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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-06-1941 Minutes�M Pasco, Washington, REGULAR `SLBSSIO� C01,11ITTEE ROOM MARCH 6, 1941. CALL TO ORDER: Meeting called to order at eight -twenty P. M. Honorable Mayor E. S. Jolanst Presiding. ROLL CALL: By Clerk Councilmen Present were D. Byron Baker, Harry Chenoweth, C. V. DOWILey R. 0. Hall, Robert James and M. J. Linderman; M.,J. McDonnell arriving at eight1th rty. READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING: Minutes of the previous meeting were read, Mayor Johnston corrected the quotation on W.P.A.Project sidewalks to cost thirty cents per running foor,tuead appproximate y thirty -cents per running foot; corrections were mgde and the minutes approved.as corrected. REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS SET ASIDE: By unanimous consent the regular order of business was set aside in consid. eration of visitors present interested in the vacating of Nineth Street between Yakima and Shoshone, requested by Franklin School District # one; A resolution was read setting the date and time for a hearing by the Council to be April 3, 19, at the City Hall, Motion made by Chenoweth seconded by Hall to adopt the resolutic motion carried so ordered. Motion made by Linderman seconded by James to change the date of hearing from Apr: Third to April seventeenth, motion carried so ordered; Motion made by Chenoweth seconded by Baker to have the Street Superintendent barricade 9th at Yakima and Shoshone by chains during the hours from seven thirty o'clock A. M. to five o!clo� P. Ii. Motion made by Linderman seconded by Downey amending the foregoing motion to read Monday through Friday of each week until April 18th, 1941, motion and amended motion carried so ordered. Notices will be posted by the City Clerk. RETURNING TO REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS: BILLS & COIIhAUNICAT IONS: Current bills against the City, as follows, were ordered paid; Motion made by Linderman, seconded by Dpwney that all bills signed by the committee be paid; Motion carried by a roll call vote of seven . CURRENT EXPENSE: WAR. NO ._ NATIE PURPOSE A11T . 16049-�0 _ Fire Pay Roll Salary $102.00 16071-16073 Police Pay Roll it 430.00 1.6074-16075 Library 'r ti rr 120.00 _16076-16085 Various Dept. Pay Roll 584.00 16086 State Treasurer Ind. Ins, & Med Aid 3.62 87 Standard Oil Co Gas & Fuel Oil 107.30 88 Pasco Herald Supplies, Binder,Prtg. 69.08 89 Twin City Plumbing pipe,fittings 7 Calkt 6.63 90 Ellen Beechiner Secreterial work 2.40 91 Pasco Electric Co. Wiring, 7 repair 7.55 92 Conoco Service Station Oil 5.05 93 General Petroleum Bat.Chrg. oil & Repairs 2.71 94 Eureka Fire Hose Div. Hose clamp 17.43 95 Robert Swgin sawing wood 21.60 96 Gamble Stores chamois 1.52 97 Grigg's lamps & supplies - - - - - - 21.32 98 Twin City Lumber Liunber Com - - - - - 4.90, 99 White River Lumber Co Cememt - 3.47 16100 Potlatch Yard nails,lumber, lime,etc - - 259.88 1 U. S. Laundry Laundry fire rooms 4.89 2 Pasco Auto Co. Repair to Police car 12.24 3 Austin & Hicks Chief Police Bond 17.75 4 Pasco Water Dept. Service 164.75 5 Montgomery & Ward Co Radio 47.17 6 Karl J, Grimm Office Rent & Phone 5.00 7' Richfield Oil Co. Fuel Oil 39.53 8 Art Burnside & Co. Three Saps - - - - 7.73 9 Shaw & Borden Binder &_ Supplies 24.15 10 Duck Inn Cafe deals for Prisoners 4.75 11 Puget Sound News New Books 5.93 12 J. G. Kirkpatrick fire ext. fluid 3::85 13 Pasco Paint & Picture Store Sander & Sup. 4.59 14 Pacific Power & Light Co 348.13 15 Hostetter Motor Co New Motor Police car 149.65 _ 16 Mrs. E. Noland. Police Matron 12.00 17 Pacific Telephone Co Service r, 6.03 18 City Treasurer Reg. stamps ex. etc._ _ 16.46 2 645.06__^ CITY S'T`REET FUND: 798-801 PAY ROLL SALARIES 135000 802 State Treasurer Ind. Ins, & Med Aid 5.48 803 Pacific Power & Light Underpass Lts 51.07 804 Standard Oil Co Gasoline 68.74 805 Hostetter Motor Co. Ford Truck 790.50 806 Economy Service Station Tire Repair 1.02 807 Huston Motor Co. Repair Work 9.56 808 Pasco Hardware Co. Lamps 1 1 ta-* PASCO, WASHINGTON REGULAR SESSION. CONTINUED C012,1ITTEE ROOD/! 