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PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON, OCTOBER let, 1934.
THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, met in Statutory Session
(Chapteb 158, Laws of 1923) this let day of October, 1934, for the purpose of fixing and
adopting the city budgets for the year 1935.
ROLL CALL.
Upon Roll Call there were present Mayor George Bangerter, City Attorney
W. J. Daly, City Clerk C. F. Christian, and Councilmen 'elm. Lammers Sr., Paul H. Sather,
?t. B. Smith and W. S. Lafferty; Councilman Welch arriving later in the session.
The City Clerk verbally certified that due notice had been given to the members of the
City Council and to the public by publication that the City Council would meet on this date
for consideration and adoption of the city budgets for the year 1935.
STATEMENT OF CANVASS OF SPECIAL ELECTION.
In confirmation of the authority of the Cit
Council to levy taxes for special purposes in excess of 15 mills, official statement from
the Jefferson County Election Board of the results of the special tax levy election held on
Sept. 25th, 1934, was presented and read,as follows:
STATEMENT OF CANVASS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY ELECTI(N BOARD OF THE SPECIAL
ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON, ON TUESDAY THE
25th DAY OF SEPTEMBER,-1934.- - - - - - - - -
STATE OF WASHINGTON)
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON) as.
Know all men that we, J. D. Bengston and H. E. Anderson, Chair-
man of the Board of County Commissioners for Jefferson County and County Auditor for Jeffer
son County, respectively, consituting a majority of the members of the Jefferson County
eElection Board, do hereby certify that the following is a full, true and correct statement
of the canvass made by us on the lst day of October, 1934, of the returns certified to the
County Auditor of Jefferson County, by the election officials of the seven voting precincts
of the Special Election held in the City of Port Townsend, on the 25th day of September,
1934, under Ordinance No. 1042 of said city; at which election there was submitted to the
qualified electors of said city for ratification or rejection the three propositions for
special and additional tax levies, as follows:
For Proposition I. Shall the City Council of the City of Port Townsend be authorized
to collect by taxat,on during the year 1935 the sum of approximately $1,950.00 for the pur-
pose of meeting a yearly installment upon the purchase price of the city fire engine by a
special and additional levy of 1,950 mills on all taxable property of said city over. and
above the 15-mill levy now authorized by law?
That the whole number of votes cast upon said proposition at said election was
545, of which number.438 were cast in favor of said proposition and 107 were cast against
said proposition.
Proposition II. Shall the City Council of the City of Port Townsend be authorized to
collec y axa on during the year 1935 the sum of approximately $1,750.00, for the pur-
pose of operating and maintaining the free public library of said city, by a Special and
additional levy of 1.750 mills on all taxable property of said city, over and above the
j 15-mill levy now authorized by law?
d That the whole number of votes cast upon said proposition at said election was
540, of which number 402 were cast in favor of said proposition and 138 were cast against
said proposition.
Proposition.IlI. Shall the City Council of the City of Port Townsend be authorized to
collect y taxation during the year 1934 the sum of approximately $1,250.00, for the im-
provement, operation and maintenance of the City Park, by a special and additional levy of
1.250 mills on all taxable property of said city, over and above the 15-mill levy now au-
thorized by law?
That the whole number of voted cast upon said proposition at said election was
531, of which number 374 were cast in favor of said propoAition and 157 were cast against
said proposition.
Dated at Port Townsend, Washington, this 1st day of October, 1934.
J. D. Bengston
Chairman, Hoard of County Commissioners,
Jefferson County, Washington.
H. E. Anderson
(Seal) County Auditor, Jefferson County, Wash.
BUDGET HEARING AND ADOPTION.
Mayor Bangerter announced that the Council would now take up the consideration
of the budgets for 1935, and asked if any one present desired to be heard for or against
any item in the said budgets.
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Mr. M. C. DeLeo then protested against th2/of Theatre licenses in estimated receipts,
in effect that as_ptrt owner. -of the two theatres in the city, the theatrec.licenses were so
high that they could not afford to pay them and asked that the Council take steps to reduce
Ithe present license fee. The Council discussed the matter Informally as to the amount of
,license fees but took no action in the matter of changing the ordinance as this session is
for consideration of the budget only.
