1946/07/31 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

250 k is { so ONLY 3151,1946. The Regular Administrative Session of the City Council was held at 10 AN, Poly 31st,1946,Mayor Arende presiding,Commissioners 1coalmen and Johnson present dd t loll Dell. Minutes of July 3010,1946 read and approved. PETITION of N.P.Crandall,retired fireman,for$15.00 additional celery for the montn of July,1943 was received and referred to the City Attorney. Roved by Ucmlman,seconded by Johnson,to pay the claim of The Lloyd 0o. $30.00 refund oI excavation permit deposit. Carried. The fallowing letter wee received and read: Honorable Mayor and City C(0Mii July 31,1946. Everett,Washington Gentlemen: A study of the preliminary budget for the Water Dept.for the year 1947 shows a ertoue drop in water revenues with our(wets of operation and rain- tamales rapidly mounting. The decrease in revenues is caused mainly by decreases in water rates r as established by contracts with our Pulp Rills. These contracts were entered into at a time when the City wee very much" in need of new l00uetriea era the public was strongly in favor of accepting �„d the rate street a submitted by the Mills,even too*it compelled the Water P' fit to to subsidize years and ten eeene industries c The Water Dept.baa carried tole load the industries throughout the war riry out 12'5 obligation in supplying years. Dur o Stlaaling these years our distribution maateriels,les been neglected. We ares on stair t of t¢loner and of Improvements in our distribution starting upon a program and o system which Ss purpose rex our any surplus which sus now tae or tend for that purpose rano. We have chaplain lReser sums of ngmoney an last tunnel order t our uregaecon tam and Lakel to the Receivalr during the loft year mu t eti to insure pen a n lining supply to Eel with Mills. Large dere of limey teat ental be spent ei lining thio tunnel ns anth concrete in orderivto eliminate toe Thi of must ene 10 tapers constant flow lit the river to the lake.and t work koca be done at periods when we each year in tate in Lake oChaplain,ytge Rad ote toil diminished to ac Iza doust perextent.ee h year en line[Ehatsho the etarrrb Ss nag rpidlto a hazardous extent. This natal lacing ant ha be carried on rapidly un in d tunnel in • order to eliminate the constant hazard t6 naveins In the dined Lutea. We lava another serious hazard In our No.2 supply corded Home Ac The portion that Se submerged under the swamp should be replaced on abeetle above the ground. The acid sail is rapidly deteriorating this submerged se tion and any break in this eeotlon while Home Acres is flooded would be e major diaaater. All these hazards should be eliminated as Boon a possible. In order to do this s s should be Red to apoint where this an be done without Interfering with improvements In our distribution system end still keep a reasonable regeros on head for any emeigeney. • I