Minutes 1948/11/15
T 1042
Gilroy,Californ1a
November 15,1948.
This regu~ar adjourned meeting of the Common Council is called
to order by His Honor Mayor George C.'Nlilias.
Present: Counc ilmen George Ij:.Mason,3 .H. 'Hen two rth ,Ray L.Stevens,
James B.Thomas, David V.Stout, Dale D.Daniels.
The l,1ayor states that the purpose of this meeting is to discuss
the proposed widening of Monterey Street.
A corh'11unication is read from from the Committee on 'clays and
:Means of Financing the Widening of Monterey Street stating that
the majority of the members of the committee voted for a Sales
Tax to finance the proposed project.
A petition signed by 35 Monterey Street merchams oppos ing the
Street at this time
proposed widening o~ :Monterey/whene the cost will be borne in whol1e
or in part by the property ovmers on tlonterey Street, is presented
and read.
The Mayor now asks for a general discussion on the proposed
$
project.
Motion by Councilman Stout,seconded by Councilman Daniels and
carried that the Council endorse the widening of rJonterey Street
and that the city is in position to meet the expense with a Sales
Tax and that the City Attorney be instructed to invest~gate the
legal aspects of a Sales Tax.
1043
Lr Victor 3ensen now appears bfore the Council to suggest that tl:.e
for
Sales Tax be cont inued aft er the am.ount ne cessary I:) vlidening 1,Ionterey
Street has been realized the money to be used to purchase and maintain
park sites and parl~.
Hrs.Margaret Jensen now ~ppears before the Council to report trnt
the Gilroy Blitsiness and Professional '.vomens Club had endorsed the
Sales Tax as the method to finance the proposed widening of Monterey
Street.
The I:1ayor now atates that the group. of' 30 people present have come
to protest against the a building to be used for duplex ~partments
being erected at the Northeast corner of Eighth and Hosam1a streets
on property of Mrs.Lillian Radin.
The Mayor now calls upon the Buildil~ Inspector to appearx before
tthe Council and several quextions are asked by members of the Council.
M:r.Ralph Pillman,representing the group, protesting aga i.nst the
erection of the building at the Northeast corner of Eighth and Ros-
anna St~eets, now appears before the Council and states that he
understood the Building Inspector had ordered construction work on
the building stmpped on Saturday but that work had been going on
all day ITonday; that no ulans for the building had been submitted
in ac:.;ordance with the terms of Ordinance No.445 and he states that
the building will be a detriment to the entire neighborhood.
The City Attorney now reads Ordinance No.445 applying to the con-
struction 0 f shacks.
TiIr.1'!illiam Werner no w appears befo re t he Council and stresses the
need for submitting with every application for a building permit
the front and rear elevat ions and speci ficat ions 1'0 r the propo sed
building.
Motion by Counc ilman Stout, seconded by Counc ilman Stevens and
carried that the Building Inspector order construction stopped on
the building being erected at the Northeast corner of Eighth and
Rosanna streets until the builders comply \7ith all ordinances
pertaining to building in the City of' Gilroy.
Adjourned subject to the
call of the chair.
~.~.~
City Clerk