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COUNCIL CHAMBERS -- CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL - - CITY OF LODI
Monday, March 20,1933
?ha CitLf Council of the City of Lodi met at 8 o'clock P.11. on
the date first above written, Councilmen Clark, Zeagle, Spooner
,.eine and Steele (Mayor) present, none absent.
The minutes of the last meeting held March 6th.,1933 were read,
approved as read and so endorsed by the Mayor.
No persons desiring to address the Council at this time, the
order of Public Hearings was passed and the Council proceeded
to hear communications.
The City Clerk reported by letter that he had received from
officers and employees of the City as contributions to un-
emnloyment relief, the sum of 41,175.35 and had drawn checks
against this amount of 41,000.00 payable to Citizens Welfare
Council with .415.00 outstanding accounts collectable for the
months of January and February and that he had received advance
contributions for March amounting to 423.?5.
Letters advocating support of legislation in regard to sewer
rentals and against certain amendments to the so-called Riley -
Stewart Constitutional Amendment were read in part, also a
le.ter from the Tax Committee of the City of Milwaukee advocat-
ing the issuance of Federal currency based on the security of
municipal bonds.
Lester C. Randolph submitted a written proposal to renew the
finish on both city fire trucks, offering to strip off the
finish on the grey truck, paint it with Duco and stripe with
gold leaf for :4175.00 or to refinish this truck in red Vitral-
ite or varnish, striping with gold powder for 475.00. He
offered to varnish the red truck for 465.00. On order' of the
Manor, this matter was referred to the Committee on Public
Health and Safety.
'he Clerk read a letter from Shell Oil Company cancelling
the contract under which the City had been purchasing gas-
oline and another from the same company offering an annual
comtract with a 13V top price guarantee, present state tax
included but exclusive of federal excise tax. Mr John A.
Henning submitted a telegram from The Caminol Company, Ltd
offering a contract with a 13V maximum guarantee, both Fed-
eral and State Tax included. The Clerk was directed to
obtain more quotations and submit them at the next meeting.
Mr J. E. Eirtley, 509 East :ralnut Street, by letter, asked
the Council to prevent Japanese families from moving into
residential territory now exclusively occupied by white per-
sons. This being beyond the powers of the Council, no action
could be taken.
The Committee on Finance & Revenue reported that after due
consideration, it saw no reason to change its recommendation
upon which award of contract for the public printing of the
City had been let to the Lodi Sentinel on February 20, 1933.
On motion of Councilman deihe, Eeagle second, the matter of
opening the Municipal Baths was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Highways with power to act on recommendation of
Manager W. G.Eurrle.
Bills as aproved by the Finance Committee in the amount of
42,927.66 were allowed and ordered paid.
ORDINANCE No. 196 entitled "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
N0. 137 EiiTITLED' AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC AND PARaING
OP AUTOMOBILES U'0Pi THE STREETS IN TEE CITY OF LODI, PROVIDING
A PENALTY TOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN COtIFLICT i'Ey? :ITE' 3Y A: -DING THERETO SECTION 12 AND MAZING
IT UNLAWFUL TO DRIVE AN AUTOMO3IIE OVER OR ACROSS CERTAIN
LIiiES IN SAID CITY OF LODI +7IT: TUT FIRST BRINIGING SAID AUTO=
MOBILE TO A STOP" was introduced on motion of Councilman
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Spooner, :i-eihe second, and by the same motion, laid over for
the statutory period of not less than five days.
03DIN. TaCE NO. 195 entitled " AN ORDINANCE REPEALING 0_ DINANCZ
NO. 118 EATITL D 'AN ORDINANCE PR0HIBITING IN .THE CITY OF LODI
ii'..:, 3?I:E,, GI?T, STORAGE, MANUFACTURE, TRANSPORTATION, UNLAWFUL
POSSLSSION,.IMPORTATION OR EXPORTATION OF INT'OXICaTING LIQUORS
:FOR 33V`FAGE ?UR°OSM; REGULATING ALL OTH-20 TPAPPIC IN SUCH
LIn,UORS- A11D PROVIDING PENALTIES OR VIOLATION T= 20W % was
introduced on motion of Councilman Spooner, Weihe second, but
withdrawn before a vote was taken; Councilman Spooner moving
that adjournment be taken to Monday. March 27th at the hour
of 8 o'clock P.M. and that the City Attorney then present an
ordinance amending Ordinance 118 so as to admit the use, sale
or possession of liquors of an alcoholic content equal to
that allowed by the Congress.or the State Legislature now in
session with such regulatory provisions as might be necessary.
Motion carried and the Council then adjourned.
Atte t:
City Clerk.
:Anut?s '_-aad and _
r.i.)ut 2-)rreotion at
a _e Talmo zm-eting 01, the City
a=-il held �_ it __rd., 1933.
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