HomeMy WebLinkAbout00390 session in order that it might be given full consideration and study in the interim.Section 6. E•VIDENCE. All parking is prohibited in any parking space where a meter
is installed which displays a signal showing that parking is not permitted, unless a de-
posit of a one cent coin and/or a five cent coin is made as herein provided. Any vehicle
parked in contravention of this provision shall be deemed to be illegally parked under the
provisions of this Ordinance. The fact that a vehicle is in an individual parking space
when the time signal on the meter for the same shows no parking permitted, unless a deposit
of a proper coin is made as herein provided, shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the
unlawfully parking of such motor vehicle by its operator or owner, either or both.
Section 7. It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provision of this Ordinance, fc
any person to cause, allow, permit, or suffer any vehicle registered in the of, or
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operated by such person, to be parked overtime or beyond the period of legal p rking time
established for any parking meter zone as herein described.
Section 8. It shall be unlawful and ❑ violation of the provisions of this Ordinance
for any person to permit a vehicle to remain or be placed in any parking space a4i acent
to any parking metal- while said parking meter is displaying a signal indication that the
vehicle occupying such parking space has already been parked beyond the period pescribed
for such parking space.
Section 9.• It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this Ordinance
for any person to deface, injure, temper with, open or willfully break, destroy, or impair
the usefulness of any parking rooter 'installed under the provisions of this Ordinance.
Sectio n 10. It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this Ordinance
to deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter, any slug or devise, a• metallic
substance, or any other substitute for a one cent or five cent coin of the United States.
Section 11. It shall be the duty of the police officers of the City of Port Townsend,
acting in accordance with the instructions issued by the Chief of Police of the City of
Port
Townsend to report:
"A" The number of each parking meter which indicates that the vehicle m cupying
the
parking space adjacent to such parking meter is or has been parking in violation of
any provision of this Ordinance.
"B" The State License number of such vehicle.
"C" The time during which such vehicle is parking in violation of any of the provi-
sions of this Ordinance.
"D" Any other facts, a knowledge of which is necessary to a thorough understanding
of the circumstances attending such violation.
Each of ficer shall also attach to such vehicle a notice to the owner or operator
thereof that such vehicle has been
parked in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance,
and instructing the oe+ner or operator to report to the
Police Judge of the City of Port
Townsend, in regard to such violation. Each such owner or operator may, within twenty-four
hours
of the time when such notice was attached to such vehicle, pay to the Police Judge
as a penalty for and in full
satisfaction of such violation, the sum of One Dollar. The
fail.0 a of such owner
or operator to make such payment within said twenty-four hours shall
render such owner or operator subject to the
penalties hereinafter provided fb r violation
of the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 12. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance,
and any person who aids, abets, or assiststherein,
shall upon conviction thereof, be subjec
to a fine not exceeding fifty (j5O.00) Dollars.
Section 13. The City Treasurer of the City of Port 'Townsend, --ball designate or
deputize some
person to collect the coins deposited in parking meters. In collecting such
coins, the
person or persons so designated shall remove the sealed coin chamber or com-
partment from each parking meter and deliver
the same to the City Treasurer of the City of
Port Townsend, The Treasurer of said City shall count the
coins so delivered andceposit
the same to the credit of the Current Expense Fund of the City
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of Port. Townsend.
Section 14. HEVENUE FROM PINKING M TERS. The coins required to be deposited in In rk-
ing meters asprovided herein, are hereby levied
and assessed as fees to provide for the
proper regulation and control of traffic upon the public streets, to
and cover the cost of
the supervision, Inspection, installation, operation, maintenance, control anduse of the
parking space, and
parking meters described herein, and also the cost of supervision and
regulating the parking of behiclesin
the parking meter zones created hereby, and to be
hereafter created.
Section 15. This Ordinance shall be construed as a supplement to the general traffic
ordinance of the City of Port Townsend
and the other ordinances of said city regulating
traffic, parking, and the use of the streets, which
shall be in force and effect in the
congested area except insofar asmodified by the provisions hereinbefa•e
set forth. Any
authority heretofore or hereafter exercised by the City of Port Townsend under
any ardinance
rule or regulation restricting or prohibiting parking, independent of time limits, shall
in no manner be affected by this
ordinance or any of the provisions thereof. The purpose
of this Ordinance is to assist in the regulation
of overtime parking by the use of prking
indicators and it shall be so construed.
Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed asprohibiting the City of Port Townsend
from providing for free or restricted
parking space for loading or unloading, for taxicabs,
bus stands, and for other matters of similar nature.
Section 16. All sections of this Ordinance shall be deemed to be separate aid independ
ent, and the invalidity of any
section ox• provision thereof shall not effect the remaining
sections.
Section 17. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict with the Provision
this ordinance be, and the
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same are hereby, repealed.of
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Section 16. That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader to be
In force and take effect five days from and after the date of such publication.
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PASSED BY THE City Council June 1946.
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APPROVED by the Mayor June , 1946.
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By mutual consent, the foregoing ordinance was let to lay over to the next regular
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session in order that it might be given full consideration and study in the interim.
City Attorney Daly recommended that the City acquire, by purchase or otherwis e,
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the strip of land at the rear of the 'T'ibbals and Kuhn Blocks to provide an off-street
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parking area.
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Re: 'later Line to Glen Cove
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Councilman Steele, Chairman of the Committee on 'dater and Drainage, called upon 'Hater
Superintendent Lockhart to outline findings of the investigation on the request by
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residents of the Glen Cove Area for City water service. Mr. Lockhart repa•ted that a
line from the City Limits to the area would cost approximately $6500.00 to $8000.00. If
permission could be secured from Cvorm Zellerbach Corporation to tap the main line at
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the nearest point to this area, installation costs of the proposed line would be appa-oxi-
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mately $4200.00. Mr. Lockhart reported further that there were not a large number of
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dwellings in the area; that it was as yet undetermined if all residents desire stch
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service and that in any event materials for installation of such a line were not at paesent
available.
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A short discussion followed the foregoing report and was terminated by the motion
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of Councilman Steele, seconded by Councilman Mueller, that this matter be carried over
until a more advantageous time for further consideration. Motion carried.
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Architect Invited to Address Council
Mr. William Arild Johnson, Architect, was invited by mayor pro tam Carroll to address
the Council relative to the services offered by his company. Mr. Johnson stated that the
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company headquarters are in Everett; that the firm was well established and has at
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Ir esent many jobs in small cities throughout the state and enjoys favorable contact with
the ';,sshin ton State Development Board. This firm specializes in public buildings and
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charges for services are made upon the basis of a percentage of the contract price on each
construction job.
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Re: Sidewalks in City Hall Area
Yr. Chester E. Irle upon being given
, permission to address the Council, inquired as
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to the possibility of consiruottng sidewalks in the region of the City Hall, the Port
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Townsend Laundry and 111'ashington Street from Monroe Street to Taylor Street. He stated
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that he felt that this area was building up and improving and that sidewalks would do
much to hasten development in the area, and it would be well to start consideration of
such a program at this time.
Councilman Mueller stated, for the information of Mr. Irle, that the instdlation
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of sidewalks was the responsibility of the owners of abutting property and should Mr.
Irle be able to interest the respective property owners,.the City would be pleased to
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furnish the necessary grade levels, etc. for such a program.
he: Racing on City Streets
Mr. Peter Chatos, presented by invitation, the matter of the so-called "jallopies"
driven by younger people, which to his knowledge were racing upon city streets and had
been seen by him running three abreast at high speed in the residential areas. Yr.
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Chatos spoke of the inability of the Police Department to be at all points at once and
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suggested the passibility of taking action in such cases iflicense numbers were reported
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by at least two reliable witnesses.
Councilman Mueller stated that process of law provides that any citizen is emparered
to sign a Complaint in Police Court in all law endforcement matters and thereby secure
trial in such cases.
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Re: Horses on main streets
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Councilman Sullivan introduced the matter of the common practice of riding horses
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through the business districts and upon heavily used streets, stating that it created
a definite traffic hazard. This•subject ales discussed briefly, but no action wastaken
the Council.
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Public Rest Rooms authorized
It was moved by Councilman Sullivan that this City have public rest rooms. This
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motion was seconded by Councilman. Benedetto and upon roll call vote, Councilmen Steele,si'
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