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Home My WebLink About10/08/1958 Business Meeting1 1 OCTOBER 8, 1958 The City Commission met in regular session, Mayor Alderson, Commissioners Schutt and Mathews and City Attorney Arntson present on roll call. The minutes of the regular meeting of October 1, 1958 were approved as read. This being the time for feceiving bids for the construction of two (2) domestic water wells, #4 and #5, and the following bids having been received SCHEDULE I Midland Drilling Company, Walla Walla, Washington 51,311.03 Well No. 4 R. J. Strasser Drilling Company, Portland Oregon 51,168.17 Midland Drilling Company, Walla'Walla,,Washington 500286.38 SCHEDULE II Midland Drilling Company, Walla Walla, Washington 44,825.94 Well No. 5 R. J. Strasser Drilling Company, Portland Oregon 46,707.08 Midland Drilling Company, Walla Walla, Washington 43..931-30 it was MOVED by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that said bids be referred to the City Engineer for recommendation: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call. This being the time for receiving bids for the purchase of 50 tons more or less of special stoker coal and the following -bids having been received Western Fuel Co. Roslyn Coal 13.10 Utah .Coal 14.75 Economy Fuel Co. Utah Coal 14.70 Triangel Fuel Co. Utah Coal 14.20 it was MOVED by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that said bids be referred to the Street Engineer for recommendation: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call. A claim for damages having been duly filed by. A. L. Dormaier who resides at 1017 South 17th Ave., said damage resulting from an adjacent sewer stopping and backing up into the side sewer of the claimants causing damage to rugs and pad in the amount of $49.60, it was MOVED by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that Resolution No. C -1623 authorizing pay- ment of said claim from the Water Sewer Fund, be passed as read: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. C -1623, WHEREAS, a claim for damages has been timely filed against the City of Yakima by A.Z. Dormaier, in the sumcf $49.60, arising from damages sustained when the sewer in the vicinity of premises owned and maintained by said claimant be- came stopped and backed up into claimant +s premises, on the 11th day of August,:'1958, and WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of .Yakima to allow said claim, NOWs THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY TIE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the claim of A. L. Dormaier in the sum of $49.60 be, and the same is hereby, allowed and approved in said amount and the City Clerk of the City of Yakima is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in payment of said claim, chargeable against the Water -Sewer Fund; provided however, that the said City Clerk shall not deliver said warrant to said claimant until a release is executed and filed with tle City Clerk by the above named claimant`, relieving and releasing the City from any additional and further liability in connection with this subject matter. ATTEST: J. A. SMITH City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 8th day of October, 1958. (SEAL) JOE K. ALDERSON Mayor An ordinance amending Ordinance No. B -2095 known as the zoning code in accordance with recommendations submitted by the Planning Commission, was read by the City Clerk and ordered laid on the table for one week, to be reconsidered at the next regular meeting of the City Commission on October 15, 1958. The City Engineer reporting the following estimates for work performed on city projects during the month of September, 1958 for payment N. L. Kimball Nob Hill Storm Seger 18,137.21 Schedule I' N.L. Kimball Nob Hill Storm Sewer. 2,672.88 Schedule III De Atley Paving 41st Avenue Paving Dist. $ 3,945.23 L.I.D. No. 867 it was MOVED by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that the City Clerk be and is hereby authorized and directed to draw the necessary warrants in payment of said estimates: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call. Moved by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that Resolution No. C -1624 authorizing the Water department to have the settling ponds at the city water works cleaned and to expend in excess of $500.00 without calling for bids for said project, be passed as read: carried Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. C -16242 A RESOLUTION authorizing the Water Department-to clean the settling ponds and to expend in excess of 0500.00 without calling for bids. WHEREAS, cleaning settleing ponds at city water works is im- mediately required for propertmaintenance and the public health and safety, and 395 396 OCTOBER 89 1958 WHEREAS, an emergency is hereby declared to exist requiring immediate need for said cleaning-of settling ponds at city water works, NOW, THEREFORE,-BE IT RESOLVED B' THE CITY COMMISSION -OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA Section 1. That the Public Works Supervisor be, and he hereby is, authorized, without'calli.ng for bids, to have settleing ponds at city water works cleaned. Section 2.- That an emergency exists by reason of the fact that said settleing ponds have from two to four feet of mud and slime and this resolution is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety. ADOPTED EY THE CITY COMMISSION, signed and approved this 8th day of October, 1958- ATTEST: J. A. SMITH (S E A L) JOE K'. ALDERSON City Clerk Mayor October 6, 1958 or Monday of this week being the date set for public hearings on the 1959 budget and the Chamber of Commerce Budget .Committee and others havink.been heard on that date and the Chamber of Commerce Budget Committee and others.asking to be heard again on the 1959 Budget, the balance of this_ regular meeting was devoted to discussion of the proposed 1959 budget for the City of Yakima. Moved by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that we do now adjourn to meet again at the hour of 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 99 1958: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call. ADJOURNED MEETING, THURSDAY, OCTO EER 9, 1958s, 2:30P.M. The City Commission met pursuant to adjournment, Mayor Alderson, Commissioner Schutt and Mathews'and City Attorney Arntson present on roll call. Moved by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that Resolution No. C -1625 authorizing the purchas- ing department to purchase firehose real conversion kits and to expend in excess of $500.00 without calling for bids, be passed as read: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. C -16250 A RESOLUTION authorizing the Purchasing Department to purchase firehose reel conversion kits and to-expend in excess of $500-00-without calling for bids. WHEREAS, four firehose reel conversion kits are immediately re- quired by the Fire Department for proper maintenance and the public health and safety, and WHEREAS, an emergency is hereby declared to exist requiring immediate need for said four firehose reel conversion kits at request of Fire Department; NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. That the Purchasing Agent be, and he hereby is, authorized, without calling for bids, to purchase four firehose reel conversion kits for the City of Yakima Fire Department at a cost not to exceed $630.00. Section 2. That an emergency exists by reason of the fact that said four firehose reel conversion kits are necessary for the immediate preservation of-public peace, health and safety. day of October, 1958. ATTEST: J.. A.. SMITH City Clerk., ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, signed and approved this 9th (SEAL) JOE K. ALDERSON Mayor Public hearings having been held on Monday and Wednesday of this week .on the proposed 1959 Budget and certain adjustments having been made in.the budgets of the Police and Fire Departments, it was MOVED by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that Ordinance No. B -2205 adopting a budget for the City of Yakima for the ensuing year, appropriating funds for the e-stimated expenditures and fixing and levying the taxes necessary to YE.ance the estimated revenues, be passed as read: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE -NO. B* 2205s AN ORDINANCE adopting a budget for the City of Yakima, Washi.ngtoi for the year of 1959, appropriating funds for the estimated expenditures, and fixing and levying the amount of taxes necessary to balance the estimated revenues with the estimat- ed expenditures. Moved by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that we do now adjourn to meet again in regular session at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday the 15th day of October, 1958: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call. ATTEST : C I T Y C L E R K 1� MAYOR C 1