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Home My WebLink About00130 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF APIRD 7. 1959• rONTTNTT_Fn_212 1I MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF APIRD 7. 1959• rONTTNTT_Fn_ , ADJOURNMENT �. As there was no further business before the Council for their consideration at this time it was Moved by Councilman Sullivan Seconded by Councilman Siebenbaum that the Council do now adjourn upon roll call vote all XXXI M Six councilmen present voted in the affirmitive and motion declared carried. C Mayor \ i Attest: f r� ' MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF APRIL 21, 1959. April 21, 1959 Port Townsend, Washington (� The City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington met in regular session this 21at day of April 1959, at 7:30 PM in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, Mayor Leighton presiding. ROLL CALL Officers and members present were as follows: Mayor Leighton, City Attorney Abraham, �• City Clerk Youngblood, Councilmen Sullivan, Lafferty, Mueller, .Avery, Siebenbaum, Swinhoe, Councilmen Lindsey absent. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS SESSION The minutes of the previous session were read in full and it was moved by Councilman Mueller seconded by Councilmen Avery that the minutes be approved as read and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign same. Upon roll call vote all six Councilmen present voted in the affirmitive and motion declared carried. POLICE REPORT I The Police report for the month of March 1959 was read and ordered filed. BUILDING PERMITS The following building permits were presented and read and acted upon as follows: Mrs Herman Lammers, Boat Shelter, lOtX201, Frame, Lincoln & Scott, $25.00. C. E. Hanby, 3 bedroom house, 271X431, Frame, Cosgrove & .4dams, $9,600*00. Robert S.Adsms, Re -roof House, Shake Shingles, Fir & 0, 4200.00. Floyd Goodrich, Work Shop, 201X401, Frame, lath & Kuhn, 300:00. J. W. Gammage, Addition to House, 261X15+, Frame, Rt 2, Hastings Ave., $1,200.00. Cora C.Porter, Porch & Utility Room, 10IX201, Frame, 3rd & Sheridian, Gary Kvinsland, Add. To House, Utility Room, Bed Room, BTX101, 10IX121,Frame, Hastings & Sheridian, $1,000*00. It was moved by Councilmen Siebenbaum seconded by Councilman Sullivan that the building Ji permits be granted, upon roll call vote all six councilmen present voted in the affirmitive and motion declared carried. j TEAR DOWN PERMIT 1j Cora C. Porter, tow rooms of house, 3rd & sheridian, to abide by Ord, #907. jTt was moved by Councilman Sullivan seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the tear down permit be granted upon roll call vote all six councilmen present voted in the affirmitive and motion declared carried. CALL FOR BIDS OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, to -wit: April 21, 1959 Honorable Mayor & City Council Port Townsend, Washington Gentlemen: Request permission to publish call for bids on the City Ts Comprehensive Insurance from May 19, 1959 to May 19, 1960. Bids to be opened May 5, 1959. Very truly yours, Gale I. Youngblood City Clerk It was moved by Councilman Mueller seconded by Councilman Siebenbaum that the City Clerk bb authorized to issue the above call for bids, Upon roll call vote all six councilmen present voted in the affirmitive and motion declardd carried. 213 i - MINIITES OF REGULAR SESSION OF APRIL 21, 1959 CONTINUED. COMMUNICATI)N3 { The following communication was read and was acted upon an follows: Board of Jefferson County Commissioners, towit: April 20, 1959 The Honorable Mayor and City Council t' City of Port Townsend, Washington sf 9, Gentlemen: It has been definitely determined that Jefferson County does now own the area now being used as a joint city -county garbage dump in the vicinity of Cppe George. Ytr It therefore becomes obvious that immediate consideration must be given to the establishment of a garbage dump in some other location and the dumping of gargege discontin ed at the present site. • Sincerely, George Huntingford, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Jefferson County A ® Mayor Leighton referred the above communication to the harbor & health committee. The City Clerk read an invitation