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Home My WebLink About00624 session or under his control any curb cook key, valve key, or hydrant wrench to they 578 l I ' water closets, private in !tomes - 40�, for one or more. Section 22. All other services shall be by meter and the rates for crater supplied by meter shall be for the quantity used in any one month as follocls: A minimum rate of 32.25 for 4000 gallons or less; 60� for the following 1000 gallons j above 4000 gallons, and 30; for the following 1000 gallons above 5000 gallons, up to 6000 gallons; all over and above 6000 gallons, 21d por 1000 gallons, In computing meter rates as above provided, results ending in one and two cents will be courted "0"; results ending in three, fo:::•, six or seven cents will be counted "5"; and results ending in eight or nine cents will be counted Section 23. All bills for water by fixed or flat rate are due and payable on the first day of each month in advance, at the office of the City Treasurer, without any notic whatever to the consumer, but if the same are paid on or before the loth day of each month a discount of 25q shall be allowed. All bills for the use of water by meter shall be duo and payable on the first day of each and ever;; succeeding month, and if not paid within ten days from date of due date, th sarne shall be considered delinquent. In all cases where crater is not paid within the time provided by law, the pnyment may be enforced by shutti::g off the water until all charges including charges for "shut off" aid "turn on" shall have been paid. Section 24. ';.hen water has been shut off to any premises for non-payment of water charges, the same will not be turned on until said charges shall have been paid in full, together with a penalty of ,$1.00 each, for "shut off" and "turn on", provided, however, that nothing shall prevent tire superintendent from malting special contracts for the pur- pose of liq uidating delinquent water accounts. Section 25. That in the instances whero the owners of premises have not paidfor meters, the City may rent the same and the rent for such meters shall be at the following rates nor month: One-half inch or three-qun.ter-inch meter, 25;:. i One inch or one and one-half inch meter, 50�. Two-inch meter, 75y. Three-inch meter, k1.00. Four -inch meter, $2.00. j Six-inch meter, $3.00. � Section 26. '6hen bills for water charges have been certified to the City 'Treasurer or special contracts made by the Superintendent and certified to the City 'Treasurer, the is City Treasurer shall not accept any payment less than as stipulated therein. Section 27. It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to have and ]coop in his possession or under his control any curb cook key, valve key, or hydrant wrench to the city water system, and the fact that water has been turned on after the same has been shut off by the Superintendent shall be and is prima facie evidence of the possession of a curb cock key, valve key, or hydrant wrench. Section 28. The Prater Superintendent, with consent of the City Council is hereby authorized to make special contract s for the use of crater in extraordinary cases when the same do not conflict with the terms of this ordinance. Section 29. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in any sun not exceeding one hundred ($100.00) dollars, or by imprisonment in the City i Jail for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 30. If any provision or section of this ordinance shall be, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such holding shall not effect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any other part thereof. Section 31. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. Section 32. That this ordinance be published once in the Port ''2ownsend Leader, to be in force and take effect from and after January 1, 1940. �i Passed by the City Council December , 1939. Approved by the Mayor December , 1939. I — Mayor U Attest: uity �;er . s 579 , , r `� Sullivan and Brown Arrive Councilmen Dennis Sullivan Philip iDBrown g arrived during the readinof the fore- goindordinance and took their positions nthe Council Pt x K �, ctn hrF•.Z. ar fr',�<1" fo-a t �.fh+h.��,� Recess: � Xi5 At this time (8:28) P.M. it eras moved b Councilman Maroldo and seconded b Councilma ` Y Y r Sullivan, that the Council recess for a short period. Motion carried. + Reconvened and Roll Call The Council reconvened at 9:50 o+clock, P.M., with the following officers and members r + •..lj�^ k < �.,� i`c'\! r resent: Mayor L. HLlaroldo, C. E. RichardRobt. Bronhn. Lammers Sr.,Attorney+r ':7J w, City CIDennis Councilmenan, and J. F.Sullivan Fred G. Lewis and Philip E. Brocrn. Prater Ordinance to Lay Over City Attorney Daly recommended that the ordinance relating to the sale of rater, be carried over to the next regular session, for any further action in order that the Council might more fully study its provisions, and it was so ordered by the Mayor. U17FIilISHED A:ID IdE'r BUSIiIESS Councilman Lewis asked that a communication from Mr. E. V. 'Tyler stating more fully the work to be done in accordance with his bid for pointing up of the City hall Building, j a'kkr,?•`,d^hia z..= be read, whereupon said communication visa read by the City Clerk in full as follows: Port Tot;zrsond wash. Nov. 25/3-3 tit rT.,' r 5 r) :}{''rtE ^( t,7•�Ti\` S�,a.r 1 I will point up all cracks between brick, stone and around windows on South and 'lest sides of Ct Mi i y}lnci%:' t1 City forthesum Hall building Ninety and iconcrete 190.00 Dollaryone window sills along basement steps ' C < t 4 r`yr� ,,t�e4ti)r r. l All material to be furnished by me. ' ... t rsY tsUx":y�� E V. Tyler Bid Accented , It visa moved by Councilman Robt. Brown, and seconded by Councilman Lewis, that the bid �'4 a`? of Mr. E. V. 'Tyler for repairs to the South and'lost walls of the City Hall buildingbe '�'i'�,;Y ),t �'� accepted, and that a contract form be drawn up by the City Attorney to be signed byl+Ir. Tyler and by the Mayor, said form to incorporate n provision for completion t r rn, 4 Is' p of said work within a period of ninety days. Upon roll call vote all seven Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and the motion was declared carried. Cholorine Contract Renewed It was moved by Councilman Lammers, seconded by Councilman Robt. Brown, that the renewal of the liquid cholorine contract with the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company be authorized and that the Mayor and City Clerk take such action as may be necessary to do s i trt4 yk x y4j ,r } pfN# Upon ndroll called vote otedall seven Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and the motionwas 1 Truck Bids Opened i 1 ` ti .'tl i sv •...ri r�YtY•f�{ ;;iy�6 .. i Zhis bind the time sot for the opening of bids to provide the City with a new pick-up truck for the 'dater Department, bids from various dealers wore opened and read as follows: From OILIO era Motors, to -cult: Dec. 5, 1939 +,t«'„�>,.,7,-ti''r'� C: y+y r Bid on City i ton Pick-up for i"late y -z P P r Department: NR {`I01 1940 Dodge v + $795.00 Trade in on old 4y �,� �,Y't+;F!",i:•'^r+* pick-up 385.00 Balance for new truck 1 State tax 15.90 Balance for new truck including tax Prices include spare tire and wheel. O+IEARA I,:O'.ORS By C. II. 0+rears From N. L. Short Motor Company, to -wit: 'City':7 December 4 1939 ' j City ntor Department +' , i+' ' , _`• Port Townsend, 'rashington Gentlemen: Z 5Y rie submit the following bid on a 1940 Ford Pickup for the City '!rater Department; f 1 1940 Ford Pickup, 85 II.P., all standard x accessories 759.00 Allowance on your 1937 Chev, Pickup 351.00 Ir'et Bid •,A��-�•;� ' Yours very truly Short Motor Company � By - If. L. Short .77 3