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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00476 Minutes of Regular Session of March 16, 1937 continued.i c7 r l286 Minutes of Regular Session of March 16, 1937 continued. Roy Seavey, as caretaker. It was moved by Councilman Sather and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the requi- sition be granted and that the City Clerk be instructed to advertise for bids for 10 cords of live, sound, old -growth fir wood, cut in 12 inch lengths and delivered to city hall, bid to be opened at the regular session of the council, Tuesday, April 6th, 1937. Upon and affirmative voice vote, the motion was declared carried. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. To Approve Highway Expenditure. At the request of the State Highway Department, the following Resolution visa presented and read, to -wit: RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, it appears to the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, that the State Highway Department has expended the sum of $ for the purpose of painting three miles of traffic stripe no State Road No. 9, w n the limits of the City of Port Townsend and, WHEREAS, such expenditure is a proper charge against the Secondary Highway Funds to be credited to the City of Port Townsend, BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, that it is the sense of this Council that the State Treasurer of the State of Washington, charge said amount of $ to the Secondary Highway Funds to be credited to the City of Port Town send, and to c_re=the State Highway Fund with the amount so expended, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of Port Townsend, transmit a copy of this Resolution to the State Treasurer of the State of Washington, and to the Di- rector of Highways of the State of Washington. It was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Brown that the said resolution be adopted. Upon Roll Call vote, all six councilmen voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. The resolution was later signed by the Mayor with the understanding that the resolution was not to be forwarded to Olympia until the exact amount had been determined and inserted in the said resolution. UNFINISHED AND NYN BUSINESS. National Youth Admr. Mrs. R. E. Vase and Mrs. Don Fish were now invited to address the Council relativ to a proposal to invite the National Youth Administration to locate a girls camp in the old Marine Hospital building. Both ladies explained the aims and purposes of these camps and further stated that these camps were not established in any community unless they were invited so to do by the legislative authority and leading service organizations of such community. They both stated that they believed the project to have considerable merit and that an effort should be made to have a camp located here. It was moved by Councilman Naughton and seconded by Councilman Ammeter that the City Clerk be instructed to write to Mr. John H. Binns, State Director, N. Y. A., extending an invitation to the Administration to locate a girls camp in this city in the old Marine Hospital Building. Motion declared carried. Quincy Street Incline. Councilman Naughton brought up the matter of rebuilding the incline or zigzag walk on Quincy Street at the Jefferson Street intersection and after some discussion as to ways and means, the matter visa referred to the Street Committee for investigation and repor . Water Rights Investigation. It was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Sather that the City Attorney and the Water superintendent be authorized and directed to go to Olympia in the matter of protecting water rights desired by the city, also relative to cutting timber on the Quileene water shed and such other matters as may be neccessary to protect the city!s interests in the premises.. Motion declared carried. Street Lighting Contract. The former contract having expired on February Bth, thw Puget Sound Pourer & Light Company presented a now contract for a term of five years, for the consideration of the Council, together with a resolution authorizing the execution and delivery of the contract if accepted by the Council. Both contract and resolution were read in full and although not here recorded, the said contract is hereby referred to and made a part of these minutes with the same force and effect as though set out here in full. The rates applicable to this service,:being Schedule No. 50 of the Company's Electric Tariff No. 1, filed with the Department of Public Works of the State of Washington, are as follows: For Series Street Lighting Service, for Installations of Over 150 Lamps. Lamp size. Rates. 1000 Lumens $ .85 per month 2500 Lumens 2.00 per month 4000 Lumens 2.85 per month 6000 Lumens 3.85 per month. Resolution above referred to is as follows: RESOLUTION. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A CONTRACT WITH PUGET SOUIID LIGHT & POWER C014PANY FOR FURNISHING STREET LIGHTING SERVICE. WHEREAS, PUGET SOU14D POWER & LIGHT COMPANY has offered to furnish for a period of five (5) years, upon the terms set forth in the following proposed form of contract, to -wit: accar— �— t` •n tt'� .� t .� 4 5�•�t�' Y 1`' tip Try"u. r r r I4 U. IJ s t r� i 3;- 4 t- a 287 Minutes of Regular Session of March 16/37 continued. (Street Lighting Resolution continued) Street Lighting Service, Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the Council of the City of Port Townsend that a con- tract be entered into with Puget Sound.Power & Light Company for the furnishing Street Lighting Service upon the terms above proposed,.and that the Mayor be and he hereby is au- thorized and directed to execute and deliver such contract.on behalf and in the name of the City of Port Townsend, and the Clerk be and he hereby is authorized and directed to attest such contract and to affix thereto the seal of the City of Part Townsend. Duly adopted this 16th day of March, 1937. Attest: H. L. Hirtzler, Mayor C. F. Christian, City Clerk. Contract•Accepted and Resolution Adopted. It was then moved by Councilman Lewis and seconded by Councilman Ammeter, that the said contract be accepted and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to sign and execute the same and that the accompanying Resolution be adopted. Upon Roll Call vote, all six councilmen present voted in the affirative and mo- tion was declared carried. Open Cisterns. Councilman Ammeter, to whom the matter had been referred by the Mayor, reported that he had found open cisterns upon property reputed to belong to Tony Eronimo, which, in his judgment, created a dangerous hazard, especially to young children, and believed that steps should be taken to render them safe. He stated that one of the cisterns contained at least ten feet of crater and was not covered or protected in any manner. The matter was referred to the police Department for action.. Recess and Reconvening. The Mayor called a recess for five minutes and Council reconvened at 9:40 p.m., with all officers and members present who were present before recess was taken. Advertise Water Delinquencies. Water Superintendent Lockhart requested permission to publish a notice in the Leader relative to delinquent water accounts, to assist in the collection of such accounts inasmuch as the percentage of delinquent accounts had grown to an alarming extent. It was moved by Councilman Naughton and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that sue authority be granted. Motion declared carried. ADJOURNMENT. Upon motion of Councilman Sather, seconded by Councilman Brown, the Council vote to adjourn. Attest: gy° ulry C er .