The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About02-18-1930 MinutesCI1y CC;j1 CIT 11 Regular Session Febrmry 18th, 1930. ROLL CALL: The city council met orith I:iayor Gray presiding and f ollowing council:. men present: Anderson, I,,icGee, Meyer and Partch; absentees, Davis, Sargent & };Virth. 1.1INUTES OF 11,1EETING HELD FE131UARY 4th were read and approved. CLAIES AGAINST CURI�.NT EXPENSE & UAUR FUI1D were read as follows and motion ass made by I;IcGee, seconded by Anderson, that tl-e bills be paid; roll call showed all voting in favor of the motion: C iR H✓N T EXPE IbBE : -- Warrant 88280: P. P. &; L. Co., street lig11t s, city hall, etc. 386.39 WATER FUND: Warrant ,'1082 P. P. & L. Co., Heater and material --13-:20 ". 71-1084 Empire Electric Co., Thawi_E and material 686.04 GARBAGE COLLECTIONS: Communication read from E. F. Werne.tt and 17. U. Dodd ask- ing for the privilege of collection garbage, stating they would collect it from restaurants, hotels and business houses without charge, but if the city `vanted it collected from residences, they woula do so for :;30.00 per month. Motion made by IIcGee, seconded by Anderson, 'hat the matter be -referred to the Street & Alley Committee for investigation and report at the next m. eting; roll call showed all voting in favor. TAXI PARKING AT DEPOT: A request was read from Joe Sheley aryl. Pasco Taxi Co., asking for parking spaces parallel with the curb at ale depot; was refer red to Street & Alley Committee upon motion made by Partch and seconded by Anderson and all voting for the motion. Letter from Chief Idantor, of Seattle Fire Dept. to IrIr. Taylor was read, this letter inviting the chief of the $re department to Seattle Ivlarch, 12th, 13th & 14th, 'for attendance at a school df fine fighting; motion i~ade by Anderson, seconded by McGee, that the communication be= referred to the Light, Fire &: Water Committee with power to act as they saw fit; roll call showed all voting in favor of the motion. Deatherage Insurance Co., siwmitted an insurance policy for insuring members of the Fire Dept., and this was referred to 'the Fire Committee for- investigation upon motion made by I�ICGe e, seconded by Part ch . "NO CHIEF OF FIRE DEPT.". Anderson brought up the question as to kh.ether the city had a chief of the fire department, calling attention to the fact that the ordinance provided that a chief tims to be appointed by the mayor whoa %eras to serve the time of the mayor's term of office. Matter temporarily laid on table. NEW LAWN MOWER FOR CE1Z, T ZRY : 1 --lotion ma, de by McGee, seconded by Anderson, that the matter, of buying anew lawn mower for the ceme tory be refe rim d to the Cemetery Committee and motion prevailed upon roll (call without dissenting vote. GASOLIIiE, & OIL COItTRA6T: Mr. Cotton of the Union Oil Co. appeared before the council relative to contract awarded to the Shell Oil Co. at the last meeting, the mayor informing the council that he had informed idr. Cotton previous to that meting that he :yid not think it was necessary for him to appear when his bid was being consid eyed. 1V1r. Cotton stated that he could have explained the maximum and minimum figures shown in thei r contract. Motion ,� de by McGee, seconded by Anderson, tYat the matter be laid over until the next meeting; roll call showed all voting for the motion. After further discussion, motion was made by McGee, seconded by Anderson, that they reconsider the previous motion and roll call showed all voting for the same. Roll call ordered on previous motion to lay the matter. on table mat it next me et ing resulted, Ayes, Partdh; Noes, Anderson, IvICGee and h1eyer; motion lost. Upon request of the agent of the Shell Oil Co., City Attorney O'Brien ruled, that the city council could rescind the action taken at the previous meeting tactJa= letting the contract for gasoline, as the contract had not yet been delivered or purchases been made. IvTotion then made by McGee, seconded by• Anderson, that the council rescind action of the council. at the previous meeting in awarding the contract to the Shell Oil Co.., and roll call showed folloti.rgg: Ayes, Mayer. and McGee; Noes, Anderson and Partch; motion lost. 0 FIRE DEPT. REORGANIZATION: V. L. Pangle spoke to the courllcil about a meeting held by the mannbers of the volunteer fire department with the Fire Committee and stated that outside of a fet/extrra suits, all they wanted from the council was co-operation. Partch a s chairman of the . Fire Committee gage details of me etirg held yri th the fire boys L. , at a meeting Feb. 8th and S'ia,ted that the firemen had. elected Pangle as Captain and R. H. Henderson and Merlin Cooney as