HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - April 27, 1914}lun2cipal BuilCing, Lodi,Cal. , Apri_1-.27, 19l4.
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-The'Board.ot Trustees convened in.adjourned regular session
at 7;30 p r. pursuant to- adjournmert`af Apri1,21st.ithere-being
press :t Trustees Hale, 31ack, Deaver,,, Folendorf ;and• $eeney. Pres-
ident-Hale presided.
Xir.utes� of previous me,4ting wean read and empioved.
-• - - -Communicat tns'f'rdm-.P.S.Jacks regarding cement floor in his
garage in course of constr=uction; J.F.O'Brien of San Francisco,
asking fcr ir.'crr.ation in regard to sewer work; City of Pacific
Grove askin for information as to rates and measurements for cit.;;
ave: rising; 'were read and Ordered filed.• -
Harry T.-Williams, E . C 7deyer ; F. J. Bowman and J . P. Bowl ing
applied for street sprinklinzjebs;J.A.Wi11iams and A.G.Corson
applied for appointment as City tarshal; A.L.Simmons of-Fresno,
applied for position in the elecrical department. All applica-
tions for positions were ordered tiled. _ -
Building•permits were granted as iollows:-
Geo..D.Baumbach,res ldence-;oa-Sot-,21,Blk 8,3arahart Tract.
P. S. Jacks ,garage ,Lot '27;Ce^tal Ave,Barnhart Tract.
F.F.Welch,porch;lO9 West Pine street.
The proposition of the 'golabir.-Reynolds Cozpany, of Sar.
Francisco, that the city enter into a contract to purchase not
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less tlk.r_ 6100 worth c; their goods was on motion rigularLy
made and seconded laid o. the table.
Upon motion the Board authorized the President and Clerk
ta.ceFxify.to.Ll3e,date o3' resignation of former City Clerk
J.111.21!Eahon, and also tzat the Royal Inde3Wnity Company, of
Heir York, are r-lieved of all 1=Z.bility acc.-sir_g after the date
of his resignation, the request for this certificate having been
rade by F.A,_T)ougherty & son, repreeentingthe bonding cor,par7
above named.
City 3qomper:13arzellotti reported that in the zatter of
~filing in the county records plat of a re -subdivision of the -{
J.W.?.ash property,being Block 42 of the City of Lodi, it rould s
be necessary- for the city ,to certify as to the payment .of taxes ?
txereon..Upon mot_Qn the, President 33rd ,Clerk of the Board were
authorized to execute the required certificate providing they
and the► rroper•ty clear of unpald :taxes..
Claims amounting to $84.50 for street labor were allowed
and ordered paid.
J. Olcott appeared before the Board with a request for In -
proved f Ire, protection in the.Barnhart.Tract-
Ordinance No 77, entitled !An Ordinance Amending Sectio s
Two of Ordinance Number Thirty-rElght,• having been introduced
April, 2r,1,914; was read and' placed: on. p"sage.-: Its:. was moved
by Trustee Keeney, seconded by: Trustee* Foler_dorf, that Ordin-
ance ::o. 77 be adopted as read, which motion was carried by
the af.iTnative votes of. -trustees ?iale,Black•,Deaver,Keerey
and PolendorS.:_, - " - � .
ORDINANCE NO. 77.
An Ordinance Amending Section Two of ardlnace Funber Thirty-
Eig.'2t .
Th? Board, of 'Trustees of the City of. Lcdl Do Ordain as follows:
SectioW 1.-Sectlon 2 of Ordinance' No.38,is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 2. -The curb line is fixed and shall"be distant.-- from
the division lin= batsv=pn the street or avenue and the blocks,
srin3res or °lots• abutting on such streets or avenues as follows:
On streets'eighty feet wide', twelve feat; or streets sixty feet )
• W-dp' ten rept:'-0n streets less than. sixty feet wide, eight feet,
provitted,. that -the" Board of Trustees; whl: rn in its judgn-nant
the interests of the city rill be best s^rved*thereby, may by
resolution direct that curb lines may be placed at other dis-
t3.-ices from t -n property than above cirected.
Section 2: -This -ordinance small be n1iblishPd in the Lodi sentinel,
and shall- take- effect and ba in force from and after thirty dtye
after its passage and publication.
I hereby appr::ve and sign tha foregoing ordinance this 27th
fay o; April:,' 1914.
