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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00080 Minutes of June 2/31. continued.15L42, u Minutes of June 2/31. continued. (Bear and Cunningham communication continued) are enclosing herewith in triplicate, a list of the bastards transmitted and we will thank you if you will sign one of these and return it to us as your receipt. We believe that thin fulfils the requirements and we will thank you if you will mail us the warrant for the balance duo. With kindest personal regards, we are, Yours very truly, HAAR AND CUNNINGHAM, By J. 0. Bear. The City Clerk advised the Council that the three packages had been received and acknowledged and that these three packages wore stored in the vault in the City Treasurer's Office. Said communioation was or - dared filed. From National Paper Products Co., rot McCormick expense, to -wits - City Council, Port Townsend, Washington, May 22, 1931. Port Townsend, Wash. Attention: Mr. C. F. Christian. Gentlemen: We are again calling your attention to our controversy with the Charles R. McCormick Lumber Compass which arose in connection with the way the Port Townsend pipe line was laid through the McCormick right-of- way, which construction was not in accordance with the terms of the City's easement and resulted in our be- ing forced to pay the McCormick Lumber Company $10,375.00 duo to the City's non-porformance of the terms of the easement and to prevent serious damage to the City's pipe line and consequential interruptions of water service. On March 15, 1930 we called this matter to your attention and requested that the City of Port Town send give us acme form of evidence whereby the City recognized their responsibility in this matter and also work out some plan whereby we would be reimbursed for this $10,395.00 some time during the life of our water lease. Over a year has now elapsed and no action has been taken by the City Council and no word has been received from you outside of a statement that you had the matter under consideration. Will you kindly bring this matter to a head and take definite action one way or the other so that tihs matter does not continue to drag out indefinitely. Thanking you, we are, Yours very truly, NATIONAL PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY A. B. Lowenstein, Resident Manager. n Referred to whole Council. The City Clark was instructed to acknowledge receipt of the communication and it was referred to hst Counoil as a whole. From National Papser Products Co., rot Unoae School, to -wit& City Council, Port Townsend, Washington, May 22, 1931 Port Townsend, Wash. Attention Mr. C. F. Christian. Gentlement Res Unoae School. In August 1929 we were requested to temporarily permit the Unoae School to obtain their water supply from the Port Tayneend pipe line. Wo were glad to cooperate with you and accede to this request with the understanding, however, that this tap -off would be disconnected when their wall, which we understood was be- ing constructed, was completed. This understanding wan confirmed to Mr. Quenell, who was then Chairman of the Water Committee, in our letter of August 31, 1929, copy of which we are enclosing. It has come to our attention that not only was this tap -off not disconnected in accordance with our agreement, but that the Water Department has ever since been collecting a monthly revenue for this water service. Obvioubly the above is in direct violation of the terms of our lease and, as previously called to your attention, we reserve the right to require full performance of the terms of the lease to be performed by the City of Port Townsend. Yours very truly, NATIONAL PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY, Said communication was referred to the Water Committee. A. B. Lowenstein, Resident Manager. From National Paper Products Company, rem TAP -OFFS on Mies Chase line, to -wit, City Couaail, Port Towneocd, Washington, May 22, 1931 Port Townsend, Wash. Attention Mr. C. F. Christian, City Clerk. Gentlemen: Your attention is celled to our letter of August 31, 1929, copy of which we are enclosing, in particular the fourth paragraph. The taproffs not provided for in the torms'af our lease in existence at the time we took over the line consisted of the followings F. J. Bailey, Aroadia Inn, Chevy Chase Golf Club, Mies Mamie Chase. In accordance with this fourth paragraph, we confirmed this understanding with each of the above par- ties, of which the enclosed copy of our letter to Mr. Bailey serves as an example. Lately there has been a tendency to make additional connections to Mies Chiles's line, which connections have been made without her