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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-06-1941 MinutesPASCO, WASHINGTON REGULAR MEETING COMMITTEE ROOM FEBRUARY 6, 1941. CALL TO ORDER: Meeting called to order at eight -fifteen P. M. Honorable Mayor E. S. Johnston presiding. ROLL CALL: By Clerk found all members of the Council present. READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING: Minutes off'the previous meeting were read and approved as read. BILL & COMMUNICATIONS: The following bills against the City were read and ordered paid through a motion made by McDonnell that all bills signed by the claims commit- tee be paid Motion seconded by Linderman and carried by a roll call vote of seven. CURRENT EXPENSE FUND WAR. NAME PURPOSE AMT. 15978 E. M. Brown sand - - - - - - - - 2.55 79 Economy Service Station tire & Tube - - -• 7.65 15980 Pasco Herald, Typewrite & File - - - - - -123.3; 81 Puget Sound 1-ews Co., New Books - - - - - - 9.3 82 Pasco Electric Shop, Labor & Mtrl. wiring in police department - - - - 15.95 83 State Treasurer Vol. Firemens Com.Fund - - - 34.00 84 Mary H. Mee Salary City Treasurer - - -125.00 85 Adah Perry it City Clerk - - - - 125.00 86 Earl Sample " Sexton - - - - - 110.00 87 John P. Green " Caretaker- - - - - 100.00 88 Karl J. Grimm " City Attorney - - 48. 39 89- A.. M. Haylett " Police Judge - - 12.66 15990 Grant Stringham " " it - - - 7.34 - 91 R. Richardson " Janitor - - - - 15.00 92 Dr. H. B. O'Brien " Health Officer - - 15.00 93 C. M. O'Brien " City Attorney - - - 11.61 94 Alf Buchanan " Chief of Police - - 150.00 95 M. Cooney " Patrolman - - - - - 140.00 96 Paul Schlagel " it - - - - - 140.00 97 Alton Allmon " Janitor Library - 30.00 98 Edna F. Lingarger " Librarian - - - - 90.00 99 Larry Matthias " Fire Chief - - - - 4.00 16000 M. Cooney " Fireman - - - - - 1.00 1 Leo Tyree. " " - - - - - 2.00 2 Ed Goulet " " - - - - - 2.00 3 Arthur Strommee " " - - - - - 3.00 4 Mb.x Sloan " " - - - - - 3.00 5 Harry Graves - - - - - 4.00 6 E-. 0. Prescott " " - - - - - 2.00 7 Clark Jensen " " - - - - - 3.00 8 Jim Knowlton " " - - - - - 4.00 9 Lyle Cooney " " - - - - - 4.00 10 R. C. Richardson " " - - - - - 4.00 11 Marshall Goulet " " - - - - - 4.00 12 Bill Williams " " - - - - - 1.00 13 Paul Sheley " " - - - - - 1.00 14 Roy Krueger " " - - - - - 2.00 15 William Todd " " - - - - - 2.00 16 State Treasurer Ind. Ins & Mee Aid - - 2..05 17 Kenneth Hales Fertilizer - - - - - - 15.00 18 Pasco Water Dept. Loan Due in 1941 - - - - 200.00 19 Standard Oil Co. Gasoline & Fuel Oil - - - 75.80 16020 The Pasco Herald Printing & Supplies - - - 30.72 21 Twin City Plumbing & Heating, Pipe , fittings and Labor - - - 67.30 22 Pasco Machine Co. Reinforced Steel - - - - - 24.24 23- Fats Texaco Service Station, Tire Rep. & 011 1.99 24 Huston Motor Co. Welding hoe - - - - - - - .36 25 Columbia Hardware Co. Oil sold in 1940 - - - 1.20 26 Economy Service Station Battery & Connecti6n 8.41 27 Karl J. Grimm Office Rent - - - - - - - 5.00 28 Jess L. Hales Material Column Pad - - - - - .87 29 U. S. Laundry Laundry Fire Room - - - - - 9.13 16030 Gascoigne & Fife Ins. Co. Bond - - - - - - 17.75 31 Burrows Adding Machine Co. Machine Rolls - - 1.37 32 Churchman Inv. Co. Bond - - - - - 95.00 33 Franklin County Treasurer Map - - - - - 1.25 34 Austin & Hicks Ins. Co. Ins.& Bond - 48.94 35 Pacific Power & Light Service - - - - - 362.79 36 General Petroleum Corp. Supplies & Service 3.37 37 Pacific Telephone Co. Calls - - - - - - 3.70 38 Duck Inn Cafe Meals for Prisoners - - - - 9.50 39 Mrs. E. Noland Police Matron - - - - - - - 12.00 16040 Union Oil Co Fuel Oil - - - - - - - - - 39.53 41 Grigg's Store Supplies - - - - - - - - - 3.42 42 Pasco Water Dept. Service - - - - - - - - - 165.30 43 City Treasurer stamps & Exchange - - - 11.15 44 Gaylord Bros Inc. Register Sheets - - - - .00 45 Mayfair Agency magazines - - - - - - - 5.45 46 Edwin Allen Co. New Books - - - - - - - - 4.57 47 Smithsonian Company " It - - - - - - - 24.15 48 The Puget Sound News Co. New Books - - - - 30.00 49 PASCO, RR -GI i 14rEETI11G CONTI1TJM X11 FF:BW,4-9',Y•, WATER DEPARTMENT WAR. NAME PURPOSE AMT. 4016Pacific Plower & Light Power 403.57 4017 D?. W. McGhee Salary Water Dept Manager 180.00 4018 H. V. Harris " Meter Reader 150.00 4019 0. H. Butterfield " Pumper 92.50 ,.,.'4020- August_ Klundt " it Ass t 92.50 4021 Wm. Gardner " Labor 7.50 4022 State Treasurer Ind. Ins. & Med. Aid 3.22 4023 Crane Co Oakum & Lead 249.61 4024 Pacific Power & Light Co. Power - - - - 399,25 4025 Standard Oil Co Gasoline - - - - - - - 5.35 4026 Pasco Machine Co Welding & Citting - - - - - - .1.53 4027 Pasco Herald Bids & Col. Pads - - - - - - - 4:46 4028 Wallace & Tiernan Corp. Valves Parts & Rep - - - 2.99 4029 Hughes & Co. Pipe fittings - - - - - - - 35.95 4030 Pacific Water Works Supply Ob Lead & Oakum 192.67 4031 Neptune Meter Co..,. Meters & Conn - - - - - - - 107.50 4032 Pacific Power & L=ght Co Pump House Rep J-53 4033 Austin & Hicks Co L4ab & Pro. D. I;}s - - - - .90 4034 Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co Liquid Chlorine 40.50 4035 Northern Pacific R. R. Lease Rent - - - - - - - 25.00 4036 City Treasurer Freight - - - - - - - - - 3.28 $2.019. 1 Pasco Machine Co. Cutting & Welding Pipe 301.82 2 Pasco Hardware Co Two gal red lead - - - - - 10.20 3 City Treasurer Freight - - - - - - - - - .50 4 Washington State Penitentiary . Street Signs - - 161.00 5 City Treasurer Freight - - - - - - - - - 1.41 Trans #64ai.nToStreet Det Fund------------ -- 406 28. 9 Dept GRAND TOTAL; ,913:50 VACATING NINTH & NIXON STREETS. A letter of January 21, from the School Board requesting that Ninth Stre betw6dri Bonneville & Yakima be vacated; Motion made by Chenoweth and seconded by Linderman to grant the vacating of this btreet to the School, City Attorne; asked that the Motion be with held, Cheneweth and Linderman withdrew their mo The Mayor expressed the desire of an investigation, Motion made by James and seconded by Hall that the request be turned to the Street and Alley Committee for investigation and hearing at the next meeting motion carried so ordered. The second letter bareing the same date from the School Board requesting the City to Vacate Nixon Street between Second and Thitd this was turned to the Street and Alley Committee by a motion made by James seconded by Hall and carried so ordered. was was introduced to the council b LIABIALITY INSURANCE for the entire City WENDELL P. BROWN DESIRES FLEET INSURANCE: Mr. McDonald, com. to investigate. A letter of February 3,x1941 from Wendell P. grown Representative of the North West Casualty Co. soliciting the liability Fleet Ins., on city owned cars was refered to the Finance & Judicary Committee through a motion made by Linderman and seconded by Baker carried so ordered. PETITIONS & REMONSTRANCES: REPORTS FROM SEWER LATERAL ON SOUTH FIFTH:• A petition with twenty signers was read to the Mayor and Council petitionin for a lateral sewer and connection to the main on south Fifth Stree t; this was turned to the Committee on Water and Sewers. C014BIITTEl S: Mr. Downey reports the Street Light extension is making some progress; The City Clerk was instructed to write the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company for a price on needed supplies and fixtures. The Parks and Cemetery Committee reports about twenty cords of wood sawed at Volunteer Park Motion made by Linderman seconded by James to sell this wood Mr. Tess Hales Superintendent of the W.P.A.Project stated that it would be irregular to sell wood accumulated by W.PA Labor, Linderman and James with- drew their motion. Motion was then made by Linderman that the wood be measur and turned in at the Lumber Yard namely the Twin City of Pasco, and the equi valent obtained for Park use as needed Motion seconded by James and carried so ordei?ed. McDonnell reports no Committee meeting in regard to G4rbage Ord. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS: Building Inspector A. M. Haylett reports permits issued to cover the es- timated cost of $97980.00 for building and repairs for the Month of January 1941.. d49 _on. rel STREET DEPARTMENT 779 R. M. Brown Fill Dirt - - - - - - - - - - 7.49 780 I. N. Brickey Salary St. Supt - - - - - - 160.00 781 Paul Savage " St Cleaner & Laborer 67.00 782 Kenneth Brickey " Laborer 13.00 783 James King It Pump Attendent - - - - 5.00 784 State Treasurer Ind. I s & Med Aid. - - - - - 3.82 785 VOID - 786 Pacific Poaer & Light Under Pass Lights 50.92 787 Huston Motor Co. Repair parts & Labor - - - 45.30 788 Standard Oil Co Gas & Oil - - - - - - - - 72.29 