HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 11/19/1945 Kent Washington,November 19,1945.
Regular meeting of the City Council present, Mayor Dunbar,Council-
mon,Edline ,Farman,Morrill ,Sells ,Shoff,Thompson,Worth.
Minutes of November 5th. read and approved;
Reports of officers read and filed,Clerks ,Tressurers ,and budget.
Petition read from L.E.Brogden & wife ;and Thomas G.Waller & wife
for the vacation of an . 1 ,; foot alley that runs north and south
through their property.
Petition read from 57 voters and property owners ,in regard to the
N.P.Ry. Co moving a berry shed from its present location to the
parksite on R.R.Ave, east of the N.P.Depot ,and also objecting to
the strip of land along both sides of the N.P.tracks ,as being out of
the first building district.
The lease on the park on railroad Ave.was returned by the N.P.Ry Co
they deeming it not neccesssry to use it for transportation
purposes,as they had contemplated.
Motion was passed to engage the Firm of Forbes and Brett as con-
sulting Engineers for the sewage disposal plant that the council is
contemplating on eonstruubtingprevious -to this motion a discussion
was held in regard to the Firms of Warnecke & Wolff,and the General
Engineering Co,and communications were read from both CompanYO;
Resolution # 266 for the engaging of Forbes & Brett Consulting
Engineers with James W.Carey & Associates as Advisory Consultants. ,
was adopted by the unanimous vote of the council to proceed with
the sewage disposal plant.
Resolution # 267 was adopted by the unamious vote of the council
to vacate the alley petitioned by Mr. L.E.Brogden and wife,and
Thomas Waller & wife -and the City Clerk to give notice of such
hearing as provided by law.
Motion was passed to have the Fire Committee and the Fire Chief
to study strip of land on both sides of the N.P.traeks,and make a
recommendation to the council in regard to placing it in the first
fire district.
Motion was passed to have the Vatbr appoint a committee t® lay
out a plan for zoning the City in regard to land zones as to what
kind of buildings and buisness to be placed therein.
The Mayor appointed the building committee to act as this committee
and work with citizens of the city that were interested in zoning.
Motion was passed to have the old city limit signs removed as
they had served their purpose years ago ,and were in deplorable
oonditidn.
Motion was passed to expedite the City Attorney to notify the owner
of the bodies that ley in the lot at First Ave. So. and Titus St-to
remove same at once.
CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS; 28.33
United Janitor Supply Co Supplies 52.66
Sipes 'Transfer Fuel Oil
Kent Fire Dept OCD Equipment 500 .41
Pacific Tel.& Tel. Co Phone bills 13.95
Farman Hardware Supplies 43.01
Auburn Concrete Products Supplies 70 .91
Marckmann & Williams Supplies 55.21
Pittsburgh Meter Co Meter Parts 4.82
King Co. Rd. Dist # 2 Gravel & Blacktop 148.50
Potlatch Yards Inc. Supplies 34.19
Arney's 5 & 10 Supplies .31
Petro °Paint Co Paint 5.15
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Rudd & Cummings Paint 8.96
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Meeting adjourned
�___Chas . Bridges
City Clerk.