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Minutes of Regular Session of City Council, July 2, 1946, (continued)
Upon the Park Fund, to -wit:
360 J. E. Paddek Caretaker, Dept. Employee
140.20
Upon the City Street Fund, to -wit:
1811 Rollie Stahl Street Supt.
209.50
1812 Lyall L. Arey Grr_derman
199.40
1813 Thomas Eronimo Truck driver
172.80
1814 Harvey Larson Truck driver
199.40
1815 Hrank Read Laborer
196.50
1816 J. T. Lay Engineer
41.40
1817 Frank Martin Laborer, Terrace
24.90
TOTAL ......... $$ ,
Upon the Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund, to -wit:
7 Roy Seavey June Retirement pay
100.00
Chief or Police
The monthly report of the Chief of Police for the month
of June, 1946, showing arrests
and disposition of cases was presented and outlined, and was
referred to the Committee on'
Police and Licenses.
BUILDING PERMITS
Requests for Building Permits were presented and read as
follows:
From Mrs. Richard Ryan, to -wit:
June 27, 194 6
Honorable Mayor and City Council
Port Townsend, Vtashington
Gentlemen: Permisdon is hereby requested to build a frame garage
and workshop 20 x 30 feet
on my property situate 1113 Taylor Street at an approximately
cost for materials of $400.00
Rasp ectfully,
Mrs. Richard Ryan
From Harry O'Neill, to -wit:
June 27, 1946
Honorable Mayor and City Council
Port Townsend, Viashington
Gentlemen: Permission 1s requested to erect a frame shed, 181 x 181, on my property situat
540 Tyler Street; at an estimated cost of approximately $150.00 for materials.
Respectfully submitted,
Harry O'Neill
From lNm. A. Rowe, to -wit .
Honorable Mayor and City Council June 26, 1916
Port Townsend, 'Sashington
Gentlemen: Permission is requested to erect a frame dwelling, 281 r. 30' on my property
situate Lots 2 & 4, Block 86, Original Townsite; at an estimated cost of approximately
;;3,000.00 for materials.
Respectfully submitted,
Vim. A. Rave
Permits Granted
It was moved by Councilman Gleason, and seconded by Councilman Sullivan that permits
be granted in accordance with the foregoing requests. Lotion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS
Association of l:'ashington Cities
An AYA 7lashington News Letter, a service of the Association of Iiashington Cities, was
acknowledged &nf -received and ordered filed for reference in the office of the City Clerk.
(R DINANCES AND hGS) LUTIONS
Standard Oil Street Franchise Ordinance
A proposed ordinance granting street franchise privileges to the Standard Oil Company
of California, which was read in full for the first reading at the last regular session and
is incorporated in the minutes thereof, was presented and read in full at this time for the
second reading.
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Minutes of Regular Session of the City Council, July 2, 1946 (continued)
It was moved by Councilman Steele, and seconded by Councilman Mueller, that the third
reading of the ordinance be by title only. Upon roll call vote, all six members m esent
voted in the affirmative and motion visa declared carried.
Third Reading and Passage
The proposed ordinance was read by title only for the third reading, and it was there•
upon moved by Councilman Mueller, and seconded by Councilman Steele, that the ordinance
do now pass. Upon roll call vote, all six Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and
motion was declared carried.
Ordinance Regulating Traffic (parking meters)
A proposed ordinance providing for the regulation of traffic upon city streets and
use of 'mechanical parking time indicators or parking meters" for this purpose was pre-
sented and read in full at this time for the first reading as follows:
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE relating to and regulating traffic, travel and transportation�upon certain
streets in the City of Port Townsend; prescribing the powers upon
duties of
officers and others in relation thereto; defining offenses; providing
penalties and providing for the installation, regulation and control of
parking meters.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT T017NSEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLO'itS:
Section 1. As used in this ordinance, the following words shall be defined as follow:
(1) "VEHICLE". Any devise in, upon or by which any person or persons or property
is or may be transported upon a public highway, except such as are used exclusively upon
stationary rails or tracks and such devises as are propelled exclusively by human power.
