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Home My WebLink About00141 MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF SEP'TEMBER 15, 19590 i i 1 'd �i i f I 4 I' t . I I I. I; Ladies sad Gentlemen: Theatre eight months ag.+, we find we Are no nearnr a solution After reopening the Uptocm to our problem thsn whon we closed. Ap fter attemting to increase the gross business by raising admission prices, we came out at the and by having practically the same totals, dollar wise. wo would Also like to re-opn the Rose Thentro on a part time basis, As we Nava had numerous requests, ospoeinlly by the young pooplo, to open it nt lout on weok-ands. Also we fool that any operating business dds more to our city than a closed one. Hoping you can give the Thontre Licensing and Admission TAX your Attention in the near future. via remain Sincoroly, Thompson Thompsons Theatres Mayor Leighton referred the nbovo communicntion to the Police An Liconso Ind Finance Committees. NE';i & OLD BU3I1J_E3S ?,In --or Leighton informed tiro Council that the Proliminnry budget was ready And would like to most with the flnnco con.nittee on the 9th of Sept. At one oclock in the Mayors office, and also that the ?olice Co7mittee and herself were to meet with the County Commissioners o:: Sept. 8 nt 11;90 eclat] at the County Jourt Hofiso. City Attorney ;brahnm informed the Council that A motion was in order to ndopt the Proliminary Budget for the yonr of 1960 And After some discussion Councilmatwinklow oe ondmade a motion to adopt the IYXKMXM Preliminary Budget and to advertise according, o tat a henring would be )laid on the 5th of October 1959. seconded by Councilmnn Lindsey., upon roll call veto all councilman present voted in the nffirmitive And motion declared carried. Councilmnn Lafferty Asked the Mayor & Council if it was legal to go outside the City limits with the fire equipment rind paying the volunteer firemen. City Attorney :.brahnm re ight firerwithinethe City that Townsend orstoanrot dit Citynteers propertydandrthatlto mayor & heGurbng dump was City Property. ADJOURN11131IT As there visa no further business to come before the Council at this time it was moved by Councilmnn Sullivan seconded by Councilman Swinhoo that the meeting do now adjourn. Upon roll call vote nil councilmen present voted in the affirmitive and motion declared carried. i Q ATTEST: ! -7 I.;AY )R • 2a MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF SEP'TEMBER 15, 1959 �kT September 15, 1959 - Port Townsend Washington �rr l 4" I`t The City Council of the City of Port Townsend Washington, met in regular session this 15 th day of September 1959, at 7;30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, Mayor i ` Leighton presiding. ROLL C_9LLL lf) • ?fxy`ic`j l• Officers said members present were ns follows: Mayor Leighton, City Attorney Abraham, i,CM iV I' i*3 Oity Clark Youngblood, Councilman Sullivan, 14HSti=YX Mueller, Avery, Lindsey, Swinhoe. Councilman Lafferty And Siebonbaum Absent, (Mr #lt EI AS • MI;TUT'.S OF THE PREVIOITS S3SSION , The minutes of the previous session were rand in full and it was moved by Counciman L wi S dueller seconded by Co,mcilwom+m Avery that the minutes be approved as rend And that the +f ayor & City Clerk be authorized to sign some. Upon roll call veto all Councilmen present l rktil.", oted in the nffirmitive and motion declared carried. REPORT OF OFFICi,RS t hief of Police 1ho Chief of Police report for the month of August 1959 was road and visa ordered filed. !' BUILDING P7R:/ITS The following building permits were presented and road and acted upon as follows: IIjy(I$Y,. Harper, House, 501X401, Frame, Franklin & Madison, 1$115,000.00. 1^. , arl J. Johnson, Garage, 241X301, Frame, 25th & Gins, ,,200.00. i3"';v:ia •._r Doris Dal andno, Shingle Dwelling, Cednr, 1826 Clay St., e400.00. { yu'�ts>r. It was moved b: Councilwoman Avery seconded b y Councilman Lindsey that the building s, ermits be granted, upon roll call vote All councilman present voted in the nffirmitive and I notion declared carried. ; TEAR DO1.1711 PER,iIT v `t The following tear down permit was presented And rend and noted upon as follows: •r .,>{,,1,� K7EM , Roy l'J. Hudson, Barn, 35th & San Juan, to abide by Ord. 907. It was moved by Councilmen Lindsey seconded by Councilman Sullivan that the tear down >ermit be granted, unon roll call vote all councilman present voted in the offirmitiv sand t n3 otion declared carried. 4r �+ RESOLUTION 59-3 [ RESOULUTION A OF THE CITY O)UNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT T0II2ISEND, AUTHORIZING TH-3 TRANSFER OF �;*wa�Y4r THE SIAd OF $900.00 FRO14 LIBRARIAIIS SALARY TO (t' iriz E1,311GENCY FUND OF SAID CITY, AIID AUTHORIZING THE , CITY CLERK TO DRAW W.ARILINTS PURSUANT THERETO. h I , _'+ 4'f City Attorney Abraham explained the reason of the resolution saying that the Librarian ad slatted to a P partial) retire and her salary was reduced to 100.00 Y Y w per month art of the i ,alance of her salary was t{nen Allocated to emergency & part time help. At that time the j t esolution was sot up to take us up to Sept. let because the library board thought that r53 , nether full time librarian might be obtained. Now the chairmen of the board did not ntisipate on having a full time librarian for the balance of this year, this resolution ill take care of the financial situation on part time help for the balance of the P year 1959. ouncilman )dueller moved seconded by Councilman Swinhoe that Resolution 59-3 do now pass. � pop Roll call vote all Councilmen present voted in the affirmitive and motion declared arried. ORDINANCE 1372 FF'7 AN ORDINANCE OF T112 CITY OF PORT T01671SLND 11.E1IDING ORDINANCE NO. 1110 OF SAID CITY,AS :IENDTM BY ORDINANCE NO. 1239, AND THEREBY INCREASING THE t, MINIMU;4 RATE FOR M=_,RED 13ATER SERVICE. City Attorney Abraham said that varmnus council members and the Mayor discussed this with . him and the Mayor requested that the ordinance be prepared. Attorney Abraham explained that i nll the ordinance did was to change one figure in the origional ordinance that figure was i`.' i '• �;2.25 to $3.00. The Theory was that the discount was being taken off in the city and the ),a people in the outlying districts buying water from the city should pny the same minimum so tiF' 'e,y the people inside the City Limits and it also included meters inside the city limits. ., }i Councilman Mueller made a motion seconded by Councilman Sullivan that the first rending f , i t .. if be considered the seconded rending And the third reading be by title only. Upon roll call ,,- vote all councilmen present voted in the nffirmitive And motion declared carried. T;IIRD READIII-, 2c PASSAGE (((} t,a I Ordinance No. 1372 was read for the third time by title only And it was loved by Council- 57I r`- man Sullivan seconded by Councilman Lindsey that Ordinance IIo. 1372 do now pass. Unon roll call vote all councilman present voted in the affirmitive and motion declared carried. °< 1 F�f IIEIY is OLD BUSINESS Mayor Leighton reported that the finance Chairman Miss Avery and herself net with the � M1 .' County Commissioners at their last meetinb and disausod th-i problem of the jail rentnl that tC•+4 ; they had bro�ight before the Council. It we-,; agroed on A figure of 300.00 jail rental. City Attorney am san regard of the report of the Abraham id iP jail situation that it should .._,f...�7•� ,r^•+._ t 4 � s -. L , r� ':Sxti X Y i:., S. �' i 5 7.