Minutes 1947/01/07
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GilroY,Ca11fornia
.January ?, 1947.
This regular monthly meeting of the Common Council is called to
order by His Honor Mayor George C.Milias.
Present:Councilmen George M.Mason,Nat Heiner,.J.H.~entworth,Ray
L.Stevens,cTamesB.Thomas. Absent:Councilmen George A.Martin.
Minutes of the meetings of December 2nd and 16th are read and
approved.
A portion of a letter ~rom the National Housing AgencY,Federal
Housing Administration, San Francisco,California'- relative to
oertain street work on South Dowdy Street, between Sixth Street
and Seventh Street ani stat ing that the work shall be completed
before June 1,1947, is read.
The' Clerk is instructed to refer the agency to the copy of a
letter writ~en July 13,1945 and signed by the Mayor stating that
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"the City of Gilroy agrees to grade,gravel and oil, full width,Dowdy
Street,Carmel Street and Prinvevalle Street from Sixth Street to
Eighth Street and will instal necessary water mains and sewer mains
to serve dwellings to be constructed on these streets.~ TSe Clerk
was further instructed to advise the agency that the City will main-
tain these streets, but the work will not be completed until August
l5,1947,providing the weather is favorable.
This being the time specified in letters directed to local gasoline
distributors, calling for bids to furnish the city's gasoline require-
ments for the period .January 14,1947 to .January 15,1948, bids from
the following companies are presented and read:Standard Oil Company,
Tide Water Associated Oil Company,Seaside Oil Company,Union Oil
Company,Shell Oil Company,Richfield Oil Corporation.
Motion by Councilman Thomas,seconded ey Councilman Wentworth and
carried that the bid of the Richfield Oil Corporation of $0.126
per gallon to furnish the city with its gasoline requirements for
the period January 14,1947 to January 14,1948, be accepted as the
lowest and best bid.
ORDINANCE NO.449 is presented and read.
[] Motion by Councilman Heiner,seconded by Councilman Stevens that
ORDINANCE NO.449 be adopted:
ORDINANCE NO.449
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING TIm INTENTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
TEE CITY OF GILROY TO VACATE A CERTAIN THOROUGHFARE,PUBLIC ALLEY
OR STREET, COMMONLY KNOWN AS BALDOCCHI ALLEY.
Vote on the motion to adopt mtDINANCE Nm.449:
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmen George M.Mason,Nat Heiner,.J.H.Wentworth,Ray
L.Stevens,James B.Thomas.
Councilmen None.
Councilmen George A.Martin.
RESOLUTION NO. 160 is presented and read:
Motion by Counoilman Heiner,seconded by Counoilman Mason that
RESOLUTION NO. 160 be adopted:
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RESOLUTION NO. 160
TEE COMMON COUNCIL 'OF THE CITY OF GILROY,CALIFORNU, IN REGULAR
SESSION ASSEMBLED, DO RESLOVE AS FOLW'IS:
WHEREAS oertain Streets lying within the Limits of the City
of Gilroy have been paved and set to the proper grade, an(l
WHEREAS, in order to properly drain and mainta1n said Streets,
it is necessary that conorete ourb and gutter be construoted;
NOW,TEERE~ORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Owners ot all property
abutting on the following Stree.ts be, and hereby are, ordered to
oonstru.et and/ or plaoe in good repair, conorete ourb a.nd gutter
in conformanc:e with the Ordinanoes of the City of Gilroy and to
the line and grade speoified by the City Engineer;
Third Stree,t From Hanna Street to Prinoevalle Street.
Prinoevalle Street from Second Street to Fourth Street.
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BE IT FURTHER RESeLVED that said ourb am gutter be, and l1ereby
are ~ ordered to be completed on or before the Fifteenth d.~ of July,
1947.
. ADOPTED AND PASSED this 7th
fOlloWing votes:
day of January, 1947, by the
NOES:
ABSENT:
Couno ilmen: George M.Mason,Nat He iner,J.H. Wentworth,
Ray L.Stevens,~ames B.Thomas.
Counc ilmen: None
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Councilmen:
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C1 ty Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO.161 is presented and read:
Motion by Councilman Mason,seconded by Councilman Heiner that
RESOLUTION NO. 161 be adopted.
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:RESOLUTION NO. 161
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY,CALIFORNIA, IN REGULAR
SESSION ASS_BLED, DO RESOLVE .AS FOLLOWS:
IHEREAS, thettU ty 0 f Gilroy propo sea to pave the surface ot
certain Streets within the Limits of said oity, and
WHEREAS, in order to properly maintain the grade,alignment
~. and drainage, it is neoessary to have constructed concrete ourbs
and gutters;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,th~t the owners of all prop-
perty abutt,ing on the following streets be, and hereby are,
ordered to instal and/or place in good repair, conorete curb aild
gutter in conformanoe with the Ordinances ot the City of Gilroy,
and tQ the line and grade specified by the City Engineer:
Forest Street from Martin Street to Miller SlOugh.
Sixth Street between For'est Street to Miller Slough.
Carmel Street between First Street and F1fth Street.
Eigleberry Street betwee,n Seventh Street and Ninth Street.
Ninth Street between Monterey Street ani Bigleberry Street.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said curb and gutter be, and
hereby is, ordered oompleted on or before the First day ot June,
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1947.
ADOPTED AND PASSED this 7th day of January, 1947, by the
following votes:
AlES:
Councilmen: George M.Mason,'Nat Heiner,J.H. Wentworth,
Ray L.Stevens,James B.Thomas.
