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<br />Pleasanton, California, April 15, 1940.
<br />The Town Council of the Town of Pleasanton was called to order in adjourned session
<br />with Mayor Thos. ,Orloff presiding. Present at roll call were: Councilmen Madsen, Rivolta,
<br />Trimingham, and Brenner and Orloff.
<br />The Mayor stated that the meeting had been called to canvass the returns of the municipal
<br />election on Tuesday, April 9th and to count the Absent Voter's Ballots sent in and also
<br />to transact such other business as might come before the meeting.
<br />The Clerk presented two applications for dance permits. One was from Louis Glaser ,for
<br />Saturday April 20th at, the Glaser place of business and the other was from the Junior Chamber
<br />of Commerce for a dance at the I.D.E.S. Hall on Saturday evening, April 27th. Both applications
<br />were accompanied by the customary fee of $5.00. There were no objections to same being granted.
<br />Councilman Trimingham brought up the matter of the building belonging to the Union Ice
<br />,Company and located on property of the Southern Pacific Company on Neal Street and to the
<br />effect that the building was shortly to be either torn down or moved from the premises.
<br />He stated that a request had been made of him to have the building license waived so in case
<br />the building was sold as is that it could be moved from the premisees by a regular house mover
<br />without paying a license fee. He further reported that the requested had come from Mrs.
<br />Towner who was interested in procuring the building. After some discussion among the-Councilmen
<br />it was ordered that the license fee should be paid and the request that it be waived be denied.
<br />The Clerk was instructed to so advise Mrs. Towner in case she called concerning same.
<br />The Clerk presented a list of the officers and members of the Fire Department- as submitted
<br />by the Fire Chief on April 2nd. He stated that the Fire Chief had asked that this list be
<br />made a matter ;:df record and accordingly same was' read. The Pleasanton Fire-Department officers
<br />and members as of April 1, 1940 included the following; Chief, C. Letham; Assistant Chief,
<br />J. J. Amaral; Captain, George West Jr., Lieutenant, Tony Mezza; Charles Viada, George Sobiela,
<br />Alfred Avilla, Alfred King, Henry Lanini, James Georgis, Tom Nerton, Joe.Anselmo,.Bob Seeley,
<br />Extras: Frank Trimingham, P. Kirkpatrick and Frank Viada.
<br />The Council then proceeded to count the Absent Voter's Ballots. Mayor Orloff acted as
<br />Inspector, Councilman Rivolta as Judge and the Clerk as Clerk. The Absent Voters ballot gave
<br />the ' following count:
<br />For Councilmen: Ambrose Rivolta 5
<br />Hans N. Hansen 5
<br />Tony Mezza 6
<br />.Charles Lafranz 1
<br />For City Clerk: Ernest W. Schween 5
<br />-1 For Treasurer; Thomas H . Silver 5
<br />The Clerk then read Resolution No. 1714, a resolution declaring result of the election. Same
<br />was adopted on motion of Councilman Madsen, seconded by Councilman Brenner with all the council-
<br />men in favor of same. According to the result there were 313 votes cast at the municipal
<br />election and same were voted as follows:
<br />For Councilmen, -full term:
<br />For Clerk,, full term:
<br />For Treasurer, full term:
<br />There being no
<br />Ambrose Rivolta 255
<br />Hans N. Hansen 269
<br />Tony Mezza 276
<br />Charles Lafranz 45
<br />Ernest W. Schween 250
<br />Thomas H. Silver 233
<br />Jack Marsh 1
<br />further business the meeting ad journed" si.ne die.
<br />CLERK
<br />Pleasanton, California, April 15, 1940.
<br />The Constitutional Oath of .Office to City Clerk Ernest W. S
<br />Judge Charles A. Gale. Before calling the meeting together, the
<br />of the Council, thanked retiring Mayor Orloff and Councilman
<br />behalf of the Town of Pleasanton, during their term of office.
<br />the Constitutional Oath of office to Councilmen Ambrose Rivolta,
<br />and to Treasurer Thomas H. Silver,
<br />chween was administered by
<br />Clerk, as acting chairman
<br />Madsen for their work in
<br />The Clerk then administered
<br />.Hans N. Hansen, Tony Mezza
<br />The acting chairman then announced the first order of business was a selection of a Mayor.
<br />On motion of Councilman Trimingham, seconded by Councilman Brenner, and with the council
<br />approving, .Councilman Ambrose Rivolts was selected as the Mayor: There being no further
<br />nomination, Councilman Rivolta was deel-Arvid Mayor, who accepted the nomination.
<br />The new Mayor made a Pew remarks apropos tof the occasion. He then announced that
<br />Councilman Hansen would succeed him as chairman of the Finance Committee, that Councilman
<br />Mezza would succeed Councilman Madsen, as chairman of the Public Utilities Committee, and
<br />that Councilman Brenner and Councilman Trimingham would be retained as chairman of the
<br />Laws and Judiciary Committee and the Street and Building Committee respectively. The Mayor
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