Minutes 1955/02/08
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Gilroy, California
February 8,1955
In the absence of His Honor Mayor George M.Mason the City Clerks
cal~s this regular adjourned meeting of the Common Council to order.
Present:Councilmen Carl W.Pate,Charles Gallo,J.Hughes Kennedy,
Courtland M.Rush,Kenneth L.Petersen,Se6~ndo Sanchez.
Also present are Mr.Roy O.Mead,Gilroy manager for the Pacific Gas
and Zlectric Company and Mr. Bishop of the lighting departmen t of the
Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
The Clerk now calls for nominations for the position of r.'1ayor-Pro-
tempore.
Motion by Councilman Kennedy,seconded by Councilman Gallo and carried
that Councilman Carl 1': .Pate beLMavor Pro-tempore.
Mayor Mason now occupieshis seat as Mayor.
~~.Bishop of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company now appears before
the Council at the invitation of Mayor Pro-tempore Pate to discuss
the break-down of the proposed change-over in Monterey Street lighting
from incandescent and ffiecntty vapor;the total cost-$11,189.68 less
allowance for present OV-20 fixtures of $4,381.20 making a net total
of $6,808.48",
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Mr.Bishop also presents the total cost of the mercury vapor inst-
allation plus the five additional electroliers ordered by the Council
at $35,300.00 payable over a period of twenty-five years at the rate
of $206.05 peri,month.
Motion by Councilman G allo,seconded by Councilman Pate and carried
that Monterey Street lighting be converted from incandescent to mercury
vapor with a capital investment of $35,300.00 payable at the rate of
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approximately $206.05 per month for a period of twenty-five years.
Councilman ,Kennedy requests thatl11is "NOll vote on this motion be
recorded.
A communication is read from the I\~usic Instructor of the Gilroy
High School requesting use of Vfheeler Auditorium for the annual
variety show.
Motion by Councilman Pate,seconc1ed by Councilman Kennedy and
carried that the Gilroy High School variety sh~v be granted free
use of Wheeler Auditorium for rehearsals on February 23rd and 24th
thet.. afternoon of February 26th and the evening of February 26th
for the show.
Motion by Councilman Pate,seconded by Councilman Rush and carried
that this meeting adjourn.
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City Clerk