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Home My WebLink About00096 minutes. Motion carried and recess was declared.1 184 It was moved by Councilman Lammers and s000nded by Councilman Starrett that the City Treasurer be authorized end instructed to transfer.the sum of 375.00 from the Water Bond Improvement Fund to the Current Expense Fund. rind. Upon roll.oall all six Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared oil The City Park Board, through the City Clerk, presented sk0b6h6scof proposed improvements at Chetze- :a Park, consisting of concrete retaining wall and now bath house, submitting the approximate coat and ask- ; if the City Council could appropriate money from the general fund for one-half of the expense. They made uu'ther request that the street department be allowed to deliver a few loads of top Boil to the park, all which was referred .to the Building and Miscellaneous Committee. REQUISITIONS The City Water Department presented the following requisition for supplies: 14 receipt books to be printed for 1932 $73.50 500 envelopes to be printed 260 Water Superintendent's reports to be printed It was moved by Councilman Lemmors and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the said requisition be granted. Motion declared carried. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS A resolution designating certain banks is official depositories of the funds of the City was pre- sented and read, as follows, Resolved by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, State of Washington, that She First National Bank of Port Townsend and the American National Bank of Port Townsend, are hereby designated as the depositories of the funds of said City for the year ending Decem- ber 31st, 1931, as provided by.lawj and that the City Clerk is hereby directed to deliver a copy of this resolution to the City Treasurer of acid City and both of said banks. (Adopted September let, 1931) It was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Lammers that said resolution be adopted. Upon roll call all six Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS For the accommodation of a delegation of citizens present, it was agreed to take up the matter of rater taps on the new line recently installed on Gise and 18th Streets. The citizens present were invited to address the Council, whose.. grievances_ appeared to be that they believed the City should connect theso.propert, ;o the, in without cost to the patrons..Counoilman Smith and Councilmen Lammers both made etateme,rte as to ;hePOIps11 - of the Ci% that the new line was put in for the aacommlodation of those patrons, and that the pa - City -Attorney should pay for the cost of tapping the main all required by ordinance. so ted that Iffioe andOmakkeeA ppliccationtforlwateraand deposit thedcharge required. Afterthe psomenshould discussionn,, tto the he mattortwae left in the hands of the Water Committee and the Water Superintendent. Mr. F. A. Polk was invited to address the Council, relative to his-watorupppply and stated that to tion to his family needs he.had sixtihead of stook to supply with water and that water from the city main his only available source at the present time. This matter was also referred to the Water Committee and Water Superintendent. RECESS It was moved by Councilman Aldrich and 'seconded by Councilmen Smith that the Council recalls for I minutes. Motion carried and recess was declared. COUNCIL RECONVENES The City Council reconvened at 9s45 P.M., and upon roll call there were present Mayor George Bangor - City Attorney Jae. W. B. Scott, City Clerk C. F. Christian and Counoilmen W. B. Smith, W. S. Lafferty, Lammers, Sr., Jacob Miller, E. M. Starrett and Clark Aldrich. ORDINANCES The proposed emergency ordinance, appropriating $16,000.00 from the Olympic Gravity Water Fund, ens ;ted and read at the regular session of August 18th, was now taken up for consideration. The said ordi- ysthatread the firstfor readthe ingfirst ooneidered the second reading ll moved by oandithat tLammers he third readingseconded be by title only. •ell call all six Councilmen present voted n the affirmative and motion was declared carried. The City Clerk then read the said ordinance by title only for the third reading. It was then moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that said ordinance do Pass- Upon roll call all six Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. '1 ri i 11: l! .j��.�-6H.uld „- >rl _ II .. I • _^r�11�s. .. .... .. a .%1 1 � 185 PIi ll. '1 " The following .in. a full, true and correct copy of said emergency ordinance as passed by the City Council, September lot, 1931, approved by the Mayor September End, 1931 and published in the Port Townsend Leader. September. .3rd,..1931.,.to-wits. i ORDINANCE NO. 1010 An Ordinance of the City.of Port Townsend, declaring an emergency for the immediate appropriation and expenditure of money.. in the man of.$15,000.00 for the coat and expense of replacing pipe lines of the dis- tributing system of the water works of said city, and the issuance of emergency warrants in the payment there for. WHEREAS, It appearing to the City Council that pipe lines of the distributing system of the water works of the city have become. and are much deteriorated end decayed, more so than the city council have had full knowledge, and that there is_J®inent danger, in case of fire in the use of the hydrants by the fire depart - went, from being fully able.to operatbo; and a groat lose of property might occur by reason of the condition of such pipe.linesf and that an emergency exists for the immediate appropriation and expenditure for cost _ and expense in replacing such pipe lines of the distributing system of the water works of said aity, in the sum of $15,000.00 and the issuance of emergency warrants in payment therefor] and that such emergency appro- priation and expenditure of money was not, and could not have been reasonably contemplated or foreseen at the time of making and adopting of the 1931 budget for the water works of said city, Now, Thereforel The City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, do ordain all followas Section 1. That an emergency is hereby declared for the immediate appropriation and expenditure In " the sum of $15,000.00 for the cost and expense of replacing the pipe lines of the distributing system of the water works of said city, and the issuance of emergency warrants in said sum is hereby authorized. Section 2. That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader, and to take effect and be in force five days from and after suoh-publioation. j� Passed by the.City Counoil, September let, 1931 Approved by.the Mayor September 2nd, 1931 George B erter Attests yor C. F. Christian City Clark Plans and Estimatess r Upon r000mmendation of. City Attorney Scott, it was moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare plane, specifications and estimates for s' further proposed improvements of the Water System of. the City -and towork in conjunction with the Water Com- d mittee, and the Water Superintendent. Upon roll call all. nix Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared oarried. Water Patrons. Must Comply with Ordinances Taking up the matter of water taps to the proportion known as the Holbrook houses, it was moved by „ ":� •uS Councilmen Smith and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that these patrons be geQnifedetocoomply with the terms of the ordinance, and that nofurtherpay for water be accepted from, the said patrons until the matter is settled. Motion declared carried. • - '� ADJOURNMENT d It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by CounoilmenAldrich, that the Council do now adjourn. a Motion declared carried. I_ I t Sp`{3c '• p-� � ATTESTS . _ MAYOR I CITY CLERK r a