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MARCH 4, 1957
The City Commission met in regular session, Mayor Alderson, Commissioners Schutt and
Mathews and Assistant City Attorney Loy present on roll call.
The minutes of the regular meeting of February 25, 1957 and the adjourned meeting
thereof, were read and approved.
This being the time for receiving bids for the construction of an irrigation system,
being the 36th Avenue South Irrigation District L.I.D. $52, the following bids were
received:
E. M. Gostovich, Sunnyside
$ 5221111.,10 Schedule #1
6,144.72 „ #2
N. L. Kimball
532792.23
6,362.23
Mid. Mt. Contractors
69,$94.64
$,527.50
Schedule #1
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Schedule #1
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It was'moved by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that said bids be referred to the City
Engineers for recommendation': carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll
call.
Bids having been received,'February 25, 1957 for the purchase of the 1957 supply of
chlorine for the Water Department and the Superintendent of the Water Department
recommending that the award for said purchase be made to the Pennsylvania Salt
Manufacturing Company of Tacoma: it was MOVED by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that-said
award be made: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
The following being monthly estimates for work performed on city projects during the
month of February, 1957 -
Contractor
Lee Hoffman
Central Htg. & Plbg.
Project Payment due
Sewer Lift Station & Compressor $2,23$.32
Ranney Well Pump House 2,700.22
C. & S. Const. Co. Ranney Well Pipe Line 1,269.2$
C. & E. Const. Co. Airport Extension 79$.67
and the City Engineer reporting the completion by the contractors of the Sewer Lift
Station and the Compressor Station and also the Ranney Well and recommending that said
work be accepted; it was MOVED by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that these projects be
accented as complete and the City Clerk be and is hereby authorized to issue warrants)
in payment of said estimates: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on
roll call.
Moved by Schutt and seconded by Alderson that Resolution No. C -1462 placing the current
expense fund on interest bearing warrant basis, be passed as read: carried, Alderson),
Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. C -14621 A RESOLUTION providing for the registration of warrants
drawn on the current expense fund of the City of Yakima, and declaring an emergency.
WHEREAS, the current expense fund of the City of Yakima is
now overdrawn and there are not now available any other funds of the city of Yakima to
loan to the current expense fund for the payment of warrants drawn on said fund for
necessary city expenses; NOW,THE REFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. This resolution is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, welfare and safety, and an emergency is hereby
declared to exist.
Section 2. That warrants issued by the City of Yakima drawn on
the current expense fund of the City, be, on and after March 4, 1957, registered warrant:
and be marked "Not Paid for Want of Funds "at the time of such endorsement over the
signature of the City Treasurer, and that the issuance of such registered warrants
continue until such registered warrants already issued shall have been redeemed and
there be on hand in said current expense fund sufficient money to pay warrants drawn 'on
said fund as issued.
Section 3. That said warrants shall draw interest at not to',
exceed 4% per annum, and that said interest rate appear on the face of said warrants;)
Section 4. That said warrants shall be redeemed and paid
accordingly to their number, date and issue.
Section 5. That the city treasurer is hereby directed to call
said warrants in the manner provided by law.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, signed and approved this 4th
day of March, 1957.
ATTEST: J. A. SMITM (S E A L) JOE K. ALDERSON
City Clerk. Mayor
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Bids having been received February 25, 1957, for the purchase of a 1,000 gallon per
minute turbine pump for the Irrigation Department and the bid of DeCoto Bros. for a
Layne and Bowler pump being recommended by the Superintendent of the Irrigation
Department as the best bid, it was moved by Mathews, seconded by Schutt, that the award
be made to DeCoto Bros.; carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
Moved by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that we do not adjourn, to meet again in regular
session on Monday, March 11, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., carried, Alderson, Schutt
and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
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