Minutes 1923/03/12
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Gilroy, Calir., ~arch 12th, 1921.
The regular ad,journcll meeting of the Common Council of
:,Iarch Gtl1, 1~):2~l, was called to or(ler by His Honor Wlyor
Jas. Princevalle.
This was the advertised date for openin~ the bids for
the Gas Franchise and the Electric Franchise, and the Clerk
reported that one biel had. bcen receivcd ror ~ach franchise.
By motion of Councilman ~')chemel, seconrlecl by Councilman
lJecJ~er and carried, it was orrlered tba t the lJids lle opened.
By motion of Councilman Schemel, seconclell by Councilman
Hadtke tIle following Hesolution was Tlassed and adopted:
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Hl~~)()LU'l'ION S'l'HnnNG OFl~, SgLLING AND AWAHDING
'lO COAS'f COUNTIES GAS AND i~LgC'l'nIC Cm.lPANY, ITS SUCCflSSOHS
AID A~mIr;N3, '.lUE HIGH'!', PlUVILEGG AND 1~;tANClIISg OF LAYING
A!t.> UAINT.\.INING GA:i PIP~G:), i,lAIN::) ANi> CONDUITS ;\ND OF U::JING
nm :..Uim IN);{ 'J.'lH~ PUHPOSE OF CONVgYING, :JISrHInU'fING AWl
~)UPPT.YING GAS Tn '1.'lIE PU3I,IC, IN Cml'i'AIN HIGHWAYS, STHEgT~3
.um ALLEY:] OF 'l'lIE CI'i'Y nI~ GII,lWY A''; ',pgCIFItm AND C;g'f FOHTH
IN A lUG:WLU'l'ION WHICH WAS A:VlPT1.;D ~3Y TIm 'L\YOH AN~) cmmON
COUNCIL OF 'l'HE SAIl) CITY OF GIH~OY ON TII:~ 22nd DAY opt
JANUAItY, lD21.
WIH~m~AG the Coast Counties Gas ami Electrtc
Company, a corpora tton eluly or,r.:anizell al1Cl existing uncler
amt by virtue of the laws of the state of California, filed
in t.he office of the ;.Yayor and Common Councll of the City
of Gilroy on the ~!~!nd uay of January, 1 ():!'l, its applica tJon
for the franchise ahove mentione!1 arHI referred to; and
WlEmEAS said ~layor aml Common Council, on
the ~~2I1fl etaJ' of .ranuary, 1()2~l, adoptccl a resolutton doc larinr:
thei~ intention of granting said franchise upon the terms and
conditions in said resolution set forth; and
WIC~lmM) llue notice of' the sale of said rran-
chise has been published in the manner and for the time pre-
scribed by law amI by the aforesaifl resolutioTJ; amI
Wm~ltl~A~) said J,Iayor and COlmnOI1 Council, at
the time specified in said resolution and in said notice,
viz:, at the hour of eight o'clocl{ P. H. on iJomlay, the
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12th day of ;,larc11, 10:2<1, Hlet in open session for the pur-
pose of opening and actin~ upon any bids that mi~ht be filed
pursuant to said notice; an~
h'lIEa:~A3 saill Coast COllnties Gas and Electric
Gompany, before the time a Pllointcll for the opening of saitl
bids, hall rileel herein its sealed bill for said franchi se
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whereby it offereel for said fpane11i,-;c the sum of twenty-
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five dollars ($25.00) in gold coin of the United States
of AnJl~rica, and saiel sealecl bid was accompanied lJy the
certified check of said Coast Counties nas and ~lectric
Company, payable to the 'rreasurer of said City of IHJ ray
for the full amount of said bid; and
FU;m!~A:; no other or higher bill was filed
or made for said franchise;
~()W, l'mm~J;FO tl~, 31~ 1'1' !m~~()LV]m by the r,:ayor
and Common Council of the City of Gilroy that the aforesaid
franchise be and the same is h0reby struck off, sold and
awarded to said Coast Counties Cras ahll Electric COTi11Jan:v,
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its successors and assigns, for the Slm of twenty-five
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11011ars (:)25.00) in p.;old coin of the Uni tOll States of
America, upon the terms and conditions set forth in said
bid, said notice and said resolution, to all of which
reference is hereby made for a more particular statement
of' sa.itt terms tlnu conditt ons.
