Minutes 1941/01/13
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Gilroy, California.
Jan_arr 13,1941.
This regular adjourned meeting of t he Common Counoil is oalled
to order by His Honor :M.ay'or George C.Milia.,.Tr.
Present:Counoilmen: George A.Mart1n,George K.Mason,Jaok Rogers,
James Bat'tersby,J .H. Wentworth. Absen't: Councilmen: Hat Heiner.
Architects Certifioate No.7 in 'the .-ount of $14,OOO.OO,dated
January 10,1941, to George C.Renz, tor work oompleted on the oon-
struction 0 f Wheeler Civ1c A.uc11 torium, is presented.
Motion by Bouncilman Martin, seoonded by Counoilman Ragens aDd
oarried that the Glens Falls Indemnity Company, assignee of George
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C.Renz, contraotor, be given the seventh pa,ment 01' $14,000.00
on the Wheeler Civio Auditorium cont~aot, as approved by the ar-
chitects under date of January 10,1941.
Mot ion by counoilman Martin, sec onded by Couno Uman MaIO nand
carr1ed tha't B.Barshinger & Son be paid the sum ot $440.3~ for 225
steel folding ohair. t'or\'lheelar Civic Auditorium.
The Mayer 00. di sousses tbe purohase of gasoline trom tbe City by
t1:B Gilroy Rural Fire Departmen't. This matter il referred to the
Fire Comm1ttee for disoussion with the oil compan1es.
Mr.George C.Renz now appears before the Counoil to disouss the
purohase 01' the old septio tank property, looatee at the northeast
corner of Old Gilroy and East streets. This ,matter 1s placed in the
hands of the Finanoe Committee and the Building ,and Grounds Committee
for investigation and report.
Mr.Elmer Weymouth now appears before the Counoil 'to d1scuss the
program planned tor the first contingent of drat'tees leaving Gilroy,
January 22n4 and asksfor a donation 01' $~O.OO 'to plU'ohase appropriate
gifts for the fourteen draf'tees.
Motion by Counoilman Martin, seconded by Counoilman Rogers and
carried the sum of $50.00 be appropriated to the oommittee handling
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the program for the draftees farewell party, to be used in purohasing
a suitable gift for each 01' the draftees.
Counoilman Rogers reports that a request has been made by Mr.
Buzziniefor a street lite on Chestnut street and that he will
make an investi88tion.
The matter of an alley from First Street to Second street, between
MOnterey and Eigleberry streets, is discussed. The City Attorney is
instructed to ascertain the status of a right of way for the city
through the propettT ~ffeatej.
The Mayor now declares the Council to be in executive session.
Mr.E.E.Eustiee,representing the insurance fir.m Qt Chesbro & Eustice,
G.B.Rodeok and A.W.Brown, now appears before the Council to explain
the entire set-t.p of fire insurance on city property_
Mr.George H.8m1th now appears before the Counoil to disouss the
fire
division of thelinsurance business between the five looal agents
and particularly the division of the insuranoe on the Wheeler Civic
Auditorium.
The Council now disousses the fire insurance eet-up on the various
city properties and the division of the fire insurame business among
the five looal agents.
It is the unamb10us opinion of the Council that the division of
the oity's tire insurance aIIDng the five looal agents remain as it
is at the present t 1me.
Adjourned subject to the
oall 0 f the cha ir.
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