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OCTOBER 1, 1956
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The City Corrimission met in special session, Mayor Behnke, Commissioners, Schutt and
Mathews and Assistant City Attorney Loy present on roll call.
The City Engineer having submitted the semi -final estimate for work performed on the 31st
Avenue Curb, Gutter and Surfacing District, L.I.D. No. 826 and recommending that the work
be accepted as complete and that the final payment be withheld for 30 days pending clear-
ance from the Department of Labor and Industries and the State Tax Commission, it was
.MOVED by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that said work be accepted and the City Clerk in-
structed to notify the City Engineer upon receiving clearance from the two State Depart-
ments: carried, Behnke, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
The City Engineer having submitted the semi -final estimate for work performed on the 5thz:
Avenue South Sewer District,rL.I.D. No. 834, and recommending that the work be accepted
conditionally, conditions being that the trunk line be repaired as necessary to prevent
the excessive infiltration which now exists, and that final payment be withheld for 30
days pending clearance from the Department of Labor and Industries and the State Tax
Commission, it was MOVED by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that said work be accepted and
the City Clerk instructed to notify the City Engineer upon receiving clearance from the
two state departments: carried, Behnke, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
Moved by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that the City Clerk be and is hereby instructed to
call for bids on sewage sludge: carried, Behnke, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll
call.
Moved by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that Resolution No. C -1114 authorizing the purchase
of materials in excess of $500.00 without a call for bids be'passed as read: carried,
Behnke, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. C -1414, A RESOLUTION authorizing the purchase of materials in excess of
$500.00 without a call for bids and declaring an emergency:
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to obtain a supply of crushed rock
for use in sanding the streets in anticipated icy weather as the material must be dry
to be effectively used and same should be purchased and stockpiled forthwith so as to be
dry at the time of use, and
WHEREAS, informal bids have been received from the only two
firms equipped to furnish said material, the De Atley Asphalt Paving and Crushing Company
quoting a price of $1.85 per ton and the Yakima Cement Products Company quoting a price
of $1.20 per ton and to haul the same to the City's yard for an additional $.57 per ton,
and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
That the Street Department be and it is hereby authorized to
purchase 3,000 tons of crushed rock for use in sanding streets from the Yakima Cement
Products Company forthwith at a total cost of $5,310.00.
It is further resolved that an emergency exists because of the
time limit involved and said street department is authorized to make the foregoing pur-
chase without calling for bids because of such emergency.
ATTEST: J. A. SMITH
City Clerk
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this lstday of October, 1956.
(S E A L)
C. H. BEHNKE
Mayor
Moved by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that we do now adjourn to meet in regular session
October 1, 1956 at 8:00 P.M.: carried, Behnke Schutt and Mathews. voting aye on roll
call.
REGULAR MEETING, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1956 8:00 P.M.
The City Commission met in regular session, Mayor Behnke, Commissioner's Schutt and
Mathews and City Attorney Hawkins present on roll call.
The minutes of the adjourned meeting of September 27, 1956 were approved as read:
Moved by Mathews,, seconded by Schutt that Resolution No. C -1415, being a resolution of
intention to improve Del Mar Terrace and other streets more fully described in said
resolution, by grading ballasting, surfacing and constructing concrete curbs and 'gutters
and the City Clerk be and is'hereby instructed to give notice of hearing to be held at
the hour of 10 o'clock a.m. on Monday, the 22nd day of October, 1956, be passed as read:
carried, Behnke, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION N0; C- 14152 EE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
That it is its intention to improve the followirF streets by
grading, ballasting, surfacing with asphaltic concrete, and construction concrete curbs
and gutters, together with the necessary drainage features:
West Walnut Street from Del Mar Terrace to G1,-nn Drive;
Glenn Drive from West Walnut Street to Tieton Drive;
34th Avenue South from Tieton Drive to Webster Avenue;
45th Avenue North from Douglas Drive to Englewood Avenue;
Sunset Avenue from 44th Avenue North to 46th Avenue I\Iorth;
That it is also its intention to improve the following streets and
alleys by grading, ballasting, surfacing with asphaltic concrete and constructing the
necessary drainage features:
Del Mar Terrace;
The east -west alley and the north -south alley in the block
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between 4th Avenue South and 5th Avenue South and between
West Yakima AvenVie and West Chestnut Street.
The proposed Local Improvement District is to embrace all
property adjacent'to the above mentioned improvements which are subject to assessment.
All persons who may desire to object to said proposed improvemazt:
are hereby notified to appear and present 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, Washington, at-the hour of 10 o'clock a.m. on Monday, the 22nd day of October,
1956, which time and place are hereby fixed for the hearing of all matters relating to
said proposed improvements or objections thereto, and for determining the method of pay-
ment for said improvements;•and the City Clerk is hereby directed to give clue notice of
said hearings and of the intention to make the aforesaid improvements.
