Minutes 1957/03/25
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Gilroy,Ca1ifornia
March 18,1957.
This regular adjourned meeting of the Common Council is called
to order by His Honor Mayor George C.Milias.
Present:Councilmen Carl W.Pate,Sig Sanchez,Charles Gallo,Kenneth
L.Petersen,Courtland M.Rush,Everett C.Wentworth.
The Mayor now calls upon the Rev.Arthur Breed of the Methodist
Church to give the invocation.
The Mayor now calls upon Building Ir'lspector Byron Drown to rrive
his report on his conversation with the several property O\,"lners
residing on the west side of Forest Street between Swanson Lane
and Leavesley Road with reference to the installation of a water
main on Forest Street at the expense of the property owners.
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The Building Inspector reports that two property owners are not
interested in the proposed project and that most of the others are
interested if arrangements can be made to pay their share of the
cost on their tax bills.
Motion by Councilman Rush,seconded by Councilman Pate and carried
that the matter of the proposed water main on the west side of
Forest Street between Swanston Lane and Leavesley Road be referred
to the City Attorney for clarification of the legal asnects of the
matter;and any obli~ation on the part of the city to furnish water
service for the area; that the City Attorney reports his findings
to the Council.
This being the time specified in a legal notice callin~ for bids
for removing the old Sank of America 9uilding,11A North Monterey
Street, two bids are nresented and read:
Ace Transport,Mari~a,California-~l.OO.
Charles L.Camnanella Co.,Oakland,California.(From notation on the
envelope the Clerk believed that the envelope contained the bid of
this fitm. When the envelope was opened it was learned that what was
believed to be a bid was a letter requesting information on the bid).
Mr.IIub Grove of Ace Transport is present and now anpears before the
Council to discuss his bid.
lVlotion by Councilman Pate, seconded by Councilman ':JJentworth and
carried that the bid of Ace Transport,Dox S2,Marina,California,of
)1.00 for the old Bank of America Building and improvements,ll~
North ~tTonter€y '3treet, be accepted, the City Attorney to investir:,ate
the bidder and if found reliable and they can meet the requirements
of the notice calling f~r bids that Ace Transport be awarded the
contract;that all non-burnable refuse be taken to the Carnadero
levee and disposed at a location to be designated by the City Building
Inspector and the burnable refuse be disposed of under the direction .
of the City Building Inspector.
Councilman Wentworth, chairman of the Sewer Committee, reports that
his committee has determined that the outside sewer connection for
the two proposed labor camps to be located along the city outfall
sewer line should be ~4g0.00 per year for each camp.
r10tion by Councilman Wentworth, seconded by Councilman Gallo and
carried that tHe sewer charge for the two labor camps to be located
adjacent to the city's outfall sewer line be ~4aO.Obper year for each
camp and that a contract for this amount be made with each camp
owner;that the contract and the amount of charge be reassessed at the
end of one year.
Councilman Wentworth also reports on his committee's findings on the
matter of a storm sewer which would start at the south end of Filice
Drive in Castlewood Park and have its termination at Fifth and
Princevalle streets. It is the committee's opinion that a thirty inch
pipe is large enough for this storm'irain line and the project has the
committee's ,approval.
Motion by Councilman Pate, seconded by Councilman Petersen and carried
that the Sewer Committee contact the County Flood and Drainage Control
committee to ascertain from them the proposed route the storm drain
and when it is contemplated that the project will be completed.
The City Attorney reports that an abstract and title insurance
company and the County Counsel are now discussing the matter of quiet
title proceedings with reference to Wayland Lane and that he will
have a report for the Council at a later date.
'C) The matter of Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. requesting certain chanp'es in
the lease on a portion of the city's sewer farm property for'aviner .
station is discussed.
Motion by Councilman Pate,seconded by Councilman Petersen and carried
that the lease to Stokely-Van Camp,Inc.for a period of five years on a
portion of the city's sewer farm property as the location for a viner
station stipulate that a water well will be constructed at a location
designated by the Sewer Committee it being understood that at the
termination of the lease the hole and casing will become the property
of the city, the PQ~P and appurtenances to remain the property of
Stokely-Van Camp,Inc.;that t~e lease,as signed by the Mayor, be returned
to the corporation.
The City Attorney reads a letter from the County Counsel with refer-
ence to the title to the Severance School property. It is unanimously
agreed that the City Attorney present all information he has with
reference to the title to this property to the Attorney Geheralfor
his opinion.
Councilman Petersen discusses the request of the person conducting
the Nursery School to use the Forest Street playgrounds for school
purposes during the coming school year.It is unanimously agreed that
the Buildings and Grounds Committee investigate this matter further.
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Councilman San~hez presents and reads a portion of a letter from
a trustee of the Estate of Henry Miller with reference to the use
of the Hosnital Reservation Site for recreation purposes.
Motion by Councilman Pate, seconded by Councilman Rush and carried
that this meeting adjourn.
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