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UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS
Bids for Gasoline:
Pursuant to order the Council and notice duly published, Bide
are now opened for furnishing the City with Gasoline and Oils for the ensuing year. Bids
were submitted by the Standard oil Company, the Union 011 Company, and the Shell oil Compan ,
all bids being based on the tank Wagon price at the time of delivery. After a short con-
sideration of the bids it was moved by Councilman McGee and seconded by Councilman Lafferty
that all bids be rejected and that the City buy in the open market. Upon Roll Call all six
Councilmen present voted in the affirmative, motion was declared carried.
Rotation in Delivery:
It was moved by Councilman Aubert and seconded by Councilman
Townsend that pprders for Gasoline and Oil to be used by the City be divided equally be-
tween the fouzVesident Wholesale.Companies in the following rotation, Richfield Oil
Company, The Shell Oil Company, The Union Oil Company, and the Standard Oil Company, in the
order named, and that Mr. Seavey, care taker, is to notify each company of the beginning
and termination of the period of such delivery. Upon Roll Call all six Councilmen present
voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried.
Irondale-Hadlock Line:
Mr. Smith of the Golden Pine Distilling Company, being granted
permission to speak, addressed the council on the subject ofconstrgetion of new pipe line
to Hadlock and Irondnlo, but was advised by the Council that the City was obliged to con-
sider 96veral�ha1,drprobloms:1 before definite action could be taken.
Conference to be Arranged:
- It was then moved by Councilman Townsend, and seconded
by Councilman Aubert that arrangements be made for a Conference between the aforesaid
Committees and the Depty City Attorney on be -half of the City and Air. Smith, and/orl other
parties representing the Golden Pine Distilling Company. Motion declared carried.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion of Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilman Miller, Council adjourned.
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e ular Session of City Council January 23rd 1934,
Port Townsend, Washington, January 23rd, 1934 .a
Wash. met in regular session this 23r
The City Council of the City of Pa•t Townsend, , gm
day of January, 1934, at 7:30 P.M., In the Council Chambers of the City Hall, Councilman §.
Vim. Lammers, Mayor pro tem, presiding in the absence of Mayor Bangerter. '
ROLL CALL. �
Upon Roll Call there were present Deputy City Attorney W. J. Daly, City
R :+ Clerk C. F. Christian, and Councilmen Geo. F. Townsend, W. B. Smith, '11. S. Lafferty, Wm.
Lammers, Jacob Miller and C. P. Aubert, Councilman Sam McGee arriving during reading of the
minutes. 3
MINUTES READ AND APPROVED.
The minutes of the regular session of January 16th, were
read and approved as read. v
,n REPORTS OF OFFICERS. ;
Water for Golden Pine Distilling Co. •''
Deputy City Attorney W. J. Daly reported that h
had met with Mr. Smith of the Golden Pine Distilling Co., and found that Air. Smith was not
informed as to the financial set-up of the city and the city Water works. In relation to
A. the proposed rebuilding of the Hadlock line, it was suggested that the Distilling Company
build th9 line and that it be reimbursed for the outlay by applying the cost of water used y
on the cash outlay by the company. Mr. Daly further informed Mr. Smith that with twenty- _
four hours notice, the committees of the City Council could get together fo• a conference
E x> with the officers of the Company.
' REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
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a{r Re: Truck License Ordinance. ! '
x !' Bringing up the matter of Truck Licenses, Councilman
McGee voiced the opinion that fees could not be collected from trucks and stages running r�
from city to country or vice versa, and Councilman Townsend then said that the Chief of
Police had told him that such trucks would pay a reasonable license fee.
Daly on Clerk's Inquiry: L
��-- Dep. City Atty Daly then read a letter from the City Clerk
asking him for an interpretation of Ordinance No. 1036 relative to basis to be used to set
�. the license fees on the several classifications of trucks, and he then stated that the in-
tention was to base the feeeson the Manufacturers Rated Load Capacity and not on the weigh
of the truck.
#' To amend Ordinance.
It was moved by Councilman Townsend and seconded by Councilman
Aubert that Mh: Daly, Dep. City Attorney, prepare an amendment to said Ordinance No. 1036,
to base the license fees for trucks on the rated load capacity, and further, that all who
.,; had paid fees in excess of such basis shall have such excess refunded. Motion carried.
' Delivery of Gasoline Rotation.
}" Information having come to the Council that it may be
possible to obtain gasoline for CWA projects at a,�groatly«redub ad,pride•;byrpurchasing'1such
gasolin of e hhe Shell Oil Company, it was moved by Councilman Aubert and seconded by Cou -
Gilman/ att i e order of the coulcil fixing the rotation in Which the several companies arc
to deriver gasoline to the city be rescinded. Upon Roll Call, all six Councilmen present
voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried.
New rotation -
It was then moved by Councilman Townsend and seconded by Councilman
s Lafferty,t qu plying they;.citynwithogasoline+byrtheoaeveraltwholeaale distributing oil
companies/ Dia 61lowing rotation, to -writ: The Shell Oil Company, Martin Brothers,Rich-
i'` field Off Co. distributors; Union Oil Company, and Standard Oil Company. Upon Roll Call, a
all six Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried.
BUILDING PERMIT:
Ma W. H. Dibble:
# Application for building permit was presented and read, as follows:
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Port Townsend, Wash., Jan. 18, 1934
r To the Honorable Mayor and City Council,
Port Townsend, Wash.
' °� Gentlemen:
e"`r natl`r Y, Permission is requested to build a stairway"on ClayStreet (North side) leading
4 4 down to Monroe Street, for the accommodation of mail carriers and other pedestrians desiri
to use that route down town. The stairway will lead from the sidewalk level on clay Street
to the street level of Monroe Street.
ar5'E , i,cKtrt �,: Respectfully submitted,
W. E. Dibble.
It was moved by Councilman Townsend and Seconded by Councilman Aubert :hat the said
permit be granted. Motion declared carried.
COMM,UNICA^!IONS.
From Mrs. H. E. Dobbs, City Treasurer.
Communication from Mrs. H. E. Dobbs, was pre-
sented and read, as follows:
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Port Townsend, Wash., January 23rd, 1934
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council,
Port Townsend, '.Mash.
Dear Sirs: -
They are fixing up my office so it looks so nice but it needs linoleum on the
aR*f floor. I went around to the dealers to -day and they sent in the following estimates:
Jones & Crouton, Linoleum and paper $17.00
Fred Lewis Linoleum, paper and paste 16.30
Olympic Hardware Co. Linoleum, paper and paste 20.00
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