Minutes 1946/06/10
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Gilroy,Caiifornia.
June 10,1946.
This regular adjourned meeting of the Common Council is called to
order by His Honor Mayor George C.Milias.
Present:Councilman George A.Martin,George M.Mason,J.H.Wentworth,
Ray L.Stevens,James B.Tho.as. Absent:Councilman Nat Heiner.
The Mayor announces that the purpose of this meeting is discuss
with the governing boards of the Gilroy E~ementary and High School
the question of olosing of oertain streets to permit the expansion
of these plants.
The Mayor calls upon Mr.Oliver Brown,superintendent of schools,
to introduce those who will discuss the various problems confronting
the schools.
Mr.P.R.Colson,member of the Gilroy Elementary School board now
Ap~ars before the Council to disouss the expansion of the ele-
me-ntary schools-the Jordan School and the Elliot Schools requesting.
the Council to order the cle.ing of Second Street from a point
approximately 150 feet west of Hanna street west to. Carmel Street
and Dowdy Street from Third Street to First Street. Mr.Colson stated
that the school board would leave sufficien~ land to provide an
alley in the rear of the dwellings along the west side of Hanna
Street between Second Street and First Street. To provide for
further expansion of the Elliot School the school board requested
the closing of Maple Street from East Seventh Street to Old Gilroy
Street.
Mr.Sydney Johnson,member of the Gilroy High School Board, now
appears before the Council to discuss the problems facing the
plant expansion of the Gilroy High School. Mr. Johnson now intro-
duces Dr.Chas.Burch,member of the school planning board,State
Department of Education.
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Dr.Buroh stated that a unified plant required the closing of
Forest street from I.O.O.F.Ave. to the north boundary of the high
school property,located on the east side of Forest street.
Mr. William Werner aKsIllfm1'b ellS "0 f~.the rGdluqoil ti1oJ(~)as,ks,jDm~B1l1rcbf
iieveraiL.qu8.stlons relative to the school plant.
Mr.Ernest Kump;o~ the Ernest J.Kump Company,school house planners,
now appears before the Council to discuss their study o~ the problem.
Dr..Christiansen of the Kump Company now appears before the Council
to discuss the financing of additional school raoilitles.
The Mayor now discusses the provisions of the charter for closing
streets.
The Council unanimously agrees to look with favor on the elementary
school project and suggestions made by their representativetproviding
thEf,dis:tr1c t,! pum-chase's tpe'J~aDd~:, be,jwtCln,~thet ~a$j;: l.4.~t 1'0tL'~,~pl~e Street
and' the west, jU~e 'of~.East "~treet"betw~en E~st S~yenitp.:: ~:tfe.~'h ~n~. Old
Gilroy Street.
The Council ananimously agrees to look with disfavor on the high
sohool project and suggestions made by their representative.
ORDINANCE NO.446 is presented and read.
Motion by Councilman Martin,seoonded by Councilman Wentworth that
ORDINANCE NO.446 be adopted:
ORDINANCE NO.~
AN ORDINANCE CONSENTING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PORTION OF A
HIGHWAY IN THE CITY OF GILROY AS A COUNrY HIGHWAY,TO-WIT:TF.AT
PORTION OF TEE LEAVESlEY ROAD FROM THE EASTERLY LINE OF MONTEREY
STREET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF THE CITY LIMITS OR BOUNDARIES OF
THE CITY OF GILROY,LYIID WITHIN SAID CITY OF GILROY.
Vote on the motion:
AYES:
Councilmen George A.Martin,George M.Mason,J.H.Wentworth,
Ray L.Stevens,James B.Thomas
NOES: Counoilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen Nat Heiner.
The matter of the parking of doctors cars near or in front Gheir
offices is discussed. The Clerk is instructed to notify the Traffic
Officers not to tag doctors cars and to write a letter to each doctor
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advising him of theC01il.ncil's action and suggesting that each doctor
attached an M.D. plate to his license plate for purposes of identifi-
cation. and ask that the privelege not be abused.
The Clerk is instructed to contact the California State Automobile
Association with reference to a sign to be plaoed at the interseotion
of First & Monterey streets for the Gilroy Golf and Count7Y Club.
Adjourned subject to the call <3 (.0~~,
of the cha 1r. loa if ~i1f"l-