Minutes 1947/07/07
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Gilroy, California.
July 7,1947.
This regular monthly meeting of the Common Council is called to
order by His Honor Mayor George C.Milias.
Present:Councilmen George A.Martin,Nat Heiner,J.H.Wentworth,Ray.
L.Stevens ,James B.ThoIIBS. Absent: Couno ilmen George M.Mason.
Min..ea of the meetings ot June 2nd,16th Ind 17~h,l94? are read
and approved.
Aoceptances of the gas and electric franchises by the Coast Counties
Gas and Eleotrio Company are presented and read and ordered placed on
file.
A notice IN THE MATTER OF THE SALE OF TAX DEEDED PROPERTY BY THE
COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR, signed by Roy P.Emerson, ani. relating to Lot
3 Block 1 South,Range 3 East, is presented and read.
A oommunicat ion from the State Controller, approving, as or June 6,
1947, and stating that the Tax Collector of Santa Clara County has
been authorized to give notioe of agreament on the sale of Lot 3,Block
1 South,Range 3 East. Both of the foregoing oommunication are ordered
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filed.
A report of water samples taken June 18,1947 by the Santa Clara
County Health Department is presented and read and ordered plaoed on
file.
This being the time speoified in a legal notic~ calling for bids
to imtal new lighting in the Gilroy Publio Library building,the Mayor
now oalls for t he bids to be opened.
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The bid of Hollenback Electrio to furnish fixtures as speoifiei
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everthing complete-~1025.00 and an alternate bid on fixtures approved
by Coast Counties Gas & Electrio engineer-$947.50.
The bid of Howard Electric Company for fixtures,changing service and
labor $837.00, is presented and read.
Due to briefness of the wording in the bid the City Attorney
reoommends that Mr.Smith Howard be called before the board to clarify
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hi s bid.
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RESOLUTION NO.178 is now presented and read.
Mr. William Werner now app9ars be:Core the Counoil to disouss the
work done on several streets in seal coating and to express his
dissatisfaction with the work.
Motion by Councilman Wentworth,seconded by Councilman Stevens
that RESOLUTION NO.178 be adopted.
RESODUTION NO.178
RESOLUTION OF TEE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY
ADOPTING BUDGET AND APPROVING MEMORANDlTIvl OF AGREEMENT FOR
EXPENDITURE OF 1/4 CENT GAS TAX ALLOCATED FOR STREEfS OF
MA.TOR llv1PORTANCE
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WHEREAS, a memorandwn of agreem~nt has been presented to be
entered into-with the State of California in aoco:rdance with
a project statement for expenditure of the 1/4 cent gas tax for
the fisoal ye,..:t948 allocated for streets o"t major importance
other than state highways in the City of Gilroy; and
WHEREAS,the oity Council has heard read said agreement in full
and is familiar with the contents thereof;
THEREFORE, be it resolved by the ci ty Council of the City of
Gilrqy that said project statement be and it is hereby adopted as
the budget of proposed expenditures of the 1/4 cent gas taa
allocated for streets of major impartame other than State Htlihways,
am said agreement be and the same is hereby approved and the -Mayor
and the city clerk are directed to sh gn t he same on behalf of the
oity,said agreement to be binding upon the oity upon its execution
by the authorized officials 0 f the State.
ADOPTED this 7th day of JUly,1947 by the following vote:
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ABSENT :
Counoilmen George A.Martin,Nat Heiner,J.H.Wentworth,Ray
L.Stevens,James B.Thomas.
Counc ilme n None
Councilmen George M.Mason.
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Mr.S:m.ith Howard now appears before the Council to explain his bid
for lighting fixtures at the library. The City Attorney suggests
and Mr.Smith adds to the bid submitted:"as per advertisement", and
s:t gns hi s own name.
IJiotion by Councilman Stevens,seconded by Councilman Heiner and
carried that the bid of Howard Electri c Company to furnish new
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lighting fixtures,all labor and materials,as per specifioations,
in the amount of $837.00, be acoepted am awarded to'~said.:compan1T~
~:jA' NotIfication 'of Algholic Beverage Lioense Application for an
Off Sale Beer and Wine license by Tomas Antuna,55 S.Monterey Street,
is presented. No objection is made.
