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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - April 18, 1932479 Council Chambers -City Council City Hall - City of Lodi Monday, April 18, 1932 This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi met at 8 o'clock Piot, on the date first above written, Councilmen Keagle, Roach, Steele. tleihe and Spooner present, the latter presiding. The minutes of the last meeting held April 4th.,1932 were read, approved as read and so endorsed by the Mayor. At the order of the Mayor, the order of Public Hearings was passed and the City Council proceeded to hear communications and reports :- Ar_other letter from Pyr flilliam J. Locke, late Secretary Manager of the League of California -Municipalities asking that he be given a chance to reply to charges made against him, was read. ?resident Mitchell of The League of California 11unicip- alities asked, by letter, that the Ma or issue a proclamation calling public attention to Public School .leek beginning Aril 25th. This cor;munication ryas laid over for consideration by' the incomirg City Council. The application of P.A.Tate_to erect a sign at Lodi A-.enue and Cherokee Lane for Standard Cil Company was granted as the sign would be on privately owned ground. Cpuncilr an ,4eihe, appointed April 4th as a special com- mittee to investigate the condition of trees in City Park, Elm and Stockton Streets reported that he would recommend that nothing be done to save the old trees but that about'twenty be removed so as to leave more space to the good trees and to the lawns. Three building permits for structures to cost $650.00 were ordered granted. Bills in the amount of $3,286.47 as approved by the Finance Comittee were allowed and ordered paid on motion of Councilman Roach, ,Ieihe second. This being the first meeting following the general municipal election of May llth.,1932, the following resolution was then introduced, after the Council had canvassed the returns of this election and had counted the four absent voters' ballots received - RESOLUTION' No. 658 - ;I�R_'AS , it a„ pears from proceedings had, notices published and other evidence on file that a General iunicipal Election held and conducted in'this City on Monday, April filth., j 1932, was so held and conducted ih time, form and manner as required by law, and, ,ItZ3EAS, this City Council ras met this 18th day of April, 1932 and has canvassed the returns of said election ; BE IT R 'S GLVED , DE' ZRJi INED AND DECLARED (1) That said General Municipal Election was held and conducted -on Monday the 11th day of April, 1932 in time, form and manner as required by law ; (2) That there were four voting precincts established consist ng of consolidations of state and county precincts ; (3) That the whole number of votes cast in the City of Lodi at said election was FIVE THOU3.411D FOUR HUNDRED WELVE exclud- ing those cast by absentee voters, which were sixteen in number 4 S0 (minutes of apr 18,1932 -continued- - - �+ making a total of FIVE InUUSAND FGUR HU&UtU,D APrD iii -011-1 EIGHT votes cast ; (4)That the names of the persons voted for, the offices for which they were voted, the number of votes received by each person in each of said precincts, together with the Whole number of votes which they received in the whole City and the absentee vote cast for each candidate are as follows 0-'f ices doted For and i?ames of Candidates. PRECINCTS ABS GRAND For CITY COUNCILZAN A B C D TOTAL VOT TOTAL Otto F. BecIman 142 93 81 93 409 0 409 Harvey S. Clark 267 157 95 99 618 3 621 J.B-. Roach 100 51 88 52 291 1 292 ill. A. S ooner 371 187 167 110 835 4 839 Ed. H. Stark 73 47 158 76 254 0 254 John Jittmayer 277 18 65 63 193 0 193 Totals..... 980 553 554 513 2600 8 -2608 For CITY CLERK J. F. Blakely 448 236 214 149 1047 4 1051 1. P. Bohnet 86 52 94 131 365 0 365 Totals..... 536 288 308 260 1412 4 1416 For CITY TREASURER J.Hamilton Davis273 156 189 172 790 1 791 1. H. LORENZ261 126 116 105 610 3 613 534 284 305 277 1400 4 1404 RESOLVED THEREFORE That J. A. Spooner was re-elected a member of the City Council for the full term of four years from and after Monag, April 18, 1932 and until his successor is elected and qualified; That Harvey S. Clark was elected a member of the City Council for a full term of four years from and after Monday, April 18, 1932 and until his successor is elected and qualified; That J. F. Blakely was elected City Clerk and ex -officio Assessor for a full term of four years from and -after Monday, April 18, 1932 and until his successor is elected and