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Home My WebLink About05-01-1917 Minutes382 not made within said time, the Treasurer shall present the said claim to the City Council, and if the council finds the same to be correct, it shall orde the said -.-ork paid for out of the general funds of the City, and shall a ke order that the amount so paid be a tax upon the lr_nd upon which, or on the streets or alleys bordering which the said work was done, and shall cause t',. said amount to be certified to the C6unty Treasurer by the Mayor and the Clerk, and under the seal of the said City, as other delinquent City Assecs- ments are certified. This ordinrnce shall be in -force and effect five days after its passage pub li cation. Passed this 17 day of May, 1917. Attest: C. A. Dolan, City Clerk. G. E. Willison, Mayor. Moved by Baninrman, seconded by Chute tint 025.00 be fixed as the maximum find to be sentenced in Section 1 of the ordinance just read to the council, also that .:ay 10th be fixed as the day requiring the work to be done under sections Il 2 and 3 of said ordinance. Motion carried by acclamation. Moved. by Allard, seconded by Chute, that ordinance be declared to have had its third reading, pas ed and that clerk h-ve proper publication made. Motion carried, all co _�_ncilmen concurring. Clerk read by title only, ordinance entitled "An Ordinance granting to the Pacific Power & Light Company, a corporation, its successors and assigns, for period of 25 years from the date of the pas:-a-ge of this ordinance, the right, privilege and franchise to pay, place, own, maintain, and operate all necessary and de:,irable water mains, pipes, connections, fittings and appurten,:nces in the streets, avenues, alleys, lanes -nd thoroughfares of the City of Pasco for the purpose of suprlying and furnishing the said City of Pasco rnd its inhabitants with water, and to cherge and col-'ect rates tl-Brefor; providing for fire protection to the Said city of Pasco, and its inhabitants and fixing charges to be paid for such service by the City of Pasco; that the City of Pasco shall have the right ?nd option to purchase said system of -:rater works and that the :aid City shall not erect acquire, maintain, operete or become interested in any water works or water system for purposes other than irrigation except the water works or system ff-the grantee herein; ^nd repealing Ordinance No. 52 of the Town (now City) of Pasco a proved May 2nd, 1906, and superseding and annulling contract and agreement between the Torn (now City) of Pasco and F. E. Elmenlorf dated Iday 19th, 1906. " Moved by Bannerman, seconded by Holt, that ordinance as read be tabled. I,Ioved by Anderson, seconded by Chute, that motion be amended to read "tabled Indefinitely". Notion carried as amended, &11 councilmen concurring. Motion to adjourn carried. Attest ��,• City Clerk. ir_proved this 1st day of I.•Iay, 1 May or ,383 Pasco, May 1, 1917. Comcil met in regular session, the following named councilmen answering roll call, viz: Allard, Anderson, Chute, Hayleft and Holt, mayor wil-ison presidi ng. Moved by Holt, seconded by Chute.. that bills as read by clerk -nd approvad b-- Claims Committee, be 9.110,ied and clerk be instructed to issue warrants to cover. Motion car_ied, all councilmen concurring. Clerk read report by Chief of Polio- for month of .'April, 1917. Moved by Holt, seconded by Anderson, that report be accepted. Notion c,.- ried by ac cic-ma ti on. Clerk read communication from Harry Dent -nd Otto Gurske, stating j�h^_t they had made arrangements :. ith the a ne rs of lots in School House B1 _-.ck to pay iminten,:nce chagges for the season of 1917, and take care of the alfalfa growing thereon, for vhich they were to receive the alfalfa crop of the year 1917. Moved by Allard, seconded by Anderson, th t comrmnication from Dent and GursL-e be placed on file. Mayor appointed a committee of two consisting of conneilmen Ha.yleftit and Anderson, to take steps toward getting - flag for the City Hall. City Attorney O'Brien reported that he had been in conference with the managers of the Pacific Power & Light Co. and the-'acific Telephone & Telegra0h Company conserving the alarm mkU system between the City H ll and Pacific Power & Light Co.'s pumphouse. Ielayor