Minutes 1954/12/13
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Gilroy,California
December 13,1954
This special meeting,called by the Mayor,by mailing a letter to
the Mayor,each Councilman and the press, twenty-four hours in
advance, is called to order by His Honor Mayor George ~il.IvIason.
Present:Councilffien Carl W.Pate,J.Hughes Kennedy,Courtland M.
Rush,Kenneth L.Petersen,Segundo Sanchez. Absent:Councilman Cbarles
Gallo.
A group of students from Rucker School is present.
Cbunci~ Rus~tchairman of the Fire Committee is called upon by
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hhe Mayor to discuss the pre~ent fire alarm system particularly
in connection with the telephone poles used by the system.
Mr.Donald Strahl,manager of the Gilroy Telephone Company,is now
called upon to present his company' s views with respect to the
poles being used by the city's fire alarm system.Mr.Strahl states
that the company has abandoned use of 52 poles for their service
and that the city fire alarm wires are the only wires on these
poles; that the company will sell the 52 poles to the city for
$100.00.
Motion by Councilman Kennedy,seconded by Councilman Rush and
carried that the city purchase the 52 telephone poles designated :I
by the Gilroy Telephone Company as no longer of service to the
company for the sum of $100.00.
Mr.Strahl now discusses the matter of a telephone fire alarm
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system to replace the fire alarm telegraph system stating that
the city could purchase a thirty station switchboard for $2400.00
with a charge of $100.00 per station for telephone and testing
equipment with provisions for an increase to fifty ~~~tions with-
out aaditional charge. fur. Strahl estimated the maintenance cost
to be 5% of the investment.Mr.Strahl urges that in the event of
a change over from the present system that the city purchase
the equipment and enter into a contract with the company to
maintain the system.
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Mr.Strahl a~rees to obtain information from Redding,California
where,it is understood, the telephone fire alarm system had been
installed.
Mr.R.J.Furlong,representing the Gamewell Company now requests
~rmission to address the Council.
Mr.Furlong states that he had contacted the Fire Chief and the
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City Manager at R edding,California to ascertain if they had
purchased the telephone fire alarm system and they had advised
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that they had not made any move in the direction of changing from
the telegraph fire alarm system.
Mr. Furlong reads a resolution presented and passed at the International
Fire Chiefs' convention in Octob~r,1954.
Councilman Gallo now takes his seat at the Council table.
Mr.Furlong states that the Gamewell system consisting of two circuits
could be installed for $2800..00 with a $200.00 cost for each additional
circuit added to the system.
The Mayor now asks if the bond,agreement and deed for the street
proposed by Howson Bros. have been filed.
The City Attorney now presents and reads anN agreement between Howson
Bros. and the City of Gilroy with reference to the street proposed by
Howson Bros.
The City Attorney now presents and reads RESOLUTION nO.339.
~otion by Councilman Pate,seconded by Councilman Rush that RESOLUTION
NO.339 be adopted.
RESOLUTION NO."))Q
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HESOLUTION 01<' 1':1:8 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF C:rLROY AUTHORIZING
EXECUTION OF COIJTHACT WITH J .M.HO\.'':;;ON AND W .R.HO\;SON FOR COl'NEY..lliCE
OF LAND, CONSTRUCTION OF STHEET AND ~DPROVING B01JD.
~nrsREAS,the City Attorney of the City of Gilroy has prepared
a form of proposed agreement between the city and J .M.H011S0N iUm
W.R.HOV1SON dated December 13,1954 in which the latter individuals
abrree to convey to the City of Gilroy, for use as a street, the
following described strip of land located in said city, to-wit:
A strip of land of a uniform width of
50.00 geet,the centerline of which is
described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the westerly line
of Monterey Street,distant thereon N.2l015'
W.54.00 feet from the co~non corner of Sub
Lots 42' and 43 as shown on Map No.8 accompanying
the report of the Referees in the Las Animas
Rancho Partition Suit,Action No.5536 had in the
Superior Court of the state of California,in and
for,the County of Santa Clara,and running thence
s.68045~.to the intersection thereof with the
easterly line of the northerly projection of
Church Street as said street now exists in the
City of Gilroy
and,
~'lHEREAS, said agreement makes and sets forth certain conditions
and terms which have been duly considered by the said Mayor and
Common Council and meets with its approval:
and,
'iflHEREAS, one of the provisions of said agreement requires said
W.R.Howson and J .lvI.Howson to furnish and execute a bond and secure
its execution by a responsible Surety Company authorized to do business
in this State, and in the penal sum of $7872.00 c5nditioned upon the
faithful performance of said agreement by said W.R.Howson and J.R.
Howson and that said bond be approved by said Common Council;and
, WHEREAS, said Vi .R.Howson and J .M.Howson have submitted a form
of bond DO execute pursuant to said agreement and said bond is in
proper form and has been approved by the City Attorney.
N~l,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED:
By the Mayor and Common Coupcil that the said agreement dated
December 13,1954 relating to the Construction of said street and
the conveying to said city of said strip of land be entered into and
that the Mayor of said city be and he is hereby authorized and directed
to execute said contract on behalf of said city;
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BE IT FTJl{THli:R HSSOL VED:
That said bond be and the same is hereby approved as to form.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 13th day of December,1954, by the following
vote:
AYE S :
NOES:
ABSE1TT :
Councilmen Pate,Gallo,Kennedy,Rush,Petersen,Sanchez
Councilmen None
Councilmen None
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The City Attorney npw presents and reads HESOLUTION NO.340.
