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City Hall, City of Lodi
:'e'oruary 2nd. ,1925
RE3ULAR YEET1NG.
?he regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
City of Lodi was called to order at 8.05 P.E. on the date first
above written; Trustees Hale. i[ettler, Roach, Shattuck and
Spooner present: none absent.
The minutes of the regular meeting held January 19th
1925 were read, approved as read and so endorsed by the Pres-
ident.
;r. :1. S. Ricketts on behalf of Veterans of the Spanish
War addressed the Board in. regard to consideration being given
to appointment of members of that organization to any vacancy
in the City's forces, especially as to positions suitable to
men of slight disability. The matter des referred to committee
of the whole on order of the President.
?ire Chief E.H.Stark applied for purchase of at least
two oxygen helmets for use in basement, gas and ammonia fires;
this matter was also referred to committee of the whole after
several members had voiced a'proval of the purchase.
The Clerk read a letter received through the hands
of the President and addressed to the Board from Prank G,Calder,
signing as Secretary of the Citizen's Committee, asking that
the Board pay the Committee $1C0.00 for the conviction of
"Europa Hotel" and Eva Cochran. As no conviction of the prop-
rietor of the above named hotel was known and as the convict-
ion of Yrs. Eva Cochran was had in the District Court at Sac-
ramento, the Board members individually expressed themselves
as being without power to pay such sum as asked, moreover, it
appearing from a recent opinion from Attorney General U.S.'+''ebb
to District Attorney J.J.Henderson of Sacramento County as
reported in the news -papers, that oay!lents for the securing
of evidence might be illegal, the Board ordered that no more
expense be incurred for this purpose.
In the matter of the securing of a lot of ground in
the "Lawrence Homestead Addition", the appraisers, Dan 7. Bird
on behalf of the City and John C. Bewley on behalf of Lr.
George E: Lawrence filed their report, setting the valuation
on the aiproximately seven acres embodied in Yr.Laarence's
second proposition at $8,500. The Clerk was instructed to get
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in touch with Ir Lairence at once and see if a special meeting
could be arranged for further negotiations looking forvard to
purchase of the land mentioned.
Lonthiy re -outs from the Poandmaster, City Varshal and
Quarterly reports of the Clerk and Treasurer were read and
ordered filed.
On recommendation of the Clerk, as embodied in his report,
the Board ordered the cancellation of certain long outstanding
warrants by the passage of Resolution No. 475 by the following
vote: -
XE -ES: Trustees, Hale, Shattuck,Mettler,Roach and Spooner.
LACES: None. ABSENT : None.
Four building permits aggregating $8,300.00 were granted.
On motion of Trustee Hale, seconded by Trustee Shattuck,
bills as audited by the auditing committee in the amount of
$9,544.41 were allowed and ordered paid. - .
On motion of Trustee Shattuck, the salary of J.A.Henning
as Superintendent of Public Utilities was fixed at $250.00 per
month, his allowance of $25.00 for use of automobile -to continue
as at present; salary change to be effective from and after the
first day of February, 1925.
No further business appearing, the Board adjourned on
motion of Trustee Hale.
Attest:
City Clerk.
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