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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - November 9, 193636` COUNCIL CHAMBERS -- CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL -- CITY OF LODI bcrday, November 9, 1936 The City Council of the City of Lodi met in adjourned regular session at 8 o'clock P.1:, of Monday, November 9, 1936, Councilmen Clark, -- Graffigna, Spooner, Weihe and Steele present, none absent. The minutes of the last reo lar meeting held November 2, 1936 were read, approved as read and so indorsed by the 11ayor. There being no persons present who desired to address the Council the order of Public Hearings was passed and the City Council proceeded with special proceedings. The City Clerk reported orally that no protests against annexation of land under Resolution No. 862 had been filed with him and that the ssme had been published according to law, and also presented the affidavit of Clyde C. Church confirming the same. Resolution No. 864 ordering and calling an election on "Academy Addition" was introduced on motion of Councilman Neihe, seconded by Councilman Graffigna and read at length by the Clerk. RESCLUTION NO. 864 WIT—VE-AS this City Council of the City of Lodi, County of San Joaquin, State of California did receive a petition on the 5th day of October, 1936 wherein it was asked that certain lands thereih described be annexed to and made a part of the City of Lodi, such annexed territory to be designated as "Academy Addition" for the purposes of such annexation, and; AH?=u_'S, on the 19th day of October 1936, such date being the first meeting of this City Council following the reception of said petition, this City Council did find, on report of the City Clerk, that the number of persons signing said petition were in excess of one-fourth of the qualified electors residing within the territory so proposed for annexation and did pass and adopt its Resolution No. 862 declaring the intent of this City Council to order, call end conduct an election within fifty days from and after the adoption of said Resolution, and, among other things, said Resolution No. 862 did designate and give notice that objections of owners of real property located within the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed would be heard before this City Council in its Council Chambers, City Ha11;.City of Lodi at the hour of 8:00 o'clock PX. on 1londa7, the 9th day of i''wember, 1936; and, WF—ELEA4, publication of said Resolution No. 862 was bad in time, form and manner as required by law in the 'Loci News -Sentinel" a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of Lodi, (there being no newspaper published within the boundaries of the district proposed for annexation), as is evidenced by the affidevit of Clyde C. Church, the publisher of said Lodi News -Sentinel on file and of record in the office of the City Clerk, and; ��F...:"sS, no objections of property owners owning lands within the boundaries of said proposed district have been filed with or presented to this City Council or to the Clerk thereof up to the hour of 8:00 eclock P.M. of Monday, November 9, 1936 and this City Council has acquired jurisdiction herein, now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED: that this City Council does hereby find, determine and declare that said petition for annexation was regu l rly circulated signed and filed and was signed by not less than one-fourth of the qualified electors residing within the territory proposed for annexation; '"hat Resolution Pio. 852 was regularly published in time, foam and manner as required by law and that due notice was given thereir. of the tir.e and place of heerin.^, of property owners aFainst such annexation; 370 COUNCIL CHAMBERS - - CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL -- CITY Of LODI That no protests were received by this City Council or filed with the City Clerk wherein oz-ners of reel property within the district proposed for annexation objected to such annexeticn and therefore, this City Council nor has jurisdiction to call, order and conduct an election on the question of annexation -within said territory and such election is hereby calla d and ordered to be held on Tuesday the 15th day of December, 1936 for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors residing therein, the question whether the territory bounded and described as follows, shall be annexed to and made _art of the City of Lodi and from the date of such annexation, shall be taxed equally with property within the present City of Lodi for payment of principal and interest on bonds issued and outstanding at the date of such election. The territory herein proposed for annexation and within which said election shall be held and conducted is particularly bounded and described as follows: - Cor en ing on the West line of Cherokee Lane (as said west line now exists) at a point where said '-Iest line of Cherokee Lane is inter- sectedby the North line of Poplar Street in the "Lodi Barnhart Tract", thence Southerly on and along the now existing ++est line of Cherokee Lane to a point where the same intersects the +forth line of Kettleman Lane as said Kettleman Lane is delineated and so designated on the official map of "Lodi Barnhart Tract", thence rleste-ly on and along the ;forth line of said Kettleman Lane to a point 269 feet Easterly and 25 feet Northerly from the Southwest corner of Section 12, Township 3 North, Range 6 Zest, L:.D.B.