HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 03/01/1948 Kent Washington March 1, 1948.
Regular meeting of the City Council present, Mayor Mooney,
Councilmen,Edline,Farman, Morrill, Seeman, Sells, Thornton, Worth.
Minutes. of Feb, 16, and 20th. read and approved;
Report of Officers read and filed;
Building committee reported that a start was made on the new
building.
Councilman Farman reported that a Mr. Johnson owning land next
too the Sewage Disposal Plant site, would like to have the City
pay for half of the line fence between the two properties, that
was much in need of repair. Motion was passed to accept half of
the cost .
Light committee reported that the new street light system was
not up to standard yet , in regard to the amount of light given,
and the poles on Central Ave. were not painted as yet.
Water committee reported that they recommend the request of
Mr. Walmsley, and Mrs. Marlowe be granted to install water mains
in their new additions to Kent. Motion passed to grant their
requests.
Councilman Morrill reported that the well program was in the
hands of the City Engineer to further the project.
Letter read in regard to having the cross walks painted in
front of the Hi-School, and the placing of garbage containers
on North Central between Smith St. And James St.By motion
passed the painting was plauelin the hands of the Police Com-
mittee, and the garbage cans placed in the hands of the
sanitation committee for action, and report at the next meeting.
Report from the Chief of police in regard to the accidents
that have accured at the R.R. Crossings the past several years.
A message of veto was read to the Council, applting to an
ordinance introduced at the .last regular meeting, declaring an
emergency, making an appropriation and providing for the issuance
of warrents for the Police Department of the City.
Two emergency ordinances were submitted by the City Attorney,
one for the payment of J .O.Allread, and one for the payment of
F.M.Imhoff, by motion of the council and passed to place the two
Emergency Ordinances on their first reading. Resolution read as
to fixing the date of the hearing of the two Emergency Ordinances
and passed by motion, to adopt resolution as read.
Motion made and passed to enclude the Mayor' s veto message to
the Council,as part of the minutes of this meeting.
The Mayor' s veto to an ordinance of emergency raising money for
the Police Dep�,passed on its first reading, the 16th. day of Feb.
1948; is attached and is a part of the minutes of this meeting.
. Petition against the installation of parking meters in the City
of Kent, signed by 100 citizens and buisness men, read and placed
on file, by motion.
Motion made and passed for the clerk to read an ordinance of
repeal to ordinance # 791 relating to traffic regulation and
parking meter zones.
Ordinance repealing ordinance # 791 read and was placed on its
final passage by roll call vote, Councilmen Edline,Farman,Morrill
Sells, and Worth voting yea, and Seeman & Thornton voting Nay.
City Attorney read a party wall agreement between the City of
Kent and the IooF lodge. Motion passed for to instruct the Mayor
and Clerk to sign same.
Police committee recommended the discharge of Joe Nelson as the
official city dog catcher and dump supervisor, that he could not
handle the job.Motion passes to plane Mr. Turcott in this
position. , and to have a City phone installed at the Dog Pound.
Bids were opened and read for the plumbing and Heating of the
new Fire Station, and alteration of parts of the present City Hall
F.H.Reynolds $9,474.38, Ted Cavanaugh , $8,100.00 and Mac Boyker
$7, 590.00. The Bid was granted to Mac Boyker by the unanimous
vote of the council, for the amount of $7, 590.00.
CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS; except claim of
E.G.Forbes for $72.90 and Donald W. Close Co for $1785.00.
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Salaries & Wages February $2978.10
Salaries Police Dept. February 1154.45
Taylor Plumbing Remmburse P1g.Permit 2. 50
Ralph Evans Gasoline 4.48
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Louis Hughs Gasoline 1.04
Valley Cafe Jail Meals 10.04
James Allread Gasoline 4.16
Trick & Murray Office Supplies 1.82
Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co Phones 21.05
Kent News Journal Printing &. Postage 220.18
E.G.Forbes Insp. &: Engineering' 63.66
Jeanne M. Mallory Typing Water Report 8.00
Marckmann & Williams Supplies 14$.37
Taylor Plumbing Supplies 9.87
Pittsburgh Meter Co Meter Parts 8.65
Hersey Mfg. Co Meter Parts 33.36
P. S.&.L.CO Lights 320.96
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Bush Hardware Sup. 8r, Tools 5.79
Tax Commission Excise Tax 169.89
Gordon Serrurier Gas & Oil 126.49
Auburn Concrete Prod, Co Meter Boxes 98.88
Kent Cement Block Co Tile 9.88
Western Tractor Co Grader Repair 80.26
Standard Oil Co Kerosene 10.M0
C.V.Erath Garbage Contract 76$.72
ME TING ADJOURNED
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Chas. Bridges City Clerk.