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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 11/04/1946 93 Kent Washington, November ,4 1946. Regular meeting of the City Council ,present Ivayor Dunbar, Councilmen, Edline ,Farman,Sells,Shoff,Thompson,':iorth. Minutes of October read and Approved ; Repott of Officers read and filed , police report. Councilman Farman repotted on the parking lot Mrs . `r'lrenick offered to the City for Parking cars ,and they recommended that it was not suited for the purpose of a public parking tot . Councilman Shoff recommended to the council a change in the water rates of large users of water, to bring our rates up in range of other Cities and Towns of the State , . Motion was passed to have the City Attorney drawup an amendment to the water ordinances in regard to a change in rates 10 ,000 cu.ft. to 30 ,000 cu. ft. 8V per 100 cu. ft. 30 ,000 " " Y 50 ,000 " " 7V " It It 50 ,000 it it 11100 )000 " " 5V IT " It " 1001000 " " and above 4V " " Councilman Sells reported on the controversy he had with Mrs . Marshall living at Smith and Central in regard to cutting her shrubs that overhang the walks ,and the fixing of a bad hole in the walk,P.;otion was passed to have the City _.ttorney write her a letter in regard to this matter for action. V Resolution ti 275 adopted by the unanimous vote of the council to pay W1650 .00 for the three acres and rightawiay into same ,for the sewage disposal plant site . Mir. Chas . Leber ask permission from the council to cut certain trees on the dump property ,and pay ye2b .00 per 1000 lin.ft."las referred to the finance committee for advisement. Councilman "dline brought to the attention of the council ,that the garbage collector was not performing his duties as he should in regard to picking up the garbage ,as his contract calls for ,and referred to the many complaints that are coming into the clerk' s office ,and recommended that the council look into the matey of buying a truck of their owne ,and hireing a man to do the job ,at such time it was feasible to do so . Motion was passed for the Health & Sanitation committee to investigate a new truck and garbage body ,for the job of taking over the garbage haul. kiotion was passed to instruct the Clerk to write a letter to the Bonding Company that has Mr. Hauge ' s bond in regarJ_ to the poor performance he is rendering the people . Councilman Shoff recomended to the council for the purchase of a hand hoist for the water Dept. ,at a cost of :;15C .00 .1-otion was passed for the purchase of same . Bids were open led and read from t,'^ao bidders on the ranter main project in north Park Addn. ,o ?in : to the delay in material the bids were referred to the water committee for action and recommendation to tlil, council. Engineer gave his estimate on the Prospect _'treet Sewer that the residents there requested. ,end I.lso ;ave the estimate on the James :St Culvert .11otion was passed to have the enEineer make up plans and proposal sheets for the construction of the culvert ,a and the clerk call for bids on same. Potion was passed for the water committee to give a study on the installation of crater pipes in the distributation system, where needed to use up what materiail they had on hand . CLAIL3 PRESENTED Aidl) ALLO"IED AS FOLLOPIS: Payroll iionth of Oct. �3240.80 Trick & Murray Printing 54.60 Kent News Journal Print Ordn. 18.86 Emmerson Thatcher Filing Instruments 7 .80 Holland Auto Rebuild Police Car 24.48 John Turcott Dog Catcher 7 .00 Special Police Police ',fork 40.00 Earl Forbes Engineering 343935 Valley Garage Repair 31. 78 Va1.1.ev Hardware Sllnx)lies 12.45 State Treasurer A,ed . hid . 21 . 10 **** continued**** ******continued**** P.S.P.&.L.Co Lights 26.96 Kent Auto Rebuild Gas & Oil 230.25 Tax Commission Excise Tax 220.01 Tacoma Freight Co Freight 2.21 Crane Co Pipe 61.39 F.H.Reynolds & Son Supplies 1.34 E.N.Hallgren & Co Supplies 138.00 Federal Pipe, & Tank Co Supplies 19.57 Marckmann & Williams Supplies 163.15 Auburn Concrete Prod. Co IvJaterial 12.36 Gaylord Bros Books 10.15 The MacMillan, Expense 3.44 White River Feed Co Fish Feed 12.20 Meeting Adjourned % Chas . Bridges City Clerk.