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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - April 3, 1922City Hall, City of Lodi, Monday, April 3rd.,1922. The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees convened at 8 o'clock P.M. and on call of the roll, Trustees Montgomery, Crose, Hale and Hickok were present, Trustee Rich absent. The minutes of the regular meeting of March 20th were read and approved. This being the date set•for the reception of sealed propos- als for the improvement of Central Avenue under Resolution of Inten- tion IIo.42: HLlborn Street under Resolution of Intention No. 43 and Daisy Avenue under resolution of Intention No. 44 and it appearing that the notices inviting -the same had been published according to law, the Board proceeded to publicly open and declare the bids rec- eived which were as follows, each contractor bidding the same amounts on every street on which proposals were invited: - Por the improvement of Central Avenue, Hilborn Street and Daisy Avenue as above set forth: A.T'ICEERT &SON..McGILVRAY CON.CO. C. &.H. CON.Co. GRADII+G: $0.04 $0.035 $0.02 'per squ ft. PAVING: 0.20 0.1925 0.185 per squ ft. GUTTERS: 0.30 0.32 0.26 per squ ft. CURBING: 0.60 0.56 0.50 per lin ft. CURBING*: -.-- -.-- 0.45 per lin ft. "(Curb surrounding ,parked spaces on Central Avenue) It being evident from a canvass of the above proposals that the bid of Clark & Henery Construction Company was the best offer- ed the Hoard proceeded to award the contract for the performing the work ordered by the passage of the following "Resolutions of Award": Resolution of Award No. 237 . awarding contract on Central Avenue to Clark & Henery Construction Co. by the following vote: - AYES: Trustees, Hale, Crose, Hickok, Montgomery. rOES: Trustees, None. ABSENT: Trustee, Rich. Resolution of Award No. 238, awarding the contract on Hilborn Street to Clark & Henery Construction Companyby the following vote: - AYES: Trustees, Hale, Crose, Hickok, Montgomery. NOES: Trustees, one. ABSENT: Trustee Rich. Resolution of Award No. 239, awarding the contract on Daisy Avenue to Clark & Henery Construction Co. by the following vote: - AYES: Trustees, Hale, Crose, Hickok, Montgomery. NOES: Trustees, Bone. ABSENT: Trustoe, Rich. C.anutes of Ai'R.3-19u2 Cont.1 It also appearing that notice inviting sealed bids for the furnishing of 5,80U feet of 6 inch pipe had beed duly published by the Clerk, the Board proceeded to publicly open and declahe the bids received therefore: Henderson Bros. of Dodi bidding yo2.05 per C ft. Ltontague Pipe & Steel Co. of S.I+'. " 59.00 " Sacramento pipe Co. of Sacramento 56.00 " T.m. P. Horn Co. of San 2rancisco 109.00 Western Pipe & Steel Co. of S.F. '• 51.00 " Pae. Tank & Pipe Co. of S. F. it49.1 " (a) Lodi dill & 11anufacturing Co. to 48.00 (b) H. 1. Bray of Oakland, Cal. 50.50 " NOTES: * (bidding on Standard Cast Iron Pipe) (a) (bidding on Fir Stave Pipe) (b) (bidding on Redwood Stave Pipe) The bid of Howard Z. Bray above set forth complying with the specifications of the pipe required and being accompanied by a certified check in the amount of 10°: of the amount bid, the Board determined his to be the lowest and best bid, rejecti4g all others by the passage of Resolution of Award No. 240 by the follow- ing vote: - AYES: Trustees. Grose, Hickok, hale. Montgomery. IMES: Trustees, None. Absent: Trustee, Rich. Reverend A. H. `dieseling and Otto Spenker appeared on behalf of the congregation of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church and presented a written prot%et against allowing the Pacific `Telephone and Telegraph Company cu /back the row of large Elm trees bordering their property on Church Street. The Board assured the gentlemen that they would use their endeavors to prevent mutilation of these trees and would consult with the telephone company as to some other method of construction whereby the trees could be left intact she Clerk then read the applications of F. C. Ross and E.R. Larkin for licenses to conduct card rooms in conjunction with their present businesses at No. 9 Viest Pine Street and No. 212 Id. Sacramen- to Street respectively. After discussion as to the propriety of granting any more of these licenses, Trustee Hickok, who introduced a motion on February 23rd.,1922 whereby the City Attorney was inst- ructed to draw up an amendment to the present ordinances repeal- ing any sections granting card -room licenses, moved that this lat- ter motion be withdrawn and rescinded, leaving the natter in status quo ante but with the understanding that any illegal practices carried on under these licenses at the places licensed,(not necess- arily conviction of crime), would mean immediate cancellation of (Hale the license and no further license to issue to the violator. Trustee/ seconded the notion and the sane carried, Trustee Grose voting No. she Board then granted the licenses first above named by vote of