Motion by Councilman Pate,seconded by Councilman Kennedy that
RESOLUTION NO.340 be adopted.
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RESOLUTION RELATING TO AGHEEMS1JT BET'IE}i~ CITY 6F <GILROY AND
W.R.HO\'JSON AND J .M.HOWSON FOR CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR ST:-{EET
PURPOSES AND CONSTRUCTION OF STREET,HECOMk~NDING RELOCATION OF
OPEl'nNG IN CENTER STRIP BET:rEEN FIRST STREET MID NORTH CITY
LIMITS.
WREREAS, VI .R.HOlrsON' and J .M.HOWSON have entered into an
agreement with the City of Gilroy in which they agree to convey
to the said City and said City agrees to accept to be used for
street purposes, subject to certain terms and conditions, the
following described strip of land situated in the said City of
Gilroy,County of Santa Clara,State of California, to-wit:
Being a portion of Sublots 42 and 43 as
shown on i,l ap No.8 accompanying the report
of the Referees in the Las Animas Rancho
Partition Suit,Action No.5536 had in the
Superior Court of the state of California,
in and for the County of Santa Clara, and
being particularly described as follows:
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A strip of land 50.00 feet in width, the
centerline of which is described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the westerly line of
Monterey street, di stant thereon N. 21015 'W.
54.00 feet from the common corner of Sub-lots
42 and 43 as shown on said Map No.b, and
running thence s.68045tW. to the intersection
thereof with the easterly line of the northerly
projection of Church Street.
and,
\'mEREAS, the said terms and conditions under which said
conveyance is to be made and accepted have been so far performed
by said W.R.HoVlson and J.M.Howson as to require performance
by the said City of Gilroy of its obligation set forth in said
agreement to accept said land and the said street when the same
has been ~onstructed,and to recommend to the Department of Public
Works,Division of HighvJays of the state of California, that the
location of the opening in the center strip to be constructed by ]
said .lJepartment as a part of the present improvement of 1l0nterey ,
Street in said City of Gilroy now under way, between First Street it
and the Northerly city limits of the said City be changed to the
center of Monterey Street at the point of intersection thereof with
the said street to be so constructed by said W.R.Howson and J.M.
How son.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT HE SOLVED BY THE MAYOH ANTI CO~,~!rON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF GILROY:
That the City Clerk notify the Department of Public Works
of the 3tate of California of the execution of the aforesaid
contract,and that said Mayor and Common Council does hereby
recommend that the location of said opening in said center strip
to be constructed as a part of the present improvement of Monterey
Street be changed to said place of intersection of said proposed
street and said I:~onterey 3treet.
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PASSED and ADOPTZD this 13th day of December,1954, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmen Pate,Gallo,Kennedy,Rush,Petersen,Sanchez
Councilmen None
Councilmen None
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A.ttest:
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Councilman Petersen discusses the owners of the Palace,.; Motor Lodge
request for an opening between First Street and the proposed street to
be constructedE by Howson Bros.
Councilman Pate states that he will discuss this matter with W.S.
5mith,Resident ~ngineer,Division of Hi~hways.
Mr. Phil ~'iise, secretary of th e Gilroy Chamber of Commerce, now appears
before the Council to discuss the condition of the sidewalk in front
of the Chamber of Commerce office. The Building Inspector is instructed
to check the sidewalk grade in front of the Chamber of Commerce office.
Councilman Rush,chairman of the Finance Corrunittee, now presents and
reads his committees recommendations for salary adjustments for city
employees.
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The Clerk in instructed to provide for withholding tax on salary
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only when a city employee is given an al10wance for uniform maintenance.
Motion by Councilman Pate,seconded by Councilman Petersen and carried
that the recommendations of the Finance Committee for adjustment of
salaries be accepted as presented,all to be effective as of January.. +,
1955,mQhthly"salaries to.be as follows:
M.J.Ramezane-$350.00;L.E.Osborne-$300.00;Charles Platt-$285.00;P.A.Cox-
$435.00;G.B.Carr-$385.00;Byron Brown-$320.00;Harold Sturla-$4l5.00;
Ed.Piedmont-$355.00.Anthony Fisher-~j40.00;h.L.Baker-salary-$340.00,
clothing allowance-$lO.OO;Filbert Lujan-$340.OO;Joe Biafore-$340.00;
Louise Schell-$290.00;Dan Lemos-salary -$355.00,clothing allowance-
$lO.OO;Mike Martin-$350.00;Anthony Martin-$3l5.00;Tom Sanchez-$280.0o;
Louis Scolari-$300.00;J.E.Pruett-$107.73;Sydney S.Johnson-$170.l0;
Irving Otto-$350.00;Gabriel Filice-$325.00;H.R.Eschenburg-$212.62;
M.R.~niting-$300.00; Common Labor-$1.45 per hour.
Motion by Councilman Pate,seconded by Councilman Kennedy and carried
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that the City Administr!3.tor be allowed $15.00 per month as car allowance.
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Councilman Pate commends the Finance Corrmittee for the work they did
on salary adjustments.
The Mayor now declares this meeting adjourned.
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City Clerk