HomeMy WebLinkAbout00548 Minutes of Regular Session of Aug. 1938 continueNotice of School Election.
Communication from Board of Directors of School Dist. No. 43, addressed to the
City Clerk, relative to proposed School Election, was presented and read, as follows:
Port Townsend, Washington, August 12, 1938
C. F. Christian, City Clerk,
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By order of the Board of Directors of School District No. 43.
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Fannie G. Brown, Clerk of Dist. No. 43.
Said communication was ordered filed.
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ORDINANCES ARD RESOLUTIONS.
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Shell Oil Company Franchise.
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The ordinance, granting a franchise for a wharf on Front Street, submit-
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ted and read in full for the first reading at the last regular session of the Council, was
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taken up and again read in full for the second reading.
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3rd Reading by Title Only.
It vies moved by Councilman Naughton and seconded by Coun-
Ammeter that the 3rd reading be by title only. Upon roll call vote, all six coun-
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cilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried.
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3rd Reading and passage.
The City Clerk then read the said ordinance by title only
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for the 3rd reading whereupon it was moved by Councilman Naughton and seconded by Council-
Ammeter that said ordinance do now pass. Upon roll call vote all six councilmen pres-
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ant voted in the affirmative and motion was declared passed..
Copy of Ordinance.
The following is a copy of said ordinance as passed by the council
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as above recorded, and published in the Port Townsend Leader under date of August 18, to-wi
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ORDINANCE 110. 1095.
An Ordinance granting to the Shell Oil Company, a California corporation, and -its as-
signs, the right to construct, maintain, operate and remove pipe lines across a street in
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the City of Port Townsend, Washington, and granting to said Shell Oil Company, a California
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corporation, and its assigns, the right to operate, maintain and remove a wharf in said Citti
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of Port Townsend.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That there is hereby granted to the Shell Oil Company, a California corpora1F"
tion, and its assigns, the righttto construct, lay, maintain, operate and remove pipe lines
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upon and across Front Street in the City of Port Townsend, Washington, for a period of ten
(10) years from and after the date of the taking effect of this ordinance.
Section 2. If at any time the City Council of the City of Port Townsend deems it advi-
sable to relocate, improve or otherwise change said Front Street, Shell Oil Company, a Cal-
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ifornia corporation, and its assigns, shall upon written notice given by said City Council
of ghe City of Port 'Townsend, immediately so remove, change or alter its pipes and pipe linqp
and other equipment used in connection therewith, so as to conform to such change in said
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street. The cost of so moving, changing or altering such pipes and pipe lines will be at
the expense of Shell Oil Company, a California corporation, or its assigns.
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Section 3. Shell Oil_Company, a Calipfornia corporation, and its assigns, assumes all
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liability for damages arising by reason of the location of said pipes or pipe lines in said
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street.
Section 4. That there is hereby granted to the Shell Oil Company, a California corpora-
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tion, and its assigns, the right to operate, maintain and remove a wharf not to exceed ono
hundred (100) feet in :width, with suitable approaches and such other structures as may be
necessary, in the City of Port Townsend, for a period of ten(10) years from and after the
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date of the taking effect of this said ordinance, the location thereof being substantially
as follows:
Extending out from Lots Ffev (5) and seven (7), in Block Nineteen (19), L.II.Ras-
tinge First Addition to Port Townsend, southerly over, upon and across Front
Street to its south line thereof,
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together with the right to install pipes thereon for the transportation of oil, petroleum
and its products, water and other fluids, in connection with the operation of said dock.
be in the location
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Section 5. That said wharf shall maintained substantially same and
ih:the same manner that it is now in, with the right and privilege hereby granted the said
Shell Oil Company, a California corpo:•¢tion, and its assigns, to repair, improve, add tJ.
and maintain or remove the same as herein provided.
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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 Council
of the City of Port Townsend.
Section 7. That the Shell Oil Company, a California corporation, and its assigns, shal
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to the City of Port Townsend the sum of Fifteen Dollars "15.00) per annum for each and ever
year during the term of this 8ranchise, said sum of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) to be payable
in advance on orbefore the 15th dag of September of each year during the term of th&s fran-
chise; that in case the said grantee or its assigns shall fail to comply with any or "11 of
the conditions of this ordinance, then and thereupon this franchise shall become null ands
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void and all rights and franchise herein granted shall become forfeited.
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Minutes of Regular Session of Aug. 1938 continue
Section 8. 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 (5) days after its publication in the"Port Townsend Leader,"
Passed by the City Council August 16, 1938
Approved by the Mayor August 16, 1938.