Vote,
Ayes;
Councilmen C. g. Ij'reelric!{son, A. W. Brown, VTm.
Hadtke, GeraI(! lI'~cker, Chas. W. SchCl'leI;
Noes:
CouncilJiien,None;
"\.bf~ent: Councilncn J~. J. Chesnro.
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3y motiofl of Councilman Hcclcer, secomlecl by Connci JMan
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Fredrickson the following resolution was passed and adopted:
HJn')LUTION S'i'lUTCING OIi'F, SgI,T,ING AW) AWAnnING
TO COAST COUN'l'IE~) GAS Aim ELl~CTHIC CmrPANY, rrB succr~SSORS AND
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ASSIGN~), TIlE HIGHT, Pi'IVILEG1~ AND F'HANCJTIS~ OF Cf'NSTHlTCTHTG
AXJ ~lAIN'l.'AINING Er.gC'l'Hrc Ln~1';G MD OF tHlTNG 'rm,~ s'\~n'; Frm Tm~
PUHPOSE 011' '!'lUNS'Jrr'i'ING, ')ITl'!UTIU'i'ING AND UUPPLYING ~~Lr::CTn.TCI'Y
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TO 'cm~ PUIlLIC, IN Ci~nTAIN IIIG1-P'lAYS, STHT~J1;Tt~ AN') AT,Tl~YS OF THT<:
CI'i'Y OF GILIWY AS :,PECIFr:D AN~) ~mT ~i'nHTH IN A Im;-,OVJTIflN 1'rHICH
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WAS ADOP'ftm BY 'i'HE MAYott AN!') COlin,lIm Ci}uNCIIJ OF 'I'II~ SAID CI'l'Y BF
GILrlOY ON '--'HE 22n(1 :lAY OF JANUAHY, 1021.
WH>~nEA~) the Coast Counties Gas aml Elcc tric
Company, a corporation duly orf;!;anized and existing under and
by virtue of the laws of the State of California, filed in
the office of the ~,layor' and Common Council of the City of
Gilroy on the 22ml (lay of .ranu~ry, 10:21, its application for
the franchise above mentioned anel referreel to; and
m-n'tK\S 3aicl Ilayor aml COlIllnon Counci.l, on
the 22n~ day of January, 1921, adopted a resolution declaring
their intention of granting said franchise upon the terms and
cOl1fli tiOl1S in saicl resolution set forth; and
WIP~m~AS due notic(~ of the sale of saill fran-
chise has been published in thA manner and for the time pre-
scribed by law an(1 by the aforesaicl resolution; and
'.nn;nAS saiel ;,layor ami COlnmon Council, at
the time specified in said resolution and in said notice, viz.,
at the hour of eip:ht o'clocJ( P. E. on Momlay, the 12th day of
March, 1021, met in open session for the purpose of op0n:in~
ani ac ti 11g upon any bids that play be filed pursuant to saill
notice; and
h'wml<~M) saiLl Coast COllnties Gas anli Electric
Company, before the time appointed for the opening of said
bids, had filed herein its sealed bid for said franchise
whereby it offered for saicl franchise the sum of twenty-
five dollars ($2fi.OO) in gold coin of the United states
of America, an(1 saiil sealed bill was accompanird by the certi-
fied checl{ of said Coast Counties Gas and -electric
Company, payable to the treasurer of said City or Gilroy
fo~" the full amount of saicl biel; and
W1P'r:~~\'A:.> no other or hif!,her bid. was filed or
made for said franchise;
Nmv, 'i'lmHi~Ii'(m8, TIE 1'1' ImSOLVElJ by the \iayor
ami Common Council of the City of Gilroy that the afore-
saiel :franchise be anti the same is hereby strucl\: off, sold
amI awarded to said Coast Counties Gas and inectric Com-
pany, its successors aHcl assigns, for tlle sum of' twenty-
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five dollars ($25.00) in ~old coin of the United States
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of America, upon the terms and conditions set forth in
said bid, said notice and said resolution, to all of
which reference is hereby ma~e for a more particular
sta tement of' said terms and concH tions.
