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Kent Washington May 7 ,1945.
Regular meeting of the City Council,p-resent ,Mayor Dunber,Council-
men,Farman,Miller,Sells,Shoff,Thompson.
Minutes of April 16 ,1945 read and approved;
Report of Officers , read and filed. , Police and Fire.
Ordinance No. 750 passed the unanmous vote of the council present ,
in regard to the Rules of The Road ,as passed by the 1939 session of
the legislature .
Motion was passed for the City Attorney to investigate the fessi-
,bilty,of geting the old car lots cleaned up around the City,and
to see if it could be curtailed in the future.
Motion was made and passed,by recommendation of the building
committee to move the wall out in the OPA office to give them a
little more spece ,and to have a wall placed in the Clerk' s office
to give the Police Judge more privacy when he is holding C6urt.
Two bids were received on the price of a seven foot of street
pavetagt strip 210 ft.long,on R.R.Ave.South.between Gowe and Titus , .
One from J.W.Callaway at .650 per square Foot,and one from Concrete
Construction Co. at .60 cents per sq. ft.Replace curbing at1.10
and 1.00 per lin. ft.The consideration of these bids were placed in
the hands of the Street Committee for further study.
One bid was received on the truck for the Street Lept.from the
Kent Motoxs,st the sum of $1,485.72 for a chevoolet 1Q ton, 60
inch wheelbase truck.Motion was pased to be placed in the hands of
the street committee ,and no further action until the City receives
the priorty to purchase some .
Councilman Thompson reported on the progress being made in regard
to investigating the garbage collection situation.
Motin was made and passed to grant the Fire Chief permmission to
sell the pump cans that the Fire Dept. made for OCD use ,and replace
same to the following funds that they were paid out of.
The Park Board were present,and the question was brought up about
the installation of the Servicemens Pylon that was to be placed in
the park,It was desided that it was up to the Park board as to
where it should be placed.
Motion was made and passed ,for the Health Office to see Mrs . -*A
Boback about the drain from her septic tank, that she claimed was
fixed.
Motion was. made and passed to have the locks change to all depts
in the City,that there were some keys that were not accounted for.
and new keys to be in the custody of the City- Clerk.
CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS; 2879,00
Salaries For April
Fire Dept. Services 168.30
Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co Phones 10.15
J.O.Allread Equipment 9.00
Hazen Printing -Co Office Equip. 7.88
Kent Motors Police Repair 17.35
Kent Electric Hall & Police repair 81.08
Kuker Rankin Map Material 7.21
Northwest Surveying Co Street Survey 62,70
Sip's Transfer Fuel 33. 73
Western Union Police Expense 1.88
Valley Hardware Co Supplies .60
Marckmann & Williams Tools & Sup. 30.98
Pittsburgh Meter Co Meter Parts 3.35
62
Tax Commission Excise Tax 14 .
Kent News Journal Printing 145.87
Gonna son',s Repair
32.86
P.S.P.&.L.CO Lights 303.34
State Treasurer Ins . Med.Aid 19193
J.G.Watson Repair 20.34
Union Oil Co Gas & Oil 54.25
J.K.Gill Cc Books 25.39
E.H.Long Sharpen Mower 1.75
Farman Hardware Traffic Paint n 58.17
Polson Implement Co Grader Repair 1.90
Meeting Adjourned ;
Chas. Bridges City Cloil .