Attest: H. L. HIRTZLER, Mayor
C. F. Christian, City Clerk.
Special Tax Levy Election Ordinance._
The proposed ordinance to provide for an election to vote on proposed additional
tax levies, which said ordinance visa submitted at the last regular meeting of the Council
and read in full for the first reading, was now taken up and read in full for the second
reading. The amounts to be levied were left blank in the ordinance as submitted and it
visa moved by Councilman Sather and seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the levies be set
1, 2 and 4 mills and the amounts at $1820.00, .5910.00 and $3640.001 respectively, for the
LIBRARY, PARK, and CITY STREET FUNDS. Upon Roll Call vote, Councilmen Lafferty, Sather
and Brown voted in the affirmative, and Councilmen Lewis, Ammeter and Naughton in the neg-
ative. Notion declared lost.
Motion and acceptance of amount of levy.
A motion was then offered by Councilman Naughton and seconded by Councilman :Brown '
that the levies and amounts to be inserted be fixed at two mills for the Library Fund, one
mill for the Park Fund and two mills for the City Street Fund, and that the approximate
amounts be fixed at $1820.00 for the Library Fund, $910.00 for the Park Fund and $1820.00
for the City Street Fund. Upon roll call vote all six councilmen present voted in the af-
firmative and motion was declared carried.
By unanimous consent of the Council, the following wording visa inserted in Proposition
III of Section 1 of said ordinance, to -wit: "for the purpose of providing funds for contri-
bution to W.P.A. City-wide improvement project."
Third Reading. The Clerk then read those sections where the foregoing insertions wer
made Tan 71 was moved by Councilman Brown and seconded by Councilman Ammeter that the third
reading be by title only. Upon Roll Call vote, all six councilmen present voted in the of
firmative and motion was declared carried.
Passage of Ordinance:
The Clerk then read the said ordinance by title only, whereupo
it was moved by Councilman Ammeter and seconded by Councilman Brown that said ordinance do
now pass. Upon Roll Call vobe, all six councilmen present voted in the affirmative and
motion was declared carried.
Copy of Ordinance.
The following is a copy of the said ordinance as passed by the
Council at this session and as published in the Port Townsend Leader in the issue of Aug. 1 ,
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ORDINANCE NO. 1096.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Townsend providing for and fixing the time od a spe-
cial election for the qualified voters of the City of Port Townsend to ratify or -reject pro - Z,
ositions granting to the City Oduncil of-said:oity authority,to levy taxes on the taxable
property of said city in excess of the fifteen mills now authorized by. law:
Whereas, it now appears to the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, that there
will be insufficient money returned to the City Treasurer of said city during the year 1939,
through taxation and otherwise, to provide for and carry out all the functions of city gov-
ernment for that year; and,
Whereas. under the provisions of Chapter 1, Laws of the State of Washington, 1937, (In
itiative Measure No. 114), cities and towns are granted power to levy taxes in excess of
fifteen mills when authorized so to do by the electors of such city or town; and,
Whereas. It appears to the City Council that an election for that purpose is necessary
and that the following propositions should be submitted to the qualified voters of the city
for ratification or rejection, now, therefore,
THE Uirx COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That a special election be held in the City of Port Townsend and in the
various precincts thereof on Tuesday, the 13th day of September, 193B, which day and date
be, and hereby is, fixed as the date upon which said election shall be held and shall be
voted by the qualified electors of said city, the following propositions and questions, to-v t:
Proposition I: Shall the City Council of the City of Port Townsend be authorized
to collect by taxation during the year 1939, the sum of approximately $1820.00, by a special
and additional levy of not to exceed tyro mills, upon the dollar of assessed valuation of sail
city, in excess of the city levy empowered by Chapter 1, Laws of the State of '.iashington,193 ,
(Initiative Measure No. 114), for the purpose of operating and maintaining the free public
library of said City?
Proposition II: Shall the City Council of the City of Port Townsend be authorized
to collect by taxation during the year 1959, the sum of approximately $910.00, by a special
and additional levy of not be exceed one mill upon the dollar of assessed valuation of said
city, in excess of the city levy empowered by Chapter 1, Laws of the State of Washington,
1937, (Initiative Leasure No.114), for the purpose of operating, Maintaining and improving
the City Park?
Proposition III: Shall the City Council of the City of Port Townsend be authorize
to collect by taxation during the year 1939, the sum of approximately $1820.00, by a special
and additional levjo of not to exceed tzio mills upon the dollar of assessed valuation of said
city, in excess of the city levy empowered by Chapter 1, Laws of the State of Washington,
1937, (Initiative Measure No. 114), for the purpose of providing funds for contribution to
W.P.A. City-wide improvement project?
Section 2. Said election shall be held and conducted in the manner provided by Chapter
1, Laws of the State of ',iashington, 1937, (Initiative Measure No. 114), under the supervisio
and direction of the Jefferson County Election Board. 1 11
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