HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 03/03/1947 Kent Washington, March 3, 1947.
Regular meeting of the City Council , present Mayor Dunbar,
Councilmen, Edline,Morrill , Sells , Shoff, Thompson, Worth.
Minutes of February 17 , 1947 read and approved ,
Report of Police read and filed;
Communication red from the Red Cross thanking all that had dealings
whith their organization during the recent flood.
Petition read from four property owners that abutts on the alley
in Block 7 'of Knob Hill Addn. to Kent ,asking the Council to vacate
same.Resolution ## 278 read ,and by motion was adopted ,to set a hearing
date for the vacation of and alley running through Block 7 , M.C.I .
Co . Knob Hill Addn. for Monday, the 7th. day of April, at 8;oclock
P.M. City Hell. , and for the Clerk to post notices according to law.
Petition was received from 6 property owners in the 600 Block on
South Second asking the Council if a sewer system may be extended
to serve the people in said block. Motion was passed for the
engineer to determin if it is possible to extend the system of
sewage to the people in the 600 Block.
Chairman of the building committee stated that they had held a
meeting of the committee , and recommend to the Council that they
hire Mr. Ripley and Weber of Seattle ,to be the architects for the
building of a fire station and remodel the present city hall. Motion
was passed to hire Mr. Ripley and Mr. Weber as architects ,and for
the Mayor and Clerk to sign the contract for same.
Mr. Willis of the Olympic Pickle Factory of this community,ask
if the City would be interested in renting the tract of ground that
the State Cannery is now on,and if the State did not operate this
year if they could lease the building, instead of the State re-
moving saine.Mayor appointed the finance committee to get in touch
with the proper State officials in regard to the cannery, .
Councilman Shoff made a motion for the clerk to call for bids
for. the laying water pipe in North Park, to make ready for the sewer
pipe prodject to complete L.I .D. ## 228. Motion passed the unanimous
vote of the council present.
+ Motion made by Councilman Thompson and passed the unanimous vote
of the council present to have the Engineer and City Attorney to
continue with the L.I.D. ## 228, up to the calling for bids.
Bids were opened from various pipe suppliers ,and read aloud,and by
motion referred to the water committee for recommendation to the
Council as to - the best bid , at the next regular meeting.
Motion was passed for the street committee to look over the culvert
on James Street that is about ready to be completed ,and to check if
there are any additions to be made at this time before the backfill
is completed.
CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS;
Salaries For February $3513.65
American Fire Equip. Co Fire Equipment 13077
United Janitor Supply Co Supplies 48.08
King Co. Treasurer Assn. on Streets 75.04
Kent News Journal Printing 3.52
Grover Nelson Motor Co Police Car Repair 14.63
Pioneer Inc. Office Supplies 1.28
Roy Beery fns. Co Car Insurance 8.16
Dr. W.M.Morgan Health Office 27.50
P.S.P.&.L.CO Lights 45.36
Union Oil Co Gas & Oil 38.87
Spotlight Service Supplies 48.55
State treasurer Med. Slid & Ins. 16.91
Clakk's Welding Shop Welding 12.68
E.G.Forbes Insp. & Engineering 109.21
Gonnasons Repair 4.38
Valley Hardware Co Supplies 4.15
Tax Commission Excise Tax 175.02
Marckmenn & Williams Supplies 34.62
Geo.H.Nelson James St. Culvert 2365.07
Gaylord Bros Inc . Supplies 1.55
John Hauge Garbage Contract 740.10
Potlatch Yards.•.Inc. .. Supplies 47.23
MEETING ADJOURNED; 4
Chas. Bridges city clerk.