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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - March 19, 1917478 Municipal wilding,Lodi, Cal.,`:ar.19,1917. In regular session_ of the Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi there were present Trustees Hale, ?lack, Keeney, Deaver and Folendorf. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Building permits were granted as follows: O.A.Schroeder,private garage at 309 West Pine Street. Fred Bender, for F. Frankhauser, .;welling on south half of lots 7 and 8,- block 38, City of Lodi. R. Serener, for A. B. Hoag, garage on lot 9, block 17, City of Lodi. G.L.Yeissner, brick building on lot 7 and north 20 feet of 8, block 17, City of Lodi. G. L. :.:eissrer, to remove building from lot 7, block 17, City of Lodi to lot 10, block ''+, Hutchins Addition. Y. Matsumoto, private garage on alley in rear of No. 20 North :rain street. '% • Heyes of the Sacramento Gas Company appeared before. the Hoard -and stated that unjust criticisms regarding his company's busi- ness in Lodi had been rade ir. the Lodi Sentinel; he resented the as- sertion that the people of Lodi are being held up and stated that $1.50 per 1000 feet' is the lowest price at which his company can sell as of good quality. "e further stated that he was authorized to offer to sell to the City of Lodi the company's Plant and business at a sac- rifice, saying the value of the plant had been appraised by E.3.Roilir_s i- Sons engineer at "89,992.00, to which had been added in extensions 135-88.00, raking a total valuation of $93,580.00. He offered for con- sideration of the Board of Trustees to sell for 020,000 less than this appraised value plus value of extensions, or $73,580.00. As an alter- native proposition Mr. Keyes suggested that the oorpany appoint an engineer, the city appoint an engineer, and if the two could not agree they to appoint a third, to appraise the property, and his company would sell to the City for ten per cent. below the value fixed by this Board of appraisers. Yr. Keyes was requested to submit his prop- osition tc the City in writing which he agreed to do. Jos. K. Newfield, A.Y.Friedberger and M. 0. =colt, represent- ing the Business Men's Association, "resented to the Board the matter of better lighting of the streets and suggested that arrangements be rade whereby all residence Porch lamps may be kept lighted at night, property owners to pay cost of additional wiring and the city to fur- nish the current. After due consideration the Board agreed to cooper- ate with the Business Man's Association in a plan to have all streets li`:.ted with ore-li rht electroliers, four to the block, the cost of fixtures to be assessed pro rata to the property frontage and the city to install, wire and light the same. The California State Board of Health having on March 3d in- vestigated the water system of Lodi notified the Board that a domes- tic water supply Permit was required by the statutes whereupon the following resolution was introduced: _.ES OLi STI O_T . RESOLVED, 3y the Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi, of San Joaquin County, that pursuant and subject to all of the terms, conditions and provisions of Chapter 373 of the California Statutes of 1913 relating to domestic water supplies, application by this mu- nicipal corporation be rade to the State Board of Health of the State of California, for a permit to continue to furnish "water for domestic uses or purposes" to the inhabitants of the City of Lodi, a municipal corporation of the sixth class, that the President of the Board of Trustees of said City of Lodi be and is hereby authorized and directed to Cause the necessary data to be prepared, and investigations to be made, and 1r the name of said City of Lodi to sign and file such ap- plication with the said State Board of Health, it being understood that all expenses of the investigations ;which may be made under the supervision_of the said State Board of Health and the expenses of all hearings which _ny be held by said Board shall be borne and paid as they accrue by this City of Lodi, as provided ir. Section 2 of said Act. Trustee Keeney moved, seconded by Trustee Deaver, the adopt- iore of the resolution as read. The motion carried by the affirmative votes of all rerbers present.. 479 CSty .Attorn ey Steele. Submitter a Written G 11icn as to tier? legal :1Fr_Y:P.r Of procedure in the *Sutter of re.Quirin_ roperty owners to -cuild sideralks in :Tont of their property on all streets in the City. . uperir_tendent .tenting submitted a retort and recorz.,ended a plan for selling electric stoves and heaters. No action was taken. Upon :mict.K ion of Trustee Black, seconded by Trustee eeney, the SuTjerintenaert zas aUthorized to extend the Sanitary .Sewers from Lodi Averse in School street t0 a point forty feet South Of Chestnut street. In answer to a letter from Chairman Fole.rdor. of the, Street Co= itiee Superintendent Ketcham: of the Southern Pacific Compar;T in - .0 --Med the board that he would Investigate the condition of the Pine s -t. crossing and have necessary improvenents made -at once. U_ion motion of Trustee Black, seconded by Trustee Keeney,the Board decided to meet in the City Park at 9 o'clock a.m. ::arch 20th to devise means of improving the park; and the Superintendent was au- thorized to-urchase the necessary pipe to utilize the:,rater from the swi_=.ing tart: to Irrigate t: a grounds. Upon motion of Trustee Black, seconded by Trustee Keeney,the SuDerinterdert was authorized to purchase a suitable extractor for US!- Of the. IYuniclpal Baths. Labor and salary claims amounting to 16?373.13 were allowed and Orunrec paid. At test: City Clerk.