HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 12/07/1953 Kent Washington December 7, 1953 .
Regular meeting of the City Council present Mayor Mooney,
Councilmen Blessing, Curran, Lamb, Randall. , Schultz, Shaffer,
Thornton;
Minutes read and approved of the last regular meeting;
Report of officers read and filed;
Motion passed to instruct Mr. Rude to have new drive chains j
replaced on the street sweeper.
Motion passed to instruct the clerk to call for bids on the
Kennwood & Guiberson Street Sewer, this sewer tobe done on a
cash basis, the money being held in escrow by the clerk.
Councilman. Curran reported on the progress on the purchase
of Rock Creek Property from the N.P.Railway Co, until they
hear from the head office of the N.P. negosiations will
proceed.
Leber water line was discussed as to proper proceedure, and
Councilman Curran stated that he was going to get in touch
with Mr. Leber and get and understanding with him.
Gardner & Hitchings Firm of Engineers representing the
Lake Lucerne Water Company, would like to tap our overflow
at the head works for a water source, the water committee
was instructed to get in touch with Gardner & Hitchings and
the - State Hydrulics Department , and make a further study of
the situation.
Letter read from the Engineers of the State highway Dept.
in regard to the signs on Smith Street: and a Letter from
the Pollution Control Commission approving the plans of a
sewer line on Kennwood and Guiberson.
Ordinance No. 868 read and by motion passed to provide for
the assurance of sewer revenue bonds up to �70 25,000.00 for
improvements to the sewer system.
Motion passed to call for bids for the construction of a
Sewage Treatment Plant , .
Motion made for the clerk to write a letter to all Industries
in the City informing them as to the regulations regarding
their solids from their processing to be screened. Amendment
to the motion instructing the clerk to write a letter to the
Pollution Commission in regard to a letter to the effect of
having the Industries screen teir solids before it was sent
into the sewer system. Amendment passed by motion, and the
motion passed by motion, also in regard to measurements by
installation of weirs.
Motion passed to have Miles Drake certify to H.P.Prayt and
Co to the number of houses that are and may be connected to
the present sewer system, for the purpose of aiding the said
Company to establish the greatest number of house on the
system.
Motion passed to have Mr. Shaffer & Mr. Curran look into
the codifying of our city ordinances.
Motion passed to call. for bids on a new fire truck and equ
egtLipment as the specifications of the fire Chief called for.
Also call for bids on fire hose.
SALARIES AND CLAIMS PRESENTED AND ALLOLTED AS FOLLOWS;
Police salaries November 12 $27.49
Salaries 4,677.64
Fire Dept. " 267.00
Current Expense Claims 22097.77
Water rr It
1,105.70
Street rr if 202.41
Park IT 89.66
Library " 11 103.50
Garbage 1, 766.77
LID 228 13.65
LID 229 rr rr 13.66 /
MEETING ADJOURNED; /
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Mayor Chas. Bridges
city clerk