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SEPTEMBER 8th, 1953, 10 o'clock A.M.
The City Commission met in regular session, Mayor Burns and Commissioners Huza and Huey
present on roll call.
The minutes of the regular meeting of Monday, August 31st, and adjourned meetings thereof,
were approved as read.
This being the time for receiving bids for paving various alleys in the City of Yakima,
L.I.D. No. 761, the bid of Lone Pine Paving Company in the sum of $2,664.30 being the only
bid received; It was moved by Huey, seconded by Huza, that said bid be awarded to said
Lone Pine Paving Company, and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to enter into a contract
on behalf of the-City of Yakima, for doing said. work upon the filing of the proper bond
required by law, carried:- Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call.
Moved by Huey, seconded by Burns, that the City Engineer having reported the completion of
the.South 28th and 29th Avenue South Curb and Gutter District, L.-I.D. No. 756, by the
contractor, said work,is hereby accepted., and the City Engineer authorized to prepare an
assessment roll for said district, and the City Clerk, instructed to give notice of hearin;
on said roll for Monday, the 28th day of September 1953, at 10 ltclock A.M., carried:
Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call.
Moved by Huza, seconded by Burns, that the City Attorney ascertain the probable cost and
information required for an-actuary report on the sufficiency of the present Firements
Relief & Pension Fund for 1954, without the necessity of an appropriation therefor in the
1954 budget, carried: Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call.
Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza, that this being the time for the hearing on assessment
roll, L.I.D. No. 749, providing for the construction of curbs and gutters oh 4th Avenue
South and other streets in said district, and there being no objections in writing or othe
wise to said improvement, or any part thereof, it is ordered that Ordinance No. B -1489,
confirming said assessment roll and every part thereof, be passed as read, carried:
Burns,.Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call.
ORDINANCE NO. B -14891 AN ORDINANCE confirming the assessment roll covering Local Improve-
ment District No. 749 as created and established by Ordinance No. B -1433 of the Ordinances
of the City of Yakima.
Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza, that this being the time for the hearing on the.assess-
ment roll in L.I.D. No. 752, providing for the improvement of 22nd Avenue South and Bonnie
boon, and there being no objections in writing, or otherwise, to said improvement, or.any
part thereof;- It is ordered that Ordinance No. B -1490, confirming said assessment roll,
and every part thereof, be passed as read, carried: Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on
roll call.,
ORDINANCE NO. S' -1490, AN ORDINANCE confirming the assessment roll covering Local Improve-
ment District No. 752 as created and established by Ordinance No. B -1451 of the Ordinances
of the City of Yakima.
Moved by Huey, seconded by Burns, that Ordinance No. B -1491, rezoning the South 127 feet
of Lots 1 and 2, of Homer Boggess Acre Tracts No. 1, from "B" Residence District, to
Limited Business District, be passed as read, carried: Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye
on roll call.
ORDINANCE NO. P -14911 AN ORDINANCE rezoning certain property at 45 West Meade Avenue from
Residence District 11311 to Limited Business District.
Moved by Huza, seconded by Huey, that Resolution.No. C -1081, providing for additional
counsel at the trial of eminent domain pertaining to the Lenox Avenue Overpass, be adopted
as read, carried: Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION N0. C =1081, A RESOLUTION employing additional counsel to assist in the trial
of eminent domain proceedings pertaining to Lenox.Avenue Overpass.
WHEREAS, there is now pending in the Superior Court of the State of Washington in and
for the County of Yakima an eminent domain proceeding instituted by the City of Yakima
entitled, i1City of Yakima,-a municipal Corporation., plaintiff vs. Washington Canners
Cooperative, a corporation, defendantT1 being Cause No. 38834 in said court; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable that additional counsel skilled and experienced in
eminent domain proceedings be retained to assist the city attorney in the prosecution and
presentation of said cause on behalf of the City of Yakima, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE'CITY OF YAKIMA:
That Preston, Thorgrimson & Horowitz, attorneys at law of Seattle, Washington, be
and they are hereby retained as additional counsel to assist the city attorney of the City
of Yakima in the presentation of said cause,; and as compensation for such services the
City of Yakima shall pay the following sums: The sum of $500.00 to cover the services
rendered by said firm of attorneys in the preparation of said cause for trial, and the
sum of $150 per day for each day expended by said firm or any member thereof while within
the City of Yakima, either for the purposes of preparation or trial of said, cause; the
City shall further reimburse said firm of attorneys for any.out- of- pocket expenses which
they may incur in the performance of said services.