instructed City =,ttorney to investigate furtli r and report • t next regular meeting of council. Clerk read comimnication from Librarian in reference to terms of members of the City Library Bo. -rd and also condition of the hedge and grounds ;t Library. Ilayor rape instructed Street Superintendent to trim hedge at library. Clerk read resolutions referring to assessme t rolls for Local Improvement Districts Nos. 25, 43 and 44, as follows: RESOLUTION The City COU_iCIL of the City of Pasco, do resolve as follows: C 0 010 Clerk read minutes of meeting of April 17, 1917. No objections beinf* raised, mayor ordered minutes to stand approved as read. Clerk read bills a -proved by Claims committee as follows: Voucher No. Claimant Di stributi on Amo,,.,t 567 R. B. I.IcF-rland Trea_,urer x95.00 30.00 568 C, A. Dolan Clerk 20.00 569 C. 11. .,'Brien -Attorney 5.00 579 S. Q. Elmore Health Officer 85.00 571 H: Dent Chief of Police Chief of rPi-re Dep: rtment 10.00 572 Otto Uurske 4.00 573 574 V,m. I.IF:r:son Lewis Chappell Fireman ',i'ork on Streets 10.00 575 Otto E. Gurske Trimming trees D. 82.50 2.75 576 L. B. Mourning M intenance L.I. 1"43 2.25 577 Margaret Kenoyre Library Expense 5.60 578 P,cific Po,:rer & Lir,lit Co. Library Exmense 15.00 579 Albert DeHall Library Expense 42.00 580 Id13rgaret Kenoyer Library expense 581 Pasco Quick Repair Shop Repairs Fire automobile .90 26.60 582 Fran'_ Zee me is for Prisoners 14.50 583 Pacific Power & Light Co. Po.;er & Light Co. City is 11 Id intenance Street Lights and Hydrant -rent 1 461.15 584 585 Pacific Franklin Co:;nty Abstract Co. Fuel for city hall 39.05 586 White River Lumber Co. Fuel for City ^:.7.1 151.65 Moved by Holt, seconded by Chute.. that bills as read by clerk -nd approvad b-- Claims Committee, be 9.110,ied and clerk be instructed to issue warrants to cover. Motion car_ied, all councilmen concurring. Clerk read report by Chief of Polio- for month of .'April, 1917. Moved by Holt, seconded by Anderson, that report be accepted. Notion c,.- ried by ac cic-ma ti on. Clerk read communication from Harry Dent -nd Otto Gurske, stating j�h^_t they had made arrangements :. ith the a ne rs of lots in School House B1 _-.ck to pay iminten,:nce chagges for the season of 1917, and take care of the alfalfa growing thereon, for vhich they were to receive the alfalfa crop of the year 1917. Moved by Allard, seconded by Anderson, th t comrmnication from Dent and GursL-e be placed on file. Mayor appointed a committee of two consisting of conneilmen Ha.yleftit and Anderson, to take steps toward getting - flag for the City Hall. City Attorney O'Brien reported that he had been in conference with the managers of the Pacific Power & Light Co. and the-'acific Telephone & Telegra0h Company conserving the alarm mkU system between the City H ll and Pacific Power & Light Co.'s pumphouse. Ielayor instructed City =,ttorney to investigate furtli r and report • t next regular meeting of council. Clerk read comimnication from Librarian in reference to terms of members of the City Library Bo. -rd and also condition of the hedge and grounds ;t Library. Ilayor rape instructed Street Superintendent to trim hedge at library. Clerk read resolutions referring to assessme t rolls for Local Improvement Districts Nos. 25, 43 and 44, as follows: RESOLUTION The City COU_iCIL of the City of Pasco, do resolve as follows: C 0 010 M1* Where, -s, the City Council of the City of Pasco, Uashington, did provide TILTS AGREEIdENT made and entered into this 1st day ol;icy, 1917, by Cor- by ordinance No. 125 duly and regal rly passed and puUlished order the im- and bwtween PASCO PJATERUSERS CORPOR==TIOTd, a corporotion o o£ the ST:.TE of WASHINGTON, party of the first part, hereinafter designated as the provement of certain property described in said ordinance and did create^tioand the CITY OF PASCO, a mlulicipal torpor tion of the third local improvementanper n, district TJo. 25, d class, party of the second part, hereinafter design ted rs the City, Whereas, said o-rdin"nce provided for the making of -n cnnual assessment Witnesseth: for the operation mainten!Irce and repairing charges of said water system, and iJHEREAS, the CITY of PASCO heretofore entered into contracts :vith Whereas, an assessment roll sufficient for the payment of the tatal cost and expense for maintenance operating and repairing of said water ry;�tem of the Pasco Recla.raa•tion Co. for the purpose of furnishing by said company =aid local improvement district during the year 1917 has been dui and re ?