HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-05-1927 Minutes175
Regular nasion
April 5th, 1927.
ROLL CALL : The city council met in regular session with following members
present: Mayor Gray,' Councilmen Davis, Nays, HcGee, C. H. Smith, D. E. Smith and
VVayde; absent Perles, reported as sick.
irII,TUTES =FEAD & APPROVED: i,Iin tes of regular meeting held Harch 15th and
adjourned session of 1 -larch 16th were reed and- approved.
CUR ITTT EXPEITSE CLAII,LS : Following bills against current expense fund were
read anal motion vias made by C. H. Smith, seconded by Davis that bills be allowed and
warrants drawn for the came: -roll call sho:-rcd all voting for the notion.
WARRANT NO.
6022_6028
Payroll various offices, month of Irlarch
395.00
6029_6032
" Police' Deet. 71 iT rt
430.45
6033_6034
T' Street Dept. " Ti "
244.00
6035
Car-ri.c Crowell Police matron _ Icla-rch
12.00
6036
Florence Horling Stenogr�phic work on ordinancue
16.00
6049_ 6058
Fire Dept. pay -roll Month of Llareh _ _
35.00
6059
Pacific Tel. w l'elg. Co. • Telephones various Dept.
10.50
6060
Lee Perry Co. Basket for Police Dept.
2.50
6049
1-7. H. Taylor Starsps _
1.00
6047
Harold Blanton Setting . s.twl-es Coliarnbia St.7,r-alk
5.00
6048
L. B. Joslin Fertilizer for ce:~lctery
7.50
6061
Paco herald Supplies _ _
25.00
6062
Nev.T Pasco Drug Co., Supplies for treasurer _
3.00
6063
John Corbin Headboards for ce;,,io.tery
6.25
6041
City Treasurer 'later for city hall
3.80
6064
=i° H. Crisp Painting "No Par:!_ing" Signs
3.00
6065
E. Landt Ins=.anceon City Hull _
19.00
6066
Sad Slim.'s Garage Repairs to Police Car _
2.00
606'7
Palace of Sv.icets bleats for prisoners _ _
54.25
6068
Str:ndard Oil Co. Gasoline and oils _ _
'70°49
6069
J. W • Cleans Hiring hel§ U•t cemetery _
4.00
6070
Co1-wmbia Hard are Co. Tools for Stree-L,.'Dept. _
8:52
6041
City Treasi7rer Llatl. furnished cemetery by Plater
21.0.60
432
Dept.
'Lir heater (Dec. 1926 iters)
6071
D. J. Speier Stamps, for clerk' U, office
2.00
6072
Pasco Plbg.& Htg.Co. 1.1aterial ft_rniched
2.80
6073
Pa. sc o 1 a.chine Shop Sharpen grader blade _
5.00
6074
Oasis Service Station Gasoline for Streei. Dept.
6.82
6075
,off I,LOtor Co. Repairs t0 grader _
3.62
6076
Pac. Pr. &: Lt. Co. Street lights (287.57) and lights
for city hall (13.00)
300.57
6044
Empire Elec. Co. Addl. Tights for C1erl Ec `Lreas.
8.27
60717
Illeeb Lumber Yard Cement for St. Dept.
4.40
6078
Pasco Hardware Co; Supplies for City Hall-
4.30
60179
Pasco Plbg. & Htg. Co. Repairs to " it - . _
6•.90
6080
'.Irs. .;j" F. Chute Revolving f _imd (La.bor at pari:)
62.00
6081
Hepttane I:Ie ter Co. l:leter for park _ _
260.00
6082
Columbia Hardware Co. Supplies for park _ _
24.175
LIemo
Less credit for gasoline fta.rnished Water Dept. &
paid from Current, E:q)ense (!Warrant 6068)
( 10.36)
TOTAL
2049.93
LIBRARY BILLS (AGAIITST CUREE11'1' EXP:SITISE FUND) : Following bills for the
Library were read:
6019
1 r,s. F. iri. sole
Salary as librarian .
85.00
6020
Kellie i:`cDonald
" if Asst. Librarian
17.00
6021
J. H. Campbell
" " Janitor
30.00
6037
J. H. HerreM2.A
Keys for library _ _
1.00
6038
P. P. w L. Co.
Lights T' _ _
17.25
6039
American Library As n., Catalogue _
6.00
6040
C. j. VI'idrick
Repair -root" of library _
6.50
6041
City Treasurer
ilater for li'Vrary _
2.00
6042
Oregon 'Trail I:Iem. Assn., B�ooli _ _
2.00
6043
J. X. Gill Co.
_ Boobs _ _ _
24.51
6044
.Empire . Elect$ic Co.
Re lrai.'rS to lights
1.60
6045
Jolua 7 Graham Co.
Books _ _ _
19.72
6046
Gaylord Bros.
