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Proceedings of the City Commission of the City of Port Angeles, Washington
April 8, 19:36
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The Commission met in regulsr session at 10 A,M. and was called to order by Mayor
Davis. Roll call showed the following officers present: Mayor Davis, Commissioners
Lutz and Masters, Attorney Conniff and Clerk Hawkins.
The minutes of the previous session were read and approved.
Under the head of Introduction of "esolutions the following Resolution ViaS intro-
duced:
RESOLUTI ON AUTHORIZING nIE EXECUTION AND
DELIVE~Y OF A CONTRACT WITH THE PUGET
somm POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY FO R FUR-
NISHING VillOLESAIE ELECTRICAL SERVICE FOR
RESALE ,\lID USE.
\mERSAS, PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COl.IPANY has offered to furnis h 1'0 l' a period of
, Six (6) years and Five (5) months, upon the terms set forth in the following proposed
I form of contract, to-wit:
PUGET SOUND BOVlER & LIGHT COMPANY, herein called "Company", and the CITY OF PORT
: ANGELES, herein called "Purchaser," agree as follows:
FIRST: This co~tract is for wholesale power for resale and use.
SECOND: DELIV3:RY. In consideration of the mutual promises, and subject to the
limitations herein contained, the Company agrees for a period of Six (6) years and Five
(5) months, consecutively, beginning August I, 1935, to reserve for and furnish to
Purchaser, and Purchaser agrees during said periud to buy from the Company, exclusively,
at the rates.herein fixed, all power required or used to operate Purchaser's plant or
additions or renewals thereof in the same location, and to operate said pjIJBllI1t only wi th
electrical energy purchased from the Company hereunder, excep t as here inafter provided.
Said plant is IDeated and a escribed as follows: The distribution system owned n nd operated
by the City of Port "ngeles furnis hLlg lieht and power servic e to the inha bi tants of the
City, street lighting, water pumping and other miscellaneous municipal services and in
additivn light and power service to the inhabitants of an area outside of the City of
Port Angeles but inside of the boundaries as shown on ihe attached map which is hereby
made a part of this oontract, provided, however, that thc buundaries between the ter-
ritory served by the City and the territory served by the Comp~ny may be changed in the
event of a change in the municipal boundaries.
Said power shall be three-phase, sixty oycle, alternating electric curre~t at
approximately 66,000 volts, and 00mpany agrees to furnish not exceeding 2,000 kilowatts
but will furnish any additional amount required by Purchaser if it has the power avail-
able. The Company will, however, make additional power available in blmcks of 500 Kw
en six months ~otice by the Purchaser, up to a maximum of 4000 Kw, The point of delivery
shall be: The ~ity's high tension substation located in Block 386i Government Townsite
of Port ~ngeles, but metered on. the 2300 volt bus in the City's substation.
THIRD: RATES. Purchaser agrees to pay each month for the electric service furnished,
at the following rates: . .
DEMAND CHARGE
First 1,000 KW @ ~2.00 per ~~ p~r month
Excess KW @ ~1.75 n
ENERGY CHARGE For First 500,000 KWH Used per month
First 250 Hours use of the monthly demand at Schedule 1.
Exces.s over 250 KWH used per month per )("1 of Maximum demand at Schedule 2.
ENERGY Cffi\RGE For Excess Over 500,000 Kvm per month
.4)1 per K',m.
SCHEDULE 1
First
Next
Excess
SCHEDULE ;:
First
Next
Excess over
MINIMUM CHARGE
The demand charge based on the hiehest previously established billing demmd,
plus the demand charge on additional capacity requested in writing, but unused.
FOURTH~ ADDITIOl'I.\L CAP ACITY. Purchaser agrees tha t be for.e malcing any increases
in its connected load which shall result in increasing Purchaser's demand beyond 2000
kilowatts it will give the Company six months written notice in order that the Company
may make the necessary preparation to take care of the increased load.
FIFTH: VOLTAGE REGULA Troll. The Company agrees to pro vid e reasonably cons tant
voltage regulatiun, the variation to be not ffiJre than 5% above or below the ,standard
voltage adopted, add the total variati0n of voltage from minimum to maximum shall not
exceed 8% of the standard voltage so long as the oOl'ler factor is 851; or better. If the
power factbr falls below 85%, the voltage variation shall not exceed 10% above or 10%
below standard nominal voltage.
