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Home My WebLink About07-01-1947 Minutes0 11345 PASCO, WASHINGTON REGULAR MEETING COUNCIL CHAMBER JULY 1, 1947 CALL TO ORDER: Meeting called to order at 8:15 o'clock P.M., Honorable Mayor Walter A. Nelson presiding. ROLL CALL: By clerk, councilmen present were John Beck, Art Glasow, Jr., Chas. Grigg, A.T. Hostetter, H.G. Lake, and T.G. Overlie, C.R. Wallis was absent. City Attorney D.10V. Zent was present. REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS SET ASIDE: by unanimous consent. i PETITION MR. G.G. HARTMAN: Ivir. Hartman read. a petition signed by approximately 56 residents of Grays Amended Addition, requesting immediate action to correct the unsightly, un- sanitry and dangerous condition resulting from theprolonged existence of a nuisance which is the excavation and pond located adjacent to the place of business of the Central Sand and Gravel Company. The pond is about a block long with stagnant water five or six feet deep"; City Attorney advises that the action on this nuisance is up in court at this time, evidence stated at the hearing would assist in abating the nuisance. PARKING SPACE FOR TAXI: Harry Utz payed $75.00 fee for a parking zone at 3rd & Lewis he now wishes to have the zone at 2nd and Clark, next to the Bus Depot, motion made by Beck seconded by Grigg that Harry Utz's Taxi Stand. be tr•ansfered from 3rd & Lewis to a spot next to the Bus Depot at 2nd & Clark, motion carried, Police and Street Superintendent to indicate location and paint strip. CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE FIRE CHIEF: made inquiry as to action taken on holiday pay for their Departments, Police committee prefer a recommendation from the civil service commission, action was tabled. for one more meeting. Chief of Police is interested in having the parking lanes painted , says this should be done right away. Brickey may be able to do this about the 15th of July. FIRE HOSE: Fire Chief wishes to purchase about 200 feet of 3/4" hone, would cost approximately 470.00. GASOLINE TANK: Fire Chief states the present gas pump at the Police Station is in a bad condition and leaks badly, he recommends that a new pump be installed this was turned to Public Property Committee Chairman, Lake. FI REIN NS RETIREMENT FUND: Setting up this fund was discussed with the City Attorney who states that this should be done at once, Laws of 1947, Vol. 3, page 581; Grigg and Fire committee to make a study of this and report. BLUE CROSS: Mrs. Fergeson explained benefits to be obtained from this hospitalization plan taken care of by payroll deduction, this was turned to a special committee to check with the City Attorney, Glasow, Hostetter and Griggs permission to make regular deductions is information needed first. REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS RESUMED: by unanimous consent. READING OF THE MINUTES: Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. BILLS AND COMMUNICATIONS: PAYMENT OF BILLS: Current bills against the city were readas follows, motion made by Beck seconded by Hostetter that all bills properly signed and approved be allowed, motion carried by roll call vote of six (6). 1998 to 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 STREET DEPARTMENT Street Department Pasco Bank State Treasurer Monarch Machine & Tool Co. Central Motors Bi -County Equip. Co. Pasco Hardware Co. Standard Oil Co. of Calif. Pacific Power & Light Pasco Water Dept. City Treasurer Payroll 1,388.80 Withholding tax 112.00 I.I. & M.A. 42.22 Repair work to loader 20.70 New truck & repair work 2,411.90 Repair to tractor 10.30 Pipe fittings 8c supplies 6.71 Oil 34.39 Service 54.99 Tree Watering 454.10 Truck license 1.75 4,537.86 1346 REGULAR MEETING �. PASCO, WASHINGTON COUNCIL CHAMBER RECREATION DEPARTMENT JULY 1. 