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Home My WebLink About00424 Minutes of ReMilar Session of December .l7„1946 continued.(192 Minutes of ReMilar Session of December .l7„1946 continued. COMMUNICATIONS. From P.T. Chamber of Commerce, to -wit: I t December 14, 1946. ur �1 e_`':^ n + City Council �� Port Townsend, Wash.'s°Vq� �I Gentlemen: ; The Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce wishes to commend you on your �• x��r��)` progressiveness in obtaining for our city a new fire hall. Te feel that this is a great advancement in fire protection for the city. n1tr,}t+XiS7 We would appreciate if you could tell us just what effect if any this will have on the city fire insurance rates. also the added benefits it will offer L1trh,&tti' { .4 to our community in the way of fire protection. also what opinion the Washington Litw i Surveying and Rating Bureau has given on this move. Again we wish to complimentyou on your progressiveness. Very truly yours, D. M. Adkisson, Secretary. Ef'fcra Fire Chief, J. J. Lafferty stated that he had read a letter, now in the possession ofyM; J' Mr. Geo. Welch, from the Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau in whhich said bureau had �,�}A, `�� approved and recommended the transfer of the fire hall to the new location. 1 'r�"�S', From Washington Motor Coach System, to -wit: Seattle December 5, 1946. "4 �y Mr. C. F. Christian, City ClerkIWIN ` City of Port Townsend Port Townsend, Washington PPP a E Dear Mr. Christian: ; Vie wish to acknowledge your latter of November 26 and apologize for the j f< delay in replying. "'a have been much engaged in a hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission for control of the Washington Motor Coach Company by they Greyhound Corporation and your letter was overlooked until today. �' Present indications are that we will be unable to meet with you to discuss ar a bus depot in Port Townsend until some time shortly after the first bH the year. We will advise you, however, as soon as possible as to what date we can meet with you. Yours very truly, WASHINGTON MOTOR COACH CO., INC. R. T. Whiting, Vice -President i { and General Manager In view of the action taken by the council at the previous session, this communication was ordered filed. w + From Assocn. of Wash. Cities. Bulletins of the Association of Washington Cities were acknowledged received, and were ordered filed for reference in the office of the City Clerk. Street Vacation Petition, to -wit: PETITION FOR VACATION.OF PORTION OF FOURTH STREET IN EISENBEIS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF PORT T0:4NSEND JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON: The undersigned owners of real estate abutting upon that portion of Fourth Street hereinafter described do hereby petition the City Council of the City of a Port Townsend, State of Washington, to make vacation of and to vacate that part of Fourth Street located in Efsenbeis Addition to the City of Port Townsend,§_ 3 �r Jefferson County, State of Washington, as follows, to -wit: That portion of Fourth Street lying between �r; i.f�p Sherman and Hendricks Streets.+z tier , p � y�H�s�`td fiy�r IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be executed, rt� Ervin R. Mosier ® I:' E. D. Cook James G. Larsen.. This matter was referred to the Committee on Streets and Sewers for consideration. I�"�+• n r " ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. Music Machine License Ordinance. (2nd Reading) A proposed ordinance providing for the licensing, by the city, of mechanical music machines, 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. It was moved by Councilman Steele, and seconded by Councilman Gleason, that the third reading be by title only. Upon rollecall vote all six Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. License Fee determined. It was moved by Councilman Mueller, and sedonded by Councilman Steele, that the license fee as provided for by the ordinance be set at the sum of $30.00 per annum. Upon roll call vote all six Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was 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 Steele, and seconded by Councilman Mueller, that the ordinance do now pass. Upon roll call vote all six Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. Coin Lachine License Ordinance. (2nd Reading) A proposed ordinance providing for the licensing of coin operated machines or devices, which was read in full for the first reading at the last regular session and is incorporated I in the minutes thereof, was presented and read in full for the second reading at this time. It visa moved by Councilman Mueller, and seconded by Councilman Sullivan, that the third reading be by title only. Upon roll call vote all six Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. Third Reading and Passage. The proposed ordinance was read by title only for the third reading, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Mueller, and seconded by Councilmen Sullivan, that the ordinance do now pass. Upon roll call vote all six Councilmen voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. Street Lighting Fund Ordinance. A form of ordinance providing for the creation of a fund to receive monies for the project of improved street lighting in the city was presented and read in full for the first reading, at this time, as follows: ORDI14ANCE NO. 12 0.5 AN ORDINANCE relating to the program of capital improvements within the City of Port Townsend and creating the "Port Townsend Street Lighting - State Development Fund" to receive funds anticipated to be allocated to said project by the Washington State D velopment Board. 1'r 'anticipates ±, WHEREAS, the City of Port Townsendthat the Washington o State Development Board under authority of Chapter 255, Laws of '✓;eshington, 1945, t will make an allocation of state funds by outright grant for the purpose of aiding is�a program of capital improvements to consist of a modern street lighting system on certain streets of this city heretofore designated, and N. WHEREAS, it is probable that such allocation by the Washington State 'Y :4 Development Board will not be made during the fiscal year 1946, but in order to provide for a fund to receive such allocation when made, and in order to presenve " and avoid the lapsing of matching funds heretofore budgeted by said city for the Current Expense Fund as an aid in the construction coat of said project, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend hereby finds and determines that such special fund should be forthwith created and established now therefore, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOA14SEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. There id hereby created in the City Treasury of the City of Port Townsend J a special fund designated the "Port Townsend Street Lighting -State Development Fund" into which shall be paid all monies allocated by the Washington State Development Boar under Chapter 255, Laws of Washington, 1945, as a grant in aid toward the construction cost of capital improvements to the City of Port Townsend to consist of a modern stree lighting system to be installed on certain str-eets within said city heretofore designs located and approved by the City Council. ]]]j Section 2. Into the fund hereby created, the City Treasurer shall forthwith transfer from the Current Expense Fund of said city the 1946 budget appropriation for the T purpose aforesaid and shall likewise as soon after January 1, 1947, as practicable transfer the 1947 appropriation for such purpose in like manner. i Section 3. The allocation of the Washington State Development Board and the transfers hereby authorized shall constitute the whole of said fund and shall represent the anticipated construction cost of said project. Expenditures from said fund shall be ;;: under regulations as established by the Washington State Development Board.