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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - December 4, 1918City Fall, Lodi, Cal., December 4, 1918. Ir regular adjourned sessiar of the Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi there were present Trustees Black, Hale, Keeney, Crose and Montgomery. Minutes of the meeting of December 2d were read and approved. City Attorney Steele quoted the law governing the expenditure of money by municipalities of the sixth class in cases of emergency such as the epidemic of influenza:which has prevailed in tnis, locality for several weeks. The Board of Health submitted its detailed report of the Etergency Influenza Hospital, whereupon the following resolution rati- fying the informal action of the Board of Trustees and the Board of Health was introduced by Trustee Keeney: RESOLUTION NO. 29. WHEREAS, since on or about the 15th day of November, A.D.1918, there has existed in this City of Lodi, and epidemic of ',Spanish In- fluenzau, and =M AS, this Board, at an informal meeting held with the Board of Health, on the 18th day of October, A_D.1918, recognizing that public interest and necessity, demanded the immediate expenditure of public money to safe -guard the health and life of the people, did unan- imously authorize and instruct, said Board of Health of the City of Lodi, to establish and maintain, during said epidemic, an Emergency Hospital in said City, the expenses thereof to be paid by said City of Lodi and the County of San Joaquin, and WHEREAS, said Board of Health, pursuant to said authorizatien and instruction by this Board, did establish and maintair__said Hospital during said epidemic and the total expense thereof, was, and is, the sumo of X2991.40, as shown by the verified report of the Secretary of said Board of Health, filed with the Clerk of this Board, and WHEREAS, the City of Lodi is resporslble for the payment of said claim, NOW THEREPORE, it is, by unanimous vote of this Board of Trustees'cf the City of Lodi, resolved, declared and determined, that public interest and necessity demanded the immediate expenditure of said public money, to safe -guard life and health, and the action_ of this Board, at said informal meeting, and the action of said Board of Health, in establishing, conducting and operating said hospital, and the expenditure of said money-, are hereby ratified and affirmed and said sum iS hereby ordered paid, and the Clerk of this Board is hereby authorized and directed to draw a warrant on the General Fund in favor of J. C. Bewley, Secretary of the Board of Health, in full payment of said decor d , and WHEREAS, the County -of San Joaquin has agreed to pay a portion of the expenses of said hospital, as hereinbefore set forth, - IT IS PUP= ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Board immediately ascertain the pro rata thereof to be paid under said agYeement by said County of San Joaquin_, and present a proper -claim to the Board of Super- visors of said County, for the amount of said pro rata. Upon motion of Trustee Hale, seconded by Trustee Keeney, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Hale, Keeney, Crose, Montgomery and Black. *toes; None. Absent; None. President of the Board Black appointed the Board as a committee of the whole to meet with Supervisor .newton Thursday, Dec. 5th to settle the proportion of the emergency hospital expense to be borne by the City of Lodi and County of San Joaquin_ respectively. President Hopkins of the Board of Health thanked the Board of Trustees for the hearty support and cooperation given the Health Board during he serious influenza epidemic. Buildire, permits were granted as follows: lot 5, block 8, Barr -tart Tract. Elliot`. Vernon, garage, lot 6, block 4,T.tchjn3 Addition. T:Ze Board adjourned. Attest: City C prtt.