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Presented with the following communication, to -wit:
Honorable 'layor and City Council, Port Townsend, Washington, January 28th, 1932
Port Townsend, "ashington,
Gentlemen:
Please find enclosed resolution unanimously adopted by the Port Tonsend Cham-
ber of Commerce relative to immediate and urgent action which vie believe is needed in the
matter of the Discovery Bay section of the Olympic Highway paving.
The contents of the resolution are self explanatory and we feel that you as fre,
quent and important users of this route will be interested in communicating with the Stat<
Highway bepurtment officials through Samuel flumes, Director, adding your earnest suggestic
for the earliest, safest and most convenient completion of the paving to be done.
We shall be very pleased to receive copies of any communications you direct to
the Highway officials in supportcof this matter.
Very truly yours,
PORT TO1.71ISEND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
By J. M. Ainkaid, Secretary.
Councilman Starrett then addressed the Council, stating why the early completion of
the said paving should be urged upon the State Highway officials.
It was then moved by Councilman Starrett and seconded by Councilman Aldrich that the
Council cgo on record as favoring the said resolution and to so advise the State Highway
Department officials. Motion declared carried.
Councilman W. B . Smith arrived at this time and thereafter took part in the proceed-
ings o e ounc
Copy of Resolution: The following is a copy of the foregoing mentioned {tesolution:
A RESOLUTION URGING PROMPT ASSURANCES AND PROPER ACTION TO INSURE THE COMPLE'i'ICN
OF THE PLANNED DISCOVERY BAY STATE HIGHWAY PAVING AT THE EARLIEST DA'TETPOSSIBLE AND
WITH THE LEAST TRAFFIC INCONVENIENCE.
Whereas, the State of Washington Highway Commission plans certain cement paving exte
sions on State ]road No. 9, the Olympic Highway, South of Port Townsend to the head of Dis
covery Bay, to be completed in June; and
Whereas, it is vitally important that this work be completed as early as possible be
cause seventy per cent of the motor traffic to and from the Olympic Peninsula uses this
route via Port Townsend and an additional twenty per cent use it from tributive routes; a
Whereas, June lst to 15th, the opening of the normal tourist season, will this year
bring additional thousands of cars to the Olympic vacation land because of the great natl
al convention and game attractions along the entire Pacific Cdast; and therefore
Be it Resolved, that the State Highway Depnrtment officials be urged to use every me
to keep this route safely open during the construction period, and to assure that such im
provements will be completed for partial use at least, not laterthnn June 15th andby June
1st if possible, and
Be it Further Resolved, that the City and County officials be requested to givetthe
State Highway Department every assistance in assuring this action, and that the business
and transportation organizations primarily interested be urged to demonstrate their need
for the opening of this project at the earliest possible day. Copies of this resolution
shall be forwarded to all parties concerned at once.
Adopted this 27th day of January, 1932
Attest: PORT TO;7116END CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
J. M. xinkaid, Secretary. By H. Sanford Saari, President
I Mack Truck Co., Re: Fire Engine re -financing.
p Communication from the Mack -International Motor Truck Corporation, addressed to
1 Fire Chief J. J. Lafferty, was presented and read, as follows:
Fire Chief John Lafferty, Seattle, Wash., January 20, 1932.
Port Townsend, Washington.
Dear Sir: -
Some time ago you discussed with 1.1r. Landsburg the possibility of an extension
on the City of Port Townsend pumper contract
have the information available at the time, , and I understand that Mr. Landsburg did not
carved. and failed to send you word when it visa re -
We have permission to extend the contract for an additional three years. will however, not be done until the expiration of the present contract, which is on AThis
15th. Before that date vie will have the new papers made up and submitted to the Citpril
y for
signature.
Yours very truly,
C. G. Stevens, Aast. Branch Manager.
Said Communication was ordered filed.
Dedication of George Washington Memorial Bridge.
A communication from the committee in charge, through John E. Carroll, President
extending an invitation to the City Council and the citizens of this community, to attend
the dedication ceremonies for the George Washington Memorial Bridge, to be hold February
22nd, 1932, was presented and read, but owing to the lengthN of the letter and lack of ne-
cessity for recording same, the communication is not herewith set out in full.
Said communication was ordered filed.
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AN14UAL REPORT OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Annual {teport of the Public Library Board for the year ending December 31, 1931,
was presented and is jerewith set out in full, to -writ:
PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY, PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON.
Report for 1931.
To the Chairman and Members of the Library Board:
I•hereby submit a summary of the work of the Library for 1931.
Again we have reached a high mark in circulation as will be shown by the following
figures, 22,835 which was the number of books and periodicals loaned for home and school
use. 18,796 for adults and 4,039 for juveniles. Of these 14,071 were adult fiction and
3,172 wore juvenile fiction.
During 1931, 177 were added to the list of borrowers - 127 adult and 50 juvenile.
The matter of cataloging the library has been considered many times but because of
other expenses was impossible. Miss R. P. McCrady was engaged for this purpose and com-
pleted the work in two months and one weeks time.
Books found to be of no use on the shelves and others stored in the basement were elin
inated by the cataloguer. These the board members voted should be given to the Orthopedic
thrift shop of this city.
The number of books catalogued is 5606 - 4369 adult and 1237 juvenile. 247 of these
were added during 1931 by purchase, binding and donation:
A card catalogue cabinet was secured which is now in use and an added and necessary
improvement to the Library.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Receipts:
Balance on hand January 1, 1931 ................. 405.29
From Taxes 1956.17
Intereit on Bank Deposits 13.42
Sales of County Property 59.36
Fines 155.50
Rentals 125.70
Subscriptions 6.00
Total ................... 2721.44
Expenditures:
Books
311.76
Periodicals
46.50
Binding
109.09
Salary, Librarian
910.00
Salary, Janitor
240.00
Salary, Cataloguer
250.00
Heat (Fuel)
137.30
Light
54.61
Supplies
131.29
Postage
5.75
Miscellaneous
30.25
Permanent Improvements
62.50
Total ....................
2289.05
Balance on hand ..........
432.39
7LT21. T4
Fannie G. Brown, Chairman,
Respectfully submitted,
May B. Marriott, Secretary.
Emilie A. Rothschild,
Librarian.
Said report was ordered filed.
PETITION FOR STREET VACATION.
A petition from Jefferson County through its Board of County Commissioners, askl
that a hearing be held in the manner provided by law, for the vacation odl certain parts of
streets in the Point Hudson area, was presented and read, as follows:
In the Matter of the Application of the County of Jefferson,
a'municipal sub -division of the State of Washington, for the ) Petition.
vacation of the parts of certain streets in the Original Town-)
site to the City of Port Townsend. )
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of Port Townsend:
The petition of Jefferson County, a municipal sub -division of the State of Washingtor
respectfully shows:
That said County of Jefferson has acquired thru tax foreclosure and nowt is the owner
of all of the lots and blocks on both sides of the streets in the City of Port Townsend
hereinafter described.
That your petitioner respectfully requests that after a hearing has been had in the
manner and form provided by law that an order of vacation be made and entered by the City
Council of the said City of Port Townsend ordaining the vacation of the following parts of
streets in said city, as follows, to -writ:
The parts of 1'ranklin, Jefferson, Washington and Water Streets between the East
line of Jackson Street and the inner harbor line.
Parts of Hudson Street between Block 50 of the Original Townsite and Block 1 of
Tideland District No. 11; also, between Block 47 of the Original Townsite and Block 1
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