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Home My WebLink About00351 Minutes of regular session of May 21/35 continued (2)u IN Minutes of regular session of May 21/35 continued (Communications continued) From Chamber of Commerce, To borrow ballot boxes. Communication from the Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce was presented and read, as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and members of the Port Townsend, Washington, May 21, 1935. City Council, Port Townsend, Washington. Honorable Sirs: - The Chamber of Commerce of Port Townsend, ,iiashington would very much appr ciate your assistance in the Chamber's Rhododendron Day Campaign, to the extent of loaning us two of the city's ballot boxes, these boxes to be under the care of the Contest Committe of the Chamber of Commerce. These boxes are to be placed down town and uptAwn and will be in charge of local merchants. Chamber of Commerce. It was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Hirtzler that the reques be granted. Motion declared carried. BUILDING PERMITS. Applications for Building Permits were presented, read, and disposed of as follows: From Mrs. Ella T. Greenwood, to -wit: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Port Townsend, Washington, May 20, 1935. Port Townsend, Wash. Gentlemen: - Permission is requested to rebuild the rear porch to my dwelling house, s]autat at 1145 Blaine Street, city. Cost is estimated at $20.00. Respectfully submitted, (Mrs) Ella T. Greenwood. From T. E. Hunter, to -wit: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Fort Townsend, Washington, May 16, 1935. Port Townsend, Flash. Gentlemen: - Permission is requested to reshingle the roof and to make minor general repair to my dwelling house situate at 518 Willow Street. Cost is estimated at $100.00. Respectfully submitted, T. E. Hunter, by Guy Hunter. From John H. Boggs, to -wit: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Port Townsend, Washington, May 20, 1935. Port Townsend, Wash. Gentlemen: - permission is requested to complete the construction of the frame dwelling hous at 315 E St. This work is all inside construction and the coat is estimated at $125.00 fo materials. Respectfully submitted, John H. Boggs, Owner. It was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Naughton that the said permits be granted. Motion declared carried. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIQJS. Resolution, to Issue Interest Coupons. A Resolution authorizing and directing that Interest Coupons representing the in- terest due July let on first issue of refund bonds, to be signed and executed by rho Mayor and the City Clerk, was introduced and read, as follows: Resolution Whereas, it fuly appearing to the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, a municipa corporation of the third class in the State df Washington, that on the first day of July, 1911, the said city issued and sold seventy-five refunding bonds, in the sum of One Thousan Dollars (,$1000.00) each, payable on the furst day of July, 1931, said bonds bearing interes at the rate of five and one-half (5j) per cent per annum, pays ble semi-annually on the fir day of January and July each year, said bonds being numbered one to seventy-five, inclusive said bonds being subject to an option as to time of payment therein specified. That twenty six of said bonds have been paid and liquidated, leaving bonds numbered twenty-seven to seventy-five, inclusive, now outstanding and unpaid, in the total sum of Forty-nine Thousan Dollars ($49,000.00); and Whereas, the City Gouncil does hereby recognize and acknowledge that the forty-nine tho sand dollars (,$49,000.00)'he"r`etofore referred to in this resolution, now due and unpaid, is an existing, legal and binding obligation of said City of Port Townsend; and Whereas, it further appearing to the City Council that on the first day of December, 19 legislating on the subject matter of this resolution, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 1015, and which said Ordinance No. 1015 is hereby made a part of this resolution with the same force and effect as if fully incorporated herein; and Whereas, it further appearing to the City 6ouncil that the refunding and liquidating of said Forty-nine Thousand Dollars ($49,000.00), as evidenced by the bonds described herein, cannot be accomplished before July let, 1935, and Whereas, it is the best judgment of the City Council and now advisable to have printed, issued and authorized to be signed and executed by the Mayor and the City Clerk, forty-nine (49) interest bearing coupons, numbered forty-eight (48), in the sum of twenty-seven dollar and fifty cents ($27.50) each, payable on the first day of July, 1935; Now, Therefore, be i Resolved by the City Council, and it is hereby ordered that forty-nine (49) interest bearing coupons, numbered forty-eight (48), be issued in the sum of twenty-seven dollars an fifty cents (,$27.50) each, payable July lot, 1935, as the semi-annual interest due on said bonds on that date, and the Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to sign and execute said coupons; and be it further ........................................ j 1� ^_t 4t4 Entt ells 41 Minutes of regular session of May 21/35 continued Resolved and Ordered that all of.,such interest bearing coupons be issued and executed In the same form as set forth in said Ordinance No. 1015, except number and date of payment,, and that the Fiscal Agency of the State of Washington, at the City of New York, is hereby authorized to pay such interest and pay such coupons as provided by said ordinance No. 1015 and the City 'Treasurer shall proceed in the same manner as provided by said Ordinance No. 1015, and that a certified copy of this resolution and of Ordinance No. 1015 be mailed to said Fiscal Agency. Adopted by the City Council this 21st day of May, 1935. Approved by the Mayor May 22nd, 1935. Attest: George Bangerter, Mayor C. F. Christian, City Clerk. Approved as to form W. J. Daly, City Attorney. It was moved by Councilman Hirtzler and .seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the said resolution be adopted. Motion declared carried. Ordinance to Reduce Theatre License Fees. In accordance with instructions, City Attorney W. J. Daly submitted a proposed Or- dinance to reduce the amount of license fee for Theatres, which said proposed ordinance had the following title, to -wit: "An Ordinance of the City of Port Townsend amending Section 1 of Ordinance No. 989, of the City of Port Townsend, entitled "An Ordinance of the City of Port Townsend, amending Section One (1) of Ordinance No. 218, entitled 'An Ordinance to li- cense, tax and regulate theatres, shows, exhibitions and public amusements in Port Townsend, as amended by Ordinance No. 894, passed by the City Council April 15, 1919, and approved by the Mayor April 17, 1919, and repealing all ordinances in conflict herewith. The said Ordinance was read in full by the City Clerk for the First reading and it was moved by Councilman McGee and seconded by Councilman Naughton that the first reading be con• sidered the second reading and that the third reading be by title only. Upon Roll Call vote, Councilmen Naughton, Lammers, Hirtzler and McGee voted in the affirmative and Counci: man Lafferty in the negative. Councilman Lammers, Mayor pro tem, declared the motion carried . ............................ Motion to pass. (Out of Order) and it was moved by Councilman Naughton and seconded by Councilman r z er at so ordinance do now pass. The Council proceeded to ballot by roll call, But City Attorney W. J. Daly called the attention of the council to the law requiring that a motion to bring up an ordinance for final passage at the same session it is introduced, there must be at least five affirmative votes in favor of such action, and, inasmuch as the said motion received only four affirmative votes, the motion was lost, and the succeeding motion that "said ordinance do now pass" was out of order and void, and it was so ordered. The proposed ordinance, therefore, takes the regular routine and may be brought up for farther consideration at the next regular session of the Council. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS. Getchman speaks for K.O.Erickson. Mr. A. Getchman was accorded the privilege of the floor, who appeared on behalf of fix. K. 0. Erickson, and asking what the city would do toward extending the city pipe lines, or be accorded the privilege of connecting with another patrons service to bring water to property owned by Mr. Erickson. After some discussion the matter was referred to the Plater Committee andMr. Green, Water Supt. New Quarantine Station Water Contract. Regular Forms to bid for supplying the new U.S. Quarantine Station with water for their fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, were presented and read, and it was moved by Coun- cilman Hirtzler and seconded by Councilman Naughton that the Mayor be authorized to sign the said bidr.forms to contract for water at the regular rates. Motion declared carried. Highway to Tyler Street, only. Councilman McGee made inquiry as to the extent of State Highway No. 9'1- within the City Limits and City Attorney Daly replied that according to laws of record, it extended from the western city limits to Tyler Street, only. ADJOURNMENT. Upon motion of Councilman Lafferty, seconded by Councilman McGee, the Council voted to adjourn. Attest: r - `mayor --�- C ty C er t - a I_ f I_ f ,