- water for irrigation purposes for local Improve cent Districts numbers larly prepared and is now on file with the City Clerk of said city end open for 25, 43nd. 44; and Pasco Reclamation CO. has gone into the hand:: of inspection; Noa✓ Therefore, the City Coi?ncil of the City of Pasco, tYsshington do a RECeiver, nd said Receiver h^s notified the City that he will a unable to comply with said contracts for the irrig tion season of 1917; and resolve that all persons who may desire to object thereto are notified to Whereas, the Pasco Water -users Corpor tion has secured a. lease of the appear and ?resent such objections; thst the said roll Le set down for hearing pumping pl^nt -and irrig^tion system of the said Pasco i.ecl&mRtion Co. for at the regular meeting of the City Council to be held at the regu1-r pl^ce the irrig-tion season of 1917 ,n3 is endeavoring to su, ply the water users of meeting at 8 P. I.I. on the 5th day of June, 19111; th^t at said time and pl;=ce under sFid system with water for irrigation purposes for such season, the City Council of such city will sit as a Board of Equalization to consider and is the only person, firm or torpor tion in position to supply the the said roll and objections thereto; th-st the City Clerk give notice of such L hearing, s^id Local improvement Districts with such water for said season, and Passes and 7rproved this 1st day of TMay, 1917. has offered to supply the same in the nmonnts -nd for the considerations ( S L A L ) G. E. Willison, hereinafter mentioned, ylayor. IdOii THE RLI ORE, in the emergency above set out it will be neces;.ary to levy assesuaents on said Local Improvement DISTRICTS for the year 1917 Attest: in amounts sufficient to said Pasco ,;aterusers Corporation such additim - C. A. Dolan, al cost- for water, and assesanents rolls providinT~ therefor have been City Clerk. prepared andplaced on file with the City Clerk, and the said City hc:ving dec7.ared its intention to rmke said levy for said purpose and or the City Clerk to publish notice thereof; on RESOLUTION THER�'LRL, BE IT REIII1,IBERED that the said City of Pasco for and behalf of said Local Improvermnt Districts has contracted -nd does hereby The CITY Countil of the CITY OF PASCO. dig resolve as follows: contract with the Pasco c7aterusers Corporation, o follows: T -,,31 -,-- FIRST. the City Council of the City of Pasco Washington, did FIRST. That said corporation, for nd in considera.ti.on o£ the b Ordinance No. 172 del Council re uthe g provide (N300.00) in wa=nts of y y g y passed and published order the im- meat to it of the sum of Three FI?mdred DOLLARS g proveinent of cert= -in property described_ in s id ordinance ,-nd did create Local Improvement District Number 25, does herebyagree to deliver Forty- ` local improvement district No. 43, and five (45) acre feet of ��ater to tie City at the intake for said Local Whereas,said ordinance did provide for the m3kinf of an an.,ua.l as., -els- Improvement District No. 25 on the terms and conditions set forth in that ment for the operation, rmintenance, and rep iring charges of said water certain water right deed from the Pasco Recl- -.tion agree^,ent shall cove - :system, and c}ay of January, 1912, it being understood th t this Whereas, as assessment roll sufficient for the payment of the total e irrigation season of 1917 only cost a$d expense for mainten-nce operating end repairing of said water system SECOND. That said torpor^.tion, for nd in coixsider-tion of the p^ ---- of said local improvement district during the yegr 1917 has been dr,ly and ment to it of the sum of FOUR Thousand Two Hundred Doll rs (5p4�200g.00) regul Fly prepared and is now on file with the City Clerk of id City and in warrents of Local Improvement District Number 43, doeshereb agree open for inspection; to deliver seven hundred (700) acre feet of -, ater to the City %.t the Now Therefore, the City Co?mcil of the City of Pasco, '.