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City Hall, City of Lodi
Monday, November 17-1924
This regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
City of Lodi was called to order by the President at B o'clock
P.M. on the above date, Trustees Hale, Mettler, Roach, Shattuck
and Spooner present.
The minutes of the regular meeting of November 3rd
were read, approved as read and so endorsed by the President.
The first order of business was the opening of bids
for fire hose under the call of November -4th, proposals rec-
eived were from: -
United States Rubber Company, Eureka Fire Hose Dept.
American Ru eniiuf tag
New York Belting and Packing Company
Stockton Hardware & Implement Company
After proper canvass of bids received, the Board
declared the bid of America n Rubber Manufacturing Company to
be the lowest and best bid received and awarded the contract
for furnishing 1000 feet "Crackerjack" 24 inch hose at $1.30
and 600 feet of the same brand in the 14 inch diameter at
90¢ per foot to that company by the passage of Resolution of
Award No. 467 by the following vote: -
AYES: Trustees, Shattuck,Roach,Mettler,Hale and
Spooner.
NOES: Trustees, None. ABSENT: Trustees, None,
In the matter of the further investigation of char-
ges made that officers or officials of the City had been pres-
ent in a gambling place in the City under prcceedings instit-
uted September 25th.,1924, John L. Graham voluntarily appeared
and in answer to direct question put him by President Spooner
stated that he had no knowledge of the presence of officers of
the City in any gambling den and also that he had never made
such a statement to C.C.Liter. Fr Graham also stated,in answer
to question, that Mr C.C.Liter had never asked him to appear
before the Board,as the latter had promised,nor had he had
conversation with Liter since October 20th, the date on which
Mr Liter had vouchsafed the information that he, Graham, had
told him that officers were present during a gambling game.
(r..inutes of Nov 17-1924 cont) 101
in answer to a question asked witness by City Attorney
Glenn Test, Mr Graham stated that no one had ever said to him,
while he was present in a Chinese gambling house, that officers
were present.
Yr Graham ;vas then excused with the thanks of the
Board for his appearance before them.
President Spooner then stated that all charges made
or alleged to have been made had fallen flat and that all
officers of the City or officials thereof stood publicly
ea-honorated. Trustee Shattuck moved the passage of the fol-
lowing resolution and the same was unanimously passed and
adopted and ordered spread in full on the minutes: -
RESOLUTION No. 469.
11BREAS, certain statements were made by the Rover
end Benjamin Smith, publicly, in the Christian Church on the
21st day of September.1924 reflecting on the honesty and in-
tegrity of police officers or officials of the City of Lodi,
by stating that on information furnished him, officers or
( officials had been present in a gambling house in the City
of Lodi on September 18th.,1924 while gambling was conducted
therein and that no arrests were made;
AND MEREAS, the foregoing has been thougherly inves-
tigated, as shown by the minutes of this Board, and witnesses
duly examined before the Board in open session, and the fal-
sity of such charges has been thereby proved;
BE IT RESOLVED, therefore, that the said charges are
hereby found to be untrue and without foundation and police
officers or officials of this City are hereby absolved from
any blame in connection therewith .
in the matter of the renewal of the contract with the
Sanitary City Stavanger Company, the President was authorized
to enter into a new contract for a three year period dating
from November 18-1924 by the passage of Resolution No.468
by the following vote: -
AYES: Trustees,Yettlar, Shattuck. Hale,Roach & Spooner.
LACES: Trustees, None; ABSENT: Trustees, None.
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The acceptance of annual contracts with the General
Electric Company, having been aoproved by the Superintendant
of Public Utilities, Trustee Shattuck moved that the President
sign and execute the same and it was so ordered.
Two petitions filed with the Clerk were read, one app-
lying for extension of electric service and the other for
sexier facilities to South Garfield Street and Poplar Street.
The Clerk was directed to inform petitioners that suitable
and acceptable open alleyways for installation of these
services must be deeded the City before the extensions would
be considered.
Two letters and a telegram from C.Lee Peck in regard
to a change is his method of treating sludge at the sewage
disposal plant and the proposed installation of automatic
controls were read; on motion of Trustee Mettler, the immed-
iate trial of his latest method of reducing sludge by lime
treatment was authorized. No action :ras taken on the inst-
allation of automatic controls as dispensing with the services
of the third operator did not meet with the approval of the
resident attendant, 1r Post.
trustee Shattuck brought up the matter of permanent
walks and repairs at the sewage disposal plant around the
residence of the attendant and the Clerk was authorized to
secure informal proposals for the work, the engineer to
specify location and quantities.
An agreement with "im.Baker for use cf the unused
land south of the aeration tanks at the sewer farm was
authorized and the Clerk and Attorney instructed to draw
up a suitable instrument therefore
On motion of Trustee Shattuck, seconded by Trustee
Mettler, the Clerk was directed to make the final payments
on Lots 7 and 6 in Block 26, Vokelumne as agreed in contract
with Hilliard E. Welch dated October 1 -1923, -payments to be
made on delivery of proper deeds and certificates as provided
in the said contract.
The Clrk revorted that the amount of $116.55 was due
the County of San Joaquin on three parcels of land owned by,
or contracted for by the City as taxes assessed and now due.
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Payment was directed by the adoption of Resolution No.
470 by the following vote: -
AYES: Trustees, Shattuck, Roach,Hale, lKettler & Spooner,
The report of the city plumbing inspector for October
.vas read and ordered filed.
On motion of Trustee Shattuck, seconded by Trustee Roach,
the Clerk was directed to secure an accident insurance policy
with the Yaryland Casualty Company. covering 25 volunteer firemen
at an annual premium of $112.50.
The City Clerk presented his annual report of financial
transactions of the City for the fiscal year ended June 30-1924
and on motion of Trustee Yettler. the same was ordered printed.
Seven building permits a�;gregating $8,990.00 were ord-
ered granted.
Bills amounting to $2,706.79 having been approved by the
finance committee for payment, were ordered paid on motion of
Trustee Mettler.
On motion of Trustee kettler the hoard adjourned until
their next regular meeting to be held December 1 - 1924.
Attest: -
City Clerk.
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