HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-02-1937 MinutesCITY COUIICIL
3egular session _ lugust 19th, 1937.
ROLL GALL: City council met in regular session with I,Iayor Pro Tem O'Herin presiding
and following councilmen present : Burns, Christensen, Haylett, O'Herin, Partch rand Wirth;
absent, Leroux.
MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION Aug. 15th and adjourned meeting Aug. 12th read and aphrov
CLAIMS AS FOLL01US were read F,nd ordered paid on motion made by dirth, seconded b•, Cl,
nd carried on roll call:
NATER FURD:
3025 P. P. & L. Co., pump power _ _ _ 703.25
CUR_-iFd,'T EXPEIISE:
13499 Tom E. Perry, salary as Life Guard at swimming beach 50.00
13499 P. P. w L. Co., city lights _ 304.59
13500 Reuben $1s: Ells, omitte.i from fire Pay roll 3= July 10.00 364.59
Letter frola City Attorney O'Brien, suggested that council secure vacant lots in "0ll
Town" now the property of the county and make parks out of s,ama; ordered filed until budg;
was considered.
Clerk reported rdditionvl license collections of tir54.00, plus 9"152.00 for pin brills,
m=king total $3541.27 to date.
Letter read from Pittsburg Des Ilointex Steel Co., enclosing letter which they forgs{
to enclose with their bid on water tank and this was ordered filed.
Haylett was not yet ready to mal• e report on rates to be charged large commercial vial
users, lso regarding new zoning ordinance.
Clerk's report in typed form passed to councilmen.
,Vater Manager reported gross earnings of '?4906.79 with net of $1197.49 for the
previous month.
P. P. & L. Co. CONTRACT: Pronosed ordinance renewing contract with P. P. & I
for ligihts in residence district was reported on by City Attorney, ,vho said it was Cori
form, but that the ten year period it covered snneared rather long. Suggested five ye
miglit b6 long enough in view of Northwest electrical develop ements. Re-ferred to Liai
hater Committee upon motion made by dlirth, seconded by Christensen and carried.
0&DIIiANCE No. 427, strengthening the present sewer ordinance (i;o. 176) and maki
,later Manager the City Sewer Inspector, also providing for a license of 2' e
15.00 on cont
and for the latter to post bond of $1000. to protect the city and p y a fee of 2'2.00
connection made t� sewer; (connections to sewers are to be cast iron) This was read f
third time and motion was made by Christensen, seconded by Wirth rand carried that ordirr
be declared to have hrd its third rending.. Motion made by Christensen, seconded by 'Wi
carried without dissent on roll cell, th,t Ordin»nce 427 be declared adopted.
Burn was not yet ready to report reg rding service station driveway at let i.
WATER TARX: After some discussion, motion was made by Wirth, seconded by
and carried without dissent on roll call, that all bids for a water tank be rejected an
checks submittal by bidders be returned to them.
A motion was then made by Haylett, seconded by O'Herin and carried, that adeciv
bids and specifications be prep .red by a competent engineer and that the city proceed t
again rsk for bids on a water tank.
Fire Ordinance: Motion was mode by Haylett, seconded by Christensen, that
Fire Committee, together with Fire Chief, have an ordinance drawn up covering fire prevo
motion carried.
A fortune teller having asked for a business license, clerk was advised t
one, if arnlication is made.
Matter of sponsoring of carnival by Active Club, week of Aiig. 23rd, was di:
as Active Club wants license fees 'learmirlm d" for city improvements and ii clerk was rd -
that it would be OK to issue license.
WASHIIIGTON I.IOTOR COACH CO.'s request to hove alley between ttkx&xXaskx5th l
and Columbia, running East from 5th St., graded by the city, so that °ravel could bear,
and slley fixed up for use by their buses using Gerry's Garage, was bropght un by Burne,
who stated that the Motor Coach Co. would bear :'11 the costs of improving the ,lley;
matter left in the h^nds of-_tT�e Street atxpx3gJmtsndsax Commissioner.
ADJOURUMEiJT: Motion made by Christensen, seconded by Partch -nd carried
meeting adjourn.
,ATTEST: �.
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City CCity C erh.
Passed and a, rnrove i the _c 4-1 day of _._ _ 1937.
City C' ark.
CITY COUNCIL CH'J,4HER5
Regular session _ September 2, 1937.
