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MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL, OCTGBEH t3tn,.:1a00.
PORT TOWNSEND, WASHING'TON, OCTOBER 8, 1935.'
met in regular asssion
The CITY COUNCIL of the City of Port Townsend, Washington2this Sth day of October,
1935, at 7:30 o'clock p.m., in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, Councilman Wm. Lam-
mers, Mayor pro tem., presiding in the absence of Mayor Bangerter.
ROLL CALL:
Upon Roll Call there were present City Attorney W. J. Daly, City Clerk C.F.
Christian, and Councilmen Peter Naughton, W. S. Lafferty, Wm. Lammers Sr., and Harry L.
Hirtzler.
MINUTES APPROVED.
The minutes of the regular session of October let and of the Statu-
tory session of Oct. 7th were read and approved as read.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
Letter'from Hoffman:
The City Clerk reported receipt of a letter from E. R. Hoffman,
Acting State Director, P.W.A., inwNhlch he acknowledged receipt of the information fArnish-
ed him as he had requested, and that he would be pleased to receive the plans and specifi-
cations for the water project at an early date.
Water Supt. September Report:
The Report of Water Supt. Green for the month of Sep-
tember, 1935, was presented, read, and referred to the Water Committee.
Main Line Meter "eadings:
Reports by the Water Supt., showing the flow of water thru
the main line meters, for the period ending Oct. 8th, were presented, read, and ordered
filed.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Applications for building permits were presented, read, and disposed of, as follows:
From J. J. Bishop, to -wit:
Port Townsend, Washington, Oct. 3, 1935
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council,
Port Townsend, Wash.
Gentlemen:
Permission is requested to cover the walla of my dwelling house situate on lots
1 and 2, Block 14, Mountain View Add., with "shakes" (shingled). Coat is estimated at
$250.00.
Reapectfully.submitted, J. J. Bishop
by Dan Buchillo.
From John Miklo, to -wit:
Part Townsend, Washington, Oct. 8, 1935'
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council,
Port Townsend, Wash.
Gentlemen:
Permission is requested to make general repairs to my dwelling house at #1848
Clay Street, repairs to include enclosing the rear porch. Cost of materials is estimated
at $22.00.
Respectfully submitted, John Miklo
From Otto Mitton, to -wit:
Port Townsend, Washington, Oct. 7, 1935
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council,
Port Townsend, Wash.
Gentlemen:
Permission is requested to reehingle my dwelling house at 810 Polk Street.
Cost is estimated at $60.00.
Respectfully submitted, 0. R. Mitton.
From John H. Hartman, to -wit:.
Port Townsend, Washington, Oct. 5th, 1935
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council,
Port Townsend, Wash.
Gentlemen:
Permission is requested to erect a one -room addition to my dwelling house at t]
corner of 4th and Logan Streets, Eisenbeis Add. Cost is estimated at $150.00.
Respectfully submitted, John H. Hartman/
From Ray Brooling, to -wit:
Port Townsend, Washington, Oct. 8, 1935.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council,
Port Townsend, Wash.
" Uentlemen:
Permission ierrequested to make general repairs to the dwelling house at 1806
Garfield Street, at an estimated cost of $300.00.
hespectfully submitted, Ray Brooling.
It was moved by Councilman Hirtzler and seconded by Councilman Naughton that the said
applications be granted. Motion declared carried.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From let American Nat`l Bank, Re: Interest.
A communication, addressed to Mayor Geo.
Bangerter, relative to Interest on Bank Deposits, was presented, and read, as follows:
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Port Townsend, Washington, September 18, 1935.
Mayor Ueorge Bangerter,
Chairman City Finance Committee,
Port Townsend, Wash.
Dear Sir: -
At our regdlar monthly directors meeting held on Tuesday, September loth, I ex-
plained to the directors the outcome of the meeting I had with your committee relative to
the interest rate to be paid on City Funds.
It is our desire to cooperate with the City in every way but our entire Board was unan
imous in holding that the rate be reduced to 1%, effective the last date to which interest
was paid. We wish to call your attention to the fact that this is the maximum rate now be-
ing paid by the banks of the State on City Funds and, as I explained to you at the time of
the meeting, the average rate is about 'd of l%. Also we pay on the average daily balance
whereas in most cases the banks figure the interart on the lowest balance of the month. May
I also call your attention to the fact that the new law governing City Deposits became effec
tive last March and that most of the banks reduced their rates effective April let, whereas
in our case we allowed practically six months time to elapse before taking action.
I shall be glad to meet with your committee again should you desire it. I sincerely
truxt, that you will all realize that we are not being unfair in this matter when you consid-
er it from'all angles.
Consequently, unless we hear from you further, the next time the interest is credited
to the City Treasurer's account it will be figured on a 1,% basis.'
Very truly yours, H. Sanford Saari,
Cashier -Manager,
Communication was referred to•:the City Finance Committed.
Circular Letters from Puget Sound Power & Light Co.,
and Mack Truck Company.
Circular letter from the Puget Sound Power & Light Co., calling attention tb their
magazine advertisement of the resources of the State, and a circular letter from the Macki
International Motor 'Truck Corp., advertising their repair facilities, were presented and t
was ordered that the circulars be filed for reading by any one interested.
Circular Letter from Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau.
Circular letter from the Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau relative to fire
prevention and to facilities for fire fighting and other matters bearing on the grading of
the city for insurance rates, was presented and ordered filed for reference.
Copies of Election Certificates.
The City Clerk reported receipt of cebtified'copies of Official Canvass of the returns
of the recent special election, which are herewith set forth, as follows:
Special election for Water Project, (Ordinance #1054) to -wit:
AFFIDAVIT of canvass of Jefferson County Election Board for the City of Port
Townsend Special Election for the purpose of making additions and betterments
to the existing Municipal water-wotks system under Ordinance No. 1054 of said
city, held September 24th, 1935.
STATE OF WASHINGTON )
as.
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON)
KNOW ALL MEN that we, S. Lockhart, Allan Trumbull and H. E. Ander-
son, Chairman of the Board of County Commisioners, Prosecuting Attorney and County Auditor,
respectively, constituting the members of the Jefferson County Election Board, do hereby
certify that the following is a true and correct statement ad the canvass made by us ontthe
7th day of October, 1935, of the returns certified to the County Auditor, by the various
precinct election officials of the Election held in said city September 24th, 1935, under
Ordinance No. 1054;
That the whole number of votes cast at said election was 749 of which 656 were
1n favor of said proposition and 82 were against said proposition.
Dated at Port Townsend, Washington, this 7th day of October, 1935.
S. Lockhart
Chairman, Board of County Commissioners.
Allan Trumbull,
Prosecuting Attorney
H. E. Anderson
County Auditor.
STATE OF WASHINGTON)
County of Jefferson) as.
I, H. E. Anderson, do hereby certify that I am the County Auditor for Jefferson County
and ex-officto Clerk of the Jefferson County Election Board; that the foregoing is a full,
true, and correct copy of the Statement of Canvass of the Jefferson County Election Board
of the canvass made October 7th, 1935.
Witness my hand and official seal this 7th day of October, 1935.
(Seal) H. E. Anderson, County Auditor.
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR SPECIAL TAX LEVIES, to -wit:
AFFIDAVIT of canvass of Jefferson County Election Board for the City of Port
Townsend Special Levy Election, September 24th, 1935.
STATE OF WASHINGTON)
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON) as.
KNOW ALL MEN that we, S. Lockhart, Allan 'Trumbull and H. E. Ander-
son, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, Prosecuting Attorney and County Auditor,