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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-03-1942 MinutesPASCO, WASHINGTOI, REGULAR I-10ETING C IL1ITTEE ROOM MARCH 3, 1942 CALL TO ORDER: Meeting called to order at eight -twenty P. ISI. Honorable Mayor E. S. Johnston presiding. ROLL CALL: I By Clerk Councilmen present.were D. Byron Baker, C. V. Downey, Robert James, III. J. Linderman and Fred Selph. Councilmen absent were R. 0. Hall and M. J. McDonnell. REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS SET ASIDE; Through a motion made by James seconded by Baker carried so ordered. To hear from Mrs. Noland regarding the Police Matron's positi n. Mrs. Noland having phoned her resignation to the Mayor wished to be succeeded by Mrs. Juvenal, but was informed that her resignation had be accepted and the position would be filled by a qualified applicant from the Civil Service list; she asked t withdraw her resignation pending the Civil Service Examination, this was not graned. REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS RESUMED by unanimous consent of the Council. READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGf: Minutes of the prdvious meetingswasre read and approved as read. BILLS AND CO1VZTUNICAT IONS: A voucher presented by the Columbia Hardware Company shored a higher price on shop by 20cents Per shovel than the same merchandise purchased elsewhere; Motion made 1 Downey seconded by Linderman that the bill be allowed motion carried with out dis: on roll call. The following bills were read a-napproved for that all bill signed by the Claims Committee by a roll call vote of five. CURRENT EXPENSE els y ent payment through`) a motion made by Dovney be paid motion seconded by Selph carted 16887 1-0 Pacific Power & Light Co Service 336.14 16888 tol689; Pay Roll Various Dept G 591.50 16895 tol6910 " " Fire Dept 83.00 16911 " 16913 " " Police " 416.64 16914 Grant Stringham Salary Police Judge 20.00 15 State Treasurer Ind. Ins & Med Aid - - - - - - 6.18 16 Wendell Brown Ins. Agency Liab, Ins - - - - - 211.66 17 U. S. Laundry Laundry Fire Room - - - - - - 3.90 18 Glasow's Jewelry Repair to Clock - - - - - - - - 1.55 19 Tella Riddle Salary Ex. Hire Treas Office 15.00 20 Virginaa Weibel it " it Clerks " - - - - 8.75 21 Grigg' s Wrench - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.22 22 Howard Cooper Turn outs - - - - - - - - - - - - - 184.03 23 Columbia Hardware Co. Paint, Brushes & Flag 17.03 24 Pasco Herald Co. Printing & Supplies - - - - - - 16.94 25 Powell's Service Battery - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13.23 26 Empire Electric Co. Repair to Siren - - - - - - 2.31 27 Pacific Power & Light Co Service 321.23 28 Gertruede Speier Salary Civil Service 25.00 29 County Treasurer Maps - - - - - - - - - - 9.20 30 Pasco Auto Company Repair to Police Car 3.35 31 Pasco Hardware Co Lamps, Rags & Straps 73.04 32 Standard Oil Company Gasoline & Fuel Oil 156.96 33 Shaw & Borden Company Office Supplies - - - - - - 96.33 34 General Petroleum Corp. Oil - - - - - - - - 2.63 35 Mrs. E. Noland Police Matron - - - - - - - - - 14.00 36 Void 37 Candee Radio Repair Repair to Radio - - - - - - 5.00 38 Frances Conner SAwing Strap - - - - - - - - - - 1.03 39 Duck Inn Cafe M6als for prisoners - - - - - - 9.75 40 City Treasurer Stamps, Freight & Exchange 18.70 41 The Modern Plumbing Co. Toilet - - - - - 29.87 42 Nixon Drug Store Receipt Books - - - - - - .77 43 Pacific Telephone Company Service - - - - - - 27.53 44 Void 45 Karl Grimm & City Treasurer Office rent & Phone 5.00 46 Karl Grimm Reimbursement - - - - -.