HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-04-1939 MinutesREGULAR SESSION COUNCIL CHAMBERS APRIL 28 1939.
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting called to order at eight thirty PM. by Mayor Raymond Hicks.
ROLL CALL:
Roll call by clerk councilmen present were Burns, Downey, Linderman & Pangle
absent were McDonnell, Partch and Westby.
READING OF THE MINUTES:
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read.
BILLS & COMMUNICATIONS:
A letter was read from the Association of Washington Cities, relative to Finan
Officers' Sectional Meeting, to be held in Spokane May the 19th & 19th.
This meeting was discussed at length, also the meeting of the Pacific Water we
Association to be held in Tacoma Apr i the 11th, 12th., & 18th. Motion made by
Pangle and seconded by Burns that mea s be made available to send representati
to these meetings. Motion carried.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES:
Street Committee given more time to investigate out laying sewer service, and
widening Yakima Street.
Building Committee not ready to report on blanket coverage insurance.
Cemetery Committee granted more time on determining changes in prices of lots,
account Mr Westby's illmess.
REPORTS FROM OFFICERS:
The City Treasurer'8 March report was reviewed;
The Water Department's Monthly Report was read and discussed.
City Clerk presented the Monthly Budget Reports.
C. M. O'Brien advises he has filed application to have the R. A. Kling grope
put up for sale.
INSTRUCTION & READING OFORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS:
ORDINANCE NUMBER 443 declaring an emergency and providing for a Deputy City CL
and for compensating such deputy City Clerk for Services to be rendered.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Pasco as follows;
SECTION ONE:
WHEREAS: an emergency has arisin which could not have beasonable been foreseen
the time of making the budget for the year 1939, which emergency requires the
expenditure of monjtenotrprovided for in the budget. Such emergency being occasi
by the increase of work in the office of the City Clerk, growing out of the col
lection of license fees, and out of the fact that the duties of the City Clerk
were believed not to be sufficient to require an assistant in such office.
AND WHEREAS. it now develops that such work does require an assistant therein a
it is estimated that it will require an expenditure of $300.00 over and above
that provided for in said budget for the office of City Clerk.
THEREFORE, The City Council does hereby declare an emergency to exist requiring
expenditure of $300.00 over and above the amount in the budget for the office o
City Clerk.
SECTION TWO:
THE City Clerk be and is hereby authorized to employ as assistant or deputy for
a salary not exceeding $25,00 per month, and that emergency warrents be issued
pay the salary of such deputy when. so employed.
SECTION THREE:
This ordinance shall take effect five days from and after its passage and publi
cation.
Motion made by Downey and deconded by Burns that Ordinance number 443 has had
its first reading, va.rried by vote of four.
Motion made by Pangle seconded by Downey that Ordinance number 443 have its sec
reading by title only.
Motion made by Downey and seconded by Pangle that ordinance number 443 has had
second reading. carried by vote of four.
(FINISHED BUSINESS:
Relative to work on Third Street the WPA crew is in need of a concrete mixer;
Mayor Hicks in favor of selling or trading ca.terpillar,to obtain more useful
equipment, all agree that the City should have a mixer for use in the various
departments, arrangements could be made to obtain by a joint purcgase. For the
present City Clerk to write Wm Knox, WPA Zone Engineer,Division of Operation,
Yakima, asking if a mixer would be available for this project; Also to advise
Mr. Collier that on his next trip to Pasco the Street Committee of the Council
would like an interview with him.
Pangle and Downey produced litature on a small gasoline power mixer with water
mixer to cost 435.00 dollars known as the Jagear.
Telephone polls on Third Street in the vicinity of the High School and Park, no
to be moved, since the widening of that street. Mr. Downey to contact Mr Skill
ascertain how this situation is to be handled.
AD JOURN ME; N T :
A telephone poll and a few trees at the intersection of Yaktma and Sylvester
being removed and set back on account of view:,obotruction.
Motion made by Linderman seconded by Burns that the meeting,adjourn until next
regular meeting. --- _
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Mayor
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Passed and appro this__�l---- day of 1939.
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AR MEETING
TO ORDER: -
Meeting called to order at 9:30 P.M. by Mayor PorteMem Burns.
CALL
Roll Called by the Clerk, Councilmen present were, Burns, Downey, Pangle and
Partch. Absent were Linderman, McDonnell and Westby.
9 & COMMUNICATIONS:
On account of Art Partch having to leave the meeting at nine oclock, Motion was
made by Downey and seconded by Pangle that regular order of business be set aside
and the claims against the City be taken care of.
A claim for x'1,134.21 from the Hugh G. Purcell Company, covering Pipe, lead &
Oakum for the River View Park, was with held and the Clerk instructed to write the
Company relative to omitting sales tax and inquire about the .7311 price per foot
accoubt, the amount purchased being shipped by 40,000 pound car load rate.
The following claims were read and ordered paid, motion made by Partch and Seco
by Pangle, Carried by roll call vote of four.
rrent
No. Varlous Departments
Amt.
702 _
_ Howard Cooper Co.
Fire Hose & Fittings _ _ _ _ _
$295.00
3
American LaFrance Foamite
Co. Carrying Racks fire truck
24.22
4
U. S. Laundry
Fire Room Laundry
5.11
5
Huston Motor Co.
Flange
.50
6
Damon Morgan
Labor City Park
6.00
7
Alfred Myers
" " It
3. bo
9
Frank Olay
It River View Park
15.00
9
Columbia Hardware Co.
Paint& Brush
1.49
10
C. M. O'Brien
Office Help & Rent
10.00
11
Puget Sound News Co.
New Books
28.69
12
Columbia Hardware Cc
Lawn Rake
1.50
13
" It
Grass Seed
1.65
14
Mrs. E. Noland
Police Matron
2.00
15
Void
Void
16
Pasco Eletric Shop
Splicing Cable
3.95
17
City Water Dept.
Material & Labor
9.99
19
Pasco Plumbing & Heating
Co. Oil Burner & fittings
`820.62
19
Western Golf Course Supply
Co. Wheel for Motor Mower
4.00
20
A. E. Hinckley
Work on 1939 Annual report
17.50
21
Union Oil Company
210 gal gas
33.60
22
Standard Oil Co.
500 gas diesel oil
41.25
23
General Petroleum
Oil and service
14.71
24
C9ty Treasurer
Misc
10.11
25
White River lumber Go
Cement & Lumber
16.14
26
Pasco Hardware Co.
Pipe & Fittings
33.99
27
Pasco Herald
Ordinance & Supplies
55.35
29
Pasco Auto Company
Spot Light Handle
4.10
29
Pacific Telephone Cc
Service
5.95
30
City Water Department
Hydrants & Water
246.65
31
Pacific Power & Light
City lights
221.89 $1,624.03
Street Department
379
Pacific Power & Ligut Co.
Lighting Service
120.72
390
Gerry's Sales & Service
Repair of tires
1.00
391
Kilmer & Sons
Saw files
9.49
392
Patrick & McDuffie
Purolator filter
5.95
393
Roy Krueger
labor
16.00
394
Roy Krueger
Auto Parts & Battery
43.98
395
Columbia Hardware Cc
Paint & Brushes
26.90
396
Pasco Hard*dre Company
aawrgiles
1.90
397
Pasco Herald Cc
Warrents
9.40
399
Union Oil Comnany
Gasmline
64.63
399
White River Lumber Cm
lath & Cement
2.91
390
Pacific Power & Light
Under Pass & Orn Lights
133.90
391
Pasco Eletric Shop
Repair to Traffic Light
2,50
WATER
DEPT.
3540
Void
41
Pasco Machine Company
Work on pipes
16.17
42
Void
43
Void
44
Pasco Herald Co.
Warrents,Clumnar,bids
17.78
45
The Bristol Co.
Chart, Ink, Ins. Etc
11.34
46
Excise Tak Cimmission
Revenue Tax for April
177.91
47
American Water Works Assn.
Menbership Fee
10.00
49
Neptune Meter Co
Meter &.-Parts
103.49
49
Olympic Foundry Co.
Tee & Reducer
19.99
50
D. Burt Bryan
Repair Clock Gaguue
3.50
51
Wallace & Tiernan Sales Corp
Metefr & Scale
22.60
52
Rensselaer Valve Co.
Hydrant Fittings
9.11
53
Hughes & Co.
Adaptor, Wire Etc.
60.62
54
Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co.
Chlorine
40.50
55
City Treasurer
Draft, Freight, Stamps Etc.
19.11
56
Pacific Power & Light Co.