President of the Board of Trus-
t,es of the City of Lodi.
I, H. S. Clark, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby cer-
tify that the foregoing ordina^.ce ho.77 was read and introduced
forpassage at an adjourned regtilar n- ng of the Board of Trus-
tees of the City of Lodi on Aprll�21,1914, and was, thereafter,
on Arril 27,1914, duly passed and adopted by the following vote:
'.yes: Trustees '.rMle,Black,Deaver,Foiendorf and Kenney.
Noes: None,.- Absent: None.
And`that said ordinance was tt4xrnapon approved a= sued
by the president of the Board o: Trustees.
H. S. CL..RK,
. City Clerk of the City of Lodi.
The following resolution authorizing the appoirt.rt and
defining the duties of standing coszittaPs was introduced and
upon notion of T-ristee Polerdorf,secanded by Tr'astee
,a. a'ni.fous'v adouted:
BE IT RESOLITED.
T at the following comm ttees be and t!:e1 are hereby consti-
tuted the Standing Co= ttePs cf th-I Board_of Trastees o; the City
of Lodi.
( l) 'Cor—mitt- on Public Affairs;
(2) `Comrtittne on 'Fi~arcn ar_f `R?vennie;
(?) Co_..itteP on'Fablic Morals and Safety;'
C,=!ttpa! or. stn:'ets_:
( ) co'!lnittP?
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1 ie President c_ t e Board os` Testees of the City of Lodi
shall 'be ".3'. -officio Chairr-F-r1 of tre Commiz.tae on pub? ic_ Affairs,
and'sa.id..cornmi 6tee shall Piave supervision of the public -affairs
of the city and of'laws p;o-cedure__a- ordinances,,: .
ZaP Com lrtee- ozr 11nS..'�we una Revex4it. •shall h8ve. supervision
of all recordd;aa_`accosnts and other matters perta.in� to the
reversue;. of said A'ty.
Tt.`?`EO.*B1fSyveB Ora �?ibllc Uorals and Safety shall :ave general
super�iat -aS` bhp �c�ice ar_d Fire Derartmerts and of na.tt-rs
pertaining -to -Public 8ealt%t and safety.
•-6fl+!�at!tee-onSLreets shall have general supervision of
all na.t+bem- erisitflirg to=^tile Public Streets-wul, Zig!4Ws.,
e_ ^'o iytee on Tublic Works ita.11, have supervision of
# tue zmirici v_oya3ed publiC.,utilltiss and industr os,ircluding..
t�z_'a1z.:trie.7 ig2t`t mer azid sewer systems_ and pubi.1c, buii3ir s.,
eXC4..t n chsee*h'are auch Ba:tte`r`pertair_s directly,to_spne-ot=ter
depart; er t` comm ttee shall have joint supervision w1th
the`ho=ttee ,di:act3y`afiacted.
All of §aid coi1'teP.3- ( except Co=ittee or. Public Affairs)
shall.;ozplpt.pf three. -members -of• thg Boa . to -be appointed by
&.-.
ab rve:It i�fie pleasure of the President -,of- tits, Board;
Re C; nit;_ on F4blig Affairs'-, , ehp,11_ perei$t.:. of the: Pres. :
'ident, o'` tz-2mar aim`- Iwo aCcitiora iabers of the -Board to
be'appointe0`,ly- a an$__r-tG serve'at.14sci+�easure,6�
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_ The_.rollow members .were ppeiIIteC �o serve, pTt: tis' va-rious
co ^i�ttee3' �ittlineda by- the-xe
f rCo=d! ej` on. Public AsS irs-w -
- ^ '3 isteaa Ha3eryBl k_and F91pnaorf..
*cas�eiittes on-Viziance and ,Rgvenue- •
Tri;stees D?aver, Folendorf ar:;:� Keeney.
(31, Comr~ittee on 2ubiic . Uorals anCt, Safety _
geeney_,-olandorf and DYaver:
)`^C=nittee,on'dtreets-_
olerdorf, Keeney and Deaver. ..
} (5) Comv.ittee on Public Works-
Trusta?s Blacji, Kenney -and Folendorf.
P.F,SCLiJTION.
The co:..s.ittee appointed at a previous meeting to prepare
resolutions of appreciation to be tendered to ire two retiring
J.emb4rs,of Zl.,i B3ardciZtrodueed- th- -following, which eras L,,M_1-
1.�.ousl;; adopted:
WIMUIS,..TwcA4t •tre'1aost valued meBf`a s izf`tiils Board of.
