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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-03-1927 MinutesCITY COUNCIL CHATTERS Regular session _ 11ay 3rd, 1927. ROLL CALL: The City Council met in regularsession with following members present: Mayor Gray, Couneili,ien Davis, Hays, McGee, -yles and C. H Smith; absent were D. E. Smith and t'layde . MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION HELD ON APRIL 19th, 1927, were read and approved. CLAII,lIS AGAINST 67A,2ER DEPT. :FUND: Following claims ag,-,.inst the Water Fund were read; motion made by Davis, jeconded by C. H. �m_ith that bills be allowed and clerk: be instructed to' draw warrants for the sae : Roll call showed all voting for the notion; 17ARRANT NO. In Favor Of: read and rsotion'was 436_440 Water -Dept. pay -roll for April _ _ _ 576.00. 441 Pasco Hachine Co. Thread and cut pipe _ _ 8.70 442 Pac. T. & T. Co. Telephones' _ _ _ _ 7.95- 443 . %I•. ?:I. Horetz Labor, etc., reimburse revolving fund. 31.88 444 Pacific Water Works Supply CO., material _ 16.30 445 Columbia Hard«are Co., Tools _ _ _ _ 6:80 446 Cascade Pipe & Flume Co., %Material _ _ _ 30.90 447 Tum_A_Ltiu_,' Luu-:ber Co. _ _ _ 1.05 448 Pasco Hardware Co. _ Supplies _ _ _ 1.71 449 Economy Tire Shop _ Repair tubes _ _ _ 3:50 450 Pasco Plumbing & Heating Co.-$, Material _ _ 134:72 451 Pae. P. & L. Co. Power _ _ _ 451.00 452 Empire Elec . Co., .10 -'low meter charts _ _ _ 17.86- 453 Standard Oil Co. Gasoline furnished to Water Dept:: 4.25 6110 TOTAL M( 43 LIBRARY CLAIL,IS AGAINST CURRENT EXPENSE FUND: The following bills due to library expenditures were read; motion was made by Pyles, seconded by LIcGee that bills be allowed and warrants drawn for the same; roll call showed unanimous vote in favor of the motion. 6113 Warrant No.:, 4.00 6091_6093 Payroll oflibrary, month of April 136.25 6103 John Ei• Graham Co., books _ _ _ _ 24.28 6104 Pacific Power Z: Light Co., Light, _ _ _ _ 18.45 6105 Western Grain "' Seed CO.,. Clover purchased _ _ .50 6106 Pasco Plumbing Htg. Co., Labor & Il terilal on repairs 3.25 6107 City 'Treasurer, Water furnished _ _ 2.00 6108 Iihite river Lumber Co. Coal _ _ _ 44.90 6123 Anna Schroeder Cleaning exhibit cases _ _ 1.25 21.85 Total 230.88 FRANKLIN COUNTY TO HELP DEFRAY EXPENSES OF LIBRARY: On account of nearly 300 borrowers of library books residing outside of the city limits, motion was made by Pyles, seconded by Hays, that the :Finance ,Committee be instructed to Meet with the county commissioners and ask thea to help support the library. Iiayor ordered a roll call and all voted for the motion. 'CURRENT EXPENSE CLL1._ : The following bills against current expense fund were read and rsotion'was made by C. H. Smith, seconded -by Pyles, that bills be paid and warrants drawn for the same; roll call showed all voting for the motion. WARRANT I?0. 6084-6087 Police Dept. Pay roll for month of `April _ _ _ •436.00 6088 Carrie Crowell Police matron salary, April _ 15.00 6089 Levi Clayton Salary as Street Commissioner i40.00 6090 J. H. Campbell, Wages, Street Dept. _ _ 104.00 6094_6100 Payroll, Various offices, month of April _ _ _ 395.00 6101 Henry Voshell, . Labor laying pipes in Park '7'7.50 6102 I. I. Eiorris, Salary as park caretaker _ 100.00 6109 Pasco Machine Shop Parking signs _ _ 4.25 6110 J. C. Penny uo., union suit for prisoners _ .69 6111 U. S. Laundry Wasiii.ng blankets, etc. for jail 10.20 6112 (See 6168 below) 6113 Palace Table Supply Toilet paper for police dept. 4.00 6114 Columbia Hardware Co. Cartridges & Flashlight batteries 2.45 6115 N..G~T. Fire Apparatus Uo. Fire extinguishers _ _ 3.88 6116 John Corbin Headboards and paint _ _ 10.85 6117 S. E. Erickson Repairs to chief's car _ _ 5.00 6118 Victor L. Pangle If 11t1 " & fire truck 7.00 6119 City 'Treasurer later furnished Cemetery, Park u.tc, 21.85 6120 " IT Install water service at park, etc. 70.20 6121 t7hite river Lumber Co. Lumber for cemetery _ _ 70.80 6122 " If IT if Lum=ber for Park- _ _Street _ 36.85 6124 Columbia Hardware Co . , -Supplies for Park w/�t�/Dept. 22.12. 