HomeMy WebLinkAbout1916-05-02 Special MinutesSpecial Meeting May 2, 1916
The 9th Council of the Town of
Tukwila met in Special Session at the call
of the Mayor for the purpose of reconsidering
the ordinance passed at the adjourned
session April 18th granting the Puget Sound Traction
Light a franchise to perate a lighting system
within the limits of the Town. Following
answered the roll call Mayor Stevens
councilmembers Kassner Klein Hemmick Erickson.
Mayor Stevens stated that he had presented
the ordinance to Sales Manager Gillies of
the Electric Company and that he readily agreed to
accept the amendment that the franchise
was not to be considered exclusive and also
the amendment providing that the Electric
Company be required to move their poles at their
own expense at any time where a sidewalk
was to be widened.
Manager Gillies said
that his company could not agree to the their amendment
providing a rate similar to Kent
and pointed out the fact that under
the laws of the Public Service commission
a public utilities corporation
cannot enter into a joint contract to specify
a certain rate and to do so would make the
entire franchise void. No municipal
corporation can delegate to itself the
right to pass laws which would be in
direct conflict with the pwoers given the
Public Service Commission. This body alone
has the authority to make a certain
schedule of rates with any public utilities
corporaiton. After a full discussion of
the subject a motion was made by
Councilmember Klein seconded by Councilmember
Hemmick that the section in regards
to the joint rate be eliminated from
the ordinance and taht the new ordinance
then be read for the first time by the
Clerk to take the usual course and be brought
up for final disposition at the next regular
meeting. On roll call the motion was
unanimously passed by the following
affirmative vote Councilmembers Kassner
Klein Hemmick Erickson.
Mayor Stevens was authorized to secure the
necessary copies of the new ordinance
for the next meeting. councilmember
designated the places where the 25
electric street lights are to be installed
and instructed the Mayor to notify the
officials of the Puget Sound Light of the
arrangement and to request that the locations
named be a aprt of the
lighting contract to be entered into
between the company and the Town of
Tukwila. There being no further business
the meeting adjourned to meet in
regular session on May 9, 1916.
Joseph Hozack
Clerk