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That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader to be in force
and take effect as provided by law.
Adopted by the City Council the day of January, 1944.
Approved by the l:ayor of the City of Port Townsend the day of January, 1944
Mayor
Attest:
City Ulerk
As rules of the Council provide for not more than two readings of any ordinance at a
session when less than five CounciLren are present, it was agreed that this ordinance shoul
lay over to the next regular session for the second reading.
Park Fund Emergency Ordinance
An emergency ordinance providing for the appropriation and expenditure of monies from
the Park Fund during the year 1944 was presented and read as follows:
OhDINAINCE 140. /! F �_
All ORDIRAI;CE providing for the expenditure of money during the year 1944 for the
Park Department of the City of Port Townsend, and declaring an
emergency.
MlEREAS, at the time of the adoption of the official budget for the Park Depart-
ment for the year 1944, and through inadvertence and a transposition of figures, the
salary of the Parr. Caretaker was fired at the yearly salnry of 41260.00 instead of
the sum of j1620.00, and,
;,'HEREAS it now appears to the City Council that such error should be corrected
and the deficiency forthwith appropriated, therefore,
TH CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT T0:":.SEND DO OhDAIN AS FOLLO":S:
Section 1. That there be and is hereby appropriated for expenditure during the
year 1944 for the Park Fund of said City the sun of .'360.00, chargeable to the
official budget of said city for said fund and said budget be and same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
PANY_ DEPAhT1:ENT
Salary of caretaker V1620.00
Section 2. That the City Clerk of said city be and he is hereby authorized to
draw emergency warrants upon said Park 'und during the said year of 1944, not exceed-
ing the
said sum of 9`360.00, upon the presentation of properly approved vouchers.
Section 3. That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader
to be in force and take effect as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council 19
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APPROVLD by the L:ayor 19
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This ordinance, being of an emergent nature, must by lay. lay over to the next regular ht, S:rcyL a=r
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Gasoline Bids
1944, provision for calling which having been made by notion
Bids for furnishing the various departments of the City with gasoline during the year r at the last regular session of
the Council, were presented and rend at this tine as follovrs:,
ASSOCIATED
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December 20, 1943.
City Of Port Townsend,
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In response to your invitation for quotation on your requirements of Gasoline
for the period of January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1944, we regret that we are unabled`'.
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to bid upon your gasoline requirements at this time, because of curtailment and
allotment by Federal authority of motor gasoline production for non-military use.
Yours very truly,
TIDE 'EATER ASSOCIATED OIL COI.;PAUY
ASSOCIATED DIVISICN
J. b% Shea
From Union Oil Company of California, to -wit:
Union Oil Company of California
2901 R/estern Avenue
Seattle, Washington
December 17, 1943
City of Port Townsend
Port 'Townsend
Washington
Gentlemen:
In response to ,your call for bids, vie attach hereto a contract under which vie agree
to serve you gasoline for a period of one year. Due to the critical gasoline short-
age in this area, however, it will be necessary that we 'limit our sales to you under
this agreement to the gallonage purchased from us during the year 1943.
The prices provided in this agreement will be maximum for the period of the contract,
excluding Federal and including State tax, and are as follows:
Union Ethyl Gasoline - 18� per gallon
"76" Gasoline - W
This offer is available for your consideration for a period of thirty days from date
hereof. If acceptable to you, please sign all copies of the attached contract and
return to us. We will then complete sane and forward to you a fully executed copy
for your records.
Yours very truly,
U11ION OIL CO',;PAIIY OF CALIFORNIA
John Maguire
Assistant Division :anager
From Standard Oil Company of California, to -wit:
December 21, 1943.
The ISayor and Councilmen
City of Port Townsend
Port Townsend, ':ash.
The Standard Oil Company of California submits the following Bid relative to
supplying the City's requirements of Gasoline for the year 1944.
"Our Posted Plant Price at time and place of Delivery; the amount not to
exceed that which we supplied during 1943."
This memo will be followed as soon as possible with our regular bidding form.
/s/ ii. B. Vincent
Sub -Station Representative
From Shell Oil Co., Inc., to -wit:
J. C. HARPER, Selling Agent
SHELL OIL CO., Inc.
Port Townsend, '!lash.
Dec. 21, 1943.
The Honorable Yayor and City Council of the City of Port Townsend
Port Townsend, 71ashington
Gentlemen:
I was advised by telephone this afternoon that the Shell Oil Company, Inc., is
prepared to submit a bid to the City of Port `i'ovrnsend agreeing to supply up to 3,000
gallons of the City's gasoline requirements for the year 1944; the price to be Shell's
Com.:erclal ];et Tank Truck price, time and place of delivery.
Shell's Conmorcial Uet price today is 17.E per gallon, less the Federal 'Tax of
1_'d per gallon on sales to the City.
Respectively yours,
J. C. Harper
Selling Agent.
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