789 Union Oil Co Stop Freeze - - - - - - - - - 10.62 ^790 Richfield --Oil Co Gasoline - - - - - - - - - 40.10 791 The Pasco Herald Adv Bids on truck - - - - - .78 792 Austin & Hicks Co Fleet Ins - - - - - -- - - - 89.80 793 Pasco Auto Co Repair to car door - - - - - 8.31 794 Twin City Truck Co Labor & Parts Rep to truck 29.22 795 Marcus Whitman Garage Rep to tire & Retredd 24.48 796 Economy Service Station Tire repair - - - - 1.02 797 City Treasurer Maps - - - - - - - z_= - M ;3.18_ 6�2. STREET SIGN FUND ":� a . a 'f -_t a i = '4 ', I 74 1 Pasco Machine Co. Cutting & Welding Pipe 301.82 2 Pasco Hardware Co Two gal red lead - - - - - 10.20 3 City Treasurer Freight - - - - - - - - - .50 4 Washington State Penitentiary . Street Signs - - 161.00 5 City Treasurer Freight - - - - - - - - - 1.41 Trans #64ai.nToStreet Det Fund------------ -- 406 28. 9 Dept GRAND TOTAL; ,913:50 VACATING NINTH & NIXON STREETS. A letter of January 21, from the School Board requesting that Ninth Stre betw6dri Bonneville & Yakima be vacated; Motion made by Chenoweth and seconded by Linderman to grant the vacating of this btreet to the School, City Attorne; asked that the Motion be with held, Cheneweth and Linderman withdrew their mo The Mayor expressed the desire of an investigation, Motion made by James and seconded by Hall that the request be turned to the Street and Alley Committee for investigation and hearing at the next meeting motion carried so ordered. The second letter bareing the same date from the School Board requesting the City to Vacate Nixon Street between Second and Thitd this was turned to the Street and Alley Committee by a motion made by James seconded by Hall and carried so ordered. was was introduced to the council b LIABIALITY INSURANCE for the entire City WENDELL P. BROWN DESIRES FLEET INSURANCE: Mr. McDonald, com. to investigate. A letter of February 3,x1941 from Wendell P. grown Representative of the North West Casualty Co. soliciting the liability Fleet Ins., on city owned cars was refered to the Finance & Judicary Committee through a motion made by Linderman and seconded by Baker carried so ordered. PETITIONS & REMONSTRANCES: REPORTS FROM SEWER LATERAL ON SOUTH FIFTH:• A petition with twenty signers was read to the Mayor and Council petitionin for a lateral sewer and connection to the main on south Fifth Stree t; this was turned to the Committee on Water and Sewers. C014BIITTEl S: Mr. Downey reports the Street Light extension is making some progress; The City Clerk was instructed to write the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company for a price on needed supplies and fixtures. The Parks and Cemetery Committee reports about twenty cords of wood sawed at Volunteer Park Motion made by Linderman seconded by James to sell this wood Mr. Tess Hales Superintendent of the W.P.A.Project stated that it would be irregular to sell wood accumulated by W.PA Labor, Linderman and James with- drew their motion. Motion was then made by Linderman that the wood be measur and turned in at the Lumber Yard namely the Twin City of Pasco, and the equi valent obtained for Park use as needed Motion seconded by James and carried so ordei?ed. McDonnell reports no Committee meeting in regard to G4rbage Ord. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS: Building Inspector A. M. Haylett reports permits issued to cover the es- timated cost of $97980.00 for building and repairs for the Month of January 1941.. d49 _on. rel da o PASCO, WASHINGTON REGULAR MEETING CONTINUED COTOMITTEE ROOM FEBRUARY 6, 1941. City Treasurer's Report for January 1941 was read. City Clerk reports $1,123.00 business license received furing the month of Janua 1941. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: BIDS ON,TRUOK FOR STREET DEPARTMENT Bids received on one and one-half ton dump truck, with hydraulic hoist were opened and read as follows; The Pasco Auto Company. by Ed Welsh. M One, 1$40 chevrolet on truck, 700 X 20 tires (duel rear) (low Milage) aith 12 - 2yd used,body. complete price tax includ_edl - - - - - - - - - - - - -$698.00 One, 1941 new chevrolet 12 ton truck 700 X 20 tires (dual .rear) complete with 11 2 yd dump body ( new) delivery price tax included - - - - - - - - - - $;.259.00 C. A. Peterson by C. A. Peterson One 1941 Dodge 12 ton truck with hydraulic hoist and dump body of 2 cubic yards capacity..Optional wheelbase 135" and 160" tires 7.00 X 20 dual rear, No spare tire, overload springs, oil begth cleaner, dual swipes, dual tail lamps front Bufper, optional gear ratios. - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 11438.00 Tax 28.76 11,x.76 .Discount 51 - - - - - 71. 