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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00200 session this (6)1 r ' i i l` 1 f Port Townsend, 'i:ashington June 15, 1943 The City Council of the City of Port Townsend, P(ashington, met in regular session this 15th day of June, 1943, at 7:30 otclock P. 11;, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, L.ayor Pro Tem 'llilliam Lammers, Sr., presiding. ROLL CALL Officers and members ansvrering present to roll call were as follows: City Attorney, W. J. Daly; City Clerk, C. F. Christian; and Councilmen Dennis Sullivan, J. Lf. Carroll, J. F. LSaroldo, and ililliam Lammers, Sr. YII;UT S 0-7 THE PREVIOUS SESSION It was moved by Councilman Sullivan and seconded by Councilman. Carroll that the min- utes of the previous session be approved as written. Motion carried. REPORTS OF OFFICERS City Treasurer The monthly report of the City Treasurer for the month of Yay, 1943, was presented and read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Claims. "later Superintendent The monthly report of the Dater Superintendent for the month of May, 1943 was presente and read and referred to the Committee on 'dater and Drainage. The report of the .ater Superintendent showing flow of wrater through main -line meters for the wreak ending June 14, 1943, was presented and read and ordered filed. BUILDING PERRITS Port Townsend, ' ashington June 7, 1943 Honorable Yayor and City Council Port Townsend, l ashington Gentleren: Permission is requested to build an addition, 161 :: 18t, to my dwellin� situate Lot 1, Block 54, Efsenbeis Addition; at an estimated cost of approximately X100.00 for materials. Respectfully submitted, Glenn L. Feick Permit Granted It pas moved by Councilman Carroll and seconded by Councilman Sullivan that a permit be granted as requested in the foregoing application. Yotion carried. COTMIMUCATIONS ' From Association of '3ashin gton Cities Bulletins and reports of the Assoc. of "lash. Cities v:ere acknowledged received by the City Clerk and ordered filed in that office. ORDINAI+CES AI;L RESOLUTIUUS A proposed ordinance ratifying the provisions of Ordinance No. 1103 of this city, rat- ifying and confirmink; transfer of certain funds and providing for revenue for reimbursement therefore, and directing property owners within the area to connect to said sewer wvas presented and read at this time for the first reading in full as follows: OhDiNAitCE ISO. AN OhDINANCE of the City of Port Townsend ratifying a system or plan for the mak- ing of additions to and extensions of the existing sewer system of the City of Port Townsend, as specified and adopted by Ordinance No. 1123 of said city, passed by the City Council October 15, 1940, s.p- proved by the Mayor October 15, 1940; declaring and settling the actual cost thereof; ratifying; and confirming the transfer of funds from the Olympic Gravity rater Fund of said city to satisfy the con- struction costs; providing for the issuance and sale of bonds or war- rants to secure fund-- to provide reimbursement therefor; providing for revenue by firing rates and charges for the furnishing of service to those served by such system and for the collection of such charges, and directing that all property owners within the area served by such sewer system be compelled to mare connection therewith. n 1 (ir a (r. (re `s ly' a E 0 L J 1 Via;'" _-- 389 YIVUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY CODUC Willow Street Sewer Ratification Ordinance, continued. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TO7.9;SEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLO'SS: Section 1. That all of the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of Ordinance No. 1123 of the City of Port Townsend, entitled "AN OP.DiIIANCE specifying and a- dopting a system or plan for the mnkinr- of additions to and extensions of the existing sdwer system of the City of Port Townsend, declaring the estimated cost thereof, as near as may be, providing for the issuance and sale of bonds to secure funds therefor, and submitting seen plan to the qualified voters of said city at a special election to be held therein November 5, 1940," passed by the City Council October 15, 1940 and approved by the Yayor October 15, 1940, be, and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed, save and except only wherein any of such provisions may be repugnant to the provisions hereinafter following. Section 2. That the gross cost of the system or plan as in said Ordinance No. 1123 specified is hereby declared and settled to be the sum of $7083.00. Section 3. That the resolution of the City Council of the City of Port Townsend dated June 24, 1941, authorizing a borrowing from the unobligated funds of the Olympic Gravity i`iater System of said city in the sum of $6600.00, to pro- vide for the construction cost thereof, and subsequent overdraft in the sum of $483.00 to complete the same, is hereby likewise ratified and confirmed, and all expenditures made in accordance therewith are hereby validated. Section 4. That in order to secure funds to provide reimbursement to said Olympic Gravity 77ater Fund, said city shall issue and sell its bonds or warrants, bearing interest 'not exceeding sir. percent (6%) per annum, in an amount not ex- ceeding $7083.00, said bonds or •✓arrants to be in such form and maturity as the City Council may determine. Section 5. That there be and is hereby created and established a special fund of said city to be known and designated as "'Pillow Street Server Fund," which fund is to be drawn upon for the sole purpose of making reimbursement for the cost of such additions and extensions. From and after the date of the issuance of said bonds or warrants for the cost of such additions and extensions as herein provided and so long thereafter as any obligations are outstanding shall set aside and pay into said fund, thirty (30) days prior to the respective dates on which interest, or principal and interest, of said bonds or •::arrants, shall be- come due and payable, certain fired amounts out of the gross revenues of said sewer system equivalent to the respective amounts of interest, or principal and interest, as the case may be, so falling due upon any and all bonds or warrants issued hereunder and then outstanding. The City Council of the City of Fort Townsend does hereby declare in firing the amounts to be paid into said fund as aforesaid that it has exercised due regard to the costs of operation and maintenance of said sever system as constructed, and shall not set aside into such special fund a greater amount than in its judgment will be available over and above such cost of maintenance and operation, and the fired amounts of the revenue as previously pledged. Any such bonds or warrants, and interest thereon, issued against such fund, as herein provided, shall be a valid claim of the holder thereof only as against such special fund, and shall not constitute an indebtedness of the City of Port Townsend within the meaning of the constitutional provisions and limitations. Sectioqn 6. Each such bond or warrant issued hereunder shall state on its face that Lt shall be payable solely out of the special fund of the City of Port Townsend known as '. illoav Street Seaver Fund," created by Ordinance No. passed by the City Council , 1943 and approved by the rayon 1943, anc sa oongs'or warrants so issued shall be sold in such mamas the City Council of the City of Port Townsend shall deem in the best interest of the city. Section 7. The City of Port Townsend further binds itself to establish from time to time, and maintain, such rates as will provide sufficient revenues to per- mit the payment of said sums into such special fund, which said city has pledged to set aside for the payment of principal and interest as herein provided, to be applied to the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds or warrants herein authorized, until such special indebtedness shall have been paid in full, and in addition thereto, all costs of operation and maintenance. Section S. '4hen the rates and charges for the furnishing of sewer service here- under have been established by the City Council, and the time and method of pay- ment settled, the City Council shall have the right to provide by ordinance for the collection of delinquent and unpaid charges by the filing of a lien nEainst the Premises to which the same has been furnished anal foreclose such lien in the manner provided by law, or as an additional and concurrent method to enforce such lien by providing, by ordinance, for the cutting off of .rater service to the premises to which such sevrer service has been furnished, until such rates and charges are paid. Section 9. All property owners within the area served by the sewerage system as provided by this ordinance shall, within a time to be later specified by ordinance, connect their private drains and sewers to such system, or suffer such Density as said ordinance may direct. c