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Adjourned session _ April 21st, 1932.
ROLL CALL: City council met in adjourned session with Mayor McGee presiding and
following councilmen present: Burns, Haylett, Skinnell and firth; absent were
Anderson, O'Herin and Pa.rtch.
MINUTES OF REGULAR"SESSION HELD APRIL 5th were read and approved.
Communication read from M. D. Dysart relative to securing permission to erect
a root beer stand back of Beck.'s service station. Motion made by Haylett, seconded by
Skinnell and carried, that clerk answer Mr. Dysart and advise him that it will be
OK for him to put up the structure and'tear it down at the end of the season,
but that he should also submit license application covering the soft drink stand.
CLAIi:iS:
Foll.owiang claims
against Current .expense and Water
funds were read
and motion was made
by Wirth, seconded
by Skinnell that the bills be
paid and warrants
be issued for the
same; carried
unanimously on roll call:
CURRENT EXPENSE:
9745 h• B.
Kenoyer, salary
as special officer
5.00
9746 P. P.
& L. Co., street
lights, etc. _
303.75 308.75
WATER FUND:.
1680_1694 Special
pay roll of 'Water
Dept., Apr. 4th to 9th
317.25
1695_1705 it
11 it It if
it" 11th to 16th
276.00
1706 P. P.
& L. Co., power
for pumps _ _
307.58 900.83
APPLICATIONS FOR DRAY LICENSES IWERE READ FROM FOLLOWING: Chauncey Harper,
C. A. Kanouse and J. S. Johns; motion made by Haylett, seconded by Wirth that the
licenses be granted; carried unanimously.
COMMUNICATION REGARD F1101.1 C. S. DAVIS relative to residents on South side
of Columbia St.hetween 5th and 6th Streets, throwing refuse on vacant lots he was
interested in behind their property and asking that the city compel these people to
desist; referred to Street Committee.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE REGARDING GRAVES 1_6, RJ=xk Lot 12, in cemetery, to be.
set aside for monument for A. P. Gray: Street Committee thru Haylett, recommended
that the Gray family be permitted to buy the lots, if they so desired, the same as
anyone else. Motion then made by Skinnell, seconded by Haylett, that the recommendation
of the Street Committee be accepted and that the City Clerk be instructed to write
Mrs. Gray a nice letter along those lines; motion carried.
Report of Police Judge read and ordered filed; report of water manager
read and ordered filed.
Communication read from City Attorney relative to invitation extended to the
city to join the 01ashington Municipal League, advising that the city not join at this
time on account of the cost, but suggesting that the city aald the league in their
constructive work, as it was a worthwhile proposition.
Mayor McGee reappointed C. Putnam as a member of the library board for
five year period beginning Jan. 1st, 1932. Motion made by Wirth, seconded by Haylett,
and carried, that the appointment be confirmed.
CEMETERY MATTERS_ GRAVES NOT PAID FOR, :STC. The matter of graves at the
cemetery was discussed, it being thought that the city had a considerable amount of
money still. due for graves sold and not paid for. It was suggested that the com-
mittee work with the city treasurer$- I-fr. McFarland and get the records straightened
up. Motion made by Skinnell, seconded by ;'girth, that the matter be referred to the
committee on cemetery for investigation and report as soon as possible.
Clerk asked wh ether dog licenses would be collected this year and was instruct-
ed to secure tags and receipt blanks.
Matter of cleaning up streets and alleys discussed and it was decided to
leave matter of enforcing present ordinance, which provides a fine of N5. to $50. up to
mayor and Street Committee.
Burns asked for authority to construct a fence around material which
city would have on its property to prevent its being stolen and the matter was left in
his hands; the matter of traffic paint was also left in the hands of the purchasing
agent.
ADJOURNMENT: Motion made by Skinnell, seconded by Wirth, that meeting
adjourn; motion carried.
ATTEST:
CiP Clerk.
Passed and- approved the
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