auto liability and property damage insurance policy for the City would expire August 23, 1938. No ection was taken as to the award of this policy. The wayor announced that he had appointed W. C. Green to be a member of the City Planning Commission fOr a term of four years from and after the first day of Julys 1538. At the order of the Ka -or, none dissenting, the Council -then adjourned. ATTEST: The foregoing minutes of a / regular meetirg of the City Council of the City of Lodi were read and approved without correction at a subsequent meeting of said Cit Council held August 13, 193 Ai r.1a: 0r.