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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-01-1937 MinutesREGULAR COUNCIL SESSIOD _ March 19th, 1537. strike out from Line 'U, the ,mount of 'pluU. and insert in lien thereof, ;,'50.00; this wasthen amended by Burns, seconded by ''Wirth that the license for P. P. & L. Co. be made ;1175.00; amendment carried. Amended motion that section bearing rate of tip75.00 be approved, was carried. Sections 32 and 33 were approved upon motions made by Wirth, seconded by Burns & Section ;4 (Fuel Yards) motion made by 'girth, seconded by Burns that section be a�pro was amended by O'Herin, seconded by Christensen, that amount be raised to jp15.00 from 5p10, amendment and amended motion carried. Sections 35, 36, 37, 39 were approved upon motions made by '.Wirth, seconded by Burns. Section 39 (Grocery Stores) motion made by Wdirth, seconded by Burns that section be approved; amendment to make section read 5,820, and $15. instead of ,N15. and 010. was made by Christensen but lost for want of a second; original motion was carried. Sections 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46 were approved upon motions made by Wirth, seconded by Burns and carried. O'Herin proposed to amend Sec.41 (Hotels by reducing amount from N1.00 to 75V and from 60d to 501 but amendment was lost for want of a second. Section 47 (Lumber Yards) motion 'made by ',Wirth, seconded by Burns, that section be approved; amended b O'Herin, seconded by Christensen and carried, that item of ;10.00 be stricken out and 15.00 be inserted in lieu thereof, motion ad amended carried. Sections 49, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 59, 60, 62, 63 and 64 were approved upon motions made by Wirth, seconded by Burns and carried. Section 65 (Telephone Company) motion made by 71irth, seconded by Burris, that section be approved; amended by O'Herin, seconded by Christensen that $75. in Line 2 be stricken ci in lieu thereof $50. be inserted; this amendment was then amended by Wirth, seconded by Haylett, that the amount be raised from 550.00 to $65.00 and carried on roll call 3 to 2, those voting for it being Burns, Haylett and girth and opposed Christensen and O'Herin. Amended motion to approve at 465. was then passed. Sections 66, 67 and 69 were approved upon motion made by VVirtn,seconded by Burns ands Section 69 (Theatres) motion made by Wirth, seconded by Burns *hat section be approved amended by O'Herin, seconded by Chri Stensen, that figures $100.00 be stricken and 65.00 be inserted in lieu thereof and amendment carried; amended motion then passed. Sectiog 70 (Tent shows) motion made by Wirth, seconded by Burns, that section be arproved; amendment made by Christensen, seconded by Wirth and carried that amount be mad¢ -"15. instead of $25. per day; amended motion to approve then carried. Section 71 was a•pnroved anon motion made by Wirth, seconded by Burns and carried. Section 72( Nater Works) motion made by Wirth, seconded by Burns that section be approved; amendment offered by O'Herin, seconded by Christensen, that on Line 3, item of X100. be stricken and in lieu thereof tip50. be inserted; amendment to the amendment offered by Wirth, seconded by Burns and carried, that the amount be made $75.00; original motiont approve as amended was than passed. Sections 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 79 and 90 were approved upon motion made by Wirth, seconded by Burns and car_ied. (At this point Burns was excused). Section #4 was changed upon motion made by O'Herin, seconded by Wirth and carried, to read "_and provided further that for the year 1937licenses shall become payable for year and be paid for proportionately for the balance of the year 1937; license term sll be from January 1st to December 31st of each year." Motion made by Wirth, seconded by O'Herin, that Ordinance No. 424 be declnre to have had its third reading; motion carried. Wirth, seconded by Christensen, moved the final adoption of Ordinance No. 424 roll call ordered, showed all voting for the motion. ADJOURI411ENT: Liotion made by ,7irth, seconded by O'Herin and carried that the meeting adjounr. 