Minutes 1946/09/16
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Gilroy, California
September 16,1946.
This regular adjourned meeting of the Common Council is called to
order by His Honor Mayor George C.Milias.
Present:Councilmen George A.Martin,George M.Mason,Nat Heiner,Ray
L.Stevens,James B.Thomas. Absent:Councilmen J.H. Wentworth.
Councilman,Mason,Chairman of the Finance Committee presents budget
figures for 1946-1947 and states that the committee recommends a tax
rate or $1.25 per $lOO.of assessed valuation for the fisoal year
1946-1947.
Counc ilman Stevens discusses the drawing up 0 f a Mast er Plan for
the city.
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BE IT RESOLVED b,. the Mayor and Common Council ot the Cit,.
of GllroT, at regular session assembled, that:
1. A 1'und is hereby created to be known as
the "ReserTe Fund".
2. That each and every ,.ear when the tax
rate is set the Mayor and Common Council shall then
and thel'e determine the amount of the levy of the
tax rate to be placed in said fund, end the uses to
w~ch said fund shall be applied.
3. The uses to which said funds shall be
applied shall in general be tor the use b,. said Cit,.
of GUro., ot making post wu1mprovements to allot
the propert,. owned by said Cit,.,for general municipal
purposes, for the. pa;yment ot salaries to municipal
employeea, other than law entorcement otticers, tor
the improvement or city .treet. and the pumping plant
and equipment ot the City water well, for the improve-
ment and ma1ntenat.ce of an,. and all Cit,. propert,. and
to purcha.e supplies and materials tor City use.
ADOPTED AlfD PASSED this 161:h day of Sap't~ber
b.1 the tollowing votes:
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AYES: Councilmen: Geo:rge A.Martin,George M.Mason,Nat.
Heiner,Ray L.St.vens,James B.Thomas.
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Motion by Councilman Stevens,seconded by Councilman Thomas and
carried that the tax rate for the fiscal year 1946-1947 be $1.25
per $100.00 of assessed valuation ,divided as follows: General
Fuhd-$.5000; Library !Und-$.lOOO; 1923 Bond Fund-$.llOO; 1927Bond
Fund-$.1700; 1940 Bond Fund-$.0500; Water Well Construction Fund-
$.0400; Auditorium Maintenance Fund-$.0400; Reserve Fund-$.2400.
Councilman Stevens,chairman of the Lighting Committee,reports
reports that request has been made to instal street lights at
Sixth and Dowdy streets and Seventh and Dowdy streets and the Coast
Counties Gas and Electric Company had been instructed to proceed
upon advise from them that th e lights would be ire talled wi thout
any cost to the city,other than the electricity used.
The Mayor states that he had discussed the condition of Police
Officer Dan Lemos with his doctor and Lemos' doctor had advised
him that Lemos would require a leave off absence for three or four
weeks to convalesce from his illness.
It is unanimously agreed to defer the reading of applications for
the posi ton of Police Of:ficer for the present.
Motion by Councilman Heiner,seconded by Councilman Martin and
carried that Police Officer Dan Lemos be granted a thirty-day
leave of absence, without pay.
The matter of undergi'cund storage 0' gasoline at servi ce stations
is discussed and the Clerk is instructed to write to the League of
C~lifornia Cities to ascertain if other cities limit the amount
of g;3.soline permitted to be delivered in transport trucks and if
t here are any cities that prohibit transportat ion of ga soline to
service stations in transport trucks.
The Clerk is instructed to wri te to Mr.Harold P.Huls ,President of
the State Railroad Commiss ion, relative to the speed of' trains
through cities.
Adjourned subject to the
call 0 f the chair.
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