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Home My WebLink About09-08-1932 Minutes379 CITY COUISCIL CItA 732,R:j Regular ,Session _ Sept. 6th, 1932. ROLL CALL: Meeting adjourned until Thursday, Sept. 8th, account no quorum being present. ATTEST: Mayor y C1 tVk. -- Passed and approved the , d€�y of / � r r - - 1 t y C 1# r . --_--- ADJOURNED SESSION September 8th, 1932. ROLL CALL: P;Ieeting called to order by MayDr lAcGee with following councilmen present: Anderson, Biirnc, Haylett, O'Herin, Partch, Skinnell, and ':.Virth; absent none. I':1IBUTIi:S OF REGUL0 ;SESSION HELD ",-' . 16th t,7ERE READ Ai4D APPROVED. CLAII.IS AGAI1,11SIT ',7A`. ER FUPD: Following claims against ',Vater Fund were read and motion was made by Anderson, seconded by Skinnell that bills be allowed and warrants be drawn for the same; roll call showed all voting for the motion. WARRANT: 1830_1835 Pay roll of ;;'titer Dept. for month of August 729.00 19.36 Pasco Electric sh6p, mat rial and labor _ 4.10 1837 Vohite _river Lumber Co., lumber _ _ _ 7.10 1839 C. B. McNeese, greasing car _ _ _ 1.00 1939 State Treasurer, industrial_ insurance and medical &&d 6.59 1940 Al Schott, labor _ _ _ 2.50 1.941 Neptune Meter Co., meter parts _ _ 10.75 1942 Standard Oil Co., gasoline _ _ 8.15 769.19 CLAIMS AGAINST CURRENT ,JXPEIISE FUND: Following claims a.ga.inst Current Expense Fund were read and motion was made by Partch, seconded by ;firth, that bills be paid and warrants be dra..,n for the same; roll call showed ala voting for the motion: WARRANTS 9979_9985 Payroll of various offices for month of. Aug?,.st 379.00 9986_9997 Pay roll of Library for mo..tr ,f _ .>t _ _ 102.25 9988_9990 Pay roll of Police Dept. for month of August _ 351.00 9991_9993 Pay roll of. Street iept. for month of :01<<,.st _ 255.50 19914:_ Fred Schuneman, salary as park caretaker for mug. 100.00 9995 C. 1VI. Hubert, labor in Sylvester Park _ 8.00 9996 State Treasurer, industrial insurance w medical aid 8.62 9997 P. T. & T. Co., long distance phone ca.11s,Police .90 9998 Shaw & Borden Co., supplies, Treasurer, _ 1.46 9999 Howard Cooper Corporation, toold, Fire rept. 3.53 10000 Pasco Table Supply, Chloride of Lime for parks 6.00 10001 City Treasurer, water, hydrant rental; etc. _ 225.90 10008 Columbia. Hardware Co., Mfiterial _ _ _ 5.90 10003. Roy 0. Eaton, headboards for cemetery _ _ 2.00 10004 ,.Williams lilotor Co., ca.r parts, Street Dept. _ 1.39 10005 Expanding Sewer Machine Co., sewer equipment _ 300.73 10006 D. Hastings, labor in Sylvester Park _ _ 20.00 10007 White River Lbr. Co., cement for Street Dept. _ 34.10 10008 Pasco Electric Shop, lamps for street lights 34.42 10009 Pasco Hardware Co., material varioud departments 20.30 10010 Standard Oil Co., gasoline va.ripus departments 28.90 10011' Union Oil Co., gasoline for park _ _ 5.43 10012_10020 Fire Dept. pay roll for August _ _ _ 40.00 1934.33 CONTRACT.71ITH P.T.& T.CO.; Communication read from City Attorney relative tom contract asked for by the P. T. & T. Co., regarding switch of fire alarm system installed on their premises, and recommendation was made that term of one year a.s specified in contract be made to read five years. (See further action later in meeting). Motion made by Wirth, seconded by Partch, that report of attorney be accepted; carried. Motion made by Partch, seconded by Wirth, that mayor be authorized to sign the agreement after changing last paxagra..ph to read"five"yea.r term instead of a one year term; motion carried. LIGHT ON TACOMA ST. BE`i' LEEN CO3.UT:,1BIA & .ii0 LIGHT AT 5th and Park St. discussed and motion was made by O'Herin, seconded by Skinnell, that the matter be referred to the Light Committee for investigation and report. H-aylett for Light Com- mittee recomgjZi*d=ed, that a 75 watt light be installed on Tacoma St., between Lewis and Columbia -Sts.; he also recommended that the light now at 5th and Iiixon be transferred to 5th and Park St. Motion made by "i'Jirth, seconded by O'I?erin, that report of committee be accepted with recommendation that changes be made; carried unanimously. Chamber of Commerce, thru Mr. Sprague, had asked that the council atathorize the installation of a. sign post for the Auto.Assn. of America. at the Southwest corner of 4th & Lewis. Motion made by Ahderson, seconded by Skinnell, that the matter be referred to the :.treet Committee with power to act; motion carried. O'Herin brol,ght up matter of relief of citizens account line.mploymont, but no action was taken. P.T.