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COUNCIL CHAMBERS-- CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL - - CITY OF LODI
I.:arch 26 , 1934
Pursuant to the adjournment taken from its regular
meeting o_' March 19, 1934, the City Council of the Cit;; of
Lodi met at 8:00 o'clock P.L. on the data first above written.
Councilmen Clark, i:earle, Weihe and Steele (Mayor) present.
Councilman Spooner absent, being reported as out of the City.
On motion of. Councilman !(eine, Clark. second, Ordinance
Iio. 202 was introduced and read at length:-
• ORDI1:VIX3 NO. 202.
n ordinance calling a special election in the
City of Lodi for the purpose of submitting to the electors
of said City the proposition of incurring a bonded indebt-
edness of said City in the principal emount of y520,000
for the acquisition, construction and completion of the
following municipal improvement, to wit: A hydro-
electric generation system, including lands, rights of
way, easements, dam, penstock, power plant and building,
transmission lines, conduits, wires, poles, sub -stations,
transformers, dynamos, motors, switches, machinery, apparatus,
fixtures, equipment and Other structures, works, rights and
properties, necessary or convenient to generate electricity
to supply said city and its inhabitants with electricity
for light, heat and power, provided that said bonded in-
debtedness shall not 1.)e incurred or created unless a grant
of moneys in aid of such improvement, satisfactory to the
City Council, is made by the United States of America or
any agency of the United States ,oernment; declaring the
estimated cost of said municipal improvement, the amount
of principal of said indebtedness to be incurred therefor,
and the maximum rate of interest to be paid thereon; fixing
the date of said election, the manner of holding the same,
establishing election precincts and polling places for said
election and appointing boards of election therefor, and
providing for notice thereof.
WE3REAS the City Council of tie City of Lodi by resolu-
tion passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said City
Council on the 19th day of Larch, 1934, by affirmative vote
of more than two-thirds of all of its members, did determine
that the public interest and necessity demand the acquisition,
construction and completion of the municipal improvement here-
inafter mentioned, and did further determine the cost of said
proposed municipal improvement will be too great to be paid
out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of said mun-
icipality, which resolution was duly entered on the minutes
of said meeting of said City Council, and is now on file
and of record in the Clerk's office of said City; and
WHERSAS,t'r_is City Council is authorized to expend the
funds of said City for the purpose aforesaid, bat no such
funds are now available and it is necessary that the City of
Lodi incur and create a bonded indebtedness for said purpose;
provided that said bonded indebtedness shall not be in-
curred or created unless a grant of moneys in aid of such
improvement, satisfactory to the City Council, is made by
the United States of America, or any agency of the United
States government,
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(Continuation of minutes of ::arch 20, 1934 and of recital of
Ordinance fo. 202)
COUNCIL CHAMBERS --CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL -- CITY OF LODI
^-1 CIT -2l COU:iCIL 02 THE CITY 0'
LODI DO ORDAII,' AS '0LL0'r,3:
Section 1. That a special municipal election be and
is 'hereby ordered and will be held in said City of Lodi on
Londay, the 23rd day of April, 1934, at which election
shall be submitted to the aualified electors of said City
t}e proposition of incurrin;C indebtedness of .said Cit,;
in the principal sum of ;;250,000 for the object and purpose
of acquiring, constructing and completing a mur-icipal im-
provement of the City of Lodi,to crit, n hydro -electric
generation system, includiniz lands, rights of tray, ease-
ments, dam, penstock, power plant and building, transmission
lines, conduits, wires, poles, substations, transformers,
dynamos, motors, switches, machinery, apparatus, fixtures,
equipment and other str LL , -tures, works, ri7^ts and properties,
necessary or convenient to sererate-electricity to supply
said City and its inhabitants with electricity for light,
'neat and power; provided that said bonded indebtedness
shall not be incurred or created unless a Prant of moneys
in aid of such impro.rement, satisfactory to the City Council,
is made by the United States of-merica or any agency of
the United States 3overnment. That the estimated cost of
said proposed municipal improvement is the sum of nr250,000
and the amount of the principal of said indebtedness proposed
to be incurred for said municipal improvement is the zu-n
of •520,000.
