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inn the matter of the purchase of' the ;17ater and Light Plant
of Cary Brothers:
Arthur L.Levinsky,attornay for Cary RTothers,offered a deed
duly executed by Fred G,Cary,Blanahe Daisy Cary (his wife),B(Viard C.
Oary,Anna Cary (his wife ),and Maria Sanboohveying to the City
of Lodi tihe Cary Brothers Water and Light Plant ( so far as the swie
an authorization for the piayment of the purchase ptice of #.35000.00
to Cary Brothers,and a certified chaak for $5000.00 as,a cash bond
to guarantee the performance on the part of Cary Brothers of certain
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The deed,authorization anO bond were then read to the Board
by E.I.Jones Esq.,attorney for the City,
J, .McMahon was then duly sworn by the President of the
Board and,in response to questionsp-ropounded by Judge Jones,testified,
as follows,
Thai he was familiar with the City of Lodi and that neither In
said City or elsewhere is theregother than said Cary Brothers'
Plantiany existing water and liaht plant or water plant or light
plant for supplying the said city or its inhabitants with water or
light or available for the purposwS or any parpose :for which
Municipal Improvement No.of said City was provided.
The following Resolution was then read by Judge Jones:
wheroas,in pursionce and in consequence of negotiations cors
dusted heretofore by members of the Board of Trustees of the City
of Lodi actin as a committee of the whole,Vred G Cary, Blanthe Daisy.'
Cary ( his wNe),Edward C.Cary,Anna Cary ( his wife ),and Haria Sanborn,
now in open regular meetizig of said Board of Trusteea,offer to
deliver forthwith a dead of grant,bargain,conveyance and transfer
of certain land and other property In said deed described,the same
being sumarily the entire plant for the production,tranamission
and distribution of water and artificial light,situated in the City,
ity,
of Lodi. ,and commonly known as the Cary Brothers' Water and Light
works (so far as and to the extent as such of said plant is situated
within the corporate limits of said City of Lodi ) together with a
certain undertaking and check for securing the City under certain
stipu3ations and agreements contained in said deed,for and in con—
sideration of thirty—five thousand dollars and said st1pulations
and agreements,and
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Whereas,the said Board of Truatees,after long and thorough in-
vestigation and consideration,now finds that the acquisition of said
Water and Light Plant of .said Cary Brothers and.the further construct-
ion and completion of the some by expenditure of funds now in
Municipal Improvement Fund No.2 of said City will result in the
acquisition, construction and completion of a combined plant for
supplying said City and its inhabitants with water and electric
light,and
Whereas,the said Board of Trustees now finds,after long and thorough
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investigation and oonsideration,that it will be for the best inter-
ests of the City of Lodi and its inhabitants and in furtherance of
the puii0ses of said j1unidlia1 'Iiiproveinenf 'ftnd No.2 to acquire the
land,proterty,plent and goods in said deed described,and to enter
into the stipulations and agreements in said deed set forth,and pay
for the same the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars,and
Rhereas,from evidence taken before it,the said Board of Trustee
now finds,as a fact,that neither in said City nor elsewhere is there
other than said Cary Bros. plant any existing water and light plant
or water plant or light plant for supplying the said City or its
inhabitants with water or likht or available for the purposes or any
purpose for which Municipal Improvement No 2 of said City was pro-
vided,-therefore,be it
RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi,at this
a regular meeting of said Board,held on the Fourteenth day of
rebruary,1914,that delivery of said deed and security be accepted
by the.City of Lodi,and that G.E.Lawrence as President of said Board
Of Trustees be and hereby he is authorized and directed to accept
such deed and security for,on behalf of and as the act of said City,
and that upon his acoeptance of the sene,he said President of said.
Board and the City Clerk of said City be and they hereby are author-
ized and directed to draw,in the usual form and manner,a.warrant
upon the Treasurery of said City,to wit, upon the City Treasurer of
said City,in favor of the grantors mentioned in said deed ( or the
person or persons by them designated) for the sum of thirty-five
thous0nd dollars,payable out of Umioipal Improvement No 2 of said
City.
it was -regularly moved and seconded that the foregoing Resolut-
ion be adopted as read,which motion was carried by the following vote:
Ayes: J.M.Blodgett,F.O.Nale,G.E.Lawrenoe,C.A.Rich and L.Vil inger.
Noes: None. Absent :?done.
Whereupon the foregoing resolution was approved and
signed by the President of the Board and attested by the City Clerk.
A warrant in the sign of thirty -rive thousand dollors was
then drawn upon the City Treasuret in favor of Cary Bros.,payable
out of Municipal improvement Fund No.2,whereupon the President of
the Board of Trustees in accordance with the foregoing resolution
accepted the delivery of the deed and security,and delivered the
aforementioned warrant to Cary Brothers,who accepted the same.
it'was regularly moved and seconded that this Heard
do now adjourn until Wedne day evening; Feb.16th.,19109at the usual
hour and place. The motion was Carried and it was so ordered.
Attset:
T City Clerk.