PASSED by the City Commission of the City of Yakima and approved by its Mayor this
8th day of September, 1953.
ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN
City Clerk
( S E A L )
G. W. BURNS
Mayor
Moved by Huey, seconded.by Huza, that Resolution No. C -1082, providing for the need of
access road from Ahtanum Road north to south boundayr line of the Yakima Municipal Airport
from Leroy Schriener, et ux, and Clark A. Swanson, et ux, be adopted as read, carried:
Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call.
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RESOLUTION NO. C -10821 WHEREAS, the City of Yakima is in need of an access road from
Ahtanum Road north to the south boundary line of the Yakima Municipal Airport;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
That the City of Yakima accept a deed from Leroy J. Schreiner and Faye N. Schreiner,
his wife, of the following described real estate situated in Yakima County, Washington,
to -wit:
The West 1.5 feet of that part of the South -west Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter of Section 2, Township 12 North, Range 18 E.W.M., lying south of
the south boundayr line of the Yakima Municipal Airport,
without payment of any compensation therefor, but upon the condition that the City agrees,
at its expense, to construct an oil surface road thereon and that the City will pay the
expense of moving the fence now located thereon or constructing a new fence along the
edge of said roadway.
That the City of Yakima purchase from Clark A. Swanson, also known as Gus Swanson,
and Louisa Swanson, his wife, and Roll.E. Davis and Stella Davis, his wife-, the following
described real estate situated in Yakima County, Washington:
The East 15 feet of that part of the East half of the Southeast Quarter
of the Northeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 12 North, Range 18 E.W.M.,
lying south of the south boundayr line of the Yakima Municipal Airport,
and that the City pay therefor the sum of $750.00 and also pay the expense of moving the
fence therefrom to the outside edge of said strip of land.
That the City construct an oil surface road along said 30 foot strip of land from
Ahtanum Road to the southern boundary line of the Yakima Municipal Airport for the
purpose of an access: road to the southern portion of said airport.
That the said purchase price of said property and'all other costs and expenses
incidental to carrying out the terms and provisions hereof shall be paid out of -the Mu-
nicipal Airport Improvement Fund from the proceeds derived from the sale of the bonds
issue pursuant to Ordinance No. R -1482.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 8th day of September, 1953.
ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN
City Clerk
( S E A L )
G. W. BURNS'
Mayor
Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza, that Resolution No. C -1083, being a resolution of Intent-
ion to improve N. Naches Ave. from East "I" St. to East 11K 11 Street by constructing concre-
te curbs and gutter:, be adopted as read, carried: Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on
roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. C -10832 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
That it is its intention to improve North Naches Avenue from East "I" Street to East
11K11 Street by grading, ballasting, surfacing and constructing concrete curbs and gutters;
all of said improvements to be constructed in full accordance with the plans and speci-
fications to be prepared by the City engineer and filed with the City Clerk.
The district to be served by and assessed for the above described improvement is
situate in the City of Yakima, Yakima County, Washington) and described as follows, to -wit
Beginning at the southeast corner of the intersection of East T1K" Street and
North Naches Avenue; thence easterly along the south line of East "K"- Street
147.5 feet; thence southerly and parallel with North Naches Avenue to the north
line of East "I:" Street; thence westerly along -said north line 345 feet; thence
northerly and parallel with North Naches Avenue to the south line of East 11K11
Street; thence easterly along said south line to the point of beginning.
All persons who may desire to object to said proposed improvement are hereby notifiec
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 otclock a.m., on Monday, the 28th day of September, 1953; which time and
place are hereby fixed for the hearing of all matters relating tp said proposed improve-
ment or objections thereto, and for determining the method of payment for said improvement
and the City Clerk is hereby directed to give due notice of said hearing and of the inten-
tion to make the aforesaid improvement.
The cost and expense of said improvement, including the engineering, inspection,
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.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 8th day of September, 1953.
ATTEST:_ PEARL BENJAMIN ( S E A L) G. W. BURNS
City Clerk Mayor
Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza that we do now adjourn, carried: Burns, Huza and Huey
voting aye on roll call.
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