1M ATTEST: - Mayor City Clerk. Passed and annroved on he / S'�day of 1937 CITY C -`UNCI ReRnlsir ."session _ Apri 1 1st, 11x37. 30LL C LL: City council met in regul+r session with lsiayor Hicks presiding `nd pouring councilmen present: Burns, Christensen, O'Hnrin and '.Wirth: absent Haylett, ,rnnx -:nd Pnrtch. Motion m.,de by O'Harin, seconded by ,irth and carried that rondinp, of minutes of revious meeting, be suspended: Following claims against ',Water Fund were read and motion .vas made by O'Herin, seconded by Christ.,nsen and c,,rri3d without dissent on roll c_�ll that bills be paid: Atm N T : 918-2916 Payroll of later Dept. for month of March 505.00 917 tart Gohiet,'lnbor _ _ 42.50 919 Elno Hinman, labor _ _ 49.00 919 Sterling Green, labor _ 6.00 920 Penn. Salt Llfg. Co., chlorine _ _ 13.50 921 Shaw & Borden Co., supplies _ 2.32 922 Twin City Plbg. & Htg. Co., material -Ind labor 5.51 923 Pasco Plbg. & Htp. Co., material 7.92 924 Fred G. Harris, fertilizer _ _ _ 3..00 925 Conlen Auto & Implement Co., straw .50 926 City Treasr., pay for water assigned by R.lditchell 2.50 (Labor) 927 Neptune Mater Co., maters nd pasts _ 99.13 929 Hughes & Co., m_terial 202.44 929 Pasco Sheet Metal Iorla , repairs (labor) _ .50 930 Tum A Lum Lbr.60., material _ 1.33 931 State Treasurer, Ind. Ins. & Med. Aid 14.52 934, State Tax Commission, revenue tax _ 94.65 933 Shell Service #942, lubrication _ _ 2.50 934 7hita River Lbr. Co.. lumber _ .49 935 Pasco Machine Co., material and labor 20.45 936 City Treasurer, reimbursement for freight, etc. 15.20 1076.96 CLAIMS AGAIDST CURRENT EXPENSE, AS FOLLOl7S, WERE READ AND ordered paid upon otion made by Christensen, seconded by Burns and carred on roll call: 3211_13217 Payroll various offices for month of March 376.66 3219_13219 Payroll of Library do. 110.00 3220_18222 Payroll of Police Dept. do. 401.40 3223_13226 Payroll of Street Dept. do. 202.00 3227 Sterling Green, labor in park _ 6.00 3229 E. F. Campbell, do. _ _ 19.00 3229 John P. Green, do. _ _ 29.50 3830 0. Dyer, labor plastering library _ 32.00 3231 Junior Literary Gnildi _ books _ _ 41.96 ,3232 City Tr.asr., water, hydrant rent -,--,l, etc. 146.45 .3233 City Treasr., money earned but _ssign�d to p -,y for water bill, Homer C. Green 4.00 .3234 Shell SarvicA #932, lubrication & Oil, Police car 4.75 3235 Standard Oil Co., preston• for Street !)act. 1.97 .3236 Eureka Fire Hose Div., fire hose _ _ 220.00 3237 P. T. & T. Co., toll cells _ _ .20 .3239 Elsie Waltz, steno aorl for attorney _ 5.00 .3239 Churchmen Inv. Co., bond for Chief of Police 5.00 .3240 Shaw & 3orden lie., supplies for alar'- _ 3.12 .3241 P. P. & L. Co., lights at Library _ 24.05 3242 Fann's Dept. Store, cloth (':J.P.:,.expen-e ) .57 3243 White River Lbr. Co., coal and m terial 255.20 3244 City Treasurer, 1:_bor S matl, ',Jester Dept.in Park 31.49 .3245 Pasco auto C7., c,r repairs (Fire & Police) 6.95 3246 Aureliv M. Pratt, expense to Sa,ttle _ 6.95 .3247 Lawrence ilathi:s, repairs to Police car 1.50 3249 M & IA Cafe, meals for prisoners _ _ 7.00 3249 U. S. Laundry, laundry fo, Fire Dept. _ 7.06 3250 Pasco Machine Co., renairs for Street Dent. 7.25 3251 The Pasco Her_ild, printinp_ ordinances, etc. 74.74 3252 City Treasr., reimbursement f -r stumps, etc. 3.60 3253 State Tressr., Ind. Ins. & :'ed. aid _ 19.50 3254-13265 Fire Dept. payroll for llaroh 12.00 3266 John Sawyer, refund on overpayment of licensek 2.50 2066.36 PETITION SUBIafITTED BY KLEEB LUI.IBER YARD, at al, (25 signers) asked that following treat. be improved vrith gravel :nd oil: Columbia St. bet,;een 5th & 9th; 6th St. from Lewis to 1 St.; 7th, 9th & 9th Sts.bet;,een Columbia and Lewis. Motion nada by O'Kerin, eeonded by Christensen and carried, that petition be ref3rred to Street Committee for City Clerk nv,stigation and report. Petition submitted by I. il. Brickey as;:ing that he he given a raise in wages as r,farred to the �)treot Committee anon motion made by Burns, seconded by O'Herin & earrie Report of City Treasurer passed ,round and report of Police Judge read howing'W2.50 collected in March in'_'olice Qourt; motion made by O'Herin, iseconded Y Christensen c;nd cirr ad, that reports be accepted and pl ced on file. A proposed