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Minutes of Regular Session of June 18/35 continued.
Lot 6, Block 10, Aldrich Addition. Cost is estimated at $100.00 for the materials.
Respectfully submitted, Mae Rice
From George Welch, to -wit: by Chas. Rice.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council,
Port Townsend, Wash.
Gentlemen:
situate on the
Permission
propertyiformerlyrequested
known ashave
thenArcedoaddition
Addition,tbeingo my ronithecN propert
of
F Street opposite the Municipal Golf Course. Coat is estimated at $135.00'.
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. Welch, By W. A. Brumond.
From John S. Lindstrom, to -wit:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council,
Port Townsend, Wash.
Gentlemen:-
cor-
ner
of Washingtonland oMonroeeStreets ,tknownaasathe old ge the "StarSTheatre" , withof thedanview of. ateusing
the premises as a specialty bath house. Changes will consist in buildin new to divide the building into rooms suitable for baths. Cost is estimatedgat a partitions
$500.00. approximately
Respectfully submitted,
John S. Lindstrom.
It was moved by Councilman Hirtzler and seconded by Councilman Lammers that the said
permits be granted. Motion declaredc arried.
COMMUNICATIGBS.
From H. M. Merriam, re: Grader Insurance.
advising the City that insurance on the Cit fs rA note ffom H. M. Merriam was presented
d grader
on July 29, 1935, and soliciting a renewal of the insuranceand the dump truck would expire
The matter was referred to the Finance Committee.
From Alpha Baker.
Letter from Alpha Baker, requesting three days leave of absence, wa
presented and read, as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Port Townsend, Wash., June 18, 1935.
Port Townsend, Wash,
Gentlemen:
Thank you. I hereby ask leave of absence for three days with no extra expense to the City.
Alpha Baker, City Water Dept. Cleri:.
It visa moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the said
request be granted. Motion declared carried.
From State Auditor, re: Budget Allowance:
A the State
re-
questing that the sum of $290.00 be included in the£orm 19361etter budgetfrom for examination oft orgeneral
accounts of the city, was rresented, read, and ordered filed.
Re: Fire College, from W.P,Payne, Chief of Spokane Fire Dept.
A form from
W. P. Payne, Chief of Spokane Fire wept., inviting the members of the City FireeDepartment
to attend a session of the Northwest Fire College to be held in Spokane on June 19, 20, 21
and 22, was presented and read and ordered filed.
From Association of Washington Cities.
Cities was presented and read, as follows: Communication from Association of Washington
The Hon. Mayor, Councilmen and Officers of Seattle, Washington, June 11, 1935.
the Cit of Port Townsend,
cN C. F. Christian, City Clerk,
Gentlemen: -
Port Townsend, Washington.
a receipt
es
id the
year 1935-36. Let meacongratulateotheiiCityaof PortAssociatinTownsendoonomembershipoin0thee
Associa-
tion. It is only through the united efforts of municipal officials such as ya:rselves the
the problems confronting Washington cities and towns can be solved most effectively and in
the interests of all.
The Association office, through the cooperation of the Bureau of Governmental Re-
search of the University of Washington, is accumulating information on n multitude of mu-
nicipal questions. This will be made available to officials of member cities upon request
Inquiries
es pertaining
inin
e to any phas
e of mun
icipal a 1 gover
nment nmant wi
ll ill be a
Associa-
tion
a newer and r answered b bureau offices. In carrying out this service, it may be necessary ytohcall onyou
occasionally for information. We ask your cooperation so that the experience of your city
may be made available to other Won municipal offiashingtciaIs.
Information bulletins published by the Association will be mailed to the officials of
Your municipality. These carry current information on municipal affairs in '�;aahington and o
other states, as well as the results of studies made by the Bureau of Governmental Research
;';astern City, the official publication of the League of California Municipalities the lea-
gue of Oregon Cities, and the Association of Washington Cities, will be sent to all officia a
and heads of departments of your city.
Your cityls membership in the Association of Washington Cities entitles the officials
of Port Townsend to call on the Association office for information or service at any time.
Very truly your,
Said communication was ordered filed. Russell Barthell, Executive Secretary.
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Minutesof Regular Session of June 18/35 continued,
From Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce, re: Highways.
Communication from Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce was presented and read as follow
p To the Honorable Mayor and City Council,
Port Townsend, Washington.
