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Home My WebLink About00429232 y "ORDINANCE NO, 971 Whereas, it duly appearing to the City Counoil that a necessary emergency exists for the appropriation and expenditure of money for the purchase and installation of a pump for the heating system of the public library of said city, in the eum of 0200.00, and the issuance of emergency warrants in the payment of said sum, payable from the public library fund of said city; and that such necessary emergency appropriation and expenditure for said purpose could not have bee: foreseen or contemplated at the time of making and adopting of the 1929 budget for said library; nrn therefore, Townsend, Washin on do ordain as follows: The City Council of the City of Port gt ► Section 1. That a necessary emergency is hereby declared for the appropriation and expenditure of money in the sum of 4200.00, for the purchase and installation of a pump for the heating system of the public library of said oityj and that the issuance, of, emergency warrants in said sum of $200.00, is hereby authorized, payable from the Public Library fund of said city. Section 2. Xhat this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader, and to take effect and be in force five days from and after such publication. Passed by the City Council April 16, 1929. Approved by the Mayor April 16, 1929. Attests C. F. Christian (SEAL) City Clerk" Proposed Emergency Ordinance. An Emergency Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance of the City of Port Townsend, declaring a neoessary emergenoy for the appropriation and expenditure of money, for the city engineer's compensation and necessary assist- ance, labor and material, for general engineering and for the water department, of said city, and the issuance of emergency warrants in payment therefor, payable from the Current Expense fund and the Olympic Gravity Water Works Fund, of said oity, as provided in this ordinance." was presented and read, and in accordance with the law,laid over until the next session of the Council. Resolution to Amend Rules. A resolution to emend the rules of the City Council was presented and read as follo "RESOLUTION TO AMEND RULES Resolved that Rul 9 of the rules of the City Council be amended to read as follows: The mayor, on the first meeting of the City Council in the month of January, be- ginning with his term of office, shall appoint the said seven standing committeee for the ensuing term of office, but he may make such changes in the committees from time to time as he shall deem proper, and he shall also appoint such special committees consisting of three councilmen as he may deem advisable." It was moved by Councilman Peach and seconded by Counoilman Lammers that amid Resolution be adopted. Upon roll call, Councilmen Lammers, Robbins, Aldrich, Peach and Smith voted in the affirmative, and Councilman Miller voted in the negative. Motion declared carried. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS Hearing on Vacation of Pierce Street. The petition of the Board of Directors of School District No. 43 was now taken up for hearing and certificate of posting notices by the City Clerk was read as follows: NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING IN THE MATTER OF THE VACATION OF A PART OF A STREET The Board of School Directors for School viat. No. 43 of Jefferson County, having filed with the City Council of the City of Fort Townsend, 4ashington, a petition requesting the vacation of a part of a street in said City, to -wit: That part of Pierce Street from the Northerly side of Van Ness Street to the North end of said Fierce Street, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; That pursuant to a resolution passed by the City Council of the City of Port Town- send on the 19th day of Maroh, 1929, the said petition will be heard at 7:30 o'clock p.m., or as ii f P ` Uo233 k .✓{�s,,„ µ h. c. r t i soon thereafter as practicable, on Tuesday, the 16th day of April, 1929, in the Council Chambers a, of the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Jefferson County, "ashington, when and where o. any person or persons may appear and make exceptions or objections to the proposed vaostion. v IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal this 19th 1 day of March, 1929. a. (SEAL) C. F. CHRISTIAN � City Clerk of the City of Port Townsend. " . Mayor Bangerter called for objections to said vacation, if any, and there being no objeotion n presented, it was moved by Councilman Robbins and seconded by Councilman Peach that an Ordinance be drawn vacating said street as petitioned for. Deed to Property to Street Purposes. ,• yr ? a deed,;to:oertain,: property in National City Addition No. 1 for street purposes, together with a proposed ordinance accepting said deed were presented and read, the ordinance being entitled It u N C .', AN ORDINANCE, accepting a deed from the National City Development Company, a corporation to the city of Port Townsend laying off and extending fourth avenue westward from the Eisenbeis Addition into the National City Addition number one (1) of Fort Townsend, Washington and establish- ing a connection therefrom to State Road Number 9." *„r�S, Said deed and proposed ordinance were referred to the Street Committee and to the City { Engineer. - Syr tc4 Inquiry Re: Contractor's Bond. Mr. M. T. Flint, representing Contractor James H. Coyne, asked if it would be in order to 4Lar and return his certified check. approve Contractor Coyne's HbmA�. It was moved by Councilman Aldrich and seconded by Councilman ti5 Peach that the bond of James H. Coyne for construction of appurtenances to City Lake be accepted, 'i rt , ,Yy*��' and that his certified check in the sum of $600.00 be returned to him. Upon roll call all six a}�j�ibiT ��e -t rutrLir, <: councilmen present voted in favor thereof, and the motion was declared carried. E Blue -Print of National City Addition No. 2 Presented. aS;Y��y A Blue -print for the National City eddition No. 2 was submitted to the Council and was k��a�•� 'r,� � � S� a ! referred to the City Engineer. Fy � 4'h71w of ,y 1 Compensation for Right of Way. •„ eY T ( 'Say tY� Councilman Aldrich brought up the matter of compensation for the right-of-way line, and ,n i moved, seconded by Councilman Robbins that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to draw warrants upon the Water Extension Construction Fund, in payment of sums allowed for right-of-way I and for all other court expenses incurred in the condemnation suits. Upon Roll call all six tw { s 31tet;,, i councilmen present voted in favor thereof, and motion was declared carried. Appointment of Special Committees. At this time Mayor Bangerter stated that he would appoint special committees as follows: 2u Upon Town Planning and Zoning -- Councilmen Peach, Lammers and Smith. Committee to investigate the alleged lawlessness in the City -- Councilmen Aldrich, Robbins and Quenelle History of Gravel Pit. 4 Councilman Aldrich stated that he believed that a statement of the efforts of the Council I � to secure the gravel pit in Pettygrove Addition would be in order at this time. He stated that the committee had met with the County Commissioners in relation to the leasing of the said property to 31 the city, and that while Commissioners Campbell and Aston appeared to be favorable to !the:'leasep, ; f om j! no definite reply had bean receive the commissioners. It appearei'. that the commissioners were �i �j