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Regular Session - _
October 16th, 1928.
ROLL"CALL: The"city council met" in'regula.-r.session with following members
present : Irlayor -Gray, 'Co Ituicilmen Davis, Flays, ?':IcGee, Pyles, C. H. Smith; absentees
were D. E. Smith and Wayde .
I:1IINUTES OF REGULAR SESSIONEI LD OCTOBE' R 2nd v,re-re -read and approved.
CLAIiIS AGAINST CURRENT EX'ENSE: Follo,rin� elai-nis against current expense
were -read: ... , . .
77250 D. J. -Spe ier, for stamps for clerk's .office 2.00
#7249 Dept. of Labor & Industries; medical aid* and indust. insiir. 18.35
CLAIIsIS AGAINST I.CATER FUND: Follo4rinz clairli against :`iter Fiuld was read:
X754 Det. of
1 p aid G. indu.�trL�.bor �, Q� Ind., rieciic�,l "aiial ins,.,iJrance 6.02
1 -lotion made by C. H. Smith, 'seconded by Davis, " that above ' blaims be allowed
and warrants be Arawn for the same; upon roll call, all voted in favor of the motion.
LICENSE APPLICATION 1.7AS VlEbLIBTED FRO..I _^.. H. * O'connor for ope-ratin,, the
Denver Hotel and restaurant; motion made by %.IcGee, seconded by Hays, that the license
be granted and motion prevailed with`out' any dissenting vote.
ORDINANCE f374, be ing "A� ORDINANCE REPEALIITG ORDINANCE NO. 372, entitled;
'An ordinance declaring an emegerency to exist requiring' the immediate oiling of certain
streets and avenues in the City of Pasco, providing for the oiling thereof and the is-
suance of emergency warrants'in payment therefore', " was read for the third time; motion
made by Pyles, seconded by McGee, that the ordinance be declared to have had its third
reading; roll call showed unanimous .vote for the motion.
Motion made by C.H.Smith, seconded by Davis, that' Ordin once 74374 be d6blared
adopted as read; roll call showed unanimous vote for ' the motion and the ordinance was
declared as passed and adopted. T
Communication read ffom E. C. Simpson, District Engineer of the State Highway
Dept. in which he advised that maintenance funds set aside for cities, if not e.c-pended
this year, would be available � for spending the following year and that the funds do not
revert back to the state at the end of the biennium. 'He also stated that they,would
plan on doing; their oiling -early next spring.
Mr. S. P. 01right, of the Howard Cooper Corporation addressed the council about
fire alarm sirens, gouting prices in the neighborhood of ?800:00 for them. I,,Iotion made
by I,.IcGee, seconded by Davis that the matter of fire siren be referred * to the Fire Com-
mittee; motion carried.
Clerk reported that on claim of Vlelsh Stauffer Co., two items had been paid
in the month of 11arch and the bill was returned to the Chief of Police to have corredted.
Communication_ read from the Pasco Table Supply, as rang that a loading zone
he marked off in front of their establishment; motion ?:Wade by McGee, seconded by Pyles,
that Chief of Police be instructed to mark off a ldading zone in front of the Pasco Table
Supply; on roll call, the -re was unanimous vote for the motion.
I:rAYOR GRAY APPOINTED VIM. G. SPOFFORD AS POLICE JUDGE; 'in lieu of E. J. 1:Toren,
who had failed to qualify: Hotion made by I',IcGee, seconded*by Says, that he be confirmed;
roll -call ordered and comfirmation lost by a vote of 3 to 2, as follows: Ayes, 1,Tcdee and
Hays; noes, Davis, Pyles, Smith.
Mayor Gray appointed V.I. J.' Shaughnessy as Chief of Police; motion. made by
Davis, seconded by Smith, that the mat -ter of confirmation be laid over until the nest
meeting; motion carried four to one. as follows: Ayes, Davis, I:IcGee, Pyles and C.H.Smith.;
Noes, Hays.
Pyles brought up the matter of lights on Fourth Street and motion was made
by 1,IcGee, seconded by Pyles, that the matter be referred 'to the Light Committee iv�ith
authority to act. lJotion carried on roll call by unanimous vote.
ADJOURMIENT : 1r11otion made by C. H. Smith, seconded by Hays, that the
meeting adjourn; motion carried.
ATTEST:
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Passed and approved the --qday
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of _ 1928
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