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CT 41Y C, 011,7.,.
Regular session
_ '.Larch lst, 1927.
BILL OF STAKDARD OIL CO., MOTINTII'TG TO $93.53 I'LIS PRESEITTED BY AUDIPING C01,11.IITTEE
FOR ACTIOF; motion made by ±W2= Hays, seconded by Pyles, that the bill be referred to
the C�ai.ms Committee for handling; 'roll call showed all voting for the motion.
LICEAISES: The application of the American I-{otel for a license vias read; motion
made by Hays, seconded by McGee, that the license be ;ranted; roll. call shoed all voting
for the motion.
Licensxsaapplication of E. J. Reynolds for the Hotel Pasco, Conlen Bros. to operate
one truck and J. 17. Hays to operate one truck, were reed; motion made by 11cGee, seconded
by C. H. Smith, .that the licenses be grand -ed; roll cell showed all voting for'the motion.
The application of W. 17. Clark for a dray, license was a.ccor_.pa.nied by X14.00 f:,nd
it was in -formally decided to hold the license in abeyance until such time as the C,.pplication
would be accompanied by the f 1 amount of license fee.
The application of Gepp' ' a. Bernard to operate the 1lashington Hotel was re -ported as
rejected by the Police & Lice se Committee and check which accompanied her application
was turned over to Chief of Police to be returned to her.
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REPORTS OF COIN:IITTES: The Claims Committee presented bills contracted in 1926
a's follows: Pasco hand Laundry, -' 2.30 and Pasco Drug Co., for ;114.39; i:+cGee made a. .
ROLL CALL': The city coiulcil i-,1 regular session with folio ving mer,fbers
present:
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ll.yor Gray, CocilmeA Davis, I.1cGee, Pyles, C. H. Smith, D. E. Smit -h' <:.nd ;ayde.
:.11UUTM _BEAD 8 The miniites of regular session held February
15th, 19217
were
read u.nd approved.
CLAII S CUR R TiT'• Z«F`EIISE FUITD, -ETC- The following bills in
conhection with
Library
were read and upon motion bJ 'Davis;' seco7ided by C. 'tee Si- i -'G , olorh'
was' ins,c~vcted
to draw
warrants for the same; mayor ordered a roll call Panel all voted
for the mo tion.
17ARR1 ,, T
5273_5975
Library 'pay roll for February - _
_ 132.'75
5983
Rosser & Sutton, Ya1i:i a, Encyclopedias _ ° _
155,00
5984
K1e eb L-unbe r ' Co . Coal for library, _
38 0 l4
5985
Gaylord Bros., Look;,- cards'c supplies
14.75
5986
Pasco Herald Cards _ _
1.'75
5987
P. P. w L. Co., Tights for February
20.35
5988
L. Pyles Subscription Spokesm-cz Reviet��
12.00
5980
`' hite river Lurlber Co. ti Slab woob-.
10.00
5990
City treasurer hater for February
1.00
5982
John W. Graham Co. Books
45.53
Total
432.2'7
Following miscellaneous bills against Current E-!pense were -read;
motion made by
C. H.
Smith, seconded by 17aITde that the bills be allo ued and clerk dra,,-i
warrants for the
same.;
mayor ordered a roll call and a•ll voted fo-r tre motion:
Vlarr2.nt•
No .
5964:5970
Pay roll various offices HLOnth of February
395.00
5971_5972
TT TT Street Deet. TT if T'
236.00
5981
Geo. Frederick Repairs to Chief Police Ts car
3.25
5991
Roff I:Iotor Co. IT if Fire truck
2.35
5992
Palace of Sweets Meals for prisoners
450"70
5993
0. King, Green Parrot Cafe " it IT
3.75
5994
Carrie Crowell Police ,:Matron wages'
9.00
599-5
City Treasurer 17ater city hall Jan. 8, Feb.
9:25
5996
Roff Liotor Co. Repairs for street dept.
