HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 04/03/1950 Kent Washington April 3 , 1950
Regular meeting of the City Council present , Mayor Mooney
j Councilmen, Bell, Pozzi , Randall, Seeman, Thornton;
Minutes read and approved of the last regular meeting;
Report of Officers read and filed; Police ;
Motion passed the unanimous vote of the council present to
repeal Resolution # 231 regulating number of Taverns and places
to sell beer and wine by the package.
Letter read from the people that live in the Miller Court at
703 First Ave . North, drawing the attention of the Council to
the deplorable condition of the grounds and the garbage can
situation, which has been drawn to the attention of Mr. Miller
the owner, but has failed to comply with the requests of the ten
nants to remidy, the condition. Motion passed to have the Health
Officer look into the complaint .
A copy letter from Stokily Foods to the State Polution Commission
in regard to theit, sewer line along the track to Smith Street was
referred to the Health and Sanitation committee for action if
needed.
Letter read from the Chamber of Commerce in regard to ordinances
on Health and fire conditions in the city, requesting ordinances
to be passed to inforce such conditions if there were none to take
care of fire hazards and health menaces. Motion was passed to have
the health and fire committee investigate the- request , and for
Councilman Bell meet with the Chamber at their next regular meet-
ing.
Motion for the building committee to proceed with the painting
of the upstairs of the City Hall if bid is less than $$500.00.
Petition read from the city employees requesting of the council
to set up the pension plan. Finance committee was directed to
have the city attorney get all information on same.
Bids were received and read for the purchase of a police car,
from Freese Motors, Kent Motors, Polly Pontiac , and Valley Garage.
motion passed to have bids placed in the hands of the police
committee for study, and report at next meeting.
Don Bell was appointed as a committee to take up the parking
problem with the Chamber of Commerce , to see if the buisness
men and the employees would help by not parking their cars on
the street all day in the buisness district .
Motion passed to instruct the clerk to write a letter to the
Northern Pacific R.R. Co inregard to the cleaning up of the old
Epperson Bldg.
CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS;
Claim of damage read in regard to a Mkss Mary Hemstreet
of 903 Summit• Ave. Seattle , 4 Washington, her attornies state
that she fell on the sidewalk at 4th. Ave. and Gowe St. and spran-
ed her ankle, claim in the amount of $$1,760.00. Claim turned over
to Donald Bell Sr. our insurance agent .
Police Salaries For March $1330.00
Gen. Gov't For March 3676.80
Fire Dept . For March 220.00
Dragness Office Supply Office Supplies 11.17 ,
P. S.P.&.L.CO Power & Lights 101.30
Pioneer Inc. Office Supplies 17. 56
State Treasurer Firemen' s Relief 51.00
Sunset Laundry Co Laundry 5.00
Seattle Gas Co Gas 3.24
McCoys Garage Gas & Oil 60.91
Howard Cooper Corp Fire Pants 14.07
Kent News Journal Publishing & Printing 39. 57
Miles Drake Insp. & Engineering 130.77
M.L.Armstrong Lease on Lot 10.00
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Rensselaer Valve Co Valves $272.95
Crane Co Supplies 1.77
Mac Boyker Plumbing Labor & Supplies 16. 50
LaVera Cavanaugh Typing Repaorts 25.00
Pacific Water Works Sup. Co Valves 272.95
H.D.Fowler Co Inc Supplies 217.19
Warren' s Office Equip. Chair 66.95
Auburn Concrete Products Co Pipe Plugs 4•64
Standard Oil Co Pearl Oil 11.03
Gonnason Bros Supplies 2.99
Meade Sand & Gravel Contract on Mains 2174.79
Addressograph Sales Agency Supplies 3. 27
Reynolds Plumbing Co Supplies 2 .577
Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co Phone Bills 125.31
30
Olympic Foundry' Co Supplies
Western Utilities Sup. Co Supplies 304.04
64
Sipes Transfer Oil
Valley Garage Truck Parts .93
Western Tractor & Equip. Grader Repair 82.09
Emil Hol'stad Fell Trees 32.000
C.V.Erath Garbage Contract 749. 53
Meeker Press Police Supplies 9. 54
Dave J. Mooney Mayors' Expense 5.00
Kent , Cement Block Co Drain Pipe 109.90
MEETING ADJOURNED;
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City Clerk.