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Water Department Emergency Ordinance
A proposed emergency Ordinance to provide funds for the purchase and installation of
equipment recommended by the State Department of Health for control of chlorination of the
water supply of this city was presented and read in full for the first reading as follows:
ORDIIANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE providing for the immediate appropriation of
money for expenditure during the year 1942,
from the Olympic Gravity Water Fund of the
pCity of Port Townsend, and declaring an
amergency.
11,1MREAS, an appraisal of the water supply of said city for war time protection
discloses an inadequate control over chlorination, and that a chlorine residual be carried
through the distribution system, and that provision must be made for the purchase and in-
stallation of equipment necessary to accomplish these objectives, and,
INHEREAS, the cost thereof has been estimated at the sum of $1000.00, and,
WHEREAS, such expenditure could not have been forseen at the time of the adoption
of the official budget for the Olympic Gravity Water Fund of said city for the year 1942,
therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT T0XNSEND DO ORDAIN AS FO11014S:
Section 1. That an emergency is hereby found and declared to exist requiring the
immediate appropriation of money for expenditure from the Olympic Gravity Water Fund
of said city during the year of 1942 of the amount of $1000.00 for the purposes afore-
said, and said sum be and is hereby appropriated.
Section 2. That the City Clerk of the City of Port Townsend be and he is hereby
authorized to draw emergency warrants upon said Olympic Gravity Water Fund not exceed-
ing said amount of $1000.00, upon the presentation of properly approved vouchers.
Section 3. That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader
to be in force and take effect as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council February 24, 1942.
APPROVED by the Mayor February 25, 1942.
ayor
Attest:
City Clerk
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This Ordinance being of an emergent nature must by law lay over to the next regular
session before passage.
? Garbage Collection Emergency Ordinance
A proposed Ordinace to provide monies for n city operating garbage collection service
as presented and read in full for the first reading as follows:
ORDINANCE NO.
Ali ORDINANCE of the City of Port Townsend providing for the immediate appropriation
1 of money for expenditure during the year 1942, from the Current Expense
s Fund of said city for the purpose of providing for a system -of collection
and disposal of garbage and rubbish, and declaring an emergency.
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WHEREAS, it appears to the City Council of the City of Port Townsend that it is in
the interest of the health of the inhabitants of said city that adequate provision be
made for the collection and disposal of garbage and rubbish with said city, and,
WHEREAS, the necessity therefor could not have been forseen at the time of the
adoption of the official budget for the Current Expense Fund for the year 1942, and,
WHEREAS, it now appears that in order to provide said system of garbage and
rubbish disposal, that there be immediately appropriated the sum of $9100.00, therefore,
{ THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITri OF PORT T01TNSEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
3i Section 1. That an emergency is hereby found and declared to exist requiring the
immediate appropriation for expenditure during the year 1942, from the Current
`3 Expense rund of said city, the sum of $9100.00, chargeable to the Health Depart-
ment of said city, as follows:
Capital outlay $4500.00
Salaries and wages 3500.00
Gasoline and oil 600.00
Sundry and miscellaneous 500.00
and said sum be and hereby is appropriated.
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Section 2. That the City Clerk of the City of Port Townsend be and he is hereby
authorized to draw emergency warrants upon said Current Expense Fund, not exceeding
the foregoing amounts, during the year 1942, upon the presentation of properly ap-
proved vouchers.
Section 3. That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader
to be in force and take effect as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council February 24th, 1942.
APPROVED by the Mayor February 25, 1.942.
Mayor
Attest:
C yCer
This ordinance being of an emergent nature must by law lay over to the next regular
ession before passage.
Garbage Ordinance
A proposed ordinance providing for rules and regulations relating to keeping and
ollection of garbage, etc. was presented and read in full for the first reading as
ollows:
ORDINANCE No. J / 3 O
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Townsend relating to the keeping,
collection and disposal. of garbage, rubbish, ashes, etc.,
and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conillict herewith.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TUNNSEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. "Garbage as the word is made use of in this ordinance,.consists of
solid or semi -solid kitchen refuse subject to decay or putrefaction or in which
flies or vermin can breed and live, and market wastes of animal and vegetable
matter which has been or was intended to be used as food for man or animal.
"Rubbish" as the word is made use of in this ordinance, consists of refuse
other than foodstuffs, such as paper, clophing, grass, leaves, wood, sweepingy,
plaster, brick, cement, glass, crockery, shells, metals, and metal products,
tree trimmings, vines or tin cans.
"Ashes" as the word is made use of in this ordinance, shall have its commons
and accepted meaning.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to allow garbage to collect
upon their premises, or the premises which they occupy, or of which they are the
agent or manager, whether the same be residence, store, shop, factory, place of
business, yard or vacant lot, or upon any street, alley or other public place
upon which their premises abut.
Section 3. All garbage shall be kept in metal cans that have a close fitting
lid or cover which will entirely prevent 'rats, mice or flies from reaching the
contents thereof, and will prevent odors and gases, from escaping therefrom; said
cans to be thoroughly cleaned by the householder or other person having charge of
same each time they are emptied. Said cans shall be of sufficient size and
number to contain all garbage that collects between the dates for the removal of
the same. Said cans shall be kept where the same will be convenient for the
collector. Rubbish shall be reduced to compact form and placed in barrels,
boxes, or other substantial receptacles such as will prevent the contents thereof
from being scattered by the action of winds or by the overturning of the con-
tainer. Ashes shall be kept in a sound substantial container or containers such
as will prevent the contents thereof from being scattered by the action of winds
or by the overturning of the container.
Section 4. It shall be unlawful for any one except city employees to collect,
remove, or transport garbage, offal, or any other offensive or noxious substances
or to operate any vehicle for such purpose through the streets, highways, or
other ways, within the City of Port Townsend, without first having obtained a
permit from the City Health Officer, said permit shall be numbered and be valid
for one year, unless sooner revoked by the City Health Officer.
Section 5. The duly authorized garbage collectors of the City of Port Townsend
shall remove garbage from each occupied dwelling house at least once a week; and
from each restaurant, eating house or meat market at least once each day; and from
each grocery store at least twice a week; and from all other places as often as
shall be found necessary, but not less than once a week. All places of business
shall have their garbage removed as often as desired not to exceed once each day,
and the amount to be' paid therefor shall be in accordance with the number of times
they are served per week.
When garbage, ashes or rubbish have been collected as provided in Section 3 of
this ordinance, receptacles containing the same shall be placed on the sidewalk or
alley in the front or in the rear of the premises or other convenient place before
7:30 A.M. of the regular collection day or when duly notified by the proper author-
ities.
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