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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - October 17, 193871 C _, H;. 1- i;: Wil!. - Monday, October 1711938 This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was called to order at 8:00 o'clock F.E. of ILonday, October 17, 1938. Councilmen Clark, Graff igna, Spooner, 1Weihe and Steele present, none absent. The minutes of the last meeting held October 3, 1938 were read, approved as read and so endorsed by the Mayor. Mr. Tom Kendall requested that the City provide one or more tennis courts in order to attract competitive tournaments. He also asked that the surface of the present courts be repaired. There being no funds available at this time nor. Kendall's request was taken under advisement. An. application for a position in the Sanitary Department was received from Isabelle Tubbs and ordered filed. Letters of thanks were received from A. J. Randolph for the City's assistance in the late Grape and Vine Festival and from the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for the City's assistance in making their encampment a success. A letter from the Shoreline Planning Commission in regard to Amendment No. 20 to be submitted to the people on November 8th was ordered filed. Applications for Business Licenses Nos. 555, 559 and 560 were approved without objection. A letter from the Secretary of the Central Valley Division of the League of California aunicipalities and one from Tom Quinn a director of the League inviting the attendance of the Council to the next meeting of the Central Valley Division to be held at Los Banos October 20th were read. No action taken. The quarterly reports of the Treasurer and of the City Clerk for the quarter ended September 30th were received, read and ordered filed. The execution of the agreement for joint orinership of a forty foot power pole between the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, the Central California Traction Company and the City of Lodi was authorized by the adoption of Resolution No. 9711. RESOLUTION NO.. 47h RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lodi that it is to the best interests of said City that the annexed Agreement for joint ownership of a certain forty -fire (45) foot pole, location and description of which is more fully set forth in said Agreement, be executed by the City of Lodi. The Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to affix their signatures and the seal of the City of Lodi to said agreement and to any counterparts thereof in execution of the same. The foregoing Resolution No. 971 was then passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen, 14'eihe, Graffigna, Clark, Spooner and Steele NOES: Councilmen, Done ABSENT: Councilmen, ?cone 72 C_ 7`-_ P:onday, October 17,1938 Continued Ordinance No. 247 entitled "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 137 OF THE CITY OF LODI, CALIFORNIA" having been regularly introduced on October, 1938 was brought up for passage on motion of Councilman Uraffigna, seconded by Councilman Weihe, second reading was omitted by the same motion and the ordinance was finally passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen, Graffigna, Weihe, Clark, Spooner and Steele. NOES: Councilmen, None. ABSENT: Councilmen, None. The 'Mayor then signed the ordinance in approval thereof. The City Clerk reported that he had investigated the titles to the portions of Matson Street to be acquired and was sure that the cost of opening it to forty feet in width would not exceed 4375.00. He was directed to ascertain if a wider right of way could be acquired for the same sum. Claims No. 32812 to 32850 inclusive in the amount of $8,826.55 as approved by the Finance Committee were allowed and warrants ordered drawn in payment thereof on motion of Councilman Graffigna, seconded by Councilman y+eihe. Mayor Steele then brought up the matter of the Campground ordinance and on motion of Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman v'eihe, Ordinance No. 245 was taken from the table (it having been introduced August 15, 1938 and no subsequent action taken thereon) for conside=ration. Councilman Graffigna moved that the ordinance be adopted and his notion was seconded by Councilman Weihe, on roll call all Councilmen voted no and the Mayor declared that the ordinance had failed of adoption. Councilman Spooner, seconded by Councilman Graffigna then introduced Ordinance i+o. 248 entitled "AN ORDINAIXE REGULATING THE SANITATION AND C0NTUCT OF CAMP CARS AND/OR TRAILERS AND REGULATING THE = ITATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CAMP GROUNDS IN THE CITY OF LODI AND PRESCRIBING THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF" first reading dispensed with by the same motion as the Councilmen had each made previous careful study of the ordinance which was then laid over for the statutory period of not less than five days. Motion carried. Mr. H. E. Ball, Inspector of the Sanitary District, reported that at the request of the Mayor he had made a count of cows in the City and found that there were thirty- six, fourteen of which were maintained in one herd at the Lodi Academy. He also reported that the cows formerly maintained at 510 Tokay Street concerning which there had been much complaint had been moved outside the City and that a majority of cows were maintained on acreage property. Plans and Specifications for the improvement of a portion of State Highway No. 53 between Lavrrence Park and Cherokee Lane were approved by the adoption of Resolution 2I0. 975. 73 Monday, October 17,1938 Continued RESOLUTION NO. RESOLVED that this City Council hereby approves the Plans and Specifications for the improvement of West Lockeford Street between the Easterly line of Lawrence Park and Cherokee Lane, this portion of Lockeford Street being included in State Highway No. 53. It also resolved that the Mayor and the City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and directed to sign said Plans and Specifications in approval thereof and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of the Specifications. The foregoing Resolution No. 975 was then passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen, Spooner, Graffigna, Clark, Weihe and Steele NOES: Councilmen, None ABSENT: Councilmen, None Mr. Clinton Henning, City Engineer asked for the opinion of the Council in the matter of opening up Vine Btreet and Sierra Vista Place from School Street Easterly. It was the consensus of opinion of the Council that Vine Street was the only street in which the City would be interested at the present time and that the opening of Sierra Vista Place would depend entirely on the action of future subdividers. At 10:13 o'clock P.F. the City Council adjourned on motion of Councilman Craffigna, none dissenting. ATTEST: qty e The foregoing minutes of a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi were read and approved with- out correction at a subsequent meeting of said City �;oancil held 'sCovember 71 1938.