Minutes 1954/05/10
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Gilroy, California
May 10,1954
This regular adjourned meeting of the Common Council is called to
order by His Honor Mayor George C.Milias.
Present:Councilmen Carl W.Pate,Courtland M.Rush,J.Hughes Kennedy,
Charles Gallo,George v-J.White,Jack W.Ronald.
The Mayor states that the purpose of this meeting i. to canvass
the absentee ballots of the regular municipal election held on May
3,1954.
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The Clerk announces that twenty absentee ballots have been ret-
urned.
The ~~ now appoints Councilmen Gallo and Ronald as Clerks
and the City Clerk proceeds to open the emr:eliopes containing the
absentee ballots and proceeds to read same.
The City Attorney now presents and reads RESOLUTION NO.323.
Motion by Councilman Kennedy,seconded by Councilman Pate that
RESOLUTION NO.323 be adopted.
RESOLUTION NO.~23
RESOLUTION AND ORDER CANVASSING ABSENTEE VOTES CAST AT REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD MAY ),1954,AND DETERMINING TOTAL VOTE,
, AND DECLARING ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF GILROY.
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WHEREAS, the regular municipal election for the municipal offices
of the City of Gilroy was held in said City of Gilroy on May 3,1954,
in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter and pursuant
tp law and to due and legal notice given of said election;and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Gilroy has on the
4th day of Y~,1954, canvassed the returns of said election except
the absentee votes and found and ascertained that the total mumber
of votes,exc1uding absentee votes, cast at said election was 1666;
that the number of votes cast at Precinct "A" was 529;that the
number of votes cast at precinct ttB" was 610;that the nU4Jber of
votes cast at Precinct ltClt was 527; and setting forth the names of
the candidates for t he respective offices and the number of votes
received by each candidate,excldsive of absentee votes;and
WHEREAS, it appears that under the law ocr the State of California,
.bsentee votes may be received up to seven (7) days after the election,
and that the absentee votes must be canvassed not later than the
seventh day after the election;and
WHEREAS, the ConUIlon Couhcil of the City of Gilroy has this 10th
day of May,1954, met in an adjourned session at the hour of 1:00
o'clock p.m. to ca nvass the said absentee votes cast at the afore-
said election and has canvassed the said votes and found and ascert-
ained that the total number of absentee votes cast at said election
was 20; that the total number of votes including absentee votes was
1686, and that the following named persons received the number of
absentee votes set opposite the total number of votes,exc1dsive of
absentee vo~es as found in the previous canvass and the total number
of votesset opposite their respective names for the respective
~Of:fices for which they were candidates, to-wit:
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1509
Total Vote
Excluding
Absentee
Vote
Absentee
Vote
Total Votes.
Cast
For Mayor:
GEORGE C.MILIAS
GEORGE M.MASON
(Write-ins)
None
677
957
689
965
12
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For Members of
... the Council:
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CARL lV.PATE
CHARLES GALLO
J .HUGHES KENNEDY
COURTLAND M.RUSH
KENNETH K.PETERSEN
SEGUNDO SANCHEZ
SMITH C .HW ARD
ROBERT W.MEDLEY
GEORGE W.WHrlE
(Write-ins)
None
935
1198
1164
1108
1109
1037
7Bo
577
804
948
1213
1178
1116
1125
1051
794
8579
11
14
15
14
8
16
14
14
2
7
For City Treasurer:
H.R.ESCHENBURG
(Write-ins)
None
1419
1438
19
For City Clerk:
PHILIp A. COX
(Write-ins)
None
1462
19
1481
For City Marshal:
1106
539
17
3
1123
542
HAROLD STURLA
ALBERT G . GOODRI CH
(Write-ins)
None
and,
WHEREAS, it appears from the said canvass and the records of said
Common Council of the City of Gilroy that all of the above candidates
duly nominated for the respective offices for which they were candidates,
and that the said GEORGE .M.MASON received the majority of all votes
cast for the office of Mayor of the City of Gilroy; that PHILIP A COX
received the majority of all votes cast for the office of City Clerk of
the City of Gilroy;that H.R.ESCHENBURG received the majority of all votes
cast for the office of City Treasurer of the City of Gilroy; that HAROLD
STURLA received the majority of all votescast for the office of City
.Marshal of the City of Gilroy, and that. CABL W.PATE,CHAffi.JES GALLO,J.
HUGHES KENNEDY,COURTLAND M.RUSH,KENNETH L.PETERSEN and SEGUNDO SANCHEZ
received the majority of all votes cast for the offices of Councilmen
of the City of Gilroy.
It is, therefore, ORDERED and DECLARED that GEORGE M.MASON has been
duly elected to the 0 ffic e of lIIlayor of the City of Gilroy; that PHILIP
A.COX has been duly elected to the office of City Clerk of the City of
Gilroy; that H.R.ESCHENBURG has been duly elected to the office of City
Treasurer of the City of Gilroy;that. HAROLD STURLA has been duly elected
to the office of City Marshal of the City of Gilroy, and that CARL Y.
PATE, CHARLES GALLO,J . HUGHES KENNEDY,COURTLAND M.RUSH,KENNETH L.PETERSEN
and SEGUNDO SANCHEZ have been and are duly elected to the office of
Councilmen of the City of Gilroy.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
That the City Clerk of the City of Gilroy immediately sign and
deliver to each person so elected a certificate of election.
ADOPrED,PASSED and ORDERED this tenth day of May,1954 by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Pat'a ,Rush ,Kennedy ,Gallo, White,Ronald
NOES: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen None
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Mayor
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A communication is read from the Division of Highw~s,District
IV, requesting the sum of $49,000.00 as partial payment of the
City's contribution toward Gilroy Cooperative Project No.1-Monterey
Street widening.
Motion by Councilman Kenn~dy,seconded by Councilman Pate and
carried that the City Elerk be instructed to pay the sum of
$49,000.00 as part payment toward the Monterey Street widening
project as requested by the Division of Highw~s,District IV,in
a letter dated May 7,1954,upon the condition that if the work on
said project is not initiated and completed the entire sum of
$49,000.00 will be returned to the City of Gilroy.
There being no further business to come before this meeting
the Mayor now declares this m.eeting adjourned.
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City Clerk