6125 ars. F. Chute Revolving fund, labor, etc. _ 107.25 6126 Olympic il�oundry Co., Supplies for park _ _ _ 13.62 6127 Pasco 1.1a.chine Co. Fix grader & sharpen lawn mower ` 45.25 6128 t See No. 6169 below) Cancelled 6129 Palace of Sweets ideals for prisoners _ _ _ 82.80` 6130 Economy 'Fire Shop Repairs t tubes, Street Dept. _ 7.00 6131 Tuzm_A_Lum Lumber Co. Cement, Street Dept. _ _ 4.20 6132 Bank of Co.waerce (.Assigned by A .H.Avery) Pipes for irrigating 85.00 6133 H. Blanton Surveying & Engineering at park _ 40.00 6137 P. P. & L. Co. Street & City Hall lights _ 300.57 6138 E. V. Shelby, Work for Park Board _ _ 7.10 6139 Standard Oil Co. Gasoline & Zerolene MZZK,32.24 6140 Empire Electric Co. Repairs to city hall lights 9.98 6142_6167 Fire Department payroll for month of April _ _ 117.00 6168 Pacific Tel. 'Telg. Co., Phones for Police Treasurer _ 11.50 6169 Pasco Hardwarg Co., Supplies for Police -Dept. _ 12.65 _ Total 3. CLAIM OF WHITE RIVER LU1%1BER 'COMPANY Id-IOUNTING TO $66.00 FOR LUI.'IBER FURI HISHED TO CEKETERY IN NOVELBER 1926, was referred to the council by the =.editing Co,=, ittee with the information that if the bill was passed for payment, the Cemetery fund would F`10 I -- Regular Session _ 11ray 3rd, 1927 (Continued) be entirely used up and Cemetery would have no funds to cover expenses for the balance of the year, budget only allowing X180.00 for general- expense for 1927. ,ITotion made by Davis, seconded by Hays, that the bill be referred to the Claims Dor-iittee; carried. BILLS OF THE CASCADE PIPE & FLUIE COI;�}PANY WERE READ, AS FOLLOWS: Wrrant No . 6'134 Cascade Pipe & Yli_u e Co., 650 ft. 6" good pipe for Park, 390.00 6135 • IT '� It IT 111000 1 t . 4" " It n IT 410.00 6136 " '' " " " Fittings for good pipe " " 155.70 Total — 955.70 Cor-ittee reported that they were submitting the bills to the council as city clerk was reluctant to issue warrants to cover the bills as their aggregate total amounted to over 35= $500.00 and he was doubtful whether he could issue war-rdnts 'to pay the bills. The matter was referred to the 'City Attorney and he rendered the xVX opinion that"as these were three seperate bills covering three seperate orders of material, the council could safely authorize .the payment of these bills . and the city clerk could legally issue three warrants to cover same." After discussion, a notion was duly trade by McGee, seconded by C. H. Smith, that the bills be allowed and that the city clerk be instructed to draw warrants for each of the three bills submitted. The mayor ordered a roll call and all voted in favor of title motion. coialUNICATIONS: Corrmunication read from the Shell Oil Co., asking for authority to construct a. distributing depot on fifth Street;. motion made by C. H. Smith; Ueconded by }.lays, that the -jhell Oil Co. be granted a franchise j;o construct a, plant; roll call shorted all voting for the motion. Letter read from State Examiner Viosley Smith in Lich he quoted a section of Spokane's ordinance relative to investment of sinking funds; motion made -by Hays, seconded by'C. H. Smith, that the communication be turned over to the Finance Committee. Roll Call showed all voting in favor of the motion. Communication read from the Y11KI1,iA_V1ALLA WA 12%. RATE COMIISSION relative to Pasco's quota, as provided for in the budget; motion made by Pyles, seconded by ;Days, that the Clerk be instructed to issue a warrant in favor of the Yakima -Walla 1,7alla Rate Commission. Mayor ordered a -roll call and all voted in favor of the notion. FJARRAItT No.6141 ISSUED TO COVER. Corns-aunications from. -County Engineer of Garfield* County, J. S. Franklin of Lewiston, County Commissioner N.B..tkinson of Walla vialla County and J. H. Campbell, contractor,' of Lewiston, Idaho, in regard to estimated cost of crushing rock, were read. Hotion made by C: H. Smith, seconded by Pyles, that the communications be placed on file for future reference. Mayor ordered a roll call and all voted for the motion. ,'CATER MANAGER WROTITE THE COUNCIL ABOUT SALVAGING FITTINGS FRQI THE OLD IRRIGATION system; motion made by McGee.., seconded by Pyles, that the commu#ication be turned over to the Water Committee with authority to act. On roll call,, all voted for the motion. REPORTS. 02' OFFICERS: Reports from Police Judge and ,`later I1anager were read, water manager's report covering cost of installing" Water main on :Bridge St.(w116.60)- Motion made by Pyles, seconded by C.