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Kent Washington December 20, 1948.
Regular meeting of the City Council present, Mayor Mooney,
Councilmen,Seeman, Sells, Thornton,Worth.
Minutes read of the last previous meeting and approved;
Report of Officers read and filed; Clerk's , Treasurers, and Budget;
Street Committee reported on the resolution from the Meridian
Community Club in regard to regrading James Street, and Blacktoping
same.Councilman Thornton made a motion and passed for the Clerk to
write a letter to the Club explaining that the blacktoping of this
street should be a direct assessment against the abutting property
and they should contact the property owners along said street, for
the requested improvment, but the street committee would when the
weather permited, have the street regraded and placed in better
condition.
Motion was passed for the special building committee to go ahead
with the final plans, of removing the high fire wall on the City
Hall and construct the mens toilet in the boiler room as had been
originaly planned in the building improvment.
Motion was passed to have the sewage committee look into the cost
of a fence to be placed around the stock pile of clay sewer pipe
at the cannery site, to protect it from being broken, and removed
therefrom.
Letter from the Fire Dept. thanking the council for the table and
chairs, and refrigerator, read and motion to be placed on file.
Motion was made and passed to let the various contracts for pipe and
fittings, 3000 ft. of 6" cast iron to Marckmann &I Williams @ $2.31
14000 f't. of 6" cast iron to Hugh Purcell Co at $1.63. 4200 ft. of
O" C.I. to Hugh Purcell Co at $2.445. 3800 ft. of Cement Asbestos
6" to Fowler & Co at $1.30., 1000 ft. ofC@mznibtAsbestos 411 at .83.
10,000'ft. of Steel dipped & Wrapped at 791 cents to Pacific Water
Works Co. 15-6" Valves at 49.00 to E.N.Hallgren Co.$- 8 inch valves
at $75.00 to E.N.Hallgren Co. 4-611 Hydrants and 10-411 hydrants at
$113.00 each to E.N.Hallgren Co. Total of $56,656.00 plus Tax.and
icrease in market price or decrease, on cast iron pipe.
Motion was passed to have the Police Committee work out a plan
with the dog catcher, for better working conditions on the Dog
Pound.
Motion was passed to have the water committee with the Supt. purchase
a line meter not to exceed $500.00.
CLAIMS'PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS;
Brooks'Loop Gasoline $ 1.89
Howard -Cooper Corp. Fire Equip. 47.72
McIntyre Construction Co Bldg. Repair 393.56
John Turcott Dog Catcher 36.75
Puget Sound Stamp Wrks Office Supplies 11.39
Halprin Sup. CoFire Equipment 30.50
P.S.P.&.L.CO St. Lights 427.23
American Elkhart Co Fire Equipment 88.20
Potlatch Yards Inc. Supplies 22.01
Water & Garbage Miscel. 4019.20
City Transfer Fuel & Stove 137.25
Marckmann & Williams Supplies 13.07
The Ford Meter Co Meter Tester 438.00
Sipes Transfer Fuel 13.01
Auburn Concrete Prod. Co Meter Boxes $$.07
Northwest Precote Co Blacktop 53.31
The J.K.Gill Co Books 114.52
Mrs. Don Bovell Expenses 72.70
MEETING OU ED;
Chas. Bridges
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City Clerk.