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Home My WebLink About01/10/1955 Business Meetingotils JANUARY 10, 1955 The City Commission met in regular session, Mayor Burns and Commissioner Huey present on roll call. Commissioner Huza absent. The minutes of the regular meeting of Monday, January 3, 1955, were approved as read. Mioved by Huey, seconded. by Burns that the bid of ,.ebb Tractor Company for one Cate.rpillai Bulldozer, completely equipped as per specifications in the sum of ;15,151.00, less trade -in of the sum of $Np,1�00..00, or a total of $10,741.00, be accented as the lowest and best bid, carried: Burns and Huey voting aye on roll call. Huza absent. The City Engineer having reported the completion of the Prasch Avenue Curb and Gutter district, said work is hereby accepted, and the City engineer instructed to prepare an assessment roll for the district a.nd. the City Clerk authorized to give notice of hearing on said assessment roll, by publication as required by law for Monday, the 31st day of January 1955, at 10 o'clock A.M., carried, Burns and Huey voting aye on roll call. Huza absent. The City Engineer havin:, reported the co- nipletion of the Westview Addition Sewer district, L.I.D. No. 791, by the contractor, said work is hereby accepted, and. the City Engineer instructed to prepare an assessment .roll for said district and the City Clerk authorized to -ive notice of hearing on said roll, for Monday, January,31st, 1955, at 10 o'clock A.M., carried, Burns, and Huey voting aye on roll call. Huza absent. This being the time for the hearing on the assessment roll in L.I.D. No.,77L�, providing for the construction of a sewer system in Lots 1 to 16 Biggins Addition, and there being no objections to said improvement, or any part thereof, it was Moved by Huey, seconded by Burns, that Ordinance No. B -1642, confirming said assessment roll and every part thereof be passed as read, carried: Burns and. Huey voting aye on -roll call. Huza absent„ O IDI11ANC,E 110. B- 164.21 AN ORDINANCE confirming the assessment roll covering Local '.' Improvement. District No. 774 as created and established by Ordinance No. B -1573 of the Ordinances of -the City of Yakima. This being the time for the hearing on the assessment roll in L.I.D. No. 7,9, providing; for the construction of a sewer District on 44th Ave., North and there being no ob je c- tions in writing: or otherwise to said improvement, or any part thereof; it was Moved by Huey, seconded by Burns that Ordinance No:: B- 1643, be passed as read, carried: Burns.and Huey voting aye on roll call. Huza absent. ORDINANCE NO. B- 16431 AN ORDINANCE confirming the assessment roll covering Local' Improve- ment District No.. 789 as created and established by Ordinance No. B -1601 of the Ordinances of the City of Yakima. Moved by Huey, seconded by Burns, that the'Ci_ty Clerk is hereby authorized to advertise for bids as follows: For the purchase of two sedans or one sedan and one station wagon of Ford, Chevrolet or Plymouth type for the Fire department. For the p,.zrchase of a Truck Chassis for the Garbage Department CD For the sale of a triangular piece of ground in Block "EP' of Boulevard .Addition. All of the above bids to cze received on Monday, the 217th day of January 1955, at 1.0 o'clock A.1-NI., carried: Burns and Huey voting aye on roll call. Huza absent. Moved by Huey, seconded by Burns that Resolution No. C- 1192, being a resolution of intention. to improve 17th Avenue North from Summitview Avenue to a. point approximately SL +1.4 feet North thereof by grading, ballasting; end constructing concrete curbs and ,utters, be adopted as read, carried: Burns: and Huey voting aye on roll call. Huza absent. RESOLUTION NO. C -1192, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That it is its intention to improve 37th Avenue North from Summitview Avenue to a point approximately 841.4 feet North thereof by grading, ballast - ing, surfacing, and constructing concrete curbs and gutters. The district to be served by and assessed for the above describ- ed improvement is situate in Yakima County, I.:!ashing;ton, and described as follows Lots 1 to 16 inclusive of the Rice- Dibbert Addition to the City of Yakima, according to the recorded plat thereof now on file anti of record in the office of the Auditor of Yakima County, Wa_shing;to n. All persons who may desire to object to said proposed improve- ment are hereby notified to appear «nd pr. esent such objections, if any, at a meeting; of the City Commission to be held at its office in the City Hall in the City of Yakima, Yakima. County, l!ashin -ton, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. on Monday, the 31st day of January, 1955; which time and place are _Hereby fixed _i'or the hea-1-ing of all matters re- lating to said proposed improvement or objections thereto, and for determining the method of payment for said improvement; and the City Clerk is hereby directed to give due notice of said hearing and of the intention to make the aforesaid. improvement. All costs and expenses in connection with the construction of said improvement, including the engineering , inspection, advertising, publication of notices, and all other expenses incident thereto, shall be levied and assessed against all. of the property legally and properly assessable therefor as provided by law and as above described; and the City Engineer is her directed to submit to the City Commis- sion at or prior to the d ate fixed herein for said hearing, all of the data and other inl.orma.ti(�,n required by law to be by him, sul-Mitted; all of said improvements to be con - strutted in. full accordance with the plans and specifications to be prepared by the City Engineer and filed with the City Clerk. ADOPTED BY THE CITY C`01,94ISSION this 10th day of January, 1955• I 1 I� 1 1 ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN City Clerk JANUARYEIO, 1955 (SEAL ) G. W. BURNS Mayor Moved by Huey, seconded by Burns that Resolution No. C -1193, providing for the necessary funds, to employ an all time bookkeeper for Tahoma Cemetery be adopted as read, carried: Burns and Huey voting aye on roll call. Huza absent. REBOLUTION NO. C -1193, 1ATHEREA:S, the 1955 budget of the Citv of Yakima with reference to Tahoma Cemetery contains the following salary item, namely: "Labor, 5 men C $1.60 234 days 14,976..0011; and it has subsequently been determined that it is necessary and advisable to use a portion of said fund for the employment of the salary of a full time bookkeeper to work in the office at said cemetery; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA• That the Commissioner of Public Works shall employ a full time bookkeeper to work in the office at the office at Tahoma Cemetery at a salary of $250.00 per month, commenc- ing January 1, 1955; and the sum of $3,000.00 may be transferred from said fund or item of $14;976.00 hereinabove mentioned and may be used to pay the salary of said bookkeeper during the year 1955; and the appropriate city officials are hereby authorized, empower- ed and directed to do any and all things necessary or proper for carrying out this resolution. ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY COYI-MISSION this 10th day of January, 1955• (S E A L) G. W. BURNS Mayor Moved by Huey, seconded by Burns that Resolution No. C -1194, providing for certain land for the water department, be adopted as read, carried: Burns and Huey voting aye on roll call. Huza absent. RESOLUTION NO. C -1194, NHEREAS, in November, 1954, the City of Yakima paid the sum of $1,000.00 as partial payment of the purchase price of certain land in Yakima County, 11ashington, for the acquisition of additional facilities for the city water department; and the balance of the agreed purchase price thereof in the sum of $14,000.00 is now due and payable, the total purchase price being $15,000.00, and the sum of $10,000.00 for that purpose has been included in the 1955 budget; now, -therefore, BE IT RESOLVII-0 BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CI`T'Y OF YAKIMA• That the city treasurer is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to expend the sum of $14,000.00 for the payment of the balance of the purchase price of said property, the same being payable to the extent of $10,000.00 from the fund budgeted for land acquisition by the water department in the 1955 budget; and the balance thereof in the sum of $4,000.00 shall be paid out of the accumulated surplus fund of the city water department; and that the appropriate city officials are hereby authorized and directed forthwith to do any and all things necessary to complete said purchase transaction and acquire said property for said purpose. ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN City Clerk el ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 10th day of January, 1955• G. W. BURNS Mayor Moved by Burns, seconded by Huey that we do now adjourn to meet 1,41ednesday, January 12th, 1955, at 2 o'clock P.M. carried: Burns and Huey voted aye on roll call. Huza absent. ADJOURNED MEETING, WEDNEtSDAY, January 12th, 1955, 10 :00 o'clock A.M. The City Commission islet Pursuant to adjournment,,Mayor Burns and Commissioners Huza and Hue present on roll call. Moved by Huza, seconded by Burns that Ordinance No. B -1644, which was introduced, on Thursday, December 30th, 1954, providing for expenditure of funds not budgeted for the street department and police department, and read in full by the `City Clerk as provided by law, be passed as read, carried: Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. B -1644, AN ORDINANCE providing for the expenditure of funds not budgeted for the street department and police department, and declaring an emergency. Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza that the City Clerk is hereby instructed-to advertise for the construction of South- interceptor sewer and drain for the City of Yakima, by publication as required by law: said bids to be received on Thursday, February 10th, 1955, at the hour of 3 o'clock P.M., carried: Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. Moved. by Burns, seconded by Huza that we do now adjourn, carried: Burns, Huza and Huey votinn; aye on roll call. A Y O R ATTEST-Z,24 !tomed' CT_4T CLERK I