I SIXTH: INSTALLATION OF HYDROELECTRIC PLANT 3Y PURCHASER. Company agrees too t the
City may, for use after January 1., 1940, install and operate a hydroelectric generating
unit in connection w~th its city water supply system, the capacity of said plant not to
exceed 500 horsepower, to supply a port ion of Pul'chaser' s re quiremen ts. It is agreed
thut the power plant of Purchaser, if installed, shall operate in loultiple vlith the
I system of the Company and thut Purchaser must assume full and complete responsibility
for division of load, regulation and wattless cunrent flow, and the operating problems
which arise as the result of parallel operation, and that the Purchaser shall so regulate
i its prime muvers and governors as to accomplisl, successful multiple operation, Pur-
; chaser agrees that the wattless current flowing into its distribution system will be
I divided betweljO the --:ompany's system and Purchaser's hydroelectric plant in proportion to
,the kilowatt load taken from the respective systems for Purchaser's distribution system.
SEVENTH: RATE CHANGES. Rates are subject to chanee in aC00rdance with the laws of
: the State of ':/ashington and whenever a neVi schedule of ra tes for the same class of service'
tunder similar conditions is made effective, t.he Furchaser shall thereafter pay the new I
'rates; provided, if the new rates are higher than those herein fixed, the Purchaser
shall be entitled to cancel this contract.
EIGHTH: UEASUR<<:I,iENT. Maximum demand, consumption and powe r factor shall be moasurc-
ed by-commercially accurate maximum demand, watt hour and power factor meters furnished
and installed by City, provided, however, th8t the Company may install its own meterine
5,000 J(','ffi @
5 ,000 KVIH <!;
over 10,000 KWH @
1M Per KVIH
1 ~ n "
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1 ~ Per KWH
~5~ n
.4!l'
5 ,000 K\7H @
5,000 KWH @
10,000 Krill @
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equipment in suitable space furnished by Purchaser, The billing demand shall be of the
averaee of the three highest fifteen minute demands established during the month for
which" the bill is being determined.
NINTH: In so far as they conflict with anything herein cdntained, Sections 2, 3,
4 5 ~ and 8 of Ordinance No. 428 of the City of Port Angeles dated December 23,
1913: a~d the amendment t6 that Ordinance dated October 9, 1929, are hereby amended
and superseded as of JulY 31, 1935 by the provisions of this contract.
TENTH: In order to permit of the deli very of the ele ctrical power and energy re-
quire~the City of Port Angele s, the right, privilege and author ity is her ~by grn nted
to the Company for the period beginning on the effective date of this ordinance and ex-
piring December 31, 1941, to construct, reconstruct, maintain, repair and operate lines
of poles, with wires strung thereon, and all necessary crossarms, brackets, insulators,
guy wites, transformers and other apparatus affixed thereto, for the transmission of
electric energy on, along, over and across all of the following streets and portions of
streets wi thin the Ci ty of Port "ngeles, to-wit:
Front "treet from easterly ci ty limits to lIashingtan Street.
Uashington street from Front "treet southerly to the Boulevard.
Boulevard from Washington Street westerly to the westerly city limits.
Cherry Street from Boulevard to Fourteenth Jtreet.
Fourteenth ~treet from Cherry Street easterly to the transformers and substation
of the City of Port Angeles between Laurel and Lincoln ~treets. ,
ELEVENTH: The City shall have the right at all times to make contact with and fas-
ten ci ty circui ts to the poles of the Company si tua ted wi thin the ci ty limits for the
purpose of supplying electric enerey; such use to be limited to the lower twenty-five
(25) feet of said poles; provided, the City shall not at any time make any change
whatsoever in the voltage carried over its wires which shall requite the installation
of larger or longer poles than those now existing on said streets. In the event that
the City shall change the grade of any streets occupied by the Company, the Company
shall immediately, upon notice from the City, st its o~n expense change ~ts lines and
equipment to conform to the change in street grade; provided.
the City shall at its own expense ohange its own wires and equipment which may be
affixed to or located upon said poles to such new location.
TWELFTH: The Company shall hold the City harmless from any and all damage to per-
sons or to property whioh may result from any neglieent act or omission of the Company,
its agents, servants or.employees in the construction, reconstruction, maintenance,
repair and/or operation of said lines and the e.quipment and accessories thereof. The
City shall hold the Company harmless from any and all damage to persons or to property
which may result from any neglieent act or omission of the City, its agents, servants
or employees, in the maintenance or operation of the City's lines upon said poles,
'rHIRTEENTH: During the term of this contract the iiompany shall at all times main-
tain its lines in a satisfactory condition and comply with all laws of the citate of
\/ashington, and reasonable regulations of the Cit~7 of Port Angeles relating thereto,
and work on said lines shall be peTformed in accordance with State laws and municipal
ordinances. It shall construct and/or reconstruct its lines with such appliances as may
conform to standard modern pr&ctice for the reduction and elimination of interference
with radio reception.
FffiJRTEENTH: All equipment maintained by the ComDan~ under this ordinance shall be
subjectat all times to inspection by the officers of' the City of Port Angeles.
FIFTEENTH: If at any time aft9r Five (5) years after the effective date of this
p'ilrmit the enfire occupancy of said portions of streets is required by the City to
complete any project for state or national defense or public safety, the Cit~ shall
provide other adequate and convenient right of way for the said electric lines of the
Company and the Company shallmove the same to such new right of way at its own cost;
provided, the City shall at its own expense remove its own electric lines affixed to
said poles to such new location.
SIXTlmNTH: The Company's occuDancy of the streets is for the pUrpose of transmit-
ting electric energy to the substutlons of the City ofP0rt Angeles and to transmit
electricity to consumers outside of the City. The Company is not permitted to sell or
deliver electric energy to any customers ~ithin the City unless and until Rermission
has been granteq by a proper lega2 resolution or ordinance adopted by the ~ity.
SEVENTEENTH: USE OF E(UIPlll:ENT. Purchaser agrees to insta~l and maintain in good
condi tion proper equipment for the use af such power and to save the Company harmless
from all liability for any loss or damaee caused by such equipment to either party hereto
or to any person whomsoever; and further agrees notto use or permit others to use any
of such power in any other place than in the area described in ~ection "SECOND" of this
contract.
All equipment furnished by Company on either side of the point of delivery shall be
and remain its property, and at the expiration or sooner termination of this contract,
or of any renewal or extension hereof, Company may remove same from the premises.
Purchas~r aerees to use reasonable dilieence to protect the Company's property from
injury, and ~ompany sh211 have free access to all parts of ~he premises where its elec-
tricity is used to inspect, repair, remove and replace its property.
EIGHTEENTH: Purchaser agrees to require its customers to make no installations
which will result in abnormally Ipw,power factors on the system of the Purchaser which
will be reflected in the Company's "ys tem , and also agrees to require its customers to
operate their equipment in such a way as not to interfere with the service furnished
by the Purchaser and by the Company to other customers:
NINETEENTH: SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS. Company shall use reasonable diligence to fur-
nish uninterrupted service but shall not be liable for any interruptions caused by
strikes, accidents or acts of God, or by any cause beyond the control of the ~ompany.
and no temporary interruption shall cancel this contract. The monthly minimum charge
shall be reduced inproportion to the period of any interruption of service,
The Company shall have the right to cancel this contract if any part of the
Company's property used ~or the rendition of this service is taken by eminent domain
or if such service can no longer be rendered by reason of franchise expiration and the
inability of the Company to secure a renewal thereof.
TWENTIETH: PURCHASER'S SHUT-DO~NS. Purchaser shall not be requIred to accept
service or pay the minimum charee when it is unable to operate its electricity usine
apparatus on account of strikes, the acts of p~blie officers or other conditions beyond
its control, market conditions excepted, Within twenty-four hours after any su~h shut-
down Purchaser shall give Company written notice thereof in order that meters may be
read.
TWENTY-FIRST: SUCCESSO:lS ,crm ASSIGNS. The successors ani assims of buth parties
shall~nt;tled to all the benefits and be bound by all the obligations of this
con true t.
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Proceedings of the City Commission of the City of Port Angeles, Washington
April 8. 1936
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Signed this
day of
193
Witness:
Purchaser.
By
PUGET S WND POWER & LIGH'l' COMPANY
Witness:
By
MAP SHOWING AREA (DESIWATl:.D BY SF.illBD BOUl1DARY LIN"iS) 0GTSL:': 0:!' "'HE CITY 'OF
PORT AlIGELES rtEnR!EJ TO n: AR':CICLE SECO:m OF AT'l'AC:W POnR CO!'::'RACT BETWm;
CITY OF PORT Al:GEL~,S Al:-D l'Um:T Svli1:D Puy;;:n /.; LIGHT ce. El':,'ECTIVE AUOU3T 1,1'J3::'.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Port Angeles
that a contract be entered into with Puget' Sound Power & Light Company for the furnishing
of wholesale electri c service for resale and use upon the terms above proposed, and tha t
the Mayor be and he hereby is authorized and directed to e~ecute and deliver such contract'
,on behalf and in the name of the City of Port .,ji,.ngele s, and the \llerk be and he he reby is
I' authorized and directed to attest such contract and to affix there to the seal of the
City of Port "neeles.