89,54
5997
City Treasurer Revolving fund
5.51
5998
Coliunbia Hard-�iare Flash light batteries
2.17
5999
Pac. Tel. 8. Teleg.Co. Telephone *s, Treas. & Police Dept. 10035
6000
Chas. E. !darvin lop for Treasurer
3.50
6001
Tars. 7w F. Chute Labor at park (Revolving; fund)
62.00
6002
N. W. Fire Aparatus Co. Fire extinguishers
2.50
6003
John Corbin Glass for treasz»^er's office
3.50
6004
if TT Headbol crd for cemetery
1.25
6005
Pasco Hardware Co. Nails for cemetery, etc.' °
9:20
6006
P. P. & L. Co. Street lights _ °_
_ 2137.57
600'7 4
P. P. 8" t. Col City hall lights _ _
13.00
6008_6015 Fire Dept. pay -roll ilonth of February _ _
17000
Tote.l
1211.39
s7ATER DEPT. CLYi:L�:iS: Following cl.ir_�s against the 1;rae,, I't�r�d ?:Tore read and
motion was made by Pyles, seconded by D. E. Smith that bills be, allowed
and lvcrrants
drawn
for the saute; mayor ordered a. roll call. and motion ccrried by unanimous vote.
vfarrant No.
403_405 Water Dept. Payroll I.Ionth of Febriz<^ry _ _
460:00
406
1.1. 111. lrloretz Expenditlzres fro,ri revolving; fund
2;88
407
P. P. 8:: L. Co. Power for pumps =
435.88
408
P. T. E.- Teleg. Co. Telephones _ _ _
8.35
409
City treasurer Stamps & supplies .(revolving fi7±d)
6.43
47-0
Doff I,lotor Co. Repairs to°car _ ° _
3.33
411
Columbia Hardware Co. Tools _ _ _ °
5.85
412
Neptune I -:Ie ter Co. Portable meter tester _ _
50.00
Total
972.72
POLICE- DEPT. PAY ROLL' YIELD UP BY AUDITING C01.111TTEE. ACCOU.YIT CHIS'
OF POLICE
TAYLOR SHOVIN FOR FULL, 1,I0I1TH, when he was off nine days during, which R. B. l•:1cI'a.rla nd
acted
as chief and also appeared on the pcy roll.
CITY EItiIPLOYES TO BE PAID OT]ZY FOR DAYS 1-70M[Elp: Motion was made
by Pyles,
seconded by C. H. Smith, that city employes hereafter be paid only fo-r the days they
work;
roll call showed unanimous vote for the notion.
Police Pay Roll changed and then OK'd: C. H. SI,IITH; seconded by Wayde, thereupon
m,,: -,.de a. motion that the police saepartment pay roll be corrected to correspond with above
motion and be paid their propo-rt,ionate c•moiints, the �.Ti-,o-ant of �'?45.00 paid his substitute
being
deducted from the chief's salary; roll call shoziied all voting for the motion.
The pay roll as corrected and ordered paid was as follows: °
5978
1:1. H. Taylor, Salary as chief of police _ _
105.00
597-9
R. B. I,IcFarland, " acting chief of police °
45.00
5976
Alf Buchanan, Salary as patrolma l _ _ °
140.00
5977
'd. T. Hays, TT it TT _ _ _
140.00
BILL OF STAKDARD OIL CO., MOTINTII'TG TO $93.53 I'LIS PRESEITTED BY AUDIPING C01,11.IITTEE
FOR ACTIOF; motion made by ±W2= Hays, seconded by Pyles, that the bill be referred to
the C�ai.ms Committee for handling; 'roll call showed all voting for the motion.
LICEAISES: The application of the American I-{otel for a license vias read; motion
made by Hays, seconded by McGee, that the license be ;ranted; roll. call shoed all voting
for the motion.
Licensxsaapplication of E. J. Reynolds for the Hotel Pasco, Conlen Bros. to operate
one truck and J. 17. Hays to operate one truck, were reed; motion made by 11cGee, seconded
by C. H. Smith, .that the licenses be grand -ed; roll cell showed all voting for'the motion.
The application of W. 17. Clark for a dray, license was a.ccor_.pa.nied by X14.00 f:,nd
it was in -formally decided to hold the license in abeyance until such time as the C,.pplication
would be accompanied by the f 1 amount of license fee.
The application of Gepp' ' a. Bernard to operate the 1lashington Hotel was re -ported as
rejected by the Police & Lice se Committee and check which accompanied her application
was turned over to Chief of Police to be returned to her.
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REPORTS OF COIN:IITTES: The Claims Committee presented bills contracted in 1926
a's follows: Pasco hand Laundry, -' 2.30 and Pasco Drug Co., for ;114.39; i:+cGee made a. .
