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Home My WebLink About00020 Minutes of Regular Session for October 1, 1940, continuedMinutes of Regular Session for October 1, 1940, continued voted for the office of Governor at the general election of November, 1936, were 1658. It: WITNESS '.THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of my office this 20th day of September, 1940. P. M. RICHARDSON County Auditor for Jefferson county and ex-officio Clerk of Jefferson County Election Board From Albert Follme, to -wit: September 23, 1940 port Townsend, ~lash. To the President of the City Council Port 'Townsend, Washington Dear Sir: I wish to inform you that I own the property adjoining Fort warden to the west, and North Beach. I would be willing to cooperate with you and take the responsibility in erecting low cost housing, as the City Council and Chamber of "ommerce advocated; providing the F.H.A. or U.S. Housing Authority furnishes 100% of Construction Costs, I will furnish sufficient ground and waterfront as Security. I hope you will give this matter your careful attention. Yours very truly, Albert Follme From Howard -Cooper Corporation A card from Howard -Cooper Corporation announced the death of the President of the Company, Mr. Dick I. Cooper, and a subsequent letter announcing the election of Mr.. L. '9. Gardner to the office of President, was acknowledged by the City Clerk. From Dept. of Hii..hways A letter showing this City's July allotment of Gas Tar. Funds to be $830.90, was read by the City Clerk and ordered filed. From Dept. of Highways A letter itemizing the cost of painting the traffic .stripe in the City of Port Townsend, and requesting a resolution for payment of the above direct from this Cityls Gas Tax Funds, was read and ordered filed. From Belle Reeves An affidavit of Belle Reeves, Secretary of State, transmitting an opinion of the State Voting; Machine Committee, relative to the Shoup Voting Machine, was read by the City Clerk. Willow Street Petition A petition from residents of a certain portion of Willow Street, was presented and read as follows: Port Townsend, Washington To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, City of Port Townsend G•-ntlemen: We the undersigned residents and property owners do hereby respectfully petition your honorable body for the construction of a sewer system in the vicinity of Willow street in the City of Port 'Townsend in accordance with plans and specifications heretofore adopted by L:r.. H. J. Young, engineer employed by the city for that purpose.. It is understood that the cost of this project sh:_11 not exceed to each of us the sum of 11.65 per month, the same to be paid over a period of not to excood fifteen years, and the extra cost of making connection from the main to the property service to be our obligation. It is further understood that this petition is prelimi:ary in form only and contingent upon legal and financial practicability. J. Q. Merrill, Mrs. Engvolsen,•Lawrence A. Mininh, Louis Deleo, Q. B. Bloomingdale, Jim Thompson, William Berg, Anton Cable, F. H.. Lammers, Tony Brogan, Guy A. Bunter, Los. Augusta Manchester, Then. Lronlmo, Bertha Andrews, John M. Cable, Earl Huyhitt, Los.. Mary Lewis.. Water Line Petition A petition asking water service from the City of Port townnend in a district outside the City, not now supplied, was presented and read as follows:: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Port hownnend: Gentlemen: 0P (CIO 0 f 'K 2� f » ' ✓' P rr x. r, f �i �'" v 1 � �r ti, i•�'"e POINT 1 �x I :` td r c � HS [[ Minutes of Regular Session for October 1, 1940(continued) The undersigned respectfully represent and petition that the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, estimate the cost of constructing and budget for construction during the year 1941, a water supply line running from your Corners in a Westerly direction to the intersection of the Old discovery Day and Chevy "base Roads, and thence in a Southerly direction to such point in Section 5, lownship 29 North, Range 1 West, W.L:., Jefferson County, Washington, as is financially practical to your City. Respectfully submitted, a. C. DeLeo, Oscar E. Hetzel, William Higley, A. A. O'Meara, Clarence Greaser, Arnold Sather, R.F.U. Stevens, Dorothy E. Jones, Agnes Delaney, Mr. and Mrs. C. X. Ellis, Mrs. Amega Curry, Fred L. Simcoe, Mrs. W. A. Sincoe, Mrs. J. M. Bailey, Mr and Mrs P. G. Curry, C. J. Flint, Capt. Morris Seavey, Smith Nakano, I. 0. Drown, Harold A. Rogan, Alvin J. Hogan, Payne Pfeiffer, C. C. Bartlett ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS A resolution authorizing payment to the Highway Dept. from this City's gas Tax Funds, for the painting of traffic stripe within the City, was presented and read as follows: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, that the State Auditor of the Qtate of Washington be, and he is hereby authorized to pay direct to the Department of Highways of the State of Washington, the sum of 447.38, representing the cost of painting 3.0 miles of traffic stripe within the City of Port Townsend, which mileage and which route is part of aprimary State Highway, and charge said sum to such amount as ray l be due the City of Port ownsend under existing law. ADOPTED by the City Council October 1940. City ity Signed and subscribed to before me this _ day of October, 1940, Notary Pu c in and for the state of Washington, residing at Port Townsend Resolution Adopted It was moved by Gouncilman "obt. Drown, and seconded by Councilman Sullivan, that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Upon boll Call vote, all six Councilmen present voted in the affirmative, and the motion was declared carried. Fowler Park: Resolution At the request of the :roper authorities of Fort Worden, an alternate resolution regarding the War Department survey in the Fowler Park Addition District, Was presented in a form as approved, and requested by !far Department authorities, as follows: R E S 0 L U T I 0 K WHEREAS, heretofore, the City of Port Townsend has granted to the War Department, an easemeit and right-of-way to lay cable underground thru certain streets in Fowler+s Park: an addition to the City of Port hownsend, and in consideration thereof, the War Department proposes to establish concrete markers at certain points as more specifically set forth in letter of the Conmerding Officer of Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound, dated September 6, 1940, and two accompanying exhibits, all of nhich are hereto annexed and by reference made a part of this resolution, now, therefore, PE 1T RESOLVED BY TI—E CITY COUNCIL OF 'THE CITY OF PORT T9,"NSEND: That the survey, on evidenced by the accompanying exhibits, to determine the actual location of said right-of-way, be, and, the same is, in all respects, confirmed and approved and authority is hereby granted the War Department to remove certain markers within Fowler+s Pool, an addition to the City of Port 1ownsend, and place permanent concrete markers, all as specifically designated in the attached exhibits. BE IT FATTER RESOLVED, that this resolution be and become part and parcel of the easement and right-of-way referred to herefrabove. Adopted by the City Council this day of October, 1940. Attest: aayor Resolution Adopted It was moved by Councilman hobt. crown, and seconded by Councilman "ullivan, that the egoing resolution be adopted. Upon Roll Call vote all six Councilmen present voted in affirmative, and the motion was declared carried. '.Willow Street Ordinance I � ; i r�r - i, I I I I tl I� I f i