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j 111nuteg of Regular ession oP CouncilJuly 21 Luz —
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p of Jas. H. Coyne for water works construction, was presented and read, as follows:
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Port Townsend, Washington, July 21, 1936.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council,
Port Townsend, Washington.
Gentlemen:-
I wish to report that Mr. Jas. H. Coyne, contracttor for the improvement ]mown as
Additions and Betterments to, and Replacements of, Olympic Oravity ''rater System, under con-
tract dated december 14, 1935, has completed his work ont.the contract in accordance with th
i plans and specifications and, on July 20, 1936, a thorough inspection was made of the work
by two members of the Water Committee, Mr. Lammers and Mr. Lafferty.
I would recommend that the work be accepted if it has proven satisfactory to the
two members of your honorable body who made the above mentioned inspection.
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Very truly yours,
`.� T. Yr. Campbell, City Engineer.
Reports of Councilmen.
i Councilman Naughton, the third member of the Water Committee,
who was unable to accompany the other two members of the Committee an their tour of inspen
tion, asked that a report be rendered by the said members and in response, both Councilman
Lammers and Councilman Lafferty stated that in their judgment, the work -had bedn�cnnried
on and completed in a workmanlike manner and that only seven small leaks were to be found
on the whole project.
To Accept Contract:
It was then moved by Councilman Lnfferty and seconded by Council
man Hirtzler that the said contract be accepted. Upon roll call vote all six councilmen
present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. Later in the session
this motion was rescinded to clear the records for the adoption of a resolution covering
the same question in a more complete forrp-
Consideration of Standard 011 Franchise.
Councilman Naughton stated that he would be obliged to leave the session at an
early hour and in order to take up consideration of the ordinance granting a franchise to
the Standard 011 Company before his leaving, he moved that the Council take up considers-
tier of the said franchise ordinance out of the regular order of business. The motion
was seconded by Councilman McGee and upon a voice vote, the motion was declared carried.
Franchise Ordinance Considered.
The said proposed ordinance granting a franchise to the Statndard Oil Company,
which ordinance had been introduced at the last regular session and read in full for the
first reading, was now taken up and it was moved by Councilman Hirtzler and seconded by
Councilman Lafferty that the first reading be considered the second reading and that the
third reading be by title only. Upon roll call vote all six councilmen present voted in
the affirmative and motion was declared carried.
3rd Reading and Passage.
The said ordinance was then read by the Clark by title only
for the third reading, Whereupon it visa moved by Councilman Hirtzler and seconded by Coun-
cilman Lafferty that said ordinance do now pass. Upon Roll Call vote, all six Councilmen
present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared cried.
Copy of Ordinance.
The following is a copy of the said ordinance as passed by the
1 City Council and approved by the Mayor and published in the Port Townsend Leader under data
of July 23, 1936, to -writ:
ORDINANCE N0. 1066.
An ordinance granting to Standard oil Company of California, a Delaware corporation,
and its assigns, the right to construct, maintain and operate pipe lines on certain streets
in the City of Port Townsend, Washington, and granting to Standard Oil Company of Californi ,
a Delaware corporation, and its assigns, the right to operate and maintain a Wharf at the
terminus of Harrison Street, in the City of Port Townsend, and to charge and collect tolls
for the use of the same, and repealing Ordinance No. 1017 passed by the City Council April
1.9, 1932, approved by the Mayor April 22, 1932.
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The City Council of the City of Port Townsend do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That there is hereby granted to the Standard Oil Company of California, a
Delaware corporation, and its assigns, the right to construct, ley, maintain.and operate
pipe lines on Harrison Street from a point approximately, one hundred and ten (110) feet
north of the northerly line of Water Street at its intersection with Harrison Street,thence
under said Harrison Street and across Water Street ac its intersection with Harrison Street
thence to the terminus of Harrison Street, in the City of Port Townsend, Washington, for a
period of ten (10) years fromnad after the date of the taking effect of this ordinance.
Section 2. Such pipe lines shall be so located as not to in any way interfere with
travel upon such streets nor with the improvement of such streets. If at any time the
City Council of the City of Port Townsenddeems it advisable to improve said streets by re-
locating, regrading, widening, extending or in any manner changing or altering the same,
Standard 011 Company of California, a Delaware corporation, and its assigns, shall upon
written notice given by said City Council of the City of Port Tovrnsed, immediately so move
change or alter its pipes and pipe lines and other equipment used in connection therewith,
so as to conform to such change in said streets. The cost of so moving, changing or alter -,I
ing such pipes and pipe lines will be at the expense of Standard Oil Company and its assign .
Section 3. Standard Oil Company of California, a Delaware corporation, and its assign ,
') assumes all liability for damages arising by reason of the location of said pipes or pipe
,I lines in said street or streets.