' Gentlemen: -
The Chamber of Commerce, representing a large group of business men and propert
owners of Port Townsend is vitally interested in your program for the Improvement of city
streets -through immediate use of the State Gas Tax Funds recently allocated by the State
Legislature.
We approve the purchase of a new city street grader as a first step in this pro-
gram. We trust a satisfactory arrangement has been made to partially pay for it from the
State Gas Tax Fund allocation.
May we now urge your immediate consideration and adoption of a street surfacing
program with the balance of the funds now available for the biennium 1934-36?
We know you fully realize what the dust and rough streets have cost city busines
men and home owners in recent years. We agree that all city streets cannot be surfaced
and have therefore submitted a tentative program covering general city arterial routes.
We have been informed as follows regarding the State Gas Fund allocation:
a. vlill total approximately $11,500 for 1935-36.
b. Highway department allows $2,000 for grader.
C. Highway department asks $3,000 allocated for state highway maintenance in
city limits.
d. Estimated that approximately $6,000 will be available immediately for city
street surfacing.
It is also estimated and your engineer can get the verified figures from the State
Highway Department that six or eight miles of state approved, No. 2, oil surfacing nine (9
eighteen (18) or twenty-seven feet wide could be .laid in a sis-week period this summer
should you favorably decide to submit some such program as follows for the State Highway
Departments approval.
Yours respectfully,
PORT TOWNSEND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Clark Aldrich, President.
Jas. G. McCurdy, Secretary.
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(This sheet attached)
Re: Suggested City Street Surfacing Program.
The following city street surfacing program is respectfully suggested for
your consid
eratlon and judgment:
Distances
Miles.
1. State Highway Extension to Fort Worden,
via Monroe -Lawrence -Benton -Fir, etc. (Special arrangement)
2.3
2. Washington Street: Monroe to Scott (State Highway Junction)
.B
3. Jefferson Street: Quincy to Walker (Courthouse)
.7
4. Tyler Street: Jefferson to Lawrence to Fir (Worden
rt.)
.6
5. Harrison Street: Washington to Lawrence (Library)
.3
6. Benton Street: Washington Lawrence (Worden rt.)
.3
7. Adams and Quincy Streets: Water to Washington and Jefferson
.2
B. Walker Street: Washington to Blaine (City Golf Club)
.4
9. Blaine to Walker to Sheridan Ave. (St) (Klasell Hill)
.9
10. Sheridan Ave.: (South) 18th to State Highway (Paper Mill rt.)
.8
11. Morgan Hill: Tyler -Taft -Quincy -Reed -Jackson -Monroe
1.2
12. San Juan Ave.: 18th to Fort Worden
1.6
13. Discovery Road: Fir to San Juan to Sjeridan via cemeteries
1.2
14. Fort Worden: Monroe, Jackson, Bryan, Walnot to Southeast Gate
1.1
15. Kearney Street: Sims Way to Blaine (Golf Course)
.3b
16. Blaine Street: Chetzemoka Park to ";alker (Golf Course)
.8
17. Sheridan Ave.: To Hastings (.3) to Corona (Dundee .4)
.7
It was ordered that the said communication be filed.
REQUISITIONS:
Requisitions were presented, read, and disposed of, as follows:
For the City Clerk's Office, to -wit:
bOO s ee s a x ego size) typewriter paper;
50 - #13, 2¢ stamped envelopes; 25 - #8, 2¢ stamped envelopes;
Assorted Postage Stamps, $1.50.
For the Water Department, to -wit:
13 Coupon Boos for water rent collections.
It was moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Lafferty
that the said
requisitions be granted. Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
Proposed Emergency Ordinance. ($999.00 for Engineer)
Councilman Sather submitted a proposed emergency ordinance appropriating the sum
of $999.00 for the purpose of paying the salary of an engineer to be employed by the city,
which ordinance was entitled "An Ordinance of the City of Port Townsend declaring
an emer-
gency and appropriating and providing funds for the employment of an engineer fdr`the*re-
mairider of the year 1935."
The said ordinance was read in full, by the City Clerk, for the first
reading, a
being an emergency measure, it goes over to the next regular session for further
action.
UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS.
Grader Proposal of State Accepted.
It was moved by Councilman Sather and seconded by Councilman Lafferty
1,thut the City
Clerk be-instructed't'o writo'fo'the Statel Highway Department to the effect
that the City
accepts their proposal to purchase a new street grader on a 50-50 basis as
set out in a
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