1947 I 661 to 664 Recreation DEpprtment Payroll 800.80 665 Pasco Bank Withholding tax 109.20 666 Screen Adettes, Inc. Rental film 18.37 6.67 C. & S*Sports Equip. Volley balls 19.77 668 Twin City Garbage Service Service 2.00 II 669 Pacific Power & Light Co. Service 26.17 j 670 L.W. Vail Co. Roof repairs 15.45 671 Griggs Globes 6.41 672 White River Lumber Co. Lumber 15.63 673 Pacific Tel.,& Tel. Co. Service & toll .94 674 Pasco Hardware Co. Nails, bolts,,fuses 1.96 675 Pasco Water Dept. ge.rvice 8.55 11025.25 WATER D EPARTMENT 6'360 to 6373 Water Department Payroll 2,391.38 'I 6374 Pasco Bank Withholding tax 184.08 6375 State Treasurer I.1. & M.A. 51.50 6376 Atlas Foundry & Machine Co. Pipe fittings 428.07 6377 Central Sand Sc Gravel Co. 5 Saks redi-mix 32.45 6378 Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co. Liquid Chlorine 113.40 6379 Crane Co. Pipe 39.98 6380 Neptune Meter Co. Meter parts 38.35 I 6381 Pasco Radiator Shop New Radiator 40.95 6382 Wallace & Tiernan Sales Corp. Chloranator parts 37.92 6383 Hugh G. Purcell Co. 10 saxs hydrotite 103.00 6:384 E.'N. Hallgren Co. Valves Boxes 362.05 6385 .Hughes & Company Tapping machine parts 360.87 6386 Tax Commission Exei.se tax for May & June 529.55 6387 White River Lumber Co. Lumber 2.55 6388 Potlatch Yards, Inc. Wood 17.19 I 6389 Pasco Hardware Co. Shovels 12.05 6390 United Truck Lines Inc. Freight 15.31 6391 Pacific Tela & Tel. Co. Calls 1.90 6392 Twin City Const. Co. Street work on water line 456.00 6393 Columbia Hardware Co. Machine belts 2.47 6394 Pacific Power & Light Co. Power & Lights 839.25 6395 Street Dept. Material & labor for st. work 55.50 6396 City Treasurer. Freight 65.15 6,180.92 SEWER FUND 106 Sewer Fund Payroll 225.00 107 State Treasurer I.I. & M.A. 2.81 108 Empire Electric Co. Fuse .34 109 R.M. Wade & Co. Supplies for sewage pump 14.00 110 Pacific Power & Light Co. Power 2.50 ill City Treasurer Express 2.70 �I I I 247.35 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT i 819 to 822 Library Department Payroll 333.30 823 Pasco Bank Withholding tax 30.00 824 The Scribner Book Store New Books 6.57 825 J.K. Gill Co. of Wash. New Books 46.90 826 Gaylord Bros. Inc. Su lies pp 16.25 �I 827 L.C. Page & Co. New Books 8.87 828 Doubleday & Co. New Books 3.5.10 8.29 Fred Shields,Book Store Stapler & supplies 5.20 830 Columbia Grain & Feed Vigoro 4.12 831 Jaynes Plumbing'& Welding Repairs to fountain & faucet 3.81 832 Madison Lumber & Mill Stocker coal 198.20 688.32 .I . Swimming Pool Fund 13 James Construction Co. Progress Payment 1,437.28 14 W.L. Malony Progress Payment Engr. fee 1,990.02 15 James Construction Co. Progress payment 17,814.93 21,042.23 j FILTRATION PLANT -STATE DEV. FUND 3 City Treasurer Postage & freight 3.08 PASCO, WASHINGTON REGULAR MEETING COUNCIL CHAMBER JULY 1, 1947 CURRENT EXPENSE 1122212-22213 Park Dept. 22214 to 22221 Mayor & Councilmen 22223 to 22233 & 22270 Various Departments 22234 to 22242 Police Department 22243 to 22250 Regular Fire Department 22251 to 22268 Volunteer Fire Department 222.69 Pasco Bank 22270 Above Various Dept. payroll 22271 State Treasurer 22272 State Treasurer. 22273 Mier & Frank Co., Inc. 22274 Colling Publishing Co. 22275 Art Burnside w Co. 22276 Easter.day Supply Co., Inc. 22277 Esther Sawyers 22278 A.M. Haylett 22279 Gordon Beckley 22280 Jeanette S. Ridenour 22281 L.A. Matthias 22282 Walt Green 22283 Herbert L. Talen 22284 Hales Service Station 22285 Pasco Auto Co. 22286 The Vasco Herald 22287 Consolidated Freightways 22288 Monarch Machine & Tool Co. 22289 Elmer R. Smith Motors 22290 Pasco Machine Co. 22291 Str.omme Motor Sales 22292 Pasco lvlarket 22293 U.S. Laundry 22294 Dunning Insurance Agency 22295 L.W. Vail Co. 22296 Nelson Cash Market 22297 Neon & Electric Service 22298 Central 'Ilo tor. s 22299 Columbia Cycle Co. 22300 Pacific Power.- & Light Co. 22301 J.C. Penny Co. 22302 Dixon Body Shop 22303 Twin City Garbage Service 22304 Griggs 22305 White River Lumber Co. 22306 Columbia Hardware Co. 22307 Columbia Grain& Feed Co. 22308 Denny Floral Co. 22309 Pasco Hardware Co. 22310 Pasco Sheet Metal Works 22311 Pasco Motor Supply 22312 Pasco Water Dept. 22313 City Treasurer 22314 VOID 22315 The Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. 