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Minutes 1946/02/04 or 821 Gi lroy ,Cali fo rni a. February 4,1946. This regular monthly meeting of the Common Council is called to order by His Honor Mayor George C.Milias. Present:Councilmen Ge~rge M.Mason,Nat Heiner,J.H.Wentworth,David V.Stout. Absent:Councilmen George A.Martin,Henry J.Sch11l1ng. Minutes of the meeting of January 7,1946 are read and approved. A comrnunication is read from the Forestry Board recommending that the following trees be planted in the newer subdivisions:l-Prurtus Pissardii; 2-European White Birch; 3-Cut Leaf Weeping Birch;4-Arizona Ash;5-Moaesto Ash;alee it was suggested that if possible each new 822 section select the type of tree desi red and t hat a 11 property owners , plant the same variety. it" . A comnunication is read from Logan and Frazer , City auditors, stating that the regular quarterly audit for the period ended December 31,1945, had been completed and they found the books of account and record in good Q rder. A co~nunication is read from the Gilroy Telephone Compahy Police Radio Operators thanking the Mayor and Council for the dinner and theatre entertainment provided for them. A r~port of water samples taken by the Santa Clara County Health Department,January22,19~6, with the notation that the samples are satisfactory, is presented and read and ordered placed on file. A cOillQinioation from the Sociedad Funeraria Of Gilroy,applying for a permit to hold or give dances at the I.D.E.S.Hall on Old Gilroy Street, on any day of the week inc luding Sundays, is presented and read. Letters from the James A Clayton & Company and 3ulius Scudero, relative to the proposed opening of an alley from Hanna Street to Carmel Street, between First Street and Broadway, are read and the Clerk reports that John Reis is willing to give 10 feet for an alley providing a building and a barbecue pit are moved;that Mrs.M.A.Smith is willing to give ten feet providing a small building is moved; 1,1r.Paul Agrillo is willing to give the necessa:x.:y 10 feet; that Mrs.Minnie Serpa is not in favor of giving any land for the alley as she would receive no direct benefit from it. This matter is turned over to the subdivider of the area through which the alley would pass for further negotation. Motion by Councilman stout,seconded by Councilman Wentworth and carried that the recommendation of the type of trees to plant in the newer subdi vis ions, be adopted, as presented by the Forestry Bo ard . The audit report and letter from the Police Radi? Operators of the Gilroy Telephone COipan,y are ordered placed on file. Mr.Donato Retez,past president of the Sociedad ]uneraria now appears before the Council to discuss th~ application for a permit to .hold dances. Mr.Jack Thomas now appears before the Council to discuss the ftssuing of dance permits. Mr.George Porcella now appears before the Council to discuss the issuing of dance permits. u lJ- ~.t.~ L..__,~~,__ 82~3 The matter of dance permits is now discussed by the Mayor and Council.and Ordinance No.331 relative to public dances, is read. Motion by Councilman Stout,seconded by Councilman Mason and carried that Sociedad Funeraria be granted a permit to hold Mexican dances, . said permit to be issued from time to time and dances to be alternated. It is unanimously agreed that the City Clerk issue such permits and he was instructed not to issue more than one Mexican dance permit for anyone night;that an American dance may be held on the same night as a Mexican dance and that dates for these dances be arranged for ten days in advance of the date upon which the dance is to be given. Applications for transfer of liquor licenses from James Lomas to Eileen O. and William L.Corsiglia,420 First Street; Angelo Mainero to Robert & Joseph Elia & James A.parra,? North r~onterey Street and applications for One Sale Beer License by Felix Gonzalez 69 South Monterey Street and J.C.Bray,30 Old Gilroy Street, are presented. No objection is made. Councilman Mason, chairman 0 f the Finance Committee, now presents.: a list of delinquent tax properties, with city and county taxes delinquent and states that the committee suggests that the city otter the county 'lO~' on' theudollar for its tax title in the sa properties. It is unanimously agreed that the entire matter of delinquent tax properties be placed in the hands of the Finance Committee with power to act. A map of Tract 239-Renz Addition to the City of Gilroy, is presented and the Mayor states ,that the Gilroy City Planning Commission recommends its acceptance. RESOLUTION NO. 152 is now presented and read. Motion by Councilman Stout, seconded by Councilman Heiner that RESOLUTION NO. 152 be adopted. . I 824 I: ( , 1 '4;;; Whereas, George Renz and Harriet Renz, his wife, have presented to the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Gilroy, for filing, a plat or ~ap of the subdivision known as "Tract 239, Renz Addition to the City of Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California", covering land located in the said City of Gilroy; And, whereas, the said subdivision and the map aVP'l6-.Jec!. ~~ thereof has been duly ~~ointoe by the Planning Commission of the said City of Gilroy, and by the Engineer of the said City of Gilroy; . ...