&M., such point being the Southwest corner of "Bewley Suburban Acres" as Der the official map thereof, thence Northerly on and along the -West line of said Bewley Suburban Acres and its Northerly continuation to the intersection of the same with the North line of the Southwest one-quarter (4) of Section 12, Township 3 North, Barge 6 East, L2.D.B.&M., thence Westerly on and along, said North line of the South-west one:quarter (1) of Section 12, a distance of 301.6 feet more or less to a point 30 feet East from the Northwest corner of said Southwest one-quarter (4) of Section 12, such point being on the East line of "inby Avenue, thence Northerly on and along said East line of Quinby Avenue a distance of 706 feet more or less to the present boundary line of the City of Lodi, thence Easterly on and along said boune ary line to a point on the Past line of South School Street in"Sutchins Addition", thence Southerly along said Enst line of South School Street to the inter- section of the sane with the Westerly extension of the North line of Poplar Street, thence Easterly along the said Northerly line of Poplar Street and its *,:esterly extension to its intersection with the present Westerly beun,lary line of Cherokee Lane and the point of beginning first in this description mentioned. The lands herein described and sought to be annexed to the City of Lodi are delineated and designated on or form a part of lands included in the following maps and plats, San Joaquin County records: Lodi Barnhart Tract, Filed November 5, 1906 Acacia Tract, Filed June 28, 1921 A. J. Larson's Subdivision of a Portion of 5411, of Section 12, T3N, R6E, Filed December 8, 1891. Bewley Suburban Acres, riled Larch 7, 1921 Futchins Addition to the Town of Lodi, riled April 10, 1697 Said territory, next hereinbefore described is hereby designated "AC_=,"T ADDITICN" for the purpose of identification by which name said territory may be referred to and indicated upon the ballots to be used at said election. The electors resident in the said territory and qualified to vote therein are hereby directed to vote in the following manner. Upon the ballots to be used at such election there shall be printed the words "Shall Academy Addition be annexed to, incorporated in and made a part of the City of Lodi, and the property therein be, after such annexation, subject to taxation 371 COUNCIL CHAMBERS --CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - - CITY Of LODI equally rith the property within such municipal corporetion to pay that portion of the bended indebtedness of the City of Lodi issued and out- standing at the date of the .filing of the petition for annexation: to -grit, issued and outstanding on the 5th day of October, 1936", opposite these words there shall be printed the words "des" and "No" and to the right of each of these last two words there shall be a voting square. If an elector shall stamp a cross (x) in the voting square after the printed word "Yes" the vete of such elector shall be counted in favor of the annexation of the territory referred to in such proposition to the City of Lodi under the conditions therein stated, and if an elector shall stamp a cross (X) in the voting square after the word "No" the vote of such elector shell be counted against such annexation. The ballots used at such election and the holding and conducting of such election, shall be in conformity, as near as may be, smith the laws of this state concerning general elections, except as herein otherwise provided. The polls shall be open from 6:00 A.D.I. to 7:00 P._':. of said day. The Judges and inspector of such election for each polling place shall, immediately on the closing of the polls, count the ballots, make up, certify and seal the ballots and tally sheets of the ballots cast at their respective polling places, doing so, as nearly practicable, in the manner provided in the laws of this State relating to general elections, and they shall thereupon deliver the ballots, tally sheets and returns to and deposit the same with the City Clerk of this City. The bonded indebtedness of the City of Lodi hereinbefore referred to issued and outstanding at the date of the filing of the petition for annexation, on the date of the first publication of the notice of election, and on the date herein set for said election, the purposes thereof, the principal amount outstanding and the interest rates thereon are as follows: - Improvement ollows:-Improvement