HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-07-1930 MinutesMIIITI 21219 ,111OHM T,
ROLL CALL:
The city council met in regular session trith Mayor
(may presiding
and following
councilmen present: Anderson, Davis, McGee, Meyer, Partch and W- irth;
absent Sargent.
MINNTES
CF T�'ETING H:LD December 17th, and adjourned meeting on December 30th,
1929, were read
and
approved,
CLAIMS
AGAINST
CURRENT EXPENSE E�ERE READ AS FOLLOWS AND MOTION WAS
MAIiE BY McGee,
seconded by
Partch
that the bills be allowed; all voted for the motion
on roll call:
WARRANT
8187
City
Caf e, meals fcr prisoners _ _
9:05
8188
Hogan
Drug Co., ink aid pens for clerk's office
3:25
8189
Maude
Heater, salary as police matron for Dec.
18.00.
8190
Empire Electric Co., repairs and heater _
11.48
8191
Azell
Rutherford, reimburse treasurer far money advanced
to pay license on trucks of Street Dept.
2.50
8192
P. P.
& L. Co., Street lights (1929 account)
187.71
8193 Blank
8194 Blank
8195
P. P.
& L. Co., Street lits (1930 account)
194.19
8196
Franklin Square Agency; Renewal of magazine sub sori pt ions
135.00
8197
White
Rose Service Station; gas for Park lawn mower
1.25
8198
Sham
& Borden Co., cash book for treasurer
32:16
8199
J. K.
Gill Co., books for library _ _
6.44
8200
Kl.eeb
Lumber Co., cement for use in parks _
_ 5.28
Total 06.v
SYLVESTER PARK FUND: of bill covered by Kleeb Lumber Co. and paid by
lVar rant No. 8200 of Current Expense Fund, 87 cents was paid from Sylve s ter Park
Fund in order to wipe out the small balence in that (find. .
P. P. "'L. CO. �AIAS 41TTED PM—.,IISSION � TO 11 GROUND CONiVCTIONS from the
neutral of their secondary system to the city water piping upon motion made by
McGee, seconded by Partch, motion stating that permission was to be granted providing
it did no damage to the water system. Roll call showed all voting for the motion.
PETITION OF R. E. NORTON et al, asking for an arc light at 9th and A Streets,
was referred to the Light Committee upon motion made by McGee, secoryl.ed by Anderscn,
for investigation and report at the next meeting. Roll call showed all voting for
the motion excepting Partch, who voted "no".
Contract received from Union Oil Co., for gasoline and oils and motion was
made by McGee, seconded by Anderson, that City Clerk be instructed to advertise for
bids for furnishing gasoline and oils for the city's requirements during 1930, bids
to be in on Feb. 4th. Roll call shaved all voting for the motion.
Report of Water Dept. for month of December shaved gross earnings of
$2781.50; operating expenses X1634.09; interest on bonds of 01050.00, leaving net
proft of 897.41 for the month. Report filed.
Report of Police Judge for December showing collections of 4p28.35 was
read and ordered filed.
CREATION OF SECIAL TATER REVENUE rUND AND MAN&ER CF $1570. MONTELY
INTO THAT FUND TO TIM CARE (F BOND APtD II00EREST PAYIJENTS: The folloting resolution
was read:
"WHEREAS, The City of Pasco owns and operate_4 a public utility known as
th e City Water Department of tai e City of Pasco, and
"WHEREAS, the City of Pasco has caused to be issued and sold, bonds on this
utility in the amount of 9216,000..payable serially as set out in City of Pasco
Ordinances Nos. 345 and 351, and
"WHEREAS, City of Pasco ordinance No. 345 provides for the creation of a fund for
the purpose of paying principle and interest as provided in Ordinances Nos. 345 and
351 by setting aside and paying into said fund certain fixed amounts from the gross
revenues of the water works system, and
"WHEREAS, A schedule has been prepared shovdng the amounts necessary to be
in this fund at fixed times in order that these various payments of interest and
principle can be paid,. and that if a certain amount be regularly, paid each month out of the
gross revenues of the water department into a "Pasco Special Water Revue Fund", that
there will be available in this fond sufficient money to meet all payments as they fall
due, now,
"THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the City Treasurer be and is hereby authorized
and instructed to transfer from the gross revenues of the Water Department each and every
month beginning with the month of January, 1930, the sum of �1, 570.00, up to and
including the month of October, 1943, and beginning vd th the month of November, 1943 the
sum of $`545.00, up to and including the month of March, 1945, into a fund to be known
as the "Pasco Speckal Dater Revenue Fund", for the payment of Bond Interest Coupons and
Bonds issued against the ;Mater Department, and for no other use, and that the sum of
x'2790,00 be transfe rred . from 'die Water Bond interest Fund, to the Pascom Special
Mater Revenue Fund, and that the sum of q2650.38 be transferred from the Water Bond
Redemption Fund to the Pasco Special 101ater Revenue Fund.
