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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-21-1916 Minutes318 the 'Twin City Telephone Company. motion carried. Motion to adjourn carried. Attest ,j CITY CLERK. ,l APproved _,larch 21, 1916. All members voting in favor of same, M A Y O R 319 Pasco, ITarch 21, 1916. Council met in regular session. Follo.ring n.mled councilmen answered roll call. Chute, Palk, Holt, :teardon,-teckel and Steffins. Minutes of meeting of Harch 7th read by Glen-,. ilo objections being raised to minutes, mayor ordered same to stand approved as read. Councilman Harrison arrived and took his seat in counci-'. Cleric read communication from Pacific PoTer & Light Company, returning warrants drawn in payment of February light bits. I.4oved by Jteckel, seconded by Reardon, that communicati-n from Pacific Power & Light Company be accepted and placed on file. All councilmen voting eye, motion carried. Clerk read communication from The Paci fie Telephone and 'lelegrar;h Company, dated at Spokane, _--larch 14, 1916, in which they refer to new telephone franchise. .-oved by Steffinc seconded by-.eardon, that communic:=tion from Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company be referred to committmon telephone matters now in existence. Motion carried, all members concurring. Special committee on telephone matters reported no further action taken since previous meeting account of rumor that local telephone plait had been sold. Committee on Library investigation reported that they had met -with the Library �onrd and that the Library -card had atised them that by removing the telephone, cutting off the janitor's salary and making other retrenchments they.believed the expense of maintenance for 1916 could be kept within the bud- get allowance. _:Loved by holt, seconded by Chute, that the report of committee on library matter be accepted. Carried. Mayor ordered committee discharged. City attorney presented check f -r ;35.00 given in payment of claim of city against R. Taylor for damage to cluster light pole on Fourth Avenue. Street & Alley Committee reported that on account of the absence of the city engineer from the city no action has been taken in regard to ihe grade on 5th Ut. south of A. Street. Committee ordered to report at next meeting. Committee on Light, Fire & hater reported th^t no further action had been taken in regard to Pacific Power & Light Co. controversy. Mayor granted committee further time. Clerk read new ordinance entitled "AN ORDIN R CE AMENDING SEC=ION 11 Of ORD- INANCE NO. 93 ENTITLED I'll AN ORDINr.NCE PROHIBITING CERTAIN ANIMALS FROM RUNNING AT LARGE IN THE G ,RPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PASCO 2M FIXING -1 PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOP". I:Toved by STeckel, seconded by Chute, that ordinance as read be declared to have had its first reading. All members voting in favor of same, motion carried. -o-ed by Stecl_el, seconded by Chute, that ordinance be given its second reading by title. I:iotion carried, all members concurring. Cbrk read ordinance as above entitled, by title. Iloved by Steffins, sec- onded by btec'-'el that ordinance above entitled be declared to have had its second reading. All members voting in favor of same, motion carried. Cleric read an ordinance entitled " AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR SUPPLE11ENTAL ASSE. SIE NT ROLL IN LOCAL I1,1PROVEMENT DISTRICT No. 19 AND DIRECTING PREPARATION OF ASSE'LSLIENT ROLL THEREFOR". i,Ioved by REARDON, seconded by steckel, that ordinance above entitled be de - Glared to have its first reading. All members concurring, motion ca rried. :1 320 321 THE CITY OF PASCO, Washington. Moved by Steffins, seconded by Holt, that ordinance last above entitled be given By Edward A. Davis, Mayor. its ,second reading by Title. Motion carried, all members concurring. Attest:C. A. Dolan, Second reading of ordinance as ordered followed. Moved by Steffins, secon�- city Clerk. Section.2. Now, therefore, pursuant to said contract, it is hereby ord- ed by Bolt, that ordinance as read be declared to h:ve its second reading. All ered that the property described in the contract above set forth be and is members voting in favor of sane, motion carried. hereby released and made exempt from all liability by reason of said �--scess- ments for annual maintenance charges due or to become due under the said con - Clerk read new ordinance as follows: tract for water right dated June 3, 1913, and executed by the said Pasco Reclamation Company to the said City of Pasco, pursuant to urdinance No. 212, ORDINANCE No. 266. for the benefit of said Local Improvement District No. 4Z, as created by Ordinance No. 172. An ordinance relating to Local Improvement District No. 43, created by Section 3. It is further ordered that the agreement of said School Ordinance No. 172, and providing for the exemption of certain property from District No. 1 of Franklin County, Washington, to assume and pay the said annual maintenance charges assessable pursuant to Ordinance No. 212. annual maintenance charges in an amount to which said property should other- wise have been chargeable had not this agreement been entered into, is hereby The City council of the Cit of Pasco do ordain as follows: City accepted. Section 1. Whereas a contract has been entered into bet-.een School District M A Y 0 R TJo. 1 of Franklin County, Washington, and the City of Pasco, 'Washington, and Attest: A. G. Smith, as Receiver of the Pasco Reclamation Company, a corporation, C. A. Dolan a copy of which contract is as follows: City Clerk. "Contract " Whereas, School District No. 1 of Franklin County, Washington, has Hovel by Reardon, seconded by Chute, that ordinance as