ordinance submitted by Pacific Po.er & Light Co. about a year A was presented to the council by the clerl_, ,he had found it buried and asked what iSnosition to mlIe of it. Motion made by O'Her'n, seconded by Christensen -!nd carried h,t matter be postponed until next regulnr .aeeting. Bond of Chief of Police was presented amid ordered filed. Report of Treasurer on her tr'p to Se ttI to att.nd Finance Officers' :aeeting as ordered placed on file on motion made by ,v,.econded by O'Herin and carried. LICE146EX APPLICATIONS under Ordinance No. 424 were read from following and icenses ordered issued upon motion m de by girth, seconded by Chri-ten;;en & carried: wsc) Herald; Dr. Geo. L. Epley; Campbell's Tourist Cabins; otandard Oil Co. oil lant: K. Lester (oil pl:nt); Hogan Drug Co.; D. Burt oryan; Sporry Flour Co.; La. Austin Jr. (including 2 pin ball machines) and last y:ar's license; John Sawyer f Duck Inn Cafe. Clerk called attention to the fact that Mr. Sawyer had pesid 5;10.00 I", March 22nd for a license under the old ordin nce and motion ,,as made by Mirth, econd�d by Christensen th.t h.� be refunded 02.50, co as to make his p;,yment 47.50 for i_e license same us others were pitying. (W,,rrant 413266 covers). 560 0 CITY - COUNCjL-..CH'kiBhRS- , Regular Session _ ',nril 1:t, 1937 (Contd.) CABARETS: Consiierable discnL;sion was had in the mutter of cabaret licenses, in view of the action taken by the :-'tn.te Legislnture in passing a law whereby dancing could not be conducted in pl ces where .:ine nd beer was sold, except on license grnnt,d by City Councils or County Commissioners. Scott _,off of the Oasis was present and st ted that a state officer (Mr. Golden) had informed him that he would withhold action until April 16th, so ,s to pen,it the city to straighten the matter out as under tho present ordinance the ch.rge would be about .;¢600.00 for a dance license. A motion was finally made by O'Herin, seconded by Christensen, that the License Committ be instructed to investigate the act of the legislature in respect to dance halls in beer narlors and if they find that our nresent ordinance will not permit of dancing where beer and ;,ine is sold, that they prepare a new ordinance grunting that privilege and present it to the council at the next meeting; motion carried. ADDITIONAL LIC'�iJSES: Mr. Roff then submitted lie nse application for Mrs. Leverich for the Oasis, also last year's license for restaurant, and license was granted upon motion made by O'Herin, seconded by Christensen nd carried. A Mr. King was present proposing to collect ashes and garbage, but upon ddiesuss. was informed that -.hila the city would like to have this, done, th matter had been bef)re the council in previous y ar:; nd there was nothing that the council could do in the .vay of paying him -nd that :my contract he _.rde with property o.;ners ;would have to be betraeen them. ADDITIOidAh STREET EQUIP3,E'iiT: Burns brought up the matter of new enuipment needed by the Street Dept., saying they had 3 pieces now which might be traded in on a deal for new enuipment. Motion made by O'Herin, seconded by Christensen, that the matter b? referred to the Street Dept. .Aho should investipite and bring in a re -ort at the next meeting. Orlando Lewis, Ed Pitman and others representing the Vterans of Foreign Wars ,sked for permission to bring in a carnival under the sponsorship of their organization that license fee be suspended. They proposed to bring in a carnival the l :at week of May, beginning M,y 24th. Being questioned, tha committee stated that they had received 340. gross last year from the carnival and abort .970. the your before and that they exnected that the carhival thi year would pay for the water and lights used by them. A motion :.as then made by O'Herin, seconded by girth, that the city suspend the license fee for the particular carnival spon,ored by the Vets, subject to the legality of so doing, to be determined by the city attorney. ',later Manager M -Ghee advised the council that the contractor working on Lewis St, undererossing had uncovered a large concrete sl -b baa', of the Cunningham Hotel, whit evidently covered an old well or cesspool