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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - May 3, 19374 A-0 COUNCIL CHAMBERS -- CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - - CITY OF LODI Lay 3, 1937 ?his regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was called to order at 8:00 o'clock PX. of Lfonday, iiay 3, 1937. Councilmen Clark, Graffigna, Spooner and Weihe, present, Uayor Steele absent. On motion of CounciLen Spooner, seconded by Councilman Graffigna Councilmen Weihe was chosen 14ayor protein and opened the meeting. The minutes of the regular meeting of April 19th and those of the adjourned regular meeting of April 20, 1937 were read, approved as read and so indorsed by the Uayor. Pio persons appearing at this time the order of public hearings was passed and the Council proc4eded to the opening and canvassing of proposals received for the furnishing of voltage regulators. The Clerk reported due publication of the Notice and that three proposals had been received from the folloaina_, firms: General Electric Company, :"estinghouse Electric L_anufacturing Corporation and vallis -Chalmers Uanufacturing Company. At the direction of the L:a7or all proposals received were referred to LS. J. A. Henning, Superintendent of Public Utilities for study and report to the Council at its next regular meeting . Applications for business licenses Nos. 8446 to and including #8452 were allowed and licenses ordered issued. The report of the Chief of Police for the month of April and that of the City Foundmaster for the same period were received, read and ordered filed. A communication was received from Anthony Panetta of San Rafael in regard to the condition of street trees in the City of Lodi. No action taken. Application for a Works Progress administration project to construct curbs and ,-utters on Louie Avenue and a portion of Pleasant Avenue was authorized by the adoption of Resolution No. 910. !MSOLUT_ION NO. 910 'NHEREAS, public convenience and necessity require that the following work be performed in and for this City, to -wit: The installation of concrete curbs and gutters and the grading and oiling of the traveled roadway on Louie Avenue from Church Street to Lincoln Street and on Pleasant Avenue from Louie Avenue to its northerly termination; AND, %"!".REAS, the owners of real property facing said portions of Louie Avenue and Pleasant Avenue have guaranteed to pay for the cost of the materials necessary to construct said curbs and gutters. and, S9PT�F-..AS, the cost of the City's part of this vrork will be in excess of funds available and no amount kms been provided in the annual budget to accomplish this purpose without supplimeatary assistance; By IT RESOLVED, that application be made to the Federal Emergency Relief Administration of Public -.orks for the assistance necessary to do the work centemplated; 3E IT ALSO R 3CL7 . that G. Li. S2= E, Ilayor of this City and J. F. BL;,S.'_% City Clerk thereof, be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to approve and sign said application in the name of this City as sponsor of this project, said !ayor and City Clerk to act as "Sponsor's Agent" and "Fiscal Cfficer^ respectively. 451 COUNCIL CHAMBERS - - CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - - CITY OF LODI The foregoing Resolution No. 910 was then passed and adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen, Graffigna, Clark, Spooner and Weihe Noes: Councilmen, None. Absent: Councilnan, Steele The Clerk read bulletins furnished by the California Linicipal Association on proposed legislation. Ordinance No. 238 entitled "AN ORDINe_ CE PROHIBITING THE UTTERING PUBLI51TING CR TTS.. OF CERTAII, SEDITIOUS LANIUA,E: REGULATING =1 USE OF, I'= PTICFInITING THE. OaSTRUCT1CN.O= , PUBLIC HI�,h". AY, ALLEYS AND SIDE:YALKS: P3CHIBITIN", Ti?^-. CBST.TJCTICN OF WMANCF•S i%1TD APT -ROACHES TO CHURCiT.ES, HALLS, THEATRES, PARE3 AITD PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEr.1BL_G E: PRCrIB=TINT. BESETING, PI^'r:JTIN^,, ASS BLZTG 2M, CC*TCR•IMATINi FOR C -_-RV IN PLi'S'CS?S: PROHIBITING TH3 TTS OF CEE'r_"ALTT DJ40GATCRY, n-MECEiNT X -,D OPPRC?TJOUS LANGUAGE, LOUD APT7 Tlt'TUSU L PICISE, APT7 GESTmUS FOR CERTAIN F9RPCS2S: AND PROTIDING PENALTIE:3 FOR TF? 7IOL,TION TB3F30F,^ having been regularly intorudeed on April 19, 1937 was brought up for final passage on motion of Councilman Graffigna, seconded by Councilman Spooner, second reading omitted and finally passed, adopted and ordered to print by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen, Graffigna, Spooner, Clark and Weihe Noss: Councilmen, None. Absent:Councilnan, Steele. The ILa:ror thea an and signed the ordinance. Seven building permits for structures to cost $14,400 - Mos. 1691 to and izcluaing 'To. 1699 were allowed and ordered ,granted. Claims No. 26922 to and including No. 290?0 with the exception of Claim No. 29035 in the total amount of $21,136.42 were allowed and ordered granted on motion of Councilman Graffigna, seconded by Councilman Spooner. Resolution No. 912 was introduced on motion of Councilman Graffigna seconded by Councilman Clark. RESCLIT'"ION NO. 912 - A IFSF.AS, this City Council has firmly committed itself to the doing of the following work and improvement and to the acquisition of the lands necessary therefore, to -wit: The opening of South Church Street from its present southerly termination to the Kettleman Lane -Terminous Road, and the opening add widening of Tokay Street from the '.;est line of Stockton Avenue to the Nest line of South Church extended. NOV, TMREFORE S IT RESOLVED, that this City Council proceed itmediately to acquire the proporty necessary to perform said work and improvement either by direct purchase, or by condemnation proceedings regularly undertaken under appropriate acts of the Legislature and also to i;;.prove said portions of said streets as may be necessary to out then in good and transverable condition. The City F4gineer, the City Attorney and the City Clerk are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to make the nedessary plans, surveys and estimates and to subrAt rec�:endations to this City Council as to the best methods to be a opted to accomplish the purposes hereof; j9 COUNCIL CHAMBERS - - CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - - CITY Of LODI FrE IT ALSO MEW= , that the :.ayor and the City Clerk be, and they are hereby authorized, and directed to hake application to the Oepart- =ent of Public forks of the State of California for authority to expend funds accunimilated from gasoline tax apportionments to pay the cost and expense of such portions of said work and improvement as may be law- fullp an thereto. �._. The foregoing Resolution No. 912 was then passed and adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen, Craffigna, Clark, Spponer and S+eihe Noes: Council:ren, None. Absent: Councilman, Steele. At 10:50 o'clock PJ"., The City Council adjourned at the order of,the Mayor. None dissenting. The foregoing minutes of a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi were read at a subsequent meeting of said Council held B;ey 17, 1937 and approved without correction. Yayor ATTEST: