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Home My WebLink About00509• r „ t r � �392 �' � ` ,r ` � � < r � � r ra i -:, � •, h. i' fY3t,� j t�{,i`ZG', g 3 V Sm ?I Minutes of re ular session of December 10 1929. - Minutes of December 10, 1929 continued j��'��a - - f S�'• r � ` Port Townsend, iiashin ton, December 2, 1929. +F+' UNFINISHED BUSINESS The City Council of the city of Port Townsend, "ashington met in regular session this I ! Bids for Fire Truck: loth day of December, 1929, at 7:30 P. M. in the council chambers of the city haDll, Councilman �I L ,I `+ y Pro 929 t 7:30n Taking up the matter of bids for the .old Ford Fire Truck, it was moved by Councilman Wm. Lammers Mayor , presiding: Lammers and seconded by Councilman Smith that the bid of D. Couture of 4105.00 for the old Ford ROLL CALL , Fire Truck be aacppted. Upon roll call, all four councilmen present voted in favor thereof and motion was declared carried. ` Upon roll call there were present City Clerk C. F. Christian, Acting City attorney W. J i } ' Daly, Jr., and Councilmen J. �. Peach, Tf. �. &ith, Vft. Lammers and Jacob Miller. Mayor Bangerter ORDINANCES: d 1 , r: arrived during reading of the minutes and thereafter presided. ? $w"'F Emergency Ordinance introduced: MINUTES READ An ordinance entitled "An Ordinance of the City of Port lowmsend providing for the The minutes of the regular session of December 3rd, 1929, were read and approved as read appropriation appropriation of money, and determining the amount of same, itemizing and classifying expenditures a; 'sy.. and declaring an emergency, was then introduced and read in full. SEREPORTS OF OFFICERS i 4 " r '• It was moved by Councilman Peach and seconded by councilman Lamers that'the ordinana entitled "An ordinance of the City of Port Townsend providing for the appropriation of money, and City Engineer: " i y Eng � 7 lc^��u p determining the amount of same, itemizing and classifying expenditures and declaring an emergency", r { be placed before the council for second reading and final passage on Tuesday, December 17, 1929, .3 Meter C Readings:-' t?`•L n��+�+r �'G� F p�yyy- a r�1 and that the city lark give Notice hereof by publication once in the Port Townsend Leader, to- The City Engineer submitted reports of the meter readings on the main lines of the nit }A�„rNA,s{:t gather with notice of time and place for hearing same. Upon roll call, all Four councilman voted ' water system for the period ending December 9th, and same were ordered filed. Y 1 a4rf in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. +k� s h - COMMITTEE REPORTS Report on Gravel Pit: fir' Health ommittee: 4' ski M3 .. C t City Engineer Sadler presented the following report relative to gravel pits owned by r� # the city, to -wit: xHsi city/dump wagarbage Councilman Smith, chairman of the Harbor and Health Committee, reported that the "ashin on December 7 192 s again in bad condition, the vicinity of the dump being littered up with wreckage of ,H�t cap` old automobiles and other rubbish. j To the Mayor and City Council I!+°r'; r `�3it BUILDING PERMITS .: Gentlemen: I herewith submit as report on the gravel pits owned by the City and the proposed pit z§ Mfs Application for a building permit was presented and read as follows: on the westerly half of block 8, Pettygrove Park Addition. Port Townsend, Wash., Dec. 5, 1929 Accompanied by Mr. Lammers and Mr. W. B. Smithy we investigated the above pits also n �`�,;,4'lr - To. the Honorable Mayor and City Council, it owned b Mr. Jas. H. Co a on Block 59, Pett rove 2nd Addition and Block 61 owned b the city i>z h1 , p y yn , yg , Y Y i fj Port Townsend Wash. of Port Townsend. Block 4, Pettygrove Park Addition, owned by Mr. Sherlock, Block 46 and 47 Dundee±5t k h,� Gentlemen: Addition, owned by the City of Port Townsend. '�' F,,c�h;, Permission is requested to make minor alterations in the Delmonico Hotel building, consisting of tearing out some m oden construction to make provision for a bath room. New construc- } If the west half of Block 8, Pettygroves Park Addition can be purchased legally for r "ram �+ tion will be of plaster board and the cost is estimated at 4250.00. $1000.00 I believe it should be bought. There appears to be the best ravel for road purposes there gX,et'a ' P PP g P P s ti t �a I of any that we saw and in sufficient quantity to fill the City s needs for a nu:cber of years. Gravel P Y , : Respectfully submitted could also be obtained from the streets abutting the property, "R" street on the North, "Q" Street YWn f{fi;'� By Gus HeidricY. on the South and Rose Street on the West. It was moved by councilman Lenmers and seconded by Councilman Peach that the permit Block 46 and 47, Dundee Addition is hardly course enough running more to course sand4xz3}rFr�ya' be granted. Motion declared carried. j than gravel, although it might produce coarser material farther in the bank than has been taken out so far. hi a 3sy COMMUNICATIONS ,� �`°� , ' The it in block 61 Pett roves 2nd Addition is only good for fillip purposes, it', j �± From Park Board: P , Yg Y g g P P r�>�rE �,� #< " being mostlydirt with a verysmall ercenta a of gravel. Considerable material has been taken from this ut but from all indication it has beengthe same. �;fiK: 3'Jt A communication from the Board of Park Commissioners was presented and read as fol- i P i"e^t gl}a 1. lows: X- M1ti , hy+ ix �jji a The it owned b Mr. Jas. H. Coyne, 'look 59 Pett roves 2nd Addition is practically >wm� u P Y Yn , Yg P Y the same as Block 61. Shows a little more gravel. Port Townsend, 'gash., December 2, 1929 1 I>s r 1s�Az To the Honorable Mayor and CityCouncil Block Pettygroves Park Addition is owned by Mrs. Sherlock. This I imagine could be ye bought b the best s highest bidder. This figure would be I think higher than the cif would G : Port Townsend, ''ash. Y , • g Y Gentlemen: want to pay and I do not think that the material would be any better for street purposes than block ! It is the desire of the Board of Park Commissioners that the salary of the Park " 8 and the abutting streets. fk Caretaker be made at the rote oL.,3100.00 per month for the year 1930, there being the sum of Yours very truly, r $1200.00 provided in the 1930 budget for that purpose, and with the approval of the Council, the sit selary will be set at ++100.00 per month for the year 1930. V'+. J. oadler, Cityb:: ineer g i t ,i''£y: Joe Y.irkpatrick 5 .i A general discussion followed the reading of the report, and Acting City Attorney W. J. j r Johns Li Hughes Daly, Jr. advised the council relative to oeitain legal aspects in the matter. Thereupon, it was owed by Councilman Peach and seconded by Councilman Lammers that the city make a tender of 41000.00 tµ Board of Park Commissioners for the o the county treasurer for Lots 5, 6, 7 and 6 in block 8 of Pettygroves Park Addition as being the City of Fort Townsend, ;iashi.ngton ighest and best legitimate bid therefor, and that an Emergency Ordinance in the sum of 4500.00 or purchase of gravel be prepared for introduction. Upon roll call, all four councilmen present It was moved by Councilman Peach and seconded by Councilman 'mith that the action of oted in the affirmative and motion was declared. carried. i the Park board in fixing the salary of the park caretaker at 3100.00 per month for the year 1930 be approved. Upon roll call, all four coundilmen present voted in favor thereof and motion was de- • clared carried. r f. I y, 1 •