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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-04-1916 Minutes3)22 Pasco, April 4, 1916. Council met in regular session. Following named councilmen answered roll call: Chute, Falk, Reardon, Steckel, Stef£ins. Clerk read minutes of meeting of I;Iarch 21, 1916. No objections to minutes being raised, m yor ordered minutes as read to stand approved. Following bills approved by Claims committee were read to council: PAY MOLL Stre,t Department Voucher iJo. 90. C. Sutphin, Laborer ( assigned to it. B. McFarland ) x11.00 Police Department Voucher No. 91. H. Dent, Chief of Police 85.00 92 Steve Adams, Patrolman. 85.00 City uovernment 1C1. Bert uodge, Fireman 2.00 102. .. F. Stenger, Fireman Voucher No. 93. C. i• O'Brien, City Attorney 35.00 94. S. Q. Elmore, Health Officer ( assigned ) 15.00 95. R. B. _1icFarlend, Treasurer 95.00 96. C. A. Dolan, Clerk 1.00 97. S. A. Dolan, Clerk's Assistcnt 29100 0401 Fire department Voucher No, 98. E. B. Raymond, Fire Chief 90.00 9S'. Will Davis, Fireman 4.00 1C1. Bert uodge, Fireman 2.00 102. .. F. Stenger, Fireman 2.00 MISOELLANEOUS BI1_S V. No. Payee Chargeable to 103 Burroughs Adding Machine Co. Equipment Treasurer's office 1.00 104 City Cafe Board for city prisoners 7.00 105 Pasco Express hib lishing Brief (State ex rel vs ',Vehe) 20.00 106 Pasco Express Publishing notices, ordinances, etc 12.05 107 Tum-a-Lum Lumber Co. Material for street department 3.00 108 Pacific States Tel.& Tel. Co, starch phones. 9.10 109 Edward A. Davis Expenses in case (State ex rel VS Wehe ) 11.00 110 r'. E. Juvenal Gasoline for fire department 5.06 111 Pasco Hardware Co. }Materiel for otreet department 1.18 112 Bob Lucas Material for Street -Department 5.00 113 J. 67. Hays Maintenance Lighways ( Team ..ork ) 37.75. 114 G. ::. Haven Hauling one load cinders .50 115x. B. Pratt labor on park: C: parking strips 58.44 116 Pasco Hardware Co. :.htcrisl for Park department - Pruner. 1.00 117 .7m. Scott Step -ladder for Park Department 1.00 118 G. M. Daniels Labor on parks & Parking strips 72.19 119 Breithaupt-Beed Nursery Co. Trees for parking strip:: 70.00 120 C. Durham Janitor at City -Library- March 15.00 121 MSargaret Benoyer City Librarian - Harch salary 42.00 122 Margaret Aenoyer Revolving Fund - :liscellaneons Library e ----p. 13.20 123 Pacific Power & Light Co. Libray light & water service- arch, 26.20 Llovel by Reardon, seconded by Falk that bills as allowed by claims climittee be allowed and warrants drawn to cover. Carried, all members concurring. Moved by Reardon, seconded by Steckel that Pacific Poverty Light Company's bill be referred to said compcn<y for further explanation as to item for merchan- dise contained therein. All members voting Aye, motion carried. Moved by Steckel, seconded by Reardon that bill of J. N. Durham for digging up city sewer, be referred to city attorney. Motion carried, all members concurring. Moved by Steffins, seconded by Steckel that bill in favor of C. M. Barr for digging up irrigation pipe be referred to city attorney. Motion carried, all members voting in favor of same. Moved by Rea.•don, seconded by Steckel that city attorney notify Captain Prank C. Brown to furnish inform tion upon which he bases his claim against the city for care of city docks and that he appear before council at next regular meeting; that payment to him of X5.00 per month shall be discontinued from this time on unless he can show some good reason why it shon.ld not be. LMotion carried, all members concurring. Moved by Reardon seconded by Steffins, th-t bill in favor of H. Dent for killing dog be rejected. Motion carried, all members voting in favor of same There being apparently no further need of special committee on telephone matters at present, mryor ordered committee discharged. Street & Alley committee reported nothing done in regard to regrade on 5th street south of A street. Committee ordered to report at next meeting. Fire, Light & Water Committee reported no further progress in the Pacific Pooer & Light Company controversy. Matter left in abeyance. Committee on Licences reported no further action in the matter of licence; Mayor ordered committee to report at next meeting. In regard to the Ainsworth road, Street & Alley Committee reported that City Engineer