900_� Actual cost - - - - - - - 1,394.�6— Hostetter Motor Comp by A. T. Hostetter. One, 194@,, 1- ton Ford truck with 95 HP motor, 134" wheel base, equipped with du body and hydraulic hoist. price - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$ 775.00 One, 1941. 12 ton New Ford Truck with 95,HP Motor, 134" wheelbase, equipped with dump body andhydraulic hoist, 700X20, 8 ply tires, dual tires on rear, oil filte and oil bath air cleaner - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $17295.38 sales tax.not included in the above price. If either,of these units are purchased there will be no charge for the use of th dump truck which the City is using at present. The gravel shield over cab on the 1940 used truck is not to be included After a short deliberation motion was made by Downey and seconded by Hall to accept Hostet ers bid on the used 1940 Ford Dump Truck, carrying a new car guar- antee, and retal charges removed, motion carried by a roll cAll vote of fours Bak Linderman.and McDonnell voting against the motion. A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing.the City Treasurer to transfer to the'City Street Fund from the variou local improvement funds monies sufficient to pay for the purchase of the truck; and to be paid back when sufficient monies have accumulated in the Street Fund from regular surces of income; was read, Motion made by Chenoweth to adopt the resolution motion seconded by Hall carried by a roll call vote of five; Linderma and McDonnell voting no. PARK BOARD DISCONTINUED: �.Copies of letters to Mrs. Clara Chute, Harry Sandstedt and Reggie Denny, members of the park board, from the Mayor, informing the Board that, the management of tr City Parks had been vested in the City Council's Committee of Parks and Cemetery; Have been filed with the City Clerk. LIBRARY APPOINTMENT: C1eon H. Brewer has been appointed to the Library Board to succeed F. C. Brown for a term of five years expiring with December 1945. Motion made by Cheneweth seconded by Linderman to accept the appointment motion carried so ordered. M. J. McDonnell was appointed Sttre;e,, Sgp-e.mznt:eArad0it,eets, and Lawrence Matthias Fire Chief; Motion made by Downey and seconded by Linderman to accept the appoint ments. I Roy Shaw was appointed janitor at the City Hall to succeed R. Richardson., Feb. 111141. ELECTION BOARD ADDS ANOTHER PRECINCT TO THE CITY. Precincts number four, five, six and seven have over three hundred registered voters; A resolution adopted by the Election Board adds another precinct to the City the new one will include part of six and part of five and will be known as precinct eight, thus changing to some extent all the City Precincts, these chang are now being made by the City Clerk. NEW BUSINES-S: Mr. L"'nderman expressed the desire of having the City Printing business divided between the Pasco Press and the Pasco Herald, through a suggestion made hy the City Attorney a motion was made by Downey and seconded by Linderman that the City Clerk call for bids on the City's Legal„printing, Ordinances and Legal adve ti singn&, a:llt:othera,printini,g bZ dthedyears contract.. , W.P.A. PROJECT: A W.P.A. Project in the amouA of$5,172.00 covering the intall tion of street sign and lights was presented by Jess Hales who stated that the q:prop is tion had been granted _byathe President and could be accepted or rejected at the pleasure of the Council; motion made by McDonnelY ' s°6corided 'by `Baker --t ”'---cc pt-"-th projegtamoti,on carried so ordered; An amendment to the motion, that the�supervi ion of the sign and,_light post installation be in the hands of=the Street, Fire and. itht Committees motion madeCbYyL3bdr,kman seconded by Chenoweth carried so ordered. ADJOURNIM-NT.:e{Motyi(6mpAxiev rman secbmAedf1by Baker that the meetin /AdJourn to the next regular meets ni Thursday February 20th 1941 eight Qpink P.M. ATTEST: City Cler Passed and approved this day 1941. k +v 01A-n1r