Bonds 1908 issued for x'50,000 of which there is _till outstanding $3,333.34 bearing interest Q 5% per annum incurred for acquisition, construction and completion of a sewer system. Improvement Bonds of 1921 issued for $200,000 of V&ich there is still outstanding $53,000 bearing interest d 5i% per annum in- curred for the acquisition, construction and completion of additions to water system, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, additional fire mains and additional equipment for the municipal electric plant. Improvement 'fonds of 1923 issued for $100,000 of which there is still outstanding the sum of $30,000 bearing interest 2 5% per annum incurred for the acquisition, construction and completion of a sewage disposal plant. Semple ballots containing the matter required to be printed thereon shall be mailed to the electors of said territory by the City Clerk, but a failure on the p^rt of any elector to receive such sample ballot shall not be held to invalidate the election or affect in any manner the legality thereof. '.here shall be one voting precinct within said territory for the purpose of holding said special election, which voting precinct is hereby established by this City Council for that purpose and designated Election Precinct Yo. 1" the bcundaries of which shall be co -extensive with the boundaries of the territory herein proposed to be annexed to the City of Lodi. The voting plate at which the polls will be open for said special election in said territory shall be at the garage of airs. :+lice H. Weitz, 1325 South Central Ave -rue, there being no place commonly used as a voting place within such territory. The officers to conduct said special election in and for said voting place in said territory are hereby appointed and designated as follows: JUDGM: Dais. 7eda Knapp and irs. Avis Ball. is:_`TZOTCR: Charles K. Stemler. 372 COUNCIL CHAMBERS --CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL -- CITY OF LODI each of the foregoing election officers being a qualified elector of said voting precinct. The City Clerk of this City will cause proper notice of this election to be published at least once a week for four successive weeks next preceeding the date of this election in the "STOCKTON R.0O3D" a newspaper of general lirculation printed and published outside the City of Lodi but in the County of San Joaquin and hereby designated by this City Council for the purpose, such notice to be in substantially the following words: NOTICE OF SPECIAL SLECTICN NOTICE IS FER T! 0,17EN that, in response to a petition 1'cr annexation, and pursuant to law and proceedings heretofore had, a special election is hereby called and ordered to be held on i_ONT`-.AY, the 15th day of DECEZER, 1936 within the territory hereinafter described, for the purpose of sub- mitting to the qualified electors residing therein the question whether said territory shall be annexed to and made a part of the City of Lodi and, from the late of such election, be taxes equally with property within the present City of Lodi to pay twat portion of the bonded indebtedness of said City issued and outstsnaing at the date of the first publication of this notice. Said territory shall be designated as "ACAD=nY ADDITION" and shell be so named on the ballots to be used at said election and is particularly bounded and described as follows - Co=ening on the Test line of Cherokee Lane (as said west line now exists) at a point where said :jest line of Cherokee Lane is inter- sected by the "forth lire of Poplar Street in the "Lodi Barnhart Tract", thence Southerly on and along the now existing West line of Cherokee Lane to a point where the same intersects the Borth line of Kettleran Lane as said Eettlemaa Lane is delineated and so designated on the official map of, "Lodi Barnhart Tract", thence Westerly on and along the North line of said Kettlemaa Lane to a point 269 feet Easterly and 25 feet Northerly from the Southwest corner of Section 12, Township 3 North, Range 6 East, M.D.B.&yt., such point being the Southwest corner of "Bewley Suburban Acres" as per the official map thereof, thence Northerly on and along the West line of said Bewley Suburban Acres and its Northerly continuation to the intersection of the same with the North line of the Southwest one-quarter (4) of Section 12, Township 3 North, Range 6 East, Li.D.B.&U. , thence Westerly on and along said North line of the Southwest one. quarter (4) of Section 12, a distance of 301.6 feet more or less to a point 30 feet East from the North- nest'corner of said Southwest one-quarter (4) of Section 12, such point being on the East line of quinby Avenue, thence Northerly on and along said East line of quinby Avenue a distance of 706 feet more or less to the present boundary line of the City of Lodi, thence Easterly on and along said boundary line to a point on the East line of South School Street in "Hutchins Addition", thence Southerly along said East line of South School Street to the intersection of the sane with the Westerly extension of the North line of Poplar Street, thence Easterly along the said Northerly line of Poplar Street and its Westerly extension to its intersection with the present Westerly boundary line of Cherokee Lane and the point of beginning first in this description mentioned. The lands herein described and seught to be a-Lexed to the City of Lodi are delineated and designated on or form a part of lands included in the following maps and plats, San Joaquin County records: Lodi Barnhart Tract, Filed November 5, 1906 Acacia Tract, Filed June 28, 1921 n. J. %arson's Subidibision of a Portion of Soh Section 12, T3N, 116E, Filed Dece=ber 8, 1891. Be:.,rley Suburban acres, Filed Larch 7, 1921. Rutcsins Addition to the Town of Lodi, Filed koril 10, 1897. COUNCIL CHAMBERS - - CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL -- CITY Of LODI The bonded i-debtedness of said City above referred to, at the date of the filing of the petition for annexation, at the date of the first publication of this notice and at the date herein set for said election is as follows: Improvement Bonds 1908 issued for ;50,000 of which there is still outstanding $3,333.34 bearing interest 0 5% per annum incurred for acquisition, construction and completion of a sewer system. Improvement Bonds of 1921 issued for 0200,000 of which there is still outstanding $53,000 bearing interest ® 514% per annum in- curred for the acquisition, construction and acmpletion of additions to water system, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, additional fire .sins and a9ditional equipaent for the municipal electric plant. Improvement Bohds of 1923 issued for $100,000 of which there is still outstanding the sum of ;30,000 bearing interest per annum incurred for the acquisition, construction and completion of a sewage disposal plant. The electors resident in the said territory and qualified to vote therein are hereby directed to vote in tate following manner. Upon the ballots to be used at such election there shall be printed the words "Shall Academy Addition be annexed to, incorporated in and made a part of the City of Lodi, and the property therein be, after such annexation, subject to taxation equally with the property within such municipal corporation to pay that portion of the bonded indebted- ness of the City of Lodi issued and outstanding at the date of the filing of the petition for annexation: to -wit, issued and outstanding on the 5th 'ay of October, 1936" opposite these words there shall be printed the words 'Res" and "No" and to the right of each of these last two words there shall be a voting square. If an elector shall stamp a cross (X) in the voting square after the printed word "Yes" the vote of such elector shall be counted in favor of the annexation of the territory referred to in such proposition to the City of Lodi under the conditions therein stated, and if an elector shall stamp a cross (Y) in the voting squa_rre after the word "No" the vote of such elector shall be counted against such annexation. The ballots used at such election and the holding and conducting of such election, shall be in conformity, as near as may be, with the laws of this state concerning general elections, except as herein otherwise provided. The polls shall be open from 5:00 AX. to 7:00 P.LI. of said day. The judges and inspector of such election for each polling place shall, immediately on the closing of the polls, count the ballots, make up, certify and seal the ballots and tally sheets of the ballots cast at their respective polling places, doing so, as nearly practicable, in the manner provided in the laws of this State relating to general elections, and they shall thereupon deliver the ballots, tally sheets and returns to and deposit the same afith the City Clerk of this City. Sa-ple ballots containing the =atter required to be printed thereon shall be mailed to the electors of said territory by the City Clerk, but a failure on the part of any elector to receive such sample ballot shall not be held to invalidate the election or affect in any manner the legality thereof. j There shall be one voting precinct within said territory for the purpose of holding said special election, which voting precinct is hereby established by this City Council for that purpose and designated 'Election Precinct No. 1" the boundaries of which shall be co -extensive with the boun4 aries of the territory herein proposed to be annexed to the City of Lodi. The voting place at which the polls will be open for said special election in said territory shall be at the garage of Lars. Alice H. Treitz, 1325 South Central ,enue, there being no place commonly used as a voting place within such territory. 