1AARCH ,6, 1941. 4037-4.0442 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 53 54 WATER DEPARTMENT FUNDS: PAY ROLL;;;: SALARIES - - - - - -636.75 State T,r�surer Ind. Ins. & Med Aid.64 Standard-,ai1 Co Gas & Kerosene 9.39 Hughes 4.'Co. Fittings & Sprinklers 122.47 Pennsylviia Salt Mfg. Co Liquid Chlorine 27.00 Pacific Power & Light Power 381.97 White.,;A.6er Lumber Co. Lumber & Laths 26.57 Nepture'sdter Co Meter & Conn. 23.10 Rensselaer -Valve Co. Valves & Boxws 258.75 Tax Commissioner Excise Tax 184.43 Pasco Herald File case, supplies 60.95 Pasco Machine Co. Labor, Repair to tools 38.67 Citty Treasurer Stamps, drafts, ex 21-.60 total 51734. A letter was read from Kathleen L. Riggle, of the Pasco Press, asking for more time to submit a bid on printing; City Attorney to out line the call for bids to comply with Third Class Dities Laws. PETITIONS: Mrs. A. Halbrook petitions the Council for a street light at the intersection of Fifth & Nixon. The Council was also petitioned for a street light at the intersection of Second & Nixon; Both petitions were turned to the Light Committee. A petition protesting the proposed vacating of 9�h Street between Yakima & Shosh was held until the date of hearing April 17th, 194. Two petitions were read requesting W.P.A. Sidewalk on north 9th & 10th Pettits & Keystone Additions to Pasco. A petition in regard to filling a hole on North 7th was read and turned to the Street Superintendent. REPORTS FROM COT&TITTEES: Light Committee reports that prices of supplies needed for Light Extension on Lewie have been received from The Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. City Clerk is instructed to order supplies and fixtures as outlined Chairman Downey who also reports that the W.P.A ar to furnish the conduit for this work. A pipe jack has been located in Kennewick arrangements will be made soon to borrow it for trial use. The police Department fu.rhishdd each Pool Room operator with a copy of Ordinance number 310 sections six and eleven, relative to closing all card games at twelve o'clock and creating a penalty. The bicycle oridnance was reviewed by the Police Department at the grade schools and bicycle owners instructed to keep.b'cyele accessories in accordance with regulations. Dog license ordinance not ready for presentation. Motion made by Chehoweth that the City Attorney draw up an easement premitting the school board to errect their tennis Court fence on Nixon block four N.P. First addition to Pasco, approximately four feet on City PropertyniLbutting on sidewalk; motion seconded by James and carried so ordered. B'y unanimous consent Mr. Booth was granted permission to pil material in the street during the construction of the Tennis Court in Block Fourt The Park Committee reports the Kiwanis Building at the Beach has been moved to the east property line in a direct line with the bath house; Motion made by Chenoweth seconded by Downey authorizing the park committee to stucco the Kiwanis building motion carried so ordered. Twenty9two and two-thirds cords of wood have been hauled to the Twin City Lumb Yard from Volunteer Park. The Pipe Fence around the Tennis courts in Sylvester Park have been painted. The extension of a sewer lateral on south Fifth has made no protress; A west side s system has been contemplated, which would involve the south Fifth lateral; The City Attorr is waiting for information from the State Health Office in regard to further development of the present system by W.P.A. Project. Finance and Judiciary Committee repdrts Blanket Insurance for the various departmer of the City not now insured are as follows; $5000.00 liability for one person and $10,000. for two orr.mo.renpersons involved in any one accident; non owner ship coverage $15.00, stre and sidewalks $188.787 City Hall $9.00, Cemetery $9.00, Volunteer Park $9.00,River View Pa 9='_`club $9.00, and Beach $22.50 making a total of -$271.28 Motion made by Baker seconded Chenoweth to accept the report of the Committee and split the insurance three ways betweer. Wendell Brown, Churchman and Austin Hicks; Motion carried so ordered. The