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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-22-1938 Minutesiegular 1:eeting _ Sept. 15th, 1938. Continued. was read and ordered filed upopi motion made by Wirth, seconded by LeRoux. Assn. of Wash. Cities asked the council to place an additional ;740.00 in their budget next year. STEEL TANK & PIPE CO. submitted a bill for balance of their contract, 06362.00, p state tax of $535.60. or total of 9'5997.20. Motion made by Haylett, seconded by Wirth an that consideration of the claim be postponed until the next meeting. BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTING SIGNAL LINE were opened; only one received, it being from the Empire Electric Co., at cost of $491.12. Motion made by Wirth, seconded by Haylett, that consideration of the bid be postponed until the next meeting; carried. BIDS ON POLICE CAR were opened from following: Maughan Motor Co., 01095., less X375. for old car, or $720. net. Nelson Motor Co., $1037., less I`400. for old car, or .637. net Conlen Auto & Impl. Co., X915. Motion made by Wirth, seconded by LeRoux that the bid of the Nelson Motor Co. be a cepted as the lowest and best bid; roll call ordered and showed 3 Ayes and i No as follow Ayes, Haylett, LeRoux and Wirth; Noes, Burns; motion declared carried. Petition for a light at 8th and Clark was ea referred to the Light Committee. 'Matter of Salary for Chief of Police Buchanan was referred to the Police Committ for consideration and report at the next meeting. UNIFORMS FOR POLICE DEPT. discussed and motion was made by Haylett, seconded by Wirth end carried, that members of the Police Dept. be instructed to secure uniforms, that the city will advance the payment for the nniforms and that members will reimburse the cit; by deductions 4t from their salaries over a peri o of s x months. Rer.ort of Water rept. showing a loss of I? "d3 due to $53,2;(.00, spent on the n tank, was read, accepted and ordered placed on file upon motion made by ,girth, seconded by Haylett. 1939.BUDGET WAS briefly considered and Mayor Hicks asked that an item of X77500. for additional ornamental lights be added to the tentative budget, bath in expenditures a in receipts, as he thought that the cityw u �dd,��receive more than that amount of money addi from the satstate next year. Following `-Rdopting the budget for 1939 was thereupo4 read and adopted upon motion nada by Wirth, seconded by Haylett and carried: "WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, met in regular session on Thursday, the 15th day of September, 1939, to consider the preliminary budget the City of Pasco for the year 1939 and having made such revisions as deemed advisable in said budget as submitted by the City Clerk, "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the preliminary budget as considered be and the same is hereby ordered placed on file for the information of any pax -payer who may call at the office of the City Clerk, for information regarding same, or for copies thereo. "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of Pasco give due notice that the said preliminary budget is on file and that the city council will meet on Monday, the 3rd day of October, 1939, at the hour of 9 o'clock PM at the City Hall in the City of Iasco, for the purpose of fixing final budget 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." ADJOURNMENT: No motion made to adjourn but it seemed the consensus of opinion that the council :,ould meet in an adjourned meeting Thursday, Sept. 22nd for the purpose of considering the budget further and also acting on the ordinance submitted by the Planning Commission for zoning the city. 1 1 ATTEST: ItAYOR City Clerk Passed and approved 'the _L ay of Cct( _L� _1939. 6� I CITY COV110I1, CIIAIABLRS Special i,;eeting _ September 22nd, 1939. ROLL CALL: Pursnant-to a call issued by Mayor Hicks, the city council met in special Sion with following members present on roll call: Mayor Hicks, Councilmen Burns, istensen, O'Herin and Wirth; abentees were Haylett, LeRoux and Partch. The call the meeting was the read, the call stating that the purpose of the meeting was for the pose of canvassing votes at the recent election, consideration of the budget for 1939, Sideration of the zoning ordinance submitted by the Planning Commission and such other tern as might come before the council. ELECTION BALLOTS WERE CANVASSED BY THE COUNCIL 'WITH FOLLOWING RESULTS: Precinct CURRENT Total "F� "A a_g inet" 2 108 33 75 3 154 90 64 4 199 118 71 5 156 100 56 6 182 99 83 7 177 79 98 (1 ballot spoiled) Totals --rm —76R-- 76R CURRENT EZPENSE BILLS: Following bills for salaries of election officers and use of polling places were dared pagd upoia motion made by O'Herin, seconded by Wirth and carried without dissent on 11 call: rrants 14170 to 14192 inclusive: salaries of election officers and useet of polling places _ _ _ _ Total $140.70 RESOLUTION DECLARING RESULT OF SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF PASCO, WASH. %� q SEPT. 20th, 1938, was read as follows: / "The City Council met in special session at the call of the mayor, for the purpose, Ong other things of canvassing the vote of the special election held September 20th, 1939; 1 there being 4 members of the Council present, the said council then proceeded to the can_ as of the vote of said special election; and having so canvassed the said vote of special action finds and hereby declares that on the propositions submitted thereat, 1098 votes re cast in the several precincts of the said city on said date, and that of such votes, 2 were XUR "For the building and installing of a filtration plant and the making of her improvementand additions to the water system, and the issuance of water utility bonds herefor in an amount not to exceed $67,375.00, as provided in Ordinance No. 436"• and 5 were "A ainat the proposal to build and install a filtration plant and make other orovemen s the city water system and against the issuance of bonds for the payment there f, as provided in Ordinance Be. 436". "THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council finds that a majority of the said tee so cast at said special election were in favor of the proposal to build and install a 1tration plant and make other additions and improvements to the water system, and the 3uance and sale of water utility bonds therefor. "Passed and approved this 22nd day of September, 1939." tion made by O'Herin, seconded by Wirth and carried unanimously, that the resolution be Doted. ZONING ORDINANCE was discussed briefly and action was postponed until Councilman lett, who has been handling it, gets back to the city. BUDGET was gone over and various changes made, so that when its consideration finished $10,616. had been cut from the tentative fignres submitted, and it was thought t budget could be adopted without difficulty at the Oct. 3rd meeting. ADJOURNIJENT: Motion made by O'Herin, seconded by Burns and carried, that the ting adjourn. 1 s EST: /�✓ �� Mayor City Vlerk Passed and enproved the day of �_,_ACA2 1938. 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