374 COUNCIL CHAMBERS --CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL •- CITY OF LODI The officers to conduct said special election in and for said voting place in said territory are 'ne reby appointed and designated as follows: BUDS S: IZ-.S. VEDA FG` ?PP and 3S. ':'IS PA:.I.. each of the foregoing election officers being a qualified elector of said voting precinct. This Notice is given pursuant to Resolution No. 864 of the City Council of the City of Lodi as adopted by said City Council on November 9, 1936 and in accordance with the "Annexation Act of 1913" and amendments thereto. The foregoing Resalution :To. 864 was then passed and adopted by the following vote: 17TS: Councilmen, iPeihe, Gra`_'figna, Clark, Spooner and Steele `TOES: Councilmen, gone ABSE77: CounciLren, :Done. In the matter of the cancellation of City of Lodi 1935 Electric Bonds the Clerk filed the following report: To the Honorable City Council City of :.odi Council Chambers, City Hall Lodi, California Gentlemen: In accordance with the instructions of your honorable body given to me on the 5th day of Oztober, 1936; I have caused due and proper publication to be had of the "NOTICE OF IN �,-1ICN OF TF_.' CITY COUNCIL 0: TH7 CITY C? LCDI TO--BLICLY DE3TRCY CITY OF LCDI 1935 MZCTRIC BONIS A*:a 3ANCEL AND N -UL AUTHORITY >IVM BY =-:., CUALI?IM-) EuCT0?.3 CF "_'....' C -T? OF LODI AT A SFECIAL ELECTION PMD S-TELSER 12, 1935 FOR THE INCU?RING OF A BC'7D1M INDEBTEDNESS IN TF-' S -M 0? $466,000," as is evidenced by the affidavit of Clyde C. Church, the publisher and foreman printer of the Lodi News -Sentinel, the newspaper in which notice 7 -as published. I hereby certify that no objections, written or otherwise, have been deposited or filed with me up to three (3) days prior to November 9, 1936 nor D-ior to 8:00 o'clock P.I. of November 9,1936 nor prior to 8:00 o'clock P.-'. of November 9, 1936. T. BLAS Y Clerk. Resolution No. 866, ordering destruction of the City of Lodi 1935 Electric Ponds was intPoduced on motion of Councilman Spooner, seconded by Council -an Grsffigna and read at length by the Clerk. RESOLUTION NC. 866 IC •' R�CLL'_' , C? Tfi3 CITY LCI CZREC .., 1 -?7 Cn'CES,L-4TICPJ A*7D DES^.ICN C_ CITY C? LCDI 1935 .".E-3LRIC BCNDS AUTFC IZED TO BE ISSUED =UR3u a7 TO ?ti ELECTION HELD T+ SAT-) CITY ON SZIT y.'3 R 12, 1935. WHE? AS, by Resolution No. 858 of the City Council of the City of Lodi, passed and adopted on the 5th day of 'Ictober, 1936, the City Council of said City determined thF-t the sale and disposal of City of Lodi 1935 Electric Bonds, aggregating in principal a=ount „.466,000, consisting of 466 bonds of the denomination of $1000 each, numbered 1 to 466, inclusive, dated October 1, 1935, bearing interest at the rate of four (4) per cent. per annum, payable semiannually, and maturing in varying amounts on October 1, in each of the years 1936 to 1960, inclusive (rich bonds were authorized to be issued rursu s t to an election held in sail City on Sertember 12, 1935), were deemed by said City Council to ha v+ become inpossible and inexpedient, 375 COUNCIL CHAMBERS -- CITY COUNCIL CIN HALL - - CITY Of LODI and that the destruction of all of slid bonds was desirable, and did, in and by said resolution fix L'cndsy, the 9th day of November, 1936, at the hour of 8 o'clock P.1:. of said day and the meeting room of said Citv Council in tk City Hall of said City of Lodi as the time and place at .-bich written objections to the destruction of said bonds may be filed with the Clark of said City, and -._ further directed the City Clerk of said City to cause public notice of the intention of said Council publicly to destroy said bonds to be given by publi- cation of such notice in "The Lodi News -Sentinel," the official newspaper of said City; and ;'lam4, such notice in the tire, form and manner as required by law has been duly published as appears from the affidavit of Clyde C. Church now on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City of Lodi; and ,7P^'MAS, no ob,',ections in xriting to the destruction of said bonds have been filed with the City Clerk of said City in accordance with the terms of said notice and the la*rrs of the State of California; and >=� it appears and this City Council hereby finds and determines that -mitten objections to the destruction of said bonds signed by a xajority of the 1=_gal voters of said City, as appears by the vote cast at the last precedirs general ^uni^ipal election, have not been filed with the Clerk of said City,, and that no objection of any 'rind or character to the destruction of said bonds has been s'-'-31 by a majority of the legal voters of said City deterr.ired _s of eresai.., and that this Ccu^oil is fully authorized publicly to destroy said bonds; and _ll acts, conditions and things r-quired by lad:: ecedent to the �sstruction of said bonds on the part of said City to be done and perfcrred, have been done _na H_7e been ?erfe*^ in dua time, form and manner. as required b la�',r, NC'.V, T: _R=0R3,BE IT RMCL= by the City Council of the City of Lodi as follows, to wit: 1. - That all of the recitals -_rein set forth are true and correct and its Council so finds and dete - ines. 2. - That the sale and disposal of said City of Lodi 1935 Electric Bongs referred to in the recitals har_of area hereby deemed by this City Council to have become -4--possible and inexpedient, and that the destruction of said bends is desirable, end all of the findings and deter irzticns of this City C uncil as set forth in Resolution No. 858 of this City Council heretofore passed and ado -,ted on the 5th dry of October, 1936, are hereby readopted, ratified, confirmed and approved. 