WELCH ARRIVES.
Councilman Geo. Welch arrived at this time and took his seat in the
Council
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he Mayor, was then t ketl' fo''+consideration
The Preliminary Budget, as revised by t y , q up r
of each separate item and it was mutually agreed that where any change in the preliminary
budget recei8edr'the unanimous assent of the Councilmen, all such changes were to be approv
ad and adopted under a blanket motion at the conclusion of the hearing of the budget.
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Unanimous Changes:
- In conformity with the said understanding, the following changes
were made:
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In the Treasurer's Budget, the item for "Wages, Clerk Hire," was reduced from $30.00
to $15.00.
Elections:
In the Dept. of Elections, no change was made in the total amount but was
made to include "Salaries of Election Officers" in the total amount.
City Hall:
In the "City Hall""budget, the following reductions were made:
Upkeep of City Hall Building, from $100.00 to $50.00
Lighting Supplies, from $15.00 to $10.00.
Lighting City Hall, from $120.00 to $110.00.
Police Department:
The following reductions were made in the "Police Dept." budget:
Repairs and supplies for jail, from $65.00 to $50.00
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Gasoline and Oils, fro:p $200.00 to,$185.00
Repairs and supplies for Autos, from $90.00 to $75.00.
Fire Department.
In the "Fire Department" Budget the following reductions were made:
Payments to Volunteer Fire Dept., from $300.00 to $200.00
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Supplies and Misc., including insurance on fire apparatus, from $100.00 to $25.0
Expense o8 Delegates to Firemen's Annual Convention, item of $50.00 stricken out
City Pound.
At the suggestion of the City Clerk, the item for Metal Tags, License Forms,
Postage, etc., account licensing dogs, in the amount of $15.00, was stricken out
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Garbage Disposal.
The item of --Disposal of Rubbish" was transferred to the Sewer Dept
Budget and the account of "Garbage Disposal" abolished.
Street Department.
In the Strout Dept. Budget, the item of Repairs and Replacements
was reduced from $550.00 to $500.00.
Miscellaneous.
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The item of "Interest on Current Outstanding Warrants" was reduced fro
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$500.00 to $499.96
Estimated Receipts, Current Expense Fund.
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Miscellaneous Receipts.
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Owing to changes in business conditions since the preliminar
budget was compiled, the following changes were made in Estimated Misc. Receipts:
The itent "Revenues from State Liquor Fund" was reduced from $2313.81 to $2225.00
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The item "Billiard Tables, Bowling Alleys, etc.," was reduced fro, $45.00 t
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$35.00.
The item 112nd Hand and Junk Dealers" was increased from $50.00 to $100.00.
The item of "Theatre and Show Licenses" was deduced from $200.00 to $100.00,
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Olympic Gravity Water Fund.
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Operation and Maintenance:
The following reductions were made in the "Water" Budget:'
Wages, Labor, from $1200.00 to $800.00.
Office Supplies, from $175.00 to $150.00.
Truck Repairs and Tires, from $120.00 to $100.00.
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Misel.,including insurance on truck, from $50.00 to $30.00.
State Business Tax, from $1500.00 to $1340.00.
No changes were made in "Estimated Receipts."
Public Library Fund.
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Operation and Maintenance:
Members of the Library Board were present and expressed
their approval of the following reductions proposed by the Council:
Sundry and Misel., from $40.00 to $36.00
Building Repairs, Replacements and Improvements, from $100.00 to $60.00.
No change was made in Estimated Miscl. Receipts (except 2¢ to balance Scot.) and
the above changes made it possible to reduce the tax levy from 1.6 mills, as as-
timated in the preliminary budget, tq 1.5 mills.
Park Fund.
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Operation and Maintenance. The item of "Salary, Caretaker"was reduced from $900.00 t
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780 00 per year, and the item "Supplies and G11sc1." was reduced from $250.00 to
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218.69, making it possible to reduce the tax levy from an estimated 1.250 mills
to 1. mill.
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