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• 34 34 <br /> FEBRUARY 11th,1935. <br /> ' The Regular Administrative Session of the City Council was held an <br /> February 1lth,1935,10-30 A.M.,Commissioner Costello In the Chair,Commissioner <br /> 0101,000 er vent,Mayor Edwards absent at roll call. <br /> Minutes of February 7.and RLb,1935 read and approved as of record. b: <br /> • <br /> and <br /> Letter received from the Salvation Army re permission to stand on <br /> y11 intersection of Hewitt and Colby,said.application being rejected.Kr 0011 <br /> Moved by Ericson,seconded by Costello,that Resolution No.3922 be dues <br /> adopted as follow., <br /> • RESOLUTION No.3922. To 1 <br /> 1, WHEREAS,65%of the motor vehicle fund 1e paid by the citizens of Washington eft- Tots <br /> See and towns;and, <br /> WHEREAS,the State has in the peat appropriated almost the entire amount of the <br /> ;I vehicle hicle fwd for State highways and County road.,end has left the cities <br /> ){ end towns without funds to properly care for street conetructl.n and maintenance; <br /> and, <br /> WHEREAS,thoueandeof municipalcitizens who regularly pay gasoline taxes end li- <br /> e fees are compelled to use <br /> unpaved and worn-out streets,which,due to Sack rad <br /> 1 f funds.municipalities can neither maintain nor improve; d, <br /> WHEREAS,many millions of dollars arecollected annually in tax n gasoline used <br /> n automobile. motor busses,and taxicabs operating exclusively on city treats, <br /> and on gasuse,by municipally owned pollee care,fire truck.,street graders and <br /> offer municipal vehicle,;and, r o <br /> ZEAS,the taxable weal Lh within municipalities has been a reduced and their On m <br /> ability to raise money so restricted that municipalities are left without mems to <br /> ' provide for the most meager requirements in repair,maintenance and reconstruction <br /> S thin r streets;now therefore, <br /> HE IT RESOLVED THAT WE,TIE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERETT.protest against <br /> this unfair dleerlmination against the citizen.of our city and v our legisla-' <br /> Lore to vee their utmost efforts to secure the adoption of Senate Bi130No.130, <br /> nh0oh will return 25%of the motor vehicle fund t0 municipalities for use on city Read <br /> and town streetn%that we further protest those provielens of the proposed <br /> i ,I highway.oder Senate Bill He..5,which would continue this unfair discrimination ' <br /> against municipal citizens. • <br /> 06 <br /> On motion the Council adjourned at 10-55 A.M. • <br /> City Clerk. <br /> '1 I': Read and approved by the City 1010011,February 13th,1935. • <br /> • <br /> Ar Maven. <br />