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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-17-1928 MinutesI'egular Session July 17th, liOLL CALL: The city council met gm regular session with 1:1a.yor Pro' 1'em C. ri. Smith presiding; others present were Councilmen Davis, hays, Pyles, and iJayde. fief bTUTIES OF 1:ZETING -HEMD JULY 3rd were read and approved. CLAMS: Following claims against current exq)ense were -read and motion.m!ade by Pyles, seconded by Davis, that bills be paid, upon roll call showed all voting in favor of the motion. Dills were: 7082 I:,!. _�a . `i'aylor, Securing evidence in D. B. Grant case .5.00 7079. G. Stra*nd Special police services July 3rd 6. 4th 7.00 7080 Dave I;c Ghee , do. do. 5.00 7081 Chas. Greenwood do. do. 2.00 Total 19.00 LICEITSES''FERE ^PPLI�D .FOR BY OLLOVIING: Lirs. Ii. Tdaryama and Lrs. P. .i'. Fitzpatrick, hotels; 1Irs. Geo. rowell, 'restaurant; - L. Pyles, soft dr inks. 1:•7otion made 'by Bays, seconded by• 1?ayde that above licenses be granted; roll call showed all voting in favor of the s agile . REPORTS Oil' COI:a ITTEES: Claims Comrjiittee reported on bill of Pasco I:iachine co,, amounting to X1.75 that only a 25 cent item on saIiie was UIQ, balance having been paid and that the 25 cents would be added to the no:. -.t bill from these people. VALVES ITT SEi7ERS AT !,2 THO DIST Ch"UNCH AND TEL�PHON EUILDINGS : Street & Alley Committee showed a cut of the "Josam open Scat :Sack Mater Sewer Valves` and recomriended that these be installed, cost of these valves being 810.50 each for 4" and y'320.25 for 6". iiient,ion was made of a third location where a valave might be needed and Pyles moved, seconded by -Davis, that the mat-ier be referred to the Street L- Alley Committee for investigation and with power to act; roll call showed unanimous vote for the motion. INSURANCE FOR FIRMr'EN: Fire Corimlittee reported that, 11-cCollister L Campbell of Seattle, representing the U. S. Fidelity w Guarantee Co., quoted the following premium in connection with blanket ins-=ince for volunteer firemen, rates applying to not more 'than 25 men: Y1000.00 policy with ti?20.00 weekly indemnity, X156.25 per year; x=00.00 policy with 20.00 weekly indemnity, ��187.50 per year; 4 3000.00 policy with X20.00 wee -1.1y imdemnity, ,*'218.75 per year.; The wording of the letter appearing ambiguous, the matter was referred back to the !lire Co::r..,iittee for further investigation. The matter of fire hydrants at dark E. Ogren Sts. and Sylvester 8� Irving Sts., having been in the hands of the Water o: Light Committee, who reconLmended the 'installation of a hydrant at the first named location, Davis moved, seconded by Wyles, that the hydrant be installed at Ido. Owen n East Clark Sts.,, and the one for Sylvester Irving Sts. be further investigated by the committee; upon roll call,- motion prevailed unanimously. IN THE I.LLTTER OF ALL FIGHT PARKING, the Street �; Alley Cor;br-ittee recor:Lmended that nothing be done, as there were not enough cars pazrked all night to cause the city ony grounds for complaint. The Judiciary Committee not having made ally report on DOG LICENSES, Davis moved, seconded by Hays, that the Chief of Police arrange to secure necessary license tags and blanks so as to proceed with license collection; upon roll call, motion carried four to one, as follows: Ayes, Davis, Hays, C.H.Smith and Wayde; Noes, Pyles. OILING OF STICFETS : Smith reported for the Street & --alley Committee relative to the proposed oiling of streets stating that the city had 531746.50 coming from the Uounty out of the 1926 and 199.7 1ioad & Bridge Fund and that part of this money could be used to supplement the oiling; to be done by the State Highway Department. He stated that the committee recoriimended the oiling of streets full width from the end of the pavement on i'ou-rth Street horth to the City Limits, from the Bridge on South Tenth Av. to Lei+is St., thence East to Fifth Av., and from the Railroad Tracks to iJehe Street. He estimated the area from the bridge to Fifth St. as approx. 4100 lineal feet, from the railroad tracks to vdehe St., approx. 2100 ft.., or about 23,413 square yards, which ��ould cost in the neighborhood of V719.45; Fourth 5t. would be (gout 12000 sq. yds. and would cost in the neighborhood of 4'400.00. As no provision had been made for this expenditure vrhen the budget for 1928 was adopted, it would be necessary to handle this by means of an emergency budget: ORDI11-INCE No, 372, being "All ORDINUNCE DECLA_RII•TG AN E11ERGENCY TO EXIST REQUEL ING THE II, ;DIATE OILING Ol+' PORTIODS OF CERTAI11 STREETS AND AVENUES IIT THE CITY OF PASCO, PROn VIDIUG FOR THE OILING THEREOF AND THE ISSUANCE OF EI ERGEITCY WARRAIMS IN PAYIc2,1ITT THEREFOR" was thereupon introduced and read. 1.1otion. ma•de by Davis, seconded by Hays, that Ordinance No. 372 be declared to have had its first reading; roll call showed all voting favorably. i:lotion then made by Hays, seconded by ';Iayde, that Ordinance No. 372 be read by title only; upon roll call, all voted in favor of the motion. Ordinance was read by title, and Pyles moved, seconded 'by hays, that Ordinance No. 372 be declared to have had its second -reading and that the City clerk advertise the hearing on the Ordinance; upon roll call, all voted for the motion. At this point, Councilman ,7ayde was excused. City Clerk was instructed to write County Treasurer E. F. Medd and ask him to transt-er the 81746.50 due the city from the county road and bridge fund, to the City �Ll?rea silrer, so that it could bo used in connection with the proposed oiling of streets, as the State Highr�ay Dept. was to start their portion of the work at once. Monthly report of City glen_ in typed fo-,in. was furnished to each member of the council; treasurers -report was passed around. report of the Water L anager showed gross earnings of ;; 4850.25, less operating exTense of <<;1396.5�13 and interest on bonds of X1080.00, leaving net profit of .i�2373.70 . at the previous meeting R. B. L1CFA_RLAND WAS 1�PPOIITTE/)/AS POLICE JIIDGE-BY KlAYOR G1 --'AY; motion made by :!says,, seconded by Pyles, that the appointment be rejected; roll call shoved all voting in favor of the motion. F 2 1zegular 8e ssion _ july 17th, 1928. RYOR GHAY sDV'ISEb THE C OUiTC IL TH T TER 1IJ D APPOINTED E. A. DAVIS I 'S CHIEF OF POLICE; motion made by Pyles, seconded by Davis,'that the appointment be rejected; roll call shored all voting in favor of the motion. Chief of Police'2aylor stated that the co p.l chute at the back of the city hull should be repaired, as it, perf-,iitted Nater to leak into the basement; notion made. by Davis, seconded by tyles, that the Building Committee be authorized to go ahead with repairing the coal chute and the 6outh entrance to the city hall; motion carried. City Clerk was instructed to advertise for bids on coal for the city's minter supply, bids to be in at the next regular meeting. T,Totion made by." yles, seconded by 11,ys, that the meeting adjourn; motion carried. `?': yor Passed and approved this day of 1928 Clerk.