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ABSENT:
Counoilmen: None
Councilmen: George
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Ci ty Clerk.
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A communication is read from the Division of Highways submitting
the Final Report For Placing An Open Graded Plant Mixed Surfacing
Blanket From Second Street to North City Limits, showing an un-
expended balance of $1,943.94.
A Third Supplemental Memorandum of Agreement for Expenditure of
1/4 Cent Gas Tax For State Highways is presented and read.
RESOLUTION NO. 162 is presented and read.
Motion by Counoilman Mason,seoonded by Councilman Wentworth that
RESOLUTION NO. 162 be adopted.
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RESOLUTION NO.162
RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF GIlBOY APPROVING THIRD SUPPLEMJ!::NrAL
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR EXPENDITURE OF 1/4 CENi.'
GAS TAX ALLOCATED FOR STATE HIGHWAYS.
WHEREAS, the State of California, through its Depart-
ment of Publio Works, Division of Highways, has presented
a third -.ullpiemeuUal memoranium of agreement in aocordance
with a project statement submitted by the City for expend-
iture of the 1/4 cent gas tax for 1945-47 biennium all-
ocated for State Highways in the City of Gilroy; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council has heard read said agree-
ment in full and is familiar with the contents thereof;
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THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Common Counoil of the
City of Gilroy that said agreement for exnepditure of the
1/4 oent gas tax allocated for State highways be and the
same is hereby approved and the Mayor and the City Clerk
are directed to sign the same on behalf of said city.
ADOPTED AIID PASSED this 7th day of January, 1947 by the
following vote:
AYES:
Councilmen George M.Mason,Nat Heiner,J.H.
Wentworth,RaylL.Stevens,James
B.Thomas.
NOES: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen George A.Martin.
APPROVED:
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City Clerk
The map of the MoAlpine Subdivision is presented. It is unanim-
ously agreed that the city will affix the proper signatures upon
rece ipt from the owner of deeds for the pr opo sed alley.
Mr.C.P.Davison now appears before the Council to disouss the
v&cating of an alley right of way given to the oity but never used
looated in Block 5 North,Range 2 West. It is unanimously agreed
that any right the city has to an alley in this block be vacated
except,that the right of way for the sewer line should be main-
tained and the City Engineer and City Attorney are instructed to
prepare the necessary papers.
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Mr.Davison requests xkat a letter directed to the Federal Housing
Administration stating that ChurBh Street,Gurries Drive and Hanna
Street,lying within the GurriesSubd1vision, will be graded,gravelled
oiled and maintained.
Ivlotion by Counoilman Heiner,seoonded by Counoilqlan Mason and
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carried that Mr.Davison be furnished with a letter addressed to the
Federal Housing Administration stating the the City would grade,gravel,
oil, full wil)h and maintain, Church Street,Gurries Drive and Hanna Street,
lying within the Gurries Addition.
Mr.Lowell Hof~er of Salinas,California, now appears before the Counoil
to d:is cuss the establishing of a Merchants Patrol in the City.
Motion by Councilman Stevens,seconded by Counoilman Heiner and
carried that Mr.Lowell Hoffer be granted the privelege of operating a
Merchants Pairo1 in the city such privelege to remain in effeot at
the will and pleasure of the Council.
The Mayor disousses the cod~ing of oity ordinances and elimination
of those ordinanoes out of date or rescinded by later ordinanoes and
requests that the Clerk be granted the privelege of hiring extra help
for this work.
Motion by Councilman Heiner,seconded by Counoilman Mason and carried
that the City Clerk proceed with the codifying of city ordinances and
that he hire any extra help needed.
The Clerk in instruoted to contact Councilman Martin to ascertain
what has been done vnth reference to investigation of lighting at the
Gilroy Free Public Library.
A representative of the Petrol Corporation,San .Jose,California,now
appears before the Council to request additional storage capacity for
gasoline at their service station located on North Monterey Street.
It is unanimously agreed the per.mit the P.D.Q. Servioe Station,
looated on North Monterey street,additional storage capacity for
gJ. soline.
Motion by Councilman Thomas,seoonded by Counoilman Heiner andt
carried that Traffic Officer James Sturla be granted expenses to
attend the Traffic School at the Univers ity 0 f California for a period
of twelve days.
It is unanimously agreed that the Traffic Offioer arrange the details
for a dinner to be given to the local telephone operators.
The Mayor discusses the report of the State Youth Authority and
recommendations made by the authority with respect to playgrounds and
recreational facilities. A model ordiaance attached to the report is
turned over to the Ordinance Committee for disoussion and recommendations.
The Mayor states that he has instructed the traffic offioers to slow
down the traffic on Monterey Street .
The matter of the agreement with Gentry,Ino. to use the city garbage
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dump is discussed,the agreement having expired June 12,1946. The
Mayor instructs Councilman Wentworth to disouss this matter with
the manager of Gentry, Ino.
The matter of dust on the streets recently seal-coated is discussed
and it is unanimously agreed that arrangements should be made with
the Granite Construction Company to rent or borrow their power-driven
broom and clean up all streets that have been seal-coated.
Repo rts of the city officers are presented and read.
Motion by Councilman Wentworth,seconded by Councilman Thomas and
oarried that the reports of the city officers be accepted as read
and plaoed on file.
Motion by Councilman Heiner ,seconded by Councilman Mason and
carried that bills as presented be alloW3d and warrants ordered
drawn on the Treasurer.
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Adjourned subject to the
call of the chair.
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