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Home My WebLink About00333 Minutes of the regular session of FebruaryES OF REGULAR OF FEBRUARY 19th, 1935. PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 19, 1935. The CITY COUNCIL of the City of Port Townsend Washington, met in regular session this C19th ay ouncilmanfV;m. Lammers19mayortproJOtem.cPresiding,,untilhtheoarrivalhofbiiayorers fBangertethe City r,Hall, ROLL CALL. Upon Roll Call there were present City Attorney IN. J. Daly, City Clerk C. F. Christian, and Councilman Tony DeL. eo, Peter Naughton, '^. S. Lafferty, Vim. Lammers Sr., Paul H. H. Sather, H. L. Hirtzler and Sam McGee, Mayor Bangerter arriving later in the session. MIIlUTES OF FEBRUARY 5th and 8th APPROVED. Minutes of the regular session of February 5th, and the special session of February 8th, were read and approved as read. Mayor Bangerter arrived at this time and thereafter presided. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. CITY ATTORNEY. Proposed Street Fund ordinance. Reporting on the proposed ordinance to create a Shree Department Fund, City Attorney Daly quoted from an opinion by the Attorney General relating to funs froto the affect t of the ap peareddto bem mthat thetsaidsoline Tax funds shouldnbe, a the expended entirelyforhstreetnpurposes.stair. Dal stated, however, that inasmuch as the city had no knowledge or assurance at this time that the legislature would appropriate any part of the gas tax monies for the use of the cities and towns of the State, he believed it would be a mistake to set up a separate street fund at this time. . Water Ordinance Infractions. City Attorney Daly also brought up the matter of delin- quent water patrons, stating that %later Superintendent Green had reported to him that some of these delinquent patrons had turned on the water after the Department had shut of the water for non-payment of bills, in some instances having turned on the water at least three times in succession. +•r. Daly reported to the Council that after a search of the Water "i•dinances, it appeared that no penalty had been provided for this particular action by the consumer and that the city -was witoAt'definite, power to penalize such consumers. To Draw Penalty Amendment.. It was moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Council- man Lafferty that the City Attorney be instructed to draw up an ordinance providing for a penalty or penalties for turning on the water from the city system without due authorization i,iotion declared carried. CITY CLERK. Hoffman Reply. City Clerk Christian reported that in accordance with instructions, he had written to Mr. E. 11. Hoffman, as follows: Port Townsend, Washington, February 13, 1935. E. R. Hoffman, State Engineer PWA., Olympia, ',,lash. Re: Docket No. 5215, Port Townsend %latermains. Dear Sir: - Relative to the above numbered project and in reply to your letter of kebruary 5t1 the City Council has instructed me to inform you that because of conditions which have deve oped since air application for a grant was merle, the city is now unable to carry out their part of the proposed project, that is; to furnish rg15,000 as a part of such construction costs. The unusual weather conditions prevailing during the past 'minter has created e hazard along the transmission orrsupply line of the water system that demands the retention of a considerable surplus for emergencies. It is with extreme regret that the Council was forced to come to the foregoing conclusion, but adequate protection to our supply system seems to demand it. Yours very truly, C. F. Christian, City P'lerk. CITY TREASURER. January Report. 'Treasurer for the month of January, 1935, vras Phe report of the City presented, read, and referred to the Finance Committee. Water Supt. Main Line 'Meters. The report of the '!,rater Sunt. showing the flour of water through the main line meters for the period ending Feby llth, erns presented, read, and ordered tiled. BUILLING PERK.ITS. Applications for Building Permits, vere presented, read, and disposed of, as follows: From E..'71. Burns, tO-wit:. Port Townsend, Wash., Feby 18, 1935. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, port Tovmsepd, Wash. Gentlemen: Permission is requested to raze the old kitchen and move other building, on same property, to connect with main building. Cost is estimated at $50,00. Situate at 819 Cass Street. lE %l. Burns. espectfully submitted, • Xr�f$��+•r-ri, 1"tr I r'y. , i �,a,�' pf�jf •�iy.r a rr, - .� �tng F y Efm >u'rU i„ m• ..,. Cok,;a�x.b�fi�at,:•, �nfA g--- --- — — ----\ r, r •i1 P,�> � 6`r >..�•zfi'7rr�'?