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Monday, May 20, 1935
The City Council of the City of Lodi convened in regular
session in the Council Chambers at the City Hall in the City
of Lodi on Monday. May 20th.,1935 at the hour of 8:00 o'clock
P.M. The meeting was called to order by G.M.Steele, Mayor.
The Clerk called the roll.'Those present or absent were as
follows: -
PRESENT: Councilmen, Harvey S. Clark, William A. Spooner,
Otto A. Weihe and G.M.Steele (Mayor)
The minutes of the last meeting held May_6th.,1935 were
read, approved as read and so endorsed by the Mayor.
Mr Prod W. Pope of Southern Pacific Company appeared
before -the Council with a request that a tentative permit be
granted his company for the construction of a frame loading
shed on the railroad right-of-way between Oak and Walnut
Streets west of the main line tracks. He stated that action
was d4aired'at this time so that estimates might be submitted
to the company's New York offices. On motion of Councilman
Weihe, Spooner second, the Council approved the application.
The Clerk reported that the City Attorney had filed
a fall release in the case of Earl Fisher ve City•of Lodi.
and Southern Pacific Company wherein Fisher had sued for,
damages from an accident at the intersection of. -North Church
Street and West Loekeford Street.
A letter from Mr Robert M. Searle in regard to the pre-
sentation of the -case of the City ve East Bay Municipal Util-
ity before the State Supreme Court in bane at Sacramento on
May 9th was read and ordered filed.
A petition signed by a majority of the residents on
Rush Avenue asking for street lizhting was ordered referred
to the Superintendent of Public Utilities for investigation
and report.
Five building permits for structures to cost $p4,850.00
-were granted.
The Clerk stated that the local Merchants Association
had requested that the ordinance regulating the parking of
long bodied trucks on Sacramento Street be amended so as
to include -other streets in the business district or in the
whole City. Referred to the City Attorney for draft of such
an ordinance.
The -application of the owners of the new Public Market
at the North-west corner of Church and Pine Streets for
extension of the parking limit of two hours to include the
streets next to their building was considered. It was
decided to wait until the building was occupied before making
this addition to the parking restrictions.
Mr C. 0. Henning reported at length of the cost and
savings to be effected by the extension of a power transmissim
line to Lake Park. It was decided to wait until the time for
next year's budget and include this project if feasible.
In the -matter of roofing the proposed armory building:
Mt C.O.Henning reported on the comparative coats of cement
tile and clay tile produced under S.E.R.A. services at
Stockton. He presented samples of the two kinds of tiling.
It appearing that the clay tile would be more in keeping
with the style of the proposed building -and that certain
economies could be effected whereby the -costs might be
materially under tkat of the cement product, the Mayor was
authorized to sign an application to the Emergency Relief
Administration for a tile building project by the passage
and adoption of Resolution No. 771- by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen, Spooner, Weihe, Clark and Steele.
NOES: Councilmen None Absent. Councilman Beagle.
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Lir C•.O.Henning also reported on the cost of an additional
structure to be erected at the Southwest corner of Pleasant
Avenue and Lockeford Street. This matter was also ordered
laid over until the next budget was adopted.
Bills in the amount of $ 3,937.04 as approved by the _
Finance Committee were allowed and ordered paid on motion
of Councilman Spooner, Weihe second.
At this time, 9:15 o'clock P.M. the Mayor stated that
he had several matters to present to the Committee of the
Whole and the Council retired into executive session,
returning to open meeting at 9: 21 o'clock P.M.
The following resolution numbered 775 and entitled,
" A RESOLUTION APPROVING A IRAN AND GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
TEE CITY OF LODI AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND .
AUTHORIZING ITS EXECUTION, was introduced by Councilman
Spooner, Councilman Vweihe'second,.read in full by the Clerk
and considered by the City Council :
RESOLUTION NO. 775
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Application heretofore made to
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works by the
City of Lodi for a loan and grant with which to construct
a Hydro -Diesel -Electric power plant and transmission line
for use by said City in connection with its present City
owned and operated electric distribution system, the "Loan
ant Grant Agreement" between the City of Lodi, California
and the United States of America (?.W.A. Docket 45731), has
been received by said City of Lodi. and the Federal Emergency
Administrator of Public Works has requested that the same
be at once executed by said City; reference to which proposed
"Loan and Grant Agreement" is hereby made for further partic-
ulars;
artic-
ulars;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the
City of Lodi. County of San Joaquin, State of California, that
the said City of Lodi execute the said "Loan and Grant Agree-
ment" -and that G.M.Steele, Mayor of said City, and J.F.Blakely,
City Clerk of said City, are hereby authorised and directed,
for and on behalf of said City of Lodi, to execute and seal
the said "Loan and Grant Agreement".
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. that Glenn West, City Attorney of
said City, be and he is hereby authorized and directed, as soon
as said Agreement shall have been executed and sealed as
aforesaid, to transmit the an to the Federal Emergency Admin-
istration of Public Works, San Francisco, California, in
accordance with letter of instruction from Washington, D.C.,
dated May 9th.,1935 and executed by A.H.Martin, Jr, Acting
Executive Officer for the Administrattr; and further that the
said City Attorney communicate with the Admtnistrator requestig
let, that the Bond maturity period as recited in the said
Agreement be extended from twenty (20) yesre to twenty-five(25)
years, and, 2nd, the 'clarification of certain matters contain-
ed in said agreement , and recite the status of certain land,
necessary for Project use, heretofore under the jurisdiction
of the Federal Power Commission and the disposition heretofore
made of certain Lodi City bonds. in the amount of Eighty-two
Thousand Dollars,($82,000.00) formerly held in the City
Treasury but which have been subsequently cancelled.
The roll was then called upon the question of the adoption
of Resolution No. 775 with the following result:
AYES: Councilmen, Spooner, Weihe, Clark and Steele(Mayor)
NOES: Councilmen, None.
ABSENT:` Councilman, Beagle.
In furtherance of the construction of the contemplated
hydro -electric power plant on the Mokelumne River, the following
Resolution No. 775 was introduced on motion of Councilman Weihe,
Councilman Spooner second and the same was read by the City
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Attorney and considered by the Council :
RESOLUTION NO. 776.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI;
COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN, STATE Or CALIFORNIA, that the COLORADO
POWER COMPANY, a California Corporation, be and it is hereby
requested to make., sign and deliver into escrow with the Bank
of America. National Trust and Savings Association.(Lodi Branch)
a grant, bargain and sale deed transferring and conveying to
the said City of Lodi Two Hundred Sewn (E07) aor es, more or
less. of land situated in Calaveras and Amador Counties being
the same property heretofore conveyed to the City under certain
conditions subsequent.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the said Colorado Power Company
be and it is hereby requested to deliver to said Bank escrow
instructions authorizing and directing said Bank to deliver the
said deed to the City of Lodi on or before the fifteenth day of
December1935, at and for a cash consideration of Fifty Thousand
($50,000.00) Dollars to be paid to said bank by said City for
the account of said Colorado Power Company in consideratioh f6r
the transfer od said land to said City.
At 9:37 o'clock P.M. the City Council adjourned on order
of the Mayor, none dissenting.
Attest:
ity Clerk andez-off c
Clerk of the City Coun
CITY OF LODI.
The foregoing minutes of a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City
of Lodi held foilday May 20. 1935
were read in full at a subsequent
meeting of said Ci.y Council held
Monday. June 3. 1935 and a,?proceed
without correction.
Mayor of the City of Lod
Jame 3. 1935.
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