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Home My WebLink About01-05-1939 MinutesA50 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS REGULAR SESSION JANUARY 5,1939. CALL TO ORDER: By Mayor Hicks,City council met in an adjourned session. ROLL CALL: The following councilmen present Burns, Downey, Linderman, Pangle & Westby absent Partchi Thts begins the first business meeting of 1939. MINUTES: Of special meeting held January 3rd read and approved as read. COMMUNICATIONS: A letter from Attorney Chas O'Brien appointing Attorney Karl Grimm as deputy City Attorney during his absence from the city. A letger was read from Charles L. Powell Attorney at Kennewick Wask. ask. ing for a copy of ordinance number 369, suggestion was made by Mayor Hicks that Mr. Powell be advised the ordinance was quite lenghity to copy but he could feel free to read or copy same by coming to Pasco City Hall. Clerk ordered to write Mr Powell a letter to that effect. CLAIMS: The following claims against the various funds were read and motion made by McDonnell and seconded by Downey and carried unanimously on roll call that the bills be paid. WARRENTS: WATER DEPT. FUNDS. 3455 Bear & Cunningham Prdgress payment for raising old water tank $ 75.00 3456 Baer & Cunningham Final payment on 400,000 gal. water tank 76.40 3459 Pacific Power & Light Co. Power for City Pump --339.52 4W.T7- CURRENT EXPENSE FUNDS: 14469 Gertrude Speier wager ist to 4th ine 14469 Huston Motor Co. Work on Cemetery Car 14470 Pasco Herald 1500 vouchers City Clerks Office 14471 Lee & Perry Shades & brackets Trees. 0. tables & chairs for election 14472 Economy Super Service tire tube & repair, Cemetery car 14473 Aurelia Pratt Wages 1st to 4th inc. 14474 Columbia Hwd. Co. Mdse City Hall 14476 Pasco plumbing & Heating Work on City Hall stocker 14475 H. Earl Clack Co. Gas Police Dept. 14477 L. A. Cox Used Ford truck for Cemetery 14478 Yakima Bindery & Printing Co. 14479 Churchman Inv. Co. Inc. Renewal 3 year term policy # 1400 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS REGULAR MEETINQ ADJOURNED SESSION JANUARY 19, 1939. CALL TO. ORDER: Honorable Mayor Pro Tem. W. E. Burnes called the meeting to order at BPM. ROLL CALL: Roll call by the Clerk present were Downey, Linderman, McDonnell, Pangle, and Westby; Absent Art Partch. TNUTES : Minutes of the previous meeting read and approved as read. SILLS & COMMUNICATIONS: A letter from Mrs. J. Warden Secretary for the Townsend Club Number One, relative to the Red Cross using the Council Chambers Tuesday nights; For some time this has been their regular meeting night and Place. The Public Building Committee are to contact the Townsend Committee for rearrangements. The Chamber of Commerce at Pullman Wash. inquired by letter into benefits - difficulties encountered through the enforcment of our new zoning ordinance nbmber 435. The Clerk was asked to advise that thus far every thing had been very favorable. 4.94 Mayor Hicks announced by letter to the Council the appointing of A. M. 3.24 Haylett acting Police Judge during the illness of regular Police Judge 17.15 A. M. Johnson, Oath of office and bonds had been properly filled out signed and filed with the Cith Clerk. 3.50 1 5.50 REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES: 16.12 STREET COMMITTEE WERE NOT READY AT THIS TIME, TO REPORT ON THE WIDENING 4.95 OF third street north from Bonneville to the State Highway. 1.50 28.39 125.00 72.92 13.63 E96.64 A motion was made by Linderman and Water Dept 490.97 seconded by Downey carried unanimously on roll Total call that Burns be appointed Mayor Pro, Tem. MISCELLANEOUS: Mayor Hicks advised the council that the contract for raising the old water tank had been signed and bonds furnished; The plans and specifications were reYiewed by the council. McDonnell inquired into repealing ordinance number 436, council adjourned briefly while city attorney Karl Grimm prepaired a new ordinance; Upon reconvening city attorney advised it necessary to put the question of suspending regular order of business to a vote of the council; At this time Mayor Hicks announced his intention to veto any ordinance when passed by council, having any effect on the present situation concerning filtration; Linderman made a motion to suspend regular order of business; roll call vote as follows Burns No, Downey did not vote,Linderman Yes, McDonnell Yes, Pangle No, and Westby No.Motion to suspend regular order of business defeated. Pangle brought before the council for discussion the bubject of widening 3rd street from Bonneville north to the state highway; this was given to the street committee for consideration. ADJOURNMENT: Motion made by McDonnell and 2nd by Downey and carried that the council meeting adjourn until 8 PM, Thursday January 19, 1939. a Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and approved the 11th day of Januaty, 1939. City Cler t MISCELLANEOUS: HEREAFTER licenses will be issued by the City Clerk when application and fee are presented, except when something doubtful or unusual appears motion made by Pangle and seconded by McDonnell and carried without dissent on rollcall . License Fees for the City, to date total $1110.50. FUNDS amounting to $1340.45 were transfered from the Cenetery fund to the Current Expense Fund, motion made by Linderman and secended by Westby carried unanimous by roll call vote. CITY HALL REROOFING WARRENT amounting to $101402 interest $55.67 making a total of $1069.69, was order paid motion made by Downs$ seconded by Pangle and carried unanimous by roll call vat. Mr.Dave McGhee brought before the Council the matper of adiquate pumping facilities for the new water tank during the process of raising the old one. The Water Committee with other members of the Council and Mr. McGhee will investigate and w(I out this question. Mr. I. N. Brickey asked the Council through Mr Pangle to give some con- sideration to two second hand dump trucks needed badly for expediting street work; Street Committee were instructed to look into this thoroughly McDonnell volenteered to obtain prices on trucks in this class while in Spokane. Vic Pangle asked for the annual quota of fire hose, and that quotations for same be obtained; He also asked for parts and repair work for the Pressure pump of the old fire truck, this pump is badly worn by sand. ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES: Legislative information Headquarters, room 337 Olympian Hotel Olympia, Wash; are sending bill reports to all cities and towns members of the association; these bullitians are quite lengthy to read at Council Meetings, so here after Mr. Grimm will review them prior to the meetings and bring out and discuss points of interest Council Meeting. ADJOURNMENT: Motion made by Linderman and seconded by Mcdonnell and carried that the meeting adjourn until February 2nd 1939. iL) `C-- U'� MA)"Z Mayor Pro. Tem. ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and Approved the �2 3 day of January 1939 -��Z 1`?� City Cler 651 lifa:!P p�'I i