HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 11-17-1924c(rinutes of Nov 17-1924 cont)
in answer to a question asked witness by City Attorney
Glenn "Jest, bar Graham stated that no one had ever said to him,
while he was present in a Chinese gambling house, that officers
were present.
Vx Graham was then excused With the thanks of the
Board for his appearance before them,
President Spooner then stated that all charges made
or alleged to have been made had fallen flat and that all
officers of the City or officials thereof stood publicly
ex-honorated. Trustee Shattuck moved the passage of the fol-
lowing resolution and the same was unanimously passed and
adopted and ordered spread in full on the minutes: -
RESOLUTION No, 469.
KMEAS, certain statements were made by the Rever-
end Benjamin Smith, publicly, in the Christian Church on the
21st day of September,1924 reflecting on the honesty and in-
tegrity of police officers or officials of the City of Lodi,
by stating that on information furnished him, officers or
officials had been present in a gambling house in the City
of Lodi on September 18th.,1924 while gambling was conducted
therein and that no arrests were made;
AND 7HEREAS, the foregoing has been thougherly inves-
tiga.ted, as shown by the minutes of this Board, and witnesses
duly examined before the Board in open session, and the fal-
sity of such charges has been thereby proved;
BE IT RESOLVED, therefore, that the said charges are
hereby found to be untrue and without foundation and police
officers or officials of this City are hereby absolved from
any blame in connection therewith .
in the matter of the renewal of the contract with the
Sanitary City Scavenger Company, the President was authorized
to enter into a new contract f or a three year period dating
from November 18-1924 by the passage of Resolution No.468
by the following vote: -
AYES: Trustees ,Yettler,Shattuck, Hale,Roach & Spooner.
LACES: Trustees, Mone; ABSENT: Trustees, None,
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