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Home My WebLink About05/22/1944 Business Meeting & 5/26/1944 Adjourned MeetingMay 22, 1944 On account of the absence of Mayor Mogren and Commissioner White, the regular meeting of the City Commission is hereby postponed to Friday, May 26th, 1944 at 9 o'clock A.M. PEARL BENJAMIN ADJOURNED MEETING, FRIDAY,,MAY 26th, 1944., City Clerk The City Commission met in regular. session, Mayor Mogren and Commissioners White and Clark present on roll call. Moved by Mo ren, seconded by White that the minutes of the regular meeting of Monday, May 15, 194+ be approved as read: carried., Mogren, White and Clark voting aye on roll call. Moved. by Clark, seconded. by White that Monday, May 22nd., 1944, being the time for the hearing on Resolution No. 0=619, providing for a five foot sidewalk on the west side of Queen Ave., between Division Street and. Haynes Street; and the City Commission being advised that no protests were presented in writing or otherwise to said improvement or any part thereof; it is ordered that the ordinance creating a local improvement distric be passed as finally read: carried, Mogren, White and Clark voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. entitled "AN ORDINANCE providing for the improvement of the West side of Queen Avenue between Division street and Haynes Street, by the construction of a portland cement concrete sidewalk five feet in width; establishing a, local improve- ment,district; providing for the method of payment therefor, and creating a ipecial fund, wa.s intoduced by White and read by the City Clerk. Moved by Mogren, seconded by Clark that Ordinance No. B609 be passed to its second reading and read by title only: carried, Mogren, White and Clark voting aye on roll call. Moved by Mogren, seconded by Clark that Ordinance No. R -608 be passed to its third reading and read in full: carried; Mogren, White and Clark voting aye on roll call. Moved by Mogren, seconded by Clark that Ordinance No. B -608 be passed as finally read: carriai, Mogren, White and Clark voting aye on roll call. Moved by White, seconded by Clark that the City Clerk is hereby authorized to give notice to contractors for the construction of a. Portland. Cement concrete sidewalk five feet in width on the West side of Queen .Avenue between Division Street & Haynes Street; said bid's to be received on Monday, June 12, 1944 at 10 o'clock, A.M.: carried,Mogren, White and Clark voting a..ye.on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. 0-619, WHEREAS, the City of Yakima. is the owner of the following - described real property situated in Yakima Bounty, statd of Washington, to "ioit: Lot 32, Cherry Avenue Subdivision, Yakima, Washington, accord- ing to the official plat thereof now! on file and of record in the office of the Auditor of Yakima County, Washington; exeept streets. Lot 13, Edson's Addition-to North Yakima (now Yakima), accord- ing to the official plat thereof now on file and of record in the office of the Auditor. of Yakima County, Washington; Lot 18, Block 14, Tennant & Miles Modern Addition to North Yakima (now Yakima), Lots 2 and 3, Block 16, Tennant & Miles Modern Addition to Nortn Yakima (now Yakima), Lots 2 and 3, Block 26, Tennant & Miles Modern Addition to North Yakima (now Yakima), Lois 13 and 14, Block 44 Tennant & Miles West Modern Addition to North Yakima (now Yakima), according to the official Plats thereof now on file and of record in the office of the Auditor of Yakima County, Washington; Lots 6, 7, and 9, Block 2, Pioneer addition to the City of North Yakima (now Yakima),- according to the official plat there- of now on File and of record in the office or the Auditor of Yakima Country, Washington; also beginning at the northeast corner of said Lot 9, tnence east 45 feet, ch.ence soutn 123,7 feet, tnence west 45 feet, tnence north 123.7 feet to beginning. By reason of a deed issued by the Treasurer of Yakima uounry, County or Yakima, State of Wa.sr_ington, to said City of Yakima, on sale of said property ror delinouent taxes, and . wrlt;.MIAS, it apnears to be for the best interest of said City of Yakima to sell said premises to Louis H. Perkiiis and, Mattye Perkins, husband and *wife, Nuw, THEREFORE, t3E I'1' RESULVID i3l '1hh; 01'.�X COMMISS.Iuiv_ Or THE Cl'i'Y Or YAKimA, WASHINGTON: That said above described premises be and they are hereby author- ized to be sold to Louis H. Perkins and Mattye Perkins, husband and wife, for the total sum of Seventeen Hundred seventy -five and no /100 ($1775.00) Dollars, and the Mayor, A. W. Mogren, is hereby authorized to execute a deed to said premises, and the City Clerk, Pearl Benjamin, is hereby authorized and directed to attest the same for and on behalf of the said City of Yakima. day of May, 1944. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, signed and approved this 22nd 327 May 2]L. 1944 ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN, (S E A L) A.W. MOGREN, City Clerk. Mayor. Moved by Clark, seconded by White that Resolution No. C -619 be approved as read: carried, Mogren, White and Clark voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. B -609, entitled "AN ORDINANCE granting a non - exclusive franchise to Pacific Power & Light Company to occupy and use the streets, highways, bridges and public places of the City of Yakima with facilities for supplying electric service to the City, the inhabitants thereof, and others, for a term of 25 years, subject to Prior termination under certain conditions; subjecting such electric service at all times to regulation by public authority; requiring the Grantee to provide street lighting facilities as ma.y be renuired by the City; providing for payment to the City of compensation for the exercise of said franchise; granting the City the right to acquire the electric utility property and facilities of.the Grantee* within the City upon payment of compensation t6 be determined by agreement or arbitration, as provided in the ordinance, but reserving to the City the power to acquire such property and facilities by condemnation; a-nd. specifying other limitations, terms and conditions governing the exercise of said franchise," was introduced by Mogren and read by the City Clark. Moved by White, seconded by Clark that Ordinance No. B -609 be passed to