HomeMy WebLinkAbout01607ORDINANCE No.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Townsend providing for the
appropriation and immediate expenditure of money
from the Current Expense Fund of said City for the
purpose of adequately providing for the
established system of Civilian Defense within
said city, and declaring an emergency.
CIIIEREA3, at the time of the adoption of the official budget for
the Current Expense Fund of said Gity for the year 1942, the
exigencies incident to the provisions of an adequate Civilian
Defense during the period of the National Emergency could not
have been forseen, and,
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of ;,'ashington has not seen
fit to call a special session of the State Legislature, and
make recommendation thereto of such measures as are necessary
to meet the problems of coast cities and towns in the State of
'Nashington, and,
VIHEREAS, such problems are now local and must be so met
financially, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CI`1'Y OF PORT `i'OVINSEND DO ORDAIN
AS F OLLONS:
Section 1. That as emergency is hereby found and declared
to exist requiring the immediate appropriation of money for
expenditure from the Current Expense Fund of the City of Port
Townsend during the year 1942, for the purposes aforesaid, which
said sum so appropriated shall•be chargeable as follows:
GENERAL CI`CY GOVERNLMENT
Capital Outlay .4; 200.00
Salaries and Wages aP 700.00
Sundry and Miscellaneous $ 100.00
Section 2. That,the City Clerk be and he is hereby
authorized to draw emergency warrants upon the Current Expense
Fund of said city during the year 1942 for the purposes afore-
said, not exceeding the foregoing amount, upon the presentation
of properly approved vouchers.
Section 3. That this ordinance be Dublished once 4n the
Port Townsend Leader to be in force and tape effect as provided
by law.
Attest:
PASSED by
the City Council
iday
5,
1942.
APPROVLD
by the Yayor
May
6,
1942.
City Clerk
h4ayor