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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - May 6, 1942307 COTJiICiL CH: 3ERS -- C_T`1 COU.:_CIL .,I It' ::.BLL --- CITY OR LODI WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1942 This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was called to order by the Mayor at 8 o'clock P.M. at the place and on the date first above in these minutes written, Councilmen. Coffield, Riggs, Rinn, Keihe and Mayor Bull present, none absent. The minutes of the last meeting held April 21, 1942 were read, approved _ as read and so eniorsed by the Mayor. lir Ed Guinn of Va_ley Insulation Company again sutnitted his proposal for the insulation of the City Hall attic. It appearing that this matter would require expert advice as to condition of the roof, no action was taken at this time. Notice of the award of a certificate of Honorable 1Sertion to the City for its 1941 safety record was received through San Joaquin Safety Ccuncil. The City Clerk was directed to ascertain if local members of the Safety Council planned to attend a luncheon in San Francisco on May 12th where this certificate would be presented as no members of the City Council had found it possible to attend. A resolution of the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco urging a salvage campaign was ordered referred to the Chairman of the local Defense Salvage Com- mittee. Mayor Bull presented an order of the Office of Price Administration fixing rentals in certain areas in the United States, including the County of San Joaquin, for housing accomodations at the prices prevailing on -Parch 1, 1942. The monthlv reports of Chief of Police C.S.Jackson and of Poundmaster F.E.Cooper for April were received, read and ordered filed. F.Y.Post, Superin- tendent of the City Sewage Disposal Plant filed a written report on the semi- annual meeting of the California Sewage Works Association held in Bakersfield April 26th to 28th. At this time Dr Irving,Ridenour, President of the Recreation Commission appeared and asked consideration of a recommendation of that Commission that Dick Smith be employed as Assistant Director of Recteation at a salary of $150.00 per month, such salary to begin June 8, 1942. On motion of Councilman Riggs, Coffield second, and carried, the recommendation was approved. On motion of Councilman 7leihe, Riggs second, and carried, the following Ordinances were introduced, read at length by the Clerk and ordered laid over for the statutory period of not less than five days: viz: ORDINANCE NO. 279 " AN OEDINANCE .STABLISHING A.N AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE 9M PROVIDING FOR ITS USE & CONTROL " OPDINANCE 110. 280 " AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN AU%ILIARY FIRE FORCE AND PROVIDING FOR ITS DUTIES AND CONTF.OL " ORDINANCE NO. 281 A:1 ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN AIR RAID WARDEN SER6'ICE AND PROVIDING FCR ITS CONTROL Of CcunciLman 'Veihe stated that he had been the recipient of many complaints regarding the nuisance existing at the cld "Dehydrator" site on Lots 2, j, 4 & 5 in Block 4 of Lawrence Homestead No 2. This old building foundation is the resort of hoboes with attendent unsanitary conditions. On motion of Councilman T,'eihe, Coffield second and carried, the City Attorney was directed to commence abatement proceedings against the premises and the owners thereof. The transportation allowance of Forrest E. Robinson, Director of First Aid Instruction was ordered continued for the month of Mav and for such longer time thereafter as the Council might from time to time direct. The application of R.D.-McClure, an employee in the City Engineer's office, for leave of absence without pay, while engaged in the training of personnel for government flying service, filed April 8th, was ordered tabled without prejudice to the applicant, until recommendation might be secured from the City Personnel Board. In the absence of the City Attorney and the City Engineer, no action was taken on the application for endorsement filed by the Flood Control Association of the Lower San Joacuin River and Its Tributaries. 308 C OUNCIL 'K =3S -- CITY" COU_•iCIL P CITY -HALL --- C17.Y OF LODI G . C ;minutes of "ay 6,1942 continued) Business License Applications Numbered 355 to 370 as filed with the City Clerk were given first reading and ordered referred to the Chief of Police under the provisions of Ordinance No. 277. The application of H.E.Maha°fey, doin.- business as City Cab Company, for permission to change his place of business and also to increase the rates charged was ordered returned to the applicant for a statement of the reasons that would justify the rate modification. No objection was offered to the proposed change of place of hi: principal place of business but the Clerk was directed to ascertain if the applicant desired to retain the waiting space marked off on Vest Pine Street near School Street, such space apparently not being in use. �r G. M. Steele was appointed a member of the Personnel Board and the former a pointments of lir Albert A. Clark and Lir George N. Lytle as mem- bers of the same Board as well as that of d.F.heeske as Personnel Clerk, con- firmed by the adoption of Resolution No. 1122, introduced by Councilman Riggs, Coffield second, and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen, Riggs, Coffield, Rinn, lieihe and Bull PATS: Councilmen, None. ABSENT: Councilmen, Xone. The Mayor and City Clerk were authorized to execute an agreement for joint use of an electric pole on the O corner of Stockton Avenue and Kettlemasi lane with Pacific Gas &- Electric Company and The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company by the adoption of Resolution No. 1123, introduced by Councilman Rinn, Riggs second and carried by the following vote: - AYES: Councilmen,-Rinn, Riggs, Coffield, +Weihe and Pull. NOES: Councilmen, None. ;35ENT: Councilmen, None. As allowed by paragraph 2 of Section 5 of Ordinance No. 273, an additional committee of the Defense Council created by this Ordinance, was established by the adoption of Resolution No. 1124, such committee to be the Committee on Health Welfare and Consumer Interest. This resolution was int- roduced on motion of Councilman Riggs, Rinn second, and carried by the follovf- ing vote: AYES: Councilmen,•RiFgs, Rinn, Coffield, Weihe and Bull. NOES: Councilmen, None. ABSENT: Councilmen, None. Claims on file as approved by the Auditing Committ-ie in the amount of $$28,473.67 were allowed and ordered paid on motion of Councilman Riggs, Rinn second. At 10:32 o'clock P.M. the Council was resolved into executive session, returning to open meeting at 11:13 o'clock P.M. when City Engineer Clinton Henning appeared and presented tentative glans for alterations in the City Hall basement to accomodate some of the offices now scattered throughout the build- ing. On motion of Councilman Coffield, 7eihe second, the City Engineer was directed to prepare the plans and specifications necessary as preliminary to calling for bids on this work by the adoption of Resolution No. 1125, passed by unanimous vote of all members of the City Council. Adjournment was then taken on motion of Councilman Weihe. City Clerk. ?'re :or__ _ng minutes of a regular meting of _.._ ..Dun-- :)f Cit,- of `o,ai were read aL _eng;-.h a subsea_ n. ...seting of said City C__rc_l :._li :`ay21I, 144? and a^rove without -al teration or correction /.//1y//i 111.7CR O: _... CITY Lia. ,AY