to help celegrate Port Townsends 1OBth Anniversary to e held at the recreation center April 25th 1959. sponsored by the Jefferson County Histories ociet y VETO OF ORDINANCE NO. 1359 '. l , TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFORESAID: I, Marilou Leighton, Mayor of the city of Port Townsend, do hereby veto and decline to sign the above and foregoing Ordinance, for the reason r that there was not a sufficient investigation made of the conditions `s surrounding the subject matter, and that the future use and development i of affected areas of the City was not given adequate consideration. Dated this Bth day of April 1959. Marilou Leighton Mayor. Mayor Leighton commented on the veto saying it was only a form of protest to t4aiQQrrdinance in general not against the lease that has been offered to the Dolls. The mayor aKa felt ''"� XD[HKXiBXINgX}5Y.24X6�R�KXE[88if$X�31XiZt34CNi(ZiXiSgit2lgXi�Tit�$7CPS2fY�4XiifX%tSitXAttSt[K6)CS8X1ftYjCXXELii4gXXX I r that it might in someway endanger in someother element and felt that it the protest was added to the Ordinance it would help in the future if anything should come up that would act differently oli. Councilman Mueller said that as much as the city council hated to go against the Mayors recommendation moved that that the first reading of Ordinance No. 1359 be considered the the second reading and the third reading be by title only. Seconded by Councilman Sieben- h t baum. After some discussion Councilman Swinhoe called for the question and upon roll call vote all six councilmen present voted in the affirmitive and motion declared carried. a THIRD READING AND PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO 1359 Ordinance No. 1359 was read for the third time by title only and it was moved by Council E an Q Sullivan seconded by Councilman Avery that Ordinance No. 1359 do now pass, upon roll call vote all six councilmen present voted in the affirmitive and motion carried. CO?A'.ITTEE REPORTS js. Councilman Lafferty reported on the renuest for signs from the Diagnostic center at Fort Warden saying that Mr. Lindquist had been contacted and that the request had been txkmnxmkrr = granted. Councilman Siebenbaum said that Mrs Clouse had worked for a long time BBrthe City of Port Townsend and was unable to work for the City again on account of illness and that he w ® would make a motion that the City Clerk write a letter tm XYJCXSXNM of accomadation and thankk for the long and faithful service she gave the City of Port Townsend. Seconded by Councilman Lafferty upon roll call vote all six councilmen present voted in the affirmitive b. ^ and motion declared carried. Mayor Leighton commended the council on their action and said she would also write a letter. a Councilman Sullivan mentioned that signs should be put up from Whitnacks to the city for ® cars were speeding through the area. i NEW AND OLD BUSINESS i The City Clerk read a letter addressed to the Mayor & City Council by a group of teen- _ agars who wished the curfew be raised from 10:30 to 12:QQ which would only pertain to Friday and Saturday nights, and only to pertain to those in the ninth to the twelfth grade. After considerable discussion from the teenagers on their views the Mayor informed the that she was sure that the Council would consider every angel on the subject. group City Attorney Abraham informed the Mayor & City Council that the City did now have a #' Certificate of Ground Water Rights with the record no 7 Page no. 3297-A State of Wushingto County of Jefferson, and with that gave the Certificate to the City Clerk for filing. ;, p appointed for a throe: term Mayor Leighton informed the Council that Robert Harper had been • beginning April 30 on the Civil Service Boar(bp Mr. harper was replacing Mr. Jim Miksch whoa zT term was up. 3 s, Mrs Lopeman asked permission to put up siggs of direction to the North Beach Community Club. The request was referred to the Street Committee. ADJ :URNMT�...I�IT x As there was no further business before the Council for their consideration at this t11mO by Councilman Siebenbaum th t tPhh Council now S it was moved by Councilman Sullivan seconded the and mo�ioll adjourn. Upon roll call vote all six Councilmen present voted in afirmi�ive I K -