VoteJ
Ayes:
Councilnen c. g. Fredriclcson, A. TIT. TIrown,
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Wm. Haeltke, Cerald IIeclwr, Chas. W. Schemel;
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Noes:
Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen 'r,~. J. Chesbro.
:3y motion of Councilman Schemel, seconded hy Councilman
Drown tI1C following resolution was pt:ts3ecl aml a(loptecl:
ImiWIJUi'ION APPllOVTNG BONi} OF COAST cnUN'~n~S aAS ANJ
;~LEcTlnc CmlP.\.NY r.;X;~CUT"~D IN C')N~HT~IL\'l'If)N OF Tfm CHANT OF TIm
Ii'HANClIItm 1'1) -r,AY A~U iL\.INTAIN GAl, 'rAIN:, IN C'mTAIN IIIGlr".'i\YS
OFTllE CI'lY OG GII,llOY.
wm~mu~;. on th(~ 12tij (lay of ~!arch, 1n21, the
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;,iayor and COlmnon Council of the City of Gilroy strucIc off', sold
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and awarde(l to the Coast Councies Gas and ;Gectric Company, a
corporation orfmnizecl anll existinp; under ami by virtue of the
laws of the ~)tate of California, the franchise of laying and
maintaining mains for conveying and iistributing ~as to the
public in cortain hi~hways in sai~ City of Gilroy; and
H~mllEAi3 saitl Coa[;t Gounties Gas antl T'ilectric
Company, pursuant to law an,l tho provisions of a l'esoluti on
which was alloptccl b~{ said ~rayor a.nd COlnl;10n Council on the 22nd
day of' January, 1a21, has duly executed and filed with said
mayor ancl Common Council a honel in t1J8 penal sum of one
thousand dollars ($l,~OO.OO) bearin~ date the 12th day of
March, la2~1, ami conditioneel as llrescribec! by law and by the
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last mentioned resolution; and
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l\lIE:mAH, upon clue investigation and consid-
oration, it appoars to the r-mtisfaction of said 7,[ayor and
Common Coul1c:il that ~,aid bond is in proper f'orm amI that
sai,l ~ol1d has been duly executcll by said Coast Counti.es Gas
anL1 ;noctl'ic Company awl hy twn r:oo(l <1.n(l suffteiont sureties;
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NOW, rlII'~:mF'f)n"~, W;~ I'i' !l!~;)nIN'm ny t11(~ ~,:ayor
amI Common Counctl of' the Cit~r o:f falroy that said. hond he,
anll it is hereby, acceptecl and apTH'ovccl.
Vote, Ayes:
C ounc i lrrlcn
c. T.~. Ii'I'cdr':I-cI,::sGll,
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TIT'own,
Wm. :lad tke, ner'ald. IJecJcer, Chas. W. Schci!181;
Noes, Counci.lmcn None;
Ab,.Hmt, Councilmen 1~. J. Chesbro.
:lotion by COllncilrnan '1rnwn, sccnnllerl by C01H1cilf\I<ln
na~lt:;:l~ anlL carriell the following Itesolutiol1 was passed an'l
a\loptcd:
!m:WLU'i'ION APP~~()'1r~G ~q;n Ilr.' C!),\ST .C1HTNTISS GAS
,.uu '<~V~C'i'nIC CmIPANY ~~:"mcuTl~t) IN ClIlmrmrUl'ION OF TIm cnANT OF
Tim ~?nANCHI:)j~.L'O c'm:rCtuC'i' \:'U ~LHN'rJ\IN '~TJ'~C'I.'HIC TJnms IN
C:;~!{'.i'AIN lIIGHWAY:3 OF TIn CITY O~' GIT,nny.
