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Home My WebLink About00399 Minutes of Regular Session of Jan. 7/36 continued.n 136 r'inutes of Regular Session of Jan- y/6b cons muea (Myers application continued) It eras moved by Councilman Hirtzler and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the said r carried. Motion declared an ed. �. permit t P be granted. , COMMUNICATIONS. From St. Johns Hospital: A card of holiday greetings from the Sisters of St. John's Hospital was presented, read, and ordered filed. Chamber of Commerce Invitation. A communication from the Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce was presented and read as follows: Port Townsend, Wash., January 4, 1936. Honorable Mayor and City Council, Port Townsend, Wash. Gentlemen: At the regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, to be held Wednesday, Januar, 8 at noon, Central Cafe, Hon. Geo. H. Gannon, 77orks Progress Administrator will be a speake The Chamber cordially invites your honorable body to be present at this meeting and we trust you will be able to attend. Very truly yours, Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce By Jas. G. McCurdy, Secy. Said communication was ordered filed. Hoffman's Approving Letter. A communication from Mr. E. R. Hoffman, State Director FIA, approving certain documents re: water works project, was presented and read, as follows: Olympia, Washington, December 23, 1935. Mr. T. 17. Campbell, City Engineer, Port Tarnsend, 41asnington. Wash. 1319, Port Townsend Waterworks. Dear Sir: - Enclosed herewith please find three copies of the following documents pertaining to the above project, the approval of this office being noted thereon: Plans and specifications Proposal of James H. Coyne, Contract between City of Port Townsend and James H. Coyne. Performance bond covering above contract. Public Liability Insurance Policy covering above contract. Will you please deliver one copy of each of these documents to the contractor, and make arrangements to have a set of the documents kept intact upon the work during construc- tion as an official reference. The performance bond returned herewith is furnished by a company acceptable to the Public Works Administration and approved by this office. You may authorize the contractor to commence construction. Kindly furnish this of- fice with a copy of the order to start work. A representative of the Public Works Administration will be assigned to the project by Yr. R. H. Corey, State Engineer Inspector, Journal Building, Portland, Oregon. The person assigned by Mr. Corey will assist you in complying with the requirements of the Public Works Adr.,inistration. Federal inspection of the project will be under the direc- tion of Yr. Corey. Yr. Corey has requested that you notify him three days before construction starts. Yours very truly, cc: R.H.Corey, E. R. Hoffman, State Engineer Inspector Acting State Director, P71A cc: Hon. Geo. Bangerter, Yayor for the Administrator. Port Townsend, Washington. It was ordered that the said communication be filed for reference. Petition for Hydrant. A petition signed by frank Cadero, et al, asking for the in- stallation of a fire hydrant, was presented and rend as follows: Petition. Fort Townsend, Washington, January 6, 1936 To the Honorable Wayora nd City Council, Port Ta•: nsend, Washington. Gentlemen: We understand a new pipe line is being constructed on Discovery Road. ':':e, the undersigned, hereby respectfully petition your Honorable Body to install a fife hydrant on this new line some place between Harned Street and San Juan Avenue as them are no hydrants in this section. Respectfully submitted, Frank Cadero Geo. 2'elch '"m. A. Kuroeber Frank Martin Louie vanish Joe ?,:finish r.anuel Cadero Marion Cable 3:anuel 14inish John Freitas "Nilliem Scott August J. Baunach The said petition was referred to the Fire Chief and the Fire and Light Committee for investigation and report. z �I r 137 Minutes of Regular Session of Jan. 7/36 continued. (Communications continued) 1 k, Yleppner Claim Closed. A copy of Order and Notice of Final Settlement in the case of Roy S. Weppner, fro h notice be- } the Le rtment of Labor and Industries, was presented and read, the point of the irit!. a k�- t'}�,,}�,,, r { rid ing that a lump sum settlement in the amount of $;782.65 had been ordered and that no furthe payments out of the Medical Aid Fund would be allowed after November 30, 1935. ,ia ,y 1 Said copy was ordered filed. f c: Councilman Naughton arrived at this time and took his seat in the Council. Sort te5$( "+f +C o•' �> t ` Re: State Electrical License Law: ` A circular letter from the Department of Labor and Industries, relative to Inspect Lion of work under the new State Electrical License law (Chapter 169, Laws of 1935), urns read in part, as it affects the city, and was ordered filed for future reference, rx i hj Association of Washington Cities Letter. 