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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - March 19, 19234 1 CITY RTL, CITY 0? LODI Monday, Larch 19, 1923. The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi was ca.led to order by the President at 8 o'clock P.M. on the date first above written, Trustees Hale, Hickok, Mettler, Spooner and Shattuck present. The minutes of the adjourned reau1ar meeting of January 19th; the adjourned regular meeting of January 22nd; the regular meeting of February 5th; the adjourned regular meeting of February 15th; the regular meeting of February 19th; the regular meeting of March 5th; and the specially called meeting of March 13th were read and approved after a correction in the name of the Lodi Vehicle and Implement Company as written in the minutes of February 15th 1923 had been directed by Trustee Mettler. ".3.Faust appeared before the Board in support of a plea for the continuation of the services of the Tokay Sand stating that the band stand in the municipal park should be replaced, estimating this cost to be 11200, and an appropriation for the band itself amounting to $1800 would be necessary to continue the concerts as heretofore rendered. Mr Faust stated that the day of obtaining support from voluntary contributions was past as far as the local business men were concerned as asked that the Board give the matter consideration in the lisht of maintaining the band as a municipal affair. This expense being far in excess of any allowance made in the past for such a purpose, the President referred consideration- of the proposition to the Board as committee of the whole. The Clerk presented a petition that had been filed with him asking that the Board order the improvement of Washington Street and it appearing that the signed frontage exceeded 50570 of the prop- erty .facing this street, Trustee .Mettler, seconded by Trustee Eickok roved that the Engineer be instructed to prepare the necessary plans and specifications for the improvement; the motion_ was unanimously carried. Another petition asking that South Stockton Avenue be paved from the and of the recently laid pavement to the North line of Vine Street was read and it appearing that it contained the names of owners of 685 of the frontage, Trustee Hickok, seconded by Trustee Spooner, moved that the zngineer prepare the necessary plans and specifications for the work; motion carried unanimously. Twenty three building permits totalling $59,050.00 were grant- ed without opposition save that inquiry was made into the use to be made by G. Piazza of his contemplated dance hall on South Lain St. Resolution of Intention No. 61 passed and adopted March 5th 1923 was rescinded by the passage of Resolution No. 387 30LUTI0r. NO. 387 . RESOLUTION R ;SCID+ ING RESOLUTION OF INTENTION NO 61 AS PASSED AND ADOPTED MARCH 5th,1923. Resolved by the Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi: That Resolution of Intention No. 61 passed and adopted March 5th.,1923 be rescinded, it being the intention of this Joard to pass a resolution of the same number wherein certain defects'in the afore- said resolution of search 5th.1923 will be remedied. Be It Also Resolved, that nothing herein contained shall alter or effect the following resolutions heretofore adopted: - Resolution Ito. 61-A entitled "Resolution Establishing Curb Grade and Elevation" passed and adopted February 19 - 1923; Resolution No. 61-B entitled "Resolution Adopting Plans and Specifications, Hutchins -Walnut Streets" passed and adopted Feb.19-1923 Resolution No. 61-0 entitled "Resolution Approving District Diagram" passed and adopted February 19-1923. t The said Resolution was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Trustees, Hale, Spooner, Hickok,-ettler, Shattuck. NOES: -trustees, ?lone ABSENT: Trustees, Ilona. Trustee rlettler then introduced Resolution of Intention No.61 in the matter of the improvement of certain portions of Hutchins and Walnut Streets:- RESOLUTION OF INTENTION No. 61. HUTCHINS AND WAI UT STREB- TS Lpril (minate s of Kar 19 C )nt ) The above set forth Resolution of Intention No. 61 was then �! passed and adopted by the following vote:- AY3S: Trustees.. Llettler, Hickok, rale, Spooner, Sha,:tuck. "'OF Trustees, None ABSENT: Trustees, done. President J. 71. Shattuck addressed the Board in reo-ard to the. use of intoxicating liquors by employees of the City stating that no matter how valuable any ones services mi?.ht be, the tax -payers would Never justify the keeping of his name upon the pay -rolls if he disgraced the name of the City by which he was employed by dis- graceful conduct brought about by over -indulgence in liquor; he ask- ed that the Board go on record as favoring the immediate discharge of any employee guilty of drinkedness and at his suggestion the Clerk prepared the following resolution:- ? Y -! J f RESOLUTION NO. 3 8 8 . RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OP TRUST✓.3S OP THE CITY Or LODI, That this Board of Trustees does hereby condemn the use of intoxicating liquors by any and all employees and officers of this City and that the said Board of Trustees does hereby make it a matter of record that they demand the immediate vacating of the office or position of any person guilty of being under the inf- luence of liquor whether they are on duty or otherwise. The above resolution was then adopted by the following vote -- AYES: Trustees, Hickok, Spooner, Mettler, Hale, Shattuck. i:OBS: Trustees, None. 1BSMT: . Trustees, None. On motion of Trustee '_Mettler, the Superintendent of Public Utilities was authorized to lay water and sewer mains to the district between Vine and :.:sole street. On motion of Trustee Hale, sectnded by Trustee Spooner i bills were allowed as audited, the same consisting of pay -rolls amounting toy_756.10, the claim of Davis -Heller -Pearce Company for excavation at the sewage disposal plant of and and the claim of the Clerk for payments made from Revolving iund,•-974.52 a total of It appearing that no motion had been made to pas the bills approved by the finance committee on lurch 5th.,1923, Trustee &fettler moved that the record be cleared by ordering the bills paid at this time and Trustee Spooner seconding the motion, the action of the Clark and President of the Board in paying audited bills amounting to !18,698.66 was approved. Superintendent'Herning recommended thatincreases of pay be granted ?rank :reshour from x4.00 per day to 1. 5.00 per day and ?red ''Weatherington from $125.00 per month to 9150.00 per month and the Board relying on his reco=endation granted the increases as requested. No further business appearing, the Board adjourned. :attest: Clerk.