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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 09/18/1952 I I I I' Proceedings of the City Commission of the City of Port Angeles, Washington September 18 19~ ..,. . ....". ''''M. ."",,,... ."",,,. ..... ..... The City Council of the City of Port Angeles met in regular session at 7:.30 P.M., and was called to order by lo'l8.yor Smith. Roll call of Officers, showed the following present' Mayor Smith, Councilmen Powell, Brown, Neer, Sandison, Wolfe and McFadden, City Manager Vergeer, Attorney Trumbull, and Clerk Law. It was. moved by Councilman Brown that minutes of the previous session be approved. Seconded by Councilman Wolfe and carried. Under the head of unfinished business, Manager Vergeer reported on inspection of timber in the Morse Creek Watershed, sale of the same having been requested by James Spencer. Dr. Risser of the Olympic Health District, filed written recommendation that for protection of the watershed, the timber should not be removed. The Manager concurred with recommendation. It was then moved by Councilman Neer that request for sale of timber bectenied. Seconded by Councilman Brown. All voted Aye. Motion carried. Don Morrison appeared on behalf of the Lions Club and informed that street signs donated by the Club are in need of attention as some are bent, missing or down. Manager Vergeer assured that repair and replacement of signs will be attended immediate13. Claims paid as of August 25 and 28, 1952, in the amount of 15,216.92 were submitted for approval by the Council. It was moved by Councilman Brown that the claims be allowed. Secon:led by Councilman Wolfe. All voted Aye. Motion Carried. A petition signed by.abutting property owners was filed with the Council requesting vacation of the alley in Block 190, Townsite. It was moved by Councilmen Wolfe that the request be referred to the Planning Commission for recommendations. Seconded by Councilman Sandison. Jill voted Aye. Motion carried. Approval of requests for transfer and renewal of beverage licenses were requested as follows: Yolanda C. Carlson Don Feeley Thos. W. llwens Donald V. Reed Club Billiards Conrad' 5 Cafe Naval Lodge No. .35.3 ,/estside Grocery Tugboat Tavern and Grill Tradewell Stores, Inc. B and M Grocery Tip Top Tavern Palace Tavern Haguewood' 5 Restaurant The Villa Quick Service Grocery Rose 1 s Place Duck Inn Log Cabin Tavern Chinook Tavern It was moved by Councilman McFadden that the renewals and transfers be approved by the Council. Seconded 'by Councilman Powell. All voted Aye. Motion carried. Appraisals and minimums fixed for certain parcels of property as requested were as follows: Lots 19 and 20, Blk. 150, Townsite, $300.00 for the two lots. Lots 17 and 18, Blk. 244, ".300.00 to be sold as single parcel or no sale. Lots 11 and 12, Blk. 292, Corner lot, $1590.00. Inside lot, $1,000.00 Lot .3, Blk. 34, Townsite, $3,330.31 Lots 1 to 10 Incl., Block 434, Townsite, $75.00 per Lot. I Lots 11 to 18 Incl., Blk. 434, Townsite, 1100.00 per Lot. It was moved by Councilman Wolfe that the foregoing appraisals and minimums be confirmed and property advertised for sale. Seconded by Councilman Powell. All voted Aye. Motion carried. The fourth Certificate or progress claim for cost of City Police St.ation construction were filed in amounts of $20,464.81, for construction, $605.82 architect's fees. It was moved by Council.Jnen Brown that the claim be approved and paid. Seconded by Council.Jnan Powell. All voted Aye. Motion carried. Manager Vergeer reported that demand has been filed by the Insllnance Compa~ requesting that sidewalk adjacent to Tradewell Grocery be repaired or the company's responsibility clause will be cancelled. Mr. Vergeer read copy of a letter to J. A. Hoare, property owner, requesting that the sidewalk be replaced or proper13 repaired for safety and protection of the public. Demand from the Division of Municipal Corporations regarding contract between the City and Humane Society was discussed and action deferred until State Examiner Lockwood is informed from the Ol3'mPia office. Request for ins tallation of curbs on South side of Georgiana Street, known as Block .3 of Hart and Cook Subdivision of Subdivision Lot .31, waa submitted to the Council. It was moved by Councilman Neer that necessary steps be taken to proceed with curb installation. Seconded by Councilman Wolfe. All voted Aye. Motion carried. r' '::' ,",n City "anager Vergeer informed that on or before October 6th all preliminary work on assessment roll will be completed for street improvement program. Alsothat he has informed the Trustees of the Erickson Bhildren's Playfield Fund to take over bonds as they are not Cit;y cash and cannot be carried as such. Mr. Vergeer advised that a property owner constructing a home on the I Street hill near the road between 4th Street and Marine Drive has requested permission to cut excessive brush and shrubbery, thereby obtaining a better view. It was