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Home My WebLink About00056 Minutes of Regular Session for Tuesday, April 1, 1941. (2)^, y 104 105 Minutes of Regular Session for Tuesday, April 1, 1941. Minutes of Regular Session for Tuesday, April. 1, 1941. Upon completion of the reading of the foregoing communication, County Engineer r } i� This communication was and report. referred to the Street Committee for investigation, ) # Bugge, who was present in the Council Chambers, explained, by permission of the , to the Council, the work as actually carried out, the reasons for same, and the additional changes made by such work. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Carroll, and seconded by Councilmen Meroldo, that the concensus of opinion of the Council is that the grade, as From Addison P. Lewis, to -wit 1303 Monroe Street, now established, be confirmed and remain as established at present. Motion carried. r °� Port Townsend, Washington. 25 March, 1941 REQUISITIONS Honorable, the Mayor of the city of Port Townsend (� '' 1 A requisition by the Street Department for a lawn mower with which to care for the p The City Council of Port Townsend.(r. Taylor Street Terrace, was presented and it was thereupon moved by Councilman Brown and ) `Jr ; seconded by Councilman Maroldo, that the said requisition be granted. Motion carried. r tt Sirs: I — { is = i7i I, the undersigned herewith desire to register a formal protest against the raising of the ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTlOI?S �h level of Monroe Street, this city, to a height of approximately twenty (20) inches above it s gy it, former level and the level of my property at the above address. �x ;z A proposed emergency ordinance to provide funds for sponrs contribution to the Fort Worden-Cherry Street Access Road, was presented and read in full for the first The reasons for this protest are: i ,'_ ® reading, as follows: (1) The above described change in the street level will, unless rather extensive additional ,. 1 ORDINANCE NO. changes are made, materially detract from the value of my property. i y % . j AN ORDINANCE, providing for the immediate appropriation of money for the City Street a (2) Might, during heavy rains, cause considerable damage to my property through lack of i ri . "�' ;; ® Fund of the City of Port Townsend, and for expenditure during the year proper drainage. '% �, f* „ ' f 1941, and declaring an emergency. c e,ti (3) Under present conditions, caused by this change 'in the street level, it la impossible �,x; WHEREAS, in accordance with conjunctive action of U.S. Public Roads Administration; to legally park a vehicle on the Monroe Street side of my property, thereby causing con- i ,' t t, Commanding Officer, Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound; Director of Highways of the State of siderable inconvenience to my family and my guests. `' y !! Washington; Jefferson County Road Engineer; and The City of Port Townsend, it has been proposed to construct a public road and/or street or highway from the intersection of (4) The gradient of Monroe Street, for one block South of Taft, has been increased rather — ri xF R *z N Washington and Walker Streets within the City of Port Townsend along the most feasible than decreased, and bas not been materially decreased from Taft on North to he top of the y 3 route to Fort Worden upon standard and approved specifications of the Director of high- - i grade. ways of the State of Washington-, :.bich said project has been approved, adopted, and designated by said Director of Highways, as "Access Road to Fort Worden - Cherry Street The intent which prompted the work on Monroe Street is greatly appreciated, but is is felt Connection in Port Townsend" (now known and commonly referred to as the "SUPER - COLOSSAL")' that a much less elaborate and expensive improvement of that street would have been and, entirely satisfactory to the residents of that district. proje ct, It is respectfully requested that this communication be read in Council and placed on record. »'2r WHEREAS, it is proposed that construction shell be carried on and completed as a r Works Progress Administration pproect, sponsored by the City of Port Townsend, and, as r; s a sponsores contribution, the cost of obtaining necessary rights -of -way shall be the Respectfully r {, obligation of said city, and, Addison P. Lewis..' fit{ WHEREAS, it is estimated that such cost will be the sum of $1000.00, and, Witness: D. B. Sollenburger WHEREAS, at the time of the adoption of the official budget for the City Street fund Witness: Robert