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Home My WebLink About00181 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MARCH 2, 1943, continued:K 0 • 1 i) 1 r • i r t:. i I 4 �i i i MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MARCH 2, 1943, continued: Upon the City Street Fund, to -wit; Hans Hardware Supplies $ 5.77 6.21 P. T. Lumber Co. Supplies 72.00 Standard Oil Co. of Calif. Gasoline Equipment Repair 1.55 Dollar's Garage Cash advanced for 1943 Truck Lie. & Tit. 3.00 C. F. Christian Meals for prisoners working on City Ste. 1.45 Merchants Puget Cafe Sound Power & Light Co. Electricity for Dept. Garage, Jan. 1943 1.00 100.00 W. A. PJugge Engineering Services, Jan. & Feb. 27.30 State Treasurer Feb. Ind. Insurance Total -------------- $ 218.28 Bills Allowed It was moved by Councilman Lammers and seconded by Councilman Sullivan that the fore- bills be alloyed and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to issue warrants going upon the proper funds in payment thereof. Upon roll -call vote, all five Councilmen pre- sent voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. REPORTS OF OFFICERS City Clerk The City Clerk reported the regular monthly salary warrants for the month of February, 1943, issued under date of March 1, as follows: Upon the Current Expense Fund, to -wit: 38B7 Alpha Baker City Treasurer $ 130.85 130.85 3888 C. F. Christian City Clerk 88.10 3889 71. J. Daly City Attorney Police Justice 20.00 3690 A. C. Alexander Bartl Chief of Police (Acting) 158.99 3891 3692 Dave 0. R. Mitton Patrolman No. 1 149.49 149.49 3893 P. J. Naughton Patrolman No. 2 149.49 3894 Vlm. Lukash Patrolman No. 3 Fire Truck_ Driver 146.75 3895 3896 Roy Seavey Wayne Albright Fire Truck Driver 146.75 3897 Jess LaVera Fire Truck. Driver 146.75 14.70 3898 3899 J. J. Lafferty Clarence Tennison Fire Chief Supt., Garbage Dept. 158.99 3900 Albert Guntley Assistant, Garbage Dept. 149.49 Total-------------$ 1,740.69 Upon the Olympic Gravity Water Fund, to -wit: pq 1 8147 S. L. Lockhart Water.Supt. $ 187.49 158.99 8148 W. G. Potter Repair Man 121.35 8149 Juanita H. Johnson Dept. Clerk Total-------------$ 467.83 Upon the Public Library Fund, to -wit: 2615 Mrs. C. E. Byram Librarian $ 97.60 2616 Harold Arthur Janitor 20.00 Total-------------$ 117.60 Upon the Park. Fund, to -wit: 301 J. E. Paddock. Department Employee $ 102.35 Upon the City Street Fund, to -wit: 1107 Rollie Stahl Street Supt. °y 158.75 149.25 1108 Luther H. Hensley Gradercan 149.25 1109 Dan Cameron Truck. Driver Total ------------- $ 457.25 Chief of Police The monthly report of the Chief of Police showing arrests and disposition of cases was presented and read and referred to the Committee on Police and Licenses. REP(RTS OF STANDING C014YITTEES Water avid Drainage The report of the Committee on Nater and Drainage toyhom was referred the matter of tb Water Superintendents report for the month of.January, 1943, was presented and read and ordered filed. Finance and Claims Councilman Lasarern, Chairman of the Committee on Finance and Claims, reported that the had been unable to fully check the monthly report of the City Treasurer for the month of January, but that the ratter would be taken care of and a report made at the next regular session. �1. [6 O t x <�• i �. a t , n 351 LfIk7UTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MARCH 2, 1943, continued. - Y Streets and Sewers Councilman Mueller reporting for the Committee on Streets and Sewers stated that the #". request of Mr. T. H. Baker, Jr. for the use of a portion of Madison Street had been inves- tigated and he recommended at this time that Mr. Baker be given permission to use the afore-ii said street area for the purpose of raising a Victory Garden, provided, however, that no ,3`is r>•xt. ej. city property be in any way molested. There being no objections raised by other members of . zr itkn++ the Council present, the matter was considered settled upon this basis. x t ^r�;•r�� COMMUNICATIONS Yl} From Sam Kline, to -wit: tF.i� =,ems March 2nd. 1943 _IUAs+ , City of Port Townsend, 1 Port Townsend, Wash. Dear Sirs I hereby make application for a General Auctioneer License, to conduct l j3s rt ® auction sales in the City of Port Townsend. This license will not be used for the selling of Jewelry or Bankrupt fir �u3, stocks. Attached please find the sum of fifteen dollars, to cover cost of said I ? license. j 7ru. "h Please give this matter your immediate attention, I„I Very truly yours, J� v�; r v SAM KLINE w $_z Hotel Mayflower Seattle, Washington This matter was referred to the Committee on Police and Licenses for their recommen- 9z, k3{ dation. From Mr. L. G. Jolley, to -wit: x' r$ Z Quilcene, Washington February 26, 1943 S i ✓,yJ 1jY�h,�?Y2t�, yy COOPERATIOlf-Olympic x; City of Port Townsend (Maple Avenue) i, X, Y 1 1 ++t.} Mr. Harry E. Anderson, Mayor Port Townsend, Washington Dear Mr. Anderson: rYir,h Reference is made to our joint inspection on February 23 of the Maple (y +, trees along Maple Avenue. Our findings, as discussed with you and members of the Council at that time, were as follows: ry'1z7 All of the Maple and Poplar trees are definitely in a decadent stage. rY'rykC a For street and sewerage maintenance purposes it has been necessary to prune theA. root systems so severely that an insufficient number of roots now remain to sustain the trees in their present condition. This has two primary effects; first, a gen- { �' ` ® eral weakening of the tree which makes it highly susceptible to windthrow, and secondly, the dying of many of the larger limbs. This latter condition is the re- sult of the present root system being unable to furnish sufficient soil nutrients w. for the entire tree crown. ;�r ® It might be possible to retain a few of the trees by limb pruning quite ,_ heavily. However, the cost would probably be excessive and the operation, to be yj aY' successful, should be performed each year. In addition, the City will no doubt be tis<,S Yry t confronted with difficulties arising from the growth of roots into the sewerage main. gs: This has been the case in most cities where old growth trees exist on the same side rxSI ry _` of the street as the mains. One of the trees had been recently windthrown. The root system was examin- n ed and decay was very prevalent. As this tree was the same age as those remaining standing, it is a good indication that all of the root systems are practically in the same condition. Under the circumstances and , judged purely from an economic 7 �- standpoint, it appears that the most feasible thing for the City to do is to cut these trees. L Y `4, `F Very truly yours, t L. G. JOLLEY r n District Ranger, en s