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Home My WebLink About00154 MINUTES OF JULY 5/32, continued.MINUTES OF JULY 5/32, continued. (Salary Warrants issues, continucat Upon the Current Expense Fund, to -wit: 142 Harriett E. Dobbs City Treasurer $ 125.00 (. 143 C. F. Christian City Clerk 135.00 144 Jas. W. B. Scott City Attorney 100.00 145 W. J. Sadler City Engineer 25.00 146 Earl D. Sturrock Police Justice 25.00 147 Elmer Compton Chief of Police 124.70 148 R. S. '"eppner Patrolman 114.70 149 Roy Seavey Fire Truck Driver 124.70 150 Wayne Albright Fire Truck Driver 114.70 151 J. J. Lafferty Fire Chief 15.00 152 J. R. Pollard Street Supt. 124.61 153 Rollie Stahl Truck Driver 114.61 Total ......................... 1143.02 Upon the Olympic Gravity Water Fund, to -wit: 6056 Ben Green Water Supt. 149.70 6057 Alpha Baker Clerk 70.00 6058 W. J. Sadler City Engineer 224.85 Total ......................... 444.55 Upon the Public Library mind, to -wit: L641 Emilie A. Rothschild Librarian 75.00 1642 Hugh Richmond Janitor 20.00 Total ........................... 95.00 Upon the Park rund, to -wit: 74 Roy M. Ellis caretaker 75.00 Total ........................... 75.00 REPORT OF TIATER SUPT. The report of Water Supt. Green for the month of June, 1932, was prosente, read, add refereed to the committe on Water and "rainage. Hydrant Report Report of Ben Green, Supt. of Water Dept., relative to condition od Fire Hydrants, was presented and read as follows, to -wit: Port Townsend, Washington, July 5, 1932 To the Mayor and Council, City of Port Townsend, Washington. Gentlemen: The Fire Hydrants have all been tested and found to be in gnod working order. Yours very truly, Bon: Gruen, City Water Supt. Said report was ordered filed. MONTHLY REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE. The report of Chief of Police Compton for the month of June, 1932, was presented, real, and ordered filed. MAIN LINE METER REPORT. City Engineer Sadler submitted a report of the flow of water through the main line meters for the period ending June 27th, 1932 and it visa ordered that the report be filed. REPORTS OF STANDING CO=ITTEES. Finance Committee on Treasurer's Report. The Finance Committee submitted the following written report: Port Townsend, Washington, July 5, 1932 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Port T:mscnd, Washington. j Gentlemen: Your Cormittue, on Finance and Claims to when was referred the matter of City Treasurer s Report for the month of May, 1932, would respoctfully report as follows: We find same to be correct. 17 B. Smith Wm. Lammers, Sr. Water Committee on Superintendent's Report. The Committee on 'Hater And Drainage submitted the following report: ll I Port Townsend, Washington, July 5, 1932 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington. Gentlemen: Your Committee, on Plater and Drainage to whom was referred the matter of Plater ! Suporintendentrs report for the month of 'Say, 1932, would respectfylly report as follows: %7e find same to be correct lVm. Lammers, Sr. '7. B. Smith _..:_----__-- 1 Y .x. I I' u e MINUTES OF JULY 5/32 continued. (Reports of Standing Committees continued) The foregoing reports of the viater Committee and Finance Committee were ordered filed REPORT ON PROPOSED SALARY REDUCTIQNS. Councilman Starrett reported verbally that the Finance Committee had visited the save: al appointive officers and employees of the city in relation to the proposed reduction in salaries for the remainder. of the fiscal year and found them all favorable toward accept- ing the proposed reductions and that they would sign waivers to that efrect. Also that the elective officers had signified that they would accept less than the legal compensatio for the remainder of the fiscal year, owing to the deficit in the Current Expense Fund, as officer to make his own proposition to the Council. Form of Waiver. Councilman Starrett then presented the following form of waiver as apply ng o e appointive officers and employees, to -wit: "To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington. Agreement: That I, as of the City of Port Townsend, do hereby agree t accept the sum of $ per-'.mon or per diem as the case may be), in full compensa- tion and payment of any service rendered in such capacity, beginning with and on the first day of July, 1932, and ending on the 31st day of December, 1932; and that the Mayor and Ci Clerk of said city are hereby authorized to draw warrants payable to me in accordance with this agreement. That I hereby pledge my honor never to claim or demand any further pajr, as may be provided for by the City Budget for the year 1932, if any. Dated this - day of July, 1932. Clerk to type forms: It was then moved by Councilman Starrett and seconded by Coun- cilman LafTerty that e City Clerk be instructed, to type 10 01, 12 copies of the said form and turn them over to the Mayor of the City who shall request the appointive officers and employees to sign the same. Motion declared carried. SALARIES OF HEALTH OFFICER AND POLICE JUSTICE REDUCED. Councilman Starrett called the attention of the Council to the fact that the offices of Health Officer and Police Justice had been overlooked when voting on proposed salary re- ductions for other appointive officers and employees and that Mayor Bangerter had expressed his approval of a proposed reduction in the salaries of the said officers. It was then moved by Councilman Starrett and seconded by Councilman Miller that the salary of the City Health Officer be reduced from $200.00 to $180.00 for the current fiscal year, and the salary of the Police Justice be reduced from $25.00 to $20.00 per month for the remainder of the fiscal year. Upon roll call, all five councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. LEASE GRANTED TO FRED L. WYCKOFF. Reporting favorably on the application of Fred L. Wyckoff to lease a portion of 8th Street (between the outside lines of Kuhn and Landes Sts), in the Eisenbeis Addition, it was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Miller that the said applicatio for lease be granted and that the Mayor and the City Clark be authorized to execute the sai lease. Motion declared carried. WATER MAIN BLUE PRINTS ORDERED. Bringing up the recommendation of City Engineer Sadler that blue prints of maps he had made showing location of valves, copper services, hydrants, etc., on the water mains, be ordered for the use of the Water and Fire Departments, it was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Miller that the City Engineer be authorized to haveethe said btu, prints made. Motion declared carried. BUILDING PERMITS. Application for Building permit was presented and read, as fol lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Port Townsend, 711ashington, June 30, 1932 Port Townsend, Wash. Gentlemen: Permission is requested to re -shingle the roof and part of walls of my residence situate in the 0. C. Hastings Addition. Cost of materials is estimated at $50.00. Respectfully submitted, Hugh H. Zeits. It was moved by Councilman Miller and seconded by Councilman Smith thattthe said per- mit be granted. Motion declared carried. COMMUNICATIONS. WIM. G. MAPLETHORPE ACCIDENT CLAIM ALLOWED. Form letters from the Department of Labor and IndusttQes were presented, showing that the claim of Wm. G. Maplethorpe for time loss on account of injury veceived while in the employ of the city, had been allowed and that he had been awarded the sum of $97.75 from thi accident fund in final settlement of his claim. Said letters were ordered filed. REQUEST FROM PUGET SOUND NAVIGATION COMPANY. Communication from Puget Sound Navigation Company was presented and read, as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Seattle, Washington, June 30, 1932. Port Townsend, Washington. Gentlemen: Recently our Company concluded a contract with the Olympic Pile Driving Company (continued on next page)