"Passed and approved by the City Council, this 7th day of January, 1930."
Motion n --de by McGee, seconded by Anderson, moved the adoption of the above resolution
and motion carried without any dissenting vote upon roll call.
ORDINANCE No, 383, covering adolbtion of assessmeat.roll for Columbia St.
sidewalk was read; motion n-aae by .Anderson, seconded by McGee, that it be declared
to have had its third reading; roll call shoved all voting in favor.Motion made
by Anderson, seconded by McGee, moved adoption of ordinance and all voted in favor of
the moti on.
..
Partch called attention t.) the fact that the contractor on the city light
improvement had put in 6000 lumin lamps, instead of 4000 lumin specified and he was
informally instructed by the oe unci l to get together with the city attorney and have
the Uoss Construe tion Co. rectify their error. It was agreed, that until smaller
lamps were put on the pole, the circuit having forty poles and which usually burned
all night, would be the only on� burned, the other circuit being. turned off all night,
Regular :7ession _ Jan -Lary 7th, 1930.
this, in order to keep down the operating cost of the. lights.
0IOUTANCE No. 384, covering proposed contract tidth the P. P. & L. Co., for
electricity furnished new pole lights, at two cents per K7IH for a period -of ten years,
was discussed and revised in certain particulars.. Ordinance was refer xed back to the
Light *Committee to talm up erith the P. P. & L. Co., to ascertain if the changeiJ made
by the council would be acceptable to the power company, before the revised ordinance
was passed.
Davis brougit up the matter of radio interewference, staing that Is "Radio Listeners"
club would be organized in the near future to try. to better radio reception. He stated
that some of the radio owners, believed that the P. P. &.L. Co. was responsible for a
great deal' of their troublD on account of overloading their feed lines and that some
action should be taken by the cotuzcil regarding radio matters. No action taken.
The council informally instructed the Finance F;ommit tee to meet with the Treasurer
and arrange for submitting a'bld on the proposed issue of light bonds January 14th.
ADJOUENT, KiT : Upon motion made by Anderson, seconded by l;leye r, them meeting
adjourned until Tuesday, January 14th, at.8 PM, at which time bids for the bond issue
to ply for cluster lights will be opened.
ATTEST- mayor
lerk. '
Passed and ., �. ppro ved the ;�-7/—;��ay of 1930.
JDiiy Olere.
CITY COUNCIL ' 0HAIVMERS
ADJOUPSED SESSION January 14th, 1930.
ROLL CALL: • Pursua%it to agreement, the city, council met in an adjourned asession
with Mayor Gray presiding and follofuing councilmen present.: Davis, Tleyer,, Sargent and birth;
absent, Anderson, McGee and Part ch'. Object of the me e ting -was to airard bid for
bond issue covering rehabilitation of down .A town street lights. n
BIDS ON BOND ISSUED The council adjourned to the office of the City Treasurer
for the -purpose of opening bids for the Street Light Construction Bonds amounting to
$12,961,26 and opened the following bids:
State Finance Committee for the State of Washington, bid on bonds at par and to
bear interest at 5�'.-J/2 per cent interest; City Treasurer Rutherford submitted the
follovztng bid: bonds at par, plus a one dol3.ar premium and interest at 4 per cent.
BONDS AWARDED TO CITY: The b id of the Ci ty of Paso o be ing t he be st, mo tion
*as made by Wirth, seconded by Meyer, that the bid of the city be accepted as the
best and most favorable one. Roll call showed all voting for the motion.
AD JOUR2,1MI T: Motion made by Meyer, seconded by Wirth, that 'the meeting adjourn;
motion carried. .
ATTEST:
Passed and approved the ;YpqIday of
May or i
1930.
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