HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 02/07/1944 Kent,Washington Febuery 7,1944.
Regular meeting of the City Couneil,present Mayor Dunbar,
Councilmen,Farman,Miller,Morrill,Sells,Shoff,Thompson,Worth.
Minutes read and approved of January,17 ,1944.
Police Report read and filed.
Communications read from the Northern Pacific Railway 8o ,
and from the Office of Price Adminstration.
Resolution # 246 read and adopted by the unanimous vote of
the Council.Whereas the City of Kent has eveiable funds ,without
the immediate necessity for the use thereof,in the Current Exp-
ence Fund,the Street Fund,Park Fund,Wer Liquor Tax Fund,State
Aid Fund,and the Cumulative Building Fund;And it is deemed ad-
visable by the City Council that money from the said several funds be
invested in United States Government War Bonds , (series G ) in
the aggreate amount of Twenty Three Thousand Dollers , ($23,000.00) .
Mr.Gus VanWarring issued a complaint against the Police Dept.
for shooting his dog,and not notifying him in due time of the
impounding of his dog,so he could reclaim same before it was
exterminated.The Mayor placed the complaint in the hands of the
Police committee for investigation.
Mr. Ray Higgens requested of the City Council,if it was possible
for the City to open a driveway on Kensington Street,to get into
his property, It was placed in the hands of the Street Committee
to investigate .
Motion was made to sell the required right-way to the Northern
Pacific Railway,their tracks that crosses our property at the
water headwerks,they wishing to obtain a strip of land fifty feet
wide on each side of their tracks,containing 3.10 acres,st the
sum of $50.00 per acre.passed by the unamious vote of the Council.
CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS:
Salary list for January 1944 $2433.50
Fire Dept. Services 153.00
Platinum Kennels Dog Board 22.50
F.J.Kwepil Speaker for Prowler 132.96
Pacific Tel & Tel.Co Phone Bills 13.18
Holland Ins.Co Fire Dept.Ins. 3.85
United Janitor Supplies Co Supplies 40.28
McKenney Electric Co Labor & Repair 41.72
Trick & Murray Registration Supplies 3.69
Malcolm Carlson Repair City Hall 32.56
Pat Peace Police Car Repair 8.24
-Joe Basco Labor City Hall 7.50
•S.L.White Special Police 6.00
.Art Burnside Co Supplies 10.51
Sipe's Transfer Fuel 90.27
,Kent Motors Repair Police Car 54.44
-Potlatch Yards Lumber 7.76
J.A.Fallgreen Engineering 6.00
Johnson Hardware Co Supplies 8.70
•Marckmann & Williams Supplies 104.55
- dddressograph Agency Supplies 1.19
- Trick & Murray Supplies 2.71
State Treasurer Ins.& Med. Aid 20.48
Grover Nelson Motors Gas & Oil 105.61
Howard"Cooper Corp Parts for Grader 277.32
Fred Mesdoweroft Co Park Insurance 24.20
Gaylord Bros Supplies 13.05
The H.W.Wilson Co Books 17.00
J.K.Gill Co , Supplies 10.27
Motion was made for adjournment
Chas. Bridges
City Clerk.