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Home My WebLink About11-15-1927 Minutes205 'ASCO- COV14401T, 01Lt,;ffiL'!'ZS Regular Session _ November 15th, 1927. ROLL CALL: The council me -t in" regular session with following members p-re.sent : Mayor Gray," Councilmen Davis, Hays, ldcGee., C. H. Smith,' and D. E. Smith; absentees were Pyles, and I'layde, altho Pyles came in later. HINUTES OF !VMETING HELD NOVET31 ER lst, WERE READ AND APPROVED. AXLE ANDERSON AND NOT ALEX ANDERSON INTENDED AS T AYOR' S APPOINTEE: Communication read from ItIayor Gray stating that he had transposed the letters in the first name of tiie man he intended to appoint as Chief of Police; that the correct name was Axle Anderson instead of Alex Anderson as written in his previous letter. He also asked that the City Clerk change hi -s records accordingly. CLAIMS: Following claim against Water Dept. fund was read and motion made by Hays, seconded by D. E. Smith that the.bill be allowed; upon roll call all voted for the motion: Tarrant 7567: Leigh Kerr, salary as meter reader month ti 6r1.50 Following claim against Current Expense Fund was read and motion made by D. E. Smith, seconded by Davis, that the bill be allowed; upon roll call all voted for the mo t -i on Warrant 7;=6545: E. TSI. Tabor; refund of license fee paid for taxi license, as per city treasurer's receipt 71707 • _ 82.00 1. C"0I:11VICATION FRO11 IDIffiiRD A. DAVIS ADDRESSED TO CHIEF OF POLICE TAYLOR AND SHERIFF NORLING RELATIVE TO SEARCHING HOUSES WITHOUT PROPEL SEARCH WARRANTS and stating that he had advised several different parties that they had the right to resist physically any attempt made by officers to search their homes and appr•tmients if the officers would not produce a proper search warrant. This brought up a recent raid made at the Cunningham Hotel. (COUNCILISAN PYLES ENTERED THE COUNCIL C L11BER AND TIAS :"11LRI +D AS BEING PRESENT.) After discussing the Cunningham 11otel raid, etc..,' motion was made by Davis, seconded by D. E. Smith, that 1.1r. and T•I.rs. Geo. Spears,' who operate the Cunningham Hotel,' appear before the council at the next -regular meeting, :december 6th, 192'7,' at 8 o'clock P. I!. and show cause why the license to operate said hovel should not be revoked; the mayor ordered a roll call and all voted affirmatively. City Cle-rh tas thereupon instructed to serve formal notice on Is. and Ctrs. Spear to appear before the council at the next; meeting. APPLICATIOINi OF AL SCHOTT FOR A PLU13JER'S LICEITSE ti7AS READ and motion was duly made by hays, seconded by C. H. Smith, that the license be granted; upon roll call motion was passed by unanimous vote. LIGHTS IN GRAY'S EAST RIITERSID'E ADDITIO11: Davis reported for the Light n "later Committee relative to petition of J. T.I. rto-rrison et al covering additional lights in Gray's .past 'averside addition; lotion vias thereupo4 made by Davis, seconded by U. H. Smith that, following ±,-Uq�z lights be installed: a 75 "Tatt lamp at tine alley on South :Fourth St. between Ainsworth c; ';rasiiington; a r15 matt lamp on corner of 1 -lashing ton & So. 3rd; a 100 Watt on S. Iv. corner of the intor_ sectilo-_a of Washington and So. Gray .Streets; above installations to be effective January 1st, 1928. Upon roll call all voted for the notion. Hays reported for the Public Building Committee that he had ordered worn of covering steaa-:i pipe thru the Chief I s quarter, done . E 11AUSTER BOND COUPOE,S: Sian er reported on orders submitted by the Treasurer on L. I. D. =r4rl for interest on bonds where all coupons had been detached and stated that it mould be OIC for the council to approve payment of these two orders: these ordere mere ' as follows: I.lexico Savings :Baal,., I:iexico, I:1o., amount" ;?210.00. E . E . Kennen, laddonia, Ho . , amount