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Home My WebLink About00087 Minutes of Regular session, September 2, 1941, continued. (2)167 f 166 K;, Minutes of Regular session, September 2, 1941, continued. i Minutes of Regular session, September 2, 1941, continued. From Dave Swartz, to -writ: y� district a recommended form for a Resolution or Ordinance creating a municipal Defense l Port Townsend, Washington Commission in gash city and defining the duties and pov:ers of said co^mission. Mr. Smith {{{ August 22, 1941 ` briefly explained the plan of coordinating national, state and city defense units and read ! }4 1 the recommended form as prepared for presentation to all cities. Upon the conclusion of Honorable Mayor and City Council ( the reading of said form and discussion of same by the Councilmen, it visa moved by Council- j..` I` Port Townsend, ''lashington ,r man Brown and sec^nded by Councilman Carroll that the recommended form be adopted as a !' r_ resolution of the City Council with such minor changes as might be necessary to make it .j� Gentlemen: applicable to this city. Llotion carried. Permission is requested to build a back parch to my dwelling situate Resolution as adopted follows: I; Cherry and "T" Strcets; at an esti ated cost of $50.00 for materials, RESOLUTION jj Respectfully submitted, ! whereas, the President of the United States, by Executive Order signed on May 20, �i Dave Swartz 1941, created the Office of Civilian Defense in the Office for Emergency L:anagement: and I Whereas, the Offive of Civilian Defense has requested the cooperation and assist - From yen Huntington, to -writ: ance of all municipalities in carrying out the Civilian Defense program; and Port Townsend,i1'ashirgton �� xy ® 71hereas, it is desirable to coordinate all municipal defense activity in one August 23, 1941. F. + municipal agency; new therefore, ' j' BE IT RESOLVED BY TILL• CITY COUIICIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TO:711SEND, 3'ASHINGTOH: Honorable Mayor and City Council , E, Port Townsend, 'Sashington Section 1. There is hereby created the Municipal -Defense Commission of the City of Port Townsend to be composed of the i:ayor as Chairman and such other persons, not ex - Gentlemen: �• rr ,::� ® seeding eleven in number, as the Mayor may appoint from time to tire. The Mayor shall des - Permission is requested to reshingle my dowelling situate 45th and } , C agnate one of the members so appointed as Vice Chairman who shall be the Coordinator for Neil Streets; at an estimated cost of $25.00 for materials. Ir, the City of Port Townsend. Each member of the Municipal Defense Commission shall serve at - I the pleasure of the Mayor or until the emergency no longer exists. Respectfully submitted, _ �4k Section 2. The Municipal Defense Commission is hereby authorized to expend vrhat- t : Ban Huntington --'a.;- ever funds ¢re appropriated to carry out the functions of the Defense Commission subject, however, to all regulations now provided by law governing this municipality, From Frank Burns, to -writ: I i ram : r Section 3. The Municipal Defense Co mission shall be charged with the duty of d Port Townsend, %7ashington � ? ; , coordinating all defense activities of this City. 666666 It shall: August 29, 1941wRr (1) Coordinate the activities of municipal and private agencies cooperating in _ the defense Honorable Mayor and City Council shington as f f (2)roKeep in contact with the Office of Civilian Defense to the end that all re- { Port ToTownsend,la" quests and suggestions from that Office sl-ail receive prompt and efficient response; Gentlemen: �' r "` (3) Conduct studies regarding defense problems o£ the City of Port Townsend to Permission is requested to erect a four room, frame, dwelling, 38w x 26*, the end that the municipal government of the City of Port To:rnsend will at all times be on my property situate Lots 4 and 5, :Block 200, Eisenbeis Addition; at an estimated cost of s£ � `t approximately F80.00 for materials. �f:m 1s7 abreast of the problems of defense, and information desired by Federal agencies will be ` u, readily available; Respectfully submitted, E+X• ` (4) Survey existing facilities, proffers of facilities, services and ideas orig- inating within the city and make appropriate disposition of them; Frank Burns G (5) Act as a clearinghouse on municipal defense information for all governmental Fr on Dr, A. F. ";erner, to -wit: > T� ) x