\nr~T~A:; on the 1:~th (lay or 'Tarch, 10~:1, the
:Iayor anc.l Comm'n Council of t1p City of' Gill'oy struck oCT, soleI
anil awaI'~l()(L to t~le <Joast Cnunti8s Gas and '~lectric Company, a
cOr'noration organi7.(~:l an:l existing; un'ler anI. hy virtue of the
laws of the :>t.at0 of Calif0rnia, tlH~ franc 11i118 of cons truc tin~
ard maintaininb elect:"ic Itn8:'J for t;':msrnitting amI tlistr'ibutinp::
e L'c t l'Lei:.y to t1-1I~ pllhl ic ill c'~rtain hir;hw1.7S in sattl Gi t:.y of
Gilroy; antl
1\'W~,t;I~A~j ciaicl Coast eonnties Gas awl 'Hac tric
Company, pursuant to law and the provi:~mons of a resolution
whic'l was adopte;1 "hy sait '!ayor and ~OP1FIf)n ~oune.il on th~ 22m1
day of ,January, 1021, has (lnly exccute\l ant filed with saitl
:.1ayor and ComriJon Council a bon!l in the penal sur' o:f one
tllousaml \101IaJ:'s (::a, 000. no), bearing :late the 12t11 day of
~,[arch, 1H:~'.l, mill conti. tione(l as p}1eGcri beel 1JY law <1n:1 lJY the
last IOcntionc,l rc:;olution; an~l
Wlr:n:GA:;, upon due investil!;uLion amI consid-
er.ltion, it appears to th~ satisfaction of said ~ayor and
G.)]1]l:lOn Council that ::;;;tirl hon!l i:; in proper :form anll that
::i.ti:~ 1101'1!1 11<1:'; ~Y~(~n :1111:[ '~x::::cutc,_l ;')y sai~l Coast Counti.cs Gas
an~l ;n'~ctl~ic .)tl111xmy an~l by t"\,,o g,vht :lll;L suff'iclent s1P1cti'Js;,
NflW, 1')l'S:t\~l1'irF~, :m IT !n(;oIN'~D ~:v the :.rayor
an.l COlmnon iJ Junc:il 01' tlw C:i tv oi' (~:ilpoy tlla t said hon,1 be,
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ant :i t i:,; hIH';~b:l, accept~~~t ,111d .tpYlrovr::tl.
Voti3, .\yc:~:
Coul1cilrh~n
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li'pe(lri clc~ on,
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Brown,
Wm. Had tke, Gcraht lIcck'~r, Cha,s. w. ';chemel;
Noes:
C<Jlmei.ll'len ~one
;\b;:;ent, Conncilnen '~..1. Chesbro.
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By motion of (;c)'lnc L }>;nn lIccl:ol', '~8con:l'C)il hy C ouncjl-
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man 3cn0meI and carried, :lrdinal1ce No. ~120 was pa:Jscel af'tnr
having been read an(l re-l'cau. by title as follows:
'HUHU.:WC C:;u.Xi'I:,rr. '2n 80,\.:1'1' cqUNTr'~'3 GA3
AI;,) :~L:~C';.'iUe C!)~I:)A:~Y, A CALI="fLmL\ Cnar>niL\.I'ION, Il':3 ';UCCBSSOHS
.UJ ~~'3;JD~:;:~, i:'.ll~ iUGllT, l)'tI'/I~,"~(Y~ .\'U FH,\NCIII';': f)l1' 'LAYING,
it:..\.I::L~\.rlil~';(~ ~~:;~J U:31lI(;, l?U.t f~r>~ j?U:t:~J,3:.~ ()J' cr)I.;VT~YT1;n, .)I.3~
tr:i lJUtin;~ alTl 3upjJlyil1s ,r.;as to) t h(~ puhlic a.wl ;larticuJ ar1 y
'rn 't'~L~ IHlL\'H'f,\.NY3 nit' Tin CII'Y OIl' GIL~WY r~ 'rTr~ c()UN".~v OF
3,UiTA C1,"\.lU, :n'A'r;~ OIl' Cj\.LI:;,();r~H.\, ?nH LIGHT, !rUT, pnrq~n
.AN.) L\LL ~.J:l'~'It'UI, PTnC)/}:mr;, G.\;, PIP1~';, ',L\IiH AN') C0W)TTI'r~ IN
SO IlXNY AWl IN ~mCH p.\Wr3 OIt' 'nn PU3LIC IHGHWAYfl, S:rRT~TS
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.\N~.l ALr.;~Y;) OF :3A1;) CI'.l'Y o I;' r.TL;l0Y "\~; TII~~ mL\N'rT~: rAY T~1I;:CT
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TO Uim F'oa nn ~)TJ;l~)i)i-'~~ lUt'I)T'~:)AID.