k' I i bm=kst Lieutenants; he stated that the committee had agreed that the following were to be members of the Fire Dept.: Demps Butler as chief, Pangle Captain, Henderson aryl Cooneyas lieutenants and other regular members were C. L. Harmon, Harry Wellman, Jim Knowlton, Marren IrIcFadden, H. D . Bodinger and Grant Elli son, vri t7g two extra members, Normn IrIcFadden and E141. Devereaux, who would be 'taken in as vacancies occurred. SWITCH ENGINES BLOCKING LE V1I S ST. Crossing : Question was brought up relative to swit ch engines blocl�ing Levri s St. crossing when fire apparatus was approach- ing and motion was made by McGee, seconded by Anderson, that city clerk be instruetod to write Superintendent Newton regarding the matter. Motion carred, on roll call. H. M. TAYLOR WAS APPOINTED AS CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTI.IINT BY Mayor Gray; McGee moved, seconded by Anderson, that the matter of confirns.tion be postponed two weeks and roll call showed all voting 2)r the motion. Motion then ma de by Partch, seconded by IIcGee, that t he firemen listed above be recognized as members of the fire d ep rtment and roll call sho wed all voting for the motion. ORDINANCE -##384, proposed contract with P. P. & L. Co., was discussed, Partch stating that the P. P. & L. Co. had practically agreed to changes proposed by the ooun.ci 1. Motion made by McGee, sec aiddd by Anderson, that the ordinance be referred to the City Attorney to see if it is OK for passage. Bill of Pasco Hardware Co., ;122.25, vLich had been referred to the Fire Com, 2�'c. for iilveestigation was reported on by Partch who stated that bill had been revised to y017.25 • council however, was Y � apparently in favor of paying only the difference between F2T,4 Regular Session _ Feb. 18th, 1930 wholesale prices and the salvage value of axes covered by the bill. These . axes had been secured by some unknowm parties at the time of the Fourth St. .fire. McGee moved, seconded by Anderson, that the matter of a fence around the lavm at the City Hall be referred to the Public Property Commit tee ; roll call showed all voting in fav or of the m o t i. on . The Wat er Committee was given authority to pur chase a pipe jack upon motion made by XcGee, seconded by Andsxd;en and all concurring. POLICE' CAR : i;Ioti on was duly made by I:IcGee, ;beconded by Anderson, that the city clerk be instructed to advertise fora fully equipped touring car to cost not more than $650.00, bids to be opened March 4th; roll call showed all voting fCr the motion. McFarland stated that he estimated $2500.00 would be the cost of eliminating a good deal of the trouble vdth freeze ups, but no action was taken by tYe council. radio Question of/wires across ' streets and alleys being hazardous was discussed but no formal action was taken at this t uie . ADJOUIUTIdIENT : Motion made by Part ch , seconded by McGee, that *the me eti ng ad j ourn. Iilo ti on carried. AMU: _ gay—or 77V— �y . CIV er k. Passed and aper ored the 4th day o:� I:4Iarch, 1930. it y Cqb r • REGULAR SESSION IARCH 4th, 1930. ROLL C -UL : Council me t ' in regular session with I�llayor Gray presiding and all members being present. of meeting I1IITUTES/HELD FEB. 18th were read and approved. CLAIMS AGAINST WATER FUND: Follrn,Ting claims ac�--..inst later Fund were.read and motion was made by Meyer, seconded by Anderson that thgr be paid; motion passed unem-imously. VVARRANT : ° 1085_1098 mater Dept. payroll_ :(br monti of Febr;x.ry _ 1099 Dept. of Labor &: Industries, med. aid &- indust.insurance 1100 R. B. I:IcFarland, reimburse revolving f -mad 1101 Economy Super Service, t it e and tube rep sirs 1302 Star Transfer Co., rent of trailer. 1103 Powell Rotor Co., Ford parts for rhotor' caro ` 1104 V. Haas, battery repairs 1105 Pasco Hardirare Co., material and t ools 1106 Tacoma Electrochemical Co., chlorine 1107 A. T. Smiley, repairs to typewriter 1108 Pac. T. Sc T. Co., telephones 1109 Pasco Lachine Co., drilling washers, etc.. 1110 Corbin Cox Paint Co., alchohol for autos_ a _ llll Grand Central. G aragg Storing cars 1112 Hughes & Co., material 1113 N. S. Darl ey Co., Pump and ld awer. 1.114 P. P. & L. Co., Pump paver 111-5 VVI—lite River Lumber Co., mat e ri al 1116 Pasco P1bg. 8y Htg. Co: mat erial 1117 Juvenal Ice 8- Fuel Co., coal and blocks. TOT.Z 1529:2-5 16.26 73.'73 10.80 40.00 4.16 4.'75 39.03 10.00 4.00 8.55 -2:50 6:25 9 :40 75'86 71:70 487:36 40:65 291:01 7:75 ?1766.ul CLAIIES AGAINST CUMIENT E.Uc ENSE: Following claims against Current :expense Fund were read and motion was made by P artch, seconded by I:IcGee, that they be paid and motion pissed unanimously upon roll call. Continued to page 295 0