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Home My WebLink About0032218. Minutes of Regular Session of City Council, June 5th, 1928 - - -- - - Port 'Townsend, Wash., June 5, 1928 The City Council of the City of Port Tovrnsend, 1'tashington, met in regular the City Hall, at 8 P. this 5th day of June, 1928, in the Council Chamber of session ROLL CALL Mayor Geo. Bangerter, City Attorney Jas. Upon roll call, there were present lmen rry Chapelle, Gerson, Edw. Quenell, Win. Lammers, Ja obMilleraand P. Al. Coyneax Jacob Peter A. Manson, READING MINUTES The minutes of the regular session of May 15th were read and after changin the to relieve Council- the records to show that Councilman Coyne had seconded motion the water Committee, instead of by Councilman Quenel man Quenell from membership on the minutes were approved as read. APPROVED BILLS AND CLAIMS. Claims, approved by the Finance Committee, were presented and re Bills and as follows, to -wit: Upon Current Expense Fund; to -wit: Cash Advanced 0 Grace Pitcher D• Campbell Clerk, Treas. Office 9.00 41.60 Vibla The Leader Company Publishing Office Supplies 2.65 Lowman & Hanford Co. Supplies for City Hall 1.85 Jones & Crouten Gasoline 55.51 Standard Oil Co. Port Townsend Volunteer Fire Dept. Services at fires Dept. 4.00 44.20 Fobes Supply Co. Ilaterial,Fire Labor,Street Dept. 2.61 Tony Sofie Labot, Street Dept. 6.98 Frank Buchillo Automobile Club of Washington Traffic Signs 12.00 16.40 City Transfer Co. Oiling Streets iJ.L.Short's Motor Co. Co. Car repairs StreetLighting173.39 Puget Sound Power & Light 'Treasurer Industrial Insurance 10.1 W. G• Potts, State Total Current Expense .......... 381.2 7 Upon Oljnnpic Gravity Water Fund,to-writ: Labor 103.80 1, Roy W. Judy Labor 103.80 ,t. G. Potter Green Cash advanced 1.49 4.50 Ben Office Supplies R. E. Greenwood Publishing 2.20 The Leader Co. Great Western Electro-Chemical Co. Liquid Chl&rine 44.25 24.35 Standard Oil Company Gas and Oil 31,24 Crane Company Pipe1.'7]6 Lumber A1.Gehrke Lumber Co. ' Olympic Hdwe & Furniture.Co. Tools and Supplies 8.$1 2.41 N.L.Short's Motor Co. Auuppto repaires Supplies and repairs 6 .60 A. R. Strathie Neptune Meter Co. Repair »arts .60 56.98 Palmer Supply o. ripe fittings Pipe supplies Federal Pipe & Tank Co. Office Rent 5. .00 H. Wingate Teaming 1.50 Carl Jorgensen W.G.Potts, State Treasurer Industrial Insurance - 3.9P-. 104.00 Paul Hinton Services,.:.General•employee _ 4.4 Total........... • :. Upon Public Library fund too -wit: Salary and expense 67,$0 Emilie A, Rothschild Salary and extras 20.00 "'allace Brown Puget Sound Pourer & Light Co. Electric Light 23 2.15 Olympic Hdwe & Furniture Co. Lihel Supplies p G• A. Ruehle I Shelving 28.42 J. K. Gill Co. Books Typing 12.00 Ruth Sullivan Garbage disposal 6.50 j: Chas. J. Nelson 63.10Binding Dieter Book Binding Co. Supplies r' i' Gaylord Bros. Total .• 232.70 Ii U-non :later Extension Construction-Fund,to-wit: Services a/c Baar & Cunningham 225.00 't. J. Sadler Baar & Cunningham Ir:ay progress payment 1775.00 14.75 !� !k Jas. '7• B. Scott Court fees advanced �! The Leader Company Publishing Estimate #3, Contract 112 111995.47 Jas. H. Coyne Estii+�te #5, Contract #1 43208.5 j. Jas. H. Coyne ,, Inspection of material 551.47 Robert Hunt Co. Rer �( Central Inspection Bureau Inspection of material 180.30 Uouncilman 2uenell stated that Total .. ................157960.17 he had not approved the claim of Paul Hinto (. for services as general employee in the 'rater Department. .II L I I xa , Aw I 19 �: i r I Minutes of June 28 continued. ! ! )' t It was moved by Councilman Gerson, seconded by Councilman Coyne, that:all claims as read, be allowed and warrants drawn upon the prop::r funds, in payment of same. This motion was withdrawn and it was then moved by Councilman