Minutes 1940/09/03
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Gilroy,Calitornia.
September 3,1940.
This regular monthly meeting ot the Common Council is oalled to
order by His Honor Mayor George C.Milias,Jr.
Present: Councilmen: George A.Martin,George M.Mason,Jack Rogers,
Nat Heiner,J.H.Wentworth. Absent: Councilmen: James Battersby.
Minutes ot the meetings ot August 5th,19th and 23rd,1940, are
read and approved.
The Mayor states that ~tter of a ditference between the garbage
tranch1se holders and Mrs.Janet Phillips, relative to oharge tor
garbage service, has been settled.
The Clerk is instructed to write to Mr.Gordon Chappell and ask
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him to attend the next regular meeting ot the Common Council, Oot-
ober ?th, or the first special meeting of the month, it such speoial
meeting is held, to discuss a oertain gasoline storage tank located
on his property at 440 North Monterey Street.
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The matter of the condition of a house located on South Church
Street on property owned by Hattie J.Cole, P.O.Box 93, Delano,
California, is discussed.
The Clerk is instruoted to communicate with Hattie J.Cole calling
her attention to the oondition of the building looated on her prop-
perty, that it is oonsidered a fire hazard and a nusiance and must
be removed from the property.
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The matter of an exoavation next to the Post Office on West~Street,
property owned by the Gilroy Lodge of Improved Order of Redmen, is
disoussed the Mayor stating that the Postmaster had made a com-
plaint.
The Clerk is instructed to write to the Improved Order of Redmen,
Gilroy Lodge, and ask tham if it is possible for them to fill in
this excavation and offering the cooperation of the city in the work.
A communication is read from Logan & Frazer, auditors, stating
that the audit of the city books had been completed and everjthing
had been found in order and offering to renew their prvious oontraot
fer aUditing services.
Motion by Councilman Heiner, seconded by Councilman Rogers and
carried that the firm of Logan and Frazer, oertified public account-
ants, Amerioan Trust Building, San Jose,California, be retained to
audit the oity's books for the fisoal ye~r July 1,1940 to June 30,
194~ at a cost of $200.00 for the fisoal year, payable $50.00 quar-
terlyat the end of each quarterly audit, the final report to be
submitted at the end of the fiscal year.
The City Engineer reports that he has discussed the oondition of
the orossings at Leavesley Road,Sixth,Lewis and Martin streets with
an" engineer of the Southern Paoifio Company and that plans and
prOfiles will be drawn for the proposed improvement.
The chairman of the Water Committee is instructed to proceed with
neoessary
the gathering of datatand oostS/for correoting the drainage oondition
at the reservoir and present this information at the next meeting of
the Council.
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Reports of the oity offioers are presented and read.
Motion by Counoilman Rogers, seconded by Counoilman Wentworth and
carried that the reports be aoopted as read and placed on file.
Motion by Councilman Heiner, seoonded by Councilman Mason and
oarried that bills as presented be allowed and warrants ordered _
drawn on the Treasurer.
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Adjourned sUbjeot to the
call of the ohair. .
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