3. - That the Clerk of this City Council is hereby authorized and directed at this time and place, to wit, this 9th day of November, 1966, at the hour of 8 o'clock P.1-*. in the meeting room of this City Council in. She City hall of said City of Lodi, Line Street and Pleasant Avenue of said City, publicly to destroy each and all of said City of Lodi 1935 Electric Bonds, by perforating each of said bonds and the coupons attached thereto, which perforations shall be made through the signatures to each of said bonds and through the facsimile signatures of each of the coupons appertaining thereto. Thereupon said bonds and the coupons appertaining thereto shall be null and void, and none of said bonds or coupons shall oc astitute an obligation of the City of Lodi, nor shall said City of Lodi issue or sell any bonds for the object and purpose of raising money for the acquisition of the municipal improvement referred to in the proposition submitted to the electors at said special election held Septerber 12, 1935, nor shall any further or other issue of bonds in place of those thus destroyed be made by said City or this City Council unless again authorized by vote of the people of the City of Lodi as provided by law. 4. - This resolution shall take effect immediately. PASSED AM .iOFTED this 9th day of November, 1936 by the following vote: XEM. Councilmen, Spooner, Graffigna, Clark, Weihe and Steele (Layor) NcZS: Councilmen, None i ABSEI".: Counc i1.^en, done G.I' • LE !LayV of the City of Lodi;-- California. 3!!6 COUNCIL CHAMBERS - - CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL -- CITY OF LODI In accordance with the foregoing resolution. the Clerk proceeded to destroy the bonds by perforating them with holes through all signatures and facsimile signatures affixed to the bonds and the coupons thereunto attached. The Council then signed certificates that the bonds had been destroyed in accordance with said Resolution No. 866. In accordance with the agreement nd th the Pacific Gas and=lectric Cmmpsry the <x-cution of s deed to certain lands in Amador and Calaveras Counties named in the agreement was authorized by adoption of Resolution No. 867. RESCLUTIM NO. 867 RESOLVED, that in conformity with the -provisions of the offer of the :'ecific Gas and Electric Company dated September 18, 1936, for the purchase of certain properties from the City of Lodi situtate in the Counties of tlmador and Calaveras, State of California, and in conformity with the provisions of Resolution No. 857 of the City Council of the City of Lodi 'accepting said offer, the L:ayor and the Cit;; Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute, acknowledge and deliver to said Pacific Gas and Electric Company, upon payment of the consideration mentioned in said offer, a deed in the form to which this resolution is attached. The foregoing Resolution No. e67 was introduced on motion of Councilman Graffigna, and seconded by Councilman Spooner, finally passed and adopted by the following vote: AZES: Councilmen, Graffigna, Spooner, Clark, Weihe and Steele I!L:--70r) NOES: Councilren, tion ABSENT: Councilmen, None. .Resolution Na. 868 was introduced on motion of Councilmen Clark seconded by Councilman Weihe, read at length by the Clerk and considered by the Council. R�SCLUTICN N0. 868 BE IT RESOLD, By the City Council of the City of Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, that the L:eyor of said City, Clerk of said City, and each of the members of the City Council of said City, and the City Attorney of said City, as solicitor for defendants, be and they and each of them are hereby authorized, directed and empowered to sign, execute, deliver and file in the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California, Southern Division, a stipulation, a copy of which is hereunto annexed, marked EXHIBIT "S", and made a part hereof for all purn8ses, and that the City nttcrney of said City, as solicitor for defendants, Is further authorized to sign a stipulation and file the an with said court in the action mentioned in the annexed stipulation, stipulating and agreeing to the entry in said action of a consent decree pursuant to said stipulation, copy of %t ich consent decree is hereunto annexed, marked E=BIT "S-1" and made a part hereof for all purposes. The foreaping Resolution No. 868 was than passed and adopted by the following vote: AXES: Councilmen, Clerk, 6eihe, Spooner, Graffigna and Steele (L*yor) .:CES: Councilmen, None ABSE".i: Councilmen, None. The Clerk read a letter from Robert L. Searls, Special Counsel for the City in the case East Bay Lunicipal Utility District 'vs. City of Lodi asking that the Co=cil authorize the emplovment of 1r. Hyde Forbes as geologist. On motion of Councilran Spooner, seconded by Councilman creffigna the emalcyment of 1r. Forbes was so authorized. 