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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - May 22, 1922City Hall, City of Lodi Monday, May 22nd. ,19:,2. Pura:ant to adjournment from the meeting of May 15th, the Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi met in adjourned regular session at 8.10 P.M. and on call of the roll, Trustees Shattuck, Hale, Hickok and Mettler were present, Trustee Rich absent. The minutes of the adjourned re,'alar meeting of May lath were read and approved without correction. The natter of the adoption of a plan for the improvement of Flora and Eden Streets at a width of 34 feet was again brought up by Messrs •Jeisharr & Schmidt who stated that they now would concede to the paving at a width of 35 feet.On motion of Trustee Hale, seconded by Trustee Hickok, the plans for this improvement were called up for adoption at the width fixed by the Engineer. viz: 36 feet. Resolution Ito. 278, adopting the Plans and Specifications for -the improvement of :lora Street was then passed by the fol- lowing vote: - AYES: Trustees. Hale. Hickok. Mettler. Shattuck. ROES: Trustees, None. ABSENT: Trustee. Rich. Resolution No. 277, adopting and aaproving the district diagramfor Flora Street by the following vote: AYES: Trustees, Hickok, Mettler, Hale, Shattuck. NOES: Trustees, None. ABSENT: Trustee. Rich. Resolution No. 280; adopting Plana and Specifications for the improvement of Eden Street by the following vote: - AYES: Trustees, Hale, -Hickok, Mettler, Shattuck. NOES: Trustees, None. ABSENT, Trustee, Rich. Resolution No. 279 adopting the district diagram for Eden Street by the following vote: - AYES: Trustees, Hickok. Mettler, Hale, Shattuck. ROES: Trustees, None. ABSENT: Trustees, Rich. City Attorney G.M.Steele brought up the matter of garbage disposal. there being several parties at interest present. He stated that the City could. by ordinance, take over all reuse collection and if the Trustees desired, hire the present col- lectors to do the work, but in -as -much as it is a matter of the handling of public monies, he thought that the contracts for this collection should be let out to bidders. Attorney C. N. Gannon, on behalf of the Sanitary City Sca=-anger Company,offer- ed to pay the City 20% of the gross revenue of the company to •make the collections, the company to rake all collections from delinquent patrons. James Marlow and Mr Barnhart advocated the letting the matter out to bids. After discussion extending over nearly en hour, the Board asked the City Attorney to make a draft of an ordinance covering collection by the City and sub- mit it to the Board for consideration. The matter of the protest against the Locust Street imp- rovement under Resolution of Intention No 55 was then taken up, the same having been continued from the previous meeting, and protest was overruled by the passage of Resolution No. 276-A by the following vote: - AYES: Trustees. Hele, Hicklak, ::Settler. Shattuck. NOBS: Trustees. None. ABSENT: Trustee. Rich. Resolution Ordering the Work, Locust Street. No. 276 was then passed: - AYES: Trustees, Hickok. Mettler. Hale, Shattuck. NOES: Trustees, None. A3SENT Trustees, Rich. Co mnnications: P. R. Polenske submitted a schedule for laundry at the baths: the Clerk was di ected to acknowledge same and inform Mr Polenske that the City is now doing its own work but that if necessity arose wherein outside service was necess- ary, his proposition would be considered. The Clerk reported receipt of a telephone message from Mr Clyde F. Smith stating that he was preparing a preliminary report and that his investigations lead him to believe that the sanit- ary sewer plant would very likely cost under :75.000 New Business: The Clerk was authorized tp pay off six laborers from the water department, necessity for their services continuing no longer. O.H.Gilette requested that a City pole in the switch of the C.C.T.Co. at the Hrasnow shed. be removed or repaired. The City Superintendent was directed to investigate. The Clerk was directed to write the C.C.T.Company regard- ing the deplorable condition of Sacramento Street due to their negliganoe and ask its repair. l. -inures oz Way ..-na conL. Seven building permits were granted a:z;regating 01,050 in cost. The flans:^al was instructed to enforce the forty-eight hour limit for camping in the park Locust and ,,ashington Streets. Ordinance No. 131, '_Ul ORDIN41ME 2 LEUTDING SECTION :4 0? O-RDIlIA14CE 96" was finally passed by the following vote: - AYES: Trustees, Hale, Hickok, L:'ettler, Shattuck. NO::S: Trustaas, None. A8S NT: Trustee, Rich. In the matter of tr.R granting of a franchise to :. J. Schleef for a spur track: A resolution finding due .publication of Ordinance iio. 130 was introduced and passed by .t he following vote: - AYES: Trustees, llettler, Hale._ Hickok, Shattuck. I1OES: Trustees. None. ABS_IiT: Trustee, Rich. on motion of Trustee Hale, seconded by Trustee Hickok and unanimously carried, the record of the acceptance. of .the Ordinance was established; Mx Schleef's acceptance being presented to the Board by the Clerk. The Marshal was instructed to notify U. 3erry to ramove his boot -black stand from in front of t'nR "Athletic Barber Shop" on West Elm Street and it was made a matter of record that the Board ou_posad the erection of a= similar stands on the side-vralks.. President of the Board, J.7i.Shattuca brought up the matter of licensing boating exhibitions' attorney Steele being present, - stated that he believed the mattAr-covered by existing ordinances. ThA Clerk was directed to look up the ordinances in question and ascertain if license was due the City. No farther business appearing, the Board adjourned. attest: - G_ Clerk.