HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 04/17/1950 Kent Washington April 17, 1950
Regular meeting of the City Council present , Mayor Mooney,
Councilmen Armstrong, Bell, Randall, Seeman, Shaffer, Thornton.
Minutes read and approved of the last regular meeting;
Report of officers read and filed, Treasurers, Budget and
Clerks;
Health and Sanitation committee with the Engineer to act
on the request of the school to join in on 'the Cities sewer
system.
Motion passed to table the employee ' s Pension plan until
the two plans can be studied by the committee.
Motion to call for bids for the decorating the upstairs of
the. City Hall.
Petition received and read from a small group of people
living on North-. Second North of Cole Street , for permission
to connect to the present sewer system and for and engineers
estimate for the labor and material. T�Iotion passed to have the
amount of money reguired for the estimate of the engineer be
deposited with the clerk.
Petition received and read against proposed sewer dist. # 229
to not construct the sewer at this time on account of the
high cost, about 53% not favoring the go ahead of this prodject
motion passed to table the project.
Mr. Robinson gave a talk on his findings in the well areas
around Kent , and he discouraged the council on drilling a well
on what is known as the old Snyder water site, and advised the
council that the well should be tried on the hill North East
of Kent .
Motion was passed to accept the bid of Kent Motors for a
police aar. , at a cost of $1573 . 50 plus sales tax, and a credit
for the 1946 V-8 of $650.00
Motion was passed to instruct the clerk to draw warrents to
pay taxes that are due , and contract on the Park property that
the- city attorney is geting into shape , for the purchase of same.
Buisness and Professional Women was present at the meeting
and presented the Mayor a check for $225.00 to be used by the
City for the Park Fund to help develop the recreation center.
Motion was passed to install equipment as needed on' the new
police aar up to the amount of $185.00.
Motion was passed by the council to adopt daylight saving
time, the same time as Seattle .
Motion was passed to have parts of the sidewalk ordinance
published in the paper to warn people of their responsibility
for the upkeep of city sidwalks.
CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS;
Witness Fees Police Court $ 9 .00
United Janitor Sup. Co Supplies 9 . 53
P. S.P.&.L. CO St . Lights 492.75
City Transfer Fuel Oil 92.70
Valley Hardware Supplies 1.40
Stark Service Station Gas & Oil 10$.18
Kent Hardware Supplies 14.22
Dept . of Labor & Industries Ins. & Med. 183.17
Thornton Auto Parts Repair 95.61
E.N.Hallgreen Co Supplies 4. 52
Bush Hardware Sup. & Tools 7. 51
Strains Auto Co Truck Tires 159.28
Western Utilities Co Supplies 13 .18
Clark' s Welding Shbp Repairs 67. 99
Sipes Transfer Fuel 13 .22
Kent Sign Service Lettering Truck 13. 39
NoCentral Machine Shop Repair 14. 17
Miles Company Gravel 42.04
The J.K. Gill Po Books 2.32
Kent News Journal Expense 6.70
Edward E. Johnson Book 2. 25
E.F.Brunschweig Dog Catcher 57.25
M177,'TING ADJOURNED;
Mayor Chas. bridges city cleerk