Minutes 1940/04/04
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Gilroy,California.
April 4,1940.
This regular adjourned meeting of the Common Council is called to
order by His Honor Mayor S.D. Heck.
Present: Councilmen: George C.Milias ,Jr. ,Jaok Rogers ,George A.
Martin,deorge M.Mason,Nat.Heiner. Absent:Counoilmen: James
Battersby.
Mr.J.D.Chappell,representing the Gilroy Rod and Gun Club appears
before the Council to discuss the placing of game pens on the
City reservoir property or the five acre pieoe of land Southeast
of Old Gilroy Road.
Motion by Counoilman Wdlias,Seconded by Counoilman Rogers and
oarried that the Rod and Gun Club be granted the privelege to select
a site for the proposed game farm from either the reservoir property
or the 5 aores Southeast of Old Gilroy Road,preferably the reservoir
site.
This being the time specified for opening bids for construotion
of a Munioipal Auditorium,seve~ bids are presented and read:
E.Nommensen,Carl N.Swenson Co.,N.J.Nielsen and E.O.Erbentraut,
F.C.stolte Co.,Miller Construotion Co.,A.T.Beokett and George C.
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Motion by Counoilman Milias,seoonded by Counoilman Martin and
carried that the oontract for oonstructing the Municipal Auditorium
be awarded to George C.Renz,Gilroy,for $51,250.00, aocepting Proposals
1,2,3 and 4, and the certified cheoks or bids bonds of the next two
lowest bidders-Carl N.Swenson Co. and Miller Construotion Co.-be
held until the contract is signed;all other bid bonds and certified
ohecks to be returned.
Motion by Counoilman Heiner,seoonded by Counoilman.Rogers and
oarried that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to exeoute the
contract with George C.Renz upon same being approved as to form
by the City Attorney and the Architect and that the proper bonds,
duly executed and 80 approved.
The Clerk reports that a telegram had been received from the
Salvation Army headquarters in Oakland, stating that they had no
intention of establishing a wood yard or shelter for indigents in
Gilroy and Major Phillips of the Salvation Army Watsonville,had
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had appeared in persons in the Clerk's office stating that they
had no plans for establishing a wood yard or indigent shelter in
Gilroy and that he would oonfirm this statement by letter.
Adjourned subject to the
oall of the ohair.
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