`ashington, do intake for slid ocal Improve.aent District Id?unber on tie terms and resolve that all persons who may desire to object thereto are notified to conditions set forth in th-t certain water ri,-ht fro_ -x the Pasco eel:rna.tion Co. dated the 3rd d�?•p of Jane, 1913, it being understood th-t t'_is appear ar�d »resent sRich objections; that the said roll be set down for he•r- meat sh ll ewer the 1®ligation season of 1917 only. agree- ing 5t the regular meeting of the City Councilto be held at the regular sh lR cover t said ro_poratiea for nd 7 only. tion of tI-e p:: phce of meeting t 8 P. R. on the 5th day of June, 1917; th.t at said time to it o the s?m of One T, '�'T =T Hnnlxed 1�ollr_.rs ('s1,8��.�0) in w and place the City Council of such City will sit as a Bored of Equilization to r nts of Local Imnrovem,rxt District N=ber 4<, does hereby agr , to deliv- consider the said roll .and objections thereto; th-.t the City Clerk give notice 1 _r to tie Cit t the int_1-efof of such he,ring. er three hundred 300) acre feet of y Passed and approved this 1st day of Hay, 1917. slid Loc• -1 lmn-rove.ent Di•trict Idur.i �l 44 on tiro r:r s .nd conditions cat G. E. Willison, rth in h:;t cerL in ^ter 'ripht de?d. fro t t'xe r.. -..co petit~ tion Co. I:f. Wi dated the 3rd day of J-n1e, 191", it ^ing anderst-. ' that this �gree,,ent ( Seal ) shall cover the ir'_ig-.iz on ;_er.son o£ 1917 enly. Attest: C. A. Dolan, IN WI TIES,- ',,HE -_,;`-'OF the slid Corporation has, by authority of th City Clerk. resole tion of its Board of Trustees, conned this instr?rnent to be - - - - - - - - - - e_ ecuted in its torpor^te rn,,ie and its corgi orate seal hereto affixed tl?e City has e ec t.e 1 this i-11 . nt ii1 token of its c; s: ent to RESOLUTION t_e ter-:xs Mal co:di tions b reof 'x1 du lie to, the d.y end r here! First above written. pA�ti00 ',i',:n RUSP3S COF1'Oi .'_TIr� The Olty Council of the CITY OP PASCO, do resolve as follows: By President ?IHB=EAS, the City Co?mcil of the City of Pasco, Washin--ton, did pro- vide by Ordinance No. 173 duly and renularly passed and published order the ATTEST: t ) improvement of certain property described in said ordinance and did creaSecret-.ry te CITY 0=' P:ASCO local improvement district No. 44, and By Whereas, said ordin^nce provided for the making ^f en annu;�l esseosment or for the operation, maintenance rnd repairing charges of said water system, and ..hereas, an assessment roll sufficient for the payment of the total cost _TTEST: and expenses for m�inten^nce, oiler^ting and repairing of said water system of City CT_.�_3S. said local improvement district during the year 1917 h s been duly and reg- ularly prepared and is now on file with the City Clerl- of said City and open Mate of .; rington 'P for inspection; Cornu of Fran - lin J SS Flow Therefore, the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, do �n this clay of .o y, 1917, before me, the lmdersigne<, a Nert resolve that all persons who m,�y desire to object thereto are notified to PuUlic in -nri. for the ut tr' of ,aa'rington, perUo_i,??ly r rei Robert anile ar and present such objections; that the said roll be set down for he -ring Jc.hnke, to me ?a'xown to be the President of the torpor ti.n tha t executer? at the regular meeting of the City Co?uicil to be held at the regular meeting the :ithin and foregoing instxi? eat and c n;o:•ledged the d. instrument place of the City Council at 8 P. M. on the 5th day of June, 1917; thz.t atto be the free nl voltntcry act and deed of said corporation for the said tide and place the City Council of such City will sit as a Board of uses and purposes the ;.entiened, -nd on oath saffi-tea ft is he is author- s Equilization to consider the said roll nd objections thereto; th..t the City ized to execute said instrument end that the seal affi.-erl ie. the corporate Clerk give notice of such hearing. seal o s! -.id ro riDoration. Pawed and approved this 1st day of Liay, 1917. In Witness ':Thereof, I have hereunto affixed my hcnd and official seal G. E. `,7illison, the dry and year first above written. ( ) ? mayor. I1ot ary lh?blic for .