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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - April 21, 1916Municipal Building, Lodi, Cal., EDril 21,1916 Thi Hoard of Trustees of the City of Lodi convened in ad- journed session at 8:00 p.m., there being present Trustees Hale,Black, Keene", Deaver and Folendorf. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. • The following building permits were granted: Haslam 3- Hansen, for Mise Brack, addition to a dwelling on lot 17, blocs 26, Cit' of Lodi. George W. Van Noate, private stable at 505 Hilborn street, Barnhart Tract.The official tond of the City Clerk was read, accerted and ordered filed with the President of the Board. The matter of the purchase of the Church of God grove for a Park was taken up and discussed by members of the Board and others. A letter from the Woman's Club of Lodi, endors-ing the con- templated action of the Board in the purchase of the Church of God grove for a Public Park was read and ordered filed. Trustee Black introduced the following resolution: IN THE MATTER OF THE PURCHASE Or BLOCK 32, IN THE CITY OF LODI,• FOR FOR THE PUR?OSE OF A PUBLIC .PARK. • WHEREAS, Block 32, of the City of Lodi (formerly town of :roelumne) as designated on the Nap and Field Notes of the Town Site of Mokelumne, filed with the Recorder of San Joaquin County, July 17, 1"69. by the Western Pacific Railroad Conrany, now Southern Pacific Corm--'', is now owned by the CALIFORNIA CAMP MEETING GROUNDS ASSOCIA- TION; SSOCIA- T_ION; and - HEEREAS, said Association has offered to sell said -block to the CITY OF LODI, and given this Board of Trustees an option until the 1st day of qday, A. D. 1916, to Purchase said Block, for the sum of FIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS ($8000.00); and - W: ERFAS, it is for the best interests, and for the common benefit of the people of said CITY 07 LODI that said city purchase and own said Bloc'k,- NOW, THEREFORE, 3E IT RESOLVED that said CITY OF LODI pur- chase said Block for said sum of EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS (8000.00), and that said sum of RIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS ($8000.00) be, and it is hereby, aPpro-riated and set aside from the General Fund for Such pur"os , and that the President of this Board of Trustees be, and he is hereby empowered and authorized to notify said Association that this Board accepts said Option, and to enter into a valid agreement with said Association for the purchase of said Block, and to make, from said Fund, a reasonable deposit, or payment, Upon said purchase price, the balance to be paid when a full and complete abstract is furnished, showing a good and merchantable title in the owner thereof, and that ;his Board take such other and further steps as may be neces- sary to consumate said purchase in accordance with the laws in such cases made and provided. Trustee Black moved, seconded by Trustee Keeney, the adopt- ion of the resolution as read. The motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes -Trustees Black, Keeney, Folendorf and Hale. Nays -Trustee Deaver. G. M. Steele made written City attorney, offering to perform salary of $50 per month. Trustee Deaver moved that At-orney. The motion was seconded application for appointment as the duties of that•office for a G. M. Steele be appointed City by Trustee Keeney and was carried unanimously. . Upon *motion made, seconded and carried unanimously the City Clerk was authorized to advertise for bids for furnishing a concrete mixer and asphalt plant for the use of the City. Upon motion the President of the Board was authorized to sign: an agreement in duplicate extending the time on the City's con- tract with the General Electric Company for the purchase of watt hour motors. . • The Board adjourned. Attest City Clerk.