HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - December 19, 1921City Hall, City of Lodi
Monday Dec. 19-1921.
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of tha City
of Lodi convened at 8 o'clock P.M. and on call of the roll,
Trustees Montgomery, Crose, Hale and Hickok were present; Tr-
ustee Rich absent on account of illness.
The minutes of the regular meeting of December 5th ware
read and approved.
On certification by the Clerk that the petition asking
for the improvement of Hilborn Street contained the names of
persons representing more than 50;of the required frontage,
Trustee Crose, seconded by Trustee Hickok, moved and it was
unanimously carried, that the City Engineer prepare plans
and specifications for the contemplated improvement.
Petitions, duly certified as to frontage, ware present-
ed, asking for the improvement of Grand and Central Avenues
and on motion of Trustee Hale, seconded by Trustee Hickok,
' the City Engineer was instructed to prepare the necessary
plans and specifications.
A petition representing practically the entire frontage
on East Oak Street was presented, asking that electric light-
ing standards be installed, the expense of the standards to
be borne by the property owners. On assurance that the money
necessary, computed as at 16¢ per foot, had been collected,
tha Board instructed Superintendent Henning to proceed with
the work.
The Southern Pacific Compal having prepared the necess-
ary agreement in the matter of the installation of a high-
pressure fire main on the East side of Sacramento Street, the
-President and the Clerk were authorized to execute the same
by the passage of Resolution No. 204 by the following vote:
AYES: Trustees, Hickok, Crose, _..le, Montgomery.
NOES: Trustees, None. ABSENT: Trustee, Rich.
Resolution No. 205, entitled, "A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING
DELIVERY Or A MODEL 760 SEAGRAVE PUMPING ENGINE ADD AUTHOR-
IZING PAYMENT THEREFORE" was introduced by Trustee Hale and
the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Trustees, Hale, Crose, Hickok, :Montgomery.
NOES: Trustees, None. ABSENT. Trustee, Rich.
Resolution No. 206, entitled, " A RESOLUTION CLANGING
THE NAME 02. GRAND AVENUE IN THE CITY OP LODI•, CALIFORNIA TO
CENTRAL AVENUE", was introduced by Trustee Crose and the
same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Trustees, Cross, Hickok, Hale, Montgomery.
NOES: Trustees, Hone. ABSENT: Trustee, Rich.
Resolutions No. 207 and 208, changing the names of
Lancaster Court to Olive Court and Woodbridge Avenue to For-
rest respectively were introduced and laid over until the
next regular meeting in order to give the residents thereon'
opportunity to protest.
The City Planning Commission submitted recommendations
on the following and the proposals were disposed of as stated:
(1) That the Board take some action in the matterrof.the
poor service and excessive rates of the Sacramento Gas Comuany
by either taking it up with the Company or with the State Rail-
road Commission; the Clerk was instructed to submit a copy of
the recommendation to the Commission.
(2) That the City make plans to procure a munici'a1
camp in the mountains; this matter was referred to a committee
consisting of Trustees Hale, Grose and Hickok.
(3) That the Hoard make effort to check the speed of
the delivery trucks in the City. The President informed the
Commission that this matter was in the hands of the police.
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3.3.lilden of i'iinnemucca, lye7ada addressed a letter to the
Board a?plying for the construction of the City's contemplated
sewage disposal system; the Cleric :ras instructed to ascartain if
this firm had had experience in the installation of the "activ-
ated sludge" system.
The Clerk .las instructed to renew the expiring fire ins-
urance on the Pumping Plant and on the Library.
The Clerk •.•ras instructed to address a letter to the Gov-
ernor asking him to include the repeal of Section 35 of the ;,rotor
Vehicle Act in the call for any special session of the Legis-
lature that might be made.
?ire Chief Stark was instructed to purchase certain need-
ed aT_�paratus for the department.
'G.A.Garlach, President of the Lodi Volunteer 2iremen and
Z.H. Stark, lire Chief addressed the Board asking that the new
truck be housed on the 'Rest Side preferably in a new fire house
to be erected in Maple Square. The matter was taken under advise-
ment.
Ordinance No. 128, introduced on December 5th, :las discus-
sed and figures being presented that would seem to :cake its oper-
ation doubtful, further action was postponed until the next reg-
ular meeting.
?ourteen building permits were granted for buildings to
cost $27,885.00
Bills to the amount of $5,611.26 having been approved by a
majority of the finance committee were ordered paid.
iio further business appearing, the Board adjourned until
Tuesday December 27th at 8 o'clock P.M. that being the date set
for the sale of the Main Street Bonds. i
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Attest:
/ City Clan