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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - May 2, 1921REGULAR :ETING City Hall, City of Lodi _.'onlay, ILay 2 - 1921 On the day and date above written, the Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi met in regular session at 8.00 o'clock P.M. and on call of the roll, Trustees, !ontgomery,Crose,Hickok and Rich were present; Trustee Hale out of the city. • The minutesof the regular adjourned meetings of April 25th. and 26th. were read and approve& This being the day,d.ate and hour set by motion and advertise- ment for the opening of bids on the printing of the city for one year; bids were received from The Lodi Printing Co.,The Lodi News, and The Lodi Sentinel. Owing to the manner in which the estimates ;;ere submitted, this matter was laid over for one week. The prop- osals received were in the following amounts: The Lodi Printing Company offered to do the job printing of the city at a discount of 22% from list price of the California Typothetae: The Lodi Sent- inel offered the prices obtained by the County of San Joaquin or the prices set by the San Joaquin County Printing Association with a guarantee of good printing on goo& stock and offered to protect the city against a price decline; in the matter of printing and publishing, The Lodi News offered to comply with the items set forth in the call for bids and do the printing of the city at a cost of 40¢ per column inch for the first insertion with a charge of 25d per col. inch for subsequent insertions, The Lodi Sentinel made an offer to ,print and publish at a cost of 50¢ for the first insertion and 35e for the next three insertions,20d for the next three and 10; for all publications subsequent to the seventh. Trustee Crose, seconded by Trustee Hickok, introduced the following resolution: RESOLUTION ]To.135 Resolved that the Engineer of the City of Lodi be, and he is hereby ordered to prepare plans and specifications for the following work to be done and improvement to be made in said city, to -wit: - For the improvement of the unpaved portion of Oak Street lying between Sacramento Street and the tracks of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company by paving the same and constructing concrete curbs and gutters. The above Resolution No.135 was thereupon adopted by the follow- ing vote, to -wit: - Ayes, Trustees, Crose,Hickok,Rich and Montgomery Noes, ^ None Absent, " Hale The reports of the Fire Chief and City Marshal were received, read and ordered filed. The Fire Chief reported verbally in the matter of the partly destroyed house at the corner of Pleasant and Lockeford Streets and the clerk was instructed to obtain the address of the owner and write him stating that the building should be taken down. In the matter of the petition filed requesting the board to rescind Ordinance 13o.118 , the clerk made report that as the petit- ion contained but 129'names and that as a certificate of the County Clerk stated that there were 1730 registered electors in the city on April 25th, the number of signatures was so much less than the required number that he had not found it necessary to verify the signatures as to their being those of.qualified electors; Trustee Crose then introduced the following resolution: - RESOLUTION NO. 136 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION PROTESTING THE ADOPTION Or ORDINANCE NO, 116. WHEREAS, on the 25th day of April A.D.1921, there was filed with this Board of Trustees a Petition protesting the passing and adoption of Ordinance No.118: and WHEREAS. said Petition was referred to the Clerk of the City of Lodi for verification;' and '::HEREAS, it a -=pears from'his report filed herein and from tie certificate of the Clerk of the County of San Joaquin at the time said petition was filed, to -:-it:- said 25th. day of April A.D.1921, the number of registered electors in the City of Lodi ::as 1730; and WHEREAS, the minimum number of electors t make said petition effective sh,uld have been 173; and a -:pears from said petition that it is signed by 129 electors of the City of Lodi and no more, - HEREFORE, be it resolved that said petition is insufficient and this Board so finds and declares; and, further, that Said Ord- ._�,4V %minuZe3 01 Apr. G5 cont. ) The foregoing Resolution No. 136 was.thereupon-adopted by the following vote, to -wit: - .Ayes:. Trustees Crose,Hickok,Rieh and Montgomery Noes: None Absent: " Hale The matter of J.Manginini's application for permission to operate a scavenger wagon in'the City was postponed for one week. Major W.E.Garrison addressed the board in regard to this application. The application of the Pao. Tel & Tel. Company to purchase one-half interest in certain poles was referred to the Supt. Public Utilities with instruction that he make his recommel3.ation on Tues- day the 10th. Eight building permits granted for buildings estimated to cost $30,325 The consideration of bids on pipe,fittings,valves and hyd- rants was then taken up: award on pipe,gate-valves and fittings was deferred until the 5th. inst. In the matter of fire hydrants, the board having received positive information that these could be purchased in the open market cheaper than at the prices ordered, Trustee Crose introduced the following resolution, RESOLUTION NO. 137 Resolved that all bids on fire hydrants be rejected and the same purchased in the open market, bidders certified checks to be returned to the senders. The above resolution No.137 was thereupon adopted by the fol- lowing vote, to -wit: - Ayes, Trustees, Crose,Hickok,Rich, and Montgomery Noes, if None. Absent, " Hale. The City Engineer was instructed to prepare plans and spec- ifications for the improvement of the following streets:- Lockeford Street from 'Nest Line of S.P.Co. to West Line of Pleasant Avenue. Pleasant Avenue from the South line of Lockeford Street to the North Line of Lodi Avenue. E.Elm Street .from the East Line of Main Street to the 'Nest Line of Cherokee Lane Church Street from the North Line of Sturla Street to the Northerly City Limits. Trustee Crose addressed the board regarding the separation of the offices of City Marshal and Superintendent of Streets owing to the increasing duties of the offices. The bill of the Stockton & Mokelumne Canal Company for the Construction of one of the syphons on their canals was referred to the Finance Committee as it was in excess of the amount stated in the agreement with the company. On motion of Trustee Rich, seconded by Trustee:Hickok, and unanimously carried, bills to the amount of 08832.33 having been approved by the Finance Committee were ordered paid. At the order of the President, none dissenting, the board then adjourned until 1.45 P.M. Thursday May 5th. 1921 Attest: City Clerk. REGULAR AD ED MEETING G City Hall, City of Lodi, Thursday ,MAY 5th.,1921 According to adjournment taken from the regular meeting of Mag 2nd., the Board convened at 1,45 P.M. and on call of the roll there were present Trustees, Montgomery, Crose,Hiekok, and Rich, Trustee.Hale absent.being out of the city. The minutes of the regular meeting of May 2nd. were read and approved. On motion of Trustee Rich the following resolution was read:-