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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-06-1947 Minutes-1376 PASCO, WASHINGTON SPECIAL MEETING COUNCIL CHAMBER OCTOBER 6, 1947 CALL TO ORDER: Meeting called to order at 8:20 o'clock P.M,, Honorable Mayor Pro -tem A.T. Hostetter presiding. ROLL CALL: By Clerk, Councilmen present were John Beck, Charles Grigg, A.T. Hostetter, ,I H.G. Lake, T.G. Overlie and C.R. Wallis, Art Glasow Jr. was absent, also City Attorney D.W. Zent. PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE NO. 609-1948 BUDGET: I! AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1948. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION ONE: THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO HAS FIXED AND DETERMINJED ;THE AMOUNT OF MONEY NECESSARY TO BE RAIDED BY TAXATION FOR THE CITY OF PASCO FOR THE YEAR 1948 AND DIRECT THAT TAXES BE LEVIED ON THE PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF PASCO FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES AND FOR THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS, TO -WIT: Motion made by Beck seconded by Overlie that Ordinance No. 609 be read and checked in full at the first readingrp motion carried; budget was read and checked in full by all, motion made by Overlie seconded by Beck that Ordinance No. 609 has been given the first reading, motion carried. Motion made by Grigg seconded by Beck that Ordinance No. 609 have the second reading bN title only, motion carried; Ordinance No. 609 wasr ead by title, motion made by Grigg seconded by Beck that Ordinance No. 609 has been given the i second reading by title, motion carried. BUDGET DISCUSSED: p Motion made by Back to set up X55.00 in the Street Fund for reimbursing H. Younker for oiling around the East Side Drive Inn Market, 23 x 10 and 53 x 10 amount to be taken out of materials and supplies of the 1948 budget, motion seconded by Overlie during the question the amount was changed to $38.00 to cover the front oiling only, on roll call the vote was three and three, no decission. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SWIMMING POOL FUND were discussed at length, motion made by Grigg to allow $25.00 per month to the Fire Chief for car expense, motion seconded by Beck; roll call vote 4 to 2, motion defeated, Beck and Grigg voting "yes", and Hostetter, Lake, Overlie and Wallis voting "no". Motion made by Beck seconded by Overlie that Ordinance No. 609 be given the third reading, motion carried, motion made by Beck seconded by Overlie that Ordinance No. 609 has been given the third reading, motion carried. Motion made by Beck seconded by Overlie that Ordinance No. 609 be adopted as chedked, question debated; by roll call vote, motion was defeated, Beck and Overlie voted yes, Grigg, Hostetter, Lake and Wallis voted No. Motion made by Grigg to allow $42000.00 to be set up in the Health Department, motion carried by roll call vote of six (6). Motion made by Beck to raise estimated receipts for the cemetery $1,600.00 and•war liquor $400.00 to balance raise allowed the Health Department, motion seconded by Overlie, carried. Motion made"by Hostetter that $2.,000.00 be taken out of Street Department road oiling and placed in Swimming Pool transfer $1,000.00 from Street Department to engineers salary, motion seconded by Wallis, roll call vote of three to three, Beck, Lake and Overlie voting no, Grigg, Hostetter and Wallis voting yes. Motion made by Overlie that Ordinance No. 609 be ad®ptedas amended, motion seconded by Lake, no decision, Beck, Lake and Overlie voted yes, Grigg, Hostetter and Wallis voting no. Street oiling and swimming pool was discussed. Motion made by Beck seconded by Lake that Ordinance No. 609• be adopted as amended -question heard; on voting Beck and Grigg voted yes, Hostetter and Wallis voted no, Lake and Overlie were out of the room, motion made by Beck that Ordinance No. 609 be adopted as amended, motion seconded by Overlie, no decission, Beck, Lake and Overlie voting yes, Grigg, Hostetter and Wallis voting No. Motion made by Beck that we change estimated receipts on Licenses and Permits $30000.00 and miscelaneous receipts for services of engineer on surveying work $2,000.00, motion died for want of a second. Motion made by Lake to dispense with the Assistant Street Superintendent and add City Engineer in Assistants capacity, motion withdrawn. RECESS: Motion made by Beck to recess meeting to Tuesday, Eight o'clock P.M., October 7, 1947, motion seconded by Overlie, carried. Attest: Mayor Fro -tem City Clerk Passed and approved this day of 1947. Ci ty Clerk i