Minutes 1940/04/01
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Gilroy, California.
April 1,1940.
This regular monthly meeting of the Common Counoil is oalled to
order by His Honor Mayor S.D.Heok.
Present:Councilmen:George C.Mi11as,Jr. ,Jaok Rogers,George A.Martin,
George M.Mason. Absent:Counoilmen:Councilmen:James Battersby,Nat
He iner.
Minutes of the meetings of March Ist,4th,lSth and 2Ist,1940,are
read and approved.
A petition is presented, signed by five property pwners,asking that
the following desoribed property be aocepted into the City bound-
aries of Gilroy: "All that portion of land, with improvements oom-
mencing at a point at the interseotion of the northerly line of Fifth
street with the City of Gilroy boundaries, and extending northerly
along the City of Gilroy boundary line to the southerly line of the
interseotion of Fourth Street, thenoe westerly along the line of
Fourth Street a distanoe of 200 feet, thenoe southerly and parallel
with the present line of the City boundary to the interseotion of the
northerly line of Fifth Street, and thenoe easterly 200 feet along the
line of Fifth Street to the point of beginning".
Tb); matter 1s laid over for later oonsideration and t he Clerk is
instructed to write to the League of California Cities for inform-
ation with respect to a oity taking in additional territory.
Motion by Counoilman Milias,seoonded by Counoilman Martin and
oarried that the sum of $1089.26 be transferred tram the General
Fund to the Speoial Gas Tax Fund-Major Highways.
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A petition is.prese;nted,signed by: eighty-seven residents in the
vicinity of llifartin and Railroad streets, setting forth their objeotions
to the establdshment,by the Salvation Army, of a club house for in-
digents, a soup kitohen and wood yard,at the Northwest oorner of Martin
am Railroad streets.
The Clerk is instruoted to notify the Salvation Army representatives
to appear before th~ Common Counoil,Thursday night,April 4th.
Mr.George C.Renz appears before the Counoil and offers $50.00 per
year rent for a portion of the Old Septio tank, Old Gilroy and East
street.
Motion by Counoilman Martin,seconded by Counoilman Milias and Oarried
that the Old Septio tank property,Old Gilroy and East street,be rented
to Mr.George C.Renz for $50.00 per year.
Applioations of: Ray Stevens and Bernice Harrigan for On Sale Beer
and On Sale Beer and Wine lioenses,respectively,are presented. No
objeotion is made.
Motion by Counoilman Milias,seoonded by Counoilman Rogers and
oarried that the sum of $50.00 be donated to the Gilroy Volunteer
Fire Department.
A lease,city of Gilroy to the State of Ca11fornia,oovering the
Munioipal Auditorium, is presented and referred to the City Attorney.
RESOLUTION NO.124 is presented and read:
Motion by Counoilman Martin, seconded by Counoilman Rogers that
RESOLUTION NO.124 be adopted:
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RESOLUTION NO.124
RESOLUTION OF 'l'HE CITY COUNCIL OF mE
CITY OF GILROY ADOPTING BUDGET AND APPROVING
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMEN'l' FOR EXPE:NDITURE OF
1/4 CENT GAS TAX ALLOCATED FOR STREETS OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE.
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WHEREAS, a memorandum of agreement has been presented
to ee entered into with the State of California in aocord-
anoe with the project statement for expenditure of the 1/4
oent gas tax for the fisoal year 1940 allooated for
streets of major importanoe other than State Highways in
the City of Gilroy; and
\~EAS, the city counoil has heard read said agree-
ment in full and is familiar with the oontents thereot;
THEREFORE, be it resolved by ,"the cd: tycgunc il of the
City of Gilroy that said projeot statement b~ and is
is hereby adopted as the bUdget for proposed expenditures
of the 1/4 cent gas tax allooated for, streets ot major
importanoe other than State highways, and said agre8Rent
be and the same is hereby approved and the mayor and the
city olerk are directed to sign the same on behalf of
said City, said agreement to be binding upon the City upon
its execution by the authorized officials of the State.
ADOPTED A1~ PASSED this 1st day of April,A.D.,1940 by the
following vote:
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Ans:
Counoilmen: George C.Milias,Jr.,Jack Rogers,George
A.Martin,George M.Mason.
NOES:
Counoilmen: NODS.
ABSENT: Counoilmen:James Battersby,Nat Heiner.
Approved:
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Me: or.
Attest:
G.<L~
City C er
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~. ~ Motion by Counoilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Rogers and
~. ~carriad that for the General Municipal Election,May 6,1940,State
~ and County preoinots 1,2 and 3,be consolidated into one precinct
D and deSignated Precinct nAn, and State and County 'reoincts 4,5
. and 6, be oonoolidated into one precinot and designated Presinot
"B"; poling place for Preoinct "An-Fire Station,Fitth Street,between
Monterey and Eigleberry streets; poling place Preoinct "Bn-Clerk's
offioe,City Hall,5 East Sixth Street; eleo~ion offioials: Precinct
"An-Inspector-E.P.Mayook; Judges-Elsie Cotta,Myrtle Heiner;Clerks-
Mrs. I. Chabot and Nettie Chappell; Precinct "B"-Inspeotor-George Gift;
Judges~Leola Griffin,Ethel Tremaine; Clerks-Nina Avery,Irma Kilgore;
~ that all eleotion officials receive $6.00 each tor their services.
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Adjourned subjeot to the
call of the ohair.
G.Cl.~
Ci ty Clerk.
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