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Home My WebLink About00075 minutes of the previous session were road in full andit was moved by Councilman�. 1. .. ".L .Jl'4 ..—'-'..1. •� A...�... Anti. J — � •. •I Port Townsend, Washington i October 1, 1957 The City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, met in regular session. this / lot day of October, 1957, at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, alayor serge Bangerter presiding. ROLL CALL i Officers and members present were as follows: Mayor George Bangerter, City _Attorney kbrsham, City Clerk Ryan and Councilmen *very, Lindsey, Siebenbaum, Sullivan, Mueller, Steve and=l.lis. "IINUTnS OF PREVIOUS SESSION The minutes of the previous session were road in full andit was moved by Councilman Mueller and seconded b,,r Councilman Sullivan_ that tho minutes be approved as read and that th% Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign same. Upon roll call vote all seven Council- man present voted in the affirmative and motion carried. BILLS AND CLAIMS Tha City Cleric presented the following bills for consideration: From the Port Townsend Water Works and System Construction Fund under Ordinance No. 1321. J.N. Stenger -Engineering Services 500.42 J.N. Stenger-Idilaget:Sept-1957 36.61 Shirley E. Delaney -Clerical Services 75.00 City Treasurerts Petty Cash Fund -Sundry Purchases 6.00 Cotton Eng. & Shipbuilding Corp. -Contract No. VI.T.R.Iio.2 9734. 33 Cotton Erg. & Shipbuilding Corp.-Est.1I0.8-North Dnm-Lord's Lake 3,791.00 Hydraulic Supply Manufacturing Co -Pipe Supplies 53,969.56 .Hydraulic Supply Iinnufactur•ing Co. -Retained Percentage 28,461.46 under Contract No. IN.T.R. 1 Dent'. of Labor ?: Ind-_nd-ins. & ';Ind. *id-July-Sept-57 39.24 Employment Sec. Dent.-Soc. Sec.-July-Sept-1957 108.74 ?first rm. National Bank.-nithholding Tax-Sept-1957 86.20 Current. Expense Fund 86,826.96 'i Ol. Gray. ''Onter Fund 2,181.76 Library Fund 278.06 Park Fund 238.66 City Street Fund 745.43 It was moved by Coutn^,ilmnn Avery and seconded by Councilman Sullivan that the Bills be nrproved as rend and that the Mnyor and City Cleric be authorized 1-,3 drew warrants upon the proper funds for paymenj; of some. Upon r811 call vote all seven Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion carried. Clerk REPORT OF OFFICERS ._ T::e City Clerk reported the regular salary warrants for the month o3 September, 1957 as follows: Current Expense Fund .w4,596.38 01. Gray. Plater Fund 1,298.63 . T.;hrary Fund 338.25 Park Fund 244.80 City Street Fund 1,463.25 Firemen's Rel. & Pen. Fund '225.00 Irensurer The Trensurerts report for the month of September, 1957, wns reed and was referred to the Finance Committee. BUTLDI:I1 aEP•,".ITS The follotsn,, bu!161n, ;,er;nits Here -+resented and read: •i Dale A. Snith-3•ect Garage-22t X 30t,Frame, 24th e: Lnndes,F500.00 J.O. DeubenborCer Sr.-Reshingle Roof of Grroge c "Utchon or horn=,,Gari„e ^0' X 18', Kitchen 20' X 201, Codnr Shirtiies,1226 Garfield, "P16.00 ?lillrar b. Robj;irs, Erect Gnrag8e, 18' X 24', Frame, 16th 8 Cleveland, �i-00.00 Greyoe Clerents, i,'d, to home, ' X O1, Frame, 1618 1'la.airinCton, ?a.50.00 P.A. Ortmeier Erect Home 42' X 28t Frame Lot 14 Onrroll's Add. w8,000.00 W.E. Barrett, Erect Home , 27' 811 X 431, Frnme, Adams ec Lincoln, 152,000.00 It was moved by Conncilrnan Lindsey and seconded by Councilinnn Siobenbaum that the building portraits be granted. Ueen roll call vote nil seven Councilmen present voted in the affirmative end motion esrried, r'-om the United St.•ntes Const Guard to -:wit: 24, September 1957 City Mnnngar Port Townsend I wnshington Deer Sir: I 1! lT .L4 W 'Urn F „r i J 1"• kKf: �A'A r 1 � k1 rF�j .. MINUTES OF REGULAR SPS'IIOId OF OCTOBER 1, 1957, CONTINUED, rt r� 14} 3 h U u ...... +n• The prcrosed lease for the Coast Guard Moorings at Port Townsend provides that the R r , ' ity will furnish it building for Const Guard use upon approval of this lease. The present building than be to the the Coast Gfiterd• w ? k ,osstGuerd owned will excess needs of T is the desire of this office to dispose of the building; by abandonment. Prior to _t bandonment, it: is necessary that we obtain a release from the owners of the land. If the City will approve of the disposition by abandonment, it is requested that you orward a release to this office. Very truly yours, ` (s) G.Y. Loboudger, Lt, USCG Comptroller, 13th Coast Guard District By direction of the District Commanderi The above Communication was referred to the City Attorney