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COU'ICIL CHAMBERS CITY COUACIL
CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI
'7MENESDAY, MAY 3,1944
^.EGULAR MEETING - '4ednesday, May 3,1944 beginning at 8:00 o'clock P.M. P.W.T.
COUNCILMEN PRESENT - Coffield,'N.J., Tolliver, H.J., Neihe,Otto A. and Rinn,
Robert H. (Mayor). Councilman Riggs appeared at 8:36 P -M.
and thereafter took part in the meeting.
ALSO ATTENDING - Supt. Public Utilities J.A.Henning, City Attorney Glenn hest,
City Engineer C. L. 1hite, Deputy City Engineer L.P.Singer and,
for a short time, Chief of Police C.S.Jackson.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - Daniel Boone of the High School Faculty and .7m. Pirtle, Pres-
ident of the High Schcol Senior Class asked that the the Senior
Class members be allowed free use of Lake Park for "ditch day"
May 26th. Matter referred to Committee on Parks and Director of
Recreation Pauly with power to act.
C0111UNICATIONS, NOTICES & REPORTS -
Mr Frank H."Tatson Jr sent a written expression of the thanks of
the Service Mens Entertainment Committee for assistance in
entertaining troops passing through Lodi.
Arvid Pauly, Director of Recreation advised the Council that
some changes viould be necessary in admission charges at Lake
Park and at the Baths due to increased Federal taxes.
On motion of Councilman Coffield, Tolliver second, the following
admission charges were fixed for the 1944 season:
LAKE PARK
Adults....:. 8¢ plus 2� Fed Tax Total 10¢
Children
. (over 12) 0 plus 20 Fed Tax Total - 2¢ (r:eek Days)
Children
(over 12) 8¢ plus 2¢ Fed Tax Total 10¢ (Sun & Holiday)
BATHS -
Adults ..... 170 plus 3¢ Fed Tax Total 20¢
Children 8¢ plus 2¢ Fed Tax Total 10¢
REPORTS - Monthly reports of the Chief of Police and of the City Poiundmaster for the
month of April were received, read and ordered filed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS -In the matter of the appointment of Millard Fore, Constable
of Elkhorn township as a police patrolman, Mayor Rinn reported receipt
of an opinion of the Attorney General that would be favorable thereto
but no action was taken pendingfurther information from the District
Attorney.
At this time C.S.Jackson, Chief of Police appeared and presented an
oral application for pay increases for Patrolmen Coon & Smith.3tr Jackson
was informed that this matter as well as recommendations from other
heads of departments would be taken up at the time of making the annual
budget.
Mr J. A. Henning reported on progress beingmade in formulating recommend-
ations to the State Industrial Accident Commission as to proposed changes
in electrical safety orders.
'01 BUSLVFSS - Official bonds of the City Treasurer and of the City Clerk were
approved by the adoption of Resolution No 1196, introduced on motion of
Councilman Cmffield, Riggs second and carried by the assenting votes of
all members of the City Council.
Business License Applications of H. C. Lauder Co., contractor and of
C. C. Spitzer, merchant (plumber), were received, read and ordered refer-
red to the Chief of Police in accordance with ordinance.
Business License Applications first read April 5th were approved and
licenses ordered granted, there being no objections filed.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS - Claims in the amount of $23,413.93 as approved by a majority
of the Finance Comma-ttee were approved and ordered paid on motion of
Councilman Weihe, Coffield second.
YISCELLANEOUS - Mr john A. Henning reported on repairs to the water line running
from the Sanguinetti well to the Baths
City Engineer C. L. 'Mute recommended that plans and specifications for
placing an armor coat on South Church Street from Lodi Avenue to the
Terminous Road be prepared and submitted so that the job would be in
readiness for aproval when the Council thought fit to order it. On
motion of Councilman Coffield, Riggs second, the City Engineer was
so directed, the matter of financing the cost to be decided later.
City Attorney Glenn .lest reported briefly on the proposed "Mutual Aid.
Pact" submitted at the last meeting by Fire Chief Po lenske.
y=CL""I77; SESSION - nt 10:25 o'clock P.M. the Council was resolved into CoT-,Z
of the *hole, returning to open session at 11:30 o'cicck P.M.
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COU)ICIL CHAMBcRS CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI
(minutes of May 3, 1944 continued)
. Continuing discussions had during the executive session with Mr George
Emde and City Engineer C. L..;Jhite relative to the acquisition of land
southwest of the City for a sewage and waste disposal site, Councilman
Weihe, Coffield second, introduced the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 1197.
;YHEP.EAS, this city's facilities for the disposal of sewage and ind—
ustrial wastes have reached or exceeded their maxi -mum capacity at their
present location causing threats of nuisance and possible danger to health,
and,
WFEREAS, provision must be made to take care of the futur: growth of
this city and consequently increased burdens on the city's sanitary
systems, and,
+T:LiEaS, certain lands far removed from places of human habitation
and accessible to tidal flow can be obtained at a distance of about six
miles southwest of this city that will provide a disposal plant site ample
in size and suitable in location for the ultimate disposal off all of
this city.s sewage and industrial wastes, which site, we are assured, will
meet with the approval of the State Department of Public Health, therefore,
BE IT °SOLVED, that this City purchase from George i9. Emde and Elizab&th
W. Emde, his wifg, at a price of $85.00 per acre, a certain tract or parcel
of landcontaining 320 acres more or less, situated in Township 3, North Range
5 East, !t.D.B.& M., and for the purposes hereof, described as follows:
The East i of the SES of Section 23, T3N, RSE, M.D.B.& M, and all that
cortion of the South 2 of Section 24 in said Township and Range lying
Southwesterly of the proposed Bosley (Thornton) Road together with the right
and privilAdge to enter upon the land lying north of and adjacent to
the ditch leading from the first above described parcel to Shite Slough
with men and equipment for the purposes of maintaining said ditch in order
to drain excess waters from the sewage and waste disposal fields proposed
to be erected on the lands to be acquired.
FE30LVED, further, that Glenn Aest, City Attorney of this City be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to proceed in accordance with this res—
olution to secure a deed to the lands herein, subject to the proration of
any rents or taxes prepaid thereon and any necessary incidental expenses
necessary to effect the purposes hereof to the end that this City secure a good
and sufficient deed to the land herein sought to be acquired.
The foregoing Resolution No 1.197 was then passed and adopted by the
assenting votes of Councilmen �eihe, Coffield, Riggs, Tolliver and Rinn (Mayor)
being all the members of the City Council.
At 11:39 o'clock P.M. the City Council adjourned on motion of Councilman
Weihe .
J. .. BLAi7hY, City Cl k.
The foregoing minutes of a regular meeting n
of the City Council
of t: -e City of Lodi held !gay 3, 19+4 were read at length at a
subse;uent meeting of said City Council held on the 17th day
of '._sy, 19'', __ pro-: ed -xitaout ccrrection
cd YrR OF Tl-- CIT-L-OFLODI
?,thy 17. 19L4
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