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AUGUST 27, 1958
The City Commission met in regular session, Mayor Alderson, Commissioner-Mathews and
City Attorney Arntson present on roll call. Commissioner Schutt absent.
The minutes of the regular meeting.of August 20, 1958, were approved as read.
This being the time for the hearing on a petition praying for the vacation of portions
of Lots 47, 48 and 49 of St. Paul Acre Lots., said' petition having been filed by.Rachel
Whitaker, it was•MOVED by•Mathews, seconded by Alderson that action be tabled on said
Petition un.til investigation of properties is made and a satisfactory agreement is
reached with the cannery'on Lenox Avenue: carried, Alerson and Mathews. voting aye,on
roll call. Schutt absent.
Bids having been received August ,20, 1958 fort he purchase of a 4" centrifugal pump and
the bid of Sahlberg Equipment Company on a 44 Marlow Pump in the amount of $870.58
including sales tax, being the lowest and best bid, it was MOVED by Mathews, seconded by
Alderson that said bid be awarded: carried, Alderson and Mathews voting aye on roll
call. Schutt absent.
Bids having been received August 20, 1958 for the purchase of 11 lights for alarm boxes
for the Fire Department and the Alarm Superintendent .reporting that insufficient in-
formation was received with said bids, it was ordered . that the awarding of this bid be
be set aside until the next regular meeting of the City Commission.
Moved by Mathews, seconded by Alderson that the petition of Picatti Bros. praying for
the annexation of the Ez of E? of SW4, NW4, NE4 of Section 23, Township 13 North, Range
18, E.W.M., Except the North 150 feet thereof, is hereby accepted and the City Clerk be
and is hereby instructed to post notice of hearing in three public places on the propert
§ought to be annexed and to publish notice of hearing as required by law, said hearing
to be held on Wednesday the 17th day of September, 1958 at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m:
carried, Alderson and Mathews voting aye on roll call. Schutt absent.
Moved by Mathews, seconded by Alderson that Albert L. Gaudette be allowed to reinstate
his pension rights with the Statewide City Employees Retirement System by redepositing
funds withdrawn and the City Clerk be and is hereby instructed to advise said retirement
system tb..ta.ke matching funds from the City of Yakima surplus: carried, Alderson,
acid Mathews voting aye on roll call. Schutt-absent.
An Ordinance providing for a full time legal stenographer and salary was read by the
City Clerk for the first time and laid on the table for one week to be read and consider
ed at the next regular meeting of the City Commission on September 3rd, 1958.
Moved by Mathews, seconded by Alderson that Resolution No. C -1615 submitted by the
State Highway Department authorizing the City Commission to convey a parcelz of land to
to the State Highway for the improvement of Highway No. 5, Jacobson to Fruitvale Blvd.,
and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the necessary deeds for said
transaction, be passed as read: carried, Alderson, Schutt an.d Mathews voting aye on
roll call.
RESOLUTION N0. C -1615, IN THE MATTER OF: PSH No. 5, Jacobson to Fruitvale Blvd.
RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COMMISSIONERS Or THE CITY OF YAKIM4,; COUNTY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGT(IL
WHEREAS, the City of YakArKa'_is 'the. record. owner of a strip of
land 6 feet wide over and across the SW.= of� the SW4 of Section 4; and the South three -
fourths of the SE4 of the SE4 in SectiRori 5, all in Township 13 North, Range 18 East,
W.M. and a .parcel in said Townsip '13 North, beinE; in Section 9 `thereof, beginning, at a
point. 423.4 feet .Sou',h of the-Northwest corner of 'the -NE4'oi the SE4 of said Section 9;*
thence South along the West line 335.2 feet; thence East 290 feet; thence North.165.5 f
feet to the'iSouth right of way line of the Northern``Pacific 'Railwa•y ri- -ht of way; thence
North 59040► West along the South line of said right o.T waY 336 feet to CD
the point of
beginning, EXCEPT State Highway.
WHEREAS, in the , Primary State Highway No. 5 by
the State of Washington, Department of Highways., it--is necessary and advisable for the
State of Washington to, acquire title. to. the. t.r.ip of.' -.land six feet wide for a right of
way for said highway; and, to. acqui:r.e the'.access' r...i,g�ts between the above described parcel
of land and Primary- State Fiibhwa.y.::No.;,>5;,;'Jacobsori .t o;:ruitvale Blvd., and
WHEREAS, ;.aft'or. dia.e consideration by the Mayor and City Commission'
ers of the City of Yakima, ,it appe °ars ,_to'. said 'Commissi oners that it will be to the best
interests of both the City of Yakima and'tre State of Washington that said Mayor and
City Coru ~i issi o
ners convey said lands and/or rights to the State of Washlr
gton, for a con-
sideration of mutual benefits, conveying by quit claim deeds.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Mayor and City Commissioners
of the City of Yakima, that the City of Yakima in accordance with Chapter 266 of the laws
of 1943, and through its Mayor and City Clerk, execute said deeds, and deliver said deeds
to the State of Washington, Department of Highways.
Done at a regular meeting of the Mayor and City Commissioners
of the City of Yakima, this 27th day of August, 1958.
ATTEST: J. A. SMITH
City Clerk
JOE K. ALDERSON
Mayor
K. C. SCHUTT
Commissioner
L. C. MATHEWS
Commissioner
An Ordiran.ce providing for the borrowing of $1,200,000.00 and issuing and selling
negotiable general obligation bonds for the purpose of construcing a railroad grade sep-
aration at Lenox Ave., and a railroad grade separation at "C" Street and for certain
other improvements for streets and arterials and providing for the submission of the
proposition of incurring such indebtedness and issuing such general obligation bonds to
the qualified electors of the City of Yakima in a special election to be held on November
41 1958 was read for the first time and laid on the table to be read and-considered at
the next regular meeting of the 'City Commission.
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AUGUST 27, 1958
Moved by Alderson that t?,e employment of Harper Grimes.be extended for one year in ac-
cordance with the Statewide City Employees Retirement Law. Commissioner Mathews wished
to take this matter under advisement. Said motion lost for want of a. second.
Moved by Mathews, teconded by Alderson that we do now adjourn to meet again in regular
session at the hour of 10 o1clock a.m. on Wednesday the 3rd day of September, 1958:
carried, Alderson, and Mathews- voting aye'on roll - call,;-. Schutt absent.
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