and this ;lab would interfere with repairs, should their need develope, to .eater ,nd sewer lines; he suited that the contractor had @"reed to remove the ka slab for ?35.00 :and that the state engineers had agreed to pay one half of this amount. Motion then made by O'Herin, seconded by Christensen and carried that the :street Dent. be authorized to have the sl:;b removed in accordant,. with the above proposition. Swimming Beach: Mr. Burns advised the council that to the b,st of his k=%ledg¢ nontractor on the high ay bridge had completed thi work ut the swimming beach. Motion was then made by 7irth. seconded by O'Herin, that the water bill of Sather Bros., eontr�ctors at the bridge, be stricken off the books in accordance with agreement: motia carried. Secy. DeSchepper of the Chamber of Commerce asked that the city have a cleaning day sometime next week: the merchants mill clean the frDnts of th,ir buildings -nd t'hj skkasrkkxx sidewalks, but they ,.anted the city to clean the gutters find flush the street He asired that a certain day be set for this and the matter was referred t) ot-eet Commi. Burns by the council .vd t h anthori toy to act. Matter of tags or licenses for wholesale trucks, so as to readily distinouish them bronpht np by the clerk, r;ho asl-ed the council's wishes in the matt )r. Matter r,ferred to the Police & License Committee with power to not upon motion made by O'Herin zmmd seconded by Christensen. ADJOURDEEDT: Motion m ide by Christensen, seconded by O'Herin, that meeting adjouaa: motion carried. AT TE ST City CLr Passed nd ,nproved the /jdaY f Gfi�t?/c [� 1937. City C�,Lrlc. CITY COUidCIL CH::',,i;l2s Rggular session _ April 15th, 1937. The city council met in regular session with Ilayor Hicks presiding and all councilmen eing present on roll call. MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSIONS HELD March 19th and April lrt were read and approved. CLAIMS: Following bills against Current Expense and ',Vater Funds were read and rdered paid upon motion made by Partch, seconded by Leroux and carried on roll call. CURRE11T EXPENSE: 3267 P. P. & L. Co., city lights _ _ 314.32 3269 E. F. Campbell, labor in Volunterr Park _ 27.50 3269 Earl Dunning, rebate on 1936 license (3 months) .50 3270 Elsie l7eltz, steno work for city attorney _ 5.00 3271 Chas. Greenwood, concrete work 2nd & Lewis _ 12.50 3272 Raymond Hicks,Expense trip to Yakima. inspecting graders 1.90 3273 VOID 361.62 WATER FUND: City Treasurer, business license for Water Dept. 56.25 P. P. & L. Co., pump power _ _ _ 339.57 395.92 Communication from Assn. of '!lash. Cities called attention to annual convention at berdeen, May 19th and 19th and asked that city be represented. Notion made by Wirth, seconded by O'Herin and carried, that the mayor and one member of the council be authorized o attend the meeting, with their expenses paid. Alvin Pfliger spoke about license fee for his service station at let & Lewis St., elling attention to the fact that work on nndercrossing had blocked cars from driving in ad stated that he believed he should not have to pay full amount called for by Ordinance o. 424; referred to Police & License Committee upon motion made by Wirth, seconded by 'Herin and .carried. KI'WANIS CARNIVAL: Ronald Henderson and a committee representir_g the Kiwanis Clyb ppeared before the council regarding their annual carnival, which will be held in liay. pinion of City Attorney O'Brien was read regarding license fees for carnivals, which tated: "This ordinance is a taxation measure. In it, no reservation of the right to wive in such circumstances was written. The waiver could be accomplished, of course, y amending the ordinance. Unless the ordinance was amended, the Clerk, could not issue a icense until the fee was paid. If the carnival was given without e license being procurre he parties doing so would be liable for the nenalties provided in the Ordinance. The onncil can not by mere motion or resolution Jet aside the provisions of its own Ordinances. Wirth sugPested that the Kiwanis pay the license fee for the three days and as the roceeds of the carnival are used in improving city parks and playgrounds, when the onncil prepares