It was moved by Commissioner Lutz th~t the foregoing resolution be approved and adopted.
Seconded by Mayor Davis. On roll call all mm.bers voted aye. The ~ayor declared the
motion carried.
Under the head of New Business,-
A communication was read from a sub-committee of the City Planning Commission recom-
mending that ap~lication be made for a ITPA engineering project to make a eomprehensive
,survey of the arterial and residential streets of our city, with the idea in view of
securing data on the cost of various types of pavement and curbing- fo~ the streets.
After duly cDnsidering the abuve recommendation, it was moved by Mayor Davis that the
City Engineer secure all information necessary and prepare an application for a YIPA
Engineering Project to make a comprehensive survey of the arterial and residential streets
of the City to secure data showing the cost or pavement and curbing for the various street
of the oity, and that the ~iayor and City Clark be authorized tosign said application on
behalf of the City. Motion seconded by Commiss ioner Lutz, On roll call all members
voted aye. '['he Mayor declared the motion carried.
Under the head of Reports from City Officers the following was read:
April 8, 19:36
To the Honorabl e Mayor and Iii ty Commi ssion,
Port Angel.os, 'ihshington.
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit the fourt~ monthly estimate (March) of work done and material furnished
by the Angeles Bravel & Supply Company, Contracmors, on the Eighth Street Bridges, pWA
Project Docket No. ~ash. 1245R.
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Proceedings of the City Commission of the City of Port Angeles, Washington
A],)ril 8, 19(',6
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734 Cu. yds. footing exc. @ ~3.00 per cu. yd.
453" II abutment exc. ((" ~6.00 lieI' cu. yd.
377 II channel change exc. @ 1ili1.50 per cu. yd.
1,485 lin. ft. removal old pipe @ 40~ per lin. ft.
1,585 II 3' trench @ rorj per lin. ft.
532 cu. yds. footing cone. Class B. @ ~23.00 per cu. Yd.
138" " conc. abutments, Class B. @ $26.50 per cu, yds.
302 M. erection creo. timber @ ~37.50 per M.
Removing existing structures @ 8,000.00 lump sum
Tota 1
3.
4.
.5.
10,
11.
12.
2.5
Less 15% re tained
2,202.00
2,718.00
565.50
594.00
792.50
12,236.00
3,657.00
11,325.00
8,000.00
$42,090.00
6 ,313 . 50
,$35,776.ro
Less previous estimates 18,907.82
Amount due Contractor ~16,868,68
Previous Estimates:
Very truly your s ,
H. E. .uodge, City Ene;ine er
December, 1935
January, 1936
February, 1936
none
.h2, 636 .10
6,271.72
;)18,907.82-
Itwas moved by Commissioner Masters that the City Eneineer's 4th estimate on the
Eie;hth dtreet Bridges, P'iIA Project, DocJre t No. .Iash. 1245R., be app roved and the City
Clerk be instructed to issue a warrant for the sum of $16,868.68 in payment of same, on
the 8th St. Bridge Construction fund. Seconded by Com~ss]oner Lutz. On roll call all
members voted aye. The Mayor declared the motion carried.
CURRENT SXPENSE FUND
The Commission examined 8nd anowed the following claims and Cll'dererl vlarrants
drawn for same:
Ulmer Office Equipment Co.
Blackburn Printing Co.
Quick Print
Olympic ~tationers
Evening News
The Pac Tel & Tel wu.
Ulmer Office E~uiDment Co.
J. R, 1,!cDona ld
Automotive Parts Co.
F. R. Herron
Ulmer Office E~uipment Co,
Angeles Gravel & Sup_.ly Co.
The Pac Tel & Tel Co.
Ulmer Office EqUipment Co.
C. W. Yoakum
Harris & Schuller
Walkling Motor ~o.
Harris & Schuller
Puget Sound Navigation Co.
City Treasurer
Glenn's Service Station
Paris Motor Co.
The Pac Tel & Tel Co.
The Pac Tel & Tel ~o.
Willson Hardware Co.
I. C. Groves
Hooker Storage Garage
Willson Hardware Co.
Epperson & Sons
Johnson & Bork
V. A. Samuelson & ~o.
Garvin ,\u to Go.
Lysall ~elding Works
Port Angel es Concrete Products Co.
Highway Equipment ~und
Associated Oil Co.
Superior Blue ~rint Co.
American City Magazine
Willson Hardware Co.
The Pac Tel & Tel Co
~ssociated Oil Co.
