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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 05/15/1922 124 Kent , Washington, May 15 , 1922. Regular meeting of the Council; present Mayor Leppert and Council- men liallock, Hatt , Nurker, 1ilorrill , 14aden, Thompson and Woodley. Minutes -of' the regular meeting of Yajr lst . , and the Special meet- ing of liay 5th. read and approved. City Clerks , Chief' of -Police and IIealtli Offixers Reports for Apr. read and filed. Street COm. reported progress on the matter of placing post at in- tersection of Smith and Cent . requesting furtiier time , which was gran- ted. volice and License Com. reported as to the plan of mooving jail & hire apperatus and the same was adopted. The Council canvassed the vote -of the last election and declared the result of the same by passing the following resolution; WHEREAS - On this the 15t11. day of May, 1y22 , the City Council of the City of Kent , Washington , at a regular meeting thereof, held in the City Hall , did open and canvass the returns of a special city election, held in the City of Kent , on the 2nd. day of May, 1922; said election having peen called for the purpose of submitting to the electors of tr:e said city the proposition of issuing $20 ,000. General City Bonds for the purpose of building a city hall , and, WHEREAS - The said City Council did find upon said canvass that the vote at the said election, did result as follows: For the issuance of $20,000. City Hall Bonds , 307 Against the issuance of $20,000. City Hall Bonds 143 And that the total vote cast at the said election was 450 NOW THEREFOR BE IT RESOLVED, By the City Council of the City of Bent , 77ashin6ton, that the proposition submitted at the said special election, to issue $20 ,000. City Hall Bonds , having received more titan 3/5) three fifths of the total vote cast at the said election did car- ry , and the issuance of the $20 ,000. City Mall .Bonds is authorized oy tree electors of the said city, voting at the said election. Ten bids were opened for the purchase of the $20,000. City Hall Bonds and they were refered to a Committee of the Whole Council , with Councilman Naden as Chairiaan; the Committee retired to consider the bids , during an intermission of the Council meeting, and after due consider ation they reported back to the Council that the bid of harper & Son, offering to take the bonds at 5J, and pay a small premium, also to furnish the bonds , was the best bid and recomended that the same be accepted; upon motion duly made and seconded the report of the Comrrli- ttee of the Whole Council was adopted, and the bonds were awarded to Harper & Son, at the price named. Orddnance No. 500 , authorizing the issue and sale of the $20,000. City Hall Bonds , was read and upon motion placed upon its final passage and carried by the unanimous vote of all of the Councilmen present. Ordinance No. 499 , granting to the Milwaukee Railway Company an ex- tention of its Franchise , for spur track on Second Avenue , was read and upon motion placed upon its final passage and carried by the unanimous vote of till of the Councimen present . Ordinance No. 501 , fixing time and place of the meetings of the City Council , was read and upon motion placed upon its final passage and carried by the unanimous vole of all of the Councilmen present. Resolution No. 205 , Declaring; the intention of the City to ilirprove Ivo. Central Avenue , by placing drain, was read and adopted as follorti-s: It is resolved by the City Council of the City of Bent , Washington, that it do and it does hereby declar its intention of improving Central Avenue , from the south side of Pioneer street -Lo the north City Limits , by placing on the west side of the said street a 12" by 24" box drain of plank, and doing such other wprk in conection therewith as may be necessary , all in accordance with plans and specifications to bepreuared by the City Engineer. 9V 125 Tnat all-persons that desire to object to tree Baia improvement are hereby notified to appear and present such objections at a meeting of the City Council to be held in the Council Chambers , in the City Ball , in the City of Kent , at b o 'clock p .�a. , on the 19th. day of June , 1922. which time and place is hereby fixed as the time aid place for the hear ing of all matters relating to said improvement , an all objections thereto , and for determining the method of payment tr suen improvement. That the City ' Clerk is directed to submit to the City Council at or prior to said date , all data and int'ormation required by law to ce so submitted. That the cost and expense of the said improvement sal-ill be oorne Icy and assessed against the property liable therefor as provided by law. I hereby certify that the above reaolution was passed by tie City C Council of the City of Kent , Washington, at a regular meeting Uzereof, held in the City Ball of Said City , at Y O ' clock p. m. on the 15th. day of May, 1922. L. E. Price , City Clerk. CLAIMS READ AND ALLOWED AS FOLLOWS: NDrthweatern Mutual Fore Assn. $23.26 Ins. on Library R. F. McDougal 36-00 - Labor on Parks Johnson-Cox. Co. 12.50 Office Supplies it. Rice 39.50 ' Teaming If. 'q. Willson Co. 2.50 Library Supplies Gaylord :mothers b.76 Library Supplies John Englund 9 .50 ' Auto Hire Walworth Mfg. Co. 26.25 ° 1%ter System Supplies Continental Pipe Mfg. Co. 293.35 • Water Pipe L. E. Price 11.22 Freight on pipe Rexall Drug Co. 1 .35- If. 0. Supplies J. W. Cavanaugh & Sons 12.35- Supplies Beech Roberts 13.30 • Painting for Library Three bids were opened for the cleaning up of the City Hall prop- erty and upon motion the contract was awarded to Mr. C. Adam fox the material to be had. No further business appearing; t1le mee;,ing did then adjurn. City Clete.