1711
''eeting of '.:c,,.-rch Is't, 1927.
Cont]_nue d .
motion, seconded by Hays, that the bills of the Pasco Drub Co. and the Pasco Hand Laundry
be allowed. notion was withdrawn and McGee then made t motion, seconded by Pyles,
that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for investigation and report at the
ne,_t neeting; roll call sho,Ted all voting in favor of the motion, °
The Claims Comi.nittee reported on the claim of the City .Treasure -r for reimburse-
ment, of her revolving fund, amounting to 4W.80, which included an item of ti?14.00 for
pamphlets ordered printed by former 1YIayor H.L. Jensen and stated that in their opinion
that item should be eliminated. !.;lotion was thereupon made by C. H. Smith, seconded by
Pyles, that the city clerk be instructed to notify the city treasurer that no future bills
are to be paid from the revolving; fund, which can wait until the regular time and
that •the.revolving fund is to be used only for emergency bills, or for small'items of
starips and supplies used by. her office and the office of the city clerk, etc. 1.1ay0r
ordered a roll call and all voted for the motion.
},lotion was thereupon made by 1,,%cGee, seconded by Pyles, that the City Clerk be
instructed to advise the city treasurer to pay the .0?14.00 back into the revolving fund.
roll call showed all voting for the motion.
BALANCE OF CLAIM AlLOW-ED: 14lotion made by C. H. Smith, seconded by Pyles, that
the cl€:dell of the city treasurer to reimburse her revolving fund with the exception of
the foregoing >1 :00, be allowed and that the clerk be instructed a draw a wa-rrant for
the balance of ,>6:80. Roll cull sho:,red all votinb for the motion. HO.6016
covers this amount. °
New Ileal Tickets for Prisoners: Davis of the 'PNT-TENUM.-Im N Auditing Com-
mittee submitted a new form of meal ticket to be used for prisoners. Pyles, seonded
by Hays, moved that the revised form of meal ticket bet adopted and the Auditing Cbmnittee
be instructed to have there printed. Upon roll call, motion carried. vnc.-nimouuly.
'WAT'ER FOR GF.AY'S ADDITION: The 'Water Committee statod they were not yet ready
to report regarding eater for -ray's East Riverside Addition and asked for r.ore time;
they i -?ere granted two weeks more in which to mare -report.
ROOF OF PU'1;-EH'S HOUSE: The Publiek Property CorL.ittee reported in favor of
putting a rubberoid -roof on the dwelling of the piu-per; motion made by Hays, seconded
by idcGee, that the reportx be adopted; roll call showed all voting in favor of the motion.
Ilotion made by C. H. Smith, seconded by Heys, that the Public Property Committee ask for
bids on the work of putting on a rubberoid roof on the pumper's house and report at next
meeting; roll call shovred all voting for the mo tion.
Hays of Public Property Committee asked for more time in which to maLre a•
report on an �.dding machine for the Treasurer's office; this was granted.
ALLEGED OVERPM.,ZEi:TT OF 6�?.00 FROi,i L. I. D. 25, to C. 1'I. Johnson: City
Attorney reported that on the matter of alleged overpayment overpayment by the City Treasurer to
C. i7. Johnson in the foreclosure of Local Improvement District No. 25, nothing could be
done at the present tin.e and that the city is left without a -remedy in the matter.
l;lotionma.de by Pyles, seconded by Hays, that the report of the city attorney be accepted
and placed on file. Roll call. sho,rred all voting in favor of the motion.
INVESTI:ENT OF CITY STNKIITG FUITJS: In the matter of investing sinking funds
of the city, -the city attorney reported that city treasurer is authorized by Ordinance
,x359 to invest city sinking funds in Pftblic Utility Bonds of said city and that 'the bonds
issued in connection with the present municipal Nater system are Public Utility Bonds
within the terms of Ordinance #359. -hlotion molde by C. H. Smith, seconded bIr 11cGee, that
the report be accepted and placed on file. roll Call showed all voting for the motion.
Report of Police Judge for February was read; motion :.PL -,,.de by Pyles, seconded
by C. H. Smith that the report be accepted u.lxl placed on file; roll call showed all vot-
ing for the motion.
Report on licenses: The report . of the Chief of Police on licenses was read.