desired to know how much money could be put aside for that pur- pose. Committee informed that there would be no allowance for said wort: and ordered to report further at next meeting. Clerk read monthly report for March of Police Chief and Police Judge. Moved by Reardon, seconded by Chute that reports as read be accepted and placed on file. Clerk read ordinance entitled " AN ORDINANCE CONFIRIdING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR LOCAL ITIPROVEI:L:NT DISTRICT No. 25 UNDER ORDINANCE No. 125 FOR. LMAINTEN- ANCE, OPERATION AND REPAIR OF NATER SYSTEM OF SAID DISTRICT DURING TEE YEAR 1916." Moved by Reardon, seconded by STeckel that ordinance as read be declared to have h�:d its first reading end that second reading be had by title only. All members voting in favor of same, motion carried. Clerk read above entitled ordinance by title. =Moved by Steckel, seconded by Chute that ordinance as read be declared to have had its second reading. All members voting in favor of same, motion carried. Clerk read Ordinance entitl^d " AN ORDINANCE CONFIF.lyMING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT No. 43 under ORDINANCE No. 172 FOR MAINTENANCE, OPERATION AND REPAIR OF ,ATER SYSTEM OF SAID DISTRICT DURING THE YEAR 1916. " Lloved by REARDON, seconded by Chute that ordinance last above mentioned be declared to have its first reading and that second reading be had by title only All members voting in favor of same, motion carried. Clerk read above entitled ordinance by title. Idoved by Steckel, seconded by Chute th,t ordinance entitled as above be declared to have had its second reading. Motion carried, all members concurring. Clerk read ordinance entitled " AN ORDINANCE COIJFIRMING TEE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR LOCAL IMPROVEPELNT DISTRICT No. 44 UNDER ORDINANCE No. 173 FOR MAINTENANCE, OPERATION AND REPAIR OF WATER SYSTEH OF SAID DISTRICT DURING THE YEAR 1916." "loved by Steckel, seconded by Chute that ordinance as read be declared to have its first reading --nd that second reading be had by title only. Motion carried, all members voting in favor of same. Clerk read ordinance by title as ordered. Moved by Reardon, seconded byn Chute that ordin,nce last above mentioned be declared to have had its second reading. Motion carried, all members concurring. Clerk read ordinmce as follows: ORDINANCE No. 267. "Providing for Supplemental Assessment in Local Improvement District 11o. 19 and directing preparation of Assessment Roll therefor." Whereas, it appears that the amount levied upon the property included 324 d within Local Improvement District No. 19 is insufficient to pay the entire cost and e::pense of the improvement of said property, therefore; BE IT ORDAI14ED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TLE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON: Section 1. A re -assessment of the property included in such original Local improvement District iVo. 19, to -wit: Lots 1 to 8 inc., �,nd Lots 25 to 32 inc., in Block 5; Lots 1 to 8 inc., and 23 to 32 inc., in Block: 8 all in Sylvester's Addition to Pasco, Washington, be and the same is hereby ordered, in an amount sufficient to cover, together with the original assessment, the actual cost and expense of the improvement together with the accrued interest thereon; and the City Treasurer is directed to prepare an assessment roll providing for the assessment of such property in accordance with benefits re- ceived thereby in an amount which together with the original assessment shall be sufficient to pay actual cost and expense of such improvement with accrued interest thereon. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after five days from its passage and publication. Passed and approved this 4 day of April, 1916. ( sigaed ) Edward A. Davis, Mayor. Attest: C. A. Dolan, City Clerk. Moved by Reardon, seconded by shute that resolution affecting Local Improvement District No. 19 be adopted as read. ".lotion carried, all members concurring. Clerk read resolution as follows: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, That, WHEREAS, the said City Council of Stich sity has heretof ,re passed an ordinance, being Ordinance iJo. 267 declaring the necessity of a re-assesc- ment of the property in local improvement district i1o. 19 