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Home My WebLink About11-14-1916 Minutesh �G 354 I �I Pasco, October 17, 1916. Council met in regular session, but not h ving a quorom, adjourned till next regular meeting. Attested: Clerk. 'Iayor Pasco, November 14th, 1916. Council met in extra session, following notice to councilmen duly served, for the purpose of allowing bills for October, cr,nvassing votes of Prim- -ry and handling other matters thtt might come before ti -.e co-°ncil. Election, and requesting advertisemont for bids for city fuel* / The foll.owigg named councilmen answered roll call - Falk, Holt, .Meckel, Stef'ins nd .jeardon. Mayer _uavid presiding. Minutes of meeting;: of October 2nd -nd October 3rd were read and approved witiont exception. Clerk read bills for election officers who served for the city at Prim ry Election: Loved by Reardon, seconded by Falk, that all vouchers for city election officers .he served ;�t Primary Election, be cut from N6.00 to >4.50. Motion carried, -11 councilmen concurring. Clerk read vouchers allowed by claims committee as follows: Pay -roll Voucher - Payee _mount R. B. McFarland No. 341 Treasurer 5;®5.00 342 C. I4. O'Brien Attorney 5.00 343 C. A. Dolan Clerk 1.00 344 F. V Dolan Clerk's Assistant 29.00 345 Weil Brothers Health Officer's salary ( assignment ) 15.00 346 Will D^vis Chief Fi_-e Department 90.00 347 D. Butler Fireman 4.00 348 E. E. Brower Fireman 2.50 349 S. J. Adams Patrolman 85.00 350 H. Dent Chief if Police 85.00 351 W. Irl. Smith Clerk of Election ( Primary ) 4.50 3.52 Aurelia IJ. Pratt ditto 4.50 352 M. D. Sheffield IT 4.50 354 Winnifred Hay lerr 4.50 355 W. L. Reno 4.50 356 1. H. San dage " 4.50 357 M -e Goodman 4.50 356 Ro ee Kle eb 4.50 359 Mary J. Terry " 4.50 360 K. S. Koontz 4.50 361 Inez Estes 4.50 362 Fred Kurtzman " 4.50 363 11. K. Gray Johnson " 4.50 364 R. P. Mercer " 4.50 365 A. R. Sharp " 4.50 366 S. P.I. McGee For Brllot Box 4.25 367 Johnson Cox Co. Primary E1 ction Supplies 9.85 368 J. E. Foy Tending River P<:rk 3.33 369 Kee Lox Manufacturing Co. Expense Treasurer's Office 2.00 370 Doc McHann Team work on streets 30.00 371 A. Myers Labor on streets 13.75 372 Frank Lee Board of Prisoners 15.60 373 Doc I„IglJhann Killing Dogs 5.00 374 J, 1!1. fH�ys Team work on streets 65.00 375 Pacific Tel. & Telgh Co. October phones 9.00 376 Crescent Drug C:. Clerk's office expense 1.75 377 Berth^. Leverich Revolving fund, Libr ry 15.00 378 Bacific Power & Light Co. Library light and water 2.50 379 !ss. E. D. HUdley Books for Library 18.00 380 Max Eelpenstell Jenitor service, Library 6.66 381 Shaw Borden Co. Election supplies & 11.35 15.90 382 383 Pacif'C fower & Light Moved byt %ardon, secoAW?f Co. Liht Water, City Hall S� � tC3s `!I:'tdrt�nt�l{e ajllowed as ep�PMR by 384 C. T. Walters Care pnblic property 2.00 claims co:nrai.ttee ,nd th^t clerk dr -:7 warrant: to cover. I:Iotion carried, ::11 co nc.ilmen concurring. Councilman bteckel reported that the Pasco Plumbing & Heating Co. wonid put the necessary v lves on the t:' radiators in council chambers t a cost of approximately �;r5.00 per radiator, and disconnect the others • nd plug the pipes ---t a co;;t of ;:.bort 50 cent, e+!ch. Yoved by _'eardon, eeco Ided by Steffins, th t Councilman Steckel be empowered to go ahead with arranger,:ents for cutting off the heat in the city ha 1 building, as on.tlined by him. I,iotion carried, all councilmen agreeing. Clerk read reports of Police Justice n,. Chief of Police for the month of October, 1916. T:Ioved by Steckel, seconded by Reardon, th• t reports of officers be accepted as read and placed on file. I.Iotion carried b-- acclamation. Moved by Holt, seconded by Steffin.s, that the Clerk be instructed to adver-.ise for bids for steam coal for city hall and library, to be delivered a ° required, ten tolhs for library and twenty tons f r city hall. 1dotion carried by acclam tion. Council proceeded to ca.nvas,c the vot•eaof the Prim: ry election held on Ilovember 7th, 1916. After canvassing the ret-,,rns as made by the election officers of the three precints of Pasco, the following named candidates were fond to hive receiv d the highe st num:ter of votes cast for the respective offices, as n-ned, viz: IViayor - G. E. Wi Lison, 252 votes Attorney, - C. M. O'Brien, 206 votes Treasurer - R. B. i.IcFarland 251 votes Clerk - C. A. Dolan, 396 votes Councilman, 4 -year term 17. T. Anderson, 209 votes Chas. Allard 204 votes I:I. D. Sheffield 15 v_tes Coivaci lman-at-la rge A. P.T. Hrylett 10 votes. ]..loved by Reardon, seconded by Stefftils, that the following named persons, having received the highest number of votes for their respective offices, be declared to be the nominees of the Progressive League Party and that their named appear on the officiEl ballot in Decer,.ber election; G. E. 