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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00479, �r i I 3 i Port Townsend, Washington, September 17, 1929 The City Council of the City of Port Townsend, met in regular session this 17th day of September, 1929, at the hour of 8:00 p!olock.P. M. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, Mayor Bangerter presiding. ROLL CALL Upon roll call, there were present Mayor George Bang"rter,.0ity Clerk C. F. Christian, acting City Attorney W. J. Daly, Jr., and Councilmen S. V. Peach, W. B. Smith, Wm. Lammers and Jacob Miller, Councilmen Robbins, Aldrich and',Quenoll being absent. Councilman Robbins arrived during th reading of the minutes and took his chair. MINUTES READ The minutes of the regular session of September 3rd were road and approved as read. REPORTS OF OFFICERS Clerk and Attorney on Bonds: The following written report was submitted by the City Clerk and Acting City Attorney: September 17, 1929 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Port lovnsend, Washington Gentlemen: The undersigned desire to report in writing their findings in connection with the instructions of your honorable body, as be the feasibility of financing the construction of additi tional water supply linos from the city limits of the city of Port Townsend to the reservoirs on Morgan Hill, through general obligation bonds. There is appended hereto, a financial statement of the city of Port loemsend, show- ing the aggregate amount of indebtedness owing by this city. The undersigned are reliably informed by Mr. J. J. Bishop, the County Treasurer, the: the total assessed value for the city of Port Townsend for the year 1930 is approximately the sum of 01,000,000.00. "omparing the aggregate amount of the city's debt to the total valuation of the city as found by the county treasurer is sufficient evidence to indicate that we are at present not only over the constitutional limit of one and one-half per cent, but over the special five and ten per cent constitutional limits provided for by ratification of the people by vote and for the special purposes of providing the citizens of the town with water, light and sewerage. You may, therefore, be advised that the financing of any betterments to the existing water system can not be had by a general obligation on all the taxable property of the city, leaving the only alternative a system of looal improvement districts. WJD:M 11 Respectfully, C. F. Uhristian 1Y. J. "aly, Jr. S STATEMENT As of Sept. 1st, 1929 Bonds Outstanding: First Issue $ 530000.00 Second Issue 20,000.00 Total ................. ' 73,000.00 Less Cash in Funds 4,441.23 Net ....................................... $ 68,558.77 Indebtedness Fund Warrants $ 37,063.32+ Less cash in fund 1,250.42 Net ....................................... $35, 812.90 Total Indebtedness ........................ $104,371.67 Estimated valuation 1929 rolls...................................$1,000,000.00 Possible legal indebtedness that can be contracted: For general purposes without vote 11d/ For general purposes with 3/5 vote 3 f a For Light, Water of Sewer by a 3/5 vote 5 Total .........................10 Tntn7. leegal indebtedness upon a valuation of$1,000,000.00....... $190;000.00 11 Chi ; 333 *This figure represents the face of the warrants only. There is at the present time accrued interest on these warrants amounting to about $72,000,00 Said report was ordered filed. ment StAte/to^Nhtional;Paper rroduots Company: The City Clerk reported that he had sent a revised bill to the National Paper Products Company, as ordered by the Council. Dalgardno Property: The City Attorney and City Clerk reported that James'Dalgardno offerrod to sell the . northerly twenty -Five (25) feet of his property abutting on Walker Street for the sum of $200.00 for street purposes. It was moved by Councilman Robbins and seconded by Oouncilman Peach that the Mayor and the. City Clerk be authorized to purchase the said property upon the recommendation of the �'ity Attorney end City Engineer. Upon Roll call, all five councilmen present voted in favor thereof and motion was declared carried, Treasurer s Report: The City Treasurer's report for the month of August was read and referred to the Finance Committee. Water Superintendent: The reports of the water superintendent for the months of July and August were read and referred to the water committee. Meter Readings: The City Engineer submitted reports of meter readings of the main line meters for the two weeks ending. September 16th and same were ordered filed. Openings in Basement Wall: The City Engineer filed the following report in relation to the openings in the basemen wall of the City Hall: September 12, 1929 To'tho Mayor and Oity Council .Gentlemen: I wish to report that the openings in the basement wall of the `'ity Hall have been blocked up with concrete. The area under sidewalk and runway is now ready to be filled. There is some rubbish in the shape of wood and sawdust that should be removed before the fill is started. The fill should be made in layers not to exceed 8 inches and wet down with hos"before the next layers are placed. Yours very truly, W. J. Sadler WJS OFF City °ngincer Said report was referred to the Building Committee. Proposed Plumbing Ordinance: The city Engineer submitted a draft of a proposed plumbing ordinance through the fol- lowing communication;;. September 17, 1929 to the Mayor and City Council Gentlemen: I herewith submit Plumbing Ordinance which your Honorable body instructed me to draw up This Ordinance should be gone over thoroughly by the Oity "ouncil so that any changes and additions can be made before it is passed and published. It should also be referred to the City Attorney for his approval. Yours very truly, 1y. J. Sadler WJS:OFP City Engineer Said report and proposed ordinance were referred to the Building and Police and License Committees. i.