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Adjourned Session
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September 26th, 1933
ROLL CALL: Pursuant to agreement, the city council met in adjourned session with
Mayor Pro Tem presiding and following councilmen present: Anderson, Burns, Haylett,
Partch, Skinnel.l and 1;7irth; absent O'Herin. Mayor McGee came in after roll call was
completed.
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REOLUTION APPOINTING CITY CLERK TO HANDLE Iv7ATTERS BETWEEN CITY AND GOVER14111IPfT ON
FILTRATION PLANT MATTERS: The following resolution was read:
"BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO:
That Gertrude Speier, the duly elected, qualified and acting City Clerk of the
City of Pasco, be and 'is hereby instructed and authorized to apply for a loan and grant from
the public works administrator under the National Industrial Removery Act in the amount of
0100,000. for and on behalf of the City for the purpose of building a filtration plant
for the Pasco IVIunicipal Water System and the making of other improvements and additions
to said system.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That Gertrude Speier be and is further authorized and iftriKaku
directed to execute and deliver to the Federal Emergency Administrator of Public Works at
Olympia., and/or any other proper or appropriate governmental officer or agent, any and all
data, exhibits and instruments which may be proper or necessary in connection with said
application for loan and grant.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the City Council of the City of Pasco does hereby
approve said project and that if such application is granted or approved, the City will take
such further steps necessary orpprper to be taken to provide for the issua.nco of the
public utility bonds in such sum or sums not exceeding x,1'90,000. as the said public
works administrator may agree to purchase for the financing of said project; and that the
City will take all necessary and proper steps for the submitting to the electors of said
City the matter of the authorization of such bonds in the said sum or such other sum as
shall be necessary to carry out the conditions -of said application."
���se�xax�ppxxx� Adopted by the City Council of the City of. Pasco, ';dash.,
this 26th day of September, 1933, by the following vote: Aye 6; 14ay 0.
Roll call was ordered on motion made by Haylett, seconded by Wirth, that the
resolution. be adopted as read; roll call showed all .members of the council voting for the
motion.
A letter from the Washington Construction League was read, inviting the mayor
and other officials to attend a meeting at ;'Ja.11a 'Ja.11a Sept. 29th at which to present the
water system improvement's and filtration plant to members of the Pmblic '0dorks Board.
letters referred to the city attorney.
BUDGET: Clerk advised the council that the assessed valuation was this year
was w1,494,469., as compared with .'1'1,578,002 for 1932, a loss of 083,534. This
would mean that on a levy of 15 mills, taxes would yie d 41'22,417. for current expense
gnd general city government, while for retirement of bonds and interest six mills
would yield 08,964., making total of 031,391. for a.21 mills levy. The levy for
this year when made a year ago was 23F mills. The council made a number of cuts
in the preliminary budget, these opts amounting to 476518.
ADJOURNI°IENT: I3otion made by Anderson, seconded by Haylett that the meeting
adjourn; motion carried. Council adjourned and wax their attention was called
to the fact that a special meeting was required by la -w for the first Monday in October
(Oct. 2nd) at which the final biid-et for 1934 would have to be adopted.
ATTEST:
City Cler —�
Passed and approved the LF day of ___ �V1933.
City Clerk