22316 The American Legion 1347 Payroll 74.83 Payroll 73.30 Payroll 1,913.92 Payroll 1,946.70 Payroll 11812.20 Payroll 177.36 10rithl�iolding tax 532.34 I.I. M.A. 63.79 Firemans Relief & Comp. Fund 3.00 Pens 3.92 Uniform Bldg. codes 17.50 Belt & Badge 13.49 Suppl-le s 5.94 Meals for prisoners 204.50 Building permits 188.00 Reimb. fire convention 34.77 Steno Work 26.00 Reimb. fire Conv. & Mileage 115.89 Painting insignia on panel 15.45 Service to police radio 62.50 Service, oil to police car 12.57 Service to Police cars 23.10 Printing, supplies, publishing 49.73 Freight 1.00 Service to Panel 54.45 Ghasns 8.76 Screen for patrol car 4.53 Oil 2.47 Cleaner 1.11 Laundry fire rooms 5.90 Bond 5.00 Repairing roof 20.60 Soap 15.30 Service to air conditioner 3.09 Ford Sedan 962.11 Police Motorcycle 903.37 Service 310.72 Cheese cloth 1.49 Fender & ?Ei nt work 20.60 Dogs & Service 11.00 Supplies 11.24 Lumber 53.62 Supplies 28.26 Cemetery sprinkling system 397.05 Shrubs 11.74 Supplies 81.05 Cleaning pool 48.28 Set of gaskets 2.00 Service '713.24 Publication, box rent, license 23.75 VOID Calls & rent 50.33 option on property purchase 10.00 11,132.86 Grand Total 44,857.87 APPLICATION: John Rush a civil engineer submitted an application for City Lngineer in connection with work planned by the city; letter to be acknowledged and filed. CITY PROPERTY IN COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT: A letter was read from F.A. Banks relative to city property in the project not covered by a recordable contract, the dead line for signing this contract is August 23, 1947. PASCO DEFENSE HOUSING -RENTAL -FILE NO. 108: Motion made by Beck seconded by Lake that a petition for withdrawal of funds for rent be signed by the Mayor, motion carried. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: A letter of June 30th was r.AaA f o. D.W. Zent relative to an emergency ordinance stating his opinion is that ss prresented may be passed and would be legal, this would require the vote of the entire council. '10NING ORDINANCE: Two letters were read from City Attorney D.W. Zent to the Planning Commission regarding the filing of Zoning Ordinances.. 1348 REGULAR MEETING PASCO, WASHINGTON COUNCIL CHAMBER JULY 1. 1947 SWIMMING POOL: W.L. i'ialoney forwarded 1 copy of print showing location of curbs for first -floor -of bathhouse- two copies mail to James Construction Company. PETITION: A petition to have signs erected or other methods necessary to prevent noise from trucks in the vicinity of the hospital, this was turned to the Police Committee. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS: The Fire Departments monthly report 'for June 1947 was read. READING OF ORDINANCES: ORDINANCE NO. 596: AN ORDINANCE.DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND APPROPRIATING MONEYS WITH WHICH TO MEET - THE SAME AND PAY FOR THE COMPLETION OF A SWIMMIN,G POOL FOR THE CITY OF PASCO. Was discussed but not voted -on, Mr. Hartman was interested in behalf of the Red Cross and the assistance they would be able to give when 'swimming is made available. The•V..F.W. , American Legion and Lions Club expressed their desire for the completion of a pool in 1947; a permanent bath house was favored over a temporary structure, motion made by Beck seconded by Glasow to notify Mr. Malony to go ahead with plans'for'bath house an:d.wading pool, motion carried. It was suggested that Mr. Hostetter negotiate with I'Ir. Malony being that he has made most contavts thus far. ORDINANCE NO. 597: AN ORDINANCE VACATING CERTAIN STREETS AND ALLEYS IN THE CITY OF PASCO. Motion made by Overlie seconded by Lake that Ordinance No. 597 be given the third reading, motion.carried, Ordinance No. 597 was read, motion made by Beek seconded by Lake that Ordinance No. 597 has been given the third reading, motion carried, motion made by Overlie seconded by Hostetter that Ordinance. No. 597 be adopted, motion