its second reading and read by title only: carried, Mogren, White and Clark voting aye on roll call. Moved by White and seconded by Clark that Ordinance No. B -609 be. passed to its third reading and read in full: carried, Mogren, White and Clark voting aye on roll call. Moved by White and seconded by Clark that Ordinance No. B -609 be passed as finally read: carried, Mogren., White and Clark voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. C -6201 A RESOLU'T'ION subiAitting Ordinance No. B -609 of the City of Yakima to,the electors of said City for their approval at a special election to be held on the 11th day of July, 1944; requesting the County Election Board to call, give notice of and hold such. special election in the City of Yakima on said date for the purpose of voting upon the approval of said ordinance, and specifying the form of ballot to be submitted to V-ie voters at said election. WHEREAS the City Commission of the City of Yakima ha.s dilly passed Ordinance No. B -609 of the City of Yakima entitled: "AN ORDINANCE granting a non - exclusive franchise to Pacific Power & Light Company to occupy and use the streets, highways, bridges and. public places of the City of Yakima with. facilities for supplying electric service to the City, the inhabitants thereof, and. others, for a. term of 25 ,years, subject to prior termination under certain conditions; subjecting such electric service at all times to regulation by public authority; requir- ing the Grantee to provide street lighting -facilities as may be required by the City; providing for payment to the City of compensation for the exercise of said franchise; granting the City the right to acquire the electric utility property and facilities of the Grantee within the City upon payment of com- pensation to be determined by agreement or arbitration, as pro- vided in the ord.inan,ce,•but reserving to the City the power to acquire ruch property and facilities by condemnation; and specifying other limitations, terms and conditions governing' the exercise of said franchise." WHEREAS Section 12 of said ordinance provides that the ordinance shall take effect upon its' being approved by a majority of the electors of the City of Yakima voting thereon at a. special. election to be held. on July 11, 1944; and WHEREAS the City Commission is of the opinion and hereby declares that an emergency exists requiring said ordinance to be submitted to and voted upon by the electors at a special election to be held upon said July 11, 1944, being the date of the direct primary election for the nomination of candidates for state and county offices to be voted for at the general election to be Leld November, 1944; -NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that said Ordinance No. B -609 be submitted to the electors of the City of Yakima for their approval at a special election to be held in said City on the 11th day of July, 1944; that the County Elec- tion Board of the County of Yakima be and hereby is requested. to call, give notice of and hold such special election in the City of Yakima on said 11th day of July, 1944, for the purpose of voting upon the approval of said Ordinance No. B -609; that the bal- lot title or proposition to be submitted to the voters at such election shall be in the form of the following question: Shall Ordinance No. B -609, granting non- exclusive franchise to Pacific Power & Light Company for electric service facilities, and providing for regulation by public authority, street lighting compensation to City, and City's acquisition of electric property by agreement, arbitration, or condemnation, all upon terms, limi- tations, and conditions specified in ordinance, be approved? that the form of ballot to be used at such special election on the on the 11th day of July, 1944, shall be substantially in the following form: BALLOT _ SPECIAL ELECTION Held in the City of .Ya.kima, Washington, on Tuesday, July 11, 1944 Y �t Mav _2 :6, 1g44 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS. Every voter desiring to vote in favor of the.fol_lowing proposition shall mark an X in the square between the word 11Yes'o, and-the words, "for the ordinance "; and every voter desiring to vote against said proposition shall 'nark an X in the square between the word "No" and the words "against the ordinance ". PROPOSITION Shall Ordinance No. B -609, granting non - exclusive franchise to Pacific Power & Light Company for electric service facilities, and providing for regulation by public authority, street lighting, compensation'to City, and City's acquisition of electric property by agreement, arbitration,-or condemnation, all upon terms, 11 mi- tations,' and conditions specified in ordinance, be approved? Yes for the ordinance No ` % against the ordinance and that said County Election-Board be and is hereby requested to give notice of such election in all respects as required by law and to dola.nd perform any and all other. acts and things necessary for the holding of such election and the canvassing of the result thereof as provided by law; and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of Yakima be and hereby is directed to certify a copy of this resolution to the - County Election Board forthwith. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA May 26, 194. ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN A. W. MOGREN, City Clerk (S E A L) Mayor CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK To the County Election Board of the County of Yakima: I, Pearl Benjamin;, the duly appointed, qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Yakima, do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing is a full and true copy of a certain resolution of the City Commission of the City of Yakima; and that said resolution was duly and unanimously adopted by said City Commission on the 2hth day of May, 1944. Witness my hard. and the seal of said City of 'Yakima this 26th -day of May, 1944, PEARL BENJAMIN City Clerk of the City of Yakima Moved by Mogren, seconded by White that Resolution No. C -620 be adopted as read: carried, Mogren*, White and Mark voting aye on roll call. Moved by Mogren, seconded by White tnat we do now adjourn: carried, Mogren, White and Clark voting aye on roll call. N M a y o r ITTEST : a- � C i t y 0 1 e r k 1 1 �L I