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Home My WebLink About00141 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, JULY 14,�1942e , raz 2�jp :, � . MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, JULY 14,�1942 -a � ValiJ]F1 9 1 i J-T¢UTAR $Fij7OJ4 - 7JiF 9 TY. 00 34-01 YLY ] 1942 ccntSnv^.�� _ x' I Port Townsend,R'a hington bids to provide same, it, was moved by councilman L:arnldo and seconded by councilman Carroll July 14, 1942 that councilman Cornett be given full authority to order said wood from ary available I r- source. Motion carried, The City Council of the City of Port 'Townsend, 18ashington met in regular session this I O'clock in the council chambers of the city hall, s u 42 A 7:30 Y 14th d of July, 19 t ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hy E. Anderson presiding, No further business appearing for consideration by the council at this time, it was ROLL CALL a moved by councilman Maroldo and .seconded by councllman Carroll that the council do now } — adjourn. Motion carried, Officers and members answering present to roll call were as follows: Mayor H. E. Anderson, City Attorney, W. J. Daly, City Clark, C. F. Christian and councilmen; Win. Lammers, Sr., Dennis Sullivan, J. Li. Carroll and J. F. Iiaroldo, Councilman V1. B. Cornett 1 arriving later in the session, s ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS r' `' City ulerz Mcq or Anderson announced that the order of business would proceed immediately to that }f of Ordinances and Resolutions, the particular business of the evening being the presentatio r of a proposed Emergency Ordinance to provide additional funds for the op: ration of the Police Department during the balance of the year 1941. The proposed Ordinance was pre- - - ' - - rented and read in full for the first reading at this time an follows �- } T qE u^� ; MINUTES OF ' H'; , GULAI SESSION OF THE CITY COUJ CIZ JULY 21 1942 ORDINANCE NO. %��,',� ,v Port Townsend, Washington AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Townsend providing for the immediate Z �4lki' July 21, 2942 appropriation of money for expenditure during the year r" 1942 from the Current Expense Fund for the Police Depart- The City Council of the city of Port Townsend, ;Vashington met in"regular acsslon this ment of card city, and declaring an emergency. 21st day of July, 1942 at 7;u0 o'clockF.K.in the council chambers of the city hall, aNr,t Mayor Ii. E. Anderson presiding. WHEREAS, at the time of the adoption of the official budget for the Current Expense Fund of the City of Port Townsend for the year 1942, the necessity of '{Cir?'•lr x+ ROLL CALL I providing for compensation for additional patrolmen for the Police Department could not have been foreseen, and, r� x,, s`a �: Officers and members answering present to roil sail were as follows; Mayor 11. E. Anderson, City Clerk, C. F. Christian and councilmen, 111m. La:mors, Sr,, UJHEREAS, the demands of the National Emergency require that such pro- p_ r� J. M, Carroll, W. B. Cornett and J. F, Maroldo; City Attorney W. J. Daly and councilman vision be made at this time and that an emergency exists for the immediate approprsa- r Dennis Sullivan arriving later In the session, tion of money for such purpose, and that the same is a mandatory '.overnmental expends- tore, now therefore, MINUTES 01" THE PI;EVIOUS SESSION 1 The City Council of the City of Port Townsend do ordain as follows: It was moved by councilman Maroldo and seconded by councilman Carroll that the 141n- �_� w utes of the previous session be approved as written. Motion carried, Section 1. That an emergency is hereby found and declared to exist requiring v I the immediate appropriation of money for expenditure during the year 1942 from the REPOiTS OF OFFICERS Current Expense Fund of said city, and the same is hereby appropriated, as follows: y{t 3 City Treasurer. POLICE DEPARTMENT I l V,r The monthly report of the City Treasurer for the month of June, 1242 was presented Salaries and Ulagea $120.00 r w and read and referred to the comr.itteo on Finance and Claims, Section 2. That the City Clerk of said City be and he is hereby authorized to Sullivan Arrives draw emergency warrants upon said fund not exceeding the foregoing amount upon the presentation of properly approved vouchers. ( Councilman Sullivan arrived during the reading o£ the 'i'reasurer!s report and assumed his seat in the Council. Section 