- - - - - - 16.00 47 Pasco Water Dept Service - - - - - - - - - 185.90 48 Richfield Oil Corp. Gas & Fuel Oil - - - - - 103.62 LIBRARY DEPARTI,!ENT 14 Mrs. Oscar Tuttle Salary Boot; Repair - - - 30.00 15 Sam Turner if Janitor - - - - - 20.00 16 Mrs. E. W; Landt if Extra Hire - - - - - - - 5.00 17 Edna F. Linbarger if Librarian - - - - - - 100.00 18 Pasco Hardware Co Hose & Compound - - - - - - - 7.88 19 J. K. Gill Company New Books - - - - - - - - - 30.23 20 J. E. Goulet Repair to Furnace - - - - - , 10.50 21 Gaylord Bros Inc. Book Repair Supplies- - - - 3.80 22 I. Grigg Repair to Shelves - - - - - I 64.37 23 Pasco Herald Co. Book Binding on file - - - - 2.58 24 Pacific Power & Light Co. Service - - - - - - j 13.21 25 b Pasco Water Dept Service - - - - - - - - - - -;- 2.00 STREET DEPARTMENT 982 Nelson Equipment Co. Concrete Mixer - - - - - - - 327.80 983 to 988 Street Pay Roll - - - - - - - - - - - - 422.00 989 State Treasurer Ind. Ins. & Med Aid 10.63 990 Void 991 Empire Electric Company Installing Control & Repair to circuit 87.1 992 Standart Oil Company Gasoll 48.0 993 Pacific Power & Light,Co. Under Pass Lights 42.15 Continued to page 21 821 PASCO, WASHINGTON, REGULAR MEETING CONTINUED FROM PAGE 819 COMMITTEE ROOM fl2ARCH 3 1942 (PETITIONS: PETITION TO KELP _POOL HALLS OPEN UNTIL ONE OCLOCK A.I:2. Appetition signed by eight Pool Hall Operators was read, relative to-Ordina ce No. 394 and requesting that the closing hour be changed from twelve o'clock mid nigAt to 1;001. X. IJZotion made by Downey seconded by James to grant the request and an ame d- ing Ordinance be drawn by City Attorney; motion carried so ordered. REPORTS nROM COMMIT^1EES: FIRE & LIGHT; Fire and Light Committee scheduled to met next week. Fire truck in n ed of a new heavy duty battery 25 plates, approxminate cost $77.00, Committee to check on type and costs. SIREN is being installed on top of the City Hall building. FIRE CHIEFS REPORT ON SCHOOL INS_PECTIOI'1 1941. Motion made by Downey that a letter b written to the Superintendent of Schools copy to the Board of Directors to the effe t that corrections and repairs to the School Building and Fire equipment -be made cor- recting conditions as reported by the City Fire Chief in 1941, necessary correction in the report to be stilted in this letter motion seconded by Linderman carried so o dered. James asked to use the Fire Truck to wash the Streets in a couple weeks 0. K. by Dowley. POLICE DEPARTIENT; Police report was read, Baker recommends placing two more Patrolm n- on.the Force right away, one could take care of the days off and the extra work on'p y days and Saturday nights, Linderman made a motion to accept the Committees;o report t en withdrew the motion; PJlotion made by Baker that the report be accepted as reported -motion seconded by Downey carried by a roll call vote of four. Police Department ll have some kalsomining-done and lockers built. WATER & SEVIER: Mr. Fann desires to give the City an easement °L present sewer back of his property on "A" street, motion made by Linderman that the easment be rejected mo ion seconded by James carried so ordered. STREETS & ALLEYS: Street crew working back of the round house, first street Brought lo grade in Gray's addition, the next work will be near the east side school; Dump Truck to arrive in a few days. Mote_paint_is needed for the traffic lines, mot on made by Baker seconded by Linderman that the needed supply be purchased motion carri d so ordered. Scrap iron ready for sale. BUILDING INSPECTOR'S_FEE Suggested by Downey that the Building Inspectors fee be han les through the City Treasurers office, following a short discussion a motion was made b Downey that a detailed report and all funds be turned to the City Treasurer motion s conded by James carried so ordered. CEIt�ETERY C01',Ii,ZITTEE reports some trees are being removed from the Cemetery and Park GARBADE: Is being dumped by the Army, other places that at the dump Street and Polic Departments to watch for such violations and report names of