and the Harbor and Health ommittee. u, #ro 'a Froml^..rs. I.H. Ramquist to -wit: i iC�L This same letter wns read to the Council on September 3>y1957 end is entered in the > 'w ' ninutes of that meeting. The only addition was t hnt the letter has been notorized. The above Communication and claim wns referred to the City, Insurance adjuster. n .A ' � From the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to -wit: September 7,1957 Honorable Dr. George Bangerter, Mnyor and members of City Council of the City of Port: Totmsend "= Port Townsend, Washington rt Gentlemen: , 3ar'" `Jf The purpose of this letter is to request an appropriation of funds to help purchase t! Salk polio vaccine to be used in a community -county wide .rnccination program. ?11 services, including the physicians, are being donated. The funds are only to purchase vaccine, cost of which is 55 cents per injection. Some of the main fee in justification of t his request are as follows: Nearly all counties in the State of Washington hove already completed two shots of a three shot series program for all persons under age 40. This has resulted in an all time ?' low incident of the diaeese in the State. There has resulted in in only eight cases of V yLrir infantile paralysis in the State of Washington to date compared to 87 cases in the same "r time last year and nearly 300 cases at the same time two *ears ago. let, throe of ti:e sight cases heve occured in Jefferson County and theseare by far the most severe. Two of the three small. children (allunder sge six) who were stricken about three weeks = ago will be handicapped for life and there is it probability that at least one will. never ;S walk again. At present, care of these children at the hospital in Seattle is costing the j Jefferson County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile pnra].ysis about 50.00 per day in March of Dime funds and this expense will continue for months rind perhaps years. t* The sbove is cited to indicate the probability that the polio virus is prevalent in a the community and the probability of more oases occuring befcbre the and of summer is greet. historically, the highest incident of infantile paralysis in the State of Washington occurs after school begins, in late September, October and November. Thus while such a s r4 vaccinationprogrnm should have staitted over a year ago it in not to late to prevent many new cases this year. A similar program, in which the entire community will participate, is being conducted l in Clallam County, where the Board of County Commissioners has appropriated ."7,300.00 to a ' purchase vaccine and the City Council of Port Angeles has appropriated ?`4,700.00 for the first two shots. If additional funds are needed in 1058, provisions are being made to ` r/ complete the series. � - The Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County have appropriated $2,000.00 in the forthcoming budget for the purchase of polio vaccine. Credit purchase before January 1, will permit the polio vaccination program to be organized immediately if sufficient additional funds can be found to provide the necessary amount of vaccine. In spits of t he II tremendous burden of the above three new cases of infnntile paralysis, the Jefferson u County Chapter of the National Foundation is willing to appropriate (500.00 toward such j a project. The estimated cost of vaccinating all un-vaccinated persons in Jefferson County under age 40 with three shots of Salk vaccine is about $4,500.00. This takes into account nll of the vaccine that has been shipped to Jefferson County from all sources since the vaccine , beenme available early in 1955. I' This means that there is a deficit in the amount of about $•2,000.00 to enable the community to protect its most suceptibles against infantile paralysis. Statistically, about 98 percent of new cases of polio occur in people under age 40. lI� Victory over it vicious disease comes infrequently in the course of a lifetime or even in a century. In the ease of Infantile Paralysis, concentrated effort by thousand of volunteer citizens, the expenditure of nearly 27 million dollars and the work and gonius of men of medicine and science have brought us the tools with which to make victory over ef- polio possible. I' as in the case of many things public apathy has prevented xidespresd use of vaccine t untill a dramitic program is introduced into the community aimed at vaccinsting all succeptitble persons quickly and as corvoniently and cheaply its possible.