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1940-10-07 City Council MinutesThe Mayor brought up the question of puting up the STET SIGNS that the 1 0 �_ City bought. two months.,ago.After some-oonaideration of the matter the Mayor appointed to make an'estimate of the number of posts required and -the cost of putin$ them up and report at the next meeting of the Council. Committe- Chandler, Hanson and Hareid. The Water Superintendent repotted that the water main on Ninth°Avenue .was leaking badly and that he thought that it was'a good time to have it :replased by a cast iron pipe. On motion the question was referdd to the Water Committee. On motion the City'Clerk was instruoted to adtbrtlse that the Citywants a second hand grader and that bids must be in on�Oatober 15th,. There being no further business on motion the Council Adjourned. mom Mayor. Ootob6r ;7th, 1940 The Council'in'session'aoording to the requirement of the Statutes of the State of Washington for the adoption of the BUDGET for m is nle reven f@r the City of Edmonds for the year 1941.�� The Mayor asked if there were any person in the audience had any thit" 6 U to say for or againest the proposed budget. There being none the'Counoil having givet it due consideration, it was moved by Clausen and seconded by Callahan pass the Ordinance adopting the BUDGET. The vote was as follos: Cabndler yes, Hareid yes, Callahan yes, Clausen yes, Martin yes,"harried by unanimous vote of the Councilmen Present. Ordinance as adopted. ORDINAN.OE NO.530. An Ordinance adopting and levying the general taxes for the the City of Edmonds, Washington, for the fiscal year commencing January-lst, 1941D on all property, both real and personal, in the City subject to taxation for the purpose of raising sufficient revenue to carry on the several depart- ments of said City for the ensuing year as required by law; appropriating the same to the several funds for said fiscal year, and providing for the collection thereof. THEREA0the City Council of the City of Edmonds, State of Washington, having heard all persons asking to,b.e heard for and against the prelimi- nary budget, heretofore adopted for the ensuing year, due notice having been given as required by lava and now this 7th, day of October, 1940, the final budget having been adopted and the Council having determined, the amount necessary to be paid on the current asssessment toll as general taxes for the ensuing year and appropriating the same as in this Ordinance described therefore: THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY Or EDMONDS DO ORDAIN AS FOILOVM: SECTION, 1. That there be and there is hereby levied on all real and .personal.peoperty of the City of Edmonds, subject to taxation therein, a general tax for municipal purposes for the ensuing year oommehoing January lst,1941, the sum of 0139718,00. CURRENTXPENiCE FUND. Salaries Maintenance Int, and Total. & Wages & Operation Debt. Red. City Cberk4_----600.00 600.00 Post age,' Printing & Stationary --- 80.00 Phone Calls----- 20.00 Bond------------ 5.00 Elections------- 150.00 255.00 City Treasurer--480.00 480.00 Supplies-------- 60.00 Bond------------ 30000 90.00 City Attorney --- 360.00 360.00 Expenses-------- 30.00 Bond------------ 5.00 35.00 Health Offioer---75.00 75.00 Supplies--------- 35.00 35.00 Salaries Maintenance Int. and Total & Wages &.Operation-. Debt Red. Stets U-jn§psptibAet200.00 200.00 CITY HALL: Care of.Grounds---- 30.00 30.00 Fuel & Lights----.- 108.00 108.00 Repairs----------- 75.00 75.00 Poliee Department: Chief of Police---600.00 600.00 Extra Police, wages50..00 Police Judge fees-150.00 200.00 Merchant.Patrol ex- penses ------------ 120.00 Expenses---------- 74.00 Industrial Ins. & Medical Aid------- . 60.00 Bonds--- -- - --- 20.00 Phone Calls------- 20.00 Dog Tax Collection 25.00 319,00 FIRE DEPARTMENT; Volunteer Firemen, Wages. -------- 300.00 300.00 Supplies & Repairs 500.00 Hydrant rental 2400.00 Storage.------- . 9.6.00 Firemans Insuranoe 4.5.00 30.41.0.0 PARK DEPARTMENT; Wages ------------- 100.00 100,.00 Improvements---- 150.00 15.0.00 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT!; Librarian--------360.00 360.00 Books, Papers, Mag , azines etc ----- 3.00.00 a Repairs----------- 150.00 Fuel & Lights,-----. 