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RESOLUTiON NO. 549
RESOLUT!ON NO. 549 OF THE CITY OF GILROY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
OF AGREEMENT WITH THE SOU1HERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY FOR INSTALL-
ATION OF SAFETY CROSSiNG WARNING DEVICES AT THE CROSSING ON 9TH
STREET IN THE CITY OF GILROY, AND THE MAKING OF AN APPLICATION TO
THE PUBUC UTILfTY COMMISSION FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF ONE-HALF OF THE
COST TO THE CITY OF GILROY FOR SUCH INSTALLATION
WHEREAS the railroad crossing on 9th Street in the City of Gilroy has
no safety crossing warning device for the protection of the public and with-
out said device said crossing is dangerous, and
WHEREAS the Common Counci 1 of the City of Gilroy deems it necessary
and desirable that safety crossing and warning device be installed at said
crossing, which is identified as PUC Crossing No. E=80.8; and
WHEREAS the proper installation for said crossing under the present
conditions of traffic, visability and grade are two standard No.8 flashing,
automatic light signals, and the cost thereof is estimated by the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company to be $15,770.00, and
WHEREAS the said Southern Pacific Railroad Company off\ers to build,
construct and install said lighting signals on a matching cost basis, that
is, the said Railroad Company will pay 50% of the cost and the City of Gil-
roy will pay the remaining 50%, and the Common Council of the City of Gil=
roy believes that said offer should be accepted;
NOW~ THEREFORE1 BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Gilroy enter into the
appropriate agreement with the said Southern Pacific Railroad Company for
the installation of the said automatic light signals at the said crossing
at the estimated cost of $15,770.00, of which the City of Gilroy shall pay
one-half of the actual cost, which costs shall include labor and materials
and transportation, and
BE rr- FURTHER RESOLVED and it is hereby ordered that the Admi n i strator
of the City of Gilroy be and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause
all necessary papers, applications, forms and documents required for the
purpose of making application to the Public Utilities Commission of Calif-
ornia for reimbursement of one-half of the cost to the City of Gilroy of the
aforesaid installation and any and all other documents, agreements and papers,
including the agreement between the City of Gilroy and the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company, required to carry out said project.
Passed and adopted this 27th day of November, 1959, by the following
vote:
AYES COUNCiLMEN Pate, Rush, Wentworth, Jordan
NOES COUNCI LMEN None
ABSENT COUNCILMEN Petersen, Gallo
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C [Ty CLERK
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;1 .. MAYOR &j
ATTEST:
[~ Go B. CARR~ the City Clerk of the City of Gilroy do hereby certify
that the annexed copy of Resolution 549 has been compared by me with, and is
a full, true and correEt copy of the whole of such Resolution duly adopted
at an~ appearing.among the official minutes of a regular meeting of the Common
Councl I of the City of Gilroy, hel3 on the 27th day of Noy~, 1959, at which a
quorum was present. A[;/{j Ld.l/~/~'/ G. B. Carr, CITY CLERK
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