All costs and expenses in connection with the construction of
said improvement,.includ.ing the engineering, inspecting, 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 hereby directed to submit to the City Commission at
or prior to the date fixed herein for said hearing, all of the data and other information
required by law to be by him submitted; all of said improvements to be constructed in
full accordance with the plans and specifications to be prepared by the City Engineer
and filed with the "ity Clerk.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 1st day of October, 1956.
ATTEST: J. A. SMITH
City Clerk (S E A L)
Moved by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that Ordinance No.
taxation; providing for the levying and collection of a
the combined water and sewer department and the garbage
carried, Behnke, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll
C. H. BEHNKE
Mayor
B -1938 relating to revenue and
tax upon the gross reveneus of
department, be passed as read:
-all.
ORDINANCE NO. B -19382 AN ORDINANCE relating to revenue and taxation; providing for the
levying and collection of a tax'upon the gross revenues of the combined water and sewer
department and the garbage department; and declaring an emergency..
Moved by Schutt seconded by Mathews that Ordinance No. B -1939 fixing the amount of the
expenditures :-and receipts of the City of Yakima for 1957 and fixing the tax levies
necessaryJlaise the amount of the estimated expenditures for the 1957 budget, be passed
as read: carried, Behnke,Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
ORDINANCE NO. B -1939, AN ORDINANCE fixing the amount of the tax levies necessary to '
raise the amount of the estimated expenditures of the City of Yakima, Washington, for the
ensuing year to be levied upon the real and personal property of said city, and adopting
the 1957 final budget.
Moved by Mathews, seconded. by Schutt that Resolution No. C -1416 fixing the time of hear-
ing on petition filed by Andrew Chute and others for the vacation of an alley lying
between Lot 5, Block 17 Elberta Addition to Yakima, and Lot 12, Edsons Addition in
Yakima,be passed as read and the City Clerk be and is hereby instructed to post notices
as required by law: carried, Behnke, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. C -14161 BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA, STATE OF
WASHINGTON
IN THE MATTER OF THE VACATION OF )
the alley lying between Lot 5, )
Block 17, Elberta Addition to. ) RESOLUTION NO. C -1416
Yakima, and Lot 12, Edsons Addition }
Yakima, Washington. )
A RESOLUTION fixing the time for hearing on petition for vacation of alley.
WHEREAS, a petition has been filed with the City Commission of
the City of Yakima, a municipal corporation, praying for the vacation of an alley descri
ed as follows, to -wit:
The alley lying between Lot 5, Block 17, ELBERTA ADDITION
to Yakima, and Lot 12, EDSONS ADDITION IN Yakima, Yakima
County, Washington.
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
. That said petition shall be brought on for hearing and determin-
ation on Monday, the 22nd day of October, 1956, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock a.m. on the
maid day at the office of the City Commission of the City of Yakima, at the City Hall in
Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, or as soon thereafter as the same may be heard, and
that notice of such hearing be given as provided by law.
day of October, 1956.
ATTEST: J. A. SMITH
City. Clerk
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, signed and approved this lst
(SEAL)
C. H. BEHNKE
Mayor
Moved by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that Ordinance No. B -1940 providingfbr the expendi-
ture of $ 2jJ.00not provided for in the 1956 budget for the payment of the contract with
the Sterling Codifiers for the preparation and publication of a codification of
ordinances of the City of Yakima, said codification having been received and accepted,
be passed as read: Behnke, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
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ORDINANCE NO. B- 1940, AN ORDINANCE providing for the expenditure of funds not provided
for in the 1956 budget for the payment of the contract with the Sterling Codifiers for
their preparation and publication of a compilation or codification of the ordinances of
the City of Yakima; and declaring an emergency.
Moved by Schutt, seconded by Behnke that we do now adjourn to meet again at 10,of.clock
a.m. on Wednesday , October 3, 1956: carried, Behnke; Schutt and Mathews voting aye on
roll call.
ADJOURNED MEETING, WEDNESDAY,.00TOBER 3, 19561 10:00 A.M.
The City Commission met pursuant to adjournment, Mayor Behnke,; Commissioners Schutt and
Assistant--City-.Attorney Loy'present on;.roll.call.
This being the time for receiving bids for roof repairs on the Old City Hall Building
located at 27 North Front Street and the City Water Department Shop Building at South
3rd Avenue and Division and Yakima Valley Ro -Tile being the only bidder, bid received
being $865.11 on the Old City Hall Building and $375.66 on the City Water Department
building, it was MOVED by Behnke, seconded by Schutt that this bid be referred to the
Building Inspector and the City Engineer for consideration and recommendation: carried,
Behnke and Schutt voting aye on roll call. Mathews absent.
Moved by Schutt, seconded by Behnke that we do now adjourn to meet again in regular
session, Monday, October 8, 1956 at 10 o'clock a.m.: carried, Behnke and Schutt voting
aye on roll call. Mathews absent.
ATTEST:
C/I /TY C L E R K
M A Y 0 R
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