HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 09/17/1945 Kent Washington Sept.17 ,1945.
Regular meeting of the City Council ,present Mayor Dunber,Council-
men,Edline ,Morrill,Sells ,Shoff,Thompson,17otth.
Minutes of Sept. 4 and Sept. 7 read and approved;
Reports of Officers read and filed ,Budget ,Clerk's and Treasurers.
Councilman Sells recommended that a catch basin be installed on
East Gowe Street to take care of the surplus water that covers the
walk in front of-Mr. Patten' s place ,and have the street graded to
lower the dirt along the walk.
A letter of complaint was received from the Pre-School in regard
to the dangerous condition of the fish pool in the - City Park as to
children . falling into same ,the letter was placed in the hands of the
Park Board for action.
Mr. Clark chairman of the Park Board made a report on the plans
that the committee was formulating for improvements to the parks in
the future ,end recommended that the council place and additional
$1000.00 in the buddet for that purpose ,by motion it was placed
therein.
Ordinance No.753 passed by the unanimous vote of the city council
to raise by emergency,$550.00 for an extra man to work on the streets.
Mr. Staples not being able to obtain a bond for the collection of
garbage ,forfeited his bid,and by motion by the council it was awarded
to the next lowest hiddet, Mr. John Hauge ,under the same conditions.
Motion was passed by the unanimous vote of the council present ,to
have the city attorney draw up an ordinance fixing the service charge
at .10cents per tap for and above the bid accepted for the collection
removal and disposal of garbage .
Motion made and passed to allow the contractor the amount of
money prescribed in the Engineers final estimate on the ditching and
culvert contract in North Park Add. to Kent.The sum of $3328.97 and
15% to be held for 30 days.
Motion was passed by the council to apply for the State grah3t,
allowable to cities for public works ,for the purpose of construct-
ing a sewer disposal plant to the specification of the State Health
Dept.as required by law.
Motion was passed for the City Attorney to draw up and ordinance
creating a cumulative fund of 3 mills from the vaulation of each
dollar,for the purpose of a sewer disposal plant ,and to amend the
Cumulative ordinance on the building fund to read 3 mills instead of
four mills.
Motioji was passed to adopt the pdtthimary budget for 1946,8nd in-
structed the clerk to have two notices published as to the hearing:
of the .final passage of the budget,next regular meeting of the
eouncil. October 1, at 8 o'clock in the council chambers at the City
Hall. .
CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS;
Grungsted Cafe Jail Meals $3,87
Shoff Fishing Tackle Co Police Expense 1.59
Sipes, :Transfer Fuel Oil 109.07
Gonnason Repairs 33 .35
Kent Motors Gas & Oil 84.04
Marckmann & Williams Supplies 50.14
King Co. Rd. Dist ,#2 Gravel 9.00
Northwest Surveying Uo Engineering 51 .04
Burrows & Milone North Park Contract 2629 .63
J.K.Gill Co Books 3.24
Kent Milling Co Supplies 1.25
Meeting Adjourned. \
Chas. Bridges
City Clerk.