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Home My WebLink About00500e� { y y i 1 1; i J r' i AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING STATE OF WASHINGTON ) • SS COUNTY OF JEFFERSON ) C. F. CHRISTIAN, being first duly sworn on oath, deposes and says that he is the regularly elected, qualified and acting City Clerk of the City.of Port Townsend, 'sash., that he posted notices, the annexed of which is a Rill, true and correct copy, in the following places in the City of Port Townsend, "Vashinton, as follows: One at the front door of.the Jefferson County Court Rouse; One at the front door of the City Hall in the City of Port Townsend; One at the dorner of Washington and Taylor Streets in said City; And one on each of the streets sought to be vacated. That such posting was made on the 16th day of uctobor, 1929. C. F. CHRISTIAN °ubsoribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of November, 1929. W. J. DALY, JR. NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, RESIDING AT PORT TOVNSEND (NOTARIAL SEAL) The Mayor then cilled for objections, if any, to said proposed vacations, and none being offered, an ordinance to effect said vacations and entitled "an ordinance of the City d Port Town- send, Washington, vacating parts of various streets in the city of Port Townsend, "ashington" was presented and read in full for the first reading. It was moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Robbins that the first reading be considered the second reading, and that the third reading be by title only. Upon roll call, all four councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. The City Clerk then read the ordinaned by title only for the third real ing and it was moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Robbins that the said ordinanol do now pass. Upon roll call, all four councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. Ordinance as passed: The following is a full, true and correct copy of said ordinance No. 986, as passed by th city council November 5, 1929, approved by the mayor llovembdr 6th, 1929 and published in the Port Townsend Leader Nov. 7, 1929, to -wit: ORDINANCE NO. 986 AN. ORDINANCE of the City of .Port Townsend vacating parts of various streets in the City of Port Townsend, Washington. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TO'WNSEND, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the following enumerated parts of streets in the City of Port Townsend be and the some are hereby vacated, to -wit: Decatur Street from the north line of Blaine Street to the south line of Van Ness Street. Kearney Street from the north line of Blaine Street to the south line of Van Ness street. Gaines Street from the north line of Blaine Street to the.south line of Van Ness Street. Van Ness Street from the west line of i'salker Street to the east line of Thayer Stroet. ,eott street from the north line of Blaine Street to the south line of Van Ness Street. Ash Street from the south line of "E" Street to Hastings Park. "E" Street from the west line of Ash Street to Hastings Park. Section 2. That this Ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader and to take effect and be in force five (5) days from and after such publication. Passed by the City Council November 5th, 1929. Approved by the Mayor November 6th, 1929. Attest: C. ='. Christian City Clerk Dr. Geo. Bnngerter Mayor 1 I A E ti ry s.. .«r r{a 37.5 J��n�.;G. `5r�71 Minutes of 11ovember b, 1929, continued P Dom License Ordinance; The ordinance relating to the licensing of dogs within the city introduced at a previou session and referred to the Police and License Committee, and entitled "An Ordinance of the City of Port Townsend regulating the keeping of dogs within said city, imposing license fees and providing penalties for violations thereof, and repealing all ordinance or parts of'ordinances in conflict therewith", was now presented and read in full for the first reading. It was moved by Councilman Miller and seconded by Councilman Robbins that the first reading be considered the second reading and that the third reading be by title only. Upon roll call, all four councilmen present voted in favor thereof and motion was declared carried. Ordinance Passes: The City Clerk then read the ordinance'by title only for the third reading, and it was thereupon moved by councilman Miller, seconded by "ouncilman Robbins that the said, ordinance do now pass, Upon roll call, all four councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. ?'he following is a full, true and correct copy of said ordinance'No. 987 as passed by the city council November 5th, 1929, approved by the mayor Rov. 8th, 1929, 'and- published in the Port Tbxnaend Leader November 11, 1929, to -wit; ORDINANCE NO. 987 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Townsend regulating the keeping of dogs within said city, imposing license fees and providing penalties for violations thereof and repealing all ordin- ances or parts of ordinances in conflict therewith.' The pity Council of the City of Port Townsend do ordain as followss Section 1 - After January let, 1930, it shall be unlawful to own or keep a dog in the city of=Port Townsend unless the owner or keeper thereof shall have a valid and subsisting license for each such dog. bection 2 - The annual license fees for dogs shall be as follows: Each Male dog, One'Dollar, (41.00). Each r'emale dog, Two Dollars, (f2.00). Each Spayed female dog, One Dollar, (51.00). Section 3. - On payment to the City Treasurer of the amount of said license tax and the production of the lity Treasurer's receipt therefor, it shall be the duty of the City Clerk to issue a license to the person applying for the same, which shall expire on Lecember 31 of the year of issue,'•The City Clerk shall furnish with each license a metal tag of appropriate design which shall be changed annually and upon each tag shall be the inscription I1Port Townsend", together with the year in which the license is issued and a number corresponding to the number of the license, and sue. tag shall be appended to a strap or band which the owner or keeper shall providetmnd place upon the dog so licensed. Section 4 - It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to keep a list of the names and addresses of allTpersons to whom such licenses are issued, with the number and character of the license issued to each person. Section 5 - After the 15th day of April of each succeeding year, all dogs found running at large without having a license tag are hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it shall be the duty of the chief of Police, or some other person by him appointed, to distrain and impound all such dogs, and when impounded they shall be kept for forty-eight hours, at the end of which time it shall be discretionary with him as to whether such animal shall be sold to defray the expense of keeping it, or whether it shall be killed. Section 6 - All money received from the sale of dogs shall be paid by the Chief of Police into the amity Treasury immediately upon such sale .being made, and it shall also be his duty to cause all such animals, while impounded, to be fed and treated in a humane manner. Section 7 - Any owner or keeper of a dog so impounded may redeem the same within forty- eight hours by paying to the City Treasurer the prescribed license tax, together with a penalty of One Dollar (01.00), and obtaining from the City Clerk a license and tag in the manner above describe together with an order of release; and upon the presentation of such license and tag and order of release at the pound, the animal so redeemed shall be released. Section 8 - If any owner of keeper of any dog shall permit such dog to wear a license tag without the license tax having been paid and license procured, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdeameanor, and on conviction thereof shall, for each and every such offense, be fined in any sum not exceeding Twenty Dollara (420.00) to which shall be added the cost of prosecution. Section 9 - Any owner or keeper of any female dog who shall knowingly permit it to run at large while in heat, notwithstanding such person may have a license for such female dog, shall, upon conviction thereof, for each and every such offense, be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty Dollars (420.00), to which shall be added the cost of prosecution. Section 10 - i4either the "hief of Police nor any other person shell receive any fee or license tax by virtue of this Ordinance, except as therein provided. n