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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-06-1927 Minutes2071 CITY GbM11 December 6th, 1927. .ROLL CALL: The council met in regular session with following members present: lilay6,xi Gray, Council�:en Davis, Hays, D+,'cGee, Wyles, C. H. Smith and D. E. Smith; absentee, IVayde . h1I1TUTES OF hTiETING HELD NOVEI+IBIER 15th WERE READ AND APPROVED. - COIZEI'UNICATIONS : Letter read from Geo. ' w. Patteck, State Traffic Officer, asking for permission to use the council chamber Dec. l3th, at 7:30 .PPM, for the purpose of giving a lecture on proper headlight adjusting. motion made by tyles, seconded by iacGee, that the request be granted; roll call showed unanimous vote for the motion. -CLAIMS AGAINST WATER PUND: following claims against the `eater i`und-were read and mo tion made by Davis, seconded by U. .a. Smith, that they be allowed:; upon roll- call all voted for the motion: WARRANT 565_567 568 569 5'70 5'71 572 5'73 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 For Pay roll for plater Dept. D. Burt Bryan Repairs Oasis -Service Station Pasco , ac?ine Co. Economy „ire Shop P. T. & T. Co. California Filter uo. P. P. & i. Co-. Sheel Oil Co. Pasco Machine Co. for month of. Eovenber to meter cloak at pump house ,Tires & repairs Material & repairs Repairs to tubes Telephone service Chlorine Power for pump Gasoline Work on hydrant caps Industrial insurance & medical aid Reirifbu-rse revolving fund Repairs & matl. Stamps Total. Dept. of Labor & Industries M. tq. rioretz Roff Motor Co. I11ary 1. W ehe CLAIMS AGAINST CURIM11T EXPENSE: . 11611twing claims were - read and no tion was made by C. H. Smith,' seconded by and warrants be drawn for the same; upon roll call,' all AMOUNT 352.50 7.50 28 :80 33.45 3:75 7.95 16 :00 275:46 9:04 5.00 3.97 27-.80 8:55 3.00 T'82.27 - against Current Expense i`una Pyles, that bills be allowed voted for the motion: WARRANT For 6546:.6552 Payroll various offices for month of Bovember 6553_6555 Payroll of employes at,Library for month of Nov: 6556 to 6559 Payroll of 2oli ce Dept. for month of November 6560 to 6563 Payroll of Street Dept. for month of November 6564 Palace of Sweets. Meals for prisoners 6565 Pasco Quick -repair Shop I;Iatl. for fire true 6566 Economy „ire Shop '.rubes Repairs for Street be Police Depts. 6567 P. P. & L. Co. Lights for Streets, library ,&- city h 6568 City treasurer Water city ball & library 6569 Welsh Stauffer hiotor Co.,; Repairs, It Police :Dept. 6570 1t1. G. I,Ieritt Concrete sidevialk,Columbia St. 6571' C.L.Barber Map of Erashington for Treasurer 6572 Empire Electric uo. Repairs, iuibrary w City !fall 6575 Doff Motor uo. matl « I;epairs, Street Dept. 6576 Oasis Service Station I:laterial 6577 Columbia Haraware Co. yools, Street :Dept. 6578 Sire&l Gil Uo. Oil & Gas.,' -,various aepartments 6579 Dept.of 1,abor lnaustrie6; medical aid . z: nd.insurn. 6580 Pasco Herald City printing supplies 6581 Pao. 1`. & ,T. Co..,' Phones,' Police � iTreasr. 6582 )ewellsi 'Variety Store Supplies for .ureasurer 6583 Corbin_CoMi x Paint Co. a tl. for Police Dept. 6584 Beck Specialty Co. Supplies for clerk 6585 D. J. Speier Express on staty. & stamps 6586 Victor L. Pangle Repairs to Police Car 6587 Wisconsin Library Co.','. hlatl. for library 6588 John ii• Graham Co. Books 6589 Kieeb Lbr. Co. Coal for library 6590 Pasco P.Iachine Co. Grader blades 6591 Gaylord Bros. Library supplies 6592 Clarke Bros. Plants 6593 Carrie Crowell Salary as police matron 6594 L. B. Joslin Taking up stock 6595 W. C. Staples Filing sans 6596_6601 Fire Dept. pay roll for Month of November 6602 Columbia H:ardviare hlatl. for park ( caretaker's 6603 W14ite River Lbr. Co. Matl.. for Parr house) 6605 Kennewick Hardware Co. Pruning saws 6606 1.1. H. Taylor Map of Yashington & freight on matl. Total AMOUNT 395.00 135.00 431.80 298.00 19.75 .40 6:95 al'�C,3 20.85 6:70 9:92 230 :00 3:90 22.15 9 :82 4.85 18.80 64.29 17.99 58.95 10.1 1.10 4.15 7:55 3:57 4.50 1.00 1.50 45.04 45.00 2.05 6.00 9,00 25:00 4.00 6.00 5.35 50.25 2:00 4.78 2293.11 Bill of A. F. Nye Machinery Co..,' amount @45.00, for sewer rods, was referred to Street Superintendent to ascertain if rods were kind wanted. EXHAUSTED BOND COUPOITT ORDER F6. 3 submitted by the Treasurer for payment to the Puget Sound & 146rtggge Co. of 350.00 interest on bonds Hos. 31 to 40 in L. I. D. -,M was brought before the council• 1 -lotion nm -de by Pyles,' seconded by McGe.e,,] that the mayor and clerk be authorized to sign -the order; upon roll call, all voted: for the motion. Nater Committee (thru Chairman Davis) made a supplementary report in regard to unpada 1926 water bills,' erhich showed: that while there were unpaid bills amounting to 4 364.75 on January lst, 1927,' these had been reduced to "53.34,; eight accounts; of this number, three acooun ts, amounting to 89.90 would be impossible of collection account buildings being torn drown, destroyed by fire,' or moved away. Plotion rade by Tyles, seconded by Hays, that report be accepted and placed on file; motion carried. Regular session _ December 6th, 1927. ( Continued) Corm—=ication read from Councilman Davis,' that the blueprint case purchased by the water Dept, had been completed and that the city's blue prints had' nota all been properly indexed and filed. 