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Home My WebLink About003599.2 Gentlemen: block 27 oftL. B. that in 1894 Hastings Secondhere was Additionatolty thetax Citysofssegainst PortaTownsend is 2 & of This tax has never been paid, probably for the reason that a portion of this property lay below the meander line and was not taxible,'by the Uity. If a reasonable adjustment can be had in this matter the undersigned will be glad to settle the matter. Yours respectfully, Miller & Peach By S. V. Peach, Mgr. Said communication was referred to the Finance Committee and the City Attorney. Water Supt to order Check Valve.ter In relation to the communication from W. J. Sadler, City Engi and e, itawas moved�:c with reference to the need of a check valve on -the main supply p'pe, by Councilman Manson and seconded by Councilman Coyne that Water Superintendent Sadler be at councilmenapresentuthorized to voted inefavordcheck thereofvandemotionce. Upon was declaredlcarriedall six , Statemof Gerson re Trumbull claim. Couent no IF erson made a statement at this time that he wanted it to go on re ord that the Council did not compromise with Allan �rumbull on his claim, as states in the Port Townsend Leader, and furthermore wants to state that when the claim of 750.00 was presented to this council, this council rejected this claim; and since that time neither the Mayor nor any other official consulted this council regardin; this claim, and only last week when Judge Ralston rendered judgment in a hearing o' the merits of the claim, our City Attorney reported to this Council at a regular meeting that Mr. Trumbull had a judgment to the amount of $250.00 against the City and nothing else of record came before t1is Council Clerk instructed to , that tl reauesc cvrreu�lvii �.� Lea..• It was then moved by Councilman anson, seconded by Councilman Gerson City Clerk request the Port Townsend Leader to rectify that statement in ite next issue, as the Council did not compromise. Upon roll call, all six councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. Electric Light Pbles on Kearney Street. Councilman Coyne brought up the matter of erecting electric light poles, and the matter of the proposed erection of electric light poles on Kearney Street by Puget Sound Power & Light Co., it is moved by Councilman Coyne, seconded by Ooun- cilman Manson that the matter be referred to the Street Committee, City Attorney and City Engineer for consideration. Upon roll call, all six councilmen present voted in favor thereof and motion was declared carried. Daly eranted permission do aaarcae w ua+�ii. Councilman Chapelle asked the consent of the Council for Mr. Vf. J. Daly to ad- dress the Council and said permission was granted. Mr. 'ialy stated that he desir- ed to'addrese'the Council when the budget came up for consideration. Manson re orts re Gravel Pit Block. Councilman Mansreported that at the recent sale of County Property, the gray el pit property in Pettygroves Addition was awarded to the City but that the price had been run up so high that it would have to revert to the County. He then move seconded by Councilman 14MVIT§t, that the City Clerk be ordered to write a letter to t the County Commissioners asking them to not sell Blocks S and 9 in Pettygrove Park Addition, and if possible to turn it over to the City at so much per load for grav- el for the use of the City Exclusively. If this is not done it may cause damage suits against the City. The letter to be delivered to the County Commissioners by 10 A.M., October 3rd. Motion carried. Hatfield water matter. Councilman Manson stated that a Mr. Hatfield had made complaint that Asst:Watet Superintendent Green would not turn on the water at the Pattison property itntilr:he LL h/'� off �� had paid an old indebtedness against the service a,?�--G--- €.it. City Attorney Scott advised the Council that a decis- ion had been rendered that the City had no lien upon the property for the delin- quent water bill of a tenant. It was then moved by Councilman Manson and second. ed by Councilman Miller that the Water Superintendent be instructed to turn on the water for Mr. Hatfield at the Sam Patterson house under the same conditions as for any other bastomer. Upoh roll call, Councilmen Miller, Chapelle, Gerson, Manson, and Lanmers voted in the affirmative and Councilman Coyne in the negative. Motion declared carried. Communication re oening Morrison Street. At this time, a communicatfon from the G-W-M Lumber Co., and others, was hands in and