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Kent Washington June 4, 1951
Regular meeting of the City Council present I•Zayor Mooney,
Councilmen Armstrong, Bell, Pozzi Randall, Seeman, Shaffer,
Thornton;
Minutes read of the last regular meeting and approved;
Repott of Officers read and filed, police report ;
Motion was passed to instruct the City Engineer to proceed
to obtain lines on Kenwood Ave. to eliminate a bad projection
of ground on the East side of same.
Councilman Shaffer reported that the repair work being done
on the Blue Banner Food Plant was completed by ITcIntyre
Construction Co.
Requests from Bush Hardware, Puget Sound Power 8.; Light Co,
and the Police Dept. for marked off parking zones, was by motion
passed referred to the police committee for action and report
at the next regular meeting.
Letter read from some unsigned person addressed to the Mayor,
requesting him to have, the gambling stoped in Taverns and a
card room unless he did so , they would expose him to the
council. Letter read from the Mayor in reply to the unsigned
letter and his request to have the press publish same and be
placed on file in the clerk' s office.
After somewhat lengthy discussion by the council members
and legal advice from the City Attorney, Notion 17as passed to
award the bid of L I D 229 sewers to the lowest bidder,
Valley Construction Co. of Seattle Wash for the cpmpleshing
of the unfinished job by Roberts Co Inc, .
Under new buisness the newly elected officers took their
seats, and roll call was taken; present Mayor Mooney,
councilmen, Adams, Blessing, Schultz, Thornton.Emerson Thatcher
attorney, Dave J. Mooney Mayor and Chas. i3ridges Clerk, at such
time the Mayor made his committee appointments,in the council
and appointed the heads of the departments.
Police Fire- Adams Randall Thornton
Water Randall Pozzi Thornton
Sewers. & Sanitation - Schultz Pozzi Shaffer
Lights.- Shaffer Blessing Adams
Building Blessing Schultz Shaffer
Financ.e Pozzi Schultz Adams
Street. Thornton Blessing Randall
Appointments
All appointments by motion approved by the council and passed;
Health Officer Dr. James Hogan j
Fire Chief Chas. Bridges i
Engineer Miles Drake
Police Judge R.E.Wooden
Water Supt. Ilons Rod
Street Supt. Herb Rude
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Park Board Thos. Wallace 3year term
Planning Commission C.C.Wallace six year term
Library Board Grace Sharp five year term
Motion passed to nominat6 Alx Thornton as Mayor Pro- Tem.
Clerk was instructed to have loyalty oaths printed accord-
ing to Act passed by the 1951 legislature.
Motion passed to discontinue street oiling program, at this
time owing to lack of money for such purpose.
Mr. Novak & Mr. Woods living on East Smith Street was present
at the council meeting and objected to the action of the
Planning Commission in regard to zoning along East Smith St.
from a resident zone to a commerical zone , and appealed t o
the council for a change of the commissions actions.
Motion was past to have the clerk write a letter to the
Planning Commission, and have them attend a council meeting
for a discussion on there activities.
CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOZ�IS;
Payroll For Ilay 3,976.29
Police Payroll For I'°Lay 1, 523 .96
Fire Payroll For Ilay 210.00
Lumber Stores I,Iaterial
8.89
Modern Cleaners Police Expense 1.62
Kent News Journal Publishing 12.96
Kent Hardware Supplies 11.65
Wm, Ramstead Elect. Co Equip. L Repair 402.45
Seattle Gas Co Gas 2.04
Sunset Laundry Co Laundry 4•69
City Transfer . Fuel L Expense 109.70
M.L.Armstrong Lease on Lot 10.00
P. S.P.&.L.CO Lights 567•62
Auburn Concrete ProdsCo ITeter Boxes 110.93
R.E. Martin Supplies 21.07
K&P. Mobil Service Gas 0'." Oil 178.19
American Elkhart Co Hose 58.71
Hersey Meter Co Meter Parts 8.27
Atlas Foundry Co Supplies 13.60
MacBoyker t lumbing Repair & Supplies 44.4.5
Rockwell Mfg. Co I.leters 199•86
Miles Drake Insp. & Eng. 142.50
Kent Cement Block Co Sewer Pipe 97.86
Valley Construction Co Contract 93195•87
Western Utilities Sup. Co Supplies 139.50
Heisserman Fuel Co Street Oiling 204.10
Nelson Equipment Cc T'Iower Parts 47.92
King Co. Rd. Dist 7# 2 Gravel 9.00
The H.W.Wilson Co Books 17.00
C.V.Erath Garbage Contract 774.25
ME1,TING ADJOURNED;
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14ayo Chas. 3ridges
city clerk
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