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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - May 19, 192467 City Hall, City of Lodi Eonday, May 19-1924 The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi for the third Monday in May was called to order by '.he President at 8 o'clock P.M. on the date and at the place first above written; Trustees Hale,Roach,Shattuck and Spooner present; Trustee Mettler absent on account of illness. The minutes of the regular meeting of May 5th were read, approved as read and so endorsed by the ?resident. Public Hearings: Supervisor J.'7.Stuckenbruck, on behalf of the day nur- sery established by the Exchange Club, applied for financial aid for that institution; his a_)peal was referred to the Committee of the whole for consideration; Mr. J.F.Jatson presented tentative plans for a new fire house in Maple Square and on motion of Trustee Shat- tuck, seconded by Trustee Roach, Mr Jatson was authorized to prepare a more camplete plan and present it to the Board at a meeting to be held on .Jedensday, May 21st. Coni cat ions : A petition fromVoth and seven other residents on Garfield Street, south of Vine Street asking that water service be extended as far as Poplar Street ;las read and referred to the Committee on Public Utilities for invest- igation as to its necessity; Superintendent Henning advised that the extension asked would cost about $2,200.00. The report of the City Plumbing Inspector was read and ordered filed. The City Engineer presented a izap of a subdivision of a block of land nest of block 7,Eoran-Handel Tract with a letter recommending its adoption as a legal subdivision. This plat was then approved and adopted by the passage of: RESOLUTION A?PROVING IMP HANDEL TRACT 7IE .EAS- a plat of a subdivision of a cit yy block adj- oining Block/,Moran-Handel Tract, entitled "HANDEL TRACT has been presentedto the Board of Trustees of -the City of Lodi for its ab�opproval; AND THER1AS, the City Planning Commission has recom- mended the a-oproval and adoption of said plat as an official map of the same; 6,9 BE IT RESOLVED, therefore, that this Board of Trustees accept the donation for public use forever of all streets and alleys set forth in said lat and hereby adopts said plat as the official man of the said ract of land; BE IT-A1:S0 RESOLVED, that the President of this Board be, and he is hereby directed and authorized to endorse this app- roval upon said map. The foregoing resolution :las adopted by the following vote:- AYE3 Trustees, Shattuck,,Hale,Roach,Spooner, NOES; Trastees, None. ABSENT': Tr-_istees, Mettler. The Clerk as collector of the .rater and light revenues, brought up the matter of the many complaints from rooming house proprietors as to their being classed as "hotels" and suggested that these Maces be charged upon a basis of $1.50 plus a charge of 10d per room; Superintendent Henning mentioned the fact that he had received many requests for a lower rate on vacant houses where it was desired to keep up lawns. After discussion, the lodging house rate was fixed as above stated but the rate for vacant dwellings left as at present, it being conceded that the water rate was already low enough on dwellings, Bills amounting to $3,428.11, as approved by the finance coy*^ittee, were allowed and ordered paid on mdtion of Trustee Shattuck, seconded by Trustee Hale, L-a.rs'r_al Christesen :las instructed to submit the Board, at its next meeting, a list of vacant lots where weeds were allowed to become a menace. On notion of Tr.stee 1 attuck, the following persons were named as a citizen's con:ittee on play -grounds, to co- operate with the Board in the supervision of play -grounds:- A.V. R1 I2DBLRGM5 ; J.Y.BLODGETT: G.L.LISSItER: ,':-S G.A.RICH: „'S. J. A.HE1,. MING: 12S.L.I.HkUSE: AiID C.C.LITM. In the matter of the a_�plication of the Exchange Club day Nursery's appeal for funds,' on motion of Trustee Shattuck, seconded by Trustee Roach, the Board set aside the sum of $50:00 to be allowed on presentation of billsof that amount. On motion of Trustee Shattuck, the Board adjourned until 8 o'clock P.Y. of 7edensday, ; ay 21, 1924. Attest: a­ove in:"ss were a _:proved a a n.eetir�- of- City Clerk. �resy.4nto oar .