HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - June 30, 1913!tur.ic_pai Euilding.Lodi3Oali_'ornia.Jur.e 30,1913.
In adjourned regular session of the Board of Trustees of
the City of Lodi,the following trustees being present:y.A.Blach,
G.L.Lawrence and C.A.Rich Abse:it:Trustees ..0. ale andJ.M.Blor ett.
President Lawrence presiding.
The minutes of the meeting of June 23,1513,were read and
approved.
A petltion.purportir.g to be stgned by 336 residents ar.d
tax—payers,as_:ing for the opening of Lee or Pleasai t Avenue from
Pine to Cak Street,was read and referred to the Committee of the iihole.
Mrs.J.S.Montgomery,President of the Woman's Improvement Club,
viho presented the petition,made a brief statement of the reasons that
caused t:•:e'r.:atter to be ta::en up. She stated that the Weber property
could be had for $25 per foot and the Dougherty property for t33
per foot.
Lr....M.Tower argued in favcr of Pleasant Avenue. Stated that the
Rcbinete property could be had for 01000. and that he wo:1d give
free six feet of his property.
Mrs.'..:ontgomery thanked the 'fru' tees andY_ower. '
}-. .Welch and G.L.Meioner sug ested'hst the matter of
street opening be taken upal: over the city aid the cost estimated
and the proposition submitted to the people.
On motion of Rich,it was suggested that the Cier}: be instructed
tc get the advice of Jones. on the I:,,;tter of the Board power to take
from the General Fund for street openin .
City Marshal and Superintendent of Streets,P.3.Colenan,
submitted tt the Hoard a complete report of his offices since the
incorporation of the cit;- to the present time,toget^er with an inventory
of the city property under his Control. He clearly set forth the
circtunstances leading up his recent cancellation or revoking of the
appointment of Leputy Marshal 'vers and the reasons entitling him
to the support of the Board. The report was referred to the Committee
of the whole.
A communication from Marshal Coleman requesting that his
salary as Marshal be increased to S _... per month and. as S
upt . of
Streets to 525. per mcl;th,and that a night watchman be appointed at
a salary of 585. per menth,said watchman to be deputized by and
receive orders and instructions from, the ;:arshal.was ream and refered
to the Committee of the Thole.
The rep 't of the Marshal for the month of Ji:ne was read
and approved.
T: -ie report of Expert,John 3 Earry,or: the city books.together
with his recommendations,?Ras read and referred to Committee of the -Thole.
A :.a., of Resubdivision of the ;1. of Bloch 2 Ayers & Pitcher's
Addition was presented by A.P.Lancaster.and a resolution adopted ac—
cepting the same. the head of
,Or. Notion of Black: ,t was ordered that each department be
required to *cage a complete inventory of 811 city property in his possess—
ior..accor°dirg to reco!tmendaticn of Expert Harry.
Supt.Henning replied to same of the criticisms of Th:pert Barry.
stat-e
that generally bills were paid hi:.- before he was reimbursed
by the Oit.and that he had a complete record of all sales.
Trustee Rich protested againet and more work being .one cn
the r.eF:- well without a contract being entered into.
A recommendation fron City Clerk that the Deputy City Clerk's
salary be raised from +4C. to a75. per month on 1,191 s referred
-, i' July 1,1913 . Asa reform d
to Com::.itt.• o;' tt - le
Tne vl8?' �� ..tstr ected to have the resolution of the Board
abandoning certat_n parts of streets recorded.
The Board adjourned.
Attest:
�)2✓r.;��/•�t/ City Clerk.