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10/12/1949 - 63 Meeting Minutes SIXTY—THIRD REGULAR MEETING Tigard Water District October 12, 1949 Present: Chairman Cook, Board Members Selliken, Beals, Boennighausen, Lorenz, Attorney Wheelock, Mr. Maclntyre & Mr. Boagland, Mr. Cole, Mr. Simpson and Mrs. Nelson. Meeting was called to order by Mr. Cook and minutes of previous regular meet— ing of September 14, 1949, were approved as read. Mr. Cook instructed the secretary to send a copy of minutes to each member of the board before the following regular meeting. The delinquent accounts were discussed. Attorney Wheelock instructed Mr. Dick— son to tell the lessee to take the $4.00 due on the Harold E. Oppertshauser account from the rent he is now paying to close the account due for water. By common consent it was suggested that the delinquent accounts show only the final notices sent. Mr. Cook. instructed the secretary to send a bill to the school for the meter testing for the amount of 00.83. Motion made and seconded that the following bills be paid: #851—Daily Journal of Commerce $ 28.00 852—Waterworks Supplies Company 89.34 853—Consolidated Supply Company 4.22 854--Metzger Water District 25.00 855--Doherty Company 1.65 856---Schubrings Grocery 19.11 857--Lone Oak Chev. Co. 16.67 858—Otis Gay 17.80 859--C. F. Dickson 197.74 860—C. F. Dickson 1.68 861—Mrs. C. K. Nelson 42.21 862--Collector of Internal Revenue 9.94 863--State Tax Commission 8.15 864--Industrial Accident Commission 4.72 865—Mrs. C. K. Nelson 20.00 866--Pioneer Publishing Company 7.89 867--Portland General Electric 112.87 868—Tigard Water Dist. Savings 200.00 869—Neptune Meter Company 8.16 870--R. M. Wade 1,496.00 871--Chas. N. Tripp Company 750.00 $ 3,061.15 Mr. Wheelock read the agreement between Mr. and Mrs. Cole and the Tigard Vlater District. Motion was made and seconded that the agreement be accepted. A discussion was held as to charges for water connections. It was suggested by Mr. Cook that for all tracts of land along mains people will lay mains accord— ing to Water District specifications. They will provide water district with right of way. The Water District will service them making a charge of $200.00 for connecting on. Mr. Cook suggested a cash payment. Mr. Dickson was asked to call Mr. Simpson to come to the meeting. A discussion was held with him in regard to his getting water. He agreed to see other parties interested in getting water and will get their set—up and other specifications. It was suggested that Mrr. Cook work out an agreement with Attorney Wheelock on the matter. Mr. Cook then reported that the bonds were rejected by Mr. Shuler. It was moved, seconded and passed that the Board adopt the following resolu- tion: esolution: WHEREAS, the TIGARD WATER DISTRICT is a municipal corporation or- ganized, created, and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Oregon for the purpose of supplying the inhabi- tants within its boundaries with water for domestic purposes; that the boundaries and areas served by said municipal corporation is wholly within the County of 'Washington therein; and WHEREAS, it is and has been necessary to improve the facilities of this District for supplying water for domestic purposes to said District in the acquiring of a well site, drilling a well thereon, installing pumping and storage facilities at said well site and laying proper mains therefrom, connecting the same with the exist- ing distribution system; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to obtain upon the credit of the TIGARD WATER DISTRICT necessary monies to pay a portion of the cost of the foregoing described additions, improvements and extensions, and that the sum of $20,000 is now needed and necessary therefor; and WHEREAS, the present unpaid bonded indebtedness of the TIGARD WATER DISTRICT, as of July 1, 1949, is the sum of $35,000; and WHEREAS, the population of the TIGARD WATER DISTRICT, within its corporate limits, is in excess of 300 persons; and WHEREAS, the Assessor of rdashington County, State of Oregon, by his official records, has determined that the assessed valuation of the TIGARD WATER DISTRICT, according to the last completed assessment x roll (1949), is the sum of $635,498.25 for State and County purposes; that based upon the percentage of assessed valuation to actual val- uation as determined by the Tax Commission of the State of Oregon, the actual valuation of the TIGARD WATER DISTRICT is the sum of $1,412,218.33; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to submit to the Electors of this District at a special election called for that purpose, requesting authority for the Board of Commissioners hereof, to issue, offer for sale, and sell $20,000 General Obligation Bonds; and WHEREAS, the 24th day of October, 1949, is more than ten days subse- quent to the date of this regular meeting of the Board of Commission- ers of TIGARD WATER DISTRICT and is a proper date for the holding of such special election; and WHEREAS, proper notice should be posted of the time of said election and that the Tigard Grade School is a proper place for the balloting thereon; and WHEREAS, Mrs. Gladys Meyer, Mrs. Verna Mooter, and Mrs. Catherine Salmon are three proper persons to act as the Board of Election; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That a special election of the Elec- tors of the TIGARD WATER DISTRICT be held on October 24, 1949, to ob- tain authority from the Electors for the TIGARD WATER DISTRICT, by and through its Board of Commissioners, to issue, offer for sale and sell $20,000 General Obligation Bonds, of the TIGARD WATER DISTRICT, for the purpose of providing monies for extending, enlarging and improv- ing the water system of the District; and BE IT FURTHER IESOLVED: That the Tigard Grade School, which is with- in the corporate limits of the TIGARD WATER DISTRICT, be and the same is hereby designated as the polling place for said election; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Secretary of this Board of Commis- sioners be and he is herewith and hereby directed to give notice of said election by posting of such notice in three conspicuous places within said District, which said notice shall set forth therein the purpose of said special election, the date the same is to be held, the polling place for said election, the hours the said polling place shall be open, to-wit: 8:00 A. M. to 8:00 P. M., Standard Pacific Time, and the names of the Judges of said election; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Secretary of this Board of Commis- sioners be and he is herewith and hereby directed to prepare sample and official ballots upon which shall be printed the purpose for which this said special election is called; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That this Board of Commissioners shall meet at 8:00 P. M., Pacific Standard Time, October 24, 1949, to count and — canvass the vote cast at said special election and thereafter to cer- tify the results thereof. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That Mrs. Gladys Meyer, Mrs. Verna Mooter and Mrs. Catherine Salmon shall be the Judges for said election and shall constitute a Board of Election thereof. DATED this 12th day of October, 1919. The plans for building of the pump house were turned over to Mr. Lorenz. Mr. Cook asked that w1,Li.96.00 be allowed as down payment on pump. It was moved and seconded that the check be written. Motion made and carried to adjourn at 10:30 P. M. Qv f Asst. Ule'k and Secy.