n and private agencies cooperating in the defense program; (6) Direct information regarding the defense program to all municipal departments Port Townsend, 71ashington September 2, 1941 or agencies which are or may be affected thereby; Y (7) Lake reco'.mendations, from tia:e to time, for improvements in the handling of Honorable Mayor and City Council 1'� defense problems affecting the City of Port Townsend;rx,x (8) Perform such other ad7inory functions as may be requested by agencies or Port Townsend, aashirgton :� r departments of the Federal Goverm+rent in connection =with the National Defense program; (9) Do whatever is necessary and proper subject to the provisions of Section 2, Gentlemen: Permission is reouested to make general repairs to my dwelling and.;;. ;� to carry out the intent and nurnose of this resolution in assisting proper local autrori- garage, situate 1942 Lawrence Street; at an estimated cost of y^1CO.00 for materials. } ,L r ties in the protection of life and property. rt Respectfully submitted, I� �' i! Section 4. The Municipal Defense Commission may expedite procedure by organizing p y itself into subcormittees and may subdivide its work and prescribe such rules and regula- Dr. A. F. 17erner ti;,' tions as are not in conflict with the provisions of this resolution. It may delegate the ' authority of preliminary hearings for dismissal of voluntary workers to the heads of De- r^ro:a George Gunn, to -wit: partments. It may recom.-+end, for adoption by the City Council, training regulations. The IEunicinal Defense Commission may appoint additional corr:ittees to me_t any Port Townsend, ':lad:irgton �' y _ emergency that may arise but shall report same promptly to the Council of the City of Port August 30, 1941 �� 7; „ Townsend which shall have the authority, at its discretion, to order the discontinuance G of such committee. An; person appointed to any position created under this resolution may to ronorable Mayor and Cit Council r; be removed by the appointing authority for any reason deemed by it to be sufficieht. t .- Port Townsend, 7:asi:ington ' � � � • rsr,€ Gentlemen:;" .,; { Adopted by the City Council, this 2nd day of September, 1941 Permission is reouested to erect a frame anartment house, 441 x 33t, (� ,a `4x ' on my property situated Lots B and 6, Block 82, Original Tovmsite; at an estimated cost of n' approxirately w3,000.00 for materials. way or Respectfully submitted, y' � e George Gunn K+ Attest: + City t err - Perrxits Granted. r r It ::as moves by CosnciLmen Sullivan and seconded by Councilman Carroll that permission Re: Fort Flagler :later Line Easements. be granted in accordance w.-it'r, the standing requests. Motion carried. City Attorney, Daly reported tliat no pa_ricnts for water ',-.ad as yet been reco-ived from U;aI]IISi-D ;.L S ;I BUSI::ESS I t.l, the Fort Flagler account and that this was due to the fact t's_at all easements to cross i 3 properties had not as yet been secured. He informed the Council that an easement from the Re: :un`_cinal Defense Co.rissioh Resolution. r^ „'-.' L i7. J. Adams Estate Company had been arranged for at a cost to t::e city of $25.00 and that nx �1 ` corpletion of this matter was subject only to the rate of the secretary of the company Mr. Wilbur C. S=iti-. who ::as present in the Council rooms Laving signified his -wish to ;�" 1� ,' � who ryas away at this time. An easement had been agreed upon by Albert E. Hadlock for s � bring a certain matter before t o =..embers of the Council ryas invited by .ayor A derson to N�,��; , consideration of 25.00 and the County officials had signified their willingness to grant present it at this ti--e. 7 � easement across all cottnt roperties necessary at no cost r. Smith states that in his capacity as a member of tie lawn^`on State aner-ency l y, y ? ✓ to the city but that Ls. R. J. S sY g f Young, whose property v:as crossed .,.,as requesting $75.00 for an easement of a lessor part of Co omission for liasional Defense that_.! e had been requested by '.alter J. De Long, head of the is State Defense Co— assicr. to bring to the attention of the officials of cities in this C rf property owned by him. b ^^✓ , u sx... May 44 7 f • .- .,�. T .. -:p z .. .. • :. A.'. _. .....:.... :. • .. ..•. v..: ..- r .,.. .. •' 5 F.4 t~r 1 "� f- . .if h ! 4 4 >, �. ;_. -. .. '�: .. J ..::.. ... ., _,. .. Sri `3 �• ♦ n a i h! 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