HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 06/15/1953 Kent '.,'asl�ln ;ton June , 7_j , 1953.
Regular meeting of the City C ouihci"I_ present iliayor i'"ooney,
Councilmen 131_essi.ng, ;�ur-r•an, Lamb, Randall-, '�chults, '.chaffer
Thornton;
I'linute s reed and. approve(l of the last re Illar meting;
Peport of Ufficc:rs prr�sented anci filed., Treasurers, Budd et 7-.
Clerks reports;
kids were openned and read for the purchase of a Utility
Billing and Postins I'iacliine , three lids were received,
Pational Cash Register Gorripaihy, ;1)- 695.00 plus sales `I'a:c,
Underwood Corporation, :';;,3 ,119.36, andDurroughs Adding
1achine Co. j,2��0b.96. �'�otion passeck to lay the bids ovr_,r ti�_l
the next re£;ular meeting; for study iiid dciionstrations of
the various Firms.
Councilman C urran reported on the sale of logs tIlat the
County crew .cut alone; our t,rater she:i, to a fir. Fowler for the
sum of ;ll190.00, 111 th,' mean-LI
ime the Bounty Corimi sSion 1Ir. Sears
said not to sell off the logs that they :could buy them from
the City for a better price , and for the city to give them a
clear title to the rightawyy that they needed for the road in
question.The counties price was %,�3< ,00 per T% .
Fetter read from the ,hate Highway Departmerit warning us that
the !'lack Diamond Road on :Imitli Hill was going ahead, and they
would not be responsble for the water pipe alon; t' ric-htawyy
if broken, i3y motion _letter placed on file.
Petition read from resdents on 'Sui,zmit Ave. beyond the present
City Limits, requesting to come in t!ie city. I-lotion passed to
place in hands of Engineer and clerk for review, and have the
petitioners get al]_ necessary data on annexation.
Hearing; held on vacation of State Ave . and Alley, North of
Pioneer, no one appeared against said petition, the hearing
held closed and. Ordinance o. 860 read and by motion passed
the unanimous vote of the council., for the vacation of said
portion of State Ave. and Alley.
H.P.Pratt & Co and associates appeared before the council
with a request for to extend the contract rith the City on
the Power project for an other two years. T`lotion passed to
extend the contract and have I:Iayor Clerk sign same.
John Hauge' s claim for hauling ,garba,;e from the street sweeping
boxes was rejected for the second time on account of being;
prior -to 1-953 , Ilotion passed to have the clerl, request of the
city attorney the feasibi lty of paying suclh an old bill.
Motion passed to have the water committee Have porter to act
in regard to people living out on East IIill , tliat run out of
water in the summer when their wells go dry, .
Tiotion passed to have the Park Dept. purchase 700 ft. of
211 water pipe for the park; -rounds.
CLADIS PRESENTTD AHD '1T,T,Oi'!i_;ll PLC' FOT:L0jJ'i"
Current Expense Cjlaims V39.]I2
Water 't 'T 1�18.22
Street or 201.65
Library 37.25
Park rt r' 45.02
PIT,] TI1v1G A OURNED;
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Ma o Chas. Bridges
city clerk: