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Home My WebLink About00187 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, APRIL 6, 1943, continued. ;OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AP Lotter from Office of State Auditor, continued. ontinued Section 6 provides that these funds shall be placed in a city fund to be designated as a "State Aid Fund" and expanded only for salaries and wages, sup- plies, material and equipment for police and fire protection, health and sani- tation, libraries, parks, end civilian defense. Section 6 of this act also provides: "During the calendar year 1943 ex- penditures of monies herein provided may be made without regard to budget laws, but expenditures during 1944 and 1945 shall be provided for and made in accordance with the budget laws." This communication was ordered filed. From E. I.I. Starrett, to -wit: Sincerely yours, CLIFF YELLE, State Auditor By F. D. Keister Assistant State Auditor Port Townsend, Washington March 9, 1943 To the Honorable Jiayor and City Council of the City of Port Townsend, •iashington Gentlemen: Our City Carrier, Route #2, has been routed downtown via the Harrison Street steps for many years. These steps are now closed and about fifteen stops are directly effected. The carrier will have to be routed to Taylor Street and then will have to retrace his Water Street route, if the closing is to be con- tinued. I am informed it was temporarily closed for winter. This route was approved by the City when carrier service was started in 1912, and we trust it can be continued. I am assured that the Standard Oil will be glad to rebuild the stops at the bottom to permit continued use of the stairway, and I trust the City will see fit to repair it otherwise for public use. It is now especially desirable for the large number of workers in the Post Office Building. Yours respectfully E. M. Starrett, Postmaster This matter visa referred to the Committee on Streets and Sewers for their conside- ration. From State Dent. of Highways, to -wit: March 17, 1943 Honorable City Council Port Townsend, 7ashington City of Port Townsend CSP No. 7 Gentlemen: Washington Street Grade This department approves your resolution of February 16, 1943, initiating CSP No. 7 for the construction of embankment, side vialk, retaining malls and guard rail on 7ashington Street between Taylor and Harrison streets, at an es- timated cost of a7,300. Yours very truly, BB:1,10 Burwell Bantz WMB Director of Highways cc: Mr. Bugge Mr. LIason By J. R. Tillman Engineer of State Aid Highways This communication was ordered filed. From Harry A. Cotton, to -wit: March 30, 1943 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Port Townsend Port Townsend, l'lashington Gentlemen: ",'a hereby ask permission to extend our Locomotive Crane track, approx- imately sixty (60) feet shoreviard on Madison Street Yours very truly, Cotton Engineering & Shipbuilding Corp. By Harry A. Cotton, Pres. U 0 tC C P"' �I 3G3 r y ,vt MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, APRIL 6, 1943, continued. ; Y F Y•"{Fh 5r This matter was referred to the Street Committee for investigation. S , From Assoc. of Wash. Cities Ya` v1's a r Various bulletins of the Assoc. of Wash. Cities were acknowledged received and ' ordered filed for reference in the office of the City Clerk. REt;,UISITIOHS Clock for City Treasurers Office A requisition from the City Treasurer for a clock suitable for that office at a cost _ t estimated approximately $10.00 visa presented and read and it visa thereupon moved by Coun- 1 ix, ri oilman Brown and seconded by Councilman Sullivan that the requisition be granted. Upon it roll -call vote, all five Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was de- clared carried. OHllI1JATICiSS AND RESULIFPIONS ✓` A proposed ordinance providing for an admission tax to be levied by the City of Port Townsend was presented and read in full for the first reading at this time, together ay=' with the letter of transmission of City Attorney, W. J. Daly, as follows: u � of April 6, 1943 Honorable Mayor and City Council, City of Port Townsend. t s t;- Gentlemen: ts Under the provisions of the recent Act of the State Legislature, I submit to the sought to be obtained there- a draft of ordinance accomplish objectives under. TV This ordinance visa hurriedly prepared and I canit vouch for the fact that s I have covered every avenue or source of revenue contemplated. However, I feel, that it the subject and if read for the covers general •first time at this meeting, mutate minds can suggest such changes as appear mnni- t `Yn fast, Eo that the same can becoma effective on May 1, 1943, as settled by the Act. Verytruly Y yours, , j ir�Yi�f 1 la r.. r1` ,.' Y V.I. S. Dal '. City Attorney ` ORDINANCE NO. q AN ORDINANCE levying an admission tax on persons paying admission, or who are ad- mitted free or at reduced rates to any place; fixing the amount and providing for the collection thereof; and prescribing penalties. - THE CITY COU31CIL Q THE CITY OF PORT T01:9ISEND LO ORDAIN AS FOLLO"'S: .flrjli�r Section 1. Definitions: For purposes of this ordinance, words and phrases shall have the fo ow ng meafiings: Un i•.`i n apt f3tw„-,. n Admission Charge, in addition to its usual and ordinary meaning, shall in- , ..s, elude a charge made for season tickets or subscriptions, a cover charge or a charge made for use of seats and tables, reserved or otherwise, and similar accom- modations; a charge made for food and refreshments in any place where any free of °dz?� entertainment, recreation or amusement is provided, a charge made for rental or z1x vkX -7 use of equipment or facilities for purposes of recreation or amusement, and where the rental of the equipment or facilities isnecessary to the enjoyment of siy, " # ® the privilege for which a general admission is charged, the combined charge shall ,VNA" IE be considered as the admission charge; and a charge made for automobile parking a {ss xr x where the amount of the charge is determined according to the number of passengers tA; .r. in an automobile. r " Jar "Treasurer" shall mean the City Treasurer of the City of Port Townsend. "Place" includes, but is not restricted to, theatres, dance halls, auditoriums, Kx „z carnivals, athletic fields, circuses, side shows, and such attractions as merry- go-rounds, ferris wheals, roller coasters, etc. "Person" means any individual, receiver, assignee, firm, co -partnership, joint venture, corporation, company, joint stock company, association, society, or t any group of individuals acting as a unit, whether mutual, cooperative, fraternal, Y non-profit or otherwise, X '� 4a'f5 tors , rr Section 2. (e) There is hereby levied and imposed upon every person (in - without to eluding children, regard age) who pays an admission charge to any place, r',ti ,y.. including a tax on persons who are admitted free of charge or at reduced rates to any for which other a charge higher place persons pay or a regular charge for the same or similar privileges or accommodations, which said tax shall be in the amount 4 of one cent for each twentycents or fraction thereof paid for the admission charge. � ^( - (b) Whenever the admission charge is ten cents or less, no tax shall be pay- able, nor shall any tax be payable by any bona fide employee of the place or by Fr gig¢ any federal, state or municipal officer or employee on official visits, or by any p� Ti5`:n" r�,+;,{�'• newspaper reporter, or by any child under twelve years of age, who is admitted free. { i I r'S r p ..._� —. . { 5,f y t L� / L '7 � i, �,�� .. i .w � v y,� h=G 'S{.ICi4 q .•K y :,� t, q4 � t�.�lr-f�T(?ltr %f xfY ��} .c SrrF S Td rt, yy r..ic S � 5..: d�, t�`r , 7 E "