Section 2. That the said City Council proposes to
issue and sell ond's o' said Cit; of Lodi in the said amount
of Va520,000 for the object and purpose specified in the said
proposition set fort'?. in Section 1 of this ordinance, if
tv.o-thirds of the qualified electors voting at said special
election shall vote in fa: -or of said proposition. Said 'bonds
spall be negotiable in form and of the character known as
serial, and shall bear interest at a rate rot exceeding
fire (5) per cent per annul, payable semiannually.
Section 3. That the said City Council does hereby
submit to the qualified electors of said City of Lodi at said
special municipal election the Said proposition set forth in
section 1 of this ordinance, and designates and refers to said
proposition in the form of ballot hereinafter prescribed for
use at said election.
Section 4. That the polls at the pollinz places
hereinafter designated shall be opened at six 'o'clooi: A.L!, of
said day of election and shall be kept open continuously there-
after until seven o'clock P.',. of said day of election, when
the polls shall be closed (except as provided in Section 1164
of the Political Code), and the election officers shall there-
upon proceed to can -ass the ballots cast thereat.
Section 5. That said special election shall be held
and conducted, and the votes t' erect canvassed, and the returns
thereof made, and the result thereof ascertained and determined
as herein provided; and in all particulars not prescribed by
this ordinance said election shall be held as provided by la-.
for the olding of municipal elections in said City. The
returns of said election shall be made out and sinned by the
election officers and shall be by them deposited path t'h.e
Cler of said City, to�'ether with the ballots cast at said
election; and this City Council shall meet and can."ass said
returns on :.:onlay, the 30th day of April, 1934 (being the
first Monday aster said election), at the i -our of ei t
o'clock., ?.Ll.; and if upon such: c<:nrass it shall be found
that at least two-thirds of the qualified electors of said
City, rotin;r at said election, voted in favor of said propo-
sition, then bonds of said City of Lodi in the amount spec-
ified in said preposition, to wit, K520,000 sill be issued
('Continuation of minutes of Larch 26, 1934 and of recital
of Ordinance i.o. 202)
COUNCIL CHAMBERS --CIN COUNCIL
CITY HALL --CITY OF LODI
ar:d sold by said City for the purpose therein mentioned.
section 6. or to conduct of said special election,
the Cit; odi is hereby divided into four special
election precincts. the ter:itory embraced within each
of said precincts, the polling places therein, and the
election officers appointed to conduct said election thereat
are as follows, to xit:
SP3CIzL L7UNICI?AL 30UD 3L3CTIO14 P330INCT 110. 1
(consistir; of Precincts Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 14
of acid City of Lodi, as now established of record by
t^e 3oard of Supervisors of the Cou:ity of San Joaquin,
State of California, for general State and county elect-
ion purp03eS)
Polling :lace: City :-all, Pine Street at Pleasant Ave.
inspector: -err P. ... eaton
Judge: Amelia L. 3arzellotti
Clerk: Jessie Tubbs
Clerk: Ora 3. 'Villinaer
SP.3CIa= i.:ui:ICIPYL a0L:0 ELECTION I•i0. 2
(consistirR, of Precincts iros. 3, o and 7
of said .^.ity of Lodi, as now established of record by
the 3oard of Supervisors of t e Count;; of San Joaquin,
State of C--li'.Ornia, fo: mineral State and county election
purposes)
Polling place: 105 Sout:: School Street
Inspector: Au;ustus :,. Corson
Judge : -ena 3. ..:ac3onald
Clerk: Edit- Lennin;
Clem: ,_-ta E. Srattucb
3P-7CIAL LM ICIPAL 30Id0 3I. ClIOia PR.CILCT 1.0. 3
(consisting of Precincts I;os. 10, 11 and 13
of said City of Lodi, as no,,,. established of record
b�7 the 3oard of Supervisors of the County of San Joaquin,
St -Qt -3 of California, for ;°neral State and county elec-
tion ourooses)
Polling Place: lrs.S.Siegalkoff's gara?e, rear of
ado. 124 East Pine Street.
