HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Regular Minutes - 12/01/1952 Kent 1,1ashington December 1, 1952
Regular meeting of the City Council present , I.iayor Mooney
Councilmen, .Blessing, Curran, Pozzi, Randall , Schultz, Shaffer,
Thornton;
;Iinutes 'read and approved of the last regular meeting;
Report of the Police Department read and filed;
Clerk was instructed by motion to write a letter to the
Power Company requesting them to move a pole on Kenwood Ave.
that is in the way of traffic.
Claim for damages for and from the City of 'rent , was read
from the State of T,lashington, through the Pollution Control
Commission, Department of Fisheries, and the Department of
Game , for the amount of pa1, 500.00 for the damage to fish in
the Green River. 1.1otion was passed to study the claim for
two weeks, and place on .file.
Letter read from the Pollution Control Commission, stating
that the City of Kent shall. file within 15 days, a report .
showing what they have done on steps taken to control pollution
by our sewers in the Green River. Motion passed to have the
Mayor and Clerk answer within the .fifteen days. Motion passed
to submitt the answer to the City Attorney, and -also to others
that are interested in the matter.
City attorney Mr. Thatcher reconmiended to the council that
they should employ council in regard to the State Damage s�zte��t11 �r►
that has been filed. Motion passed to employe council of a
Seattle firm i�Ir. Watts and Elvidge, Veblen, And Tew.ell.
Resolution passed by motion to continue Mr. I-Iolmans employment
after compulsery retirement age , as of Jan. lst. 1953.
Resoultion passed by motion to continue II.I1 .Nartin-3 employment
for the extended two year period to the age of 67.
Worth Stoneburner offered two deeds to 30ft. strips of land
for street purposes, in an unplatted area.Motion made to accept
deeds but lost for a second. 11otion passed to table deed matter
until next regular meeting.
Petition presented by Mr. Stoneburner for annexation to the
city certain lands but failed to be accepted by the council by
reason of not drawn according to law, and the council ask the
petitioner to repeat his actions, that the council was in the
notion to accept if presented by law provided.
Letter read from Carey Krammer our engineering firm for our
Treatment Plant , stating that revisions of the plant in the
various ways we had requested at a previous meeting in September
was submitted for the sum of y'P300.00 or less. Motion passed to
accept the offer, and for the clerk: to instruct as such, also
to get an estimate what the cost of chemical treatmmeht , and
operation would be per year, under the different revised
conditions.
Mr. Lowery of Pratt & Co gave a report on what has been done
on financing of the treatment plant up to date.
CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED AS FOLI,O[IS;
Valice Pay Roll for November 1,665.77
Payroll for November 4, 590.17
Fire Payroll for November 267.00
Claims 1,055. 57
Current Exp. 343•$6
Water Claims 143.05
Street Claims 867.06
Garbage Claims
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