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JULY 29, 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 July 22, 1957 and the special meeting of July 23,
1957, were approved as read.
Moved by Mathews, seconded by Schu-l;t that Ordinance No. B -2055, amending Ordinance No.
B -2014, an ordinance relating to business licenses in the City of Yakima, said ordinance
prescribing further exemptions to prescribed business license and further prescribing the
fee to be charged in cases of changes in ownership of businesses licensed by said
ordinances, be passed as read: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll
call.
ORDINANCE NO. B- 205.5, AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. B -2014 entitled "An ordinance
relating to and providing for' a license or occupational tax upon certain businesses,
occupations, pu'rsui'ts and privileges; providing for the necessary administrative machin-
ery for the collection and enforcement of the licenses and taxes hereunder, and defining
offenses and prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency. ";•and declaring an
emergency.
Moved by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that Ordinance No. B -2056 amending Ordinance No.
B -1526, said ordinance being the traffic code for the City of Yakima, be passed as read:
carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
ORDINANCE No. B -2056, AN ORDINANCE relating to and regulating traffic,travel and trans-
portation and other incidents upon the streets and other ways open to the public; pre-
scribing the powers and duties of officers and others in relation thereto; defining
offenses; providing penalties and amending Ordinance No. B -1526; and declaring an emerg-
ency.
Moved by.Mathews, seconded by Schutt that Resolution No. C -1494 being a resolution of
intention to improve 34th Avenue South. from Walnut Street to Tieton Drive and 34th AvenuE
South from Webster .Avenue to the North line of Rose Park Addition by surfacing and con -
structing curbs and gutters and fixing the time for hearing at the hour of 10 o'clock
a.m. on Wednesday the 21st day of August, 1957, be passed as read: carried, Alderson,
Schutt and Mathews voting--aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION N0. C -14941 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAK:IMA:
That it is its intention to improve the following streets by
grading, ballasting, surfacing with asphaltic concrete, and constructing concrete curbs
and gutters, together with the necessary drainage features:
34th Avenue South frog Walnut Street to Tieton Drive .
34th Avenue South from Webster Avenue to the North line of
Rose Park Addition
The proposed Local Improvement District is to embrace all prope
adjacent to the above mentioned improvements which are subject to assessment.
All persons who may.desire to be heard with reference to said
proposed improvements are hereby notified to appear 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 10:00 o'clock a.m., on Wednesday, the 21st day of August,
1957, which time and place are hereby fixed for the hearing of all matters relating to
said proposed improvements or objectionsthereto, and for determining the method of pay-
ment for said improvements; and the City Clerk is hereby directed to give: due notice
of said hearings and of the intention to make the aforesaid improvements.
All costs and expenses in connection wi.th the construction of
said improvement, including 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 City Clerk.
ATTEST: J. A. SMITH
City Clerk
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 29th day of July, 195'7•
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JOE K.. ALDERSON
Mayor
Moved by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that Resolution-No. C -1495, being a resolution of
intention to construct and irrigation system to serve Lots 1 to 9 inclusive of . Replat of
North Terrace Addition and other lots and tracts of land more fully described in said
resolution and fixing the time for hearing at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m., on Wednesday
the. the 21st day of August 1957, be passed as read:. carried, Alderson, Schutt and
Mathews voting aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. C -1495, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAK:IMA,
WASHINGTON:
That it is its intention to construct an irrigation system to
serve the following described property, situate in the City of Yakima, Yakima County,
Washington, to -wit:
Lots 1 to 9 inclusive of Replat of North Terrace Addition;
Lots 27 to 32 inclusive of North Terrace Addition;
Lots 1 to 4 inclusive of Conrad Addition;
Also the SW4, NW4, NW4 of Section 36- 13 -18,
which includes Lots 1 to 38 of the Swan Tracts and a portion
of Block 9 of the Plat of Section 36 -13 -18
said improvement to consist of the construction of the necessary mains, laterals, service
connections and other appurtenances for the purpose of delivering water for irrigation
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purposes to each lot and tract-within the proposed district.; and to be constructed in
full accordance with the plans and specifications to be prepared by the City Engineer
and filed with the City Clerk,
All persons who may desire to be heard with reference to said
proposed improvements are hereby notified to appear 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 10:00 o'clock a.m., on Wednesday, the 21st day of August,
1957, 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
payment for said improvements; and the City Clerk is hereby directed to give due notice
of said hearings and of the-intention to make the aforesaid improvements.
The cost and expense of said improvements, including the cost
of acquiring right of way easements, engineering, surveying advertising, publication of
notices, and all other expenses incident thereto, shall.be borne by 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 requird -d -by law to be by him submitted.
J ];A . C SMITH
City Clerk
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 29th day of July, 1957.
(S E A L)
JOE K. ALDERSON
Mayor
Moved by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that Ordinance No: B -2057 relating to the Humane
Society and the Licensing of dog and relating to animals or fowlas atlarge, be passed
as read: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
ORDINANCE'NO. B -2057, AN ORDINANCE relating to animals or fowls at large, or found,
in the City of Yakima, contrary to any ordinance of the City of Yakima;.providing for
the taking up, impounding, keeping, and disposition of such animals or fowls; fixing
the charges therefor and the disposition of money received in connection therewith;
providing for a Humane Shelter and the maintenance thereof by the Yakima County Humane
Society; appointing a Poundmaster under Ordinance No. A -268 as amended by Ordinance No.
