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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00555Minutes of Regular Session of June 179 1930 Port Townsend, Washington, June 17, 1930 The City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Wash., met in regular session this 17th day of June, 1930, at 8 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, Mayor Bangerter presiding. ROLL CALL Upon roll call, there present, Mayor George Bangerter, City Clerk C. F. Christian, City Attor- ney Jae. W. B. Scott, and Councilmen R. E. Richards, William Lammers Sr., Jacob Miller and Harry W. Robbins. Councilman Clark Aldrick arrived later in the Session. MINUTES APPROVED. It was moved by Councilman Robbins and seconded by Councilman Richards that the minutes of the regular session of June 3rd be adopted as written. Motion declared carried. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. Mayor - Census Report. Mayor Bangerter presented a communication from Harry H. Ells, Federal Supervisor of Census, being the preliminary announcement of the population of the City as of April 1st, 1930, showing the count to be 3890 persons. Also 23 farms within the City Limits. Said communication was ordered filed. report was ordered filed. Water Superintendent's Report. The Water Superintendent's Report for the month of May, 1930, was presented, read, and referred to the Water Committee. Meter Am s - Main Line. The several reports of the City Engineer showing the flow of water throng tie ma n 1 n�meifere, up to June 16th, were presented and ordered filed. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Glendale Dairy Wharf: Councilman Robbins chairman of the Street Committee and Councilman Lam- mers, member of the Building Committee, both reported verbally that they had examined the wharf or platform in front of the Glendale Dairy and believed it to be in a safe condition.; Furthermore, that Mr. Eisenbeis, owner of the abutting property, had stated that he had taken care of the work in question in the past and assured them that he would do so in the future. BUILDING PERMITS. Applications for Building Permits were presented, read, and disposed of as follows: From L. Parlouer, to -wit: Port Townsend, Wash. June 9, 1930. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Gentlemen: Permission is requested to re -shingle my house, situated on Lot 4, Block 39, Original Townsite, at an estimated cost of $125.00. Respectfully submitted, L. Parlouer. Fro:µ Fred W. Eisenbeis, to -wit: Port Townsend, Wash., June 2nd, 1930 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Wash. Gentlemen: This is to apply for a permit to build an addition to the front porch and reshingle a portion of my apartment house on the corner of Fillmore and Clay Streets. Approximate cost about $100.00. Trusting to have this granted, I am, Yours very truly, Fred W. Eisenbeis. From Standard Oil Company, to -wit: Port Townsend, Wash. June 12, 1930 To the Honorable Mayor and City Councilmen, Gentlemen; Permission is requested to build an addition to our warehouse and office building at the corner of Water and Harrison Streets, at an approximate cost of $1000.00. Building will be of wood frame, and sheet iron roof and siding construction and will be about 40 x 40 feet in dimension Respectfully submitted, Standard Oil Company of Calif. Motioh to grant. By C. H. Kindred. It was moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Miller that said permits be granted. Motion declared carried. COI/J/.UNICATIONB. From City Clerk. Commun cation from City Clark C. F. Christian, requesting leave of absence, was presented and read as follows: .\ x .__•___.. ...... .... ... b- -.V) JIIyNIIi If t F L.Gl i i a 8 (Communications.continued) • To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Port Townsend, Wash., June 16, 1930 Port Townsend, Wash. Gentlemen: Application is hereby made for my annual ton days leave of absence, to be taken at such time or times as the business of the office will best permit. Respectfully submitted, C. F. Christian, City Clerk. Upon motion of Councilman Robbins, seconded by Councilman Richards, said application was granted. From D. Thomas Davies, to hawk real-estate. Communication from D. Thomas Davies was presented and read as follows, to -wit: To the Honorable City Council of the Gentlemen: - I the undersigned, who have been a property tax payer in Port Townsend and Jefferson County for the last Twenty Five years,and desiring to dispose by public auction, certain property, as advertised in the Leader of June 16th, or any part thereof, do respectfully ask your Honorable Body, for the privilege, to sell the property, or any part thereof, in person, and to have this'dale as advertised in front of the City Hall on the date and time named and will pay such fees as are usually charged for such privilege. Respectfully yours, D. Thomas Davies 300 - 31st Avenue, Seattle. It was moved by Councilman Richards and seconded by Councilman Miller that said request be granted. Motion declared carried. From State Bureau of Inspection, re Budget: \ A communication from the•Division of Municipal Corporations of the State Auditor's Office, re- questing that 0200.00 be included in the 1931 budget for examination of the General Accounts of the City, was read and ordered placed on file. Order of Business transposed: The Mayor ruled that order of Ordinances and Resolutions would be passed temporarily and that Unfinished and new business would be taken up. Mayor raquIts report on proposed Water Ordinance. After making inquiry as to the status of the proposed now Water Ordinance, the Mayor requested that a report be submitted at the next regular session, from the Water Committee, the City Attorney and the City Engineer, to whom it had been referred. Councilman Aldrich arrives. Councilman Aldrich arrived at this time, making a totil of five Councilmen present and Council returned to order of business of Ordinances and Resolutions. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. Gas Franchise Ordinance. Taking up the Franchise Ordinance granting the Natural Gas Corporation of Washington a fran- chise to distribute and sell gassin the City, City Attorney Jos. W. B. Scott presented several pro- posed amendments and suggested their adoption, with a request that the records show that he recom- mended the amendments as submitted by him. Amendment to Section '2. The first proposed amendment was as follows; to -wit: "That Section Two of the proposed franchise ordinance submitted by the Natural Gas Corporation be amended as follows:" 'First: By striking out the words:'under the supervision of the City Council of the City of Port Townsend,' as inserted following the word "alleys" in said section two, in the fourth line from the top of page 2 of said Ardinance." " Second: That at the termination of said section two, following the word "thereof" there be inserted and added the following words: "and that the said City Council shall retain authority to direct, supervise and superintend the exercise of all the rights and privileges granted herein, as to the work and improvea:ent to be done herein authorized, and for such purpose retain continuous jurisdiction thereof." After some discussion, it was moved by Councilman Richards and seconded by Councilman Lammers that said amendment to Section Two be adopted. Upon Roll call, all five Councilmen present, namely; R. E. Richards; William Lammers, Sr., Jacob Miller, Harry W. Robbins and Clark Aldrick, voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. Amendment to Section 6. The second proposed amendment was as follows, to -wit: "That section six of the proposed franchise ordinance submitted by the Natural Gas Corporation, be amemded to read as follows:" Section 6. That work under said right, privilege and franchise shall be commenced not less the six (6) months from the date of acceptance thereof, and said work shall be completed within reason- able time. The grantee, its successors or assigns, shall begin the delivery of gas from its pipe lines herein authorized to be constructed in said city within a period of not less than one year fro the date of acceptance; and that should said Grantee, its successors or assigns, fail to comply with the terms and provisions of this section, then in such instance, said franchise shall be subject to forfeiture by the city couicil, upon due anal proper notice given not less than thirty (30) days prio to the time set for the hearing thereof." 0 Q