and ordering and directing the City Treasurer to prepare an assesmment roll therefor, and WHEREAS, the said assessme nt roll has been prepared in accordance there- with ard is now on file in the office of the City Clerk, now therefore BE IT RESOLVED further, that the 2nd day of May, 1916 at the hour of 8 o'clock P. I1J. be and is hereby fixed as the time of hearing on such asse,sment roll, and the City Hall of such city rs.the place of hearing, and the City Clerk is directed to publish notice of such hearing in manner provided by law, notifying all persrns desiring to object to such assessment to file their objections thereto in writing at or bef;re said time; And it is FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council will meet at such place and time to sit as a board of equal- ization on said assessment and to hear objections thereto and will correct change, lower, or modity such assessment roll or any part thereof, or set the same aside and order a new assessment, as to the Council may seem just, and then confirm the same by ordinance. Passed this 4 day of April, 1916. Attest: L. A. Dolan, City Clerk. signed - Edward A. Davis, Mayor. Idoved by Reardon, seconded by bhute, that resolution affecting Local Improvement District Too. 19, as read by clerk, be adopted. _.lotion carried, ISoved by Reardon, seconded by Steffins that the ordinance relating to excavations in or under the paved portions of the streets of Pasco provide for a minimum deposit of %, 15.00 and a bond in the :atm of 5 150.00. i,iotion carried, all members concurring. Clerk read ordinance as follows: ORDINANCE No. 268. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO EXCAVATIONS IN OR UNDER TIE PAVED PORTION:; OF THE STREETS OF PASCO, WASHINGTON. The City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, do ordain as follows: Section 1. That any person, firm or corporation de,�iring to lay any water, gas, sewer or other pipes or do any other work beneath the rurface of the pavement in any of the streets of Pasco, shall before in any way dis- turbing such pavement file with the City Engineer an application for a per- mit so to do, in which application he shall describe the place where Stich work is to be done, the nature and extent thereof, and an estimate of the number of square feet of paving -vrhich he desired to remove or undermine. Section 2. The City Engineer shall examine such application and de- termine the probable cost of repairing the street ,:nd pavement after such work shall have been completed, and if he shall approve such application he shall reg7:ire from theapplicant a cash deposit of not le -s than the en- tire estimated cost of so repairing the street and pavement, together with the cost of supervising such rep.^irs, and in no case shall such deposit be less than N15.00. Section 3. Permission to cut into or excavate under the pavement in the streets of Pacco shall not be given except the Applicant for such per- mission shall first file with the Citja Clerk a bond to be approved by him conditioned as follows: That the applicant will save the city harmless from any liability arising from or growing out of the said cutting or e7- cavating beneath the pavement and from any damage done to persons or by reason of any negligence on the part of the applicant. Such bond shall be in the sum of y7150.00. Section 4. If the City Engineer shall approve such application-nd the bond aforesaid shall have been filed and approved the said Engineer shall issue to the said applicant a permit which shall be in the following- form, to -wit : PER ,:IT TO EXCAVATE UNDER PAVEIIENT having filed an applic tion for perraission to excavate under and to cut the r^cement at the following place and having deposited with the CITY Engineer the sum of q........ and filed lith the City Clerk a bond as required by Ordinance, and said application and bond having been approved, permi::sion is hereby granted to cut and excavate in said streets as follows Such permission is granted upon the following conditions: That the said will take all proper care to protect with lights at night and with ropes and barriers in the day time any excav,:tion in the street made hereunder, will not unnecessarily obstruct traffic on such streets, and save the city harmless from damages occassioned