HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 07/17/1950 Kent Washington July 17, 1950
Regular meeting of the City Council present, Mayor Mooney
Councilmen, Armstrong, Bell, Pozzi, Randall, Seeman, Shaffer,
Thornton.
Minutes read and approved of the last regular meeting;
-Report of .officers read and filed, Clerk' s Treasurers, and
Budget ;
,Bids were opened and read for the purchase of water pipe, fittings
and fire hydrants, several bids were received and read, and the
council recessed for 30 minutes to study the bids, reconvened and
a -motion was passed to reject all bids, owing to the fact that the
specifications did not have the materials devided so the bids
could be broken up in seperate units, where the best price pre-
vailed. Motion passed to call for bids for the next regular meet-
ing, on the same amount of pipe, fittings and hydrants, but de-
vided in seperate units.
Motion passed to have the power co install two street lights on
Alvord Ave. North of James Street where they will be of the great-
est benifit.
Motion passed to have the street department repair the streets
where the contracyor tore them up for the installation of the
water pipes, and charge this repair to the water department, which
was agreed in the contract, with Meade Sand & Gravel.
Motion passed to purchase armco pipe for culvert as per bid, and
recommendation by the ingineer.
Ordinance # 828 passed the unanimous vote of the council for im-
provement of certain streets and alleys by sewers, and setting the
boundaries of the District No. 229, and fixing payments for a ten
year period with interest at the rate of 5%.
Ordinance # 829 passed the unanimous vote of the council fixing
mode of payment for novelty and amusement machines, and amending
.Section 2 of ordinance # 796.
'`/Motion passed to have the finance committee meet with Carey and
Associates, and have a new contract drawn for the completion of
the Sewage Treatment Plant, and to be presented for passage at the
next regular meeting.
Motion passed to spend up to $250.00 on the striping of the
streb is as recommended by the street committee.
Motion passed to purchase two tires for the tractor loader, as
recommended by the street committee.
CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS;
American Ranking Co Blue Prints $ 30.94
Pioneer Inc. Office Supplies 122.63
Chas. Bridges Officials Expense 9.00
American Elkart Co Fire Equipment 12.54
Trick & Murray Office Supplies 14.91
P.S.P.&.L.CO Street Lights 492.75
Dorothy McCaughan Typing Civil Service 5.00
Howard- Cooper Corp. Boots 9.76
Sunset Laundry Co Mops 3.73
Mac Boyker Plumbing Fix Furnance 18.98
Donald A. Bell Insurance Prem. 35.38
Valley Machine Shop Repair 15.70
Kent Hardware Repair& Supplies 4.38
Davidson Auto Parts Supplies 41.64
Spotlight Service Station Gas & Oil 149.40
Clark' s Welding Shop Repairs 32.46
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Rockwell Mfg. Co Meter Parts 3.74
Western Utilities Sup. Co Supplies 65.22
Daily Journal of Commerce Call for Bids 11.40
Bovell Sheet Metal Material 6 44
Wages for July Wages 11$.58
Homelite .Corporation Rent of Pump 20.00
Labor & Industries Ins. & Tfed. Aid 186.78
Holland Auto Rebuild Tow Cars 2.06
Bush Hardware Supplies 9.46
Charles Pullin Street Painting 16.94
Gaylord Bros Inc Expense 5.56
Hertzbergts Wash Bindery Expense 41.28
The J.K.Gill Co Books 7.93
The H.W.Wilson, Books 7.00
Americana Corp. Books 7; 50
Peter Baffaro Convention Expenses 15.00
MEETING ADJOURNED;
M r Chas. Bridges
City Clerk
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