its budget in fall, the amount raised by the carnival could be put in udget as a senerate item to be snent by direction of the Kiwanis organization. Motion hen made by Wirth, seconded by Partch and carried, that the matter be referred to the $k olive & License Committee with power to act, subject to the matter of legality as subkitted y the City Attorney. INHALATOR: W. B. Lott, representing the lied Cross, addressed the council about a w inhalator to be located at the proposed First Aid Station at the fire headquarters. was pointed out that the old Pulmotor owned by the city could not be repaired readily d a modern machine was desired. Mayor advised the council that the m, -atter of an .halator had been taken care of, after he had consulted several members of the council, .at a modern machine had been purchased from the Sanderson Safety Sunnly Co., Seattle, a cost of 1'167.00, less ti25. credit for the old machine and that the commissioners of 'anklin County had agreed to stand one half the cost, or ?93.50. Bill of the Sanderson fety Supply Co., amount :,x"167, less $25.00 credit, was presented to the council and tion was made by O'Herin, seconded by Haylett and carried on roll call. that the clerk authorized to pay the bill and make a bill against the County for yi93.50 for one half of e cost of the machine. WARRAilT No. 13274 (Amount ?142.00) issued to cover. SEWER AT LEWIS ST. UNDERCii0SSI14G: Supt. of Schools C. L. Booth, spoke about sewer to Placed under the railroad tracks at the new undercrossing, stating that while the sition of the School Board is that there is no immediate need of the sewer, they did not at to oppose the project and were willing to do their share.later 1.1gr. lJcGhee stated tha ntractor McRae had informed him they would place 290 ft. 12 inch reinforced concrete Pe at a cost of $ZKM $1.50 per foot for labor and material. This was less than their iginal proposition and caused discussion. Motion made by O'Herin, seconded by Wirth and rried that the mayor apnoint a snecial committee to make investigation of the matter, en meet with the School Board and report back to the council. Mayor apnointed Partch, ylett and Wirth. O'Herin brought up matter of arguments between members of the Fire Dent. and the wing cine in the city hall, there appearing to be considerable friction. Natter referred o Fire Chief Pangle to straighten out. Mr. ,,I. Johnson spoke to the council about the steps to be constructed in c-)nnection th the Lewis St. underpass and voiced the objection of citizens on the East side to kkwiEr ese steps and asked that if at all possible, immediate steps be taken to have a ramp nut instead of steps. He stated that contractor had advised him that if change were made, could be done at a cost of about 4'"500.00 at the present time and he suggested that the ty send one of the councilmen to Olympia to interview the governor in an attempt to ve ramp put in. H. DeSchepper, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, stnted that he d been instructed by his organiz,tion to wait upon the council with the same request. tion made by Christensen, seconded by Wirth and carried that the mayor appoint a member the council to go to Olympia and contact Governor i;artin in regard to constructing a ramp. yor Hicks then ^pnointed J. F. O'Herin, to go to Olympia. At this point Councilm,3n Partch was excused. LICENSES: Following licenses were granted under Ordinance No. 4:24 upon motion de by 'Wirth, seconded by Christensen and carried: Churchman Inv:stment Co.; Becks Gro_ rY: Mylo H. Candee• S. S. 8iberry; C. H. hlyers; Geo. Goodman; Mr. & I;Irs. W. E. rinkle; F. C. Scott; Bill's Place; Geo. T. Austin; A. F. Sylvester; Pettersons' Baners; Edward A. Davis; Pasco Clothing Co.; J. C. ,:lliott; Triangle Service 'tion; M. M. Moretz; Pasco Hardware Co.; C. M. O'Brien (Law Office and apartments); rl Dunning; P. P. & L. Co.; Dr. L. E. Gard; Chas. A. Briggs; Mrs. Edith Volkman; SeO later Dept.; Karl E. Ericson; Geo. Whitehorn; Haluye Yamuchi; Chika Yakauchi; •i• Huston; J. F. O'Herin; Tom Pfliger; D. F. Rodkey; Mrs. W. F. Chute; Becks' tors; S. N. McGee. PIN BALL LICENSES: A. F. rylvester (1 machige); Geo. T c 561