HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - October 3, 1921City Hall, City of Lodi
I.:onday, October 3rd.,1921.
The regular meeting f the Board o Trustees of the City of
Lodi was called to order at 8 o clod
P.M. and on call of the roll
there were present Trustees, Montgomery, Hickok and Rich; Trustees
Crose and Hale absent.
The minutes of the regular meeting of September 19th were
approved as read.
This being the date and hour set by advertisement of the Board
for the canvass of bids received for the improvement of Lockeford
Street under Resolution of Intention 1o.41; the Board proceeded to
publicly open and declare the bids received, viz, the bid of the
Clark & Henery Construction Company, the only bid received; the
price offered, grading at 2 cents, paving at 18- cents,gatter at
26 cents per square foot and curb at 50 cents, being thought as
reasonable as could be obtained, the above named company was award-
ed the contract for the work by the adoption of Resolution of
Award No. 190 by the following vote:
AYES, Trustees, Hickok, Rich, Montgomery.
NOES, " IJone.
Absent, " Crose and Hale.
In the matter of the improvement of the unpaved portion of
Oak Street, the Board allowed the Southern Pacifier Company, the
only interested property owner, until October 10th. to submit
copies of private contracts for doing the work by the passage of
Resolution No. 191 by the following vote:
AYES, Trustees, Rich, Hickok, Montgomery.
IWES, " None.
ABSENT,, " Crose and Hale. •
The proposition of the Bayo Marking Machine Company to mark
narking spaces in approximately 16Z blocks of the business dist-
rict for $299.00 was accepted on motion of Trustee Hickok.
A representative of the Stuart S. Smith Company offered to
purchase the City's Buffalo -Pitts roller for 01,500 and on motion
of Trustee Rich the President of the Board was authorized to
execute a bill of sale, payments to be: 0500.00 on acceptance of
roller and four notes for $250.00 each due in 30,60,90 and 120
days serially, interest at 8 per cent.
In the matter of an annual contract for the purchase of watt-
hour meters; Superintendent Henning recommended that a contract be
entered into with the General Electric Company which would assure
the City of a discount of 42% plus an additional discount on the
total amount purchased during the year and on motion of Trustee
Hickok, the President was authorized to sign the contract.
On recommendation of Superintendent Henning, the Clerk was
authorized to advertise for 9,600 feet of y" galvanized conduit for
laying in Pleasant,Elm,Stockton and Church Streets in preparation
for lighting standards.
Resolution No. lam; transferring 030,000 from the Improvement
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(minutes of Oct. 3-1921 cont)
Construction Fund to the General Fund :vas passed and adopted by the
follosxing vote:
AYS, Trustees, Rich, Hiokok, 11or_tgomery.
I10ES, " None.
ABSENT, CROSE HALE.
^:centy b-: ilcding peraits for buildings at an estimated cost of
$53,703.00 were granted also a Aarmit to G.L.T..reissner for storage
of ;asoline beneath the siderali in front of the Chevrolet Garage.
The annual report of the City Clerk was submitted and ordered
filed.
Bills to the account of $14,616.53 having been approved by the
finance committee *mere ordered paid on motion of Trustee Rich.
Trustee Rich brought up the matter of a mounted policeman to
control the .:any violations of the traffic laws and the matter was
laid over for consideration.
Adjournment was taken to 8 o'clock P.M. of October 10th.1921.
Attest:
City Clerk.