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Home My WebLink About00328 Minutes of Regular Session -:of Jan. 22/35 continued.i G =1" ..Iinutes of regular session of Jan. 22/35, continued. Superintendent's "sport for the month of December, 1934, would respectfully report as follows: find same to agree with office records. Wm. Lammers Sr. VI. S. Lafferty. Said report was ordered filed. COMMUNICATIONS. Weppner award. The City Clerk reported receipt of a card from the Denartment of Labor and In- dustries, advising that upon a rehearing of the claim of Roy S. Pieppner, an award of $385. C had been made to him for loss of time. Communication was ordered filed. Gamewell Company. The City Clerk also reported receipt of a communication from The p,amewell Com- pany, offering their services in securing funds for the improvement of the Fire Alarm and Police signal systems in the event of Congress appropriating further sums for Public Works projects. The Clerk stated that he had replied to the letter to the effect that the city had no funds available for materials and that any such work would of necessity, be wholly financed from Federal funds. Communication ordered filed. BUILDING PERMITS. From McCurdy and Bailey. Application for Building Permit was presented and read, as follows: Port Townsend, Plash., January loth, 1935. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Port Tavnsend, Wash. Gentlemen: Permission is requested to erect a frame, double garage on the Dennis Building property, in the rear of the Port Townsend Dry Goods Co. store. Dimensions to be 15 x 20 feet and the cost is estimated at $90.00. Respectfully submitted, McCurdy and Bailey, Owners, By Jas. G. McCurdy. It was moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the said permit be granted. Motion declared carried. REQUISITIONS. Water Department. The City Plater Department presented a requisition for the follow- ing supplies: 1 filing case of steel, and cards for taps. 500 second sheets. It was moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the said requisition be granted. Motion declared carried. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. Resolution Re: Gasoline Funds: Relative to the effort of the Association of Washing ton Cities to secure a portion of the State Gasoline Tax Funds for expenditure on upkeep of city streets, the City Attorney, at the request of the City Clerk, prepared the follow_ ing resolution, which was presented and road by the City Clerk, to -wit: RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, it a -•pears to the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, that legialatio enacted by the legislature of the State of Washington, during the year 1933, insofar as pertains to the apportionment of gas tax monies to cities and towns has lapsed, and Y,1iEREAS, unless new legislation is enacted cities and towns will be deprived of an appreciable source of revenue, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, that it is the sense of this Council that the 1935 Legislature of the State of Washington, now in session assembled, enact such appropriate legislation as to enable cities and towns to re- ceive a portion of gas tax revenues to enable them to properly maintain the streets of the cities and towns in this state. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be mailed to the lion. J. D. Ben ston, State Senator, 24th Senatorial District, State Senate, Olympia, Washington; and to t the Hon. George N. Adams, Hon. Nelson B. Neff and lion. U. S. Ford, Representatives of the 24th Legislative District, House of hepresentatives, Olp+mpia, Washington. It was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Lammers that the dald resolution be adopted. Upon Roll Call, all seven Councilmen voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. Said resolution was approved by the Mayor this date. UNFINISHED AND NEV BUSINESS. Gasoline Bids. Pursuant to publication calling for bids, proposals to furnish the j city with gasoline were now opened and read, the bids submitted being as follows: Shell Oil Company: Shell Ethyl Gasoline 15ed per gallon u Shell first structure non -premium III (Super Shell) gasoline 13`- Shell third structure (Green Streak) 13.-r�� 3 I i, •. ti Minutes of Regular Session -:of Jan. 22/35 continued. (Gasoline bids continued) Richfield Oil Company: Richfield Ethyl Gasoline per gallon 15f Richfield First Grade non -premium gasoline, gal. .131 Inferior grade to Richfield First "rode .13- Associated oil Company: Associated "Flying All Gasoline, per gallon 161 Associates "GreenGold" " " " .15f Standard oil Company: Standard Gasoline, " " 16 Standard Ethyl Gasoline " " :181 Union Oil Company: Union 1176" Gasoline " " 16� Union White Magic Gasoline " " :15, Recess. TE was moved by Councilman Sather and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the Council recess for 15 minutes. Motion carried and recess declared. Reconvened and Roll Call. The Council reconvened at 10:30 o'clock p.m., and upon Rol] Call there were present Mayor George Bangerter, City Attorney W. J. Daly, City Clerk C. F. Christian, and Councilmen McGee, Naughton, De Leo, Lafferty, Lammers, Sather and Hirtzler. RICHFIELD GASOLINE BID ACCEPTED. It was moved by Councilman Hirtzler and seconded by Councilman Lammers that the pro- posal of the Richfield Oil Company to furnish the city with gasoline for the ensiung year be accepted. Upon Roll Call vote, Councilman McGee was excused from voting while all of - the other six councilmen voted in the affirmative and motion.was declared married. Airport Condemnation not to be contested. It was moved by Councilman Naughton and seconded by Councilman Lammers that should th Board of County Commissioners for Jefferson County, Washington, under the power of eminent domain, proceed to acquire certain designated lots and blocks in that certain portion of the City of Port Townsend commonly known as the "swamp area" and other contiguous property for an airport under the Provisions of Sec. 905-1, Remingtoncs Compiled Statutes, then and in that event, the City Council will not contest condemnation proceedings affecting such real estate or dedicated streets enumerated therein. Upon Roll Call Vote, Councilmen IlicGee, Naughton, Lafferty, Lammers and Hirtzler voted in the affirmative, Councilman Sather voted in the negative, and Councilman DeLeo was ex- cused from voting. Motion declared carried. STREET GRADER PLANS TO BE DRAWN AND BIDS CALLED FOR. It was moved by Councilman Sather and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the Street Committee and the City Attorney prepare plans and specifications for the purchase of a Street drader and that the City Clerk be instructed to advertise for bids for such grader, bids to be opened at the first regular session of the City Council in March, 1935. Upon Roll Call vote, all seven Councilmen voted in the affirmative and motion was de- clared carried. Ors l� ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. I asap City Treasurer's Accounts to be audited monthly. .?yY;; At the request of the Council as a committee of the whole, City Attorney Daly prepare and submitted the following resolution, to -wit: RESOLUTION. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pot Townsend that hereafter a moat r- n ly audit of the books of the City Treasurer be made by the Finance Committee of the City Ys)`zgy,pit Council, with such assistance as may be demanded of the City Attorney, which audit shall include (1). Reconciliation of cash balances. ary (2). Check of securities to cover city deposits. RESOLVED, that no -securities be by the City 'Treasurer save an -, BE IT FURTHER purchased 44"�','{r1,, ; except by resolution of the City Council authorizing same, and BE IT FARTHER RESOLVED, that the Finai%e Committee of the City Council promulgate suc t j3g further rules and regulations in conformity with the spirit of this resolution. It was moved by Councilmen Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Hertzler that the said resolution be adopted. Upon Roll Call vote, all seven Councilmen voted in the affirmative, and motion was declared carried. ADJOURXME-NT. Unon motion of Councilman Lafferty, seconded by Councilman Sather, Council voted to n u- adjourn. Attest: - 9 Mayor 0 ty C er . 0