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Home My WebLink About00172 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF pE ___ -_ CONTINUED' 294 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF pE ___ -_ CONTINUED r - ro Sincerely, 8 • E. R. May Chairman Retail Trade Committee it was moved bUy Councilman Steve seconded by Councilwoman Johnson that the request of rw $ l7 �• After some discussion the Retail Trade Commitee be granted. pon roll call vote Councilmen Sullivan, Mueller, Lafferty, Steve, Siebenbaum, Johnson voted yae, Councilman Lindsey voted nae, Motion carried. 3 (l ear Mayor and Councilmen - Le to neighborhood thieving on this darkened corner, we would appreciate having a streetlight. This corner its also used as a cross walk trail going toward Sheridan Avenue. There are four homes on this corner & six <k r more would benifit by installing such a light.on this corner. 17th & Holcomb St. liff Folmsbee, W.L. Lupton, MA Eslinger, J. D Phillips, J. L Allderdice, C A Horton, W.L. Wolfe. The above communication was referred to the Street & Light Committee for a report at the next regular session. I - r PETITION ;r {Y y: The following Petition was presented and acted upon as follows: tom, TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON. The undersigned, Employees of the City of Port Townsend, respectfull petitions as follows: I�+ That the Mayor and City Council of the City of Port Townsend authorize and extablish an Employees ension Fund and Pension Program, which will include within its provisions each and every City Employee not pre ntly • ._ +I.. ncluded within a pension or retirement program. v `; in signing our names hereon, we and each of us indicate our diesire that such a pension system be i stablished, and represent to the Mayor and Council that we are willing to participate in such a program. Respectfully suhanitted, Joseph Minish Mae D. Cook Lyall Arey J. F. Maroldo Ruth M McGee Paul S. Harvey T t sr Dolores Hoyt Clyde Curtis Gale I. loungblood L. F. Grewell .�• Verna W. Spindor Herbert Tennell Francis W. Arey John N. Fields + y+` Thomas Eronimo Ernest L. Phegley f l Harvey Larson George Willestoft Leslie Edward Hawley Juanita H. Johnson Councilman Steve spoke on the Pension Plan saying that he had contacted one insurance agent regarding such 's �!, program. Mayor Green also stated that she had contacted agents and that the request would be taken under r al •.. serious consideration. PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO 1392 t�4n; '! Ordinance No. 1392 was again read in full and it was moved by Councilman Mueller seconded by Councilman ullivan that the third reading be by title only. Motion Carried. Ordinance No. 1392 was read by title only and it was moved by Councilman Sullivan seconded by Councilman i affertythat Ord. No. 1392 do -now pass. Motion Carried. - PETITION HEARING Mayor Green announced that this was the time for the public hearing on the petition for vacating an alley n Block 49 of the Eisenbeis Addition to the City of Port Townsend, and had the Clerk again read in full the etitien. Mr. Horton the petitioner, spoke before the council siring that he never intended to build his house +; n the alley, that they had measured down from the existing streets not knowing at the time what a fouled up i? (fair the Eisenbeis addition was at the time. Later someone mentioned that there were some houses on part of =. she street so had Mr. Lay come in and survey and that was when it was found that his house was about four or i r' ive feet in the alley and as he was sole owner of block 49 and that it would involve considerable expense in 1 '_ - oving the house. Councilman Steve said that though I am not in favor of vacating streets and alleys, and though 5. - am not in favor of anyone who goes about building on property without considering the boundary lines, I am in <+: avor of vacating this alley because it goes nowhere, and made a motion seconded by Couhcilman Lindsey that the I, lley be vacated. Councilman Sullivan informed the council that he knew of two or three other people who would s 'ike to have alleys vacated and if the Council vacated this one they would petition to have thoes alleys vacated_ - nd would like to knw when the city would stop giving city property away. After some further discussion Mayor reen called for a vote upon which Councilman Mueller, Lafferty, Steve, Lindsey, Johnson voted yae, Councilman j."' ullivan, Siebenbaum voted nae, motion carried. - NEW & OLD BUSINESS ICouncilman Steve informed the Mayor & Council that the meter c0lection boxes were paying off. Councilman . �. ullivan said that there was no report on the street light at 14tFat this time. Mayor Green said that she ' ad a letter from the Seattle King County Safty Council and