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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - October 7, 1918City Hall, Lodi, Cal., October 7,1918. The Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi convened in regular session at 8 o'clock, there being present Trustees Black, Hale, Keeney, Croce and Montgomery. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. T::^is being the time set for receiving bids for the purchase of City of Lodi improvement bonds authorized under resolution of irten--_ tion `7o. 16, the bid of W. S. Montgomery was opened and examined,where- upon the following resolution was introduced and adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 25, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE DELIVERY OF BONDS ISSUED PUR- SUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OP RESOLUTION OF INTENTION NO. 16 AND "IM- PROVEMENT BOND ACT OF 1915," TO THE PURCHASER, W. S. MONTGnmvRY. BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi as follows: WHEREAS, the City Clerk pursuant to the provisions of Reso- lution No. 24, adopted by said Board on the 16th day of September, A.D. 1918, published a notice inviting sealed bids for the purchase of street Improvement bonds, dated September 16th, 1918, aggregating the - total sum of $11,399.21, and issued pursuant to the provisions of the elmprovement Bond Act of 1915," and pursuant to proceedings taken by said Board of Trustees under Resolution of Intention No. 16; and WHEREAS, said Resolution No. 24 provided that bids would be received by the City Clerk up to 8 o'clock P.M. Monday, October 7th, 1918, which said published notice contains a like provision, and We REAS, proof has been made of the publication of said no- tice, in The Lodi Sentinel, for the time directed in said Resolution of this Board, and WHEREAS, pursuant to said notice, a sealed proposal has been received for the purchase of said b onds, within the time limited for said proposal; and WHEREAS, said sealed proposal has been opened and examined by this Board, and it appears therefrom that the bid of W. S. Mont- gomery for the said bonds, mentioned in said published notice, is the highest and best bid for said bonds, and that the same is accompanied by a certificate of deposit payable to the Clerk of said Board, in the sum of $1,200.00; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the bld of said W. S. MONTGOMERY, for the issue of said bonds, in the amount of $11,400.21 be accepted and the said bonds are hereby sold to the said W.S.MONT- GOMERY for the sum of $11,40o.21, and accrued interest; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President of the Board of Trustees, and the City Clerk, be and they are hereby directed to de- liver said bonds in the aggregate total amount of $11,399.21 to said w. s. MONTGOMERY. Said bonds so to be delivered consist of twenty bonds of the denomination of $500.00 each and ten bonds of $139.92 each, and are dated September 16th, 1918, and are of the character known as ser- ials. Two bonds of the par value of $500.00 each, one bond of the par value of $139.92 are payable annually from July 2nd, 1920, to July 2nd, 1929, both inclusive. Upon motion of Trustee Keeney, seconded by Trustee Crose, the foregoing resolution was adopte d by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Keeney, Crose, Hale, Montgomery and Black. Noes: None. Absent: None. A. N. Brown having filed an application for license to sell and serve vinous and malt liquors with meals at the Lodi Tamale Cafe, the said application having been advertised according to law, and no protests having been filed, Trustee Keeney moved, seconded by Trustee Rale, that a license be granted. The motion was carried by the fol- lowing vote: Ayes: Trustees Keeney, Rale, Montgomery, Crose and Black. Noes; None. Absent: None. Monthly reports of the City Marshal and City Plumbing In- spector were read and ordered filed. The City Clerk's annual report was received and referred to the FinanCe Committee. The petition of J. M. McMahon and others asking for the open- ing of Lancaster Court 192 feet east to Church street was read and re- ferred to the Street Committee and City Engineer. Upon motion of Trustee Keeney, seconded by Trustee Hale, it was decided to close the Municipal Baths until further notice. Building permits wer-P granted as follows: M.L.$yan, garage and woodshed at 424 Eden street. E. Archer, garage and woodshed at 5 Narth Cordier street. S. McGlothlen, dwelling 233 Eden street. Gregg & Son, for Mrs. Garrison, addition to dwelling at 119 North Pleasant Avenue. The following resolution was unanimously adopted: RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi desire to go on record as favoring the passage of any legislation where- by nuidelpalitip3 would be enabled to pay for street paving, either in whole or in part, from the general fund of the City Treasury or from a special fund provided for that purpose; and be it firther RESOLVED, that the delegates to the League of Municipalities convention to be held at Riverside are hereby instructed to use their best endeavors to promote any movement favorable to legislation along this line. City Marshal Colemen was granted two weeks leave of absence to begin October 15th or such other time as circumstances would permit. Upon motion the City Engineer, City Marshal and City Clerk were delegated to attend the League of Municipalities convention to be held at Riverside beginning October 15th. Bilis amounting to $6,299.67, having -been passed by the Fi- nance Committee, were allowed and ordered paid. The Board adjourned. �Y' Attest; RI �•-� r01ty ulerx.