HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 1901In the City council
City of Lodi
Lodi, California
RESOLUTION NO. 1901
RESOLUTION JOINING IN BEQUEST OF BOARDS OF SUPER-
VISORS OF THE COUNTY 0? SAN JOANUIN AND THE COUNTY
OF STANISLA IN DECLARING THE 4;0 FOR AND URGING
THE CoNNmtionoN OF GREATER MELLONES DAM
UMBRAS, the Stanislaus River forms in part the boundary
between the Counties of 8tanislaus and San Joaquin of the State
of California; and
MMUffi, the intense floods during the period of December
22, 1955, to Deoe*bsr 28, 1955, caused the Stanislaus River to
overflow its basks and inflict eyccessive loss of and damage to
public and private property in San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties,
including widespread damage to and destruction of County highways
and washing out of two major County bridges across said Stanis-
laus River; and
the sum of Five hundred Thousand Dollars
($5o0,000.o0). is needed for plans and specifications preparatory
to the construction of said Greater Melones Dam;
NOW THOWORE, BE IT SOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Lodi de Blares the need for and urges the construction
of a Greater Melones Dem by the Government of the United States
et the earliest possible time.
BE IT FURRESOLVED that the sum of Five hundred
Thousand Dollars( X0,000.00) be included in the Budget of
the Tested States for the fiscal year 1956-57 for plans and
specifications preparatory to the construction of a Greater
Melones Dam.
BM TT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Governor of the State
of :California, the rep ressutatives of the County of San Joaquin
in the Leginature, the Matted hates.asnators'from California
and the member of Cengres.s from the llth Congressional District
are urged to advocate and uUpport 411 measures necessary to
the construction Ofa Greater Melones Dara by the Government
of the T7nited $taus for the purpose of controlling flood waters
in the Stanislaeis River watershed.
CERTIFIED to be a full, true and correct copy
of Resolution No. 3.901 of the City Council of
the City of Lodi Kee passed and adopted in regular
meeting held, yebrâ–º:iary 1, l9 6.
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HENRY A.GLAVES, JR.
City Clerk
Dated: February 3 195