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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00145 MINUTES OF TH7 Rl- Y COUNCIL}I Y 278 MINUTES OF TH7 Rl- Y COUNCIL} o �TPR SESSION OF 'r11E_W This matter was also ordered to lay over for further consideration. to -wit: From U. S. Engineer Area Office, Fort Townsend, 'lash. August 6, 1942 Honorable H. E. Anderson Mayor of the City o� Port Townsend, I.-K Port Townsend, 77ushington. Dear Mayor Anderson: As this office proposes to lease the old cannery building located in Block 168 of the B. L. Hastings Second Addition to the City of Port Townsend, beginning Sept- r ember 1, 1942, it Is desired to obtain from the City the gasoline pump contained therein. confer with the City Council, and if it is It is requested therefore that you possible, submit a price on the gasoline pump, including the whole unit conplete, to this office. Very truly yours, 111m. H. Baker, Major, Corps of Engineers, Area Engineer This matter was referred to the committee on Streets and Sewers. ORDINANCES AMD RESOLUTIONS Re: Cotton Franchise Ordinance lea A proposed ordinance providing franchise on a nortion of Monroe Street was In line A with the action heretofore incorporated in the minutes of this meeting ordered to lay over to a later session. Re: Special Levy Ordinance A proposed ordinance to provide for a special election to enable the city to levy taxes in excess of the 15 mill limitation provided by lay., which was read In full for the t-d and read in full st this time for the first reading at a former session .*.,as presented rP second reading as follows: ORDINANCE 110. AN ORDINANCE of the city of Port Townsend providing for and fixing the time of a special election for the oualified voters of the City of Port Townsend to ratify or reject a proposition granting to the City Council of said city authority to levy taxes on the taxible property of said city in excess of the fifteen (15) mills, nowauthorized by. law. WEEREAS, it now appears to the City Council of the City of Fort Townsend that . there be - insufficient money returned to the City Treasurer of said city during the year 1943, through taxation and otherwise to provide for and carry out all the functions of city government for that year; and, . !HEREAS, under the provisions of Chapter 2, Laws of the State of 'Nashington 1939 (Initiative !,.ensure 110. 129), cities and towns are granted power to levy taxes in excess of fifteen (15) mills, when authorized to do so by the electors of such cities or towns; and, it appears to the City Council of the City of Port Townsend that an election for that purpose is necessary, and that the following proposition should be sub- mitted to the qualified voters of the city for ratification or rejection, no-.,., therefore, r THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FCC T07.115END DO ORDAIN AS 10 LLO'.'.'S: Section 1. That R special election be held in the City of Port Townsend and in the various precincts thereof, on Tuesday, the Sth day of September, 19,12, which day and date Fed mt'4 be, and hereby is fixed, is the date upon which said election shall be held, and shall be voted by the qualified voters of said city the fello ... Ing proposition and questicn, to-e.,it: "Shall the City Council of the City of Pori Townsend be authorized to collect by taxation during the year 1943 the sun of n-proximately 'Y'5,000.00, by a special and addi- tional levy of not to exceed 5 mills, upon the dollar of assessed valuation of said city, in excess of the city levy empowered by Chapter 2, Laws of the State of 1.7ashington, 1939 ... ...... (Initiative Yeasure 110. 129), for the purpose of continuing and maintaining an adequate syster, of Civilian Defense in conjuncti n,.,.Iith the County --City Civilian Defense Council;" Section 2. Said election shall- be held an conducted in the manner provided by Chapter 2, Laws of'the State of 7.'ashington, 1939 (Initiative Yeasurc No. lZ Section 3. That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader, to be in force and take effect from and after five (5) days from the date of such publi- cation. 1942. Passed by the City Council t - .0 Approved by the Mayor 1942.4 n Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk "n . ..... 7,777777777777777 I 279 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AUGUST 11, 1942, continued. It was moved by councilman Maroldo and seconded by councilman Lammers that the third reading be by title only. Upon roll call vote, all four councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. Third Reading and Passage The proposed ordinance was read by title only for the third reading, whereupon, it ;was moved by councilman Maroldo and seconded by councilman Lammers that the ordinance do now pass. Upon roll call vote, all four councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motionil was declared carried. Re: Time of Meetings A proposed ordinance providing for fixing of the time of regular meetings of the City Council was presented and road In full at this time for the first reading as follows: A ORDINANCE 140. AN ORDIN'ANCE fixing the time of the regular meetings of the City Council of the City of Fort Townsend, and repealing all ordinances in conflict therewith. The City Council of the City of Port Townsend do ordain as follows: J Section 1. That beginning on September lst, 1942, the meetings of the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, shall be held on Tuesday of each week, and said Council shall meet at the hour of 1:30 P.M. o'clock. al Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here- with be and the sane are hereby repealed. Section 3. That this ordinance be published once In the Port Townsend Leader to be in force and to tali effect as provided by law. DtSSED by the City Council August 1942. APPROVED August 1942. May or ATTEST: City Clerk City Attorney, Daly explained that the foregoing proposed ordinance had been pre- pared by request of certain members of the City Council and it was his opinion that other members were thoroughly in accord with this change because of present conditions making it difficult to secure a quorum at the present regular hour of meeting. In as much as there was an insufficient number of members present to pass the ordinance at this session, it was ordered to lay over to the next regular session for further consideration. TrNFINISITI-D AND NF,7 BUSIN-,SS Re: Casualty Station Equipment A representative club of nurses being present in the council chambers, they were in- vited at this time to bring before the council any matter which they might desire to pre- sent. Mrs. Ingham acting as spokesman stated that they represented the nurses who had volunteered for sarv5o c at the local Civilian Defense Casualty Stations and that they wished to present to the council a statement of the needs for equipment at said stations and the difficulties heretofore -encountered in obtaining same. She said that an appeal hp--' been made to the public for blankets to be used and materials with which to provide bandages and such and that some response had been made particularly in the provision of bandage materials but that there was, so far, a greatly inadequate supply of warm blankets provided. She further stated that instead of the two or three light Cotton blankets now provided for each station was estimated th t each station should be equipped with approximately twenty blankets of good warm woolen fabric which she felt could be secured for about $3.00 each. The object of this call upon the council was to determine the possibility of securing funds from the city to provide the needed blankets City Attorney Daly recalled to those present the passage at this meeting of an ordinance providing for a vote of the people to determine the right of the city to make an additional levy upon the taxible pi-operty bf the city of Port Townsend for the year 4. 1943 to provide funds for an adequate Civilian Defense and he urged each one present to appoint himself a committec of one to see that this proposition was not rejected at the polls so that the city would be in a position to provide for requests such as that just received. Re: "Klocker* Office" Mayor Anderson advised the council at thi.3 time that he had been continually in re- ceipt of protests from residents of the city as to the delapidated condition of the building on 7"ashinGton street near the Post Office known as the "Klocker Office". He informed the council that the building or at least a portion of it was at present set upon it a city street that he had made the., owner through an agent an offer of $10.00 for same in order that it Might be renewed but that this offer had been refused. The building in its present condition is a definite detriment to the city from the standpoint iu of being a fire hazard as well as an eye sore. After a short informal discussion of the matter by the members present, it was moved by councilman Maroldo and seconded by councilman Lammers that the aforesaid build- ing be ordered abated as a nuisance. Motion carried. I