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-0)NESDAY, OCTOBER 14,1942
AN ADJOURNED REGULAR METING - Pursuant to the adjournment taken from its
adjourned regular meeting held October 8, 1942, the City Council of the
City of Lodi met at 8 o'clock P.M. at the place and on the date first
above -in these minutes written.
COUNCILIEN PRESENT - Coffield, N.J., Riggs, N.E.y Rinn, Robert H., Weihe,
Otto -A., Bull, C.H. (Mayor) (5)
COUNC11110N ABSENT - None. (0)
ALSO IN ATTMMANCE - John A. Henning, Supt. Public Utilities, Clinton
Henning, City Engineer, C. S. Jackson, Chief of
Police and -George D. Polenske, Fire Chief elect.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS IEETING - The minutes of the last meeting held October
8th.,1942 were read, approved as read and so endorsed
by the Mayor.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - None.
=31 NICATICNS - Mayor Bull presented a letter from the Lodi Ministers'
Association advocating the setting aside of a few minutes each day for
prayer, suggesting that the Water Works siren be sounded at 10:00 A.M. as
a reminder. Suggestion laid over for consideration.
Mayor Bull also filed a letter signed by the State
Personnel Officer requesting that leave of absence be granted Police Officer
Elmer A. Briscoe so that he might enter the employ of the Office of Price
Administration. Officer Briscoe being present, renewed his application
made orally on October 8th., 1942. It appearing that this application did
not come within the purview of the Council's statement of policy to be
followed in cases of employees luring City service for war connected jobs,
the aaplication was refused on motion of Councilman Coffield, Rinn second.
A letter from Chief of Police Chief Jackson transmit-
ting a copy of the resignation of Police Patrolman Charles Nichols was
read and on motion of Councilman Rinn, Coffield second, Nicholls resignation
was accepted, payment of salary to be to October 31,1942 so as to include
vacation time due this officer.
In the matter of the award of the City's Comprehensive
Liability Insurance - An amended proposal was received from J. S. Montgomery
Company in correction of their bid received October 8th, stating that their
proposal would be for a three year premium of $2,850 payable in three inst-
allments of $950.00. This proposal still being $100.00 per year higher than
that of Home Indemnity Company, award was made to the latter Company through
its local Agent, K. L. Lobaugh at the amount stated in his bid opened Oct-
ober 8, 1942 provided that his policy contained the same coverage as that
of United Pacific Company, under which policy the City is now insured. This
award with the condition attached was made on motion of Councilman Coffield,
Rinn second.
NEP! BUSINESS - On application of Chief of Police Jackson, the Mayor
was authorized to apply to the Local Draft Board for deferement for a
period of three months or until December 31, 1942 of Police Officer Alvin
Theodore Schnabel and Police Sergeant William Roy Coffman. Motion of
Councilman Riggs, Coffield second, Councilman Rinn not voting.
The eligible list for Police Patrolman being reduced
to two eligibles, the Personnel Clerk was directed to establish a larger
list for this position. Motion Councilman Rinn, Riggs second.
Chief of Police Jackson was authorized to attend the
annual convention of the Association of Police Officers of the State of
California to be held in Los Angeles October 22-24 if he so desired.
ORDINANCE NO. 283 -"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LODI RELATING TO
RESTRICTED LIGHTING" , after being read at length by the City Clerk,
was introduced and ordered laid over until October 21,142 on motion of
Councilman Coffield, :Peihe second and carried by the following record vote:
AYES: Councilmen, Coffield, Weihe, Riggs, Rinn and Bull. (5)
Mr J. A. Henning, Superintendent of Public Utilities was given free
rein to dim the City's street lights so as to conform with the provisions
of Public Proclamation No. 10 as amended by Public Proclamation No. 12 of
the Commanding General of the western Defense Command and Fourth Army
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(minutes of October 14, 1942 - continued)
Mayor Bull suggested that City Poundmaster Cooper be urged to put forth
every effort to rid the City of the present plague of stray dogs.
At 10:24 o'clock P.M. the Council was called into executive session,
returning to open session at 10:32 o'clock P.Y. when adjournment was taken
on motion of Councilman Weihe.
a==�City Clerk.
The foregoing minutes of an adjourned
re;11ar meetin- of the City Counr_il of
the Cit;; of iodi were read at a subs -
.t meetin- of said City'Ccuncil
held October 2i,1942 and ar.proved
•Nit :cut correction.
Mayor of the City of Iodi
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