iy105.00. Motion vias thereupon made by C. H. Smith, seconded by Hays, that -the I;layor and City Clerl_ be authorized to sign such orders; upon roll call, all voted for the motion City Attorney Swannnor reported that he aas in correspondence with Atty. Thos. E. Davis of Portland, attorney for the bonding company, relative to bond of former treasurer Ptzryear and the outstanding warrants of x;32560.30 now carried by the city in irrigation warrants. Report of Water 1.1an ger Horetz showed gross receipts of )3664.80, expenses X933.28, interest on bonds x;935.40, leaving a net profit of I.lotion made by ±-, les, seconded by C. H. Smith, that the report be accepted and placed on file; r_Zotion carried unanimously on roll call. Reports of City Clerk in typewritten form and report of City Treasurer were passed around. ORDINANCE No. 370, being "AIT ORDINANCE FIXING THE SALARY OF THE STREET C011:21IISSIONER OF THE CITY OF PASCO, I'iASHIITGTON AND REPEALING CERTAIN ORDINAIICES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES" and making salary of the Street Commissioner X150.00 per month effective January 1st,' 1928 was read. I:1otion made by C. H. Smith, seconded by Pyles, that the ordinance be declared to have had its first reading. Upon roll call, following voted "Aye": Davis, Pyles, C. H. Smith and D. E. Smith; "No", hays and 1:1cGee; motion declared carried 4 to 2. Mot -ion made by C. H. Smifii,.,' seconded by Pyles,' that the ordinance be given its second reading by title only: upon roll call, Davis, Pyles, C. H. Smith and D. E. Smith voted for the motion,` while :days and 1-1cGee voted against; mo -ion declared carried 4 to 2 and ordinance was thereupon read by title. No"f Cor/fime�" AXEL ANDERSON AS CHIEF OF POLE: Motion made by C. H. Smith, seconded by D. E. Smith that the correction made by I,:Iayo-r Gray in the name of his appointee be accei�� ted and that the name be made to read Axle Anderson instead of Alex nderson. Upon roll call, allmvoted for the motion. T:lotion then made by C. H. Smith, seconded by Pyles, that the appointment of Axle Anderson be not confirmed and that he b the rilo tion. �rejected; upon roll call, all voted for 1206 Re galar session of 11ov, 15t11, 1927 Continued. TRUCK FOR STTCET DEPT.: i:1lotion made by C. H. Smith, seconded by Myles, that the ±a-,thx City Clerk be instructed to put out a call for bids for a one ton truck, bids to b.e ready for consideration by the, council at the ne-xt regular meeting, December 6th; roll call show6d, following vote: Ayes, Davis, 1.1cGee, Pyles, C. H. Smith and D. E. Smith; Noes, Hays. Hotion declared carried 5 to 1. LIGHT AT "A" & BRIDGE 1JO ED TO 5th & COLUI�MIA : Idotion made by Davis, seconded by C. H. Smith, that the light now at "A" and Bridge Streets be discontinued at that location and be installed at the S. E. corner of 5th U Columbia St-reets;upon -roll call, motion carried by unanimous vote. TRAITSFERS OF BUNDS: �TIot ion made by Davis, seconded by C. H. Smith, that the City Treasurer be instructed to transfer 416000.00 from the Nater Dept. operating fund to tie Water Dept. sinking fund; upon roll call, motion carried by unanimous vote. I;1otion made by C. H. Smith, seconded by Pyles, that the City -Treasurer be instructed to transfer the money (0725.00) now in the Cemetery Fund, to the Current r'xpense fund; , upon roll call, all voted for the motion. ' Davis reported that there was -a possibility of getting an armored cable• sufficient to handle 2500 of -3500 volts, which c ould be pulled thru the pipes now serving as conduits, wiich would cut the cost of rehabilitating the cluster light system by several thousand dollars. adjourn. Attest; ADJOURN11ENT: 1110tion made by Pyles, seconded by 11cGeem that. the meeting Motion carried. Passed and approved the day of E YOR. 1927. y Clerk.