ROLL CALL: City council met in regular session with Mayor Hicks presiding and fol_
wing councilmen present: Burns, Christensen, Haylett, O'Herin, Partch and Wirth;
sent Leroux.
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD August 19th were read and approved.
CLAI14S AGAINST CURRENT :XPENSE FUND AS FOLLOWS WERE READ and ordered paid upon motion
de by Haylett, seconded by O'Herin and carried on roll call:
501_13507 Pay roll for various offices month of August 376.67
509_13509 Pay roll of Library for August _ 110.00
510_13512 Pay roll of Police Dept. for August _ _ 401.40
513_13515 Labor performed in parks dur ing August _ 115.00
516 Elsie 7Jeltz, steno work for city attorney _ 5.00
617_13529 Pay roll of Fire Dept. for August 99.00
530 Western Grain & Seed Co., supplies for library Q 1.02
531 H. W. Wilson Co., renew subscriptions for library 16.40
532 P. P. & L. Co., lights for library _ 3.64
533 City Treasr., water for various departments 350.05
534 Art Gobiet, labor at hobo camp _ _ _ 2.00
535 W. M. 'W orthy, do. _ _ _ 2.00
636 Underwood Elliott Fisher Co., supplies _ 2.00
637 Shell Service 4942, oil and bulb for Police car .75
639 Pasco Machine Co., repair lawn mowers for parks 4.50
539 Shaw & Borden Co., supplies _ _ 3.11
540 Pasco Hardware Co., hardware Parks & Cemetery 6.54
541 Nash. State Law Library, copy of 1937 session laws 3.25
3642 P. T. & T. Co., phone calls _ _ .75
543 U. S. Laundry, laundry, firemen, etc. _ 14.39
544 John W. Graham Co., books _ 19.39
545 Pasco Auto Co., car repairs for Police car 11.95
546 M & M Cafe, meals for prisoners, August _ _ 14.75
647• State Treasurer, Industrial insurance, medical aid,etc. 19.02 S��• 8
CLAIMS AGAINST WATER FUND AS FOLLOWS were read and ordered paid upon motion made
Partch, seconded by Haylett and carried on roll call:
26_3029 Pay roll of Nater Dept. for August _ _ 505.00
30 Art Gobiet, labor _ 55.00
31 State Treasurer, Industrial insurance & medical, etc. 15.65
32 State Tax Commission, revenue tax _ _ 143.79
33 Neptune Neter Co., meter parts _ _ 29,90
34 Wallace & Tiernan Sales Co., repairs _ _ 3.99
35 Penn. Salt Mfg. Co., chlorine _ _ _ 40.50 O
36 City Treasurer, reimbursement for freight, etc. _ 12.34 S
CITY STREET FUND: On Street pay roll I. 14. erickey made claim for one month at
raight salary of •;?125.00, plus 72 hrs. supervising work on primary highways32q( 60�
r hour, $43.20 and 60 hrs, driving_ truck for Diesel Oil Sales Co., 9 76V per hour.$45.00
e Diesel Oil Sales Co. had sent the city check for $45.00 for driving truck for them,
ty Atoorney O'Brien ruled "Mr. Brickey was pxki put on a salary of ;125.00 in the budget
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that is all he is supposed to be paid if the council stays within the budget and we
ume that he works 9 hours per day for $125.00; on that assumption there should be no
rtime. The budget provides for additional L.bor at $400.00 but it seems to me that
Mr. Brickey can receive is zr125.00 per month. You will place yourself ixa in a
her peculiar situation if you plece a man on a monthly salary and then allow him over_e and you are not then following your budget. If he did the work for the Diesel Oil
es Co. on the city's time, it would iika look as thoughjV check belodgs to the city.
time you are paying Brickey more than $1500. per year, you are exceeding your budgetU.
however, the work for the Disel Oil Sales Co. was done by Brickey on his own time,
can pass that thru all right without being criticised by the Auditing Dept." It
eloped that the work for the Diesel Oil Co. was performed after Brickey performed his
alar hours of service and that the $45.00 should be paid to him. A motion was then
by O'Herin, seconded by Christensen and carried that the Street Dept. pay roll be
vised to the extent that the item shown on Line 4, consisting of 72 hrs. work by 1. N.
ickey, be held in abeyance, penling further investipiition.
