Minutes 1944/05/08
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Gilroy,California.
May 8,1944.
This regular adjourned meetlng of the Common Council is called to
order by His Honor Mayor George C.Milias,.Jr.
Present: Councilmen George M.Mason,Nat Heiner,.J.H.Wentworth,David
V.Stout. Absent: Councilmen George A.Martin,James Battersby.
The Mayor now instructs the Clerk to proceed with the canvassing
of the ballots for t he General Municipal election held May 1,1944.
and appoints Counallmen Mason and Heiner as tally clerks and Coubcil-
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man Stout as Judge.
The City Clerk advises the Mayor and Council that there are no
ahsent voters ballots.
Motion by Councilman Stout, seconded by Councilman Mason and
carried that the election returns be accepted as read and the
oandidate or candidates receiving the greatest number it votes
for the respective ofrices be declared the elected officers tor the
ensuing two years, from .June 5,1944:
Preoinct
"Art
Preoinct
"B"
Total
FOR MAYOR
George C.Milias
.John Wentworth
Phil Ferri.
Dr.E.Chesbro
Chas.Platt
Dr.Dahl
187
167
1
1
354
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
FOR COUNCILMAN
Nat Heiner
George A.Martin
George M.Mason
David V.Stout
.J.H.Wentworth
Henry .J.Sohilling
.Jess Silva
Forest V.Rycraft
.John B.Sherrer
I.Hollister
.John F.Hines
C.A.Zink
FOR TREASURER
H.R.Eschenburg
.John Bracco
184
183
185
184
189
184
1
1
1
1
1
1
163
158
162
161
160
164
2
347
341
347
345
349
348
3
1
1
1
1
1
192
156
1
348
1
FOR CITY CLERK
Philip A.Cox
FOR CITY MARSHAL
Albert Guy Goodrich
Total Ballots Voted
211
182
393
210
225
179
198
389
423
A communication is read from William G.Smeltzer,manager of the
Strand Theatre, protesting the coming of amother circus to Gilra,r
and "also a so-oalled religious tent show".
The Ma yor no w discusses the tent mee tings.
The Clerk is instructed to write to Mr.Wi111am G.Smeltzer and
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auvise him that all future applications for a cirous will be thorough-
ly investigated before a permit is granted; that it is not the policy
of the Counoil to permit "rackets" in the communlty;that upon investig-
ation it lIlas been found that the oircus coming May 11th is a sDill
cirous and Council member believe that the children should be enter-
tained; that the Council feels that his letter is in order and to
convey the Council's thanks for his letter.
The Mayor states that the tent meetings will be cheoked to see if
everything is in order and if not the permit will be revoked.
Poundmaster .John Glover now appears before the Council and describes
oertain difficulties he has had in capturing dogs whioh are running
on the public streets.
The Counoil Einst-ruots t)le:AJlerkto obtain Isgal informat ion from
the City Attorney as to tne powers and authority of the Poundmaster;
if a dog 1s seen 011 the stJreet"btcths'Poundmaster and the dog runs
into a olosed yard oan the Poundmaster go into the yard and capture
the dog and take it to the pound; has the Poundmaster the legal right
to swear out a warrant against a dog running at large on the streets.
The Poundmaster is requested to cheok very closely on stray dogs
and to do his best to rld the city of all stray dogs.
Adjourned subjeot to the
call of the chair.
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City ~lerl{.
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