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PASCO, V'ASIIINGTON
RECESSED 'MEETING COUNCIL CH'P-MBER AUGUST 26, 1947
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting called to order at 6:45 o'clock Honorable Mayor Walter A. Nelson
presiding.
ROLL CALL:
Roll call by clerk, councilmen present were John Beck, Charles Grigg, A.T. Hostetter,
H.G. Lake, T.G. Overlie' and C.R. Wallis; Art Glasow Jr. arrived at eig_;ht .five,
City Attorney Zent arrived at 8:05 o'clock P.U.
REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS SET ASIDE by unanimous consent.
UNDERGROUND TANK FOR ELMER SMITH MOTORS:
Idly. Kahl spoke to the council relative to installing an underground tank 30" x 30',
six feet deep, will need to go under side walk three feet, water manager to check
lines in this alley, motion made by Hostetter that this be turned to the `'dater
Committee and V -later IVIanager with power to act and then make report, motion
seconded by Beck, carried so ordered, committee to meet with Mr. Kahl 'Wednesday
at 9:00 o'clock A.M.
CITY CENSUS:
The City Clerk requested permission to take the city census in accordance with
Chapter 51, Laws of 1947, enumeration to be taken by the precinct at five cents
per capita, financing smle with unspent registration money, motion made by Grigg
authorizing the City Clerk to use unspent money from registration funds for
taking census as requested by the State Census Board, motion seconded by Overlie
carried by roll call vote of six (6); Glasow was not present.
L.A. SIMMONSON-LICENSE APPLICATION:
Mr. Simmonson presented an application to operate a wholesale paper & supply
business at 129 W. Lewis to be operated under the name of Columbia Basin Paper &
Supply; operators L.A. Si?umonson and I.H. Hastings; motion made by Grigg seconded
by Lake that the license be issued, motion carried.
THE 1948 TL+NTATIVE BUDGET: was reviewed. In checking the Police Department, motion
was made by Lake to cut man pdwer down to three men between Police and Fire
Departments as phone clerk:and office clerk, motion seconded by neck, carried.
SEVER FOR H.B. YOUNKER:
Three houses are to be erected on Wehe between Last Clark and Bonneville, they
are recuesting; that the sewer be extended in the alley of Block 2, Wehe's First
Addition, Mayor Nelson excused himself from the meeting; at this time. Mayor
Pro -Tem takes over the meeting, following; further discussion this was turned to
a committee, Lake, Grigg and Hostetter, committee to meet and make investigation
Wednesday, August 27th.
RECREATION: T. Benson requests permission to close the Recreation center on Labor
Day, this was granted with out dissent;
No more work was done on the budget.
AD JOURNI,4ENT :
Motion made by Wallis seconded by Lake that the meeting adjourn to Tuesday,
September 2nd, eight o'clock P.M1., motion carried.
Attest:
City Clerk
Passed and approved this day of
Iti1ayor
1947.
City Clerk