Motion was then made by O'Herin, seconded by Partch and carried on roll call. without
ssent, that the balance of the claims against Bity Street Fund as corrected bgr allowed.
�_Renort of city treasurer was passed around.
Clerk reported license applications for licenses amounting to $377.75, making total
lections to date $3919.02.
Light Committee thru Haylett reported that proposed ordinance submitted by P. P. & L.
[renewing contract for lights in residence district, that committee saw no reason
ordinance should not be passed as it is written and that committee recommended its
sage. (Ordinance brought up later).
Burns reported regarding service station at let & Lewis, that no action should be
On at this time, as they will have a driveway 24 ft. wide.
CLAIMS AGAINST STHEET FUND:
60_62_65 Street Department prey roll for August as revised 260.50
W. J. B. Smith, salary as city engineer (19 d-ys) 190.00
Robert Tobin, labor 100
P. T. & T. Co., long distance phone calls _ 3..05
9 E. M. Brown, 30 yds. rock _ _ _ _ 36.00
State Treasurer, industrial insurance, med. aid etc. _ 9.06
WATER TANK: Hpylett reported that it was the opinion of the committee, that
Y should get a competent engineer to prepare specifications, advise as to location of
'And prepare preliminary nlans. Motion made by O'Herin, seconded by Christensen and
ried that report be adopted.
ORDINANCE 4 , covering a renewal of contract with the P. P. & L. Co. for
bts in the resident district, for a period of ten years was read. Wirth objected to
Year term as too to#g and city attorney called attention to fact that the Bonneville
Coulee dam projects would be completed before that time and city might want to secure
er from these sources. The committee stated that kka five year contract would cost
16* more per year than a ten year contract, or $530. for the five years. Manager Roy
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CITY COUNCSL CRAMBMS
Regular meeting September 3, 1937.
Skill of the P. P. & L. Co., stated that one reason why the company preferred a ten year
contract was because they contemplated making a number of improvements which they would
do and on which they could spend more money if given a ten year contract rather ban a
short one. Motion made by Haylett, seconded by O'Herin that Ordinance No. 42 be declared
to have had its first reading; carried.
Motion made by O'Herin, seconded by Haylett, that Ordinance No. 42Y be given its second
reading by -title only; motion carried and ordinance wqs read by title. Motion then
made by Wirth, seconded by Haylett and carried, that ordinance be declared to have had
its second reading.
TENTATIVE BUDGET for 1939 was passed to each councilman.
JfEMOVAL OF SURPLUS LIGHTS: During discussion of light contract under Ordinance 42?
attention had been called to a number of lights at the Lewis St. undercroseing which could
be dispensed with and motion was made by O'Herin, seconded by Christensen and carried
that matter of removal of lights be referred to the Light Committee with power to act.
Haylett called attention that council should decide whether to include lights at
underpass with residential lighting or with ornamental street lights. If included with
former, the P. P. & L. Co. would have to furnish globes, while under the latter, the city
would furnish them.
Upon motion made by O'Herin, seconded by Christensen and carried, the purchasing
agent was authorized to purchase a car of coal for the city hall and library.
ADJOURNMENT: Motion made by O'Herin, seconded by Christensen and carried, that
the meeting adjourn until a meeting is called by the mayor for the purpose of considering
the budget.
ATTEST
City Cler .
Passed and approved the Z day of 1937.
city' Cie raz
NOTE: Altho the city council adjourned its meeting of September 3rd
to a time to be specified by the m;,yor, no adjourned meeting was held.
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Regular "ession _ September 16th, 1937.
ROLL CALL: City council met in regular session with Mayor Hicks presiding and
ollowing councilmen present: Burns, Christensen, Haylett and Wirth; absentees were
eroux, O'Herin and Partch, the latter two being reported as sick.
REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS WAS SUSPENDED to enable the council to give more time to
onsideratioid of the budget, upon motion made by Christensdn, seconded by Wirth and carried.