qualified; That J.Hamilton Davis was elected Treasurer and ex -officio Tax Collector for a full term of four -years from and after Monday, April 18, 1932 and until his successor is elected and qualified; The City Clerk will make and deliver certificates of election to each of the foregoing, and, having first qualified himself, administer the statutory oath of office. The foregoing Resolution No. 658 was thereupon adopted by the following vote :- i AYES: Councilmen, Steele,Weihe, Keagle, Roach and Spooner, NOES: Councilmen, None. ABS21W: Councilmen, None. At 8.40 o'clock P.M. and on motion of Councilman Jeihe, the City Council adjourned sine die. Atte City Clerk 481 Council Chambers -City Council Cit Hall - City of Lodi `_.Onday April 1S 1932. Immediate17 upon the adjournment of the City Council as recited on pale 480,preceeding,of these minutes, the City Council proceeded to re -organize for the next teen. Councilmen elect W. A. Spooner and Harvey S. Clark beim in attendance, they were administered the statutory oath of office by the Ci tp Clerk, it J. Hamilton Davis, Treasurer elect, having taken the oath previously. On motion of Cnuncilman Spooner, Councilman G-. M. Steele was nominated for the office of Mayor of the City and declared elected by acclam- ation. Mr Steele then took the presiding officers chair and called the meeting to order in regular session of the City Council. Quarterly reports of the Treasurer and City Clerk for the period ended liarch 31, 1932, were received and read and on order of the Mayor, referred to the files. Certified copies of resolutions endorsing the City's stand as against encroachments of Pacific Gas &Electric Com any and Last Bay Municipal Utility District upon the waters of the Mokelumne River were received and read. ORDINANCE No. 190 " AN ORDINANCE AhlaIDING- SUBDIVISION 4 OF ORDINANCE NO. 161 RELATING TO :HE AwOUNT OF THE TREASURER'S BOND" --,+as in_-roduced on motion, read and by the said motion, - laid over for the statutory period of not lless than five days. ORDINANCE No. 191 " AN OH.DINAdCE RELATING TO THE DIS- TRIBUTION IN THE CITY OF LODI OF ADVERTISING SAIr LES, HANDBILLS, DODGERS, CIRCULARS, BOOKLETS AND OTHER NOTICES OF CGL-11ERCIAL ADVM ISING " was introduced on motion and by the same motion, laid over for the statutory period of not less than five days. Mayor Steele then announced the appointment of the standing committees of the City Council :- Public Utilities: ..A.Spooner, Chairman, G. A. Keagle and Otto A. :ieihe, members. Public Health & Safety: G. A. Keaj�le, Chairman, H.S.Clark and Otto A. ,7eihe, members. Finance &. Revenue : H.S.Clark, Chairman, G.A.Keagle and Otto A. .7eihe, members. Streets &. Highways : Otto A. :ieihe, Chairman, d.A.Spooner and G. A. Beagle, members. Councilman ;'ieihe addressed the Council on the matter of using the knowledge gained by Councilman Sooner while Mayor to its best advantage in prosecuting the city's cases and to that end, the Mayor appointed Councilman Spooner as a special committee of one to co-operate with the Mayor in all matters relaying to the safeguarding of the waters of the Mokelumne. John Bauer appeared in regard to band concerts, stating that the Tokay Band could startlaying June.15th and play twelve concerts weekly on ,ednesday niJis or until the end of August. Lir Bauer desired the city's full contribution of $1,200 to be paid him for these concerts.and for parading on Memorial Day and on Armistice Day. Superintendent of Public Utilities. John A. Henning, addressed the Council on the waste of air now had at the sewage disposal plant through the throttling down of pressures in the main treatment tanks so as to obtain proper ebullition in the sludge return channels. Mr Henning aAvocated the replacing of Minutes of April 18, continued] - the present plates of low air permeability with new plates = capable of by-passing more air into the sludge return channels, stating ,that this would not alone procure better treatment but would affect a considerable savinj5 in power and allow the compressors to work at more efficient pressures. Mr Henning was directed to take such steps and incur such expense as would be necessary. On motion of Councilman 71eihe, the City Council adjourned until the date of its next regular meeting to be held May 2nd., 1932. Atte , City Clerk. _'re fo.eEoing minutes of the meet_nEsof the City Co Mcil of the City of Lodi held Apr 18, 1932 were read and appr- oved at a regular meeting of said•Ci'y,/ Ccancil held on 'kay 2nd.,1932, -without correcticn. Ira -,or of the City of Lodi '.i:ay 2, 1932.