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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - May 15, 1940-- -r.-f i.. +ednesday, May 15, 1940 This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was called to order by the t!ayor at 8:00 o'clock on 'Wednesday, May 15, 194;0, Councilmen Bull, Uraffigna, nig.7s, `,S'eihe and Steele present, none absent. 1he minutes of the last meeting held Vlay 1, 19LO were read, approved as read and so endorsed by the Mayor. Mr. Thomas Cormack filed a petition signed by twenty-two residents in the vicinity of the vacant property on the zouthwest corner of Lockeford Street and California Street protesting against the holding of a public camp meetincr on this -round. L•r. G. J. +'rapers again appeared in reEard to the contribution of ,art of the cost of sending the Junior Traffic Patrol to San :Francisco. Lr. =1o7d Garner asked permission to remove certain c::rbs on youth Sacramento Street in preparation for a new business to be opened up on Sacramento and ':lalnut Streets. On motion of Councilman Bull, secceded by Councilman '-%'-`eihe, the Street S---perinterdnet was directed to grant the permit, all work to be at the ense of the applicant. At this time the Council proceeded to open and canvass proposals received for a pumping unit. Four proposals :Fere received: 1. John Bean --anufacturing Com~any, a division of the rood Machinery Corporation on two types of Peerless deep -well turbine pumps. 2. Electric Ecuipment Co -pany bidding on two types of Sterline P.,;.*rmps. 3. Layne and Bowler, proposals submitted through 7,.r. Frank T. Harris, on two types of that co:rpany's pumps. L. Proposals of Pomona Pump Company bidding on their 1150 r.p.m. turbine pump. At the order of the 1,:ayor, none dissenting, all bids were referred to the Superintendent of =ublic Utilities and the Chairman of the Committee on Public Utilities for report to the Co-L.c it at a meeting to be held May 22, 1;40. At this time the Council opened proposals for fire hydrants and valves. But one proposal was received that of the Rensselaer Valve Cor+pany and the same was ordered accepted by the adoption of. Resolution No. 1048 passed and adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen, Graf figna, �Weihe, Bull, Riggs and Steele Does: Councilmen, Xone Absent: Councilmen, Bone At this time 'Mr. Emil :ilapstein and DIr. R. J. Stuck appeared and; addressed the Council in regard to the camp meeting proposed to be held at the corner of Lockeford and California streets and they stated that they proposed to hold the muting at the far West end of the lot. Mr. H. E. Looser, representing bar. Angelo vickhoff applied for a variance permit to allow a proposed commercial building to be erected on mouth Central Avenue, eighty feet South o° Lodi A-: enue,, to be built to the property line on the ;'lest. It a nearinT that proceedings were all ready underway in the planning co!rr.icsion for the rezoning of property South of this lot�.a , on motion of Co -bull, seconded by Courcilr..an Ri--s, it was roved that a variance permit be granted. 1V4 Wednesday, :=lay 15, 1940 Continued A cor.inication was received from the -Recreation Cornl:sion in regard to the operation of the baths and on motion of .ayor Steele, seconded b7 Councilwan ++eihe, the same v..as ordered laid on the table for further consideration. A letter from ;.;r, Frank 'evis, Supervisor of District 3 of the V:orks Progress Adninistra-lon in regard to the suspension of work on the stadium project was read and on motion of Councilnan Graffi-7r_a, seconded by Councilman Weihe, the Clerk was directed to advise iMr. Davis that the Council understood and acce-oted the conditions der ^:hich this susrension was ordere_, and maid furnish adegaate protection to Federal materials storey on the roJect. On motion of Councilman Graffigna, seconded by Councilman i;eiha, the City zn ineer eras authorized to s.ove t^_e United states G=eological Survey evaporation station from a site rear the Armory to a site near the sel:rage Disosal Plant, the cost not to exceed 450.00. 0n application of :;:r. F. ost, he was granted permission to attend the annual meeting of the California Sevra=e '+forks :-ssociatior. to be held in Catalina in May. Thiswasnone on motion of Councilman 3ull, seconded by Couz-cilman Graffigna. The Council urheld the recoru^er_dations of the planning Comr.:ission in the matter of the a:~lication of =rep -brothers for permission to construct an office building at 33T East Locust Street and denied the permit. The same action was taken in regard to the application. of The handolph. System for the erection of a sign North of ':+alnut Street and last of Hutchins Street. 3uildino w=it Application No. 2747 signed b-'- Cain, raving been referred to the Council by the buildinE inszector ryas ordered granted on motion of Cou:-cilman -'raffigna, seconded b. Councilman ''oeihe. Ordinance No. 267 entitled "API ORDINA'.CE REPEAL=PTO 0:_1=1_27CE' 'I0. 266 AIOPIED MARCH 20, 1910 AND Aida 'IPir C. DI`:A`:CE ::C. 137" was introduced on motion of Councilman 'sraffi-na, seconded by Councilman r.eihe, read at length by the Cler:_ and by the sae motion ordered laid over for the statutory period of not less than five days. Cou^_ciLman -ull submitted an oral report on the cond`-tion of the fire alarm whistle. Cn motion of Councilman 3ull, seconded by Councilman rii_;_s, the 'City z�ineer was directed to obtain a sprinkler at an ap;ro.cimate cost of 4110.00 and put in the lawn on the Armory grounds. On the reco=endation of the Finance Covrittee The A. F arrison Co ---any was rct_i ned as special auditors .or the fiscal .gars 1939 and 1940. This was done on notion of Councilman 'Ora_igna, seconded by Councilman Vk, the . 10 Wednesday, May. 15, 1940 Continued Applications for business licenses No. 170 to 173 inclusi:7e .*rare received, read and licenses ordered ,ranted. The accumulation of gasoline ta_Y funds for major streets 'or the fiscal year endin? Juane 30, 194111 was approved by the adoption of Resolution No. 1047 by the following -rote: A_C-5: Councilmen, Y',eihe, sraffigna, Lull, niggs and Steele Councilmen, None A2S Councilmen, ?done T,r;o clai s aggregating X7,332.30 ;ere approved and warrants ordered drawn in payment thereof on motion of COLLnc-11 Can .,raffi7,na, seconded by Councilman +eihe. The ::aither Lirrle and 'Fertilizer Company submitted an offer of ..1.25 --or ton for sludge from the Sewage iis^osal Plant and at the order of the Hiayor this matter was referred to the City Lngineer and City Attorney to draw up a c-•ntract to be submitted to the Council for approval. Council=an _u11 submitted the offer of L. T. Mason to sell two and three-ei=hts acres of land hast of the Lake Park for `7500.00 or a smaller piece for §2500.00. re said ti -At IN. -Ir. =v-ason was rrillin:z to enter into a lease contract whereby the city *would 10a7"'750.00 per year, ;;350.00 of r:hich would apply on principal if the City exercised its option to purchase. The Council t^en proceeded to consider the matter of the carp meeting proposed to be held on Lockeford and California 5traets and after some discussion the permit was ordered .ranted. On motion of Councilman V eihe the Council then adjourned to and until 8:00 o'clock P.111.11. of +vedr_esday, I.ay 22, 1940. ATTEST: The f oregoir_.; minutes of a regular meeti_n; of the City Council of the City of Lodi were read at a subsec_uent meetin8- of said City Council held June 5, 1940 and read without alteration or correction. 125 /W4 _ -