Vots:
Ayes:
Councilnen c.
l,~. Fre(lricJ.::~~on, iL
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Dr-own,
Wm. HaLlti.ce, Geralll lIecJcer, Ch<1.3. W. ~,chemel;
Noes: Cou:nctlliJen ~~one;
Ab~~ellt: C(Hmclln(~n ,~. f. Ch(.\shro.
:3;)' motion of Councilman Fre,lricksoll, 3ccon(lc\l b;' Crlll11ci 1-
ma.n heclccl" and carried Or'linance No. 1:~1 was pas~8cl after
having been read and rc-read by tit Ie as rollows:
Ordinanc(~ GlLUn'IN(; Tn c(),vrr c(m1TTr~S 0\8 \\T~)
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f~V~C'i'lUC C/);{PANY, A C.H,I:t'f);lNL\ C/)!F'n:tA'n')N, I'N; 'nTCCWiSOns
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AN J A~LHGNS, '.i.'lU In(;~I'r, l)ltIVn,'~Gl~ AN') F'Li.lHJHI'm OF T~w~crrnrn,
Ci/~~;;L'in;CTING, ;,Ll[N'r,U~HlW AWl miING, FO~1 '.2Tr~ p'm''''(r.~,,; m<' rr1'1A~r:V':
~HTTING, ')I;,-;:'nr:nrr.cING A:~) '.;lJ:?PI,YIHG 1'~T.~jC'L'~UUITY TO '_'I!J~ PU~IJIC
A1U P\IrfICU;JA:n,y '1") 'l'iIl'~ [NlH3I'lA~H:; nI,' TIn CITY 0I.' GIVWY IN
TIn CiJU1C'Y O;l' :3.urr.\ Ch\.iL\, ')l.'A'.l'~;~ 01.' CALD"H:HA, :;,nll LIGlIT, HEAT,
PQ'V,,;;t AlU .\'.,1, LA''/'Ii'UL PUil~-'O:,1~8, ,'aJ'~C'i'HIC LINli~3 CI)N'jI;31'PW 0.11' POLBS
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tm rn.';I U :iUIL'J,=nJ;~ ;n'aUC1'lLlE~) :un WI:U~), CIW';~:i-AH;jS, IN-
:3UId.'1'i) t3 "\::-) iLt,'lI'.;a ,\PPLL\J'h; ;~;) IN:JTA:r.TJ'~;) 1'W~!t'WN, IN ~~() ;'.L\JiY
"\:~) nr :mCrI ~~\.!tT:; i).F' 'i'~n PUULIC HiGHhI'AY;), STIC<;J~T:) Ali') l~LL:~Y::)
OF ~.:L\IJ crey Ul" GII/VJY A;; 'i'll"; GlUN'L"n ~.L\.Y ;~TJ~UT 'fl) USE P'lH
'i.'11~~ PU;lPO,;g Alj'()a:~;j..Uu.
Tlote, Ayes:
Councilmen c. g. Fl't~.lrick~..on, w. w. nrown,
Wm. Ha:ltke, Geralcl Heckr~r, Ch:l.s. W. Schemel;
N ()('~ s :
Conncilmen
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..\bsent: COll11cilinen ~..J. Chesbl'o.
'rotion by Fr"~drickson, secnn,led by Uecker a.:ncl carried:
That ~iller & Lux be allowed to level the Uowdy levee to the
lCTle 1 of s trect hetw(~en :lixth amt 'fcnth Streets.
~lotion by Hecker, 3Gcondc;1 ;lml carried: That warrant
for '~:~. ~J7 be or leroel Ilrawn in favor or the Am'3ricart Ita ilway
~~Xll'"'8,i:; Co.
:Litt~r or' n;ra,lillg 8 tr'~e t:~ in t'1!~ ;.liller a ,1(11 Lion 1 ~rt
wit:) t}w ~tr{~ct UO!'lmitt(~e.
.loll call, Present at tl1i;.; meetin~, . Qllnclbmen C. g.
F'rcc1r:i c.kson, A. H[. Brown, Wm. Ra'Ltke, Geralrl Hecker, Cl1as.
w. :3chemel;
Absent, Councilman r~. J. Chesbro.
A(lj()urn;~\l :Hlbjcct to
the call or the Chair.
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