HomeMy WebLinkAbout00102 Minutes of Regular Session of City Council, November 4, 1941, continued.of necular Cession of City Council, November 4, 1941, continued.
I petition you Gentlemen, therefore, to insist that this connection be made and that Mr
Starrett be got off my line.
Our forefathers did not have all of these modern conveniences and they got along. In
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this case, sanitary regulations are being observed by the proper use of lire and earth. Tha
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may do where there is only one occupant of a residence but would not do Ifthere
ave hmore.
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My house is fully equipped for use as a rooming house and this past ead
many requests for rooms that I have not been able to tale care of because I had no sewer
outlet..
,it different times I have had to go to considerable expense to have my sewer line re-
paired and cleaned out. Even with only my house using it occasionally it has become clogged
If I rented my rooms, the sewer line frnm my house woulcl be only large enough to take care
my place. Anyway, I think I am entitled to the right and the privilege of choosing Lh.
company I keep on my own dewier line that I bought and paid for.
Anybody that knows me will tell you that I have alcrays done my part in any National
Emergency. I did my part in the fir•et world e:ar and, even if I am old, I stand ready to du
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whet I can in this one. If there is a shortetge of housing accomodations here in this city,
I am ready to do chat I can to help out on it. All I ask is that I be left in undisputed
possession of what I bought and paid for, and that I have had the exclusive use of, unmo-
lested, all. those many years.
As there have been some misstaLement:s i.n this matter, it seems to me. t;hc+t it is only
Pair amc right for me to give you a short history of the facts as I know them to be true
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from my oven eyesight. I hope you will excuse it if my letter seems Los long.
In the first place, I repeat that the house where i,:v. E. I,iorris Starrett is now living,
never ;vas and never has been until recently connected to my sewer line. At one time ilr.
Starvettrs father, Idr. Goorge Starrett, owned all of the half -block where the Tennes Olsen,
Claude Stevens, Morris Starrett rind my residences now stand. At that time there were only
two residences in the hall -block --mine and the one Capt. Olsen lives in. Capt. Olsencs
house stood then where the Morris Sterrett house is now.
Before Mr. George Starrett got the property, the place that is now mine had been used
as a temporary Idarine Hospital. The old building had burned and the Government had rented
my place from whoever ar:nod It for use while the building ere call the marine Hospital was
being built. As there were no sanitary arrangements at that time at my house that would
take care of such use, the Government put in a connection to the main sewer on Jefferson
street --the same line that, up to last year, I have been using alone ever since I bought
this house, nearly eighteen years ago.
';lien Yr. George Sterrett built the present Starrett house, he movod the house that
was already there to one of his lots on Franklin Street. It stands there today --the house
where Capt. Tennea Olsen lives. After moving this 'ease, Mr. Starrett had it connected
to the sewer 4inin on Franklin Street. From t;he now house he had built, he ran a sewer line
across that lot and across the lot whore the Stevens house is, to the sewer main on Franklin
Street.
A good many years later lie bought some small houses and moved them to this corner lot
where the Stevens house now stands. He made one house of the two and connected them to the
sewer line running from his house to the Franklin Street main. They were not connected
directly to that main.
Later, these houses were made into the apartment house where Mr. Claude Stevens lives.
This house is still connected with the line Ltr. George Starrett built so many years ago out
to Franklin Street..
With so many families on this little, launch line, it proved t w small to take care of
the load. This explains why Lir. Stevens wanted to get Mr. Starrett off this line. It also
explains why Mr. Starrett, wanting a quick-, cheap, easy way out of his difficulty, wanted
to hoot: onto my line.
This isas true a statement of the facts in the case, Gentlemen, as I can make'them and
I beg you to give them due consideration and grant me some relief from a very unpleasant
situation.
Very truly yours,
L'u•s. Ella LI. Brown
Upon comp'.^tion of the pearling of this communication Mayor Anderson asked Mrs. Brown
who was present. in the council chambers if there was anything she wished to add at this
time. She spoke briefly emphasizing a few of the points mentioned in her letter particu-
larly the fact that it had been necessary for her to provide other means of disposal for a
period of practically one year.
Mayor Anderson ordered this mutter referred to Dr. Gail Garrison who succeeded Dr.
L. E. Foster as City, County and School Health Officer.
From State Department oP highways
The monthly form letter of the State ofVlashington Department of Highways shoring
this cit-' s August allotment of gasoline tax funds to be $1,046.30 visa road and ordered file
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From Senator Hom•r-r T. Bone
A circular letter from the offices of Senator Homer T. Bone and Congressmen Liartin
Smith relative to Ills before Congress effecting Bonneville and Grand Coulee Electric
distribution system was acknowledged received by City Clerk arid the Council informed that
same would be available in that office.
From Association of hashington Cities
Information bulletin #65 of the Association of7ladri:rgton Cities and an additional bulle
tin relative to priorities and an A.L..A. 77aahington news letter were acknowledged received
by. the City Cleric and assurance given that same would 'L6 on file in that office.
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Minutes of Regular Session of City Council, November 4, 1941, continued.
RECESS
It was moved by councilman Brown and seconded by councilman Maroldo that the council
do recess at this time (8:80 orclork P.Id.) for a short period. Motion carried.
RECOIiVEdED AI✓D ROLL CAI
The Council reconvened in regular session at 9:00 o'clock P.I, and upon Roll call the
following officers and members acre noted .present: Mayor H. E. Anderson, City Attorney
117. J. Daly, City Clerk, C. F. Christian and councilmen Dennis Sullivan, J. I9. Carroll,
J. F. Maroldo, Robt. W. Brown and 1;71n. Lamners, Sr.
UNFINISP—ED AND IJE.17 BUSINESS
Taxi License Granted
It was moved by councilman ISaroldo and seconded by councilman Brown Vat a license to
operate for hire cars in the city of Port Townsend be granted to ISr., R. D. Faussett in
accordance with his request read .eurlier in the meeting. Llotion carried.'
Re: Top Price Stove Oil Contract
Mr. Raymond Ammeter who was present in the council chambers having previously expressed
a desire to address the council, he was offered the floor at this time by Mayor Anderson.
Mr. Ammeter stated tint he wished to offer the council at this time a top price stove
oil contract expiring December 31, 1942 at a maximum price per gallon of 7.75� per gallon
for consideration by the council and written forms requiring only customers acceptance
placed in the hands of the City Clerk.
ADJ OURNIZE:N'T
No further business appearing for consideration by the council at this time, it was
moved by councilman Idaroldo and seconded by councilman Brown that the council do now adjourn
Motion carried.
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