Gerson, aecon(- I: ed by Councilman Coyne that all claims except the two claims for inspection of ma- terial be allowed and that warrants be drawn upon proper funds in payment of same. Upon roll call, Counci]inen Chapelle, Gerson, Manson, Miller and Coyne voted in the affirmative and Councilmen Quenell and Lammers in the negative. -Motion declared carried. Claims for Shop Inspection. It was moved by Councilman Manson, seconded by Councilman Gerson, that the claims of the Central Inspection Bureau for $180.30 and of the Robert W. Hunt Co. for 0551.47 for shop inspection, be paid subject to the same conditions in the.orde of the Council made May let and recorded on Page 10, Journal "R" of the proceedings ' of the City Council, in reference to the payment of same by Baar & Cunningham under their contract with the City, the.:.wording of said motion being dictated by City At- torney Scott. Upon roll call, all seven Councilmen voted in favor thereof and mo- tion was declared carried. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. The City Clerk reported that the regular salary warrants for the month of May, 1928, had been issued under date of June let, as follows: I11 Upon the Current Ext)ense Fund, to -wit: Grace Pitcher, City 'treasurer •a100.00 C. F. Christian City Clerk 100.00 Jas. Vt. B. Scott City Attorney 50.00 Earl D, Sturrock Police Justice 10.00 F. A, -Polk Patrolman 89.75 LeRoyi'Seavey Fire Truck Driver100.00 ,T. K: Metzger Fire Chief 15.00 J. R. Pollard Btreet Supt. 109.75 Rollie Stahl Truck Driver 99.75 R. S. weppner Act. Chief of Police 99-75 Total ................ 774.00 Upon 01 'flpic Gravity Water Fund, to -wit: Ben Green, Asst. Crater Supt. 149. r Total ................ 149-75 .UUdn Park Fund, to -wit: �- Hiram W. Tucker Park Gardener _90.00 Total ................ 90.00 1 Treasurer's Report. The report of the City Treasurer for the month ending April`30th, was pre- sented, read and referred to the Finance Committee. At this time, Councilman Miller was granted permission to retire. Report of Chief of Police. The report of the Chief of Police for the month of May, 1928, was presented, read and ordered filed. 1Z, Report of Water Sum. 4 The report of the 'eater Superintendent for the month of May, 1928,. was pre- sented, read and referred to the later Committee. Report of City Attorney. . City Attorney Scott, in a verbal report, stated that the suit against the 'McCormick Lumber Co., which had been held in abeyance in the Federal. Court, and after. laying the matter before Mr. Schoenwerk and Mr. Todd, had the matter before the Court and entered into stipulations with the attorneys for the McCormick Lumber Company to dismiss the case without prejudice and without cost to either party. ? REPORTS OF STANDING C01241ITT; ES. i Councilman Gerson stated that he had been advised by the City Treasurer that all except R114,000.00 of 11unicipal Plater 'Forks Extension bonds had been sold and t 3 money received for same. J.K.Yetzger Report: Reporting verbally on the communication of Fire Chief J. K. Metzger, Council- man Lammers moved, seconded by Councilman Chapelle, that the recoi. endations contain ed in said communication be adopted. Upon roll call, Councilmen Chapelle, "uenell, and Lammers .voted in favor thereof, Councilmen Gerson and hLanson in the negative and Ir, Councilman Coyne eras excused.from voting. I:otion declared carried. (F Lotion re -considered: I*:itaediately thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Quenell, seconded by Coun- cilman Chapelle that the motion be re -considered. Uuon roll call, all six Council- [j !+ men present voted in favor thereof and motion to reconsider was declared carried. j� 7"ilson Building Perriit• Councilman Coyne, in s, verbal report on the a,plica.tion of Fred Wilson to r _.._...• W.-