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Minutes of November 5, 1929
Section 11 - If any part, provision or section of this ordinance shall be held void or
unconstitutional, all other parts, provisions and sections of the ordinance which are not expressly
held to be void or unconstitutional, shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 12 - All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith shall be, and the
same are, hereby repealed.
Section 13 - That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader and to tak
effect and be in force as herein provdded.
Passed by the City Council 11oven:ber 5th, 1929.
Approved by the Mayor iovember 8th, 1929.
Attest. Dr. Geo. Bangerter Mayor
C. F. Christian
Gity Clerk
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UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS
Golf Club 'Pater Rates:
The matter of the water rates and amounts due for water for the municipal Golf Club was
brought u and after some discussion it was ordered that a bill for the full amount due be sent to
the Golf E'lub.
ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Robbins that the council do
now a4journ. Motion carried.
ATTEST
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November 19
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Port Townsend, Washington, November 19, 1929
The City Council of the city of Port Townsend met in regular, session this 19th day of
November, 1929, at 7:30 P. M. in the council chambers of the city hall, Mayor George Bangerter
presiding.
ROLL CALL
Upon roll call, there were present Mayor George Bangerter, City Clerk C. F. Christian,
Acting City Attorney, 4. J. Daly, Jr., and Councilmen Wm. Lammers, Jacob Miller, Harry W. Robbins,
and S. V. Peach. Councilmen W. B. Smith and Clark Aldrich arrived during the reading of the minutes
MINUTES READ AND APPROVED
The minutes of the regular session of November bth, 1929, were read and approved as
read.
BILLS AND CLAIMS
The claim of G, W. Heidrich amounting to 44f.20, for erecting the house over the sores
chamber at the city lake as per contract, was presented and read. Said claim was socompanied by the
following certification of the city engineer.
November 18, 1929
To the Mayor and City Council
Gentlemen:
I wish to report that Mf. G. W. Heidrich has completed the 281 x 341 wood frame corru -
gated.iron building over the Screen Chamber at City Lake.
Mr. Heidrich has completed the building according to the plane and specifications fur-
nished by me in a satisfactory and workmanlike manner and upon the presentation of satisfactory
evidence that all bills for Labor, material, etc., has been paid, his bill of 4448.20 as per contrao
can be paid.
Yours very truly,,
W. J. Sadler
City Engineer
Mr. Heidrich.also submitted an affidavit that all bills for material and labor used in
the construction of said building had been paid.
Bill Ordered Paid:
It was moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Smith that the claim be
allowed and that the warrant be drawn in payment of same. Upon roll call, all six councilmen pre -
send voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
Relative to Depositary:
The following communication addressed to Councilman Lammers from W. J, Daly, Jr., Act-
ing City Attorney, was presented and read, to -wit:
11/19/29
Mr. Lammers:
Ih answer to your inquiry relative to depositary of city funds, you are advised as
follows:
Sec. 5571 Remington Compiled Statutes (laws 1923 P. 41) reads -as follows:
"Any city or town in the State of Washington having a population of less than seventy-
five thousand inhabitants, shall, upon a majority vote of its city council, instruct its city or
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town treasurer, upon this bill becoming a law and annually thereafter at the end of each year, or
at such other times as may be deemed necessary by the treasurer, to designate one or more banks in
the county wherein such city or town is located as depositary or depositories of the moneys re-
quired to be kept by said treasurer: Provided, that where any bank has been designated as a deposi-
tary hereunder such designation shall continue in force until revoked by a majority vote of said
city or town council.
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Section 5572 provides: "Before any such designation shall entitle the treasurer to
make deposits in such bank or banks, the bank or banks so designated shall Td.thin ten (10) days afte,
the same is filed with the comptroller or town clerk, file with the comptroller or tavn clerk of the
city or town a surety bond to such city or to4m in the maximum amount of deposits designated by
said treasurer to be carried in such bank, or in lieu thereof shall deposit with the treasurer
good and sufficient municipal, school district, county or state bonds, or warrants, or U. S. bonds,
or local improvement bonds, or warrants, or public utility bonds, or warrants issued by or under
authority of any municipality of this state upon which interest or principal is not in default at
the time of such dep&sit, or first mortgage railroad bonds listed on New York stock exchange, con-
ditioned for the prompt payment thereof on checks duly drawn by the treasurer, which surety bonds or
security shall be approved by the mayor and comptroller or town clerk of said city or town, and such
banks shall also at the same time file the town clerk a contract with said city or town wherein
said bank shall aEree to Pay not less than two per centum on the average daily balances where such
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balances exceed one thousand dollars-of;;all"municipal.-funds=kept by such treasurer in said bank,
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