Minutes 1951/09/104-
Gilroy, California.
September 10, 1951.
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In the absence of the Mayor, this regular adjourned meeting is called
to order by the Deputy City Clerk.
Present: Councilmen J.H. Wentworth, Carl W. Pate, J-.B. Thomas
George M. Mason, David Stout. Absent: Councilman, Dale D. Daniels.
A large number of property owners in the Second Western Addition to
the City of Gilroy are also present.
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Motion by Councilman Stout, second by Councilman Mason and carried
that Councilman Geo. M. Mason be Mayor pro -tem.
Councilman Mason, Mayor protem, states that the purpose of the meet-
ing is to hear a report from the committee from the Second Western
Addition who were to call upon those who had not paid their costs for
extension of utilities.
Mr. John Bozzo, one of the committee, appears before the Council
and states that about 90 % of the property owners had now paid and
urges that the Common Council proceed with the extension of the
utilities.
Dr. Leon Melkonian appears and asks to see the plans for rights of
way for sewers, and objects to giving a right of way thru his property.
He states that he will give right of way through his property if his
front foot costs are alloted to the remaining property owners in the
area.
It is the unanimous opinion of the Councilmen present that Dr.
Melkonian should be omitted from front foot charges in return for a
right of way and his front foot costs allocated to the remaining
property owners in the area.
Mr. Hardman appears and states that he had bought property and
built his house in the area on the prospect that the area would be
severed and that he could g.et no satisfactory answer as to when the
sewer lines were to be installed.
Mr. Mark Kennedy appears and calls attention to the fact that the
front foot costs are estimated costs and that if the cost of the pro-
ject is more than estimated an extra assessment would have to be made.
Dr. Russell Crane appears and compliments the Common Council for
making it possible for the property owners to get their utilities at
a low cost and urges that the Council go ahead with the installation
of the utilities because of there being so large a percentage having
paid their assessments.
After discussion by the Council, Councilman Pate moves, Seconded
by Councilman Stout and carried, that the City Attorney be instructed
to prepare an ordinance amending ordinance No. 477A which would allow
the extension of the utilities to property owners in the Second
Western Addition.
Mr. Robert Hollar appears before the Council and asks if it will
be necessary for property owners, whose septic tanks are in good order
to connect with the proposed sewer when installed.
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The City Attorney replys that Ordinance 477A requires that property
owners connect with the City sewers within 30 days.
It is the unanimous opinion of the Common Council that due to the
hardship that it might work on some of the property owners in the area
those property owners whose septic tanks were in good working order and
not a health menace would not be compelled to connect with the sewer
system immediately
Adjourned subject to the
call of the chair.
Dep. City Clerk.
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