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t is my earnest desire to open a Recreation Room of the very cleanest kind here'.in Port
ownaend. I will allow no beer, no card tables, only Billiards and Pocket Billiards, a
oom that we would not be ashamed for any -member of our family to go in, and enjoy a game
hat is intertwining and very educational.
he soul purpose of this letter is to ask the Fathers of this city if it would be possible
o obtain the License for said tables at a little lesser figure which is as I understand,
15.00 per table. This room would have at least six tables or more.
am sure you and your vri11 appreciate the fact a nice clean room something like I have
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greatly appreciated, and any trust
you may be interested to put in a room of this kind.
Crusting that t'r;is coming year will bring more business and success to our town and people,
I remain yours truly
Mr. H: L. Howard
This communication was referred to the License Committee for investigation and report
to the Council.
Librarian's Report
The report of the librarian, giving a summary of the activities of the Public Library,
was presented and read as follows:
To the Chairman and Members of the Library Board, I liereby submit a summary of the work of
the library for 1939.
Miss Jeannette Rutledge who had served as librarian since August, 1937, resigned at the end'i
of August to accept a position as cataloger in the State Library at Olympia. Her loss is
felt by all members of the community who are in contact with the public library. Because
of her formal library training and experience Miss Rutledge saw and carried out many changes
which have increased greatly the usefulness and convenience of -the library.
It is to be hoped that funds can be provided to furnish a part time assistant to the lib-
rarian, as the increased circulation and service make it impossible for one person to
adequately do all the work necessary for increased development of the library. Application
has been made for an N.Y.A. assistant, but no assurance of help has been received.
The N.Y.A. School here has made the library a new bookcase and magazine rack from material
furnished by the library. This has helped greatly to care for the over -crowded condition of
the shelves.
The Port Townsend Leader has continued to be very liberal with space given to the library
for :also
and the weekly bood notices for which our patrons have learned to look. They
are also binding back numbers of the Leader for the library. Other members of the community
are very generous with gifts of books and magazines, supplementing our book funds.
The total circulation for 1939 was 29,344, as follows:
Juvenile non-fiction 2;158 Adult non-fiction 8;081
Juvenile fiction 55693 Adult fiction 13 412
This is an increase of 4,822 over 1938.
During 1939, 361 adult and 10B juvenile borrowers were either registered or re -registered.
The total number of borrowers registered on the three-year basis is 1,181 adult and 429
Juvenile, a total of 1616. In addition there were 25 non-resident borrowers registered for
the year. There were also 87 temporary cards issued, most of these being to N.Y.A. boys
who have proved themselves very trustworthy and appreciative patrons.
Inventory is now under way, but as it is not completed the following circulation figures ari
based on the inventory taken in December, 1937.
E,!:mmary of the library's book holdings:
Adult books
Inventoried 5,948
Withdrawn for age, loss, etc. 31
Added by gift or purchase 371
6,288
Juvenile books
Inventoried 1,946
Withdrawn for age, loss, etc. 17
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Added by gift or purchase 125
2,054
Grand total T,3%F2—
Financial Report
ceipts:
Taxes 1,807.10
Sales of county property 87.62
Fines, reserves, etc. 147.67
Subscriptions 27.80
2,070.19
Balance on hand Jan. 1939 722.69 2,792.88
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Librarian's Report continued.
Budget for 1939
Expenditures:
Librarian $900.00
Janitor 240.00
Books, periodicals,binding 450.68
Fuel 103.50
Electricity 45.48
Maintenance & improvements 118.00
Supplies 49.80
Postage 7.74
Insurance 77.35
Miscellaneous 20.69
Balance on hand January'1940 866.68
6, 1940, continued.
2,107.29
2,013.24
Respectfully submitted,
Margaret Smith, Librarian
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This report was ordered filed.
FilLmore Street Petition
A petition to improve water service upon a certain portion of Ftlmore Street, was
presented and read as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council
Port Townsend, Washington.
We, the undersigned residents of the City of Port Townsend, do respectfully petition your
honorable body to replace the present one and one-half inch water lire on Fillmore Street,
north of Lawrence Street, with a line of sufficient size to properly serve the increased
number of residents.
Geo. Willestoft, 181 Fillmore St. Port Townsend
F. T. How, 831 Fillmore, Port Townsend
Mrs. Jack Younce, 816 Fillmore St.; Port Townsend
Lee Gardiner, Jr. 806 Fillmore St., Pt. Townsend
Harry Olsen, 734 Fillmore St.,'Pt. Townsend
S. L. Brown, 1128 Lawrence St., Port Townsend
Roy Dale, 825, Fillmore St. Port Townsend
Paul Hinton, 737, Fillmore St. Port Townsend
Irene Hinton, 737 Fillmore St. Port Townsend
This petition was referred to the Water Committee for investigation and report back
at the next regular session.
Hastings Avenue Water Petition'
A petition asking the extension of the City's water line on Hastings Avenue, was
presented and read as follows:
Port Townsend, Washington
January 31st, 1940.
Honorable Mayor and City Council,
City of Port Townsend.
Gentlemen:
We the undersigned residents of Jefferson county, respectfully submit that your honorable
body request the County Engineer to originate plans and specifications for a Works Progress
Administration project in order that a 4-inch water pipe main be constructed from a point
mile inside the city limits on Hastings Avenue, near the Clarence Tennison place, to a
junction with the Arcadia Cut-off road. When cost data has been determined, we will again
contact your honorable body, with financial assistance.
Jacob Miller
F. A. Polk
H. J. Miller
J. W. Johnson
C. G. Smith
Dave Bartl
Henry Johnson
This petition was referred to the Water Committee for investigation and recommendation
as to what action should be taken.
Association of Washington Cities
Receipt of report No. 40 of the Bureau of Governmental Research, a service of the
Association of Washington Cities, the same being a survey of salary trends in Washington
Cities during the past decade, was reported by the City Clerk, who stated that same would
be on file in the City Clerk's office should any one desire to obtain this information.
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