HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 12/16/1946 Kent `7ashington , December/d, 1946 .
Regular meeting of the City Council ,present Mayor Dunbar,
Councilmen, Edline ,Farman,lvlorrill ,Sells ,Shoff,Thompson,North.
Minutes read and approved of December 2,1946.
Report of Officers read and filed , Clerk' s Treasurers & Budget
Motion was passed to have the engineer look over the broken
walk, on East Smith St . and Kennebeck Ave . ,and report of his
findings at the next meeting.
Recommendation of the water committee to purchase a main line
water meter ,by motion passed by the unanimous vote of the
council to purchase meter for the price of $482.00 .
Emergency ordinance # 777 was read for its second time ,and p
passed by the unanimous vote of the council.
Motion was passed for the City Attorney to write a letter of
complaint to the Milwaukee Railway , in regard .to the poor con-
dition of their signals at West Meeker St.
Bids were opened and read for the awarding of the James St.
Culvert contract. M.P.Butler of Seattle , $5455.12 . Gibson• &
Roberts of Seattle , $2911.02 ,Geo. H.Nelson of Tecoma ,$2567.08
and H.C.McBride & Co. of Seattle , $3035.60 . Motion was passed
by the unanimous vote of the council to award the bid to the
lowest bidder that being Geo. H.Nelson of Tecome ,for the sum of
25.67.08.
Mr. Best reported to the council that Mr . Thor C .Tollefson
6th.Congressional Dist. Representative in Congress ,will meet
here Thursday,to go over the flood conditions . , the Mayor
appointed the finance committee to meet with Congressman.
Motion was gassed to instruct the clerk to write letters to
K.,I.R.O. K.J.R. K.O.niO. and to the three Seattle papers ,in
regard to protesting against the erroneous reports that were
given out shout the flood condition in Kent.
Motion was passed extending a vote of thanks to the local
pglice Dept, for their untireing efforts during the flood period.
Motion to instruct the clerk to write a letter of appreciation
to all outside organizations ,for their faithful service they
preformed during the flood period . ,and asked Mr. Best of the
News Journal to publish a letter of thanstoall local people
for their kind and effeciant work they performed.
.Motion was passed to waive charges on the Tort^ble water pump
for pumping out basements during the flood condition.
.CLAIYIS PRESENTED AND ALLOYED AS FOLLOWS; 97.00
.Donald A.Bell Ins . & btc , Plates
Jail 1lleals 11.05
.Grungstad Cafe.Howard-Cooper Corp Fire dose 370 .80
Peter Madsen Bond Prem. 10.00
Notice
. Kent News Journal
s 7 .01
. Valley Hardware Supplies
. Grover Nelson Motor Instal Police Equip .8
_ Washington Cities Dues 100.00
Shoff Fishing Tackle Police Expense 14.79
. Rasmussen Garage Expense 14.88
45
"Water Dept. Rentals '."Teter 4053.30
Valley Garage Gas & Oil 155.04
Supplies 5.04
Farman Hardware Fuel Oil 158.98
Sipes Transfer 4.45
Marckmenn & Williams Supplies
I Supplits 2 .80
Gonnesonrs Service
1.00
P.S.P.&.L.CO Lights
Auburn Cincrete Prod , Co Yeter Boxes 72 .10
Shaffer Bros Supplies 4.02
Daily Journal of Com. Call for Bids 11.50
McKinney' s Ell-:ctric Traffic Light 3.09
55.15
Chas . Scribner & Sons Books 106 .98
J.K.Gill & Co Books
Pacific Northwest Lib. Assn Expense 2.00
Robert Hagan Park Expense 312 .00 ,
Armstrong Cabinet ',47orks police Equipment 92.49
Valley Truck Service Freight 12 .03
Nell Bridges 0� fI ors TTelp 5.00
MEETING ADJOURNED Chas . Bridges city 91