the opinion of Mr. Vergeer that obstructions could be proper13 eliminated to benefit homes but not to jeopardize property or streets by erosion. It was moved by Councilman Brown that the Manager be authorized to supervise removal of the necessary shrubs. Seconded by Councilman Wolfe and carried. '''ayor Smith informed the Council that he. had received a call from !!:rs. Burt, Secretary of the Park Board regarding status of George Johns, Chairman of the Board. It was moved by Council.Jnan McFadden that Arthur Smith be nominated to serve as a Park Board member replacing Mr. Johns whose term expired in August. iCouncilman Near nominated Mr. Johns to be re-instated as a Board member and the name of Dr. Melvin I' Ilondelid was then placed for nomination by Councilman Sandison. It was moved by Councilman Brown that the nominations be closed. Seconded by Councilman Powell and carried. Results of secret ballots cast were as follows: Arthur Smith, 1; George Johns, 2; Dr. flondelid, 4. By ballots cast, Dr. Melvin Bondel1d was eleclied by majority to serve on the CityPark Board. Manager Vergeer recolIllllended that Mr. Johns be conunended for faithful service to the City while serving with the Park Board. The Council instructed that a proper commendation be prepared and deliqered. Complaints of disturbances caused by logging truck operators were called to the Council's attention. IManager Vergeer stated he felt that in a few instances some drivers disregarded the rights of their IneighbOrS but that in some instances people have overlooked the necessity of such equipment's operation. He' also pointed out that the logging industry made a ljajor contribution to the City's econoII\Y. I 2811 ....l ~82 Proceedings of the City Commission of the City of Port Angeles, Washington September 18 (con't) 19lL ..", . "'"'''. ,..,," """'.'. ,"""., ..... .... City Attorney Trumbull stated i' complaint had been filed against one operator. Vergeer stated that was every citizen's right and that protective ordinances existed. No further action tak~n. George Stokes and Neil Pendley of the Central Labor Council appeared before the Council requesting that the City do all possible to obt-ain services of the State Tuberculosis MobUe Unit during the current year. The Council and Manager pledged support of the request. Pendley and Stokes also requested that the uouncil meet with a committee from the Central Labor Council in the near future. The Council agreed to meet at a specific time set during the October 2 meeting and would include the meeting on the City's agenda. Under the head of introduction of resolutions the follmrlng was introduced and read in full before the Cou- ncil: RESOLUTION NO. _ WHEREAS, there remains in the tre~ of the City of Port Angeles an unexpended appropriation in the amount of $758.51 from the budget of said City for the year 1951, in the fund designated as "Eighth Street Bridge Bond Fund ", which fund was raised by general levy upon the taxable property in the City of Port Angel... es and was appropriated for the retirement of bonds issued for the construction of certain bridges known as the Eighth Street bridges; and I~EREAS, said bonds have all be~n redeemed and retired and the bEbbia..e5s of the City of Port. Angel<!l6 'represented thereby has been fully paid, and the said sum of $758.51 is the r\lDlaining balance in said fund over and above the amount necessary to retire such bonds and pay such indebt~dness; and WHEREAS, by virtue of the hw s of the State of Washington, being ROW, Sec. 35.33.150, all such ',excess appropriations lapse and should be transferred to the General or Current Expen~e Fund or such City; ,now, there.fore, , . I BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES that the said sum of $758.51 now being and constituting a surplus balance and appropriation in the Eighth Street Bridge Bond Fund of the budget of the City of Port Angeles for the year 1951, be, and said sum is hereby, declared to be 'surplus and lapsed, and is hereby transfer,ed to the Current E>cpense Fund of said City. I . ,It was moved by Councilman Brown that the foregoing resolution be approved and adopted. ,Seconded by ~Councilman Powell. All voted Aye. Motion carried. ! . Under the head of introduction and reading of Ordinances, the following was introducled, read in full, .'and placed on first reading; I I ORDINANCE NO. I AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles providing for the imprqvement of certain streets and alleys I in the City of Port Angeles by the construction and ll\Ying therein of certain trunk and lateral sanitary sewers, all in accord with Improvement Resolution No. 161 of the City of Port Angeles; creating a Local ~provement District for such improvement; and providing that pa,yment for said improv:ement be made by special assessments on the property in said District especially benefited, payable by the mode of pa,yment by bonds, all in accord with maps, plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer and approved by the City Council. I WHEREAS, Improvement Resolution No. 161 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles on August 7, 1952, declaring the intention of the Council .to order the improvement hereinafter described :and fixing a time for hearing thereon; and I WHEREAS, said resolution has been duly published and due notice of said hearing has been given as required by law; and . . . I WHEREAS, said hearing was held as provided in said notice and written and oral protests of certain property owners were received, and after due consideration the Council of the City of Port Angeles by unanimous vote decided that it was necessary for the protection of the public health to order the construct- ion and j.n.~tallation of s,uch improvement; now, therefore, , I THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI'IY OF PORT ANGELES DO ORDAIN as follows: I Section 1. That the following streets and ~lleys of the City of Port Angeles be improved by the :ll\Ying and construction therein of certain trunk and lateral sanitary sewers as follows, to wit: the .alley running through Blocks Two Hundred Fifty-two (252) and Two Hundred Fifty-three (25.3) j the alley running through Blocks Two Hundred Forty-seven (247) and Two Hundred Forti-six (246) of the Townsite of Port Angeles; and Seventh Street; all from the Easterly margin of K Street to app~opriate connections with ~ trunk sanitary sewer in H Street, by the construction and laying therein of lateral sanitary sewers j H Street from its intersection with the alley running through Blocks Two Hundred Fifty-three (253) and Two Hundred Fifty-four (254) of the Townsite of Port Angeles to its intereection with the alley running through Blocks One flundred Fifty-one (15D and One Hundred Fifty-two (152) of the Townsite of Port Angeles, by the construction and laying therein of a sanitary, trunk sewer; the alley running through Block One Hundred fifty-one (151) of the Townsite of Port Angeles from the Easterly maTtnr of I Street to an appropriate connection with a trunk sewer in the intersection of such alley with l:i Street, by the construc:uon and ll\Ying therein of a lateral sanitary sewer j the alley running through Block One Hundred Fifty-two (152) of the Townsite of Port Angeles from a manhole in the intersection of such alley with G Street to an appropriate connection with a trunk sewer in H Street, by the construction and laying therein of a ~anitary trunk sewer; the alley running through Blocks One Hundred Fifty (150), One Hundred Forty-nine (149) and One Hundred Forty-eight (148) of the Townsite of Port Angeles, and Block One (1) of Evans Sub- division of Suburban Lot No. .36 West of M Street in the Townsite of Fort Angeles from the \-lester13 margin pf I Street to an appropriate connection with a trunk sewer in Evans Street, by the construction and laying A" ~ therein of a lateral sanitary sewer;! the alley running through BJ.ocks vne nunarea Iwent.y-elgnt. _\J."O), vne ,-.- Hundred Forty-two (142) and One Hundred Forty-three (14.3) of the Townsite of Port Angeles and Block Two (2) of Aldwells Subllivision of ~uburban Lot No. .35 \-Iest of M Street in the T0wnsite of Port Angeles from the liester13 margin of I Street to an appropriate connection wibh a trunk sewer in Evans Street, by the construction andlaying therein of a lateral sanitary sewer; the alley running through Blocks One Hundred Twenty-nine (129), One Hundred Forty-one (141) and One Hundred Forty-five (145) of the Townsite of Port Angeles and Block One (1) of Aldwells Subdivision of ~burban Lot No. 35 West of M Street in the Townsite pf fort Angeles from the Westerly margin of I Street, as the same now runs through said Block One Hundred XwBnty-nine (129), to an appropriate connection with a trunk sewer in Evans Street, by the construction ~nd hying of a lateral sanitary sewer therein; Fourth Street from the Easterly margin of I Street, as the same now runs through Block One Hundred Twenty-nine (129) of the Townsite of Port Angeles, to an llPpropriate connection with a trunk sewer in Evans Street, by the construction and ;Laying therein of a :lateral sanitary sewer; Evans Street from the end of an existing trunk sewer in the intersection of said street with Sixth Street South to a manhole in the intersection of Evans "treet with the alley running through Block One (1) of Evans Subdivision of Suburban Lot No. .36 "lest of M Street in the Townsite of fort Angeles, by the construction and laying therein of~a sanit.aJ:y trunk sewer, including all necessary ;Labor and material for the complete laytng, construction and installation of all such trunk and lateral ~anitary sewers, with all necessary wyes, connections and manholes and all within the City of Port Angeles, Washington. I Section 2. That the cost and expense of such improvement shall be borne by and assessed against the property situated and included Witbin the boundaries of the District hereinafter created and described. rhat the City of Port Angeles shall not be liable in any manner for any part ?f the cost and expense of ~ I _ ~: V...:v~ ~ .4,.....:;U,.t4/~~<"/.I ~ Aa- ~ ~ ~~". ~ ~ ~....:... -#'~od'~,fi..y..e,(..