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Home My WebLink About00296 MINUTES APPROVED AS WRITTEN.580 �t+ REGULAR SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL. 'ruBsvAY. JULY 24th. 1934. _ ,+,t, `,.t�. {j'�kg g PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON, JULY 24th, 1934. The CITY COUNCIL of the City of Port Tovnsend, Washington, met in regular sessim this 24th day of July, 1934, at 8 o'clock P.M., in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, with Councilmen 71M. Lammers, Mayor pro tom presiding in the absence of Mayor Bangerter. ROLL CALL. Upon Roll Call, there were present City Clerk C. F. Christian, and Coun- cilmen Paul H. Sather, George Welch, 117. B. Smith and `Nm. Lammers,Sr. City Attorney W. J. Daly and Councilman W. S. Lafferty arrived later in the session. MINUTES APPROVED AS WRITTEN. It was moved by Councilman Smith and seconded by Counci man Sather that the minutes of the regular session of July 3rd, 1934, be approved as writ- ten. Motion declared carried. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. Treasurer's June Report. 'The Treasurer's Report for the month of June, 1934, was pre sented, read, and referred to the Finance Committee. Water Supt's June Report. The report of the Water Superintendent for the month of Jun 1934, was presented and read, and referred to the Water Committee. Main Line Water Flow. The report of the Water Superintendent covering the flow of we ter through the main lines, for the period ending July 16, 1934, was presented, read, and ordered filed. 9J REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Water Bills of Olympic Pile Driving Co. Councilman Smith brought up the matter of un- paid water bills of the Olympic Pile Driving Co., stating that it was his recollection that the Council had gone on record to the effect that the said 06inpaci3 should hot be furnished any further water until the said account had been satisfactorily settled, but that it ap- pears that the Company had been furnished with water for the Taylor Street bulkhead job, the Hastings new building job and were now being furnished water for their quarantine Sta- tion job, and he asked for information as to the status of the case. Water Supt. Green stated that the said Company had paid for water for the Taylor Street job and that a bill had been prepared for the Hastings building job and would be presented to the Company, but that the Company had refused to pay the bill as rendered for the Port C61nmission job on thl j plea that a considerable part of the water charged to them had been wasted through a bro- ken pipe for which they denied responsibility. Councilman Smith further stated that it was common rumor that Mr. Cotton or the Pile Driving Company',hhd:ltaken several scow loads of water from the city system for delivery to vessels lying in the bay and that no return had been made to the city for same. A general discussion followed relative to all delin• quent water bills, the concensus of opinion apppearing to be that a determined effort be made to collect delinquent accounts. Settlement authorized. Councilman Smith recalled that Harry Cotton had offered to pay for the boat haven job on a basis of an estimate of the water actually used for the work and it was moved by Councilman Welch and seconded by Councilman Smith that the Water Supt. be authorized to settle the said account on the above basis, the understanding being that the amount would be about thirty-six or thirty-seven dollars. Motion declared carried. BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS. Applications for Building Permits were presented, read, and disposed of as follows: From Fred E. Stuck, to -wit: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Port Townsend, Wash., July 18, 1934 Port Townsend, Wash. Gentlemen: - Permission is requested to build a sipall addition to my dwelling house at 826 Adams Street, to be used as a wash room, at an estimated cost of $20.00 for the raterials. hespectfully submitted, Fred E. Stuck. From Thomas Eromimo, to -wit: pl To the Port Townsend, Wash., July 18, 1934. Honorable and City Council, Port Townsend, Wash. Gentlemen: - Permission is requested to erect a log and frame dwelling house on Lot 8, Blk 13, Hastings 3rd Add., at a coat of approximately $75.00 for materials. Respectfully submitted, Thomas Eronimo From Floyd Baskett, to -wit: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Port Townsend, Wash., July 17, 1934 Port Townsend, Wash. Oentlemen: Permission is requested to build a frame cottage on my property, being Lots 1 and 2, Block 9 of O.C.Hasting's Add., at an estimated cost of $200.00 for the materials. Respectfully submitted, Floyd Baskett. 