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Home My WebLink About00447 minutes on the auestfon. After con-■ . t• t , i38 l I � I �t �It j 1> �tlt figg Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Port Townsend Gentlemen: lilembor•s of the City Council will recall that when the books of the City were examined by nu•. Ralph Dnvisson of the Division of Muncipal Corporations, he con- curred in recommendation made by me that the `'ity acquire the old unpaid local improvement district bonds for a sum permitted by statute, or by token payment. After some discussion Inter on, upon motion by Mr. Gleason in open council it was unanimously resolved that the sum of $500.00 be appropriated by emergency ordinance from the Current Expense Fund for this pupose and that the outstanding bonds be called for redemption at that price. ;'fhether through my fault, or otherwise, the emergency ordinance was never presented to the Council for ratification or rejection. 611r. Wesley Smith, State Examiner, during the current exnmination of th city's books, called my attel.tion to the councilmanic minutes on the auestfon. After con- versation with L:r. C. f•. Christian, City Clerk, it is his recollection that it was more or less agreed between the h:ayor and members of the Council that instead of then presenting the emergency ordinance, that the matter lay over until the adoption of the 1947 budget. Apparently, through inadvertence, the item was omitted. Mr. Smith now strenuously recommends that, in the interest of the financial stability of the city, and so that an accurate and true fiscal balance sheet be available, the Motion of �-r. Gleason be carried out. Accordingly, there is presented herewith an ordinance to accomplish this objective. b:r. Smith, who for some reason or other, (undoubtedly his I iking and respect for the abilities of Aessrs. Pfyndham J. Lewis, George 'Anderson, Jas. IN. B. Scott and C. F. Christian, Sr., all now deceased) has always exhibited a fond affection for the City of Port `ownsend, and consequently has been disturbed and apprehensive as to whether or not we could ever lift our heads above the oppressive debt that, has been ours for nearly sixty years, really exhibited interest and genuinely commended the financial progress we have made in less than a decade. "is words in the particular as 1 recall them wer-"Xr. Daly, let us get rid of this last blot on the financial escutcheon of the city". Albeit. 91. J. Daly City Attorney ORDINANCE hO. AN OhDIL'ANCE, of the City of Port Townsend providing for the immediate appropriation of money for• the purchase of certain unpaid local improvement district bonds heretofore issued by the City of Port Townsend and not protected by the Local Improvement Guaranty Fund law, and oeclaring an emergency. 77hereas, there is now outstanding and unpaid, local improvemtn district bonds issued b:�- the City of fort 1osrnrtend and not protected by the Local Improvement Guaranty Fund law as follows: Local Improvement Bonds Principal Face District Outstanding Value of bonds 6 Nos. 32 to 34 inc. 300.00 7 Nos. 17 to 21 inc. 406.25 B Nos. 30 to 99 inc. 6925.12 9 Nos. 4 and 5 99.72 '.which said bonds, together ;;ith accused interest thereon now aggregates the sum of slightly less then w20,000.00, and, 4.MEEEAS, the City of Port lor:nsend and its citizens as a t:•hole have derived benefit from the improvements metalled wit?: the proceeds and as a result of the issuance of such bonds, and, AHELEAS, the City of Pot `ownsend is not legally liable under the law in effect at the date of the issuance of said bonds for the payment thereof but may now purchase the sose at a price not to exceco 50% of the face value, and pursuant thereto the City Council of the City of Port 'Townsend does hereby find that the non-payment of such delinquent and unpaid local Improvement district bonds reflects discredit on the financial structure of the City of Port Townse�.d, and the sa:"e should be paid, and that an emergency exists re- quiring the appropriation of money for the purpose, now therefore, 3 P C 7 L THE CITY COUNCIL OF TEE CITY OF PORT TURNSEND DO 0?iDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That there be and is hereby appropriated for expenditure during the ,year D47 from the Current hxpense fund of the City of Port 'Townsend the sum of $500.00, for the uupose of purchasing the foregoing numbered local improvememt district bonds of the City f Port Townsend issued in payment of the improvements installed in the various local mprovement districts as hereinbefore noted; such sum hereby appropriated, be and the same a hereby made a part of the "City Treasurerts Petty Cash Revolving Fund" and said City reusurer, upon delivery to her of all of the bonds hereinbefore described, shall pay herefor from said fund to the holder of each of said bonds, and interest thereon at 7% or cent per annum to April 1, 1947, bears to the whole of the sum hereby appropriated, to - it: $500.00. _ Section 2, That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader to be in orce and take effect five (5) days from and after the date of such publication. . PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL APRIL ,.1947. APPROVED by the Yayor April , 1947 mayor The reading of the foregoing proposed ordinance in full constituted the first reading hereof, but the ordinance being, of an emergent nature must by law lay over to the next egular session for final action. Fire Permit Ordinance A form of proposed ordinance providing for the control of open fires and requiring ermits therfor, together with letter of transmission from the City Attorney visa presented nd read in full for the first reading at this time as follows: Honorable L,ayor and City Council City of Port 'Townsend, Port 'Townsend, Washington Gentlemen: After conversation with Mr. J. Lafferty, Fire Chief, and from an xamination made by iIr. C. F. Christian of the files of the City- Ordinances, it appears hat there is no legal background for the practice of the Fire Lepar•tment in issusing hat they call burning permits. An ordinance to fill in the deficiency is herewith presented for uch action as the Council deems necessary. Very truly yours, W. J. Daly City Attorney ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE, of the City of Port Townsend relating to burning permits ,and providing penalties. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TO 11SEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to start or kindle an open fire on any vacant lot, street, alley or public place within the City- of Port 'Townsend for the purpose of burning trash, rubbish or waste material, without a permit so to do. Section 2. Permits for burning, or for fires, as contemplated hereunder shall be issued by the Chief of the Fire Department of the City of Port Townsend upon application made for the purpose. Section 3. The Chief of the Fire Department of the City of Port Townsend be and is hereby authorized to adopt regulations with respect to the issuing of such permits, providing however, that the issuance thereof shall never absolve the permittee from common law or statutory liability for negligence arising from any burning or fire. Section 4. The violation of this ordinance shall be deemed a misdemeanor and any person convicted hereof shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed x10O.00, or be imprisonment in the City Jail for not more than 30 days, or by both such fine and ia,prisonme ts. (-`t{ iP. ....:19 • iKv .* ° Y. -.i". " !. i �, .a 'Ti�z"fl `�L� J -n (C`,%. _ i;.�'N• -M1' .d �.i}„ N':+.k o Vy"sit w ^�''rb 3iA'v N � F .+�` , o��zs>,� �. '<'-, '7� . i'ro-. if• ... . �i r tp' f- F'-• Yn,.. -rM �'E ,Y,J��. 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