'Willison, for I,fayor, R B. McFarland, for Treasurer; C. A. Dolan for Clerk; C. M. O'Brien, for Attorney, W. T. Anderson, Chas. Allard and M. D. Sheffield, for colnlcilffi'n for four-year term, and f',. 11. Haylett, councilman for At -large. Motion carried, all councilmenconcurring. Clerk read an ordinance entitled "An ordinance fixing the salaries of the City Attorney, City Clerk and Health Officer". eMoved by Reardon, by seconded by Steffins, that ordinance as read/the Clerk be declared to have had its first reading. Motion carried, all councilmen concurring. Moved by n'eardon, seconded by Steffins, that ordinance be riven its second reading by ftitle only. hIotion cFrried by acclam^tion. Clerk read ordinance entitled "An Ordinance fixing,- the salaried of the City Attorney, City Clerk and Health Officer" by title. Moved by 356 Steckel, seconded by Holt, that ordin^nce entitled "An Ordinance fixing the sal- ITO aries of the City Attorney, City Clerk nd Health Officer" be decl-red to have had its second reading. Motion cs33ed, all councilmen concurring. Clerk read an ordinance entitled "An ordinance prescril,ing certain duties 6f the City Tre-,,surer in rel tion to the fire department �,nd sewer." Moved by Reardon, seconded by Holt, thct ordinance as read by the Clerk be declared to heave its first reading. Motion carried, all councilmen concurring. Moved by Steffins, seconded by Reardon, th^t ordinarce be given second reading by reading title of ordinmce only. Motion carried by acclamation. Clerk read ordinance by reading title "In ordinance prescribing certain duti -1 of the City Treasimer in relation to the fire department and sewer". !,)loved by Steckel, seconded by Holt, that ordinance be declared to have had its second reading. P -lotion carried, all councilmen concurring. Motion to adjourn carried. sayor Attest: Ci �y Clerk Approve(. this 21st day of November, 1916. Pasco, &ashinl-ton, November 21, 1916. Council met in regular session, the following n•med councilmen answering roll call - Chute, Reardon, Holt, Meckel -nd Steffins; Mayor Davis presiding. Clerk read minutes of regulsr ngeting of October 17th, --nd November 14th, Suggested by councilmen Steckel thtt minutes of meeting of taovember 14th be corrected, referring to the call for specitll sesdon of the council, in order that minutes of the meeting agree :,ith notice served on councilmen. Also that item of amount of warrant drawn for City Treasurer be corrected to read 995.00 inste-gid of $85.00 T�s read by clerk. No other objecti-ns to minutes, Liayor ord-�r-,d minutes of both meetings to standapproved as re,.d. Moved by Reardon, seconded by Steffins that action of &Ir. Steckel in having changes made in the heating system of the city hall, be approved by a vote of the coukeil. Motion carried, all councilmen concurring. Third reading of Ordinance as follows, was had by clerk. ORDIN:?NCE No. 274. An Ordin�:nce fixing the SALARIES OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, CITY CLERK AND HEALTH OFFICER. The City COCi!CIL of the City of Pasco do ordiin as follows: Section 1. Thct beginning with the fiat d,y of J.nuary, 1917, the salary of the City attorney shall be ;,p20.00 (Twenty) Dollars per month. Section 2. Th. --t beginning with the first day of January 1917, the salary of the City Clerk shall be 5,,30.00 (Thirty) Dollars per month, ,nd there sh,7Jl be no allowance for assistance or office help except such as may from time to time be alloied by the council. Section 3. That beginning with January lst, 1917, the cal=ry of the City Health Officer shall be Five (�5) Dollars per mouth. Section 4. Thtt portion of Ordinance No. 262, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Passed by the City Council this 21st; Wof November, A.D. 1916. i Mayor Attest: City Clerk. Moved by Steckel, seconded by Chute that ordinance entitled "=n Ordinance fixing the Salaries of the City Attorney, City Clerk ani Health Officerl be declared to have had its third re,, --.,ding, passed and clerk instr cted to have proper publication of ss*ne. Motion c^rried, all co-incilmen concurring. Clerk read rindOrdin:nee entitled "An ordinance Prescribing Certain Duties of the City Treasurer, in Relation to the Fire Department and Sewer System". Moved by Steckel, seconded by Reardon, that the words "between .. to P. —" be stricken from the ordin nce and thj :oras "shall be empowered to employ one nitt assistant at a ;.-.lary of en Dollars (9`10) per month, nd one night helper at a salary of tour Dollars (''4) per month., be added. Motion carried, r=ll co�-,ncil-aen concurring. Clerk read amended ordinance as follows: 357 LA