read as follows, to -wit: Was October 2 1925 Port Townsend), City Council, City of Port Tornsend, Gentlemen: VFe, the undersigned, respectfully petition the City of Port Townsend to open Morrison Street from the highway to the old Sims Cannery building. G-7711 Lumber Company, Successors to Al Gehrke Lumber Co. By H. 1,4e1don, Vice Pres. lanager 1 I I , i i' ci u M s of Oct. 2, 1925 Van Orsdel Mill Company F. H. Cleveland, Manager Swanson Wood Yard Axel Swanson, Owner Mr. Weldon, Manager of the G-W-M Lumber Co., was granted permission to address the Council and stated that the road was badly needed as the present roadway was on private property and was at times blocked. It was moved by Councilman Coyne, seconded by Councilman Gerson, that the mat- ter be referred to the Street Committee to report at the next meeting of the Coun- cil. Motion carried. Communication re Chlorinator. At this time, a letter from the Wallace & Tiernan Co., addressed to Mr. J. 0. Baar of Saar and Cunningham, was presented and raad as follows, to -wit: Seattle, Wash., September 22, 1925 Mr. J. 0. Baar, Saar & Cunningham City Hall, Port Townsend, Wash. - Dear Mr. Baar:- After making a survey of•the situation at Port Townsend we find that it is practically impossible to use a solution type chlorinator and still chlorinate all the water delivered. We therefore recommend our Direct Feed Type to be used on the pipe line. The point of application should be at some point along the pipe line where the pr sure never exceeds fifteen pounds to the square inch. We understand that it is possible to find a point that fits this condition. If a Manual Control Chlorina for is used the flow of water should be uniform. The price of our Manual Control Direct Feed Chlorinator, our type MDPM orifice type, is $823.00 F.O.B. Port Townsend, installed under the supervision of our Engineer. For your conditions where it is possible that the flows will be variable our Automatic Direct Feed Chlorinator is particularly. applicable.. In order to in- stall the Automatic Chlorinator it will be necessary to install a venturi meter i the pipe line. The price of this chlorinator without the venturi meter. is $1321 F.O.B. Port To•rm send, installed under the supervision of our engineer. The Chlorinator should be installed in a suitable building, thoroly inst lated with some provision made for heating in extreme cold weather. We want to thank you for calling on us and hope to hear from you...in the near future. Very truly yours, WALLACE & TIERNAN CO. Emerson Dolliver. Order to purchase Ohl&rinator. It was moved by Councilman Manson, seconded by Councilman Miller that the Wa• ter Superintendent be instructed to purchase the Wallace & Tiernan Manual Contro' Direct Feed Chlorinator Type MDPM orifice type, at $823.00 F.O.B. Port Townsend, installed under the supervision of their engineer as per quotation in their lett of Sept. 22, 1925 addressed to Mr. J. 0. Bear. Upon roll call, all six councilmen present voted in the affirmative and moti was declared carried. Consideration of Budget. City Attorney Scott now stated that to expedite matters, the Council as a cc mittee went over the budget at last night's hearing and agreed upon the per diem for labor and that said wages be stated when reading the budget. Per Diem for bit Engines It eras moved by.Councilman Manson and seconded by Councilman Gerson, that tT City Engineer, when employed, be paid at the rate of not less than $8.00 per da} nor more than $$10:00 per day. Upon roll call, all six councilmen present votes in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. Clerics. Hire in Water Office. It l was moved},rby Councilman Manson, seconded by Councilman Gerson that for C: cal -hire in the ater Office, the wages be not less than $3.25 nor more than $4 per day when employed. Upon roll call, all six councilmen present voted in f a, thereof and motion declared carried. Clerical Help in City Offices. It was :moved by Councilman Manson, seconded by Councilman Gerson that for e clerical help in the City Treasurer'S and City Clerk's offices, the vrages be no less than $3.50 nor more than $4.00 per diem. Upon roll call, all six counci voted in favor thereof and motion declared carried. Labor in Water Dent. It raa moved by Councilman L4a.nson and seconded by Councilman Gerson, that 1 in the vrater Department be paid at the rate of not less than $4.00 npr more tha p4.50 per diem.' Upon roll call, all six councilmen preseht voted in favor t h of and motion eras declared carried. 93