Chivas ru of the City of Port Townsend, the necessity for the foregoing public improvement could W. „F not have been forseen, and no provision was therefore made for this purpose in the budget copy to: W. A. Bugge, Engineer of Jefferson County. { i for said fund for the year 1941, and that an emergency now exists requiring the immediate This communication was referred to the Street Committee and County Engineer jointly, t appropriation of money for the purpose aforesaid, therefore, for consideration. : �., � ,yt Z THE CIYY COUNCIL OF THE CI TY OF PORT T07iI:5IIr'D DO CRDAIIr �S FOLLOWS: From W. A. Bugge, to -wit: 11 y Section 1. That there be an!: hereby is appropriated for the City Street fund of the Port Townsend, Wash. r ",+ , City of Port Tcwnsend for expenditure during the year 1941, the sum of $1000.00, for the April 1, 1941 _ s j purpose of securing necessary rights -of -way incident to the constrcution of the public Hon. Harry Anderson, Mayer improvement hereinbefore described. g 1 City of Port Townsend Port Townsend, Washington. { Section 2. That the City Clerk of the City of Port Townsend be and he is hereby N i authorized to designated amount, uuonathents presentationon the 0ofy Street roperlyfapprovedund not evouchers,the herein- Anderson: ,. ' before design t d , p P Dear Mayor I am in receipt of a cory of a letter of protest, the original addressed to you, relative Section 3. That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader to to the street improvement work as performed by the Jefferson County crews, on Monroe Street,; take effect and be in force as provided by law. between Reed and Roosevelt streets. The text of the protest, leads me to believe that the ? residents of that district are not satisfied with the grades as established and as to the I.; Passed by the City Council April , 1941. extent of the work performed. As you probably know, it has been the policy of this ofYice, 1n reshaping the streets of the City of Port Townsend, in preparing them for an asphalt :� ® Approved by the Mayor April 1941. surface, that the existing grades of the streets are followed wherever possible. Oftimes it is necessary to change the original contour of the streets in order to secure a uniformity of grade, but whenever this condition may exist, no drastic change has ever been made, as the intent of the improvement has been one of conformity to the abutting ! ,.. '-a Mayor , property and still stay within the confines of uniform gradients. In lieu of the Pact that ® Attest: the Sunda are limited forthe purpose of improving the street system of the City it has been I, necessary tc follow the procedure as outlined, so that the funds available may be applied to a definite mileage of streets in each years program. These points of policy are mentioned, a so that a clearer understanding may be had as to the plan and procedure that has been j ! City Clerk. followed in the past year's p� years, and resumed in this program. must according As we are now preparing plans and specifications for the 1941 asphalt program, it ie ` + ( The foregoing proposed ordinance being of an emergency nature, ding to necessary that I be advised as to your disposition of the complaints of the residents of p statute, be carried over to the next regular session for final action. Monroe Street. In the event that the Street Department wish to revamp the grade line of fir. ;'. -i, Monroe Street from the grade as now established, 1t would be futile to include said street t A proposed emergency ordinance to provide funds for changing existing water lines enn in the 1941 oil program, as any regrading work, if not done immediately, would not leave I services of the City of Port Townsend to conform with plans for creating of the Cherry ) Street -Fort Worden Access Road, was presented and read in full for the first reading as the sub grade of the street in proper condition for an oil surface. A follows: Very truly yours, F ORDINANCE NO. W. A. BUGGE E, Count Road Engineer - } AN ORDI=CCE providing for the immediate appropriation of money for the Clympie Gravity Y g <` J. IWater fund of the City of Port Townsend end for expenditure during the year WAB/je Jefferson County, Wn. yti 1941, and declaring an emergency. WHEREAS, in the construction of the pubic improvement known as "Access Road to Fort Progress Administration Worden - Cherry Street con::ection in Port Townsend" as a Works Pro r g project under the sponsorship of the City of Fort Townsend, it appears that a portion of the wood pipe of the distribution system of said city must be replaced by cast -ion n pipe M