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Home My WebLink About00127 MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF MARCH 170.1959 CPNTIa 206 MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF MARCH 170.1959 CPNTI The American Association of University Women wish to express our approval and support of the proposed Planning Commission. We respectfully urge your favorable consideration of the ordinance. Very truly yours, .. Leila Harms, President (Mrs. W.E.) I From: First American National Bank, to -wit: March 16, 1959 The Honorable Mayor Leighton and Port Townsend City Council Port Townsend, Washington Ladies and Gentlemen: As you know, we opened our new drive-in branch for business on March 9th. Our patrons are CO having difficulty reading our entrance and exit signs painted on the pavement and also enter ing and leaving the lot on the Adams Street side due to car6 being parked near or in the driveway areas. 'No are particularly concerned with the area between our two driveways on Adams Street. The space is not quite large enought to park a car without partially blocking one of the drive- ways, yet there have been cars parked in that space constantly. This causes a serious hand- icap to our operation. We respectfully request that no parking signs be posted on Adams Street between our drivewa areas. Yours very truly, R.M. Grimm Vice President and Manager The above communication was referred to the Police Committee and Street Committee. III From: Halter W. Arey & Darrell D. Austin, to -wit: March 17, 1959 City Council Port Townsend Washington Deer Chairman. I wish to know if it would be possible to purchase all standing, down and dead cedar, locate at Township 28 N, Range 2 'dWM, east, half of section 28. We will pay 10% stumpage for all cedar purchased. Thank you, Walter W. Arey Darrell D. Austin Councilman Sullivan commented that four or five years ago Mr Seaton had taken off cedar whic: paid the city around 3 or 4 hundred dollars and thought it was a good deal to let the people take out the cedar. Supt. Area said that the council had ordered him since then to post signs stating absolutely no tree cutting of any kind. City Attorney .kbraham informed the Mayon & Council that bids should be called since the cutting would be sold off of city property. Mr. Seaton said that four years ago heuhad a contract on a small part of the city land and :)ad paid the city approxmitley $280.00 for stumpage. He said the city could pick up around $1,000.00 for stumpage in the area now wanted. Water Supt. Area said that when Mr. Seaton had finished his contract he found that their bulldozer had run over the pipe line and there had been more damage to sunl.l fir trees than the city had got out of it. Mayor Leighton referred the above communication to the water committee. From: Olympic Health District. to -wit: March 12, 1959 Mrs. Marilou Leighton, Mayor City of Port Townsend Port Townsend, 'Washington Dear Mayor Leighton. It has recently come to the attention of this department that owners of property in the vicinity of the Port Townsend garbage dump have had cause to complain about debris and trasT being washed up on private tidelands. For many years this department has been concerned about the use of the Strait of Juan de Fuca by several communities as a means of disposing of garbage and trash. In addition to adding to the pollution of the waters of the state, such dumps are impossible to cover, the, create odor, smoke and fly problems, unless rigidly controlled they become rat breeding grounds, and they are eye sores. Cities all over the state, and nation, are going to more modern and acceptible methods of arbage disposal, such as the sanitary land fill method. Tais method allows for the frequel covering of all garbage with earth so that rats, flies and unisances are controlled, and in many cases has been used to reclaim lend and to build it up for more economical use. It would seem advisable for the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County to jointly explo: the possibilities of relocating the present dump. Due to ever increasing land values it wo seem most practical to acquire a suitable piece of land now for future use. It may be anti: ly possible that City or County owned land could be traded for a suitable garbage disposal site without much money being involved in the transaction. At least this is worth consider If we can be of any assistance in looking over proposed sites, please feel free to call on Very truly yours, Donald a. Morrison District Sanitarian Mayor Leighton commented on the above communication saying that she had talked to the Count yy commistoners about the problem and they have agreed ibeet with the harbor & health committee and herself on the sanitation problem. (, �tfr�tR•�Y' a4 1r J' MINUT-,S OF REGULAR SE"^IOT! OF 101HCH 17 1959. COTlTIIN)?J _ 1 E C A r L 11 �r� u .y bf i "1 cr> rc is` t kr d i 4' — 1 g. R SOL,)TION NO. 59-1 OLY14PIC GRAVITY WATER REPLACEMENT W.D. R. No. 2 BEFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, STATE OF WASHINGTON In the matter of Clay, Franklin Resolution to replace distribution & Jefferson Stu, water mains IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND that it is their intention to: Replace Distribution Water Mains & Connections on Clay, Franklin & Jefferson Streets From Walker .to Taylor Streets. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT for the foregoing proper purpose there is hereby appropriated sums in the following detail: Loc. Engr. , Right of Way Items of Work: Day Labor 6 000.00 6 000.00 Material . 6u Contract 6: 6.45— 16,bbU.Ilb— Constr. Engr. Total: $27,597.06 The purpose herein described is HEREBY DECLARED to be a public necessity and the Water Superintendent is HEREBY ORDERED AND AUTHORIZED to report and proceed thereon as by law provided. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this purpose be performed by Contract Day Labor in accordance with the American Water Works Specifications ns-la- opE: t a Council. ADOPTED this 17th day of March, 1959 Marilou Leighton Mayor, City of Port Townsend, Wash. SEAL ATTEST: Gale 1. Youngblood City Clerk rter some discussion on the above resolution it was moved by Councilmen Siebenbaum seconded r Councilmen Sullivan that the Above Resolution no. 59-1 be adopted. Upon roll call vote 11 seven councilmen present voted in the affirmitive and motion declared carried. CALL FOR BIDS rom City 'Water Department: to -wit: onorable Mayor & City Council ort Townsend, Washington entlemen: ermission is hereby requested to advertise for bids the hollowing. 4,560 Lineal Ft. of 3/4a Copper Tubing -Type K 460 Lineal Ft. 10 Copper Tubing -Type K Respectfully yours City Water Department Lyall Arey Water Superintendent. It was moved by Councilman Seibenbaum seconded by Councilman Lindsey that the City Clerk e authorized to issue the above call for bids. Upon roll call vote all seven councilmen resent toted in the affirmitive and motion declared carried. ORDINANCE 1357 Ordinance No 1357 was introduced and read for the first time at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 20th day of January, 1959 and thereby incorporated in thoys minute It was moved by Councilman Mueller and seconded by Councilman Swinhoe that the first eading be considered the second reading and that the third reading be by title only. Upon oil call vote all seven councilmen present voted in the affirmitive and motion declared arried. THIRD READING AND PASSAGE Ordinance No 1357 was read for the third time by title only and it was moved by Councilmu iebenbaum seconded by Councilman Sullivan that Ordinance #1357 do now pass. Upon roll call ote all seven Councilmen present voted in the affirmitive and motion declared carried. ORDINANCE #1358 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EXPENDITURES DURING THE YEAR 1959 FROM OLYMPIC GRAVITY WATER FUNDS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF WATER PIPELINES, AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OLY14PIC GRAVITY WATER SYSTEM REPLACEMENT FUND AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS it appears that certain water pipelines in the City are in need of and require .hmhmediate rQQ��jjlac55ement and repair, and that the need therefore is immediate and unforseen, an fteeffneofan37tha ouncsilahaUng ne ermineneanas o�ine'uihfairaniham i��Aa as aQ�;said water