HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/06/1954 Business MeetingJULY 6, 1954
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, June 28th, 1951~ and adjourned meeting;
thereof were approved as read; carried: Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call.
Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza that this being the time for receiving bids for the con-
struction of a sewer system on Douglas Drive, in L.I.D. No. 773, the following were
received:
De Blasio Bros. $9,787.80 on T & G Concrete
10,590,75 on B &.3 Concrete
11,507.95 on Vitrified Clay
N. L. Kimble 9,527.60 on T & G Concrete
10,638.20 on B & S Concrete
11,563.70 on Vitrified Clay
It is therefore ordered, N: L. Kimble'-- bid in the sum of 19,527.60 on T. & G. Concrete
pipe be accepted as the lowest and best bid, and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby in-
structed to execute a contract on behalf of the City of Yakima for doin; said �,vork, upon
the filing of the proper bond therefor, carried: Burns, Huza and Huey present on roll
call.
Moved. by Huey, seconded by Burns, that the City Engineer having reported the completion
of the construction of curbs -C,nd gutters -on North Naches Avenue in L.I.D. No. 764, by
the contractor, said roll is hereby accepted and the City Engineer instructed to pre-
pare an assessment roll therefor, and. the City Clerk authorized to give notice of hear -
inp; on said roll for Monday, the 2nd day of August 1954, at the ,hour of 10 o'clock
A.M., carried: Burns, Huza and. Huey voting aye on roll call.
?Moved by Huza, seconded by Burns that the report of the Investment Committee for invest-
ments purchased during, the month of June 1954, be approved as follows:
City Commission
Yakima, T,,+Ta sh ington
Gentlemen:
The fol lo,,%a. ng investments were purchased during the month of June:
Cemetery Trust
Yakima L.I.D. x'765 - Bonds 1/12 $ 2,361.77 ,p2061.77
A. E. Larson Library Trust
Yakima L.I.D. #766 - Bonds 1/12 11187.71 12187.71
Cumulative Reserve for Library Building
Yakima L.I.D. #768 - Bonds 1113 926.35 926.35
4,475.T3—
Yours very truly,
Gladys H. Richter
City Treasurer
APPROVED: INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
G. W. Burns, Mayor
Pearl Benjamin, Clerk
Gladys Richter, Treasurer
Moved by Huza, seconded by Burns, that an ordinance providing for the expenditure of
funds not budgeted. for in the 1954 budget, for the purchase of materials for an under-
ground conduit for carrying fire alarm signal cable on North 1st Street', in the sum of
not to exceed `;'1750.00, and declarin;; an emergency, be read in full by the City Clerk
and Maid on the table for one week, ; carried : Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll
call.
Move,_', _ by Burns, seconded by Huza that Resolution No. C -1139, providing for an emergency
service in the event of a second or general fire alarm and. the calling of off -shift
firemen, etc. for the Fire Department of the City of Yakima, be adopted as read, carried
Burns, Huza and. Huey voting aye on roll call.
RESOUM.'ION NO. C -1139, IvI.TTEREAS, the Fire Department is an emergency service, and in the
event of a second- or general fire alarm it ia necessary to call off -shift firemen, and
in such event time is the essential element; NOK THEREFORE
BE IT' RESOLVED BY THE CITY COiU%r ISSION OF THE CITY -OF YAKIMA :
That the City Commission does hereby direct, order and approve
the following amendements of sections 4, 57 22, and 38 of the rules and regulations of
the fire department so that said sections, as amended., shall read as follows:
Section 4. Each member shall provide means of telephonic corn -
munication in his place of residence. Such telephonic communications shall be on the
local phone exchange and. shall_ be not in excess of a four party service.
Section 5. The number of membe-.s permitted to be unavailable
for call duty, which number shall include members on vacation, absentees due to illness
or injury, shall not exceed twenty five percent of the total personnel. Members, when
absenting themselves from horrie, shall_ notify the Alarm Operator of intended- absence or
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reason for unavailability.
Section 22. Members shall immediately report to the Company
Commander any chancre of residence. Such residence shall be so located that in the event
of a fire emergency call, not more than a reasonable time shall be .required for such fire-
men to report to his fire station for duty. A reasonable time for such purpose shall be
deemed not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes normal travel time from his residence to Fire
Station No. 1 under normal travel conditions, assuming compliance with all applicable
traffic, law and ordinance requirements.
Section 38. In the event of a second or greater alarm or fire be=
ing transmitted, all members of the off - shifts shall, at the earliest possible moment,
report direct to the .fire station to which they are regularly assigned, unless otherwise
instructed by proper authority.
ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN
City Clerk
ADOPTED,BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 6th day of July; 1954.
(S E A L)
G. W. BURNS
Mayor
Moved by Huza, seconded by Huey, that Resolution No. C -1140, providing that the Mayor be
appointed and constituted the lawful agent of the City of .Yakima, for the purpose of ad-
justing and settling all claims for losses sustained by reason of a fire which occured
at the Airport on or about the 25th day of June 1954, with the Fire Insurance Companies,
be adopted as read, carried: Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. C -1140, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CI`l,Y CO:UJIISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Resolved that G. W. Burns, the Mayor of said City of Yakima, a
municipal corporation, be and hereby is appointed and constituted the'lawful agent of the
said City of Yakima,: a municipal corporation, with full power to act for said City in all
matters pertaining to the adjustment, compromise, and settlement of all claims for losses
sustained., or to be sustained by said City by reason of the fire which occurred on or
about the 25th day of June, 1954, including all claims against the Fire Insurance Compan-
ies interested in said losses, and to execute for said City in its name or otherwise, all
documents, appraisal and other agreements, proofs of loss, receipts and. releases as may
in his judgment be necessary or desirable in the premises.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COPfLMISSION this 6th day of July, 1954.
ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN (S E A L) G. W. BURNS
City Clerk Mayor
Moved by Burns, seconded by Huza that we do now adjourn, carried: Burns, Huza and Huey
voting aye on roll call.
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ATTEST:
C I T Y C L E R K
M A Y 0 R