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Kent , Washington September 21, 1959.
Regular meeting of the city council present Mayor Thornton
Councilmen Curran, Pozzi, Scott, Shaffer Strain, Woodworth.
Minutes approved of the last regular meeting as printed
except in the matter of the Sylvia Pines Sewer District. Motion
to have City Attorney work with A ttorney Johnson to approve
ordinance if all the terms and conditions are met that regulates
the sewer systems of the city.
Peport of the clerk presented and filed.
City Engineer recommended that Guiberson Street be accepted
as a gravel street , from Reiten Road to a distance of about
1000 ft. west , Motion made by Pozzi seconded by Woodworth to
accept the Engineer' s recommendation. and motion passed.
City Engineer reported that the American TanKCo would like
to drill test holes in the rejected piers that supportl.the',high
tank on the ,west hill, but I have been informed that this is
a very poor -way to make a test, and as long as the Mayor has
rejected the job on September 16th. by letter to the contractor
I recommend that this type of test not be made. Curran moved
to ratify the Mayors letter of September 16 rejecting the
peirs, motion carried.
Motion to have city attorney and City E ngineer make a study
of the agreement that the Bonneyville Co had us agree to when
we installed a water pipe through their rightaway,and for the
Attorney answer Bonneyville Power Co. motion carried.
Councilman Scott announced that the City Attorney had the
new Garbage rate ordinance ready to submit and that the trunk
sewer to the West Hill was about finished.
Councilman Curran announced that the water committee had a
meeting schedule with Dist 75 Bat. 10.00 A.M. a nd one at 3 ;30
on Wed. with Mr. Gay.
Letter from the Pollution Control Commission was read and j
stated that the Federal Grant in financing sewage treatment
works had been considered, and an offer will be made to the
city , and it should be accepted, and the city should not call
for bids before the grant is authorized.
Letter from Cascade Machinery Company, the agent for Fair-B
Banks Morse Pumps, stated that the contractor that they had
given a price on their pumps,was fair and the contractor
would purchase their pumps but Mr:.Sherwood our Engineer
would not consider only DeLaval regardless of costs and they
are requesting a fair consideration.
Letter read from the Chicago Milwaukee requesting a spur
tracg a cross Shinn Street 45.8 west of the Main line .City
Engineer recommended study on the permit before granted,
Motion passed to have the Engineer bring back more information
on the spur.
Letter read from 1''irs. Katherine Bower in regard to the high
rate that is to be placed on Apartment owners when the Garbage
Ordinance is passed.Motion passed to have the clerk answer the
letter, Pozzi voting ney.
Letter from the City Engineer stating that cledrence have been
received from the Tax Commission and the Dept. of Labor aad
Industries and no liens have been filed. So the 15% is now
due and payable to the contractor on LID 238 in the amount of
$477.24 I recommend this amount tb paid. Motion passed to pay
the Contractor "E.J.Rody and Sons " the amount as recommended
by the City Engineer.
Motion passed to grant change order No. 2 Contract 2,
American Pipe and Construction Co. Pozzi voting ney.
Motion made and passed to assign the Coluccio change order
over to the City Attorney and the. Gity Engineer for,,, study.
City Attorney reported on Sylvi'a' -Pines Sewer-- District, and
recommended that the city could let them annex theer district
to the city and lay pipes in our streets.Woodworth moved and
Strsin seconded to accept the recommendation of the City Attorney
Shaffer amended the motion to include specifications of their
plans and our approval. amendment carried, and. also th,� motion.
continued.
continued;
Motion made and passed to adopt Ordinance No. 1045 to in-
crease the rates for garbage pickup.
Mr. Ray Perrin was present at the meeting and requested
the council to take care of a drainage problem, on his
property at Canyon Drive , he said that he was running the
drainage° water into the sanitary sewer. City Attorney told
Mr. Perrins that the drainage matter was private and had
nothing to do with the city, but the city had something to
do with where he dumped the water, and it shall not go
into the sanitary swwer. Motion made by Curran to have the
City Attorney write a letter to Mr. Perrin in regard to
dumping the water in the sewer. , Motion seconded and passed.
City Engineer recommended to hav6 the final hearing on the
assesment roll of LID 238, and for legal papers to be drawn.
Motion made and passed to have the .final hearing; on the LID
238 Sanitary sewers.; date set for I1oVomber '2hd.. 1959.
City Attorney reported that there were no Attorney General
opinions on the amount of a change order-on a construction
job, but it was talked over with the Division of 14unicipal
Corporations , and they suggested that it not go over the
limit of $5,000.00 that amount of money may be expended
without call for bid. °
Mr. Ramsay stated that they had a plan on the pump houses
that would run around .$5, 000.00 instead of the other figure
submitted at the previous meeting.
Mayor announced to the council that channelization on the
East Highway and Obrien should be looked into, also 1,,'ent-
DesMoines Rd. and Military; and West i,'Ieeker and West High-way.
Police Dept . has a dog.
i Mayor Thornton announced that a hearing on the Preliminary
Budget was now open, the Mayors budget was presented, and
adopted by the vote of the council. and motion made for the
clerk to have the budget printed and draw two ordinances for
the next meeting Budget , and Tax Levy. motion carried.
Mayor Thornton thanked all the employees of the city and
congratulated them on their past work, and cooperation with
the city officials.
CLAIMS PRE ENTED AND ALLO',1ED AS FOLLOWS:
Cur. Expemse Claims 1,149.67
Water 11 11 ` 491. 62
Water Coast. T1 594.65
Street 11 124.39
Sew. Rev. Tr 133 .33
Sew. Const. 11 2, 215 .69
Library " 207. 80
Park Tr 40.28
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