carried by roll call vote of six (6). ORDINANCE NO. 598: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND REPAIR OF CERTAIN STREETS IN THE CITY OF PASCO BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF LIGHT BITUMINOUS SURFACE TREATMENT, METHOD "A". motion made by Overlie seconded by Lake that Ordinance No. 598 be given the _ i first reading, motion carried, Ordinance No. 598 was read., motion made by Glasow seconded by Beck -that Ordinance. No. 59:8 had been given the first reading, motion carried, motion made by Glasow seconded by Lake that Ordinance No. 598 be given the second reading by title only, motion carried., ordinance No. 598 was read by title only, motion made by Overlie seconded by Hostetter that Ordinance No. 598 has had the second reading by title only, motion carried. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES: GEORGE HILLS SEWER CHARGE: committee reports they made inspection and Mr. Hill says he will pay the same as other people. TABERT SEWER CHARGE: no action taken. BUSINESS LICENSE M. & M. TAVERN: motion made by Lake seconded by Beck that license be granted, R.C. Gunnoe to operate the M. &, M. Tavern at 122 West Lewis, motion carried. ; TAXI PARKING STRIP: an application by J.C. Hayward was read for a zone to be marked out at the Depot Lunch on Tazoma Avenue, motion made by Beck seconded. by Lake that this be. granted, motion carried, Police and Street departments to be notified.. COLUMBIA BASIN SHRINE CLUB: request that-o:Txe> blocks on 7th street between Lewis and Columbia be blocked off for carnival and dance July 12, 1947, motion made by Beck seconded. by Overlie that this be allowed., motion carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS;-.. SEVIER IN BLOCK TWO PETTITS ADDITION: The agreement giving the city title to the present sewer in Block tw:o.Pettits Addition to Pasco, has been properly signed by the owners -and recorded with the auditor, Vol. 66, Page 484 as of June 13, 1947. NATIONAL HOUSING AGENCY R -VII: LAND: WASH -45209 LEASE WITH GOVERNMENT: a release form under date of -May grid, 1947, pertaining to parcels of land on the East side of Vine Street between Washington and. Ainsworth; following an investigation the committee recommends that the 'Mayor and City Clerk sign the release as .indicated. ALLEY EASEMENT FROM NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO.: a letter was read from Mr. V.E. Williams, also, easement draft and blue prints reviewed on alley from First Avenue South to South Sixth Street back of property fronting on "A' Street, motion made by -,Beck to approve plat and description furnished by the Railway Company of the:above mentioned alley, motion seconded by Lake, carried.. MOVING POLES BY PACIFIC POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY: requesting the Pacific Power and Light Company to move their poles on 10th between Columbia and Sylvester back five feet to allow street to be widened., motion made by Beck seconded by Overlie that the Mayor and City Clerk make this request by'letter, motion carried. 1349 PASCO, WASHINGTON KEGU_LAFLMEET. NG COUNCIL CHAMBER JULY 1, 1947 I "A" STREET AN ARTERIAL: mention was made of making "A" Street an arterial, no action taken. MOWER TRIMMER FOR CEMETERY: motion made by Beck seconded by Grigg that the sexton be authorized to purchase a lawn mower trimmer at approximately $350.00, motion carried by roll call vote of six p6). PICKETING EAST SIDE GROCERY: Gene Wright of the East Side Grocery requested that the city provide protection in some manner against picketing,all present desiring to speak were heard from, discussions followedyat 10:55 o'clock P.M. the Mayor closed the meeting stating that, -in -his opinion it was a personal business and union affair. ADJOURNMENT: Motion made by Beck seconded by Overlie that the meeting adjourn to next regular meeting, Tuesday July 15th, eight o'clock P.M., motion carried. Attest: Mayor --City. Clerk Passed and approved this 1,5' day of 947