Police Committee -reported thru Pyles, that draymen of the city v,,:nted the license on drays
repealed "Hotion made by Davis, secondee! by Bays, that the report of the committee be
accepted; roll call showed all voting for the motion
C. H. Smith, seconded by Hays, made a motion that the report of the Chief
of Police be accepted as, a progress report on licenses; mayor ordered a roll call and
x.11 voted in favor of the motion.
Treasurer's report as of Jan. 31st, :ras passed around to the co-Luncil; 11ayde
of the Finance Comittee called attention to the fact that the Current `]xpense fund was
approxirzately ti?4000.00 in the red on the report and that heads of various departments must
keep expenses dovrn to a, rlinimtu,l, or that the red figure might be X9.000.00 before the taxes
came in. Davis supplemented this by figures as to hoer the current expense f-o1id had
shrunk from over ; 12000. on Dec. 31st, 1924 to close to � 2000. in the red on :Dec. 31st, 1926.
Pyles, seconded by C. H. Smith, made a motion that the report of the treasurer be accept -ed;
roll call showed .all voting in favor of the motion.
C0ITTRIBUTION TO TIE 1`1ALLA WALLA_YA1KIiit1 RATE C012.1ISSIO T: The i''all::,• 1:7al1a
Yal iiia• Rate Commission wrote re�•ardin7• the city's � �' 2. � �
R r.�� , y contribution of .;>44.., 00; Pyles, �,econdecL
by Davis, made a motion that City Clerk be instructed to notify them that when the money
is available, a warrant will be issued. Roll call shovred unanimous vote for the notion.
APPOIN L11-1 'NT OF E. F. SHELBY 11S CHIEF OF POLICE NOT CONi7IR .IED : Ther
mayor wrote the council Qldvi.sing that he had appointed E. F• Shelby c:.s Chief,of Police.
Notion was thereupon made by 'j. cGee, seconded by Hays, that the appoin•trLient of :E. F.
Shelby --is Chief of Police be confirmed The mayor ordered a roll call*with the following
result: .lyes: Bays, 1-icGee and Vlayde; Noes, Davis, C. h• Smith, D. E. Smith
and Pyles. l;i:otion '+;las decl,�red to have lost four to three.
• Davis called attention to iron curbing at the P. P. & L. office which
was sticking up in such a m=ai ner that somebody night trip on it, resulting in to claim
-against the city and raised the question of the city's responsibilitg in such a. case.
1-ilotion was then rla.de by Pyles, seconded by I:icGee, that the matter be referred to the
City +ttorney for investigation and report at the next regular meeting" Roll call
showed all voting for the motion.
DUT-IIlff PAY ROLL FOR PRIS01•iERS WOR1D: �Kotion turas mode by Davis, seconded
by Hays, 'that the Street Department and Chief of Police furnishes the clerk with a• "dununyi1
pay roll, showing prisoners -�vorlcing during t1^e month, this to retroactive to January
lst of this year; roll call showed all voting for the motion.
CLAIi;i OF ANDY K&RTELL POP DAi,Ln Gl,S CAUSED BY BL9--,1_OUT OF WATER PIPES:
Cla.ini against the city was,preselrted by Andy l:iartell for damage caused to his ' property
by the breaking of a. water r_a.in. C. H. Smith -reported that he did not find o,r
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serious damage done by the blor.T_out and his state' :lent was confir-ned by"Water I;_anager
l;Ioretz. I1riotion was thereupon made by Pyles, seconded by Hays, that the matter be
referred to the Claims Comittee for investig'.:.tion and report at, the next regular meeting.
Lila.,yor ordered a. roll call frith following result: Ayes, Davis, Haas, I:leGee, Pyles,
C. H. S7 -,lith, and D. E• uri.th; kloes,t 'J.ayde; motion declared to have carried
six to one.
Representatives of the Olympic I,Ta.chine Co. and General I:Ia.chi.ne Co. of Spoka='.e
being present, they were invited to submit their propositions to the council for
consideration in the matter of securing u1. rocly crusher for use by the city. During
this discussion, Councilmen Hays, I.lcGee, D. E. Smith aazd -6a.yde left.
ADHOU'RITIriliT: The four councilmen above mentioned having left the
meeting, there was a lack of a. 'quorum, and the Liaaor adjourned the meeting on that
a.c c o -L
ATTEST:
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Passed and approved this dad of 1927.