building committee reports necessary repairs to the City Hall such as replastez ing part of front enterence, cleaning same on out side and kalsomining it on the inside cleaning and kalsomining Council room, refinishing stains in Committee Room, kalsomining water office and hall at an estimated figure by W. W. Bear of $363..50; Motion made by Dowr seconded by Hall that the report of the Committee be accepted, motion carried so ordered:. Street Committee asked for more time on garbage ordinance, same was granted. Police Committee reports it has been made clear to the Stade Depot operator that Busses will not be allowed to double park must pull to the curb on Lewis Street or use the rear enterence. Mr. Fann will oil the alley soon as the moisture is out of the ground. The Water and Park Committees are to get together in regard to further development at the east side Water Tank grounds. r S 0 k y ,'a5 1 PASCO, WASHINGTON REGULAR SESSION CONTINUED C0154ITTEE ROOM MARCH 6, 1941. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS; Building Inspector A. M. Haylett's report covering permits issued during the Mon' of,February in the estimated costs!-:off$24,825.00 City Treasurer's February Report was read. I. N. Brickey's report on street work progress was read. READING OF ORDINANCES: ORDINANCE NO.461 AN ORDINANCE TO AMENZ ORDINANCE NO. 424 RELATING TO LICENSES BY AMdIENDING SECUTION NO. 54. Motion made by Linderman seconded. -by James that Ordinance NO. 461 has had its first reading; Motion made by Hall seconded by Chenoweth that -the Licnese Fee per day for each peddler be set at $50.00, I -lotion carried so ordered. Lotion made by Linderman seconded by Downey that Ordinance No. 461 have its second reading by title only Motion carried so ordered. Motion made by James seconded by Linderman that Ordinance No. 461 has had its second reading by title. Motion made by Linderman seconded by James that ordinance No. 461 be given its third reading in full motion carried so ordered Motion made by James seconded by Linderman that ordinance No. 461 having had its third an last reading be adopted as read Motion carried by a roll call vote of five. ORDINANCE NO. 462 AN.ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE SALE, KEEPIidBr FOR SALE, STORAGE, DISCHARGE OR FIRING OF FIREWORKS PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY AND PROVIDING PENALTIES: Motion made by Linderman seconded by James that Ordinance NO. 462 has had its first reading motion carried so orde 116tion made by Downey seconded by Chenoweth that ordinance NO. 462 be given its second reading by title only motion(,carried so ordered. Motion made by Chenoweth seconded by Dow that ordinance No. 462 be given itz third reading in full motion carried so ordered. Moti made by James sero~?der—: by Hall_ that ordinance No. 462 has had its third reading in full, ,in d.'_is hereby' -1 adoptedryMotion carried by a roll call vote of seven. Hy.)unanimous consent of toe Council;Ordinances # 461 & 462 were giveli three readings at the same meeting. Motion made by Hall seconded by James that Ordinances number 459 and 460 be carried over. Motion carried so ordered. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The City Clerk was asked to write William A. Sullivan Insurance Commissioner at Olympia, relative to dismantling Northern Pacific Pump House, to ascertain what effect if any this would have on Insurance rateing. The Claim pad by the City in the Amount of $158.64 for damage caused by w%ter resulting from fire lepartment practice, has been paid back to the City by the Hartford Accident Insurance Company. I.Irs Hatch in person suggested that slow signs be placed on Sylvester Street near Sylvester Park. Traffic Light on Fourth and Legis is not Standard, Light Committee coo investiga land report the costs envolved in correcting this condition. ADJOURNMENT: Notion made by Linderman seconded by Dpwney that the meeting adjourn to next regular meeting night Thursday March 20, 1941, eight o'clock P. M. Lotion carried so ordered. ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and approved this_day of �� 1941. ed I e y