3 581 r Minutes of July 24, 1934 continued. From Mrs. Mary Larson, to -wit: Port, Townsend, Wash., July 6th, 1934. I y;: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Port Townsend, Wash. Gentlemen: Permission is requested to erect a small woodshed on my property at 1440 Clay i St., at an estimated cost of $40.00. IJ Respectfully submitted, Y Mrs. Mary Larson. i t From E. H. Workman, to -wit: Port Townsend, Wash., July, 13;.1934 1t' To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, 1" Port Townsend, Wash. L' Gentlemen:- ' Permission is requested to make minor general repairs to my dwelling house at 419 Benton St. Cost is estimated at $10.00 for materials. ,p��F ,�rSl inn Yf%'�l• ',.-- i`�*�!' Respectfully submitted, E. H. Workman. z, q Granted: said permits be It was moved by Councilman Smith and seconded by Councilman Welch that the granted. Motion declared carried. From Thos. Jones, to -wit: t=f n Port Townsend, Wash., July 24, 1934. E *r a To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Port Townsend, Wash. Lr. Gentlemen: - Permission is requested to remodel the front and interior of the brick buil- ding at 601-609 Water Street, at an estimated cost of $1000.00. 0 s Respectfully submitted, Thos. Jones. nsli° 3a It was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Welch that the said xk•. permit be granted. Motion declared carried. { From Ted Slow, to wreck building, to -wit: Port Townsend, Wash., July 11, 1934. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, �, Port Townsend, Wash. .�, .f Gentlemen:- �Rhrs`ioNil , Application is herewith made for permission to wreck the old residence buildii v y,avYi a r: at 425 Calhoun St, owned by G. H. Matthias. I am under contract with the owner of the "yB premises to clean up all rubbish and debris. * ""` �st13a+ '' ,�• Respectfully submitted, Tad Slow. } w v s•-, 4,. It was moved by Councilman Smith and seconded by Councilman Welch that the applicanj: be required to make a deposit of $5.00, as required by Ordinance, before the permit be gran, ted. Motion declared carried. ] COMMUNICATIONS. From Dept, of Highways, re: Paint. A communication from the State Highway Department, relative to road paints, was pre- !; sented and read, as follows: a�aSe wr Department of Highways, Port Angeles, Wash., July 12; 1934. Mr. Frank Christian, f 3 City Clerk, Port Townsend, Wash. Dear Sir: - Pursuant to an understanding with your street superintendent concerning the pay d ` ment to the State Highways Dept. in paint for the cost of painting the traffic strip insid +. the city limits of Port Townsend, I submit the following: 2.9 btiles (speedometer reading) @ $20.00 ........................... $58.00 OFF+t +�� •x' The paint which we require was purchased from the General Paint Corporation, Seattle, Wash., and is designated as Yellow Traffic Lacquer, G-3, Highway Department Specifications You could have the $58.00 worth of paint shinped to Port Townsend, and we will pick it up when notified. For information concerning the paint for Guard Rail, I submit the following: >?s,''s� • ��i'` s+ ,,. i GGuard Rail, uard Rail, Federal Yellow, DD_3, Department of Highways specifications. Black, Purchased from: National Lead Co., Seattle, Wash. {3a 'mot` fit, t;.,Sys, B speedometer reading you have 3500 Lin. Ft. of guard rail to paint. It would er- '^'r.Ttz(`�*i �t�'�r �t'I`*°- •�� Y P g Y g P P �,3 CF .r u,.,,,r •d: ", hnpa be well to check the number of posts in order to arrive at the area to paint. I would estimate that 45 gal. of yellow paint and 7 gal. of black would paint what gdard rail you have inside the city limits. Very truly yours, u Leo L. Coulter, Supervisor. Y.' ar ar r The said communication was ordered filed for future reference. �—V. t` A4 e From Department of Labor & Industries, Re: New municipal Class. A circular letter from the Department of Labor & Industries advising that a new class covering all branches of city work under a uniform rate, would soon be put into effect, via o presented, read, and ordered filed. A' t <i • is ' Ni 1':, . From City Planning Board, Re: Water Mains. A communication from the Planning Board, relative to the Sheridan St., Hastings Avenue, Discovery Road water main project was pre- r t, 0 u