&T.Co.Contra.ct: Manager. Shaffer of t .e telephone company being present spoke against cha.7jging the term of contract previously acted on from.one to five years, ADJOtI NED S"E,SSION._ _ Sept. 8th, 1932 Continued. stating that the city would experience no difficulty in getting time extended from year to year and that a long term contract would have to be filed at Olympia; entailing more expense. Motion then made by Wirth, seconded by Skinnell, that the previous action of the council be rescinded and that original contract for one year be signed by the mayor and clerk; motion carried without dissent. - . ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER PLANT: ' Mr. A. C. Fries, representing the Utilities Co. Inc., of Portland, Oregon, gave the council .facts regarding the survey he was making of the city. He stated that due to" the f=.ict that" the orcanization' he represented had three departments, en-ineering, legal and financial, they could arrange to accept the city's utility bonds at one hundred cents on the dollar, if the city decided to put in their own plant;' they would install a complete plant ready for op,ration, when a switch was turned. He stated that they had received 70 communications from cities in regard to municipal power plants duff ng the past three months and that they would be able to give Pasco detailed figures covering the cost of a plant within ten days or two weeks. He estimated off -hand, that the plant would coat 300,000. to ;350,000. and that gross earnings of such a plant would be in the neighborhood of $75,000. per year. He stated that right from the start, rates to conslimers could be reduced at least ten percent and the plant would earlenough to retire bonds and permit of improvements. He anticipated that bonds could easily be retired within ten years. After considerable discussion by the council, motion was made by Rxxtxk ffirt:h, seconded by Partch, that the City Clerk be instructed to write to the Utilities Co., Inc., 209 Oak St., Portland, Ore., asking them to submit a proposition to the City of Pasco -covering the cor3t of an electric light and power plant complete, this to be xt furnished without expense to the city. lotion carried without dissent. LICENSE APPLICATIONS tiTERE RECEIVED FROI1 P . Champoux for Denver Hotel. - ; hlrs . John Martell, second hand store; L. R. Martin and I,rirs. Clarence Larsen for soft drink establish_ ments =.and L. A. Deaver for dray; motion made by 1,7irth, seconded by .Anderson, that licenses be granted; carried on roll call. Mr. Skinnell was excused. PRELII»IINARY BUDGET ADOPTED: Clerk read following resolution: ?, 'fWHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pasco, ;Uashington, met in adjourned session on Thursday, the 9th day of September, 1932, to consider the preliminary budget for the City of Pasco for the year 1933, and 'having made such revisions as deemed advisable in said budget as submitted by the City Clerk of said City of Pasco, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the preliminary budget so considered be and the same is hereby ordered placed on file for the information of any taxpayer who may call at the office of the City Clerk for information concernin¢ same, or for copies thereof, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of Pasco, give due notice that said preliminary budget is on file and that the City Council will meet on 1.onday, the 3rd day of October, 1932, at the tour of eight o'clock P.I.I. at the City Hell, for the purpose of fixing the final bddget :and making tax levies in accordance therewith; that the City Clerk cause such notice to be published once each week for two consecutive weeks immediately following the adoption of this resolution." Motion made by Anderson, seconded by Ha.ylet.t, that the resolution covering the budget be adopted az read; motion carried. ADJOURNMENT: Motion made 'by O'Herin, seconded by Anderson, that the council adjourn until 9 PM, Thursday, Sept. 15th, for the purpose of completing any business that had not yet been completed, or which might come before it. Motion carried. C ATTEST: Mayor Ci y erk. Passed and ap peoved the day of 1932. ity jerk.