1 -lotion made by Pyles, seconded by Hays, that report be accepted and placed on tile; motion carried. Report of Police Nudge for month of November -read; motion made by C. H. Smith, seconded by D. E. Smith, that report be accepted and placed on file; motion carried. PROPOSED ORDINA;NCE 370 PASSED BY COUNCIL & VETOED BY I,1AYOR : Proposed Ordinance f-370," being "An ordinance fixing the salary of tLe Street Commissioner of the City of Pasco,' 14ashington, and repealing certain ordinances and parts of ordinances", which ordinance proposed to raise the salary of the Street Commissioner from $140.00 to x$`'150.00 per month., ° effective January lst, 1927, was read: Motion made by C. H. Smith, seconded by Pyles;' that ordinance be declared to have had 'its third reading; motion carried four to tido upon roll call, as follows: Ayes, Davis, Pyles, C. H. Smith and D. E. Smith; Noes, Hays and 'McGee. Motion made by C. H. Smith, seconded by 2rles, that the ordinance be adopted as read; motion carried four to two upon roll call:, as follows: Ayes,. Davis, Pyles, C. H. Smith and D. E. Smith; Noes, Hays & McGee. Mayor Gray vetoed- the ordinance by handing the, clerk' the following comm-anica_ tion, which was read to the council: "I am returning herewith proposed ordinance I370 of the City of. Pasco consigned and. I veto this proposed ordinance. for the reason that the salary paid the present Street commissioner is ample and the City of Pasco can secure an efficient man fair this work at the monthly sum of X135.00. I regret to be forced to! veto this proposed ordinance but feel that my duty co apells me to do so." DAVE HASTINGS, SR. WAS APPOINTED CHIEF OF POLICE BY THE M11YOR; motion made by McGee, seconded by Hays that he be confirr ed; motion lost four to two upon roll call, as folldw6: Ayes., 11cGee and Haysl Noes, Davis. Pyles, C. H. Smith and D. E. Smith. LICENSE OF 1,MS. GEO. SPEARS TO OPERATE THE CUNNINGHAM HOTEL WAS REVOKED; both Lir. and B±s. Spears had been served with formal notice to appear before the city council at this meeting and show, cause why the license should not be revoked, but neither of them,' nor a representative, appeared before the council. Chief of Police Taylor was syrorn and on oath deposed and.said: "tin the 14th, we found liquor in Room No. 1; also in another -room within ten feet of Room,Ilo. 1; there were two or three dozen empty whis'.y flasks, while in other rooms there were empty jugs and flasks. In Room 41,' there were three empty whiskey flasks in a dresser drayaer with a little liquor left in the bottom. We also found empty jugs in other roofs- I have J�ad complaints as to bootlegging in this place and am satisfied that Mr. Spears was doing it. One time, a car with three men in it stopped in front of the hotel and I trent to them and called their attention to the fact that the lights on their car were not burning properly; they stated they would have then fixed at once and drove away, returning shortly afterward, however and again stopping in front oz the hotel; one of them gent into the hotel and'saw Spears and Spears gave him something and the man came out; the man was under the influence of liquor at the -time but 1 did not arrest him; ai•.I wanted to get the man who was selling him the stuff.At the time the man was in the hotel, 1 was across the street and could•see what was going on,- as light in the building was just right to enable me to see properly." Motion was thereupon made by Davis,' seconded by 0. H. Smith, that in view of the Chief's evidence and the fact that these people did not appear to.defena themselves, that their license to operate the Cunnin'ham Hotel be revoked:; the mayor.ordered a roll call. and all voted in favor of the motion. BIDS -FOR A NEW TRUCK FOR THE STREET IEPT. WERE OREBED; one from the Pasco Auto Co. covered a Craevrolet true at :'ip724.00, .with a four .speed transmission, it would cost $65.00 more, or §789.00; bid from the Koff Motor Go. ,for a new Ford truck at a cost of 9'595.00., plus freight of approximately §105.00-,' making total cost approx. X700.00. 1.1otion made by rricGee, seconded by C. H. Smith," that. the bids mer be referred to the Street Committee to investigate and report at the next meeting; motion carried. - tiITITESSES IN POLICE COURT: The Chief of Police brought up the question of fees for witnesses in Police Court and was told. to have witnesses file claims on regular vouchers to cover their -fees. IN THE MATTER OF PROCEEDING AGAINST THE BO11TD OI' FOR2,1FIR TREASURER PURYEAR••,n City Attorney Swanner advised, the council that he intended to -file a complaint in the matter in the near future. DAVIS ADVISED THE COUNCIL 2HAT THE PRESENT TAI•IK SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING SATISFACTORILY and that he had drawn up plans to cover a signal, which would.be feasible at a cost 'of approx. X250.00 for labor and material. He stated that he had shown the plans to electricians and they stated that it would work all right; the present signal had cost considerable for repairs and still did not function; he was informally authorized: to -go .ahead. with the proposed signal. ADJOTMITIMM: Motion made by Pyles, seconded by.-' H. mit13,- that mediting ad: journ; motion carried. ATTEST • Mayo -r City Clerk Passed and approved this day of 1927. Cit Clerk.