•H. Smith, that the reports be placed on file. Carried. Proposed Ordinance m364, being "AIL' ORDINANCE RELATING TO LICENSES REGULATING CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS, TRADES AND LINES OF BUSINESS CARRIED ON IN THE CITY OF PASCO, AND REQUIRING SA1,JE TO BE LICEIISED AND PROVIDING PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AID REPEALING ORDINANCE NTIMER 288, ENTITLED, "All ORDINANCE TO LICENSE SAID TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS II:I THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHIITG'TON'T AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NU11BER 289, 299 and 317, BEING ORMIN_•^_NCES A1.IEDING ORDINANCE ITUMBER 28811, Was Read: Motion was =de by Pyles., seconded by C. H. Smith, that ordinance be declared to have had its first reading. Roll call showed unanimous vote for the motion. Motion thereupon made by C. H. Smith, seconded by Pyles, that the proposed ordinance T364, be given its second reading by title; mayor orddded a roll call and there was a unanimouo vote in favor of the motion. Ordinance was thereupon duly read by title. Proposed Ordinance ;-365, being "AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO REGUL,6TING, SUPERVISING AND LICENSING POOL AND BILLIARD HALLS AND SOFT DRINK P1IRLORS OR PLACES, PROHIBITING PUNCH -BOARDS AND REPEALING ORDINANCE HU1,11BER 310, ENTITLED 'AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LICENSES AND REGULATING POOL AND BILLIARD HLLLS AND SOFT DRINK PARLORS OR PLACES AND PROHIBITI11IG PUNCH BOARDS', AND REPEALING ORDIT1�1I3CE NU?II3ER 311 26.;' BEING All ORDINANCE�:?.ENDITdG ORDINANCE NUIMER 310.9" ,las Read; Motion was made by Pyles, seconded by Hays, that this ordinance be dellared to have had its first reading; roll call showed unanimous vote for the Motion. %lotion was thereupon Trade by Perles, seconded by C. H. Smith, that proposed ordinance 7-365 be given its second reading by Vic$ title; mayor ordered a roll call and all voted in favor of the motion; ordinance was thereupon duly read by title. ORDINANCE 7x363, PROVIDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF A ROCK CRIUSHING PLANT AND SITS, the final adoption of which had been postponed at the previous; meeting eras brought up for consideration; motion was then made by Pyles, seconded by C. H. Smith, that Ordinance m363 be adopted as previously read. irayor ordered a roll call and all voted in favor of the motion. W. T. Hays, NOT CONvIRITED AS POLICE CHIEF: The matter of confir-.lation or rejection of titre appointment of W. T. Hays as Chief of Police was considered by the council. Motion was madd by I>IcGee, seconded by Hays, that the appointment of Hays be confirmed; notion lost by a vote of three to two upon roll call, as follows: Ayes, Hays and Mc.T ee; Moes, Davis, Pyles, u. H. Smith. TRAFFIC ORDINANCE r360 ' IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE: 1Tr:17 STATE L.t'ff EFFECTIVE July 1st, reported the city attorngrj, After discussion, the matter was referred to the Police w License Committee to prepare an ordinance to coincide with the new state regulations. CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FFR ROCK CEUSHER: Motion was made by Pyles, seconded by C. H. Smith, that the city clerk be instructed to advertise for bids for a rock crusher specifications to be based approximately on those submitted some time ago by the O'iyrrpic Ilachinery Co. of Spokane, said bids to be in his office not later x.79 I Iflay 3rd, 1927. than B B.1; Tuesday, -May 31st, at which time the city council was to meet in an adjourned meeting to consider such bids. Mayor ordered a roll call and all voted for the motion. BONDS TO PAY FOR ROCK C USHER: Motion was madd by C. H. Smith, seconded by Pyles, that the matter of necessary bonds to pay for rock crushing plant be turned over to the :Finance Committee and City Attorney with instructions to prepare necessary ordinance to take care of the iatte-r. Upon roll call, motion carried four,to one, as follows: Ayes, Hays, ldcGee, Pyles and C. H. Smith; Noes, Davis. TAPS FOR IRRIGATION OF PARKING STRIPS: Motion made by Pyles, seconded by 1cGee, that the 6treet & Alley Committee be authorized to install six -taps for irrigation purposes. Roll call showed unanirous vote for the mot- o . NECESSITY OF TAKING D01711 OR REPLACING FLAG POLE AT CITY HALL was discussed but no definite action taken. Councilman Hays left the meeting at this point. REPAIRS TO CITY HALL ROOF: Motion was made by C. H. Smith, deconded by .tyles, that the Public Buildings Committee be instructed to investigate the natter of repairs to the roof of t; e city hall, with poster to act in order to have same repairs. Upon roll call all voted for the motion. ADJOURME- NIT : Motion made by Pyles, seconded by McGee, that the meeting adjourn. Carried. Attest: Passed and approved this 0 day of 1927.