H. E. DOdge
State Tileasurer
State Treasurer
Supp,lie s
Filing Case
Publica ti OilS
Ser vi ce
Supplie s
Services as dog catc~.er
Repai r Ea ttery
Gloves
Supplies
Cement, etc.
Servic e
Suppli es
Typing
Car Marking Tool
Repairs
Signs
Fre ight
P.O. Box rent
Oil, etc,
Repairs
Service
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Hardware
Meals for prisoners
Oil
Hardwar e
Lumber
Turpen tine, etc.
Repa irs
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Pipe, etc.
Painting Traffic Lin e
Gas
Blue Prints
SubscriptdlOn
Copp er Tacks
Servi ce
Gas
Expense Account
Ind. Ins & Med Aid
If "If II n
~,,-FUN1!
James ,I. Caven
Puget Sound Nav. Co.
Johnson & Bork
Ci ty Light Dept.
Epperson & "ons
Grinnell Co.
7illson Hardware Co.
~ort Angeles Concrete Products
~ngeles Foundry Co,
!Sea ttle Plumbing Supply Co.
~almer 5upply Co.
Palmer Supply Co.
~. Lloyd Aldwell, Inc.
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Co.
Supplies
Frei gh t
Paint, etc.
Gas
Ma tel' ial s
Pipe Fittings
Supp lie s
Servi ce Boxes
Meter Boxes
Pipe Fi ttings
Pipe Fittings
Pipe Fi t tings
Insurance on truck
,,!,J.
1.1 ,
5.15
15.00
9.00
5.75
152.11
2.00
.35
25.00
2.00
2.90
16.45
3.55
8.65
3.85
3.00
1.25
3.40
10.85
1.31
.75
2.00
3.50
3.65
.4.10
4.10
15.40
2.15
5.86
.55
4.20
16.50
53.93
1.50
18.46
1.40
80.ro
G.G8
2,00
.35
.50
21. 75
6.60
14.98
79.97
1.:)7
2.00
.67
18.53
36.68
8.10
14.61
19.08
14.28
77.84
35.09
23.36
23.80
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Harris & Schuller
Spokane Radio Co., Inc.
Ci ty Treasurer
Pac Tel & Tel Co,
Lysall TIelding & Forge ITorks
State Treasurer
LIGHT FUND
Gakin & ~ickersham
Via ter Dep t.
Puget Sound Nav. Co.
Quick Print
J. Lloyd Aldwell, Inc.
J. Lloyd Aldwell, Inc.
Willson Hardware Co.
General Electric Co.
J. G. Breitlauch
Harry B. Sherman Mfg. Co.
puget Sound Power & Light ~o.
City Treasurer
Pac Tel & Tel Vo.
Lysall ~7elding & Forge ,larks
State Treasurer
LIBRARY FUND
Ethel Osterhout
Library of Congress
University Society, Inc.
The Hertzberg 3indcry
Jennilu Norris
Union Library Ass'n
Lowman & Hanford Co.
Lowman & Hanford Co.
Americana Corporation
Charles W; Clark Co.
Puget Sound News Co.
Pac Tel & Tel Co,
City Treasurer
PARK FUND
C. R. Dolson
Harris & Schuller
Willson Hardware Co.
Johnson & Bork
Filion Mill &uumber Co.
State Treasurer
8th St. BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION FU1~
Angeles Gravel & Supply Co.
Meter Washing Sink
Radio Parts
11 II
Serv ic e
Shop Vlork
Ind. Ins. & Med Aid
Wood
Water at Substation
Frei gh t
Printing
Insurance on ranges
Insurabce on trucks
Hardware
Meters
Fauce t
Connect0rs
Power Bill
Misc. Paymen ts
Servic e
Shop Work
Ind. Ins. & Med. Aid
,<J.
p_<J./ -
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Extra Help
Supplie s
Books
Books
Petty Cash
Books
Boo ks
Boo ks
Books
Books
Books
Ser vi c e
Wa tel' & Light
Repairs
Supplies
Hardware
Red Stain, etc.
Supplie s
Ind. Ins. & Med Aid
There being no furtfler business the Commission then adjJurned.
4th Estimate on contract
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Ci ty Clerk
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7.58
11. 74
4.42
4.25
5.51
40.08
25.00
1.95
3.3;:
20.96
3.00
96.40
6.33
173.10
1.87
10.95
6,867.22
a.54
12.35
1. 95
13.20
..-.r
1.50
5.64
14.50
84.00
9.27
2'3.65
4.11
1. 61
89.50
29.95
n.17
4.25
11.90
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12.70
5.50
3,55
10.68
4.00
14.9B
16,868.68
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