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COU`ICIL CHA;:3S3S CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI
7 3_;RCH 1945
_ EGULZ "_7."T1_NG - .iedne.sday,3:arch 7,1945 beginning at H:CO o'clock P.M. P.W.T.
ROLL CALL - Councilmen Coffield,"I.J., Riggs,T1.E., Weihe, Otto A. and Rine,
Hobert H. (t:ayor) present, Councilman Tolliver absent.
ALSO AT?ENDI`IG - John A.Henning, Supt.Public Utilities, Glenn :Pest, City
Attorney, C. L. shite, City .ngineer, L.r.Singer, Asst. City Engineer
and George D.Polenske, Fire Chief.
"I^UTE3 OF -PREVIOUS 11-1ZLTT_NG - Yinutes of the last Council meeting held on
February 21, 1945 were read at length by the Clerk, approved without
correction and so endorsed by the Mayor.
PUBLIC HEAFINGS - lir Oscar Dittmanson, spokesman for a Corxrdttee from Dis-
abled American 'lar Veterar_s, requested use of Lodi Stadium for a rodeo
to be held Sunday, June 10, 1945 under the same conditions as obtained
in previous years except that the -DAV would guarantee payment of the
City's charges instead of the concessionaire. Permission granted Frith
the pro.iso that satisfactory evidences of public liability insurance
be furnished the City Attcrney.
:r Gaines Hunter of the above cor..mittee asked that the Council
consider acquisition of additional land north and east of the stadium
for egress and ingress and also for additional parking, Mayor P.inn
stated the conditions under -which the City had previously negotiated
for a?ditional lands and of the prices asked by an abutting owner.
assist Ant City Engineer Singer and City Clerk Blakely were instructed
to ascertain_ if more ground could be purchased north of the Stadium
and the prices and conditions.
Mr hyon, representing F.:r E.D..'.toody, Superintendent of the Southern
Pacific Company presented a re -estimate of the cost of an adequate
crossing at Tokay Street, stating that the entire cost would be $6 200
of which it was expected that the City's share would be $3 200. City -
Engineer 'White, Mr Singer and Southern Pacific officials were directed
to again look over this crossing and see if costs could be pared down
and a better allocationof the expense made than had heretofore been
offered.
CO:.^.[iPIC'TIO,iS, NOTICES & PZPORTS -
,MrsrtF i.aa mond applied by letter for permission to use part of her
dwelling house at 300 .lest Oak Street as a bath and massage parlor
ander Section 4.1.222 of Ordinance No 238. Application ordered refer-
red to City Planning Conmission for recommendation.
A cony of the "Legislative Digest" covering bills pending before the
State Legislature with a special index of bills affecting cities was
received from the League of California Cities.
Chief of Police C. S. Jackson submitted a performance record on the
ser'Jice of Spencer Joerke appointed August 27, 1944. as temporary patrol-
man with a letter recommending that Joerke be retained as a permanent
employee. It appearing that Joerke had been appointed from a duly est-
ablisher eligible list but as a temporary patrolman for the "summer
season" and as Section 7 of Ordinance No 276 prohibits giving credit
for ermlo naent under temporary a7pointment in any promotional list,
it ;s.s moved by Councilman Rigs, Jeihe second, that Joerke be appointed
a regular patrolman with the apparent intent that his probationary
status -•rou1 J date frcrn the date of such appointment, Notion carried.
Cop, of a fi-eld instruction of the -'lar Kan -)ower Co:.•nission in regard to
local responsibility in the enforcement of the "Midnight Curfew on
Places of .ntertainment'' order of James F.Bvrnes effective midnight of
February, loth was received from Sam Kagel, State Director liar L'anpower,
.:horn Cali.fcrnia and ordered referred to the Chief of Fclice for
an action.
A cop;; .f Governor Larl 7:arren's prccl=r:ation that the month of Karch
had been designated by him as " .loran's Array Corps Hospital Enlistment
Month" is crier to direct attention of all qualified women between the
ages of 2G ^.d 49 to the urgent need for hospitall assistants in the
care of returning wounded war veterans w,..s received and read.
. FORTS Vetorts of the C'r_�ef of Police and the City ?ound:master for the
month of ^ebruary :Pere received and read, also the report of the City
Clerk on Sarbage fee collections for the sane month.
U:TINiSHM_ :S__=ZSS -
A request from Judge J.C.Ferguson that Thomas 0. Davies, Justice of the
Peace of Union. Towmship sit in his co•art during his incapacity through
illness r:_s acrrovsd an Notion of Councilman Coffield, P.iggs second.
Cn -ct on of Ccunci_lzan C•�*""heli, teihe second, the Mayor -was authorized
to si n a contract for use of city Prater on foir acres of land in Lot 14,
Lire C Colony for the 19"5 crop season. A?so, by the same notion, the
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sale of the grape croc on the "'esterly 80 feet of the same Lot 14 to Jacob
Knoll Pat a price of ;,315^.CO was authorized. Payment to be casg in advance.
In the dn.`.ter of defective walk, curbs and gutters on the Nc rthsast
corner of the intersection of Pirie and School Streets, City Enginaer C. �.
".cite estimated that it :.ould cost a335.00 to do the -work necessary to
repair these structures, about 6x squ ft of xalk and 242 lineal feet of
curb and gutter being involved. The City Engineer and the City Attorney
were directed to take such steps as legally possible to have this work done
or to retport back to the City Council.
City Engineer ,+:ite and .assistant City Engineer Singer reported on the
formulation of the 19-=5 contract for cannery ,vaste disposal with Foster and
Acod Canning Ccmpany, especially as to the cost of the city's attempts in
odor control in the summer of 191,4, estimating that it mould cost about
al 500 to a.ply Lme to the waste residual but that with the use of another
chemical sold under ,e oroprietar^y name of "cloroben", the cost of this
feature might be reduced. On mot -on of Councilman 1eihe, Coffieli second,
it was directed that the 1945 contract contain an extra charge of ASCO for
treatment for odor control.
. ai BUSINESS -
3y unanimous consent, the M.syor .as authorized to sign an agreement
allowing the Local C.-.A.3oard to use the do-wnstairs vault in connection
w*th its business.
A olications for business licenses as filed vrith the City Clerk were
allowed and ordered granted, all having been approved by the Chief of Police.
New 'applications were recaived from 1artin Pekedam, Leo S.Yadiem, Coy F.
Saund..rs, James Culbertson and Donald 0.3ailey and referred to th:e Chief of
Felice in ccnforv-.ance ;vith. ordinance.
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Claims in the amount of $27 395.17 as approved by the Finance Ccr attee
were allowed and ordered paid on motion of Councilman Coffieli, Riggs second.
At this ti..me'll:C5 o'clock P.!:. the City Council w_s resolved in to
executive session, so remaining until 12 Lidnight, :Then, on return to open
session, adjournrient .:as taken on :-lotion of Councilman-+eihe.
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