~~~..e...y~~7"'~""'.'tz.'7~') I I I I I I 1 Proceedings of tbe City Commission of the City of Port Angeles, Wasbington September 16 (cont) 19-'3~ "" .,..",. .."u. ...,,~"'. """... moo ~ I said improvement, except in ~o. far as said City is made liable by virtue of the statutes of the , State of Washington in such cases made and provided, particularly the statute providing for a local improvement guar,!nty fund. I Section 3. That there is hereby created a local improvement district to be called Local Improvemllllt District No. 161, which included. all of the property specially benefited by such improvement, which territory is described and fixed as follows, to wit: That portion of the area of the City of Port Angeles bounded on the North by the Southerly margin of Fourth Street, on the South by the alley running through Blocks Two Hundred Fifty-two (252) and Two Hundred Fifty-three (25.3) of the Townsite of Port Angeles, on the East by the Westerly margin of G Street, and on the West by the Easter13 margin of Evans Street, and containing the following s pec1fical13 described propert)', which is abutting upon, adjacent, vicinal and proxmmate to the streets and alleys to be improved, and >Jhich constitute s all of the property ~pecial13 benefited by such improvements and all of the .pro~rty to be specially assessed in the improvement district hereby created, to wit: the North Jlalf (N~) of Blocks Two Hundred Fifty-two (252) and Two Hundred Fifty-three (253), Blocks Two Hun:lred Forty-six (246), Two . , Hundred Forty-seven' (247), One Hundred 1:ifty-two (152), One Hundred. Fifty (150), One Hundred Forty-nine I (149), One Hundred Forty-eight (148), CWe Hundred Forty-four (144), One Hun:lred Forty-one (141) an:! the South Half (si) of Blocks One Hundred Forty-three (14.3), One Hundred Forty-two (142), One Hundred I Twenty-eight (128) and One Hundred fifty-one (151), all of the Townsite of Port. Angeles, and Block One (1) of Evans Subdivision of Suburban Lot No. .36 West of M Street in the Townsite of Port Angeles, , and Block One (1) and the "outh Half (S!) of Block Two (2) of Aldwells Subdivision of Suburban Lot Nc,. 35 \'Iest of M Street ill the Townsite of Port Angeles, and all of Lots Ten (:[), Eleven (ll), Twelve l(12)' Thirteen (1.3) and l'ourteen (14) and those portions of Lots Seven (7), Eight (8), Nine (9) and Fifteen (15) of Block One Hundred Twenty-nine (129) of the Townsite of Port Angeles, lying West of I Street, as the same is now constructed and existing through said Block One Hundred Twenty-nine (129), a:n. in the City of Port Angeles., Washington. .' . ~ection 4. That the property specifically described in the preceding section lis s between the termirii and within the boundaries of said District and comprises all of theproperty specially benefited \r I said improvement. That the nature of the improvement to be made is such that the special benefits confered on such property ar.e not fair13 reflected by the use of the termini and zone method of assessment. That the special assessments to be levied to pay the cost of said improvement shall be jspead over the property specially benefited in an even amount for each square foot thereof an:! without regard for the termini and zone method of assessment. That the spreading of the special assessment to be Ilevied ag!,inst the property special13 benefited and to pay the cost of such improvement in an even amount for each square foot th~reof will fairly reflect the special benefits conferred upon such property Iso assessed. .' Section 5. Bonds bearing interest at the rate of not to exceed _ per cent per annum, pEl3'"ble on or before twelve (12) years from the date of their issue, shall be issued in payment of the cost and expense of said improvement, which bonds may be redeemed by the collection of special assessments to be levied and asse~sed against the property within said District am specially benefited by said 'improvement, such assessments to be payable in ten (10) equal installments under the mode of "payment. by bond" as provided by law. Such bonds may be delivered to the contractors constructing such improvement 'in redemption of warrants issued on the special fund of such local improvement district hereby created 'on estimates of the City Engineer, or the City may at its election.sell such bonds and make such redemption in cash or cash warrants. I Section 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage, approval and lawful publication. ~t was moved by Councilman Brown that the foregoing Ordinance be passed first reading. Seconded by ICounCilman Sandison. All members voted Aye. Motion carried. I IThere being n9 further buainess, the meeting was declared adjourned. I 9 c. "ZOAAr City Clerk "Yk~~ Mayor 283 ~ -"'IIIIl