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Home My WebLink About00485 Minutes of Regular Session of (6)i 304 Minutes of Regular Session of REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. H. E. Gleason Lease. Councilmen Lafferty and Brown, of the Street Committee, to whom visa referred the application of H. E. Gleason to lease certain parts of Foster and Clallam Streets, reported favorably and it was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Brown that the said streets be leased to the applicant at a rental of $2.00 per year. Motion declared carried. BUILDING PERMITS. Applications for Building Permits were presented, read, and disposed of, as follows: From James L. Winters, to -wit: Port Townsend, Washington, May 11, 1937 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Port Townsend, Washington, Gentlemen: Permission is requested to build an addition to my dwelling house situate on Block 10, H. L. Tibbals Addition, at an estimated cost of $200.00. Respectfully submitted, James L. Winters. From Mrs. John Siebenbaum, to -wit: Port Townsend, Washington, May 17, 1937. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Port Townsend, Washington. Dear Sirs: - This is to make application for the rebuilding of sidewalk on the corner of Water and Taylor Streets, Port Townsend, Washington. Yours very truly, Mrs. John Siebenbaum. Granted: It was moved by Councilman Naughton and seconded by Councilman Brown that the said permits be granted. Motion declared carried. From Charles B. Baker, to -wit: Port Townsend, Washington, May 3rd, 1937. Honorable Mayor and City Council, Port Townsend, Washington. Gentlemen: - Permission is hereby requested to erect at the corner of Quincy and Water Stree in the City of Port Townsend a modern gasoline filling station in accordance with the plans and specifications as evidenced in the attached print. The buildings are to be either of glass and steel (no galvanized iron) or glass and concrete, dependent upon price. Permission is also requested to sink necessary gasoline storage tanks for the same All work will be carried on and conducted in conformity with existing ordinances and subject to your inspection. Estimated cost - $3500.00. i' 1 irv.}" TM1 4♦ 1V cont 305 R,,s7 It `rJ .� -: g, raj 4 rrr For the Street Department, to �{r wd k.l ri 10 gals - highway and rail paint, yellow and black 269ft. - 3/4" galvv.. guard rail cable 24 - cast iron off -set blocks, for guard rail 24 - 3/411 x 15° galy. hook bolts, for guard rail 4 - concrete posts (by A. D. Swanson) jJ Y?y Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Iaughton that the said • It was moved by Councilman juf�', ;" ',.�,,.�i.;.{>yq�;�,tit'�` �,.,°,,I,;: '.. requisitions be granted. Motion declared carried. r Very truly yours, Charles B. Baker. It was moved by Councilman Lewis and seconded by Councilman Brown that the said permit be granted. Laid on Table: After some discussion it appeared that the council was not sufficiently informed as+i•the building and other plans and it was moved by Councilman Naughton and second- ed by Councilman Ammeter that the motion be tabled. Upon roll call vote, all five councilm present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. Referred: The application was then referred to the building committee for investigatio . C OLi16UNICATIONS . From Eagle Signal Corporation, to -writ: Moline, Illinois, May 18, 1937. Mr. C. F. Christian, City Clerk, Port Townsend, Dash. Dear Sir:- This will acknowledge your letter of May llth with regard to additional parts for the equipment purchased from us a short time ago. Referring to the original order, vie find that amber lenses were furnished for all four directions of the #43E suspension signal and the #Z41E suspension beacon. Likewise, there was no radio interference filter specified for the EDS54 Simplex controller, nor was any in- cltLaed in the purchase price. Accordingly, vie are issuing an order for: 4 - K-166 red lenses . $1.70 ea. Net 3 - H-197 keys ......................... n c 1 - Radio interference filter .. 7.01 Net These w M be shipped as soon as possible and we will include diagram for the connectio of the filter to the EDS54 controller. ((� If you desire to return the extra amber lenses, prepaid, which you will have after ma- king the transfer, they will be credited to you at the full price of $1.70 each Net. Sincerely yours, EAGLE SIGNAL CORPORATION. . Communication was ordered filed. II. Peterson, Engr. Sales Dept. REQUISITIONS. Requisitions for supplies, etc., from various departments of the city were presented, read, and disposed of, as follows: From the Water Department, to -wit: 2-drawer filing cabinet, 11.90; rod and follower, 1.00; Index, 1.35 ........... $14.25 Less 15% disc .. ........... Net ............. 12.12 40 t x r , 'I M ' ' � sit '.s . • %; C ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTION S. Parking Ordinance (Supplementing). A proposed ordinance entitled "An Ordinance regulating and standing and parking of motor vehicles on certain streets in the City of Port Townsend; providing a penalty for violation thereof, and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict there- with", was introduced and was read in full by the clerk for the first reading. 1st reading, to be second, and third by title. It was moved by Councilman Aimneter and seconded by Councilman Naughton that the. first reading be considered the second reading and that the third reading be by title only. Upon Roll Call vote, all five councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. 3rd reading and passage. The Clerk then x•ea3 the ordinance by title only, for the 3rd reading, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Naughton that said ordinance do now pass. Upon Roll Call vote, all fine councilmen presemt voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. Copy of Ordinance. The following is a full and true copy of the said ordinance, to -wit: ORDINANCE NO. 1078. AN ORDINANCE regulating the standing and parking of motor vehicles on certain streets in the City of Port Townsend; providing a penalty for violation thereof, and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict therewith. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. On the following streets, that is to say: On Water Street from the easterly line of Monroe Street to the westerly line of Tyler Street; and on Taylor Street from the southerly line of Washington Street to Front Street, no motor vehicle will be permitted to stand or park unless the same has been placed with the right-hand wheels parallel with the curb and as close thereto as practicable, Provided However, that no standing, br`.parking what soever of motor vehicles will be permitted upon the streets hereinbefore designated within those zones which have been definitely marked with the words "NO PARKING". Section 2. Any violation of this ordinance shall be deemed a misdemeanor and upon con- viction shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or im- prisonment in the city jail for a period of not to exceed thirty (30) days, or broth such fine and imprisonment. Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Section4. That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader and to take effect and be in force five days from and after such publication. Passed by the City Council May 25th, 1937 Approved by the Nayor May 26th, 1937. 1 Attest: H. L. HIRTZLER, Mayor. C. F. Christian, City Clerk. Date of Publication May 27, 1937. Resolution. Petition not to log -off Big Quilcene River Water -shed. A resolution praying that no further logging operations be permitted in the Big Quilcene River watershed as the same affects the city water supply, visa intro- duced, and read, as follows: RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, it appears to the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, that future log- ging operations within the Olympic National Forest, especialll within the zone of the water- shed of the Big Quilcene River, the water supply of the City of Port Townsend, will prove detrimental to that water supply, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, That it is the sense of this council that no future sales of timber for logging purpose be made by the United States Government within the crater shed of the Big Quilcene .river in the Olympic National Forest, and that the District Forester restrict said zone to travelers, except on permit of the Forest Service. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the District Forester, Olympia, Washington. Adopted: It was moved by Councilman Naughton and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that