permission or without our pormission, and are in direct violation of the terms of our lease. We specifically refer to the connection of a Mr. Joyce who operates a service station at the end of the concrete highway at Keymes out -off and the connection of the Puget Sound Power & Light Company in the vicini. ty of Discovery Bay. In the letter case we are very much surprised to learn that the City Water Department has actually been collecting monthly revenue for this water service. We are calling the above points to your attention and ask you to rectify acme, and ask your cooperation in enforcing full performance of the terms of our lease. Thanking ,au for yujr consideration of this matter and awaiting your further advice:, we are, Yours very truly, NATIONAL PAPER PRODUCES COMPANY Said communication was referred to the Water Committee. By A. B. L ^ wenstein, Resident Manager 11 11 e 1 0 153 Re, Tap -offs. - City Attorney Scott offered the advice that these water users, referred to in the National Paper Prod- ucts Company Communication, might bring suit against the oJ*y if shut off suddenly. Nob"Ae REQUISITIONS. Requisitions for supplies were presented, read, and dmspoded of as followes For the City Hall, to -wits One Flog. It was moved by Councilmen Lammers and eeoonded by Councilman Peach that the requisition be granted. Motion declared carried. For the City Treasurer, to -wits One Blue PEint City Map. It was moved by Councilman Peach and seconded by Councilman Lammers that the requisition be granted. Motion declared carried. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. Resolution to Re-imburse Current Expense Funds To reimburse the Current Expense Fund for advance payments made in the early stages of the im- provements to the Olympic Gravity Water Works, the following Resolution was presented and read, to -wits R-.E:ZOiL.:U T I 0 N. Resolved, by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, that the City Treasurer be, and she in hereby directed to transfer from the "Water Bond Improvement Fund," Ordinance No. 997, the following sums of money paid out of the "Current Expense Fund" of the city by order of the City Council, for certain expenses incurred, such as engineering, labor, printing, publishing and other necessary miscellaneous inoi- dental expenses in carrying out the project undr said Ordinance No. 997, before the bonds were sold and the money received therefor, to-witt the sum of $169.35 to the Current Expanse Fund, and that a copy of this res- olution be furnished and delivered to the said City Treasurer. Resolution ado teds It was moved by Councilman Peach and seconded by Councilman Lammers that the said resolution be adopts Upon roll call, all six councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. The resolution was then approved by the Mayor, this date, and attested by the City Clerk. Items covered by above resolution. A statement of the items covered by the said resolution and attach- ed to the resolution, is as follows: Items Covered by Transfer, to -wit: October, 1930. The Leader Company, Notice of Special (Bond) Election 47.75 1400 Ballots for Special Election 9.00 November, 1930. The Leader Company, Notice of call for bide for bonds 24.00 25 copies of paper, issue of Nov. 17/30 1.25 25 copies of paper, issue of Nov. 24/30 1.25 Lowman & Hanford Co. Election supplies, bond election 22.65 February, 1931. The Leader Company ' Publishing Bond Ordinance (#1006) 15.60 Publishing Notice to Contractors 22.06 C. F. Christian, Cash advanced for Certified Copy of Chapter 150, Laws of 1909 5.90 Mrs. E. W. Burns, Clerical work for City Attorney, rot bonds 10.00 Total ................ 159.35 RENEWAL, FORT RORDEN WATER CONTRACT. Mayor Authorized .to sign renewal. The City Clerk stated to the Council that he had received a telephone request from the Quartormaster's Department at Fort Warden, that the City Council, by appropriate action, authorize the proper officer to eigt the renewal form of the Government of the contract for supplying Fort Warden with water in accordance with the optional clause in the original contract. Motions It was then moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Peach that the Mayor be au- thorized to sign the said renewal of the contract for one year, for supplying Fort Warden with water, all at the present rates. Motion declared carried. MARTIN ADDRESSES COUNCIL. By permission, Mr. P. H. Martin nosy addressed the Council in relation to building a wharf on Monroe St.. extended, and after some discussion, it was decided that no notion could be taken by the Council until a re- quest for a franchise to build the said wharf was presented to the Council. e