would circulate it among the Council members for _r report at the next tegular session. Mayor Green read a recommendation concerning fireworks, fpom theoletter non which City Attorney Abraham said that he would like to have the Council bear in mind that we had an ordinan a covering fireworks and pointed out that someone wants the State to take over a function that in his opinion was function of the city but thought all new that the state was trying to run the city now and this was just one - re thing of state interference in municipal affairs. Councilman Sullivan read a report from the water Dept. 10, In that the delinquent list was much greater since the discount was taken off, Mayor green suggested that e water committee meet with the Water Supt. for a study of the accounts. . ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business to come before the Council at this time it was moved by Councilman Linsey conded by Councilman Siebenbaum that the meeting do now adjourn. Motion carried. / I MAYOR '� Attest: u .�.-,-.1 lerk 1 - I -. 7777 i • M_I_N_UTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF DECEMBER 20th 1960 _ + December 20, 1960 7r Port Townsend, Washington +t` The City Council of the City of Port Townsend met in regular session this 20th day of December 1960 at 7:30 ' PM in the Council chambers of the City Hall, Mayor Green presiding. + ROLL CALL ' � }l Officers and members present were as follows: Mayor Green, City Attorney Abraham, City Clerk Youngblood, � Councilmen Sullivan, Mueller, Lafferty, Steve, Siebenbaum, Lindsey and Johnson. Y7 MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS SESSION s ✓ r. .D�..,' Minutes of the previous session were read in full and it was moved by Councilman Mueller seconded by Council man Lafferty that the minutes be approved as read and that the Mayor & City Clerk sign same. Motion carried. BUILDING PERMITS , +� h The following building permits were presented and acted upon as follows: + r M ' +{` Otis Hinkley, Remodel Eagles Hall, $600.00. W Winterburn, Second Story Living quarters, 2B'X401, Frame, Port Townsend Motel, $5,000.00. I It was moved by Councilman Siebenbaum seconded by Councilman Johnson that the building permits be granted. .; Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS C( From Plattner Amusement to -wit: December 12, 1960 j Honorable Mayor and City Council Gentlemen: � - I hereby wish to make application for master liscense for the amusement games for the year of December 31st I + 1960 to December 319 1961. Enclosed is a check for onethousand dollars, $1,000.00 to cover same. Yours respectfully, .. - Plattner Amusement by - Max Plattner T$t.1r, It was moved by Councilman Mueller seconded by Councilman Siebenbaum that the request for master liscense for the amusement games be granted. Motion carried. �., CALL FOR BIDS z - �., City Council I Port Townsend, Washington December 20, 1960 - Gentlemen: _ - Permission to call for bids to furnish the various departments of the City of Port Townsend with their + •'I requirements of gasoline, Diesel Oil and heating Oils for the year commencing Feb. 1, 1961, the bids to be +' , received at the office of the City Clerk until 5:00 PM Tuesday January 17th 1961 and will be opened at the II meeting of the City Council on the evening of that date. I Gale I. loungblood I City Clerk ` rry * It was moved by Councilman Mueller seconded by Councilman Lindsey that the City Clerks request be granted. I { Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 1393 + $ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON, VACATING THAT ALLEY LYING AND BEING IN BLOCK 49 of the EISENBEIS ADDITION +� TO THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: t + Section 1. That alley located in Block 49 of the Eixenbeis Addition to the City of Port Townsend, s y++ and running in a northerly -southerly direction through the center of said Block 49, per Plat of the Eisenbeis i Addition to the said City of Port Townsend, County of Jefferson, State of Washington, be and it is hereby vacated. - Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage, approval and publication a j `! provided by law. 7 Read for the First, Second and Third times at a regular session of the Council held on Decembee 20, 1960, approved and signed by the Mayor on the same date. u Mayor i Attest: + City lerk j - - �� Approved as to form: City Attorney ` It was moved by Councilman Mueller seconded by Councilman Lafferty that the first reading be considered the .I seconded reading and the third reading be by title only. Motion carried. • ;i; THIRD READING AND PASSAGE qXa. J ti Ordinance No. 1393 was read for the third time by title only, and it was moved by Councilman Lindsey secocr]e by Councilman Lafferty that Ord. No. 1393 do now pass. Motion carried. i