Insoector: 2lorence-ci,achlen
Judge: 3ira ^.. .leaver
Clem: -aude 3a nton
Clark: Clara L. ,atson
3P3CI:ii : uI ICI? y 3OIiL 312,CTION P:�CIZCT UO. 4
( consi9tin? of 2recincts i' -os. 8, 9 and 14
of said -ity of iodi, as now established of record by
the .3oard of Supervisors of the County of San Joaquin,
State of California, for gener.-, State and County elec-
tion purroses)
Pollin? Place: 606 South Central ;venue
Inspector: Olive 0. ';elch
Judge: riillia . J. 3arnes
Clerk: .Tara ,ri,ht
Clerk: Esther C. =wing
Section 7, yll persona qualified to vote at municipal
elections in s -yid 'City of Lori upon t o date of the eleciion
herein rro iced for sr -all be qualified to vote Lron the
proposition. hereby submitted iitsaid special election.
(Continuation of--inutes of ::arch 26, 1934 and of recital 99
of Ordin>.noe :;c. 202)
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - - CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL -- CITY OF LODI
3sct1on 8. 7 -he ballots to be used at said special
ele.,tion sra'-i printed tnerecn follo%ing
SPr.CI:y i.�i iCiPsL 30L-) nL.;C2101.-
CI','"i O_' LORI
April 25, 1934
IK3T'iUCTI0::3 TO VOTERS: To vote for or against a propositition
stnrp a cross (:L) in the votinz
square after the word "Yes" or after
the word "ilo".
ill marts except the cross (S) are forbidden. all dis-
tin3ruis in;• rar.:s or erasures a_re forbidden and make the
ballot :ofd. If you wrongly stamp, tear or deface this ballot,
return, it to the Inspector of E'lection and obtain another.
PHOPOSITIOi;: Shall the City of Lodi incur a
bonded indebtedness in the prin-
cipal sura of •;_�,_250,000 for the object and
purpose of acquiring, constructing znd complet-
ing the follovjin�_ municipal improvement, to wit: YRS
A hydro -electric generation system, including
lards, ri,zhts of vis;;, easeraents, dam, penstock,
power plant and building, transmission lines,
conduits, wires, poles, substations, trans-
formers, dynamos. rotors, s%' -itches, machinery,
apparatus,fixtures, equipment and other
structures, ..orks, ri11ts and properties,
necessary or convenient to generate electricity
to supply said City and its inhabitants with
electricity for li:zht, 'neat and power, provided No
that said 'bonded indebtedness shall not be in -
carred or created unless a gent .of moneys in
aid of such improvement satisfactory to the
Cit: Council is wade by tie United States of
2merica or any ands ncy of the United States
Core rrment?
Section 9. Each .-oter to rote for said proposition
hereby submitted and for incurring said bonded indebtedness shall
sta:ap a cross (S) in the blanL space opposite the word "YRS" on
the ballot to t_ e ri*.t of said proposition, and tovote against
said proposition and asainst incurring said indebtedness shall
stamp a cross (:L) in the blancz space opposite the word 11I+0"
on t::e ballot to the rixht of said proposition.
Section 10. ire ClerL of the Cit;; of Lodi is hereby
directeu upon the passage and adoption of this ordinance to
publish the s me once a day for at least seven (7) days in
"The Lodi Sentinel"
(which is a nerispaper published at least six (o) days a week
in said Cit;; of Lodi) and sue_ publication shall constitute
notice of said election. No other notice of the election hereby
called need be given.
Section 11. ibis ordinance shall bs forthwith
entered uoon the minutes of tri: City Jouncil and in the
J:din=- .-e 3oo.. of zaid City. ?ria ordinance shall take ef-
��Ct ffom anti. '—filer its pa3s�?e an approval.
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(Continuation of minutes of ;..arc 25, 1934)
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - - CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL -- CITY OF LODI
T'--3 foregoing Ordinance i:o. 202 was then ordered
introduced and lair o er for not less t1han five days by
t'r-e following ^ote:
AYES: Councilmen '6ei`e, Clara, Zeagle and Steele.
N OSS : lioii E -
A3SEUT: Councilman Suooner.
On motion of the :.;ayor, the City Co;u.ici1 then
adjourned.
City Clerk.
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