Tiva!t"5, :age :3 L-4LaarsM?- a,nft j ahn L:. Flo: gett , eve of
their own volition., chosen to ratite from active.'and public `
duties off official alfe to the moi= quiet ani`peaceful avocations
of private enterprise; and,
WMMSa, Daring the entlr® period- of omft' city"s .�w:istence as
a nn:nictjYal cz poration, -Eon. George- 2'. %awr,ence, has ,asPresident
of this.3pprd of•Mmstees, been the- chief- eaecktive. officer of
andj.-
WI�RFAS; Since the••efutrancP of our -city -into the arena of_'
California ra:.ricipalities, =on.: o:anX. Eiodgett' has, )with sig-
r -al abi14t:,, served Uponthe directorate of our civic crgariza-
� T F03E• BE. IT RESOLVED: -That ln' the vol;:Ttary. retireuA2 t
Of the. i . nsglic spiritecl:.a.-ad pa•trictic'titizena from the ad.ain-
istrat yr body, this 'city, as well as the c ...tig cis ao: munity,.
d?prived of the irv*Y2uable public-se_rvices,of wo of
our most ardent s;or ens i': the vinsvard, of-d-ivic r ;;aiaous~Lsss
� anY �r:�rw.,i�ipai-proaperitg,;•• _ __. -' ` 4 .
c:t'tbSt', when GAorge'° 3. Laser -Mr vOluntarilx `•iai c'islfia the
honorary title, 'Mayor•or'Lodi,, ireb�. ed a6areer as a _
presiding..offledr-dis'tingaished far clear�ss of vision, dig
pity a:.gharacter and 4venness of mind; Mid' tray mItted to his._
success" -x 41r'ie 1rS:gnLc� �Of Offi5ce :Zita~risr-?d by' L al_''Z'le. Stain;
That, w.ht Jbhn- 3M.' ' ±odgett; no lcrger reeding t:,e e2snest
solicitation of o'.tr leading cltizer:s, stepred down frau the ex-
alted position .v�hLch he had- so long occupied with credit to hiza-
s=1f ,Bionor to- th-?'.comm4rity, he- terrinated a public service
that rub '.aarked b;.' calmness of debate -0 ress of purpose and
wisdom of-judgemert;.
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That these r -solations be sided by the full =enbership of ._
this Board, attested by the City Clerk, under seal of the Clty, -
spread':.n X111 on the minutes of th_s meeting, and a copy thereof
-Dresented to eaciz of the retiring officers.~
Ma lmously adopted In session of the Board of* Trustees of the
City' of LOar,Callfornla— this 27th day of April, 192!4-, _
F. 0. • :4:A%r I President .
Max iendor. -
- F.M. Bene _
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Elmer- R.- Deaver.
I, H.8.-C1arY,City, Clerk of the City, of Lodi -,Cal i a, do {
hereby -certify that 'the -foregoing is a•trueand`eorrect copy of
a .resolution- du1;9, regslarly and.-mianimrmsly adopted by }ae- Boara
,of, Trustees of said City of .Lodi, in•open sessson; tins 27tt day.
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of : •iprt, 19144..- ' . -
- - ty- Clerk or the• CIty or.
,! r .Upon- motion" th$ mattef of -contract for Hotpointelectrical
goods of the-Bolibird-Seynotds " Co:apary -v as-- takes frO3U- the table -
for farther aonblderatien.�After disclsaion it was moved,seconded
and carried that thea city"discontirme selling electrical utensilU.
The committee on parchase:of' sewer pipe, Trustees''Foleiidorr,
Deaver and Xeeney, reported as to amount of pipe required-fDr
storm-sewars-on Zast Pine street and extension of sanitary_8ewer
on South Sacramento street, and upon`isotlon regularly made and `
seconded the clerk was instrueted to place � an- order- with the Cap-
ital sewer Pipe-Works's s2 Sacramento -,'for the necessary, pipe; also
to purc..ase necessary mapholes and -other, material for the`cor_te.m-
plated sewer work.: The co=Ittee-on employees compensation- insurance -report a d
and it was regularly caved, seconded and carried that the City of
Lodi talo complete coverage under the,workmensl Compensation and
Safety Act. t
Upon motion the Hoard adjourned.
