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City Hall, City of Lodi
Monday, June 21st.,1926
This regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Citof Lodi ,vas caeled to order by the President at 8.12 o'clock P.M.M
on the above date, Trustees Hale,Roach,Shattuck,Yeihe and Spooner
present, none absent.
The minutes of the regular meeting of June 7th.,1926 were
read approved as read and so endorsed by the President.
!Mr. Geo. E. Lawrence and Engineer Stern of the Federal
Geographical Survey appeared before the Board in relation to
having the Citymaintain an official record station for the rec-
ording of rainall;? 1T Laurence offered to donate the gauge
if the City would install- and read it and Mr Stern would supply
official record sheets and instruct the observer. Cn motion of
Trustee .:feihe, seconded by Trustee Roach the offer was accepted
with thanks and at the oraer of the President. the reading of
the instrument and the keeping of the records was placed in the
hands of the City Engineer.
Mr. 1.H.Cordaryay aoneared in regard to the width of rock
surface to be laid on East Lookeford'ST,reet fronting ,7oman'S
Syndicate Addition, stating that a t:eenty-four footpavement
was more than he had contemplated. The City Engineer stated
that he had read copies of the Southern Pacific Company's pro-
posed contracts for their part of the work and that the work
contemplated covered sixteen feet of rock and four foot earth
shoulders. President Spooner stated that he had received a tel-
ephone message frau Clark & Henery Construction Canpany offering
to do this work with a two and one-half asphaltic top for the
sane price as oil -bound macadam. Mr Cordway agreed to give this
surface his consideration.
The Clerk read a letter signed by several users of power
asking for a reduction in electric rates for co...mercial purposes.
Superintendent Henning d.isela ed a graph prepared by the City
Engineer of the City of Palo Alto whereon the Lodi rate was
displayed as being: much less than any other similar plant. The
President instructed the Clerk to obtain fran the writers of the
letter, a list of places where power rates were so much less than
in Lodi and submit their schedules to the City Superintendent
for comparison.
The Board received a letter enclosing a resolution of
the City Council of the City of Sacramento, asking that the
delegates from this City to the convention of the League of
California 'Municipalities at Yosemite thin year, use their
influence to secure the 1927 convention for the City of Sac-
ramento. The Clerk was directed to assure the Mayor and Council
byfor
letter that this City's deleggate or delegates would leave
with instructions to vote Sacramento in 1927.
After discussion as to the liability involved, the Clerk
was directed to renew Public Liability Policy #HP -473=1212 in
the Travelers Insurance Company insuring the Board of Trustees
in the operation of public play -grounds.
In the Natter of the application of Fire Chief E.H.Stark
for an increase in salary, lain over from the meeting of June
t th.. the City Attorney reported no legal objection to the
consolidation of the offices of Fire Marshal and Fire Chief.
but it appearing that the Fire Department had not submitted
their list of officers for the aeproval of the Board, the Clerk
as directed to call their attention to Sect. 2 of Ordinance
21, on motion of Trustee Shattuck, and have them submit the
list of officers elected and appointed at their last annual
meeting together with any recommendations that they might care
to make in relation thereto. for approval by the Board of Trust-
ees as in the said ordinance proviued.
Five building permits totalling $4,850.00 Isere ordered
granted.
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At the su estion and on the recaendation of Trustee
Shattuck, Street - m
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Superinendent Christesen was instructed to
procure cost estimates for the purchase of a light delivery
Truck for use of the Street and Park Departments.
The Clerk reported. as directed at the meeting of June
7th. that he had checked the names listed on the petition
filen by C.V.Fant asking for a re-sutmission of the proposition
to urchase Lodi National Bank Building for a City Hall and
tha the same contained 201 actual names of electors out of
a total of 1856 re-istered voters. This matter was deferred
for consideration later in the evening.
On motion of Trustee Hale seconded by Trustee :7eihe,
bills in the amount of $3,171.56 as approved by the finance
ca_:mittee were allowed and ordered paid.
At the order of the President, the Board was resolved
into Committee of the Thole for consideration of matters in
connection with the acquisition of a new City Hall. After
lengthy discussion on the propositions before the Board as
whether to buy the Lodi National Bank Building or build a
new building on the lots at Pleasant and Pine Streets, the
Board listened to the ppropposition of Davis -Pearce Company as
set forth by their 3Sr J.:Y:Pearce.
On motion of Trustee Shattuck seconded by Trustee Roach
and unanimously carried, the Board directed that the President
of the Board and the Clerk execute a contract wherein Davis -
Pearce Company are employed as architects and engineers for
the purpose of ascertaining the adviseability of purchase of
Lodi National Bank Building or the erection of a complete City
Hall at Pine and Pleasant and also that, in either event= the
said fizm would be retained in the capacities stated during
the time of erection of such a building, their fee to be con-
tingent upon the Board proceeding with the work.
On notion of Trustee Shattuck, the Board adjourned at
the hour of 12 o'clock to meet at 8 o'clock P.M. of Tuesdav
July 6th. 1926, the regular meeting date of the Board falling
upon a holiday.
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