by such excev^tion. CITY OF PASCO By Engineer. SEction 5. Immediately upon the completion of the work for which Stich pormi::sion ws granted the person obtaining such permission shall notify a i 32b s five days from its passage and publication. Passed anal approved this 4th day of April, 1916. ( signed ) Edward A. Davis, Tlayor. Attest: C. A. Dolan, City Clerk. Moved by Reardon, seconded by Steckel that dog ordinance be declared to have had its third reading and passed and proper publication be had. ?:lotion carried, all members voting in favor of same. 110 tion to adjourn carried. L Approved this second day of u'iay, 1916. M A Y O R Attest: �� City Clerk. /. 327 0 the City :,ngineer, and shill proceed under the direction and supervision of the city Engineer to replace and rep_­:ir any such pavement, end shall place it in all respects in as good condition as it was prior to the excavation and to the sa.tis- £action of the City Engineer. upon the City Engineer being satisfied with the work of repairing such street he shell return to the person depositing the same the deposit specified in section two hereof, less cost of supervision of such re- pair work. Should the person obtaining such permit fail or refuse to have said street repaired as herein provided then the City Engineer shall proceed to have the i same done in the best -..nd most economical manner according to his judgment, and shall pay for such work out of such deposit. If any surplus remain it shall then be turned over to the City Clerk and be deemed forfeited to the City as stipulated damages. p 1 Section 6. Ordinance iio. 156 and all ordinances and Parts of ordinances in conflict herewith is hereby repealed. f } ( bection 7. This ordinance shall be in full force <n i effect five days after its passage an(,. publication as required by law. t Passed this 4th day of April, 1916. I signed ) Edward A. Davis, mayor. i ) Attest: C. A. Dolan, tl City Clerk. Moved by ]Reardon, seconded by Chute that ordinance be declared to have had its third reading and passed and proper publication h --d. otion carried, all members voting in favor of sann . City Clerk read ordinance as follows: 0 -RD INAN CE Id269. 'AN OHDIMINCE AM_�NDILC 3LCTIOIT II CA O_1DIN:1ICE No. 93 entitled "An Ordinance prohibiting certain animals -rom -runni;i 1 1 c i.a the corporate limits of the City of Pasco and fixing a penalty for the violation thereof". BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 0' THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON; Section 1. That Section Eleven I11) of Ordinance No. 93, entitled "An Ordinance prohibiting certain animals from running at large in the cor- porate limits of the city of Pasco, and fixing a penalty for the violation thereof" be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section II. Every person who shall own, or have in his possession, or who rh all harbor or control, keep or maintain, in the City o" Pasco, ny dog, m^le or female, shall be required to pay a licence therefor as herein provid- ed. For each male dod the fee shell be ;,1.00 per year or fraction thereof; 'or each female tir3.00 pe -r year or fraction thereof. It shall be the duty of every ;-,,h person I:o call at tite c' `"ice -," til' City CL r1L bets ;n .ay 1st, and June 1st, of each year and pay the said license fee for each such dog owned, harbored or controled by them in the city limits; And the Clerk shall issue a license for such dog or dogs which shall date from the first day of "lay and be g-)od until the first of L_ay following, encl the dog described therein, but none other, shall be entitled to remain in the city limits till such last named date, without further license tax. No dog sha,l be taxable hereunder till it has reached the age of sig months. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after s five days from its passage and publication. Passed anal approved this 4th day of April, 1916. ( signed ) Edward A. Davis, Tlayor. Attest: C. A. Dolan, City Clerk. Moved by Reardon, seconded by Steckel that dog ordinance be declared to have had its third reading and passed and proper publication be had. ?:lotion carried, all members voting in favor of same. 110 tion to adjourn carried. L Approved this second day of u'iay, 1916. M A Y O R Attest: �� City Clerk. /. 327 0