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Home My WebLink About00041 Minutes of Regular Session of City Council for January 21, 1941, continuedi 74 y Minutes of Regular Session of City Council for January 21, 1941, continued i I ask further that the Council authorize release of the deposit made at the time of presenting said application. (' Respectfully submitted, M. Goldwater Delmonica Hotel iI Request Granted It was moved by Councilman Maroldo, and seconded by Councilman Richards, that the re- quest of Mr. M. Goldwater be granted, and that the City Clerk be authorized to refund the deposit made by Mr. Goldwater upon filing of the original application. Motion carried From Joseph E. Cotter A communication from Joseph E. Cotter relative to purchase of City owned property, and the vacation of part of a street, was presented and read as follows: Port To•rmsend, Washington January 20, 1941 Honorable Mayor and City Council Port Townsend, Washington Gentlemen I wish to purchase the partial lots, Nos. (1) one, and (8) eight in Block (15) fifteen; Johnston's Addition; which I am informed belong to the City of Port Townsend. I consider the sum of $20.00 a fair price, and offer the city this amount in payment for the said lots. c" If I am able to purchase these lots I will be sole owner of the property on both sides of 28th street, between Thomas and Katharine streets. The said 28th street has been vacated on both sides, leaving just this one block of street open. I would like to have this one block of 28th street vacated in order to give direct access to Hastings Avenue from my property. If the Council wishes to sell the said lots, but would not consider the vacation of the seid portion of 28th street, I would like to make arrangements to lease the street. Respectfully submitted, Joseph E. Cotter This communication was referred to the Street Committee for investigation and report. REQUISITIONS A requisition by the City Street Department for one barrel of lubricating oil, SAE 40, was presented and read. It was moved by Councilman Robt. Brown, and seconded by Councilman Sullivan, that the foregoing requisition be granted. Motion carried. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS "Pin Ball"Ordinance An ordinance amending the present City Ordinance relative to the operating of "pin Ball" machines, was presented and read in full for the first reading as follows: ORDINANCE IIO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Townsend amending Ordinance No. 1089, entitled "AN ORDIVASICE providing for the licensing for revenue and regulation of machines or devices for playing games of skill, and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith," passed by the City Council December 7, 1937, and approved by the Mayor December 8, 1937, THE CITY COUNCIL OF TEE' CITY OF PORT TO7,2:SEND DO ORDA114 AS FOLLOWS; Section 1. That Section of Ordinance No. 1089, entitled "AN ORDINANCE providing for the licensing for revenue and regulation of machines or devices for playing games of skill, and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith," passed by the City Co':ncil December 7, 1937, and approved by the Mayor December 8, 1937, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Each and every person, firm or corporation having at any place or places within the City of Port Townsend, a device, devices, machine or machines for playing games of skill, commonly known as pin and ball machines or aevicea in which coins may be dropped for the purpose of op=rating said machine, which may be legally operated within the State of Washington, shall pay an annual license fee in the sum of $500.00, for an owner's or operator's license, and, in addition thereto, shall pay a fee of $5.00 per month, pay- able monthly in advance for each and every machine owned and operated by such license. No such machine shall be allowed to be played by any person under the age of twenty-one years. The Council shall have the right to reject any and all applications for operator's licenses as it sees fit, and before any license is granted the application therefor must be approved by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend. 0 g Minutes of Regular Session of City Conncil for January 21, 1941, continued. The annual license fee of $500.00 for an owner's or operator's license shall pro - EL vide a license from January let to December 31st, of any one year, or for lesser period Y; if applied for after January let, but in no event will said fee be pro -rated for any K fractional part of s year. .., Section 2. That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader, to IY? be in force and take effect March let, 1941. Passed by the City Council February , 1941. r d " r> 1941. „ Approved by the Mayor February , r, Mayor •. fe hr - �� attest: . z �" :,a • City Clerk. r {, It was moved by Councilman Robt. Brown, and seconded by Councilman Richards, that the foregoing proposed ordinance be amended in such a way that it provide for the issuance of an operator's license on the basis of a full year only, .and that no n operator's license be issued upon a prorated basis for any part of a year. Motion carried. Fire Department Emergency Ordinance drib 4. A proposed ordinance declaring an emergency and providing for appropriation of money to provide fbr additional fire equipment, was presented and read in full for the p„rt?< first reading. ORDINANCE NO. ra "r Ali ORDINANCE providing for the immediate appropriation of money form the Current Expense Fund of the City of Port Townsend for the year 1941, for the i k„•' ' purpose of paying initial purchase price of a light fire truck for use of the Fire Department of said City, and declaring an emergency, WHEREAS, it appears to the City Council of the City of Port Townsend that by reason of the increase in population due to the National Emergency, and for other reasons, that it is in the interest of all citizens of said City that allight fire J '?� apparatus be obtained, and, WHEREAS, the necessity therefor did not appear at the time of the adoption of the official budget for the Current Expense Fund of said City for the year 1941, anu, rt WHEREAS, an emergency now exists for the immediate appropriation of money for the purpose aforesaid, now, therefore, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TO"iNSEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: r �F Trt Section 1. That there be and hereby is, appropriated for expenditure during the K, year 1941, the sum of $1000.00, for the purpose of providing funds for the purchase of a light fire apparatus consisting of truck chassis and necessary equipment, for the Fire Department of the said City. Section 2. That the City Clerk be, and he is hereby authorized to draw emergency iYt warrants upon the Current Expense Fund of said City for that purpose, not exceeding the ' ,'; , sum of $1000.00, upon the presentation of properly approved vouchers. Section 3. That this ordinance be published once in the Port Towns end Leader, to be in force and take effect as provided by law. Passed by the City Council February 1941. Approved by the Mayor February , 1941. �, • � , Mayor Attest: s.v'�-•City lerk. This ordinance, declaring an emergency must, by rules of the Council, lay over to "n the next regular session for further action. 3 'x UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS {L . Huse License Granted It was moved by Councilman Maroldo, and seconded by Councilman Brown, that a r �ei34 r license to operate a.roller skating rink during the year 1941, be granted Mr. William Buse, in accordance with the request presented in the last regular session. Motion carried. 75 