6 ayt"w sia wr r, rf, r. , A latter of greetings from the Officers and Executive Committee of the Associntfo z r pr w of Washington Cities was presented and read and ordered filed. Fireboat "Snoqualmie" Letter: xsµ" fRe t rra' A letter from Nieder & Marcus, offering the old Seattle fireboat "Snoqualmie" for eels, was presented and read and ordered filed. fi n REQUISITIONS. Requisitions for supplies were presented, read, and disposed of as follows: , r �p. for City `Rater Department, to -wit: S(VAl y`u ;< Q Box envelopes, Bottle office paste, 1 - 1q" atop cock Vi° ,s + 40 ft1;" pipe, 6 - 3/4" corporation cocks, 7 - 3/4" curb cocks 15 ft,, 3/4 3/4" lead pipe, 6 - brass nipples, 6 - " brass ells for Street'and Highway Department, to -wit: z"r4,c� �,� ', v ,. •` 300 voucher forms, Postage Stamps (about wS'2.00) '' �'?• >• � It was moved by Councilman Naughton and seconded by Councilman Hirtzler that the said t� fil requisitions be granted. Motion declared carried. 'G`•?,�� `�'; u ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. rcg�3' agR fi Two city fund accounts having become obsolete, the City Attorney upon request of the City Clerk, prepared resolutions to abolish said funds and the said resolutions were pre- n,J'4•I rented, as follows: To Abolish "Bond Redemption Second Issue"Fund RESOLUTION. BE IT F..ESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, that whatever ,a 0(g cash balance, effective as of December 31at, 1935, may be in that certain Fund known as "Bond Redemption Second Issue," be, and the same is hereby transferred to the city fund known as "Bond Interest First Issue. f?° BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, effective January 1st, 1936, that that certain fund 4. "y. % H='" known as "Bond Redemption Second Issue", be, and the same is hereby abolished, and the City w Treasurer of the City of Per Townsend is hereby directed that from and after January 1st, Etv� §iy� u 1 `o 1936, to credit all receipts that would have accrued to "Bond Redemption Second Issue", to i w "Bond Interest First Issue". it }lk ^ £ It was moved by Councilmen Hirtzler and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the said resolution be adopted. Upon Roll Call vote, all six councilmen present voted in favor thereof and motion was declared carried. The said resolution was approved by the mayor under date of January 8th, 1936. >a. ,i t.' • c, Hf}t c{f To Abolish "Highway taintenance Fund", Ls ' r RESOLUTION. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, that that certain N fund heretofore known and carried upon the records of the City Clerk and City `reasurer i as "Highway Maintenance Fund", be, and the same is hereby abolished, and ° BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that effective January let, 1936, whatever cash balance shall {". appear on the Books of the City treasurer in the "Highway Maintenance Fund", be, and the r ) same is hereby transferred, effective as of January lst, 1936, to the "Street and Highway Fund", and t rir`, r i BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, effective January 1st, 1936, all moneys accruing to the 1 City of Port Townsend from the old "County Road and Bridge" fund shall be credited to the "Street and Highway Fund", t i It was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Sather that the said tn, I resolution be adopted. Upon Roll Call vote all six councilmen present voted in the af- firmative and motion was declared curried. ORDINANCES. The proposed ordinance entitled "An Ordinance of the City of Port Townsend relating to 5t ?I intoxicating liquors and prohibiting the manufacture, possession, sale, or other dispositio i thereof in the City of Port Townsend, except in certain cases; providing for the regulation IL� /