offenders. i* .iEADING OF ORDINANCES: ORDINA"TCE_NO. _999 Anbordinance declaring an emergency in th City of Pasco, and suthorizing the issuance of City Wgrrants for the expense of Medi al and First Aid Supplies for the Municipal Defehse Commission and for the Civilian Def nce of the City. Motion made by Baker seconded by James that Ordinance No. 490 has been liven the first heading motion carried so ordered. Motion made by Downey seconded by Ja���es that Ordinance No. 490 be given the second reading by title only, motion carried so order d Motion made by L7lhdenman seconded by Baker that Ordinance No. 490 has been given the second reading; Motion carried so ordered. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:: City to collect or make arrests on delinquent licenses. LOTS AT TH BEACH are to be exchanged two lots for two lots, deed to be drawn. ,,ZISCELLANEOUS:: HOURLY WAGE:: Street Department & Police Department; Motion made by Bake seconded by Lindeman that wages be raised to .60 cents per hour in both departments Chairman and Sectetary of the Civil Service Commission to be notified motion carried with out dissent on roll call -Effective date to be March lst, 1942. STREET DEPARTMENT CONTINUED 994 Pacific Power &Light Company Repair to Light 1.94 995 Huston Motor Company Repair to Trucks - - - - - - - 3.04 996 'Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. Orn. Light Fittings 35.02 997 Reese Concrete Pipe Company Concrete Pipe 91.16 99$ Economy.Service Statioh Repair tire .77 999 Pasco,Hardware Co Lamps - - - - - - - - - 33.11 1000 Hostetter Notor Co. Repair to truck 2.56 1 Richfield Oild Corp Gasoline - - - - - - - - - - 57.40 WATER DEPARTMENT 4347 to 4352 Pay Roll - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 634.20 435 State Treasurer Ind. Ins. & Med Aid - - - - - - 6.52 54 Pennsylvania SAlt 14g. Co Liquid Chlorine 27.00 55 Pasco Herald . Typewriter & 'Supplies - - - - 73.18 56 Columbia Hardware Co. Tools - - - - - - - - - 15.04 57 Standard Oil Co. Gasoline - - - - - - - - - 5.69 58 Pasco Hardware Co. Tools boet6 and Paint.- - - 32.82 59 Pasco Auto Co. Repair to truck 3.40 60 Pacific Teleprtone Co Calls - - - - - - - - - - 3.00 61 Tax Commission Excise Tax - - - - - - - - - 204.91 62 Pasco Plumbing Co Pipe & Cuttings - - - - 4.09 63 &Couplings 24-36 64 Neptune Me ter Co. Meter & Parts - - - - - - - 126.46 65 Wallace Tiernan Corp. Valves & Connections 11.15 66 Pasco Clothing Boots - - - - - - - - - 3.76 67 City Treasurer Freight, Stamps, Env. 14.71 68 Richfield Oil Co Gasoline - - - - - - - - - 7.00 51684.22 (PETITIONS: PETITION TO KELP _POOL HALLS OPEN UNTIL ONE OCLOCK A.I:2. Appetition signed by eight Pool Hall Operators was read, relative to-Ordina ce No. 394 and requesting that the closing hour be changed from twelve o'clock mid nigAt to 1;001. X. IJZotion made by Downey seconded by James to grant the request and an ame d- ing Ordinance be drawn by City Attorney; motion carried so ordered. REPORTS nROM COMMIT^1EES: FIRE & LIGHT; Fire and Light Committee scheduled to met next week. Fire truck in n ed of a new heavy duty battery 25 plates, approxminate cost $77.00, Committee to check on type and costs. SIREN is being installed on top of the City Hall building. FIRE CHIEFS REPORT ON SCHOOL INS_PECTIOI'1 1941. Motion made by Downey that a letter b written to the Superintendent of Schools copy to the Board of Directors to the effe t that corrections and repairs to the School Building and Fire equipment -be made cor- recting conditions as reported by the City Fire Chief in 1941, necessary correction in the report to be stilted in this letter motion seconded by Linderman carried so o dered. James asked to use the Fire Truck to wash the Streets in a couple weeks 0. K. by Dowley. POLICE DEPARTIENT; Police report was read, Baker recommends placing two