`�lashington, SEAL residing at Pasco. Attest: ( C. Al. Dolan, City Clerk. Clerk read contrrict proposed bet:eon the City of Pasco and Pasco Waterusers Corpor^tion, which contract is in words and fi;^uresssfollows: i• Moved by Holt, seconded by Anderson, that contract bet,,oen the City �,nd Pasco later Users corporction be accepted by the Cormcil and properly executed by the PSryor ^nd Clerk. i;Ioti on carried, all councilmen concurring. Clerk read resolutions establishing d^te of hearing on as:escment lolls for maintenance charges in Local Improve,lent Districts Nos. 25, 453, and 44, as provided for by Ordin:�nce No. 125, 172 and 173 respectively, as shown ,•,bove; I;4oved by Holt, seconded by Allard, that resolutions as read by Clerk be adopted. Motion carried, all councilmen concurring. Moved by Allard, seconded by Holt, th, t Clerk be instrucged to Five notice of date of hearing on assessment rolls for Local Improve;aent Districts Nos. 25, 43 and 44, and th ti aI' s d date of herring be set for eight o'clock P. P;i. June 5th,' 1917- Motion carri&d, zll councilmen concurring, it Moved by Holt, seconded by Allard, that the Clerk be instructed to isone warrants on funds of Local Jmprovelent Districts Nos. 25, 43 and 44, for mainten-il ance charges due to. the Pasco lVaterusers Corporation for the season of 1917, in the total sum of •."2100.00, as partial payment. Liotion carried, all councilmen concurring. Mayor appointed a committee of two councilmen, consisting of Ha)7lett snd Allard, to meet with tae Trustees of the Pasco ?Yaterusers Corporation at the meetings of that corporation. hl,=yor appointed councilmen Allard, Anderson and Chute as a committee of three to ask the Pacific Power & Light Company for a price for their present water system in t`.e City. I:Ioved by holt, seconded by Chute, that the City attorney be p•�:id y�120.00 per month for his office expense beginning J�_nu ry 1st, 1917. Idotion ca -rigid, all coluzcilmen concurring. Coluutil adjourned to -meet Tuesday evening, ?3-y 8th, 1917, at 7:30 P.M. =attest • Ida yo City Approved this 15th day of ILa.y, 1 Pasco, id^y 15, 1919. Corncil met in xeg»l r session, th_e :Collo-ninpn med councilmen an .werirg roll e'll, viz: A7.J,,rd, nfterron, J3snner-. n, Chute, H ylett and Holt. Id yor Viillison presding. Clerk read minutes of meeting of -lay 1st, 1917. No objections being raised, myor ordercJ minutes to stand aur,roved r re - d. Clerk read report ,f Police Justice for mibnth of =pril. I,Ioved by Bannerman, seconded by __Il -rd, th, t report of Yelice Justice be accepted and placed on file. i.lotion carried by acclamation. City Atto-ney reported th•t no agreement ha:d been reached between the m na.ge-rs of the Pacific Power & Light Comp- ny a.nd the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Comp-ny in rel -tion to the £i -•e alarm system. Idoved by Holt, seconded by Heti that the m•^yor c.pnoint a committee of two to see the manager of the Pacific Telephone & Telegr!ph Comp ny in regard to the alarm system. Motion carried by acclaimtion. Hayor appointed Hr_ylett & Bannerm n as committee to act, also to confer with the Telephone coml.x-ny in reg rd to rep, iring broken sidew^lks :here the da;nnge was done by the Telephone company. Moved by B^mnermon, seconded by Chute th^t the city grant permission to I;Ir. Welch to lay a two inch pipe from the center of the street in front of Block 22, Helm's Second iLddition to P^sco, along Pacific Street and across Pendleton Street to the corner of Block 19 in same addition. Motion cc.rried by accl,mation. Mr. Chute reported that as yet he had been unable to secure from the Pacific Power & Light Company, a statement of ti -B value of their local water system. I:Ir. Hall, i5ancger of the Pacific Power & Light Comp- ny addressed the colmcil, stating th t his comp,-ny was not at the present time in a. position to set ^ price on their water plant and pipes. Clerk read proposals from Civil engineers Burns & licDonnell, and Cobb, in connection vt th establishment of ^ a municipal water pl:-nt. LI'ved by Chute, seconded by Allard, that the City Attorney dr -V, u.p a proposal to be presented to engineers in relation to establishment of for a municipal water plant, which proposal shall provide%he appraisement of the water system of the Pacific Po ler & Light Company and cc:rry out the suggestions of the city council. '_:oil call. I:Iotion c, rried, all councilmen concurring. Council ad.�oiurned to meet ^t 7;30 P. Il. i.".ay 21st, 1917. Mayor _'_tees City C eri. Approved Boy @l:,t, 191 10