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APRIL 26th,1037. The Regular Administrative Seseion of the City Counoil was held April 26th 1937 at 10 m't Mayor Edwards in the Chair Commissioners Speneer and ! Williams present at roll call. ,be iasued Minutes of a5x-11 23rd,1937,read and ePProVed ea of record --- Moved by dpenoer,seconded by Williams that salary claim of P.Elving in the amount of 417,94 be allowed from Street/Met. Carried unanimously bulkhe, -- Moved by Spencer,seconded by Willie/2B that Council authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute agreement between the City of Everett 6000911 G.N.Ry.Co.,N.P.Ry.Co.,State of 05011110t0000 vieduOt,Norton Ave. Carried unamimossl, ,z notion - - Moved by Spermer,seconded by Williams that kesolution Na.4223 be adopted as follow.: s RESCUES=No.4223. dad and. WHEREAS for many years last past there has been a orYing need for flood control work upon the cnohomish River enn its tributaries,and WHEREAS the City of Everett is largely dependent upon the I ' lumber,logging and pulp and paper industries,nnd for many years the Snohomish River from its mouth to the 6000 of Lowell has been navirable only at higA tide r7111u61,,IlmigTmglrgitit.,e:oilelgsbllltp g;119.1",:terinear the mouth of that river,thus 619690,and • WHEREAS the City of Everett has spent several million dollerh in ppulp roviding cheep inGovernment joht lYdustrial water for industrial plants in med.said a Cgrantity,particularly the industry,and the Federal recentof 3529,000.00 to supplement 0910,000.10 furnished by the CitY of Everett to hr.00 an additional supply of water to the city fol.the above purpose, An improvement Of the navigability of the Snohomish 71060.60410 greatly aid 10661001004 factoriee and developing rates for such factories along the Snohoudsh River,and the improve- ment of the navigability of that river 10100619111 in making elW site on such r40e0 attraotive for an industrial Pnreoee,end MEM=the opening of a navigable ohannel on said river would , ei10.1...nt: 1101 S• or 6010 run into the Bound,and the movement of said city is now , greatly impeded due to the lack of said channel end the development of such a channel is essential to make any revetment work on the upper part of eeid river [ effective for flood control purposes by alleviating the bottling of flood water10 06011101 mouth of the Snohomish 01097. The creation of such a channel would serve the double purpose of improving the navigability of the Snohomish liver and aiding . in any flood control work upon seid river. 116 IR THEREFORE RESOLVED be'the City Commissioners of Everett, I ,W'shington,that on behalf of the City of 5,5061199 hereby 6000798 the suggestion. ! 1 and program of the Flood 000104100=01169 of the Everett Chamber of Commerce,and urgently urge upon the Jar Eepartment the adoption of a program which will Ori., I about the creation Of.099175119,anavirable channel in the Snohomish River.from the mouth =7:00emtMorXIMble t0 9:110 1100 0 ';9 :02:s=1 MI t"1170041010101 Carried unanimousl-.