CLAIMS AGAINST CURRENT EXPENSE AND WATER FUND were read as follows and ordered
Bid upon motion made by Christensen, seconded by Wirth and carried on roll call:
CURRENT EXPE14SE:
3549 P. P. & L. Co., street lights 319.61
3549 Continental Coal Co., assignment of bill of Juvenal Fuel
Co. for coal furnished for city hall _ 326.90 645.41
WATER FUND:
)37 P. P. & L. Co., pump power _ _ _ 692.93
)39 Bill Gardner, labor _ _ _ _ 22.00
)39 E. F. Campbell, labor _ _ 24.00
040 Pasco Machine Co., material _ _ _ 41.97 770.70
RESOLUTION regarding teductions from claims against the city ks from parties
sing the city, was read as follows and declared adopted upon motion made by Haylett,
30onded by Yirth and carried:
"JREGARDING DEDUCTIONS FROM CITY WAGES OR SALARIES FOR PAST DUE WATER BILLS:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO:
sat whenever the Water Superintendent shall report to the City Clerk and City Treasurer
sat any person who has performed labor or furnished goods of supplies to the City, is
sdebted to the City for any past due water bill, the City Clerk is authorized and
3reby directed to deduct from any warrant issued in payment of such indebtedness by the
Ay to such party, the amount of such indebtedness to the city for such past due
iter bill.
Passed and approved this 16th day of September, 1937."
WATER TANK: A communication from Baar & Cunningham, engineers of Portland,
Ivised that they would make a survey of the system water system and make recommendations
,garding the proposed water tank, at a cost of $100.00. If the city wanted their
rvices further in connection with the construction of the tank, their charge would be
4 of the cost of the pro jecj3. Motion was then made by Burns, seconded by Christensen
d carried, that the city hire Baar & Cunningham to make a survey and that Mr. Haylett
authorized to get Mr. Cunningham to Pasco to go ahead with the work.
City Attorney O'Brien suggested that the council might consider the formation of
planning commission, but no action was taken.
VACANT LOTS: The following resolution was read and declared adopted up04 motion
de by Christensen, seconded by Wirth and carried:
"WHEREAS, The City of Pasco has in mind the acquiring and Improving as parks, a
mber of areae of county owned land in the part of Pasco commonly known as "Old Town",
"NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO that the
and of County Commissioners be and are hereby requested to withhold from sale, all
unty owned lands on Columbia, Lewis, Clark and Tacoma Streets, lying between 3rd Street
d the railroad tracks until such time as the City can mature its plans for acquiring
is property and improving it .
"Passed and apnroved this 16th day of September, 1937."
L. I. D. BONDS: The matter of treasurer taking up L. I. D. bonds which were
st due without advising the council, was discussed and the following resolution was
3d and adopted upon motion made by Haylett, seconded by Burns and carried:
"RESOLUTION Regarding Transfer of Funds in the office of the Cdtyx Treasurer of
300, Washington.
"BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, that the City Treasurer
and is hereby directed to reimburse the City Water Department Operating Fund from
I
ies accruing tbx to the City Street Fund from the Motor Vehicle Fund first and before
I reimbursement of the Local Improvement District funds, and,
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Treasurer is directed not to pay any
'standing Local Improvement District Bonds on any of the Local Impaovemnt Districts of
snci 1y taunts untd 1 expressly authorized taus so to do by appropriate action of the city
"Passed and approved the 16th day of September, 1937".
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added
PRELIMINARY
toTvariousadepartmentsOeeeded makingttotalsider amoznthtopbelcutfrom ry bbudget
!ut $10,000. to balance the estimated receipts. The council also authorized insertion
032,000. in the Water Budget for 1939 to cover cost of proposed new tank, this amount
ng offset in receipts by cash on hand in the fund. The following resolution was then
id and adopted upon motion made by Haylett, seconded by Christensen and carried:
"RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE P&LIMINARY BUDGET FOR 193$:
"WHEREAS, the City Council of the Cityk of Pasco, Washington, met in
ular session on Thursday, the 16th day of September, 1937, to consider the preliminary
get for the City of Pasco for the year 1939 and having made such revisions as deemed
usable in said budget as submitted by the City Clerk,
"NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the preliminary budget as considered
and the same is ordered placed on Pile for the information of any taxpayer who may
1 at the office of the City Clerk, for information regarding same, or for copies thereof,
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of Pasco
e due notice that the said preliminary budget is on file and that the City Council
l meet on Monday, the 4th day of October, 1937, at the hour of 9 o'clock P.M. at
City Hall in the City of Pasco, for the purpose of fixing final budget and making
levies in accordance therewith; that the City Clerk cause such notice to be
lished once each week for two consecutive weeks immediately follow
ption of this resolution. ing the
"Passed and approved the 16th day of September, 1937".
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