more Patrolm n- on.the Force right away, one could take care of the days off and the extra work on'p y days and Saturday nights, Linderman made a motion to accept the Committees;o report t en withdrew the motion; PJlotion made by Baker that the report be accepted as reported -motion seconded by Downey carried by a roll call vote of four. Police Department ll have some kalsomining-done and lockers built. WATER & SEVIER: Mr. Fann desires to give the City an easement °L present sewer back of his property on "A" street, motion made by Linderman that the easment be rejected mo ion seconded by James carried so ordered. STREETS & ALLEYS: Street crew working back of the round house, first street Brought lo grade in Gray's addition, the next work will be near the east side school; Dump Truck to arrive in a few days. Mote_paint_is needed for the traffic lines, mot on made by Baker seconded by Linderman that the needed supply be purchased motion carri d so ordered. Scrap iron ready for sale. BUILDING INSPECTOR'S_FEE Suggested by Downey that the Building Inspectors fee be han les through the City Treasurers office, following a short discussion a motion was made b Downey that a detailed report and all funds be turned to the City Treasurer motion s conded by James carried so ordered. CEIt�ETERY C01',Ii,ZITTEE reports some trees are being removed from the Cemetery and Park GARBADE: Is being dumped by the Army, other places that at the dump Street and Polic Departments to watch for such violations and report names of offenders. i* .iEADING OF ORDINANCES: ORDINA"TCE_NO. _999 Anbordinance declaring an emergency in th City of Pasco, and suthorizing the issuance of City Wgrrants for the expense of Medi al and First Aid Supplies for the Municipal Defehse Commission and for the Civilian Def nce of the City. Motion made by Baker seconded by James that Ordinance No. 490 has been liven the first heading motion carried so ordered. Motion made by Downey seconded by Ja���es that Ordinance No. 490 be given the second reading by title only, motion carried so order d Motion made by L7lhdenman seconded by Baker that Ordinance No. 490 has been given the second reading; Motion carried so ordered. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:: City to collect or make arrests on delinquent licenses. LOTS AT TH BEACH are to be exchanged two lots for two lots, deed to be drawn. ,,ZISCELLANEOUS:: HOURLY WAGE:: Street Department & Police Department; Motion made by Bake seconded by Lindeman that wages be raised to .60 cents per hour in both departments Chairman and Sectetary of the Civil Service Commission to be notified motion carried with out dissent on roll call -Effective date to be March lst, 1942. t LL•A PASCO, WASHINGTON REGULAR LIIEETING CONTINUED C0154ITTEE ROOPr7 11ARCH 3, 1942.. SCELLANEOUS CONTINUED: Mr. Haylet discussed with the Council the trailer. Ordinance No. 489 regarding th $500.00 surety bond and the 50 per day inspection fee, motion made by Baker seco ded by Downey that the 5¢ inspection fee remain in the Ordinance motion carried so o dewed. Motion made by Baker that an inspection fee of $2.00 for the first inspection b made by an-amendment/motion seconded by Selph carried so ordered. to Ordinance 489 ADJOURNIENT : MOtion madd by Baker seconded by Selpb. that the meeting adjourn until next regulr meeting night, Tuesday, I,1arch 17, 1942 eight oclock P. 14. Idlotion carried so ord red. ATTESTED: Adan Perry, City Cl k+ REGULAR MEETING Passed and approved this�dayof ­___q�L_z PASCO, WASHINGTON COMIJITTEE ROOM City Mayor 942. e r.x. Honorable Mayor E. S. Johnston met with Councilmen C. V. Downey, R. 0. Hall and Robert James; no quorum being present, the meeting was adjourned 'to March 24, 1942 Tuesday eight o'clock P. M. Passed and approved this —day of April 1942. or Ci -y Clerk.