RESOLUTION NO. 179 is presented and read
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Mot ion by Counc iIman He iner, see onded by Counc iIma n Stevens 'that
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RESOLUTION NO.179 be adopted.
RESOLUTION 10.179
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Counc il of t he City of Gilroy that
Section 2 of Resolution No.1?1 of said city be, and hereby is,
amended to read as follows:
-2. WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy hereinafter designated "Local
Agency" desires to apply for an allotment of State Aid for the
construct ion 0 f a public works IJI'oject under said Act; and"
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution
be forwarded to the Local Allocation Division of the State Depart-
ment of Finance.
RASSED AND ADOPTED this seventh day 0 f July 1947, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT :
Counoilmen George A.Martin,Nat Heiner,J.H.Wentworth,Ray L.
Stevens, James B.Thomas.
Counc ilmen None
Couno iIme n George M.Mason.
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RESOLUTION NO.180 is npw presented and read.
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Motion by Councilman Martin,seconded by Councilman Thomas that
RESOLUTION NO.180 be adopted.
RESOLUT ION NO .180
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Counc il of the City of Gilroy that
Seot ion 2 of Resolutioll No.172 of' said City be, and hereby is,
amended to read as rollows:
~2. WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy hereinafter designated "Local
Agenoy~ desires to apply for an all~tment of' State Aid for the
oonstruct ion of a public works project under said Act; and-
BE IT FURr:HER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution
be forwarded to the Local Allocation Division of the State Depart-
ment of Finanoe.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this seventh day of July 1947, by the following
vote:
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ABSENT:
Councilmen George A.Martin,Nat Heiner,J.H.Wentworth,Ray L.
Stevens,James B.Thomas.
Cou~oilmen None
Counc i lme n Ge orge M .Mas on.
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The Mayor states that Jerome D. Chappell , chairman of the Reoreation
Commissiou, that the dancing instruotor to.;:g1.vll,dlElssdns under the
recrJiainten program has proposed to give 2~ or the gross lreoeipts
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to the Recreat ion Commission, the commission to fm-nish the hall.
Mot! on by Councilman Stevens, sec ended by Cou~oilman Thomas that
the main auditorium of Wheeler Auditorium be given over to the
dancing instructor for instruction classes,during the day, with
20% of the gross receipts to go t~ the Recreation Commission,subject
to revocation by the Council should this arrangement not prove satis-
factory.
Councilman Wentworth now discusses the location of a tel~phone
pole on the Howson Bros.pro~erty on North Monterey Street (pole
number 1026) The Clerk is instruoted to write to the Pacific Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company and ask that the pole location be
changed.
Mr.Albert Vosti of Gentry,Inc. ,now appears before the Council
to request and: extension of one year to the privilege of ".~_
the pit at the city'S garbage dump for disposing of dehydration
refuse from their plant.
The City Attorney is instructed to re-draw the original agreement
with C.B.Gentry Company ani present it at, the next meeting of the
Counc il.
Mr.Ed.Hanna now pppears before the Council to discuss the reoent
ehQ&" made in the allocation of gas tax money.
The Clerk now presents the request of' Mr.Henry Allemand ~or 8. new
five year lease on the 87 acres of sewer f~ land under lease to
him at the present time.
The City Attorney is instruoted to draw a new five year lease
far Henry Allemand under the same terms am <D nditions as prertous
lease.
Reports of the City offioers are presented and read.
Motion by Counoilman Stevens,seconded by Councilman Martin and
carried that the reports of city officers as plt"esented be acoepted
~nd placed on file.
Motion by Councilman stevens,seconded by councilman Martin and
carrie d that bills as presented 'be allowed and warrants ardered
drawn on the Treasurer.
The Clek is instruoted to write to the Division of Highways and
ascertain the present status of the proposed Traffic signals on
Montere y stree't.
The matter of plac ing of add1t ional STOP signs in the residential
district is discussed and it is unanimo~sly agreed that the City
Engineer and the chairman 0 f Street Committee make a study of the
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present location of STOP signs and make reoommendations for further
installat ions.
The Clerk is instructed to meet with the City Attorney to draw up
a letter addressed to Mr.Victor Ginelli requesting him to olean up
the rear ot premises owned by him looated on the west side ot Rosanna
Street between Fourth end Fifth Streets.
Adjourned subj eot to the
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