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Home My WebLink About00158 MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF JULY 19/32 continued.301- MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF JULY 19/32 continued. (Requisitions continued) For the City Hall. to -wit: 15 cords wood 1 broom stove polish For the City Clerkts Office, to -wit: One pint Ink. It was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Smith that the said requisitions be granted and that the City Clerk be authorized and instructed to call for bids for furnishing the wood, bids to be opened at the regdlar session of August 2nd. Upon Roll Call, all six Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was decla carried. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS. Insurance Proposals. Pursuant to requests made by postal card, the following proposals were submitted to write insurance on the Motor Equipment belonging to the City, for the ensuing year: From N. A. Klasell, Agent for McCollister & Campbell,lne., to -wit: Seattle, Washington, July 18, 1932 Mr. N. A. Klasell, Port Townsend, Wash. Dear Sir: - Referring to your request of the sixteenth, please be advised that the premium rate on the equipment mentioned by you would be as follows: 1927 Russell motor patrol grader #3 - $1.15 per $100.00 on amount of insurance grants Minimum premium - $5.00. 5/10000 public liability - $15.00 1929 Chevrolet dump body truck - fire rate - $1.95 per $100.00 of insurance granted Minimum premium - $5.00. 5/10000 public liability - $15.00. L929 Ford pick-up body truck - fire rate - $1.95 per 0100.00 of insurance granted. Minimum premium - $5.00. 10/20000 public liability - $17.25. We cannot specify the amount of insurance we would be willing to grant on this equip- ment as we were not advised regarding the amount of purchase. As you undoubtedly realize, the purchase price of the car depends upon the body and other equipment added to it, so that we would not be willing to hazard any guess as to an amount to be covered until we were furnished with the purchase price. Trusting that you will be successful in securing this business, we are Yours .very truly, McCollister & Campbell, Inc. By crank Driscoll, N. A. Klasell, Agent. From Col. H. M. Merriam, for Northwestern Mutual Fire Association, to -wit: Seattle, Washington, July 18, 1932 To Col. H. M. Merriam, Port Townsend, Wash. MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT. In the absence of specific purchase price and purchase date upon the grader and two trucks, it is necessary that we simply give you an arbitrary figure upon fire insurance. The amount of insurance can easily be corrected by you in accordance with your ideas of the present value of this equipment. The road grader is rated by using the tractor fire rate, and the Carterpillar tractor liability rate, or light class 4 commercial. Ordinary com- mercial rates will apply to the Chevrolet dump truck and to the 1929 Ford with the pick-up body. We therefore figure the premium on this risk as follows: Amt.Ins. Fire.Rate .,.Fire Prem. Liability 1927 Russell Motor Patrol $800. .75 6.00 $13.00 5/10000 1929 Chevrolet Dump Truck 350. 1.00 3.50 13.00 5/10000 1929 Ford Pick-up 300. 1.00 3.00 14.95 10/20000 Total Yours very truly, AUTO;dOBILE DEPARTMENT Wilson Gowdy Assistant Underwrite: Mr. Christian: Please note above in connection with your recent postal card. H. M. Merriam From Geo. Welch, to -wit: Port Townsend, Washington, July 16, 1932 Honorable Mayor and City Council, Port Townsend, Washington. BID We make the following bids for insuring property as listed under your call for bids dated July 15th. Fire Insurance on any truck listed 75� per hundred (Minimum premium on fire insurance for each truck to be $5.00) (continued next pnge) u •`� �'� °r nJ` T - ` aT a •I `fi{.itihs i3l , All w��hrr U ?YF 305 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 19/32 continued (Geo. Welch proposal continued) $5000/10000 Public Liability Insurance on Russell Grader or Chevrolet Truck, $13.60 $10000/:?0000 Public Liability on Ford truck $14.95 Bid based on securing fire and public liability together on any one truck. Respectfully submitted, Geo. Welch. From F. W. Eisenbeis, to -wit: 0 Port Townsedd, Washington, July 19th, 1932 To the Honorable wayor and City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Port Townsend, Wash. Dear Sirs: - Answering your inquiry for insurance for the following motor equipment: One 1927 Russell Motor Patrol "radar #3 covering fire, $1.15 per Hundred $5000/10000 liability for Personal Damages, $15.00 One 1929 Chevrolet Dump Body Truck covering fire $1.95 per Hundred $5000/10000 Liability for Personal Damages $15.00 One 1929 Ford Pick-up Bddy Truck covering fire, $1.95 per Hundred $10,000 Personal Liability, $10.20, $20,000 Personal Liability, $20.40 Respectfully submitted, American Central Fire Insurance Co. F. IV. Eisenbeis, Agent. FROM FRED u. ALuR1CK, to -wit: Port Townsend, Washington, July 19th, 1932 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Port Townsend, Wash. I wish to submit the following rates of insurance an motor equipment belonging to the City of Port Townsend. 1. 1927 Russell Motor Patrol Grader #3, Fire - $1.15 per hundred. $700.00 fire insurance - $8.05 2..1929 Chevrolet Dump Body =truck, Fire - $1.95 per Hundred, $300.00 insurance, $5.85 $5000/10000 Public Liability 15.00 3. 1929 Ford Pick-up Body Truck, Fire - $1.95 per hundred or Actual Value Fire Premium - $5.00 $10000/20000 Public Liability - $20.40 Ford may be written for 5000/10000 Liability, for $15.00 making the totil for Fire and Liability, $20.00 These rates are the lowest possible that can be written by an old line Standard Beard Fire and Casualty Company with assets large enough to take care of all accidents promptly and entirely satisfactorily. Respectfully submitted, Fred C. Aldrich, Agent. All of said proposals were referred to the Finance Committee. PROPOSAL TO RENT POLICE COURT ROOM. Mr. W. T. Hopper being given permission to address the Council, asked if the Police Court Room in the City Hall could not be used for political or other public meetings; -and a rental charge be made to cover shy costs to the City. Stating that he made the motion to bring the question before the Council, Conncil Sta nett moved, seconded by Councilman Lafferty, that the Council approve the renting of the Police Court room for public meetings at a charge of $2.00 per night.,, After considerable discussion the motion was withdrawn. Motion to rent, lost. It was then moved by Councilman Starrett and seconded by Coun cilman a er y a e Police Court room be available for any public meeting, a rental rate to be recommended by the Finance Committee for report at the next regular session of the Council for action by the City Council. Upon Roll Call, Councilmen Lammers, Miller and Starrett voted in the affirmative, and Councilmen Aldrich, Smith and Lafferty in the negative. Being a tie vote, the motion was declared lost. RECESS It visa moved by Councilman Starrett and seconded by Councilman Miller that the Council recess for 15 minutes. Motion carried and recess declared. COUNCIL RECONVENES. The Council re -convened at 10:30 P.M. and upon roll call there were present City Attor ney Jas. W. B. Scott, City Clerk C. F. Christian, and Councilmen Wm. Lammers Sr., Jacob Mil ler, E. M. Starrett, Clark Aldrich, W. B. Smith and V.I. S. Lafferty, Councilman Wm. Lammers, Mayor Pro Tem. presiding. NEW BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE INTRODUCED. Reverting to order of business of Ordinances and Resolutions, Councilman Starrett in- troduced and presented a proposed ordinance to license and tax certain businesses,:iodcupa- tions, etc., which was read in full for the first reading and which is herewith set forth in full, as follows, to -wit: