HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - March 5, 1923City Hall, City of Lodi
Monday, Larch 5th. ,1923.
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of
Lodi was called to order at 8 o'clock P.L. on the date above writ-
ten, President J. 'P J. Shattuck, presiding, Trustees Hale, Hickok,
?'ett:.er, Spooner and Shattuck present.
' The minutes of the regular meeting of January 15th and the
adjourned regular meetings df January 18th and 19th last were read
and approved without correction.
Attorney Glenn ;Jest addressed the board in regard to pro-
ceedings co:Ilmenced some months ago by ' :.Cordvey looking forward
to the abandonment of the open streets in the "Woman's Syndicate"
now owned exclusively by Cordway.On motion of Trustee Spooner, this
matter gas referred to the City Planning Commission in order that
re -platting :sight be considered before abandoning such streets as
are now open.
J.:.:.LIcMahon appeared in protest a »ainst the erection of
,g oo ards in various parts of the City particularly at the I;-2
darner of Church and De :?orce Avenue; after Mr Mc Mahon had fin-
-ished his address, ,;.e Clerk read a protest signed by A.A.idayes
and several others on the same subject. On motion of Trustee Mettler,
seconded by Trustee Spooner, and unanimously carried, the Clerk
;:as directed to request the owners of the bill -board mentioned,
to remove the same.
Mr. R. P. Valentine asked that the Sacramento Gas Company
be' not forced to go down the -'ublic utilities easement in the
Hutchins* Eomeste�d but allowed to place mains in the roadway of
Crescent Avenue. On notion of Trustee :.:ettler, seconded by Trustee
Spooner, permission s•oug'rt was denied and the company ordered to
lay its -wins in :e places provided for such services.
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J. ar. '.;alter appeared in support of a petition to pave Central
Avenue from the old City Limit to the new; he stated that muck of the
benefits of the Davin- of the Borth end of the street had been lost
through the rouge: condition of the south end. On motion of Trustee
Mettler, action in this matter was laid over for one week.
The a,plioa.tions of J. .Youngman, 3.y. Street and A Johnson
for care -takers positions at t're new seaage disposal plant were laid
over until consideration of filling the vacancy should be in order.
The report of the Poundmaster, also that of the City 1:arshal
was received and ordered filed.
Ur Jesse 11illiken and others filed a petition with the Board
asking that the sideaalks on :°i.est Locust Street be ordered installed
at once; in view of the great expense of forming an improvement district
to accomplish the desired effect, the matter was referred to the Clark
:pith instructions that he endeavor to bring the unpaved sections of
the sidewalks into line by persuasion before preparing a resolution of
intention in this matter.
The reoori of the sire Chief '..as read and ordered filed.
C.!:.+erdun applied for special electric service; application
not considered as no aD_n_lication for service had been made in the
regular gray.
The Clerk read a caimunioation from the Legislative Committee
of the League of California iunici^alities asking that the Board for-
ward recommendations to their legislators on the subject of motor
vehicle control and other matters. No action taken.
The Clerk read a letter from A. H. Carpenter an attorney at
law in Stockton, requesting that the Board pay claims filed by George
Powers in the amount of ;"'132.50 and G. Doberstein in the amount of
$225.00 and threatening suit should the same be not paid. The Clerk
was directed to ac'mowlbdge receipt of tize letter and state that the
Board had given the claims full consideration and deliberation and
that neither merited payment. s
The clerk read a letter from the Wisler audit Bureau in
which they desired the Board to set a date for conference on their
report of the recent audit of the city accounts. It anpearing that
T;arch 17th would be the nearest date on which all members of the
Board could assemble, the Clerk was directed to notify Mr. Wisler
that the Board would meet with him at 1.00 O'clock P.M. on that
date.
The Clerk brought up the matter of the expiration of the
present Mazda Lamp Contract with the Electric Equipment Company and
at the suggestion of the ',uperintendent of Public Utilities, no
action tword renewal was taken.
It appearing that the General Fund of the City was exhausted
by reason of payments made therefrom on account of the Improvement
Construction Fund, the following resolution was adopted: -
RESOLUTION NO. 384.
33, IT D_SOLV.JD 3Y THE BOARD OF TRJSTTES OF THE CITY OF LODI:
That the Treasurer of this City be empowered upon order of the
President and City Clerk to release unto the purchasers, Improvement
Bonds of the Issue of 1921 , in such amount as may be necessary to _.._
cover expenditures from the Improvement Construction aund;
33 IT ALSO RESOLVED, that the sum of $25,000 is hereby trans-
ferred from the Improvement Construction Fund to the General Fund to
re-imburse the said General Fund for expenditutes heretofore made.
The above resolution ::as passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYE'S: Trustees, Hale, Hickok, Spooner, P::ettler, Shattuck.
NOES: Trustees, None. ABSENT: Trustees, Bone.
It a^gearing that certain errors had bean made in the delin-
eation of the district boundaries in Resolution of Intention No. 61 as
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adopted February 19 - 1923, the Board rescinded this resolution by
the passage of Resolution No. 385
R SOLUTIOI+ No. 385 3�y�
A RESOLUTI0I1 OF THE 301RD OF TRUSTEES OF TEE CITY Or
;ODI RESCI1012,G RESOLUTION Or INTsYTTION 170.61 PASS=
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A10, ADOPTED F33RU_4RY 19 - 1923.
:E_RAS, certain errors have been found in Resolution
of Intention No. 61 passed and adopted by this Board at their
regular meeting held =ebruary 19 - 1923;
33 IT RESOLVED, therefore, by this Board of Trustees
of the City of Lodi that the said Resolution of Intention No.
61 passed and adopted on the date aforesaid, be, and the same
is hereby rescinded and all copies thereof ordered stricken from
the files and all publications thereof are hereby declared to be
null and of no s="feat, it being the intention of this Board
to proceed in the matter of the improvement contemplated under
a new resolution of intention of even number to be later adopted.
The above Resolution No. 385 was then Dassed and ad-
opted by the following vote: -
AYES: Trustees, Ilettler, Hale, Spooner, Hickok. Shattuck.
NOES: Trustees, None. ABSENT: None.
Resolution of Intention No. 61 was then introduced and
adopted by the following vote: -
AYES: Trustees.. Spooner, Hickok, Hale, Mettlsr,Shattuck.
VOES: Trustees, None. ABSM: Trustees, None.
L.E.7Tilkinson appeared personally and asked that his
a^plication for license to conduct a card room at 7125 Sacramento
Street be given favorable consideration, after discussion Trustee
Spooner, seconded by Trustee Mettler moved that the license be
Zranted, the motion prevailed, President J.1,7.Shattuck voting no
on a poll of the Board.
On motion of Trustee Mettler, the Board adjourned until
8 o'clock P.M. of 21onday, Larch 19th.,1923.
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