3. That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader to FTn be in force and take effect five days from the after its publication. g„ 'r Water Superintendent s 6a r':w PASSED by the City Council July—, 19,12 {? I The monthly reportc of the Water ,Superintendent for the months of !,.ay and June, 2942 '' l' were presented and read and referred to the committee on Water and Drainage, APPROVED by the Maor Jul y y_, 1942. ,• The report of the Water Superintendent shoeing flow of water throutr the xuaLn line meters for the week ending July.20, 1942 :end through the National Paper Products Company meter for the ,week ending July 11, 1942 wens presented and .read and .ordered filed. may°s p,' a 9V s ' Dr. Palmquist Addresses rounoil ATTEST: i;r d1'rt j C ity Clark{ � ` .... 1 MK Dr., Ercil E, PaLnqusst, health officer of the city of Port Angeles and Clallam County who was present in the council chambers was 1nv1-ted by the Mayor to address the council at The foregoing Ordinance being of an emergent nature, must by law, lay over to the next tl:1.a time relative to the formation of as Ol^.epic Peninsula Health Department organization {/ regular meeting for final action. which it was deemed by some to be advisable in view of the fact that present conditions males it difficult to obtain proper health department personnel in less populated districts. Cornett Arrives (® Dr, Palmquist stated that he had been asked by the Board of Conuniesi'_-rs of Jeffer- 'k sonCouncilman County to be present at thi mectinr, to five advice to the council relative to the W. B. Cornett arrived at this time and assumed his position in the proceed- s j.;.'' proposed 0ly5rpic. Peninsula Health :organization, Jae then outlined ::'hat %were consi6ored the Inge of the council. f rr�c advantages of such an org ni at_t _n quite fully and cvtctlons b,; those present upon any UIIFIidISFED AND NI1S' BUSINESS a ,o e A i :I phases of the matter which might be in d "ubt, 4y:5�, Mr, A, C. Boren, chi xn.,.. of the Board of Cvruaissloners of Joi'£!c'.on county who sus ; Re: Special Levy Ordinance s present at this time assured th, council of the uppxov l of the proposed plan by the n r-Ia Board .of county commissioners, -; City Attorney Daly brought to the attention of the council the matter of the increased ,r 'c An informal ptrsod of discussion and questions end answers than ensued upon tle expendituraa during the present year over aid above the budget as adopted this year and the ' co, of which it .was moved Sy councilman Y.arol.do and secmcdcd by councll.c,an Carroll. likelihood of such increased expenditures during the year 1943 and suggested that considers- rr"' that the city council o on record 's uosirin to nartieipate in the n^000ced f g g proGma:. o_ tion be given at this time to the necessity and advisability of g y y providing for a spacial tax I „ ',j ttK• public health to the extent provided in the budget for the current yea:', levy over And above that provided for by law in order that the city might meet the aforesaid t,r Upon roll call vote, all five councilmen present voted Sn the affirmative a:,c ::oticn increased expenditures., , n was declared carried. A general discussion upon this subject followed and It visa given as the common opinion Daly Arrives of those present that an additional levy of five mills would probably be necessary whereupon i y the city Attorney was requested to prepare an Ordinance providing for placing upon the S in Dr, Palmoulat'!s talk and esswued his seat in the City Attorney Daly arrived during g {,? ballot at the primary election to be held September 8, 1942 u proposition to provide a.a -,, proceedings and entered into the and answer discussion, special levy for the year 1943, the exact amount of which should be determined definitely r question before passage of the proposed Ordinance but tentatively Bet at five mills,COn,LUNICi.'L'r:i(i r n Re:: Wood for City Hall 'f From.Jeffers,on County Assessor The matter of providing for wood for the heating of the City IIa11 building was taken w m A communication.showsng preliminary vsluatsons for the year 1943 assessed by the up for discussion at this time and due to the fact that the City had been unable to aecuro "1f 6:'s salt ' -.-._-.-...,--_°-•--•'....,..s-s-m•..•..-•.+^�.!+.as�•r.-.o-..^r--`r-+. ,v..-.+- ..a......1... ..�.,:] ._.:_._�� _-=-_— ':.-.:. .... 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