HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-06-1917 MinutesI:Iarch 6, 1917.
Council met in regular session, "he following named councilmen being present:
Al In rd, Harrison, 1hute and Holt; Mayor ,iillison presiding.
Clerk read minutes of meeting of Febriary 20th, 1917. No objections being
raised, mayor ordered minutes to stand approved as read.
Mrs. J. B. Crain appeared before the coiuicil and requested that the council
authorize the city treasurer to reimburse the library fund the amount of fides
collected by the city librarian end turned in to the city Treasurer.
Moved by Holt, seconded by Chute that the proper transfer be made from the
library hind to current ex e nse Hind in order to reimburse the library fund for
fines collected and turned in to city Treasurer. Motion carrie,l, -11 councilmen
concurring.
Clerk read bilis approved by claims co:mittee as follows:
Voucher Pay roll
No. P. yee Distribution imonnt
525 R. B. McFarland Treasurer :95.00
526 C. A. Dolan Clerk 30.00
527 C. M. O'Brien Attorney 20.00
528 S. Q. Elmore Health Officer 5.00
529 H. Dent Chief of Police 85.00
530 Dempsey Butler Fireman 2.00
531 Otto Gur ske Pi rema n 5.00
Miscellaneous Bills
532 U. S. Laundry Co. Expense fire department 2,30
533 Margaret Ken oyer Library Exp ens a 6.65
594 Pacific Porer & Light Co. Library expense 9.05
535 Margaret Kenoyer Library Expense 42.00
536 i11-ite River Lumber Co. Library Expense 12.60
537 l3^rgaret uenoyer Library Expense 2.10
538 Albert DeHall Library Expense 20.00
539 Pasco Express Library Expense 8.25
540 Frank Lee Board of Prisoners 18.00
541 Pacific Tel. & Telgh Co. February phone service 9.00
542 Otto Guaske Parintainence highways 38.50
543 Louis Chappell ditto 10.00
544 City Treasurer Assessments on Library property 15.35
Moved by Harris:,n, seconded by Chute, that all bills as read by Clerk and
approved by claims committee, be allowed and clerk issue warrants to cover.
Motion carried, all councilmen concurring.
Clerk read reports of Police `justice and Chief of Police for months of
Febru ry, 1917. Moved by Allard, seconded by Holt, that reports of Police
°ustice and Chief of Police for February, be appepted and placed on file. Motion
carried by acclamation.
Llayor explained to the council that he had not signed warrants in favor of
C. 1.1. O'Brian and R. B. McFarland for expenses in connection v1ith trips to
Taco -a and Spokane, respectively, on matters pertaining to the reclamction water,
and suggested to the council that he would like to have the council vote again
on those warrants. Moved by Holt, seconded by Chute, that warrants in favor
of C. _.:. O'Brien and R. B. 1.1cFath nd be signed by Wayor. Motion carried by accla-
mation.
ccla-
mation.
Moved by Chute, seconded by Holt that council adjourn until Monday the 12th
instant. motion carried by acclaMat" on.
G e% 7L PLayor
Attes
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approved this 20th day of March, 1917.
City Clerk.
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March 15, 1917.
Cotuucil met in extra session, the following named councilmen
answering roll call, viz: Anderson, Allard, Bannerman, Holt end Harrison.
Mayor Willison presiding.
Follo,.,iing announcement that the meeting.was called to heor reports
fro -m the citizens committee on the matter of reclamation water for 1917,
IJir. Robert Jahnke and Mr. Shoemaker explained to the council that a
waterusers' Corpor,,.tion" had been formed with the idea of leasing the
plant of the Pasco Reclama tion Company for the season of 1917 and wished to
know if the city council would stand back of the 11:7aterusers' corporation"
in the event that company would be able to carry out their plans.
Mir. Hall, I:%nager of the Paciffic Power & Light Company appeared
before the council and stated that the Pacific Po..er & Li$ht Company
would probably accept Receiver's Certificates of the Pasco Fruit Lands
Company for maintenance charges in part payment for power furnished the
Pasco Reclamation Company po,ver plant, providing the council would grant
and
a continuation of the present franchise between the city tkK Pacific Po,.:,er
& Light Co., and stipulate that the city would not undertake to bbuild
a municipal water plant during the life of the franchise.
-Individual members of the council expressed their opinlon of granting
such a franchise as suggested by Mr. Hall, but no action was taken.
I:Iotion to adjourn carried.
Mayor
Attes .
City Clerk v l/
Approved this 20th day of I.Iarch, 1917
C ity Clerk.