Service from March to Maylst
612.93
57
Pasco Plumbing & Heating CO
150 # gate
3.50
59
White River Lumber Cc
Clay & Lumber
28:OO'
59
Pasco Hardware Cc
Light Globes
,73
60
Current Expense
40 gal Gasoline
6.90
436.88
3.223.99
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668 C) c"
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f EMERGENCY CHLORINATOR ;;BUSINESS:
AAle�er was read from Mr. M. S. Campbell, Public Health Engineer, of Seattle, t Harry Sandtedt advised the WPA project work will be over at the River View Park
Mr. D. W. McGhee dated April 29th, relative to a Chlorinator for emergency use May the 9th. He has 200 sacks of cement stored in one of the Northern Pacific
installed at the Northern Pacific Pump House; Motion made by Partch and seconded Sheds, he would like ready purchased cementofotvthehSchoolework.�Hetee is anxiouattofaeir. ll thishhas cement71
by Downey that this be referred to the Nater Committee Motion carried. and will appreciate any assistance in this matter.
AMERICAN LbGION TOPROMOTE A CARNIVAL
C. M. O'Brien was inquiring into a license for the American legion Carnival; JOURNMENT:
Motion made by Burns and seconded by Linderman tha the meeting adjourn until
At this time Art Partch had to leave the meeting to catch a, train. next regular meeting night. carried.
ADJOURNMENT:
Motion made by Burns and seconded by Downey that the meeting adjourn until eight
o'clock Monday night May the 8th. Mayor Pro Tem.
Account no quorum present. C
ATTST:
nTTsr: MAYOR PRO TEM
City Clerk
CITY CLE_,K I
—L n � Passed and approved this�5 day of4�.,..,t 1939. I
Passed and approved thiday of�%%1939.
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ADJOURNED SESSION COUNCIL CHAMBERS MAY 8, 1939.
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Burns at eight o'clock. nay 18, 8939
1; GULAR SESSION C OUIdC IL CH AMtsER
ROLL CALL:
By Clerk Councilmen present were Burns, Downey, Linderman and Pangle; Absent
were McDonnell, Partch & Westby.
READING OF THE MINUTES: NO QUORUM PRESENT COUNCIL TO MEETli NEXT REGULAR MEETING NIGHT JUl;E 1st, 1939.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read.
Reports from Commmitties; ATTEST:
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The WPA project work on Third Street and the High School was discussed, Mr i y 4ci Mayes Pro Tem
McKeever under the impression that Mr. Collier of Yakima wQQnld allow two crews
to work on concrete at the School so this could be complc'led this period. The
School will furnish all material; Mr. Booth would like to have two City Dump
trucks for hauling gravel Motion made by Pangle ans seconded by Linderman that passed and approved this !S Day of 1939.
Street Committee contact Mr. Booth and Mr. Brickey with the idea of assisting —
them complete this work soon as possible.
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Moving telephone poles at Third & Sylvester pending. C. M. O'Brien trying to
get a utility strip east of Park for Power Company line, one section is in an
estate and no changes can be made right now.
City Clerk.
REPORTS FROM OFFICERS:
A letter was read from Mayor Hicks appointing A.R. Haylett Police Judge, to fie
the unexpired term of A.M. Johnson, deceased, Term ending December 31, 1940.
Mr. Haylett accepted the appointment by letter.
COUNCIL CHAI,IBERS JUNE 1, 1939
Police Report from Police Judge A. M. Haylett for the Monti of April. GULAR SESSION
J. F. Sullivan drunk and disorderly fined 07.50
IV. T. Cloydell " It " " 7.59
0 QUORUM PRESENT COUNCIL TO MEET NEXT REGULAR MEDTING NIGHT JUNE 15, 1939.
Cash Bal. 1 .O
J. A. Watson " " " " 7.50 not having any
money was released for fifteen days to earn money to pay fine.
i1TEST: i
Mrs. Schunaman asked the Council through the City Clerk to purchase a set of f1
in the amount of r �j s X24
$2.00, the American Flan and the Sjate Flag. A flag for the Ci
Hall flag Poll was also discussed, motion made b.* Downey and Seconded by Pangle j� y
that the City buy the set of flags from Mrs Schunaman to help further the expens r
of the Golden Joublee given by the Daughters of the Pioneers in this City May th
19th and 19th. Also to inform Paul Schlagel to order the flag priced by him Of 1939.
the Lee Perry Company. Motion Carried. Passed and approved this /� Day of
THIRD:READING OF ORDIIQAIdCES FOR PASSAGE:
Motion made by Pangle and seconded by Downey that Ordinance number 443 have its
Third reading; Motion made by flangle and seconded by Downey that ordinance No.
443 had had its third andifittal reading. Motion made by Downey and seconded by -
Pangle that Ordinance Number 443 be finally adopted as read. Mcity Carried. y C1 er j
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