B -327; declaring certain practices of certain animals to be public nuisances, defining
offenses and prescribing penalties, and repealing all other ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith.
Moved by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that Resolution No. C -1496 authorizing the Mayor
to execute a contract between the §ity of Yakima and Gray-and Osborne, Consulting
Engineers for professional engineering services in connection with Ground.Water Supply
Investigation, said services to be paid-from the Cumulative Reserve Fund for Domestic
Water Supply Development, be passed as read: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews
voting aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. C -1496, A RESOLUTION authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract be-
tween the. City and Gray & Osborne, Consulting Engineers, for professional engineering
services in connection with Ground Water Supply Investigation.
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima is urgently in need of an adequate
and.dependable source of domestic water supply; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interests of the City
to employ professional engineering services to investigate.the existence and feasibilitZ
of utilizing ground water supplies; and
WHEREAS, Gray and Osborne, Consulting Engineers, have submitted
a contract for the performance-of services with reference to said ground water supply
investigation;
NOW,THEREFORD, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to sign on be-
half of the City, the contract for Professional engineering services for Ground Water
Supply Investigation submitted by Gray & Osborne, - Consulting Engineers, a copy of
which contract is attached hereto.
Section 2. That all engineering costs incurred under said
contract shall be paid from the Cumulative Reserve Fund For Domestic Water Supply
Development, and the Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to make such payments
to said consulting engineers from time to time upon submission of proper vouchers in
support thereof..
ATTEST: J. A. SMITH
City Clerk
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 29th day of July, 1957-
(S E A L)
JOE K. ALDERSON
Mayor
Notice having been received from Statewide City Employees Retirement System that
Rudolph Huebner and Floyd W. Taylor will reach compulsory retirement age by August 1,
and Carl V. Mogren by September 1, 1957 unless the term of their employment is extended
for one year it was MOVED by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that the term of employment
be extended for one year for these employees in accordance with the retirement law:
carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
Moved by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that Ordinance No. B -2058 creating a traffic Board
and Prescribing its powers and duties and providing that said board shall consist of
five members, be passed as read: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on
roll call.
-�-`ORDINANCE NO. B -2058, AN ORDINANCE creating a Traffic Board, prescribing its powers
and duties and providing for the appointment of its members.
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Moved by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that Ordinance No. B -2058 fixing the time of de-
linquency and prescribing the form of bonds for L.I.D.,No. 846, being the Westover
Terrace Domestic Water District, be passed as read: carried, Alderson, Schutt and
Mathews voting aye on roll call.
ORDINANCE NO. B -2059, AN ORDINANCE fixing the time of delinquency of installments of
assessments levied for the payment of the cost of the improvement in Local Improvement
District No. 846, and providing for the issuance of bonds with coupons attached for the
payment of the unpaid portion thereof.
Moved by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that Ordinance No. B -2060 fixing the time of de-
linquency and prescribing the form of bonds for L.I.D. No. 851, being _the Rolling.
Green Irrigation District, be passed as read: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews
voting aye on roll call.
ORDINANCE NO. B -2060 fixing the time of delinquency of installments.of assessments
levied for the payment of the cost of the improvement in Local Improvement District No.
851, and providing for the issuance of bonds with coupons attached for the payment of
the unpaid portion thereof.
Moved by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that Ordinance No. B -2061 relating to parking of
vehicles,in the area between the curb and the property line, regulating size location
and construction of parking surfaces within said are be passed as read: carried,
Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
�XORDINANCE NO. B-2061 t' AN ORDINANCE relating to parking of vehicles in the area between
the curb and the property line; regulating size, location, and construction of parking
surfaces within this area; providing a penalty for the violation of this ordinance and
repealing'all, ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict heretith.
Moved by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that we do now adjourn to meet again in regular
session on Wednesday,.the 7th day of August 1957, at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m.:
carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
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SPECIAL MEETING, TUESDAY, July 30, 1957, 4P.M.
The City Commission met pursuant to adjournment, Mayor Alderson, Commissioners Schutt
and Mathews present on roll call.
Moved by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that Resolution No. C -1497 authorizing the Mayor,
to sign a deed releasing an easement and abandoning a sewer line being located in an
alley vacated by ordinance No. B -2051, more fully described as the alley (8! in width)
east of Lots 18 thru 24, Block 1, Broadway Park Addistion No. 2, according to the
official plat thereof now on file and of record in the office of the County Auditor of
Yakima County, Washington, be passed as read: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews
voting aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. C:,-1497, A RESOLUTION authorizing the Mayor to sign a deed releasing an
easement and abandoning a sewer line.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
That' the Mayor is hereby authorized to sign on behalf of the
City a deed releasing that certain easement and right -of -way for water mains, sewers
or utilities as more particularly described in said deed, a copy of which is attached
hereto and made a part hereof.
ATTEST: J. A. SMITH
City Clerk
ADOPTED B�_' THE CITY COMMISSION this 30th day of July, 1957.
(S E A L)
JOE K.,ALDERSON
Mayor
There being no further business, it was MOVED by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that we
do now adjourn: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.
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