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City Clerk.
UUMicipal Building, MV 41, 1914,
The Board -Of Trustees or the City of Loci mqt in reg-
ular session the following members being preser;t: Trustees Fale,
Black, Poleindorf, Deaver and meeney.
Ths.minutes of the previous meeting were approved as-' ..
read.
comxunication Eros F.E.Baird, President. of the Hoard
of Town Trustees o7.larger, California, was read asking for in-
formation�as Vo -the respansibility of the Des Uoines Bridge and
_non Co.mDary,= The, clerk was` irstrzcted to reply that tr.edeal--
Ings of the City of Lodi with the above,: nand- compare►. P.ad been
entirely satisfactory. _
A comwnica.tion from the viyor or. San Jose was read
=vIlloing all the City o'ricials to participate in a barbecue
as guests of the Bay Counties Section: of the Califorr_la League
of kuniCipalities and the Salta Clara League of l nicipalitles.
The clerk was instructed to adkn6wledge receipt. -of the same
and to -express the th=s of the board.
Building permits, granted;
Hinry Perrin ''o remodel a building at 338 Fast Pine St.
;✓.?,Fink to remove a tank house from 37's.Lee Avenue.
The committee on liability insurance reported taht ap-
plication had been made to, the State Compensation•Insurance • -
?u1nd for a,policy covering all city employees. A binder cov-
ering Sor ten days had been `received, the policy .to be issued
after the initial payeent 'of 4332.6 had been =bale. Upon i.,otion
t?:e report was accepted,
- The petition of Lodi Will & W& Company .and others,
asking for a reduced -rate for, electric current was referred to
the CQ=1ttee- on Public- Utilities.
Superintendent of Public Utilities Henning reported
that the sewer extenzion. on south Sacramento street was prac-
tically completed, con.: sct::on havir.L b?en made wit, the maiKs,
F4'i11;
Also that he had received application for ligr�t connections in
the Hutchins Addition, newly annexed territory, in which the city
at present has no lines. The matter was left in the r_anas of the
President of the Board for imrestigrtion and repot: as to what
the Western states Gas & Electric Company would be willing to do
toward turning over to the city their business in that section.
Upon motion, the claim of Sharles Hanson, a veteran of the.
Civil War, for a refund of $6.25 taxes, was ordered paid.
Other claims against t:.e city amounting to $3941.07 were
allowe3 and ordered paid.
The monthly report of City Marshal Colemen was read and
acceptal.
The personal surety bond of $12000 with George W. Le}:cin,
John B. Cory, Wilson H. Thompson, T.I:.Beckrman, H. C. Beckman
and H1111arl H. Welch as sureties, filed by City Treasure: V.H.
Lorenz, waa read and referred to the Cc —Atee on Finance and
Revome
Upor_ motion rega ly made, seconded and carriet unar1-
mously the appointment® of H.B.Colemen,City Marshal; J.A.Herzing,
Supt. Public Utilities; and L.F.Barzellotti, City Hr_glneer,were
confirmed.
The matter of locating public watering troughs at con-
venient places on the west side of town was referred to the
Committee on Streets.
Upon tha suggestion of Trustee Folendorf it was moved,
seconded and carried that the Co=mittee of Public Works be
authorized to have rrected a suitable flag pole upon the =a-
nic:pal building and purchase a flag for the same to be dis-
playel there contir„iously.
The Board of Health discussed informally with the Board
of Trustees the urgent need of a pimbing ordinance t..at mould
give to the city's officers authority to enforce all necessary
health regulations; also th.-4 need of some -permanent a.rrarie —
men. to rid the city of stray dogs.
Upon motion the Supt, of Public Dt_lities was Instruct-
ed to have prapared a list of na=es of owners of property which
is not cor�nected with sewers, where sewers are available, for the
use of the Board of Health.
It was regularly moved, seconded and carried that the City
Y -t neer be InBtructee to locate the curb lines 15 feet from the
property lines at the intersecticrs of Pine street rrith Stockton_
a.r_d Cherolcee streets.
It was regularly moves by Trustee Folendorf, seconded by
Trustee Deaver, that the gages paid laborers employed by the city
should be hereafter $2.25 per day, e_feetive PMy 1, 1914. The
motion was carried ti^.auimously.
The Board adjourned.
City Clerk.
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