125.00. Insurance------ 45.00 620.00 STREET DEPARTMENT; Superintendent ---- 960.00' ,Extra men, wages--300,00. $1260.00 Street Lights----- ` 1300.00- , sewer Inspection-- 45.00 _.Care of garbage--- 120.00. Grader------------ 750.00. Supplies----------- 150.00 Maintenance------- 200.00 Construction ------ - 1800.00- Ind.- Insurance & Med. Aid 60.00 4425*00 Total Current Expense , Expenditures--------------- 18. ESTIMATED REVENUES FOR 1941. Cash on hand---- ---------------- $3228.17 Fines Fees, and Lioenses=------ ..-@19:00 t Liquor revenues---------------- 300000 Gas Tax revenue----------!, - - 2600.00 Amount to be -raised under 8,2/10` mill tax on $527,887.00 valua- tion-------- - ------ ------ 4370,83 Total Receipts ------------ @1MO' EXPENDITURES, FOR BOND REDEMFTIOX OF BONDS AND INTEREST;, L. I. D. Guarantee Bonds and Interest-------------- $2081.20 Trunk Sevier Bonds And Interest--------------------- 1495.00 General Obligation Bonds and Interest;- ------------- 2500.00 Total amount to be raised by 12 mills on $527,887.00 valuation -------- ------------------------ $6076.20 AMOUNTS TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION FOR CURRENT ESP-ENSE-AND BONDS; Amount to be raised for Current Expense Expenses----,--- ----- $4370.83 Amount to be raised for Bond and Interest------ ------------ 6076.20 Grand total.to be raised by 20.2J10 taxation on $527,887.00 valuation--------------------------------- $10447.03. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 WATER DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS AND M[PENDITU ES: Revenue Collector------------- 0 720.00 Superintendent---------------- 1200.00 Extra men gages------- ------ 300.00 2220.00 Supplies-------------------- 500.00 Materials--------------------- 2500.00 Power for pumps--------------- 1300.00 Bond Interest--------------- 6380.00 Redemption of Bonds----------- 5386.70 16066.70 Total Expenditures---------------------------- 8286. REVENUES: Hydrant Rental from Current Expense----- $2400.00 Water Revenues----------- -------------- 15886.70 -Total Receipts -------------------- �1 286. SECTION 2: That there be and there is hereby levied on all the real and personal property of the City of Edmonds, subject to taxation -therein a general tax for Municipal purposed for the ensuing year commencing January lat. 1941, the sum of Ten Thousand Four Hugdred Fourth -seven ($10,447.03) Dollars. SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be certified to the proper County officials as provided by law, and the taxes herein levied shall be collected and paid into the City Treasurer of the City of Edmonds, at the time and in the manner provided by the laws of the State of Washington- for the collection of taxes for third Class Cities. Passed this 7th day of October 1940. ATTEST: ------------------------- City Clerk Mayor. Published October llth, 1940. The'Council having completed the'Budget for the 1941 expenses for the ddffe'rent departments of the 'City, on motion the'Coucil adjourned. i Mayor. OCTOBER 15th, 1940. The `Council met in regular session with Mayort'Fourtner persidingoThe roll call showed the following Counei&men presentoHar.eid, Callahan, Clausen, and'Martin. The monutes of the last regular meeting and the. meeting for the adoption of the budgit of the expenses for the year 19419 were'read and approved. The City�Engineer made the following report on the cost for1repairs of the damages to the Date property on Tenth Avenue and Dayton Street. It will takeabout 2000 yds of dirt to make the fill and it will cost 'about 25 cents'a yard to make the fill;. cost'about $500s00o After due considdration of the mater the Council°desided that it would expedite maters if the Water Committewould go and have 'a talk with Tyr Dater and see if it was posibl'e to make 'a settlement by eichang of lots. The following communioations were'received in'repl to the'adver- tisement of the City foraseeond hand grader. "Diesel Oil Sales'Co. - Gentlemen. 'In lreeponse to your 'request for bids on a Motor Grader, we wish to submit 'a bid of $750,00 for a used Austin Wast'ern, Jr.'Motor grader. This is a Model !Z }325 with motor #215681 and Serial ## 5518. This grader is'equiped with regulation 12 foot mould board, pneumatic t.ires,`7 speed transmission with over'and under drive, and is partioulary adoptable to all types of maintenance and +road oil mixing.