read be declared a agreed to sell and convey to The United States of America the following de- scribed property, to -wit: That part of School Block Addition to the City of Pasco, to have had its Ord reading and passed, and that clerk have proper publication Washinc-ton, described ^s Lots numbers une (1), Two (2), made. All members voting in favor of same, motion carried. Three (3) and Four (4) and that part of Lot number Five (5) in said School Block Addition, described as follows: Moved by Steckel, sec-nded by Reardon, that bills for annual maintenance Beginning at the southeasterly corner of 'aid Lot Five as the point of beginning; thence southwesterly, along the south line of said lot, a distance of Twenty (20) charges for 1916 be allowed and vialrants drawn to cover same. Clerk issued )) feet; thence in a northwesterly direction, parallel with warrants as follows: ghe west line of said lot, a distance of one hundred and forty (140) feet to the alley in said block; thence along L. I. D. No. 25. the North line of said lot Five, a distance of twenty (20) Warrants No. 16, 17 and 18, for •50.00 each. feet to the northeasterly corner of said lot; thence in a southeasterly direction, along the East line of said lot, L. I. D_ No. 43. a distance of one hundred forty (140) feet, to the point Warrants No. 87 to 105 inclusive, for 0100.00 each. of beginning; all according to the plat of ^aid School Block Warrants No. 106 to 109 inclusive, for 450.00 each. Addition on file in the office of the County Auditor of Franklin County, Washington, and recorded in Book No. 23 L. I. D. No. 44. at page 135, of Deed Records, said lots or porcels of land Warrants No. 44 to 51 inclusive, for tij100.00 each. lying� and being in Section T-wenty-nine (29) Township Nine (9) luo. 52 and 53, inclusive, for x}50.00 each. (9) 1Vorth of -Range thirty (30) East of the Willamette Meridian. a City Park Maintenance. And Whereas, the said property is located in Local Improvement District Warrant No. 89, General Fund, $43.50. p h'! No. 43, created by Ordinance No. 172, and by reason thgreof is aubjeot to assessments for annual maintenance charges due thereon by reason of a grant Report made by C. i,I. O'Brien as member of Park Board, on condition of of water right dated June 3rd, 1913, and executed by the Pasco Reel-mp.tion Company, a corporation, of the City of Pasco, Franklin County, Washington, River Park. I,Zoved by Harrison, seconded by Chute, that report from Park - pursuant to Ordinance No. 212, for the benefit of said Local Improvement District. board be referred to Light & Water committee and that said committee act in I And Whereas, A. G. Smith has heretofore been appointed Lieceiver of the conjunction with Park Board in the matter of bettering parks. All members said Pasco Reclamation Company, a. corporation, and now is the drly appointed, qualified and acting _receiver of said oompany. voting in favor of same, motion carried. And Whereas, it is desired that the said described property be released Clerk read resignation of H. W. Delduth from Park Board. mayor appointed and exempt from liability for said annual maintenance charges. Now, Therefore, to secure the release as aforesaid, of said property Ben :. Neblett to act as member of Park Board in place of =H. W. Dell-uth, resigned. from liability for said maintenance charges, the said School District No. 1 Moved b Reardon, seconded b Steffins, that appointment of Neblett be confirmed of r'ranklin Co-nty, Washington, does hereby assume and agree to pay to the - y y PP said City of Pasco, for the use of said Local Improvement District No. 43, by council." Carried by acclamation. the said annual maintenance charges against said property, in an amo•-nt t which said property sho ld be chargeable had not this agreement been entered into, the said payment thereof to be made by the said School District on or Mayor appointed Harry Dent to act as round Master. i'iwed by Reardon, before the first day of April of each year. seconded•by Chute that a•pointment of Dent be confirmed by council. Carried And the said City o£ Pasco, and the said A. G. Smtth, as Receiver of the � said Pasco Reclamation Company do hereby release and exempt the above de- by acclamation: ! scribed property From all liability from the said annual maintenance charges 6 ' which would otherwise be chargeable against the same, and do hereby accept Committee on Licences report not•h ng done since last regular meeting. the agreement of the said::chool District to pay said charges. i~iayor ordered said committee to report at next meeting. It is understood and agreed between the said city of Pasco, and the said V. B. Cox appeared before the council and requested that city take immed- A. G. Smith as Receiver of the said Pasco Reclamation Company that this agree- ment shall not otherwise in any way impair or affect the said contract for iate steps to repair and put in shape the Ainsworth Avenue Road to the City said water right. r Dated this 6th day of March, A.D. 1916. Limits, in order that there be a good road to the cite of the proposed stock SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 1 OF FRAN_JLIN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. yards. Loved by Reardon, seconded by Harrison, that the matter of new pro - By T. J. Cooper, posed road to union Stock yards be referred to Street & Allen Committee. Director and Chairman, Board of DIrectors. W. S. Kirk, Carried by acclamation. Director A. George ,7ehe, Moved by Reardon, seconded by Chute, that the matter of looking after Director and Cler!�, hoard of Directors. irrigation pies be turned over to Park Board. Carr' y acclamation. A. G. Smith, Motion n qarrie.d. NReceiver of the Pasco Reclamation Compahy. EST+ ( � TY CLERK i