371 COUNCIL CHAMBERS -- CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - - CITY Of LODI It appearing that Gold Yining and eater Company had filed an application for permission to divert waters of the Lokelumne "iver, the City Attorney was directed to file a protest against such diversion to — the Division of -Water Rights at Sacramento, California. his Ras done on adovtion of Resolution No. 869. RESOLLTTICN NO. 869 VMRE 1S, Gold Mining and Nater Company with offices at 208 Sharon Building, San Francisco, has filed an application with the Departzent of Public Works, Division of eater Rights, State of California at Sacramento, California applying for permission to divert 105 cubic feet per second and 210 acre feet from the South cork of the Lola lu ne -liver and from the Little Yokelumne River, tributary to the L`_okeli=r a "iver, to be diverted in Section 27, TV, R15E and in Section 7, TSN, R15E,.IZ.D.B.&M., for mining and domestic purposes, said application being numbered 8466 (Calaveras County) on the records of the said Department of Public Works, Division of Water Rights; NOW TF—ME3.ti'CRE BE IT RESOLVED, that Glenn West, City Attorney of the City of Lodi, for and on behalf of this City be, and he is herby authorized, empowered and directed to file a formal protest against the granting of said application for diversions of said waters for the reason that the granting of the same would be inimical to the interests of the City of Lodi and to the citizens thereof as endangering the water supply of said City. The foregoing Resolution No. 869 was then passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen, Graffigna, Spooner, Clark, Teihe and Steele Way or) F0ES: Councilmen, hone ABS.7-1: Councilzen, None. The Clerk read a notice from the Department of Public -vorkd setting forth the quarter allocation of gasoline tax for major streets. Communication ordered filed. It appearing that a dangerous condition existed on the earth sidewalk on the east side of Church Street between Slm and Pine Streets, the City Engineer was authorized tID take out the present board cross -walk as there had been quite a serious accident caused by tripping over this plank. On motion of Councilman Spooner, seconded by Councilman Weihe, J. A. Henning was authorized to purchase the necessary heaters for the Amory. On motion of Councilman Spooner, seconded by Councilman Clark, the City Engineer was directed to clean up the lot directly North of the Armory, grade Lawrence Avenue at the head of Zathing9on,- and mark off Washington Street from Lockeford Street to Lawrence Avenue so as to prohibit parking on the Kest side of this street. The payment of the sum of $7,000 to Tules Perrin and A% ry Ann Perrin his wife, was authorized by the adoption of Resolution No. 865. RESOLTJT-ICN NO. 865 WHEREAS, it is to the best interests of the City of Lodi that the said City acquire title to the following described lots or parcels of land in said City and; 14HEMAS, Z S P.3U'RIN and EJAURY ANN PERRL, his wife, are willing to convey title to the same to this City for the sum of Seven Thousand (47,000.00) Dollars, therefore; 378 COUNCIL CHAMBERS -CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL -- CITY Or LODI Rr IT ?w'SCLY=0, that the +mayor be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to draw a warrant on the City Treasurer for the said amount of Seven aousard ($7,000.00) Dollars payable to the said Tules Perrin and Lary Ann Perrin, his wife, and deposit the same with the Security Title and Guarantee Company of Stockton, Califo:ria in escrow, the said warrant to be delivered to the said Tules Perrin and wife on the deli,�•ery of a good and sufficient !rant Deed to Lots Three (3) and Four (a) in Block Twenty-nine (29) (Excepting there- from the West 2J feet of Lot 3) as said lots and block are delineated and so designated on that certain reap or plat entitled ^2.okslumne^ now on file in the offices of the County Recorder of San Joaquin County, California. The foregoing Resolution No. 865 was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES:Councilmen Weihe, Clark, Spooner, Sraffigna and Steele (lwayor) NOES: Councilmen Now. OSENT: Councilmen, None. No further business appearing at this time the City Council adjourned to the day and hour of its next regular meeting on motion of Ccuncil:an Clark, none dissenting. ATTEST: J. F. BLA=Y, '7 y e The foregoing minutes of an T\ adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi were read at a subsequent meetin' of said Council held Novewber lo, 1936 and approved without correction. L:AYC3 CF T7 CIT'! C? LODI