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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0247-A Resolution1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15' 16 17 18' 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON WHEREAS, the City of Kennewick has heretofore been granted the sum of $40p000*OO by the Federal Works Agency of the United States of America to aid in the construction of a 30 -inch intercept- ing sewer running from the intersection of Washington Street and "B" Avenue to a point in the Columbia River below the Northern Pacific Railroad bridge, which 30 -inch intercepting sewer will be sufficient to carry the sewage from the City of Kennewick so that tY inhabitants of the City of Pasco will not be endangered by the presence of said sewage in the Columbia River, and WHEREAS, the existing sewer line of the City of Kennewicf, which has an outfall a short distance upstream from the Northern Pacific Railroad bridge, is in such a condition that it cannot, at the present time, carry but a small portion of the sewage of the City of Kennewick, and therefore it is necessary that a temporary outfall be used in the Columbia River located at the foot of Wash- ington Street immediately north of the City of Kennewick and directly south of the City of Pasco, and due to the presence of a large island in the river, this sewage is dropped in a backwater or lagoon and there remains so as to be a serious menace not only to the inhabitants of the City of Kennewick but also to the inhabitants of the City of Pasco, Washington, which health menace has been recognized by medical officers of this area, and WHEREAS, the City of Kennewick will be unable to raise the cessary funds to construct the said 30 -inch intercepting sewer 26 11outfall sewer unless the said grant in aid from the Federal Works 27 28 29 30 31 32 gency is continued, because of the heavy expenses the said City has een put to due to the large population recently moving into the ity of Kennewick* and the abandonment of the said sewer project may esult in ill health and sickness among the people of both Kennewick Pasco, Washington# NOWs THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIM 1 2' 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 OF PASCO, WASHINGTONp that because of the importance of the said 30 -inch intercepting sewer line and the extreme need of the con- struction thereof because of the present health menace to the resi- dents of the City of Pasco, as well as of the City of Kennewick, the Bureau of Community Facilities of the Federal Works Agency is re- quested and petitioned to continue the said grant of $400000.00 to the City of Kennewick, Washington, for the construction of F.W.A. Project No. 45-311-S. the project including the above 30 -inch inter- cepting sewer. UPON MOTION duly made, ,seconded, and carried, the foregoing resolution was declared adopted, all members present voting "Aye." PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, this 23rd day of August, 1945. ADAH PERRY City UT-er�. APPROVED this 23rd day of August, 1945, M. J. LINDERMAN