Libra.r.;r supplies _
17.30
TOTAL ?29.88
notion was thereupon made by Hays, seconded by.C. H. Smith, that the 1 -hove
bills be a110-�rred and warrants be dravrll for the sazae ; roll call c::hovled all voting in
favor of the motion.
CLAII�� AGAINST ;TATER FUI,TD : The following bi l].s aMoi7nting to Y11'73.15
against
'the 's 7a.te-r'FLtnd were read and
,notion was made by Hays, seconded by C. H- S:�zith
that bills
be 1:llowed a•nd warrants
be drawn .'for the cal --ie; roll
call showed all
votes in
favor of the motion:
413 _418
'i'jater De --`G. Payroll for
month of ,Larch _
_ 561.00
419
Pasco Plbg. �, Htlg. Co.
":ra.terial furnished _
_ 70.30
420
Pasco Sheet �.'. orhs
TT "
2.75
421
Li nber Co.
L -L ?ber " _ _
11.50
422
City Treasurer
StG:.mps, _ _ _
4.00
423
Pasco Hardware Co.
Tools £, Supplies _
_ 8.74
424 -
P. T. w T. Co.
Telephones _ _
7.95
425
IL. _I. ICoretz
Revolving -fund e,�pense _
18.04
n--26
L. Chappel
I.Ia-king frame for map _
_ 15.00
427
Roff I:Iotor Coe
Repairing switch _
_ 1.25
428
Pasco _.Lachine Co,
Re -pairs _ _ _
11.20
429
Wallace U, ' iernan:.Co.
Chlorinator parts _
_ '7.76
430
Imperial Carbon Co.
supplies _ _
5.80
431
Ren„slaer Valve Co.
Reducerc _ _ _
8.00
432
Empire Electric Co.
'Lir heater (Dec. 1926 iters)
5.00
433
City Treasurer
Re61 burse Current: Expense for
gas 10.36
434
P. P. L L. Co.
Po;-rer for pttTMnps _
_ 424.00
TOTAL
1.173.15
X7 6
5th, 1927.
Continued.
CLIsl;.IS REFERRED TO CQiT.IiT1'EES: Claim o:f Pasco Machine Co., -amount• ,,9.'15, .for re_
pairs to grader <:;.nd clai_i of Cox �nvest,r.:ent Co,., amount; "463.12 fpr inslurance and preraiura
on bonds were -read; upon motion made by Lays,, seconded by D. E° Sr,1ith, both. bills
were referred to Claims Comiiittee.
COri IMITICATIONS: Pasco I.�.chine Co., ade U. proposition to fix Ulcde of grader
so that it could be attached to the power grader for clearing garbage cl,7mp; cost, would
be V'L2.00. 11otion made' by.Hays, seconded by Davis ";hat the matter be referred to t.' .-e
Street Co :littee viit;h, power to cct. I:Iayor ordered a. roll call_ and all voted for rao-t•ion.
Frank I.Iurphy iirote the council about a vicious clog, at -the Cunningham .Hotel; Chidf
Taylor advised, that; dog vias dead before the le-i;tcr was viritten.
Vim. H. Fix F, Co. of Seattle asked about, securing registrLItion of 117uter Bonds as
provided for i�a Remington 1922 Code, section 5494. !,Iotion rude by Davis, .seconded by
C. H. Smith, tlaa.t the matter be referred to the City Attorney; carried.
Vessel o�F Northwest I oad Oiling Uo. rr-ro Q relative to oiling streets 4_:ad csl ed
for permission. to solicit property owners regarding their proposition; motion a-.,aae by
HcGee, seconded by Mays, that the matter be referred to the Street, Alley Co iriittee; Carried.
E. W. Landt subfcitted Queen Insurance Co; policy No. 915962, amount 5?1000.00,
insurance on -the City Hall Building, effective April 22nd; as this was a renews l and
payment. of premium ha.dbeen aiithorized with the Cutre.-Lt Ez-ponse Clair^, no further action
was taken.
Co"-=1unications were read from the following parties sub-2itting propositions for
rock crushers : Pat Lonergan, Pendleton; Hallidi.e Co., Spoliane, R. ._Rooth, Spo1 ,.ne.
_Kotion made by, C. h- 6mi.th, ,seconded by Hays, _-'L-,hat the loiters bo filed for fi-Lt-o 'e'
reference; motion carried.
LICE- SES: The request of John l-a-rtell for a liceitisc for a. Seco ?d hand score
vias read; mo -bion r_la.de by I.cGec, seconded by C. H. Srlith tl 't the license be granted;
roll_ call sl�ovred all voting in favor of the sal.lc.
PROTEST OF ALDER'."' S. BYERS' AGAINST ROCk CRUSi'IS? PL`_ITy ;'IAS READ; no action taken.
