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Home My WebLink About00329 Minutes of Regular Session of August 21, 1945, continued.� 2 s Minutes of Regular Session of August 21, 1945, continued. From Mrs. Josephine Cable, to -wit: Port Townsend, Washington August 20, 1945. Honorable Mayor and City Council {j Port Townsend, Nlashington. Gentlemen: Permission is requested to tear down the dwelling situate 228 Willow Street. Debris will be removed and property left in proper condition. Respectfully submitted, rr "i;• i Mrs. Josephine Cable i Permits granted. It was moved by Councilman Gleason, and seconded by Councilman Sullivan, that permits xxl �.i be granted, as requested in the foregoing applications. Lotion 0arried. f j COMMUNICATIONS. ' From Mrs. V. 4lalker, to -wit: Aug. 12th 1945 ilYN� 1 Dear Sirs: I wish to call attention to the need of a light on the corner of Clay and , Gaines Streets. its probably the hillside that makes the present lighting inadequate - Some of my added to that -this strip is probable one of the worst streets in town. they come to see us, ans ask me 147hy don't you raise cairi Mr. ) rtf friends protest when Stasaybecause the sewer is too close to the surface, And l s they can't do anything, mayhI point out, That is an addition reason for the light. Several times, in the thirteen years Ive lived here, I've heard terrific crashes from cars going over that unexpected bump. Twice (that I know of) cars have left the road4. in borrowed a 2"x4" and hit the pole - that ought to have a'.light. One man came and tire. These men hay have reported? It was several ! 1 so he could pry his fender off the The war has quited traffic, do of course people hesitate before risking years ago. their tires on such a bum street. But since they wont fix the street at least it should be lighted. If have any doubts about this matter, please drive down Clay Street, clear thrg to r you Kearney. You'll see what I mean. Then - if you want to know what I put up with just Its bad enough 7 ,. tr to walk down that same street as far as my house - in the dark. t4* daytime. Yours truly 5 xrC: Yrs. V. Walker .`.,, 2024 Clay St, lr�, `i This matter was referred, jointly, to the Committee on Streets and Sewers and the + j Committee on Fire and Light. Councilman Gleason reported that the construction engineer of the Puget Sound Power & street. lights, and 7 Light Co. had been in the city recently to check the plan for additional that the light requested in the foregoing communication should bd among the hew lights con- tbmplated. From Crown Zellerbach Corporation, to -wit: Port Townsend, Washington August 9, 1945. ts. The Mayor and City Council u¢a City of Port Townsend, ( Port Townsend, Washington Gentlemen:11 ky5 Inspections made of the City of Port Townsend water line indicate that the 1360 and 1374, l section of untreated wood stave pipe approximately between Stations be renewed,, for a distance of about 1400 feet, is in very bad shape and should immediately. a This particular section of line is the first piece of untreated wood stave to pipe on the intake side of City Lake and crosses the Eaglemount Road.; We would be pleased if you will arrange to have this piece of line replaced i as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding this matter the writer would be very pleased to discuss them with you at your convenience. Yours very truly, 4 CROWN ZELLERBACH CORPORATION I! Port Townsend Division W E. W. Erickson ,+ Resident Manager u Mayor Anderson reported that this matter had been brought to his attention, and that he had requested Mr. Paul T. Poulson, Engineer employed for pipe line replacement under present ++c t contract, to make an inspection and report upon the matter outlined in the foregoing letter. The report of Mr. Poulsen was presented and read, as follows: s! y August 17, 1945. k 4 ny4 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, port Townsend, Washington. Gentlemen: r3 v`MY, flr'�' Having bben requested to look over a section of the pipe line between J l r§, rfYF2 Station1360 and 1374 of the original survey of the Big 0uilcene water line and to rep m t to your honorable body the conditions of the pipe, I submit the following: On August loth 2 went over this line with Mr. Bukoski and Mr. Schaffer, c3: I who had the line opened in several places for inspection, some of which had been "< made necessary recently in order to make repairs. 4t1 :Fy .Yfl 7Fj {i x�d� rrtfi n d this pipe to be get worse and be source of trouble and v andverery p very unreliaoor ble. This pipeand it icontinuallyll Is madeofun- :�bgr treated wood staves, which show a lot of rot. There were places where the staves were buldging between bands, which could be expected to let go at any time. I am �3 Fh,,� -�<.} I of the opinion that this condition exists for the full length of this untreated n:,f> '4 section, and I would recommend to your honorable body that this section be replaced as soon as possible with treated continuous wood stave pipe of the same size. Respectfully submitted, .��Rr15 �'YM YT1�II i KJ'iY>,W jI r$7 Paul T. Poulson �tP= g kt?fy1�'rr,J' The two foregoingletters were both referred to the Committee on ,star and Drainage. rak r's, From Assoc. of :'lash. Cities. a i Bulletins of the Association of Washington Cities were acknowledged received, and order ir£z ad filed, for reference, in the office of the city clerk. �i1 Y Y)�f� T�� yu&�- ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. Ordinance re: Volunteer Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund. i s�4r wri A form of ordinance, together with letter of transmission from the City Attorney, were presented and read, in full, as follows: August 20, 1945. n.fyi Yµ FaYn ! f Hon. Mayor and City Council City of Port Townsend psi Washington Gentlemen: The bond providing for compensation to any injured volunteer fireman of the City of Port Townsend having expired, or about to expire, I transmit herewith copy of proposed Ordinance to stand in lieu thereof. In view of the fact that the features of the Volunteer Firemen's Belief and Pension x'I ` Fund is quite complex, some deliberation should be had by the Council before this proposed Ordinance is adopted. Very truly yours, W. J. Daly ORDINANCE NO. • AN ORDINANCE relating to and creating a fund of the City of Port Townsend to be known as The Volunteer Firemen's Relief and Pension Fiend; providing for the relief and compensation of volunteer firemen injured in the performance of their duties, and dr , adopting all the provisions of Chapter 261 of the Laws of Washington, 1945, by reference. r. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: H vs ji, Section 1. That all of the provisions of Chapter 261 of the Laws of Washington enacted in the year 1945 be and hereby are re-enacted and made a part of this ordinance by reference. Section 2. That there be and hereby is created s fund of said city to be known 1w, rl: as The Volunteer Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund, to be created, administered and maintained as in said Chapter 261 aforesaid. Section 3. That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader, I P , to be in force and take effect from and after five (5) days from the date of said publication. _ Passed by the City Council , 1945. Approved by the Mayor , 1945. Attest City Clerk Mayor. 7"`,.-, .-�.y: 3ni. yi , iry sA•'rc fiMw •YFA' T4 ,ilt� '}, tMT �� }S , /+rs��. e KS 1 ° +� 1 i Y r� 5= ja.� , +, ..,, , i� M ;t 5 t' t }� •.i 4 � f •. .. ' r �'d } . , z�^ f' r � r YSr �r'z S+y t ^(j , yrz .., * i y •,-++ i 4