record, Trustee Grose voting No in each instance. Trustees Hickok. Hale and Montgomery voting for the permission to be granted. The following "Resolutions a� Intention vrere thea presented and passed: Resolution of Intention No..47 in the matter of the improv- ement of Oak Street by the following vote:- iMs : Trustees. Hickok. hale. Crose. Montgomery. NOES: Trustees. None. ABSENT: Trustee. Rich. Resolution of Intention No. 48 in the matter of the improv- ement of Jest Locust Street by the following vote:- A)76s: Trustees, Hickok. Hale, Crose, Montgomery. NOES: Trustees, None. ABSENT: Trustee, Rich. Resolution of Intention No.49 in the natter of the'improv- ement of Rose Street by the following vote:- eMs: Trustees, Hickok, Hale. Crose, Montgomery. DOTS: Trustaes, None. ABSENT: Trustee. Rich. Resolution of Intention No. 50 in the matter of the improv- ement of Cordiar Street by the following vote: - AYES: Trustees, Hickok, Hale, Crose. L,ontgomery. IdOS: Trustees, None. ABSENT; Trustee, Rich. A communication from the Saag+ave 9ompany relative to the failure of an acid jar on the new truck .was read and ordered filed. a communication from the Trustees of the Lodi Elementary Schools praying for the abandonment of the alley in block 12 of the Lodi Barnhart Tract for a distance of 200 feet east from Gar- field Street was read . City Attorney Steele being present, advised the Board that there 'aas no objection to the proposed abandonment providing the Board found that the same would be for the public interest. B. 3o d slid Ur. 0. i. .ieihe addressed the Board con- cerinin 'he allege nuisance on lunch ragons on the streets of (:.inutas of Apr.3-_-ont) the business district, especially the wagon parked at night on the block between Elm and Pine on Sacramento Street. This matter was taken under advisement as.it Bras the opinion of the Board that it would require an ordinance to pro- hibit the operation of these Dragons. Hike Kemp addressed the Board regarding the absense of a street light at the corner of Lodi Avenue and Sacramento St- reet and also regarding the rant of lights in Elaple Square. He stated that the latter condition was the cause of deplorable moral conditions in that park and desired that lights be inst- lased at once. Lir -amp was advised that the City Superintendent would install the intersection light as soon as possible and the Sup- erintendent being present, the Board directed him to install sufficient lights in the park so as to remedy the reported cond- itions. H.Ci.,ndrewsen addressed the Board regarding the rtn- ning of a planing mill on Borth Sacramento Street late at night: City attorney Steele suggested to Ur Andrewsen that he take the matter up with ,ir Wittmayer, the owner of the property, and later stated that he would, himself, see Ur y'rittmayer in this regard. Mr Andrewsen also complained that some one pulled the light switch at 'Nhitey Prim's corner, Lockeforcl & Sacramento St- reets at night leaving the corner and the street north in dark- ness. Reports -from the :ire Chief, Poundmaster and Marshal were received, read and ordered filed. In the matter of the proposed annexation of the "North- west Addition" and "Southern Addition", the Clerk re7orted the signatures to be genuine and sufficient in number as required by law, being signed by not less than 20o' of the registered electorate in the several proposed additions. The City Attorney was instructed to proceed in this mat- ter, submitting a resolution calling for a special election to be adopted at a later meeting. communication from the California Auto _association regarding an error made in the enameling of the street signs :Thereby the same were printed on but one side and offering to remedy the defect on return of signs '.as read. she Clerk report- ed that the signs had been taken down and shipped. The :Sixar ilectric Company remitted X53.94 in payment of additional discounts earned on expired lamp contract. The State Railroad CorLmission notified the Board that aminer Satterwhite would 'hold a hearing in the City Hall on April 19th in the matter of the service and rates of the Sac- ramento Gas Company. Twenty building permits were granted for buildings at an estimated cost of $247,505.00 The Board authorized the Clerk to communicate with the Rail ad Commission in regard to a lowering of the rate now paid7the City to the Western States Gas & Electric Company. Bills to the amount of X12,223.42 having been approved by a majority of the auditing committee were allowed and order- ed paid on motion of Trustee Hickok. A communication from Engineer Clyde s. Smith applying for the position of sanitary engineer during the construction of the proposed sewage disposal plant was reffered to the Clerk with instructions to secure a date when Lir Smith might meet with the Board and confer further in this matter. she Board then adjourned until the date of the next regular meeting. Attest: 1� Clerk.