(2) "PARKING". The standing of a vehicle upon a street, whether such vehicle be oc-
cupied or not, and whether such vehicle be accompanied or not by an operator for a period
of time in excess of two minutes.
(3) "MECHANICAL PARKING TIME INDICATORS OR HARKING METERS". A device or devices
which shall indicate thereon the length of time during which a vehicle may be F'a rked in a
particular place, which shall have as a part thereof a receptacle or chamber for receiving
and storing coins of United States money, slots or places in which said coinsmay be de-
posited, a timing mechanism to indicate the passage of the interval of time during which
parking is p.rmissible and which shall also display an appropriate signal when the afore-
said interval of time shall have elapsed; also brief instructions as to their operation.
(4) "INDIVIDUAL PaRKING SPACE". A portion of the paved surface of the street, of
sufficient length and depth from the sidewalk curb to accommodate a vehicle to be parked,
as shall be specified and marked off by the Street Department.of the City of Port Townsend,
Section 2. CONGESTED AREA. For the purpose of this ordinance, the "Congested Traffi(
Area" is hereby declared to be that portion of Water Street from the easterly side of Polk
Street to the westerly side of Quincy street; that portion of Taylor Street from the
southerly side of 'iiashington Street to the northerly side of Front Street; that portion
of Tyler Street from a point 110 feet northerly from the northerly side of :'later Street to
the seawall at the foot of said Tyler Street; That portion of Lawrence Street from the
easterly side of Polk Street to a point 110 feet easterly from the easterly side of Tyler
Street, and the City Council of the City of Port Townsend hereby determines that because
of the flow of traffic on the portions of the streets within such area, that parking there-
in shall be subject to the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 3. DESIGNATION OF INDIVIDUAL BIRKING SPACES. The Street Superintendent is
hereby authorized and directed to designate and mark off such individual parking spaces
as he deems proper along the streets in the congested traffic area, for the prking of
vehicles. At each place where individual parking is so marked off, each vehicle shall
be parked entirely within an individual parking space.
Section 4; PARKING METERS TO BE INSTALLED. . The Street Superintendent is hereby
authorized and directed to place, install, and remove parking meters from the curb side, or
in the immediate vicinity of individual parking places designated and marked off in the
congested traffic area where parking is restricted. All such parking meters shall comply
with the conditions set forth in the third (3rd) paragraph of Section 1 of this Ordinance,
and said meters shall be under the management, supervision, and control of the Chiefof
Police of the City of Port Townsend.
Section 5. REGULATION OF R:RKING IN INDIVIDUAL PARKING SPACES. Whenever a vehicle
shall be parked in an individual parking space, where a parking meter has been installed,
the person parking such vehicle shall deposit one cent coins, or five cent coins of
United States money in said parking meter, if such meter displays a signal showing that
legal parking is only permitted on such deposit.
The.Chief of Police shall in accordance with the provision of this Ordinance, determin
the length of time that parking is permissible in any individual parking space, for which a
meter is installed,
1 all d on •h u the deposit of ono cunt por five cents in the parking meter as
herein before provided. Notice to the public shall be given by appropriate signs setting
forth the length of time for which parking is permissible, and the conditions thereof.
These may be upon the parking meter stand or in the immediate vicinity. Any vehicle which
remains in an individual parking space after the p•escribed time for parking, is hereby
determined to be illegally parked, but in no event shall it be considered illegal puking
if the meter display signal shows that a proper deposit hasbeen made for such Pkrking.
The ;r ovisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to vehicles parked or standing upon
the city streets of the City of Port Townsend in the congested area hereinbe£ore designated
when such vehicles are parked or standing on such streets between the hours of six p.m. in
the evening, until nine a.m. the following morning of each week day. The p-ovisions of the
ordinance shall not apply to Sundays and Holidays, provided however that nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as to permit all night parking in the congested area.
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