-!" And, whereas, the said map is accompanied by the certificate of George Renz and Harriet Renz, his wife, the owners, dedicating to public use forever all streets and alleys shown upon said map; and, ~ereas, the said subdivision appears to be a proper one and of no disadvantage to the City of Gilroy, and the map thereof appears in proper order; ~. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, and it is hereby ordered, that the said map be, and the same is hereby, approved and that all streets and alleys as shown upon said map be accepted on behalf of the public; and, Be it further resolved that the City.Clerk of the City of Gilroy be, and he is hereby, authorized to execute up~n beh~lf of said City of Gilroy, the Certificate required by law to aocompany said map. Adopted and passed this 4th .,~ day of l"ebruary, 1946 by tne following votes: Ayes: Councilmen: Gearge M.Mason,Nat Heiner,J.H. Wentworth,David V.Stout Noes: Councilmen: None ~ Absent: Councilmen. George A.Martin,Benry J.Schilling ~Yore. .. . ~ ,,...,..' tte st(J,Q' -i f' 0 i. ,\A, I .rr1 j Oi ty Clerk ,... . ,825 The City Attprney now compliments Mr.Ed.Hanna,surveyor, for his excellent work. The Mayor now compliments Mr.Ed.Hanna for his excellent cooperation and the fine manner in which he presents matters of engineering importance to the Council. The Clerk is now instructed to make record of these two statements in the minutes of this meeting. (I The Mayor now discusses the matter of certain improvements for the I '- city stating that a program of street improvement,held in abeyance on account of the war, should nowproceed, that the matter of S8wer ex- tensions into the newly developed sections of the city should be started along with water main extensions; that investigation should be made of the proper site for a new water well and the matter of a recreation park, now under study by the Gilroy City Planning CO~lission, should be given serious consideration, when presented to the Council by the Commission. It is unanimously agreed that the Street Committee, Sewer cormn~ plans and secure and Water Committee should proceed at once to prepare the necessary figures as to cost,etc.,to be submitted to the Council at the earliest possible date. to, r"i' .....1.- Mr.Ed.Hanna now appears before the Council and asks permiss:);on,to ., start at once preparing the necessary data of cost,etc., for Forest ~ Street, from Martin Street north to Leavesley Road. Permission is : , unanimously granted. The Clerk in instructed to write a letter to the Federal Housing Administ~ation stating that the following streets in the Gurries Addition to the City of Gilroy will be graded,gravelled and oiled; Church Street from First Street north to the end of Churhc Street as shown on the subdivision map; Gurries Drive from Hanna Street east to the end of this street as shown on the map of this subdivision and Hanna Street from the end of the present paved portion, north to Broaa.waye8s shown'mn: the';mapnbf':' tlltso:ostlbcitvisioR. Councilman Stoutnow disw,usses the use of Wheeler' kud1torillIll by.-:::.the 10 cal organization 0 f the Veterans 0 f Foreign Wars for a dance, the proveeds of the dance to be used to purchase a stand of colors. It is unan~mously agreed to allow the Veterans of Foreign Wars to '. use the Wheeler Auditorium fmr a dance,Feb121st at a rental fee of $15.00. The matter of rats at the garbage dump at sewer farm is discussed. Mr.Ed.Piedmont nQw appears before the Council to discuss the matter 896 of local people dumping their garbage in the roadway at the sewer farm. It is suggested that a proper sign be placed at the gnrbage pit directing those using the privelege of dumping their garbage there to dump their garbage in the pit. Mr.Piedmont states that anyone requesting use of the garbage dump facilities should first obtain a permi t from him. Councilman ~entworth states that the new police car is not equipped mth a jack or tire wrench. The Clerk is instructed to call Byers Bros. and ask that these two pieces of equipment be supplied. neports of the city officers are presented and read. :Motion by Councilman Stout,seconded by Councilman Heiner and carried that the repoets of the city officers be accepted as read and placed on file. Motion by Councilman Heiner, seconded by Councilman Stout and carried that the bills as presented be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on the Treasurer. Adjourned subject to the call of t he chair. G,G..'@61 Ci ty Cle rk t'