Section 4. That there is hereby granted to the Standard Oil Company of California, a
Delaware corporation, and its assigns, the right to operate and maintain a Wharf With suit-
able approaches and such other structures as may be necessary to the terminus of Harrison
Street in the City of Port Townsend for a period of ten (10) years from and after the date
of the taking effect of this ordinance.
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Section 5. That said wharf shall be maintained in substantially the same location
is now in w
the said Standard and in the same a0il Company nner that tof California t otrepair,timprovand e,vaddgto and maintaindtheto
same as herein provided, the location thereof being substantially as follows:
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l;}u r}r tr.• a' c3 �r f Commencing at the southerly line of Water Street in said city where the same crosses
Harrison Street and extending southerly in and along Harrison Street into Port Townsend
�,.. -',• or o deep water, within the limits of said Harrison Street
as bay to the inner harbor line, t p ,
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Port aTpvrnaendnharborteandyahallthe 8occupyfsoramuchof id off gnand shown on tState
said street asmaybena necessaryfordock
and wharfage purposes.
Section 6. The said wharf and its approaches shall be maintained in a substantial and
workmanlike manner, and shall be subject to inspection by and approval of the City Enginee
I of the City of Port Townsend.
Section 7. That the Standard Oil Compar:y of California and its assigns shall have the
right to fix, establish and collect tolls and rates for wharfage, storage and dockage, sub
ject to such regulations and supervision as may be from time to time prescribed by the Sta
s` of Washington and the ordinances of said city, regulating wharves.
of Section 8. That the Standard Oil Company of California and its assigns, for the right
abd privileges herein granted in Sections 4 and 7 hereof, shall pay to the City of Port To -
f , F+ send the sum of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars per annum for each and every year during the term of
rz"V , s this franchise, said sum of $`50.00 to be payable,in advance, on or before the 29th day of
- July of each year during the term of this franchise; that in case the said grantee or its
assigns shall fail to comply with any or all of the conditions of this ordinance, than and -
thereupon this ordinance shall become null and void and all fights and franchises herein
r, granted shall become forfeited.
Section 9. The acceptance of this ordinance by the said grantee shall be deemed an,
xs rJa., agreement by it to conform said wharf wherever it passes over, along or across streets to
the grade of the said streets as now established or to be hereafter established on the re-
"+rrs� "" ` ; • quest of the City Council.
Section 10. That Ordinance No. 1017 passed by the City Council April 19, 1932, approve
� ," ��`''• sY � t '' by the Mayor April 22, 1932, shall be and the same is hereby repealed.
Section 11. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage, approval and filing of the acceptance of the same by the said grantee and from and
" after five days after its publication in the Port Townsend Leader.
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�'' Passed by the City Council July 21st, 1936.
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Approved by the Mayor July 22nd, 1936.
4r } Attest: George Bangerter, Mayor
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C. F. Christian, City Clerk.
x f} Y`,v pjy Recess Voted.
It was moved by Councilman Naughton and seconded by Councilman Hirtzler that the
Motion carried and recess declared.
a � T� •' Council recess for tam minutes.
Council Reconvenes, and Roll Call.
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Council reconvened at 9:15 p.m., and upon roll call the following were noted prea
„t. ant: City Attorney 111. J. Daly, City Clerk C. F. Christian, and Councilmen Sather, Hirtzle ,
P McGee, DeLeo, Naughton, Lafferty and Lammers. 1
Resolution to Accept Coyne Contract.
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In order to clear the way for the consideration of a resolution to accept the
completion of the Coyne contract, which would meet the requirements of the TWA, it was move
by Councilman Hutzler and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the notion of ahe:':counbil
a at this session in voting to accept the Coyne contract be rescinded. Upon roll call vot
Councilman Sather asked to be excused -from voting as he was not familiar with the question,
F not having been present when the said -motion was made and passed. All of the r emaining
six councilmen voted in favor of -the motion and it was declared carried.
w Resolution introduced and passed.
The said resolution was then introduced and read,
! as follows:
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend that the improvement
known as "Additions and Betterments to, and improvements of, Olympic Gravity Water System",
a under contract dated December 14, 1935, with one Jas. H. Coyne, having been completed in
accordance with plans and specifications, the same, and the whole thereof, be, and is her
by accepted.
rs It was moved by Councilman Hutzler and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that \
f " the said resolution be adopted. Upon roll call vote all seven councilmen voted in the
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affirmative and motion was declared.
Naughton excused.
I.e t At this time, upon his request, Councilman Naughton was excused fro
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Further attendance at this session of the Council.
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The Council now reverted to regular order of business.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Applications for Building Permits were presented, read, and disposed of as follows:
;:, '� (See next page for continuation of this order of business)