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Council Chambers -City Council
City Hall -- City of Lodi
Monday,Augast 4, 1930
The City Council of the City of Lodi ::yet in regular
seasion at 8 o'clock P,:,i. on the date first above written,
Councilmen Ke le, Roach, Steele and :ieihe present, Council-
man Spooner, absent on vacation. On motion of Counczinan
Keagle, Roach second, Councilman Steele was chosen =ayor
and opened the meeting.
The minutes of the regular meeting of July 21st.,and
the adjourned meeting of July 28th.,l930 were read, approv-
ed as read and so endorsed by the Mayor.
Representatives of Southern Pacific Company being in
attendance, the order of Public Hearings was temporarily
passed and Ordinance No. 177 was called up for passage.
Ordinance No. 177, " An Ordinance Granting Unto Central
Pacific Railway Company, a Corporation, Its Lessees, succes-
sors and assigns, the franchise, right and priviledge to
Construct,Maintain and Operate Railroad Side Tracks and
Appurtenaces upon and across Certain Streets in the City of
Lco.i in the Locations Hereinafter Specified" was introduced
for final passage and adoption on motion of Councilman
:eihe, Roach second and finally passed, adopted and ordered
to print by the following vote :
AYES Councilmen_, :!eine, Roach, Keagle and Steele
NOES: Councilmen, None.
ABSENT: Councilman, Spooner.
Ordinance No. 177 was then approved and 31.0 -led by
the Mayor.
Mr. Jamison representing .I.T.Cleverndon Company, the
underwriters of tie City's policies on direct and contingent
automobile liability addressed the Council, soliciting renewal
of the policies. In order to give local agencise a chance to
compete, the Clerk was directed to obtain coverage from the
date of expiration of present policies to and until August
l8th.,1930 upon which date informal proposals were to be
received based on the standard s eci±ications for such ins-
urance as issued by the League of California Municipalities.
In the matter of the erection of a comfort station in
Lawrence Park, it appearing that the low bidder to whom the
contract for the erection of this building was awarded on
June l6th.,1930 did not intend to enter into a contract under
the notice and specifications, Resolution of Award No. 615
adopted at that meeting was rescinded and award made to
A.Schlink and Son, the next lowest bidders by the adoption
of Resolution No. 618 by unanimous vote.
The Clerk read a communication from the Secretary of
the State Railroad Commission advising the City Counci_ that
wig -wag protective signals embodying a ''second train" device
had been installed at sever. railway crossings in the City and
that the same would be in operation within a few days.
Reports from the Chief of Police and from the City Pound -
master for the month of July were received, read and ordered
filed.
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The CityClerk reported by letter that he had received
the assessmenlists from the City Assessor and that the same
were ready for the sessions of the Board of Equalization.
Five building permits aggregatirig $5,350.00 in cost of
structures to be erected were granted.
In order to expedite proceedings in the matter of addit-
ional paving on Cherokee Lane if and when the State Highway
Corission should order the work done, the City Attorney was
directed to get in touch with Supervisor Stuckenbruck and
obtain his views as to County co-operation.
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Su-jerintendent of Public Utilities, John A. Henning
ao-olied lor and -vas granted leave of absence with pay for
annual vacation.
Bills in the amount of $12,260.77 comprising claims
T"14,451 to No. 14552 as approved by the Finance Commmittee
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were allowed and ordered baid on motion of Councilman .--leihe,
Roach second.
Mayor, the adjourned at
At the order of the Inz 3 ad*ourne
9.50 o'clock P.111. to meet again on August 18th. ,1930.
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