�t+-r � it "Y`��,�y�a� T�....... z`�ir3ta'rN'j,>(1�r�•+ra� Minutes of Regular Session of Feb 19 35 continued. } 1kqq f° y lr a r n , it'°tea '`r?x t"i=�Y� -, From Henry ecker, to -wit: Port Townsend, rash February1935 n'jF U'r 4^la v �eftr ,irr ' d, '1' ., 9, �.. ktar„X ;ems:tk�`yf f `x(i'<3 To the Honorable Mayor mnd City Council, Port Townsend, Wash. Gentlemen:- 'Jµ'e}`tM4 WlY'1;'�S2 Y F;; I Permission is requested to eroct a frame dwelling house on Lots 6 and 8, Block 141, Original Townsite, at an estimated cost of $1,000.00 for materials. i a �1 ,l Y y tt Fr n q S �}•rtr,fl+StG�/.`�, �t��r��j}'^xt �+�'r�! A e ff�• � Respectfully submitted, ii�O'r'.p , , ,r "j, Henry Decker. It was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Lammers that the afore- said applications be granted. Motion declared carried. _ ' COMMUNICATIONS; , From Mr.and Mrs. A. H. Lloyd, for Lease. 4 yr r Communication from Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Lloyd applying for lease of streets, was presented, and read, as follows: Port Townsend, Flash., Feby 19, 1935. °.r To the Honorable Mayor of Port Townsend and City Council: I hereby make application for the leasing of Landis and Hill Streets at " the places where these streets join or connect Block 17 and Block 33 in the Eisenbeis Addi- tion of the 'Cityof Port Townsnnd. L� r'4 (ir'��,! �k'3�� i °, ' r ' 'y r� ;i• Mr. and Mrs. Allen H. Lloyd. ,. ` 8tt Y• ,r. y,��, +5,a�i 1: ` tl r :. >~, It was moved by Councilman Sather and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the lease 4, " + be granted; the rental to be2.00 for the year. Liotion declared carried. From Standard 011 Company, Re: House Bill No. 55. A circular letter from the Standard Oil Company, urging the City, as a lessor of property to the said Company, to oppose the passage of House Bill No. 55, (intended to plat ... the State in the Gasoline Business) and to address a letter to the State senator from this District to vote "No" on this bill, was presented and read in full. , Clerk to send letter. It was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Naughton that the City Clerk be instructed to send a letter to Senator Bengston, advising him that the Council is opposed to House Bill No. 55. Motion declared carried. From Chas. J. Bartholet, Supervisor of Hydraulics. 5g an A letter from Chas. J. Bartholet, Supervisor of Hydraulics, relative to Rixon Cree 7later rights, was presented and read, as follows: Olympia, Wash., February 8th, 1935. tin r City of Port Townsend, F"lashington, Gentlemen: Re: Permit No. 1020. ' r ` art The purpose of this letter is to advise you that the time for beginning of con- struction in connection with the above named permit expired November 1, 1928 and no notice t of beginning has yet been filed. y, ryte r, ., The application vras for the appropriation of 1 c.f.s of the waters of Rixon Creek, per`:vi +r,.• tributary of Lake Hooker, for domestic supply and was assigned to the city by George H. Webb r June 7, 1927. F' If the work was started within the time set out in the permit, please fill out and send in the enclosed form for notice of beginning construction at once. If' not, and youare still interested in perfecting the water right, you should request an extension of time. ` There is a statutory fee of $5.00 for such an extension. i Please let us hear from you as soon as possible what you wish to do concerning the u . matter as the permit is subject to cancellation as it now stands. .s t Yours very truly, r Chas. J. Bartholet, Supervisor of Hydrauli s By G. Hallihan, Secretary. t It was moved by Concilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Sather that the necessary y* steps be taken to protect the cityrs water rights on the said Rixon Creek. Motion declared carried. Port Angeles Passed Gas Division Resolution. The City Clerk reported receipt of advice from the City Clerk of Port Angeles that r. the City Commission of Port Angeles had also adopted a resolution favoring an allocation of gasoline tax monies to the cities and towns of the State and had forwarded copies of same to ` the legislators from this District. .I From H. J. Neumann, re: Water Shed ',York. ff, A letter from Mr. henry J. Neumann, relative 10E to down timber in the water shed area of the Water System, was presented and read, as follow Port Townsend, Washington, February 18, 1935. The Honorable The Mayor and The City Council, , Port Townsend, 'Lashington. Gentlemen:- At a meeting of the City of Port Townsend Planning Board on February B, 1935, the ^4 ; Chairman of the Board, Mr. James H. Coyne, instructed me to invite your attention to the + matter of taking steps to eliminate the existing fire hazard, down timber, in the vicinity of the water shed of the Port Townsend water system, in the Olympic National Forest, on the Big quilcene River (continued next page)