PETITIOII OF J. 17. ,`,SHTOI`T ET AL for tiro arc lights on' South Fron': S.L.L Lytic at.., and
East "A" and So. Front Streets, wall, road._i 'c i oj_ ,:�� de by C . L. Smith, uecanded by l.c Gee ,
that the matter be trL ned over -t,-o tho 7dig,11-t �, ':sc;'cer Cora-,littce; m0 i011 ca0d. ,
R1 PO' ''PS OF COiE.iITTEES : The Claims Coi:viittee reported on -the cicim of Andy = ar t -ell
:Lor alleged dar_iage of ;;;130.00 auo to bursted vialter slain, that; the claim vias excessive and
recomumended thn.t lie be paid :,?25.00; the`. further reco::avended that chc city c etori�_ey be
ass -i -ed to cettic the c7_ai;11 along tliese liiicU.
In the matter of the clam of 1/I.T. ORIGEF7 for 531000 accoan-c ,as ial-- M-cl.es beim; brokbai
by the Police, the co,, -.-nit tee reco .;.}ended that the elairs be re jocted.
I:io tion was theroupon made by Tyr_;.ys, duly seconded by ITO Gee, '";hat the reports of the
co=iit t,ec be accepted; the mayor ordered w roll call and all voted or -Dile
REPORTS OF OF'_�'ICEr S . report of Police Judge was read; notion _,14.de by C. 11Srii-ch,
seconded by _cGee, c.iat report be accepted and placed on _L-i1e; roll call shovred v1z,,.ni-?ous
vote :Lor -file r.ot,ion.
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GTATER PIPE SEl1VTITG FOUI. FA?.ILIES OId :3IIPC`I STFiE��'T: .7a.ter _.imager reported
that on bridge Street, we had a three quarter inch line servinn- :.'oar cuoto_'ers aiad rec0 :'::ended
that it be replaced witil 2 inch galvanized pipe at ra, cost of approximately 5125.00; rao-cion
rade by i.IcGee, ,seconded by Hays, that 'the i,,atter be referred to, the i,Ta.ter Co=.aittee with
pourer to act. , i.lotion carried.
PROPOSED ORDINj'ITCE §363, DECLAR1jTGZ AN ELERGENCY EXIS�±'ED AND BEARING A TITLE RE-",.DIivG
"An Ordinance Appropriating Funclo of the City o_: Paseo Froi Current E,�qpense F -ands J_ the
Purpose of Buying and Purchasing For the City o -f Pa-sco A Rock Crushing and Screening Flu,nt
cor:plete, toge� her With A Site For the Sarle, Declaring and Emergency and Providing For the
issuance of 1,31e-rgency Warrants, to be f-nnded into Bond -L-uider the Authority Of the City Coon_
cil in the malailer provided by law" was read. -,-.'Lotionmade by C. H. S;.,ith, seconded by
Ordinance No. 363 be declared to h --,-,7c had its first reading;
dayde, that
roll cell showed unanimous vote for the motion.
I;io-cion made by C , H. Smith; seconded by Davis, that the ordinance be given its
second reading by title only. :d a 1txu=-= Roll call showed Lunanimo77s vote for
the motion and ordinance was thereupon duly read by title.
N. J. BAILIE APPOINTED AS CHIEF OF POLIC.t.1) BUT NOT 1'_PPROVED : The lc..7 or appoi.nteC.
U. J. Bailie to the position 8n r f Q` Police; motion made by LlcGee, Oecondcd by =a-;
s� Cczl
that the �.p poir_t::lent be conlir::.e ; ,. i.�o kion lost lour to two, 4u follovrs : Ayes, I.icGee c nd
EI'l,ys; Noes, Davis, C. H. Smith, D. E` Smith and ',;cycle.
OLD ADDING I:IE?CiIIHE TO 7_,3E--in,UR ED TO TREASURER-.: i;Totioil wa,s made by Davis, secondeC: '
by Iiay that City Cierh be iiistruCted to order the old adding machine now in the hands of
the Tl1_rro77ghs people at Spokane, retl7rned to the -Lacer. ?lotion carried on roll five 'to
one, as follows. Ayes, Davis, Mays, IT -c Gee, C. H. Smith. and J yde; Noes, D.E°S.:Bill.
City Attorney advised the co7ulcil he v,as checking up on the sidewalk proposi'cioil on
Col -L bia. bt.
C.H.Smith called -attentioli to the fact; that the Couil,t,y had never rlyde proper
accoun .ing for Tioney held out of Road i.: Bridge F77nd to pay for Oregon Street_ viork; no ac -"lion
-take n .
ADJOUR.IL,:i HT:'lotion glade by Heys, seconded by I.=cGee that meeting adjourn; carried.
ATTEST:
IJIa yo -r
LI -Ir
- i -y Clerk
Paused & approved this vay of , 1927.
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