HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 601RESOLUTION NO. 601
This Resolution was adopted October 7, 1929
Authorizing employment of Paul Bailey as consulting
engineer
NO COPY ON FILE
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AND, .;-1P SAS, it appears that the pollution of said stream
is causing great damage to alfalfa and oIher crops irrigated by
the watersof said stream; and whereas the continuation of said
practice may seal the percolating channels of said river and
here cause great and irreparable damage and materially affect
the underground Nater table in the City of Lodi and vicinity;
RESOLED, that the City of Lodi hereby protests against
the continuance of said practices, pollution of said river and
against the dumping of any debris, silt or refuse of any kind
in any stream;
BE IT FURTER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution
be sent to the California Fish & Game Commission, California
Board of Public :forks, The Debris Commission and to California
State Reclamation Service with request that the proper steps be
taken to stop said practice of polluting the :raters of said
stream;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Lodi District Chamber
of Commerce be commended for the stand it has taken in the
above matter; that said Lodi District Chamber of Commerce be urged
to continue its activities to the end that the pollution of
said stream be stopped and that a copy -of -this Resolution be
sent to Lodi Dostrict Chamber of Commerce.
Adopted by the assenting votes of Councilmen Roach, Shattuck,
Hal, Jeihe and apooner.
An ordinance proposing the licensing of dealers in ice,
feeds and fuels was discussed but not introduced, the same being
laid over for further investigation. '
The City Attorney reported the receipt through Mr Robert
M. Searis, of a letter from Mr Paul Bailey, Civil Engineer, late-
ly with the California State Division of .pater Rights, offering
his expert services in the determining of the effect of waters
of the Mokelumne River on percolating waters supplying this City.
Mr Bailey was retained as consulting engineer by the passage of
RESOLUTION NO. 601
:+ ^AS the Cityof Lodi has commenced an action in the
Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County
of San Joaquin against East Bay Municipal utility District and
others for the purpose of restraining defendents therein named
from diverting waters from the Liokelumne River and for the pur-
pose of protecting the underground water supply of said City;
AND :iEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lodi has
received a letter from Paul Bailey, Civil Engineer, a copy of
which letter is hereunto affixed, marked EMIT A and made
part hereof;
AND 7HyREAS it is the desire of said City Council to
employ said Paul Bailey as one of its engineers for the purpose
of making a study of the underrro::nd water conditions in said
City of -Lodi and vicinity and tor the purpose of furnishing the
necessary report or reports -and evidence as referred to in
said letter; �+�
NOW T.}Li EFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that said City of Lodi
does hereby employsaid Paul Bailey, pursuant to the terms and
conditions set ouin said letter as one of its engineers for
the plumose of studying underground water conditions and all
available data and for the purpose of -making report or reports
and furnishing the evidence set out and contemplated in said
letter;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the said 7aul Bailey is hereby
authorized on behalf of said City to collect and analyze the
information which has heretofore been collected and determine
the extent of new field work which will be required as mentioned
and contemplated in items "1" and "2" on page one of said letter.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said City pay said Paul
Baileyfor making such study of existing data and preliminary
reporthe sum of $ 500.00 and that the same be paid out of any
moneys in the Treasury of the City which may be available for
that purpose, the sum of $ 250.00 -thereof to beid forthwith
as a retainer and the balancer to -wit, the smm of$ 250.00 upon
the presentation of said pp�relimina report. •
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor of this City is
hereby ordered to draw a warrant upon the Treasury of said City
for the first payment of $250.00 and that the same be paid out
of any moneys available for that purpose;
(Minutes of Cct.7-continued)
BE IT :URTELER RESOLVED that any further or additional work
after said preliminaryreport shall have been completed and pre-
sented as contemplated in and by said letter, shall be done by
said Paul Bailey, working with other engineers employed by said
City for which the said �aul Bailey shall be paid at the rate of
$75.00 per day and expenses based upon the time employed in
performing such additional work, no additional work to be done
unless the same be authorized and approved by City Attorney
Glenn gest and Robert M. Searls, Attorneys representing said
City in said suit.
The foregoing Resolution No. 601 'ryas thereupon passed and
adopted by the following vote: -
AYES: Councilmen, Teihe, Shattuck, Roach and Spooner
NOES: Councilman, Hale.
ABSENT: Councilmen, None, .
No further business a:pearing, ;,he City Council adjourned
at 12.10 o'clock A.P. of Tuesday, uctober 8th.,1929 to meet
a.a.in at the date and hour of their next regular meeting.
The forez;or. minutes of a regular meeting
of the City cf the City of Lodi
;:ere read and a. 'roved :lit outcorrection
or alteration at -a subse:,uent-eetinz of
the said City Council held Mcnday,Cc ober
21st.,1929.
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Cc1.21,1G29.
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