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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01948J 0 ORDINANCE NO. 1414 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND ESTABLISHING A FRANCHISE FOR SEWARAGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES, GRANTING SAID FRANCHISE TO THE PORT TOWNSEND SEWARAGE DISPOSAL SERVICE, AND PROVIDING FOR A FRANCHISE FEE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. There is here and hereby established a franchise and right of use and operation in the maintenance of sewarage disposal lines, works and facilities in the City of Port Townsend, which shall entitle the grantee thereof the exclusive right and privilege to maintain and operate all sewarage disposal facilities within the.City of Port Townsend, to use city streets and other city property in the proper management and maintenance thereof, to make charges upon the public therefore, and to account for and disburse such funds derived therefrom pursuant to the annual budget adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, and said franchise is here and hereby granted to the Port Townsend Sewarage Disposal Service, to continue until revoked by the said City Council by its ordinance or ordinances. Section 2. The franchise established in Section 1 hereof, shall commence on January 1, 1962, and shall be in consideration, of the payment to the City by the Port Townsend Sewarage Disposal Service of the sum of $3,000.00 per annum, payable in advance of each year, which fee for said franchise shall be subject to change from time to time by ordinance or ordinances of the City Council of the City of Port Townsend throughout the full term of said franchise or any extension or renewal thereof. Section 3. The City shall have the right to discontinue the franchise hereby granted at any time, by its acts completed in the form of ordinances. ' Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage, approval and publication in the form and manner required by law. Read for the first, second and third times, passed by the Council and approved and signed by the Mayor this 19tb day of December, 1961. ATTEST: City Clerk APPR E$ AS T •ORM: City ttorney Mayor