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Home My WebLink About00513i I i t , �l I, . _.3"....-�v«• .� ..<�.n -ern .. ..1 .. A" .•. .•.r REQUISITIONS Requisitions for supplies were presented, read and disposed of as follows: For the Water Department, to -wit: 2 Shovels 600 feet 2 x 12 Cedar Lumber 2 dozen 3//4 Galvanized Sleeves 6 " " Nipples 3 Padlocks 300 City Water Department Bill Heads (to be printed) 25 lbs. Staples, 3/4" It was moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Miller that the requisition be -granted. Motion declared carried. For the Street Department, to -wit: 6 5 or/Grador Blades 1 M ft - 2" lumber for repairing sidewalk on Washington St. grade and the terrace steps. 1 Key 30X spikes It was moved by Councilman Robbins and seconded by Councilman Miller that the requisition be granted. Motion declared carried. For the City Clerk, to -wit: 1 12 ft lamp cord extension and double socket. 1000 Current lixpense Vouchers 12 Rolls adding Machine paper. It was moved by Councilman Robbins and seconded by Councilman Lammers that the re- quisition be granted. Motion declared carried. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Emergency Ordinance: This being the time set for a hearing and vote on the proposed 1mergency Ordinance introduced at the preceding session and read in full for the first reading and entitled'WV ORDINANCE of the City of Port Townsend -providing for the appropriation of money and determing the amount of the same, itemizing and classifying the expenditure and declaring an emergency; the matter was now taken up and the Clerk read the said proposed ordinance in full for the sedond reading. Mayor Bangerter then asked if anyone desired to appear before the council either for or against the said proposed ordinance, and no one appearing, it was moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Coun- cilman Peach that the third reading of the said croposed prdinance be by title only. Upon roll call, all five councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. The City Clerk thereupon read the said ordinance by title only for the tBird reading. Ordinance Passed: It was thereupon moved by councilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Peach that said ordinance do now pass. Upon roll call, all five councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. The following is a full, true and correct copy of said ordinance No. 988, as passed by the city council December 17th, 1929, approved by the Mayor December 16tb, 1929, and published in the Port Townsend Lender December 19th, 1929, to -wit: ORDINANCE NO 988 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Townsend providing for the appropriation of money and determining the amount of the same, itemizing and classifyint the expenditure and declaring an emergency. WHEREAS, it now spears to the City Council of the City of Port Townsend that it is for the beat interests of said city and the people therof that a purchase of gravel for the city'a streets be made at this time and which expenditure will require an appropriation of money not pro- vided for in the budget for the year 1929, and whereas, such deficiency could not have been reason- ably foreseen at the time of the making and adoption of the said budget, and whereas, an emergency now exists for the expenditure of 4500.00 from the current expense fund of said city for the purpose aforesaid, therefore; THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TO WdSEND, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS; Section 1 - That an emergency is hereby declared for the appropriation of the sum of $500.00 as determined and hereinafter itemized and classified as follows: r 4011 STREET DEPARTMENT Purchase of Gravel. . . . . . . . . . $500.00 Section 2 - That the above sum is hereby appropriated for such purpose and emergency war- rants upon the Current Expense Fund are hereby authorized to be drawn for said purpose. Section 3 - That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader, to take effect and be in force five days from and after such publication. Passed by the City Council December 17th, 1929. Approved by the Mayor December 18th, 1929. Attest: Dr. Goo. Bangerter, Mayor C. F. Christian, pity Clerk (SEAL) RESOLUTIONS: Transfers: It appearing that several items in the Current Expense Budger have been exhausted, resolu- tions to make certain transfers were presented, read and disposed of as follows: For Street Department, to -wit: - WHEREAS,; the amount appropriated for the item "Repairs and Replacements" in the Street Department budget for 1929 having been exhausted and there being a surplus under the item of "Lumber for Terrace steps" and both items being under the same classification, NOW THEREFORE, Be it Resolved that the sum of $150.00 be transferred from the item "Lumber for Terrace Steps to the item "Repairs and Replacements" and the City Clerk is hereby authorized to make the said transfer on the records. It was moved by Councilman Robbins and seconded by Councilman Lammers that the said resolu tion be adopted. Upon roll call, all five councilmen voted in the affirmative and motion was declar carried. For Police Department, to-wtt: WHEREAS, The amount appropriated for the item "Gasoline and Oils" in the Police Department budget for the year 1929 having been exhausted and there being a surplus under the item of "Board of Prisoners" and both items being under the same classification, NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Resolved that the sum of $50.00 be transferred from the item Meals for Prisoners to the item Gasoline and Oils and the City Clerk is hereby authorized to make the said transfer on the records of the city. It was moved by Councilman Robbins and seconded by Councilman Miller that the said resolu- tion be adopted. Upon roll call, all five councilmen present voted in favor thereof and motion was declared carried. RECESS It was moved by Councilman Peach and seconded by Councilman Robbins that the council reees for fifteen minutes. Motion carried and recess declared. COUNCIL RE -CONVENES Council re -convened at 9:30 P. Pd, and upon roll call, there were present Mayor George Bangerter, City Clerk C. Fl Christian, City Attorney James W. B. Scott, Acting City Attorney W. J. Daly, Jr., and councilmen S. V. Peach, W. B. Smith, William Lammers, Jacob Miller and Harry W. Robbi RESOLUTION Offer for County Property: Sri . The following resolution was introduced by councilman Lammers and was road, as follows, a , to-rrit RE SO L U T ION WHEREAS, At the last sale of County Property, the City of Port Townsend did bid the sum of $1,000.00 for the real estate hereinafter descibed, and r 1VHEREAS, It now appears that the higher bidders have defaulted, r NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Resolved that the City of Port Townsend, Washington, tender the sum of $1,000.00 to the County Treasurer of Jefferson County and request that it be issued a. deed to said property, to -wit: ,