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Home My WebLink About00618 session, and read by the City Clerk as f allows:(r 566 Vie feel that the establis':.ment of this activity here will prove of great benefit to Port Townsend and anything that can be done by the city, organizations or individulas to facilita their operations and add to their comfort will do much to create a spirit of good will and co-operation between the community and the Coast Guard service. Again expressing our appreciation for your good work, vie remain, Very truly yours, Port Townsend Chamber of Consaerce, By - Jas. G. McCurdy, Secretary From Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company, to -wit: Port Townsend, 'Nashington November 17, 1939 L'r. C. F. Christian, City Clerk, City of Port Townsend, Port Townsend, ?Washington. Dear 11r. Christian: The City of Port Townsend Ordinance No. 1090, imposing a municipal occupation license tax, provides that any business taxable thereunder shall file with your office an applicatio for occupation license for each tax year January 1 - December 31, on or before the first day of each such tax year, the application to be accompanied by a return setting out the taxable revenues of the next preceding calendar year. As we pointed out in our letter of December 20, 1938, the books of this Co:cpany are not closed until well afterthe end of the calendar y making it necessary that vie request an extension of time within which to determine the amoun of the taxable revenue base, prepare the return, file the license application with your Office, and make the first quarterly tax payment for the tax year under consideration. You kindly granted a sixty day extension in the case of this Company's filing for the tax year 1959, but inasmuch as it would be necessary to take such action each year during th life of the ordinance, it would appear to be to our mutual advantage, in the in::erest of simplicity and economy of administration, that the time extension be a continuing one, sub- ject to revocation by your City. With this thought we make the following request: The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company hereby requests continuing permission to file its annual application for occupation license under City of Port 'Townsend Ordinance No. 1090 within sixty (60) days after the beginning of each tax year, starting with the tax year January 1 - December 31, 1940, each such filing to be accompanied by the initial quarterly tax payment for the tax year for which the occupation license application is made; such continuing permission to be subject to revocation by the City Clerk of the City of Port Townsend by wri:,ten notice given to the Pacific Telephone and Tele::raph Company not less than sixty (60) days prior to t:e beginning of any such tax year. May we have your reply to this request at your early convenience? Yours very truly, The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company By - C. 17, '.:olchior . ILanager at Port Townsend City Clerk, C. F. Christian stated in reference to the matter requested by the Pacific Telephone and 'Telegraph Company, that the ordinance covering same allowed the City -Clerk to act in such matters, but that he wished an expression of the Council as to whether or not this would be entirely satisfactory, whereupon it was a:oved by Councilman hobt. Brown, and seconded by Councilman Lammers, that ,the City Clerk do so grant permission requested. Lotion carried. From Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, to -.nit: Tacoma, ',7ashington November 15, 1939 City of Port Townsend 71ashington Attention of L.r. H. T. Hirtzler, Mayor Gentlemen: Attached hereto is an agreement which vie hope you will find satisfactory to replace the one we have with you nova covering your purchases of Liquid Chlorine. As you will note, -e price schedule on t.:is material is 9;11b.f.o.b. Tacoma, only. You have the option of having shipments forwarded collect, or having us prepay the freight charg including them on our i.:voice to you. ':!e have greatly appreciated your business in the past, and sincerely hope that we may be favored with the r�•turn of the executed duplicate copy of the enclosed agreement and the assurance that we shall continue to supply your requirements. Very truly yours, PENNSYLVANIA SALT J:ANUFACTURING COMPANY OF INASEINGTON Brian L. Shera LS: t1 SALES DEPARTI.:LN1' nel. 7. , , P 567 L4r��fi +'a k. From Hooker Electrochemical Company, to -wit: Tacoma, '8ashington November 16, 1939 ,S� y Mr. 1I. L. Hirtzler, Mayor 'Townsend City of Port Port Townsend, Washington 6NDear Idayor Hirtzler: 3iN Cylinder Chlorine for 1940 `My Our 1940 Liquid Chlorine contract is enclosed for your consideration. If this meets •r,= nwith your approval, Please sign and return the two copies, retaining the on ial for your files. t, YI( tt Although our Chlorine manufacturing cost is higher, we are offering conswners their F,•?.y,' 1940 requirements without any price increase. Our cylinder Chlorine customers will again r[�?��• be billed at 9d per pound, f.o.b. Hooker Electrochemical Company, Tacoma, Washington. Shipment will be made at the lowest possible cost. You may designate the trans- portation compan=,a nd any special routing desired. Empty cylinders to be returned to us, freight collect, by reverse routing. nif A contract gives you a protection on price and delivery. It assists us in establish a`Y1 our production schedule, in maintaining an adequate container inventory, and in protecting t our ownership of cylinders. Spot sales of Liquid Chlorine will be at 10� par pound, f.o.b. our plant, with a returnable .F20.00 cash deposit on each cylinder as compared with the con- :r tract price of " p.,r pound, without any deposit. The attached new Chlorine bulletin briefly includes essential information for your operators who handle Chlorine. Additional copies are available upon reque at. Favorable consideration of our proposal will be deeply appreciated. r P P P J pPi'eciated. v sL sxj. y Yours truly HOOIER ELEC'THOCHENICAL COI.IPANY 4i i+ rov-lr R. 0. Vognild yr=j,4, The two foregoing communications relative to liquid chlorine supply where referred to the Prater Committee for investigation and report. ` Department of Highways 'l t" Communication from the State Department of Highways* showing the City's September v allotment of Gas Tax Funds to be $780.84, was read and ordered filed. lzr Re: V.F.I','. Bicycle Club There being present in the Council Chambers, various members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ma - ,or Hirtzler asked if they had something which they wished to present at this time. ;!hereupon ':r. Timmons arose and informed the Council that as a part of their program, the Veterans of i oreign 'Uars were sponsoring a Bicycle Club, with the view to making the streets `.{ and highways safer for both the bicyclists and motorists, and wished the cooperation of the ;1f -• City in this work, particularly by enforcement 'of the City ordinances covering same, with special attention being paid to lighting of bicycles and such. VIR . City Attorney Daly, with a few words, more particularly outlined the aims and objective 4 of this work and assured the Council that the City's vehicle ordinance covered all necessary points. Ltayor Hirtzler pledged the full cooperation of the City Administration in this work '0.jiM1a;.ti and stated proper attention to such safety measures would be forthcoming. 4' Y, Ell REQUZSITIUiIS *tri Requisitions for material and supplies for the various departments were presented and t,5 read as follows: Street Department ,rF 300 feet of 8-inch concrete culvert pipe at a cost of ;�,•_..,•�. P P approximately 06.00 "�I:, f•,,,- Requisition Granted It was moved by Councilman Robt. Brown, seconded by Co�mcilmnn Liaroldo, that the said requisition be granted. I -lotion carried. ORDINANCES AM RESOLUTIONS rl5"+ A resolution pertaining to creation of a water fowl refuge in what is known as the "Swamp" area of the City, was presented by City Attorney Daly in accordance with instruction �4 received at the last regular session, and read by the City Clerk as f allows: z i,f RESOLUTION. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port iownsand in regular session assembled that it is the sense of this Co.:ncil that that certain area within the City limits the City Port i'ownsend of of commonly referred to as the "Swamp" or later "Locl:hart's Las be and the same is hereby set aside as a sanctuary for wild waterfowl, and the citizens of this city are hereby urged to aid in the feeding and Preservation of such ducks, geese, or other kindred species as might seek refuge therein. PROVIDED Si071EVER, that it is not the intent of this Council to, in any way by this i resolution impair existing property rights.11 9