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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955 City Council Minutes239 DECEMBER 28, 1954 (CONT' D) -MR. NORDLAND, SAID THAT THE PRESENT SITUATION MAKES ITIMPOSSIBLE TO GET J FINANCES BECAUSE THE 40' MIGHT DEVELOP INTO A WEED PATCH. HE SAID THAT EVIDENTLY THE SETBACK WAS THE MAIN PROBLEM AS FAR AS THE NEIGHBORS WERE CONCERNED AND HE FELT THIS COULD BE WORKED OUT TO THEIR SATISFACTION. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THE CITY SHOULD CONCERN ITSELF WITH THE QUESTION OF VIEW OTHER THAN SET BACKS REQUIRED BY THE ZONING ORDINANCE. MR. L•AGROW SAID FURTHER THAT MR. NORDLAND DID NOT WANT TO BE PLACED IN A BAD LIGHT WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND WOULD DO ALL POSSIBLE TO SEE THAT THEY WERE SATISFIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT THE CITY CALL FOR BIDS TO SELL THE LAND AND SET THE BID CALL DATE FOR THE 18TH OF JANUARY, 1955. MOTION CARRIED, MAYOR PINSON THEN RECESSED THE COUNCIL AT 8:15 P.M. AND CALLED THE COUNCIL TO ORDER AGAIN AT 9:20 P.M. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A PROPOSED RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING CERTAIN FUNDS WITHIN THE CURRENT EXPENSE BUDGET. MR. MUSTACICH SAID - THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. AYES: MUSTACICH, MARIOTT, NESS AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF DECEMBER, 1954 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL.. MAYOR PINSON APPOINTED MR. WEEKLEY TO SERVE ON THE FINANCE COMPAITTEE IN THE ABSENCE OF MR. WEIDEMANN. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE.BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, MARYOTT, NESS AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. MR. MARYOTT SAID THAT THERE WAS REFUSE ACCUMULATING ON 12TH STREET EAST OF COMMERCIAL. MAYOR PINSON-ASKED THE FIRE CHIEF TO SEE ABOUT THE DISPOSAL OF THIS MATERIAL. MAYOR PINSON.THEN SAID THAT HE NOTICED FOUR CITIZENS IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WERE RUNNING FOR THE COUNCIL AND CONGRATULATED THEM ON THEIR INTEREST. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY-AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 9:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIES. MAYOR ATTEST: VTf CLER JANUARY 4, 1955 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER. AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. GRALER, PASTOR OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS AND WEEKLEY WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 28TH, 1954 WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR CONSIDERATION, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER FROM SEABOARD SURETY COMPANY CONSENTING TO PAYMENT TO VALLEY CONSTRUCTION aOMgAJY ,*,OK ALL MONEY UNDER THEIR CONTRAG ESTABLISHING THE SUM OF $10,000.00^ WAS READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF FRED BROKENS AS A MEMBER. - OF THE CEMETERY BOARD FOR A 3 YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY IST, 1955. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE APPOINTMENT. MOTION CARRIED. 240 JANUARY 4, 1955 (CONT'D) MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE HAD CHECKED INTO THE POLICE CAR. PURCHASE BY THE CITY OF ANACORTES HAVING ASKED FOR FIGURES FROM THE HIGHWAY PATROL, SEATTLE POLICE, AND THE SEATTLE YELLOW CAB COMPANY. HE STATED FURTHER THAT IN HIS OPINION, THE COUNCIL HAD MADE A.WISE CHOICE. THE CITY ATTORNEY PRESENTED A SURETY BOND FOR THE HIGHWAY FRANCHISE WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF HASHINGTON HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. HE SAID THAT HE HAD FILED ggNOTICE OF HEARING ON THE FRANCHISE WITH THE COUNTY. ED BOND AR JHHAD BEENKSIGNEOPB �THETP.U.D• AGREEMENT SUGGESTEDTHE THATUSE ITOBETHE READBIG TO THE COUNCIL WHO COULD THEN TAKE ACTION, THE DLERK REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A BOND FOR THE POLICE JUDGE. THE BOND WAS REFERRED BY -MAYOR PINSON TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR STUDY AND REPORT. THE CLERK ADVISED THAT DR. JACKSON, THE CITY HEALTH OFFICER, HAD ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. THOR REFLING, AS SANITARIAN FOR THIS AREA. THE CLERK REPORTED THAT ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES FOR COMPLETION OF SEWERS AS AUTHORIZED, WOULD BE $510,857.00. THE CLERK PRESENTED A CONTRACT WITH THE RUGET SQUND POWERtAND LIGHT FOR A PUMP WHICH WILL BE USED AT MODERN'HOMES, GROADVIEW Ag01TION SITE. THE PUMP WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED BY MODERN HOMES AND WILL BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, REFERRED THE CONTRACT TO T.HE CITY ATTORNEY FOR STUDY. THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1954 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE:REPORT.OF THE POLICE JUSTICE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1954 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORQERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1954 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• THE REPORT OF THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1954 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1954 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. CHAIRMAN MUSTACICH OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAV- ING V AND HEATINGONLSHE THEEBIDOOFCHAD ACCEPTED C OI DS LCOMPANYFORGASOORGASO NE�WAIA�EPTE�� THEOTIIRWOR FURNACE OIL WAS AWARDED THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY, AND THE BID OF ISLAND TRANSFER COMPANY FOR LIGHT FUEL OIL WAS ACCEPTED. HE SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAVING BEEN GIVEN THE POWER TO ACT WITH REGARD TO THE BID FOR ALUM, HAD ACCEPTED THE BID OF THE GENERAL CHEMICAL DIVISION OF THE ALLIED CHEMICAL AND DYE CORPORATION,[WHOSE BID WAS IDENTICAL WITH STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY -BECAUSE GENERAL CHEMICAL DIVISION HAD FURNISHED ALUM FOR MANY YEARS AT A REASONABLE PRICE. COUNCILMAN.MARYOTT REPORTING FOR THE BUILDING COMMITTEE SAID THAT WM. BEALE HAD ASKED, ON BEHALF OF THE RIFLE CLUB, THAT PERMISSION BE GIVEN THEM TO USE THE GYM WEDNESDAY NIGHTS FOR THE NEST THREE MONTHS FOR INSTRUCTION CLASSES FOR THE YOUNG MEN OF THE CITY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MARYOTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL GRANT THE REQUEST. MOTION CARRIED, MR. MARYOTT FURTHER REPORTED THAT HIS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL SET A NEW DATE FOR CALLING FOR BIDS FOR SELECTIVE LOGGING OF -A 40 ACRE TRACT NORTHWEST OF WHISTLE LAKE. HE SAID THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS COULD BE DRAWN UP BY HIMSELF AND THE CITY ENGINEER. MAYOR PINSOY, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, AUTHORIZED THE CLERK TO CALL FOR BIDS ON SPEOIFICATIONS TO BE PREPARED BY MR. MARYOTT AND MR. MCCRORY, THE BIDS TO BE OPENED JANUARY 18, 1955. MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED•THAT THIS WAS THE TIME FOR THE HEARING OF THE VACATION OF THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 40 OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT, CITY OF ANACORTES. MR. SULLIVAN OF TRADEWELL, SAID THAT THE LAND IS SMALL IN SIZE FOR THEIR PURPOSES AND.THAT THEY HAVE OFFERED TO PURCHASE A STRIP 8' WIDE FROM LUECK SHEET METAL WHICH THEY WOULD DEED TO THE CITY FOR PERMANENT ACCESS. HE SAID THAT THE VACATION WOULD ASSIST THEM 1 1 1 .00 T .00 T f. JANUARY 4, 1955 .( CONT' D) ALSO IN THE ARRANGING FOR PROPER DRAINAGE IN THE ALLEY. MR. MORAN TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT THE ALLEY IS AN ASSET TO HIS BUSINESS AND HE HAS NEED OF IT. MRS. MORAN SAID THAT THEY WOULD ONLY HAVE 8' AND THIS WOULD TAKE 8' OF THEIR PROPERTY IF THE SUGGESTION OF MR. SULLIVAN WERE FOLLOWED. SHE SAID THAT THEY WERE ENTITLED TO A 16' ALLEY WHICH THEY NEED AND 00 .NOT WANT AN ARRANGEMENT WHICH WOULD IN EFFECT REMOVE 8' OF THEIR PROPERTY-. MR. SULLIVAN ADVISED THAT TRADEWELL WOULD WORK OUT ANY MEANS POSSIBLE TO ASSIST THE MORANS SO THAT THEIR BUSINESS WOULD NOT BE HARMED, MR. WEEK - LEY ASKED IF TRADWELL INTENDED TO BUILD A BULKHEAD AND MR. SULLIVAN SAID THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A SLOPE AND FILL INSTALLATION. MR. MORAN SAID THAT HE HAD NO OBJECTIONS TO VACATING AND FILLING THE PROPERTY ON COM- MERCIAL. MR. SULLIVAN SAID THAT THEIR NATURAL EXIT IS TO THE WEST, COUNCILMAN NESS ASKED IF THE VACATION OF APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE LENGTH QF THE ALLEY WOULD-BE O.K. AND MR. SULLIVAN SAID THAT THIS. WOULD AFFECT THE LOCATION OF THE BUILDING AND IT WOULD NOT AT THE PRESENT FIT IN WITH THEIR PLANS FOR THE BEST USE OF THE PROPERTY, BOTH MR. NESS AND MR. WEIDEMANN SUGGESTED THAT IT WOULD BE A.GOOD IDEA TO GO TO THE SITE FOR STUDY. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS ANNOUNCED+THAT._TEIE"COUNCILMEN AND THE INTERESTED PARTIES WOULD MEET NEXT TUESDAY NOON AT 12:30 AT THE PROPERTY FOR STUDY. . 241 MR. KRAMER OF CAREY AND KRAMER$ WATER ENGINEERS, DISCUSSED THE PROGRESS REPORT WHICH HE PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL. HE SAID THAT THE SHELL OIL COMPANY HAD SPED UP THEIR STARTING DATE FROM JULY IST TO JUNE IST AND IN ORDER TO MEET. THIS SCHEDULE, THERE WOULD BE A NEED TO HAVE AN IMMEDIATE BID CALL FOR MATERIAL, HE ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY tALK TO THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY IMMEDIATELY WITH REFERENCE TO THE SUB STATION. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE HAD TALKED TO THE LIGHT COMPANY AND SUGGESTED THAT HE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AUTHORI- ZED TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM IN ORDER TO SPEED UP THE PROGRAM AS INDICATED TO BE NECESSARY BY MR. KRAMER. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE" THE MAYOR AND ATTORNEY TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT AND PURCHASE OPTION ON THE NEW SUB STATION, AT THE SKAGIT RIVER. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS AND WEEKLEY, MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN WEIDEMANN SUGGESTED THAT THE MAYOR AND ATTORNEY ASK THE.PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT QOMPANY •FOR THEIR TOTAL COST OF THE SUB STATION.AFTER DISCUSSION AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE CLERK IS AUTHORIZED TO CALL FOR BIDS FOR PIPE AND OTHER EQUIPMENT ON MR. MUSTACICH REPORTED FURTHER FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BY SAYING THAT THE COMMITTEE AND MR. MCCRORY HAD AGREED ON.A RATE OF $3.00 PER HOUR FOR DEPARTMENTAL USE OF THE TRACTOR AND DIGGER EQUIPMENT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT THE RATE OF $3.00 PER HOUR BE ADOPTED AS RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND MR. MCCRORY. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT,. NESS AND WEEKLEY.. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT THE FIRM OF PRESTON, THORGRIMSON AND HOROWITZ FELT THAT IT WOULD BE BEST TO RE CONSIDER ORDINANCE #11519 AND THAT THE PREVIOUS PASSAGE BE CONSIDERED AS THE FIRST READING AND THE ORDINANCE BE AGAIN CONSIDERED TONIGHT. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BY TITLE AFTER INDICATING THAT THE ORDINANCE HAD BEEN READ ENTIREEY AT THE MEETING IMMEDIATELY PRECEEDING. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MACE BY MARYOTT AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN #1151. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A SURETY BOND WHICH IS IN -CONJUNCTION WITH THE FRANCHISE WHICH IS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY DE- PARTIBENT AT THE HEARING .AT OLYMPIA. THE BOND I:S SURETY FOR THE FRAN- CHISE WHICH IS FOR THE PIPELINE WHICH WILL BE LAID ALONG THE HIGHWAY, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE SURETY BOND.. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT NESS AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A PROPOSED AGREEMENT WITH THE P.U.D.. FOR EXPLORATION RIGHTS, ETC. 1'N THE BIG BEND AREA OF THE SKAGIT RIVER. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO SIGN. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. 242 JANUARY 4, 1955 (CONT' D) THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT THE CONTRACT WITH THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY HANDED TO HIM EARLIER IS SUBSTANTIALLY ACCEPTABLE AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY WOULD BE WISE TO REQUEST A DEFINITION OF. THE WORD.REPAIRS TO CLARIFY THE CITY'S POSITION. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTA- CICH AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE CITY ACCEPT THE CONTRACT AND THE .MAYOR AND CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AFTER APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT .OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1954 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT.BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, M.ARYOTT, NESS AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. MR. MCCRORY REPORTED THAT THE RANNEY WELLS.BEING INSTALLED ON THE SKAGIT RIVER ARE PROGRESSING SATISFACTORI.LY. MAYOR PINSON ASKED MR. KRAMER ABOUT THE WATER SURVEYFOR THE OUT- LYING AREAS AND MR, KRAMER SAID THAT IT SHOULD BE READY IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS BUT THAT THEY MUST MEET THE SCHEDULE NECESSARY FOR THE SHELL OIL COMPANY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 9:45 P.M. .MOTION CARRIED. , � L OYOR ATTEST. C TY C`�C�/ JANUARY IS, 1955 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF' ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. GRALER, PASTOR OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS,.SUTT AND WEEKLEY-WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JANUARY 4TH, 1955 WERE CONSDIERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEIOEMANN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR CONSIDERATION, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQIOR CONTROL BOARD ADVISING THAT THE LICENSE FOR THE RAINBOW TAVERN HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED AT THE RE- QUESTIOF THE OWNER WAS READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE* A LETTER FROM MODERN HOME BUILDERS, INC. REQUESTING THAT STREET LIGHTING BE INSTALLED IN BQOADVIEW ADDITION WAS READ AND HEARING NO OB- JECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT. THE CITY CLERK ANNOUNCED THAT THE BIDS FOR LOGGING CITY WATER DEPART- MENT PROPERTY, AS PUBLISHED, WERE ON FILE. MAYOR PINSON HEARING NO OB- JECTIONS, AUTHORIZED THE CLERK TO OPEN THE LOGGING'BIDS. THESE WERE OPENED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: GEO. D. SULLIVAN, JR., BULLDOZING AND LOGGING COMPANY, #1 BID - 40% ON SECOND AND OLD GROWTH YELLOW OR. RED FIR, HEMLOCK, I`CEDAR AND WHITE FIR, $3.00 PER CORD FOA'PULPWOOD*AND $10.00 PER THOUSAND BOARD FEET FOR ALDER. No. 2 BID - $20.00 PER THOUSAND FOR SECOND AND OLD GROWTH RED OR'YELLOW•FIR, $12.00 PER THOUSAND BOARD•FEET FOR HEMLOCK, WHITE FIR AND CEDARV $3.00 PER CORD FOR PULPWOOD, $10.00 PER THOUSAND FOR ALDER: F. E.. FOSS AND SONS - 15% OF THE SELLING PRICE OF ALL LUMBER OR CANTS, 35% .OF SELLING PRICE OF ALL LOGS TOO LARGE TO.CUT I.NTO LUMBER OR CANTS, THEY FURTHER AGREED TO CONSTRUCT A 14' ROAD AS REQ•11RED AND TO DO AD- DITIONAL WORK ON THE WHISTLE LAKE ROAD AT THE CITY'S EXPENSE: a a 1 1 1 i 243 JANUARY 18, 1955 (CONT' 0) ANACORTES FUEL COMPANY, INC., — $12.50 PER M BOARD FEET, FIR OR HEMLOCK, $9.00 PER THOUSAND PER M BOARD FEET FOR CEDAR, $3.00 PER CORD FOR ALDER AND PULPWOOD; ALSO AGREED TO PUT EXISTING ROADS'•IN PASSABLE CONDITION: ANSTENSEN BROS., — $14.40 PER M'BOARD FEET, FIR, HEMLOCK AND DOWN CEDAR, $2.20 PER CORD, ALDER, PULPWOOD; ALSO AGREED TO CONDITIONS OF THE BID, MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD APPOINT MR. MARYOTT TO SERVE IN PLACE OF MR. FOX AND REFERRED THE BIDS TO THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT. THE CLERK THEN ANNOUNCED THAT THE BIDS WERE ON•HAND FOR THE SALE OF WATER DEPARTMENT LAND IN THE VICINITY OF 38TH AND V, AS PUBLISHED. HEAR— ING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON AUTHORIZED THE CLERK TO'OPEN THE BIDS: THE CLERK THEN OPENED ANO READ THE BID OF EMMA NORDLAND, R. V. WILSON, M..J.•NELSON, CLARENCE E. HENNING AND GEO. FORSYTH. THIS BID•WAS IN. THE AMOUNT OF $500.00 AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A CHECK FROM EMMA NORDLAND IN THAT AMOUNT, MAYOR PINSON ASKED IF ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE KNEW THE REASON FOR THE FIVE SIGNATURES ON THE BID. DICK WILSON SAID THAT THIS WAS DRAWN AT THE SUGGESTION OF MR. NORDLAND SO THAT THE PEOPLE SIGNING THE BID OTHER THAN NORDLAND, WOULD BE ASSURED THAT A DEED OR DEEDS WILL CONTAIN A CLAUSE TO CONTROL THE SETBACK FROM THE PROPERTY•LINE, THEREBY PROTECTING THE VIEW Of THE PROPERTY ON THE WEST SIDE OF V. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, RERERRED THE BID TO THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT. HE'ALSO APPOINTED MR. WEEKLEY TO -SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE AS THE THIRD MEMBER FOR THIS SrUOY, A LETTER FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION WITH REGARD TO AN APPLICATION BY MR. CHAS. SPINK FOR VARIATIONS OF REQUIREMENTS OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, WAS READ T•0 THE COUNCIL. THE LETTER ADVISED THE COUNCIL•THAT THE PETITIONER QUALIFIES UNDER THE SUBDIVISION'ORDINANCE SECTION WHICH PERMITS VARIATIONS OR MODIOCATIONS DUE TO -PHYSICAL OR TOPOGRAPHICAL CON— DITIONS. THE LETTER AFTER A STATEMENT OF ALL THE FACTS, STATED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD ARRIVED AT THE FOLLOWING DECISION: "THAT THE MINIMUM IMPROVEMENTS AS PROPOSED BY THE PETITIONER FOR THE HEREINABOVE LISTED BE CONFIRMED AND -APPROVED AS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEVELOP— MENT OF THIS AREA", T -HE COUNCIL WAS ADVISED BY MR. TURNER, CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THAT WHERE THE LETTER READS "L AVENUE"•IT SHOULD READ "LONGVIEW AVENUE." THE NORTH60UTH ALLEY COULD BE 20' WIDE, IF THE COUNCIL DESIRES, fHE COUNCIL -WAS ADVISED BY THE PETITIONER'S ATTORNEY. AFTER -DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT a THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNIING COMMISSION AND CONCUR -IN THE GRANTING OF THE VARIATIONS OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AS STATED IN THE LETTER OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE CITY• ATTORNEY ASKED IF THE PETITIONER WOULD PUT•IN THE WATER SYSTEM. THE PETITIONER'S ATTORNEY, MR. BEN. DRIFTMIER, JR., SAID YES, THE .PETITIONER FULLY INTENDED TO MAKE THAT INSTALLATION AND WOULD DO SO. THE QUESTION WAS CALLED FOR, THE ROLL WAS CALLED ANO THE AYES WEREi MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON THEN DECLARED A RECESS AT Bk00 P.M. THE MAYOR CALLED THE COUNCIL TO ORDER AGAIN AT 8:35 P.M. MAYOR PINSON REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM LEGISLATOR DON ELDRIDGE, STATING THAT HE WAS ON -THE CITIES AND COUNTIES COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO BE CONTACTED WITH REGARD TO ANY DESIRES OF THE CITY OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES. MAYOR PINSON SAID -THAT HE THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY -FINE AND WOULD CONTACT MR. ELDRIDGE FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE SITUATIONS AROSE, MAYOR PINSON THEN ANNOUNCED THE PERMANENT APPOINTMENT OF ALFRED CARPENTER TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS OF JANUARY IST. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE APPOINTMENT. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND e WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED A REGIONAL CIVIL DEFENSE MEETING AT THE MOUNT VERNON COURT HOUSE, 7:30 P.M. THIS THURSDAY AND URGED ALL OFFICIALS TO ATTEND IF POSSIBLE. THE CITY „TTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE FOUND THE'BOND OF THE POLICE' JUSTICE IN PROPER FORM AND SAID THAT HE HAD HAD THE WORD TOWN CHANGED TO CITY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT ANO•SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE CITY ACCEPT THE BOND. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED* 244 a JANUARY 18, 1955 (CONT' D) THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT THE SUIT,OF LUELLA C. AND GLENN M. 4 LITTLE IS IN PROGRESS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT IN MOUNT VERNON AND WILL PROB— ABLY GO TO JURY WEDNESDAY, HE SAID THAT HE IS STILL NEGOTIATING WITH MR.,EARL SANDNES ON THE SKAGIT RIVER BIG BEND AREA LAND OWNED BY MR. SANDNESS. THE CITY CLERK ASKED THE COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE THE NUMBER,OF POLLING PLACES FOR THE COMING PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS. MR. MUSTACICH POINT— ED-OUT THAT THE CITY HAD SAVED CONSIDERABLE MONEY IN THE PAST BY HAVING THE ELECTION IN THREE PLACES (ONE IN EACH WARD) INSTEAD OF 13, AND FURTHER THAT HE THOUGHT IT AVOIDED CONFUSION ON THE PART OF THE VOTER, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CLERK TO ESTABLISH ONE POLLING'PLACE IN'EACH OF THE THREE WARDS IN THE CITY. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY., MOTION CARRIED, THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, MUSTACICH, SAID THAT AN ORDINANCE WAS 1 READY FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION UNDER THE PROPER POSITION OF THE AGENDA. MR. SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE BY ASKING THAT THE REQUEST FOR A POWER LINE AT 29TH AND D. BE REMOVED FROM THE REFERRAL LIST BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN RESOLVED BY A CONFERENCE WITH THE PARTIES INVOLVED. MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE,,ASKINGj WHO IS RESPONSIBLE IF SOMEONE GETS HIT BY.A FALLEN TREE. THE CITY OTTORNEY ASKED IF THERE WAS A SPECIAL INSTANCE AND MR. NESS SAID THAT IT WAS IN THE ALLEY AT 20TH AND L. AVENUE. MAYOR PINSON ASKED THE CITY BUILDING INSPECTOR TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. A PETITION FROM MRS. -SARAH PACHERNIGG ANO THOMAS TURNER REQUESTING THE VACATION OF 8TH STREET BETWEEN THE EAST LINE OF W. AND THE WEST LINE OF X WAS READ IND REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A PROPOSED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF A GRADER AND STREET SWEEPER. MR. WELLS STATED THAT'THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST READING AND THE CLERK, IF DESIRED BY THE COUNCIL, SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED TO PUBLISH. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY WEIDE— MANN THAT THE CLERK BE AJTHORIZED TO PUBLISH THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. MO- TION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE ATTORNEY BE AUTHORIZED TO DRAW A RESOLUTION FOR THE FINANCING OF THE EMERGENCY ORDINANCE FROM THE CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT, FUND, AND, THE FIREMENS' PENSION FUND. MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORTS OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE LAST:HALF OFl.DECEMBER 1954 AND THE FIRST HALF OF JANUARY, 1955 WERE READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE CLAIMS BE AL— LOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDE— MANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. MR. BILL BEAN, ON BEHALF OF THE BOY SCOUT TR60-P IN OAK HARBOR, ASKED THE COUNCIL FOR PERMISSION AND TIME TO CAMP ON MT. ERIE NEXT WEEKEND. MAYOR PINSON ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY OBJECTIONS BY THE COUNCILMEN. COUNCILMAN MARYOTT SAID THAT IF THEY WERE CAREFUL IT SHOULD BE ALRIGHT AND ASKED HOW THEY INTENDED TO GET WATER. MR. BEAN SAID THEY WOULD BE CAREFUL AND TAKE WATER OF WHEN THEY WENT. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE CITY GAVE ITS PERMISSION, A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 9:00 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. ATTEST c ' '"MAYOR CITY ffLER 7/�� 245 FEBRUARY 1, 1955 A• REGULAR MEETING OF• THE• CITY COUNCIL OF THE - CITY OF ANACORTES • WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT .7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PRO TEM-MUSTACICH PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND.MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT- AND WEEKLEY WERE PRESENT. , THE -MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JANUARY a8TH, 1955 WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTIJN WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT DUETO THE,FACT -- THAT EACH.COUNCILf'&H'%S HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF - READ, MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER FROM,VANCE CODER, REQUESTING EXTENSION OF HIS AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY FOR T. V. CABLES TO JNCLUDE•ANY OTHER AREA WITHIN THE CITY WAS READ TO THE.000NCIL. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS -MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE AGREEMENT BE EXTENDED TO COVER THE CITY AS REQUESTED IN MR. CODER'S LETTER. MOTION CARRIED•• A LETTER FROM C. & R. BUILDERS, INC. REPRESENTINGcTRADEWELL STORES, REQU:STING QERMISSIOO SLOPE FILL FROM THE ALLEY LINE OF THE,TRADEWELL PROPERTY AT, ::Am. 4§4NGLE, WAS. READ TQ THE COUNCIL, THE LETTER INDI— CATED NDI— CATEO THAT,THE FILL WOULD EXTEND APPROXIMATELY IQ' INTO THE ALLEY AT THE DEEPEST PART. MR. CLAREN6E MORAN INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THE. REQUEST WAS APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS THAT MADE IN ASKING FOR�THE VACA— TION OF THE ALLEY BECAUSE THE ALLEY WOULD THEN BE OF NO USE TO HIS SHOP. HE SAID THAT HE DEFINITELY OBJECTED TO THE COUNCIL GRANTING THIS REQUEST. MR. CRAIG COOK OF C. & R. BUILDERS, PRESENTED A DRAWING INDICATING'WHAT THE FILL WOULD BE, MAYOR PRO TEM MUSTACICH, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, RE— FERRED THE REQUEST TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE. THE CLERK REPORTED THAT BIDS WERE ON HAND FOR THE WATER SYSTEM CON— STRUCTION PROJECT. MAYOR PRO TEM MUSTACICH, HEARING NO OBJECTION, AUTHORV ZED THE CLERK TO OPEN AND READ THE BIDS AS FOLLOWS: HYDRAULIC SUPPLY, ITEM #I, QUAN.20,000 LP, UNIT PRICE $13.77, #2, IRUAN.50'UN.PR1. $5.00 #3, QUAN. 5,000 LF, UN. PRI $7.98. CONSOLIDATED SUPPLY, #10, QUAN. 4,UN.PR1.$2862.25 #11, QUAN.1 UN. PR1.$2862.25,#13, QUAN.2,$1216.80;#14 QUAN.I,UN PR.$1026.19, #15,QUAN.1 UN.PR1.$815.10, #16,UN. PRI.$613.79, #17, $420.00,#18',$283.05. MECHANICAL & MARINE SUPPLY, #17, $420.00. ELECTRIC MACHINERY MFG CO, #4,$9550.00, #6,$8945.00, R. M: WADE, #5, $1616.41, #19,$2868.34. B.I.F. INDUSTRIES,#19,$2788.00. U. S; PUMPS;#4,$90,318.6.4#5, $1815.40. E. N. HALLGREN, #7,$3975.00, #8,$4242.00,#12,$2196.90;#13,$1293.459 #14,$1060:10,#15,$826.35,#16,$756.00,#17,$518.35,#18,$400.00,#19,$2827.50. A LETTER FROM MR. AND MRS. SILLIGO, AND MR. AND MRS. MELVIN PETERSON, REQUESTING THAT A ROCK BE REMOVED IN THE PARKING AREA IN FRONT OF THEIR HOMES IN THE 1700 BLOCK ON IITH STREET WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL AND MR. MUSTCCICH, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, REFERRED THE REQUEST TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD A RESOLUTION FOR CONSIDERATION AND AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE. HE THEN INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT PROPERTY FOR THE BOOSTER STATION FOR THE NEW WATER SYSTEM HAD BEEN NEGOTIATED FOR AT $1500 AND COULD BE HELD UNDER A $25.00 OPTION. HE SAID THAT THIS COST IS $600,00 LOWER THAN ANY OTHER THAT HAD BEEN INVESTIGATED. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE. -COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE $25.00 FOR TH;6 PTION. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE CITY SECURE THE OPTION AT A COST OF $25.00. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS,-SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN DISCUSSED THE LAND ACQUISITION AT THE RANNEY WELLS SITE AND SAID THAT HE AND THE FIRM OF PRESTON, THORGRIMSON AND HORO— WITZ, AFTER STUDYING THE MATTER, RECOMMENDED THE PURCHASE OF THE SANDNES PROPERTY AT A COST OF $2200.00. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY NEEKLEY THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF THE SANDNES PROPERTY IN THE SUM OF $2200.00. AYES: MUSTACICHI WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN REPORTED THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO OBTAIN EASEMENTS FOR RIGHT -OF WAY OF THE PIPELINE AND SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL MIGHT EMPLOY MR. SCOTT RICFARDS AT THE SAME FIGURE HE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY PAID'FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK. AFTER DISCCUSSION, A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEIDE— MANN AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT MR. 'RICHARDYBE EMPLOYED AT THE SAME FIGURE AS BEFORE. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. THE CLERK REPORTED THAT BIDS WERE ON HAND FOR THE WATER SYSTEM CON— STRUCTION PROJECT. MAYOR PRO TEM MUSTACICH, HEARING NO OBJECTION, AUTHORV ZED THE CLERK TO OPEN AND READ THE BIDS AS FOLLOWS: HYDRAULIC SUPPLY, ITEM #I, QUAN.20,000 LP, UNIT PRICE $13.77, #2, IRUAN.50'UN.PR1. $5.00 #3, QUAN. 5,000 LF, UN. PRI $7.98. CONSOLIDATED SUPPLY, #10, QUAN. 4,UN.PR1.$2862.25 #11, QUAN.1 UN. PR1.$2862.25,#13, QUAN.2,$1216.80;#14 QUAN.I,UN PR.$1026.19, #15,QUAN.1 UN.PR1.$815.10, #16,UN. PRI.$613.79, #17, $420.00,#18',$283.05. MECHANICAL & MARINE SUPPLY, #17, $420.00. ELECTRIC MACHINERY MFG CO, #4,$9550.00, #6,$8945.00, R. M: WADE, #5, $1616.41, #19,$2868.34. B.I.F. INDUSTRIES,#19,$2788.00. U. S; PUMPS;#4,$90,318.6.4#5, $1815.40. E. N. HALLGREN, #7,$3975.00, #8,$4242.00,#12,$2196.90;#13,$1293.459 #14,$1060:10,#15,$826.35,#16,$756.00,#17,$518.35,#18,$400.00,#19,$2827.50. 246 MR. KRAMER SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL MEET: : TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN ORDER TO CONSIDER THE BIDS, MAYOR PRO TEM, MUSTACICH, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS REFERRED THE BIDS TO THE ENGINEERS AND THE FIRE,.LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT• THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE,MONTH OF JANUARY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT O:F THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1955 WASACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MAYOR PRO TEM MUSTACICH CALLED A RECESS AT 9:05 P.M, AND CALLED THE COUNCIL TO ORDER AGAIN AT 9:40 P.M. MR, MARYOTT REPORTED THAT HIS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ACCEPTANCE OF THE GEORGE SULLIVAN BID NO. I TO LOG THE WATERSHED PROPERTY• AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE CITY ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE AND AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY TO DRAW A CONTRACT AND THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO SIGN. COUNCILMAN SUTT SUGGESTED A PROTECTION CLAUSE SO THAT THE TREES TO BE,LEFT WOULD NOT BE HARMED BY THE LOGGING OPERATIONS, COUNCILMAN MARYOTT SAID THAT IT WAS A TREE FARMING OR SLECTIVE LOGING OPERATION AND THAT FEATURE WILL BE%IN- CLUDED IN THE CONTRACT ALONG WITH CLAUSES FOR A 90 DAY DLIRATION AND THAT THE MILL WHERE THE LOGS ARE DELIVERED WILL PAY THE CITY ITS (SHARE, THE QUES--- TION WAS CALLED, THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND THE AYES WERE: MUSTACICH, WEIDE- MANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCIDMAN WEEKLEY SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO HOLD THE RECOMMENDATION ON THE PURCHASE OF WATER DEPARTMENT PROPERTY ALONG V. UNTIL A LATER.MEET)NG, A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING , THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION OF $2500.". FROM THE FISHERMENS',PAGKING CORPORATION AND RECOMMENDING THE VACATION OF THE PROPERTY AS REQUESTED BY THEM WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, THE RECOMMENDATION ALSO INCLUDED A SUGGESTIIDtJ THAT THE ORDI.NANCE PROVIDE FOR PERMANENT EASEMENT FOR UTILITIES. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEIDMEMANN AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY JOHNSON PUMP CO.1#4,$9452.529#5,$1665.94. GENERAL ELECTRIC,#6,$11,253.00 PACIFIC WATER WORKS SUPPLY COMPANY, #10, $2691.05,'#11, $5296.28, #12, $976.08, #13, $1821.70, #14, $1505.001 #15, $1191.87, #160 $1039.37, # 7, $420.001 #18, $383.96. BERKLEY PUMPS, #4, 9604.5l,'#,9, $2118.07. DARLING VALVES, #10, $2795.05,•#11, #3072.55, #12,.$1899.55, #13, $1242.609 #14, $1075.65, #15, $889.40, #159 664.50, #18, $303.95. BEALLIP-I.PG COMPANY, #1, $14.809 #2, $3.05, #31 $7.50. PACIFIC PUMP COMPANY, #3, $7128.00, #5, $1670.00. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, BID ITEM #6, $10,787,50. ARMCO PIPE CO., IREM #I, $16.30, ITEM #29' $7.08, ITEM #3, $7.36. ALLIS CHALMERS, COMPANY, ITEM #6, $9571.009 PUMP & EQUIPMENT CO., ITEM'#4, $43,678.00. STAR MACHINERY COMPANY, ITEM #4, $9793.00, ITEM #59 $1737.00, ITEM #6, $10,942.00. CONSOLI- DATED STEEL, ITEM #1, $14.74., ITEM #2, $7.00,.ITEM #3, $8.08, H. D. FOWLER, ITEM #7, $3885.29, ITEM #8, $4339.51, ITEM #9, $3885.29, ITEM #10, $2862.25, ITEM #12, $1873.25, ITEM #13, $1216.81, ITEM # 141 $1026.19, ITEM #15, $815.10, ITEM #I6, $613.80, ITEM #17, $420,00 ITEM #189 $283.06, ITEM #19, $2808.54. AMERICAN.PIPE AND CONSTRUCTION COMIA NY, ITEM #1, $11.969 ITEM #2, $5.50, ITEM #3, $5.87. DAHLMAN PUMP.COMPANY, ITEM #4, $9389.25, ITEM #5, $1801.50. "ATER WORKS SUPOLY'�00MPANY9 ITEM #10,'$2795.05, ITEM #II, $3072.55, ITEM #12, $1899.55, ITEM #13, $1242.60, ITEM #149 $1075.659 ITEM #159 $899.40, ITEM #16, $664.50, ITEM #17, $448.86, ITEM #18, $303.95,, ITEM #19, $2868.34. FAIRBANKS MORRIS COMPANY, ITEM #4, $9389.25, ITEM #5, $1801.50. MR. KRAMER SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL MEET: : TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN ORDER TO CONSIDER THE BIDS, MAYOR PRO TEM, MUSTACICH, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS REFERRED THE BIDS TO THE ENGINEERS AND THE FIRE,.LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT• THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE,MONTH OF JANUARY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT O:F THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1955 WASACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MAYOR PRO TEM MUSTACICH CALLED A RECESS AT 9:05 P.M, AND CALLED THE COUNCIL TO ORDER AGAIN AT 9:40 P.M. MR, MARYOTT REPORTED THAT HIS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ACCEPTANCE OF THE GEORGE SULLIVAN BID NO. I TO LOG THE WATERSHED PROPERTY• AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE CITY ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE AND AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY TO DRAW A CONTRACT AND THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO SIGN. COUNCILMAN SUTT SUGGESTED A PROTECTION CLAUSE SO THAT THE TREES TO BE,LEFT WOULD NOT BE HARMED BY THE LOGGING OPERATIONS, COUNCILMAN MARYOTT SAID THAT IT WAS A TREE FARMING OR SLECTIVE LOGING OPERATION AND THAT FEATURE WILL BE%IN- CLUDED IN THE CONTRACT ALONG WITH CLAUSES FOR A 90 DAY DLIRATION AND THAT THE MILL WHERE THE LOGS ARE DELIVERED WILL PAY THE CITY ITS (SHARE, THE QUES--- TION WAS CALLED, THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND THE AYES WERE: MUSTACICH, WEIDE- MANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCIDMAN WEEKLEY SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO HOLD THE RECOMMENDATION ON THE PURCHASE OF WATER DEPARTMENT PROPERTY ALONG V. UNTIL A LATER.MEET)NG, A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING , THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION OF $2500.". FROM THE FISHERMENS',PAGKING CORPORATION AND RECOMMENDING THE VACATION OF THE PROPERTY AS REQUESTED BY THEM WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, THE RECOMMENDATION ALSO INCLUDED A SUGGESTIIDtJ THAT THE ORDI.NANCE PROVIDE FOR PERMANENT EASEMENT FOR UTILITIES. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEIDMEMANN AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY 247 11 FEBRUARY 1, 1955 ( CONT.' 0) THE CITY ATTORNEY -TO -PREPARE AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE THAT PORTION OF M. AVENUE LYING NORTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 71 OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT'OF THE CITY -OF ANACORTES PROJECTED WEST. AYES: WEIDE- MANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUIT AND WEEKLEY. MUSTACICH ABSTAINED FROM VOTING, MOTION CARRIED. MR. SUTT REPORTED THAT HIS COMMITTEE HOPED- TO HAVE A REPORT ON THE PAVING SITUATION FOR THE NEXT MEETING. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE CHIEF OF POLICE LS -WORKING OUT A NIGHT PARKING SYSTEM TO AID IN THE SWEEPING OF THE §TREETS. THIS REPORT SHOULD EE READY FOR THE NEXT MEETING. COUNCILMAN NESS -SAID THAT IT HAD COME TO HIS ATTENTION THAT MANY OF THE NEWS BOYS DO NOT HAVE PROPER SAFE GUARDS ON THEIR BIKES. HE SUGGESTED THAT THEY BE REQU4RED TO USE REFLECTION TAPE. MAYOR PRO TEM MUSTACICH REFERRED THIS TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE GOFF FOR ACTION. COUNCILMAN-WEIDEMANN REPORTING FOR -THE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORTED THAT THEY HAD MET WITH THE UNION COMMITTEE AND RECOMMENDED THAT A RIDER BE ATTACHED TO THE PRESENT CONTRACT EXTENDING IT TO JUNE IST, 1955, AND -THAT THE RIDER ALSO INCLUDE CLAUSES t== THAT THE WORK WEEK WOULD BEGIN ON MONDAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SHIFT WORK AND NEGOTIATIONS ON CONTRACTS BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WIDEMANN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE CITY ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAW THE PROPOSED RIDER, MOTION CARRIED, MR. RAY MCCULLOUGH SAID THAT HE WAS INSTALLING MANY SEWER CONNECTIONS THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A PROPOSED RESOLUTION COVERING THE USE OF FUNDS FROM THE CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT FUND AND THE FIREMENS' PENSION FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF CITY EQUIPMENT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE RECOMMENDATION BE ADOPTED AND THE MAYOR AND CLERK AUTHORIZED TO SIGN. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSAL FROM THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT IN THE CITY AND THAT IT WAS CREATING A TRIAL TO HIM TO HAVE TO OBTAIN' LINES TO THE RANNEY WELL INSTAI&LATION A SEWER BOND FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PIECE OF WORK. HE ASKED THAT THE IN THE SUM OF $1750.00. MAYOR PRO TEM M'JSTACICH REFERRED THIS TO THE COUNCIL CONSIDER SOME MEANS OF GRANTING A SEWER BOND WHICH WOULD COVER FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE. ALL OF HIS WORK, MAYOR PRO TEM MUSTACICH REFERRED THIS REQUEST TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE AND THE CITY ~TTORNEY FOR STUDY AND REPORT. THE PROPOSED•RESOLUTION AUTHORIZINC�ITHE THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ THE PROPOSED EMERGENCY BUDGET ORDINANCE PURCHASE OF THE SANDAES PROPERTY AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN CITY EQUIPMENT. THE MAYOR ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY ONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD'LIKE TO SPEAK: FOR OR AGAINST THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AND THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. HEARING NO RESPONSE, HE ASKED THE COUNCIL WHAT AUTHORIZE THE•MAYOR AND CLERK TO ITS WISHES WERE WITH REGARD TO THE ORDINANCE AND A MOTION WAS MADE -BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE ORDINANCE BE•ADOPTED AND GIVEN MOTION CARRIED. #1152'. AYES: WEIDEMANN, MUSTACICH, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A PROPOSED RESOLUTION COVERING THE USE OF FUNDS FROM THE CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT FUND AND THE FIREMENS' PENSION FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF CITY EQUIPMENT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE RECOMMENDATION BE ADOPTED AND THE MAYOR AND CLERK AUTHORIZED TO SIGN. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSAL FROM THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY TO INSTALL FOUR KV FEEDER LINES TO THE RANNEY WELL INSTAI&LATION IN THE SUM OF $1750.00. MAYOR PRO TEM M'JSTACICH REFERRED THIS TO THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ THE PROPOSED•RESOLUTION AUTHORIZINC�ITHE PURCHASE OF THE SANDAES PROPERTY FOR $2200.00. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MARYOTT AND SECONOED'BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZE THE•MAYOR AND CLERK TO SIGN. AYES: WEIDEMANN, MUSTACICH, MARYOTT, NESS, SyTT•AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SIGNING OF A CONTRACT FOR WATER WITH THE COOS BAY PULP CORPORATION FOR A PERIL`:' OF 25 YEARS, AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AND ' AUTHO'.IZE THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO SIGN. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, IlESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. FEBRUARY 1, 1955 ( CONT' D) THE CITY CLERK READ A PROPOSAL FROM THE -FIRM OF WM. P. HARPER AND SON AND COMPANY WHICH ADJUSTED THE PREVIOUSLY ACCEPTED PROPOSAL.. WITH REGARD TO THE SEWER BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $0,000.00 HELD IN ESCROW AND THE ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF $100,000.00. THE PROPOSAL OFFERED TO CHANGE THIS TO THE PURCHASE OF THE $20,000.00 II:N'BOIUDS HELD IN ESCROW. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO SIGN AND FURTHER THAT THE CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO RELEASE THE BONDS IN ESCROW TO THE FIRM OF'WM. P HARPER AND SON AND COMPANY. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PRO TEM MUSTACICH REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE'CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME, AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY HTTORNEY REPORTED THAT AS THE COUNCIL HAD AUTHORIZED, HE HAD STUDIED THE MODERN HOMES CONTRACT FOR INSTALLATION OF A PUMP AND HE HAD APPROVED THE CONTRACT AND THE MAYOR AND CLERK HAD SIGNED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MARYOTT AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE COUN- CIL ADJOURN AT 10:2) P.M. UNTIL 7:30 P.M, FEBRUARY 2ND, 1955. NOTION CARRIED. /�/. ,rte FEBRUARY 2, 1955 MAYOR P--( TEM A CONTINUATION OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M.'WITH MAYOR'PRO TEM MUSTACICH PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY WERE PRESENT, MAYOR PRO TEM, MUSTACICH CALLED A RECESS AT 7:35 P.M. AND CALLED THE COUNCIL TO ORDER AGAIN AT 8:15 P.M. THE CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT HE HAD PROPOSALS FROM PENNSYLVANIA SALT MFG. CO. AND'HOOKER ELECTRO CHEMICAL COMPANY TO SELL CHLORINE TO THE CITY OF ANACORTES. MAYOR PRO TEM MUSTACICH REFERRED THE PROPOSALS TO THE FIRE, _LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE AND THE CITY ENGINEER.FOR STUDY AND REPORT. COUNCILMAN WEIDEMANN REPORTING FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE SAID THAT THE COMMITTEE HAD STUDIED THE BIDS FOR THE WATER CONSTRUCTION PIPE AND EQUIPMENT WITH THE ENGINEERS AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE BIDS BE ACCEPTED AS FOLLOWS: COMPANY BID ITEM QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL AMOUNT AMERICAN PIPE & CONST. #1 209000' $ 11.96 $ 239,200.00 #2' 50 5.50 275.00 #3 5,000' 5.87 29,350.00 PACIFIC PUMPING CO. #4 4 9,128.00 36,512.00 R. M. WADE COMPANY 15 2 1,616.41 3,232.82 ELECTRIC MACHINERY MFG CO #6 2 89945.00 17,890.00 H. D. FOWLER #7 1 3,885.29 3,885.29 #8 1 4,339.51 4,339.51 n n n #9 1 3.885.29 3,885.29 DARLING VALVES #10, 4 2,795.05 11,180.20 #11 I 3,072.55 3,072.55 '#12 1 1,899.55 1,899.55 #13 2 1,242.60 2,485.20 NO AWARD #14 NO AWARD #15 DARLING VALVES #16 8 664:50 5,316,00 H. D. FOWLER #I7 6 420.00 2,520.00 DARLING VALVES #18 4 303,95 1,215.80 E. N. HALGREN CO. #19 1 2,827.50 2,827.50 1 1 1 1 1 1 249 FEBRUARY 29 1955 (CONT'D) AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEIDEMANN AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE BIDS AS RECOMMENDED AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO SIGN CONTRACTS. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PRO TEM MUSTACICH SAID THAT THE INDUSTRIAL LINE WAS RECOMMENDED AS A 20" PIPE INSTALLATION BY THE ENGINEERS AND ASKED THE COUNCIL TO CON- SIDER THE';3URCHASE OF THE 8,000' NEEDEDUNDER*THE PRESENT BID PRICE. IT WAS BROUGHT OUT DURING THE DISCUSSION BY .THE COUNCILMEN THAT THE BID OF THE AMERICAN PIPE & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF $5,87 PER FOOT WAS A VERY GOOD PRICE AND THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO INSTALL A 20" AT A.COST WHICH WOULD COMPARE WITH THE I60 AT A LATER DATE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEIDEMANN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE FIRM OF CAREY AND KRAMER BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A CHANGE ORDER TO PURCHASE 8,900" OF 20"' PIPE AT $5.87 PER FOOT. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY., MOTION CARRIED. THE COUNCIL THEN DISCUSSED THE FOUR KV FEEDER LINES TO THE RANNEY, WELL SITE UNDER THE PROPOSAL OF THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY. THE CLERK WAS ASKED TO READ THE PROPOSAL AGAIN AND AFTER DISCUSSION AND UPON RECOMMENDATION BY MR. KRAMER, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MARYOTT AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE PROPOSAL OF PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY BE ACCEPTED AND THE ENGINEER AUTHORIZE THEM'TO PROCEED WITH THE INSTALLATION. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN WEEKLEY SAID THAT THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE HAD STUDIED THE BID OF NORDLAND ET AL ON THE PURCHASE OF WATER DEPARTMENT PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY OF 38TH AND V. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE BID BE ACCEPTED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED'BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE BID OF NORDLAND ET AL IN THE SUM OF $500.00 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY AS ADVERTISED IN THE BID CALL. THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE MATTER AND MR. SUTT'SAID THAT HE FELT THE BID PRICE WAS TOO LOW. MR. WEEKLEY POINTED OUT THAT THERE WOULD BE 18 HOMES CONSTRUCTED WITH ASSESSED VALUATION AND OTHER REVENUE TO THE THE CITY AND HE FELT IT WAS IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS SALES, THE'QUESTION WAS CALLED, THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND THE AYES WERE: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, WEEKLEY; MARYOTT ABSTAINED; NO: NESS AND SUTT. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT THE COUN- CIL ADJOURN AT 9:20 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. ATTEST: J CITY LE�t FEBRUARY 15, 1955 MOOR PRO TEM A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY:COUNCIL OF.THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH' MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. ' THE ROLL WAS CALLED ANO MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY WERE PRESENT, THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2ND, 1955 WERE CONSIDERED -AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEIDEMANN AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT DUE TO THE' FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER FROM THE ADVISORY COUNCIL OF THE COMMUNITY STUDIES PROGRAM ADVISING THE COUNCIL OF A MEETING TO DISCUSS CITY RECREATION, FEBRUARY 24TH AT 8:00 P.M. AT THE CENTRAL GRADE SCHOOL 'NAS READ AND -ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MAYOR PINSON SUGGESTED THAT ALL THE COUNCILMEN ATTEND IF POSSIBLE. A LETTER FROM THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD ADVISING THAT THE MARINE tiLUB LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED FOR 10 DAYS WAS READ'AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF GAME TO HONORABLE DONALD ELDRIDG'E, MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. THIS LETTER ADVISED MR. ELDRIDGE OF THE CRANBERRY LAKE SITUITION AND STATED 250 FEBRUARY 15, 1955 (CONT'D) IN PART THAT THE PEOPLE OF ANACORTES SHOULD MAKE UP THEIR MINDS AS TO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THE LAKE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT CONTEM— PLATING ROAD CONSTRUCTION AT THIS TIME. .MAYOR PINSON INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT AS FAR AS HE KNEW, THERE WAS NO CONTROVERSY CONCERNING THE LAKE AND FEELS THAT THE GAME DEPARTMENT IS EXCUSING ITSELF AND SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL MIGHT AUTHORIZE A LETTER TO THE GAME DEPARTMENT ASKING THAT THE CONTRACT BE RELEASED IF THEY DO NOT INTEND TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT, AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT THE CLERK WRITE THE DEPARTMENT OF GAME ASKING THAT THEY RELEASE THE CONTRACT IF THEY DO NOT INTEND TO BUILD A ROAD AND LIVE UP TO THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER FROM THE STATE PARK DEPARTN'ENT OFFERING TO ASSIST THE CITY IN ITS LOGGING PROGRAM 'FOR PARK AND WATERSHED PROPERTIES WAS READ AND THE COUNCIL INDICATED THAT THEY WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THE*SUGGESTION'THAT MR, ANDERSON AND MR. CLEATOR OF THE DEPARTMENT WOULD COME TO ANACORTES ON FEB— RUARY 24TH. MAYOR PINSON ASKED THE CLERK TO REMIND THE COUNCILMEN A DAY AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT AS MANY AS POSSIBLE COULD MEET WITH THESE GENTLEMEN. A LETTER FROM MATT MALISPINA AND COMPANY REQUESTING A RELEASE OF THE PORTION OF THE RETAINER ON THEIR SEWER CONTRACT WAS READ AND DURING THE DISCUSSION IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT THE ENGINEERS HAVE NOT RECOMMENDED THE RELEASE AND THAT THERE WAS A DECIDED PROBLEM INVOLVED.' COUNCILMAN WEEKLEY ASKED IF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OUTFALL ON B. AVENUE WAS PUT IN PROPERLY AND MAYOR PINSON ASKED MR. THORENE TO CHECK THE OUTFALL. MAYOR PINSON STATED THAT HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THE CITY WOULD ADVISE THE FIRM THAT THE MONEY WOULD BE HELD UNTIL RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE BY THE ENGINEERS, SISLER AND GILKEY AND THAT THE CITY'S POSITION WAS TO HOLD THE MONEY UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AND THE WORK ACCEPTED. A LETTER FROM THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT INFORMING THE CITY THAT A'TRAFFIC LIGHT WOULD BE INSTALLED AT 8TH STREET OR PERHAPS 6TH WAS READ. THE LITTER ALSO GAVE THE STATISTICS*ON THE RECENT TRAFFIC SURVEY MADE BY THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. COUNCILMAN SUTT SAID THAT HE FELT THE 8TH STREET LIGHT WAS THE MORE NEEDED AND CHIEF GOFF SAID THAT A TRAFFIC COUNT IN JULY AND AUGUST WOULD"SHOW A NEED FOR A LIGHT ON BOTH 6TH AND 8TH. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTfON WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE CITY USE :ITS INFLUENCE TO SEE THAT THE LIGHT WAS PLACED. AT STH IF ONLY ONE LIGHT IS TO BE INSTALLED. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT THE CONTRACT WITH GEORGE SULLIVAN FOR LOGGING 40 ACRES OF WATERSHED PROPERTY HAD BEEN COMPLETED; AN AGREEMENT IS PREPARED FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION WHICH CONCERNS THE WATER LINE WHICH WILL GO;THROUGH THE DIKE IN DIKING DISTR6CT #12. HE HAS PREPARED AN ORDI— NANCE TO VACATE M. NORTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 71 AND 104 OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT. HE NOTED THAT HE HAD INCLUDED A CLAUSE THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO RAILROAD FRANCHISES. HE FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE HAS PREPARED A WARRANTY DEED FOR THE SALE OF THE WATER PROPERTY AT 38TH AND B. HE REPORTED THAT MR. RICHARDS HAD OBTAINED AN EASEMENT FROM MR. HOLLENBECK FOR RIGHT OF WAY FOR A WATER LINE AT A COST OF $100.00. HE SAID THAT THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE CASA BLANCA CHICKEN RANCH AND THAT IN HIS OPINION $100.00 WAS A FAIR PRICE BECAUSE 4 FRUPT TREES WOULD BE DESTROYED. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE AND CONFI'RM THE EASEMENT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY'MARYOTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE AND CONFIRM THE ACTION OF THE ATTORNEY AND MR. RICHARDS IN OBTAINING THE EASEMENT FOR 100.00. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, M.ARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. MR. WELLS FURTHER REPORTED TH,T A HEARINGFOR A COUNTY FRANCHISE ALONG A COUNTY ROAD HAS BEEN SET FOR MARCH 7TH. HE SAID THAT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAD BEEN SATISFIED WITH THE LEGAL ACTION TAKEN SO FAR BUTTHAT THERE WOULD PROBABLY BE SOME DISCUSSION ON THE METHOD OF BACKFILLING THE DITCH. HE 5A1D THAT HE HAD PREPARED THE RIDER TO THE LABOR AGREEMENT AS AUTHORIZED BY THE COUNCIL AND THAT IT WAS READY FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. MAYOR PINSON RECOGNIZED MRS. BROWN OF THE ANACORTES WOMENSe CLUB AND SHE GRATIOUSLY PRESENTED A FLAG FOR USE IN CAUSLAND PARK. n...i.-.—r.n-• _ : r �..t�..s; MAYOR PINSON ACCEPTED THE FLAG AND THANKED MRS. BROWN AND THE ANACORTES WOMENS' CLUB ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES. THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER' -FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILEe I- I I 251 FEBRUARY 15, 1955 (CONT'D) THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1955'WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED'PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE POLICE JUSTICE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT'FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, MR. MARYOTT REPORTED ON THE PROGRESS OF GEORGE SULLIVAN IN LOGGING AND SAID THAT IT WAS GOING WELL AND GOOD PRICES WERE BEING OBTAINED. HE SAID MR. SULLIVAN WAS DOING A GOOD JOB AND A CAREFUL JOB. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT A SMALL PIECE OF PROPERTY FRONTING ON THEEAST SIDE OF THE PRESENT LOCATION HAS ABOUT 75 TREES WHICH SHOULD BE LOGGED AND THAT THIS AREA WOULD BE IN THE WRONG RDSITION TO DO FOR SOME YEARS IF IT WERE NOT GOING ON AT THI'S TIME. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE ADDITION OF THIS SMALL PIECE OF LAND TO MR. SULLIVAN BECAUSE IT WOULD BE ISOLATED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AND AUTHORIZE I'TS ADDITION TO THE CONTRACT AND THE MAYOR AND CLERK AUTHORIZED TO SIGN. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON COMPLIMENTED MR. MARYOTT FOR HIS EFFORTS IN THIS MATTER. - COUNCILMAN SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT HE WAS STILL WORKING ON THE REFERRALS TO HIS COMMITTEE BUT SAID THAT TRADEWELL STORES, HE THOUGHT, WOULD MAKE A NEW REQUFST. HE SAID THAT HE DID NOT SEE HOW THE CITY COULD HELP THE SILLIGO'S WITH THEIR ROCK PROBLEM. MR. NESS REPORTED THAT THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE HAD BEEN STUDYING THE CONNECTION'RATES ON SEWERS ANO RECOMMENDED THAT THE POST OFFICE BE PLACED ON AN AVERAGE SEWER CHARGE OF $8.00 PER MONTH FOR THIS YEAR AND THAT IT BE CHANGED EACH YEAR TO AN/'AVERAGE OF THE PREVIOUS'7 WINTER MONTHS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTICICH AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE. AYES:.. MUSTACICH, 'WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND 'WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED, - MR. NESS WENT ON TO REPORT THAT IN WORKING ON OTHER CONNECTION RATES, HE FELT THE COMMITTEE WAS MAKING PROGRESS, BUT IN VIEW OF THE BILLING. SITUATION IT MIGHT BE WELL TO GIVE THE COMMITTEE POWER TO ACT WITH A REPORT TO THE COUNCIL LATER, MR. MCCRORY SAID THAT THERE WAS A CLAUSE IN THE CONTRACT MAKING. IT POSSIBLE FOR ADJUSTMENT BY METER OR OTHER MEANS ACCEPTABLE TO HIM AND HE COULD USE JUDGEMENT%iN THIS REGARD. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT MR. NESS'S SU'GGESTI'ON SOUNDED WORKABLE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEIDEMANN SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE COMMITTEE CONTINUE ITS INVESTIGATION AND BE GIVEN POWER TO ACT AND GIVE A REPORT OF ITS ACTION AT EACH COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN WEEKLEY SUGGESTED THAT MR. LODWIG BE ASKED TO ATTEND THE MARCH IST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THE BUILDING PENALTY FE•E; MR. WEEKLEY REPORTING FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE, SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER A PROGRAM TO ALLOW A 5¢ FEE IF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS RECEIVED 'AN OVERTIME PARKING TICKET PAYS THE 5f AT THE POLICE STATION WITHIN ONE HOUR OF THE TIME THE TICKET IS WRITTEN. AFTER DIS- CUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE' PLAN BE TRIED OUT FOR 30 DAYS STARTING FEBRUARY 16TH. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY, MOTION CARRIED.' COUNCILMEN WEIDEMANN REPORTING FOR THE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO READ THE PROPOSED SUPPLEMENT TO THE LABOR AGREEMENT. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY NES'S THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE SIGNATURES OF THE COUNCIL, THE MAYOR AND CLERK. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. MR. JAMES COSBY OF -ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS CONSOLIDATED OF SEATTLE, ASKED THE COUNCIL FOR PERMISSION TO ERECT A DIRECTIONAL SIGN ON THE ISLAND THEATER. THE SIGN WOULD INDICATE THE WAY TO EVAN'S MOTORS FOR CAR WASH. HE DISCUSSED THE MANAGEMENT AND THEIR DESIRE TO COOPERATE WITH THE CITY IN ALL RESPECTS. THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT SIGNS ON COMMERCIAL ARE PUBLIC OR SEMIPUBLIC IN NATURE AND THE COUNCIL CAN PERMIT THE PLACING OF THIS SIGN IF IT DESIRES. 1'252 FEBRUARY 15, 1955 (CONT'D) MR. COSBY SAID THE SIGN IS 6' X 10' IN SIZE, COUNCILMAN MARYOTT ASKED IF THERE WOULD BE ANYTHING HAZARDOUS ABOUT THE SIGN. MR. COSBY SAID THERE WOULD BE NOTHING HAZARDOUS AND THE COMPANY HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL LIABILITY. A MOTION WAS MADE B1 SUTT AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT THE COUNCIL GRANT THE REQUEST OF MR. COSBY AND ALLOW THE INSTALLATION OF THE SIGN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS SHOWN IN THE DRAWING WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION FROM MR. CRUICKSHANK, RRESLDENTOF PUGET SAWMILL, INC. ASKING TO PURCHASE CITY OWNED PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY OF 29TH AND T. WAS READ AND THE CITY ATTORNEY INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE PROPERTY WAS ACTUALLY OWNED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE FIRE CHIEF REPORTED THAT A FIRE HAZARD DOES EXIST AT THIS LOCATION. MAYOR PINSON HEARING NO OBJECTI)NS, REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY. MR. MUSTACICH ASKED IF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD BURN THE SHACKS ON THE PROPERTY. MR. HAUGE SAID IT COULD ACT BUT HE WOULD RATHER HAVE THE COUNCIL ORDER IT REMOVED. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT BEFORE ANY ACTION WAS TAKEN THE COUNCIL SHOULD AWAIT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. A PETITION FROM THE CHURCH OF CHRIST REQUESTING PERMISSION TO IN- STALL SIGNS AND ORGANIZE A SCHOOL BOY PATROL TO AS31ST CHILDREN AND EL- DERLY PEOPLE AT SERVICE TIME WAS READ AND REFERRED TO THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE. COUNCILMAN MARYOTT ASKED THAT THE COMMITTEE ALSO STUDY THE SITUATION AT THE AS:3EMBLY OF GOD CHURCH ON THE CORNER OF IOTH & 0. POLICE CHIEF GOFF SAID THAT HE HAD HAD THE SAME TYPE OF REQUEST FROM THE BAPTIST CHURCH. COUNCILMAN WEEKLEY SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD BEEN STUDYING THESE PROBLEMS AND WAS PREPARING A REPORT, WAS READ A PETITION/FROM ROBERT BEARD REQUESTING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A ROAD TO THEIR PREMISES AT 32ND AND HEART LAKE ROAD. AFTER DISCUSSION OF THE PETITION A MOTION WAS MADE BY MARYOTT SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE REQUEST BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION FROM MRS. GILES, OPERATOR OF THE WELLING NURSING HOME, WAS READ REQUESTING PERMISSION TO ERECT SIGNS CONTROLLING THE TRAFFIC AND'PARKING IN FRONT OF THE HOME. COUNCILMAN MUSTACICH SAID THAT THIS WAS A VERY REASONABLE REQUEST ANHDf DE A MOTION SECONDED BY NEIDEMANN THAT THE REQUEST BE GRANTED AND/ HIEF GOFF ASSIST IN SELECTING THE SIGNS. COUNCILMAN SUTT THEN ASKED ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE SIGNS AND THE SITUATION WAS AGAIN DISCUSSED BY MRS. GILES, THE COUNCIL AND MR. GOFF. THE QUESTION WAS CALLED AND THE MOTION CARRIED. FROM WM. MOORE A REQUEST FOR A QUIT CLAIM DEED ACCOMPANIED BY $6.00 WAS RRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT THE REQUEST WAS IN LINE WITH THE COUNCIL POLICY AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE CITY GRANT THE QUIT CLAIM DEED AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO SIGN AND ACCEPT THE TENDER. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE VACATING THE BUTT END OF M. AVENUE NORTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 71 AND 104 OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN NO. II'53. AYES: MMSX X - 919N, WEIDEMANN,, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MUSTACICH*AFBSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A DEED BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANACORTES AND NORDLAND ET AL REGARDING THE PROPERTY AT 38TH AND V. AFTER DIS- CUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY 'iEIDEMANN THAT THE CITY GRANT THE DEED AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO SIGN. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A PROPOSED AGREEMENT WITH DIKING DIS- TRICT #12. THE AGREEMENT GRANTS AN EASEMENT FOR A PIPELINE THROUGH THE DIKE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE'THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO SIGN. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. 1 J 11 1 1 253 FEBRUARY 15, 1955 (CONT'n) MAYA'R PINSON ASKED JACK SMITH OF CAREY AND KRAMER HOW WORK WAS PRO- GRESSING WITH THE SIMILK WATER SURVEY AND MR. SMITH SAID THAT MR. KRAMER IS IN CHARGE OF THAT AND WILL UNDOUBTEDLY MAKE A REPORT SHORTLY. MR. SMITH THAT THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAD GRANTED A FRANCHISE TO.THE CITY OF ANACORTES TODAY AND MR. KRAMER COULD NOT ATTEND THIS MEETING BECAUSE HE IS STILL IN OLYMPIA• MR. SMITH SAID THAT HE HAD PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE MARCH IST BID CALL AND HIS FIRM WOULD LIKE A RESOLUTION FROM THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THEM TO APPLY TO THE ARMY ENGINEERS AND THE STATE FOR PERMISSION TO CROSS THE SWINOMISH CHANNEL WITH THE WATER LINE. MR. SMITH ALSO SAID THAT HIS FIRM HAD ISSUED A CHANGE ORDER ON THE.COATING OF 2400 OF PIPE FOR SALT WATER CROSSING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE ATTORNEY DRAW A RESOLUTION AND THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN. THE RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CAREY AND KRAMER TO ACT FOR THE CITY IN THE MATTER OF THE SWINOMISH WATER CROSSING. AYES; MUSTA- CICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. A MO - TION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE CHANGE ORDER NO, 1 WHICH WILL BE ISSUED TO THE'AMERICAN PIPE AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. AYES; MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. K40TION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK REMINDED THE COUNCIL THAT THIS WAS THE EVENING WHEN THE VOTING SHOULD BE CANVASSED FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION HELD FEBRUARY 8TH9 1955. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, ORDERED THE COUNCIL TO CANVASS THE VOTES AS FOLLOWS: COUNCILMAN -AT -LARGE 2 YEAR TERM TED NESS ROBERT NEMITZ LLOYD STEINMAN COUNCILMAN, FIRST WARD, 4 YR TERM VANCE CODER COUNCILMAN, FIRST WARD, 2 YEAR TERM GORDON KIDDER FRANK TAYLOR COUNCILMAN, SECOND ';BARD, 4 YEAR TERM CHARLES VAN METER LLEWELLYN WEEKLEY' COUNCILMAN, THIRD WARD, 4 YEAR TERM A. 1. MUSTACICH, COUNCILMAN, THIRD WARD, 2 YEAR TERM SYD ELLIN PRESTON HOLTON AFTER THE CANVASSING A MOTION WAS MADE BY MARYOTT THAT THE COUNCIL HAD COMPLETED THE CANVASSING OF HELD 'FEBRUARY 8TH AND THAT THE TOTALS BE ENTERED RECT TOTALS OF THAT ELECTION. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED, 216 149 133 58 19 107 86 148 116 67 AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THE CITY PRIMARY ELECTION IN THE MINUTES AS THE COR- WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF FEBRUARY, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES; MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY, MOTION CARRIED, MR. VANCE CODER, WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE, STATED THAT AN ANTENNA ORDINANCE FOR T. V.'S IS STILL NEEDED BECAUSE THE PUBLIC IS NOT INSTALLING THEIR'S CORRECTLY. THE QUESTION WAS REFERRED TO THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING COMMITTEE BY MAYOR PINSON. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 9:40 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. ATTEST: f •- 254 a a MARCH 1, 1955 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS , CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. JOHNSON', PASTOR OF THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN,.NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY WERE PRESENT, THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 15, 1955 WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH -COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR CONSIDERATION, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED, A FRANCHISE FROM THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO INSTALL A WATER LINE ALONG THE STATE PRIMARY HIGHWAY WAS PRESENTED AND ORDERED.PLACED ON FILE. A LETTER FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL GRANT PERMISSION TO FOSTER AND KLEISER FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THREE BILLBOARDS NORTHEAST OF 3R'1-1 STREET AND COMF.AERCIAL WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND.SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND AUTHORIZE THE INSTAL- LATION OF THE THREE SIGNS. MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER FROM HENRY HARRIS CALLING THE CITY'S ATTENTION TO THE MATTER OF FILL MATERIAL AND OTHER ITEMS ON HIS PROPERTY WAS READ AND MAYOR PINSON HERRING NO OBJECTIONS, REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING COMMITTEE. ' A REQUEST FROM ROBINSON MARINE WAYS TO SNSTALL SEVER& DIRECTIONAL SIGNS WAS READ AND REFERRED TO THE STREET AND PARKS COMMITTEE. A NOTICE FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD ADVISING THE CITY THAT THE LICENSE ISSUED TO GEET GOARD, JR., FOR THE MARINE CLUB HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO HENRY BIESHEUVEL WAS READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT BEARD TO THE LIBRARY BOARD AS OF JANUARY IST, 1955 FOR A TERM OF 5 YEARS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE AP- POINTMENT. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CAREY AND KRAMER TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY IN OB)IETAINING PERMISSION FROM THE ARMY ENGINEERS TO CROSS THE SWINOMISH CHANNEL WITH THE NEW VATER LINE HAS BEEN PREPARED AND MAILED TO CAREY AND KRAMER, HE REPORTED THAT HE IS PREPARING A DEED FROM NORDLAND ET AL TO NORDLAND FOR THE V. AVENUE AND 38TH STREET PROPERTY, HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD PREPARED TWO ORDINANCES FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION, THE CITY CLERK PRESENTED THE BOND FOR THE TREASURER'S SAFE WHICH MAYOR PINSON REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. THE CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT HE HAD INCLUDED IN THE CLAIMS,PAYMENT OF THE RETAINER TO MALASPINA CO. MR. GILKEY HAS SIGNED THE VOUEHER INDICATING THAT THE ENGINEERS APPROVE OF THE PAYMENT. THE" CLERK SAID THAT HE WAS BRINGI?fHE MATTER TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION SO THAT THEY WOULD BE AWARE OF THE SITUATION. MAYOR PINSON ASKED MR. THORENE AS TO THE CONDITION' OF THE ROADS IN THE UNIT DONE BY MALASPINA. MR. THORENE SAID THAT THERE WAS A GOOD DEAL YET TO BE DONE HE THOUGHT. - MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE HAD CALLED MR. GILKEY TODAY AND THAT MR. GILKEY HAD STATED THAT THE SEWERS WERE AC- CEPTED AND THE CITY COULD PAY THE BALANCE TO MALASBINA. THE ATTORNEY SAID THAT THE CITY SHOULD HAVE FINAL ACCEPTANCE "BY' THE ENGINEERS BEFORE RE- LEASING THE RETAINER AND MAYOR PINSON ORDERED THE MATTER TABLES UNTIL THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE CONTRACT LATER IN THE MEETING. CHIEF GOFF REPORTED ORALLY THAT HE AND THE COMMITTEE HAD LOOKED AT THE WELLING NURSING HOME PARKING SITUATION AND RECOMMEND THAT THE STREET BE WIDENED AND THAT THE DIAGONAL PARKING BE ALLOWED. AFTER DISCUSSION, MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED THAT HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, HE WOULD AUTHORIZE PROCEEDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION. CHIEF GOFF SAID THAT THE RESULTS OF THE 5¢ PARKING METER FINE CANNOT BE CALCULATED AT THIS TIME. THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. 255 COUNCILMAN NESS ASKED.IF IT WERE NECESSARY TO HAVE A DEED FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT TO THE CITY FOR THE STREET ON V. AVE FROM 38TH, NORTH TO THE CEMETERY. THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT HE HAD INVESTIGATED THE NEED AND FOUND THAT AN ORDINANCE WOULD BE BETTER AND WILL PREPARE SUCH AN ORDINANCE FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. COUNCILMAN NESS SAID THAT THE SEWER DEPARTMENT IS IN NEED.OF MAIN- TENANCE EQUIPMENT AND SUGGESTED THAT THE -CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO CALL FOR BIDS. MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE SUGGESTION TO THE PRINTING AND HEALTH, STREETS AND PARKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES AND MR. THORENE TO WORK OUT THE SPECIFICATIONS AND FINANC[NG OF THE QIIIPMENT, COUNCILMAN NESS SAID THAT THE STREET DEPARTMENT HAD DONE A VERY.GOO.D JOB IN REMOVING THE TREE AT 20TH AND L. COUNCILMAN WEEKLEY REPORTING FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE SAID THAT THE NEW FORD POLICE CAR IS NOW IN SERVICE AND IS VERY SATIS- FACTORY. HE SAID THAT HE HAD SURVEYED CHURCH AREAS FOR SIGNS AND PATROLS AS REQUESTED AND IT HAD BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE BAPTIST CHURCH WILL NEED STATE APPROVAL AND RECOMMENDED THE DRAWING OF AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH CHURCH ZONES ON REQUEST. THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT HE WOULD CHECK THE ORDINANCES TO SEE IF THE CHIEF DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY NOW. THE CITY CLERK ANNOUNCED THAT BIDS ARE ON HAND FOR UNIT 3 OF THE NEW WATER SYSTEM. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, AUTHORIZED THE CLERK TO OPEN AND READ THE BIDS AS FOLLOWS: UNIT #3, SCHEDULE A P.ACKARD PIPE & PUMP CO., LONGVIEW, WASH ENGINEERS LIMITED PIPELINE CO., SEATTLE, WASH C. & R. BUILDERS INC., SEATTLE, WASH HOAGLAND-FINDLEY ENGINEERING CO. LONG BEACH, CALIF., SHEUMAN & JOHNSON, SEATTLE, WASH HAROLD KAESER COMPANY, SEATTLE, WASH. UNIT #3, SCHEDULE B. UNITED CONSTRUCTION CO., OLYMPIA, ,HASH ' ENGINEERS LIMITED PIPELINE CO., SEATTLE, WASH HARBOR CONSTRUCTION CO., SEATTLE, WASH MATT.'MALASPINA CO., SEATTLE, WASH HAROLD KAESER COMPANY, SEATTLE, WASH. FRANK COLUCCIO, SEATTLE, WASH $159;500.00 178;700.00 152;898:00 191,000.00 168'000.00 168,000.00 197.;247.55 229;037.10 155,520.44 189, 3570.90 177;876.96 176,077.20 THE BIDS WERE REFERRED TO THE FIRE LIGHT AND WATER COMkiFTTEE AND CAREY AND KRBMER FOR STUDY AND REPORT. MAYOR PINSON CAL LEO A RECESS AT 8:45 P.M. AND CALLED THE COUNCIL TO ORDER AGAIN AT 9:25 P.M. ' - MARCH 1, 1955 ( CONT' D) THE REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS PRESENTED BY MR. MUSTACICH9 HE SAID THAT IN TALKING WITH THE FIREMEN, HE HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR THEM IS 12 MONTHS WHERE AS IT IS ONLY 6 MONTHS FOR THE POLICEMEN* HE SAID THAT INVESTIGATION HAD SHOWN THAT THIS HAD DEVELOPED FROM CUSTOM AND SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD EQUALIZE THE PROBTATIONARY PERIOD. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF THE FIREMEN BE SET AT 6 MONTHS. MOTION CARRIED, COUNCILMAN SUTT REPORTING FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE RECOM- MENDED A YEARLY BOND FOR RAY MCCULLOUGH TO DIG IN CITY STREETS AND THAT THE BOND BE SET AT $2,000.00. HE SAID THAT THIS WILL BE WORKED OUT WITH MR, MCCULLOUGH AND HE WILL REPORT LATER, HE SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN TALKING TO THE MARINE ASHPHALT COMPANY AND BELIEVES THAT A METHOD OF PAVING CITY STREETS CAN BE WORKED OUT WITH THEM. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT IT SOUNDED GOOD AND TO KEEP WORKING• COUNCILMAN NESS ASKED.IF IT WERE NECESSARY TO HAVE A DEED FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT TO THE CITY FOR THE STREET ON V. AVE FROM 38TH, NORTH TO THE CEMETERY. THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT HE HAD INVESTIGATED THE NEED AND FOUND THAT AN ORDINANCE WOULD BE BETTER AND WILL PREPARE SUCH AN ORDINANCE FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. COUNCILMAN NESS SAID THAT THE SEWER DEPARTMENT IS IN NEED.OF MAIN- TENANCE EQUIPMENT AND SUGGESTED THAT THE -CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO CALL FOR BIDS. MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE SUGGESTION TO THE PRINTING AND HEALTH, STREETS AND PARKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES AND MR. THORENE TO WORK OUT THE SPECIFICATIONS AND FINANC[NG OF THE QIIIPMENT, COUNCILMAN NESS SAID THAT THE STREET DEPARTMENT HAD DONE A VERY.GOO.D JOB IN REMOVING THE TREE AT 20TH AND L. COUNCILMAN WEEKLEY REPORTING FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE SAID THAT THE NEW FORD POLICE CAR IS NOW IN SERVICE AND IS VERY SATIS- FACTORY. HE SAID THAT HE HAD SURVEYED CHURCH AREAS FOR SIGNS AND PATROLS AS REQUESTED AND IT HAD BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE BAPTIST CHURCH WILL NEED STATE APPROVAL AND RECOMMENDED THE DRAWING OF AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH CHURCH ZONES ON REQUEST. THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT HE WOULD CHECK THE ORDINANCES TO SEE IF THE CHIEF DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY NOW. THE CITY CLERK ANNOUNCED THAT BIDS ARE ON HAND FOR UNIT 3 OF THE NEW WATER SYSTEM. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, AUTHORIZED THE CLERK TO OPEN AND READ THE BIDS AS FOLLOWS: UNIT #3, SCHEDULE A P.ACKARD PIPE & PUMP CO., LONGVIEW, WASH ENGINEERS LIMITED PIPELINE CO., SEATTLE, WASH C. & R. BUILDERS INC., SEATTLE, WASH HOAGLAND-FINDLEY ENGINEERING CO. LONG BEACH, CALIF., SHEUMAN & JOHNSON, SEATTLE, WASH HAROLD KAESER COMPANY, SEATTLE, WASH. UNIT #3, SCHEDULE B. UNITED CONSTRUCTION CO., OLYMPIA, ,HASH ' ENGINEERS LIMITED PIPELINE CO., SEATTLE, WASH HARBOR CONSTRUCTION CO., SEATTLE, WASH MATT.'MALASPINA CO., SEATTLE, WASH HAROLD KAESER COMPANY, SEATTLE, WASH. FRANK COLUCCIO, SEATTLE, WASH $159;500.00 178;700.00 152;898:00 191,000.00 168'000.00 168,000.00 197.;247.55 229;037.10 155,520.44 189, 3570.90 177;876.96 176,077.20 THE BIDS WERE REFERRED TO THE FIRE LIGHT AND WATER COMkiFTTEE AND CAREY AND KRBMER FOR STUDY AND REPORT. MAYOR PINSON CAL LEO A RECESS AT 8:45 P.M. AND CALLED THE COUNCIL TO ORDER AGAIN AT 9:25 P.M. ' - 256 MARCH I, 1955 (CONT'D) 'THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD CHECKED THE MALASPINA CONTRACT AND FINDS A CLAUSE INDICATING THAT THE RETAINER SHOULD BE HELD FOR 90 DAYS AFTER ACCEPTANCE OF THE JOB-. HE SAID THAT IT WAS HIS OPINION THAT THE CITY COULD NOT RELEASE THE RETAINER UNLESS THE 90 DAYS HAD EXPIRED, MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE. HAD ASKED THE ENGINEERS TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER TO DAY. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE ENGINEERS HAD REQUESTED THAT THE CITY ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR ADDITIONAL PIPE AND ASKED THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY NEEKLEY THAT THE CITY CLERK ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR PIPELINE AND PUMPING STATION CONSTRUCTION WORK, BIDS TO BE OPENED APRIL 5TH, 1955. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY WEEKIEY THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CLERK TOCALL FOR BIDS FOR BOOSTER STATION EQUIPMENT AND PIPE, BIDS TO BE OPENED APRIL 5TH, 1955. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED THAT THE TIME IS NEARING TO EXCERCISE THE OPTION WITH HENRY STAFLIN FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT SUMMIT PARK. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE EXCERGISING OF THE OPTION. A MOTION WAS -MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEInEMANN, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED, THE COUNCIL THEN DISCOSSED THE FACT THAT THE NEW 36" LINE, AFTER IT CROSSES THE SWINOMISH CHANNEL, WILL PASS THROUGH SWW.NOMISH TRIBAL LANDS. THE COUNCIL MEETS VERY SOON AND IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CONDEMN SO IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO NEGOTIATE AT THE NEXT TRIBAL MEETING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY CLERK TO MEET WITH THE SWINOMISH TRIBAL COUNCIL FOR NEGOTIATION ON BEHALF OF THE C I TY FOR AN EASEP:IENT TiAw)UGH THEIR TRIBAL LANDS. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, NESS, §UTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED, THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE MONTH OF FEB., 1.955 WAS READ=TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND;SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MATT. MALASPINA IN THE SUM OF $7,000.00. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN WEIDEMANN ASKED IF ANYTHING WAS -BEING DONE WITH REGARD TO DEREMER'S SUGGESTION THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO COLLECT WATER, GARBAGE AND SEWER PAYMENTS. MR. MUSTACICH SAID THAT SINCE THE NEW SYiTEM HAD BEEN ANSTALLED, HE THOUGHT:IT BEST TO SAIT AND GET IT OPERATING AND SEE HOW IT WOULD AFFEOT'OUT- SIDE COLLECTIONS. MR. LOMAX OF WM. P. HARPER AND SON AND COMPANY SAID THAT H -IS FIRM IS MAKING REPORTS WHICH WOULD BE GIVEN TO MOODY -1 -INVESTMENT CORPORATION, TO OBTAIN A "MOODY RATING" WHICH WILL MEAN -AN INTEREST RATE ON THE BOND SALE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 9:40 P.M. UNTIL 7:00 P.M. TOMORROW EVENING, MARCH, 2ND. MOTION CARRIED. MARCH 2, 1955 A CONTINUATION OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF -THE CITY COUNCIL OF MARCH (, 1955 WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:05 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. MR. GILKEY TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT MATT MALASPINA COMPANY HAD COMPLETED ITS -WORK AND THAT HE AND MR. SISLER HAD BEEN HAVING SOME ARGUMENTS WITH THE STATE TAX COMMISSION AND HAVE NOT CERTIFIED THE JOB AS COMPLETE. HE SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT UNTIL ALL PHASES OF THE CONTRACT HAD BEEN OJMPLIED WITH. MR. WELLS SAID THAT THE CITY SHOULD HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION AND 90 DAYS SHOULD ELAPSE BEFORE PAYMENT OF THE RETAINER. 'HE SAID THAT MALISPINA STILL HAS SOME CLEAN UP WORK TO DO AND THE CITY CAN RELEASE THE MONEY IF IT DESIRES. THE PAYMENT OF $7,000.00 WOULD LEAVE A SUM SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE TAX QUESTION AND CLEAN UP WORK. MR. HARRISOm KRAMER OF CAREY AND KRAMER, DISCUSSED THE BIDS REFERRED TO THE FIRE LIGHT AND WATER COMPAITTEE;AND HIS FIRM, AFTER WHICH CHAIRMAN MUSTACICH SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE AND THE FIRM OF CAREY AND'KRAMER RECOM- MEND THAT THE BID OF C. & R. BUILDERS, INC. IN THE SUM OF $152,898.00 FOR SCHED-ILE A. OF UNIT #3 OF THE WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BE ACCEPTED. 1 1 257 i` MARCH 2, 1955 ( CONT' D) A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE CITY ACCEPT f THE RECOMMENDATION AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH d. & R. BUILDERS FOR THE BID PRICE.- AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED, MR. MUSTACICH THEN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE AND CAREY AND KRAMER RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE BID OF HARBOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE SUM OF $155,520.44 FOR SCHEDULE B OF UNIT #3, WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION PROJECT': A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF -THE COMMITTEE AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO SIGN THE CONTRACT AT THE BID PRICE: AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. AFTER DIS- CUSSION, MAYOR PINSON AUTHORIZED MR. KRAMER TO NOTIFY THE CONTRACTORS. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING THE GAR- BAGE ORDINANCE WITH REGARD TO THE 50X PENALTY CLAUSE. THE ORDINANCE WOULD CHANGE THE PENALTY TO 6% PER ANNUM. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN NO. 1154. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. A THE CITY TTORNEY READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE WATER RATE ORDINANCE SO IT WOULD INCLUDE THE 6% INTEREST ON DELINQUENCY ACCOUNTS AND THEREBY CONFORM TO THE SEWER AND GARBAGE ORDINANCES PENALTY CLAUSES. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN NO. 1155. 'AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED, • THE CLERK READ A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY STATING THAT THE BOND FOR THE SAFE IN THE CITY TREASURER'S OFFICE REFERRED TO HIM WAS FOUND TO BE IN REGULAR FORM. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NEEKLEY AND SECONDED. B MUSTACICH THAT THE CITY ACCEPT THE REPORT. MOTION CARRIED. THE WEST END SEWER INSTALLED BY MATT MALASPINA COMPANY WAS DISCUSSED AND IT WAS DECIDED TO HAVE MR. THORENE SURVEY THE REMAINING WORK TO BE DONE. MR. MCCRORY SUGGESTED THAT A LETTER MIGHT BE WRITTEN TO MATT. MALASPINA THAT HE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE THE CLEAN UP WORK AND OTHER THINGS WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN HIS CONTRACT BUT THAT THE CITY WOULD DO THE SURFAC- ING NECESSARY. THE CITY ~TTORNEY SAID THAT THE LETTER SHOULD BE WRITTEN BEFORE THE 90DAY PERIOD EXPIRES. COUNCILMAN WEEKLEY SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY A RESIDENT REGARDING A CULVERT WHICH MAY HAVE TO BE 24" IN D1111METER AND WHICH WOULD BE QUITE COSTLY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, HE SAID THAT THE MAN WANTED TO KNOW IF THE CITY WOULD PAY PART OF THE COST OR IF HE HAD TO DO IT ALL HIMSELF. THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT AFTER HEARING THE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT WOULD BE HIS'OPINION THAT THE SITUATION COMES UNDER THE CULVERT ORDINANCE. COUNCILMAN WEIDEMANN ASKED ABOUT PEOPLE BLOCKING ALLEYS BY HAVING LOADS. OF WOOD DUMPED IN THE ALLEY AND LEAVING THEM FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. HE MENTIONED ONE SITUATION WHERE THE CONDITION HAD EXISTED FOR A THREE WEEK PERIOD. MR. WEEKLEY SUGGESTED THAT THE POLICE MIGHT CAI,L THE ATTENTION OF CHIEF HAUGE TO THE CONDITIONS WHEN THEY SEE IT DURING THEIR PATROLS. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAJr HE -WOULD ASKFTHE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ADVISE MR. HAUGE OF SUCH INSTANCES. THE LITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING V. AVENUE NORTH OF 38TH STREET TO THE CEMETERY. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN NO, 1156. AYES.. MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, NESS, SUTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. • THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT THE PROPERTY PURCHASE FROM FEUERBORN AT WELL SITE #3 HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND SUGGESTED COUNCIL CONFIRMATION. THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT THE DEAL HAD BEEN CHECKED BY PRESTON, THOR- GRIMSON AND HOROWITZ AND IT WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE PURCHASE BE MADE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEIDEMANN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CITY ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ATTORNEY AND CONFI-RM THE ACTION IN PURCHASING THE PROPERTY.- AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, NESS, SUTT AND 'NEEKLEY. •MOTION CARRIED. • THE CLERK READ A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY STATING THAT THE BOND FOR THE SAFE IN THE CITY TREASURER'S OFFICE REFERRED TO HIM WAS FOUND TO BE IN REGULAR FORM. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NEEKLEY AND SECONDED. B MUSTACICH THAT THE CITY ACCEPT THE REPORT. MOTION CARRIED. THE WEST END SEWER INSTALLED BY MATT MALASPINA COMPANY WAS DISCUSSED AND IT WAS DECIDED TO HAVE MR. THORENE SURVEY THE REMAINING WORK TO BE DONE. MR. MCCRORY SUGGESTED THAT A LETTER MIGHT BE WRITTEN TO MATT. MALASPINA THAT HE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE THE CLEAN UP WORK AND OTHER THINGS WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN HIS CONTRACT BUT THAT THE CITY WOULD DO THE SURFAC- ING NECESSARY. THE CITY ~TTORNEY SAID THAT THE LETTER SHOULD BE WRITTEN BEFORE THE 90DAY PERIOD EXPIRES. COUNCILMAN WEEKLEY SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY A RESIDENT REGARDING A CULVERT WHICH MAY HAVE TO BE 24" IN D1111METER AND WHICH WOULD BE QUITE COSTLY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, HE SAID THAT THE MAN WANTED TO KNOW IF THE CITY WOULD PAY PART OF THE COST OR IF HE HAD TO DO IT ALL HIMSELF. THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT AFTER HEARING THE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT WOULD BE HIS'OPINION THAT THE SITUATION COMES UNDER THE CULVERT ORDINANCE. COUNCILMAN WEIDEMANN ASKED ABOUT PEOPLE BLOCKING ALLEYS BY HAVING LOADS. OF WOOD DUMPED IN THE ALLEY AND LEAVING THEM FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. HE MENTIONED ONE SITUATION WHERE THE CONDITION HAD EXISTED FOR A THREE WEEK PERIOD. MR. WEEKLEY SUGGESTED THAT THE POLICE MIGHT CAI,L THE ATTENTION OF CHIEF HAUGE TO THE CONDITIONS WHEN THEY SEE IT DURING THEIR PATROLS. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAJr HE -WOULD ASKFTHE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ADVISE MR. HAUGE OF SUCH INSTANCES. 258 MARCH 2, 1955 (PONT' D) COUNCILMAN MUSTACICH SAID THAT THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED A BILL FOR 59 HOURS. SUPT IVERSEN THOUGHT THAT MANY OF THE HOURS WERE PUT IN By THE OPERATOR TO. LEARN THE MACHINE., MR. MCCRORY SAID THAT HIS UNDER- STANDING WAS THAT THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT,WANTED THE WORK DONE AND THAT WHEN THE MACHINE WAS AVAILABLE HE HAD SENT IT FOR THAT PURPOSE AND NOT BECAUSE THE MAN NEED THE PRACTICE IN MACHINE OPERATION, THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL PARKING METERS WAS DISCUSSION AND THE FACT THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET IN FRDNT OF THE ANACORTES EQUIPMENT COMPANY WAS MENTIONED, IN THIS REGARD IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE CITY CLERK WOULD SEND ANOTHER LETTER TO THE OWNER. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AUTHORIZED TO DRAW AN ORDINANCE TO INSTALL METERS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD ON COMMERCIAL AVENUE. A MOTION WAS MADE,BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 8:50 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR ATTEST:J� CITYV MARCH 15, 1955 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS AND SUTT WERE PRESENT• THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. HASLAM, PASTOR OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTIQN WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED* MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WAS A VACATION ON THE COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL SHOULD ELECT A NEW MEMBER* MAYOR PINSON SUGGESTED THAT CHE COUNCILMEN ELECT MR. ELLIN, WHO WILL TAKE OFFICE IN JUNE FOR THIS POSITION IN AS MUCH AS IT IS THE THIRD WARD IN WHICH THE VACANCY OCCURS* A MOTION WAS MAIF BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MARYOTiTHAT THE COUNCIL INSTRUCT THE CLERK TO CAST A UNANIMOUS BALLOT FOR SYD ELLIN AS COUNCILMAN OF THE THIRD WARD FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM. AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMIANN, MARYOTT, NESS AND SUTT. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK THEN ADMINISTERED THE OATH OF OFFICE TO MR, ELLIN, WHO WAS THEN WELCOMED TO THE COUNCIL BY MAYOR PINSON AND SEATED AT THE COUNCIL TABLE, THE CLERK THEN CALLED THE ROLL AGAIN WHICH SHOWED THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND ELLIN. A LETTER FROM THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ANACORTES PETITIONING THE COUNCIL FOR PERMISSION TO PLACE NO PARKING SIGNS IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH ON SUNDAYS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:30 A.M. AND 1:00 P.M. WAS READ AND CHIEF DOFF STATED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED GRANTING OF THE REQUEST WITH THE PRO- VISION THAT THE SIGNS BE PORTABLE AND PLACED IN HOLES TO BE PREPARED IN THE SIDEWALK. COUNCILMAN ELLIN SAID THAT THE CHURCH INTENDED TO MAKE ADDITIONAL SPACE AVAILABLE AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE POLICE CHIEF AND GRANT THE PETITION OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER FROM DRIFTMIER AND DRIFTMIER REQUESTING PERMISSION TO INSTALL OIL TANKS UNDERNEATH THE SIDEWALK ON 6TH STREET AT THE NORTH SIDE OF J. Co PENNEY STORE WAS READ AND A MOTICN WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE REQUEST BE GRANTED, MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER FROM ROBINSON MARINE WAYS REQUESTING PERMISSION TO INSTALL A SIGN 4' X S' ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BEARDS" BUILDING AT 6TH AND 1. AVENUE WAS READ. COUNCILMAN SUTT SAID THAT DIRECTIONAL SIGNS ARE; NEEDED By THIS FIRM AND THAT HE RECOMMENDED GRANTING OF THE REQUEST IF WRITTEN PERMISSION IS RECEIVED FROM CLAYTON DEL ORTO, OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET. COUNCILMAN MARYOTT SAID THAT THIS WOULD OPEN THE WAY FOR A CONSTANT STREAM OF SUCH REQUESTS. SUTT SAID EACH CASE SHOULD BE DECIDED ON ITS OWN MERIT. 0 1 1 1 259 MARCH 15, 1955 ( CONT' D) Ar MOTION WAS MADE BY SUIT AND SECONCEC BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE COUNCIL MAKE AN EXCEPTION AND GRANT THE REQUEST. DURING THE DISCUSSION COUNCILMAN MARYOTT SAID THAT IT WAS INADVISABLE BECAUSE OF ITS INCONSISTENCY WITH THE ORDINANCE• THE QUESTION WAS CALLED, THE ROLL WAS CALLED - MUSTACICH, NO, ELLIN, AGE, WEIDEMANN, AYE, MARYOTT NO, NESS NO, SUTT AYE. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT IT WAS A TIE VOTE AND THE QUESTION WOULD BE HELD UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. A LETTER FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF -PUBLIC SCHOOLS REQUESTING SEWER AND WATER CONNECTIONS AT 39TH AND M FOR A NEW SCHOOL AND ALSO STATING THAT THE SEWER BILLING FOR THE PRESENT SCHOOLS WAS TOO HIGH WAS READ, MR. MCCRORY WAS ASKED TO CHECK WHAT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR WATER AND SEWER AND REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING. COUNCILMAN NESS SAID THAT THE SEWER RATE WILL BE CONSIDERED BY HIS COMMITTEE. COUNCILMAN MUSTACICH SUGGESTED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT BE SHOWN THAT THE CHARGE IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER CITIES, COUNCILMAN SUTT REMINDED THE COUNCIL THATJTHERE ARE OUT OF TOWN STUDENTS AND THAT ALL THE TAXPABERS ARE PAYING THE�BILL FOR SEWERS. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, AND ON THE SUGGESTION OF COUNCILMAN WEIDEMANN, REFERRED THE SUGGESTED TO THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE FOR STUDY. A LETTER FROM T E� CITY GAS COMPANY REQUESTING A TRANSFER OF PRANCHISE TO THE CASCADE NATURAL GAS COMPANY WAS READ. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE HAD TALKED TO THE PRESIDENT OF CASCADE GAS CORPORATIONAND ASI(EO WHEN NATURAL GAS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN ANACORTES. MR, MATTHEWS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIRM, INFORMED THE MAYOR THAT GAS WOULD BE IN ANACORTES AT THE SAME TIME THAT IT IS IN BELLINGHAM. MR. 'ROWLEY, LOCAL MANAGER OF THE CITY GAS COMPANY, VERI- FIED THE STATEMENT AND SAID THAT IT WOULD BE HERE AS SOON AS IT IS IN SEATTLE AS WELL AS BELLINGHAM. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED TAKING THE NECESSARY LEGAL STEPS TO TRANSFER PRO- VIDING A WRITTEN STATEMENT IS RECEIVED TO THE EFFECT THAT NATURAL GAS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PEOPLE OF ANACORTES AS SOON AS IT IS TO BELLINGHAM AND SEATTLE. DURING THE DISCUSSION, COUNCILMAN NESS ASKED ABOUT THE RATE. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THAT WOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COM- MISSION. THE QUESTION WAS CALLED, THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND THE AYES WERE: MUSTACICH, ELLIN, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS AND SUTT. MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER FROM W. H. BESSNER REQUESTING PERMISSION TO MAKE A DRIVE IN ENTRANCE FROM 8TH STREET ALONG THE SIDE TO HIS -PROPERTY AT 1011 - 8TH STREET SO THAT THE ALLEY COULD BE USED FOR PARKING PURPOSES WAS READ AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED IT TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE, A LETTER FROM THE SKAGIT AMATEUR RADIO CLUB REQUESTING PEFUISSION TO USE MT. ERIE FOR THE NATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO FIELD DAY ON JUNE 25TH AND 26TH, 1955 WAS READ AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDEO*BY WEIDE- MANN THAT THE COUNCIL GRANT PERMISSION WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY, MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER FROM THE PACIFIC TOW BOAT COMPANY STATING THAT THEY HAD INFORMED THE U. S. ENGINEERS THAT THEY HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW WATER LINE AT THE SWINOMISH SLOUGH AND CALLING ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT IT WOULD BE DESIGNED SO THAT THEIR BOOMING OPERA TIONS ARE NOT INTERFERED WITH, WAS READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD THE COUNTY FRANCHISE FOR PIPE INSTALLATION ALONGSIDE THE COUNTY ROAD ON MARCH'S POINT, HE SUGGESTED THAT. IT BE READ AND AUTHORIZATION GIVEN TO FILE IT WITH THE COUNTY AUDITOR. MR. WELLS FRUTHER REPORTED THAT HE HAS AN ORDINANCE PREPARED ON PARK- ING METER ZONES READY FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION THAT HE HAD CHECKED ON THE ZONES FOR CHURCH'S AND FOUND THAT THE COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO MAKE DETERMINATION OF WHEN THE TONES ARE NEEW4D.HE READ THE SECTION OF ORDINANCE #1156 PERTAINING THERETO. HE SUGGESTED THAT THE CHIEF INVESTIGATE THE TYPE OF SIGNS AND LOCATIONS AND THAT AFTER REPORT TO THE COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL, BY MOTION, AUTHORIZE THE CHIEF TO PROCEED. MAYOR PINSON STATED THAT HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, HE WOULD SO ORDER AND ASKED THE CHIEF TO PROCEED AS OUTLINED BY THE ATTORNEY. THE CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH AUTHORIZATION GIVEN BY THE COUNCIL, HE HAD MET WITH THE SENATE OF THE SWINOMISH INDIAN tRIBE AND TOGETHER WITH MR. KRAMER, HAD EXPLAINED THE REASONS FOR THE REQUEST OF THE EASEMENT AND HAD REACHED AN AGREEMENT THAT THE SENATE WOULD GRANT THE EASEMENT FOR THE SUM OF $300.00 CONTINGENT UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE INDIAN AGENT, THE MAYOR ORDERED THAT THE COUNCIL DEFER CONFIRMATION UNTIL A REPORT 260 MARCH 15, 1955 (CONT'D) HAS BEEN RECEIVED WITH REGARD TO THE INDIAN AGENT, THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE,,/ MAYOR PINSON ASKED CHIEF GOFF FORA REPORT ON THE 5X FINES ON PARKING METER VIOLATIONS* CHIEF GOFF SAID THAT AFTER A LONGER PERIOD, HE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE A MORE CONCLUSIVE REPORT, THE REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• ' 'THE REPORT OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE* COUNCILMAN WEIDEMANN ASKED ABOUT THE ENGINEERING 'STUDY FOR THE SIMILK BEACH AREA, MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE ADVANCED DATE ASKED FOR BY SHELL OIL COMPANY WAS THE REASON FOR THE DELAY, MR. TEN MILLION TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT HIS GROUP WAS JUST CHECKING AND THAT -IF THE CITY WAS PROCEEDING, THEY WOULD BE SATISFIED** MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE ENGINEERS ARE HAVI'NG.,THEIR PROBLEMS BUT THE CITY IS DEFINITELY GOING TO HAVE INFORMATION FOR THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING COMMISTEE':WAS PRESENTED BY VARYOTT WHO ASKED MR, MCCRORY ABOUT THE REQUEST OF HARRIS ENGINE AND EQUIPMENT, MR. MCCRORY SAID THAT HE HAD CHECKED WITH THE STATET DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE GRILL WHICH HAS BEEN INSTALLED AT THE PUMPING STATION IS COMPLETELY IN ORDER AND THERE WILL NOT BE ANY NOXIOUS ODORS OR FLIES DUE TO THE INSTALLATIONS MR, MCCRORY SAID THAT THE LIGHT POLE WILL BE MOVED WHEN THE INSTALLATION IS MADE FOR THE PUMPS, COUNCILMAN MARYOTT THEN REPORTED THAT THE LOGGING COMPANY IS DOING A GOOD JOB AND THE INCOME TO THE CITY IS EXCELLENT FROM THE OPERATION9 NEWR WHISTLE LAKE, I I -- MR. SUTT REPORTING FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE, SAID THAT AFTER CONSIDERATION, A DEED FROM OSCAR PETERSON FOR A STREET HAD BEEN REFERRED TO HIM BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR STUDY AND REPORT. HE REPORTED THAT THE PROPOSAL FOR A $2,000.00 PERFORMANCE BOND TO BE FURNISHED THE CITY BY RAY MCCULLOUGH IN LIEU OF INOIVIDWAL SEWER BONDS, WAS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY, MR. DRIFTMIER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE REQUEST FROM $PINK TO DEDICATE PART OF LONGVIEW AVENUE WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY WHICH WAS THE REASON IT IS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL IN THAT FORM, MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS9' ASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO CHECK THAT REPORT, COUNCILMAN SUTT SAID THAT HE HAD HAD A REQUEST FROM SCOUT TROOP #81 TO CAMP OVERNIGHT ON MT. ERIE ON MAR. 26TH. AFTER DISCBSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY MARY T THAT THE COUNCIL GRANT THE REQUEST WITH THE USUAL PROVISION OF PUBLIC PRECAUTIONS. MOTION CARRIED, COUNCILMAN SUTT :THEN DISCUSSED THE MT. ERIE ROAD S'fTUATION AND THE FACT THAT THE COUNT? WAS NOT KEEPING IT UP AS WELL AS THEY MIGHT AND AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS DECIDED THAT MAYOR PINSON WOULD WRITE A LETTER TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. COUNCILMAN SUTT AGAIN BROUGHT UP THE MATTER OF THE SIGN FOR ROBINSON MARINE WAYS, COUNCILMAN WEIDEMANN SUGGESTED STUDY, COUNCILMAN MARYOTT SUGGESTED WAITING FOR THE'NEXT MEETING AND CONSIDERATION OF A CHANGE IN THE ORDINANCE, COUNCILMAN NESS SAID THERE WOULD ALSO BE TW PROBLEM OF UNIFORM SIZE, AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEIDEMANN SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT THE COUNCIL GRANT PERMISSION TO INSTALL A SIGN ON THE CLAGHORN OR BEARD BUILDING ON THE CORNER OF 6TH AND I, AVENUE, MR. MUSTACICH REPORTED THAT HE HAD MADE A TRIP AROUND THE PARKS WITH THE STATE FORESTER FROM THE STATE PARK DEPARTMENT WHO HAD POINTED OUT THE HAZARDS WITH REGARD TO TREES IN WASHINGTON PARR, THE REMOVAL OF THE TREES WOULD BEAUTIFY AND MAKE THE PARK MORE ACCESSIBLE, MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE WORK DONE LOGGING FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT -AT WHISTLE LAKE COULD BE 1 1 1 261 r?•. MARCH 15, 1955 ( CONT' 0) CONSIDERED AS A METHOD FOR THE PARK ALSO. COUNCILMAN MUSTACICH SAID THAT 'THE STATE PARK DEPARTMENT IS USING THE SAME PROGRAM IN THE PARKS THEY CON- I TROL. COUNCILMAN MARYOTT SAID -THAT HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR THE PARKS IF THE SAME QUALITY OF WORK IS DONE AS IS BEING DONE BY SULLI- VAN AT WHISTLE LAKE. COUNCILMAN NESS REPORTED FOR THE BUILDING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT HIS COMMITTEE IS GATHERING MORE INFORMATION ON FLEXIBLE SEWER TOOLS AND WILL REPORT LATER, HE SAID THAT HE HAD HAD A REQUEST FROM ART NORGAARB TO PLACE A FENCE ON THE EDGE OF Tg E ROAD ON 11TH STREET ON A TEMPORARY BASIS• DURING THE DISCUSSION THE CITY TTORNEY SAID THAT IF A LETTER IS FURNISHED, BY MR. NORGAARD STATING THAT HE'REALIZED THE FENCE IS INSTALLED WITH THE CONDITION THAT HE MAY HAVE TO REMOVE IT AT ANY TIME AND THAT THE FENCE MUST NOT HAMPER TRAFFICE IN ANY WAY OR CUT,'ANY PORTIONTHAT MIGHT BE USED BY PEDESTRIANS, -THE REQUEST COULD BE GRANTED. MAYOR PINSON SATED THAT HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, PERMISSION COULD BE GRANTED MR. NORGAARD PROVIDING HE FILES SUCH A LETTER WITH THE CLERK AND THEN OBTAIN A PERMIT FROM THE BUILDING INSPECTOR. MR. MCCRORY SAID THAT THE FENCE SHOULDN'T BE PLACE SO THAT PEOPLE WILL PARK OVER THE WATER METER. MR. NESS SAID THAT THAT WILL NOT RESULT. MAYOR-PINSON ASKED MR. GILKEY FOR A•REPORT ON THE MALASPINA SITUATION AND THE CLERK THEN READ A LETTER PRESENTED BY MR. GILKEY-ADVISING THAT THEY HAD ACCEPTED THE SEWER CONTRACT AS SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED WITH THE EXCEP- TION OF CERTAIN ITEMS AND SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL COULD, IF IT DESIRES, PAY $6,000.00 OF THE RETAINED PERCENTAGE. MR. GILKEY ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY DO THE FINISH. SURFACE WORK INSTEAD OF HAVING THE CONTRACTOR DO IT. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE HAD CONSIDERED THE SITUATION AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY HIRE TWO MEN TO ASSIST THE STREET DEPARTMENT WHEN IT IS POSSIBLE TO FINISH THE':STREETS AND ALLEYS PROPERLY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEIDEMANN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE ENGINEERS REPORT AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF $6,000.00 OF THE RETAINER AND ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAYOR. AYES2 MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, COUNCILMAN MARYOTT ASKED MR. GILKEY ABOUT THE REFUND OF AN OVERCHARGE FOR SEWER INSTALLATION TO ONE OF THE HOMES IN THE CITY. MR. GILKEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD CHECKED TWICE WITH THE COMPANY AND UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY HAD MADE A REFUND, MAYOR PINSON ASKED MR, SISLER TO CHECK WITH MALASPINA. MAYOR PINSON ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO HAVE SOME- ONE IN CHARGE OF THE SEWER AND PUMPING STATIONS AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT BE PLACED IN CHARGE AND THAT THE 'FINANCE COMMITTEE FIGURE OUT A WAGE FOR A MAN IF THE CITY FINDS IT NECESSARY TI EMPLOY SOMEONE FOR SEWER MAINTENANCE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEIDEMANN SECONDED BY M0R YOTT THAT THE COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE MAYORS SUGGESTION. COUNCILMAN ELLIN ASKED HOW MUCH TIME WOULD BE SPENT ON THIS JOB, MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT A FEW HOURS A WEEK WOULD BE REQUIRED AND OTHER WORK WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY DEVELOP. THE QUESTION WAS CALLED AND THE MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN NESS ASKED IF THE CITY COULC MAKE SOME ARRANGEMENT FOR REST ROOMS ON TOP OF MT. ERIE. DURING THE DISCUSSION MR. WEIDEMANN SUGGESTED - THAT ONE OF THE CLUBS IN TOWN MIGHT TAKE IT ON AS A PROJECT. MAYOR PINSON REMINDED THE COUNCIL THAT SUNSET BEACH ALSO NEEDS 'ATTENTI.ON IN THIS! : t. I' EINE AND COUNCILMAN WEIDEMANN SAID THAT THE SUNSET BEACH SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE FIRST ATTENTION, THEN MT. ERIE. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL PARKING METER ZONES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN #1957. AYES= MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, WARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY READ THE FRANCHISE FROM THE SKAGIT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO THE CITY FOR PIPELINE ALONG THE COUNTY ROAD ON MARCHtS POINT. THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE BACKFILL CLAUSE AND THE,CITY TTORNEY SAID THAT IT WAS LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNTY ENGINEER WHICH -GIVES SOME LEEWAY IN THE METHOD TO BE USED AND THE CITY MAY BE ABLE TO SAVE SOME MONEY. HE ALSO SAID THAT AUTHORIZATION SHOULD BE GIVEN FOR FILING . A MOTION WAS -MADE BY MAR10 TT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE FILING OF THE FRANCHISE WITH THE AUDITOR AND NOTIFICATION TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY,. AYES! MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MR. ARNOLD JOHNSON INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT TRAFFIC IS BEING STOPPED BY THE INSTALLATION OF PIPE ON MARCH'S POINT AND THAT THERE IS Dt FFICULTY AT THE GRANGE HALL WHERE MATERIAL HAVE BEEN PLACED. AFTER DISCUSSION, 262 MARCH 15, 1955 (CONT'0) MAYOR PINSON ADVISED MR. JOHNSON'THAT HE SHOULD CONTACT THE AMERICAN PIPE COMPANY WHICH IS THE FIRM HOLDING THE CONTRACT. MR. VADMAN, OF WM. P. HARPER AND SON AND -COMPANY DISCUSSED THE ADDITION- AL WATER BONDS AND THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT, HE SAID THAT THE EVIDENCE AT THE MOMENT POINTS TO THE FACT THAT THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE CITY WILL NEED APPROXIMATELY $1509000.00 TO TIDE IT OVER UNTIL THE ADDITIONAL MONEY FROM BOND SALES IS AVAILABLE, HE SAID THAT THE PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK WOULD CARRY THIS $150,000.00 FOR 20. HE SAID THAT AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE FIRM OF CAREY AND KRAMER, A PROGRAM HAD BEEN WORKED OUT FOR PRESENTATION TO BOND BUYERS WHICH WILL SHOW THE PRESENT SITUATION" WITH REGARD TO THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES3 FOR THE WATER PRO- JECT* HE DISCUSSED THE BONDS AND LEFT COPIES OF THE BOND DESCRIPTIONS FOR STUDY. MAYOR PINSON ASKED THE COUNCIL IF THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO USE BONDS WHICH ARE INVESTMENTS.OF THE WATER FUND FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES. COUNCILMAN MUSTACICH SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THERE WAS NO ALTERNATIVE AND THE PROJECT SHOULD GO AHEAD AS PLANNED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF THE WATER FUND INVESTMENT BONDS AND THAT THE PROCEEDS BE USED FOR THE WATER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AS NEEDED, AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MARYOTT, NESS, SUTT AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK ADVISED THAT THE COUNTING OF THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND THE CANVASSING OF THE RETURNS OF THE CITY GENERAL ELECTION, HELD MARCH 8,,1955 WAS TO BE DONE AT THIS MEETING. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS STATED THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD PROCEED WITH THE CANVASSING OF THE BALLOTS* THE FINAL TABULATION WAS NOTED AS FOLLOWS'i '. COUNCILMAN -AT -LARGE 2 YEAR TERM TED NESS :523 ROBERT NEMITZ 282 , COUNCILMAN, FIRST,WARD, 4 YR. TERM VANCE CODER 146 COUNCILMAN, FIRST WARD 2 YEAR TERM GORDON KIDDER 50 FRANK TAYLOR 112 COUNCILMAN, SECOND WARD, 4 YEEAR TERM CHARLES VAN METER 180 LLEWELLYN WEEKLEY 128 COUNCILMAN, THIRD WARD, 4 YEAR TERM A. 1, MUSTACICH 282 COUNCILMAN, THIRD WARD, 2 YEAR TERM SYD ELLIN 203 PRESTON HOLTON 124 AFTER THE CANVASSING A MOTION WAS MADE BY'MARYOTT AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE COUNCIL HAD COMPLETED THE CANVASSING OF THE CITY GENERA. ELECTION HELD MARCH, 8TH, 1955 AND THAT THE TOWALS BE ENTERED IN THE MINUTES AS THE CORRECT TOTALS OF THAT ELECTION. AYES: MUSTACICH, WE'MMANN, MARY OTT, NESS, SUTT AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY -CLERK PRESENTED A CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES WHICH WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY TTORNEY FOR STUDY. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF MARCH, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMI TTEE,•A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME, AYES: MUSTACICH, WEIDEMANN, MAR YOTT, NESS, SUTT AND ELLIN, MOTION CARRIED. 1 1 1 MARCH 15, 1955 (CONT'D). .MR. ,FRANK ,TAYLOR .AOVI.SED .THE COUNCIL THAT ORDINANCE #1155 PROVIDES PENAI,TIE§ FOR.QELINQUENT.AC000NIS WHICH HE DOES NOT FEEL ARE LEGAL OR RIGHT. HE SAID THAT HE w,.D'ID.NQT.LI.KE THE PROVISION OF DISCONNECTING FOR NON PAY- MENT,ALL,IN T4C.$AME.MQNTH.THAT THE BILLING IS ISSUED* MR. WELLS SAID THAT THE gUESTIONEQ.$EEMEQ.TQ.QE.T.HE BILLING DATE AND THAT ACCOUNTS 010 NOT BECOME DELINQUENT.VNTI.L.30.0AYS FOLLOWING THAT DATE WHICH IS THE FIRST OF THE MONT". THEREFQR,.WAT.ER.WQULD NOT BE DISCONNECTED IN THE SAME MONTH FOR UIHICH THE.QI.LLtNG.WA$.LSSUED, MR. TAYLOR AGAIN QUOTED THE ORDINANCE AND THE CITY ATTQRNEY.$AI.D.T.HAT THE ORDINANCE WAS PREPARED AFTER DISCUSSION WITH,MR..MCCRQRY,,.WHQ.HAD.SAID THAT THE BILLING DATE WAS ALWAYS SHOWN AS THE FIRST OF THE.MQNTH FOLLOWING THE READING OF THE METERS, MR. TAYLOR STILI, FELT THAT..I.T..REAO.WRQNG, HE SAID, AND FURTHER DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON THIS POINT,,.AF.T.ER.WHI.CH MR. TAYLOR SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE ORDINANCE STI PUL'ATE 'THE 'BI'L'Li'NG DATE, MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE ORDINANCE HAD BEEN CHECKED FROM EVERY ANG.�E AND HE WAS CERTAIN IT WOULD STAND IN COURT AND ME FURTHER SAID THAT THE COUNCIL WOU�LO TAKE THE SUGGESTION AND STUDY IT, MR. TAYLOR THEN SAID THAT HE OBJECTED TO TYING THE SEWER AND GARBAGE BILLS IN WITH THE WATER ON THE DELINQUENT BASIS. THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT THE CITY HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF WRITING ORDINANCES WHICH -WILL AS NEARLY AS POSSIBLE, GUARANTEE THE PAYMENT OF ALL ACCOUNTS WITH THE CITY AND THE COUNCIL HAD ASKED HIM.TO WRITE THE ORDINANCE WITH THIS POINT IN MIND• MR, TAYLOR SAID THAT HE STILL DID NOT FEEL THIS WAS THE CORRECT APPROACH* THE CITY ATTORNEY EXPLAINED HOW ANY BILL ISSUED BY THE CITY CAN BE DISPUTED BY AN'INDIVIDUAL AND THAT THE THINKING OF CITIES GENERALLY IS THE WELFARE OF THE ENTIRE'COMMUNITY, AND THEREFOR, THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE ALL THE REQUIREMENTS POSSIBLE* MR. TAYLOR SAID THAT THE CITY OF MT. VERNON DOES NOT HAVE THIS SITUATION BECAUSE THEY DO -NOT HANDLE THE WATER, THE CITY ATTORNEY. SAID THAT HE HAD STUDIED THEIR ORDINANCE• MR. TAYLOR SAID THAT MT. VERNON HAS SOME DELINQUENCIES AND DISCUSSED THE STATE ENAMINERS RECOM- MENDATION TO THE OFFICIALS OF MT. VERNON. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER THE POINTS MENTIONED BY MR. TAYLOR. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 10:25 P.M. MOTION CARRIED, t MAYOR ATTEST:.L 1 TY ClE • APRIL 59 1955 263 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:40 P•M, WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING, THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. :FRALEY, PASTOR OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND ELLEN, NESS, WEEKLEY AND SUTT WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MARCH, 15, .1955 WERE CONSIDERED AND A MO- TION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY NESS THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCIL- MAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY., THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ, MOTION CARRIED, MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, HE WOULD DEVIATE FROM THE REGULAR AGENDA AND AUTHORIZE THE CLERK TO OPEN THE BIDS FOR THE WATER CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM. THE CLERK OPENED AND READ THE BIDS AS FOLLOWS: HYDRAULIC -SUPPLY COMPANY 47141,36" I. D; STEEL PIPE .......•......... $13.98 • • • 12 2• EXTRA HEAVY HALF COUPLINGS ......... 5.00 AM[@ICAN PIPE COMPANY 47141 36. 1, D• STEEL PIPE ...... 0.0 11.96 • • • 12 2" EXTRA HEAVY HALF COUPLINGS ......... 5.50 MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO,. SCHEDULE."C•, CONSTR. OF A 360 PIPE LINE AND APPURTENANCES ........ ......... 449000.00 • " • SCHEDULE •D•, CONSTR. 360 UNDERWATER STEEL PIPE, SWINOMISH CHANNEL ............ 43#000.00 • • • SCHEDULE •E•, CONST. OF 360 PIPE LINE ON PIPE BENTS ........ .................... 51,000.00 AMERICAN -PrIPE COMPANY SCHEDULE •E" .............................. 60,500.00 264 APRIL 59 1955 ( CONV D) ENGINEERS L.T.O. PIPELINE CO. SCHEDULE "C" ................. $52,000.00 N • " r r "D" ................. 70,000.00 N N r r r "E° 0000.............. 629000.00 HARBOR CONSTRUCTION.COMPANY "C" ................. 53,912.00 FRANK COLUCCIO ° "C" ................. 419333.00 r r " "E" ................. 699777.00 WALTER MCCR9C " "D" ................. 729410.00 ALTON V. PHILIPS ". "D" ................• 489680.00 N N r " NE" 56,973.00 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY !4! °D° ................. ....•............ 979300.00 HAROLD KAESER ° "C° ...........0.0.60 43,230.00 N N r °D" ..09..........0.. 37,243.00 N N SHORELINE CONSTRUCTION CO. r ° °E° "C° ...•00..• ........ ....•............ 50,599.00 70,462.50 HANSON CONSTRUCTION " "C" •00.00..... 0000• 40,498.00 IIETTERS FROM FIGENSHOW HARDWARE AND AMSBERRY°S 1'AFE REQUESTING LOAB- ING ZONES ON 9TH STREET WERE READ AND REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COM- MITTEE• A LETTER FROM HOWARD BECKMAN REQUESTING PERMISSION TO OPEN LOUISIANA AVENUE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE WAS READ AND AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT ANO -SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED, MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER FROM THE WEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY REQUESTING A 15 MINUTE PARKING ZONE IN FRONT OF_jg&jgjE ILDING ON 5TH STREET WAS READ AND REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS fi H EE OF POLICE. A LETTER -FROM THE WEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY -OFFERING TO PURCHASE ONE LOTNEXT TO THEIR OFFICE BUILDING FROM THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS READ AND REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. A LETTER FROM THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND -LIGHT COMPANY REQUESTING A LOADING ZONE AT THE REAR OF -THEIR BUILDING AT 8TH STREET WAS READ AND RE- FERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE. A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH APPROVING PLANS FOR:WATER COLLECTORS, PIPELINE AND PUMPING STATION FOR THE SWINOMISH CHANNEL CROSSING AND APPROACHES WAS READ AND -ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. A LETTER FROM ROSINSON MARINE WAYS REGARDING DIRECTIONAL SIGNS WAS READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED THE RESIGNATION OF DEWEY MCFADDEN FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD AND SAID THAT HE HOPED TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT A NAME AT THE NEXT MEETING. THE MAYOR CALLED THE COUNCILS ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS MONEY BUDGETED IN THE PARK FUND FOR EXTRA LABOR AT THE NELSON PLAYFIELD AND ASKED THE COUNCIL IF THEY THOUGHT A MAN SHOULD BE HIRED FULL TIME OR PART TIME. COUNCILMAN WEEKLEY SAID THAT IT IS PRETTY. DIFFICULT TO HIRE A MAN PART TIME ANY MORE AND SUGGESTED THAT THE LEAGUE PLAYERS SHOULD ALSO DEVOTE SOME TIME TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE FIELD, HE ALSO THOUGHT A DAY OR 2 A WEEK WOULD BE SUFFICIENT ON THE FIELD AND THAT THE MAN COULD THEN WORK ON OTHER PARKS, JOHN OLSON, OF THE ANACORTES RECREATION, INC., TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT A DAY OF MOWING AND WATERING IS ABOUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO GET DONE, THAT HIS GROUP WILL GET 100' OF SPRINKLING HOSE AND WILL FERTILIZE THE FIELD AND MAINTAIN THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, BUT THAT THEY NEED WATERING AND MOW- ING PARTICULARLY. HE SAID PERHAPS ONE MAN HALF A DAY, 5 DAYS A WEEK EACH MONTH WOULD BE SUFFICIENT, COUNCILMAN SUTT SUGGESTED THAT THE INFIELD SHOULD BE SKINNED OFF LEVEL AND NOT PUT.IN.3009..UTHERWISE THERE.WILL BE A'PUDDLE AT SECOND BASE. MR. SUTT THEN.SUGGESTED THAT THE PARK SUPERINTENDENT ALLOCATE THE WORK TO THE MAN AS.REQUIRED...THERE.BEING NO OBJECTIONS, IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE MAYOR WILL WORK.OUT.THE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE PARK SUPERINTENDENT AND THAT A MEETING WILL BE ARRANGED BETWEEN THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE AND THE RECREATION COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THE•SITUATION. t MAYOR PINSON COMPLIMENTED THE LEGISLATORS FROM OUR DISTRICT FOR THEIR VOTE ON THE LIQUOR TAX DISTRIBUTION BILL. THE MAYOR.THEN.OISCUSSED.FLOURIDES FOR THE WATER AND SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN ASKED BY THE ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR -SENIOR P. T. A'S TO DISCUSS FLOURIDES, 1 1 1 265 x'- APRIL 5, 1955 ( CONT' D) THAT LATER THEY HAD CONDUCTED A SURVEY WHICH SHOWED THAT FROM 78 TO 94% OF THE'PARENTS WERE IN FAVOR OF THE FLOURIDES. HE SAID THAT THE P. T. A'S WERE'CONSIDERING RASING ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THE EQUIPMENT AND WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE QUESTION AND TALK TO HIM -PERSONALLY AT ANY TIME. HE POINTED OUT THAT IT WOULD NOW BE MORE ECONOMI.CAL SINCE THE WaA-1 ro ! INDUSTRIES WILL NOT GO THROUGH THE SAME LINE. THE CITY'NTTORNE�Y REOO'RTED THAT HE HAD COMPLETED THE EASEMENT FOR THE STAFLIN PROPERTY9 HAS PREPARED AN ORDINANCE TO TRANSFER THE GAS FRANCHISE; THE SANDNESS DEAL HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND HE PRESENTED THE TITLE INSURANCE POLICY FOR FILING BY THE CLERK. HE SAID THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A PROPOSED EASEMENT FROM TEURBORNS ALONG THE LINES HE HAD REQUESTED AND HE BELIEVES HE CAN COMPLETE THE DEAL FOR $100.00. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE ATTORNEY BE GIVEN AUTHORIZATION TO COMPLETE THE•FEUkBORN EASEMENT, AYESt ELLIN', NESS WEEKLEY-AND SUTT. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY PRESENTED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY FORA WATER LINE AT SUMMIT PARK. HE SUGGESTED THAT MR. KRAMER MIGHT STUDY THE AGREEMENT AND REPORT LATER, MR. WELLS THEN SAID THAT HE HAD GIVEN CONSIDERABLE STUDY TO THE QUESTIONOF SIGNS ON COMMERCIAL AVENUE AND FINDS THAT LEGAL PROBLEMS MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT AND THAT PAST ORDINANCES MAKE IT ALMOST INSUPPORTABLE, HE SA10, HE SAID THE LIGHT POLES WOULD ONLY TAKE SO MUCH AND THE WHOLE THEORY OF CONTROL WOULD HAVE TO BE CHANGE09 PERHAPS A LICENSE SYSTEM, THE LITY CLERK REMXNDED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD REQUESTED CONS1DERAT10N CONCERNING HAVING THE SEWER DEPARTMENT AS A DEPARTMENT OR AS A UTILITY. MAYOR _ MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT; THE CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT THE BIDS WERE ON FILE FOR PRINTING AND 'MAYOR PINSON AUTHORIZED OPENING OF THE BIDS. THE CITY CLERK OPENED AND READ THE BID FROM THE ANACORTES AMERICAN FOR THE FIRST PRINTING PER COLUMNAR INCH - $.65, SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS,$.40 PER COLUMNAR INCH, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE 810 OF THE ANACORTES AMERICAN FOR PRINTING. AYESt ELLIN, NESS, WEEKLEY AND SUTT. MOTION CARRIED, THE CLERK READ THE RESOLUTION FROM THE SWINOMISH TRIBAL COUNCIL ACCEPTING $300.00 FOR THE EASEMENT ACROSS ITS TIDELANDS.- THE CLERK REMINDED THE COUNCIL THAT THE INDIAN AGENT AT EVERETT MAY INCREASE THIS AMOUNT, A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CAME -RETURNING THE AGREEMENT -FOR CRAN- BERRY LAKE WAS READ AND MAYOR PINSON STATED THAT THE DEAL WAS OFF WITH THE GAME DEPARTMENT AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS WOULD AUTHORIZE THE FILING OF THE LETTER AND AGREEMENT, THE CLERK THEN READ A LETTER FROM PRESTON, THORGRIMSON AND HOROWITZ SUBMITTING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR WATER BONDS, MAYOR PINSON ASKED THAT THIS BE HELD UNTIL LATER IN THE MEETING, THE CLERK READ A LETTER OF APPLICATION FROM THE CHILD ARTS STUDIO FOR A PHOTOGRAPHER'S LICENSE WHICH WAS REFERRED TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR STUDY AND REPORT; THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE R'EAORT OFt THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF -MARCH; 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• CHIEF GOFF RECOMMENDED THAT NO U TURNS BE ALLOWED AT -6TH AND I,.zAND THAT E- MR. IVERSEN, SUP°T OF THE CEMETERY, SAID THAT SIGNS WERE NEEDED FOR THE CEMETERY AND HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER THESE. WELLS ..SAID'T-HAT MUNICIPAL SIGNS WERE ALRIGHT. MAYOR PINSON ASKED THE CHIEF TO INFORM THE CEMETERY BOARD THAT THEY SHOULD SUBMIT A PLAN FOR SIGNS AT GRANDVIEW. COUNCILMAN WEEKLEY SAID THAT 1T MIGHT BE GOOD TO PUT A NO U TURN SIGN AT 37TH AND COMMERCIAL AND CHIEF GOFF SAID THAT HE WOULD RECOMMEND THIS -ALSO ALONG WITH THE NO U TURN AT 6TH AND 1 AND NO PARKING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 6TH STREET FROM L. TO 1. A MOTION WAS MADE BY-SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN ELLIN SAID THAT THERE IS A DIFFICULT SITUATION AT 6TH AND 1 WITH CARS PARKING FOR OVER THE WEEKEND. MR. GOFF SAID THAT THIS WOULD BE HARD TO CONTROL UNLESS THE AREA WERE SURFACED. 266 APRIL 5, 1955 ( CONT' D) CHIEF GOFF TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH MAGAZINE SALESMEN AND MAYOR PINSON SAID SAID THAT•THE LICENSING OF DOOR TO DOOR BALES MEN HAD BEEN CONSIDERED SEVERAL TIMES BY THE COUNCIL AND COULD BE BROUGHT UP AGAIN IF THEY DESIRED• THE REPORT OF THE POLICE. JUSTICE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• : THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF M4RCH, '1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, MR. ROGERS SAID THAT HE HAD HAD A REQUEST,FROM THE PLUMBERS FOR -DEITERMfIN'ATl&AS TO WHETHER PLUMBERS OR ANYONE CAN MAKE SEWER CONNECTIONS. DURING THE DISCUSSION IT WAS BROUGHT OUT,THAT THE MEN WHO RAID THE SEWERS WERE NOT PLUMBERS AND THE ATTORNEY SAID THAT THE PRESENT ORDINANCE DOES NOT REQUIRE PLUMBERS, MR. KRAMER IN ANSWER TO A:QUESTION FROM THE eOUNCIL SAID THAT MOST COMMUNITIES HE HAD DEALT WITH HAD OWDED SIDE SEWER MEN WHO WERE ALLOWED TO MAKE SUCH, CONNECTIONS EXCEPT OF COURSE FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER HIMSELF AND IN BOTH INSTANCES UNDER THE INSPECTION OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR, MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE WOULD APPRECIATE HAVING STANDARD FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING,) THE REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE* THE REPORT OF THE ETRE ET DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY AND MARCH, 1955, WERE ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MR. KRAMER, REPORTING UNDER THE FIRE LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE SAID THAT HE HAD STUDIED THE BIDS READ EARLIER IN THE EVENING AND WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE 36N PIPE BE AWARDED TO THE LOW BIDDER, AMERICAN PIPE COMPANY AND THAT=1..■im BE APPROVED TO AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF UP TO 4714' AT A PRICE OF $11.96 PER FOOT AND $5.50 FOR THE COUPLINGS AS MAY BE NEEDED. HE SAID THAT FOR"UNIT 4 HE ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE LOW BIDDER HAROLD KAESER BE AWARDED THE BIDS FOR UNITS C.D. & E AT A TOTAL OF.$131j07x.o0A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AND AWARD THE BIDS TO AMERICAN PIPE COMPANY AND HAROLD KAESER COMPANY, AYESS ELLIN, NESS, IEEKLEY AND SUTT. MOTION CARRIED. THE COUNCIL THEN DISCUSSED TWO CHANGE ORDERS AND MR. KRAMER SAID THAT CHANGE ORDER #1 WOULD MAKE A NET INCREASE IN THE CONTRACT WITH ELECTRICAL MACHINERY COMPANY OF $748.00 AND THAT CHANGE ORDER #2 WOULD MAKE A NET INCREASE WITH AMERICAN PIPE COMPANY OF $3;1-49-,r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cc a a 1 11 1 267 t6. APR I L 5, 1955 ( CONT' 0) 1 COUNCILMAN NESS SAID THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR SEWER EQUIPMENT P'WERE READY AND SUGGESTED AUTHORIZATION FOR CALL FOR BIDS.. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY SUIT THAT THE COUNCIL CALL FOR BIDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS, BIDS TO BE OPENED APRIL 19, 1955, MR. WEEKLEY REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE BY -STATING THAT PARKING ON THE SHELL DOCK IS DEVELOPING INTO A BAD PROBLEM. CHIEF GOFF . SAID HE HAD -CHECKED ON THE -TRUCKS J, ETC., AND SAID THEY WERE ONLY SUPBOSED TO LOAD AND UNLOAD, MAYOR PINSON SUGGESTED THAT THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THE FIRE AND POLICE CHIEF SHOULD GET TOGETHER AND DECIDE ON RULES WHICH WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO ALL. THE CITY 1;LERK READ A PETITION FROM 10 RESIDENTS IN THE VICINTY OF 3RD, AND Q WHO PROTESTED THE DUMPING OF PLANKS AND TIMBER, ETC. BY THE FOSS LOGGING COMPANY IN FRONT OF 908 - 3RD STREET. MAYOR PINSON ASKED CHIEIt .GOF.F TO CHECK ON THIS AND REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING. MR. ELLSWORTH OF WILLIAM P. HARPER AND ,ON AND COMPANY, EXPLAINED THE ORDI�ANCE PREPARED BY PRESTON,•THORGRIMSON AND HOROWI-TZ FOR $1,1009000.00 ,lip INABONDS. HE SAID THAT IT MAINLY CHANGED THE CALL FEATURES OF THE BONDS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS WHICH WOULD MAKE THE BONDS MORE SALEABLE AND WOULD BRING IN THE FULL AMOUNT WITHOUT DISCOUNT. HE -SAID THAT THE BID ALL WILL BE -SO DESIGNED.SO THAT BIOS CAN BE TABULATED AND AWARDS MADE THE SAME NIGHT. THE PITY TTORNEY THEN READ THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE ORDINANCE AND GIVE IT #1158. A,YESI ELLIN, NESS, WEEKLEY AND SUTT. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NEEKLEY SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL CONFIRM THE PREVIOUS ACTION AWARDING THE BIDS ON THE WATER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AWARD MADE EARLIER IN THE EVENING• MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY „TTORNEY READ A PROPOSED FRANCHISE ORDINANCE TO TRANSFER THE GAS FRANCHISE FROM THE CITY GAS COMPANY TO CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION. MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED THAT THIS -WAS THE INTRODUCTORY READIPBF THE ORDINANCE. HE THEN ASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO READ LETTERS RECEIVED FROM MR. MATTHEWS, PRESIDENT OF CASCADE NATURAL GAS RELATIVE TO THE TIME AT WHICH CASCADE NATURAL GAS COMPANY WOULD MAKE NATURAL GAS AVAILABLE TO THE PEOPLE OF ANACORTES. AFTER THE READING THE MAYOR SAID THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THAT THESE LETTERS COIN- CIDED WITH THE PROMISES MADE -VERBALLY TO HIM AND THAT THE RESTRI-CTIONS IN THE ORDINANCE WILL DO THAT. • COUNCILMAN SUTT SAID THAT THE PARKING METERS ON THE EAST SIDE OF COMMERCIAL AVENUE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD WERE NOT NECESSARY AND RREIIENTED THE LONGSHOREMEN FROM HAVING=A PLACE TO PARK WHEN THE BOATS ARE IN.. THE COUNCIL THEN DISCUSSED THE -MATTER BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE CITY I;LERK THEN -PRESENTED A CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY WHICH WAS REFERRED BY THE MAYOR TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, HEARING NO -OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT COUNCILMAN-SUTT AS CHAIRMAN AND MR. WEEKLEY AND MR. NESS AS COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THE -FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THIS MEETING• UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE -SAME. AYES: ELLIN, NESS, WEEKLEY AND SUTT. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 11:00 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. /l /r _ / ® MAYOR ATTEST APRIL 19, 1955 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CAL- LED TO ORDER AT 8:00 P.M.. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS , GIVEN BY REV. FRALEY, PASTOR OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MARYOTT, NESS AND NEEKLEY WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 5, 1955 WERE CONSIDERED AND.A MOTION WAS MADE BY KESS%SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCIL- MAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER FROM WASHINGTON STATE AERONOUTIC COMMISSION ADVISING THE CITY OF A SECOND ANNUAL AIRPORT MANAGERS CONFERENCE IN SEATTLE, TUESDAY, APRIL 26TH, WAS READ AND MAYOR PINSON ORDERED IT PLACED ON FILE WITH THE COMMENT THAT HE HOPED ANYONE FROM THE CITY WHO WOULD BE IN SEATTLE AT THAT DATE WOULD ATTEND, A COMMUNICATION FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD AD- VISING THE CITY OF AN APPLICATION FOR A CLASS,, H LIQUOR LICENSE AT -THF, SEA FOOD GRILL, 716 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE IN THE.NAME OF MARTIN E. HANNON WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO STATE PUBLICLY THAT HE WAS UNALTERABLY OPPOSED TO ANY ADDITIONAL LIQUOR OUTLETS WITHIN THE CITY OF ANACORTES. HOWEVER, THE COUNCIL HAD VOTED DIFFERENTLY LAST YEAR AND HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE COUNCIL CONSIDER THIS APPLICATION. COUNCILMAN MUSTACICH SAID THAT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS THE COUNCIL HAS HAD A POLICY OF PLACING THESE APPLICATION ON :FILE, THEREBY LEAVING IT TO THE L 1 QUOR CONTROL .BOARD TO MAKE DECISIONS IN ACCORDANCE W I T.H 'STATE :LAW. M.R. MUSTACICH THEN MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE LETTER BE PLACED ON FILE AND THEREBY LEAVE THE DECISION TO THE STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. A•LETTER FROM MR. ED MOONEY INFORMING THE CITY THAT HE WILL BE IN ANACORTES LATER IN THE YEAR AND LOOK INTO THE CURB SITUATION IN FRONT OF THE ANACORTES EQUIPMENT COMPANY, WHICH BUILDING IS OWNED BY HIM, WAS READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MAYOR PINSON STATED THAT HEARING NO OBJECTION, HE WOULD DEVIATE FROM THE AGENDA AND ASKED THE CLERK TO OPEN THE BIDS FOR THE SALE OF THE SERIES A-2 WATER BONDS. HE SAID THAT AFTER THE BIDS WERE OPENED AND TABULATED, HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVES OF WM. P.HARPER AND SON AND COMPANY, MR. ELLSWORTH AND MR. LOMAX, THE CITY ATTORNEY AND MR. MUSTACICHq CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE STUDY THE BIDS AND REPORT TO THE COUNCIL LATER IN THE EVENING. THE CLERK THEN OPENED AND READ THE'BIDS•'AS FOLLOWS: WM. P. HARPER AND SON AND COMPANY AND OTHERS, BID AT PAR VALVE, THE TOTAL INTEREST COST OF $764,786.50 AN.m AN EFFECTIVE RATE OF 3.0410215%: FOSTER AND MARSHALL AND OTHERS; PAR VALUE, THE TOTAL INTEREST COST OF $798,429.25 AND AN EFFECTIVE RATE OF 3.17479%. FOSTER ANDUARSHAIIL AND OTHERS ALSO SUB- MITTED'AN ALTERNATE BID WITH BOND DISCOUNTED TO $98.68 FOR EACH $100.00 PAR VALUE, BOND TOTAL INTEREST COSTS INCLUDING DISCOUNT $784,182.50 A'ND AN EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE OF 3.1181%. MR. ELLSWORTH SAID THAT HE WOULD AP- PRECIATE HAVING COUNCIL APPROVAL TO HAVE MR, PORTER R. TAYLOR JR., REPRESENTA- TIVE OF FOSTER AND MARSHALL, ASSIST THE COMMITTEE'IN THE STUDY OF THE BADS:. MAYOR PINSON GRANTED THE REQUEST. AND EXCUSED''MR. ELLSWORTH, MR. LOMAX, MR. TAYLOR, MR. kVELLS AND MR. MUSTACICH SO THAT THEY COULD STUDY THE BIDS AND REPORT LATER IN THE MEETING* MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS APPOINTING JACK E. SMITH TO THE UN- EXPIRED TERM ON THE.CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. THE TERM THAT MR. Mc FADDEN RESIGNED FROM WILL EXPIRE DECEMBER 319 1956. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT THE COUNCIL CONCUR.. IN THE APPOINTMENT OF JACK E. SMITH TO THE UNEXPIRED TERM ON THE CIVIL SERVICE COMM14310N. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED -THAT HE WOULD APPOINT JOHN M. HARLOW TO A PER- MANENT POSITION ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. HARLOW AS A FIREMAN. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE HAD WRITTEN TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WITH REGARD TO MOUNT ERIE ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND WHAT THEY INTENDED DOING AND HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY WOULD VACATE THE ROAD BACK TO THE CITY IF A PETfT10N WAS MADE BY THE CITY. HE SAID THAT HE HAD ASKED THE CLERK'S 1 1 1 Y APRIL 19, 1955 (CONT'D) d FFICE TO PREPARE THE PETITION WHICH HE PRESENTED FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. HE THEN ORDERED THAT THE PETITION BE HELD TO THAT SECTION OF AGENDA THE CITY CLERK ANNOUNCED THAT THE BIDS WERE*ON HAND FOR SEWER EQUIPMENT AS ADVERTISED. MAYOR PINSON HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, AUTHORIZED THE CLERK TO OPEN AND READ THE BIDS. THE CLERK OPENED AND READ THE ONLY BID WHICH*WAS FROM THE WATER WORKS SUPPLY COMPANY IN THE TOTAL SUM OF $1,297.52. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT IN AS MUCH AS THE BID WAS'IN LINE FROM A PRICE STANDPOINT AND THAT IT WAS TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE OF THE CITY THAT THE BID BE ACCEPTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MARYITT, NESS AND WEEKLEY, MOTION CARRIED, CHIEF OF POLICE GOFF TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD DISCUSSED THE DEBRIS IN FRONT OF 908 3RD STREET WITH PACIFIC TOW BOAT COMPANY AND THEY HAD VOLUN- TARILY REMOVED IT, HE SAID THAT HE HAD HELD A MEETING WITH THE PORT COMMIS- SIONERS WITH REGARD TO THE SHELL DOCK AND THEY WOULD L IKE TO HAVE THE ORDI- NANCE ENFORCED AS IT IS. HE HAD THEREFOR POSTED THE DOCK AND IMPOUNDED TWO CARS. AT THE PRESENT TIME THE SITUATION IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT WAS FINE. MR. GOFF THEN REPORTED THAT HE HAD LOOKED AT THE FERRY PARKING'SI.TUggATION WITH MR. THORENEyy,,.A,,N��MR. THORENE THEN REPORTED THAT IT COULD BE MARK AfNTED & CUTTING LOGS TO iulA* SECTIONS ON THE AREA. THE LOGS SHOULD THEN BE PLACED SO THAT IT WOULD LOOK NEAT. HE SAID THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THEN THAT ONE WAY TRAFFIC ON THE BLOCK COULD BE INSTITUTED. COUNCILMAN ELLIN SAID THAT THERE IS ALREADY A ONE WAY TRAFFIC PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE PARKING OVER THE WEEKEND AND THAT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THE BLOCK WANT IT KEPT A TWO WAY STREET. MAYOR PINSON ASKED MR. THORENE AND MR. GOFF'TO GIVE IT MORE STUDY ALONG WITH THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE. AS THE BUILDING INSPECTOR'S REPORT, THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM C. W. MAY, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OF SEATTLE WITH REGARD TO VENTING SHOWER DRAINS IN THE NEW GYMNASIUM BUILDING BEING CONSTRUCTED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. MR. ROGERS EXPLAINED THAT THEIR METHOD IS NOT INLINE WITH OUR CODE, THE MATTER WAS THEN DISCUSSED AT LENGTH AND MAYOR PINSON COMMENTED THAT IT LOOKED AS THOUGH MR, MAY OR THE ARCHITECT COULD HAVE DESIGNED THE BUILDING IN SUCH A WAY AS TO COMPLY WITH THE CODE AND THAT HE CERTAINLY KNEW ABOUT THE CODE HAVING WORKED ON THE HOME ECONOMICS ROOM AND THAT HE PROBABLY FELT THAT HE COULD GET THE BUILDING TO 'A POINT WHERE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE. COUNCIL- MAN MARYOTT SAID THAT IT CERTAINLY LOOKED THAT WAY AND IT WAS CERTAINLY PUT- TING THE COUNCIL ON THE SPOT WHEN IT HAD NEVER BEEN DONE FOR MODERN HOMES, MR. DONOBURGER REPRESENTING THE PLUMBING CONTRACTOR, SAID THAT IT WOULD IN- CREASE THE COST OF CONSTRW.CTION TO WAKE ANY CHANGES.'. MAYOR PINSON ASKED IF IT WOULD CREATE A HEALTH HAZARD TO WHICH QUESTION THERE WAS NO ONE PRESENT WHO COULD ANSWER, MR. ELLIN ASKED HOW THE SCHOOL BOARD FELT AND IT WAS DOUBTED WHETHER THE %HOOL BOARD MEW ABOUT THE SITUATION. MR. ELLIN SUGGESTED THAT THEY GIVE IT FURTHER STUDY AND WAIT FOR THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR A DECISION. MR. ROGERS SAID THAT THE DELAY WOULD WORK A HARDSHIP ON THE CONTRACTOR. MR. ELLIN THEN SUGGESTED THAT THE COMMITTEE BE GIVEN POWER TO ACT AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE QUESTION BE REFERRED TO THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE AND THE PLUMBING COMMITTEE WITH POWER TO ACT, AYES: MUSTACICH, ELLIN, NESS, MARYOTT AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. MR. ROGERS THEN RECOMMENDED THAT SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THE POOR REST ROOM FACILITIES AT SUNSET BEACH. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE WOULD ALSO APPRE- CIATE COUNCIL ACTION ON THIS MATTER, AFTER DISCUSSION MAYOR PINSON ASKED THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE SITUATION AND REPORT. A LETTER FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING IND APPROVING THE RELOCATING OF SIX SIGNS BY FOSTER AND KLEISER AT LOCATIONS ON 17TH AND COM- MERCIAL AVENUE BY THE KINGDOM HALL AND THE SOUTHWEST CORERN OF 32ND AND COMMERCIAL AVENUE WAS READ. TH d CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT THE RELOCATION OF SIGNS WAS MAINLY A PLANNING COMMISSION FEATURE AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMWISSLOW. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN MUSTACICH REPORTING FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE SAID THAT THE BIDS FOR THE SALE OF THE SERIES A-2 WATER BONDS HAD BEEN STUDIED AS AUTHORIZED THE THE COUNCIL THAT THE BID OF W. P. HARPER AND SON AND COMPANY WITH AN EFFECTIVE RATE OF 310410215% WAS FOUND TO BE THE LOW AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS BID FOR THE CITY OF ANACORTES. A MOTION.WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE BID OF W JIA.+• P..' HARPER AND SON AND COMPANY 270 a APRIL 19, 1955 (CONT'D) THE FOR THE/SERE SFA 2 WATER BONDS AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CLER KBY BITRMf1'TED FOSTER & FURTHER, THAT THE GOOD FAITH CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $55,500.00/�E'.RETURNED MARSHALL TO THEIR REPRESENTATIVE AT THIS TIME. AYES: MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MAR1kmTT9 NESS AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. MR. MUSTACICH ANNOUNCED THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD A RESOLUTION PREPARED WHICH WOULD BE CONSIDERED AT THAT PORTION OF THE AGENDA. MR. MLISTACICH SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE FELT THEY SHOULD STUDY THE TELEPHONE GOMPANY'S REQUEST FOR THE PURCHASE OF A LOT AT THE SITE OF THE OLD FIRE HALL AND POLICE STATION . MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT THE TELEPHONE COMPANYWISHES`TO PURCHASE ONE LOT ONLY AND SAID THAT THE COMMITTEE SHOULD HAVE MORE TIME TO STUDY. COUNCILMAN ELLIN REPORTING FOR THE FIRE LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE, SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO WRITE THE MODERN HOMES STATING THE COUNCILS POLICY WITH REGARD TO THE INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHTS, MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, SO ORDERED. MR. KRAMER, REPORTING ON THE WATER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY. -TO CALL FOR BIDS ON PUMP VALVES AND FITTINGS ON MAY 17TH. THESE WILL BE USED IN THE BOOSTER STATIONS AND ANOTHER CALL FOR BIDS TO BE OPEND MAY 31ST FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL LINE AND THE SECTION OF 36" PIPE THROUGH THE GOLF COURSE., A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE COUNCIL. ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AND AUTHORIZE THE CLERK TO CALL FOR BIDS. THE SPECIFICATIONS TO BE DONE BY THE FIRM OF CAREY AND KRAMER. AYES: MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MARYOTT, NESS AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED, MR. KRAMER THEN PRESENTED•HIS FIRMS REPORT' ON THE SIMILK BEACH ANO ADJACENT AREAS WATER SYSTEM AND DISCUSSED IT WITH THE COUNCIL AND REPRESENTA- TIVES OF THE AREA WHO WERE PRESENT, MR. KRAMER SAID WELL SAMPLES WILL BE SENT TOTHE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THEY WILL GIVE A RATING WITH REGARD TO CHLORINE. REPORTING FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE, MR. ELLIN SAID THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL ALLOW ONE ZONE ON 9TH STREET FOR FIGENSHOW AND AMSBERRYS AND ONE ZONE ON 8TH STREET FOR THE 'PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY AND ALSO THAT ONE 15 MINUTE PARKING ZONE BE ESTAB- LISHED IN FRONT OF THE WEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE REPORT AND AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATE ACTION. MOTION CARRIED. • MR. ELLIN THEN REPORTED THAT THE COMMITTEE WAS STILL CONSIDERING THE REQUEST FOR A DRIVEWAY ON STH STREET BY MR. BESSNER. 11 MR. NESS REPORTING FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE SAID THAT THEY WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT''S ATTITUDE AND ACTIONS WITH REGARD TO SEWER INSTALLATIONS ON PROPERTY OWNED BY OLD AGE PENSIONERS. HE SAID HE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE D2PARTMENT WHICH HE ASKED THE CLERK TO READ. THE CLERK THEN READ THE LETTER WHICH DISCUSSED THE RULES UNDER WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE OPERATES.- THE COUNCIL THEN DISCUSSED THE SITUATION AND MAYOR PINSON SUGGESTED THAT A LETTER BE SENT TO GOVERNOR LANGLIE DESCRIBING THE PRO BLEMAND ALSO INCLUDING COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE SO FA`R, MAYOR PINSON THEN HEARING NO OBJECTIONS SO ORDERED. COUNCILMAN WEEKLEY REPORTING FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE, RECOMMENDED THAT PARKING METERS NOT BE INSTALLED ON THE EAST SIDE OF COMMERCIAL AVENUE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD. CHIEF GOFF SAID THAT HE WOULD CONCUR IN THIS REPORT BECAUSE THE EXPANSION OF THE PORT INTO THE STREETS OF THE CITY IN THAT AREA IS CAUSING PARKING PROBLEMS, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. MR. ELLIN ASKED ABOUT THE BAD SPOTS ON L. AVENUE AND WAS INFORMED THAT MR. THO RENE WILL PATCH THE STREET WHEN GOOD WEATHER COMES, COUNCILMAN MARYOTT SAID THAT HE HAD CHECKED SPEEDING ON 12TH STREET AND SOME VERY HIGH RATES OF SPEED ARE BEING DRIVEN BY VARIOUS PEOPLE, MR. MUSTACICH SAID THAT HE HAD ALSO LOOKED INTO IT AND IT WAS A BAD SITU- ATION. MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE POLICE CHIEF FOR ACTION. 271 APRIL 19, 1955 (CONT'D) I A PETITION FROM FIDALGO-THEATRES REQUESTING TIME TO DISCUSS THE ADMIS- SION TAX LEVIED ON THEATRES WAS READ AND MR. SCHULER AND MR. KING, PARTNERS, WERE GRANTED PERMISSION TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM WITH THE -COUNCIL. MR. SCHULER DISCUSSED •THE FIRMS PROBLEM OR -HIS POSITION, AND THE NECESSITY FOR ABATEMENT OF THE TAX AND POINTED OUT THAT THE TAX IS NOT EQUITABLE WHEN CONSIDERED IN THE LIGHT OF OTHER BUSINESS TAXES IN THE CITY OF ANACORTES. MR. KING SKETCHED A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TAX IN WASHINGTON AND POINTED OUT THAT IT IS BEING ABATED IN SOME OTHER CITIES, MR. WM. MCCRACKEN SPOKE ON BEHALF OF ABATING THE TAX AND SAID THAT CERTAIN COMMODITIES AND SERVICES ARE NOT GETTING THE INCREASE IN BUSINESS WHICH IS BEING ANTICIPATED WITH THE INFLUX OF WORKERS AT THE SHELL OIL PLANT. HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT NEED FOR A THEATRE IN THE COMMUNITY. MR. MUSTACICH SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD BEEN STUDYING THIS MATTER FOR SOME TIME AND THAT THE COMMITTEE IS SYMPATHETIC BUT THAT THE CITY HAS A FINANCIAL PROBLEM. MR. ELLIN SAID THAT THE SITUATION EXI'STEDDANO THE CITY NEEDS THEATRES. MR. WEEKLEY SAID THAT THE YOUTH OF THE CITY PARTICULARLY NEEDS SUCH AN ENTER- TAINMENT. MR. NESS ALSO SAID THAT HE LIKES SHOWS AND DOES NOT WANT TO SEE THEM GO OUT OF BUSINESS, MAYOR PINSON'REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED FRANCHISE ORDINANCE TRANSFERRING THE FRANCHISE FROM THE CITY GAS COMPANY TO THE LASCADE NATURAL GAS COMPANY. MAYOR:PINSON SAID THE COUNCIL HAD STUDIED THE MATTER A GOOD WHILE AND THE• COMMITTEE'HAO MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY GAS COMPANY AND ANOTHER LETTER HAD BEEN RECEIVED STATING THE POSITION OF THE CASCADE NATURAL GAS. THE CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED AS REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE A NOTICE OF TRANSFER OF FRANCHISE. THIS HAD BEEN FILED IN HIS OFFICE BY THE ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY GAS COMPANY. MAYOR PINSON ASKED THE CLERK TO READ THE LETTER FROM THE CASCADE NATURAL GAS COMPANY9 AFTER THE READING THE' COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND WHETHER OR NOT TO ELIMINATE THE RESTRICTION CLAUSE WITH REGARD TO THE TIME NATURAL GAS WOULD BE BROUGHT IN TO THE CITY. DURING THE DISCUSSION COUNCILMAN MARYOTT SUGGESTED THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD ACCEPT THE CITY'S INTENT AS WELL AS EXPECTING THE CITY TO ACCEPT THEIRS. HE SAID HE DOES NOT SEE ANY PLACE IN THE LETTER WHERE A STATEMENT WAS MADE WHICH WAS BINDING MR. JULIN, ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY GAS LOMPANY SAID THAT HIS FIRM IS ONLY INTERESTED IN CONSUMATING THE SALE WHICH CANNOT BE DONE UNTIL THE FRANCHISE IS CHANGED BY -THE CITY ORDINANCE. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH OFFICIALS OF THE CITY GAS COMPANY AND THE CITY COUNCIL, THE ORDINANCE WAS READ WITH THE ELIMINATION OF THE RESTRICTIVE CLAUSE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AND THAT IT BE GIVEN NO. 1159. AYES: MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MARYOTT, NESS AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT HE HAD PREPARED TWO ORDINANCES WITH REGARD TO TRAFFIC AND MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THESE TO THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT, THE CITY ATTORNEY READ THE RESOLUTION REQUESTED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WHICH ESTABLISHES THE SEWER DEPARTMENT AS A UTILITY, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MARYOTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. AYES! MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MARYOTT, NESS AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY SUGGESTED THAT THE CLAIMS OF GILHOUSEN AND -GOOD BE REFERRED TO THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE AND TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE• RESPECTIVELY. THE COUNCIL THE DISCUSSED THE PETITION MAYOR PINSON HAD PRESENTED EARLIER ASKING THE COUNTY TO VACATE THE MOUNT ERIE ROAD. MAA M-AR•YOTTSAID THAT HE HAD NOT ORIGINALLY BEEN IN FAVOR OF THE RACES UP MT. ERIE -BUT HAD FOUND THAT THESE WERE VERY FINE PEOPLE WHO WILL LEAVE THE ROAD INBETTER CONDITION THAN hIT WAS PREVI- OUSLY AND IT WILL BE AN ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, THE TTORNEY THEN READ THE PETITION. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE PETITION TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ASKING FOR THE VACATION OF THE MOUNT tR1E ROAD. AYES: MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MARYOTT, NESS AND WEEKLEY. MOTION -CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK PRESENTED A CLAIM FROM MR, LUNSFORD WHICH WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF APRIL, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. MAYOR PINSON APPOINTED WIR. ELLIN TO SERVE ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN THE ABSENCE OF MR. WEIDEMANN, HEARING'NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME: AYES: MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MARYOTT, NESS AND WEEKLEY. MOTION CARRIED. 272 APRIL 19, 1955 ( CONT' D) MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN ASKED BY MR. GOFF TO REPORT THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD NO OBJECTION TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS LICENSE TO THE CHILD ARTS STUDIO. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CITY ELERK BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE LICENSE. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 11;15. MOTION CARRIED, ATTEST: _ . CTY Cl R MAY 3, 1955 MAYOR A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. JOHNSON, PASTOR OF THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD, CHURCH. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, ELLIN', MARYOTT, NESS, WEEKLEY, BUTT AND wEIDEMANN WERE PRESENT, THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 19, 1955 WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY BUTT AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER FROM THE ISLAND BUS COMPANY WAS READ. MAYOR PINSON ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT IT CAME THE DAY AFTER THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. DURING THE DIS- CUSSION OF THE BUS COMPANY'S PROBLEMS, COUNCILMAN wEIDEMANN SUGGESTED THAT A COUNCIL COMMITTEE, THE CASE BROTHER; AND MERCHANTS COMMITTEE MEET AND TRY TO FIND SOME SOLUTION FOR THE,BUS COMPANY, COUNCI& UTT SAID THAT CITY FINANCES TIE OUR HANDS AND THE COUNCIL CANNOT SUBSIDIZE THE BUS COMPANY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE.COUNCIL ADOPT MR. WEIOEMANN'S SUGGEST- ION AND THE MAYOR ARRANGE A MEETING WITH THE BUS COMPANY OFFICIALS, COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND THE MERCHANT'S COMMITTEE, MOTION CARRIED, MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE WOULD APPOINT THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO CARRY OUT THE MEETING, A LETTER FROM THE MOUNTAINEERS CLUB THANKING THE CITY. FOR ALLOWING THEM TO USE MT. ERIE FOR RESCUE PRACTICE WAS READ, THE LETTER ALSO FURNISHED THE NAME, POLICY NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF THEIR LIABILITY INSURANCE, COUNCILMAN BUTT COMMENDED MAYOR PINSON FOR GRANTING THEM':PERMISSION TO USE THE.MOUNTAIN,AND MADE A MOTION WHICH WAS SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN INVITING THEM TO USE THE MOUNTAIN IN THE FUTURE UNDER THE SAME PROVISIONS. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER FROM FOSTER AND MARSHALL THANKING THE CITY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OF BIDDING ON THE RECENT ISSUE OF WATER REVENUE BONDS WAS READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, A LETTER FROM MODERN HOMES STATING THEIR INTENTIONS TO CONSTRUCT ALL UTILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES IN ISLAND VIEW ADDITION NOT LATER THAN JULY IST, 1956 WAS READ. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY BUTT THAT THE LETTER BE ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF A PER- FORMANCE BOND. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER FROM PAUL.LUVERA ASKING THAT THE CITY TAKE STEPS. TO CLEAR THE. 'DRAINAGE IN THE STREET WHICH IS DAMAGING HIS PROPERTY WAS READ, THE LETTER INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY WAS WORK PERFORMED BY MATT, MALAS- PINA COMPANY AND THAT IF THE WORK WERE NOT COMPLETED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME HE WOULD HAVE TO ASK HIS ATTORNEY TO PUT IN A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES, MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE HAD ASKED THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM, A COMMUNICATION FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD ADVISING THAT STANLEY JEWELL OF THE EMPIRE CAFE, HAD APPLIED FOR A CLASS H. LICENSE RECENTLY WAS -READ AND MAYOR PINSON STATED THAT HE WAS OPPOSED TO THE GRANTING OF ANY NEW LIQUOR OUTLETS IN THE CITY OF ANACORTES AND ASKED WHAT THE COUNCIL :!WI_SHED TO DO, A MOTION WAS MADE BY OEEKLEY SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE NOTICE FROM THE STATE BE PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED, cc S r-, 1 273 MAY 3, 1955 ( CONT' D) MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD RE -APPOINT MR. K. T. SHERMAN FOR A FIVE YEAR TERM AT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. THE TERM TO END APRIL 309 1960. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE COUNCIL CON- CUR IN THE -APPOINTMENT OF MR. SHERMAN TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT IT HAD COME TO HIS ATTENTION THAT THE ROTARY CLUB HAD SOME YEARS AGO, CONSTRUCTED A•BULKHEAD ON CAP SANTE AND THE CITY HAD AGREED TO FILL THE AREA TO THE LEVEL OF THE BULKHEAD AFTER WHICH THE ROTARY CLUB AGREED TO INSTALL LOG RAILS IN FRONT OF THE BULKHEAD, MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENT COULD ASSIST IN DOING THIS WHICH WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY ONE DAY. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY RUSTACI•CH AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE ROTARY CLUB AND THE CITY BE AUTHORI'ZtD TO PROCEED AND THAT IN AS MUCH AS THE ROTARY CLUB HAD ORIGINALLY FURNISHED THE LOGS WHICH HAD LATER BEEN ROLLED OFF THE CLIFF, THE CITY FIND SUITABLE REPLACEMENTS. MOTION CARRIED. REV, GRALER, PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB, SAID THAT HE WAS HAPPY TO SEE THE CITY TAKE THIS ACTION AND STATED THE POSITION OF THE ROTARY CLUB, MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE FILL WORK WOULD BE DONE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT FURTHER WORK WAS DONE BY THE ROTARY CLUB, THE CITY ATTORNEY PRESENTED A DEED AND TITLE INSURANCE FOR THE HENRY STAFZLIN PROPERTY, A QUIT CLAIM DEED FROM CHARLES T. AND ANNA SPINK AND A QUIT CLAIM DEED FROM FAYE MAXINE RAYMER WHICH WERE REFERRED BY MAYOR PINSON TO THE•CITY CLERK FOR FILING, MR. WELLS ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT A • EE.TriR MAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE ATTORNEYS FOR KNUTZENS, WHO CLAIM TO OWN PROPERTY WHICH WAS THOUGHT TO BELONG TO THE SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBAL COUNCIL AND THAT THIS QUESTION IS BEING LOOKED INTO BY THE ATTORNEYS AND ENGINEER FOR THE CITY, HE SUGGESTED THAT MR. GILKEY CHECK THE ED NELSON PROPERTY REGARDING THE LAWN -WHICH HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY -THE VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. MR, GILKEY SAID THAT HE H'AD INVESVIGATED BUT COULD NOT SEE WHERE DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE TO MR. NELSONS PROPERTY, HOWEVER9 IF HE CONTACTED MR. -NELSON HE COULD PROBABLY RESOLVE THE SITUATION. MR. ELLIN ASKED ABOUT THE RUSING CLAIM FOR DAMAGE DONE BY VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND THE CITY CLERK SAID THAT IT HAD BEEN GIVEN TO VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. MAYOR PINSON ASKED MR. GILKEY WHAT VALLEY CONSTRUCTION WILL 00 NOW THAT THEY ARE BACK IN TOWN AND MR. GILKEY SAID THAT THEY ARE FINISHING THE FILL WORKS THE SEWER AND DOI$"+HE-CLEAN UP NECESSARY, MAYOR PINSON ASKED MR. GILKEY TO'BE CERTAIN THAT THE VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WAS INSTRUCTED WITH REGARD TO THE CITY'S POLICY ON FINISHING STREETS, COUNCILMAN WEIDEMANN SUGGESTED THAT THE NEWSPAPER ADVISE THEPUBLIC TO GET THEIR COMPLAINTS IN WHILE VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IS IN TOWN. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, SO ORDERED. THE CITY CLERK PRESENTED THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH THE SWINOMISH TRIBAL LAND AND THE PROPERTY OF ANNIE SNOMOMISH, ALSO THE RECEIPT FROM THE BUREAU OF -INDIAN,. AFFAIRS. THE MAYOR REFERRED THE DOCUMENT TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. THE CLERK SAID THE C 1 TY AT�R�EY RECJE 1 VED 9 8)NO 1I THF SUM OF C � Ji/ l.e wi f ais.r La ter, $2,000.00 FOR RAY MCCULLOUGH.• THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THAT THE EXAMNATION REPORT OF THE WATER DE- PARTMENT BY THE DIVISION OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATION HAD BEEN RECEIVED AND WAS ON FILE FOR STUDY BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE REPORT 0 THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE -JUSTICE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 0955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING' INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF APRILS 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. 27.4 MAY 31, 1955 ( CONT' D) THE REPORT. OF. THE WATER DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF.APRIL, 1955 WAS .ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• THE REPORT OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE* THE REPORT OF THEFIRE VEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE* MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT CHIEF HAUGE HAD ADVISED HIM THAT THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL INSISTS ON.A NEW FIRE TRAIL AROUND THE GARBAGE DUMP, MAYOR PINSON ASKED MR. WELLS TO CONTACT WESTERN DISPOSAL COMPANY AND ADVISE THEM THAT THIS MUST BE DONE* A WRITEEN REPORT FROM THE 'FINANCE COMMITTEE STATING THAT THEY HAD STUDIED THE ADMISSION TAX FOR SCHOOLS AND FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS AND RECOM- MENDED THAT THE TAX BE WAIVED ON THESE ORGANIZATIONS EFFECTIVE MAY IST, 1955 WAS READ, A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND VAIVE AMUSE- MENT TAX FOR THEATRES, SCHOOLS AND FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS EFFECTIVE MAY IST, 1955, AND THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE REQUESTED TO DRAW THE REQUIRED AMENDMENTS* AYES: MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MARYOTT, NESS, WEEKLEY, SUTT AND WEIDEMANN. MOTION CARRIED, COUNCILMAN ELLIN ASKED ABOUT THE SIMILK AND DEWEY AREA WATER PROB- LEM AND MR. KRAMER SAID THAT HIS FIRM WOULD TAKK WITH THEM AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE* COUNCILMAN MARYOTT ANNOUNCED THAT 'THE ASSEMBLY OF G00 CHURCH HAD OFFERED TO.DONATE $50.00 TOWARD THE BUILDING OF RESTROOM FACILITIES AT SUNSET BEACH AND THAT HIS COMMITTEE,(THE BUILDING COMMITTEE), HAD FOUND THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY '$1,700.00 FOR LABOR AND MATERIAL, HE SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE WOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO TRY TO GET MORE DONATIONS.. HE SAID IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 30 DAYS TO CONSTRUCT AND WHILE THE MONEY HAD BEEN ALLOTTED IN THE.BUDGET, THE CASH WAS NOT AVAILABLE. COUNCILMAN SUTT REPORTING FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS "COMMITTEE - SAID THAT THEY HAD MET WITH THE RECREATION COMMITTE€ AND WERE STILL HOLDING OFF ON GRADING THE INFIELD BECAUSE THE RECREATION COMMITTEE HAD NOT YET FOUND SUITABLE SOIL FOR THAT SPOT. MR. ELLIN SAID THAT HE THOUGHT ADDITIONAL POSTS WERE NEEDED AT Q AND 28TH AND 29TH TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM DRIVING THROUGH THE Play AREA. MAYOR PINSON ASKED MR. THORENE TO PUT IN ADDITIONAL POSTS. MR. SUTT SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD STUDIED THE MATTER OF BRINGING THE ALLEY IN THE 1800 BLOCK BETWEEN 7TH AND STH TO GRADE AND THERE WAS ONE RESIDENT WHO WAS OPPOSED, HOWEVER THE ALLEY WAS PLATTED AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE RESIDENTS BE AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED ANYWAY. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, SO ORDERED. COUNCILMAN WEEKLEY REPORTING FOR THE LICENGE AND POLICE COMMITTEE SAID THAT THE ORDINANCE HAD BEEN CHECKED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE ORDINANCES BE PASSED. MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED THE RESIGNATION OF LONALO C. JORGENSEN AS A PATROLMAN, A PETITION SIGNED BY FIVE RESIDENTS IN THE VICINITY OF 41ST AND K. AVENUE REQUESTING VACATION OF A PORTIONOF K, NEAR THE DOBER ROAD WAS READ AND REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE.. THE CITY „TTORNEY THEN READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN #1160. AYES: MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MARYOTT, NESS, WEEKLEY, SUTT AND WEIDEMANN. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ARTERIALS WITHIN THE CORPORATE CITY LIMITS.. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN #1161. AYES: MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MARYOTT, NESS, WEEKLEY, SUTT AND WEIDEMANN. MOTION CARRIED. 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 275 MAY 39 1955 (CONT' D) THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN PRESENTED THE CLAIM OF DONALD GILHOUSEN AND RECOMMENDED PAYMENT, HE FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT THE CLERK CHECK WITH THE INSURER& MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, SO ORDERED* THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST -THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES& MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MARYOTT, NESS, WEEKLEY, SUTT AND WEIDEMANN. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT DURING THE CLEAN UP, PAINT UP WEEK, THE CITY DUMP WILL BE OPEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AND MR. LEROY HIRNI THANKED THE CITY FOR THE COOPERATION. MR. GILKEY SAID THAT HE WAS SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE A NEW PROBLEM AT THE NEW ERIE SCHOOL WITH REGARD TO SEWERS, THE SEWER GOES THROUGH THE MODERN HOMES PROPERTY AND IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT AN 88 SEWER 80 DEEP MR. HENNING THEN DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY MIGHT. INSTALL THE SEWER YO THE SCHOOL PROPERTY. COUNCILMAN NESS REMINDED -THE COUNCIL OF PREVIOUS REQUESTS.; WHICH HAVE BEEN HELD IN.ABEY.ANCE. MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE PRINTING AND HEALTH AND FINANCE COMMIT- TEE FOR STUDY. REV, GRALER, PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB, SAID THAT HIS ORGANIZATION WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A FLAG AND POLE TO THE LIBRARY, HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE CITY ACCEPT THE OFFER AND FURNISH SOME LITTLE LABOR.IN INSTALLING THE POLE: MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THANKED REV. GRALER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND ASKED HIM TO SO ADVISE THE ROTARY CLUB. COUNCILMAN ELLIN SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY COUNCILMEN STUDY THE REASONS WHY MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVB RECENTLY RESIGNED, HE REMINDED THEM THAT IT COSTS MONEY TO TRAIN EFFICIENT MEN. •A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 9500 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. y ATTESTS c )21TI CLER i MAY 17, 1955 c &_ ____ I �"l - �� � � MAYOR 'A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7530 P.M. WITH MAYAR PINSON PRESIDING. .THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN'BY REV. JOHNSON, PASTOR OF THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH. ' -THE-ROLL WAS CALEO AND MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MARYOTT, NESS, WEEKLEY, SUTT AND WEI DEMANN WERE PRESENT. -THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MAY 31 1955 WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCIL- MAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ, MOTION' CARRIED. 'A LETTER TO THE CITY FROMTHE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION INDICATING THAT MR. ANDERSON AND MR. CLEATOR WOULD BOTH COME TO ANACORTES-ON TUESOAY,'MAY 24TH TO•CONSULT WITH MR. THOMPSON, FEDERAL REGIONAL FORESTER' FOR THIS'AREA WITH REGARD TO PARK AND WATERSHED FORESTS' WAS READ. -AND MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE HOPED THAT AS MANY OF THE COUNCILMEN AS POSSIBLE WOULD BE ABLE TO ATTEND THIS MEETING. MAYOR PINSON THEN ORDERED THE LETTER PLACED ON FILE, A COPY OF A LETTER TO CAREY AND KRAMER ASKING INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO THE WATER INSTALLATIONS FOR DEWEY BEACH WAS READ. MR. HENDRICKSON, WHO WAS 276 MAY 17, 1955 ( CONT' 0) PRESENT, SAID THAT THE TOWN HAS A 35900% SUPPLY TANK AND THAT THEY HOPED SOMETHING COULD BE WORKED OUT WITH THE NAVY. THE CITY CLERK SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN ADVISED @Y THE COMMANDER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION OF NlA.S, WHfDBEY THAT SOMETHING COULD BE��cWO�KED OUT IF THE NAVY HAD NOTHING TO 00 WITH BILLING AND 1F THE NAVY '"+114 ITS FULL CONTRACTED AMOUNT OF WATER THROUGH THE LINE. MR. MUSTACICH SAID THAT HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WELL TO OBTAIN SOMETHING IN WRITING AND A MOTION WASMADE BY ELLI.N AND SECOND— ED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE NAVY BE ASKED -FOR PERMISSION TO HOOK ONTO THEIR LINE AT THE DEWEY BEACH AREA. MOTION CARRIED THE CLERK THEN READ A LETTER FROM THE AGENT FOR CLYDE BEATTY'CIRCUS REQUESTING PERMISSION FOR THAT CIRCUS TO OPERATE IN THE CITY ON JULY 17TH. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED PROVIDING ALL CITY ORDINANCES ARE COMPLIED WITH. MOTION CARRIED, TRANSFERS OF LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE RED LION TAVERN AND THE PASTIME TAVERN WERE READ AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THESE BE PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. A NEW APPLICATION FOR CLASS E (BEER BY BOTTLE OR PACKAGE OFF PREMISES) BY HAPEMAN'S HANDICRAFTS, 511 - 1 AVENUE, WAS READ AND AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE REQUEST BE PLACED ON FILE. DURING THE DISCUSSION, MAYOR PINSON ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THEY CAN ACT AND THEIR ACTION WILL BE UPHELD -BY THE STATE. THE BOARD AND THE HIGHWAY PATROL HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH PEOPLE DRINKING ON BOARD AND IN THEIR CARS. THE QUESTION WAS CALLED AND THE MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER FROM GEORGE SULLIVAN, JR., REQUESTING EXTENSION OF HIS CON- TRACT TO JUNE 15TH WAS,READ AND COUNCILMAN SUTT SAID THAT HE HAD CHECKED ON THE JOB THAT IS PEING DONE AND THAT IT IS VERY GOOD, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY.WEIDEMANN THAT THE EXTENSION BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR �INSON THEN ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD DEVIATE FROM THE A®ENOA AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, AUTHORIZED THE CLERK TO OPEN THE BIDS FOR EQUIPMENT FOR THE WATER SYSTEM. THE CLERK THEN OPENED AND READ THE BIDS AS FOLLOWS! NAME OF COMPANY ITEM # QUANTITY DELAVAL TURBINE PACIFIC CO 1 3 EA 00M A IA PACIFIC PUMPING COMPANY 1 ° PEERLESS PUMP COMPANY I • R WORTHINGTON CORPORATION GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. 2 1 EA. STAR MACHINERY COMPANY 2 r r' SQUARE DEAL ELECTRIC CO. 2 f WESTINGHOUSE 2 r M NORTH COAST ELECTRIC 2 r n DARLING VALVES 3 r r E. N. HALLGREN CO. 3 r " WESTINGHOUSE 3 " a DARLING VALVES 4 3 EA E. N. HALLGREN CO. 4 e DARLING VALVES 5 1 EA E. N. HALLGREN CO. 5 r. r. DARLING VALVES 6 3 EA E. N. HALLGREN CO. 6 r s DARLING VALVES 7 H. D. FOWLER 7 r " DARLING VALVES 8 n n E. N. HALLGREN 8 r �' INSTRUMENT SALES CO. 9 1 EA H. 0. FOWLER 9 " r B. 1. F. INC. 9 r w WOLFORD BUMSTEAD CO. 9 r " UNIT PRICE $ 4,700.00 4,160.00 4,238.00 5,900.00 5,448.00 5,385.36 5,460.00 4,353.38 6,092.00 4,919.00 '19176.75 1,185.40 4,472,00 710.45 703.30 1,046.55 1 '050.20 880.65 776.20 384.10 310.00 281.15 400.00 1,456.40 1,635.00 1,785.00 2,U81.55 MAYOR PINSON AUTHORIZED THE CITY ENGINEER AND CAREY AND KRAMER, ENGINEERS TO RETIRE, STUDY THE BIDS AND MAKE A REPORT LATER IN THE EVENING, MAYOR PINSON ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT JUNE 9 & 10, 1955, IS THE ASSOCI- ATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES MEETING IN TACOMA. HE WILL ATTEND AND URGED ALL OTHERS TO ATTEND WHO COULD, AND SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL SELECT DELEGATES WITH VOTING PRIVILEGES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY V'EIDEMANN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE OFFICIALS DELEGATES BE THE MAYOR AND ANY OJUNCILMEN WHO CAN ATTEND WITH HIM. MOTION CARRIED. am 1 1 1 277 MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE COUNCILMEN AND OFFICIALS ARE ALL INVITED TO ATTEND THE NAVY OPEN HOUSE ON ARMED FORCES DAY, THE HTTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAS AN ORDINANCE FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERA- TION; A PETITION FOR THE MOUNT ERIE ROAD MUST BE SIGNED BY -8 MORE FREE- HOLDERS; DIKING DISTRICT -No. 17� HAS ANOTHER PAYMENT COMING IN JUNE, .AND THE'ATTORNEY IS WORKING ON THE EASEMENTS FOR THE NEW WATER LINE FROM AVON. MR. FRED BROKENS, CHAIRMAN OF THE CEMETERY BOARD, SAID THAT ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE PRESENT TO ASK COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND ENDORSEMENT OF A PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE BOARD FOR THE ERECTION OF A MAUSOLEUM ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CEMETERY PROPERTY. MR. BROKENS SAID THE BOARD HAD STUDIED THE MATTER SEVERALS MONTHS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FIRM WHO HAVE MADE THE PROPOSAL, WILL ARRIVE LATER IN THE MEETING, MAYOR PINSON TABLED THE MATTER -UNTIL THE REPRESENTATIVES ARRIVE* MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE HAD A PROPOSED STATEMENT OF POLICY WHICH HE SUGGESTED THAT ALL THE COUNCILMEN READ SO THAT THEY CAN BE INSTRUCTED, MAYOR-PINSON THEN ANNOUNCED THE RESIGNATION OF CLYDE COOK, AS A MEMBER OF THE FIRE FORCE AND STATED THAT HE HAD ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION AND APPOINTED MR. COOK TO THE TEMPORARY -POSITION OF POLICE PATROLMAN UNTIL AFTER THE JUNE 9TH EXAMINATIONS HAVE BEEN GRADED. BOTH THE RESIG- NATION AND APPOINTMENT TO BE EFFECTIVE MAY 7TH, 1955, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE COUNCIL CONCUR IN THEACTION OF THE MAYOR. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER FROM THE ROTARY CLUB ADVISING THAT THE FLAG POLE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSTALLATION AT THE LIBRARY WITHIN 10 DAYS WAS READ; MAYOR PINSON NOTED THAT THE LETTER ALSO ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO INSTALL A PLAQUE IN THE CENTER AT THE BASE OF THE POLE.. HE STATED THAT HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, IT WAS SO ORDERED AND THE LETTER BE PLACED ON FILE, MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE COUNCILMEN AND OFFICIALS ARE ALL INVITED TO ATTEND THE NAVY OPEN HOUSE ON ARMED FORCES DAY, THE HTTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAS AN ORDINANCE FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERA- TION; A PETITION FOR THE MOUNT ERIE ROAD MUST BE SIGNED BY -8 MORE FREE- HOLDERS; DIKING DISTRICT -No. 17� HAS ANOTHER PAYMENT COMING IN JUNE, .AND THE'ATTORNEY IS WORKING ON THE EASEMENTS FOR THE NEW WATER LINE FROM AVON. MR. FRED BROKENS, CHAIRMAN OF THE CEMETERY BOARD, SAID THAT ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE PRESENT TO ASK COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND ENDORSEMENT OF A PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE BOARD FOR THE ERECTION OF A MAUSOLEUM ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CEMETERY PROPERTY. MR. BROKENS SAID THE BOARD HAD STUDIED THE MATTER SEVERALS MONTHS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FIRM WHO HAVE MADE THE PROPOSAL, WILL ARRIVE LATER IN THE MEETING, MAYOR PINSON TABLED THE MATTER -UNTIL THE REPRESENTATIVES ARRIVE* MR. ELLIN, REPORTING FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS, SAID THAT HE HAD LOOKED INTO THE BESSNER REQUEST FOR A DRIVEWAY ON 8TH STREET AND AFTER DISCUSSION, IT WAS DECIDED THAT MR. SUTT AND MR. ELLIN AND MR, MUSTACICH WILL FURTHER STUDY THE MATTER AND REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING. MR. THOBENE POINTED OUT THAT ONE MORE METER WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED IF THE DRIVEWAY WERE PtRMITTED. -COUNCILMAN WEIDEMANN SAID THAT HIS ATTENTION HAD BEEN CALLED TO THE DRAIN FROM A DRINKING FOUNTAIN IN FRONT OF MCCALLUM`S OFFICE. IT SEEMS THAT THE DRAIN CAUSES A PUDDLE TO FORM IN THE GUTTER. MR. THORENE SUG- GESTED -THAT THE GUTTER BE BUILT UP WITH ASPHALT SO THAT THE WATER WILL DRAIN OFF TO THE CORNER AS IT SHOULD. MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE. MA. WEEKLEY SUGGESTED THAT 38TH STREET SHOULD BE WIDENED IF NEW HIGHWAY CUTS OUT V. AVE. 38TH STREET IS NOW ONLY ONE CAR'' WIDTH. MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THIS TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE, MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION.REPORTED•FAVORABLY ON THE ISLAND VIEW PLAT SUBDIVISION PROPOSED BY MODERN HOMES, INC. AFTER DISCUSSION, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MARYOTT SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT .THE COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE ACTION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION -ANO ACCEPT THE PLAT FOR ISLAND VIEW SUBDIVISION. COUNCILMAN ELLIN ASKED ABOUT STREET LIGHTS IN THE SUBDIVISION AND MR. WELLS SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT REQUIRED. THE•QUESTION 'NAS CALED AND THE BOLL WAS'CAt LFsO AND THE AYES WERE: MUSTACICH, ELLIN,, MARYOTT, NESS, WEEKLEY, SUTT AND WEIDEMANN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. WEIDEMANN, REPORTING FOR THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE AND MERCHANTS' COMMITTEE AND OWNERS OF THE CITY BUS LINE HAD MET AND HAD ARRIVED -AT THE CONCLUSIONS WHICH WERE PUBLISHED IN THE ANACORTES AMERICAN LAST NIGHT. HE SAID THAT THE COMMITTEE FELT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A PROBLEM OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMITTEE HAD REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE COMMUNITIES STUDY ACTION GROUP. HE SAID THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED AN EXTENSION OF 90 DAYS FOR THE BUS FRANCHISE TO GIVE THE CASE BROTHERS A CHANCE -TO SELL OR GO BACK IN BUSINESS, HE SAID THAT THE COMMITTEE HAD ALSO AGREED TO ADVISE THE CASE BROTHERS IN THE EVENT THE CITY WAS APPROACHED FOR A FRANCHISE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEIDEMANN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE EXTENSION OF 90 DAYS FOR THE FRANCHISE BE GRANTED, MOTION CARRIED, MR. ELLIN, REPORTING FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS, SAID THAT HE HAD LOOKED INTO THE BESSNER REQUEST FOR A DRIVEWAY ON 8TH STREET AND AFTER DISCUSSION, IT WAS DECIDED THAT MR. SUTT AND MR. ELLIN AND MR, MUSTACICH WILL FURTHER STUDY THE MATTER AND REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING. MR. THOBENE POINTED OUT THAT ONE MORE METER WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED IF THE DRIVEWAY WERE PtRMITTED. -COUNCILMAN WEIDEMANN SAID THAT HIS ATTENTION HAD BEEN CALLED TO THE DRAIN FROM A DRINKING FOUNTAIN IN FRONT OF MCCALLUM`S OFFICE. IT SEEMS THAT THE DRAIN CAUSES A PUDDLE TO FORM IN THE GUTTER. MR. THORENE SUG- GESTED -THAT THE GUTTER BE BUILT UP WITH ASPHALT SO THAT THE WATER WILL DRAIN OFF TO THE CORNER AS IT SHOULD. MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE. MA. WEEKLEY SUGGESTED THAT 38TH STREET SHOULD BE WIDENED IF NEW HIGHWAY CUTS OUT V. AVE. 38TH STREET IS NOW ONLY ONE CAR'' WIDTH. MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THIS TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE, MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION.REPORTED•FAVORABLY ON THE ISLAND VIEW PLAT SUBDIVISION PROPOSED BY MODERN HOMES, INC. AFTER DISCUSSION, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MARYOTT SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT .THE COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE ACTION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION -ANO ACCEPT THE PLAT FOR ISLAND VIEW SUBDIVISION. COUNCILMAN ELLIN ASKED ABOUT STREET LIGHTS IN THE SUBDIVISION AND MR. WELLS SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT REQUIRED. THE•QUESTION 'NAS CALED AND THE BOLL WAS'CAt LFsO AND THE AYES WERE: MUSTACICH, ELLIN,, MARYOTT, NESS, WEEKLEY, SUTT AND WEIDEMANN. MOTION CARRIED. 278 cc Immaa MAY 17, 1955 (CONT'D) AT THIS TIME, MR. BROKENS PRESENTED MR. OREN PARKER, WHO PROPOSED I BUILDING THE MAUSOLEUM, AND MR, BELLAMIE, THEIR ARCHITECT. MR. PARKER DESCRIBED THE PLAN TO THE COUNCIL AND HOW 10% OF THE SALES WOULD BE PLACED IN THE ENDOWMENT CARE FUND. MR. BELLAMIE THEN DESCRIBED THE BUILDING, AND DURING DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE ATTORNEY FOR MR, PARKER GET TOGETHER AND WORK UP AN AGREEMENT WHICH COULD THEN BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD AND THE CITY COUNCIL. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE MATTER BE HELD IN ABEYANCE UNTIL THE ATTORNEYS'MEET,, MOTION CARRIED. MR. GILKEY TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD DISCUSSED THE DRAINAGE PROBLEM ON 37TH STREET WITH VARIOUS PEOPLE IN THE AREA AND SAID THAT THE SEWER CONSTRUCTION HAD REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF THE DRAINAGE PIPE THAT WAS IN THERE AND THAT THIS HAD NOT BE&?h:REPLACED BECAUSE HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE COUNCIL WANTEDCONE. HE ASKED THAT THE COUNCIL DECIDE ON WHAT METHOD AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ON 37TH STREET. THE COUNCIL THEN HEARD VARIOUS PEOPLE, WHO LIVE ON THAT STREET, INCLUDING MR. PETERS, WHO SAID THAT HIS BACK YARD WAS VERY WET AND THAT THERE IS A PARKING PROBLEM FOR GUESTS OF VARIOUS HOMES, MAYOR PINSON ASKED WHERE THE PIPE ORIGINALLY WENT TO AND MR. GILKEY SAID A CULVERT AT R. AND THAT THE ORIGINAL FACILITIES WERE NOT ADEQUATE AND THE CONTRACVFIN'OT TO•:BL'AME". HE SAID THE SPECIFI- CATIONS HAD BEEN CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE WATER MAIN AND THE CONTRACTOR, FOR THIS REASON, WAS NOT AT FAULT. THE COUNCIL THEN CONTINUED THEIR DISCUSSION OF THE :SITUATION WITH THE RESIDENTS OF THAT STREET• MR, SUTT SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN A PROBLEM THERE FOR SOME YEARS AND THAT IT HAD BEEN DECIDED WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE UNTIL THE SEWERS WERE IN, COUNCILMAN MARYOTT RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINEERS AND COMMITTEE STUDY AND SET A.- DEFINITE PLAN. MR. THORENE THEN DISCUSSED THE HISTORY OF THE STREETS AND :SAID THE STATE RECOMMENDED THAT A 12" DRAINAGE LINE BE INSTALLED. MR, GILKEY SAID THAT THE VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY MIGHT POSSIBLY:'INSTALL THE LINE IF THE PIPE WERE FURNISHED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY SECONDED BY 4EIDEMANN THAT THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT, MR. GILKEY AND MR. MCCRORY SURVEY THE SITUATION AND REPORT BACK IN TWO WEEKS. COUNCILMAN ELLIN SUGGESTED THAT THE STATE ALSO BE CONTACTED AND MAYOR PINSON 90 ORDERED. A PETITION FROM 19 RESIDENTS OF 32ND STREET REQUESTING THAT THE CITY OIL THEIR STREET BECAUSE OF DUST WAS DISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT THE RESIDENTS BE NOTIFIED THAT IF THEY HAVE THE STREET OILED, THE CITY WILL SAND AFTER THE OILING. MOTION CARRIED, A PETITION FROM THE PORT OF ANACORTES REQUESTING VACATION BY THE CITY OF CERTAIN STREETS NAMED IN THE PETITION WAS READ AND REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE AND REFERRED TO THE CITY ~TTORNEY FOR STUDY AND REPORT. THE CITY CLERK MENTIONED THAT THE CONTRACT FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA SALT COMPANY HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN REFERRED TO THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE AND MR. MCCRORY, BUT EVIDENTLY, DUE TO THE RESIGNATION OF MR. FOX, THIS MATTER HAD NEVER BEEN COMPLETED. MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE MATTER TO MR. ELLIN, CHAIRMAN OF THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE. THE CITY ~TTORNEY THEN READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELIEVING THE ADMISSION TAX FOR THEATRES, CHARITABLE AND FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS. MR. WELLS CALLED THE COUNCILMEN'S ATTENTION TO THE WORDING OF THE ORDINANCE WHICH SAYS *PROVIDED THAT* WHICH THEREFOR DOES NOT EXEMPT SPONSORED SHOWS, CIRCUSES, ETC. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN NO, 1162, AYESS MUSTACICH, WEEKLEY, WEIDEMANN, ELLIN, SUTT, MARYOTT AND NESS. MOTION CARRIED. MR. ELLIN SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH REGARD TO TRAILERS AND WHERE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BE, ETC. MAYOR PINSON DISCUSSED THE COUNCIL'S ACTIONS AND GAVE REASONS FOR DOING SAME, MR. ELLIN SAID IT WAS A ONE LOT DEAL HE WAS TALKING ABOUT, MR. WELLS THEN DISCUSSED THE LEGAL ASPECTS AND THE FACT THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS BEEN WORKING ON A NEW ORDINANCE AND THAT THE ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRES 4500 SQ. FEET OF PROPERTY. MR. MUSTACICH SAID THAT THE COUNCIL HAD GIVEN THIS MATTER A GREAT DEAL OF STUDY AND FELT THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD ADHERE -TO THE ORDINANCE. MR. MARYOTT INDICATED THAT HE ALSO FELT THE SAME WAY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MARYOTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ENFORCED. MOTION CARRIED. 279 MAY 17, 1955 ( CONT' D) MR. KRAMER ANNOUNCED TO THE COUNCIL THAT HIS FIRM AND MR. MRCRORY THE CITY CLERK ADVISED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A CLAIM FROM RANNEY WELLS FOR FINAL PAYMENT,, MR. KRAMER SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE CLAIM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF $1,000.00 TO HOLD AS A SAFEGUARD FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED OF RANNEY WELLS, INC. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, AUTHORIZED THE CLERK TO INCLUDE THAT ITEM IN THE CLAIM TO BE PRESENTED LATER IN THE MEETING. MR. FLINT SAID THAT HE WAS REMINDED EARLIER IN THE EVENING OF ANOTHER CIRCUS, WHICH HE UNDERSTANDS IS COMING TO TOWN ON MAY 27TH AND WILL BE SPONSORED BY THE 5440 CLUB. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE LICENSE FOR THE CIROUS, PROVIDING THAT THEY COMPLY WITH ALL CITY REQUIREMENTS. MOTION CARRIED. MR. WELLS ASKED IF A LETTER HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONCERNING CHIMNEYS OR FIREPLACES EXTENDING TO WITHIN 3' OF THE PROPERTY LINE. HE SAID THAT IN THEIR LAST MEETING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD DECIDED TO REC04NO APPROVAL FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION. AFTER DISCUSSION, A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEIDEMANN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THF PLANNING COMMISSIONS SUGGESTION, MOTION CARRIED, MR. ROGERS ASKED THE COUNCIL TO TELL HIMFOW LONG HE CAN GIVE PEOPLE TO MOVE THEIR TRAILERS WHERE THEY ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE CITY ORDINANCE. MAYOR PINSON SUGGESTED THAT HE BE LENIENT AND ADVISE THEM THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO BE OUT SOON AND TO USE HIS OWN DISCRETION. HAD COMPLETED STUDY OF THE BIDS AND RECOMMENDED THE ACCEPTANCE BY THE COUNCIL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS1 ITEM NO. I, PACIFIC PUMPING COMPANY, ITEM #2, SQUARE DEAL COMPANY, IT WAS RECOMMENDED EVEN THOUGH' THE COMPANY TOOK EXCEPTION TO THE PENALTY AND RETAINER CLAUSE• HE SAID THAT THE INTEGRETY OF THE COMPANY WAS GOOD AND THAT THE AMOUNT SAVED BY ACCEPTING THEIR BID WAS WORTH WHILE* ITEM NO. 3, DARLING VALVES, ITEM NO, 4, E. N. HALLGREN CO., ITEM NO, 59 DARLING VALVES, ITEM NO, 6, E. N. HALLGREN CO., ITEM NO, 7, H. D. FOWLER, ITEM NO. 8, DARLING VALVES, ITEM NO, 9, THE NEXT TO THE LOWEST BIDDER, H. D. FOWLER, FOR THE REASON THAT THE EQUIPMENT ALREADY IN USE BY THE CITY IS BY H. D. FOWLER COMPANY AND THE DI•.FF.ERENCEI N THE B 1 DS WAS SUCH THAT HE FELT HE COULD RECOMMEND HAVING ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT THE SAME. THE TOTAL BID PRICE OF ALL THE UNITS + $27,137.63. A. MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT.THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AND ACCEPT THE BIDS AS STATED. AYES: MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MARYOTT, NESS, WEEKLEY, SUTT AND WEIDEMANN, MOTION CARRIED, MR. KRAMER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE DIKING DISTRICT WANTS A ROAD PLACED ON TOP OF THE DIKE AS SHOWN ON THE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS.: HE SAID THAT HIS FIRM HAD FOUND DURING INSTALLATION OF THE RANNEY WELLS, THAT THE ROAD WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY AND SO H'AO NOT PLANNED ON CONSTRUCTING THE ROAD WHICH WOULD COST APIZROXIMATELY $4,000.00. MAYOR PINSON AUTHORIZED A MEETING FOR THURSDAY, MAY 26TH WITH THE* FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE, MR. WELLS, MR. KRAMER AND THE DIKING OFFICIALS. MR, KRAMER SAID THAT WITH REFERENCE TO THE SIMILK AND DEWEY BEACH AREA, THAT THE REPORT FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND IT WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE TO WORK OUT WATER RATES, MR. KRAMER SAID THAT HE WAS CONSIDERING AUTOMATIC CONTROLS TO TIE IN RANNEY WELLS, THE BOOSTER STATION' AND THE RESERVOIR. HE SAID HE WOULD REPORT HIS FINDINGS LATER. MR. WELLS ASKED ABOUT THE LAND NECESSARY FOR A WATER METER AT THE SHELL OIL PLANT. MR. KRAMER SAID THAT HE HAD NOT GIVEN IT ANY CONSIDERATION BECAUSE THE CONTRACT STATESnTHEY WILL PROVIDE. MR. KRAMER, IT WAS DECIDED, WILL GIVE A OISCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY TO MR. WELLS,' WHO WILL DISCUSS THE S•1-TUAT I ON W 1 TH SHELL OIL. MR. WELLS INDICATED THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE $1..00.' A YEAR FOR THE LIFE OF THEA CONTRACT FOR THE LEASE OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH WAS A NORMAL WAY OF HANDLING IT, MR. MARYOTT DISCUSSED THE WATER EASEMENTS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO OBTAINING FREE WATER FOR THE EASEMENT. HE SAID HE HOPED THAT THE COUNCIL NEVER AUTHORIZED UNMETERED WATER TAPS. THE CITY CLERK ADVISED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A CLAIM FROM RANNEY WELLS FOR FINAL PAYMENT,, MR. KRAMER SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE CLAIM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF $1,000.00 TO HOLD AS A SAFEGUARD FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED OF RANNEY WELLS, INC. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, AUTHORIZED THE CLERK TO INCLUDE THAT ITEM IN THE CLAIM TO BE PRESENTED LATER IN THE MEETING. MR. FLINT SAID THAT HE WAS REMINDED EARLIER IN THE EVENING OF ANOTHER CIRCUS, WHICH HE UNDERSTANDS IS COMING TO TOWN ON MAY 27TH AND WILL BE SPONSORED BY THE 5440 CLUB. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE LICENSE FOR THE CIROUS, PROVIDING THAT THEY COMPLY WITH ALL CITY REQUIREMENTS. MOTION CARRIED. MR. WELLS ASKED IF A LETTER HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONCERNING CHIMNEYS OR FIREPLACES EXTENDING TO WITHIN 3' OF THE PROPERTY LINE. HE SAID THAT IN THEIR LAST MEETING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD DECIDED TO REC04NO APPROVAL FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION. AFTER DISCUSSION, A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEIDEMANN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THF PLANNING COMMISSIONS SUGGESTION, MOTION CARRIED, MR. ROGERS ASKED THE COUNCIL TO TELL HIMFOW LONG HE CAN GIVE PEOPLE TO MOVE THEIR TRAILERS WHERE THEY ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE CITY ORDINANCE. MAYOR PINSON SUGGESTED THAT HE BE LENIENT AND ADVISE THEM THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO BE OUT SOON AND TO USE HIS OWN DISCRETION. 280 cc a MRY 17, 1955 (CONT'D) THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF MAY, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE•COMMITTEEi UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND S ECONDED,BY WEIDE— MANN THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MARYOTT, NESS, WEEKLEY, SUTT AND WEIDEMANN. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN MUSTACICH SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY COMMEND THE ROTARY AND KIWANIS CLUBS FOR THE BOAT AND AUTO SHOW. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL COMMEND THE ROTARY :AND KIWANIS CLUBS FOR THE BOAT AND AUTO SHOWS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY WEIDEMANN THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 11:00 P.M. UNTIL 7:30 Polio, MAY 31, 1955, MOTION CARRIED. MOOR ATTEST CIT K MAY 319 1955 A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:35 P.M. BY MAYOR PINSON, WHO ANNOUNCED THAT.THIS WAS A CON- TINUATION OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 17TH. THE CLERK STATED THAT NOTICES FOR THE MEETING HAD BEEN PUBLISHED AND BROADCAST. . THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, ELLIN', MARYOTT, WEEKLEY AND SUTT WERE PRESENT. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD DEVIATE FROM THE AGENDA, AND HEAR- ING NO OBJECTIONS, HE ASKED THE CLERK TO OPEN AND READ' THE BIDS FOR THE WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THE CLERK OPENED AND READ THE BIDS AS FOLLOWS: HANSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, SEATTLE, WASH, SCHEDULE H, TOTAL BID, $89,495.00 VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANYI SEATTLE, WASH, SCHEDULE H, TOTAL 810, $60,322.00 HAROLD KAESER COMPANY, SEATTLE, WASH, SCHEDULE F, 6I0'PRICE, $44,790.25 n n a a a a G, n N $42,826.00 n a a n a �► H, n a $46.843.85 ` 134,460.10 LESS 1% 1.344.60 TOTAL AMOUNT OF 810 $133,115.50 MANSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, SEATTLE, WASH, SCHEDULE G, TOTAL BID, $499700.00 ROCCO ALIA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, SEATTLE, WN, SCHEDULE H, TOTAL 810, $579139.00 HARBOR -CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, SEATTLE, WASH, SCHEDULE H, TOTAL B109 $50,514.06 B. & B. PLUMBING & HEATING CO, ANACORT.FS" WN, SCHEDULE H,TOTAL BID,•$51,354.20 C. & R. BUILDERS, SEATTLE, WASH, SCHEDULE F, TOTAL BID $54,500.00 AFTER THE READING OF THE BIDS, THE MAYOR REFERRED THEM TO THE ENGINEERS, CAREY AND KRAMER AND MR. MCCRORY TO TABULATE AND REPORT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. A LETTER FROM THE P. T. A., ASKING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER HIRING A FULL TIME RECREATIONAL DIRECTOR WAS READ AND MAYOR PINSON, HEAR- INGnOBJECTIONS, REFERRED THE LETTER FOR BUDGET STUDY AND CONSIDERATION, A LETTER FROM THE GREEN THUMB GARDEN CLUB REQUESTING REFUSE RECEPTACLES AT THE POST OFFICE AND ALONG 6TH STREET NEAR THE FERRY LANDING WAS READ AND MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, REFERRED THE LETTER TO THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE, HE ALSO SAID THAT IT SEEMED TO HIM TO A PROBLEM FOR THE STATE 'FERRIES DEPARTMENT. 281 MAY 31, 1955 (gONT'0) A LETTER FROM THE LIQJOR CONTROL BOARD ADVISING THE COUNCIL THAT THE APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE BY CLAUDE AND MARIE HAPEMAN, OF THE HAPEMAN*S HANDICRAFTS HAD BEEN REFUSED, WAS READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. A LETTER FROM THE SIM!I'LK BEACH WATER ASSOCIATION ASKING FOR A 6" WATER CONNECTION, WAS READ AND IT WAS DECIDED TO TABLE THE LETTER UNTIL THE RETURN OF MR. HARRISON KRAMER LATER IN THE MEETING, A LETTER FROM GEORGE 0. SULLIVAN, JR., REQUESTING THAT. HE BE GRANTED PERMISSION TO LOG AN ADDITIONAL TWO TRACTS IN LOT 4, WAS RE40, MR. MARYOTT CALLED ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT HE HAD DONE A VERY GOOD JOB ON HIS CONTRACT AND THAT IT WAS ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY BECAUSE AP- PROXIMATELY $12,000.00 HAD BEEN REALIZED BY THE CITY ON THE 40 ACRE TRACT JUST COMPLETED, MR. MARYOTT DISCUSSED THE ADVANTAGES OF USING THIS SAME TYPE OF LOGGING IN OTHER PARK AND WATER DEPARTMENT LANDS, HE SAID THAT THE MARKET IS GOOD NOW AND THAT HE WAS HAPPY TO GO OUT OF OFFICE HAVING ACCOMPLISHED THIS TASK OF LOGGING LOT 5 AND THEREBY SHOWING WHAT CAN BE DONE. HE SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THE CITY SHOULD CHECK ON THE STEALING OF LOGS FROM CITY PROPERTY, MR. MARYOTT RECOMMENDED THAT MR. SULLIVAN BE GRANTED AN EXTENSION TO HIS CONTRACT TO LOG THE TWO PIECES AS REQUESTEDfIN HIS LETTER. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY WEEKLEY THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE REPORT AND AUTHORIZE THE EXTENSION OF THE CONTRACT AND FURTHER THAT A LETTER BE WRITTEN TO MR..SULLIVAN ADDING THIS TIMBER TO.THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT. AYES: MUSTACICH, ELLIN$ MARYOTT, WEEKLEY AND SUTT. MOTION CARRIED. MR. GILKEY REPORTED THAT THE ESTIMATED COST OF PUTTLNG IN DRAINAGE - ON 37TH STREET WOULD BE $900.00 LESS PERHAPS $150.00 BY USING CITY EQUIP- MENT AND GRAVEL* THE LINE WOULD BE FROM 2 TO 2�'JOP AN180 DRAIN TILE. THE L'ITY CLERK REPORTED THAT HE HAD CONTACTED THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY EXCEPTING WHERE IT WAS NECESSARY TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY. AFTER DISCUSSION IT WAS DECIDED THAT MR. GILKEY WILL FURNISH A PROFILE DRAWING WHICH CANBE SENT TO MR. PENNY - WELL OF THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. MR. 'bEEKLEY SAID THAT MR. ED NELSON WAS UNHAPPY BECAUSE H -IS LAWN HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. MR. WELLS SAID THAT HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE PEO''LE WERE TOLD THAT THEIR GROUND WOULD BE RESTORED. IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT MALASPINA ROLLED BACK THE LAWNS AND THEN RELAID THEM WHEN THE JOB WAS DONE, MR, MARYOTT SAID THAT HE -HAD A PROBLEM AT HIS PROPERTY WHERE ROCK WAS DUMPED AND NO -FILL MATERIAL AS YET, HE SAID XNXX FURTHER THAT THEY WERE TO CONNECT HIS LINE TO THE MAIN LINE BUT THAT -THIS HAD NOT BEEN DONE. 4 MR. GILKEY READ THE RESTORATION CLAUSE IN -THE CONTRACT AND POINTED OUT THAT IN UNIT C, LAWN RESTORATIONS WERE NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE HE HADN'T CONTEMPLATED ANY IN THAT UNIT, MAYOR PINSON ASKED HOW MUCH LONGER IT WOULD TAKE VALLEY CONSTRUCTION AND MR. GILKEY SAID ABOUT TWO WEEKS. MR. GILKEY SAID THAT HE WOULD SEE ABOUT MR. MARYOTT'S CONNECTION; THE QUESTION OF VARIOUS OTHER PLACES WAS DISCUSSED AND THE NEED FOR A SYSTEM, MAYOR PINSON ORDERED THAT A NEW CALL FOR COMPLAINTS BE PUB- LISHED AND THAT THEY CONTACT THE LLERK'S OFFICE, WHO WILL MAKE OUT THE COMPLAINT IN TRIPLICATE. MR. MUSTACICH THEN READ THE REPORT -OF THE 'FINANCE COMMITTEE, STATING THAT HIS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE LOW BIOS ON ALL THREE SCHEDULES WHICH WOULD BE IN THE NAME OF HAROLD KAESER, COMPANY AND WITH THE 1% DISCOUNT, WOULD MAKE A TOTAL CONTRACT OF $133,115.50. A MOTION WAS MADE BY 11EEKLEY AND SECONDED BY MARYOTT THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND AWARD THE BID TO HAROLD KAESER COMPANY. AYES: MUSTACICH, ELLIN, WEEKLEY, MARYOTT AND SUTT. MOTION CARRI-ED. MR. KRAMER DISCUSSED WATER SHUT OFF PROBLEMS WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE 7TH OF JUNE, I HE THEN PRESENTED A REPORT FOR THE SIMILK AND DEWEY BEACH AREAS WHICH WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, MR. KRAMER THEN SAID THAT THE HIGHEST GRADE MATERIALS HAVE GONE INTO THE WATER SYSTEM AND THAT HE IS TRYING TO FIND ENOUGH MONEY TO INSTALL AUTOMATIC CONTROLS FOR THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. MAYOR PINSON ASKED MR, KRAMER ABOUT THE 6" CONNECTIONS REQUESTED -IN THE LETTER READ EARLIER IN THE EVENING FOR THE_SIMILK BEACH AREA. MR. KRAMER SAID THAT BOTH 6" & 8" CONNECTIONS WOULD BE INSTALLED ABOUT JULY 21ST, ONE 6" CONNECTION AT THE BOOSTER STATION AND AN B" CONNECTION AT THE BAXTER ROAD. 282 a MAY 319 1955 (CONT• D) A PETITION SIGNED BY 12 RESIDENTS OF THE FIDALGO ROAD REQUESTING THAT THE ROAD BE BLACK TOP SURFACED, WAS READ. MAYOR PINSONSAI THAT HE UNDER STOOD THE STATE MIGHT DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS GOAD AS IT ;;USED AS A DETOUR DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW HIGHWAY INTO TOWN, COUNCILMAN ELLIN SUGGESTED THAT THEY MIGHT ASK THE PLYWOOD COMPANY FOR ASSISTANCE* THE NEW HIGHWAY WAS DISCUSSED AND NO ACTION TAKEN, MR. MUSTACICH REPORTING FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, SAID THAT HE HAD THREE INQUIRIES REGARDING THE LOTS WHERE THE OLD FIRE HALL AND POLICE STATION WAS, MR. MUSTACICH SAID THAT HE RECOMMENDED ADVERTISING FOR BIDS, THE VLERK ASKED ABOUT WHO WOULD PAY THE COST OF PRINTING THE BID CALL AND MR. MUSTACICH SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE WOULD WAIVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF HAVING THE PRINTING MONEY PUT UP. A MOTION WAS MADE BY dEEKLEY ANPJ SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE REPORT OF THE 'FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THAT THE CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO CALL FOR BIDS TO BE OPENED JUNE 21ST, AYES: MUSTACICH, ELLIN, MARYOTT, W EEKLEY AND BUTT. MOTION CARRIED, NEW MR. MARYOTT SUGGESTED THAT THE/COUNCIL CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE FEDERAL WIRING CODE. MR. ELLIN ASKED THE RESULT OF THE MEETING WITH DIKING DISTRICT #17 AND MR. MCCRORY SAID THAT AFTER THE MEETING A LETTER OF INTENT WAS BEING PREPARED BY MR, -WELLS EMBODYING THE AGREEMENTS REACHED THAT NIGHT. MR. ELLIN SAID THAT A GOOD JOB WAS -DONE BY THE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY WEEKLEY AND SECONDED BY BUTT THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 9:25 P.M. MOTION CARRIED, MAYOR ATTES t I TY LLE�� JUNE 79 1955 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7130 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. PENDELTON, PASTOR OF THE CONGRE- GATIONAL CHURCH, THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND NESS, TAYLOR, MUSTACICHi CQDER, VANMETER, BUTT AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. MAYOR PINSON WELCOMED THE NEW COUNCILMEN AND SAID THAT IN AS MUCH AS THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING, THEY SHOULD ELECT A MAYOR PRO TEM. HE THEN DECLARED THE NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR MAYOR PRO TEM. COUNCILMAN ELLIN NOMINATED MR. MUSTACICH. A MOTION WAS,MADE BY VAN METER SECONDED By NESS,THAT THE NOMIN)tATIONS.BE CLOSED AND THE CLERK INSTRUCTED TO CAST A ' UNANIMOUS BALLOT FOR MR. MUSTACICH, MAYOR PRO TEM. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON THEN PRESENTED TO EACH COUNCILMAN A COPY OF THE AGENDA AND THE ROSTER, SHOWING HIS COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS, WHICH HE READ TO THE COUNCIL- MEN. HE SAID HE APPRECIATED VERY MUCH THE WAY THE,PREVIOUS COUNCILMEN HAD HANDLED THEIR COMMITTEE DUTIES AND HE WANTS AND KNOWS HE WILL GET THE SAME COOPERATION FROM THIS COUNCIL. HE SAID THAT THE PREVIOUS POLICY OF WORKING THROUGH THE MAYOR TO THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY HAS BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE AND WOULD APPRECIATE THE COUNCILMEN CONTINUING THIS POLICY. THE CLERK THEN READ A LETTER FROM BOY SCOUT TROOP 919, INTER CITY, WASHINGTON, REQUESTENG PERMISSION TO CAMP OVER NIGHT ON MT. ERIE, JUNE 24TH AND 25TH WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL AND AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS SECONDED BY TAYLOR THAT THE REQUEST BE PRANTED. MOTION . CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING MAY 31ST9 WILL BE HELD�NTRL THE NEXT MEETING. A LETTER -.FROM JOHN AND ELENA WIGGINS OF 29TH AND T, CALLING ATTENTION TO THE DIFFICULTIES THEY HAVE HAD WITH THE VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WAS READ.TO THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE PRINTING AHD HEALTH COMMITTEE. 283 JUNE Q, 1955 ( CONT- D) ( A LETTER FROM THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD ADVISING THE COUNCIL OF AN APPLICATION TO CHANGE THE LOCATION OF THE TRADEWELL STORES, INC. FROM 619 COMMERCIAL TO 1102 COMMERCIAL AVENUE WAS -READ AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE NOTICE OF APPL'1CATION BE PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER I•TO.. DONALD MCLACHLAN FROM THE LICENSE 01VISION OF THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD, DISAPPROVING THE TRANSFER TO LICENSE FROM JOHN LOGAN FOR THE PASTIME TAVERN, WAS READ AND MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, ORDERED THE LETTER PLACED ON FILE, MAYOR PINSON ANNOUNCED THE LOUIS PADOVAN HAD TENDERED HIS RESIG- NATION FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT EFFECTIVE JULY IST AND THAT HE HAD ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE CLERK WAS IN RECEIPT OF A LETTER FROM THE CITY EMPLOYEES LOCAL WHICH HE IS NOW REFERRING TO THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION. THE CITY ATTORNEY PRESENTED A WRITTEN REPORT STATING THAT THE BOND COVERING RAY MCCULLOUGH, IN THE SUM OF $2,000.00, FOR -OPENING STREETS AND ALLEYS TO DO SEWER INSTALLATIONS WAS IN REGULAR FORMS MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTION ACCEPTED THE REPORT AND ORDERED IT PLACED ON FILE, THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD CHECKED WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES AND WILL TRY TO OBTAIN AN ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION WITH REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL TO BUILD A MAUSOLEUM AT GRANDVIEW CEMETERY. THE CITY „TTORNEY REPORTED ON THE PROGRESS IN OBTAINING WATER EASE- MENTS, HE SAID THAT MR. KILANDER HAD AGREED ON THE SUM OF $1,600.00 AND ASKED COUNCIL CONFIRMATION. HE SAID THAT THE EASEMENT IS NECESSARY AND THE AMOUNT IS REASONABLE CONSIDERING ALL THINGS. HE POINTED OUT .THAT THE JURY TRU;AL AND THE CONDEMNATION SUIT WOULD BE COSTLY, A MOTION-WAS' MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY VAN METER THAT THE ACTION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY BE APPROVED AND THE EASEMENT PURCHASE CONFIRMED. AYES: NESS. MUSTACICH, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT AND ELLIN. TAYLOR ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN DISCCUSED THE PURCHASE OF EASEMENTS FROM HENRY STAFLIN AND WERNER WESTBLOOM. HE SAID THAT.IN THIS INSTANCE AGAIN EASEMENTS WERE NECESSARY AND THE PRICE OF $300.00 EACH FOR A 101 RIGHT OF WAY WAS REASONABLE. MAYOR PINSON E POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY HAD BEEN FIGHTING AGAINST TIME BECAUSE OFOVI.D SHELL DEADLINE AND THE QUESTION OF WHERE THE HIGHWAY INTO TOWN�CTUALLY COME, MR. VANMETER ASKED HOW MANY MORE EASEMENTS WERE.NECESSARY AND MR. WELLS SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THE TRIANGLE CAFE AND SULLIVAN'S SERVICE STATION. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE ATTORNEY PROCEED WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE ENSEMENTS AT A CONSIDERATION OF $300.00 EACH FROM STAFLIN AND WEST - BLOOM. AYES: NESS, MUSTACICH, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT AND ELLIN. TAYLOR ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT THE EASEMENT FROM TURNER GRANTrNn THE CITY THE RIGHT TO CROSS THE GOLF COURSE WITH THE PIPE ON PILE BENTS9 WAS NEGOTIATED VERY SATIFACTORILY FOR THE SUM OF $350.00. HE ASKED COUNCIL APPROVAL.'.A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE ATTORNEY BE AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED AND THE CITY PURCHASE THE EASEMENT FOR THE SUM OF $350.00. AYES: NESS, MUSTACICH, CODERS VAN - METER, SUTT AND ELLIN. TAYLOR ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT HE 010 NOT REALIZE THAT THE CLAIM OF PAUL LUNSFORD HAD BEEN REFERRED TO HIM AND ASKED THAT IT NOW BE REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE. MAYOR PINSON SO ORDERED. THE.CLERK REPORTED THAT HE HAD ANAAPPLICATION FOR A PHOTOGRAPHER'S LICENSE FOR LEROY STUDIO. CHIEF GOFF INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT HIS DEPARTMENT HAD NO OBJECTIONS TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE LICENSE BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY CLERK THEN PRESENTED A LETTER OF RESIGNATION WHICH THE CITY ATTORNEY READ AS FOLLOWS: "THE HONORABLE C. R. PINSON, MAYOR, AND CITY COUNCIL„ CITY OF ANACORTES, ANACORTES, WASHINGTON. GEN•TLEMENX IT IS 284 a JUNE ?, 1955 (GONT'D) WITH MY REGRETS AND MY SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR A LONG AND HAPPY ASSOCIATION , THAT 1 TENDER TO YOU HERE.vITH MY'RESIGNATION AS CITY CLERK FOR THE CITY OF ANACORTES, EFFECTIVE JULY 31ST, 1955, TO EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY, ELECTIVE OFFICIALS, DEPARTMENT HEADS AND OFFICE STAFFS, I OFFER MY GRATITUDE FOR YOUR COURTESY AND ASSISTANCE DUR NG MY TENURE OF OFFICE. THE FUTURE OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES IS BRIGHT WITH PROMISE. MAY ITS INCREASING PROSPERITY TOUCH YOU ALL AND BRING YOU THE REWARDS WHICH YOUR EFFORTS SO RICHLY DESERVE.". SINCERELY YOURS, /S/ PAUL FLINT, JR., CITY CLERK" THE CLERK EXPLAINED THAT WHILE THE EFFECTIVE DATE WAS JULY 31ST, HE WOULD APPRECIATE BEING RELIEVED OF HIS DUTIES SOONER 1•F A REPLACEMENT CAN BE FOUND. MR. MUSTACICH SAID HE KNEW HE SPOKE FOR EVERYONE WHEN HE SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO REFUSE ACCEPTANCE OF.THE RESIGNATION BECAUSE THE CITY CLERK HAD DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB, HOWEVER HE KNOWS THAT MR. FLINT MUST ACCEPT A POSITION WHICH WILL GIVE HIM MORE OPPORTUNITY. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, ANNOUNCED THAT THE CITY WOULD ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION WITH REGRETS AND REPLACE MR. FLINT AHEAD OF JULY 31ST IF POSSIBLE. THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. ,THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. IN THE POLICE REPORT THE MAYOR CALLED ATTENTION TO THE RECOMMENDATION THAT BUS ZONES BE ELIMINATED AND METERS BE INSTALLED IN AS MUCH AS THE BUS COMPANY IS NOT NOW IN BUSINESS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE BUS ZONES BE.ELIMINATEO AND METERS BE INSTALLED* MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE TAXI ZONE BETWEEN 7TH:AND 8TH ON COMMERCIAL BE ELIMINATED AND A METER INSTALLED. MOTION CARRIED, MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, REFERRED THE REQUEST OF THE POLICE CHIEF FOR CONSIDERATION OF NO PARKING SIGNS AT 3RD AND R, TO THE STREETS & PARKS COMMITTEE. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE JUSTICE FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1955 WAS AC- CEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1958 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON.FILE, THE REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MR. MCCRORY DISCUSSED THE INSTALLATIONS AT THE SWINOMISH CHANNEL CROSSING. THE REPORT OF THE STREET SUPT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• COUNCILMAN ELLIN REPORTED FOR -THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE APRROVING THE CHLORINE CONTRACT WITH PENNSYLVANIA SALT COMPANY, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE.CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO SIGN. AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, MUSTACICH, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT AND ELLIN. MOTION -CARRIED, COUNCILMAN SUTT REPORTING FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE, SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT A TEMPORARY DRIVEWAY BE INSTALLED AT BESSNER'S PROPERTY ON 8TH STREEb SO THAT A RESIDENT OF THE PROPERTY CAN PARK.HIS CAR BY THE HOUSE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY TAYLOR THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE REPORT AND AUTHORIZE THE OWNER TO IN- STALL THE DRIVEWAY SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT. MOTION CARRIED, COUNCILMAN SUTT ASKED THE COUNCIL 1M0 APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF Ar NEW SWEEPER AND THE SALE OF TIMBER ON THE WATER AND PARK PROPERTIES. MR. MUSTACICH POINTED OUT THAT PROPER TEMBER CUTTING ON PARK AND -WATERSHED 285 JUNE 7, 1955 ( CONT' D) PROPERTY WOULD MAKE THE LAND MORE VALUABLE AND THE PARK MORE USEABLE. MAYOR PINSON THEN INTRODUCED MR, CLINTON SWEET OF THE COLUMBIA EQUIPMENT COMPANY WHO ADVISED THE CITY THAT IF A NEW STREET SWEEPER WERE PURCHASED, HIS FIRM COULD GIVE FULL VALUE FOR THE OLD SWEEPER AND SELL THE CITY A NEW ONE AT A R98ONABLE PRICE WITH THREE YEARS TO PAY AND NO INTEREST CHARGE* THE COUNCIL AND MR. SWEEfTHEN DISCUSSED THE CON- DITION OF THE PRESENT SWEEPER AND THE P09SIB1L1TY OF USING •'":I- WATER TRUCK CLEANER. MRS. BESSNER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE SWEEPER DOES NOT GET INTO THE DRAINS AND MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT WHEN PEOPLE NOTICED SOMETHING LIKE THJS, THEY SHOULD NOTIFY THE STREET DEPARTMENT. THE MAYOR SAID THAT THE MAIN PROBLEM IS ONE OF OBTAINING ENOUGH MONEY AND HE REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. COUNCILMAN NESS SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PUTTING ASPHALT IN THE GUTTER BY THE FOUNTAIN ON COMMERCIAL AVENUE BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH SO THAT THE WATER WILL DRAIN PROPERLY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY VAN METER THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AND AUTHORIZE THE STREET DEPARTMENT TO PROCEED, MOTION CARRIED, MR. NESS•THEN SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD STUDIED THE MATTER OF REFUSE CANS FOR 6TH STREET AND NEAR THE POST OFFICE AND RECOMMENDED THE -PURCHASE OF THREE CANS, TWO TO BE USED fA 6TH AND ONE BY THE POST OFFICE, HE SAID THAT THE WESTERN DISPOSAL COMPANY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD PICK UP THE REFUSE AT NO CHARGE. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED 8Y ELLIN THAT THE RECOMMENDATION BE ACCEPTED AND THAT THE COMMITTEE BE GIVEN POWER TO ACT IN THE PURCHASE OF THE THREE CANS. AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, MUSTACICH, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION FROM PEOPLE ON K. AVENUE OBJECTING TO THE INSTALLATION OF TELEPHONE POLES ON.THE WEST SIDE OF THE STREET WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. MRS, BESSNER SAID THAT IF THE COUNCIL WISHED TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER, THEY SHOULD CONTACT MR. LLOYD WALGREN IN THE EVERETT OFFICE, OF THE ft ST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY. AFTER DISCUSSION, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE ATTORNEY NOTIFY MR. WALGAEN OF THE PETITION AND REQUEST A MEETING CONCERNING THE MATTER. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION SIGNED BY THREE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES REQUESTING THAT THE CITY ORDINANCE BE AMENDED TO ALLOW OWNERS TO PARK TRAILERS ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY IN A MANNER BEST SWI TED TO THEIR OWN LOCATION WAS READ AND MR. HAMBLY SAID HE MUST'MOVE THE -TRAILER HIS NIECE LIVES IN BUT CANNOT FIND A SUITABLE PLACE FOR IT. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, REFERRED THE PETITION TO THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING COMMITTEE. A PETITION FROM RESIDENTS IN THE VICINITY OF 32ND AND HEART LAKE ROAD, SIGNED BY 7 RESIDENTS REQUESTING CITY WATER FOR THE AREA WAS READ AND REFERRED TO THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE AND MR. MCCRORY. A PETITION FROM DRIFTMIER AND DRIFTMIER, REQUESTING A QUIT CLAIM DEED FOR SNELSON PLUMBING AND HEATING, TO PROPERTY AT 30TH AND COMMERCIAL•AVENUE, WAS READ. THE CITY ATTORNY ADVISED THAT THE PETITION WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL POLICY AS WAS THE AMOUNT OF $5.00, TENDERED WITH THE •'PETITION. ' A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE GRANTING OF THE QUIT CLAIM DEED AND THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AND THE TENDER OF $5.00 SE'ACCEPTED.. AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, MUSTACICH, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, A PETITION FROM THE PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK REQUESTING A QUIT CLAIM DEED TO LOTS 3, 4 AND 59 OF BLOCK 109, ORIGINAL PLAT IN THE NAME OF TESSIE BARTH FOR A PAYMENT OF $6.00 WAS DISCUSSED AND AGAIN THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL POLICY AS WAS THE SUM OF $6.00. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECQNDED BY SUTT THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE 'OF THE QUIT CLAIM DEED AND THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AND THE TENDER OF $6.00 BE -ACCEPTED. AYES: NESS, .TAYLOR, MUSTACICH, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT AND ELLIN, MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION FROM GEORGE ROUNTREE REQUESTING THAT THE SEWER IN THE ALLEY,-* BETWEEN 27TH AND 28TH STREETS WEST OF COMMERCIAL BE EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 100' FQR A NEW DWELLING HE I:S CONSTRUCTING, WAS READ. THE PETITION STATED THAT MR. ROUNTREE WILL PAY THE COST OF THE EXTENSION. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY.CODER AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT PERMISSION -BE GRANTED, MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION FROM RESIDENTS IN THE VICINITY OF 32ND AND HEART LAKE ROAD, SIGNED BY 7 RESIDENTS REQUESTING CITY WATER FOR THE AREA WAS READ AND REFERRED TO THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE AND MR. MCCRORY. JUNE T, 1955 ( CONT' D) A•PETITION SIGNED BY 10 RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF 25TH AND COMMERCIAL OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF A VETERINARY CLINIC WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH THE RESIDENTS AND THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED THAT HE HAD WRITTEN THE BUYER OF THE PROPERY AD- VISING HIM TO CONTACT THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA AND THAT WHEN HE ASKED FOR A PERMIT, THE CITY WOULD BE AWARE OF THESE PROTESTS. MR. NESS SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY MIGHT WORK WITH HIM ON -SOME A;OCATION WHICH COULD ALSO BE USED FOR THE DOG CATCHER ANGLE. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON ORDERED THE PETITION HELD ON FILE UNTIL THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN CONTACT THE -BUYER, A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THE STREET S AND PARKS COMMITTEE WAS READ. THE REPORT RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL REJECT AND DISALLOW THE CLAIM OF RONALD F. GOOD 'AGA.I.NSrTHE CITY OF ANACORTES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CARRIED, THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF JUNE, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTED. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUIT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME, AYES: NESS, 2XXKGR, MUSTACICH. CODER, VANMETER, SUTT AND ELLIN. TAYLOR ABSTAINED, MOTION CARRIED. 'An MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE STREETS AND PARKS AND THE FINANCE -COMMITTEES WILL MEETIWITH THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES REGARDING RECREATION. MR. LLOYD STEINMANi IN THE AUDIENCE, SUGG=STED•THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER DOING -AWAY WITH THE WARD SYSTEM. MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE SUGGESTION TO THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT TH CIL ADJOURN AT 9:25 P.M. � M AY6R _ ATTES CI CK. JUNE 219 1955 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. PENDELTON, PASTOR OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT AND ELLIN WERE - PRESENT, THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY NESS THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THAT THE -MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ, MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER FROM THE 54-40 CLUB REQUESTING PERMISSION TO SPONSOR WESTERN SHOWS, A CARNIVAL, JULY 21ST THROUGH 25TH WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE REQEUST BE GRANTED AND THAT THE CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE LICENSE• A LETTER FROM THE AMERICAN LEEGION 'REQUEST-ING PERMISSION TO SPONSOR RAINIER SHOWS, A CARNIVAL, FROM JUNE 22ND TO JUNE 29TH WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SUNDAY, JUNE 26TH WAS READ. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE COUNCILMEN HAD BEEN ASKED INDIVIDUALLY SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT A MEETING WOULD NOT BE HELD BE(F©RE.' THE CARNIVAL WAS IN OPERA- TION. HE ASKED THAT THE COUNCIL -CONFIRM THE ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY VAN METER THAT THE COUNCIL CONFIRM THE ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON ASKED IF THE FEE HAD BEEN PAID AND THE CITY CLERK SAID THAT HE HAD -RECEIVED THE SUM OF $160.00 WHICH WOULD BE A LICENSE FOR 8 DAYS. 1 �I 1 287 JUNE 21, 1955 ( CONT' D) A LETTER FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING CERTAIN CHANGES IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE WITH REGARD TO FENCES WAS READ AND THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE RECOMMENDATION. MR. NESS SAID HE WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT THEY WERE REQUESTING CHANGING THE 42" HEIGHT WHICH IS 6% SHORT OF STANDARD MATERIAL. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY DRAW AN ORDINANCE WHICH WILL COMPLY WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S WISHES. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED FOSTER AND KLEISER TO 'INSTALL ADDITIONAL BILLBOARDS ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF EXISTING BILLBOARDS AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF 14TH AND COMMERCIAL AVENUE AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 30TH AND COMMERCIAL „VENUE, WAS READ. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED • BY BUTT THAT THE REQUEST BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER FROM THE HARBOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ACCOMPANIED BY COPIES OF COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FIRM OF C.AREY AND KRAMER WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. THE LETTER INDICATED THAT THEIR CONTRACT ON THE WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION PROJECT HAD BEEN HELD UP AT VARIOUS DATES BECAUSE OF THE PIPE DELAY, THE CITY CLERK SAID THAT MR. KRAMER HAD ADVISED HIM THAT HE HAD SUGGESTED THAT HARBOR CONSTRUCTION SEND -THE '. LETTER SO THAT IT WOULD BE A MATTER OF RECORD. THE ENGINEERS WILL MAKE ARRI%NGEMENTS TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION, MAYOR PINSON ORDERED THE LETTERS PLACED ON FILE. THE MAYOR REPORTED THAT IN AS MUCH AS PAUL 'FLINT, CITY CLERK, HAD RESIGNED, HE HAD DEEMED IT AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO CONSIDER A MOVE IN LINE WITH THE NEW STATE LAW MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO APPOINT A CITY CLERK AND A CITY ATTORNEY. HE HAD THEREFOR ASKED THE CITY MTTORNEY TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE WHICH HE WILL READ LATER IN THE AGENDA, HE SAID HE HOPED THE COUNCILMEN WOULD CONSIDER AT�5RY CAREFULLY AND ACT ON IT AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. MR. VAN SAID THAT HE HAD DISCUSSED IT WITH BUSINESS- MEN AND ALL THAT HE HAD TALKED TO AGREED THAT IT SHOULD BE AN APPOINTIVE OFFICE• THE CITY CLERK PRESENTED A BOND FOR THE -SAFE IN HIS OFFICE WHICH WAS REFERRED BY MAYOR PINSON TO THE CITY "'TTORNEY. THE CITY CLERK PRESENTED A CONTRACT WITH THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY FOR ELECTRICAL FACILITIES AT THE BOOSTER PUMPING STATION AT SUMMIT PARK. THE CLERK ALSO READ A LETTER FROM THE FIRM OF CAREY AND KRAMER RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE CONTRACT. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD READ THE CONTRACT AND APPROVED IT. MAYOR THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD TWO ORDINANCES TO PRESENT$ ONE ON TRAILER COURTS AND ONE, AS MAYOR PINSON MENTIONED, MAKING THE OFFICES OF -CITY CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY APPOINTIVE. HE SAID THAT HE HAD CONCLUDED NEGOTIATIONS WITH GEORGE SULLIVAN, UNDER WHICH AN EASEMENT HAD -BEEN SECURED FOR RIGHT OF WAY ACROSS HIS PROPERTY FOR THE SUM OF $300.00. THE CITY ATTORNEY POINTED OUT THAT THIS WAS IN-LINE WITH OTHER EASEMENTS,THAT IT WOULD COST MORE TO CONDEMN THE PRODERTY AND THAT THE COST OF MOVING POLES AT ANY LOCATION WOULD COST MORE THAN $300.00. HE ASKED THAT THE COUNCIL CONFIRM THE ACTION. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE ACTION OF THE CITY ~TTORNEY AND THE MAYOR AND CLERK IN OBTAINING THE EASEMENT. AYES: NESS, -CODER, VANMETERg BUTT, ELLIN AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ~TTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD ARRANGED A MEETING WITH THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE ATTORNEY FOR A FIRM PROPOSING TO CONSTRUCT A MAUSOLEUM AT GRANDVIEW CEMETERY. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN SEATTLE THIS THURSDAY, HE SAID THAT WITH REFERENCE TO THE REQUEST FOR VACATION OF CERTAIN STREETS BY THE PORT VISTRICT, THAT THE PORT DISTRICT IS THE SOLE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER AND QUALIFIES IN ITS REQUEST, HE POINTED OUT THAT LAW STATES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL HOLD A HEARING, HE SAID ACTION TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL AFTER THE HEARING WOULD BE AT THEIR DISCRETION. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY BUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE HEARING DATE BE SET FOR AUGUST 2ND 1955 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUEST OF THE ANACORTES PORT DISTRICT, MOTION CARRIED. HE SAID THAT HE WAS STILL NEGOTIATING WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RELATIVE TO THE INSTALLATION -OF THE INDUSTRIAL WATER LINE ON THE WHISTLE LAKE ROAD. HE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT HIS OFFICE WOULD BE CLOSED FROM. -JULY 22ND TO AUGUST 8TH. THE CITY CLERK PRESENTED A BOND FOR THE -SAFE IN HIS OFFICE WHICH WAS REFERRED BY MAYOR PINSON TO THE CITY "'TTORNEY. THE CITY CLERK PRESENTED A CONTRACT WITH THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY FOR ELECTRICAL FACILITIES AT THE BOOSTER PUMPING STATION AT SUMMIT PARK. THE CLERK ALSO READ A LETTER FROM THE FIRM OF CAREY AND KRAMER RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE CONTRACT. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD READ THE CONTRACT AND APPROVED IT. MAYOR 288 JUNE 21, 1955 (CONY! ) PINSON REFERRED THE CONTRACT TO THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE FOR A REPORT LATER IN THE AGENDA. THE CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT HE.HAD BEEN INFORMED BY MR. KRAMER THAT A MEETING WILL BE ARRANGED WITH THE NAVY SOMETIME NEXT WEEK, THE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN ANACORTES, THE CLERK REPORTED THAT MR. KRAMER ALSO SAID THAT THE FIRST OF THE RANNEY WELLS WOULD BE IN OPERATION THIS THURSDAY BUT WOULD BE PUMPING TO WASTE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 DAYS TO TWO WEEKS IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE IRON CONTENT AFTER WHICH TIME IT WILL BE HOOKED INTO THE LINE. . THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON THE BUILDING INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE SANITATION FOR THE TRAILERS FILE, AT THE CARNIVAL IS VERY POOR, HE SAID THAT HE AND THE SANITARIAN SUGGEST THAT IN!THE FUTURE, CARNIVALS AND CUROUSES SHOULD BE ADVISED AHEAD OF TIME. MAYOR PINSON ASKED THE BUILDING INSPECTOR TO WORK OUT SUGGESTIONS FOR THE NEXT MEETING, MAYOR PINSON REPORTED THAT HE HAD MET WITH MR. CYSEWSKI, 8� OF THE STATE.DEPARTMENT HIGHWAY OFFICE AND HAD WORKED OUT A BASIS WHERE A LIGHT WOULD BE INSTALLED FOR BOTH STH AND 6TH STREET AND A SYNCHRONIZING CABLE BURIED UNDER THE PAVEMENT, WHICH WILL, ALONG WITH THE LIGHTS BE INSTALLED WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY STREET DEPARTMENT. MAYOR PINSON JAID THAT MR. CYSEWSKI WAS VERY APOLOGETIC WITH REGARD TO THE DELAY AND A AS VERY IMPRESSED WITH HIS ATTITUDE. REPORTING FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, COUNCILMAN TAYLOR SAID THAT THE COMMITTEE AND MAYOR PINSON HAD MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SCHOOL AND P. T. A. TO DISCUSS A PAID RECREATIONAL DIRECTOR. HE SAID THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAD INFORMED THEM THAT THEY WERE NOT IN A POSITION TO MAKS; ANY COMMITMENTS AT THIS TIME. COUNCILMAN SUTT REPORTING FOR THE 'FINANCE COMMITTEE SAID THAT HE HAD TALKED TO MR. MUSTACICH WHO HAD INFORMED HIM THAT HE HAD NOT HAD TIME TO LOOK INTO THE FINANCING OF A SWEEPER. MR. SUTT THEN DISCUSSED THE SWEEPER SITUATION SAYING THAT IT WAS IMPERATIVE THAT SOMETHING WAS DONE, THAT HIS COMMITTEE'HAD CONSIDERED A FLUSHER BUT THAT THE STREETS HAVE TOO MANY LOW SPOTS AND.THE WATER WOULD NOT DRAIN AWAY PROPERLY. MR. TAYLOR COMMENTED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAKE A DECISION AT THIS TIME NOT KNOWING THE FINANCIAL SIDE OF THE PICTURE, MR. SUTT DISCUSSED -THE SWEEPING PROBLEM AND AN ORDINANCE THAT MIGHT.BE WRITTEN REGARDING PARKING ON COMMERCIAL AT THE TIME THE SWEEPER WOULD BE CLEANING THE STREET. COUNCILMAN SUTT SAID THAT HE WAS IN FAVOR OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE AND ASKED IF THE CITY COULD BIND ITSELF AT THIS TIME. THE•CITY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNCIL THEN DISCUSSED THE FINANCIAL ASPECT. MR. THORENE RE- PORTED THAT THE PRESENT SWEEPER WAS A USED SWEEPER WMEN IT WAS PURCHASED AND DID A•GOOD JOB BUT THAT IT NEEDS A LOT OF REPAIRS WHICH HAVE.BEEN DISCOVERED AS IT HAS BEEN USED. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO CALL FOR BIDS TO BE OPENED JULY 5TH FOR A NEW STREET SWEEPER, THE SPECIFICATIONS TO BE DRAWN BY THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE AND THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT. MR. TAYLOR SAID THAT HE WOULD GO ALONG ON THE CALL FOR BIDS•AND RECOMMENDED THAT IN THE MEANTIME, EFFORT BE MADE TO FIND THE PROPER MEANS FOR FINANCING THE PURCHASE. THE QUESTION WAS CALLED AND THE MOTION CARRIED. MR. TAYLOR REPORTING FOR THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SAID THAT RENUMBERING THE PRECINCTS IN THE CITY HAS MERIT AND THAT THE PRECINCTS COULD BE RE- NUMBERED FROM i TO 13 WITHOUT CHANGING THE WARD SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THERE 13 NO HURRY BECUASE THERE IS NO ELECTION THIS YEAR, HE SAID THAT HE HSS ASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO CHECK.INTO THE SITUATION. COUNCILMAN ELLIN RePORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE STATING THAT WITH REGARD TO THE PETITION OF THE RESIDENTS OF 32ND AND HEART LAKE ROAD IN WHICH THEY ASK FOR WATER, THE PAST PRACTICE HAS BEEN THAT THE PEOPLE FURNISH THEIR OWN LINE.AND THE CITY MAINTAIN IT AFTER THAT. HE S4ID THAT HIS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THAT POLICY BE AD- HERED TO. AFTER DISCUSSION, MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, IT WAS SO ORDERED AND ASKED THE CLERK TO WRITE ADVISING THE PETITIONERS OF THE COUNCIL'S DECISION, COUNCILMAN ELLIN ASKED THAT THE ATTORNEY READ THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT CONTRACT. AFTER THE READING, MR. NESS ASKED IF ALL OF THE CONTRACTS.COULD NOT BE COMBINED AND THEREBY OBTAIN A REDUCED RATE, MR, WELLS REPORTED THAT THAT ANGLE HAD BEEN CONSIDERED AND IT HAD BEEN FOUND THAT EACH LOCATION MUST HAVE A SEPARATE CONTRACT, A MOTION WAS MADE BY 289 JUNE 21, 1955 ( CONT' D) ,NESS AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE CONTRACT WITH THE PUGET SOUND,POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY FOR ELECTRICAL FACILITIES AT THE SUMMIT PARK BOOSTER STATION OF THE NEW WATER PROJECT BE APPROVED AND THE MAYOR AND CLERK AUTHORIZED TO SIGN, FURTHER THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTIONS TO THAT EFFECT AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CLERKTO SIGN. AYES: NESS, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT, ELLIN AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED. -FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE, MR. SUTT SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE COULD RECOMMEND NO ACTION YET ON THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF 38TH STREET, MR. SUTT RECOMMENDED THAT THE CLAIM OF PAUL LUNSFORD_BE APPROVED FOR PAYMENT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE REPORT OF THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE AND APPROVE•THE CLAIM OF PAUL LUNSFORDi AYES: NESS, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT, ELLIN AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED, MR. SUTT SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE INSTALLATION OF "NO PARKING".;SIGNS AT 3RD AND R. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT A�iETINE POLICE CHIEF. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED.BY VAN` THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED AND THE SIGNS INSTALLED AS RECOMMENDED. MOTION CARRIED. . MR. SUTT RECOMMENDED THAT A *DEAD END STREET" SIGN BE INSTALLED ON THE WEST SIDE OF 23RD STREET, HE SAID,THAT 23RD IS ONLY ONE BLOCK LONG. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE RECOMMENDATION BE ADOPTED AND THE SIGNS INSTALLED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT. MOTION CARRIED. MR. SUTT SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE, AFTER VERY CAREFUL' -STUDY, RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE.THE CITY CLERK TO CALL FOR BIOS FOR A SANITARY CUTTING, THINNING AND SELECTIVE LOGGING OF PARK AND WATERSHED,PROPERTY. FURTHER THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS BE DRAWN BY THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE HIS WHOLE HEARTED RECOMMENDATION TO THIS SUGGESTION OF THE STREETS AND PARKS -COMMITTEE. AFTER DISCUSSION, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT.AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO CALL FOR BIDS TO BE OPENED ON AUGUST 2ND AS RECOMMENDED BY THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE FOR SANITARY CUTTING, THINNING, ETC. OF PARK AND WATERSHED PROPERTY. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT THIS WAS A VERY FIND STROKE OF BUSINESS FOR THE CITY OF ANACORTES AND HE HOPED THAT THE PROGRAM WOULD BE GOTTEN UNDER WAY NO LATER THAN THIS FALL. REPORTING FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE, COUNCILMAN.NESS SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD INVESTIGATED THE WIGGINS CLAIM AGAINST VALLEY CONSTRUCTION AND THAT IN THEIR OPINION, THEY HAVE A VALID CLAIM, HE REPORTED THAT THE FENCE WAS LEFT IN A VERY BAD CONDITION AND SOME SHRUBBERY WAS DESTROYED. HE SAID HE FELT THE VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SHOULD DO SOMETHING. ABOUT THIS CLAIM, AFTER DISCUSSION MAYOR PINSON ASKED THE CITY "'TTORNEY TO WRITE TO THE VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INFORMING THEM OF THE OPINION OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN THIS MATTER. A PETITION FROM THE FIDALGO SCHOOL DISTRICT #2, ASKING FOR CITY WATER FROM THE NEW PIPELINE TO THE SHELL REFINERY WAS READ AND MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT NO RATES HAVE BEEN SET YET AND AFTER DISCUSSION AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON ASKED THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE TO MEET AND WITH THE ENGINEERS' ASSISTANCE, WORK OUT PROPOSED RATES FOR WATER OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES, MR.. MCCRORY SAID THAT THE SHELL OIL COMPANY WILL BE RECEIVING WATER THROUGH THE NEW LINE TODAY AND THAT THE METER IS NOT IN OPERATION YET, HE SAID THAT THE SHELL OIL COMPANY WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FENCE AROUND THE METER SIDE AND BECHTEL HAD REMOVED THE FENCE. MR. WELLS SAID THAT HE HAD PREPARED A PROPOSED LEASE OF THE LAND AT THE METER SITE FROM THE SHELL OIL COMPANY AT $1.00 A YEAR WHICH IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE SHELL -OIL COMPANY FOR ACCEPTANCE. A PETITION FROM KIRVIN R. SMITH REQUESTING THAT THE COUNCIL CONDEMN A STRIP OF LAND APPROXIMATELY 131 WIDE BY 503' LONG ABUTTING THE STREET PLATTED IN FRONT OF MCNAUGHT'S :FIRST ADDITION TO THE CITY WAS READ. MR. SMITH -REQUESTED THE CONDEMNATION IN ORDER THAT HE MIGHT OBTAIN ACCESS TO HIS PROPERTY ABUTTING THISSTRIP OF LAND. HE ALSO PROPOSED IN HIS PETITIO N TO PAY ALL OF THE COSTS OF THE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, REFERRED THE PETITION TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE AND THE CITY "TTORNEY FOR STUDY AND REPORT. 290 JUNE 21, 1955 ( CONT' D) MR. CODER SAID THAT ON BEHALF OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE -TOURIST COMMITTEE, HE WOULD LIKE TO ASK PERMISSION TO MOVE THE TOURIST BOOTH FROM 11TH TO 10TH STREET, HE SAID THERE WERE SEVERAL REASONS WHY THIS REQUEST WAS BEING MADE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE COUNCIL GRANT PERMISSION TO MOVE THE BOOTH FROM 11TH TO 10TH STREET, MOTION CARRIED, MR. WELLS THEN READ THE•PROPOSED ORDINANCE MAKING THE CLERK'S AND ATTORNEY'S POSITIONS APPOINTIVE, MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THIS READING WAS TO JUST INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE AND HE WOULD APPRECIATE THE COUNCILMEN INVESTIGATING SO THAT THEY COULD ACT AT THE NEXT MEETING. MR. WELLS THEN•PRESENTED A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON TRAILERS AND MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS REFERRED THE ORDINANCE TO THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE•CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF JUNE WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. MAYOR PINSON APPOINTED MR. ELLIN TO ACT FOR MR. MUSTACICH WHO WAS ABSENT. .HEARING NO.OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE./ UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE -COMMITTEE, A MOTION -WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: NESS, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT, ELLIN AND TAYLOR, MOTION CARRIED, MR. PETERS ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE 37TH STREET PEOPLE WERE ATTENDING COUNCIL AS A DELEGATION ASKING THAT SOMETHING BE DONE WITH REGARD TO THE DRAINAGE PROBLEM ON THEIR STREET.• MAYOR PINSON POINTED OUT THAT MR. GILKEY WAS TO FURNISH MR. FLINT WITH A TOPOGRAPHY AND DRAWING FOR THAT STREET• MR. FLINT SAID THAT HE HAD NOT RECEIVED THIS AND MAYOR PINSON SUGGESTED THAT MR. FLINT GET IN TOUCH WITH MR. GILKEY. THE DELEGATES STILL FELT THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE SOME ACTION AT THIS TIME AND MR. NESS SAID THAT IF THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE WILLING TO PAY, HE SAW NO REASON WHY SOMETHING COULD NOT BE DONE. MR. THORENE DISCUSSED THE SIZE OF PIPE THAT WOULD BE NEEDED AND SUGGESTED THAT S" SEWER TILE WdTH Y'S PLACED FOR YARD DRAINS WOULD BE SATISFACTORY .IN AS MUCH AS THE CITY PLANS ON HAVING A DITCH ON THE HILL ABOVE TO KEEP THE WATER FROM RUNNING ONTO THAT AREA. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT IF THE PEOPLE BUY THE PIPE, THE CITY WILL INSTALL THE PIPE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT. RYES: NESS, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT, ELLIN AND TA`dLOR, MOTION CARRIED. . MR. ELLIN SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN INFORMED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKED FOR THE SEWER COMPANY THAT IN CERTAIN SPOTS, ROCKS HAD BEEN BACKFILLED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE PIPE THEREBY CAUSING THE PJPE TO BE THROWN OUT OF LINE AND PERHAPS IN SOME .INSTANCES CRUSHED. MR. MCCRORY SAID THAT MR. GILKEY, WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, HAD IN— VESTIGATED EACH PART OF THE SEWER SYSTEM AND HAD PRONOUNCED IT O. K. MR. CODER ASKED IF SOMETHING WAS BEING DONE ABOUT THE SUNSET BEACH REST ROOM AND MAYOR PINSON SUGGESTED THAT THE STREETS AND PARKS AND THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING COMMITTEES GET TOGETHER AND SEE IF THEY COULD WORK OUT SOMETHING, A MOTION WIGS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 9:25 P.M.. MOTION CARRIED.' P7, P -w i Ci CL WOR 1 1 b 291 JULY 5, 1955 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:.30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT DUE TO THE FAOT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THAT THE MINUTES•SE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER FROM THE WEST COAST TELEPHONE Cg�PA f ASKING THAT THE CITY AGAIN CALL FOR BIDS TO SELL LOTS 3, 4 AND 5, ,6FNIN'AL PLAT, WAS READ AND THE LETTER ALSO STATED THAT THE COMPANY WOULD PAY THE BID CALL PUBLICATION FEE. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO CALL FOR BIDS FOR THE SALE OF THE OLD FIRE HALL AND POLICE STATION PROPERTY, THAT THE TELEPHONE COMPANY PAY FOR THEPUBLICATION AND THE BID CA -L DATE BE SET FOR JULY 19, 1955, MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY CLERK ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD RECEIVED VOUCHERS FROM VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND MATT MALASPINA COMPANY WITH THE STATEMENT ON EACH THAT THE RETAINED PERCENTAGES FOR UNITS B, C, AND D WERE "OKAY FOR RELEASE". AFTER DISCUSSION AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON ASKED THE CLERK TO HAVE SISLER AND GILKEY FURNISH A LETTER THAT THEY AUTHORIZE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE CONSTRUCTION BY EACH FIRM AND THAT THE STATE TAX STATEMENTS AND AFFIDAVIT OF NO LIENS BE OBTAINED FROMEACH OF THE FIRMS. THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1955 WAS AC- CEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. 1 MAYOR PINSON REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED RESIGNATIONS FROM DON STROM AND W. T. MORGAN ,FROM THEIR POSITIONS ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE RESIGNATIONS BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CARRIED, MAYOR PINSON INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT HE WOULD MAKE 440TRER REPORT LATER IN THE AGENDA. THE CITY ATTORNEY PRESENTED A WRITTEN REP -)RT ON THE SAFE IN THE -CITY CLERKS OFFICE -WHICH STATED THAT THE POLICY IS IN REGULAR FORM EXCEPT THAT IT EXCLUDES ROBBERY WITHIN THE PREMISES, THE CLERK SAID THAT IN AS -MUCH AS ALL CITY EMPLOYEES ARE UNDER A $?500.00 BLANKET BOND THAT HE FELT IT WAS 'WELL TO SAVE ON THE POLICY TO THAT EXTENT. THE ATTORNEY SAID THAT IN THAT EVENT THE POLICY MET WITH HIS APPROVAL AND MAYOR PINSON HEARI.NGNO'OBJECTIOI$ ACCEPTED AND ORDERED TME POLICY PLACED ON FILE. ' MR. WELLS INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD MET WITH THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL AND A REPRESENTATIVE:OF THE MAUSOLEUM COMPANY AND A CON'TRACT IS BEING PREPARED BY THE FIRM FOR -CEMETERY BOARD AND COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. THIS CON- TRACT WILL BE ON A NEW BASIS WHICH WILL CALL FOR LEASE OF THE LAND RATHER THAN THE SALE OF THELAND, THE ATTORNEY SAID THAT HE WOULD SUBMIT THE PROPOSED CONTRACT TO THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE FOR APPROVAL, HE SAID THAT HE HAD PREPARED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TRIANGLE CAFE AND AN EASEMENT FOR'THE WATER LINE AND THAT THIS AGREEMENT WOULD ABOUT FINISH UP THE WORK ON THE NEW WATER SYSTEM EASEMENTS, THE CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT THE STATE LAW REQUIRED A NEW NON -SUBVERSIVE AFFIDAVIT BECAUSE OF A RECENT ATTORNEY GENERALS OPINION THAT ALL CITY OFFICIA4S AND EMPLOYEES SHOULD SIGN THE NEW AFFIDAVIT. COPIES WERE 'PASSED AROUND. THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED BIDS FOR THE NEW STREET SWEEPER FOR THE CITY, AND AFTER DISCUSSION AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON ASKH® INH 9KXRK XNXHXXBXSXSKHR XNE RZK KKY RNRNISN XXLHXXBR XHAIXTNKXXAWXHORXB STATED THAT 411"348 NO 1111111=13ONS, HE WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CLERK TO OPEN THE BIOS. THE FIRST BID READ BY THEICLERK WAS FROM COLUMBIA EQUIPMENT COMPANY IN THE NET SUM OF $69597.23. THj. SECOND BID WAS FROM FEENAUGHTY MACHINERY COMPANY IN THE NET SUM OF $7,618.30. MAYOR PINSON HEARING NO OBJECTION, REFERR'f D THE BIDS TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT. THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1955 WAS AC- CEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. 1 292 JULY 5, 1955 (CONY D) A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THE BUILDING INSPECTOR SUGGESTING AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CARNIVAL AND CIRCUS SANITATION WAS READ AND AFTER DISCUSSION MAYOR PINSON ASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERA- TION. THE REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1955 WAS AC- CEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1955 WAS AC- CEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• COUNCILMAN TAYLOR REPORTED FOR THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SAYING THAT THEY HAD MET WITH THE FIREMEN AND DISCUSSED SALARIES AND WORKING CONDITIONS, HE SAID THAT HE WOULD HAVE ANOTHER SESSION WITH THEM AND ASKED IF THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE AND THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE MEMBERS COULD ALSO MEET WITH THEM. AFTER DISCUSSION AMONG THE COUNCILMEN, IT WAS DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD MEET ON THURSDAY EVENING AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE FIRE HALL, COUNCILMAN CODER REPORTED FOR THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING COMMITTEE. HE SAID HIS COMMITTEE HAD MET•WITH THE CITIZENS ON TRAILER COURTS AND HAD DE- CIDED TO MEET WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THEIR NEXT REGULAR MEETING. COUNCILMAN NESS FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE REPORTED THAT HE HAD HAD A REQUEST FROM A PARTY LIVING ON J AVENUE WITH REGARD TO A SEWER INSTALLATION IN THAT AREA. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT THE COUNCIL HAD DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL THE PRESENT JOBS WERE FINISHED BEFORE STARTING SOME- THING NEW, HOWEVER, HE KNEW THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM IN THAT AREA. COUNCIL- MAN SUTT COMMENTED THAT THERE WILL ALSO BE OTHER DISTRICTS AND AFTER DIS- CUSSION, MAYOR PINSON AGAIN SUGGESTED THAT THE CLERK OBTAIN LETTERS FROM SISLER AND GILKEYWHICH WOULD PUT THE CITY IN A BETTER POSITION'TO MAKE A DECISION, COUNCILMAN NESS ASKED IF THE TRASH CANS HAD BEEN ORDERED AND THE CLERK INFORMED HEM THAT THEY HAD BEEN RECEIVED. THE STREET DEPARTMENT WILL INSTALL THEM IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CITY uLERK AND THE CITY ATTORNEY. MAYOR PINSON REMINDED THE COUNCIL THAT THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL HAD ASKED THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PASS THIS LAW, AND IN AS MUCH AS THE CITY CLERK HAD RESIGNED, HE WANTED THE COUNCIL TO HAVE THE OPOORTUNITY OF MAKING A DECISION WITH REGARD TO THE ORDINANCE, IF THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED HE WOULD APPOINT''A NEW CITY CLERK WITH THE CONFIRMATION OF THE COUNCIL. IF THE ORDINANCE IS NOT PASSED HE WOULD THEN APPOINT A CITY CLERK -WHO WOULD SERVE FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE CITY CLERK. COUNCILMAN LLLIN SAID THAT HE WAS OPPOSED TO THE ORDINANCE BECAUSE THE POSITION HAD ALWAYS BEEN ELECTIVE AND HE THOUGHT THAT THE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE THE FULL CONTROL. HE SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS DANGEROUS TO CHANGE TO APPOINTIVE POSITIONS. THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED. MR. MUSTACICH SAID THAT HE WAS IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE BECAUSE IT WOULD GIVE THE CITY A MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE OPERATION AND THAT THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL HAD STUDIED THE PROPOSAL VERY THOROUGHLY AND HE COULD SEE NO REASON WHY THE PEOPLE WERE LOSING THEIR RIGHT TO SELECT BECAUSE COUNCILMEN AND MAYORS ARE ELECTED, COUNCILMAN SUTT SAID THAT HE HAD GONE ALONG ON THE RESOLUTION UNDER THE OLD COUNCIL BUT NOW HAS CHANGED HIS MIND AND 'NAS OPPOSED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE, DURING THE DISCUS310N2 EACH OF THE COUNCILMEN STATED HIS VIEWS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE ORBINANCE BE REJECTED. AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT & ELLIN. NO: MUSTACICH, MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON THEN ANNOUNCED THAT TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE CITY CLERK BEGINNING AUGUST IST, HE WAS APPOINTING MR. FRANK KIMSEY, JR. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE;: A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: NESS, TAYLOR,' CODER, VANMETER, SUTT, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. a a 1 1 1 1 1 JULY 5, 1955 (CONT' D) ALICE NEWLAND THANKED THE.COUNCIL FOR ASSISTING WITH THE TOURIST BOOTH. COUNCILMAN VANMETER SAID THAT.HE HAD HAD IT CALLED TO HIS ATTENTION THAT A TREE WAS ABOUT TO FALL -AT THE CORNER OF 6TH AND L. AND ALSO THAT THERE WERE WEEDS GROWING THERE, COUNCILMAN MUSTACICH SAID THAT THERE WERE FORMS DRAWN UP FOR HANDLING THE WEED SITUATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE STATUTE AND CITY ORDINANCE BUT -THAT IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN.DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE -THE ORDINANCE IN THE CITY BECAUSE THE CITY WOULD BE FORCED TO FINANCE THE CUTTING IF THE PRO- PERTY OWNER DID NOT COMPLY. COUNCILMAN TAYLOR ASKED ABOUT THE FILING OF GAS REFUND REQUESTS WITH THE STATE.: MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE AND THE CITY CLERK WOULD CHECK INTO THE SITUATION AS REQUESTED BY THE STATE EXAMINER'S REPORT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 8:45 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. JULY 19, 1955 r MAYOR 293 rr ' A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED ADAMSDEASgAT 7.300TPO MaFWITH-MAYOR g�PINSON RES DING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV, THE ROLL WAS KALIED iND I�ES.�, IAYLO9 ODER, VANMETER- SUTT, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH WERE PRESENT, THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED. AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. A NOTICE FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD ADVISING THE COUNCIL OF AN APPLICATION TO TRANSFER LICENSE FOR THE RAINBOW TAVERN FROM -JUNE ADAMS AND QUENTIN STAFFORD TO WM. P. AND MARY LOU JOHNSON, WAS READ. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED B.Y VANMETER THAT THE NOTICE BE PLACED. ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED, MAYOR PINSON REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A COMMUNICATION FROM THE DALLES, OREGON STATING THEIR ANNEXATION POLICY. HE ASKED THE CLERK TO READ THE COMMUNICATION WHICH MAYOR PINSON OBSERVED, PARALLELED THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN ANACORTES AND SHOWED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAD FOLLOWED A SIMILAR POLICY. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE WITH REGARD TO FENCES AND CHIMNEYS, ETC AND A PROPOSED ORDINANCE PR.ESCRIBEMPROPER SANITATION FOR CARNIVALS AND CIRCUSES. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES INDICATED THAT THE CITY MIGHT MEET WITH AN EXAMINER FROM THE DIVISION OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND DISCUSS THE PROPOSED LEASE OF CEMETERY. PROPERTY FOR A MAUSOLEUM. A MOTION WAS MADE BY TAYLOR AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT IF POSSIBLE, SUCH A MEETING BE ARRANGED WITH THE FIN%NCE AND JUDICIARY COMMITTEES, THE CEMETERY BOARD, THE CONTRACTORS AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE EXAMINER'S OFFICE. MOTION CARRIED, MAYOR PINSON ASKED THE CLERK TO ARRANGE PLANS. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN REPORTED ON THE REQUEST TO THE CQUNTY FOR A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL THE INDUSTRIAL LINE ALONG THE WHISTLE LAKE ROAD. HE SAID HE THOUGHT THAT ALL OF THE BUSINESS HAD BEEN WORKED OUT IN:A TALK WITH COMMISSIONER SHARPE. THE ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY HAD SUBMITTED AN AGREEMENT TO LaY PIPE ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY NEAR THE WHITNEY STATION AND HE RECOMMENDED ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGREEMENT WITH TWO CHANGES. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ THE AGREEMENT WHICH CALLED FOR PAYMENT OF $800.00 TO THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY, SUTT THAT THE CITY -ACCEPT THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CHANGES MADE BY THE ATTORNEY, AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO SIGN AND AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF $800.00 TO THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY FOR THE EASEMENT RIGHTS. AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. JULY 25, 1955 (CONT' D) . THE ATTORNEY SAID THAT DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 19 IS WILLING TO SIGN AN EASEMENT FOR THE ''IPELINE BUT DESIRES $75.00 AT THIS TIME TO PAY THE COSTS OfJ THE COMMISSIONERS INSPECTING THE INSTALLATION. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE MAYOR ANO CLLRK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT AND THE ENGINEERS AUTHORIZED TO WORK OUT THE"PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF $75.00.. AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH, MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK REPORTS/HAT THIS WAS THE TIME SET FOR RECEIVING OF BIDS FOR THE SALE OF THE OLD FIRE HALL AND POLICE STATION LAND, MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO ' OBJECTIONS, AUTHORIZED THE CLERK TO OPEN AND READ THE BIDS'AS FOLLOWS:. AL TIETJEN - $1,250.00 AND WEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY $1,000.00. BOTH BIDS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY $100.00 GOOD FAITH CHECKS. MR. TAYLOR SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THE LOTS WERE WORTH CLOSER TO $2,700 AND SUGGESTED THAT THE LAND MIGHT BE WORTH MORE TO THE CITY AS OFF STREET PARKING. DURING'THE DISCUSSION iT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT THE BIDS WERE UNDER THE AMOUNTS ANTICIPATED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE COUNCIL REJECT THE BIDS BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO LOW AND AUTHORIZE THE CLERK TO RETURN THE GOOD FAITH CHECKS. MOTION CARRIED, THE REPORT OF THE POLICE JUSTICE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1955 WAS AC- CEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, MR. KRAM ER SUBMITTED A PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND ASKED THAT THE COUNCIL INSTRUCT HIM WITH REGARD TO THE PENALTY CLAUSES IN ALL THE CONTRACTS. HE ALSO SUBMITTED CHANGE ORDER NO. I FOR SQUARE D COMPANY AND CHANGE ORDER NO. 4 FOR THE AMERICAN PIPE AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY. MAYOR PINSON ASKED TP E CITY HTTORNEY AND MR. KRAM,ER.TO PREPARE A LETTER FOR THE COUNCIL CONCERNING THE PENALTY CLAUSE AND SAID THAT THE CHANGE ORDERS WOULD BE TAKEN UP LATER IN THE MEETING. MR. THORENE REPORTED THAT THE TREE ON 6TH AND L IS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND LEANING OVER THE WALKING AREA, HE SAID IT WOULD HAVE TO COME DOWN LIMB BY LIMB. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER BE ADVISED TO REMOVE THE TREE BECAUSE IT CONSTITUTES A HAZARD* MAYOR PINSON ASKED THE CLERK TO WRITE THE PROPERTY OWNER. MR. TAYLOR REPORTED THAT THE JUDICIARY, FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER AND FINANCE COMMITTEES HAD MET WITH THE FIREMEN AND WILL MAKE A REPORT AT BUDGET TIME. COUNCILMAN ELLIN REPORTED THAT THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE WILL MAKE A REPORT AT A LATER DATE REGARDING THE COST OF WATER OUTSIDE THE CITY, HE REPORTED THAT HIS COMMITTEE IS WORKING WMiTHE SUMMIT PARK PEOPLE WITH REdARD TO THE WATER SUPPLY. COUNCIBMAN SUTT REPORTING FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE BID OF FEENAUGHTY MACHINERY FOR A STREET SWEEPER BE ACCEPTED AS BEING TO THE BEST INT.ERESTS OF THE CITY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE HIGHER BID, MR. CODER COMMENTED ON THE SMALL DIFFERENCE IN COST. COUNCILMAN ELLIN SAID THAT PARTS WERE MORE AVAILABLE. A MOTION WAS M1DE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE CITY ACCEPT THE BID OF FEENAUGHTY MACHINERY CO. FOR A WAYNE STREET SWEEPER AS BID, INCLUDING A CAB. AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN SUTT SAID THAT. MR. KNAPP, SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS, HAD REQUEST- ED PERMISSION TO PURCHASE AN EDGER. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE PARK SUPERINTENDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE THE EDGER. 'AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, VANMETER, SUTT, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. MR. SUTT SUGGESTED THAT AN ORDINANCE BE PREPARED REGULATING PARKING ON COMMERCIAL AND SIDE STREETS SO THAT THEY COULD BE SWEPT MORE EFFICIENTLY. HE RECOMMENDED THE HOURS BETWEEN 2:00 AND 6:00 A.M. FOR COMMERCIAL AND THE SAME HOURS ON ALTERNATE DAYS ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE SIDE STREETS. COUNCILMEN MUSTACICH AND TAYLOR QUESTIONED THE ADVISABILITY OF ALTERNATE DAYS ON THE SIDE STREETS BECAUSE OF THE CONFUSION IT MIGHT CREATE. MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, ASKED MR. SUTT TO WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY IN DRAW- ING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE. HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE COULD BE CHANGED TO SUIT THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL. cc s 295 JULY 19, 1955 (CONT' D) COUNCILMAN CODER SUGGESTED THAT THE PARKING BE LIMITED TO 15 - MINUTES IN FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE. ,COUNCILMAN SUTT SAID THAT HE iNOULD ASK'.. THE CITY CLERK TO CALL FOR BIDS FOR SELECTIVE LOGGING OF PARK- AND WATERSHED TIMBER AND WOULD USE NO FURTHER SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE BID CALL EXCEPT TO ASK THAT THE BIDS BE SUBMITTED ON A PERCENTAGE BASIS. COUNCILMAN SUTT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NOT HAD TIME TO CONTACT MR. SMITH WITH REGARD TO HIS PETITION FOR CONDEMNATION BY -THE CITY. COUNCILMAN SUTT ASKED MR. THORENE FOR A REPORT ON THE REQUEST OF TRADEWELL STORES TO USE ONE HALF OF THE ALLEY FOR PARKING -PURPOSES. MR. THORENE SUBMITTED A DRAWING OF THE AREA AND DISCUSSED THE REQUEST. MAYOR PI-NSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, AUTHORIZED THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE. THE CITY CLERK SAID THAT A REQUEST HAD BEEN SUBMITTED TO -INSTALL A BANNER ACROSS COMMERCIAL AVENUE ADVERTISING A PLYWOOD DISPLAY WHICH WILL BE IN THE CITY FOR TWO DAYS AT THE TRADEWELL LOCATION. A MOTION WAS M%DE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO GRANT PERMISSION IF ALL CITY REQUIREMENTS ARE COMPLIED WITH. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN ASKED BY MR. ADAMS OF 24 FLAVORS TO SUGGEST THAT THE NO PARKING ON THE EA•STSIDE OF COMMERCIAL BETWEEN 28TH AND 29TH BE STUDIED. COUNCILMAN SUTT REMARKED THAT IT WAS INSTAL- LED PRIMARILY TO AID CHILDREN DURING -THE DAY. MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE REQUEST TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE. COUNCILMAN NESS ASKED ABOUT A PETITION FROM MR. MEENAN AND OTHERS TO VACATE K. AVENUE BETWEEN THE SOUTH LINE OF BROADVIEW ADDITION AND THE NORTH LINE OF 41ST STREET. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT IT W4S PROBABLY OVERLOOKED IN THE CHANGE OVER TO THE NEW COUNCIL AND REFERRED IT AGAIN TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A `PROPOSED LETTER AUTHORIZING CAREY AND KRAMER TO INVOKE THE PENALTY CLAUSE IN THE CONTRACTS OF VARIOUS FIRMS FOR THE WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. A,M0TION7WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE LETTER. MOTION CARRIED. MR. KRAMER THEN DISCUSSED THE 2 CHANGE ORDERS MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE EVENING. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE CHANGE ORDERS AS SUBMITTED AND THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN. AYES: NESS,, SUTT, VANMETER,. CODER, MUSTACICH, ELLIN AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE'WITH REGARD TO FENCES, CHIMNEYS, ETC. AFTER aISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE ORDINANCE BE' ADOPTED AND GIVEN #1163. AYES: NESS, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, MUSTACICH, ELLIN AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE REGULATING SANITATION FOR CARNIVALS AND CIRCUSt.S. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN #1164. AYES: NESS, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, MUSTACICH, ELLIN AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED. AT THE REQUEST ,OF MR. VANMETER, MR. KRAMER DISCUSSED THE CLAIM OF HARBOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. HE SAID THAT IT WAS DUE TO DELAYS IN PIPE DELIVERY. SINCE NO AMOUNT WAS GIVEN IN THE NOTIFICATION OF THE CLAIM, HE WOULD HAVE TO REPORT LATER• A PETITION SIGNED BY THE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN ASKING THAT THE CITY CON- SIDER AN ADDITIONAL 10;00 PER MAN PER YEAR TO ENABLE THEM TO COME UNDER THE PENSION PLAN" WAS READ. MR. TAYLOR SAID THAT THE REQUEST HAS MERIT AND.THE CITY SHOULD PROVIDE IF FINANCIALLY POSSIBLE. MR, ELLIN SAID THAT THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE APPROVES THE REQUEST AND -THE ACTIQN, IN ORDER TO GIVE FULL BENEFITS, HAS TO BE TAKEN BY JUNE 5, 1956. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT CONSIDERATION"BE GIVEN -IN THE BUDGET. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE'WITH REGARD TO FENCES, CHIMNEYS, ETC. AFTER aISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE ORDINANCE BE' ADOPTED AND GIVEN #1163. AYES: NESS, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, MUSTACICH, ELLIN AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE REGULATING SANITATION FOR CARNIVALS AND CIRCUSt.S. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN #1164. AYES: NESS, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, MUSTACICH, ELLIN AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED. 296 JULY 19, 1955 ( CONT' D) THE REPORT OF CLAIMS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF JULY, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MO- TION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, CODER$ VANMETER, SUTT, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. THE FIRE CHIEF INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SUGGESTED THAT THE NEW TRAFFIC LIGHTS BE HOOKED UP WITH THE FIRE STATION FOR EMERGENCY USE. 'MR. CODER SAID THAT HE WAS WORKING ON IT AND WOULD MAKE A REPORT LATER• MR. MCCRORY SAID THAT HE HAD STUDIED THE REQUEST MADE EARLIER IN THE EVENING FOR $75.00 FOR DRAINAGE DISTRICT #19 AND RECOMIAENDED THAT THE CITY, SEND THE $75.00 BY WARRANT IMMEDIATELY. MR. WELLS STATED THAT THAT COULD BE DONE AND MAYOR PINSON, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, SO ORDERED. COUNCILMAN NESS COMPLIMENTED MR. THORENE ON THE WORK BEING DONE ON 37TH STREET, MR. ARTHUR CARLSON SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE PERMISSION TO PUT IN 16TH AND 17TH BETWEEN C. AND D AS PLATTED. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE APPROVAL OF THE GRADE, MR. THORENE SAID THAT AN OWNER NEAR THERE OBJECTS UNLESS THE TO -HIS PLACE. MR. THORENE SAID THAT IT MIGHT BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO GRAVEL THE ROADS THIS SUMMER. MR. CARLSON SAID THAT HE WOULD DO THE ROAD IN SUCH A WAY THAT MR. STEINMAN WOULD NOT BE HURT, MAYOR PINSON SUGGESTED THAT MR. CARLSON SEE MR. MCCRORY AND WORK OUT THE SITUATION, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 9:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. ATTES ,ST 2, 1955 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:.30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, VANMETER, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT DUE TO THE FACT -THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ.- MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ TWO LETTERSFROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS IN OLYMPIA WITH REGARD TO THE CITY'S APPLICATIONS NOS. 23841 AND 23538; BOTH OF WHICH REQUESTED EASEMENTS FOR RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE SUBMARINE PIPELINE OVER THE BED AND TIDELANDS AND SHORE LANDS OF THE SWINOMISH SLOUGH AND SKAGIT RIVER. THE RIGHT OF WAY I.N BOTH INSTANCES WILL BE GRANTED THE CITY ON THE RECEIPT OF $51.00. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THIS EXPENDITURE BE APPROVED, AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, VANMETER, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER FROM WM. P. JOHNSON - 2616 CEDERWOOD AVENUE, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL IN WHICH MR. JOHNSON REQUESTED THAT HE BE GRANTED A DANCE LICENSE FOR HIS PREMISES AT THE RAINBOW TAVERN, 314 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE. MAYOR PINSON REFERRED FURTHER ACTION, AFTER DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL, TO THE ROLLCE CHIEF, A COPY OF A LETTER FROM THE LICENSE DIVISION OF THE STATE LIQUOR BOARD TO MR. LELAND.R. EGGLESTON, 1117+ - 16TH STREET, DISAPPROVING HIS APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE RED LION TAVERN FROM RYAN REALTY COMPANY WAS READ, THIS COMMUNICATION WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, CORRESPONDENCE FROM DRIFTMIER AND DRIFTMIER, REQUESTING QUIT CLAIM DEED ON PROPERTY COMMENCING AT THE INTERSECTION -OF THE SOUTH LINE OF 17TH STREET WITH THE EAST LINE -OF COMMERCIAL AVENUE; THENCE NORTH TO THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY WAS READ TO THE ROAD GOES 1 1 1 297 AUGUST 2, 1955 (CONT'D) COUNCIL. THI'S:COMMUNICATION WAS WRITTEN ON BEHALF OF COLUMBIA VALLEY LUMBER COMPANY WHO WISHED TO ESTABLISH A NEW LUMBER OPERATION ON THE PROPERTY, A FEE IN THE:' AMOUNT OF $5.00 WAS ATTACHED TO THE DEED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE AUTHORI- ZED TO SIGN THE QUIT CLAIM DEED. AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, VANMETER, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED, CORRESPONDENCE FROM MR.. RAY JONES_, REQUESTING THAT HE BE GRANTED A PERMANENT SEWER BOND COVERING THE SMALL JOBS THAT HE HAS BEEN PERFORM- -ING FOR THE CITY WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE REQUEST BE GRANTED WITH THE PROVISION THAT THE CLERK ADVISE MR. JONES: THAT IT WOULD STILL BE NECESSARY FOR HIM TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR EACH PLUMBING JOB BEFORE IT IS -STARTED. MOTION CARRIED. CORRESPONDENCE FROM L. W. DUNN, 601 - 36TH STREET REQUESTING THAT THE TY NT OVAL TO TEND EY ON WHEREIIT MEETSIWESTASECONDRSTREET, AXDISTTANCE OFLABOUT A/BLOCKE WASO READ. THE CLERK WAS AUTHORIZED TO PLACE THIS CORRESPONDENCE ON FILE. STREET SUPERINTENDENT, MR. THORENE, ADVISED THAT IT WOULD,BE A SMALL JOB FOR HIS DEPARTMENT AND THAT HE WOULD PERFORM THE WORK. A LETTER WAS READ FROM TRADEWELL STORES, INC. REQUESTING"THAT THE CITY GRANT TO THEIR FIRM. THE USE OF THE ALLEY AREA AT THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE TRAMNELL PROPERTY UNTIL_ SUCH TIME AS THE CITY WISHES TO UTILIZE THE AREA, WAS READ. MR. SULLIVAN, REAL ESTATE MANAGER, FOR THE TRADENELL STORES, INC., WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AND EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS THEIR INTENTION TO FILL IN THIS PORTION OF THE ALLEY AND BLACK TOP THE ALLEY SO THAT IT COULD BE USED AS ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THAT HE HAD TALKED TO STANDARD OIL COMPANY, WHICH FIRM ADJOINS THE PROPERTY AND HAD BEEN ASSURED THAT THEY HAVE NO OB- JECTIONS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED PROVIDING', AS FURTHER REQUESTED BY MR. CODER, THAT STANDARD OIL COMPANY FURNISH THE CITY CLERK WITH A LETTER APPROVING THE ACTION. MOTION CARRIED. A REQUEST FROM FOSTER AND KL EISER TO RELOCATE ONE OF THEIR BILL- BOARDS PRESENTLY LOCATED AT 17TH AND COMMERCIAL TO.A NEW LOCATION AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 24TH AND COMMERCIAL WAS READ. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED FOR THE RELOCATION OF THE SIGN. MOTION CARR1.E0, A SECOND REQUEST FROM FOSTER & KLEISER COMPANY ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO PLACE A BILLBOARD AT 33RD AND COMMERCIAL, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED ON THE BASIS OF A RELOCATION ONLY, PROOF TO BE FURNISHED THE BUILDING INSPECTOR. MOTION CARRIED, THE MAYOR REPORTED THAT MR. LEWIS A. WILLIS.HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO A TEMPORARY POSITION IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND THAT A VACANCY NOW EXISTED IN THE STREET DEPARTMENT BY THE RESIGNATION OF MR. ARNOLD WAHL. THE MAYOR FURTHER REPORTED THAT THIS AFTERNOON, TOGETHER WITH MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE WATER ENGINEERS AND OFFICIALS OF THE COOS BAY PULP COMPANY, A MEETING WAS HELD AT WHICH TIME A SERIOUS PROBLEM WAS DISCUSSED WITH REGARD TO SUPPLYING WATER AND THAT HE WOULD WITHHOLD DISCUSSION UNTIL THE SUBJECT COULD BE DISCUSSED BY MR, KRAMER OF LAREY AND KRAMER, WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT MR. WELLS, CITY ATTORNEY WAS ON VACATION, THERE WAS NO REPORTi FROM HIS OFFICE, THE CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT IT WAS TIME TO OPEN BIDS FOR LOGGING OF PARK AND WATER PROPERTY, AS ADVERTISED, COUNCILMAN CODER SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL REJECT THE BIOS UNOPENED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE COULD GO INTO THE SUBJECT FURTHER WITH A STATE FOREST MAN. COUNCILMAN TAYLOR SUGGESTED THAT THIS WAS A FINE IDEA AND THAT THE CITY SHOULD SECURE THE ADVICE OF COMPETENT HELP, PARTICULARLY IN THE MATTER OF SCALING THE PROPERTY, COUNCILMAN CODER FURTHER DISCUSSED THE MATTER AND STATED THAT BIDS SHOULD BE CALLED ON A BASIS OF SPECIFIC RE- QUIREMENTS FOR ROADS AND CARE TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE FOREST PROPERTY. AUGUST 2, 1955 ( UONT' D) A MOTION WAS MADE BY TAYLOR AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE BIDS BE RE- JECTED AND NEW BIDS CALLED AT A LATER DATE ON A MORE SPECIFIC BASIS, MO- TION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY, VANMETER THAT THE COMMIT- TEE BE GRANTED PERMISSION TO CONTACT A FORESTER AND THAT THE BID CALL DATE BE SET FOR THE FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER WHICH WOULD BE OCTOBER 4TH. MOTION CARRIED* THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FI.LE, THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. SUPPLEMENTING,THE WRITTEN REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR, MR. ROGERS VERBALLY INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT HE.WAS FINDING IT VERY DIFFI- CULT TO OBTAIN PERMITS FOR POUMBING INSPECTIONS FROM ONE CONTRACTOR IN PARTICULAR. HE STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR CQNTACTOR WAS BEHIND SEVERAL MONTHS IN HIS APPLICATIONS. THE COUNCIL REQUSTED THAT MR. ROGERS IDENTIFY THE CONTRACTOR AND MR. ROGERS STATED THAT IT WAS B & B PLUMBING COMPANY OF ANACORTES. MAYOR PINSON ADVISED THAT BEFORE ENFORCING POLICE ACTION IN THIS MATTER, HE WOULD REVIEW THE ORDINANCE WITH MR. ROGERS AND WOULD REQUEST THAT MR. ROGERS THEN VERBALLY ISSUE A STERN WARNING TO THE OF- FENDER. COUNCILMAN MUSTACICH ADVISED HAVING THE CLERK WRITE TO THE OFFENDER POINTING OUT THE PENALTIES OF THE ORDINANCE. THE MAYOR ASKED THAT THIS LETTER BE HELD UNTIL MR. ROGERS HAD GIVEN THE COMPANY THEIR WARNING AS MENTIONED ABOVE• , THE REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT FOR,THE MONTH OF JULY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF. THE STREET DEPARTMENT FOR THEMONTH OF JULY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE* THE REPORT OF THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• COUNCILMAN TAYLOR REFERRED TO A LETTER RECEIVED FROM THE STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE CONCERNING THE LACK OF AN OPINION FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WITH REGARDS TO GRANTING OF PERMISSION TO THE CITY OF ANACORTES TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT FOR A MAUSOLEUM. MR. TAYLOR ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT HE FELT THAT.THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION NEEDED FURTHER STUDY BY A SPECIAL COMMITTEE AND SUGGESTED TO THE MAYOR THAT COUNCILMAN VANMETER, MR. WELLS AND THE CITY CLERK, TOGETHER WITH HIMSELF BE APPOINTED AS THAT COMMITTEE TO MEET WITH THE CEMETERY BOARD AND ULTIMATELY DEVISE A METHOD TO APPROACH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WITH FACTS FOR A PLAN'.. MAYCR PINSON SO ORDERED, COUNCILMAN ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE ADVISING THAT HE AND MR. VANMETER HAD MET WITH HOME'�OWNERS AT SUMMIT PARK WHO WANT TO INSTALL A 2" WATER LINE FROM THE MAIN CITY LINE TO THE 'FIDALGO SCHOOL. THE SUBJECT OF COST TO THE USERS WAS DISCUSSED AND MR. MCCRORY ADVISED THAT EACH USER WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $100.00 TO $110.00 FOR HIS METER, DISCUSSION WAS THEN HELD CONCERNING RATES TO BE CHARGED AND THE POSSIBILITY_O0"A TEMPORARY BASIS, HOIVEVER, COUNCILMAN ELLIN SAID HE FELT THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD GIVE THESE PEOPLE A FIGURE'JUST AS ;EARLY AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE LINES WERE SET. MR. MCCRORY CAUTIONED THE COMMITTEE THAT THE WATER TO BE DELIVERED TO THESE PEOPLE WOULD BE UNTREATED WATER AND THAT THE CITY WOULD ASK THE USERS FOR AFFIDAVITS STATING THAT THE WATER WAS NOT BEING CONSUMED DOMESTI- CALLY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE WATER ORDANANZBE AMENDED FAVORING THESE USERS WITH A FLAT $3.00 MINIMUM CHARGE WITH THE RATES TO PROGRESS UPWARD OVER THE CITY'S CHARGE AT THE RATE OF 20%, AND THAT THE ORDINANCE BE AMENDED TO DESIGNATE THAT PRICES WOULD NOT APPLY TO CHLORINATED WATER. AYES; NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, VANMETER, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN ELLIN REPORTED THAT A COMN41TTEE FROM 40TH STREET HAD BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION THE FACT THAT THEIR WATER PRESSURE IS VERY POOR. MR. ELLIN ASKED IF IT MIGHT NOT BE POSSIBLE TO PLACE A PUMP 1 1 1 299 AUGUST 2, 1955 ( CONT' D) IN THAT AREA THAT COULD BE USED TO IMPROVE THE PRESSURE, THE MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT TO CHECK THE COMPLAINT. COUNCILMAN CODER REPORTING FOR THE STREET AND PARKS -COMMITTEE ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT HIS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE INSTALLATION OF WIRE FROM THE FIRE STATION• TO THE NEW TRAFFIC LIGH.TSTO•BE INSTALLED AT 6TH AND 8TH STREETS WHICH`APPROXIMATES FROM $300.00 TO '$400.00 IN COST. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT BIDS BE CALLED WITH REGARD TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE WIRE AND THAT THE BIO OPENING DATE BE SET FOR AUGUST I6TH9 MOTION CARRIED. c MAYOR PINSON REQUESTED A REPORT FROM MR. KRAMER ON THE PROGRESS OF THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM AS WELL AS ENGINEER'S COMMENTS ON THE COOS BAY WATER SUPPLY PROBLEM. MR. KRAMER FURNISHED THE CITY COUNCIL WITH COPIES OF CHANGE ORDER NO. I TO THE HARBOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND CHANGE ORDER NO. I TO C & R BUILDERS, INC., AND POINTED OUT THAT NEITHER CHANGE INCREASED THE PRICE OF THE CONTRACT. THE CHANGE ORDER FOR C & R BUILDERS COjCSTH INSTALLATIONS IN THE FIELD OF AUTOMATIC CONTROLS AND VARIOUS�SAFE Y FEATURES WHICH TEND TO MAKE FOR A FOOL PROOF SYSTEM, HE ALSO REFERRED TO ITEMS 15 AND 17 IN HIS PROGRESS SUMMARY WHICH RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THESE CHANGE ORDERS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY TAYLOR SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED AND THE CHANGE ORDERS HONORED. AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, VANMETER, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED, MR. KRAMER SUMMARIZED HIS REPORT BY STATING THAT THEY HAD PLACED IN THEIR REPORT AN AMOUNT OF $4,000.00 TO BE USED FOR CONTINGENCIES AND THAT SHOULD THIS CONTINGENCY BE USED, THE PRESENT EXPENSES WOULD TOTAL '$I,782.00.OVER THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATED COST. MR. KRAMER THEN SUBMITTED A LETTER FROM HIS OFFICE TO THE CITY COUNCIL WHICH STATED THAT THEIR COMPANY HAD REVIEWED THE WORK DONE BY HAROLD KAESER COMPANY ON SCHEDULE D & E AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY ACCEPT THESE SCHEDULES OUT OF UNIT 4 AS BEING COMPLETE. A MOT60N WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THIS REPORT BE ACCEPTED, MOTION CARRIED, MR. KRAMER WAS QUESTIONED WITH REGARD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE N.A.S. WATER LINE BEING ACCEPTED AS PART OF THE CITY'S SYSTEM. HE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN IN CONVERSATION WFTH COMMANDER CASSIDY, WHO INFORMED HIM THAT LT. LUNDELL OF -THE 13TH NAVAL DISTRICT STILL WANTED TIME TO CHECK FURTHER INTO THE MATTER BUT THAT HE FELT THAT ,IT WAS QUITE LIKELY THAT THE NAVY WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO TURN THE SYSTEM OVER TO THE CITY. HE -IS STILL CHECKING, HOWEVER, AND WILL ADVISE AT A LATER DATE. MR. KRAMER THEN DISCUSSED THE LOOS BAY PULP CORPORATION'S PROBLEM WHEREBY HE INDICATED THAT COOS BAY WAS NOW DRAWING 4 MILLION GALLONS A DAY -FROM THE CITY'S SYSTEM AND WERE IN VERY GREAT NEED OF INCREASING THAT TO 6 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. AT THE MEETING HELD THIS AFTERNOON WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OFFICIALS OF THE COOS BAY PULP CORPORATION, HE HAD LEARNED THAT THE PULP MILL -WAS -PRODUCING 'T A BARE 90 TONS OF PUL1' A DAY, WHEREAS, HAD THE WATER SUPPLY BEEN FURNISHED THEM ON JULY 15THi AS PSR CONTRACT, THEY WOULD BE DELIVERING 120 MONS OF -PULP -A DAY. THIS DEFICIENCY WAS COSTING THE PULP COMPANY APPROXIMATELY $129000.00 A DAY AND THAT THEY FEEL THAT IF THERE WAS. ANY WAY POSSIBLE FOR THE ENGINEERS TO DEVISE A MEANS TO CHANGE_THE.TENTATIVE FINAL DELIVERY DATE FROM SEPTEMBER 15TH TO AUGUST 15TH, IT WOULD CERTAINLY -RELIEVE . THE PRESSURE IN THEIR BUSINESS. MR. KRAMER EXPLAINED TO THE COOS BAY PEOPLE THAT PART OF THIS -DELAY.' ': WAS DUE TO LACK OF PIPE BEING FURNISHED THE JOB BY AMERICAN PIPE AND THAT THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO RUSH DELIVERY OF 3000' WHICH WAS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE JOB, HOWEVER, DUE TO THE LATE TIMING OF PART OF THE ORDER TO AMERICAN PIPE, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY OUR STATE.HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FAILING TO GIVE US A FIRM LOCATION ON THE NEW: HIGHWAY INTO ANACORTES, IT WAS PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPECT A BETTER DELIVERY OF THE WATER THAN SEPTEMBER 15TH. FURTHER DISCUSSION AROUND THE TABLE AT THE COOS BAY CONFERENCE BROUGHT OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF TAKING WHAT PIPE WAS ON HAND AND GO AROUND THE CITY FILTER PLANT RUNNING DIRECTLY TO THE COOS BAY PLANT. THIS CHALLENGE WAS TAKEN BY MR. KRAMER AND IN THE LATE AFTERNOON, WITH HIS -ENGINEERS, THEY D[SCOVERED THAT THE COST FOR THIS INSTALLATION WOULD NOT EXCEED $1,500.00 AND THAT IT COULD BE A PERMANENT PART OF THE INSTALLATION. MR. CODER COMMENTED THAT IT CAME OUT IN THE MEETING THAT COOS BAY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM WAS TIMED TO COINCIDE WITH OUR DELIVERY OFWATER TO THEM ON JULY 15TH. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY TAYLOR THAT MR. KRAMER"S REPORT BE ACCEPTED AND THAT THE EXPENDITURE OF $1,500.00 BE APPROVED FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROGRAM, AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, VANMETER, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. MR. KRAMER ADVISED THAT THE SECOND RANNEY WILL WOULD BE TURNED ON THURSDAY AND THE FLUSHING PROCESS STARTED. 300 AUGUST 2, 1955 ( CONT' D) COUNCILMAN VANMETER STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN APPROACHED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE VICINITY OF 23RD ANDAORWKI� 41UESTED BY THEM TO STATE THE REASON WHY THE CITY WAS MAINTAINING A TORAGE WAREHOUSE IN THAT DISTRICT AS IT APPEARED VACATED TO THEM. MR. MCCRORY INVITED COUNCILMAN VANMETER TO INVESTIGATE THE PREMISES AND SEE THE NEED FOR THIS BUILDING. HE STATED THAT IT WAS STORED WITH CITY PIPE, ALUM, FITTINGS AND CITY BALLOT BOXES AND THAT .AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE CITY HAD GREAT NEED FOR THIS STORAGE SPACE A§ WE HAD NO OTHER SPACE AVAILABLE, MR. JESS FORD, HOME OWNER IN THE 29TH STREET DISTRICT OF MODERN HOMES WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AND . ASKED TO BE.HEARD, WHEREUPON HE ASKED FOR PROPER PROCEDURE TO APPROACH THE CITY ON INVESTIGATING THE COST OF INSTAL- LING STREET LIGHTS IN HIS DISTRICT. THE COUNCIL INFORMED HIM THAT IT WAS AN ESTABLISHED POLICY TO LEAVE SUCH INSTALLATIONS AND COSTS UP TO THE OWNERS. THE CITY CLERK WAS REQUESTED TO CALL PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT. COMPANY AND CHECK WITH THEM ON THE COST OF THIS INSTALLATION AND SO INFORM MR. FORD. COUNCIMAN TAYLOR ASKED FOR THE FLOOR TO BE HEARD ON ASSESSED VALUATION OF THE CITY'S PROPERTY. MR. TAYLOR SPOKE DIRECTLY TO THE PRESS AS WELL AS TO THE COUNCIL AND STATED THAT IN HIS OPINION, ANACORTES WAS TAXING ITSELF TO THE BREAKING POINT AND URGED VERY STRONGLY A MORATORIUM.ON ALL SPECIAL TAX LEVI�S. HE MENTIONED THAT THE SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVY WHICH IN 1955 BROUGHT SCHOOL LEVIES TO A 50 MILL TOTAL, WAS THE HIGHEST LEVY IN ANY SKAGIT COUNTY COMMUNITY. HE EXPLAINED THAT EVERY PIECE OF PROPERTY IN ANACORTES WAS INVESTIGATED BY THE COUNTY ASSESSOR WITH A VIEW TO RE VALUATION AND THAT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RECORDS AT THE COUNTY kSSESSORS OFFICE WOULD VERIFY THIS STATEMENT, POINTING OUT DANGERS OF OVER TAXING HERE, MR. TAYLOR CITED CONSTRUCTION OF A WAREHOUSE IN LACONNER AS ONE RESULT OF THE HIGH TAXES IN ANACORTES, AS PEAS FORMERLY STORED HERE, ARE NOW IN WAREHOUSES AT LACONNER, THE WALTON MILL SITE AT BURROWS BAY WAS ALSO CITED BY MR. TAYLOR AS A VICTIM OF HIGH -TAX LEVIES, INDUSTRIES LOOKING FOR SUCH SITOS WERE RELUCTANT TO ESTABLISH BUSINESS HERE BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE TAXES, HE POINTED OUT THAT SHELL OIL COMPANY, HAD THEY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF ANACORTES, THEY.WOULD HAVE HAD A TAX BILL OF $1,200 A DAY GREATER THAN THEY HAVE TO PAY IN THEIR PRESENT LOCATION. TO ILLUSTRATE HIS POINT, MR. TAYLOR HANDED OUT TO THE COUNCIL AND TO THE PRESS, COPIES OF A 10 YEAR SUMMARY, SHOWING COMPARATIVE TAX LEVIES IN SKAGIT COUNTY. DURING THE YEARS OF 1946 THROUGH 1955, A CHART DEMONSTRATED THAT ANACORTES HAS USUALLY.OUT RANKED ANY OTHER COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY FOR TAX LEVIES. HE POINTED OUT FURTHER THAT THIS YEAR'S 50 MILL SCHOOL LEVY IS FROM 10 TO 37 MILLS HIGHER THAN IN ANY OTHER COMMUNITY. MR. TAYLOR STATED THAT THE 1956 ASSESSED VALUATION WILL RISE $784,220.00 FROM $2,384.620.00 TO $3,168.840.00. BUT, HE ADDED, THAT IF THE CITY HAD NOT LOST SOME $507,310.00 IN PERSONAL PROPERTY DURING THE YEAR, ASSESSED VALUATION ON BOTH THE REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY COULD BE GAINED BY $1,291.530.00. COUNCILMAN TAYLOR MENTIONED THAT THE REMOVAL OF BOATS AND CANCELLATION OF INVENTORIES ARE THE MAIN CAUSES OF TH15 LOSS. MR. TAYLOR'S REPORT WAS VERY WELL ACCEPTED BY ALL PRESENT. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS FOR THE SECOND HALF OF JULY, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE'REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THS CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IM FAVOR OF THE SAME, AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, VANMETER, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 10:20 P.M. MOTION CARRIED, MAYOR ATTEST CITY L RK 1 1 1 e3 01 AUGUST 16, 1955 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND NESS, TAYLOR, CODER,-ELLIN, MUSTACICH AND SUTT WERE PRESENT, THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. JOHN CROSS, PASTOR OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH. THE CITY CLERK READ A QUIT CLAIM DEED PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL BY THE FIRM OF DRIFTMIER AND DRIFTMIER ON BEHALF OF EVELYN HAWKINGS, SEEK- ING A CLEAR TITLE TO THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED rR OPERTY SITUATED IN SKAGIT' COUNTY: LOTS 16 -AND 17, BLOCK 5, HENSLER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ANACORTES, dASHINGTON, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN THE•OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF SKAGIT COUNTY, WASHINGTON IN VOLUME 3 OF PLATS, PAGE 55. THE CITY ATTORNEY REVIEWED THE AP-hLCATION AND SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE TH-E APPEAL PROVIDING/FEE, WHICH IS 10% OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OR A W-INIMUM OF $5.00 BE SUBMITTED. A MOTION -WAS MADEBRY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE REPORT OF THE ATTORNEYjfACCEPTED AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE QUIT CLAIM DEED', PROVIDING THE NECESSARY FEE IS PAID. AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, LLLIN, MUSTACICH AND SUTT. MOTION CARRIED. THE MAYOR REPORTED THAT NORMAN PARSONS HAD RESIGNED FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS OF AUGUST 13TH. THE MAYOR READ A LETTER FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON CONGRATULATING ANACORTES ON ITS NEW GARBAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FORWARDED A NEW BULLETIN JUST PRINTED BY THEM WHICH SETS FORTH ANACORTES AND ITS GARBAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM AS AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER CITIES TO FOLLOW. 1 THE MAYOR REPORTED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WOMEN'S CLUB OF ANACORTES HAD ASKED HIM FOR PERM•ISSIONFOR HEIR GROUP TO DONATE TO'THE CITY, A VERY ATTRACTIVE STREET SIGN TO BE PLACED ON COMMERCIAL•AVENUE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED By -NESS THAT THE PROPOSAL OF THE WOMEN'S CLUB BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD IN HIS POSSESSION, TWO PERMITS ISSUED BY THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY WHICH WERE TO COVER THE REQUEST OF THE WATER CONTRACTORS FOR THE RACEMENT OF A 20° WATER PIPELINE AT STATION 6 PLUS 25 AND 7 PLUS 42 AND STATION 237 PLUS 82. THESE TWO PERMITS WERE NUMBERED 59676 AND 59677. THE ATTORNEY EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD MADE SEVERAL CHANGES IN THE PERMITS AND UPON ACCEPTANCE THEREOF BY THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, IT WOULD BE HIS SUGGESTION THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK SIGN THE DOCUMENTS. A MOTION WAS -MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THESE•DOCUMENTS AND'THAT A WARRANT' BE DRAWN IN THE AMOUNT OF $I. 0 FOR EACH PERMIT, AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, ELLIN, MUSTACICH AND SUTT. MOTION CARRIED. - THE CLERK INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT IT WAS TIME TO OPEN BIDS -FOR THE INSTALLATION OF WIRE IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEW SIGNAL CONTROL SYSTEM BEING INSTALLED BY THE CITY. ONE BID WAS RECEIVED IN THE AMOUNT'OF $439.82 PLUS SALES TAX AND PERMIT COST FROM THE MAY ELECTRIC COMPANY -•904 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE, ANACORTES, WASHINGTON. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE COUNCIL REJECT THE BID AND THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO THE CITY'S INSTALLING THE WIRE THEMSELVES, THE CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTED THAT AS LONG AS THE ESTIMATED JOB WAS UNDER $500.00 IN COST, IT WOULDNOT BE NECESSARY FOR'THE CITY TO CALL FOR BIDS; THE ROLL WAS CALLEDIAND THE AYES WERE: NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, ELLIN, MUSTACICH AND SUTT. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK PRESENTED HIS BOND OF OFFICE TO THE ATTORNEY FOR STUDY AND REPORT. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACEDON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE JUSTICE WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE COUNCIL WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAD GRANTED THE CITY OF ANACORTES A 50 YR FRANCHIS.TO BUILD AND OPERATE A WATER PIPE- LINE ALONG WHISTLE LAKE ROAD. AUGUST 16, 1955 ( CONT' D) SPEAKING'FOR THE STREETS'AND PARKS COMMITTEE, MR. CODER INDTRODUCED MR. JACK WYNN, STATE FORESTER, FOR THE COOS BAY PULP AND TIMBER COMPANY, WHO HAD BEEN ASKED BY MR. MILLER, MANAGER OF COOS BAY PULP TO MEET WITH THE CITY LOUNCIL AND OFFER HIS SERVICES AT NO CHARGE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SELECTIVE LOGGING OF WATERSHED AND'PAA5f TIMBER PR P§RTY. MR. WYNN SPOKE BRIEFLY EXPLAINING THE SERVICES,/THAT HE FELT /EXPERIENCE IN GOOD FOREST MANAGEMENT COULD BE OF VALUE TO THE CITY. HE EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS VERY NECESSARY AS A FIRST STEP, THAT AN INVENTORY BE TAKEN OF THE FOREST AND THAT TH�NgANAGEMENT PLAN BE SET UP WHEREBY SUCH FACTORS AS SANITATION, FIRE,/SOIL CONSERVATION COULD ALL BE SURVEYED. HE FELT THAT SUCH A SURVEY WOULD REQUIRE APPROXIMATELY 90 DAYS OF TIME AND THAT HE FELT THAT ANY TIME SOONER THAN THAT CERTAINLY WOULD NOT BE PRACTICAL. HE ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE OPERATION SHOULD BE STUDIED AS'A UNIT AND. NOT BE HANDLED IN A PIECEMEAL FASHION. IN HIS'DISCUSSION, MR. WYNN DESCRIBED TO SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS HENNING , THE POSSIBILITIES OF SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM. MR. HENNING SAID THAT HE FELT THAT THE SCHOOLS COULD WORK OUT A PLAN WHEREBY IT WOULD BE MOST EDUCATION- AL TO THE CHILDREN IN OBTAINING FIRST HAND ( GROUND ) EXPERIENCE. THE COUNCIL THANKED MR. WYNN AND*EXPRESSEO THEIR GRATEFULNESS TO MR. MILLER FOR THE OFFER AND ASSISTANCE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE OFFER OF THE COOS BAY PULP COMPANY BE ACCEPTED AND THAT A LETTER OF THANKS BE SENT TO THAT FIRM. MOTION CARRIED. MR. SUIT ADVISED THAT THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE WOULD GET TO WORK WITH MR. WYNN IMMEDIATELY, THE CITY CLERK READ A.COMMUNICATION FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE tIQUOR BOARD FOR RENEWAL OF LIQUOR LICENSE FOR STEINMAN'S GROCERY 1719 - 12TH STREET. THIS COMMUNICATION WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MR. MCCRORY REPORTED THAT ONE PUMP IN EACH WELL OF THE RANNEY SYS- TEM WAS OPERATING SINCE LAST WEEK AND THAT THE ENGINEERS STILL HAD SOME WORK TO DO ON EACH WELL. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE PULP MILL LINE IS PRESENTLY COMING DOWN U. AVENUE JUST SOUTH OF 38TH AND THAT THE WORK IS PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY. ON BEHALF OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, MR. TAYLOR REQUESTED A MEET- ING WITH THAT COMMITTEE BEFORE BUDGET TIME. THE DATE WAS SET FOR NEXT TUESDAY EVENING AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MR. TAYLOR FURTHER REPORTED ON THE MAUSOLEUM BY STATING THXT ONE OF THE PARKER BROS. HAD INFORMED HIM THAT THEY HAD WRITTEN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE FOR AN OFFICIAL OPINION, MR. TAYLOR THEN DISCUSSED THE FIREMEN'S RELIEF AND PENSION FUND AND MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF USING PART OF THE RESERVE AS A METHOD OF PAYING THE INCREASE IN WAGES, HE SUGGESTED THAT AN ACTUARY FIRM BE CALLED IN TO MAKE A SURVEY OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF THIS REVISED LEVY PROGRAM IF IT IS FOUND TOk%SIEjDED. HE SAID IT WAS HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT A FIRM BY THE NAME OF/MCCLENNAN - 1020 - WHITE BUILDING, WOULD PERFORM SUCH A SURVEY IN ONE DAYrS TIME, AND THAT THE COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $350.00. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS HENNING, WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE, ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD A PROBLEM IN CONNECTION WITH SEWER AND WATER XX99m9NV HOOK- UPS FROM THE CITY'S 39TH AND M. TERMINATION POINTS TO THEIR NEW SCHOOL BUILDING, MT. ERIE, AT 41ST AND M. AVENUE . BY WAY OF FURTHER EXPLANA- TION, MR. HENNING PRODUCED A MAP WHICH COVERED MIS PROPOSED PROGRAM TO THE CITY AND OFFERED THE SAME WITH HIS COMMENTS FOR COUNCIL STUDY. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE BIDS THAT HE HAD RECEIVED FOR THE TWO PROJECTS TOTAL SOME $7200.00 AND THAT HE REALIZED THAT THE CITY WAS IN NO PO- SITION TO FINANCE THIS CONNECTION AT THE PRESENT TIME AND UNTIL THE CITY WAS AUTHORIZED TO SELL ADDITIONAL BONDS, HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE SUCH A PROGRAM IN TIME FOR HIS SCHOOLS' OPENING. MAYOR PINSON POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY WAS AUTHORIZED TO SE4L MORE BONDS, HOWEVER, HE FELT THAT UNTIL THAT WAS DONEY HE FELT THAT:THE PLAN WAS A SOUND ONE THAT WAS PRESENTED BY MR. HENNING WHEREBY THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD TEMPORARILY FINANCE THE CITY'S COST OF THIS INSTALLATION. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE CITY 'ATTORNEY DRAW UP PLANS FOR AN AGREEMENT COVERING THE PROBLEM, MOTION CARRIED, MR. HENNING AND MR. MCCRORY DISCUSSED IN PARTICULAR, THE SCHOOL WATER PROBLEM STATING THAT IT WAS UNDERSTOOD BY ALL PRESENT AS WELL AS BY MR. CRANE, THE ENGINEER FOR MODERN HOMES THAT THE PUMP SUPPLYING FORCED WATER INTO THE MODERN HOME DISTRICT WOULD BE UTILIZED AS PART OF THE SCHOOL WATER SUP'LY SYSTEM. MR. HENNING AGREED TO OBTAIN A LETTER FROM MR. CRANE WHICH WAS INTENDED TO SAFEGUARD AND PROTECT THE CITY IN CASE THE PUMP BEING USED WAS NOT EFFECTIVE ENOUGH FOR EITHER THE SCHOOLS DEMANDS OR THE MODERN HOMES DEMANDS. is 1 1 303 AUGUST 16, 1955 ( CONT' D) THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL ALSO FURNISH THE COUNCIL WITH A SIMILAR LETTER, MR. SUIT, REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT THE KIRVIN SMITH PETITION WAS PRESENTLY IN.THE HANDS OF JUDGE CHENEY FOR AN OPINION AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER ACTION COME TO HIS ATTENTION. MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD INSPECTED THE GARBAGE DUMP AND FOUND INXI THE FIRE HAZARD IN HIS OPINION VERY GREAT, THAT THE BUPA NG WAS BEING DONE TOO CLOSE TO SNAGS THAT APPEAR TO BE VERY DRY AND INFLAMMABLE• THE FIRE C.HLEF WAS REQUESTED TO INVESTIGATE AND REPORT. MAYOR PINSON REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE APPLICATION FOR DANCE LICENSE FOR MR. JOHNSON AT THE RAINBOW TAVERN WAS UP FOR ACTION. THE POLICE CHIEF ADVISED THAT HIS DEPART- MENT WOULD GRANT THE PERMISSION PROVIDING THAT THE ORDINANCE WAS READ . AND THAT MR. JOHNSON WIS INFORMED OF ITS PROVISIONS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE LICENSE BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED. THE MR. ELLIN REPORTED THAT COMPLAINTS WERE STILL COMING IN FROM/40TH' STREET DISTRICT OF NO WATER PRESSURE AND THAT HE HAD PERSONALLY INVESTIGATED SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS AND FOUND THE COMPLAINTS TO BE JUST. WiR. CODER SUGGESTED DIAGONAL PARKING ON 17TH STREET WEST OF COMMERCIAL AVENUE FOR 100'. MR. SUTT MADE A MOTION WHICH WAS SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY DRAW AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THIS REQUEST. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY CLERK READ A PETITION FOR 9ACAT10N OF THAT PORTION OF 8TH STREET LYING EAST OF THE EAST LINE OF W. AVENUE AND WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF X. AVENUE IN THE CITY OF ANACORTES AND THAT A CERTAIN ROAD BELIEVED TO BE -X. AVENUE IN THE CITY OF ANACORTES LYING.BETWEEN THE NORTH LINE OF THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 35,.BOWMAN'S CENTRAL SAPRHA�RBOR AND THE NORTH LINE OF 8TH ST. THIS PETITION HAD BEEN SIGNED BY MRS.//-ACHERNIGG AND THOMAS W. TURNER. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT A HEARING BE HELD SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1955 FOR THE VACATION OF THIS PROPERTY. MOTION CARRIED.. A PETITION PRESENTED BY PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE LINTON BROOKFIELD' PARK ADDITION, LOCATED ON 36TH STREET WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL WHEREIN A REQUEST FOR STREET LIGHTS TO BE INSTALLED .WAS THE ISSUE. .THE MAYOR STATED THAT THIS WAS.A PROBLEM FOR THE 'FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE, AND THAT THEY SHOULD MEET WITH.PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY AND REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING THEIR FINDINGS, THE CITY CLERK READ A PETITION -SIGNED BY PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE 15TH TO 17TH AND B. SECTION OF THE CITY.REQUESTING THE CITY TO PROVIDE NO. I - B. AVENUE FROM 15TH TO 17TH STREET WITH THE NECESSARY DITCHES AND CULVERTS! SECOND - TO IMPROVE ROAD CONDITIONS, GRADE AND GRAVEL. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT WHO IS TO ADVISE THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO INSTALL THEIR CULVERTS THEMSELVES AND THAT HE WOULD GRAVEL THEIR STREET. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF AUGUST, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. ELLIN TO SERVE ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN THE ABSENCE OF MR. VANMETER. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO'THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE'ALLOWEO AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: NESS, TAYLOR, CODER, ELLIN, MUSTACICH AND SUTT. MOTION CARRIED. MR. TAYLOR SPOKE IN DEFENSE OF THE STATEMENTS TH4T HE MADE TWO WEEKS AGO AT THE COUNCIL MEETING PRODUCING COUNTY DOCUMENTS AS EVIDENCE IN CONNECTION:WI.TH THE FIGURES HE HAD USED AT THAT MEETING. HE SAID HE WANTED TO CLEAR UP ANY MISUNDERSTANDING IN REGARD TO THE AUTHENTICITY. OF THE FIGURES USED IN HIS SURVEY OF THE ASSESSED VALUATION DISCUSSION HE HAD MADE PREVIOUSLY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 9530 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. ATTC. R. e I NSON, MAYOR FRANK K 1 MSEY }12C i CLERK 7304 SEPTEMBER 5, 1955 A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN WERE -PRESENT. MAYOR PINSON PRESENTED THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR 1956, WHICH WAS STUDIED AND DISCUSSED AT LENGTH. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE MEETING AWJOURN UNTIL SEPT. 6 AT 7:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. AT EST: SEPTEMBER 6, 1955 ��/ C 1 TY CLERK. MA UFi A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. GRALER, PASTOR OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUIT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES CF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH.COUNCIL- MAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF.READ. MOTION CARRIED, THE CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE AMERICAN SURETY COMPANY WHICH.INFOBMED THE CITY OF ANACORTES THAT THEY WERE SERVING FORMAL NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MR. I. A. WELCH'S PAWN BROKERS LICENSE BOND, T+iX. CLERK WAS.ADVISED TO SIGN THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THECANCELLAT1ON AND RURNITAHE SURETY COMPANY. THE CLERK THEN READ AN APPLICATION FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CON- TROL BOARD WHICH ADVISED THE.'TRANSFER OF LICENSE FROM WALTER J. JASNA TO LELAND R. EGGLESTON OPERATING THE ANCHOR INN - 1921 - COMMERCIAL VENUE AND ALSO A TRANSFER 'OF LICENSE FROM HARRY B. BOXER AND HARRY C. MCWINNEY TO C. J. AND HELEN STEELE, OPERATING THE COMMERCIAL TAVERN - 416 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE AP''LICATIONSBE FILED. MOTION CARRIED.. THE CLERK THEN READ THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL OF LIQUOR LICENSE AS FURNISHED BY THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL, BOARD: SAFEWAY STORES, NO. 138, 1918 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE, MANLEY E. MATSON AND HELEN E. MATSON, 412 COMMERCIAL AVENUE. .FERGIE'.3 PARK AND SHOP - 1502 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE, TRADE - WELL STORES, 1102 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE, LOUIS DORBOLO, 3202 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE AND THE ANACORTES ICE COMPANY, 108 - 0. AVENUE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THESE APPLICATIONSBE PLACED ON FILE. THE MAYOR REPORTED THAT FRANCIS METCALF RERIGNED FROM HIS POSITION IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS OF AUGUST 29TH. THE -MAYOR THEN READ A COMMUNICATION CITIES WHICH ADVISED THAT THERE WOULD BE VERNON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND IN WHICH SENTED FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY. FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF:WASHINGTON A MEETING HELD IN THE CITY OF MT. THEY HOPE ANACORTES WOULD BE REPRE- MAYOR PINSON THEN COMMENTED THAT THE PREUIMINARY BUDGET HAD BEEN PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THE PREVIOUS EVENING. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY FOR THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR LOCATING A 36" WATER PIPELINE ALONG THE RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY NEAR WHITNEY, WAS READY FOR.SIGNATURE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND:SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE CLERK AND MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED THE COUNCILMEN THAT HE HAD BEEN FURNISHED THE CLERK'S BOND FOR $1,000.00 BY THE AMERICAN BONDING COMPANY AND THAT HE HAD EXAMINED SAID BOND AND FOUND THE SAME TO BE IN REGULAR FORM. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE BOND BE ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. 1 1 1 305 SEPTEMBER 6, 1955 THE REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. IN THE REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE, THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION: WAS MADE: DUE TO INCREASED VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON R. AVENUE NEAR THE COOS BAY PULP CORPORATION ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE NEW LOG STORAGE SITE IT SEEMS ADVISABLE TO RECOMMEND A SPEED LIMIT OF 15 MILES PER HOUR FROM 17TH AND Q TO 20TH AND R. AVENUE.: MR. SUTT MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY VAN - METER THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE BE ACCEPTED AND THAT THE"POLICE DEPARTMENT PLACE SIGNS AS TO THE NEW SPEED LIMIT. THE CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTED THAT IF IT IS FOUND NECESSARY TO CONTINUE.THIS SPEED LIMIT INDEFINITELY AT THIS SITE, THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE CITY ORDINANCE AT A LATER DATE. THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF AUG'1ST, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE MONTH OF AUGUSTV 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S REPORT, CHIEF HAUGE RECOMMENDED THAT DUANE LYNCH, ROBERT GOURLY AND JOHN MILLS BE APPOINTED TO A TEMPORARY POSITION AS:FIREMEN WHILE SERVING THEIR 6 MONTHS PROBATIONARY PERIOD AND THAT NORMAN HOMES SERVE AS FIREM9N UNTIL CIVIL SERVICE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS ARE HELD. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY.VANMETER THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE .SIRE DEPARTMENT BE ACCEPTED. .MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT OF THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT. FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST „'4955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD DONE INVESTIGATING IN REGARD TO THE COST OF STREET LIGHTS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND THAT HE HAD BEEN INFORMED BY THE PU.GET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY THAT THEY WOULD FURNISH THE STANDARD AND LIGHT AT NO COST. HOWEVER, THERE WOULD BE A YEARLY CHARGE FOR JUICE PER LIGHT OF $27.50. MR. VANMETER SUGGESTED THAT A STUDY OF ALL STREET LIGHTS AN -D THE PROBLEMS CONNECTED THEREWITH BE GONE INTO BY A SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL IN AS MUCH AS THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME QUITE X SERIOUS AND THAT I T WAS QU I TE APPARENT THAT THE' DEMANDSBY THE NEW SUB DI VI S 1 ONS FOR L I GHTS WOULD CONSIST OF A GREATER FINANCIAL COST THAN THE CITY .COULD GO INTO AT THIS TIME. MR. ELLIN THEN VOLUNTEERED TO HEAD A SPECIAL COMMITTEE COM- POSED OF THE COUNCIL, THE CITY CLERK AND MEMBERS FROM THE VARIOUS SUB- DIVISIONS TO TRY AND DETERMINE THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY TO HANDLE THE SEVERAL PETITIONS THAT WERE NOW BEFORE THE COUNCIL. MR. SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE ON THE MATTER OF KIRVIW SMITH'S REQUEST TO CONDEMN A SMALL PIECE OF 29TH STREET 1.44 ORDER TO CLEAR THE TITLE WHICH HAD BEEN UNDER A CLOUD FOR SOME 30• YEARS. MR. TAYLOR RECOMMENDED THAT ALL SIMILAR PROPERTY IN THE CITY BE THROWN INTO THE SAME CATAGORY SO THAT CLEAR TITLES COULD BE OBTAINED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF MR. SUTT TO CONDEMN THIS PROPERTY BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CARRIED. THE MATTER WAS THEN REFERRED TO THE CITY ~TTORNEY FOR ACTION. MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE PARKING TICKETS ELIMINATED ON OUT OF STATE LICENSES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE BETTER PUBLIC RELATIONS WITH THE MANY VACATIONERS IN THIS AREA, MR. VANMETER THEN REQUESTED THAT THE ILLEGAL PARKING IN FRONT OF THE CITY HALL BE CORRECTED BY RECOMMENDING A LARGER SIGN SHOWING PARKING TIME LIMITS. AND ALSO THAT CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN FOR PLACING A 4 WAY STOP SIGN AT 22ND AND J. AVENUE. CHIEF GOFF WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE MAYOR TO HAVE HIS DE- PARTMENT VERY CAUTIOUSLY ELIMINATE TRAFFIC PARKING TICKETS TO THOSE AUTO- MOBILES THAT COULD BE RECOGNIZED DEFINITELY AS OUT OF STATE OR VISITORS STOPPING BRIEFLY IN THE CITY. THE POLICE VEPARTMENT OFFERED TO TAKE CARE OF A LARGER SIGN IN FRONT OF -THE CITY HALL AND TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND 306 SEPTEMBER 6, 1955 (CONT'D) TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF MAKING A 4 WAY STOP AT. 22ND AND J. AVENUE, THE CLERK READ A PETITION FROM THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA REGARDING THE MOVING OF A CITY LIGHT POLE NOW LOCATED ON COMMERCIAL AVENUE NEXT TO JOHN CARABBA'S SERVICE STATION, IT BEING RECOMMENDED IN THE PETITION THAT THE RELOsCATJON BE TO THE NORTH APPROXIMATELY 18' OR TO THE SOUTH AP- PROXIMATELY 36r. THIS CHANGE ''IS NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC LIABILITY. MR. CODER RECOMMENDED.THAT THE CITY ALLOW THE LIGHT STANDARD TO BE REMOVED COMPLETELY AND TO BE STORED AND HELD FOR RE—PLACEMENT PURPOSES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY BE GIVEN AUTHORITY AT THEIR COST TO REMOVE THE POLE. MOTION CARRIED. A SECOND REQUEST BY STANDARD OIL COMPANY IN THIS PETITION INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THEY PROPOSED TO INSTALL WASHINGTON STATE HIGHWAY DEPART- MENT TYPE C. PRECAST CONCRETE CURBING AT THEIR 12TH STREET LOCATION AND ASKED FOR AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED. MR. THORENE COMMENTED THAT HIS DEPART— MENT HAD CHECKED THEIR REQUEST. AND FOUND IT TO BE IN ORDER. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THIS REQUEST, BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED, THE CLERK READ A QUIT. CLAIM DEED ON BEHALF OF MAURICE A. KNOX TO WHICH WAS ATTACHED THE SUM OF $12.50 WHICH WAS THE USUAL AMOUNT REQUIRED BY THE CITY FOR SIMILAR DEEDS.. IN ADDITION, MR. KNOX SUBMITTED HIS CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $49.65 IN PAYMENT OF AN ASSESSMENT AGAINST LOTS 8, 9 AND 10, BLOCK 1, A%HITNEY'�S IST ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ANACORTES AND L. 1. D. #149 1947 STREET PAVING, MR. KNOX FURTHER STATED THAT ALL SEINER, WATER AND GARBAGE CHARGES ARE CURRENT, MR, VANMETER MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE QUIT CLAIM DEED BE SIGNED AND THE FEE ACCEPTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT9 VANMETER,,CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN, MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ TO THE COUNCIL A LEASE AGREEMENT FURNISHED HIM BY THE SHELL OIL COMPANY AND A PROPOSED LEASE AGREEMENT COVERING THE.SIIE OF CITY METER EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN CONNECTION WITH THE WATER SUPPLY CONTRACT OF JULY 29TH, 1954. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AFTER APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MR. KRAMER REPORTED THAT 3 PUMPS WERE IN OPERATION AT THE RANNEY.SITE AND THAT THEY WERE PUMPING TEN MILLION GALLONS A DAY AND THAT THE 4TH PUMP IS READY AND ABLE TO GO INTO PRODUCTION BUT THAT WE MUST WAIT UNTIL THE BOOSTER STATION IS COMPLETED AT SUMMIT PARK BEFORE TURNING THE FORCE OF THAT WATER INTO THE LINE. HE COMMENTED THAT THE COOS BAY PULP CORPORATION WAS NOW CONNECTED WITH THE NEW WATER SUPPLY AND THE CITY WOULD BEGIN FLUSHING AND CHLORINATING ON SEPTEMBER 7TH AND THEREAFTER SUFFICIENT WATER WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COOS BAY PULP CORP. A PETITION FROM THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY REQUESTING THAT NO PARKING SIGNS AROUND THEIR PROPERTY AT 2ND AND 0. AVENUE BE GIVEN SOME THOUGHT BY THE COUNCIL, THIS REQUEST WAS REFERRED TO THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE FOR T}IEI R REPORT. A PETITION FROM MESSRS. MILLER AND SMITH WAS READ BY THE CITY CLERK IN WHICH THESE 2 PARTIES ASK FOR VACATION OF ONE BLOCK OF ALLEY TO BE VACATED WEST.OF J. AVENUE. T}IE PETITION WAS REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND. PARKS COMMITTEE FOR SETTING DATE OF HEARING. A PETITION WAS READ FROM THE BROADVIEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION WHICH REQUESTED THE CITY TO INSTALL STREET LIGHTS IN THEIR DISTRICT AND ALSO TO ELIMINATE LOCAT"I ONYFEE CHARGED BY THE CITY FOR WATER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEIR PARTIC'1LAR REQUIRED A PUMP WHICH WAS COSTLY'IN THEIR OPINION FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE WATER. THEY ASKED FURTHER THAT THE CHARGE BE DISCONTINUED IN THEIR CASE OR A UNIVERSALCHARGE BE APPLIED TO THE CITY TO. COVER THE COSTS. MR. ELLINREQUESTED THAT THE FIRST PROPOSAL ON STREET LIGHTS BE INCLUDED ALONG WITH THE OTHER PETITIONS NOW IN THE COUNCILS HANDS AND THAT THE ENTIRE MATTER BE HANDLED BY THE COM"AITTEE WHICH HE HAD SUGGESTED EARLIER, THE SECOND PORTION OF THE PETTTION`REGARDING THE EXTRA FEE FOR PUMPING SERVICE WAS ALSO REFERRED TO THE SAME COMMITTEE. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ TO THE COUNCIL A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3 , PENALTIES, OF ORDINANCE N0. 1113 RELATING TO REGULATION OF SIZE, WEIGHTS AND LOADS OF VEHICLES USING THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AND ALLEYS OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES SO AS TO REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL 307 SEPTEMBER 6, 1955 (CONT'D) PENALTY FOR EXCESS WIGHT TO COMPENSATE THE CITY FOR THE USE OF THE STREETS AND ALLEYS BEYOND THE DESIGNED CAPACITY THEREOF* AND CONSTITUTING SECTION 5-7.03 OF THE CODE. MR. WELLS EXPLAINED THAT THE ORIGINATION OF THIS SUGGESTED ORDINANCE WAS MADE BY MR. GOWLER AND HE THOUGHT THIQT'THE CITY SHOULD BE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF MR. GOWLER'S ASSISTANCE IN HELPING THE CITY WITH THEIR REVENUES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN NO, 1165. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VAN - METER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. CODER ASKED THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE PARKING ORDINANCE THAT WAS TO TAKE CARE OF THE SPECIAL.LIMITSON PARKING ON THE PAVED STREETS SO THAT OUR STREET SWEEPER WOULD BE ABLE TO OPERATE. HE WAS ADVISItD THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY HAD THE PARKING ORDINANCE ANDiWOULD HAVE IT FOR COUNCIL ACT I ON- SOON. THE CITY CLERK REQUESTED THE CITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH A COMPLETED DATE OF CONSTRUCTION ON THE SEWER SYSTEM. THIS RE4UEST WAS MADE SO THAT FINAL PAYMENT COULD BE MADE TO THE CONTRACTORS IN AGREEMENT WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE CONTRACTS. A MOTION WAS MADE'BY TAYLOR AND SECONDED BY MUSTA- CITH THAT JUNE 15TH, 1955 WOULD BE ESTABLISHED AS THE DATE OF COMPLETION OF'THIS WORK. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. KENNO, PROPERTY OWNER ON FIDALGO ROAD, REQUESTED TO BE HEARD REGARD- ING THE POSSIBILITY OF BLACKTOP''ING THE FIDALGO ROAD AND ASKED THAT THE COST THEREOF BE INCLUDED IN THE COMING BUDGET. THE MAYOR INFORMED MR. KENNO THAT THE CITY BUDGET WOULD BE IN NO'"WAY ABLE TO FINANCE SUCH AN UNDERTAKING THIS COMING YEAR, HOWEVER, THAT IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE AT THE TIME THE NEW HIGHWAY IS PUT INTO ANACORTES BY THE STATE, THAT THE STATE MIGHT ELECT TO USE THE FIDALGO ROAD AS AN ALTERNATE AND WOULD NO DOUBT RK RESURFACE' -IT. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE LAST HALF OF AUGUST, 1955'WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. 'UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMr41TTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY'SUTT AND SECONDED BY ULLIN-T.RAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A'MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 10:20 P.M, UNTIL SEPT. ! 13'TH AT 7:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED, MAYOR A T T E_V_ C I Y C L E RIE CCC�TT� A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT TH AEETING ADJOURN AT 10:40 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR ATT E C I fY CLERK�� SEPTEMBER 13, 1955 A CONTINUA T 0U OF THE RKBOXX R COUNCIL MEETINGSOF THE CITY OF ANACORTES OF SEPTEMBER 5,71955 WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30•P.M, WITH MAYOR PINSON PRE- SIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR, NESS AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT, PRELIMINARY THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO CONSIDER THE/BUDGET OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE YEAR 1956. AFTER'DrSCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY TAYLOR AND SECONDED BE VANMETER THAT THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR 1956 BE ADOPTED. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT TH AEETING ADJOURN AT 10:40 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR ATT E C I fY CLERK�� SEPTEMBER 20, 1955 c A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P. M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND SUTT, VANMETER, CODER TAYLOR, ELLIN AND NESS WERE PRESENT, THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF SEPTEMBER 5TH, 6TH AND 13TH, 1955 WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ THE FOLLOWING RENEWAL APPLICATIONS FOR LIQUOR LICENSES AS PRESENTED BY THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR gONTROL BOARD:* IVERSON BROTHER, 522 - COM'L AVE.; SKIPPER'S TAVERN, 212 - COM'L AVE; ANACORTES AERIE NO. 249, 901 -'7TH ST; SUCIA REEF, 604, COM'L AVE; RED LION TAVERN, 2120 COM'L AVE; JORGENSEN'S, 919 - 37TH ST; MARINE CLUB, 704 - COM'L AVE; MACS MARKET, 2502 - COM'L AVENUE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THESE APPLICATIONS BE PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON IN HIS REPORT MENTIONED THAT THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHING- TON CITIES WOULD BE HOLDING THEIR REGIONAL MEETING ON NOVEMBER 2ND AT MOUNT VERNON, AND SAID HE HOPED THAT ANACORTES COULD BE WELL REPRESENTED, HE ALSO MENTIONED THE FORTHCOMING MEETING WITH THE STUDY OR ACTION GROUP WHICH IS TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 27TH, TOGETHER WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CO'1NCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD, MAYOR PINSON THEN READ A LETTER OF RESIGNATION FROM THE ANACORTES POLICE DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF ALFRED L. CARPENTER., WHO WISHED TO BE RELIEVED OF HIS DUTIES EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 25TH. THE REPLACEMENT WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER, THE CITY CLERK READ.A LETTER FROM CAREY AND KRAMER IN WHICH MR. KRAMER RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT UNIT 4, SCHEDULE "C" AS BEING COMLETE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT MR. KRAMER'S RECOM- MENDATION BE ACCEPTED. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR, ELLIN AND NESS. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY PRESENTED THE COUNCIL WITH A BOND OF THE,GENERAL CASUALTY CbMPANY OF AMERICA ON BEHALF OF RAYMOND G. JONES - BOND 995- 293, DECLARING THAT THE SAID BOND WAS FOUND TO BE IN REGULAR FORM AND SHOULD BE ACCEPTED THE CITY AND PLACED ON FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A LETTER FROM TWE SKAGIT COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE WHICH REQUESTED THE CI-TY'S REMITTANCE OF $20.06 FOR COSTS IN SECURING THE WHISTLE LAKE ROAD FRANCHISE, THE CITY ATTORNEY EXPLAINED THAT THE$20.06 WAS DUE THE COUNTY AND SHOULD BE PAID AS AN EXPENSE THROUGH THE WATER DEPARTMENT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY,NESS THAT THE CITY CLERK BE AUTHORI.,ED TO PAY THE AMOUNT DUE INCONNECTION WITH THE FRANCHISE. AYES: SUTT,VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR, ELLIN AND NESS, MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCIL FROM MR, ROGERS THE BUILDING INSPECTOR, WHICH STATED THAT DR. JACKSON, HEALTH OFFICER, MR. CASSUBA, SANITARIAN AND MR. ROGERS MAD MADE AN INSPECTION OF A.RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 614 - 35TH STREET OWNED BY MR. LOWELL DUSOISE AND'THAT THEY HAD FOUND THAT THERE WAi A DEFINITE HEALTH HAZARD IN EXISTENCE WHICH WAS BEING CAUSED BY AN OPEN SEPTIC TANK DRAIN 'VHICH DRAINS IN THE ALLEY ON DOWN TO THE STREET BELOW. ALSO THAT THE SEWER ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE IS BROKEN .AND PART OF THE DRAIN RUNS UNDER THE HOUSE AND THAT THE TWO HAZARDS WERE CREATING A VERY UNSANITARY CONDITION. MR. DUBOISE APPEARED TO BE UNMOVED BY THE SITUATION STATING THAT HE WAS NOT FINANCIALLY ABLE TO HAVE THE PLUMBING REPAIRED. MR.-ROGERS ASKED FOR ADVICE AND DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL. THE CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING A LETTER TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY POINTING OUT THE FINE THAT COULD BE LEVIED AGAINST HIM SHOULD THE PROPERTY D£CLARED'TO BE A NUISANCE AS COVERED IN ORDINANCE 1150. HE SUGGESTED TO THE BUILDING INSPECTOR, THAT WE GIVE MR. OUBOISE UNTIL THE NEXT COUNCIL/ MEETING TO SEE IF HE INTENDED TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW. 1 1 1 SEPTEMBER 20, 1955 (CONT'D) A 2ND REQUEST BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR ON BEHALF OF THE CARPENTER'S UNION ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO TEMPORARLLY BURY A 250'GALLON OIL TANK IN THE ALLEY ALONG SIDE OF THEIR BUILDING WAS READ BY THE CLERK. IT WAS UNDER- STOOD THAT THIS TANK WOULD BE REP40VED FROM THE ALLEY WHEN NATURAL GAS IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY AND THIS REQUEST WAS CAUSED BECAUSE THERE VITAS NO OTHER SPACE AVAILABLE NEARBY TO BURY THE TANK. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED -FOR TEMPORARY IN- STALLATION, MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT OF THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH.OF AUGUST, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, COUNCILMAN VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WITH REGARD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF RESURVEYING THE UTILITY TAX ORDINANCE NO. 1087. MR. VANMETER DISCUSSED THE FACT THAT THE CITY WOULD SOON HAVE A NATURAL GAS UTILITY WHICH HE ASSUMED COULD BE TAXED BY THE CITY AND THAT THE CITY'S OWN SEWER SYSTEM WAS A UTILITY AND THAT HE FELT THAT THIS SHOULD BE PROPERLY INCLUDED IN OUR TAX REVENUE. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS ORDERED TO DRAW UP AN AMENDMENT TO THE PRESENT ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THESE REFERRED TO CHANGES. COUNCILMAN TAYLOR REPORTING FOR THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SAID THAT HE THOUGHT, .AFTER CONSULTING WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, -THAT NOW WOULD BE THE PROPER TIME TO OFFER FOR SALE -491 OF OUR 5TH STREET PROPERTY THAT THIS AMOUNT OF FOOTAGE WAS IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT NEEDED BY THE CITY TO PROTECT THE PARKING LOT WHICH THE CITY WISHES TO OPEN AT THE SITE. MR. TAYLOR DESCRIBED THE SALEABLE PROPERTY AS THE WEST 29' OF LOT 2 AND THE EAST 20' OF LOT 3, BLOCK 63, ORIGINAL PLAT OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY VANMETERATHAT THE CLERK ISSUE A CALL FOR BIDS SETTING THE DATE OF OCTOBER 4TH,:1955 AS THE OPENING DATE. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE COMr.•ITTEE, TOGETHER WITH A. SPECIAL MEETING OF PETITIONERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THAT HIS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISH A POLICY IN REGARDS TO PROPERTY OWNERS REQUESTS FOR STREET LIGHTS. MR.�ELI_IN FURTHER COMMENTED THAT IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION' OF THE FIRE -LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM THE PETITIONERS PROVIDING THAT THEY WOULD PAY I YEAR WHICH AT THE PRESENT TIME IS $27.50 PER LIGHT. HE FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THIS AMOUNT WAS NOT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE LIGHTS, POLES OR STANDARDS, BUT RATHER WAS A CHARGE TO COVER THE ACTUAL OUT OF POCKET COST FOR JUICE FOR OPERATING THE LIGHT. THE RECOMMENDATION ALSO CARRIED THE PROVISIONS THAT THE PETITIONERS WOULD NOT BE FREE TO ORDER LIGHTS INDIXRIMINATELY AND THAT EA OH APPLICATION MUST BE SCREENED THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT -THE RECOMMENDATION OF MR. ELLIN BE ESTABLISHED NS A COUNCIL POLICY. AYES: MR. ELLIN THEN DISCUSSED THE APPLICATION FROM PETITIONERS IN THE BROAD - VIEW DISTRICT WHEREBY THEY WERE ASKING FOR A REDUCTION IN THE WATER RATES DUE TO THEIR HAVING TO USE A SPECIAL PUMP IN ORDER TO OBTAIN CONSTANT PRESSURE. MR. ELLIN SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DO ALL POSSIBLE BE- GINNING NOW TO PLAN TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION WHENEVER IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE CITY TO FINANCIALLY CARRY THE BURDEN. HOWEVER, IT WOULD BE HIS RECOM- MENDATION THAT THE CITY MAKE NO REDUCTIONS AT THIS TIME. NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN, MR. ELLIN THEN DISCUSSED A PET1•TION THAT HAD BEEN PRESENTED TO THE COUN- CIL ON OCTOBER IITH, 1954 ON BEHALF OF THE DEWEY BEACH COMMUNITY CLUB WHICH HAD REQUESTED AT.THAT TIME THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY rn OF SUPPL' �,WATER TO THE RESIDENTS OF THAT COMMUNITY, THE PETITION SUGGESTS THAT THE CITY OF ANACORTES SECURE WATER RIGHTS OF THE PRESENT NAVY WATER SYSTEM AND AFTER DOING SO, THEN SUPPLY THE DEWEY BEACH COMMUNITY', OAK. HARBOR, THE NAVY AND POSSIBLY SIMILK BEACH. THE OCTOBER 11 PETITION HAD BEEN SET ASIDY BY THE CITY COUNCIL DUE TO MORE IMMEDIATE PRESSURE ON OUR NEW WATER MR. ELLIN THEREFORE RECOMMENDS THAT HIS COM?AITTEE WOULD NOW ACCEPT THIS SYSTEM PETITION AND START ACTUAL WORK WITH THE PRINCIPLES, MR. ELLIN SAID THAT HE FELT THAT THE PROPER PLACE TO START WOULD PROBABLY BE WITH THE NAVY TO ASCERTAIN EXACTLY WHAT POSITION THEY WERE GOING TO TAKEIN REGARD TO THEIR PRESENT SYSTEM. 310 SEPTEMBER 20, 1955 (CONT'D) MR. SUTT REPORTING FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE ADVISED THAT HIS GROUP HAD TAKEN UP THE REQUEST OF MESSRS MILLER AND SMITH FOR THE VACA- TION OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN 21ST AND 22ND STREET ON L. AVENUE AND IT WAS THEIR GROUP'S RECOMMENDATION THAT A PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD CONCERNING THE MATTER. HOWEVER HE ASKED FOR A POSTPONEMENT OF THE HEARING DATE SO -THAT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTACT MR. MEENAN REGARDING HIS SIMILAR APPLICATION NOW BEFORE THE COUNCIL. MR. SUTT.THEN TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT IT W^.S HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WAS BEING A COMMITTEE S,ET UP IN THE CITY,TO CONSIDER STREETS AND THEIR IMPROVEMENTS AND ALSO WAYS AND MEANS OF FINANCING STREET IMPROVEMENTS. HE COMMENTED THAT THIS MAY BE 4 GREAT HELP TO THE CITY IN GENERAL. MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE BUILDING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT AT THAT TIME THEY HAQ NO REPORT, BUT THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO ASK IN BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE JUST WHAT ACTION THE COUNCIL WAS GOING TO FOLLOW IN REGARD TO PROPERTY OwN.ERS THAT WERE NOT HOOKED UP TO THEUTIf�hRS. THE COUNCIL THEN AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN A RESOL P EPARED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY WHEREBY JUNE 15TH, 1955 WOULD BE DECLARED THE FINAL DATE OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE SEWER PRO- JECT. THE CITY ATTORNEY EXPLAINED THAT IN ORDER FOR THE CITY TO PROCEED WITH ANY LEGAL ACTION AGAINST PROPERTY OWNERS WHO REFUSED TO MAKE HOOKUPS TO THE PRESENT SEWER SYSTEM, THAT A FINAL DATE SUCH AS JUST AUTHORIZED MUST BE IN THE RECORDS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK -BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE RESOLUTION. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR, ELLIN AND NESS. MOTION CARRIED. MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD TAKEN UP THE MATTER OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY'S REQUEST FOR NO PARKING AT 2ND AND 0 AVENUE AND AFTER PROPER INVESTIGATION HIS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED GRANTING THE REQUEST, A MOTION WAS MAnE BY TAYLOR AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THIS RECOMMENQATION BE ACCEPTED. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR, ELLIN AND NESS. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON AN ORDINANCE COVERING THE PARKING METER ZONE, TO TAKE CARE OF EVENING PARKING SO THAT THE NEW STREET SWEEPER COULD BE USED EFFECTIVELY AND THAT HE WAS FINDING IT QUITE DIFFICULT TO ARRIVE AT ANY SPECIFIC ARRANGEMENT THAT HE COULD INCLUDE,IN AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD APPEAR FEASIBLE. MR. SUTT THEN EXPLAINED THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD STUDIED THE PROBLEM AND WOULD AGAIN TAKE THE MATTER UP AND WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO BRING THE MATTER TO A CONCLUSION. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ AN ORDINANCE HE HAD PREPARED AMENDING SECTION 6 OF ORDINANCE #1056, COVERING PARKING TIME LIMITS IN THE CITY OF ANACORTES, IN WHICH A 12 MINUTE' LIMIT IN FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE WAS BEING PUT INTO EFFECT. AFTER DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ANDXTION IG�ILELDIN� NO. 1166. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR, S7U151 AND NESS. CARRIED. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF SEPTEMBER, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE.BY NESS SECONDED BY VANMETERH THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME, AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR, ELLIN. AND NESS. MOTION CARRIED. MR. NESS COMMENTED THAT HE FELT THAT SOME PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE WHEREBY THE CITY WOULD PAINT "NO JAY WALKING" SIGNS ON THE PAVEMENT TO WARN PEO -IE OF THE CHANCE THEY WERE TAKING WITH THEIR LIVES. THIS RECOM- MENDATION WAS GIVEN TO THE FbLICE CHIEF FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT, MR. SUTT THEN SAID ON BEHALF OF THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE, THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO COMPLIMENT MR. THORENE, STREET SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS CREW FOR THE FINE WORK THAT THE DID IN INSTALLING THE DRATNAGE PIPE ON 37TH STREET. THE CLERK THEN TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT IT WAS NO141 TIME TO CONDUCT THE HEARING SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 20TH IN REGARD TO THE APPLICATION OF MRS. PACHERNIGG AND THOMAS TURNER, WHICH ASKED FOR THE VACATION OF 6TH STREET LYING BETWEEN THE EAST LINE OF W. AVENUE AND WEST"OF THE EAST LINE OF X AVENUE, AND THAT CERTAIN ROAD, WHICH IS BELIEVED TO BE X. AVENUE, LYING ON THAT PORTION OF 8TH STREET BETWEEN THE EAST LINE OF W. AVENUE AND THE WEST LINE OF THE CITY PARK. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY TAYLOR AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THIS VACATION BE GRANTED. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, r 1 1 311 SEPTEMBER 20, •1955 (CONT D) CODER, TAYLOR, ELLIN AND NESS, MOTION CARRIED. .A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE -MEETING ADJOURN AT 8:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. / MAYOR ATT E WTY CL OCTOBER 3, 1955 THE ANNUAL MEETING REQUIRED BY LAW FOR THE CONSIDERATI.ON OF THE.FINAL BUDGET OF -.THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE YEAR 1956 WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. BY MAYOR PINSON. THE ROLL WAS -CALLED AND SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT, - -MAYOR PINSON PRESENTED THE FINAL BUDGET FOR 1956 AND ASKED THE COUNCIL IF THERE WERE ANY CHAGES OR ALTERATIONS THAT THEY WISHED TO MAKE AT THIS TIME* HEARING NONE, THE MAYOR REQUESTED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAW THE NECESSARY ORDINANCE" COVERING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE 1956 BUDGET. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONSED BY VANMETER THAT THE BUDGET FOR THE Cd TY OF ANACORTES FOR THE YEAR 1956 BE ADOPTED AND THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY -PROCEED WITH THE ORDINANCE':. AYES; SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY CLERK THEN READ A LETTER FROM PROFESSOR ASHLEY OF WALLA WALLA COLLEGE WHICH REQUESTS THE STATUS OF HIS INSURANCE CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY FOR DAMAGES TO HIS AUTOMOBILE. THE CITY CLERK ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE MATTER HAD BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE CITY'S 1 NSURANCE COMPANY .i AND THAT TH-IS LETTER COULD BE PLACED ON FILE. THE CEMETERY BOARD THEN DISCUSSED THE PROPOSED LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PAR— KER BROS. AND THE CITY OF ANACORTES, WHEREBY THE PARKER BROS WERE TO BUILD A MAUSOLEUM ON THE CITY'S CEMETERY PROPERTY. SEVERAL CHANGES IN THE LEASE WERE SUGGESTED BY THE COUNCIL WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CEMETERY BOARD AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THIS MEETING BE ADJOURNED UNTIL OCTOEER 4TH, 1955, THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NIGHT AT WHICH TIME THE PARKERS WOULD AGAIN SUBMIT A PROPOSED LEASE WITH THE CHANGES THAT WERE DESIRED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 9:30 P.M. UNTIL 7:30 P.M., OCTOBER 41 1955. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR ATTES _ CIT CLERK OCTOBER 4, 1955 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING, REV. AUER, PASTOR OF ST. MARYS CATHOLIC CHURCH, GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER, CODER AND ELLIN WERE - PRESENT, THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 20, 1955 WERE CONSIDERED AND '. MR. ELLIN REQUESTED THAT THE MINUTES OF THAT MEETING BE AMENDED SO AS TO SHOW THAT HE HAD VOTED NO ON THE 12 MINUTE PARKING PROPOSITION. 'HEARING NO OTHER CHANGES, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD WHICH DENIES THE TRANSFER OF LICENSE FROM JUNE ADAMS AND `WENTIN STAFFORD TO WILLIAM AND MARY P. UGHNSON. THE LETTER STATED THAT THE BOARD'S INVESTI— GATION DISCLOSED THAT IT WAS -NOT ADVISABLE TO RE ESTABLISH A TAVERN IN THIS ADEQUATELY SERVED COMMUNITY. THE LETTER WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE CITY CLERK THEN READ A LETTER FROM PROFESSOR ASHLEY OF WALLA WALLA COLLEGE WHICH REQUESTS THE STATUS OF HIS INSURANCE CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY FOR DAMAGES TO HIS AUTOMOBILE. THE CITY CLERK ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE MATTER HAD BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE CITY'S 1 NSURANCE COMPANY .i AND THAT TH-IS LETTER COULD BE PLACED ON FILE. 312 OCTOBER 4, 1955 (CONT'D) THE CITY CLERK THEN READ A LETTER FROM RAY, ROPES, COUNTY ASSESSOR, WHICH ADVISED THE CITY THAT THE 1955 ASSESSED VALUATION FOR THE CITY OF ANACORTES IS $4,931,075.00. THIS INFORMATION WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE CITY CLERK READ THE FOLLOWING RENEWAL APPLICATIONS FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD WHICH WERE ORDERED PLACED ON FILE: *TRADEWELL STORES, NEW WILSON TAVERN, PASTIME TAVERN, ANCHOR INN, LOG CABIN TAVERN, EMPIRE CAFE, COMMERCIAL TAVERN, ANACORTES LODGE NO. 1204, CAUSLAND POST No. 13, IN THE MAYOR'S REPORT, THE COUNCIL WAS ADVISED THAT HE HAD APPOINTED MR. T. W. TURNER TO PROBATIONARY SERVICE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY TAYLOR THAT THIS APPOINTMENT BE ACCEPTED, MOTION CARRIED. THE MAYOR AGAIN REMINDED THE COUNCIL THAT THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON; CITIES WOULD MEET IN MOUNT.VERNON NOVEMBER 2RD FOR A 6:30 P.M. DINNER MEETING AND STATED THAT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO SECURE RESERVATIONS,,HE WOULD LIKE AN INDICATION AT THIS TIME OF HOW MANY WOULD CARE TO ATTEND. IT WAS APPARENT THAT MOST OF THE COUNCIL INTENDED TO BE PRESENT AT THIS MEETING, THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HIS LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE 7UBOISE FAMILY REGARDING THE COMPLAINT OVER THE SEEPAGE FROM THEIR SEPTIC TANK HAD BEEN ANSWERED BY MRS. DUBOISE, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS APPARENTLY NOTHING SHE COULD DO IN HAVING MR. DUBOISE COMPLY WITH THE CITY ORDINANCES. THE CITY ATTORNEY,REQUESTED THAT MR. ROGERS, THE BUILDING INSPECTOR, CITE MR. DUBOISE TO COURT OVER THE MATTER. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN IN CONTANCT WITH MR. CARR, THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PARKER BROS., AND THAT LATER ON IN THE EVENING, THERE WOULD BE A DISCUSSION WITH THE PARKER BROS., AND THE COUNCIL OVER THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE LEASE. THE CITY CLERK THEN ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT IT WAS TIME TO OPEN BIDS ON THE SALE OF LOT 2 LESS EAST I FOOT OR 29 FEET PLUS LOT 3 LESS WEST 10 FEET OR A TOTAL OF 20 FEET AND A GRAND TOTAL,OF 49 FEET OF BLOCK 63. THERE WAS ONLY ONE BID OFFERED AND THE CLERK WAS DIRECTED TO OPEN AND READ IT. THIS BID WAS PRESENTED BY THE WEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY WHO OFFERED $1,505.00 FOR THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY. THE CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $150.00 REPRESENTING 10% OF THEIR BID WAS ALSO ENCLOSED. A MOTION WAS;MADE BY TAYLOR AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE BID BE ACCEPTED. AYES: NESS, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. IN CHIEF GOFF'S REPORT, IT WAS,STATED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT HAD CHECKED IN REGARD TO A REQUEST FOR A 4 WAY STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF 22ND AND J., AND THAT AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT ONLY 2 STOP SIGNS BE IN- STALLED, THAT THE SIGNS BE INSTALLED FOR'CARS ABEROACHIN.O.J. AVENUE FROM 22ND STREET STOPPING THE EAST AND WEST TRAFFIC ON 22ND STREET AND DECLARING J. AVENUE TO BE A THROUGH ARTERIAL. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT APPROVAL BE GIVEN FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE SIGNS. MOTION CARRIED, A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THE HEALTH OFFICER WAS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR, STATING THAT HIS DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN INFORMED BY MR. KASUBE, SANITARIAN, THAT HE HAD CONTACTED DR. JACKSON WITH REGARD TO THE UNSANITARY CONDITION WHICH EXISTS AT THE SEWER OUTFALL AT 3RD AND R. AVENUE. FURTHER, THAT IT WAS OR. JACKSON'S OPINION THAT A DEFINITE HEALTH HAZARD EXISTS AT THAT LOCATION AND THAT HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE OPEN AREAS BE COVERED. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY ENGINEER AND MR. THORENE FOR CARRYING OUT THE WISHES OF DR. JACKSON. THE COST TO COME FROM THE SEWER FUND, THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. * CHANGE OF ADDRESS. a 313 OCTOBER 41 1955 ( CONT'" D) THE REPORT OF THE NATER 6UPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED.ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE -FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT IT HAD BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ALL THE COMMITTEE TOGETHER TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS WITH REGARD TO THE PROPOSED UTILITY TAX ON THE SEWERS. HE THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR FIGURES SHORTLY. HE THOUGHT MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT/THE SURVEY RECENTLY n4ADE BY MR. PRESTON HOLTON REGARDING THE WATER PUMPS BEING USED AT THE BROADVIEW AND LINTON DISTRICTS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. IT WAS SO ORDERED. PAR. ELLIN THEN QUESTIONED MR. MCCRORY REGARDING THE LEAKS IN THE WATER LINE OUT NEAR THE UHITNEY STATION. BOTH MR. MCCRORY AND MR. KRAMER DIS— CUSSED THE REASONS WHY THERE WERE LEAKS, STATING THAT THIS WAS A PORTION OF THE SYSTEM THAT WAS STILL OLD PIPE -AND THAT WITH THE ADDED PRESSURE FLOWING THROUGH THESE LINES, XHXX THEY WERE FINDING BREAK—THROUGHS IN THIS "VEAKENED LINE. A DISCUSSION OF CATHODIC PROTECTION WAS THEN PAADE BY MR. KRAMER STATING THAT A SUM OF $12,000.00 WOULD BE NECESSARY TO PUT THIS PROTECTION IN ON THE ENTIRE LINE AND THAT HE RECOMMENDED IT FOR A FUTURE IDEAL. HOWEVER, HE FELT THAT THE WEAK PORTIONS OF THE LINE SHOULD HAVE THIS PROTECTION IF NOTHING ELSE IF THE CITY COULD SEE THEIR WAY CLEAR TO DO IT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT CATHODIC PROTECTION 8E PLACED IN THE WEAK LINE. MOTION CARRIED. MR. ELLIN THEN REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MR. KRAMER REGARDING THE APPLICATION THAT WAS ON FILE WITH THE COUNCIL COVERING THE DEWEY BEACH WATER PETITION AND THAT MR. KRAMER TOLD HIM THAT THE NAVY WAS WILLING TO MEET WITH THE COUNCIL AND DISCUSS -THE POSSIBLLITY OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES OBTAINING WATER RIGHTS OVER THE NAVY LINE. MR. KRAMER THEN DISCUSSED SEVERAL CHANGE ORDERS THAT HE FELT WERE NECESSARY COVERING ALTERATIONS TO VARIOUS ITEMS IN THE INSTALLATION OF OUR NEW WATER SYSTEM. A MOTION WAS 1)Apj BYNEEgS gNNUTD•TSECONDED BY TAYLOR THAT THE CHANGE ORDERS BE ACCEPTED, MOTION CA RAI ED. VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN- MR. KRAMER DISCUSSED THE BOOSTER STATION NOV'I UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT SUMMIT PARK AND ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THIS PHASE OF THE BUILDING SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER 30TH AND THAT IN A REVIEW OF THE COST OF THE ENTIRE WATER SYSTEM, HE FELT THAT THE MONIES NOW ACQUIRED WOULD BE AP— PROXIMATELY 5 TO 8 THOUSAND DOLLARS SHORT OF -THE AMOUNT NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE JOB. HE FURTHER STATED THAT BY THE FIRST MEETING IN NOVEMBER, HE WOULD BE ABLE TO FURNISH THE COUNCIL THE COMPLETE FIGURES. MR.'VANMETER ASKED MR. KRAMER IF THE PROPOSED FOUR LANE HIGHWAY FROM MT. VERNON TO ANACORTES WOULD AFFECT THE PRESENT WATER LINE. MR. KRAMER ASSURED THE COUNCIL THAT THEY HAD INVESTIGATED THE STATE'S PROPOSED HIGHWAY ANDeFOUND;THAT IN NO WAY WOULD IT OFFER INTERFERENCE. MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD BEEN REQUESTED BY THE LUTHERAN CHURCH TO INSTALL LOUD SPEAKERS IN THEIR CHURCH TO BE USED TO PLAY MUSIC PARTICULARLY AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME. -HEAR— ING NO OBJECTIONS, TO THIS REQUEST, A MOTION WAS MADE -BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY TAYLOR THAT THE LUTHERAN CHURCH BE GRANTED PERMISSION TO INSTALL THE LOUD SPEAKERS. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION WAS READ BY THE CITY CLERK, SIGNED BY MRS.•LEBAR, SECRETARY OF THE PRE SCHOOL P. T. A. WHICH REQUESTED THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER PLACING A "SLOW SCHOOL" SIGN AT 29TH AND 0. AVENUE FOR PROTECTION OF THE KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOS INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. 314 OCTOBER 4, 1955 (CONT'D) A PETITION SIGNED BY OLIVER HAUGE AND 6 OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS REQUEST- ING A STREET LIGHT TO BE PLACED AT THE,INTERESTION OF LITH STREET AND N. AVENUE WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL., ATTACHED TO THIS PETITION WAS $27.50 %NHICH REPRESENTS THE COST FOR ONE YEAR'S POWER. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMNITTEEJOR ACTION AND REPORT. THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM MR. CANIELSON, WHO INFORMED THE CITY THAT OUR PETITION FOR THE VACATION OF WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE MT. ERIE ROAD WAS OFFICIALLY HERRD ON THE 6TH OF SEPTEMBER, 1955 AND THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DENIED THE PETITION, THEY ADVISE FURTHER THAT,THE COST OF $14.74 IS THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO COVER THEIR EXPENSES AND ASK FOR OUR REMITTANCE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT .AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE FEE BE PAID CHARGING SAME TO THE PARKS. AYES: NESS, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ .A PETITION FROM DONALD SULTAN, 1020 - 23RD STREET, WHICH REQUESTS THAT THE CITY SELL A STRIP OF LAND BETWEEN THE EAST LINE OF 0 AVENUE I:F EXTENDED AND THE WEST LINE OF LOT II,,BLOCK 5, ORIGINAL PLAT, CITY OF ANACORTES. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. MR. TAYLOR IS GOING TO CHECK AND ADVISE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF GRANTING THE REQUEST, A PETITION SIGNED BY ELIZABETH K. HICKS :NAS READ WHICH .ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO INSTALL A 2" WATER LINE WHICH WOULD CONNECT WITH THE CITY WATER MAIN ON THE NORTH LINE OF 32ND AND J. AVENUE TO PROCEED,ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF 32ND TO THE VICINITY OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH HEART LAKE ROAD. FROM THIS POINT, IT WILL RUN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE UNPLATTED ROAD ABOVE MENTIONED TO A POINT OPPOSITE THEIR RESIDENCE FROM WHICH POINT THEY DESIRE TO CROSS THE UNPLATTED ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID ROAD. THE PETITIONER FURTHER AGREES TO PAY ALL COSTS OF THE INSTALLATION AND TO HOLD THE CITY HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY WHICH MIGHT ACCRUE BY VIRTUE OF THIS INSTAL- LATION. THE PETITIONER HAS FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK, THE NECESSARY BOND REQUIRED FOR EXCAVATING THE STREETS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE PETITION BE GRANTED. AYES: NESS, SUTT, VAN - METER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ AN ORDINANCE VACATING THAT PORTION OF 8TH STREET LYING BETWEEN THE EAST LINE OF W. AND THE EAST LINE OF X AVENUE AS PLATTED IN BOWMAN'S CENTRAL SHIP HARBOR ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ANACORTES, SKAGIT, COUNTY, WASHINGTON. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN #1167. AYES: NESS, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR ALL MUNICIPAL PURPOSES AND USES FOR THE YEAR 1956. THIS ORDINANCE WAS GIVEN #1168 AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED. AYES: NESS, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A TAX ON REAL.AND PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF ANACORTES, SKAGIT COUNTY FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR 1956. A MOTION WAS MADE BY TAYLOR AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN #1169. AYES: NESS, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY SUTT TO THE EFFECT THAT $5,244.85 BE TAKEN FROM THE CURRENT SEWER REVENUE FUND AND PLACED IN THE SEWER FACILITIES FUND. AYES: NESS, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS AUTHORIZED TO DRAW A RESOLUTION COVERING SUCH TRANSFER. THIS WAS,DONE AT THIS TIME TO ENABLE THE CITY TO MAKE PAYMENT ON THEIR FACILITIES ACCOUNT WITHOUT THE SALE OF ADDITIONAL. BONDS., SIR. ADAMS, WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE, COMMENTED ON HIS REQUEST WHICH HAD BEEN BEFORE THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE NO PARKING SIGNS BETWEEN 26TH AND 29TH ON COMMERCIAL,EXPL'AINING THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME ACTION TAKEN ON HIS REQUEST, THAT IT WAS HINDERING HIS�'BUSINESS TO HAVE THOSE NO PARKING'SIGNS IN EXISTENCE ACROSS THE STREET FROM HIS STORE. HE 1 1 1 315 OCTOBER 4, 1955 ((;oNT' D) MENTIONED THAT IF THE CITY FELT IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO HAVE THE SIGNS, THAT HE WOULD GLADLY FURNISH HOODS TO PLACE OVER THE SIGNS WHEN EVER THE PLAYFIELD WAS NOT IN USE. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE WITH'AODITIONAL HELP FROM OHIEF DOFF AS TO WHAT STAND THE CITY C,)ULD TAKE IN HELPING MR. ADAMS. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COM- MITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES:' NESS, SUIT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 10:40 P.M. UNTIL OCTOBER 6TH AT 8:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. ATTEST:��ca....�J.e.s �.-. CITY C L <`R4� 0AYOR OCTOBER 6, 1955 A CONTINUATION OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES OF OCTOBER 4, 1955 WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 8:30 P:M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING, THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND NESS, SUIT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH WERE PRESENT. MAYOR PINSON ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THIS EVENING'S MEETING WAS A CONTINUATION OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 4TH AND THAT IT HAD BEEN CALLED AT THE REQUEST OF THE STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SIGNING OF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION COVERING THE STATE HIGHWAY INTO THE CITY OF ANACORTES. SEVERAL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTED WERE MADE BY THE AUDIENCE AS WELL AS ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL. DUE TO THE FACT THAT NEITHER THE PLANNING COMMISSIONPOR THE COUNCIL HAD SEEN THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE COUNCIL TAKE NO ACTION AT'THIS TIME, BUT REQUEST THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION AND STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEERS HOLD A MEETING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE SO THAT MATTER PERTAINING TO THE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION WHICH WOULD AFFECT THE CITY DIRECTLY COULD BE GIVEN SOME CONSIDERATION. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MAnE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 9:50 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR ' ATTEST>��a....w�AI CITY LFRK v OCTOBER 18, 1955 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M.' WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER, CODER, E6LIN AND MUSTACICH WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF OCTOBER 3, 4 & 6, 1955 WERE CONSUDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT DUE TO THE FACT 'THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THATTHE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL' OF LIQUOR LICENSE AS FURNISHED BY THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRMS: MIDWAY TAVERN, 1420 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE, LUVERA'S, 702 - COMMER- CIAL AVENUE, TRADEWELL STORES, 1102 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THESE APPLICATIONS RE PLACED ON FILE, MOTION CARRIED. 316 OCTOBER 18, 1955 - (CONT'D) THE MAYOR REPORTED THAT NEXT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, THE CITY COUNCIL TO- GETHER WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND PORT COMMISSIONERS WOULD HOLD A STUDY:MEETING TO DISCUSS AND REVIEW THE NEEDS OF THE CITY. HE ADVISED FURTHER, THAT ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 1955, THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES WOULD HOLD THEIR REGIONAL MEETING IN MT. VERNON, AND THAT THIS MEETING WOULD BE A DINNER MEETING BEGINNING AT 6:30 P.M. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT LATER ON IN THE EVENING, HE WOULD PRE- SENT THE LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANACORTES AND THE NORTHWEST MAUSOLEUM COMPANY. MR. TAYLOR REPORTED FOR THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ADVISING THAT HE HAD GONE INTO THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF DONALD SULTAN REGARDING THE SALE OF A PI.ECE OF PROPERTY BETWEEN 22ND AND 23RD STREET AS REQUESTED BY MR. SULTAN AT THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING. MR. TAYLOR ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE CITY WAS IN NO POSITION TO SELL THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY AS THEY DID NOT OWN IT. MR. SUTT WAS INSTRUCTED TO PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO MR. SULTAN FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE. MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT THEY HAD CHECKED ON THE REQUEST:OF PROPERTY OWNERS ON IITH AND N FOR A STREET LIGHT, AND THAT IT WAS HIS COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THISREQUEST BE GRANTED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE REPORT OF THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE BE ACCEPTED. AYES: NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER, CODER, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. MR. ELLIN THEN ASKED ON BEHALF OF HIS COMtAlTTEE, IF MR. MCCRORY -COULD FURNISH THEIR COMMITTEE WITH THE COST OF A TANK WHICH WOULD BE NECESSARY IN SUPPLYING THE SUBDIVISIONS WITH WATER BY THE USE OF SMALL SIZE PUMPS WHICH WOULD DE LESS COSTLY IN THEIR OPINION. MR. MCCRORY ADVISED THAT HE WOULD CHECK INTO THE MATTER AND REPORT. TO THE COMMITTEE. MR. SUTT, REPORTING FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE ON THE CASE OF THE MEENAN VACATION OF K. AVENUE FROM BROADVIEW ADDITION TO 41ST STREET AND THE MILLER AND SMITH PETITION ASKING FOR THE VACATION OF AN ALLEY, SAID THAT HIS COMMITTEE RECOM ENDED THAT A PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD AT THE PROPERTY OWNERS' EXPENSE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE DATE FOR THE HEARING BE SET FOR THE 15TH OF NOVEMBER. MOTION CARRIED* MR. SUTT FURTHER REPORTED THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD STUDIED THE PETITION OF MR. ADAMS, WHO HAD REQUESTED NO PARKING SIGNS OPPOSITE HIS BUILDING ON 29TH STREET AND THAT IT HAD BEEN AGREED BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE, MR. ADAMS AND THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT MR. ADAMS WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO PLACING HOODS OVER THE NO PARKING SIGNS ON A TRIAL BASIS AND THAT AS IONG AS THIS WOULD NOT CREATE A HAZARD FOR THE CHILDREN WHO WERE PLAYING ON THE PLAYFIELD, THEYFELT IT WOULD BE THE ANSWER TO MR. ADAMS' PROBLEM. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ,UTT AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE*COUNCIL ALLOW THIS ACTION ON THE EAST SIDE OF COMMERCIAL AVENUE. MOTION CARRIED. THE MAYOR REPORTED THAT HE HAD A PETITION FROM TRADEWELL STORES, INC. IN WHICH THEY ASKED PERMISSION TO ALLOW ANGLE PARKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF IITH STREET. MR. SUTT COMMENTED THAT THIS REQUEST WAS IN LINE WITH THE PARKING PROVISIONS PROVIDED FOR THE REST OF THE CITY AND THAT HE WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT TRADEWELL STORES, INC. BE ALLOWED TO USE DIAGONAL PARKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE.OF IITH STREET. THIS MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MR. CODER. MOTION CARRIED. MR. VANMETER REPORTED THAT MR. DUNCAN AT 25TH AND R. AVENUE CLAIMS THAT THE EXCESS WATER RUNNING DOWN THE NEWLY INSTALLED PIPELINE AT THAT LO- CATION WAS WASHING DIRT AND GRAVEL INTO HIS YARD. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO NIR. MCCRORY FOR ACTION BY THE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSTALLATION. MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN BROUGHT OT HIS ATTENTION REGARDING INSTANCES IN WHICH SIDE SEWER INSTALLERS WERE RE FILLING CUTS THEY HAD MADE IN THE STREETS, MR. THORENE COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS A RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SIDE SEWER INSTALLERS AND THAT IT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION THAT THE PRESENT METHOD WAS NOT SATISFACTORY, THE MAYOR COMMENTED THAT THESE INSTALLERS WERE BONDED BY THE CITY AND HE FELT THAT THEY WOULD COMPLY WITH THE CITY'S REQUESTS. 317 OCTOBER 18, 1955 ( CONT D) MR. NESS FURTHER REPORTED ON BEHALF OF HI.MSE'LF THAT IN A MIXUP ON EASEMENT PRIVILEGES GRANTED SOME YEARS AGO, 201 OF HIS LOT 24 HAD BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE ROUTE OF THE LINE AND THAT IN AS MUCH AS THE LINE WAS ACTUALLY INSTALLED ON LOT 23, HE WOULD ASK THE CITY TO DRAW UP THE PROPER PAPERS SUBSTITUTING A NEW EASEMENT FOR •151 OF HIS LOT 23. MR. WELLS WAS AUTHORIZED TO DRAW 'UP THE NECESSARY PAPERS TO MAKE THE COR- RECTION, MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMI'AITTEE,RECOM- • MENDING THAT THE STOP SIGNS BE PLACED ON THE VARIOUS ENTRANCES RUNNING INTO HEART LAKE ROAD. IT WA3 STATED THAT THE HEART LAKE ROAD IS AN ARTERIAL AND SHOULD BE POSTED. THE STREET DEPARTMENT WAS DIRECTED TO PLACE THE NECESSARY SIGNS ON THIS ARTERIAL. THE CITY CLERK READ A PETITION SIGNED BY PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE TERRITORY OF 40TH TO 41ST ON L. AVENUE WHEREBY THEY WERE REQUESTING THAT A DEAD END ROAD SIGN BE PLACED AT 41ST AND L.,DUE TO THE FACT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE WERE COMING DOWN L. AVENUE THINKING THEY COULD GET TO TOWN OR TO THE MODERN HOMES, ONLY TO FIND THAT IT WAS IMPASSABLE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT A SIGN BE PLACED AS REQUESTED BY THE PETITIONERS. MOTION CARRIED, THE CLERK THEN READ A PETITION FROM MR. AND MRS. JIM BELL, WHICH COM- PLAINED OF THE PRESENT ROUTE OF THE STATE HIGHWAY, PARTICULARLY AS IT ENTERED THE CITY AT COMMERCIAL AVENUE. ANOTHER PETITION WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL WHICH WAS SIGNED BY AP- PROXIMATELY 35 PEOPLE ON SOUTH COMMERCIAL AVENUE, WHEREBY THEY WERE REQUESTING THE COUNCIL TO ACCEPT THE STATE HI©HWAY DEPARTMENTS PROPOSED ROUTE INTO THE CITY LIMITS. BOTH OF THESE PETITIONS WERE ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE VITY CLERK READ A RES:)LUTION PREPARED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HAEF OF OCTOBER, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FA%.OR OF THE SAME. AYES: NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER, CODER, LLIN AND MUSTAICH MOTION CARRIED, A SPECTATOR FROM THE CROWD ASKED THE MAYOR WHEN HE FELT THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO INSTALL SEWERS ON L AVENUE FROM KING ST. TO 41ST STREET. THE MAYOR EXPLAINS THAT THE CITY WAS, AT THE PRESENT TIME, CLEANING UP THEIR PRESENT SEWER OBLI'GATIONS AND THAT IT WAS HIS HOPE THAT THE ADDED SEWER CONSTRUCTION WOULD START NEXT SPRING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE MEETING + ADJOURN AT 8:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. t MAYOR ATTEST:. CITY CLERK COMMISSION 'qHICH REQUESTED THE CITY OF ANACORTES' CONCURRENCE IN THE PROPOSED NLTW HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AS IT WOULD AFFECT THE CITY WITHIN ITS CITY LIMITS. COMMENTS WERE HEARD FROM EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WHEREIN THE GENERAL ACCEPTED OPINION WAS THAT THE '. . APPROACH TO THE CITY AS RECOMMENDED IN THE RESOLUTION BY THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION WAS NOT WHAT THEY FELT WAS ACTUALLY DESIRED, BUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY FELT THAT IT WAS BETTER THAN NO ROUTE AT ALL, THEY FELT IT NECESSARY TO VOTE AC- CEPTANCE FOR THE PRESENT PLANS FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE RESOLUTION PRESENTED BY THE ELLIN & STATE HIGHWAY DEPT BE ACCEPTED. AYES:NESS�SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER,CODER,MUSTACICH. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A LEASEEAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND MOTION CAR. THE NORTHWEST MAUSOLEUM COMPANY, THAT HE HAD PREPARED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLANS FOR MAUSOLEUM CONSTRUCTION, FINANCING AND OPERATION. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE LEASE AGREEMENT BE ACCEPTED. AYES: NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER, CODER, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED, THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HAEF OF OCTOBER, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FA%.OR OF THE SAME. AYES: NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER, CODER, LLIN AND MUSTAICH MOTION CARRIED, A SPECTATOR FROM THE CROWD ASKED THE MAYOR WHEN HE FELT THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO INSTALL SEWERS ON L AVENUE FROM KING ST. TO 41ST STREET. THE MAYOR EXPLAINS THAT THE CITY WAS, AT THE PRESENT TIME, CLEANING UP THEIR PRESENT SEWER OBLI'GATIONS AND THAT IT WAS HIS HOPE THAT THE ADDED SEWER CONSTRUCTION WOULD START NEXT SPRING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE MEETING + ADJOURN AT 8:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. t MAYOR ATTEST:. CITY CLERK 318 NOVEMBER I, 1955 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING• THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR, ELLIN AND' NESS WERE PRESENT. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. KNUTZEN, PASTOR OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND AMOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS 'IF READ. MOTION CARRIED• THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE WASHINGTON STAIE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD WHICH ADVISED THE CITY THAT TRADEWELL STORES, INC., 619 - COMMER- CIAL AVENUE, ANACORTES, HAD BEEN GRANTED A CHANGE OF LOCATION AS OF OCTOBER 24TH TO 1112 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE, THEIR: PRESENT LICENSE BEING AMENDED ON THE BASIS OF THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS LETTER• THE CLERK THEN READ A COMMUNICATION FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD WHICH ADVISED THE TRANSFER TO LICENSE FROM MANLEY E. AND HELEN E. MATSON TO MARVIN E. ZANDELL, DOING BUSINESS AS THE BROWN LANTERN TAVERN, 412, COMMERCIAL AVENUE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT 'AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE ABOVE TWO APPLICATIONS BE PLACED ON FILE• MOTION CARRIED, THE CLERK READ A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES REPORT AS FILED BY DONALD MAXSON, RESIDING AT 2314f R. AVENU", ANACORTES, WASHINGTON, WHEREIN MR. MAXSON ASKED FOR PAYMENT FOR.DAMAGES.TO HIS AUTOMOBILE IN THE APPROXIMATE SUM OF $150.00. THE CITY CLERK WAS DIRECTED TO REFER THIS CLAIM TO THE INSURANCE ADJUSTERS. THE REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• ATTACHED TO THE REPORT. FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE WAS A RECOMMENDATION SUBMITTED BY MR. GOFF IN REGARD TO THE PETITIONS CONCERNING THE KINDER- GARTEN SCHOOL AT 20TH AND 0 AVENUE FOR STREET STOP 31GNS THAT SHOULD BE INSTALLED FOR THE CHILDRENS' PROTECTION. IN MR. GOFF'S RECOMMENDATION IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT (1) STOP SIGNS BE INSTALLED AT 20TH AND 0 AVENUE DES- IGNATING 20TH STREET AS AN ARTERIAL AND STOPPING THE NORTH AND SOUTH BOUND TRAFFIC ON 0 AVENUE; (2) THAT SUITABLE SLOW OR CAUTION SIGNS BE PLACED ON 20TH STREET .. ONE BLOCK TO THE EAST AND • ONE. BLOCK TO THE WEST OF THE SCHOOL; (3) THAT A CROSSWALK BE LOCATED AT 20TH AND 0 AVENUE, MAYOR PINSON ASKED FOR CONTINUED STUDY OF'THE PROBLEM PARTICULARLY KEEPING IN MIND THAT IT WAS THE PLANNING COMMISSIONS INTENTION TO MAKE 0 AVENUE AN ARTERIAL AND THAT THE CITY SHOULD WORK WITH THIS IN MIND WHEN OPENING UP ARTERIALS THAT WOULD CONFLICT WITH 'THE 0 AVENUE PLANS. THE MATTER WAS FURTHER REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE FOR STUDY• THE REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT -AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM OF THE HIGH FENCE AROUND THE PUMPING STATION AT BROADVIEW SUBDIVISION, THAT HE FAVORS THE REMOVAL OF THE FENCE ALLOWING THE PROPERTY OWNER IN THE DISTRICT TO PLANT AND CARE FOR SHRUBS AROUND THE SMALL PUMP BOX'THEREBY ELIMINATING THE OBSTRUCTION OF VIEW WHICH WAS BEING CAUSED THE PROPERTY OWNERS BY THE HIGH FENCE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THESE PEOPLE BE ALLOWED TO 00 THIS AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. MOTION CARRIED* MR. SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD BEEN APPROACHED BY MR. ANDERSON, OPERATOR OF A MOTEL AT 29TH AND COMMERCIAL TO BE ALLOWED TO INSTALL• A 50' CULVERT ON 29TH AND A 30' DRIVEWAY INTO HIS PROPERTY AND ALSO TO MOVE THE STREET LIGHT SOUTH SO THAT IT'WOULD BE 1■ LINE WITH OTHER POLES ON COMMERCIAL AVENUE• A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT MR. ANDERSON BE ALLOWED TO PROCEED, MOTION CARRIED• MR. SUTT THEN SAID THAT IT HAD COME TO HIS ATTENTION THAT ON Q AVENUE ON 41ST STREET THERE WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE STREET A CONCRETE MANHOLE WHICH HAD BEEN LEFT THERE BY THE LINTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WHEN THEY OPENED UP THEIR ROAD TO THEIR NEW SUBDIVISION AT THE END OF Q AVENUE. " THIS MANHOLE PROTRUDES APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT TO ONE AND ONE HALF FEET FROM THE TOP OF THE ROAD BED WHICH IS CREATING A HAZARD TO AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC. THIS 1 1 1 1 1 NOVEMBER 1, 1955 (CONT'D) MATTER WAS REFERRED JOINTLY TO THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT AND THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT WITH A SUGGESTION FROM THE MAYOR THAT THE•LINTON PEOPLE BE ADVISED OF THE CONDITIONS AND BE ASKED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY IMPROVE- MENTS SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE HAZARD. REPORTING FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE MR, SUTT THEN REMARKED:.:__ THAT HE HAD BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH MR, WINN CONCERNING THE PROPOSED CUTTING OF TIMBER ON PARK PROPERTY AND THAT IT WAS MR. WINN'S INTENTION TO HIRE AVAILABLE HELP WITH16THE NEXT FEW DAYS SO THAT HE COULD COVER HIS SURVEY SO THAT THE COUNCIL COULD BE ADVISED BY THE MIDDLE F NOVEMBER THE EXACT POSITION IT WOULD BE IN REGARDING THE FORESTS. MR. SUTT SUGGESTED THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO SET THE DATE FOR THE CALL FOR BIDS ON THE NEW STREET DEPARTMENT TRUCK WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE 1956 BUDGET FOR THE STREET DEPARTMENT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT BIDS BE CALLED FOR THE IST MEETING IN DECEMBER AND THAT THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE WOULD DRAW UP THE NECESSARY SPECIFICATIONS WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. MOTION -CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ A PETITION FROM THE JUNIOR SUNSET SPORTSMENS CLUB OF ANACORTES WHICH REQUESTED PERMISSION FROM THE COUNCIL TO USE THE SMALL CONFERENCE ROOM IN THE BASEMENT OF THE CITY HALL FOR MEETINGS TO BE HELD THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAYS OF EACH MONTH. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THIS GROUP BE ALLOWED TO USE THE ROOM UNDER THE USUAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO THE RENTAL OF ROOMS IN THE REST OF THE CITY HALL. MOTION CARRIED. MR. WELLS READ AN ORDINANCE THAT HE HAD PREPARED WHICH APPROPRIATES THE 1956 REVENUES OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WITHIN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY, THE AMOUNT TO EACH OF THE SAID DEPARTMENTS, RESPECTIVELY, AS SET FORTH AND PARTICULARY DESIGNATED IN SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE NO 1169. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AS SUBMITTED AND THAT IT BE GIVEN NO. 1170. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR, ELLIN AND NESS. MOTION CARRIED. IN READING THE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES, THE CLERK POINTED OUT THAT THE AMOUNT HIS OFFICE REQUESTS APPROVAL OF UNDER WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT CONTAINED FIGURES SUPPLIED HIS OFFICE BY CAREY AND KRAMER AND CHANGE ORDER #2 TO HARBOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND #4H TO HAROLD KAESER COMPANY. AS MR. SMITH OF CAREY AND KRAMER WAS IN THE AUDIENCE, THE CLERK REQUESTED THAT HE COMMENT ON THESE TWO CHANGE ORDERS IN ORDER TO SATISFY -THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THEIR NEED FOR PAYMENT. MR. SMITH FURTHER DISCUSSED A•FIGURE OF $18,000.00 CONTAINED IN THE REPORT UNDER WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION, WHICH HE FELT WAS PAYABLE TO THE PACIFIC PUMPING COMPANY. THIS AMOUNT, HE EXPLAINED WAS 50% OF THEIR TOTAL BILL FOR PUMPS FOR THE WATER SYSTEM AND THAT IN AS MUCH AS THE PUMPS HAD BEEN DELIVERED AND WERE IN OPERATION AND IN THE PROCESS OF TESTING, HE FELT THE CITY SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY 50% PAYMENT TO THE COMPANY AT THIS TIME. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT APPROVAL OF THE CHANGE ORDERS AND THE PAYMENT -OF $18,000.00 TO THE PACIFIC PUMPING COMPANY BE GIVEN. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR, ELLIN AND NESS. MOTION CARRIED. THE CLERK THEN READ THE TOTAL OF THE CLAIMS AGAINST EACH DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY AS PRgPAREO IN HIS OFFICE. THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE TO WHOM THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED, FOUND NO EXCEPTIONS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE.CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME, AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR, ELLIN AND NESS. MOTION CARRIED. IN LINE WITH MR. SMITHS DISCUSSION ON THE ABOVE SUBJECT, HE THEN PRESENT D THE COUNCIL WITH A REPORT COVERING A CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR THE ANACORTES SYSTEM SUPPLY PIPELINE AND IN QUITE SOME DETAIL DESCRIBED THE PROCESS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL -AND SUGGESTED THAT THIS PARTICULAR MATTER BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION AND STUDY IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. THE MAYOR ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYONE IN THE AUMIENCE THAT HAD ANYTHING FURTHER THAT THEY WOULD CARE TO MENTION FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY. HEARING NONE, HE SAID THAT THE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN AT 8:50 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. oq" ' MAYOR ATTEST: CITY LERK 319 320 y a NOVEMBER I5, 1955 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING, REV. KNUTZEN, PASTOR OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH, GAVE THE INVOCATION, THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER, CODER, ELLIN & MUSTACICH WERE PRESENT, THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONODD BY VANMETER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED• THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD WHICH NOTIFIED THE CITY THAT THE LICENSE WHICH WAS ISSUED TO MANLEY E. MATSON AND ELLEN E. MATSON, DOING BUSINESS AS THE BROWN LANTERN TAVERN, 412 - COM'L AVENUE, HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED AS OF NOVEMBER 14, 1955 TO MARVIN D. ZANOELL, AND THAT HE WOULD OPERATE UNDER THE SAME TRADE NAME. AN APPLICATIONWAS READ FOR A RENEWAL OF LICENSE TO WM. PAUL JOHNSON, OPERATOR OF THE MELODY INN, 314 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE. BOTH OF THESE LETTERS WERE ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE CLERK THEN READ A LETTER FROM THE ANACORTES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHICH ASKS THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF THE INSTALLATION OF STREET DECORATIONS TO BE PLACED IN THE DOWN TOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT, FOR THE CHRIST- MAS HOLIDAY SEASON• THE MERCHANT'S ASSOCIATION IN THIS LETTER AGREED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE LIABILITY INSURANCE AGAINST.DAMAGE BY THE DECORATIONS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY tLLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE RE- QUEST BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED• THE CITY CLERK THEN READ A LET ER FROM THE NORTHWEST MAUSOLEUM COMPANY WHEREIN THEY WERE REQUESTING THE CITY COUNCIL FOR PERMISSION TO CHANGE THE EXISTING CONTRACT FROM THE CITIZENS SIGNATURE AS REQUESTED AS A CO-SIGNER ON THE TRUST FUND TO READ THE SIGNATURE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CEMETERY BOARD. THIS REQUEST CONTAINED,SEVERAL POINTS OF LAW, THEREFOR A MOTION,WAS MADE BY TAYLOR AND SECONDED BY ELLEN THAT IT BE REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAW UP THE CHANGE AT HIS DISCRETION• THE MAYOR REPORTED THAT DARWIN ENGMAN HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT BASIS AS FIREMHN WHEREIN A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THIS APPOINTMENT BE ACCEPTED• MOTION CARRIED. . THE MAYOR THEN REFERRED TO THE LETTER HE HAD IN HAND SIGNED BY WESTLEY SHULL, A MEMBER OF OUR POLICE FORCE, WHO WAS ASKING FOR A RESIGNATION. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE RESIGNATION BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HIS OFFICE, TOGETHER WITH THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, HAD PURCHASED LOTS 5, 6 AND 7, BLOCK 50, OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT OF ANACORTES, FROM,THE COUNTY FOR $131•.7.1, WHICH AMOUNTED TO THE UNPAID ASSESSMENTS. IT WAS NECESSARY TO TAKE TITLE TO THIS PROPERTY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE COUNTY WAS SELLING SAME ON NOVEMBER 9TH AT A.TITLE SALE• THE CITY ATTORNEY ASKED THE CITY COUNCIL TO GIVE APPROVAL IF THEY FELT THE ACTION WAS JUSTIFIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE PURCHASE OF THIS PROPERTY BE APPROVED. AYES: NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER, CODER, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• THE REPORT OF THE WATER SUPT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE•• THE REPORT OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• THE REPORT OF THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• 321 NOVEMBER 15, 1955 (CONT'D) THE REPORT OF THE POLICE JUSTICE WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MR, MUSTACICH REPORTED FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT THEY HAD MADE A STUDY OF THE POSSIBILITY OF PLACING A UTILITY TAX ON SEWER' REVENUE.-- :Z AND THAT IT WAS THE OPINION OF HIS COMN.ITTEE THAT A 2% TAX SHOULD BE APPLIED ON THE TOTAL RECEIPTS* THEREFORE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY DRAW UP THE PROPER ORDINANCE, MOTION CARRIED. FOR THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, MR. TAYLOR INQUIRED WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO TAX THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IN SOME MANNER OR IF IT WOULD.BE POSSIBLE TO TAX THEM THROUGH" A FIXED SUM IN LIEU OF TAXES. THE MAYOR SPOKE UP STATING THAT THE CITY SHOULD MAKE AN EFFORT TO TAX THIS AUTHORITY AND THAT IT WAS HIS SUGGESTION THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO ARRANGE A JOINT MEETING WITH THE HOUSING AUTHBRITY AND THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. MR..TAYLOR THEN REPORTED ON THE NEW LAW WHICH GOES INTO EFFECT SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, WHEREIN THE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN WILL BECOME SUB- JECT TO THE PENSION AND RELIEF FUND ALREADY SET UP FOR THE FIREMEN. THE CITY CLERK MENTIONED THAT HE HAD WRITTEN TO THE BOARD OF VOLUNKEER, FIREMEN FOR. NECESSARY FORMS, SO THAT THE PROGRAM COULD BE PUT INTO EFFECT, MR. TAYLOR READ THE SUPPLEMENTAL LABOR AGREEMENT WHICH HAD BEEN PRO- POSED BY THE CITY OF ANACORTES AND LOCAL #347, THE AMERICAN 'FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES, WHEREIN IT WAS BEING MUTUALLY AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 1. ARTICLE V, HOLIDAYS OF SAID ORIGINAL AGREEMENT IS HEREBY AMENDED BY THE ADDITION OF SECTION B, WHICH SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS: (8) WHEN A HOLIDAY FALLS ON SATURDAY, THE PRE- CEEDING FRIDAY OR THE FOLLOWING MONDAY SHALL BE DECLARED A LEGAL HOLIDAY. 2. ARTICLE 7 VACATIONS (A) LEAVE WITH FULL PAY SHALL ACCRUE TO THE EM- PLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE EMPLOY OF THE EMPLOYER FOR 12 MONTHS, IN THE AMOUNT OF 10 WORK DAYS. AFTER 10 YEARS CONTINUOUS SERVICE, ONE WORK DAY PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 15 WORK DAYS.' A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT PROPOSITION #1 BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT PROPOSITION #2 BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CARRIED. MR. ELLIN THEN AMENDED HIS MOTION ON PROPOSITION #2, TO INCLUDE ALL CITY EMPDOYEES, RATHER THAN JUST THOSE MEMBERS OF LOCAL #347. THIS AMENDED MOTION WAS SECONDED BY SUTT. MOTION CARRIED. IN REPORT FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE, MR. ELLIN REQUESTED FROM THE CITY ENGINEER WHETHER OR NOT HE HAD MADE A SURVEY CONCERNING THE PUMPING OF WATER TO THE LINTON AND BROADVIEW DISTRICTS AS TO THE COST OF FURNISHING A. TANK AND TOWER OR THE POSSIBILITY OF FURNISHING ONE PUMP CENTRALLY LOCATED BETWEEN.THESE TWO DISTRICTS AS AGAINST THE PRESENT AR- RANGEMENT OF TWO SINGLE UNITS. MR. MCCRORY DISCUSSED AT LENGTH THE COST OF THE TANK AND TOWER AT:AN APPROXIMATE FIGURE OF $175,000.00. AN ESTIMATE ON THE COST OF I PUMP IN PLACE OF THE TWO PUMPS WAS ABOUT $4590.00:.'. HE THEN INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT HIS SURVEY WAS NOT COMPLETE AND FURTHER STUDY WAS BE I N!i„=*AADE OF THE PARTICULAR. PROBLEM BY HIS OFFICE. REPORTING FOR THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING COMMITTEE, MR. CODER READ A SUGGESTED MINIMUM STANDARD TO BE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL IN AIDING THE BUILDING INSPECTOR TO ENFORCE THE COVERING OF WELLS. THE MAYOR CLARIFIED THE FACT THAT THE PRESENT ORDINANCE ON WELLS REQUIRED SUCH A STANDARD OR STANDARDS. APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL WHEREAS MR.: CODER THEN READ THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL: WELLS WITHOUT CURBS: WELLS 4 FT. OR LESS IN DIAMETER MUST BE COVERED WITH 4" CONCRETE REINFORCED, U31NG STEEL RODS OR WIRE MESH, WELL COVERING MUST EXTEND AT LEAST 2 FEET BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE WELL, WELLS OVER 4 FEET IN DIAMETER MUST HAVE AT LEAST 2 OR MORE CENTER CONCRETE STRINGERS 4 X 6.IN SIZE, REINFORCED WITH STEEL BEAMS TO BE SPACED EVENLY, NOT MORE THAN 24" ON CENTER, HATCHES OR MANHOLES MUST BE MADE OF CONCRETE AND SECURELY FASTENED DOWN OR HINGED AND PADLOCKED. CURBED WELLS: WHEN CURBED WITH CON- CRETE, THEY MUST HAVE A COVERING CONSTRUCTION AS ABOVE EXCEPT NEED ONLY EXTEND TO THE OUTER EDGE OF CURBING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE STANDARDS AS SET FORTH IN THE ABOVE PROPOSAL BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CARRIED. THE MAYOR THEN REQUESTED THE BUILDING INSPECTOR TO CHECK HOLES IN THE COPPERMINE AREA EXPLAINING THAT RECENTLY WHILE CROSSING THIS AREi HE HAD FOUND DANGEROUS OPEN MINE SHAFTS THAT HE FELT SHOULD BE COVERED. 322 NOVEMBER 15, 1955 (CONT'D) REPORTING FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE, MR. SUTT REPORTED THAT THE LIONS CLUB WERE OFFERING TO BUY STREET SIGNS FOR EACH INTERSECTION ON COMMERCIAL AVENUE, THE MAYOR COMMENTED FURTHER ON MR. SUTT'S REPORT THAT IT WAS HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ANACORTES WOMEN'S CLUB WOULD BE FURNISH- ING SIGNS FOR 6TH STREET AND THAT AT LEAST COMMERCIAL AVENUE AND THE 6TH STREET ARTERIAL WOULD BE HAVING SIGNS. THE MAYOR THEN CALLED FOR THE HEARING OF THE VACATION OF K. AVENUE FROM THE BROADVIEW ADDITION TO 41ST STREET AS SCHEDULED FOR HEARING ON NOVEMBER 15TH, THE MAYOR ASKED FOR PROPONENTS AND FOUND NONE. HE THEN ASKED FOR OPPONENTS AND FOUND NONE. HE THEREFOR ORDERED THE HEARING CLOSED. THE MAYOR THEN OPENED THE HEARING FOR VACATION OF THE ALLEY IN BLOCK ONE OF MCNAUGHT'S FIRST ADDITION, SAID ALLEY"BUT A BLOCK IN LENGTH EXTENDING WESTERLY FROM J. AVENUE AND TERMINATING IN ACREAGE AT ITS WEST END. THE MAYOR ASKED FOR PROPENENTS AND FOUND NONE. HE THEN ASKED FOR OPPONENTS AND FOUND NONE. HE THEN DECLARED THE HEARING CLOSED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT BOTH VACATIONS BE ACCEPTED AS READ, - MOTION CARRIED. MUSTACICH COMMENTED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT IT HAD BEEN THE PRACTICE ON PREVIOUS VACATIONS OF THIS NATURE TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE PROPERTY BEING'VACATED.MR. SUTT AGREES TO CONTACT THE PETITIONERS AND REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING, MR. NESS EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD NO REPORT FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE BUT THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR, KRAMER, WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE WHAT PROVISIONS HAD BEEN MADE IN THE NEW WATER CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MAINTAINING THE PUMPS:AT AVON IF THE DIKE SHOULD GIVE OUT AND THE PRESENT PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT STATION, WHICH IS SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR THE PUMPS WOULD BE FLOODED, MR. KRAMER WAS UNABLE TO ANSWER MR. NESS AT THIS TIME AND SAID HE WOULD CHECK WITH THE POWER COMPANY TO SEE JUST WHAT WOULD HAPPEN SHOULD SUCH AN EMERGENCY ARISE* FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE, MR. VANMETER MENTIONED THAT HE THOUGHT THE COUNCIL SHOULD GIVE SOME CONSIDERATION TO LETTING THE CHILDREN OF THE COMMUNITY USE THE GYMNASWUM. IN DISCUSSING THE MATTER, THE COUNCIL WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE UNDER SOME FORM OF -SUPER- VISION AND THAT IF PROVISIONS WERE MADE FOR THE USE OF THE GYMNASIUM BY YOUNGSTERS, IT SHOULD ORIGINATE WITH SOME CIVIC ORGANIZATION IN TOWN THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED -IN SUPERVISING SUCH AN ACTIVITY. THE CITY ATTORNEY -THEN READ AN ORDINANCE WHICH HE HAD PREPARED FOR THE CONDEMNATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A POINT 198 FEET EAST AND 13.1 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SE} OF SECTION 249 TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE I EAST OF W.M.; THENCE EASTERLY 503.54 FEET TO A POINT 11.63 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF SAID SECTION 24; THENCE SOUTH TO THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SECTION 249 THE SAME BEING•THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION .25 -IN SAID TOWNSHIP AND RANGE; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID COMMON BOUNDARY LINE TO A POINT 198 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SE# OF SECTION 24; THENCE NORTH TO -THE POINT OF BEGINNING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN {1171. AYESt NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER, CODER, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A QUIT CLAIM DEED THAT HE HAD PREPARED IN BEHALF OF THEODORE NESS AND ELSIE NESS OF 2013 - L. AVENUE FOR THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE:. THE SOUTH 20 FEET OF THE NORTH 21.5 FEET OF LOT 24 BLOCK lit *SEATTLE SYN01 CATER S. FIRST ADDITION TO THE: CITY OF ANACORTES, 'WASHINGTON, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN POIUME I OF PLATS, PAGE 25 OF THE RECORDS OF SKAGIT COUNTY, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK SIGN THE QUIT CLAIM DEED. AYES: NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER, CODER, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. THE MAYOR THEN CALLED A RECESS AND ASKED THE COUNCIL TO ADJOURN TO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS'MR. KRAMER OF CA•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iR HALF OF NOVEMBER, WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THE MAYOR REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FaNANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER, CODER, LLLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. THE MAYOR THEN ASKED IF ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE OR THE COUNCIL HAD ANY THING TO SAY FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY. MR. PRESTON HOLTON, WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AROSE AND SAID HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WELL -IF -THE -PLANNING COMMISSION GAVE SOME THOUGHT TO THE PROBLEM OF ALLOWING ODER HOMES THAT WERE BEING MOVED OFF OF PROPERTIES INTO NEW LOCATIONS TO BE CURTAILED SOMEWHAT, IN MOST CASES THESE OLDER HOMES WERE NOTHING BUT SHACKS AND WERE BEING MOVED INTO LOCALITIES WHERE SOME NEWER HOMES WERE BEING BUILT THEREBY REDUCING THE VALUE OF THAT REAL ESTATE. THE MAYOR ANSWERED MR. HOLTON BY SAYING THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM AND THAT HIS IDEA OF CAUTION IN REGARD TO THE -ALLOWANCE OF SUCH MOVING WOULD CERTAINLY BE CONSIDERED FROM NOW ON BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MAYOR PINSON THEN SAID.THAT HE FELT THAT IN AS MUCH AS THE CITY WAS GOING TO HAVE NEW STREET SIGNS, THAT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA IF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD CONSIDER CHANGING THE NAMES .'.OF THE AVENUES FROM LETTERS TO NAMES. MR. MUSTACICH MENTIONED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PLANNING COMMISSION WORK ON THE POSSIBILITY OF OPENING 0 AVENUE AS AN ARTERIAL FROM 2ND TO 22ND STREET, THE MAYOR SAID HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS MATTER WAS NOW BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND HE THOUGHT BEFORE LONG THEY WOULD BE SENDING IN THEIR RECOMMENDATION ON THE PROBLEM. A'MOTION WAS -MADE B$ VANMETER AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT I9:15 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. r 10` MAYOR ATTE . Cl Y C L EIi'KU DECEMBER 6, 1955 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. TIRE ROLL WAS CALLED AND NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER, CODER AND MUSTACICH WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVOO AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. THE CLERK READ A LETTER FROM LEONARD M. BAXTER OF MOUNT VERNON, WASHINGTON REQUESTING INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF RENTING TVE TYIYI IN THE CITY HALL FOR USE AS A ROLLER SKATING RINK. AFTER 013CUSSION THE PROPOSAL A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT PERMIS- SION BE DENIED FOR THE USE OF THE GYM AS A•RINK. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER ON BEHALF OF THE ANACORTES LIONS CLUB WHICH ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO INSTALL A BANNER ACROSS COMMERCIAL AVENUE BETWEEN 30TH AND 31ST STREET TO ADVERTISE CHRISTMAS TREES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED FOR THIS REQUEST. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY -CLERK THEN READ A%LETTER FROM THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, WHICH REQUESTED THAT THE CITY CONSIDER SELLING A TRACT OF LAND 100' X 100' AN AREA SITUTTED IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY COMMONLY KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS THE;RESERVOIR.: ON J. AVENUE; IT BEING THE INTENTIONS OF THE POWER COMPANY TO USE THE PROPERTY AS A SUBSTATION TO GIVE ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO THE CITY OF ANACORTES. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER AND PLANNING COMMISSION COMMITTEES. DECEMBER 6, 1955 ( CONT'D) A APPLICATION FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE 4 LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD FOR THE REINSTATED APPLICATION #215269 IN, BEHALF OF LELAND R. EGLESTON OPERATING THE ANCHOR INN , 1920 COMMERCIAL AVENUES WAS READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE CITY CLERK THEN REPORTED TO THE MAYOR THAT IT WAS TIME TO OPEN THE BIDS COVERING THE PURCHASE OF A DUMP TRUCK FOR THE STREET DEPARTMENT. THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO OPEN THE BIDS IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY WERE RE- CEIVED, THE FIRST 810 WAS FROM THE ABBOTT -MOTOR COMPANY AND REFLECTED A NET 810 PRICE OF $4,415.00. THE SECOND-" BID OPENED WAS FROM THE TRULSON MOTOR COMPANY AND RATHER THAN A BID WAS FOUND TO BE A LETTER OF EXPLANATION STATING THAT THEY WERE'UNABLE TO QUOTE PRICES ON A TRUCK UNTIL THE LAST WEEK IN DECEMBER DUE TO PRODUCTION CHANGES - AT THE FACTORY FROM THE 1955 TO 1956 CHEVROLET MODELS. THE NEXT BID WAS FROM BENSON MOTORS, WHO OFFERED A NET BID PRICE OF $4,000.00. THE LAST BID WAS.FROM THE MOSLEY PONTIAC, AGENCY IN ANACORTES COVERING A G.M.C. 2j TON TRUCK .-AT A NET BID PRICEOF $4100.00. THE MAYOR REFERRED THESE BIDS TO THE STREETS AND PARKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION, MAYOR PINSON REPORTED THAT CLYDE T. COOK HAD NOW COMPLETED 6 MONTHS PROBATIONARY PERIOD AS A POLICE OFFICER I_N THE SERVICE OF THE CITY AND THAT HE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME FOR HIS PERMANENT APPOINTMENT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT MR. COOK BE APPOINTED TO A PERMANENT STATUS ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, MOTION CARRIED, MAYOR PINSON THEN REFERRED TO A LETTER THAT HAD BEEN WRITTEN BY MR. GOFF INFORMING : THE CITY THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF ANACORTES WAS PLAYING HOST AT A CRAB FEED DINNER THE NIGHT OF DECEMBER 13TH AT 8:00 P.M. AT THE CITY HALL AND THAT THEY WOULD, AT THAT TIME ENTERTAIN THE SEVEN COUNTY NORTHWEST DISTRICT LAW ASSOCIATION AND ADVISED THAT THE QUEST SPEAKER FOR THE EVENING WOULD BE CAPTAIN PAUL EMBIOCOF THE WHIDBEY ISLAND/NAVAL AIR STATIONS AND URGED THAT ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFECERS, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AS WELL,AS FEDERAL, STATE AND''MUNICIPAL OFFICERS TRY TO ATTEND, THE MAYOR THEN REQUESTED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO READ A LETTER WHICH HE HAD RECEIVED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHICH SUBMITTED A LIST OF PROPOSED NAMES FOR THE VARIOUS CITY AVENUES WHICH ARE NOW PRESENTLY DESIGNATED BY„LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET. EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WAS FURNISHED WITH A LIST OF THESE NAMES AND WAS REQUESTED BY THE MAYOR TO STUDY THE SUGGESTION UNTIL THE NIGHT OF DECEMBER 20TH AT WHICH TIME HE HOPED THE CHANGE COULD BE EFFECTED, MR. WELLS REPORTED THAT LATER ON IN THE EVENING HE WOULD DISCUSS TWO ORDINANCES WHICH HE HAD PREPARED WHICH CONCERNS THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO THE WEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY AND THE OTHER A UTILITY TAX ON OUR SEWER UTILITY. THE TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE POUtCE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE JUSTICE'- FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. ON BEHALF OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, MR. TAYLOR M93MRXZM MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE CITY CALL FOR BIOS FOR THE SALE OF LOTS:5, 6, 7.OF BLOCK 50 OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT OF ANACORTES. THIS PROPERTY HAD BEEN OBTAINED BY THE CITY A FEW WEEKS AGO AND ' . THERE APPARANTLY WAS NO GOOD REASON WHY THE CITY SHOULD HOLD IT IN AS MUCH AS MR. TAYLOR FELT THAT THEREWER9 PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS AVAIL'E AT THIS TIME, MOTION CARRIED. 325 DECEMBER 6, 1955 ( CONT' D) THE BID OPENING DATE.WAS SET FOR DECEMBER 20TH. 1955. MR. SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD INVESTIGATED THE CLOSURE OF 0 AVENUE BETWEEN 27TH AND 28TH STREET SAND RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL DROP THE MATTER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RESULT OF HIS INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE CITY DOESNOT•OWN THE PROPERTY. MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT HE WAS QUITE INTERESTED IN WHEN THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON 22ND STREET WERE TO RECEIVE THE STREET LIGHT THAT HAD BEEN AUTHORIZED FOR INSTALLATION EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THE CITY CLERK WAS REQUESTED TO CHECK WITH THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY ON THIS MATTER. THE CITY CLERK THEN READ A PETITION FROM THE OSBORN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WHICH REQUESTS THAT THE COUNCIL GRANT PERMISSION TO INSTALL A SEWER gg 9TH AT A MANHOLE ON M. AVENUE AT THE ALLEY BETWEEN 26TH AND 27TH 0 9TH STREET WHERE A MANHOLE WILL BE PLACED WEST APPROXIMATELY 30010 THIS SEWER WAS TO BE USED AS A SERVICE TO THE FRED TAYLOR RESI- DENCE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE REQUEST BE GRANTED, MOTION CARRIED,. A GROUP IN THE AUDIENCE PRESENTED THE CITY CLERK WITH A PETITION SIGNED BY 25 RESIDENTS IN THE AREA OF 40TH STREET, WHO WERE REQUESTING THAT STOP AND CAUTION SIGNS.BE.PLACED IN THEIR AREA. THE MAYOR REFERRED THIS.PETITION TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO INVESTIGATE AND REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL, THE CITY CLERK THEN READ A PETITION FROM ED. OLDFIELO, OAKES AVENUE, ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCIL IN WHICH HE WAS REQUESTING THAT THE CITY TRADE BY QUIT CLAIM DEED, A TRIANGULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY AT THE WEST END OF 1905 OAKES AVENUE WHICH IS OWNEO.BY THE CITY, FOR.THAT•PORTION OF HIS PROPERTY AT 1904 AND 1905, THAT HAS BEEN UTILIZED BY THE CITY AS A STREET. THIS MATTER WAS -REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE FOR INVESTI- GATION AND REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION. A PET,1 T 1 ON SIGNED BY C. W. MCGRATH, 1414 - 20THTREET, ANACORTES, REQUESTING THE CITY FOR A LOCATION AND ACCEPT W?g R STREET TO START AT 22ND AND R. AVENUE THROUGH TO 20TH STREETf�T''0 BE RIM BY PROPERTY VACATED TO THE CITY. THIS PARTICULAR STREET ABUTS LOTS (8T0 44, INC.: OF HENSLER'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ANACORTES. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY ENGINEER AND THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION. MR. WELLS THEN READ TO THE COUNCIL HIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING AUTHORIZATION TO THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN A WAR- RANTY DEED CONVEYING PROPERTY TO THE WEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR CONSIDERATION OF $1,505.00. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY TAYLOR THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN #1172 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AS.REQUESTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. AYES: NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER, CODER AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY REQUESTED THE CITY CLERK TO {FAIL A SIGNED COPY OF THE ORDINANCE TO THE SKAGIT COUNTY TITLE COMPANY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THE CITY WOULD RECEIVE THEIR $1,505.00. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ AN ORDINANCE THAT HE HAD PREPARED AMENDING SECTION 5 OF ORDINANCE #1087 RELATING TO AND PROVIDING FOR LICENSING CERTAIN BUSINESSES, OCCUPATIONS,PURSUITS AND PRIVILEGES, SO AS TO LICENSE THE BUSINESS OF ii gg SEWAGE COLLECTION AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM SERVICE & CONSTITUTING SEC.7-2.10 OF/COO) THE AMENDED ORDINANCE PROVIDES A FEE EQUAL TO'2% PER YEAR OF THE TOTAL�t' COME ON EVERY PERSON ENGAGED IN OR CARRYING ON THE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM SERVICE IN THE CITY OF ANACORTES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND GIVEN.#1173 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AND PUBLISH SAME. AYES: NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER, CODER AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. MR. WELLS THEN MENTIONED THAT HE WAS IN.THE PROCESS OF AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE NORTHWEST MAUSOLEUM COMPANY WHEREIN THAT AS PROPOSED PREVIOUSLY TO THE CITY, THAT THE REQUIREMENT IN THE AGREEMENT PERTAINING TO THE CO-SIGNER ON THE TRUST ACCOUNT BE CHANGED. 326 DECEMBER 6, 1955 ( CONT'D) MR. WELLS READ THE ENTIRE PROPOSED CHANGE AND SAID THAT WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK HE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE IT CONFIRMED BY THE PRINCIPLES. UNDER UNFINISHED BUSINESS, MR. MCCRORY REQUESTED THE CITY COUNCIL FOR PERMISSION TO EXTEND THE PRESENT CONTRACT WITH GEORGE SULLIVAN FOR THE LOG- GING OF TRACT #6 OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT'S PROPERTY. MR. SULLIVAN'S PRESENT CONTRACT COVERS LOTS 4 AND 5 AND THIS WOULD BE MERELY AN EXTENSION TO LOG OFF THE ADJOINING TRACT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE EXTENSION BE PERMITTED. AYES: NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VAN - METER, CODER AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY TAYLOR THAT THE VACATION -OF K. AVENUE AT 41ST STREET IN BEHALF OF MR. MEENAN BE GRANTED ON THE BASIS THAT MR. MEENAN WOULD FAVOR THE CITY WITH THE CONSIDERATION OF $100.00 FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF THE USE OF THIS PROPERTY. AYES: NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR, VANMETER, CODER AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. IN SUBMITTING THE CLAIMS TO THE CITY FOR APPROVAL, THE CITY CLERK POINTED OUT THAT HE HAD INCLUDED IN THIS FINANCIAL REPORT, CHANGE ORDER #3 TO THE HARBOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WHICH COVERS AN AMOUNT OF $49632.08, WHICH.MAKES PAYMENT TO THAT COMPANY FOR CLAIMS #1,2,3,495,6 PLUS STATE SALES TAX AND THAT WHILE HARBOR CONSTRUCTION CO. WAS ACCEPTING THIS PAYMENT FOR THESE CLAIMS THEY HAD INFORMED THE CITY BY LETTER THAT THEY WERE Ne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tiiIAYOR ATTEST CITY CLERK v DECEMBER 201 1955. A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND VANMETER, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV, DAVENPORT, PASTOR OF THE METHODIST CHURCH. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY NESS THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNCATIONS WERE READ BY THE CITY CLERK, OBJECTING TO THE CHANGING OF THE STREET NAMES IN ANACORTES. THE LETTERS READ WERE FROM.THE ANACORTES WOMEN'S CLUB, THE ANACORTES BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB AND THE ANACORTES CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL, ALONG WITH APPROXI- MATELY 40 SIGNED OBJECTORS REPRESENTING ADDRESSES OF PROPERTY OWNERS FROM 24TH STREET THROU'GH'. 31ST STREET IN THE SOUTH END OF TOWN. THESE LETTERS WERE ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE CITY CLERK THEN READ A NOTICE -OF A HEARING TO BE HELD BY THE HIGH- WAY DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON ON JANUARY 5TH BETWEEN 9:00 A. M. AND 5•:00 P.M., AT THE CITY HALL. THIS NOTICE-EXPtAINED THAT AT THIS -TIME ANY ABUTTING OWNER OR INTERESTED PARTY MAY HAVE THE PLAN EXPLAINED AS IT AFFECTS THE HIGHWAY AND THE ADJACENT PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRO- POSED NEW LIMITED ACCESS STATE HIGHWAY INTO ANACORTES. 1 1 11 327 DECEMBER 20, 1955 ( CONT' D) THE CITY CLERK READ AN APPLICATION FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD FOR THE TRANSFER OF LICENSE FROM GLEN AND MILDRED LAVINE TO C. R. WELLS AND DENA WELLS, OPERATING THE MIDWAY TAVERN, 1420.- COM- MERCIAL AVENUE, ANACORTES. THIS APPLICATION WAS REFERRED TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE. MR. JACK WINK, FORESTER FOR THE COOS BAY PULP AND TIMBER COMPANY, PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL A SURVEY ON THE TIMBER VOLUME AND CUTTING PROCESS WHICH HAD RjSNN LTED FROM A CRUISE JUST COMPLETED BY ROSS W. EN- SLEY, TOGETHER WITH/ S (STANCE OF MR. FRANK KNAPP, PARK SUP'T AND MR. ROBERT L. HARR, MR. WINN INTRODUCED MR. ENSLEY AND TOGETHER THEY WENT THROUGH THE PROPOSAL WHICH INDICATED TO THE COUNCIL THAT THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,600 BOARD FEET OF SALEABLE TIMBER LOCATED IN THE 220 ACRES OF THE WASHINGTON PARK, ANACORTES. THE CRUISERS HAD 909E THROUGH AND HAD SPECIFICALLY MARKED EACH PIECE OF TIMBER THAT IN THEIR OPINION SHOULD BE THINNED FROM THE FOREST EXPLAINING THAT SOME OF THIS TIMBER WAS RETARDING THE GROWTH OF RE PRODUCTIVE TREES, THAT SOMFCROEyy IN A DISEASED CONDITION AND WERE DETRIMENTAL TO THE CONTINUED OINHE FOREST. THEY MARKED A TOTAL OF 390 TREES IN THIS AREA WHICH WOULD REPRESENT' APPROXIMATELY Ij TREES PER ACRE AS FAR AS THE REMOVING OF SAME, MR, WINN PRESENTED THE CITY WITH ROSS W. ENSLEYS BILL FOR THE WORK JUST COM- PLETED WHICH AMOUNTED TO $236.93. 'THIS' HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL FOR PAYMENT AND THE CLERK WAS ORDERED TO DRAW A WARRANT IN THIS AMOUNT IN FAVOR OF R. W. ENSLEY. MR. WINN THEN INVITED QUESTIONS FROM EITHER THE AUDIENCE OR THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE PROPOSED CUTTING AND STATED THAT HIS SERVICES WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR AIDING THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE IN WRITING A FAVORABLE B -ID CALL TO INSURE THE CITY THAT THEY WOULD BE PROTECTED FROM ANY DESTRUCTION OF THE PARK THROUGH THIS CUTTING PROCESS. MRS. ALLMONO, WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE•, QUESTIONED MR. WINN AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE STATE -DEPARTMENT OF PARKS HAD BEEN REFERRED TO IN THIS MATTER. MAYOR PINSON ANSWERED THE QUESTION FOR MR. WINN BY STATING THAT AS EARLY AS APRIL, 1955, THE CITY HAD CONTACTED THE U. S. FORESTRY SER- VICE AND THAT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE HAD A LETTER ON FILE WHICH COVERED THE CHECKING OR THE THINNING PROPOSAL AS COMPLETED BY MR.- FREO'CLEATOR AND MR. ELMER H. ANDERSON. IT WAS MR. CLEATOR'S ADVICE AT THE TIME THAT THEY MADE THEIR SURVEY THAT THE CITY OBTAIN THE SERVICES'OF A COMPETENT FORESTER BEFORE UNDERTAKING THE NEEDED'CUTTING, IN ANSWER TO A FURTHER INQUIRY REGARDING THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS TIMBER, THE MAYOR EXPLAINED THAT EVERY CENT WOULD GO TO THE PARK ACCOUNT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE BIDS BE LET AND OPENED ON JANUARY 17TH, 1956 FOR LOGGING OF THE PARK PROPERTY, MOTION CARRIED. THE -CITY ATTORNEY PRESENTED AN AGREEMENT WHICH HAD BEEN PROPERLY SIGNED BY THE -GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE CITY OF ANACORTES WHICH COVERED AN EASEMENT GRANTED TO THE CITY FOR THE PERMISSION TO EXCAVATE, CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A 369 WATER PIPELINE ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE RAILWAY COMPANY AT OR NEAR WHITNEY STATION. THIS AGREEMENT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN REPORTED THAT HE HAD'BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY REGARDING THE PAYMENT OF A SUM IN LIEU OF TAXES BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF OCCUPANCY. HE STATED THAT HE HAD GONE THROUGH THE PROPOSAL AS PRESENTED TO HIM BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND SAID THAT HE FTLT IT TO BE QUITE FAIR AND WHILE AT THIS TIME, HE WAS UNABLE TO ASK FOR DIRECT ACTION ON THE PART OF THE COUNCIL DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE AGREEMENT WAS NOT ENTIRELY COMPLETE BECAUSE PART OF THE COMMITTEE O'F THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WAS NOT AVAILABLE, HE WOULD THEN SUGGEST AWAITING THE ACTION UNTIL THE FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY, THE CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT IT WAS TIME TO OPEN THE BIDS FOR GASOLINE, DIESEL AND STOVE all. PURCHASES FOR THE YEAR 1956, THE FIRST BID OPENED WAS FROM THE UNION OIL COMPANY AND CONTAINED A PRICE OF 328 DECEMBER 20, 1955 (CONT'D) .234 PER GALLON FOR 7600 REGULAR GASOLINE. THE NEXT 810 OPENED WAS FROM THE SHELL OIL COMPANY WHICH QUOTED A PRICE ON SHELL GASOLINE OF 22.43 PER GALLON„ AND A PRICE OF .14� ON PREMIUM DIESELLINE. THE BID OF RUFUS A. WEBB WAS OPENED - THE QUOTITION THEREIN WAS FOUND TO BE 15.2¢ ON SHELL STOVE OIL AND 13.7¢ PER GALLON ON SHELL FURNACE OIL. ISLAND TRANSFER BIO WAS THEN OPENED WHICH QUOTED A PRICE OF $3.35 PER BARREL OF 42 GALLONS, STANDARD VIL COMPANNS BID WAS THEN OPENED WITH A QUOTATION ON REGULAR STANDARD GASOLINE DELIVERED AT A PRICE OF .2178 AND A DELIVERY PER GALLON PRICE OF STANDARD DIESEL FUEL OF 12g. THE BIDS WERE REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR ACTION, MR. KRAMER OF CAREY AND KRAMER ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN REGARD TO THE FINAL ESTIMATES OF COST AND MONEY AVAILABLE TO PAY OUTSTANDING BILLS IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEW WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION. MR. KRAMER EXPLAINED THAT SINCE PRACTIALLY ALL WORK WAS COMPOETED, THAT THE COST WILL VERY NEARLY REPRESENT THE TOTAL OVERALL EXPENDITURE. THE TOTAL OVERALL COST OF THIS PROJECT AS INDICATED IN HIS REPORT APPEARS TO BE $1,738,363.50. FUNDS PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE THROUGH BONDING AND WATER REVENUE AMOUNT TO $197009155.00 WHICH LEAVES A DEFICIT OF $38,208.50 YET TO BE FINANCED. OF THIS AMOUNT CAREY AND KRAMER FOR THEIR ENGINEERING FEE BILL OF $27,855.00 HAVE INOIATED THAT THEY WOULD AGREE TO DELAY THE BILLING ON THIS AMOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY A 2 YEAR PERIOD WITH CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO BE MUTUALLY AGREED UPON, THIS WOULD THEN MEAN THAT THE CITY WATER DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE TO RAISE THE BILL OF $109353.50 'FR ' OM OPERATING REVENUE. IT WAS FURTHER ESTIMATED THAT THIS AMOUNT WOULD BE NEEDED APPROXIMATELY MARCH 1956. MR. KRAMER THEN PRESENTED CHANGE ORDER F. ON BEHALF OF HAROLD KAESER COMPANY WHICH DELETES FROM THEIR OVERALL CONTRACT A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE WORK WHICH WOULD BE MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY TO NAVE COMPLETED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. ALONG WITH THIS CHANGE ORDER MR. KRAMER PRESENTED A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAROLD KAESER COMPANY AND THE CITY OF ANACORTES WHICH ASSURES THE CITY THAT THE KAESER COMPANY WILL RETURN IN THE SUMMER AND COMPLETE THE WORK DELETED -IN THE CHANGE ORDER. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER S•ECONDEO BY ELLIN THAT THE CHANGE ORDER%! BE ACCEPTED. AYES: VANMETER, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY TAYLOR THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT BE ACCEPTED. AYES: VANMETER, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT OF THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1955 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. ON BEHALF OF THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING COMMITTEE, MR, CODER ASKED THAT THE CITY CLERK READ TO THE COUNCIL A PROPOSAL THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD MADE WHEREIN THEY WERE REQUESTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE IF NECESSARY, IN ORDER TO COVER AN INCREASE IN BUILDING PERMIT FEES, ELECTRICAL PERMIT FEES AND PLUMBING CODE PERMIT FEES. IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE CHANGES SUGGESTED WOULD MERELY BRING THE ANACORTES FEE SYSTEM UP TO A STANDARD THAT HAD BEEN ALREADY USED -BY MANY WASHINGTON CITIES FOR SUCH SERVICES. THE ENTIRE REPORT WAS THEN REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR HIS ACTION. MR. COD 6 W.. EpoC. J�IfC� REPLIED THAT WHAT HAD BT H£ CITY WAS AWAITING PARTS I N METERDONE IN REGARD TO THE EEN SITUTATION TO WHICH R. ORDER TO MAKE THE CHANGE OVER AND ASSURED MR. CODER TWAT AS SOON AS THESE PARTS ARRIVE, THAT THE SITUATION WOULD BE RELIEVED AT THE POST OFFICE. MR. VANMETER ASKED MR. THORENE WHAT THE CONDITION OF THE CITY'S CRUSHED ROCK SUPPLY WAS. MR. THORENE EXPLAINED THAT HE FELT THAT THE CITY HAD A 10 YEAR SUPPLY. HOWEVER, THERE WOULD BE SOME'COST INVOLVED IN CLEANING THE BRUSH AROUND THE PRESENT SITE AND THAT THIS WOULD RUN INTO BULLDOZER WORK AND WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, MR. VANMETER ASKED MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WHETHER OR NOT ANYTHING HAD BEEN DONE ABOUT THE LARGE MAPLE TREE WHICH APPEARS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS HAZARD AND WHICH IS LOCATED AT 6TH AND L. THE TREE, FOR SOME TIME, HAS BEEN HANGING OVER THE STREET AND WITH THE EXCESS WATER THAT HAD BEEN WASHING AWAY THE DIRT FROM THIS PROPERTY, IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER SHOULD BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY TO REMOVE THE BIG TREE. MR. TAYLOR SAID THAT FROM HIS COUNTY RECORDS, HE WOULD ADVISE THE CITY CLERK THE NAME OF THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY AND THAT THE CITY CLERK COULD INFORM THE PROPERTY OWNER,OF'-. THE COUNCIL'S WISHES. f 1 11 DECEMBER 20, 1955 (CONT'D) MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS -COMMITTEE THAT IT HAD COME TO HIS ATTENTION THAT WATER WAS STANDING ON THE ROADWAY ON 6TH STREET A BLOCK THIS SIDE OF THE FERRY LANDING. THE CITY CLERK WAS REQUESTED TO NOTIFY THE . STATE REPAIR CREWS IN MT. VERNON INFORMING THEM OF THIS HEALTH HAZARD. A PETITION WAS READ FROM PROPERTY OWNERS ON 21ST AND 22ND STREETS IN THE 700 BLOCK WHICH REQUESTED THAT THE DRAINAGE DITCH ON 22ND FROM COMMERCIAL TO THE PLAYFIELD BE REPAIRED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT FURTHER FLOODING OF THE AREA BE PREVENTED. IN DISCUSSING THE PETITION, MR. THOSENE INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THIS WAS A VERY COSTLY PROCEEDURE AND THAT THE ONLY WAY THAT HE COULD SUGGEST TO REPAIR IT AT THIS TIME WOULD BE TO DIG A 12' DITCH IN ORDER TO DRAIN THE PROPERTY. HOWEVER, A 12' OPEN DITCH PRCSENTED A PROBLEM TO THE CITY BECAUSE OF ITS HAZARD— OUS NATURE PARTICULARLY IN RESPECT TO CHILDREN.'' HE FELT THAT FURTHER STUDY SHOULD BE GIVEN TVCIN%XfE AND PERHAPS A WAY TO FINANCE A MORE SATISFACTORY METHOD TO/THIS SITUATION WOULD BE FOUND. MR. WELLS SAID THAT HE WOULD CHECK THE POSSIBILITIES OF A DRAINAGE DISTRICT BEING FORMED AND HE WOULD REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON HIS FINDING$. A LETTER WAS READ WHICH HAD BEEN SUBMITTED BY DRIFTMIER AND DRIFT- MIER, ON BEHALF OF RUDOLPH FRANULOVICH, WHICH WAS PETITIONING THE COUNCIL FOR A QUIT CLAIM DEED FOR THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE EAST HALF OF LOT 18 AND ALL OF LOTS 19 AND 20, BLOCK 102, *CITY OF ANACORTES", ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN -THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF SKAGIT COUNTY, WASHINGTON, IN VOLUME 2 OF PLATS, PAGE 4. THE VALUE OF THIS LAND APPEARS TO BE $250.00. THEREFORE, A CHECK ACCOMPANIED THE LETTER IN THE AMOUNT OF $25.00 WHICH WAS THE USUAL FEE, IF THE CITY WOULD GRANT THE DEED. A MQTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE DEED AND RECEIVE THE MONEY.IN PAYMENT FOR THIS GESTURE. AYES: VANMETER, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. 3291 THE CITY AT ORNEY THEN READ AN ORDINANCE THAT HE HAD PREPARED FOR THE CITY COUNCIL COVERING THE VACATION OF THAT PORTION OF K. AVENUE LYING BE— TWEEN THE SOUTH LINE OF BROADVIEW ADDITION IN ANACORTES AND THE NORTH LINE OF 41ST STREET (DOBER ROAD). THIS ORDINANCE COVERED THE ORIGINAL PETITION OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS ASKING FOR A VACATION OF THIS PROPERTY AND IT HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL TO BE VACATED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ACCEPTED AND GIVEN N_O. 1174 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN. AYES: VANMETER, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. WELLS EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD GONE INTO THE MATTER OF ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE ON BEHALF OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S PENSION PLAN WHICH WOULD GO INTO EFFECT IN 1956 AND THAT HE HAD FOUND THAT THE CITY HAD ADOPTED AN ADEQUATE ORDINANCE IN 1946 AND THAT AT THIS TIME, THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER ACTION NEEDED IN THIS MATTER. A PETITION WAS READ BY THE CITY CLERK FROM THE LION'S CLUB, WHICH ASKED THE CITY FOR PERMISSION TO INSTALL A BANNER 4 X 30' ACOOSS COMMERCIAL AVENUE, WH.I:CH WOULD ADVERTISE THE MARCH OF DIMES PROGRAM DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THIS PETITION BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ A PETITION PRESENTED BY DOUGLASS L. CHILDS, RE- QUESTING THE CITY'S PERMISSION TO LOCATE A TAXI STAND AT THE FIRST PARKING STALL WEST OF COMMERCIAL AVENUE ON 7TH STREET, EXPLAINING THAT IT WOULD ENABLE THEM TO•IMPROVE THEIR SERVICES AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC ON COMMERCIAL AND THAT IT WOULD BE A GREAT CONVENIENCE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS A WHOLE. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE ALONG WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION. THE CITY CLERK THENIREAD A PETITION FROM THE LINTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND ALSO A PETITION SIGNED BY RESIDENTS OF THE BROADVIEW DISTRICT. BOTH PETITION REQUESTED THE CITY TO DENY THE APPLICATION THAT THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY HAD MADE TO THE CITY FOR ACQUIRING A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE VICINITY OF 37TH AND I. AVENUE FOR A TRANSFORMER SITE. BOTH PETITIONsPOINTED OUT THAT THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION NEAR THEIR RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS WOULD RESULT IN REDUCED PROPERTY VALUE AND THEY FELT IT ONLY FAIR TO ASK THE CITY -,'TO GIVE THIS MATTER VERY CAREFUL CONSIDERATION BEFORE [-330. DECEMBER 20, 1955 ( CONT ' D) GRANTING THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY FOR SUCH USE, THESE TWO PETITIONS. WERE ORDERED PLACED ON FILE AND THE INFORMATION THEREINlCONTAINED FOR- WARDED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHO WERE SURVEYING THE REQUEST OF PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY. MR. WELLS THEN READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT HE HAD PREPARED FOR THE COUNCILS CONSIDERATION IN REGARD TO EXTENDING THE DESIGNATION OF AVENUES AS PLATTED IN THE CITY OF ANACORTES FROM ALPHABETICAL LETTERS TO ALPHABETICAL NAMES OF GEOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL SIGNIFLCANCE IN THE ANACORTES AREA. AFTER A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE COUNCIL NNKNKXN IT WAS INDICATED THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL HAD MADE INDIVIDUAL SURVEYS WHICH IN THEIR OPINION INDICATED THAT THE PEOPLE OF ANACORTES DID NOT WISH A CHANGE, THEY FELT THAT THE SUGGESTION SHOULD BE DROPPED AND NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VINMETER AND SECONDED BY 'CODER-. TO REJECT THE ORDINANCE, MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT OF.CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF DECEMBER, 1955 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON.REFERP.EO THE CLAIMS TO THE 'FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MAI* BY NESS AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME, AYES: VANMETER, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL AD- JOURN AT 9:45 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. w .� MAYOR ATTEST CITY LERK JANUARY 3,;'4956. A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES-WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING, THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REVE. ADRIAN FRALEY, PASTOR OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST, THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND VANMETER, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR, ELLIN, MUSTACICH WERE PRESENTs y b d 1 1 THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WE05EC98S+RERFQCTN9HtT E16RNC;61CILMAN HAS A COPY MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED'BY NESS THAT/THE'MINUTES BE APPROVED AS EAD. MOTION CARRIED. THE CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD WHICH NOTIFIED THE CITY OF ANACORTES THAT'17THE LICENSE ISSUED TO GLENN AND MILDRED LAVINE DOING BUSINESS AS THE MIDWAY TAVERN, 1420 — COMMERCIAL AVE., ANACORTES, WASH., HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED AS OF DECEMBER 28, 1955 TO C. R. AND DEMA WELLS UNDER THE SAME TRADE NAME. THIS LETTER WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE CLERK THEN READ A LETTER FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD WHICH DISAPPROVED THE APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF LICENSE FROM WALTER J. JASNA, OPERATING ANCHOR INN, TO LELAND K. EGELSTON. THE LIQUOR BOARD STATED INTHEIR LETTER, TO MR. EGELSTON, THAT THE FINAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS TRANSFER STILL APPEARED TO BE UNSATISFACTORY. THIS LETTER WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, MAYOR R NSON, IN HIS REPORT, READ A LETTER FROM FRED TURNER WHICH ASKED THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO ACCEPT HIS RESIGNATA ON FROM THE ANACORTES POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS OF DECEMBER 25, 1955 THIS RESIGNATION WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE.. MAYOR PINSON INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THE SEWER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND THAT THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE UNDER MR. NESS, WAS BEING REQUESTED TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION SO THAT THE FINAL WIND UP COULD BE AFFECTED WITH THE ENGINEERS. MR. NESS WAS TO REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. T .% THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD INVESTIGATED THE POSSIBILITY OF AN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BEING FORMED WHEREBY THE CITY COULD GO INTO THE PROPER DRAINAGE ON SOME OF THE CITY PROPERTY. HE ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT L