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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - February 18, 1935t I COUNCIL CHAMBERS -• CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL -- CITY OF LODI Monday, February 18, 1935 This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was called to order at 8:00 o1clock p.m., Councilmen Clark, Spooner, Welhe, and Steele present, Councilman Keagle Absent. The minutes of the last meeting held February 4, were read, approved as read, and so endorsed by the Mayor. No persons appearing at this time out the order of public hearings .was past, and the council proceeded to hear communications on file. The clerk asked the council if there was any apparent objection to the abandonment of an unopened alley in block 37 of the Lodi Barnhart Tract. It appeared that this so called alley had been dedicated to public use but never formally accepted. He was instructed to tell the people it interested to proceed with their petitions. A letter dated January 20, 1935 from Mr. Edward Hyatt, Executive Officer.of ,Yater ?roject Authority of the State of California in regard to the execution of power contract with the Central Valley Project was read at length and the following resolution adopted. RESOLUTION N0. 752 WHEREAS, This City Council of the City of Lodi, County of San Joaquin, State of California hs s heretofore, indorsed the Central Valley Project and it maybe advantageous that this city take suitable steps to acquire a source of electric energy from this project if and when constructed; BE IT n -Z RESOLVED, that MR. C. 0. HENNING, acting City Engineer, be and he ismhereby authorized and directed to contact with the executive officials of the Water Project Authorities for the purpose of ascertaining what fortr of contract and. what price for electric energy could be obtained from the z.__.. aat-al :alley Project. The foregoing resolution was thereupon passed and adopted by the following vote., - AYES: Councilmen, Spooner, welhe, Clark, and Steele NOES: Councilmen, NONE Absent: Councilman, Keagle A letter was also received from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public ;Yorks, A. D. Wilder, State Engineer acknowledging receipt through Mr. C. 0. Henning of the three projects authorized for submission to the PWA, February 4, 1935. A letter of ac4nowledgment and offer of assistance was also received from the board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific regarding changes in the City's fire protection equipment. The City Clerk reported that he had received a statement of the cost of the construction of t:,e grandstand at the baseball park in Modesto. The stand had been constructed jointly by the City of Modesto and the CiTA at a cost of $9,170.61, of which $5,559.36 represents material. Mr. H. S. French applied by letter for appointment as superintendent of forestry and landscape gardening in the city. The letter was ordered filed. Sir. C. E. Smith a::plied for the position as supervising foreman during to painting of the baths. This application was also ordered filed. Mrs. Isabel ". Renolds submitted a bill for 25.08 for damages caused to her automobile :,; a city truck while hauling brush on .Pleasant avenue. The clerk was directed to refer the bill to the local agency of the Pacific Indeminity Company, carrier of insurance on this truck. 174 COUNCIL CHAMBERS --CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL -- CITY OF LODI The Pacific Gas & Electric Company by letter asked that the present commercial bond of that company to insure its performance of the obligations imposed by Ordinance 318 of the Eo:rd of Supervisors of San Joaquin County be cancelled and that they be allowed to subsitute personal bond thereby. The application of the Pacific Gas & Electric Company was allowed by the adoption if the Resolution 753 RESOLUTION 753 WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Joaquin, State of California, did on the yth day of July 1906 regularly pass and adopt Its Ordinance No. 318 granting to Lodi Natural Gass Company, a corporation, the franchise to use the streets and highways of the Town of Lodi for the distribution and furnishing of gas to the public; and 1HEREAS pursuant to lax and provisions of resolution of said Board of Supervisors pertaining to the granting of said franchise the owner of said franchise is obligated to file and maintain with the said Board of Supervisors a bond in the penal sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) conditioned upon the faithful and full performance of each and every term and condition of said franchise; and WF3REAS the City of Lodi did incorporate under the general laws of the State of California on or about December 14, 1906 and did thereby acquire jurisdiction of the streets and highways of the unincorporated Town of Lodi and thereby succeeded to all interests of the County of San Joacuin in and to said franchise; and '-*2REAS the Sacramento Gas Company did thereafter succeed to all interest title and tie of said Lodi ;Natural Gas Company in and to and under said franchise, and did in iursuance of the law and of said resolution file with the board of trustees of said City of Lodi a bond dated February 15, 1922 in said penal sum of $500.00 executed by Sacramento Gas Company as principal and the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company as surety which was duly ap.roved and accepted by said board of Trustees; and WHEREAS the Pecific Gas and nlectrlc Company thereafter succeeded to all the right, title and interest of said Lodi Natural Gas Company and of said Sacramento Gas Company in and to said franchise; and 9�3'EAS said Pacific Gas and Electric Company had now executed and filed with the Council of the City of Lodi a further bond in said penal sum of 4500.00 conditioned as aforesaid, In substitution of said previous bond; and W.UR3As upon due investigation and consideration it appears to the satisfaction of this Council said further bond is in proper form and that it has been duly executed by said Pacific Gas and Electric Company and by two good and sufficient sureties; NOW, THEREFORE, SE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Lodi that said latter bond be and it is hereby accepted and approved, and the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, the surety on said previous bond, is hereby released from all further liability thereunder. The foregoing Resolution No. 753 was then passed and adopted by the following vote: - AYES: Councilmen Claris, Spocner, Welhe, Steele NOES: NON3 Absent: Councilmen, Beagle 17: COUNCIL CHAMBERS --CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - - CITY Of LODI Mr. Glenn Kest, City Attorney, presented an agreement between the City end Mrs. nettle H. Murray f^r the rental of the agricultural lands of the City laying North of Lawrence Park , and the Mayor was authorized to enter In- to the said agreement by the adoption of Resolution 754. RESOLUTION 754 EE IT RESOLUED,Sy the City Council of the City of Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, that said city, as party of the first part, shall make and enter into a lease with Nettie Y. Murray, as party of the second part, a copy of which 1s hereunto annexed an-' made a part hereof, and t.at the Mayor end Ci�y Clerk of said city are hereby authorized, for and on behalf of said city, to sign, execute and deliver the said lease. The foregoing Resolution No. 754 was then passed and adopted by the following vote: - AYES: Council --en Clark, Spooner, Welhe, Steele NOES: Councilmen NON_ - ABSENT: Councilman Keagle Also in r<>3ards to the land laying North of Lawrence Park belonging to the City, but laying outside the City boundary, the ;payor was authorized to petition the Board of Supervisors to have the City Boundary altered so as to include these lands within the corporate 11W1ts of the City of Lodi. This was done by the adoption of the Resolution No. 755. RESOLUTION NO. 755 E5 IT RESOLVED, By the City Council of the City of Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, that Mr. G. M. Steele, Mayor of said City and President of said City Council, for and an behalf of said City Council, and for and on behalf of said City of Lcdi, be and he is hereby authorized and directed to make, execute and file with the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Joaquin, State of California, "PETITION TO LITER BOUNDARIES OF CITY OF LODI 3YN'T XI`C- TO SAID CITY NEW CO`lTIGuOUS TERRITORY OWNED BY SAID CITY", copy of which is hereunto annexed, marked "EXHIBIT A" and made a oast hereof' for all purposes; that Ur. John P. Blakely, City Clerk of said City and Fac-Offielo Clerk of said City Council, for and on behalf of said City Council and for and on behalf of said City, is hereby authorized and directed to sign and attest the said petition, and that said petition shall be filed with the said Board of Supervisors. The foregoing Resolution No. 755 was then passed and adopted by the following vote: - AYES: Councilmen Clark, Spooner, aelhe, Steele N335: CouncilmenNON3 ABSENT: Councilman Keagle Building permits for structures to cost $0,150.00 were ordered granted. Sir. C. 0. Henning as previously instructed reported that the boundary line fence between Lawrence Park and the property of Prank H. Cordway would cost between $60.00 and $150.00 for materials alone, and that Vr. Cordway did not desire to pay one-half the east of the line fence and wanted the city to stand the entire expense.. Councilman Weihe stated that the baseball graunds at Lawrence Park could be completely fenced for an additional sum of about $360.00. Mayor Steele stated that there would be no appointment to the police force to -succeed Mr. D. H. Acker and ordered that the matter be laid on the table indefinitely, and the applications left on file with the Chief of Police. 176 COUNCIL CHAMBERS - - CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL -- CITY OF LODI Mr. C. 0. Henning reported that it would be necessary to file a supp- lementary application for labor on the SERA project for curb and gutters. Accordingly the Council authorized the filing of such an application by the adoption of Resolution No. 756 RESOLUTION 756 ,MREAS, this City Council of the City of Lodi, County of San Joaquin, State of California deems it to be for the best interests of said City that application be made to the State Emergency Relief Administration to do certain work and to continue with a project already underway, to -wit: The reconstruction of damaged curbing, gutters and sidewalks to promote safety and assist in drainage of public streets. and it is now desired to mace application for said project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESJLVED, that application for said project be so msde to the State Emergency Relief -dministration for California, and that the Mayor be, and he is hereby authorized to sign an application for and on beralf of this City; _n IT ALSO RESOLVED, that CLINTON 0. HENNING, acting City Engineer of this City, heretofore named as supervisor of the original project to which this application is supplimentary, be, and he is hereby Lesignated as the person who will supervise the continuation of this project in the event of Its approval by the Emergency Relief Administration. The foregoing Resolu=ion No. 756 was then passed and acopted by the following vote: - AYES. Councilmen Clark, Spooner, Veihe, Steele NOES: Councilmen NONe A2SENT: Councilman neegle Complying with the recommencations of the Board of Fire Uncer-utiters as to the cross connection of fire protection mains in the downtown district, the Mayor was authorized to apply to the State Emergency Relief Administration for the labor necessary to extend the connections from the Sacramento fire line on Pine and Oak streets by the adoption of Resolution 757. R3SOLUTION NO. 757 WHER3AS, this City Council of the City of Lodi, County of San Joaquin, State of California deems it to be for the best interests of said City that apali,ation be made to the State Emergency Relief Administration to do certain work: to -wit: The extension and cross connection of fire line water mains between Sacramento and School Streets, particularly at Fine and Oak Streets. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that application for said project be so made to the State Emergency Relief Administration for California, and that the Mayor be, and he is hereby authorized to sign said application for and on behalf of said City: BE IT ALSO 33SOLVED, that John A. Senning, Superintendent of Public Utilities, be, and he 1s hereby designated as the person who will supervise said project in the event of its approval by 7he Emergency Relief Administration. The Clerk stated that it had been reported that various people were contemplating the establishment of automobile wrecking yards along Cherokee Lane. He was instructed to nracare an ordinance with submission at the next meeting, prohibiting the establishment of such yards. COUNCIL CHAMBERS -- CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - - CITY OF LODI After considerable discussion in regard to the need of a water supply at Lake Park Mr. John A. Henning was instructed to prepare an estimate of the cost of laying a water main from the City plant to the Lake Park. It appearing that there was no license f e.e prevailing by ordinance for commercial dog kennels, the city attorney was directed to Investigate the methods used and the fees charged in other cities. Mr. J. A. Henning, Superintendent of Public Utilities stated that the electric meter on the lighting load at the Supermold Corporation would -have to be replaced on account of the increase of use. He was authorized to combine the lighting and industrial power in one meter. Also it was ordered that a amendment be prepared to the electrical rate allowing combination of power and lighting rates under certain conditions. Mayor Steele then addressed the council In regard to the proposed National Guard armory, and after some discussion in the matter of architect's fees, Mr. Clinton 0. Henning was requested to obtain an estimate/ of the fees which 51r. Joseph Lasekann would charge for provision of the plant and--or--the furnishing of plans, and the supervision of the work of construction. Bills in the amount of $3,308.57, as approved by the finance committee were allowed and ordered paid on motion of Councilman Weihe, Spooner second. At the order of the Mayor the Council Adjourned at 10:30 O'clock p.--. Attest: J. P. BLAKELY, City The foregoing minutes of a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held February 18, 1935 were read end approved without correction, March 4, 1935 MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LODI March 4. 1935 17°