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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00007 minutes Approved9 !:) REGULAR SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1940. Port Townsend, Washington July 16, 1940 mat in regular soaeio The City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, this.16th day of July, 1940, at 7:30 o'clock, P.m., in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, Mayor H. L. Hirtzler presiding. ROLL CALL ;�, sw Daly; City Clerk, C. F. Christian, and Councilmen Vlm. officers and Members answering present to Roll Call were as follows: mayor H. L. Hirtzler; City Attorney, Daly; and Robt. W. Brown, Councilman Phillip E. i Lammers, Sr.; J. F. maroldo; C. E. Brown arriving later in the session. 1,;I1NUTES OF PREVIOUS SESSION minutes Approved It was moved by Councilman Robt. W. drown, and seconded by Councilman Richards, that li the minutes of the previous session be approved as written. Motion carried. f REPORTS OF OFFICERS ! City Treasurer k[ f The monthly report of the City Treasurer for the month of June, 1940, visa read and 4, referred to the Finance committee. Water Superintendent nt for the month of June, 1940, eras read The monthly report of the Vlater Superintends j and referred to t^e Vlater committee. g The report twof the e1,later Superintendent s nt show flow metersrreadandeorderedffiledr thru the main line Chief o�Oe The report of the Chief of Police for the month of June, 1940, showing arrests and disposition of cases was read and ordered filed. I. COY UNICATI0113 i From Homer T. Bone ive r "Letter No. 4 on InitiatNo. N circular, 139", was acknowledged by letter, headed j; the City rculaClerk, with assurance that the same would be on file in that office. From Department of Highways ea¢readnandforderedYfiled,ing this city's May allotment of A letter from the State De Gas Tax Funds to be $795.09, I s Phillip E. Brown arrives Councilman Phillip E. Brown arrived at this time and assumed his seat in the Council. ! ORDINAINCES AIM RESOLUTIONS ted and read in full at this time for the firs Two proposed ordinances were presen reading as follows: ORDINANCE INO. ion of AN ORDINANCE Fofethe nse Fund of said citof Fort y,ndy andforvthenexpenditurefor the pthereof tduring the eyear r the Current Expense y 1940, and declaring an emergency. II V1IEREAS, the protracted ury spell has occasioned an unprecedented demand upon the services of the Port Townsend Fire Department to suchand oan extent will bthat e exhausted before Department for the year 1940, for pay of the end of the fiscal year, and, 'l7YEREAS, meinten¢nce of the Fire Department is a mandatory governmental function, ¢r. should t -;;HBFsAS, in the opinion of the City Council, the sum of $ psis ors, a sufficient sum to maintain said departnent until December 31, , TEE CITY COUIiCIL OF THE CITY GF PORT Ta.',11SEND DO CRDAII1 AS FGLLWIS: Section 1. That an emergency be and the same is now declared to exist requiring thr immediate appropriation of money for the Current Expense Fund of said city in the following P Fire Department S Pay of Volunteer Firemen q Labor § Gas and Oil € Fire Hose 0 rq e 14. 1 1i I Minutes of Regular Session of City Council., July 16, 1940, continued Section 2. That the City Cleric of the City of Port Townsend be and he is hereby authorized to issue emergency warrants upon the Current Expense Fund of the City of Port Townsend, not exceeding the foregoing amounts, upon presentation of properly approved vouchers. i Section 3. That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader,', tote in force and take effect from and after five (5) days from the date of such publication. Passed by the City Council' , 1940. Approved by the Mayor , 1940. 9�Mayor - Attest,: iyClerk ORDINANCE 140. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Townsend providing for and fixing the time of a special election for the qualified voters of the City of Port Townsend, to ratify or reject propositions granting to the City Countil of said city, authority to levy taxes on the taxableproperty of said city in excess of the fifteen (15) mills now authorized by law; WHEREAS, it now appears to the City Council of the City of Port 'Townsend that there will be insufficient money returned to the City 'Treasurer of said city during the year 1941, thru taxation and otherwise, to provide for and carry out all the functions of city govern- ment for that year; and, WHEREAS, under the provisions of Chapter 2, Laws of the State of Washington (1939 Initiative Measure No. 129), cities and towns are granted power to levy taxes in excess y of fifteen (15) mills, when authorized. so to do by the electors of such cities or towns, and, WHEREAS, it appears to the City Council of the City of Port 'Townsend, that an election :1 for that purpose is necessary, and that the following propositions should be submitted to the qualified voters of the city for ratification or rejection, now, therefore, �j THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT T071NSEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: i Section 1. That a special election be held in the City of Port 'Townsend, and in the various precincts thereof, on 'Tuesday, the loth day of September, 1940, which day and date be, and hereby is fired, as the date upon which said election shall be held, and shall be voted by the qualified voters of said city the following propositions and questions, to -writ: Proposition I. Shall the City Council of the City of Port Townsend be authorized to collect by taxation during the year 1941, the sum of approximately $ , by a special and additional levy of not to exceed mills upon t e do ar of assessed valuation of said city, in excess ofthe city levy empowered by Chapter 2, Laws of the State of lUashington, 1939 (Initiative Measure No. 129), for the purpose.of constructing a new goof to the public library building of said city? Proposition II. Shall the City Council of the City of Port Townsend be authorzzed to collect by taxation during the year 1941, the sum of approximately W , by a special and additional levy of not to exceed mills upon the o ar of assessed valuation of said city. in excess of the city eT vy empowered by Chapter 2, Laws of the (State of Washington, 1939 (Initative Yeasure No. 129), for the purpose of maintaining and ,'.improving the streets of said city? I Section 2, Said election shall be held and conducted in the manner provided by ;Chapter 2, Laws of the State of "lashington (Initiative Measure No. 129), udder the Isupervivion and direction of the Jefferson County Election Board. Section 3. That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader, to be in ;force and take effect from and after five (5) days from the date of such publication. i Passed by the City Council , 1940. Approved by the Mayor 1940. i ✓ 'Attest: mayor y Clerk UNFIHISRED AND NE8 BUSINESS Re: Ins. on Vlater Dept. Bldgs At therequest of 'later Superintendent Lockhart, the City Clerk brought before the Council the fact that at present there was no insurance on either the water shop and tool house, or the eater Lept. pipe shed, and presented quotations on the cost of insurance upon the same as provided by one of the local insurance agencies. f ; )