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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 10-05-192514f, Cit Hall,City of Lodi Londay,October 5-1925. This regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi was called to order by the President at 8.05 P.M., Trustees Hale, Poach, Shattuck and Spooner present, Trustee Mettler absent, Iinutes of the regular meeting of Se_3tember 21st,1925 were read, approved as read and so endorsed by the President. Public Hearings and Protests - Various persons appeared before the Board in relation to the forming of a lighting district in the Lodi Barnhart Tract - Messrs Flynn and Lane, representing the Marbelite Cor- poration spoke for the formation of the district and the adopt- ion of their standards - Mr J. H. Walter and H. H. Cole also appeared in this behalf. Mr Noah Hovard, on behalf of himself and J. H. Scott asked that no district be formed. Yr B. E. Porter spore in favor of the volunteer system using the Perrin j standard. The clerk read a report of the findings of the Com- i:ittee of the whole in this matter as referred to them on Sept- ember 21st and Trustee Shattuck, seconded by Trustee Hale, moved - That the findings of the Committee of the Whole in the matter of the forr,.ation of a lighting district for the Lodi Barnhart Tract be ado-pted as a resolution of the Board and be spread upon the minutes :- t RESOLUTION - The Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi, acting as a Committee of the Whole relative to the necessity and advisabil- ity of the forr:ing of a lighting district of a portion of the Lodi Barnhart Tract in the City of Lodi, submit the following findings after a careful consideration of the date available and interviews with a number of the property holders in the proposed district :- First -The forming of such a district will entail added cost upon the property owners in said district; Second - Under the proposed district plan, as submit- ted at our last meeting, the taxpayer pays better than 50% more for I'arbelite type and receives only 8 standards to the block instead of 11 standards, as per Perrin type ; Third - The forming of such a district will necessit- ate the immediate ezuenditure of $6,000 or $7,000 and for which expenditure, no appropriation was made in the budget of 1925-26; Fourth - The demand for such a bond as an investment € is questionable and the Conmittee therefore cannot see the advis- ability or necessity of the forming of such a district, and unan- imously recommends that the petition be denied. ----------------0------------------ 147 The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote- AYBS: Trustees, Shattuck, Hal e,Roach and Spooner. NOBS: Trustees, None. ABSENT: Trustee Mettler. Corz.^unications, Notices and Reports: Report of the Larshal vras received, read and ordered files likewise the report of the poundmaster. Fire Chief 2. H. Stark rendered his quarterly report and the same was prdered filed. Bills as audited, in the amount of $10,345.69 were ordered paid on notion of Trustee Hale. On motion of Trustee Shattuck, ,the Board adjourned. attest: F. Blak City Clerk. Certified to have been read and approved as written by the Board of Trustees on October 19th., 1925 resicen o he Board.